Souls Forever chapter 2
Bold= me
Italics= thoughts
Rated T
For Language.
I don't own Naruto.
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At Sharingan HQ
"So, did you get any closer to her?" asked the leader.
"Ah, she feels comfortable around me now, I've won her trust," Sasuke informed him.
"Good. Did she know anything about our little organization?" he asked.
"Ah, she knew that we're made up of assasins," Sasuke answered.
"Interesting. Now for the next part of your mission, you must kill her," he informed.
"So soon?" Sasuke asked.
"We must be rid of the Soul Savers as soon as possible, killing someone like her should bring them out," he said simply.
"Ah," Sasuke said showing he understood.
'Sakura Haruno, tomorrow you die,' thought Sasuke sadly.
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At Soul Savers Base
"Sakura, it seems that it's your turn," informed the leader Tsunade.
"Who is it?" Sakura asked.
"Sasuke Uchiha," Tsunade informed.
Sakura's eyes widened, "Are you sure, Tsunade-shishou?"
"Yes. It is certain that you are his savior," she stated indifferently.
"Tactic 11?" Sakura asked.
"Yes, I think that should work nicely," she answered.
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BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
"DAMNIT! I NEVER SHOULD'VE GOTTEN ANOTHER ONE!" yelled Sakura slaming the snooze button on her new alarm clock.
"Sakura, you'll be late again," called her mother.
"Fine!" Sakura called back.
'I'll need to get close to him today then,' she thought walking to her dresser, 'Oh, well.'
She decended the stairs five minutes later, wearing a red spaghetti strapped shirt, with a pink skirt over black leggings, her converse, and her messenger bag slung over her sholder. She'd put her short hair into a high ponytail, leaving her bangs framing her face.
"See you later," called Sakura as she grabbed a breakfast bar from the cupboard and bolted from her house before her mother could say anything.
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Sakura ran to the end of the block just to make sure that her mother wouldn't try to call after her, then slowed her pace to a brisk walk.
Suddenly someone grabbed her from behind. She felt herself being pulled against a well toned body, and stiffened.
"Why so tense?" she heard a husky voice ask from beside her ear.
When she felt the person nibble her ear she responded angrily, "Sasuke-san! Let me go!"
"Say please," he mumbled into her soft pink teresses.
"Please, let me go Sasuke-san," pleaded a very uncomfortable Sakura.
"Fine," he said sadly releasing her, "But call me Sasuke-kun."
"I haven't known you long enough for me to call you that," she answered.
"Please," he winned.
Sakura looked at him sternly. Damn! Stupid puppy dog face.
"Alright, Sasuke-kun," she replied with a sigh.
"That's better," he said grabbing her hand, "Now let's go. We'll be late."
Sakura only nodded and followed, staring at their still entertwined hands.
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"Sasuke-san?" guestioned Sakura.
"Sasuke-kun," Sasuke corrected.
"Right. Sasuke-kun, could you let go of my hand now?" Sakura asked noticing that they'd gotten closer to the school.
"Hn," replied Sasuke.
"Sasuke-san!" pleaded Sakura.
"Sasuke-kun," he corrected once again.
"Sasuke-kun, please!" Sakura continued, "We're getting closer to the school."
"Ah," replied Sasuke.
"But if we show up holding hands, people will think that we're together!" informed Sakura.
Sasuke stopped and turned around to face Sakura, she couldn't tell what he was thinking by looking at his expressionless face.
He walked up to her slowly, making sure to keep eyecontact with the confused pinkette.
Sakura, thinking that he'd try kissing her again, attempted to move away, when he hugged her unexpectantly.
"Good," he murmered his face burried in her pink teresses.
Shocked at his words Sakura only stood there in his embrace starring at the fabric of his opened white polo.
'I can't do this!' Sakura thought, tears forming in the corners of her eyes, 'I can't be his savior!'
Noticing that the small girl had begun to shake, Sasuke pulled back. He saw the small drops of water in the corners of her eyes.
He then grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him.
