((NOTICE: This chapter and the previous are exactly the same, excluding one thing; I've removed the corresponding lemon from this version of chapter 6. I understand that not everyone is willing to read that kind of material, and I, being the considerate author I intend to be, was thinking about you guys out there. I wouldn't want anyone who likes this story but not lemons to have the story ruined for them.
((I'll just say it once again so there is no confusion. This version of chapter 6 does NOT contain a LEMON, but the previous DOES.
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So Sasuke wasn't kidding when he said he'd give me the sharingan. Yes, the sharingan, as in the sacred Uchiha clan sharingan.
I shall be gracious enough to say Karin did a fairly good job at not permanently ruining my vision. I must say, I was quite skeptical at first. What reason wouldn't she have to blind me? Well, any reason other than the fact that Sasuke would have had at that moment no reason not to kill her, of course. But hey, who knows? She might've actually really considered it. I know she really did want to.
That's besides the point, though. The point that I'm getting to. The point that Sasuke also wasn't kidding when he'd said that I had to go back to Konoha. We talked about it, and of course, I had objected to it. I actually laughed at first. I mean, it sounded ridiculous! First he says I'm getting the sharingan, then directly after says that I'm going back to the very village whose back he'd stabbed. Except it wasn't exactly a back stabbing. It was more of a gut stabbing. But in the fashion of a back stab. Again, that's besides the point. When he didn't show any signs of taking back the joke he fed me, I began to actually consider that it might've not been a joke.
"What?" I'd asked, not knowing how to register or respond to the new information. "Are you serious?"
"And what reason would I have to not be?" He'd asked so plainly. I then sat on his bed, taken so far aback by that. After a few moments of silence, I opened my mouth to speak, but was stopped before I could start. "Rei, don't start. You're going. I won't hear otherwise. That's final. So don't piss me off." I groaned loudly before falling onto my back in utter defeat.
"What about you, though?" I'd sighed, knowing that my efforts to argue would be fruitless. "Will I ever see you again?"
"Hn." Of course, that Uchiha signature grunt, most likely completed with the signature Uchiha smirk. Before I could think to complain, he'd spoken up. "I'm going back, too." Then I couldn't believe it. I sat straight up and looked right at Sasuke.
"Senpai," I said, "I'm not even going to lie. You confuse the hell out of me. I'll die trying to figure out what's going on in your head. It'll probably be the cause of my death." Then, the smirk again. He was amused. And that was great for him, but not so great for me. "Why are you going back? Why am I going back?"
"Well," he'd begun to elaborate, "you're going back because that's where I need you to be. I'm going back because you're going to be there." I was about to ask myself what kind of sense that made, but, as usual, he'd interrupted my thoughts. "If I'm not there with you, then there'd be no way for me to begin the restoration of my clan."
I smile to myself as I remember that moment. I hadn't even gotten it at first. When I did, I stared at him, and before I knew it, my face was tomato red. *Shudder* tomatoes. Ahem. Anyhow, he sat there with that smirk, seemingly smug and amused by my shock. That was a week ago, though. I'm supposed to be going to Konoha tonight, according to the king's master plan. He's been training with me non-stop, helping me get used to my eyes. I'd need time for them to heal, as Sasuke explained, and would have to get used to them, but not too comfortable with them, and apparently a week was the perfect amount of time for all of that to take place. Foolproof, the plan is supposed to be. At least, it is according to Sasuke.
It's early in the morning, the crisp, white light filtering into my room, seeming to freshen the air. Sasuke will no doubt be training me again today. I'm not sure as to how half of his master plan is supposed to go, but I guess it's not really my place to demand that type of information. Oh well, it shouldn't really matter anyways. As long as Sasuke's sure of what he's doing, it should go perfectly, being the perfectionist control freak he is. There's a knock on my door that slightly startles me, opening my eyes to the world of reality and closing them to the world of my thoughts.
"Be ready in ten," Sasuke says after opening my door. Speak of the devil. Not that he wouldn't make an amazing God, in that sense. Sex God, to be precise. Just kidding.
Maybe.
He leaves after I give a curt nod of the head, and I then get off of my bed. Well, since I won't be sleeping in it ever again, no sense in making it. I quickly change out of the clothes I slept in and into a tank top and shorts, leaving my room with my hair in my casual ponytail and only socks on my feet, all black, of course. I leave my room, and as I am about to enter the lounging area, I hear Karin talking. Ever since she'd performed on me, she's been all kinds of sour. She's been especially bitter to me, and more than a few times has "accidentally" tripped me or bumped into me, and I've purposely fallen victim to each of her petty bullying sessions. I halt before walking in, hearing some of her context from her words.
