Okay since I'm practically killing myself from lack of sleep writing this, I should probably take a break from it...but then again...the muse is strong! Don't own Naruto yadda yadda yadda.
"From this day on, I shall protect the Hidden Leaf Village as the Fifth Hokage!"
Tsunade's voice rang out above the crowd. The people erupted in cheers and applause for the Sannin. Selûne stood a distance behind her with Jiraiya and the two elders of the village. It had been two days since the battle with Orochimaru and she was happy that Tsunade had come back alive.
Her sensei stood there at the balcony, looking proud. Selûne couldn't help but tear up. 'Tsunade-sensei, you're the best!'
Tsunade turned and motioned for Selûne to come to her. Confused, the Sannin's student made her way to her teacher, revealing herself to the crowd. The blonde woman turned back to the crowd, looking over them once more before speaking to her.
"Selûne, I want you to be the head of the medic corps. Your bloodline and my teaching have prepared you for this honor. You are tasked with training new medic nin and running the hospital, understand?
"Yes sensei…but don't you feel I am too young for this? I am only seventeen after all," Selûne said, stopping short when Tsunade's hazel eyes glared at her, challenging her to question her decision. "I mean….whatever you say, sensei. It would be my pleasure."
Tsunade seemed pleased with that answer as she turned back to the crowd, her face beaming. Selûne looked at her sensei, pride welling in her chest. 'Tsunade-sensei needs a break.'
"Tsunade-sensei, how about we go to the hot spring after this?"
The blonde chuckled at the question. "Sounds great. Let's go now, this is getting boring."
'Only Tsunade-sensei…'
Selûne turned to start walking off with Tsunade when her eye caught someone's. Sasuke was standing with Kakashi in the crowd, staring right back up at her with his arms crossed over his chest. A small smile graced his lips.
'I never thought about it before, but Sasuke looks handsome when he smiles…' Selûne blushed furiously. 'What am I thinking!? Oh Selûne, get a grip. He's more focused on revenge, it's not like Sasuke likes you more than just a sister.'
"Selûne?" Tsunade called. The younger girl ran to her sensei, but unknown to her, the Uchiha in the crowd had seen the blush that had settled in her cheeks, his trademark smirk on his face.
"Oh man, I don't think I've ever been this relaxed!" Tsunade said as she sank into the steamy water.
"I feel like my worries have all gone away," Selûne sighed, up to her chin in the water. The two women sighed once more and leaned their heads against the rock ledge. Silence reigned in the room. Then...
"Selûne?" Tsunade said. "Why don't you tell me about Sasuke?"
"HUH!?"
Tsunade smirked, keeping her eyes closed when she knew her student was giving her a crazy look. "When I healed him in the hospital, what you said to him, there's more to your relationship with him, isn't there?"
Selûne's face was red, more from blushing than the heat of the water. "W-well…."
"Yeeeees?"
The young Amakura sighed. "Alright…I'll tell you."
Tsunade sat by Sasuke's bedside, her hands folded on her lap. Selûne watched as Sasuke's face twitched and his eyes slowly opened, blinking the sleep out of them. Her heart swelled, seeing the Uchiha awake.
"Sasuke…"
At the sound of his name, he turned his head to look at her, a small smile spreading across his face.
"Se-chan, thank Kami you're alright…I was afraid that Itachi had-" he broke off coughing. Tsunade handed him a glass of water and he drank it down thirstily. "I was afraid that Itachi had seriously hurt you."
"I'm fine. Tsunade-sensei helped me through the jutsu I was under. If it hadn't been for her, I would probably be insane by now," Selûne said, twisting the cloth of her pants in her hands. She bit her lip hard, drawing blood. "I was so weak…I can't believe I fell for Itachi's trap, but what he did surprised me. He told me it was not his intention to make me hate him, he preferred me to not hate him, right before he kissed me and then I don't remember anything after that."
Sasuke's body had stiffened, his hands fisted in the sheets. "He what!?" The tone of his voice was filled with anger. His Sharingan activated, his crimson eyes staring into blue eyes. "I'll kill the bastard!"
Selûne's eyes widened. She had never seen Sasuke this angry before. Then again she couldn't blame him. After what Itachi did, anyone would be like this if they were in Sasuke's position.
Sasuke's hand lifted to curl around the back of her neck, bringing her closer to his face. She expected him to kiss her, but he only brought her to where his lips were against her ear.
"I swear to you I'll kill him, and when I do, I'll come back for you Selûne. This I promise to you."
Tsunade watched as her student's face turned an interesting shade of red, chuckling to herself. She stopped short when Selûne pulled away from Sasuke, looking him straight in the face.
"Sasuke…I promised you that we would always be together. I'll never break that promise, ever. I'll always be with you."
The Uchiha and the Amakura stared each other down before Sasuke leaned back in, wrapping his arms around Selûne, the kunoichi copying the movement.
'This is touching.' Tsunade thought. 'There's more to this than meets the eye…'
"Sooooo…taken a shining to the young Uchiha, have you Selûne?" Tsunade said, a smile on her lips.
"Whaaaaa? No! He's like my little brother! We've known each other when we were younger, there's nothing between us at all Tsunade-sensei…hehehe…" Selûne didn't sound too convinced herself. To be honest, she had taken a liking to Sasuke that was more than the relationship between brother and sister. She looked down at her reflection in the water.
'Even so…Sasuke is still bent on revenge against Itachi and I know that he won't rest until he does kill him. I just wish that he would abandon his revenge because if he keeps letting it consume him, then he will turn to darkness and if that happens…I don't know if my heart could take it. It's selfish to want that, but after all I've lost…can't I be just a little selfish?'
