Chapter 6: Unanswered Questions, Presents, and White Flags
Okay, so apparently, some people have the wrong idea about this chapter. That is my fault. I have to remember that you guys only know what you read, you're not inside my head. Sorry if the first draft of this offended anyone, it wasn't meant that way. Forgive me, I tweaked it.
However, I still have no tolerance for name calling or defamation to my character. But I have to admit, I like it alot better this way. Hope you enjoy
"So forhead!….Have you bedded the nine tails yet?"
Ino Pig.
Sakura turned to face her best friend. She hadn't even been back at the hospital for fifteen minutes and this was already starting. When she had first come in, she could feel everyones' stares boring straight through her. They all had that same question in their eyes…the same one that Ino was asking now. It seemed like, besides Tsunade-sama, she was the only one who had the audacity to actually ask.
"Well? Did you?" Ino asked a tad bit too eager.
Sakura gathered the charts for the patients she was assigned to for rounds.
"Leave it alone, Ino" Sakura said.
She was entirely too drained to deal with Ino's enthusiasm when it came to her non existent sex life. Sex needed to be the FARTHEST thing from her mind. It was hard enough to not think about it when she had to scan a half naked Naruto with her chakra to make sure that there were no complications from his injuries or the kyuubi's "healing". She didn't need people like Ino fueling an already growing fire. She turned to walk away.
"Hold it!"
"Ino, GOD! It is none of your business! I said LEAVE IT ALONE!"
All the nurses in the hospital lobby began to stare even harder. Irritated beyond endurance, Sakura turned to them.
"Well? What are all of you staring at? Haven't any of you got anything better to do than to wonder about things that DO NOT concern you?"
They all cowered in fear and went back to whatever it was they were supposed to be doing. When it came to tempers, Sakura was second ONLY to Tsunade. The same was true in regard to her herculean strength. Sakura had inherited her Mistress' total disregard for destroying hospital property when she was angry enough. No one wanted to be the target of her deadly chakra concentrated fists…except Ino.
" Oh please," Ino said exasperated, observing Sakura through hooded eyes. "Don't get so worked up, billboard, or you'll give yourself a nosebleed."
"Why you little….!" Sakura said as she approached Ino with chakra radiating fists.
Ino smiled. Hmmmm. I knew this would be a touchy subject, but I didn't know that it would be THAT touchy. She looks like she wants to split me in two…. Ha ha ha ha ha! That Naruto must be REALLY close to slipping himself inside those panties. (Yeah, she knew they hadn't done anything. She just wanted to push her best friend's buttons like only she knew how). It's okay Sakura, let him have you. You will be rewarded too. You deserve to be happy.
Ino held up a haughty hand to stop her friends' deadly advance. Sakura stopped in her tracks.
" Stop being ridiculous. TSUNADE-SAMA wants to have a word with you. That's what I was trying to say."
"Oh…well maybe I would not have been so hostile if you-"
"Save your sad stories for your new hubby, I am sure he would love to hear them."
Sakura blanched.
Oh what the heck! I will be kicking myself all day if I don't say this now.
"Oh! Sakura-chan, you seem tense… Maybe you should let your nine tails loosen you up. You said yourself that he's got stamina like crazy. Just think, if he shows that much endurance during something as rigorous and mandatory as training, imagine what that means for you in between those sheets…It must be wonderful to have the opportunity to experience that sort of stamina…"
Ino smiled inwardly and nurses quietly snickered as Sakura abruptly turned and walked away, blushing a shade of red that Ino didn't even know existed.
"That damn Ino. How DARE she say something to me like that!"
Sakura stopped outside of her Mistress' office. She was attempting to let the blush go down. She could feel the heat that it caused to radiate from her face.
"Calm yourself, Sakura. He is just a friend. Your feelings for him are that of a pure, innocent worrying of a concerned friend. You'll get through this one way or another. Soon you will be free. He will come to his senses…he will see that the two of you can't be together….oneday…."
Sakura knew a lie when she heard one, even if she was telling it to herself. She quieted her emotions and turned the door to see what the Hokage wanted form her.
"Tsunade-sama."
Tsunade studied her student…..She didn't look any different…She most assuredly didn't look like a woman who had found intense passion in her husband's arms. If anything, she looked distraught and her face was very pink. It was almost like she had been blushing. Tsunade wondered why.
"Why are you here, Sakura?"
Confusion came over her face.
"You called for me, Tsunade-sama."
"No, I meant why are you here at this hospital?"
More confusion.
"I work here. I am a medic."
"Yes, you are. Your current priority patient is not in this hospital. He needs constant looking after until he is fully recovered. So…..where is he?"
"….He is at home, Tsunade-sama. I left medicine and herbal drinks to hold him over until I was finished with work. I am sure he is fine. After all, he always has been a fast healer. Besides, if I don't work, I don't get paid. "
Excuses, excuses. Tsunade thought.