"I don't know," I hear Karin say in a hushed tone. "He seems like he's been okay since we came back."
"Yeah," I hear a male voice answer, most definitely Suigetsu's, "but did you see him that day? He cried. Sasuke doesn't cry." What the hell? Sasuke crying? What's this about?
"Well, who wouldn't cry, though?" Karin's voice rings out again in the same hushed tone. "He just killed his brother. But we're talking about Sasuke here. He's different."
"You know he found out that the reason he killed his brother was nonexistent, right?" Suigetsu says. "And especially since he found out after it was already done and over with..."
"It wasn't nonexistent," Karin says, "it just wasn't how he thought it was. I mean, he was lied to his entire life. Of course he was upset. But I'm sure he's fine. I don't think he's going to go commit suicide on us or anything." After this, I've heard enough. What are they even talking about? I'm going to have to ask Sasuke. I don't mind selling out Karin, either. I then walk into the room and spot Karin sitting near Suigetsu. She stares at me as I walk past, and just to mess with her, I decide to flash my sharingan at her and smile sweetly at her. Of course, she blows up. I walk into the kitchen and am about to grab something to eat when an arm is suddenly hooked in mine and yanks me away from the kitchen. I gasp, then turn to see who my captor is. It better not be Karin...
Nope. It's Sasuke. I don't mind being captured and held hostage by Sasuke. He pulls me towards the exit without stopping or giving me a chance to gain my balance or walk with him. He seems to be in a rush. I see Karin cause a commotion, then rush over before we can exit.
"Wait!" Karin calls towards Sasuke, running over like some love sick woman. Oh wait, she is. "Wait, Sasuke! Hold on!"
"What?" Sasuke asks impatiently, turning towards her without letting my arm go so that I'm swung around.
"Why are you in such a rush to leave, Sasuke-san?" She inquires, and it's painfully obvious the way she tries to flirt and act cute. I'm already sick of the sight of this lady.
"Let's go," I say blandly as I ground my stance and gain some leverage, successfully pulling Sasuke about an inch towards the exit before Karin hangs for dear life onto his spare arm.
"I'm talking to Sasuke, if you hadn't noticed," she says, glaring at me for a second before making googly eyes at Sasuke. "Anyways, as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted; where are you off to in such a hurry?"
"Karin," Sasuke says, and she tilts her head to the side in a flirty manner. "Get the hell off. Now." Of course, she immediately blames me for her annoying shenanigans and expresses it by giving me the evil eye. I respond by showing her my sharingan again in a menacing blank stare. Sarcasm anyone? Sasuke seems to freeze for a second, and I know he's picked up that I'm using my sharingan. Even if it is just for show. Then, I smirk, knowing he's pleased at this. He shakes Karin off before wasting no time in heading straight for the exit, dragging me along. In all honesty, he's showing her a great kindness by not kicking her face in, and even more so by not allowing me to do the honors.
For a few minutes, I allow Sasuke to drag me behind him as he makes his way by the trees wherever he's going through the forest. I can't even see where we're headed since I'm not even facing forwards. After a while, I begin to wonder why I'm letting him do this, and why he's even doing it to begin with. At first it's just a subconscious thought, but then it kind of hits me. Wait, why am I even letting him drag me around like some doll?!
"Wait, wait," I say as if my contemplations have been made clear to Sasuke. "Stop."
"Why?"
"Stop first and I'll tell you." Real mature, right?
"Hn." Of course, he doesn't stop.
"Okay, whatever. I need to ask you something." Silence. Okay. "Why are you dragging me around like this?"
"Does it bother you?"
"Kind of." Silence again. Okay, I'm not even going to ask. I begin to struggle to free myself from Sasuke's grasp, but before I can even get a firm grasp on his arm, he suddenly drops out of the trees to the ground. Before I know it, I'm trapped with my back pressed to a tree trunk, Sasuke's hand firmly below my neck, keeping me in place. He leans in, and as his lips begin to gently rub on my ear as he speaks, his grip on me gets softer, and his body is in all contact with mine.
