HELLO PEOPLE!
Well first of all I want to say something really important:
Whenever you see something written with this type of letter means those are Sasuke's thoughts.
And whenever you find something written with this type of letter means those are Sakura's thoughts.
So keep reading ^-^
He was walking, silently down the street…his mind full with thoughts and decisions that needed to be done. Thoughts like "Am I, now, Strong enough to take over him?" or just simple and plain like "Sakura Haruno…" Sasuke Uchiha was a guy of few words, and definitely a cold-ice cube, though very deep inside him, he wished for friends, company and love; something he once had... but did no more. Family… all of them, death, murdered by his own brother, the one he looked out for… the one to whom he had always wanted to overpass…the one who was consider the best at anything he did… Itachi.
Even though, everyone always saw him as the guy who felt nothing; Sasuke missed a lot of people in his life, as he also wanted some so badly, to be by his side forever.
He missed his mother, Mikoto Uchiha. The way she used to make him comfort him, the way she used to make him breakfast, and the way she used to cure his injures from training way too much.
He also missed his father, Fugaku Uchiha, though he always seemed to care more for Itachi; Sasuke only wanted his acknowledge.
He missed every single person he used to see every morning when he went to the Academy…and Naomi…his very best friend since kids. Itachi didn't kill her, still one day she disappeared and never came back…people said she was dead. Deeply inside he knew otherwise.
Naruto. The guy didn't know when to stop, or maybe nothing could ever make him do so. Naruto Uzumaki; the number one nut-head and hyperactive ninja… His rival. Always competing on everything, but still, Naruto was a good friend to Sasuke, and he pretty much appreciated it…
Sakura. How much he loved her, how much he treasured her. The thing he loved the most about Sakura, was the way she always worried for him, sometimes over nothing, sometimes over things that actually mattered. She was everything to him. She somehow managed to get his nice side out every now and then. She loved him as he loved her, but still; he was an avenger. Killing Itachi was his mission and his life, and getting Sakura involved could mean losing her too...
He had once lost everything. He didn't wanted it to happen again.
-"Sasuke?" a sweet, soft voice was heard from above. He looked up to the building in front of him… there she was; Sakura… she looked sleepy but still as beautiful as always. Sasuke fought with the idea of smiling at her.
-"What are you doing awake? It's late, you should be sleeping" he looked away from her pretty, pretty face, and those hypnotizing jade green orbs.
-"I…" she frowned, "I'm not tired…" her eyes were slowly closing.
-"Sure, you're not" he couldn't help but make a small smile "Sakura…" she half-opened her eyes, and stared at Sasuke "Go back to sleep…I'll see you in the morning"
-"Good night, Sasuke" she nodded with a smile and walked back to her room. Sasuke watched the balcony till he was sure she had fallen asleep, then climbed up to her room.
He had no problems entering, since Sakura had left the slide door open. He slowly entered the room, and walked closer to the pink-haired bed, and just stand there, looking at her. She was peacefully asleep, breathing slowly. He smiled at the sleeping Haruno.
-"When will you ever learn to close the slide door?" he softly whispered while he gently brushed Sakura's pink hair from her eyes. She, still asleep, smiled.
He took a last look to the sleeping girl, walked out to the balcony and closed the door behind him.
The next morning Sakura woke up and found red rose petals all around her room.
-"What? Rose petals? W-what happened..?" Ugh… 9:30?! Kakashi-sensei's gonna kill me!
Sakura got up his bed and quickly changed her clothes, brushed her teeth, and combed her hair. She arrived even more late than Naruto, but still before Kakashi did.
-"Hey guys! Morning Sasuke!" she happily said, while recobering her breath. Sasuke looked at her and said nothing "Where's Kakashi-sensei?"
-"He's late…" Naruto said, "Man! He always makes us wait!"
-"He…he's not here yet? I had no breakfast for nothing!" she angrily complained
-"Pff…talk about not having breakfast Sakura, I didn't even changed my underwear or brushed my teeth" Naruto said, complaining too.
