Title: Stars Will Shine For You

Summary: "We wouldn't be doing this if we were still seven. Do you still want to be younger, Sakura?" he murmured as he pulled away.

Rating: T

Prompt: Younger

Warning(s): an implied encounter

Notes: it all seems confusing right now. This story will not be told in a linear format. Nope. It will be a series that you piece together. Some chapters are in sequence though.

Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to its owners. Star Wars belongs to its owners. (Actually, does Star Wars have more than one owner?)

-S-

The plate of food sat on the desk, barely touched. Next to the plate was the dozing head of a girl using her arm as a pillow. Her pink hair had come loose from the ponytail and a few strands fell over her face. Next to her laid two datapads, one was bright red in color while the other metallic silver. A glass of water sat precariously in one corner, one sudden movement away from spilling or shattering onto the floor.

As she traveled through dreamland, she was completely unaware of her surroundings, lost in a world where a black-haired boy sprouted wings and they lay on the clouds together, smiling and laughing. The window to her room opened without a sound, the alarm easily turned off by the visitor. He approached her and crouched down to stroke her hair as he whispered a wake-up call into her ear.

"Sakura, wake up. I'm back."

"…Sasuke-kun," Sakura said quietly, reaching up a hand and touching his face with a single finger. Months had passed since she last saw him, weeks since his last message. He didn't disappear. It wasn't a dream. She immediately sat up and wrapped her arms around him.

"I missed you so much. How are you?" she asked as she pulled away from him, trying to see as much detail as possible in the dim light of her lamp. Her fingers searched for a remote to turn on all the lights.

"I'm not injured, but I think I've been poisoned," he explained, listing his symptoms in a monotone voice, as if he was merely giving a report to the Jedi Council instead of a possible life-threatening condition.

She gave a sigh of relief as she realized it wasn't too dangerous. The pace of her heartbeats slowing down from their rapid rate at hearing the word "poison."

"Those symptoms are similar to the ones Master Kakashi had. You're lucky Tsunade-sama let me keep some vials of the antidote. You should have gone to a hospital, Sasuke-kun! Or to the Temple, at least!"

Even as she scolded, she was already headed to the lab. She had fallen asleep in the break room. It was past midnight and almost everyone had gone home already. Their floor was deserted, but the renowned Healers Tsunade and Shizune (with their security droids) remained in the top floor.

When they arrived, she made him sit on the bed as she cleaned up and gathered tools. The near-silence of the lab was relaxing and the low humming of the various machines calming.

Sakura inspected his various injuries, carefully lowering her head so he would not notice the tears wanting to spill from her eyes as she removed his tunic top. The effort to keep a professional façade became more difficult as she noticed that blood was still dripping from hastily wrapped wounds.

Fortunately, the source of the poison was only one small gash on Sasuke's right side. She hesitantly tugged on his pants, the smirk going unnoticed as he reached down and helped her pull them off, leaving him in his boxers.

"Sakura, it's not like you haven't seen me naked before," Sasuke chuckled as Sakura's cheeks turned red, noting the complementing colors of her cheeks and hair.

"You told me nothing happened, Master Jedi," the blush from her cheeks draining, pulling along his low chuckles.

They both avoided each other's eyes, not wanting to discuss the forbidden.

As Sakura finished cleaning the wound and fetched the syringe with the antidote, Sasuke decided he wasn't done embarrassing her.

"We were seven. Naboo.," he clarified.

"That was before you became Master Kakashi's padawan," she acknowledged. Still, her mind focused on taking care of him, pushing away their childhood memories.

"I hate this war. I miss being young, Sasuke-kun," she reminisced as she patched up his smaller injuries. They bled and bruised, but they would heal.

"We're still young. We are barely twenty."

"I meant, when we were younger. A lightsaber was a toy, not a weapon. You used to show off with the Force. You still do, but back then, it was more of a game."

"Everything is a game. Each move has to be planned. For each victory, there are consequences. Everyone has their own rulebook-"he paused briefly and added in a whisper at her ear,"-but they can be broken."

A shiver went down her spine and she finally gathered the courage to look deep into his beautiful eyes. They were always so fascinating, so dark, deep, and endless. She wanted to jump in and explore all the emotions that lingered within. There was always a hesitation when she wanted to look at him. It was so easy to be so entranced that the rest of the world disappeared. All that would be left would be them and their connection.

"I've already reported to the Temple. I've been granted up to three weeks of leave for rest and recuperation."

His voice slowly pulled her from her trance. "Oh. That's good. You need at least a week of rest to fully recover from the poison. I gave you an antidote, but your body will have to do the rest."

Their conversation came to a halt as she finished up rewrapping the rest of his wounds.

"Where are you going?"

"Corellia, Chandrila, Naboo, or Alderaan. Pick one."

"You already have a place to stay on Naboo. Probably there. Alderaan is good for a vacation too. And I've never been on those other planets. They must be nice places," she wondered.

"Naboo first, then Alderaan. If we have time, we can visit the others."

"Huh? What? We?" she spluttered incredulous.

Sasuke leaned down to kiss her, and her eyes slowly closed. The kiss was gentle and soft, but long and lingering. His arms wrapped tightly around her and she pressed tightly against him as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

"We wouldn't be doing this if we were still seven. Do you still want to be younger, Sakura?" he murmured as he pulled away.

She was still standing there as he walked away to put his clothes back on. He rummaged around the lab, grabbed this and that, and placed them in backpack.

"Hurry up, Sakura."

When she still did not move from her spot, he grabbed her arm and led her to his speeder. All the while she muttered about missing classes, and oh, what would her parents think.

They arrived in front of her window's room and he opened her lock with ease. Without her knowledge, he helped her pack while she woke her parents. He heard their arguments in the living room as she lied about having a "field exercise" for three weeks.

"Don't worry. I promise to protect her," he vowed to her parents and her. When her father still seemed reluctant, his eyes turned red as he used his natural ability along with the force to persuade them.

Back in her room, Sakura scolded him. Thankfully, he had not touched her undergarments drawers when he picked out clothes for her. "I cannot believe you manipulated them!"

"Be quiet and enjoy the vacation."

"If you don't want to hear me talk, then why are you taking me?" There was an underlying question in that, and not just the one pertaining to her tendency to be talkative.

He settled for, "Your presence is soothing."

Sakura smiled at this as they entered his speeder. The grin remained on her face even as he led her to his midnight blue spacecraft.

When she sat down in her seat, the grin faded and turned into an anxious frown as she realized she would be alone with Sasuke for possibly three weeks.

He leaned over and helped her fasten the straps, a smirk played on his face. There was a quick peck on the lips before he sat in the pilot's seat.

"Still annoying."

And the smile returned.

-S-

A/N:

1) Star Wars is awesome

2) I've only watched the movies. But I've watched them over and over again.

3) I do some of my research on wookiepedia and the rest on jedi forums.

4) Speaking of forum research, lol. I actually had to research what types of underwear jedi wear. From what I read, it is assumed that human male jedi probably wear either boxers or briefs.

5) I should buy a Star Wars guide/encyclopedia.

6) I have a guide for Lord of the Rings. I need one for Harry Potter. I want one for Batman too.

7) PLEASE REVIEW. I want feedback. Help me improve. Encourage me; motivate me; critique me.