"If it's the closeness that's bothering you," Sasuke whispers, "you're going to just have to get used to it, because we're going to be a lot closer than this very soon." As everything processes in my brain about my current state of mind and body, my heart begins that annoying pounding that can't be stopped no matter how hard I try. If I can't stop it before it starts, Sasuke will feel it immediately, and guessing from our long history, he seems like he'd be compelled to make my heart pound harder, to make me more nervous, to put me into even more of a state of uneasiness. He loves being on top, having power over the other person, and once he finds their weakness, he will pick and pick at it until they simply fall apart. Unfortunately for me, I'm that weaker person right now.
Evidently, my heart does the pounding, and as my breathing is directly linked with that sort of thing, my breaths get shorter and heavier to fall into sync with my unusually fast heartbeat. Suddenly, my skin seems to be overly sensitive to every little thing, like Sasuke's hot breath ghosting over my ear, giving me goosebumps, and the way his body feels on mine, and especially the way his hands begin to wander about my torso. Plush lips dance down the skin of my neck, at first only distributing tender kisses, then graduating to more passionate kisses, his hot tongue tasting my skin more often than not, the feeling sensational. His touch is tantalizing, and that warmness in my lower abdomen begins to stir as Sasuke's hands massage my body, moving upwards towards my breasts. He kisses from my neck to my lips, and when his lips come in contact with mine, a floating sensation takes over. I hadn't even realized that I'd closed my eyes. I feel his tongue glide across my lower lip, his mouth open, and I decide to mirror his doings. I part my lips wider, and am surprised at what he does in return. His tongue is suddenly in my mouth, and he moans into the kiss, sending vibrations into my own mouth and down my throat. I subconsciously moan softly in return, these new pleasures making all my nerves go haywire. My god, I had no idea a kiss could feel so good...
Then, Sasuke's hand is between my legs, causing the warmth in my abdomen to suddenly get very tight and very hot, and my entire body reacts. My arms are instantly around his back, hands grasping his shirt, and I moan into his kiss. His lips pull back into a smile at my outburst of sorts, breaking the kiss, and his hands retreat to my sides. He just stands there, his body on mine, hands on my waist, forehead resting on mine, and I assume that his eyes are closed also. My breaths come out heaving, and I don't complain as Sasuke simply stands there because I appreciate being able to catch my breath. After my heart has calmed down and my breathing has returned to normal, I don't even attempt to compromise our current stances. I like it this way, and again, I can feel that intense heat that's uniquely Sasuke's radiating heavily onto my body.
"Why are you so hot?" I ask, the fruit of my thoughts. My eyes then snap open, and I try to remember when I allowed such a thing to come out of my mouth, if I even did. Did Sasuke hear me? I didn't even mean to say it like that. It sounds like something it's not. I hope to God that I just imagined the question.
"You say it as if I have control over such a thing," Sasuke replies, and I feel my cheeks burn in embarrassment. So I did make it audible. Oops.
"No! I mean, I didn't mean it like that," I say, then feel like I'm saying he's not hot. "Well, I mean, you are hot but I didn't... oh wait, what? I'm trying to say that I didn't mean it like that! But, I'm not..." I stop as I realize that I'm getting nowhere by tripping over my words in such a matter. I'm amusing Sasuke a great deal, I'm sure, but it's at my own expense. "I meant as in temperature hot, not physical appearance." There. That's better.
"Well," Sasuke says, "I have no control over it either way." Yeah. He sure does know how to make me feel like a fool.
"Of course," I say in reply.
"Hn. Let's go." Then I am deprived of his heat as he backs away, breaking the embrace. I follow him as he goes back up into the trees and makes his way wherever. After a while, the angle at which we travel inclines as he leads me upwards somewhere. At one point, he abruptly stops and goes straight up, using the branches of the tree for leverage. I follow faithfully, of course, but I find myself constantly suppressing the growing urge to ask where we are going. My mind puts together quite a few images as I try to imagine what the place may look like, but it will obviously have no effect on where Sasuke leads me.
