Well I just HAD to choose the 100 theme challenge didn't I? Updates will be pretty regular since I love this pairing. Reviews would be nice and if you find any spelling/grammar errors please tell me!
Introduction
She didn't quite know what to make of the masked man standing a few metres away from her on the dirt track. He spoke with a childish, sing song voice quite the opposite of the way he held himself with a silent arrogance. He was full of contradictions, the way he wore a bright orange mask with plain black non-descript clothes. He stood like she assumed royalty would, his back poker straight and his head held high which just radiated confidence and pride. He was a brilliant actor but Sakura could tell just by his appearance that it was all a lie. He seemed to stand out from the trees and grass like he didn't belong here; they had only met at a slip of fate.
She hadn't expected to see anyone this early in the morning, she was visiting a neighbouring village to stock up on herbs and had spotted a black and orange blur slowly getting closer to her until it formed this man. He had not said a word yet, just calmly assessing her, as she was him. She couldn't see the expression on his face because of the mask but the way his body had shifted a certain way made her think he was curious. She was surprised he never attacked her straight away, he was Akatsuki, after all. She remembered him from the mission to retrieve Sasuke, he was extremely strong and had managed to evade their platoons attacks without breaking a sweat. There was absolutely no chance she could take him out alone, so she had to be careful how she treated this situation.
It would have been awkward, had it been anyone else she was staring at on a dirt road. But this man was different, she held his gaze confidently. She would not show fear in the eyes on the enemy. He seemed to show no signs of being hostile so just as she was about to pass by him without a word he reached up towards his face and unsnapped his mask slowly and shocked her by bowing deeply.
"Good afternoon, Miss Haruno."