Prompts: Day 8 (Travels) Day 9 (Tension)

It's a cool summer evening when Sakura and Sasuke finally stop for rest after traveling for two days straight. The past forty-eight hours have been worrisome for Sakura due to Sasuke's silence. He's barely spoken to her since they started their journey from Wind Country to Fire Country, encountering some rather strange shinobi with unknown markings. The two of them had fought their assailants, years of knowing one another paying off as they defeated their attackers. She remembers the cryptic parting words one of the ninja had gargled, blood spilling from his lips as Sasuke ran a chidori charged fist through his chest and ever since then, her dark haired companion hasn't been the same.

They run through their usual routine as Sasuke makes the fire and she sets up camp. Every now and then they take turns putting up a genjutsu around their campsite and tonight was his turn. She sits in front of the fire as she waits for him to return. When he does, he sits next to her, ever silent as he stares into the hearth, the flames illuminating his face beautifully and it makes her heart ache.

Traveling with Sasuke has been the best time of her life. The day he finally asked her to join him, Sakura had all but threw herself on him and cried tears of joy. She flinches a little at the memory, at the girlish display of affection she'd shown then, but he hadn't seemed to mind when he smirked gently at her and took her by the hand guiding her out the village gates. It's been about two months now and she has seen sides of him that she never could have imagined, but knew that he was always capable of. He was sweet and considerate in his own way, but seeing the tension in his rigid form had her thinking that maybe he was tired of being around her. Maybe he missed the solitude of traveling alone, of not having to worry about someone else, and it makes her heart heavy to think that she couldn't make him happy -

-Not in Konoha or outside of it.

Sakura sighs and buries her face into her palms, jumping up with a yelp when she feels his large warm hand on her shoulder. She peaks through her fingers and finds him staring at her, concern written across his features.

"What's wrong?" He asks.

She almost laughs at his question, "You tell me."

He raises a dark eyebrow, his sole hand gently lowering her hands down to look at her directly. "Nothing is wrong."

"Bullshit," she hisses. Her lip twitches at the taken aback expression on his face at her attitude. "At least do me the favor of being honest with me and tell me that you don't want me around anymore."

Dark eyes narrow, "Why the hell would you think that?"

Sakura stands up abruptly pointing at him angrily, "Look at you! You've barely spoken to me in two days and I can practically sense the tension in you."

Her anger dissipates a moment after when she sees his eyes widen, guilt flashing in their depths before Sasuke turns his head away from her. The medic nin goes over to her companion crouching before him. She places a gentle hand on his cheek, "What's wrong?" She asks.

He looks so defeated when he just lowers his head, his long unkept fringe hiding his eyes. "It's not that I don't want you around," he whispers.

"Then what is it? Is everything alright?"

Onyx and jade meet but Sasuke only stares at her. Heart pounding, she kisses him on the lips gently as she runs her fingers through his silky dark hair. His response is immediate, opening his mouth to hers, he runs his tongue along her soft bottom lip. His strong arm pulls the pink haired woman closer until she is pressed against him chest to chest. Sole hand cups the back of her neck deepening the kiss, a whimper escaping her. They kiss for what seems like forever before Sasuke leans forward and gently lays her on the soft grass.

Sakura can hear the blood rushing through her, body hyper aware of what exactly he was doing and although this would normally excite her, Sasuke still never answered her question. Skillful hands make their way to his broad shoulders, kneading away the tension in his shoulders. He hums low in his throat when he begins to feel the warmth of her chakra seep into his system instantly feeling more relaxed.

"Tell me," she whispers in between kisses.

Parting from her slightly, his eyes shift to the fire next to them, brows furrowed before he looks back at the woman underneath him. He studies her closely, he can see the light dusting on pink on her cheeks, the way her rose hair blends in beautifully with the grass as if she were meant to be part of the earth, the darker shade of viridian with flecks of gold. Never in a million years did Uchiha Sasuke ever think that he could love again, but this woman certainly proved him wrong.

Cautiously he starts, "I think that something is going to happen." He lowers his head, his forehead resting against her collarbone, "I've been sensing a strange chakra that's only getting stronger by the day."

The tree of eternal life will bloom again.

"Those ninja ..." She whispers.

Sasuke looks back up at her, "Ah." His long fingers entangle with hers as he brings them towards his chest, placing them where his fast beating heart is. "I don't know how long it'll take to investigate and I don't -"

"I'll help you," she interrupts.

He shakes his head, "It's too dangerous."

Her eyes narrow at him, "I think I've proven myself well enough."