At long last, he stops when the branches of a particularly tall tree begin to grow shorter and skinnier, but still have enough strength to support our weight. I stop directly behind Sasuke, and immediately he holds out his hand to me. Surprised, I take it, and without waiting another second, he takes me up just a bit further until we emerge from the thick cover of leaves and branches and are exposed before the sky. The sun hasn't even made it halfway to the midpoint of the sky yet, signifying it's still early in the morning. Brilliant, warm white light shines on us, the air still crisp and cool, stirring about a gentle breeze that swirls the fluffy clouds drifting along over our heads. I gasp at the sight set before me; innumerable trees span out all around Sasuke and I in all different shades of green and varying in height, and far off in the distance, the concentration of trees lessens and gives way to a few rocky summits that are dotted here and there with the houses, cabins, or whatever shelter it may be of those whom people might consider to be radicals or extremists.
With my mouth agape, I turn my head to Sasuke to see him smirking. He knew I'd like this, that it would astonish me. That's what that smirk is. It could even be a smugness of sorts. But that really doesn't matter now. That's just how Sasuke is, and besides, I've got this incredible sight set before me. I take it all in, but it's impossible for me to be able to fully appreciate it by just looking for a few minutes. I stand, staring out at this marvelous scene, and lose track of time. After what seems to have been five seconds, ten minutes have passed, and I'd like to sit to take a break from the balancing act I've been putting on subconsciously. I turn towards the base of the tree to find Sasuke sitting and watching me. I find a steady branch near him, then speak to him.
"So Senpai," I begin, "why did you bring me up here? Are we going to train?" Silence for a few moments, then a reply.
"We aren't going to train today," Sasuke answers.
"Then why bring me here?"
"Because you're leaving tonight."
"Well yeah, but... I don't know. I guess I didn't expect anything like this."
"What? You like it, don't you?"
"Yeah; it's amazing! But the thing is that you brought me here simply because of that; you knew I'd like it."
"What are you implying? Do you want me to always just be cold to you?" God, the tension is growing thick really fast.
"No! I'm not implying anything! It just confuses me sometimes because you're not the kind of person to do this type of thing. That's all."
"Does that matter? Just because I don't do this with everyone doesn't mean I'm incapable of kindness." I groan loudly at this. Is he like trying to read between the lines or something? Or does he just want to argue?
"I know, Senpai! I'm not saying that. That's not what I'm saying at all. It's just impossible to read you sometimes! Am I so wrong when for most of my life I see you be one way then am confused when I see you be totally different from that?"
"Rei, you're going to be the mother of my children. You know what that means? You and I will be married! A husband doesn't treat his wife with contempt or disregard her! God, do I have to spell everything out for you?" Woah, wait. Did Sasuke really just say that? It's like the needle of a record player scratched the record, and the music abruptly stopped. At least, for me it is. I mean, I already knew about what Sasuke said, but for some reason, it seems so different when he just up and straight out says it. He's going to marry me. I'm going to marry him. I'll be his wife, him my husband. And I'll bear his children... his children...
The restoration of his clan. His offspring. The next generation of the Uchiha clan. That's all he's worried about, of course. Is that the only reason why he wants to marry me?
"Senpai," I begin wearily, "you want to have a smooth relationship so that it doesn't negatively affect your children?"
"Yes. Are you getting it now?"
"So the only reason you want to marry me is for the sake of the kids that I will bear for you? The ones that don't even exist yet?" Then, silence. Sasuke seems to have not considered this aspect, and to be honest, I'm sure that what I said is true, and I'm a little offended. No, I'm hurt. He really is incapable of considering others! What kind of person is he? Doesn't he know how much I've hurt because of him? How much I love him?! This is just too much.
"Rei, what are you-"
"Marriage is a ceremony two people go through because they love each other! You know that, right?! Or do you not care about that either, just as you don't care for anything or anyone other than yourself?" Right away, I regret the words I've spoken and would do anything in my power to take them back. Damn. I've really messed things up now. Since when did I let my emotions get such a strong grip on me?
"I don't care about anyone other than myself? I don't care?!" Sasuke begins raising his voice, and I don't even try to stop him. I deserve whatever words are about to come my way. "Do you fucking know what I've done for your sake?! Even something as small as this you can't appreciate! You know, people usually thank others for going out of their way for them. You must be blind or just fucking stupid if you can't see or appreciate the things I've done for you! You know me, Rei! You know me! I don't do this for other people! Only you! Hell, I might've been better off if I'd brought Karin out here instead. But it's you. Instead, I thought of you as I always do. Do you even know what that means?" Suddenly, the anger in his voice is gone, and instead there seems to be indiscretion, or even he seems to be speaking in spite of himself. "I fucking love you, Rei." And there it is. I even used to say, "God forbid Uchiha Sasuke ever fall in love." Yet here he is, saying this. It might be more believable if he'd told me he could naturally defy gravity. But I know better. He'd never say something this extreme if he wasn't sure of it. Sasuke loves me. I take back what I said before; I don't deserve that much.