She saw a worried look in his eyes. She was surprised when instead of trying to kiss her, he whipped the tears from the corners of her eyes with his index finger.
"Please," Sasuke pleaded, "Please smile for me."
A shocked Sakura complied quickly, plastering on a fake smile.
"Lets go," said Sakura quickly sidestepping Sasuke and walking off, "We don't want to be late."
Sasuke followed with a quick "Ah," he was worried for he knew that her smile was fake.
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Sasuke and Sakura arrived at their art class just as the bell rang.
"We're here!" called Sakura plopping down in her seat, Sasuke taking the one beside her.
"Be carefull Mr. Uchiha," warned Kurenai, "You won't want to pick up Miss Haruno's habbit of being late."
"I won't be late," he replied reasuringly, "and I'll make sure that Sakura won't be late for class anymore."
Kurenai nodded and turned to the board, "Alright class, continue working on your paintings."
"Paintings?" Sasuke asked Sakura.
"Yes," Sakura replied, "we are to paint a place we often spent time in as a child."
"Ah," thanked Sasuke.
Sakura went to the back room where they kept the painting supplies, with Sasuke in tow.
"The blank canvases are over there," said Sakura pointing to the large pile in the corner of the room, "Once I set up I'll help you get started."
Sasuke retreived one from the pile and brought it back to where Sakura was setting up her own project.
"Alright then Sasuke-kun," said Sakura, "I'll go get you an eisle and some paint so you can get started. You can go get some brushes."
"Ah," replied Sasuke walking over to a cup full of different sized brushes. He grabbed a small one, a bigger one, and a large one.
He then walked back to where Sakura had just finnished setting up the eisle, and sitting down in front of it.
"Okay then Sasuke-kun, you can first sketch your drawing out on the canvas, when you're finnished you start painting over it," informed Sakura sitting down at her own eisle.
Sasuke glaced at her painting. She had painted a small park with swings, a small slide, and some see-saws.
She was now working on a small child playing there, she had short pink hair, Sasuke assumed it to be her, she was finnishing shadowing her small dark shirt.
"That's amazing," commented Sasuke, "It looks so real."
"Thanks, Sasuke-kun," said Sakura starting something else on her painting, "I used to play there as a child."
Sasuke took one last look at her painting and began sketching out his own.
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"Hey Sakura-chan!" greeted Naruto loudly enveloping her in a big bear hug.
"Morning, Naruto," greeted Sakura.
"Let go of her Dobe," growled Sasuke protectively, "She can't breathe."
Naruto relinquished his hold on the small pinkette, and glared at Sasuke.
"Naruto! Don't be so mean to Sasuke-kun!" scolded Sakura noticing the energetic young man's glare.
"Wait a second!" questioned Naruto freaking out, "Since when did you start calling him 'Sasuke-kun'?"
"Eep!" squeeled Sakura as Sasuke grabbed her from behind, "This morning."
"Hey, let go of Sakura-chan!" ordered Naruto.
"Hn," Sasuke replied.
"She's uncomfortable Teme, now let her go!" Naruto continued.
"It's for her to decide if she's uncomfortable," growled Sasuke.
"Can you polease let me go now Sasuke-kun?" asked Sakura angling her head too look at him.
"Ah," he replied giving her a peck on the cheek before letting her go.
"T-thanks," she muttered a deep blush on her face, "I'm going to class."
Sasuke gave Naruto one last glare before turning to follow the young cherry blossom as she walked away as fast as she could.
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"What is your problem?!" Sakura demanded sensing Sasuke's preasence behind her.
"I told you yesterday, I enjoy bugging that Dobe," Sasuke replied flatly.
"Don't lie to me!" she demanded turning to face him, "I know your lying!"
"What am I lying about?" he asked.
"I know that you don't just enjoy bothering Naruto!" she informed him, tears forming in the corners of her eyes, "You know that you're making me feel uncomfortable!"
"Sakura," he said seeing the small drops of water, "What's wrong?"
