Mine Alone
By: Shana Anders
A/N: Hello! I'm back! This week is soooooo hectic…. Anyway, I went through and here I am…. Alive and kicking. And sorry for the one-day delay of posting… I guess not sleeping over night is not a good idea afterall…
Anyway, I'm really happy that you guys like my story. Thank you.
And also, to those who are reading my story but chose not to review, thank you.
So, let's not make it long now, shall we? I present to you, chapter 5.
Note: standard Disclaimer Applied.
Chapter 5: Stop being stubborn and Obey Me!
Sakura woke up with a start, feeling as warm and comfortable as ever.
I wonder why though….
She snuggled closer to her pillow….
Hang on… Pillow? Its not that soft… She opened her eyes, just to be surprised that she was not hugging (or rather being hugged) by a pillow but…. By Uchiha Sasuke.
Not that I don't like it though…
Slowly, she smiled.
Then, Sasuke opened his eyes.
Emerald met onyx…. Then….
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!"
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Later, at the Hokage tower…
Sakura sat down stiffly, face flushed, ignoring Naruto's loud voice.
"I told you, I don't know what happened." Sasuke said calmly, ignoring his stingy red cheeks Sakura hit that morning.
I'm guilty anyway…. Why would I tell her I carried her to my room last night?
"It's not that something happened between us anyway."
"Hey!" Sakura yelled, looking horrified. "I'm still a virgin!"
"Well I'm not."
Yeah I kno----"
Naruto and Sakura gawked at Sasuke. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
"You're not!" They both yelled.
Sasuke stared at them, then frowned. Why…. On earth did I say that?
"Since when?" Sakura asked curiously.
"Well… that was when I was sixteen and----why are you asking!" Sasuke yelled, quite out of character.
"Enough of the yelling, I did not call you here for that!"
They turned around, just in time to see Tsunade entering her office, with Shizune trailing behind, with Ton-ton in her arms. Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke all stood up.
"Give us a good mission, Baa-chan! Something to test my abilities!" Naruto yelled.
"Shut up! No one's asking you!" Tsunade yelled back, punching Naruto, sending him twenty feet up the air.
"Tsunade-sama, you broke the ceiling again." Shizune said calmly. Tsunade frowned. Sakura and Sasuke looked up.
"Guess he wont be back in a while." Sakura said, in which Sasuke agreed.
"Anyway, about your mission."
CHANGE TO SERIOUS MODE: Sasuke and Sakura turned to Tsunade seriously. Tsunade sat down on her chair and looked at the two ninjas in front of her.
"You are to retrieve a scroll from Sunagakure. This is an important scroll containing a medical jutsu. But there are reports that bandits are after this too. So protect it with all your might."
Sakura and Sasuke nodded at this.
"Brief Naruto for me." Tsunade added, and slumped on her chair. "Now scram!"
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Some major time shift…. After retrieving the scroll…. On the way back…
"Ramen! Ramen! Ramen!" Naruto chanted happily, ahead of the two on their way back to Konoha.
Sakura smiled, and then turned to Sasuke. "Ano…. Daijobu, Sasuke-kun?" (TRANS: Um… Are you ok, Sasuke-kun?)
"Aa." Sasuke grunted back. On their way back, there were a few bandits who blocked them. There came a short battle, nevertheless there they are, taking their journey back to Konoha. He and Naruto were injured, Sakura had to heal her, and thanks to Kyuubi, here goes Naruto, blabbing like crazy as usual.
"Let's have the medic nins take a look at that when we get back, ok?" Sakura told him. "That's just first aid."
Sasuke turned to her at this. "You are the godaime's apprentice. Why would I rely on those nins if you could heal me as good as new?"
Sakura blushed at this.
Mou… is he complimenting me?
Of course he is! YOU ROCK SAKURA!
Urusai! (TRANS: Shut up!)
"Aaa… I just wanna make sure. I'm quite low on chakra because of the battle so the healing process is not one hundred percent." Sakura explained, smiling.
"It doesn't matter. I'll be fine."
"Ne… Teme… Sakura-chan…"
Sakura and Sasuke looked at Naruto.