"Senpai," I say quietly, looking into Sasuke's eyes, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said. It was just on the spur of the moment." There's a moment of silence before Sasuke replies.
"Hn. You're going to have to stop calling me Senpai," he says, looking away from me and out towards the view. "Just call me by my name."
"Sasuke," I say, "I love you, too." He turns his head to look at me, and for a few seconds we just look into each other's eyes. Then, Sasuke leans forwards, grabbing my chin gently, and he places a quick, soft peck on my lips. It's enough to tell me that he's forgiven me, and that's enough for me.
"Hn. Maybe I should stop doing nice things for you," Sasuke says quietly after a second, and I laugh. He smirks, and I'm relieved to feel the tension lift. I'm still appalled at how I let my emotions get the better of me. I just jumped the gun and said something I really didn't want to say. I thought he was only worried about restoring his clan, but it seems I was wrong. Even so, who wouldn't want their children to grow up in the best environment for them? Sasuke must desire that for his children even more because of what he'd gone through with Itachi and all...
Then I remember what I'd heard Karin and Suigetsu talking about, and that I was going to ask Sasuke about it.
"Oh, Sasuke," I say, catching his attention, "I need to ask you something."
"Ask."
"Well... I wanted to know what happened during your mission to kill Itachi."
"Why?"
"I heard Karin talking to Suigetsu this morning, and well... I don't know, from what I heard, the reason you wanted to kill Itachi was kind of... nonexistent. They said you cried." I feel Sasuke falter, and he's silent as he seems to meditate over this.
"I don't know if what I was told was true," Sasuke begins. "I thought Itachi hated me, but then..." He pauses as he sighs heavily. Wow, he seems to be really distressed about this. "I was told a story different from the one I knew. According to that story, Itachi actually did everything he did in spite of himself, and for my sake."
"What? He killed your family and everyone you cared about! How does that even make sense?"
"I know how it sounds. Apparently, there had been a coup in the clan plotting to turn against the village, and since our clan was among the most powerful, they had to be stopped..." Sasuke pauses before continuing, seemingly gathering his thoughts. "From what I was told, Itachi was in even more pain than I ever was in, forced to kill his clansmen, his own family, but he couldn't bring himself to kill me. He endured the pain, all for me." He looks away from me, and I can't tell what he's thinking, but he seems to be very troubled. This story, what he'd heard, it can't be true, can it? Does Sasuke really believe it? He seems like he actually does.
"Do you believe it?" I ask.
"I don't know. I'd have to ask Itachi, but he's dead." I look out at the view as Sasuke does, listening to birds chatter and the rustling of leaves as the wind shakes the trees.
"Are you okay?" Sasuke looks at me, and I turn to face him. His eyes travel over the features of my face, then stop at my eyes. If I could only read his thoughts...
"Hn. What's done is done," Sasuke says, breaking eye contact with me. "So it doesn't matter either way. Itachi is dead, and even if my reasons for killing him were wrong, he's still dead in the end."
"Did you really cry?"
"Does it matter?"
"I don't know." Again, Sasuke pauses before speaking.
"Yes. I did." I don't reply, as I don't know how to. Sasuke cried... it's impossible for me to imagine. Sorry, but Sasuke just isn't the crying type. He really is distressed, and even though he makes as if he doesn't care, he really does. Well, it probably won't do any good to keep on the Itachi subject.
"Well, you're right," I say. "In the end, Itachi is dead, and nobody can change that. We just have to focus on the future. I can see why you're so determined to give your children everything you can."
"Hn. That's good. Makes it easier for me."
"Yeah," I smile. "What exactly do you want for your children, other than a peaceful household?"
"Everything I had growing up, before the massacre of my clan," Sasuke replies. "They will know respect, manners, all the normal stuff. They'll have a good education and opportunities to do whatever they please. They don't have to be shinobi if they don't want to." I think over this and remember all the things I'd ever said I wanted for my children, whenever I have them, that is.
"Hm. I always thought about that, giving my children plenty of opportunities and a great education so that they wouldn't be stuck on just one road for life. That way, they'd get to choose. I want to provide them with everything they'll ever want or need. I don't want them to want, but then all at the same time, I want them to know what it is to yearn, to have the desire for it so bad that their soul aches. In that way, they'd learn to work hard for what they want, so they won't be spoiled. That's what I want."
