I haven't been swimming yet this summer. Oh well. );

I have another few weeks of freedom before college….


Title: CPR

Summary: And as Sasuke felt the water fill his lungs, he mused that just one look at Sakura's bikini had the potential to drown a man.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Prompt: "The Deep End"

Rating: T

Warnings: none

Comments: Today's my birthday, so here's something 100% angst free 3


The first time Naruto had woken up Sasuke at seven in the morning to go swimming, the dark-haired boy just thought his friend was just being his usual stupid self.

He didn't leave until Sasuke agreed, and waited outside his door until Sasuke had gotten dressed and packed to go to the local lake. Armed with towels, sunglasses, and a car, Naruto declared that they were ready to be "kings of the beach!"

(Sasuke wasn't exactly a fan of loud crowds, so the lake was not a favorite spot of his)

They had made the twenty-minute drive a little faster than usual (most likely because Sasuke refused to let Naruto drive), and it wasn't long before they could hear the excited screams of little kids and the loud chatter of the crowd. Already dressed in swimsuits, they quickly found a place to put down their towels.

"This is stupid," Sasuke commented slowly, still in his shirt, even though the temperatures were blazing. "What do we do now?"

"You'll see," Naruto half-giggled, really freaking Sasuke out. The blonde had taken off his shirt already, and for some reason, decided to practice flexing his biceps. Huffing out a deep sigh, Sasuke sat on the towel with a bored expression, pulling on some sunglasses just in case he wanted to try to sleep. But a loud cry from Naruto broke his haze….

"Sakura! Fancy seeing you here!" the blonde said cheerfully, and Sasuke did his best not to have a heart attack. Though it sure as hell wasn't a secret that Naruto loved Sakura, it was definitely a secret that Sasuke did too…and he would die before admitting that to the world.

"Naruto, do you come here every day? Or just the ones I work?" the girl laughed, her voice smooth and pleasant even though she probably woke up 40 minutes ago. Meanwhile, Naruto just awkwardly chuckled to himself.

"Oh, did you not bring Kiba today?"

"Nah, I brought this douche-bag here instead!" Naruto chirped, pointing to Sasuke (who had yet to look over).

"Well at least he won't be any trouble," she sighed. "Kiba's little fake-drowning stunt nearly got him banned from the lake."

With that, she walked to the large lifeguard chair, carrying her heavy red board with one arm. As Sasuke watched inconspicuously through his sunglasses, he noticed that the backs of her legs were slightly covered by sand and—

Oh. She was a lifeguard. That made sense.

However, for now she wore a large tshirt over whatever swimsuit she had, protecting her from being leered at by men and boys wh—

Oh. And now she's taking off her clothes.

Pulling off the shirt, she revealed her lightly tanned, extremely fit body, clothed only a tiny red spandex bikini had made his mouth run dry. She climbed up the ladder to the chair quickly, certain parts of her jiggling enticingly, while other parts remaining taut (and perfect).

He vaguely heard Naruto laugh.

"This is your first time seeing her in a bikini, yeah?" he asked teasingly, not even needing to wait for an answer. "I've been here every day of the summer that she works, so I can admire her without getting…. over-excited."

Sasuke made a noise of discomfort, wanting this conversation to be over as quickly as possible. "Is the water cold?"

"Well, yeah…kinda…I mean-"

"Let's swim."


They alternated swimming in the water and sitting on the towel quite evenly, the minutes passing faster than Sasuke was possible in crowded areas. Truthfully, he tried to keep his eyes off of Sakura as much as possible, but knowing that she was being hired to watch him (Well, and the rest of the people on the beach, but whatever) was a little thrilling.

While he was sitting, he let his mind wander as to what her plans were over the summer. She had said something about a medical camp, but since it was now July, he assumed it was sometime in August. The majority of her female friends (Temari, Ino, TenTen, and Haku) were gone until September, and he felt a little guilty that the only thing she could do was work her (toned) ass off at work while she waited for summer to be over.

What did she do for fun? He knew she took part in at least a dozen after-school activities, but those were gone until September as well. He went through his list of "things that Sakura does to be happy:"

- Read nonfiction books

- Study?

- Goes jogging

- Volunteers at the animal shelter

- Volunteers at the hospital

- Volunteers everyhwere

- Hangs out with people?

(He wondered if she was enjoying her summer, and if she found any new female friends to be around in these hot months)

"Sakura-darling!" a boy yelled loudly from behind Sasuke, scaring him shitless, even though he refused to show it. "Time to switch chairs!"

"Thanks, Suigetsu!" Sakura responded in a (much too) sweet tone, and he opened his eyes to watch her descend the ladder on the high-perched stand. Her foot slipped a little on her way down, and it took him a lot of willpower not to rush over, even though she immediately caught herself before she fell.

"Here, lemme help you with that," a pale-haired boy grinned, running over with a perverted grin set firmly on his face. Of all the things to wear, he had on a speedo, putting his body on alarmingly full-display as he…. helped Sakura off the ladder.

Her skin brushed his.

Her back hit his chest.

His arms grabbed her waist.

