A Kunoichi and a Sannin

By: Shaylex

Chapter One: A Date Dilemma

Footsteps were heard through the moonlit town.

Keep running. Just try to get out of my grasp.

The girl had to find a place to hide. She had to get away from him.

You can run, but you can't hide.

The moon shone brightly, following her every move. For him.

I want you for my own.

A scream was all that was heard.

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Sakura awoke with a start. It was a sunny morning in the Downtown Leaf. She gasped for air after awakening from yet another nightmare, "Him again… but who IS he?"

"Sakura! Breakfast! You don't want to be late for high school again do you?"

The pink haired teen slumped, Great, another Monday. Why do the weekends go by so fast? She shook her head and climbed out of bed. She opened her closet and pulled out a black tank top and a pair of bright blue faded jeans. She slipped them on. Before Sakura sealed her closet shut, she took a glance at a long pink and black dress hanging up. She smiled, "Friday is gonna be my night. My night with MY Sasuke."

Sakura arrived at her school on her motorcycle. She parked it at her own parking spot, taking the keys out and hopping off. She slid the keys into her My Chemical Romance messenger bag and walked off to class.

First period was study hall and everyone she knew was there. It was a big classroom, so there were about 100 students in there. The best part was that there wasn't a teacher except on some occasions. So they were basically on their own. Sakura walked in, hearing all kinds of talking in little groups. Sakura walked down to her spot where her two closest friends were, Tenten and Hinata. Tenten waved to Sakura, "Hey! There you are!" The bell rang, "…just in time, too."

"Lucky for me." Hinata was staring off into space. "Hinata?"

She jumped, "Oh! Hi, Sakura. I forgot that you were here."

"Who were you looking at?"

She blushed, "Wha-? U-umm, no one!"

Tenten smirked, "She was staring at Naruto, her big crush."

Sakura smiled, "Oh, Hinata… I think Naruto is a great guy for you." Then she thought of something, "I know! Ask him if he could go to the dance with you on Friday!"

She looked up in shock, "I-I… I don't know. What if he refuses? What if he's already going with someone else?"

"I'm sure he's not going with anyone. None of the other girls like him."

Hinata looked down before looking up at him again. She saw him laughing and talking with Shikamaru, Chouji, and Kiba. Then, after a few minutes of thinking, she nodded, "Okay. I will." So, she walked up to the second to the top row and over to him, "Hi Kiba."

"Hey Hinata. What's up?"

"Nothing much. Umm… Naruto?"

Naruto looked over to her, "Yeah?"

"Umm… I was wondering… if… you could… umm…"

He raised an eyebrow, "If I could what?"

"Umm… if you could… go with me… to… the dance… on Friday…"

Naruto blushed a little, "Uh… oh. Well I…"

Shikamaru shoved him, "Go on, it's as if you're doing anything else with anyone else on Friday." he whispered.

Naruto thought a moment, "Well… I guess… yeah, I will." he smiled.

Hinata shot up, "Really…? You will?"

"Why not? Besides, there's no way that I'd have a chance with Sakura. And… I kinda have liked you. So… yeah."

Hinata smiled and blushed, "Okay… thank you. I'll… see ya." Then she ran off back to Hinata and Tenten.

Naruto smirked and blushed. Shikamaru patted him on the back, "Score. Nice goin'."

Hinata arrived back to where Sakura and Tenten were, "Well?" Tenten asked.

Hinata nodded, "He said yes."

Tenten hugged, "Yay! Hinata scores a date! Finally!"

"Unlike some people." a girl's voice was heard.

Sakura looked up and frowned, "Ino."

The blonde haired girl had on a dark purple tank top with a denim jean skirt. She had on silver bracelets on both of her wrists, about 15 on each side. She also wore silver hoop earrings. "Have you got a date yet, Billboard Brow?"

Sakura smirked, "The question is, 'Do YOU' Ino-Pig?"

Ino placed her hands on her hips and smirked back, "Of course I do. I'm going with Sasuke."

Sakura's smirked disappeared. Then she furrowed her brow, "No way." She turned to Tenten and Hinata, "I'll be back." Then she shoved Ino out of her way, up to the top of the classroom. She kept going until she found the person she was looking for: Sasuke. "Hey, Sasuke?"

Sasuke was sitting on one of the desks, legs crossed and arms folded. He had faded baggy jeans and a black tee shirt with a blue long sleeve under it. He looked up to the pink haired teen, "Oh, hi Sakura." he greeted, rather nicely to Sakura's surprise.

"I've got a question."

He turned to face her, without removing from his pose, "Okay, shoot."

"Are you going to the dance on Friday?"

Sasuke smirked, "Lucky for you, I am."

Sakura slumped, "I guess you've got a date then…"

"Only if she says yes."

Sakura looked up, "Huh? Aren't you going with Ino?"

