Happy Valentines day everybody!
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Sakura was standing at the top of the highest tower from the land of sound. It was a dark, windy and cloudy night but the sparkle of the city lights far below the tower were still visible. Sakura stood next to Sageki, both of them dressed in Anbu outfits. He turned to her and softly kissed her forehead. She looked up at him in confusion. He turned away from her and walked to the ledge of the building. He faced her and began shouting the poem aloud to her. Sakura remembered this poem by memory already, she didn't need to hear it again- she already opened the box. She just needed him to return home. She pleaded with him to stop and return home, but it didn't stop him from repeating the poem again louder. Sakura grew distressed as the air whipped across her face with the increasing winds. Sageki rose his arms up to the sky before looking up and tilting his head back away from the ledge. "Stop Sageki! You'll fa-" Sakura shouted out, but it was too late. His silhouette could be seen falling backwards off the edge of the tower. Sakura sprinted to catch him but her run was significantly slower than usual. She arrived at the edge and swiped at the air, trying to grasp him. She jumped off the ledge, without thinking, as she shouted his name. Her outstretched arms were covered in seals. She gasped in shock, her chakra wasn't going to be able to save them! Fear raced through her as she realized they were going to die. Sakura reached for Sageki on the fall downward and he reached up for her but the sensation of falling down the building overwhelmed her. The concrete came racing up to meet that at a high speed.
Sakura jolted up in bed screaming, "SAGEKI!".
Her breathing was erratic and she was filled with panic. Sasuke was startled awake, he sat up and turned over to Sakura.
"What happened? Calm down." Sasuke sat up and placed his hand on her back. Sakura flinched at Sasuke's touch. She was so panicked. She turned to face Sasuke and saw the concern in his eyes. She threw her arms around his neck. She wanted to calm down but the anxiety was overwhelming. She was breathing heavily, searching the room for the words to describe this sensation. She said nothing but just kept breathing rapidly.
Sasuke was completely alarmed. He froze, considering whether or not to shake her off of him. Considering her panic, he decided against it. He knew she was the only one who held him when he went through so much worse. He placed his hand her back gingerly as she tried to collect herself in his arms. He let her take her time.
After a few moments Sakura was finally calming down.
Tired of sitting up, Sasuke slowly laid back down with Sakura in his arms. Once she noticed they were vertical, she removed her arms away from his neck and pressed them on the mattress next to him. She lifted her head up to meet Sasuke's eyes with confusion. "What-" she began to ask.
Sasuke rolled his eyes at her then pressed his hand on her head to lay her down on his bare chest. She put up no resistance and laid on him. Her blush was unrelenting as she got herself comfortable. Resting her hand on his chest, she felt his soft skin. She could even smell his unique Sasuke scent. She closed her eyes and focused on the rise and fall of his chest as he covered her up with blankets and went back to sleep. She felt so warm and protected, it was a glorious feeling. She faded into sleep, thinking that no dream could be better than reality at the moment.
Sakura felt the covers pulled off of her. She grimaced at the cold and dug her face into Sasuke's chest.
"Oiy. Wake up" Sasuke commanded her with a stern voice.
He started sitting up, forcing Sakura to slide down his chest onto his lap. She rolled her back on his lap and stretched out with a yawn, arching her back. Sasuke took the opportunity to poke her in the ribs, breaking her stretch as she bent over to laugh. She slapped his hand away from attacking her rib again and sat up on the bed with a smile. Sasuke rubbed her head playfully as he got out of bed, turning her hair into a madman's nest. Sakura smacked his hand away as she quickly fixed her hair.
He turned on the bedside lamp and walked over to the bathroom. Sakura turned to watch him enter the bathroom with a stretch and a yawn. Biting her lip, she admired the countless muscles along his back and arms while he stretched. She smiled to herself and hoped one day they could be like this everyday.
Hopping out of the bed, she spotted the laundry basket on top of the broken wardrobe. She ran over to see that her Uchiha shirt was on the top, ready to be worn again! She was elated. She pulled out her black shorts and purple waist wrap with a smile.
"What size are your feet?" Sasuke asked watching her from the bathroom as he began brushing his teeth.
"Size 7" she replied,not thinking much of it.
"I have some old sandals that might fit you. They're underneath the bed" Sasuke said with a mouth full of paste.
Sakura turned to face the bed and ducked to look underneath. She crawled under the bed and pulled out three pairs of sandals. Trying on each one, the best fit was the sandals with the black shin guards attached. She sat up as she put them both on and did a bounce or two. She looked up to see Sasuke watching her from the bathroom, brushing his teeth as he gave her a thumbs up.
"Does this mean I get to leave?" Sakura asked innocently, confused as to why she was now given sandals…
"No." Sasuke replied, "you're coming with me as punishment for breaking my dresser".
A smile came over Sakura. This was her chance to escape! She wasn't about to refuse.