-"Eww! That's disgusting, Naruto!"-
Will this two ever stop shouting?
About an hour later, Kakashi finally appeared.
-"Yo! Sorry I'm late guys, I got lost in the path of life"
-"Lies!"- Naruto shouted
-"Sensei! Why are you always so late?!" Sakura kind of scolded
-"More like, why are we here today, when we are suppose to rest…" Naruto said yawning
Naruto can be so stupid sometimes…
-"I asked you all to come today, because we were asked to go on a mission, though is up to you whether you accept or not"
-"A mission! Yeah! We totally accept it!" Naruto started jumping excitedly. He loved missions.
-"Shut up, Naruto"- Sasuke hissed, while aiming a kick at him.
Kakashi rolled his eyes, and decided to ignore them. -"Well... our team has been instructed to deliver this scroll to Sand Village"- he explained, while taking out a small scroll from his pocket -"It contains important information so... you get the point. We've got to deliver it safely"
"What? Is that all?" Naruto boringly said, he stretched his arms and added "C'mon, Kakashi-sensei, we're ready for bigger missions. BELIEVE IT!"
-"Sensei, what is "Akatsuki"?" Sakura asked, her curiosity out when she read the small tag written on the scroll her sensei hold.
-"You could say it's a ninja association. More I cannot say" Kakashi shrugged "There have been some reports of stolen information. The chuunins sent on the mission got attacked, and the scroll got stolen. Powerful enemy. Though they were confused by the attack, they caught a glimpse of a girl, who, they could sworn, looked much like"- he eyed Sasuke worriedly "Naomi Uchiha" Sasuke's eyes widened a bit, his cool facade slipping for a few seconds.
"Our mission here is NOT to confirm if it was or wasn't the Uchiha girl" he said this to Sasuke more than to the rest of the group "It's to protect the scroll from being stolen. The ANBU did not come back, so the enemy must be strong."- Sakura's mouth opened, forming a perfect, and stupefied O
-"How are we supposed to protect it if even the ANBU failed?"- She asked in a thin voice
-"The information we carry is not that important, Sakura. Still, to avoid this kind of problem, you two" he said while pointing to Sasuke and Sakura "will carry a fake scroll. Naruto and I will carry the original" No one spoke. Naruto seemed confused, while Sakura looked worriedly at Sasuke.
-"Uhm…sensei?" Naruto said looking at Kakashi, still confused.
-"What is it, Naruto?"
-"Who is Naomi Uchiha?" Sasuke glared angrily at him.
-"Well... that's not for me to answer, Naruto. She left Konoha at the age of 11. We obviously searched for her, but never found her" Kakashi eyed Sasuke again; he was looking to the ground, not a sound of emotion written in his face. Sakura looked at Sasuke; he seemed distant, even more gone than usual in deep and mysterious thoughts. Why is Sasuke so distant…I wonder what he's thinking right now…?
-"Let's get started. Meet you at the gate in an hour" Kakashi said before disappearing in a puff of smoke.
//0//
-"Kakashi-sensei, why do I get to be the last?" Naruto complained from behind.
-"Because you're supposed to protect your teammates, Naruto" Kakashi explained in a bored voice. Naruto made a sound, but didn't complain anymore.
Sakura walked with a hand over her kunai pouch, where the scroll rested, ready to attack anyone who tried to steal it from her.
Sasuke was walking calmly behind Kakashi, not a word to be said. Sakura eyed for several times at Sasuke, she was worried about him finding Naomi… the name was familiar to her, and after a while, she remembered why...
Sakura's Flashback
-"Hey guys, you'll never guess who I like!" little Sakura called out to her friends
-"I bet it's Sasuke Uchiha" one of the boys said, Sakura looked at him with amusement.
-"How come you guessed?" Sakura happily exclaimed
-"Duh! Sasuke is the most popular kid in school." the boy answered with a scowl "Still, I don't get what's you girls think so great about him" Little Sakura looked at the poor guy angrily, the boy's scowl deepened. She turned her back on him, and accidentally crashed with another girl. Sakura didn't fall, but the girl did.
