SasuSaku Month 2014

Day 28 Prompt- When The Power Fails


"You have got to be kidding me."

Sasuke had a wide smirk on his face. He said smugly, "No, Sakura. He isn't."

"Naruto, you really have got to be kidding."

"Oh, well, Sakura-chan, you see... uhh... um... he he." Naruto stuttered out.

A vein was pulsing in Sakura's forehead. Sasuke noticed this and took a few steps back. He knew his girlfriend extremely well. He could see all the telltale signs of her wrath building up. Unfortunately, Naruto couldn't, which guaranteed an entertaining episode. Any second now, the fun would begin. One, two-

"YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT YOU SEVERED THE MAIN POWER LINES TO THE ENTIRE VILLAGE WITH YOUR RASENGAN BY MISTAKE?!"

"Uh... yes?"

Sasuke cringed. 'Oh boy. Wrong answer, Dobe.'

Sakura's expression darkened and her eyes took on a sinister look. She lifted her head and her vision locked on to Naruto's face. She had a positively maniacal look. "Naruto.." she said sweetly.

"H-H-Hai, Sakura-chan?"

"Come over here, will you?"

"I-I'm q-quite okay here."

"Get the hell over here right now!" she barked.

Naruto snapped to attention and scurried over to her. The second Naruto was in arm's reach, Sakura built up chakra in her hand in an instant and punched him. Hard. He went flying through four trees with the sheer force of her hit.


Sasuke looked at the scene playing out in front of him, and mentally gave a long, low whistle. 'Damn, that had to hurt a lot. I almost feel sorry for him.' Then, he smirked. 'Who am I kidding? I don't feel sorry for him in the least. This is too amusing to pass up.'


Meanwhile, Sakura stomped over to Naruto. Picking him up by his collar, she lifted him so that his face was level with hers. Staring straight at him, she growled, "You baka. I am going to hit you, then heal you, then hit you again. I'm going to pummel you until each and every one of your bones is in pieces, then heal them and then repeat the entire procedure. By the time I'm done with you, death will seem like a 'sweet escape.' Clear?"

Naruto's eyes had widened to the size of dinner plates. The fear was evident in his cerulean orbs, as he nodded, too afraid to open his mouth. His eyes met Sasuke's for a second, over Sakura's shoulder. There was an unspoken plea in them. 'Sasuke, help me!'

Sasuke was watching the scene and felt pity for Naruto. It really had been an accident, and he hadn't been able to change course in time. Which was how he'd partially slashed the main power line. And Sakura was way more enraged than usual. Normally, she'd use Naruto as a punching bag for about two minutes, then heal all the bruises she inflicted on him, smile and that was that. Today seemed to be a different story altogether.


He stretched his limbs. 'Time to intervene.' He walked up to the two and gently placed his arms around Sakura's waist, gently tugging her to him. Her back was pressed against his torso. Strike one.

"Hey, Sakura. Why are you bothering yourself with the Dobe? You know that he's always been incredibly stupid. It's basically hardwired into him."

Sasuke rested his chin on her shoulder, his mouth next to her ear. His whispers ghosted over her neck, sending a shiver down her spine. Strike two.

"But, Sasuke-kun -"

Sasuke interrupted her. "Forget him. We were supposed to be on a picnic together, but ever since we've come, all I've been hearing from you is Naruto this and Naruto that. Last I checked, I was the one you were dating, not the Dobe."

For added effect, Sasuke stuck his lower lip out just a tiny bit, to show his annoyance. Strike three.


That slight pout settled the deal. Sakura forgot all about Naruto as she turned to Sasuke. "Gomen, Sasuke-kun! I completely forgot about the picnic! It isn't too late, so we can still go. Wait a minute and I'll get the basket."

Sakura dropped the poor Uzumaki, who landed in a heap on the ground. She gave Sasuke a kiss on his cheek and rushed off. Sasuke offered Naruto a hand, which he gratefully took. Pulling himself up, he muttered, "She could atleast have put me down a little more gently."

"Dobe, just be happy that I was here to save your sorry skin from her."

"Teme, I'm going to be eternally grateful to you for that! May all future Uchihas look really cute with dark hair and green eyes!"

Sasuke gently whacked his best friend on the shoulder. "Please don't be grateful to me if that's what I have to live with."

"Hai, hai." Naruto grunted, wincing in pain.

"You should go get the Hyuuga to take a look at you. She's a medic too, right?"

"Yeah, Hinata-chan can help, dattebayo! I'll go to her."

Naruto turned and was about to leave when a thought struck him. "Hey, Teme. How come that whenever you hit a power line, Sakura-chan never knows?"

Sasuke smirked. Thank Kami that he was a fire and lightning user. "That, Dobe, is because my Chidori is basically lightning. It doesn't sever the power lines. The only thing I end up causing is a power surge all over the village, not a blackout."

Naruto went away with a wail of "That's not fair, dattebayo!" Sakura reappeared with a wicker basket in her hand. "Let's begin that picnic, shall we?"

Sasuke decided to have some fun. "What if I don't want to?"

"Sasuke-kun! Why not?"

"Well, maybe if my own girlfriend paid a little more attention to me when we were supposed to be on a date, I would."

"Sasuke-kun, I said I'm sorry! I didn't mean to ignore you."

"Hn."

She came up to him, wrapping him in a hug. "What can I do to make it up to you?" She mumbled into his chest.

"Well, you could give me one of your heavenly tomato sandwiches that I can smell all the way over here."

Sakura smiled and playfully shoved him. "You're mean, Sasuke-kun."

"Aa, but you wouldn't have me any other way." He said with a smirk.

Sakura gave him a short, but loving kiss. "No, I wouldn't."