If Sakura thought that she was going to use work as an excuse to be away from Naruto, she had another thing coming. Tsunade was going to do everything in her power to make sure that the nine tail brat got his girl. After all, she was Sakura's teacher and the Hokage. She had a lot of power and she had no reservations on using it if Sakura planned on being insistent on trying her hand. None.
"Of course you will still be paid, even more than you are being paid now, actually. You skills are highly developed and Naruto is one of the best jounin that the village has the pleasure of calling it's own. We need him back on his feet as soon as possible and that will take 24 hour care. So we will not need you here until your job is done with him."
Oh Tsunade is so sneaky. She knows exactly what she is doing, Sakura thought.
"Hai, Tsunade –sama."
With that, she turned to leave.
"Sakura."
She turned to look at her Mistress.
"I have something for you, a wedding gift if you will."
It was a box wrapped in light pink paper with an elaborate gold bow.
"Don't open it here. Open it at home. Open it with Naruto. Afterall, as a couple, it belongs to both of you."
Sakura took the box wondering what was in it. She murmured a thank you and reluctantly left to go home.
Tsunade was so evil. Nothing in that box was for Sakura. It was all for Naruto. She had slaved over her selection agonizing over what the boy might like. She had searched for hours with an annoyed Shizune begging her to "JUST PICK SOMETHING". And then she found it. It was PERFECT. She was too excited to see what the results would be.
Naruto was startled awake by a loud knocking on the front door. He had been dozing all day. Thanks to the herbal mixture and medicine regimen that Sakura had placed him on, virtually all of his pain and stiffness was gone. He felt a lot better, but he was still very weak. So he stayed in bed like Sakura told him and alternated between sleeping and looking out the window.
Every time he dozed off, it seemed like he was awakened by someone knocking on the door.
This is getting old, he thought. All of that banging is sure to eventually give me a headache out of this world. Oh Sakura, I wish you were here to stop whoever this is banging on our door.
The knocking had finally stopped, but he got up to see what the deal was anyway. When he first attempted to get up, he felt his head go light and he nearly fainted. He could just hear Sakura scolding him for not being more careful. He grinned. He lifted himself up slowly and got to his feet. He still felt lightheaded, but it was not nearly as bad as before. He ambled to the door, using the wall as his support. When he made it, he looked out of the peephole to see if anyone was there. No one was, but a bright array of colors caught his eye. Naruto opened the door to find presents littered all over the apartment hallway in front of his and Sakura's door. Not just any presents…..wedding presents. He began to laugh. No wonder the bell had been ringing and the door being beat on all throughout the day. People knew better than to bring something like a wedding present while Sakura was there. So they brought them while she was away. Oh how he enjoyed presents.
Sakura-chan is just going to LOVE this, he thought sarcastically.
Speaking of presents…
"Oh no….. No wonder she wont accept me as her husband. How could she when I forget something as important as that."
Naruto glanced back at the clock on the wall. It was still pretty early in the day.
"Sakura shouldn't be back from the hospital for a while. If I leave now, I should be back in time to surprise her. I think I am strong enough to go out. I should be fine."
With his plan in mind, Naruto brought the presents inside, placing them all around the couch.
We'll open them together, he thought.
He went to go shower, got dressed, and then he left the apartment.
I don't know anything about this stuff, but I hope she likes it anyway….
And then he was off.
Sakura sighed as she walked out of the hospital. The day was nice. The sun was warm, but not uncomfortably so. There was a slight breeze moving through the trees and not a cloud in the sky. It was gorgeous outside. Normaly, she would be thrilled to not have to stay cooped up inside on a day like this, but given the circumstance of why she had been absolved of her duties for the day, she could hardly crack a smile.
Stalling for as much time as she possibly could without being ridiculous, she wondered aimlessly around the village. In hind sight, this probably was not the best idea because, as a whole, Konohagakure ADORED Naruto. In less than a few short years, he had become one of the towns favorite jounin. After he had saved the world from Pain, they no longer feared him. After he learned to control the nine tails, he was no longer isolated. Yeah, he was well on his way to becoming Hokage….
She was affectionately accosted by people asking about his well being. It seemed like she remembered most of them being in the multitude that had come to see him while in the hospital. They all told her how happy they were that she had finally decided to marry him and gave their blessings. Sakura just smiled politely. What could she say to something like that? She didn't want their blessings. She just wanted to be…..free
Eventually, she made it through the throngs and ended up at Naruto's apartment building.
I suppose I could just drop by and get him some new clothes, he can't wear the same thing forever.
She had gotten the key from among his things when she had first brought him home. She had actually planned to get him some more clothes eventually, but this was as good a time and any. When she entered, she was amazed. She remembered this same apartment from when they were young. Naruto was a jounin now and often requested for missions so he was very well off financially. Oddly enough, he had not used his new wealth to move to a larger more accommodating apartment.