"Where are we going?" She asked, trying to hide her excitement.
"To town" Sasuke responded nonchalantly.
Sakura couldn't contain her evil little grin of happiness. Sasuke chuckled when he saw it. Sakura ran over to him and hugged him, showing him her appreciation.
"Oiy! Get off me" he told her as he poked her rib with the toothbrush. She let go with a giggle and ran back to the dresser to get her clothes and a fresh towel.
Sasuke held his annoyed glare at her as she came back into the bathroom.
"I'm going to shower now" Sakura chirped at him. She threw her clothes and towel on top of the hamper next to the bath. Waiting for him to leave.
Sasuke turned around to face her with disbelief in his eyes.
"No. I'm going to shower first. Get out." Sasuke informed her as he pointed to the door.
"I need boiling hot water though" Sakura said as she looked up at his stern glare. It no longer had any effect on her, she saw through it. She knew where she had him wrapped around her finger.
They stood glaring at each other in the bathroom for a few moments. Sakura slowly lifted her arms up to reach the knot behind her neck to undo the sarong. She paused and watched his response, expecting him to back off. Sasuke called her bluff, he wasn't about to get out of the bathroom.
"You're choosing the wrong person to call a bluff on, Uchiha Sasuke" Sakura informed him as she began undoing the knot. She held up the untied ends in both hands. Sasuke was breaking. A blush slowly began appearing across his face as she started to lower her hands.
"FINE" Sasuke huffed, "I'm getting out because I chose to, not because you wanted me to".
He dragged his feet out of the bathroom only to turn back around as he was passing the door to catch Sakura's evil grin again. She closed the door seconds after dropping the sarong.
Sasuke stood outside the bathroom trying to figure out what had just happened. He placed his palm on his forehead.
"That girl is the evilest little thing I have ever met" he whispered to himself.
Trying to decipher if that was a good or bad thing, Sasuke decide to get his mind off of it. He would shower in the commons to save time. Got fresh clothes from the basket on top of the shambles of the dresser and a towel before leaving the room.
By the time Sasuke returned, Sakura was dressed and ready to go. He opened his bedroom door to find Sakura sitting on his bed waiting for him. She jumped up to greet him, trying not to be too suspiciously happy about her chance to escape.
Sasuke looked her up and down for a moment. She wore the blue Uchiha shirt he cut up for her, her black tights, the purple cloth tied together and the long black sandals that came up to her knees.
"You're going to get wet" Sasuke told her casually, contemplating her outfit.
Sakura paused at the sentence. Her eyes shot open and darted around the room in confusion.
"What kind of response was that after that whole look me up and down motion?" Sakura asked with disgust and confusion.
Sasuke shook his head trying to claim innocence.
"ITS RAINING. The land of RAIN. Raining." He tried to correct her condescendingly. "Perv" he whispered as an afterthought while he reached into one of the broken drawers to pull out a long black cloak. He tossed it up at her as she pouted in the background.
She grabbed it and dramatically threw it over her shoulders.
"Hey. I've always wanted to be an evil villain. I feel like I would have a knack for it" Sakura joked as she posed like a vampire with the black cape dragging on the floor.
"Trust me, you took that crown a while ago, Mrs. Nomura" he joked at her expense as he walked over to grab his sword next to the bed. He took the ends of her cape and began to cut it to ankle height for her with his sword. He took a step back and turned his head to the side as he looked at her. Sakura held back her smile as she watched him look her over. She held out her arms and did a twirl to check if the cape was the right length. Looking back up at him she couldn't hold back her smile. He grinned at her, it was hard to deny that she was cute.
"It's funny. You can hardly see your horns from this angle" Sasuke commented as he placed his sword back in its sheath, happy with the length of the cape.
He walked over to the bedside table and took out a small money bag, stuffing it into his pockets. Without another word he turned off the bedside table lamp and headed for the door.
Sakura cleared her throat loudly, holding out her forearms for Sasuke to undo his seals. She tried to give him the biggest innocent smile she could muster.
Sasuke turned around to Sakura's forearm display and scoffed in her direction.
"I'm not stupid" Sasuke chuckled at her, "If you're self-conscious about it, then you can use my forearm wraps to cover up the markings". He pointed to the clean laundry hamper before turning back around to undo the seal of the bedroom. Sakura glared at him as she walked over to retrieve the black wraps and pull them on her forearms.
"Just know, if I lose sight of you- I'm activating those seals on your forearms to burn like nothing you've ever felt before" he threatened as he walked out of the room, leaving the door open for her. Sakura looked up in shock, she didn't know he could do that. She had to think of a plan to get out of these seals, they were going to be the death of her.
She ran to follow along-side Sasuke as he guided them out of the lair. There were some strange noises in the distance echoing through the halls. Sakura couldn't quite put her finger on it, but decided to ignore them.
