Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Note: These chappies seem a lot longer on Word, but they seem to shrink on
here! Oi!
* * *
Sakura vaguely remembered falling asleep in the tree with Sasuke. Now, she
was in her bed.
"Oh, he must've brought me here after I feel asleep," she said, groggily
stringing the two thoughts together. She sighed blissfully and lied back
down in her bed, snuggling her pillow. "That was so amazing last night."
she continued to herself, gazing up at the ceiling.
Suddenly, her alarm went off, interrupting her one-sided conversation.
She jumped up quickly, pulling on her normal gear. Today, though, she made
sure her hair was perfect.
"You can't be too careful." she said, thinking of Sasuke.
* * *
"Good morning, Sakura-chan!" called Naruto from the day's meeting point.
He, as usual, was being unbearably hyperactive. She waved lightly and sat
down, her mood a tad more friendly than yesterday's.
"Oh, Sasuke-kun! Good morning!" she cried out suddenly, as the dark boy
walked in. Sakura mentally noted, though not with much interest, how he had
taken the same path she had out into the woods. He turned his head to the
two, his normal cold expression still plastered onto his face.
"Eh." he replied simply, not trying to notice the crushed look on Sakura's
face as he sat down away from the others.
'Did I do something wrong last night?' panicked Sakura mentally. Dozens of
emotions immediately rushed her; feelings of fear, rejection, slight anger,
and helplessness. She slumped down dejectedly and let herself think sadly.
* * *
"Hello, class!" called Kakashi in his all-to familiar tone. Instead of
nagging him about his lateness, Sakura only sighed and stood up
expectantly. Naruto looked at her quizzically, waiting for her to start her
usual lecture. Sasuke glanced at her, but said nothing.
"Well then. quiet today! Since there aren't many missions, we will be doing
training exercises in the forest. You need to find a certain plant for me.
It has green leaves with purple spots, and you have two hours to meet me
back here with it. This will train your eyes. Ready, steady, go!"
Though his voice was enthusiastic, the three students only walked off, each
taking their time.
* * *
Sakura sighed and began her search, though her heart was not in it. She
prayed for Naruto not to come with her, but many prayers don't get
answered.
"Sakura-chan!" the blonde boy called, jumping at the girl from behind her.
He waved his hand in front of the pink-haired teammate's eyes, but her gaze
was vacant and uninviting. He poked his head in front of her face as she
stopped walking.
"Ne, Sakura-chan? What's wrong?" he asked quizzically. He stepped in front
of her, just in case she wanted to walk off. "Talk to me!"
Sakura only stared blankly at him, her once lively green eyes now clouded
with sadness and confusion.
"Go away, Naruto," she said softly.
"No, not until you tell me what is wrong! Are you sick? Are you hurt?"
Naruto began feeling her forehead. "Maybe some idiot kid got you sick
yesterday!"
"I said go away!" the girl said, her voice now stony and cold. She slapped
his hand off of her head.
Naruto rubbed his hand confusedly, and was about to pester her some more,
until he saw the tears in her eyes.
"Fine, Sakura-chan. I will leave you now," he said dejectedly, walking off
into the thick underbrush.
Sakura sighed and leaned against a tree, feeling guilty about yelling at
Naruto. She knew that he cared about her, but she just didn't want to talk
to him about. last night with Sasuke.
'Was his gentle touch just a dream? Was that kiss just a sudden
inspiration? He KNOWS that I love him, but he still toys with me.' she
thought. She let herself slump down into a sitting position, remembering
his sweet touch, the warmth of his body as they sat together. The feeling
of absolute bliss as they stared at the moon.
Sakura sighed at rested her hands in her palms. With sagging shoulders and
a heavy hear, she let the tears flow freely.
* * *
"Sasuke-kun, why do you do this? I know that I'm taking this too seriously,
but I love you. Seeing you ignore me after. what happened. tears me apart,"
cried Sakura to herself. "I wish you would just make up your mind."
The girl picked herself up, and brushed the dirt from her clothes. She
realized that a half an hour was already gone, and she would need to pick
up the pace.
'Maybe if I find this plant before anyone else, Sasuke-kun will realize how
good I really am!' she thought.
She dashed around, looking hurriedly for the precious plant. Suddenly, she
saw a flash of purple in a tree.
"It's up in that tree!" she thought out loud, walking over to it. She
looked up. The nearest branch was about six feet from the ground, and
looked slightly rotted. Sakura jumped up, grabbing the branch. She pulled
herself up, freezing every time the old branch wobbled.
When she finally steadied herself atop the limb, she pumped her fist with a
feeling of victory. She deftly climbed another ten feet up, using smaller
branches as foot holds.
Finally, she reached the plant and let out a small "whoop!".
She was about to grab the plant when the branch beneath her shuddered
suddenly.
Sakura felt herself falling, the sudden waves of blinding pain, and could
only moan as blackness swallowed her.