"What? I would never go with her. She's, well…too clingy if you haven't noticed."

Sakura blinked, "Then… who were planning on asking?"

"Say 'yes' Sakura."

"Why?"

"Just say it." He smiled.

Sakura quirked an eyebrow, "Umm… yes?"

Sasuke's smile widened, "There you go. I've got a date now."

Sakura was really confused until it finally clicked in her brain. She smiled, "See you Friday." She turned around and headed back to Ino, who was in complete shock. She slid right by her, "Looks like I've got a date." she smirked and walked over to Tenten and Hinata. Ino stomped over to her friends, not looking back over to Sakura who just scored BIG time.

At lunch, Sakura and her friends were sitting by the vending machines, gossiping about Friday and other things. Then later, Sasuke and his two friends walk over to their table. Sasuke sits next to Sakura, "Hey, Sakura."

Sakura smiled, "Hi, Sasuke."

"I need to talk to you privately for a minute."

Sakura brightened slightly, Ooh! He just might want to do it early! Sakura nodded and they both walked over to the other side of the vending machines. Sakura leans on the vending machines, folding her arms, "Okay. So what's up?"

Sasuke had his hands in his pockets, "Well, it's about Ino."

Sakura slumped, "What about her?" she asked blankly.

"She's been bothering me for the past 2 hours of school."

"What?! Why?!"

"About the dance. She says that I'm too good for you and junk."

Ugh! That witch thinks she can take away MY Sasuke?! "What else did she say?"

"She and her stupid friends were planning a trap, too. Three parts, in fact."

"Hmm… maybe I should write this down…" She pulls out a black pen and gets ready to write on her hand, "Okay, what are they?"

Sasuke smirked, "Glad I picked you." he murmured.

"Huh?"

"Nothing. Anyway, first is the bathroom. When you go in, go in the 5th from the left. All the other ones will be clogged or whatever."

"… Okay, what next?"

"Second: Punch line. The right bowl will have a mix of salt, pepper, and red food coloring to make it look like punch."

"And the third?"

"The biggest of all: Since she knows you sing a lot, she knows that you'll be doing karaoke. The microphone will be a fake. Instead, it'll be hooked up to a hose. One of the girls will be controlling the hose outside. So…"

"I ask for a different microphone."

"Exactly."

Writing all of that down, she pops back on the cap and slides it back into her pocket, "Okay. I better get this written down on paper so the ink won't wash off… thanks, Sasuke."

"Of course."

Then he hears a bright voice, "Sasuke! You back here?"

"Oh no. She'll drag me away with her. Umm… quick! Kiss me!"

Sakura shot up, "What…?!"

"Fine. I'll do it." He swiftly grabbed her shoulders and smashed his lips into hers, pushing her into the vending machine.

Ino was very close, "Oh there you are, Sasuke! I was won-" she gasped. "S-S-…Sasuke…?"

Sasuke broke away from Sakura and glared at Ino, "What? Can't you see I'm busy?"

Sakura glared as well. Ino looked in shock, but then shot a death glare at Sakura, "Sakura… you started this. I can easily tell."

"No, she didn't. I did."

Ino glanced back to Sasuke, "But, why Sasuke?"

"It's because I like her. And unlike you, she doesn't grab too much. She waits."

Ino was angry, furious in fact. She didn't believe what Sasuke was saying. She couldn't. She wouldn't. She started walking back to her group, cursing under her breath.

Relaxing, Sasuke sighed and let go of Sakura's shoulders. Sakura leaned up from the vending machine, "Sasuke… are you alright?"

Sasuke stood back up, "Yeah… just glad that she's gone." Sakura raised a hand up to her arm, looking away sadly. Sasuke noticed this, "What's wrong, Sakura?"

"That kiss… you didn't actually mean to do that for me, did you?"

Sasuke looked in slight shock, "Oh… no. I didn't."

She closed her eyes, "I see…"

Sasuke slid a hand on her shoulder, "No, Sakura, don't take it that way. I mean, I still like you and all. But-"

"It was only from plan. Not from love."

Sasuke raised her chin up to his face, "Sakura, look at me." She opened her sea green eyes to his onyx orbs, "I'd be willing to give you one out of my own heart… if you like…"

She smiled a little, "Well, I kind of was going to wait for it at the dance, but it's up to y- mm!"

Sasuke attached his lips to hers again, except much softer this time. He then pulled away after a couple minutes and gazed at her. She was dazed, but after a moment she snapped back into reality. She looked up to meet Sasuke's gaze, "Aw, Sasuke… you didn't have to do that."

"But I did. Just promise you'll stay with me for the rest of the week until Friday, alright?"

"What about after that…?" She asked.

"Even after. Because I love you now." He slid a hand onto her face before giving her another kiss. It lasted about 4 seconds before they walked back to her table.