"Aren't you wondering why are there only few bandits who attacked us a while ago?" Naruto asked.
"Well… now that you've said it…" Sakura muttered, as she and Sasuke halted. "We should still have some pursuers and yet…"
There's complete silence…
Then….
Sasuke turned to Sakura. "Look out!" He pushed her, throwing the two of them down, just in time as kunais shot straight into the ground they were standing at a while ago.
"More of them." Naruto said, looking at the bandits appear from the shadows. "We have to fight!"
"I can still fight." Sakura and Sasuke stood up and went into fighting stance.
"You almost got your chakra depleted on the battle and from healing me a while ago." Sasuke glanced at her as he took a few kunais and shurikens out. "You're not fit to fight. Just stay behind me."
"B-but---"
"Kage Bushin no Jutsu!"
Seven other Naruto clones appeared.
"Sakura-chan, we could take it from here." Naruto grinned, and in a flash, the battle began.
Sakura watched helplessly as Sasuke and Naruto take down their enemies.
I cant just stand here…
But they said they could manage!
Were a team!
Sasuke said to stay behind him!
I'm supposed to help fight!
You're out of chakra!
No!
Sakura took out her kunais and ran to the closest enemy to her, away from Sasuke.
"Sakura!" Sasuke yelled, and was about to go after her, but was blocked by another bandits.
Kuso…..
"Hey girl, how dare you take on me when you know you're completely helpless…"
"Not so." Sakura said back, going on her fighting stance. "I could still take you down."
"We'll see about that!" And the bandit attacked.
Sakura made some handseals, and stopped dead.
Shit…. Im depleted,I cant even make a bushin!
No time to think further, Sakura jumped away from the bandit, whose sword ended up on the ground. He then stood up.
"You teme…" Sakura spat darkly.
"So…. You do know I missed that on purpose." The bandit smirked. "Ok, I'll quit joking and end this…. Painlessly."
Then, he made some handseals. "Obeying Technique!"
In a blink of an eye, a flash of green light shot through Sakura's chest.
What…. Just happened?
Sakura, stunned, looked at the bandit who's smiling.
What's that jutsu?
The bandit opened his mouth probably to speak.
What did he do!
Before he could speak a word, someone slashed him on the neck, and he fell on the ground, dead on the spot.
"Sakura!" Sasuke ran to her worriedly. "Are you ok?"
Sakura looked up at him numbly, and nodded.
Sasuke sighed in relief… "What the hell did you just do? Haven't I told you to stay behind me!"
Sakura looked at him helplessly.
What?
One second its as though he's gonna kill everyone who will hurt us then next second he'll yell at us! Is he crazy or what!
"Sakura! Stop being stubborn and obey me!" Sasuke yelled.
Now wait a sec---
"Yes… I'm sorry, Sasuke-kun." She replied. With that, she clasped her mouth.
That's not what I was supposed to say!
"Its getting dark, maybe we should spend the night here." Naruto said, approaching them. Sasuke nodded back.
"I'll pick up woods. Naruto, build up the tents, Sakura, prepare our dinner."
"Now, wait a second,teme—"
"Ok, Sasuke-kun." Sakura turned her back and went to pick up fruits, looking horrified.
What the…
Sasuke looked at her blankly. "That was easy."
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Later that night…
Sakura sat, staring at the fire burn in front of her.
What's wrong… What's wrong with me?
"Sakura."
Sakura looked up, just in time to see Sasuke walk up to her. "It's my turn for look out."
"I'm not yet sleepy." Sakura replied, not looking up as Sasuke sat beside her.
"Sakura, go to the tent and sleep."
TING!
Sakura stood up straight, looking horrified at Sasuke.
"Goodnight, Sasuke-kun…. What the---" Sasuke looked at her weirdly as she walked back to the tent, as though restraining herself to do so.
Why am I obeying every word Sasuke says!
Sasuke looked at her suspiciously.
What's wrong with her. She didn't even argue…
TBC
A/N: Chapter 5 done! nn have fun reading!
Love lots,
Shana-chan