"It makes sense."
"Well I hope it does." Sasuke turns his head towards me and I laugh, looking at him. He smirks, then turns away again, allowing the silence to overcome us. For the next few hours, we sit out there, a few times making small talk. As the sun almost reaches midpoint in the sky, I feel my stomach growling, and I remember that I haven't had breakfast. Well, I certainly don't want to miss out on lunch.
"Hey, let's get something to eat," I say, apparently dragging Sasuke kicking and fighting out of his musings. He looks at me for a second as he processes what I've said.
"You can't eat anything today," Sasuke says at last.
"Why not?"
"Because. It's part of my plan to get you to Konoha safely."
"Okay. Why don't you tell me this plan?"
"Because if I tell you now it might go wrong later. Trust me. I know what I'm doing."
"Of course. Can I at least drink water?"
"No."
"Amazing."
"Hn. It's fine. I'll fast with you. It's only one day."
"Sure. Okay." Then there's silence, and Sasuke keeps glancing at me. After a while, I look at him and wait for him to look at me again, which he eventually does. I don't say anything, though, and neither does he. Then, he's standing up and extending a hand towards me.
"Come on," he says. "Let's go." I take his hand and he pulls me up before leading me back down the tree. I'm not sure how he navigates himself through this mess of foliage and nature, but he does.
"Where are we going?" I ask him as we go.
"To have some fun," Sasuke replies. Fun? Since when does Sasuke have fun? I hope it actually is fun. I'm not in the mood to be bored to death. Sorry Sasuke.
After a few minutes, we come near the end of the trees, and Sasuke begins walking normally. The thing that startles me at first is how he intertwines his fingers in mine when we begin walking, and he pulls me very close to his side. We emerge from the trees into the main road of a tiny village. As we walk along, Sasuke pulls my arm around his waist, then puts his own arm around my waist, making the gap between us nonexistent. I find it to be a little strange as it is unfamiliar to me, but I don't mind. I look around at the small buildings around us, and I realize that this is the tiny village that I went to for the ramen everyday while Sasuke was gone with team taka! It feels so cozy in this tiny place, and a smile graces my face.
Sasuke walks to a part of the village I haven't seen before, and there are a few little inns and other various shops surrounding the road. He leads me into one of the inns and asks the clerk at the front desk for a room. Why do we need a room? It'd be more convenient and comfortable if we just went back to the hideout, wouldn't it? Well, I guess Sasuke has his reasons.
After getting a room key from the woman, he leads me to our room. He ushers me in first, then enters and closes the door. I walk in and examine the room some before turning to face Sasuke.
"So, Sasuke," I begin casually, "what are we doing here?"
"Hn." That damn Uchiha grunt. It could apply in any situation, so there's no telling what will come afterwards. Then, he smirks. "Like I said, we're going to have some fun."
...((lemony material))...
Sasuke was right. It did hurt at first. It hurt a lot. I almost cried. But he comforted me and guided me through, so I guess it wasn't that bad. I mean, it was a hell of a lot better after the pain numbed and the pleasure hit. Afterwards, he pulled me on top of him and before I knew it we were both asleep.
I just woke up and it's getting dark out. My eyes slowly peel open to find that I can hardly see. I glance at the shutters over the window and see vague sunlight that's slowly disappearing. I breathe inwards, getting a foreign smell. So that's what sex smells like. I sigh heavily before examining the man I lie on. His eyes are closed, lips slightly parted as his chest rises and falls underneath me, and his raven hair is a mess. He's so handsome...
I suddenly remember that I'm returning to Konoha tonight, and it makes me kind of sad. I know I'm going to see him again, but I still hate being away. I smile to myself at this new aspect of our relationship. Never could I have imagined that Uchiha Sasuke would be my lover. Well, I ought to wake him up since it's getting late. He's going to want to get started on my returning to Konoha soon.
"Hey," I whisper, leaning up some. "Sasuke, wake up." His eyes flutter open and he looks at me. "It's getting late," I say. Sasuke turns his head to glance at the window before he sighs heavily, looking back at me.
"We have some time," he says. "Ready for round two?"
"What?" I ask, eyebrows stressed. His arms wrap around my waist and he pulls me down onto him.