"What would be the use, Sakura-chan. I live by myself and I have been here forever. I probably wont leave until we, I mean I, get married or something." That was the explanation he had given. The huge shocker was the fact that it was actually clean. She remembered during childhood how his bed would be unmade, piles of dishes unwashed, and boxes of instant ramen littered everywhere. But now, everything was put in it's place, just as orderly as it could be. She had to admit, she was impressed. She didn't even know that Naruto could be this clean.
She made her way to the bed room and saw the old picture that he still had of team seven on his dresser. There they were. All of them, together. Frozen in time forever. She had hidden hers away eons ago. She didn't even know where it was. The photo brought back painful but pleasant memories. Those were simpler times. Little did any of them know when that picture was taken that times would never be that simple ever again. Ever.
She sighed, turning the photo down and opened his drawers to gather his clothes. She got the basics, boxers, t shirts, pants, and jackets. He pretty much wore the same pair of boots all of the time, but she got him an extra pair just in case. She scanned the room to see if there was anything that he would need that she could possibly be missing.
Her attention was caught by a photo on his bedside table, a flash of pink under glass. It was…..a picture of….her. It looked like she was coming out of the hospital and she had this "Why are you attempting to take a picture of me?" smile on her face. It was funny, she hadn't even remembered taking it. There was writing on the bottom of it in Naruto's hard lined writing. It read, "My favorite person in the world".
"Oh Naruto", she sighed.
Why did he have to be so perfect…..so tempting…so everything that she had ever wanted, but everything that she never thought she would have. For some strange reason, she got the impression that she was making this a heck of a lot harder than it was. He was charming, a little eccentric at times, but that was just a part of who he was. He was determined, hard working, caring and helpful, albeit a little clumsy on occasion. He worshipped the ground she walked on. It was obvious that he found her sexually desirable….yeah…..REALLY desirable. She could just see him salivate sometimes when he would look at her….she hated that she felt the same way about him. He was a god as far as looks were concerned, sometimes all he had to do brush up against her and she would melt. She hated to admit that he'd had that power for some time before they were married.
Married…..MARRIED…
They were tied together…..she could just let him have her. As more and more time passed, she couldn't remember why she should be fighting him….. It was obvious that she wanted him…badly. It was getting steadily harder to heed her inner voice… Instead, she found herself getting…..used to the idea…..
Sakura walked in her apartment to see Naruto sitting in a sea of presents wearing nothing but pants.
Oh God, she thought. He looks positively scrumptious…
"Hi, Sakura-chan! You are back early!", he said as he got up and moved slowly towards her. "Watcha got there?"
PLEASE DON'T COME ANY CLOSER! She might jump him if he did…
"Clothes for you", she said as she nervously stepping back, "and a present from Tsunade-sama. What's all of this?"
"Wedding presents from some of everybody. They were brought during the day. I figured that we could open them together when you got back," he said as he took the bundle from her arms. "Thanks for the new clothes by the way. I needed these!"
"Your welcome."
He placed his clothes on a table by the couch and Tsunade's gift with the rest. Then he turned to look at her. He had that boyish grin on his face that, in her mind, had become unique only to him. Then all of a sudden, he was directly in front of her.
Sakura felt the heat radiating off of his body, and she could feel herself melt. He was just too intense, his passion, his eyes, those lips…..
"So how was your day today, Sakura-chan?" he asked as he ran his hand down her cheek and a finger over her lips.
Sakura almost dropped dead. This was a major space violation.
"Well?", he said, running that same hand down her arm to hold her hand.
Sakura was speechless. She could feel her panties getting wet…...
Say something!, she thought.
"M-m-my day was f-f-f-fine…". A stutter Hinata would be proud of…
"I am glad. Come over here. We need to work our way through these presents and I've got something that I want to show you. I know I can't keep you up too late because you have to work."
She wondered what he had to show her…..
"I don't have work tomorrow."
"Oh?"
"Tsunade said that as one of the village's top jounin, she needed you back in action as soon as possible. You are my personal and only assignment until you are fully recovered."
"Ahhhh."
Thanks Tsunade no baachan, he thought. If he was ever going to get Sakura to see how right they were for one another, he was going to need all of the time alone with her that he could possibly get. He hadn't doubted the fact that Sakura had planned on using work as an excuse to not be around him, but Tsunade had thankfully taken care of that. All he could do was hope with every fiber of his being that he was not about to ruin his chances with her. He had to get Sakura on his side. Little did he know that his work was already half done.
"Come sit with me," he said, pulling her towards the couch. " I think I saw one from Konohamaru. We will that one first if that is alright with you."
Sakura reluctantly sat next to her half naked husband on the couch. This could be bad. They were alone, her defenses were ridiculously weak, and he was half naked. This could be VERY bad. There was really no way to escape it now. So she just sat beside him and attempted to relax as he reached over her to get a square shaped box wrapped in pale yellow paper.