-"I'm sorry, I didn't meant to hurt you" Sakura reached out for the girl, who looked at her hand doubtfully
The girl was about to touch Sakura's hand so she could help her up when a small boy with ebony bangs appeared before her and glared at Sakura. She looked back into the boy's pitch black eyes, a shy blush slowly covering her face.
-"Sa…Sasuke" Sakura started to blush harder and harder.
Sasuke looked at her with his typical pissed face, then down to the girl that Sakura had crashed with.
-"Let's go Naomi" his voice was strong and demanding. The girl on the floor looked at Sakura and slowly smiled. She got back to her feet and followed Sasuke back to wherever they had appeared from.
Sakura looked at the shadows of the only Uchihas left, still blushing. Her knees were trembling from the sight of the most beautiful sight on earth; Sasuke. HER Sasuke, only hers.
End of Flashback
-"So, here we end our journey together… Naruto, you come with me" Kakashi pointed at him, ignoring the childish pout on his face "Sasuke and Sakura... please don't get yourselves killed" Kakashi waited for Naruto to join him and started walking into the forest. "We'll meet when the sun goes down. If not, see you at Sand" he said with a mischievous smile.
-"Let's get going" Sasuke instructed, starting to walk without even waiting for Sakura to answer. Sasuke… she sighted and silently started walking behind him, absently looking at his back, where the Uchiha crest was. That girl... that girl always used to be near him... were they brothers, or cousins? At the very least, she knew they were from the same clan.
Gossip in Konoha ran faster than the wind, and Sakura knew Sasuke's older brother was to marry Naomi's sister... but what about them? A frown appeared on her face, her thoughts drifting away, becoming more and more worried every minute they passed together. She wasn't willing to admit it but she was jealous. Instead of, as usual, trying to get Sasuke to talk to her, she didn't pronounce a word in the whole walk.
Meanwhile, Sasuke was impatiently waiting for Sakura to start speaking. Even when he never showed it, he loved her voice. He liked the sweetness it showed. He enjoyed talking to her; even if the only sound he mustered was "Hn" What are you waiting for? An invitation? Talk, Sakura
It was almost sunset, and they were still walking around, looking for a girl with black hair and dark eyes. At least that's what Sasuke was doing. Sakura was just following him around like a lost puppy, also thinking about Naomi, not uttering a single word.
Hours passed, and still, there was silence between them. It was normal, coming from Sasuke, but from Sakura it was simply weird. She was a loud and talkative person, and she would normally be trying to get Sasuke to speak. Instead, she kept looking at the pouch where she kept the scroll, thinking god-knows what. It kind of, only kind of, made Sasuke curious.
-"Sakura…" this time it was Sasuke who broke the silence. Sakura, surprised, looked up at the sudden conversation that, so unusually, Sasuke had started.
Sakura's Thoughts
It was twilight, the part of the day where nor the sun nor the moon rules… We were supposed to be looking for Kakashi-sensei, but Sasuke seemed to be looking for someone else. And I knew it was that Naomi girl. Also known for being Sasuke's best friend and the second Uchiha massacre survivor. Had she joined that Akatsuki thing? If only I knew what it was. Kakashi-sensei didn't give us much information this time, though I know, for some reason it has to do with Sasuke.
-"Sakura…." Sasuke called, Surprised, I turned around to face him. I was the one who would normally start a conversation, not him. Maybe he had decided it was faster to run among the trees, or… well, maybe about Naomi Uchiha.
-"Uhm…yes Sasuke?" I stopped walking; he kept on going till he realized I wasn't following. He turned to look at me. His face, as perfect and deadly as a god's .It melted me to just look into his eyes. Black, as the darkest of nights.
-"It's going to start raining soon; we should find a place to spend the night" he glanced at me for a second, then turned around.