It wasn't long before they ran into Suigestu and Jugo passing by in the hallway.
"If it isn't Sasuke and his kitten!?" Suigetsu hollered out with a big smile.
Sasuke exhaled deeply with irritation.
"Sui, Jugo. What are you two doing?" Sasuke asked. They stopped right in front of the two as Jugo waved at Sakura. Sakura shyly returned the wave.
"We were just on the way to ask you a question" Suigetsu said, "You see, we made the concoction just as you wrote it for cell number 3, but once we gave it to him it was just vomiting everywhere. It's pretty gross and still going on right now, Karen is trying to make sure he doesn't die. I just think we mixed up the concentrations wrong somewhere, do you mind if I went over it with you again?".
Sasuke nodded and looked over at Sakura.
"Stay. Here." Sasuke said sternly as he pointed to the ground at her, "I'll be back in a moment". Sakura shrugged and rested against the wall.
The three of them began walking down the hall and turned into an open room.
Sakura huffed. She couldn't believe Sasuke was helping them with torture. She was more insulted that they didn't want her opinion on the matter. She could do torture! They think that Konoha doesn't torture? Psh.
Moments had passed when Sakura heard the sharp scream of a girl. She instinctively ran off in the direction of the scream.
She turned the corner and ran down a hallway that had a few iron doors with holes in the center. It looked like prison doors, she could feel small amounts of various chakra coming out from behind the doors. She kept running to the scream, trying to ignore her senses telling her to turn back.
Sakura saw the red-haired girl from the previous day come out of one of the rooms. Her hair was disheveled and she was hunched over a open door as she held her arm in pain. Sakura arrived at her side and began quickly assessing her.
"Are you okay?" Sakura asked, startled. The girl looked up at her, wincing in pain.
"You again?" She groaned.
"Let me see your arm, I can heal it" Sakura said, holding her arm out to help her.
"I'm fine!" She shouted at Sakura, smacking her hand away.
Sakura got a jolt of electricity run down her spine. She suddenly caught the sense of a very familiar chakra. Sageki. Her eyes shot up in fear.
She ignored the girl and tried to open the door behind her further to see who was inside.
Sakura let out a loud scream as her seal began to seer into her and rise up further into her arms, flowing into her veins like a fiery poison.
Suigetsu, Sasuke and Jugo were walking down the hallway toward Sakura and Karin. Everyone grew alarmed at Sakura's sudden screams except Sasuke.
"I told you to wait in the hallway didn't I?" Sasuke screamed from down the hall.
Sakura bent over in pain and still had the energy to hold up her middle finger towards him. Sasuke inhaled with annoyance. He released the burn of the seal and Sakura fell to her knees.
The three men walked up to Karin and Sakura. Karin had a grin across her face, enjoying the entire situation. "What is she doing her? Are we finally putting her in a cell?" Karin asked.
Sasuke bent over and helped Sakura to her feet. Sakura glared at Sasuke as she stood up. He kept his hand on her back as he addressed his three teammates.
"I'll return in a couple of hours. Jugo is in charge while I'm gone." Sasuke commanded them.
"Wait wait! Where are you going Sasuke?" Karin asked inquisitively.
"Isn't it obvious? He's going on a date!" Suigetsu interjected, nudging Karin along with his elbow. Jugo shook his head, knowing that Suigetsu was just trying to rile her up. Sasuke also sighed, noting the same thing.
"Sui, stop it" Sasuke snapped at him.
"D-d-d-dddattee?!" Karin shouted out in alarm, "He's kidding right?!".
Sakura couldn't feel more awkward as she stood next to Sasuke rubbing her sore forearms.
"Sasuke isn't that kind of guy! Right Sasuke?! RIGHT?!" Karin yelled out. Sasuke rolled his eyes and led Sakura away from Karin as she began her rampage. Karin was screaming with outrage, calling Sasuke many names. Suigetsu was loving it, wrapped up in laughter as he hung on Jugo's shoulder. Jugo simply gave him a disapproving look.
Sakura walked with Sasuke down the hall away from the screaming redhead, his hand firmly on her back. Sakura turned around to give an apologetic grin to Karin.
Not steering his eyes away from the path in front of him, Sasuke caught Sakura's grin. "Don't do that. You're only feeding into her delusion" Sasuke mentioned to Sakura.
"I'll stop enjoying it when you stop first. Don't think I don't notice your hand" Sakura snapped back at him as she pushed his hand away from her back. Sasuke chuckled as they turned the corner.
"You are evil" he said with a smile, "someone else wouldn't have caught that".
"You're worse! You didn't even deny her accusation" Sakura scoffed at Sasuke with her arms crossed.
"You didn't either. You don't even know her name and you've already slammed her into a dresser and taunted her as you walked away from her with me" Sasuke added with a grin.
Sakura stayed quiet, trying to hold back her smile.