Author's Notes: Is it just me or do the first few lines copy themselves with everyone? The last few fics I've posted I had the first few lines copied at the very beginning…don't want people to think I'm computer illiterate or something. Anyways! So here we are on part two and please forgive me but the latest Indiana Jones movie gave me this idea for a certain part.
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Day 4: Afternoon in the Basement of Doom
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From the POV of our favorite Uchiha…
Well after the batteries in Sakura's flashlight died and due to our inability to use our chakra we found ourselves walking in the dark. So for the last hour give or take we've been wandering, I refuse to say aimlessly, with no idea where a possible exit could be. Let me clarify one thing, it hasn't just been walking…
Sakura was trying to keep in step with her companion, well that and trying to determine whether the floor would continue with her next step. Stepping just right her foot must have caught something for she found herself stumbling forwards. Her companion had somehow anticipated her fall and she found herself cushioned against the front of his body, the palms of her hands resting against his chest.
"Gomenasai Sasuke-kun," she murmured, her head tilted downward as she felt the rise and fall of his chest.
"What did you trip over?" responded her companion, yet making no attempt to distance himself from her.
"I don't know, I just stepped—
Well the sounds of kunai whizzing through the air was all the pair needed to high tail it in the opposite direction, running blindly until some light could be seen from up ahead.
So when Sakura wasn't tripping wire we were occupying ourselves with other things…
"Sakura just watch where you're walking."
"Sasuke-kun that only happened because I couldn't see where I was going."
"Hn."
"It did, really, besides I should say the same to you. Who knows you could be the one to set off the next trap."
"Not likely."
-SILENCE-
"Sasuke-kun…why did you stop walking?"
-GROUND SHAKES-
"Oh…that's why…"
And our two nimble shinobi appear to be trying out for the circus with all the moves they're making as the ground opens to reveal a pit of stakes below.
I'm not sure how much longer this tunnel goes on and who knows what those kids are up to, we can only hope that Naruto will come back soon and discover we're missing.
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"Let's see what's next on the list?" commented Naruto, his shopping cart a little more full then when we last saw him, "Toothpaste for the teme…hmm…what flavor would that teme like?"
We'll check back with Naruto later since there are many flavors to choose from, so for now Sasuke and Sakura you're on your own. Gambatte!
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"This reminds me of the time that Naruto and I got lost in Orochimaru's mansion," hastily remarked Sakura with a wave of her hand.
"When was this?" questioned her raven haired companion, glancing in her direction.
The medic nin winced for being so careless and sighed, "It was shortly after you had left Konoha."
Trying to lighten the mood the Uchiha continued, "Well what did Naruto do?"
His companion's attitude was back to normal in an instance, "Oh what didn't he do? First we had to go with Jiraiya so we make it down a stairwell after following Gamakichi…"
"Gamakichi? Do I even want to know?" questioned the shinobi, arching an eyebrow at the strange look on his companion's face.
Sakura laughed nervously, "One of Jiraiya's summons…so then we find ourselves looking at three separate tunnels so Jiraiya comes up with this great idea…"
"I can hardly wait to hear this…" informed the Uchiha with a sweatdrop.
"We'll have to go three separate ways. Well according to Naruto his instincts said the center, Jiraiya disagreed and proclaimed that he could predict which tunnel…so from out of nowhere he pulls out this pole, slams it into the ground and we watch as the pole falls pointing in one direction and the old pervert yells, Yes! This is the direction I shall go in!"
"That's so lame," muttered her companion.
"Yeah…so needless to say Naruto and I took the center tunnel and Gamakichi took the remaining tunnel."
"You let a frog go in search of Orochimaru?" was the Uchiha's flat response.
"Desperate times and all that," remarked the medic nin with a wave of her hand, "So long story short we end up going down the tunnel and leave it to Naruto to tell me to be careful and he sets off a fury of shuriken from the ceiling and we have to flee for our lives. Then the baka trips a wire and the ceiling opens up and he pulls me out of the way as spears come out of the walls. In case you hadn't already guessed it, Naruto's instincts were a little off that day."
The Uchiha couldn't help but arch an eyebrow at how his companion's fists were clenched, her eye twitching and nearly shaking with fury as they stood beside one another, "Aren't they always?"
"So I get up and that baka is trapped and I think, it's my fault and as I scream his name and run to him that baka has the audacity to say," and in a voice much like Naruto's, "What the hell? Now I can't get out."
"And you probably said something along the lines of him misleading you?"
"You're damn right I did! But the worst part of that whole ordeal was when I faced Kabuto and he would have killed me if it weren't for Naruto. I really thought that I had lost another teammate that day."
"Sakura," began Sasuke, noticing how quiet she had become after voicing those words.
He may have been a little more comforting had he not noticed that for some reason he was now eye level with the medic nin.
"I mean I just—
"Sakura!" cried Sasuke drawing her from her thoughts as he started to get an understanding of the situation.
"Nani?" Sakura blinked, she hadn't been eye level with Sasuke since they were twelve, her eyes widening, "What the hell?!"
"It's quicksand!"
"Who the hell puts quick sand in a basement?!"
"Incase you've forgotten we're not exactly dealing with Konoha's most outstanding citizens here!"
"What should we do, Sasuke-kun?"
"For starters stop moving you'll only sink faster."
-SILENCE-
"Sasuke-kun…"
"Yes Sakura, I know we're still stinking..."
