10/4/11

New chap!

Moments

Cookie Jar

Six-year-old-Sakura's hand could be seen flailing above the counter as she jumped and reached for the cookie jar.

Today Mrs. Haruno was babysitting the children.

While little Sakura was busy reaching for cookies, her mother and Sasuke were folding laundry in the back room.

Just a little bit more...! She stood on her tippy-toes hopping, one hand braced on the counter, the other reaching for her prize.

Mrs. Haruno didn't catch a glimpse of the pink head bobbing above the counter as she brought the clothes basket to her room. Sasuke, who was trailing behind with a stack of towels, was very aware of Sakura's plan. His job was to distract her mom while she got a sugar cookie (which he knew to be her favorite kind) even thought her mother told her she couldn't have one.

So, fulfilling his duty, he went went to the master bath to unload the towels.

Meanwhile, Sakura had come up with the plan to drag a stool over to the counter.

She tip-toed to the laundry room where her mother kept all of the cleaning supplies. There were two stools, Sakura's red plastic stool that she used when brushing her teeth, or her mother's big stool. Thinking that her's wouldn't be tall enough, she grabbed her mom's. It was really heavy, but she managed to bring it to the kitchen.

She unfolded it before the counter. She put her knee on the first step and her palm on the second one. She did the same with the other set, then she stood. Raising her leg and holding her arms out to keep her balance, she made her way up to the second step.

I did it! Now to get up to the jar... She put both her arms up on the counter and jumped forward.

"Wah!" a little gasp, as her knees bumped the cabinet doors. Her mother was oblivious to the sounds as she hummed and put away laundry. Sasuke, on the other hand, had acute hearing. The urge to go and check if she was alright was strong, but he waited, knowing how much she wanted her cookie. He really didn't understand her determination for little things, especially when she gave up on harder things.

Tensly, he went back to hanging shirts and laying them on the bed.

After pulling her legs up, she had successfully made it on top of the counter. Sakura just sat for a minute, regaining her breath. Then, she reached for the cookies...

The jar was blue with a sunflower on the front that looked finger-painted. Removing the lid, she stuck her hand inside.

Mmmm! She had crammed the cookie in her mouth, leaving crumbs all over her face, clothes, and the counter. She was about to step down when she remembered Sasuke. I bet he'll want one too. So she grabbed an extra one, and placed it on the counter. She put the blue jar back against the wall and turned to lower herself onto the stool.

But...she lost her balance.

"Kyaaah!" Thump! Tears streaked her face as pain shot up her little arm.

Her mother paused in her humming, and finally connecting the cry to the thump, hurried out of the room. Sasuke was way ahead of her.

"Sakura!" he kneeled on the floor before her trembling form. "Where does it hurt?"

"Everywhere..." she whimpered. "My arm...!" she held it closer.

"Come here" he pulled her against him and surveyed her arm. It was red and purple and starting to swell badly.

"What happened?" Mrs. Haruno entered the kitchen and halted at the scene before her.

"Her arm is broken." Sasuke dead-panned.

The woman's eyes widened. She looked at the stool, the mess on the counter, and Sakura on the floor.

"What exactly were you trying to Sakura? I told you no! The jar was placed there for a reason!" Not meaning to be harsh, but hysterical at the thought of her six-year-old having a broken arm, her emotions were wild. "My baby!" She fell to the floor by the children, tears pooling in her eyes.

Sasuke was cradling her to his chest, "We need to bring her to a doctor."

"Come on!" She stood and ran to the door.

Sasuke placed a kiss on Sakura's forehead and picked her up. The movement made her whimper.

"It'll be okay, we'll get you better" he whispered into her ear.

To be continued...

The next one to this will probably be called hospital or something. Btw, I have come to realize that there is no way I can actually schedule writing chapters so... I guess they'll come when they come. Sorry for the lateness and sporadicness guys :(