"I'm just kidding," he sighs, and I smile.
"Let's cuddle," I say.
"We are cuddling."
"Sasuke?"
"Yes?"
"I love you." I tilt my head up to look at Sasuke, his eyes meeting mine. He pulls my head down, placing a chaste kiss on my lips. "Do you love me?"
"Don't ask questions you already know the answer to," Sasuke replies, and I rest my head back on his chest, a bit disappointed. There's a silence between us for a few seconds. "Of course I love you." A smile creeps into my face, and although I don't show Sasuke, I know he feels it. He sighs before sitting up, forcing me up as well. He leans back against the headboard and I sit in his lap, remaining with my body resting against him. "We have to go now," Sasuke says.
"I don't want to go," I whisper.
"Come on, let's shower." I comply and remove myself from Sasuke as he gets up from the bed, walking across the room stark naked. I watch him go into the bathroom and start a shower, the steam soon fogging the mirrors. When he steps into the shower, I get up and join him. We remain silent, and Sasuke knows I'm upset about leaving. After a while, he hugs me from behind and lets the hot water pour over us. I smile to myself a bittersweet smile. Sasuke is really nice in afterglow.
After we shower and get dressed, we leave the inn and head into the wooded area towards Konoha. We walk a ways into thickness of the trees in complete silence before Sasuke stops. He turns towards me, observing our surroundings before training his eyes on me.
"Do you know your way to the village from here?" Sasuke asks me, and I nod.
"Yeah," I reply, looking in the direction the village is in, although there's nothing to see but darkness.
"Okay," Sasuke says. "Run to the village." I furrow my eyebrows before I feel a sharp pain on my left shoulder. I hiss and grab my shoulder before looking at it to see my shirt has been sliced. After a few seconds, blood begins to pour from a deep wound, and I look up at Sasuke, horrified.
"Sasuke, what are you doing?" I ask, seeing him pull out more shuriken. He throws a few in my direction, and I dodge them, backing away. "Sasuke, stop!"
"Run, Rei," he orders, still making advances. I see that I have no choice but to run, so I turn my back to him and jump into the trees, traveling as fast as I can towards the village. I suddenly hear the sound of leaves shaking behind me, and I quickly turn my head to see Sasuke is pursuing me. Confused and scared, I continue on my way, trying to go faster as leaves and twigs whip my face and arms. I do my best to dodge the weapons Sasuke throws in my direction while not missing any trees ahead of me. It's difficult to remain vigilant during these hours of dark. When another shuriken grazes my right arm, I turn around and stop.
"Sasuke!" I yell, and he stops on a branch about ten feet away from me. "Why are you doing this?" Without even intending to, I begin crying because I don't understand what Sasuke is doing. He doesn't answer, but throws another weapon. With my eyes blurred with tears, I try to dodge it but lose my balance and fall. I hit a few branches in the way down, my efforts to stop the fall hardly apparent. My back hits the ground, knocking the wind out of me, and I know this is going to bruise. I see Sasuke land on the ground in front of me, and I quickly get up. I suppose I'll just have to run or fight.
I look again in the direction of the village to see that I'm much closer than I expected as lights shine vaguely from beyond the trees. I turn again towards Sasuke and find him to be right in front of me. I gasp and stumble back, and Sasuke's hand suddenly is around my throat. His grip tightens, choking me as he lifts me into the air with a single hand. I desperately grasp at his hand but find that I'm totally defenseless. He presses me against the trunk of a tree, meeting my eyes. He activates his sharingan, and I know he's going to use mangekyo. I don't even try to look away. Within seconds, I'm surrounded by absolute nothingness.
...
I gasp as I wake with a start, sitting in an upright position. I'm surprised when I look down and find parts of my body wrapped in bandage, and I lie back down with a groan as a splitting headache settles. My entire body is aching, and questions begin to form in my mind as a busty blonde woman with red lipstick walks in.
"Ah, I was told you woke up," the woman says, and I squint my eyes.
"Who are you?" I ask to find my voice is rather hoarse. "Where am I?" The woman smiles before answering.
"I'm Lady Tsunade," she replies, "the present Hokage, and you're in a hospital in the Leaf. Welcome to Konoha."
((Aha! It has been done! Well... Thanks for reading everyone! I really loved writing this. Oh, and please look at my new fanfic, Take Care, too. Let me know what you think of this and that and whatever. Have a good day))