Pointer and middle fingers tap her Yin seal gently, "That's not what I meant." He cups her cheek, "You're too important to me to ..." He sighs. "I can't lose you, too."

Understanding, green eyes soften at his confession, "And I can't lose you." She pecks him softly on the lips, "I love you too much to allow you to do this alone."

Taking in a sharp breath, Sasuke kisses her. His lips are soft against hers, he caresses her body slowly until he rests his hand against her breast and massages it gently making her sigh. Her strong thighs wrap around his middle, grinding her pelvis against his making him groan. He feels her smile through their kiss, but before he can question it, Sakura has used her strength to flip them over. Surprise flashes across his features making her giggle. She grinds her hips sensually against his again and she can tell that he's having a hard time holding back.

"Let me take care of you," she whispers while pulling his pants down freeing him. Wasting no time, she pumps him a few times before wrapping her soft lips around him, hallowing out her cheeks as she sucks him.

Sasuke hisses at the sudden pleasure, his hips already bucking against her mouth, needy for more. Loving his response, she continues her ministrations, her tongue caressing the underside of his shaft. She adds her hand and moves it up and down with every bob of her head, adding the kind of pressure that she knows he likes. Green eyes open to regard her lover, the wetness in between her legs increasing when she witnesses Sasuke bite his lip trying to choke down a moan. Taking this as a challenge, she increases the speed of her hand and the bob of her head, her teeth just shy of grazing him and he can't help but groan out and tangle his fingers in her hair, hips moving upwards for more.

His primal instincts kick in when he feels himself almost ready to go over the edge and with a growl he sits up and pulls her up by her hair, lips crashing against hers hungrily. Flipping them over, Sasuke lifts her shirt taking a kunai, he rips her chest bindings open, wet mouth sucking on her nipple. Sakura moans at his roughness, her hands pulling down her shorts which has Sasuke chuckling at her. She wraps her arms around him, lifting her hips in a silent plead. Onyx eyes roam over her body, the fire illuminating her in the most beautiful of ways making his heart palpitate uncontrollably.

Kissing his way down her body, he interlocks their fingers as his tongue delves inside her wet slit. The rosette moans, hungry for more widening her legs. His lips kiss the inside of her thigh before his tongue does sinful things to her clit, her legs twitching at every flick making her more wet. With one final, long and slow lick of her nether lips, Sasuke makes his way back up and kisses her gently. Despite the inferno that was presently overtaking him, he felt like he needed to treasure this time with Sakura.

She felt like she was drowning.

Suffocating.

Filled with so much love that she thought she'd burst.

Hooking a leg around Sasuke's hips, he pushes into her slowly making her sigh. Once fully in he doesn't move, just lets her feel him making her wild with need. He places his forehead against hers, "Sakura ... I -"

"I know," she whispers.

I love you

I love you, too

He pulls out of her slowly and enters her just as slow, but oh so deep to the point where she could feel his tip hitting her cervix. It's an amazing feeling, every slow thrust of his hips builds up her pleasure and yet at the same time she was filled with so much adoration. His thrusts are perfectly measured as he buries his face into her neck and inhales her scent, kissing her pulse point before marking her. She moans loudly when his mouth makes its way to her breast and sucks, his hips picking up speed.

Opening her eyes, Sakura looks up at the dark sky, the stars shining bright, wind calm as the man she's loved her whole life pounds into her. She never thought this would happen between them, after all the years of waiting and wondering if he ever thought of her or missed her, Sakura thinks that she could die happy.

"Sakura," he moans.

Her attention is brought back to her dark haired lover. His gaze is heated, intense as he asks, "What're you thinking about?"

His thrusts do not stop, her short fingernails digging into his biceps. "How much I love you."

Sasuke kisses her, then, deeply conveying the same affection, his hips slamming into her as he hooks his arm around her intimately picking up speed. With one final deep thrust she comes with a loud scream that echoes throughout the forest, a deep grunt escaping his lips when he spills himself inside of her.

Breathing heavy they come down from their high a few moments later. Delicate fingers massage the back of Sasuke's head playing with the fine hairs, smiling when he nuzzles into her neck.

"You know you can't get rid of me, right?" She questions.

Kissing her collarbone he answers, "Wouldn't dream of it."

A/N: I'm really sorry that I don't update this as frequently as I should. I'm under the weather at the moment and life is a little hectic for me right now. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and all the lovey dovey emotions. I am very much looking forward to the next prompts, especially "eyes." Hehe Please leave a review letting me know your thoughts and I appreciate you all for being so patient with me.