" Do you want to do the honors or should I?"
"Well, it is already in your hand, you can do it."
She seemed very reserved, like every movement and word was being carefully calculated.
This seems to be off to a bad start. I at least thought that she would be excited. I guess all I can do is keep smiling and hope that her mood changes…..
But he knew Sakura. Once she got herself into a specific mood, she was pretty much there until she no longer wished to be. With a sigh, Naruto began to tear the paper off of the box. He opened it to find a picture frame. It was nice, pewter in color with little angels carved out of the corners. But what caught his attention was the photo inside of it… It was him and her standing on the bridge that went over the river. He remembered that day like it was yesterday. He could tell from Sakura's swift intake of breath that she did too. He hadn't even known that anyone had been around to see that, but Konohamaru had always been sneaky.
*********Flashback*******
"You should go out on a date with me, Sakura-chan!"
"NO, Naruto, for the one millionth time!"
Goodness, he thought. Doesn't she know any other words.
"Why not?"
"We have been through this, Naruto. I have been telling you no since we were children."
"Well, explain to me WHY you keep saying no. It makes perfect since to me for you to say yes. After all, we have known each other forever. We are a great team, in and out of the field. I know you better than anyone. And I've….always…wanted us to be…together.
"Naruto," she said as she attempted to turn away from him.
He grabbed her shoulders, forcing her to face him and look deeply into his eyes.
"Tell me the truth, Sakura….. Is it still Sasuke?"
"No." At least not in the way you are thinking….
Truth be told, it was Sasuke. But it had nothing to do with her still being in love with him. No, she had seen him for the monster that he was long ago, but still…. She had been infatuated with him, and that had given him deadly power …..deadly power that he had shown no qualms about using against her. She would never give anyone that power again, not even someone who had always been there like Naruto. She couldn't.
"Don't lie to me", he said, giving her a small shake.
"I have no reason to lie to you Naruto."
"Well then, if you aren't lying say yes. Please Sakura, I have wanted you forever, you know that. As far as I am concerned, you are only thing that is keeping both of us from the greatest adventure of our lives. I could make you happy, I could fulfill your wildest dreams if you would just let me. Say yes. It might be fun."
Sakura could have just died from the hope and sincerity in his voice.
"Unless of course….you would rather skip the dating part and agree to marry me…"
Sakura frowned, anger radiating from her very core.
"I will NEVER marry you, Naruto!"
"You will, I just have to wait for the right time."
He had to believe that. Even if it was a lie. That hope that she would one day come around and see that they were made for each other was one of the only reasons that he was able to constantly find the strength to be there for her as just a friend….he wanted so much more….
"What are you going to do? Force me? I am a human being, not a head of cattle. I decide what happens in my life! It is my right to choose. Not yours, never yours!"
Gosh, she's mad.
Naruto watched her with loving eyes. She reminded him of an angry kitten, but even Naruto knew that no kitten, no matter how angry, could cause the damage that Sakura did with her fists. He had better be careful….
Oh what the heck.
He stepped closer…
"No Sakura-chan," he said rubbing his thumb over her lips, pleased by the shudder her felt go through her at his touch. "I couldn't force you even if I was the type of man who wouldn't mind having a woman tied to him by those means. No, when I ask you, you will say yes. You will marry me of your own free will."
"Keep dreaming, Naruto" she said as she turned back to look at the river.
I will keep dreaming, Sakura. I promise. For both of us.
With a sigh, he once again joined her on the railing, but this time in contemplative silence.
******End Flashback******
So…. There they were, after two years of the events of that photo and Naruto had been right. He had waited for the right moment, and she had said yes. He hadn't forced her, he'd used no real coercion. She had done it for him. She had wanted him to be happy. She went willingly. She had married him of her own free will.
It was funny the things that you forgot about.
" That Konohamaru is really something, huh?", Naruto said in a shaky voice.
"Yeah…..", Sakura said absentmindedly.
Both stared at the photo for what seemed like forever until Sakura could no longer bear the silence.
"It's my turn to choose…."
"Okay", Naruto said, being snapped back to reality. "Which one do you want?"
"I suppose I could open the one from Tsunade-sama…"
Naruto handed her the pink present with the ridiculously elaborate gold bow. As soon as it entered her hands, Sakura felt nervous. She knew that Tsunade was on Naruto's side with regards to their relationship and she desperately wanted Sakura to decide to stay with him. She thought that they would be happy together. Therefore, she would undoubtedly give a gift that would ensure that, or at least help it along….. She thought back to her Mistress' words, words that had seemed perfectly innocent until now…..
"Don't open it here. Open it at home. Open it with Naruto. Afterall, as a couple, it belongs to both of you."
This is NOT going to be good, she thought.
"Sakura? Is everything okay?", Naruto said, feeling her distress.
