Daydreamer
What Words Can Do
Ayane Selznick
Genre: Romance
Rate: M
Summary: People often say the words they didn't really mean to say. Sometimes they ended up hurting the person they like.
Author's Note: Just had this idea last night, thinking I haven't updated my one-shot drabbles XD There will be a hint of SaixSakura in here but this is definitely a SasuSaku chapter :D Sai and Sakura are just cute to make Sasuke jealous. Mwahahha the evilness! Enjoy!
Sakura was furious.
Her patient was looking at her, dreading that something bad might happen if she continued being in her condition. Even though her mind was drowning mad from what happened the other day, her hands were concentrating to heal her patient.
Click!
Oh geez, I forgot.
Sakura looked at her patient straight in the eyes. She knew that her patient felt her killing intent that she didn't mean to reveal. Sighing she completed the task and checked the patient one last time.
"You're okay now. But you have to rest for the day. Tomorrow you can leave." She forced a smile and hastily left the room.
Ugh, if I'm going to remember that I'm going to have headaches.
She stopped midway and shook her head. Still the memory of what made her mad had stuck in her head.
Keeping grudge won't do any good to me, too. It was just…
Sakura looked at the glass window beside her, excruciatingly remembering the person that provoked her anger.
…His words.
(Flashback)
The Godaime called an ANBU team lead by Uchiha Sasuke for a rescuing mission at Hidden Moon Village. Their client was actually the minister of the village, pleading to save his daughter from an underground army called Eclipse. They kidnapped his daughter to threaten him regarding the fall of his regime.
In his team he had Uzumaki Naruto, Sai and a Medic Nin to keep them alive; and the Medic Nin who volunteered was Tsunade's protégé, Haruno Sakura. Naruto was about to protest seeing as their mission would be deadly tough but Sakura could only reason out by saying…
"I have nothing to do anyway. Besides the Medic Nins can handle my duty."
Tsunade mentioned something about her being stubborn and determined in one but in the end she allowed Sakura to enter the game.
They chose a sneak attack to prevent more front liners to harm them but occasionally they would end up having minor injuries. When they reached the upper level they were barricaded by a number of guards resulting to overflowing actions and new damages on their side. Sai got the most injuries while he was standing as a lookout and a front line with Naruto beside him.
After their encounter with the guards, Sasuke ordered them to move forward.
"But Sai was injured. I have to treat his wounds first." Sakura declared with a look of frown towards Sasuke's back.
Sasuke was about to oppose when Naruto suddenly backed her up. Naruto told him that they have to take a break for a while until they're set for the next encounter. They don't know what would happen next, it's best to replenish their stamina before another half of the army attacks them.
"No, it's okay. I'm fine." Sai butted in, receiving the team's attention. He smiled and added, "Sasuke-kun's probably in a hurry so we should get going now."
Sakura gave him a grim look and strongly shot back, "With that kind of wound you won't be able to help us later. So sit down and let me help you."
Finalizing her words, Sasuke ushered his team to hide in a storage room where Sakura immediately treated Sai's wounds. The Medic Nin had an obvious anxiety all over her face. She looked at the fresh deep cut on Sai's abdomen. If they had moved ahead he might have fainted during the skirmish.
Being observant he noticed how grimly worried his Sakura was. While she was tending to his wounded side, Sai slowly put his hand on top of her healing hand. Surprised by his action, Sakura looked at him with a "what was that all about" look. The wounded ANBU gave a smile hoping to fade out the worried expression plastered all over her face.
His smile simply connoted that she shouldn't have worried too much because he'll live. It was as if Sakura read what his smile meant; she gave him a returning smile and proceeded to finish her task.
After a short period of break with all of them healed by their expert Medic Nin, Sasuke gave them the signal to move out and find the hostage.
Not long did they reach the chamber area where a few strong guards and the mastermind of the whole scenario greeted them with a threat. If they made a mistake, the minister's daughter will be killed instantly. Naruto and Sakura were the only ones in front line; the crowd didn't know that Sai and Sasuke were hidden elsewhere.
Naruto and Sakura acted like they've been surrounded so when the guards were about to capture them, Sai and Sasuke unleashed their techniques and wiped off half of the guards from behind. Alarmed, the mastermind and some of his men scattered everywhere and thus another round of fighting occurred.
Tajyuu Kage Bunshins made the fight easier. Sai was on his way to get the hostage when a group of elites blocked his way, provoking him to fight. Sasuke took the liberty to take down the leader, who was surprisingly skilled and tough. And for the last member, Sakura helped Sai to get rid of the elites and somehow found a small hope when she saw the hostage wriggling at a corner.
When she got rid of her last opponent she dashed her way towards the daughter and then—
—ALERT! ALERT!
Her team looked at the ceiling while the red light rotated everywhere in the room. The mastermind gave out his laugh telling them that once the hostage was out of her spot they would trigger a bomb. Sai and Naruto looked at Sakura who had clutched her hands upon realizing how stupid of her to just dove and tried to save the hostage.
Sasuke gave a warning look at Sakura but the young woman ignored it, shooting back a glare that told him that she would save the girl no matter what. So without much thinking she launched herself towards the corner and took out the hostage immediately. At the same time the bomb was activated.
Sai warned that the place would explode any minute. Sasuke gave out angry growl and finished off the mastermind. He and Sai quickly got out of the building while Naruto and Sakura helped the girl and escaped efficiently.
