Where have you been? (Chapter 8)
Chapter 8
"So you came back, Sasuke, you've reached your first goal I presume?"
I looked at Kakashi who had asked me the question and set aside the thought of Sakura and Naruto talking about me.
"Yes Itachi's dead, I came back to Konoha to fulfill my second goal in life"
Kakashi laughed for a while, I glared at him was he laughing at me.
"So that is what that look to Sakura is about, she has grown hasn't she? She's a real woman now… but I wouldn't be surprised if she's still waiting for you to open up."
I sighed, how I wished that what he said was true, but Sakura had told me she moved on it was a crazy infatuation.
"No she's not waiting anymore"
"How d'you know?"
I looked into the fire before looking back at Kakashi and answering silently:
"Because she told me… I was stupid to tread her like that I never thought that one day I'd actually fall in love with her... but I have fallen for her… But the feelings aren't returned anymore"
Again Kakashi started to laugh, but this time louder tears of laughter came to his visible eye.
"Man, Sasuke you still don't know a lot about women"
He finally concluded silently.
"Of course she would say she's over you she doesn't want to get her heart broken again… Believe me if you would open up to her she would accept your love with open arms. Didn't you see all the looks she has been giving you?"
I sat there silently, amazed, was Kakashi right? Should I tell her what I felt? Kakashi finally stretched his body with a big yawn.
"I'm gonna hit my sack you guys"
He put up Naruto, Jiraya and his tent and when it was put up he immediately crawled in soon followed by Naruto and Jiraya.
"Sakura, you'd better get some sleep I'll stay watch"
I said as she stayed seated, she suppressed a yawn and stood up but she didn't go to our tent. Instead she sat down next to me.
"No I think I'll keep you company"
I noticed her skin was full of goose bumps and wrapped my arms around her, she lay her head on my shoulder. And that's when I knew I had to tell her right then and there, I softly whispered in her ear:
"Sakura….. I love you…"
On my cheeks was a light blush evident. She looked up and stared at me in unbelief.
"W-what d-did you s-say, S-Sasuke-kun?"
"you heard me, Haruno Sakura"
I brought my face closer to hers and pressed my lips softly against hers, she answered doubting. I cupped her left cheek with my hand and opened my mouth slightly and opened hers with my tongue, slowly my tongue started to find it's way into her mouth and it started to explore her mouth, she moaned softly into my mouth and after some time I finally felt her tongue making it's way through my lips. My tongue caressed every part of her mouth it was calm and sweet like a supple waltz. Her arms slowly snaked their way around my neck and pulled me closer to her, when we finally broke our kiss we were both panting, but my mouth immediately started kissing her neck, leaving small marks in her neck. Her fingers entwined with my hair, we continued our innocent ministrations until we heard a cough behind us, it was Naruto.
"Teme, I came to take your watch but I can see you're busy so I'll just get back to sleep."
"No dobe you sit here, we also need to sleep"
I answered laughing, Sakura blushed a bit, she still was a shy girl even though she had grown up. Naruto sat down near the fire as we crawled into our tents. We crawled into my sleeping bag together, and she quickly fell asleep in my arms. Her head was resting on my chest and one of her hands was on the other side of my chest one leg was laying over my hips and occasionally I would hear her mumble my name in her sleep, I smiled and that's how I fell asleep, smiling.