Her ass rubbed against his-

Sasuke audibly growled, scaring Naruto awake.

"Is something wrong?" the blonde yawned, not noticing Sasuke's homicidal glare.

"We're going swimming."

"Um…okay…"

"Over there," he said darkly, pointing to where Sakura was being re-stationed. Naruto gulped.

"I don't know, man, that's pretty deep…"

"Suck it up. We're going there."


It hadn't been more than a minute before Sasuke started feeling weird. (And it wasn't only just because he could see Sakura's body perfectly from his location in the water)

He tried to continue, but apparently he had overestimated his body's capability of swimming.

Naruto had given up truing to keep up, so he said at the dock where Sakura was, talking to her as she faced the lake. Their conversation was apparently getting quite animated, for she was trying hard to remain professional and stay serious, but little soft giggles kept coming out of her soft lips.

His vision blurred for a second, and in that moment, he realized something awful about himself: he'd rather die than ask for help.

He kept sinking lower and lower, and eventually gave up trying to think of the usual things you would if you were approaching death. Instead, he just thought of Sakura. How would she react if he died? She had told him in 6th grade that she loved him, but she hadn't said anything about it since then. Was he doomed to graduate high school next year without having ever called her his girlfriend?

And as Sasuke felt the water fill his lungs, he mused that just one look at Sakura's bikini had the potential to drown a man.


"Oh my fucking god!" Sakura suddenly exclaimed, scaring Naruto, who had been next to her, listening attentively.

"What's wrong?" he asked as she frantically jumped from the lifeguard chair, pulling the lifesaver she had with her.

One word: "Sasuke!"

She dived into the deep water effortlessly, and if this had been another situation, Naruto would have taken the opportunity to stare at her well-toned ass.

….If this had been another situation.

"Sasuke! SAKURA! DON'T DIE!" he cried loudly, alerting the other lifeguard, Suigetsu, of the situation.

Sakura came up dramatically, gasping for air as she lifted the unconscious Sasuke onto her shoulder and lifesaver. She paddled quickly to the shore, and Naruto followed, just far enough away so that he didn't get in the way.

Once on shore, Suigetsu was panicing.

"Oh my god—Sakura! You're safe! Let me do the CPR, you go rest, you go-"

"No," she said immediately, plopping Sasuke on his back and getting him into position. She put her hands together and pulsated her movements on his chest, then moving them to open his "air passageway" as she blew twice into his mouth. His skin was cold, and she wasn't sure if it was because of the temperature of the water or his medical situation…nevertheless she was inwardly freaking out.

Nearly everyone on the beach was staring at them right now, including Naruto, who looked close to having a panic attack from not being able to help either friend at the moment.

After the third set of pushing down on his chest, she was starting to really freak out, with tears threatening to spill, nevertheless, she continued, and put her lips over his again, only to have him open his eyes and groan into her mouth.

She shot back instantly, a little embarrassed, but still worried.

"Sasuke? Can you hear me? Do you feel okay? Is your vision blurry? Is-"

"I'm fine," he said weakly, skin pale as he went to stand up. The crowd has dissipated at seeing that he lived, and it was only him, Sakura, Naruto, and that annoying coworker of hers.

"No you are not!" she hissed. "Do you realize how terrified I was? What if you died?"

"…."

"Come with me to the First-aid room, asshole," she said menacingly, looking away. He had no choice but to follow her inside of the lakehouse building all the way to a small room that seemed more like a glorified closet.

She pushed him down onto a hospital-like bed, forcing him to sit, and pulling out a stethoscope from a nearby drawer. The cold metal made him hiss slightly, but he was content with watching her worry over him, listening to his breathing intently with her face next to him.

"Have you done CPR before?" he asked suddenly, almost making her jump.

"You're not supposed to talk during this," she scolded, though her words had lost their bite.

"I'll stop if you answer me."

With an exasperated sigh, she dropped the medical device and looked up to meet his stare, her face now only a foot from his. At the distance, he could see how her eyes were faintly red, most likely from crying, and it made guilt pool in the pit of his stomach.

"Yes. But you're the only one where it looked like it wouldn't work," she said quietly, still shaken.

"Do you mind if….uh…," he stammered, wondering if the light-headedness he was experiencing was from the literal lack of oxygen or just an overwhelming urge to do something courageous.

"If we what?"

"Do you mind if we do it again?"


Suigetsu and Naruto had been glaring at each other for at least thirty minutes before Sasuke and Sakura wandered out of the building.

"FINALLY!" Naruto sighed.

"Sakura, you performed excellent today!" Suigetsu chimed in loudly. "I can take you on a celebratory date after your shift!"

There was a silence as the two boys looked from Sakura's sheepish expression to her hand, which was held in a firm grim by one content-looking Sasuke Uchiha.

Suigetsu and Naruto gulped.

"Sorry, she has plans with her boyfriend tonight," Sasuke finished for her, giving them a triumphant smirk.

"SASUKE YOU ASSHOLE!"

"SAKURA! I SHALL WIN YOUR HEART BACK!"


Happy birthday to my best friend and I! Now it's time to get our tattoos this evening. Heehee~!