Skipping through gratitude and reward, Sasuke's team immediately left Hidden Moon Village to report their successful mission. On the way back however, Sasuke wasn't able to contain his frustrations when he suddenly spoke.
"You could have killed us all from your reckless actions."
Sakura knew he was talking to her however being the patient she was she chose to remain silent.
"Did you know that if the hostage was killed the minister would file a case against us?"
Somehow, something snapped inside Sakura's mind. She felt like she was about to unleash her inner persona to bicker with their jerk captain but before she exploded, Sai and Naruto backed her up.
"Sasuke, that's enough." Naruto started.
Sai added, "We didn't know about the alarm system and we could've probably killed, too if that guy didn't tell us about the bomb."
Their ANBU captain glared not to Naruto but to Sai.
"It's still reckless."
"Sasu—" Naruto tried to butt in but Sakura grew tired of the debate.
"ALRIGHT!"
Sai and Naruto shockingly looked at their teammate. They rarely heard her angry voice especially when it's not during some fight.
"Enough possibilities! The girl was saved what else are you upset about? I took that risk because anytime that moment she would be killed if not by his men it could be us!"
Sasuke had his brow twitched after Sakura's reasoning. Being himself though, his pride didn't want to lose from some verbal fight so he shot back.
"In this team, you will listen to your captain and do your job. Is that hard to understand?"
"It's my job to keep the team AND the hostage alive! Is it a mistake to save the girl?"
Before Sasuke even talked back Sakura quickly disappeared from their formation. Naruto shot a warning look at Sasuke then proceeded to follow their female teammate leaving the team captain and the-half-of-the-reason-why-he-was-mad, Sai.
(End of Flashback)
Sakura started walking away from the window until she felt presence following her behind. She knew who it was and decided not to start a topic to debate with so she continued walking until she reached her office.
Purposely leaving the door open, she strode her way to her chair, sat there and laid back. Her right hand reached her right temple to massage it as if it was pulsating in pain.
"Can I talk to you?" A deep voice started.
Sakura didn't have to open her eyes to see who just invaded her privacy. She could easily visualize him and his body inclined on a doorframe with his arms crossed over his chest. To annoy him more she just continued rubbing her temple, deliberately ignoring his inquiry.
"I'll take it as a yes." He continued as he entered her office, closing the door behind, actually locking it.
His footsteps slowly echoed to the cement floor as he trudged his way towards her desk. Seeing as he was so close to her only with the desk in between, she decided to open her eyes and look at him. His face was, well, emotionless.
"What do you want?"
"Refer to my first statement."
He noticed her brow twitched from annoyance. Cruel as he was, he had fun watching her annoyed because of him.
"Sasuke, I don't have time to bear with your manners. Please leave." There was a hint of sarcasm and pain in her tone and she really did want to get rid of him. She's still mad at him.
"Will you just give me a minute?" Sasuke insisted.
Snapping a nerve or two, Sakura glared at him. Strongly telling him that she had enough of this and she really didn't want to see him right now. She was still furious at him. She had enough of him talking while she was always listening.
"I've had enough of you talking the whole time, Sasuke. Just leave me alone." She seethed.
Apparently Sakura just snapped a nerve from Sasuke. He smacked his balled fist on her desk, demanding her once again to listen to him. The young Medic Nin just glared back at him but somewhere behind her mind, she was a little scared. Was it really important?
A minute or two passed by yet none of them decided to start a conversation. Sasuke gave out a deep sigh, evidently announcing that he would start talking to her.
"I'm sorry for mocking you. I know it's not right to mock you in front of the team."
"It's still wrong for you to mock me every time." Sakura butted in.
"But it was your mistake when you butt in and eventually giving out orders."
"Safety first, Sasuke. Safety first."
"I know what's good for my team."
"No you don't!" Sakura resorted to yelling seeing as Sasuke won't let be defeated easily.
Sasuke sent her a warning look as he continued, "If I don't then I won't be considered as a captain."
"Being a captain is just a title—"
"—Being nice to everybody lets an open for them to take advantage of you."
Letting his words sink in, Sakura immediately stood up from her seat, looking at him with blood shot eyes.
"Wha-what did you say?"
He just shrugged her query away, since he didn't want to blow up his intentions. He placed his palms on her desk. Little by little he closed their gap by advancing his face near hers. It looks like he was provoking her.
"I don't like it when a man touches my woman."
"Wha—"
His action was unpredictable and powerful. With swiftness of movements he crashed his lips to her already opened ones. Impatiently, he slipped out his tongue, missing her taste after two days of being avoided. Sakura's hands instinctively grasped the back of his hair and pulled him for an intense and passionate kiss.
Shortly, they pulled out from their hot kisses as they stare on each other's eyes. Their heavy breathing reverberated inside the four corners of her room.
"Shit. Sasuke, you were jealous!"
Not long did Sakura's laughter cover up Sasuke's breathing.
The End
Author's Note: Short and cheesy! Hooray for fluffiness! I'm thinking for a poll but I'll have it later when the time comes :D
Plug-ins: Someone Screaming (Dim Light) is updated please check it out, also the AU fantasy story entitled as A Utopian Chronicle. Lastly, I might add new story once Behind the Glares is finished. So stay tuned.