"Sasuke-kun, what are you—
"We're getting out of here one way or another," informed the sharingan wielder, the three tomoes activated in each of his eyes.
"Sasuke-kun—
All the medic nin could see in the dimly lit area was something shoot up from the quicksand and that the spot that her companion had once been occupying was completely deserted.
She couldn't help but blink at the empty spot before her, not a moment later something long and slender fell before her and the voice of her companion reached her ears.
"Sakura, grab hold and I'll pull you out."
"Hai—
Her sentence ended rather abruptly as her hands reached for the rope before her and her eyes fell on a slithering tongue resembling a blow out that one would find at a birthday party.
"What are you waiting for?" questioned the Uchiha standing out of reach of the quicksand with an annoyed expressioned.
"What am I waiting for?!" cried the irate girl, her eyes darting from the snake back to her would be savior.
"Just grab hold," informed Sasuke, watching as his teammate appeared to be sinking more rapidly due to the flailing of her arms.
"Hell no! That's a snake!"
"Grab it Sakura before you sink," remarked the irritated teenage boy.
"I'd rather die," flatly stated the female whose flailing ceased at his response.
"Suit yourself."
And with that the wind could have possibly just blown past the pink haired girl as she watched the snake retract from whence it came and her companion walk off with his hands in his pockets.
"Sasu-ke-kun?" uttered the medic nin in disbelief.
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Meanwhile in the little house of horrors…
"Kisho," began Miyako, scribbling away in her coloring book, "How do you think Onee-chan and Onii-san are?"
"Why do you ask Miyako?" pondered Kisho, looking up from the security camera in front of him.
"Oh I just kind of like them is all…" replied the blonde with a few more scribbles on her paper.
"Hai Kisho, they're not so bad…" remarked Yuuki, "So far they've managed to handle everything we've thrown at them. And Naruto Onii-san is asleep on the couch…"
"Mm…Yuuki's right, these babysitters aren't like the others," informed Miyako.
"Well they're not out of the basement yet…"
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"I've got it!" exclaimed the blonde shinobi to an entire aisle of shoppers, "The perfect toothpaste for the teme!"
And with that he proceeded with his list…
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"Sasuke-kun?"
-SILENCE-
"Sasuke-kun?"
-MORE SILENCE-
"Damn it! Give me the snake!"
-PLOP-
The medic nin's eye twitched uncontrollably as the snake landed in front of her and she placed her hands around it.
"Ok! I've got it!"
"You sure?" came a teasing voice from the shadows.
"Shannaro! Just get me out of here Sasuke-kun!"
-Few minutes later-
With a sigh the medic nin plopped down on what appeared to be safe ground and groaned, "If it's not frogs with Naruto it's snakes with Sasuke-kun."
"Why are you complaining Sakura?" questioned her companion, "After all you summon sl—
"That's entirely different Sasuke-kun. Anyways, let's…"
She ended her sentence after taking in his form. The sharingan user appeared to be panting as the medic nin watched him slide down the wall and take a seat next to her.
"Sasuke-kun?" questioned Sakura her voice full of concern as she quickly sat on her knees and instinctively placed her hand on his shoulder, "Daijoubu?"
"Hai…" responded Sasuke, his back leaning against the wall as he caught his breath.
"It was too much for you with the chakra barriers in place…" reprimanded his companion, "You shouldn't have been so reckless, Sasuke-kun."
"Hn. It got us out of the quicksand didn't it?" commented the Uchiha as he watched her take off her gloves.
"Sasuke-kun, don't you realize that just like Kakashi sensei if you use the sharingan too often that you'll—
"Its fine Sakura," interrupted the sharingan wielder, "We have to find a way out of here and—
"No way, Sasuke-kun," now it was the medic nin's turn to interrupt, "Not until I help ease the pain you must be experiencing."
"Sakura, really it's—
His voice broke off at the look of concern on her face as she leaned forward holding her right hand outward.
Based on the look on his face she hesitantly began and in a calming voice, "Sasuke-kun, close your eyes and I'll begin with your right eye and start to ease the pain."
For once the Uchiha was quick to comply. Perhaps it had been the look in her eyes or the tone of her voice that had told him not to argue. She smiled at the thought of Uchiha Sasuke for once doing what he was told and set to work.
The Uchiha wasn't sure why but the idea of having someone to care for him wasn't unpleasant, neither was the idea that it was Sakura whose chakra was flowing into him.
Perhaps Haruno Sakura wasn't so annoying after all.
One thing was for certain they wouldn't be getting out of this basement before dinner, might as well enjoy the fact that there were no current life threatening obstacles for the moment. Her voice alerted him to the fact that he was falling asleep, but he couldn't bring it within himself to open his eyelids.
"Sasuke-kun?" her voice was a gentle whisper.
"Hn?"
"Can we stay here for a little while?"
He managed to open one eye and was surprised to find that it did not ache. The sincere look on her face told him that the apparent lack of sleep and chaos that they had endured over the last four days had taken its toll on the medic nin. It would appear that her medical ninjutsu like anything required that she be in top condition.
Closing his eyelid once more he murmured, "Hai, Sakura."
"Arigato…" was her tired reply as she positioned her back against the wall.
The Uchiha felt the weight of her side lean against his and shortly after the side of her face against his shoulder.
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Alright! Part 3 is in the works…I love playing with SasuSaku! Please review.
