A/N: This was a request. A filler story for Irresistible force paradox. The request was to do a few stories so I figured I could do a series of one shots.
They'll mostly be Romance/Humour, but the first one is more of a drama I guess.
Now to be clear I don't know how far this is going to go, after all I've already done three separate fillers for irresistible force paradox. It would be helpful if you guys could tell me what you wanna read and I'll work off of that.
Apologies spelling, grammar and OOCness.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters.
The rain was coming down hard.
"Wake up!"
Lightning cracked and thunder roared, as a girl sat on the branch of a large tree frantically shaking the form beside her.
The mission went bad fast. It seemed simple enough; find three S-class criminals and bring them back, dead or alive. Two of them were from Konoha while the other one was an ex-ANBU captain from Kumo named Mamoru. It was their first mission together in the land of the lightning. Without Kakashi-sensei, Sakura, Naruto, Omoi or Samui.
"Damn it! Wake up!"
Just the two of them. Two shinobi to ensure that they didn't attract attention to themselves, or alert their targets of their presence. Their first mission since the chuunin exams. Sasuke was selected because of his skill and Karui was picked because she knew Lightning country well and also to test her in her new position as chuunin.
The first two went down quickly, they barely had to put in any effort despite the fact that Sasuke was in Karui's opinion being, "An arrogant asshole." The problem was Mamoru.
He caught them off guard, using a jutsu that neither of them had seen before. That's when Sasuke went down.
Karui clutched the material on the Uchiha's shirt, completely at a loss for what she should do. The rain just kept coming in a endless stream of water.
The kunoichi clamped her eyes shut trying to force back the stinging in her eyes. The raven hasn't moved an inch since he dropped and Karui could just barely feel a pulse.
"Sasuke."
Lightning cracked again and Karui cursed herself for being so careless. The rain, Sasuke everything. It was all her fault.
She wasn't paying attention. At the beginning of their mission Sasuke had been particularly arrogant and soon all she could think of was putting the Uchiha in his place.
Sasuke got hit and the jutsu she was doing failed. A storm release technique which backfired the moment Mamoru's jutsu hit, creating the hell storm they were now stuck in.
Karui lay her head on his chest trying to hear for a heart beat she knew was probably dangerously slow. The kunoichi couldn't understand how the jutsu could have done so much damage to Sasuke but not affect her.
It didn't make any sense.
As much as she hates to admit it, the Uchiha is a lot stronger than she is. Maybe not in physical strength, after all kunoichi are infamous for their almost inhuman strength. But he was definitely stronger.
There's an image of him that was etched in her mind. This brat who was way too arrogant to be anything but immortal. The thought that he might die never crossed her mind.
Sure in the past the redhead used to fantasize about killing him herself. That faceless monster she oh so desperately wanted to destroy. But now, she couldn't imagine losing him as pathetic as it sounds to her own mind.
Shinobi face death on a daily basis, it was a constant possibility. Every day the sunrises is the day you could meet your end. Karui is prepared to die, she takes pride in the fact that she would give her life for the hidden cloud.
But now staring at Sasuke, she couldn't understand why.
Karui's eyes snapped open when she realised that it had been too long since the last heartbeat and she panicked.
"No... Don't you dare die on me bastard!" The kunoichi screamed, placing both her hands on Sasuke's chest and repeatedly pushing down. Trying to get his heart started again.
Rain began to slow down, but somehow water still flowed down her cheeks at the same pace.
She couldn't accept it, it wasn't happening.
Karui shook her head, wet strands of hair sticking to her face as she did.
"Damn it, Sasuke I love you." The girl growled as she raised her hand in a fist. "NOW WAKE UP!"
Her hand came down on his chest in a loud thud.
And she gasped.
"Karui! Are you O.K?"
Karui was panting heavily and her chest felt impossibly tight. She barely noticed the figure crouched in front of her, with his hands cupping her face.
"Karui. Hey!"
The girls head snapped up to find Sasuke staring at her, looking bit panicked.
Gold went wide and she flung her arms around his neck, earning a slightly surprised gasp. Before the Uchiha wrapped his own arms around her waist.
They were silent for a while just sitting there not changing their positions. Karui tried to get a grasp on reality, while Sasuke ignored the drops of water running down his neck.
"You were under a genjutsu," Sasuke whispered. "Whatever you saw wasn't real."
Karui nodded clumsily wiping her cheeks with the back of her hand, before pulling away.
"Where is he-"
"You were talking while you were out."
The girl stared at him for a moment, feeling her face flush with heat.
"You heard everything?"
"Yes."
"Good." Karui said as she jumped up on her feet and gave him a death glare. "If you ever try to die on me, I'll follow you to the afterlife and make the rest of your eternity a living hell."
Sasuke's eyes widened for a moment before he smirked with amusement. The Uchiha stood up straight and reached out to push the kunoichi's hitae-ate back. He leaned down placing a kiss on her forehead.
"I love you too."
Karui stood still completely shocked until Sasuke shoved his hands in his pockets and started walking to the other side of the branch they were standing on.
"We should get going."
"What happened to Mamuro?" The girl said catching up to him.
"I took care of it."
"How did you avoid his genjutsu."
Sasuke shrugged and his smirk grew into a grin, "The sharingan is stronger. Plus I'm not a loser... Loser." The raven jumped down to the ground, with Karui following suit.
"I thought I already told you not to call me that!"
A/N: please review.