"I'm fine," she said a little shakily.
At first, she thought about putting the
gift back and choosing another. But doing that would rouse Naruto's suspicions. He would be doubly curious to know why she didn't want to open the present form the Hokage and would undoubtedly choose it next. At least if she opened it, she could attempt to hide it from his view…. With that, she began untying the bow. The paper was torn off next…. She could barely breathe…..
I just know that this is going to be bad…..
Slowly she opened the box a slither so that she could peek in….She couldn't see anything so she opened it a little more. Meanwhile, Naruto looked on in baited curiosity.
"What is it?" Naruto said as he reached over and pulled the gently pulled the lid off.
"OH MY GOD!" Sakura yelled.
All Naruto could do was blush profusely
Tsunade was bold. No, she was REALLY bold. Sakura had been right to be nervous. In the box resting on pink satin was the poorest excuse for underwear that Sakura had ever seen in her life. The bra was so lacy it was see through. One good tug looked like it would tear it in two. The panties were an even poorer excuse. There were a boyshort variation, which looked like, when worn, they would ride high, leaving nothing left to the imagination…NOTHING. It was equally as thin and lacy as the bra. The intimate was done in a cherry blossom pink, just like Sakura's hair. Right next to the whole affair, Tsunade had written in her elegant script "Happy Consumation".
Tsunade was bold indeed.
Tsunade sat at her desk laughing softly to herself. She wondered if her student had done what she was told or caught on to the trick and ditched her present somewhere.
"That was really naughty of you Tsunade-sama!", Shizune chided.
"Hmph!" Not as naughty as the things that Naruto will do to her if she ever gets it on. If that doesn't give him more motivation to get between those long pretty legs nothing will…
After all, consumation would put a quick end to any annulment attempts. All Sakura needed was time. Tsunade was sure that the girl would see the blessing she had been granted. Satisfied with her meddling, Tsunade rose from her desk and signaled to Shizune to follow. It was time for a well deserved drink.
Naruto sat in silence, still in shock at the gift that lay in Sakura's lap. He had to admit though, pink had become his new favorite color. He could just see Sakura's luscious curves filling out those two little fine pieces of nothing. Oh yes, she would be mouth watering. He tried to curb his thoughts as he felt all of the blood in his body shift below his waist. At this point, he would not be able to hide his need from her long.
Finally coming back to her senses, Sakura snatched the lid up and slammed it over the top of the box.
SHE HAS GOT SOME NERVE!
Sakura didn't know what to say or even if anything could be said after that. She stared at her hands unable to look Naruto in the face. She wondered what he was thinking…..
"It would appear that the Hokage is something else too, huh. Ha ha ha ha….." he laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his neck.
She most certainly is, she thought.
" I am kind of tired, Naruto. This can wait until later. If you are feeling alright, I think I will go to bed" she said as she got up to leave.
She would do anything to be away from him now.
"Wait! Open one more. This one is from me" he said stopping her by grabbing her wrists.
From you? , Sakura thought as she was gently pulled back down on the couch.
She looked at him curiously as he produced a small box tied in white satin and baby blue bow.
"What is this?"
"Just open it. I can't tell you. It's a surprise."
Sakura did as he asked and took the small box from his hands. She untied the ribbon and peeled off the satin cloth. A finely polished wood box was underneath. She looked questioningly at Naruto.
"Go on, you're almost there."
She opened the box and was stunned silent. It was a ring, but not just any ring. It was a wedding ring, the most beautiful that she had ever seen. It was an embellished gold circlet. Dainty little flowers with were engraved into it with pink sapphires set into their petals and emeralds set into their leaves. All of the flowers were connected, all the way around. It was breath taking, and had probably costs a small fortune. She was so touched, but she just couldn't keep it. She loved her freedom more than she loved him.
"I slaved over what to get you. I wasn't sure what you would like. But when I saw this one, I just knew it was the right one. It reminded me so much of you. I bought one for myself too, of course it doesn't have flowers on it. But I want the world to know that we belong to one another."
"How much did this cost?" Sakura said in a hoarse whisper.
"Doesn't matter. Nothing is too expensive for you, Sakua-chan."
"I…..I cannot take this from you."
Stay calm, he told himself.
"You are not taking anything. I am giving that to you. You are my wife and I love you. I should have remembered to get you one sooner. I am sorry if it hurt you that I didn't."
"Naruto!"
"What Sakura?" he was really getting agitated. He knew where this was going.
I am so sorry Naruto. I hope you will be able to forgive me one day. You were always the last person I wanted to hurt.
"Why can't you get it through your thick skull? WE ARE NOT GOING TO STAY MARRIED!"
That was IT!