Note: These chappies seem a lot longer on Word, but they seem to shrink on
here! Oi!
* * *
Sakura vaguely remembered falling asleep in the tree with Sasuke. Now, she
was in her bed.
"Oh, he must've brought me here after I feel asleep," she said, groggily
stringing the two thoughts together. She sighed blissfully and lied back
down in her bed, snuggling her pillow. "That was so amazing last night."
she continued to herself, gazing up at the ceiling.
Suddenly, her alarm went off, interrupting her one-sided conversation.
She jumped up quickly, pulling on her normal gear. Today, though, she made
sure her hair was perfect.
"You can't be too careful." she said, thinking of Sasuke.
* * *
"Good morning, Sakura-chan!" called Naruto from the day's meeting point.
He, as usual, was being unbearably hyperactive. She waved lightly and sat
down, her mood a tad more friendly than yesterday's.
"Oh, Sasuke-kun! Good morning!" she cried out suddenly, as the dark boy
walked in. Sakura mentally noted, though not with much interest, how he had
taken the same path she had out into the woods. He turned his head to the
two, his normal cold expression still plastered onto his face.
"Eh." he replied simply, not trying to notice the crushed look on Sakura's
face as he sat down away from the others.
'Did I do something wrong last night?' panicked Sakura mentally. Dozens of
emotions immediately rushed her; feelings of fear, rejection, slight anger,
and helplessness. She slumped down dejectedly and let herself think sadly.
* * *
"Hello, class!" called Kakashi in his all-to familiar tone. Instead of
nagging him about his lateness, Sakura only sighed and stood up
expectantly. Naruto looked at her quizzically, waiting for her to start her
usual lecture. Sasuke glanced at her, but said nothing.
"Well then. quiet today! Since there aren't many missions, we will be doing
training exercises in the forest. You need to find a certain plant for me.
It has green leaves with purple spots, and you have two hours to meet me
back here with it. This will train your eyes. Ready, steady, go!"
Though his voice was enthusiastic, the three students only walked off, each
taking their time.
* * *
Sakura sighed and began her search, though her heart was not in it. She
prayed for Naruto not to come with her, but many prayers don't get
answered.
"Sakura-chan!" the blonde boy called, jumping at the girl from behind her.
He waved his hand in front of the pink-haired teammate's eyes, but her gaze
was vacant and uninviting. He poked his head in front of her face as she
stopped walking.
"Ne, Sakura-chan? What's wrong?" he asked quizzically. He stepped in front
of her, just in case she wanted to walk off. "Talk to me!"
Sakura only stared blankly at him, her once lively green eyes now clouded
with sadness and confusion.
"Go away, Naruto," she said softly.
"No, not until you tell me what is wrong! Are you sick? Are you hurt?"
Naruto began feeling her forehead. "Maybe some idiot kid got you sick
yesterday!"
"I said go away!" the girl said, her voice now stony and cold. She slapped
his hand off of her head.
Naruto rubbed his hand confusedly, and was about to pester her some more,
until he saw the tears in her eyes.
"Fine, Sakura-chan. I will leave you now," he said dejectedly, walking off
into the thick underbrush.
Sakura sighed and leaned against a tree, feeling guilty about yelling at
Naruto. She knew that he cared about her, but she just didn't want to talk
to him about. last night with Sasuke.
'Was his gentle touch just a dream? Was that kiss just a sudden
inspiration? He KNOWS that I love him, but he still toys with me.' she
thought. She let herself slump down into a sitting position, remembering
his sweet touch, the warmth of his body as they sat together. The feeling
of absolute bliss as they stared at the moon.
Sakura sighed at rested her hands in her palms. With sagging shoulders and
a heavy hear, she let the tears flow freely.
* * *
"Sasuke-kun, why do you do this? I know that I'm taking this too seriously,
but I love you. Seeing you ignore me after. what happened. tears me apart,"
cried Sakura to herself. "I wish you would just make up your mind."
The girl picked herself up, and brushed the dirt from her clothes. She
realized that a half an hour was already gone, and she would need to pick
up the pace.
'Maybe if I find this plant before anyone else, Sasuke-kun will realize how
good I really am!' she thought.
She dashed around, looking hurriedly for the precious plant. Suddenly, she
saw a flash of purple in a tree.
"It's up in that tree!" she thought out loud, walking over to it. She
looked up. The nearest branch was about six feet from the ground, and
looked slightly rotted. Sakura jumped up, grabbing the branch. She pulled
herself up, freezing every time the old branch wobbled.
When she finally steadied herself atop the limb, she pumped her fist with a
feeling of victory. She deftly climbed another ten feet up, using smaller
branches as foot holds.
Finally, she reached the plant and let out a small "whoop!".
She was about to grab the plant when the branch beneath her shuddered
suddenly.
Sakura felt herself falling, the sudden waves of blinding pain, and could
only moan as blackness swallowed her.