"Yesterday you asked me, if I knew anything about Sharingan. Why?" she questioned.
"I told you yesterday, I think they're targeting you," he replied stepping closer.
"I thought they only targeted members of opposing organizations," Sakura muttered turning away, "or people that get in their way."
Sasuke turned her head to face him, tears threatening to fall from her eyes, "Sakura."
"Do they think I'm a member of an opposing organization? Did I get in their way somehow?" she questioned angrily.
"You said you were training to become a doctor," Sasuke said, "maybe they think you'll be a medic for their enemies."
"I want to become a doctor to help others," she informed him, "that means everyone, not a special few who have money, and power."
"Then maybe, it's because you're so defiant," he commented, "You'd never willingly work for them only."
Sakura only looked at him knowing that her tears were about to spill over.
"They may think you'll join those preists, seeing as they only have three medics," muttered Sasuke whiping away her tears.
"Sasuke-kun," whispered Sakura, "I'm going to see Shizune-san."
"I'll go with you," he offered.
"It's okay, I just need an asprin I have a slight head ache," she informed him, "Can you go to class and tell them where I am?"
"Sure," he whispered before lightly kissing her forehead.
"See you," she called as she walked away in the direction of the office.
'Damn!' Sasuke thought angrily, 'I can't kill her!'
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"Hello Shizune-san," greeted Sakura.
"Hello there Haruno-san," replied Shizune, "What would you like?"
"I need to speak with Tsunade-sama," informed Sakura.
Noticing the tone in Sakura's voice Shizune understood what she ment, "Go right ahead."
"Kay. Thanks Shizune-san," Sakura said walking towards the principal's door and knocking.
She opened the door slightly and peered inside, "Tsunade-shishou?" (Spelling?)
"Come on in Sakura," came the voice of the blonde principal, "Have a seat and tell me what happened."
"Tsunade-shishou, I have some startling news," Sakura began, "I think he's part of Sharingan."
"What would make you think that?" Tsunade inquired.
"He knew that we only have three medics," Sakura replied, "Also, I beleive I'm his target."
"I see," muttered Tsunade, "Sakura your mission: Tactic 11 having target reveal information, is complete. Your new mission is final phase."
"Yes mam," Sakura replied standing up, "I'd better get to class."
"Of coarse," said Tsunade with a small nod, "Now hurry."
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Lunch
"Ne, Sasuke-kun?" muttered Sakura.
"Ah?" he grunted signaling that he was listening.
"What are you doing tomorrow night?" she continued.
"Nothing, I don't have to work," he replied.
"Do you want to hang out then?" Sakura questioned.
"With your friends?" Sasuke muttered.
"No, actually they're all buisy," she answered.
"Just the two of us then?" he questioned wrapping his arms around her waist, and pressing his forehead against hers.
"Y-yah, just the two of us," she stuttered at their close proximity.
"I'll be there," he mumbled placing a kiss on the bridge of her nose.
"O-okay, my house at seven?" she questioned.
"Of coarse," he mumbled placing the young pinkette on his lap.
"S-sasuke-kun," mumbled Sakura leaning against the taller boy's chest, and angling her head so she could see him, "Wh-what arre you doing?"
"Nothing," he muttered kissing her forehead again, 'If Orohcimaru gets his way, you won't live till tomorrow morning.'
Sakrua moved her head so Sasuke could no longer see her saddened face, 'Sasuke-kun, I really hope that I'm wrong about you being part of Sharringan. I think I'm falling for you.'
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A.N. Hello again!
Sorry this took so long, but I think I've developed a permanent case of writter's block.
So much Sasuke OOC...ness, but who cares because he's soooooo sweet!
If anyone wasn't clear on it 'Tactic 11' is getting the most information from the target by any means, to find the best way for them to be saved/ what their situation is.
Tee Hee! Saku-chan is falling for Sasu-kun!
Also in my spare time I've started about 4 other fics. So I'll need your help as to which to start first!
Please review! Bug me about it and I'll update faster!