"YES WE ARE! You came to me Sakura, of you own free will. You said YES. You made a commitment to me, regardless to and in spite of what the situation was. I didn't force you, I ASKED you. So just wear the damn ring and be happy! How long are you going to let a ghost stand between you and what you know you want? I see how you look at me Sakura. You want the same things that I want! Your very posture cries out for me to come and take you, any way that I please. You love me, whether you want to or not. Why are you throwing away the happiness that we could have together? It doesn't make any sense. For someone who is supposed to be so smart, you are so dumb! Why do you deny me? Why do you deny yourself? Everything that you have ever been afraid to hope for is within your reach, but you are too full of your own stubborn pride to even attempt to see what is in front of you!"
!SLAP!
I'm so sorry….
Naruto put his hand over his cheek. He couldn't believe that she had struck him. Her blow to his flesh burned like hell fire, but the blow to his heart felt…fatal.
You're not giving me any other choice….
"You listen to me. I am free. I am going to be rid of you if it kills me, make no mistake about that. You will never own me. I will NEVER belong to you. Keep your ring and give it to someone who cares. You are OUT OF HERE as soon as you are better."
With that she threw the ring on the ground and began to stalk away.
Naruto felt as if she had ripped his heart out and torn it into a million pieces. He was in physical pain from her blatant and cruel rejection. He had never known that she could be this cold. After all that he had done for her, after all that he had sacrificed. She thought that she was just going to walk away and get away with what she had done?...HELL NO.
Naruto grabbed Sakura by her wrist ad swung her around. She landed another punch to his jaw. She was like a woman possessed. Kicking and clawing at his face, neck, and shoulders.
"Let me go!" she screamed.
"HOW DARE YOU! AFTER EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE DONE! AFTER EVERYTHING THAT I WAS WILLING TO DO. YOU HAVE CROSSED THE LINE!"
Yes, Naruto. Even after everything you have done. You were always there for me, forgive me for not being there to return the favor….
Naruto blocked the rest of her blows and was caught off guard when his legs suddenly came from under him. She maneuvered around him and fled to the front door. She opened it a fraction of the way, only to have Naruto come from behind her and shut it again.
"You are NOT running away from this!"
That's all I know how to do…
So she ran like the devil to her room, but Naruto was fast on her heels. When she reached her it, she attempted to slam the door in his face, but he got there in time and roughly knocked it back. Sakura fell winded to the floor but was back on her feet in a matter of seconds flying at Naruto with those fatally accurate fists. He side stepped her, catching her by the wrist and flung her on the bed.
She attempted to fly at him again but was caught her around the waist and flung her back onto the bed. Naruto grabbed both of her wrists to subdue her and kept her down by putting his full weight on her. Sakura was not finished. She kicked and bucked beneath him, attempting to dismount him…but this caused Naruto to find himself between those glorious legs. Too tired to fight but unwilling to surrender, Sakura stared false hate into Naruto's red hazed eyes.
Just let it go, Naruto….
"GET OFF!" she yelled as she attempted to pull her arms free. "NOW!"
"NO!", he just couldn't take her indifference to his feelings anymore. He had tried so hard…..
Naruto just stretched her arms further apart. This caused her back to arch and her soft full breasts to press themselves tightly against his chest. Her hips moved forward to, pressing his hardness directly to her heated core.
"Mmmm, Sakura…." He moaned and let the lust wash over him. Naruto secured both of her petite wrists in one hand, and brought the other down to run along her torso.
"Don't touch me!" she said unconvincingly
Please don't stop.
"Why not Sakura?" he whispered. "don't you love me, haven't I been good to you?"
"You don't understand…." A tear running down her cheek…
Naruto softened.
"So tell me….I'll listen…. I will always be here to listen to you.."
"If I let you in, you'll just hurt me too…"
"I am not Sasuke."
"SCREW SASUKE. It doesn't matter who you are of who you are not! There is more than one way to destroy someone…"
"Sakura…."
"You are forever getting yourself into trouble. What happens if I let myself love you and you DIE. Where does that leave me. Alone and wounded….AGAIN.. I wont-"
Sakura was silenced by Naruto placing a finger on her lips.
"We are ninja Sakura. There is no guarantee that every time we leave, we will come back. I know that. But isn't that more reason to live for the day and not the past? Life is too short to constantly worry about risks. No one can truly live that way."
"I live that way just fine!"
"You are not living, Sakura, you are surviving. There is a difference. Life is about thriving."
"Naruto.."
She wished she could still believe…..
"Let me show you, just give me a chance. Stay married to me, Sakura. I am not perfect, but I'll do everything in my power to make you happy….Let…..let me love you…."
She knew what he was asking…..There was really no point in fighting him anymore. He was a good man, and if he was so determined to have her, why not let him. If she went through with this, he'd never let her go, but wasn't that what she wanted?... He was right, after all. He or she could leave on a mission one day and never come back. If that ever happened, she would regret not sharing this with him more than she would regret anything….
"…Okay…..Naruto…"
"I love you , Sakura."
