SasuSaku Month 2014

Day 11 Prompt - A Night With No Stars

Two teens were lying down on a blanket, looking up at the dark sky. Sakura had wanted to go star-watching, so Sasuke had taken her for a picnic at the top of Hokage Mountain. After talking for ages, Sasuke had lain down with one hand under his head. Sakura was using the same arm as a pillow and lying next to him. She was animatedly describing something to him, and Sasuke was listening to her with his eyes closed.

Suddenly, the weight on his arm lifted, and he got a punch to the chest. "Sasuke-kun! You weren't listening to me!"

"Sakura, I've been listening to every single word you've said about Shikamaru forgetting his date with Ino."

"No, you weren't. You were sleeping."

" 'Ne, Sasuke-kun! Don't you think that was incredibly stupid of Shikamaru to forget?' Wasn't that your last sentence?"

Sakura glared at him. "Don't be so sarcastic. Arghh, I can't wait! When will the clouds clear?"

"And how, do you presume,that I am supposed to know that?"

"But I wanted to see the stars tonight."

"I'll bring you again sometime."

"But Sasuke-kun!"

Sasuke sighed and wondered why the sky had to be cloudy that day of all the days. He looked around for inspiration, but found nothing. As he thought of something to distract the pinkette, his prayers were answered by the pinkette herself.

"Hey, Sasuke-kun! Look at this!"

Sasuke rolled over and pushed himself up. He walked over to the pinkette who was crouching on the ground some way off. He knelt down next to her, and tried to figure out what had her so interested and excited. Finding nothing, he asked, "What happened?"

"Look at it, I've never seen anything like it before."

He followed her jade wonder-filled gaze to a small clump of plants, with feathery tops. With an incredulous exxpression, he said, "You mean the dandelions?"

"Those are dandelions?"

Sasuke couldn't believe this. "Haven't you seen them before?" He asked softly.

"No, Sasuke-kun. They're so tiny."

Sasuke's lips were twitching. Then, he had an idea. "So, you've never made a wish?"

"A wish? What are you talking about?"

Sasuke smirked. He plucked a dandelion and held it between his thumb and index finger. "You hold a dandelion like this, make a wish, and then blow the seeds away." He closed his eyes for a few moments, and then, raising the plant, blew out, making all the seeds float off.

Sakura's eyes were wide with wonder. "I never knew that. My turn!" And she repeated the same sequence as Sasuke, blowing away more seeds. Sasuke watched her with a soft gaze and the traces of a smile.

"Hey, Sasuke-kun, what did you wish for?"

"I didn't. I just did it to show you."

"Oh... Well, I wished that the sky clears up soon so that we can see the stars."

"Hn."

"But, are you sure you didn't wish for anything?"

"No, I didn't."

"Does Sasuke-kun think Sakura's wish was a good wish?"

Sasuke couldn't understand for his life, how this ultra-smart girl could ask the silliest but cutest questions. "Well, I think we need to keep you away from dandelions if it makes you talk in third person. And, I don't really know."

"But, don't you want to see the stars?"

"I don't really know, Sakura."

"But why, Sasuke-kun?"

Sasuke looked up at her innocent face, with her bright green eyes sparkling with excitement. To him, all the stars paled in comparison to the light she radiated, and the sun couldn't keep up with her warmth. Her eyes, the gates to her soul, sparkled more than a thousand stars.

"I have all the stars I want right here with me."