-"Aren't we suppose to meet Kakashi-sensei?" I asked. Even I could hear the indifference in my voice. Sasuke raised an eyebrow and stared at me. And the first rain drop hit me right in the face. I sometimes hate how he is always right. Rain drops fall down his hair and his face, his lips…how much I loved his lips…his hair…his face…I loved everything of him. Why wouldn't he be with me? Just with me? I have told him a thousand times how I felt for him, was it just not enough for him? What else did I have to do to show him how much I cared for him?
-"We can't, Sakura" he looked straight into my green eyes, his black orbs locked up in mines. I could feel my knees trembling, my heart racing faster and faster, my cheeks getting red. It happened every single time he looked at me. Why?!
I was going to answer him back when suddenly I heard a noise, A shuriken brushed my cheek, leaving a bloody slash behind. Sasuke's quickly pulled my arm and jumped to a branch above our heads. We scanned the clear where we had been standing, but found nothing. Suddenly, Sasuke's eyes flashed with anticipation. He dropped himself down, behind a bush. I hurried to follow him. We found nothing, except for the blood. Lots of red, fresh blood, spread through the trees branches and on the floor. Sasuke's eyes narrowed down to slits. I inwardly cringed. So much blood.
-"Sasuke is everything ok?" I hesitantly asked, putting my hand on his shoulder. He brusquely moved out of my reach "Sasuke…you ok?"
-"We got to move, Sakura" he ordered me, a serious expression on his face. He took my hand and started running, following a trail I couldn't see, almost too fast for me to follow. He stopped at the entrance of a small cave. The entrance was completely covered by bushes, which made the entrance almost invisible. He jumped the bushes, and opened a way for me to pass. He seemed annoyed and… anxious. I couldn't understand the sudden worry, he took my hand to run, something he would have never done if not in a dangerous situation. The enemy was probably dead. Why was he so eager to hide?
-"We are no match for them, Sakura" Sasuke suddenly said, his eyes closed, his voice mad. "We can't search for them now"
-"What are you talking about" I innocently asked. Truthfully, I didn't knew what he was talking about, though I kind of had a hint…
-"She would follow us" I blinked a couple of times, how could he knew already? -"You have the scroll?"
-"I…" I moved my arm to reach for my pouch, but instead, found I couldn't move my arm. I looked down to my arms, finding I was wounded, covered in injuries. My right arm and leg were bleeding, huge, sore red wounds covering them. Strangely, I couldn't feel the pain. Sasuke looked at my injures and changed his angry look for an almost worried one.
-"No…" he repeated for himself, I looked at him, confused. I couldn't feel the pain, but I could feel my body trembling, twitching, begging me to lie down. I couldn't feel the sharp coldness of the wind, but I could feel the warm blood running through my icy hands and feet. My sight was becoming blurry and I felt really dizzy.
Sasuke quickly catched me when I fell to the ground, -"Poison" he muttered in anger. I could no longer seeing him with clarity, all I could see was a spot, Sasuke's spot. I couldn't see his face, which frustrated me, I was scared, really scared, now I was feeling pain; a lot of pain. So much pain, and I couldn't even shout or twist my body in agony.
-"S-sasuke!"- I finally managed to say "What's- happening to me?!" I shrieked, not because I was angry, but because I was scared. I felt weaker and weaker and soon enough I couldn't see a thing, Only darkness. It was like all the lights were out, dark and cold. I screamed his name to the top of my lungs. I could feel his warm hand over my cold one, holding me, to me. Soon enough I couldn't move anymore, I wasn't breathing but somehow I was alive. I felt alive.
I could feel and hear Sasuke near. He held me into his warm body, hugging me tightly against his chest. He was shaking my body, waiting for me to answer in some way, I wanted to answer him, I really did; but couldn't. I wasn't breathing, but I was alive, I didn't know why that was tha,t but I was alive. I wanted to tell Sasuke, I wanted to tell him that I was alright, but no matter how hard I tried, my lips kept sealed. He muttered my name a lot of times, shaking my body with the hopes of me returning to the Sakura he knew; the breathing one.