Naruto's hands shifted upward on her body. As he squeezed her breasts, he moved his lips to gently suck on the pulse in her neck. Lightning cracked over head as rain began to fall. Thunder reverberated through the entire apartment. Through them.
Naruto continued to kiss Sakura's neck leaving love bites in his wake. He moved up the silky column to her ear and sucked lazily on her ear lobe as he wrapped both of his strong arms around her tiny waist. This brought her closer to him and she could feel the hardness between his thighs grow harder….
"Naruto…." she gasped
"I am here for you Sakura….always."
He moved his hips against her in slow circular motions as he slid his hands into her hair and pulled her head back raining more kisses on her neck. He couldn't believe she had finally gave in to him.
"Naruto, I am sorry about the ring….."
"Bygones are bygones, Sakura…."
Then he pressed his lips tightly against hers. Shock waves coursed throughout Sakura's body at his kiss. His lips were like velvet and he tasted like desire. It was then, only after he kissed her, that Naruto felt the tension leave her body. She was wet clay in his hands.
He nibbled on her lips, running the tip of his tongue along the seam.
"Open your lips for me."
Sakura hesitated.
Naruto moved his hips against her again and she gasped. He slid his tongue into her mouth and tasted her. Sakura moaned. She had never felt anything so warm and wonderful in her life. His tongue slid suggestively against hers and she had no other choice but to respond. Naruto slid his hands from her hair down to her collar, down to the hem of her shirt . He grasped the garment on either side of her hips and moved to lift it over her head. She gasped, grabbed at his hands and attempted to break the kiss.
"It's okay. I am your husband, there will never be anything that you should feel the need to hide from me. You are beautiful in every way and I love you."
Sakura allowed the garment to be lifted up over her head and Naruto stared in awe at her exposed breasts. His tongue dipped to taste the deep valley between her whimpered as he did the same to her bra that he had done to her shirt. Her heated flesh puckered at the feel of the cool air. Naruto cupped both of her ample breasts in his hands and squeezed as a guttural moan escaped from Sakura's lips. He slid his slightly callused palms over the taunt pink nubs that crowned the fleshy peaks.
"You are so unbelievably soft….."
His palms were replaced by his fingers…his fingers were replaced by his mouth. Sakura cried out in ecstasy as she felt the heat and wetness of his mouth clamped on to her. The other, he continued to tease with his hand while he tasted her.
"Naru….. Oh God!... Na….ru…too", she moaned loudly.
Naruto repeated his ministrations on the other and Sakura found herself arching into his mouth. Naruto smiled against her as he felt her tightly fist her hands in his hair.
Oh yes, my love. Don't be afraid to show me how much you want it.
Naruto kissed his way from her breasts, leaving them damp from his loving, all the way to her belly button. He lavished it with his tongue and heard her consecutive swift intakes of breath. His hands slid down her torso until he came in contact with her skirt. He had been dying to see what was under it for years now.
"My Sakura…"
Naruto smoothly slid her skirt down her legs. He was so hard, it was beginning to hurt. He had to be inside her soon, but he would put her pleasure before his own. She always came first.
"Naruto…."
He could feel the delicious heat radiating from her core. Her panties were soaked. He buried his face in her clothed sex and inhaled her scent. God, she smelled divine. Something about it awakened something feral in him.
Sakura was in heated bliss. What in God's name was he trying to do now?
Naruto kissed and sucked along her panty line, the inside of her thighs, and those two glorious lines that led to her sex. Sakura tossed and panted under his attention. Then he slid her panties down and added them to the skirt on the floor. His gaze was met by tight pink curls. They looked so soft. Naruto rubbed his lips against them.
Mmmmm….They are soft…
"Naruto!"
Sakura knew that she needed something. She just wasn't sure what, but Naruto knew, or at least he had an idea… He proceeded with caution at first. The only things that he knew about sex had been learned from Jiraya's books, and those had just been raunchy, not really instructive. However, he had been told by Jiraya was that, if he learned to stroke a woman just right, she would always be his, and Naruto wanted that loyalty from Sakura desperately.
She was dripping wet. So he started there. He licked the moisture that was seeping from between her lips.
"Oh! Oh my…"
Yes, he was definitely on the right track. She tasted wonderful, tangy, but sweet. Just like her personality. He wanted more, needed more. So he sunk his tongue into her heat.
"Na…ru….. Ohhhhh…..YES!"
"Mmmmmm, my Sakura….."
He moved his tongue around inside her tasting the sweetness of her essence. She writhed beneath him, too consumed with passion to ask him to stop. His fingers moved to part her, and he found that tiny famed nub that everyone went on and on about. He sucked it.
Sakura's head tossed from side to side splaying her hair all over the pillow. Naruto felt her shudder….hard. Yes, he definitely had the right spot…
"Yes, God YES! Please, I…I….I…NEED!"
