Pain
By Elli Cole
Pein x Sakura
Inspiration: Such a Charming Veneer by Fallacy
For: My gramma who I consider as my second mother. May her soul rest in peace.
The first time she saw him walk through the prison gates, her breath hitched as quickly as his gaze lingered on her. She wanted to trail the wounds that covered his body and heal them so it wouldn't blemish his pale skin. The rings on his face glinted in the sunlight and she watched in interest as he walked inside the compound.
"Sakura-san," a voice called out to her and shook her out of her reverie. She looked at the man beside her wearily. "You're requested to join the ANBU squad in questioning the Akatsuki leader."
She nodded her head and followed the man.
There, she met the Akatsuki leader personally. It was just a meeting of acknowledgement as she got to know his name. Pein. It suited him. It was quick and unheeded as they talked discreetly. But before she can exit the room, she was asked to heal his wounds. She turned to him with wide eyes.
"I—"
"Don't worry," he said quietly. "I won't hurt you."
Sakura nodded her head. "Please take off your clothes."
He raised a brow at her. She blushed. "Uh… but you can leave your pants on… if you want."
He complied and took off his cloak. Soon his fishnet top and his scratched headgear followed. Sakura blushed as his muscles flexed under her gaze as he moved in precision. She moved closer to him and touched him. He was warm and hard on the contact of her skin to his.
"Are you feeling any pain?" She asked him quietly.
Her fingers passed through his flushed skin slowly. He tensed lightly as he shook his head. She continued to touch him like that. It was the only time that she could get away with it. She would pass it off as the usual medical check-up when in reality… she just wanted to feel him.
Why was she being nice to him? He was an S-class criminal and he had killed innocent people before. He deserved to be treated roughly but Sakura's hands didn't comply. She carefully and gently touched and healed this man.
But why?
"Your wounds aren't that much life-threatening," she said softly. "You're alright."
He turned his head to the side so it was out of her line of eyesight. He murmured something under his breath. Sakura obliviously turned away and didn't expect to be back from that point on. But she kept being called. And she kept healing him.
In that span of time, she found herself being drawn closer to him. And in that span of time, he learned to need her because she was the only one he can count on.
oOo
End Note: It's a good thing I consider writing as my output.