------------------------------End of Sakura's Thoughts---------------------------------
Sasuke stayed awake all night thinking of a possible way to save Sakura, but his brain was definitely not helping. It was obvious that shuriken was poisoned. Two days had passed, and Sasuke kept trying to bring Sakura "back to life". He took care of her; he kept her warm and away of any danger. He often forgot to eat, and only allowed himself to sleep during brief periods of time. Still he always found strength when he saw his girl, Sakura.
"I'm gonna get you out of here alive, Sakura…I promise"
But the third night at the cave, Sasuke couldn't help but sleeping. He had dark circles under his eyes; he was tired and needed to sleep. The past two nights he refused to sleep for more than an hour a day, because he thought Sakura would be in danger without his protection. Nothing happened to her during that time, but Sasuke felt guilty already, and also feared for her death.
So, when Sasuke was asleep, someone entered silently to the cave. Sasuke didn't wake up. The mysterious person got closer to Sakura, put something in her mouth and made her swallowed it. She did so, Sakura (while still alive, though each day she became weaker and weaker) slowly opened her eyes, and drowsily looked around to see if that person was Sasuke. She knew for certain those weren't Sasuke's hands. They were warm and tender when touching gently her cheeks or her hair. These hands were cold, but they were careful. Sakura quickly spun around, sending flying all the plants Sasuke put over her, so she could be warm. She walked closer to Sasuke, who was silently asleep, but freezing.
She smiled at him, a loving and caring smile. She rested her head in his chest and wrapped Sasuke's arms around her. Now she felt warm, and loved. He, oddly, didn't wake up. He was way too tired, Sakura giggled and also wrapped her arms around him, and she felt safer than she ever felt before. She quickly fell asleep.
The next morning Sasuke woke up, and the first thing he saw was Sakura's pink hair resting in his chest. He looked at her not knowing what to do…or better yet, not knowing on earth she managed to move. He blinked, and realized that could only mean something… Sakura was alive. Sasuke smiled in relief, and carefully passed his hand through Sakura's pale hair. She moved, and Sasuke stopped quickly and looked away, almost blushing. She slowly woke up and looked around.
She focused her eyes on him, staring for a few seconds -"Sasuke-kun!" she screamed and quickly jumped to hug him. Sasuke blinked but didn't give Sakura the hug back.
-"That's enough Sakura, you're hurting me" Sasuke harshly said. He didn't show it but he was glad, Sakura was alive. He didn't (for now) care how she was, he just loved it. Sakura stopped hugging him, her eyes covered on tears. Sasuke looked curiously at Sakura.
-"I missed you…" Sakura looked down and handed Sasuke the small, red scroll "I have it… It's safe" Sasuke felt guilty, for being so arrogant, for being so cold to her. For not showing he was glad she was alive. But why get involved in something as love? He couldn't.
-"I…" Sakura stared at him, tears in her eyes still waiting to be shed. Sasuke looked into those beautiful, brilliant jade green eyes of hers, but then quickly looked away. He felt like he couldn't help but to softly pass his hand through her soft and pinkish cheeks, brushing out her tears. "I'm glad you're ok…" he said, not looking at her. He inwardly cursed, for a soft, almost unnoticeable blush covered his face. Sakura smiled, a single tear running down her cheeks, and hugged Sasuke tighter, hiding her face in his chest. He could feel her warm, soft body. So weak, so thin, so fragile. "Sakura…"
-"Am I interrupting?" a female voice said from the entrance of the cave, a girl with black, yet not so long hair, around 1.52 was standing there watching. Sakura looked up and quickly cleaned out her tears. Sasuke looked at the strange, yet familiar shape at the entrance of the cave
"Oh, Sakura…I'm glad you're okay…just came to see that. I'll be seeing you" before either Sakura or Sasuke could stop her from leaving, she was gone already. She came as the wind and left as if she was it. "How come she knew my name?" Sakura thought as so did Sasuke…
well, I really hope you liked it... I know I did, I also want to thank (A LOT) my editor, her editings are just great! well here hoping for you to enjoy as always.