"What do you need, Sakura-chan?", he asked against her moist folds.
He began to suck harder and faster as he slid two fingers inside her and began to move them about.
"YES! I NEED THAT! OH GOD! DON'T STOP!"
When had he ever been able to tell her no?
Sakura felt a tightness in her loins, it was like pressure almost. It kept building and building until she thought that she would die if it was not relieved.
"Naruto…" she said as she began to shudder violenty. His mouth on her felt entirely too good.
"Naruto!" the pressure was building, the spring was tightening. One hand twisted around his hair, the other around the sheets.
The storm outside was building, the rain beating down on the window, the lightning temporarily outlined their bodies, and the thunder shook the whole complex.
He sucked harder while his fingers pumped faster….and then the spring was released…..
"NA…RU…HOLY SHIT!"
Sakura screamed as the most frightening sensation she had ever felt course through her body….It was like dying…..but she imagined that everybody would want to die this way. Her veins felt like they were filled with stardust. She attempted to brace herself for the consecutive muscle contractions in her loins, but to no avail. Each one came harder than the first until she was almost in pain. All the while Naruto would not remove his mouth from her prolonging the agonizing pleasure of the climax.
"PLEASE! she screamed. "NO MORE! AM….GOING…..TO….DIE! CAN'T TAKE…ANYMORE…HAVE….M-M-MERCY!"
No, baby, he thought. You will live and you will love only me.
Finally, he removed his mouth from her heat and watched her shuddering body fall back on the bed. Her eyes were glazed. Had he not seen the rapid rise and fall of her chest he would have thought she was dead. Her body was so relaxed and limp. His pants and boxers had become unbearable. He removed them to reveal, his swollen erection. He was impressive. Sakura became mildly aware of his weight as he mounted her. It was time to make her his.
"Na…ru..to…. I …need….I …feel…so….empty", she whispered.
"I know baby, I am about to fix that…."
"Please….." she whimpered.
And then he began to push himself inside her. Although a virgin, Sakura's barrier had been broken eons ago because of her training. That didn't mean that she wasn't tight. No man had ever been where Naruto was going.
"Naruto!" she hissed.
"It's…..okay….SWEET JESUS…..just…..Mmmmm…just …just relax…" he said hoarsely.
Sakura tried to, but he was just too big. Hid head was already inside her and she could feel him steadily push in an attempt to gain more ground.
"You're too big!" she said . "We don't ….ahhhh…fit…."
He stopped moving.
"Re….lax….OH GOD….Sa..ku..ra….Let your body….adjust.."
When he felt some of the tension leave her, he began moving again. After agonizing moments of attempting to go slow, Naruto had eased a good bit of himself into her.
GOD, she's tight!
"Mmmmmm, Naruto…" she whined.
"Sa….ku…Sakura…"
The he began to move, in and out, just like his fingers. He started slow at first, enjoying the feel of her walls sliding against him. Yes, THAT was what she needed him to do…
"Naruto, OH YES! Just like that! Please…. give me more!"
Sakura began to grind against him in an attempt to increase his pace.
"GOD DAMMIT SAKURA!" he hissed. "Be still….."
He was never going to be able to keep his control if she kept doing that.
"No, I...mmmm….YES!...ahhh…give it…..to ..me….I…need…."
She didn't have to say anything else. Naruto grabbed her by the hips and began to thrust in earnest, burying himself to the hilt. Hard deep thrusts that reached her womb.
"YES! YES! YES! DEAR GOD! FASTER! HARDER! "
Naruto did as she asked and found his mind getting hazy.
"SAKURA! OH GOD, SAKURA!"
Her muscles tightened around him and her back arched to his roughness. Naruto pumped in and out of her like there was no tomorrow, and Sakura screamed his name white leaving scratches on his back that were sure to scar. They were totally oblivious to their surroundings, knowing only one another. Not even the storm raging outside could compare the maelstrom growing in their bodies.
Naruto knew without knowing that he was close to the end of the line. His body was moving of it's own accord and there was nothing he could do to stop it. Sakura's screams ringed in his ears as she felt her tighten unbearably around him. Her shuddering is what did him in, he could have held on a little longer had she been still… Naruto felt the most exquisite pain he had ever felt in his life as his muscles contracted and he burst inside of her.
"YEAH! YEAH! MY SAKURA! MINE! YEAH! SAKU….RA!"
He moaned loudly until he was totally emptied. Spent, he collapsed on top of her. Sakura could feel Naruto's white hot seed inside her. She was delirious …and unbelievably exhausted. The rain and Naruto's labored breathing became her lullaby. Her mind numbed from what they had shared, she drifted easily into sleep.
Naruto lay awake a bit longer, trying to catch his breath. What they'd shared was priceless. They were joined forever now. Their union was complete. It was a glorious new beginning. He just hoped that she saw it that way in the morning.
SO?...