SasuSaku: Forever Love
Chapter 7: A New Shelter
Sakura noticed that Sasuke was uncomfortable. 'Well, the ground is stone...' she thought. 'I know! I'll gather some leave and grass and make a bed.'
She quietly left the cave and gathered big armfuls of leaves and grass. She went back to the cave and carefully and precisely made a bed for the three of them.
Sakura went outside and gathered more leaves. She carefully folded them into thin pillows and set them down on the bed. After it was done, she gently shook Sasuke's shoulder.
"Sasuke-kun, I've made a bed. You'll be more comfortable." she said quietly. It took a few minutes, but with her gentle voice coaxing him, Sasuke slowly stood up and walked over to the bed. He laid down, resting his head on one of the pillows.
"Is that better?" Sakura asked. Sasuke smiled up at her.
"Yeah, that's alot better." he replied. A gust of wind suddenly blew into the cave and they both shivered. Sakura looked thoughtful.
"I'll make a curtain, but I'll need Naruto's help. You just rest." she gently kissed his forehead. She stroked his cheeks until he fell into a light sleep.
Just that second Naruto came back with coconuts and water in a bottle that he had brought with him. Sakura helped him set everything down.
When they were done, she said, "We're going to use this as our shelter, but first we need to build a curtain in front of the entrance to keep the wind out." Naruto nodded.
"I agree." he said. "This place does feel safe and it looks like there's gonna be a bad storm out there, so it would probably be safer to stay here." They both went outside and began weaving leaves together to make a curtain.
Using some string, Sakura tied the curtain above the entrance and they went back inside. The wind was still blowing, but didn't blow into the cave as much.
"That's alot better." Naruto said, sitting down next to Sasuke, who was still sleeping. Sakura got up.
"I'm gonna go get some sticks so that we can make a fire." she said, walking towards the mouth of the cave. "You stay here with Sasuke-kun." Naruto nodded at her and then she left.
Naruto looked down at Sasuke. He was still sleeping, but he was shivering. It did make sense. His clothes were still damp and even though there was a curtain in front of the entrance, so wind still did get inside.
Naruto shrugged off his jacket and carefully covered Sasuke with it. He got up and went to weave some more leaves into the curtain. He knew it would start getting heavier, so he tied more string to it to keep it from falling.
After he was done, barely any wind got into the cave. Naruto wiped his hands on his pants.
"That's about all I can do now." he said to himself.
"Looks good to me." a voice said behind him. He turned around and saw that Sasuke was sitting up.
"Thanks." Naruto replied with a huge grin. "How are ya feeling?" he asked.
"Fine, thanks." Sasuke replied. He looked around. "Where's Sakura?"
Naruto shrugged. "She went out to get sticks for a fire. She'll be back any minute now." Just as he said it, Sakura walked in, a big bunch of sticks in her arms. She walked over and set down the stick near the bed.
"Glad to see you're up, Sasuke-kun." she said, smiling as she arranged the sticks in a pyramid shape. She turned to Sasuke. "Think you can manage a Fireball Jutsu?" she asked. He nodded and she smiled as he got up and, after doing a few hand signs, instantly blew out a ball of fire, scorching the sticks.
Sakura smiled, but that smile quickly faded away as she saw how tired Sasuke was. He was still standing, but he looked about to fall over. Sakura quickly went over to him just as he collapsed. She took him in her arms and held him close.
"Naruto, help me get him back on the bed." she said quietly. Sasuke had fallen asleep. Naruto obliged and lifted Sasuke up, carrying him to the bed and laying him down.
"He must have been exhausted. Those injuries really took a toll oh him." he said quietly, so as not to wake Sasuke up.
"We're all tired. It's been a long day. We'll look for food tomorrow." Sakura replied, laying down next to Sasuke. Unconsciously, he snuggled in close to her. "For now, let's all get some rest."
Naruto nodded and laid down on Sasuke's other side, keeping him warm. After a while, Sakura could hear Naruto lightly snoring. She carefully put his jacket over him.
"Good night, Naruto." she said quietly. Naruto muttered something in his sleep in reply. Sakura smiled and looked down at Sasuke.
"Good night, Sasuke-kun." she said and, after a few minutes, she fell asleep as well.
So, how did you all like it? I thought it was pretty good. Anyway, I'm open to ideas so if you have any, don't be afraid to tell me about them. Believe me, you may be surprised as to what I do and don't agree with.
See you all next time. And I do NOT own Naruto or any of the characters in it.