"Selûne, you okay? You're quiet," Tsunade said, looking over at her student. The younger kunoichi head shot up and nodded. "I'm okay, just thinking…"
"About Sasuke? Hmmm…maybe it's those hormones running wild." Tsunade's voice was teasing now. Selûne faceplanted into the ground.
"TSUNADE-SENSEI!"
Tsunade only laughed and was interrupted by the attendant carrying a tray of drinks. "Finally! Let's drink to the Leaf Village!"
Selûne stared at the small cup that Tsunade had pressed into her hands. The smell of alcohol reached her nose and her face scrunched up in distaste. Tsunade had already finished her drink and was now starting on another one.
"Come on Selûne, drink up. There's six drinks for each of us here."
'Oh well…here goes nothing!'
Selûne downed the drink in one gulp, the taste of the sake hitting her almost instantly. She coughed. "It's strong!"
Tsunade laughed again, taking her cup and giving her another. "Think of it as a repayment. You helped save my ass and in return, I'll get your ass stone cold drunk!"
"That sounds like a great way to pay me back, Tsunade-sensei…" Selûne said sarcastically, but she downed the drink. This time it didn't burn as much; it actually felt kinda good. "Another one please?"
After about thirty minutes, Selûne and Tsunade had dissolved into drunken giggles at a lame joke that Tsunade had told. The younger kunoichi's face was bright red from the influence of the alcohol, but her whole body felt like it was humming with pleasure. It felt so good!
There was a sound of low chuckling coming from the northern wall. Tsunade stopped and looked at the wall, her eyes glaring holes through it. The chuckling continued until someone whispered "oh Kami I think she noticed us, pervy sage!"
"NARUTO!" Selûne jumped up at the sound of her sensei's voice as Tsunade punched through the wall, effectively scaring Jiraiya and Naruto. The two shinobi sat on the ground, shaking in the shadow of Tsunade's rage when Jiraiya noticed the nude Amakura.
"Oh baby, I haven't seen a fine body like that in AGES! A thousand thumbs up!"
"Huh?" Selûne was confused until she looked down and saw that she was completely naked! "AHHHHHHH!" She threw herself back into the water. "YOU PERVERTED OLD MAN!"
With Tsunade being a seasoned drinker, she had sobered up somewhat and was dragging the still giggling Selûne towards Sasuke's apartment. After seeing her sensei beat the pervy sage and Naruto to a pulp, it was enough to keep her entertained for a while. When they had gotten dressed at the hot spring, Tsunade had suggested to take the young Amakura home since it was almost evening and she was in no condition to walk alone. After hearing that the girl lived with Sasuke, the Sannin smirked.
'Well this will be interesting indeed.'
Just a few paces from the door of Sasuke's apartment, it opened and the Uchiha stepped out. He stopped seeing the Sannin and the Amakura approaching him. Sasuke raised an eyebrow seeing Selûne giggling uncontrollably. "What's wrong with her?"
"Oh she just…indulged a little too much is all," Tsunade said, her voice sweet. She moved Selûne's arm from around her shoulder and handed her off to Sasuke. "Make sure she doesn't get too…out of control, Sasuke." With that, the Hokage disappeared, leaving Sasuke with Selûne.
The Uchiha looked at the blushing girl, snorting at the expression on her face. He carried her back into the apartment and to the bed, laying her down on it. As soon as her body touched the mattress, she cuddled up to the pillow, hugging it and rubbing her face into it. Sasuke fought back the urge to laugh and sat next to her, watching her. When it looked like she had fallen asleep, he got up to lock the door. There was a swish behind him and he froze, feeling Selûne's arms wrapping around his neck and her warm breath in his ear.
"Sasukeee…."
The way she said his name sent a shock through his body straight to his groin. He was turned around and held to the door, the older girl pressing against his chest. Her beautiful blue eyes slowly opened and stared into Sasuke's onyx eyes. Sasuke's heart was beating hard against his ribcage.
'Does she really feel the same way I do? Selûne, do you love me?'
She was leaning in now, her lips close to his. Sasuke closed his eyes, anticipating the moment. He didn't have long to wait. Selûne's lips met his in a soft chaste kiss, her left hand coming up to thread through his spiky black hair. Sasuke buried his own hand in her light brown hair, pushing her lips hard into his in a more passionate kiss. He heard a low moan come from her and smirked against her lips. Pulling away for a moment, he picked her up in his arms like she weighed nothing and carried her back to the bed, laying her on it and climbing on top of her. Their lips met again as Sasuke held her tightly to him, his hands roaming her body. His eyebrows furrowed into a frown as he concentrated, willing his hands to pass over her hips and down in between her thighs.
"Sasuke…" Her voice was low, lower than he'd ever heard it and it excited him greatly, giving him courage as his hand cupped her special place. Selûne gasped, the feeling increased tenfold by the alcohol in her system. Sasuke's fingers began to massage her there, causing shocks to travel her body. He went to kiss her again, this time using his tongue to open her lips and invade her mouth, tasting the slightest hint of sake still lingering there.
'I don't care if she's inebriated right now, I may not get another chance like this again!'
Sasuke found that Selûne wasn't responding to his advances. He pulled away confused…only to see that the Amakura was unconscious!
"What the…!? Damn it…so close…" Sasuke growled, the tightness in his pants becoming uncomfortable. He watched her sleeping face for a minute before he adjusted his boxers and drew her in next to him, holding her tightly as he too fell asleep, not noticing that the girl's arms moved to wrap around his neck in her sleep.
'Itachi, I will kill you…and when I do, that'll be the day when my life will be complete.'
