CHAPTER 7!! AWESOME!

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OK! Sooo... secondly SASUSAKU FOREVER! I just thought I'd throw that in...

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Sasuke's fists trembled as he watched boy after boy run to her. It wasn't like he didn't have his own fanclub-he did. It was just after the countless times, he told them to go away they seemed to go away. And that generation of fan girls had already gotten husbands.

He didn't mind that no fangirls were following him right now, he minded tha fan boys were attacking Sakura.

She shot him a glance through the sea of heads, clearly saying, 'HELP'! Sakura felt her hair being tugged, and she could have sworn she felt someone lightly rub their hand across her butt. She looked up again trying to see when Sasuke would, if ever, help her.

She was strong and could have used her own strength, but seriously, your favourite grocery store is no use if you've blown it too a pulp. She looked up through the ocean forming around her, her eyes roaming for a certain head of unusual spiked black hair.

She couldn't see him anywhere. Figures. The minute there's a crowd the great Uchiha goes running. As she mentally cursed him she felt a pair of cold, strong arms wrap around her waist. And despite the fact it could have been any of her numerous fan boys, she felt at ease in his arms.

All of the fan boys scattered out the door, assuming that during the violent commotion she escaped. Once her rescuer placed her down in the back of the store she stole a glance at his face, "Wow, you've gotten really fast! I thought you just left...not went into the crowd after me." Sakura admitted sheepishly.

Sasuke stared at her with a hard expression, "Does that happen often?"

Sakura tilted her head to one side then to the other measuring his expression, "Well, honestly?" She grimaced, "Yes."

Sasuke's stone face remained in place,"I thought so." He turned around sticking his hands in his pockets, "Be careful next time." He could feel her wide eyes boring into her back, their wide glassy green pools mesmerized by his momentary kindness.

Sakura felt the shivers run up her spine, but she repressed the urge to fangirl him once again. She stood up, almost tripping over her own two feet, she stumbled into a shelf. It came close to tipping over but she quickly steadied herself while grabbing onto a large bag of rice.

She looked to the bag in her hand and smiled slyly at Sasuke.

He looked back extremely and utterly confused.

Her eyes became playful as she grabbed a shopping basket in front of her, "This was the first item on my shopping list!" She hopped down the isle continuing on down picking up, measuring and eyeing various fruits and vegetables.

Sasuke walked behind her occasionally giving brief comments. He couldn't focus properly, he had always noticed her fluid movements wherever she went, but he had never seen her walk seem so much like a dance. She waltzed through the isles of a super market, situated in Konoha. Yet as she gracefully stepped, foot after foot she seemed more like a dream.


They walked back to his house in strange silent peace-well not all silent. Sakura spoke quietly about the perfect weather, but her bright voice was so quiet she seemed to be un-aware of Sasuke's presence. Though she was fully aware that he was there.

"Ok, so sit on the couch and I'll give you another check-up. Ok?"

"Hn." He walked over to the couch removing his shirt and lying down the the warm fabric.

Sakura placed the shopping bags on the kitchen table and walked back to the living room. "Oh..." A quiet gasp burst from her lips as she saw his pale body lying so delicately on the couch.

Sakura blushed as she lightly brushed her hand over a bruise above his rib. She became totally un-aware that he was actually there, as she rubbed her hand over his bruised stomach. Smooth skin ran beneath her fingers.

"Ahhh..." Sasuke sighed lightly feeling her warm hands run over his bruised stomach.

Sakura began to blush realizing what she was doing, "Oh! O-oh, gomenasai! Gomenasai! Gomensai! Oh...never mind, just-just...I'll heal then leave, don't worry."

"Mmm..." Sasuke sighed still content from the momentary warmth on his cold skin, "Felt good..."

"O-ook." Sakura dipped her hands in a warm healing lotion and began to rub it over his stomach and shoulders in a circular motion. She let him rest there while she washed her hands in his kitchen.

'He seemed to like it...' Sakura blushed at the memory, her hands still tingling. She walked back out, his shirt back on and his head rested over the end of the chair in quiet peace.

"Ok, well, I'll see you tonight. I should go..." Sakura said softly. Well, she didn't really have to go, but she was kind of embarrassed.

Sasuke didn't open his eyes as he spoke, "Make me lunch." It wasn't a question, it was an order.

Sakura glared at him, "You could have asked."

Sasuke smirked but his eyes remained closed, "You would have said yes anyways, what's the point?"

Sakura turned around laughing heartily while she walked to the kitchen, "True, true" She muttered.

Picking the tomatoes from the shopping she began to wash and rinse, and slice and dice. Humming a little melody during her kitchen duties.

"Ready yet?"

She turned around to see Sasuke already seated at the table drumming his fingers against the wood impatiently. She placed the plate of seasoned tomatoes in front of him glaring lightly, "Jeez, Sasuke-kun, when did you turn into such a pig?"

He looked up from his mouth full, swallowing and smirking, "It's good."

She rolled her eyes, "Ok, thanks but seriously, I didn't think you ordered for food like Naruto."

Sasuke swallowed again, "Hn."

Sakura glared at him, "Honestly, answer!"

He smirked more profoundly this time, "I haven't had a home cooked meal in...a while."

Sakura smiled, "Ok, well I'll let you get away with it this time."

Sasuke's smirk lit up his entire face, and he leaned his head on his hand an arrogant look in his eyes, "Ha! I'd like to see you stop me."

Sakura smirked back, "I've gotten a lot stronger Sasuke-kun." She stole his plate of tomatoes away in the blink of eyes running from the kitchen to his living room teasing him with his precious home cooked meal.

He ran after her reaching around her to grab his plate. He was sure that he was laughing loud enough for Konoha to hear, but he felt so free. He reached around holding onto her waist grabbing the plate from her other hand. He let go plopping onto a chair in the hallway enjoying his tomatoes as Sakura admitted defeat with a smile.

She took a seat next to him smiling and leaning her head on the back of the chair.

Shikmaru burst through the door, panting. He looked sadly at them as they sat so happily in Sasuke's hallway.

Shikamaru nodded sadly, "They think you are healed enough. The Konoha Council wants to see you now."


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