"Sakura, wake up," said Sasuke as he gently rubbed the girl's shoulder. She
moaned and opened her eyes, looking up at her beloved's face through a
lantern's light.
"Sasuke, how did it go?" she asked, knowing full well she sounded like a
worried mother.
"Feh. Naruto cried when he found out you were okay; and Kakashi gave me
this lantern, some food, and bandages. He says that when I figure out the
extent of your injuries, I should get him so he can bring you home." He
smirked knowingly. "I do need to take care of some of those scrapes, if
you're up to it." He looked at the girl, who was now struggling to sit up.
He gently lifted her up by her arms
"Sasuke-kun, I don't know what to say." she said, tears welling up into her
eyes. "I don't even know what to think." He looked at her, perplexed.
"About what?" he asked with concern.
"About you!" she replied quickly, lowing her head in shame. "You don't know
how great it felt for me last night, up in the tree. But when you ignored
me today. it almost feels like a lie." She turned her sorrowful eyes to
him. "I don't want to live and love for a lie."
Sasuke gazed at her, wide-eyed.
"Sakura, you know about my past, and about my family. Since then, I haven't
been able to really say what I feel. I hope that you can understand that."
He looked up at her with hopeful eyes. 'I really do care for you, Sakura."
"I understand, Sasuke-kun. But it feels so g-" she got cut off as a sharp
pain made her wince. Sasuke looked over at her, with wide eyes.
"Whoops, forgot about that! We'd better get going on your injuries! Lie
down," he instructed. Sakura complied without struggle.
The boy held the lantern over her body as he looked her up and down, then
reached down for the bandages.
He started with the cuts and bruises on her legs, making sure that he
didn't hurt her further. It took about fifteen minutes for her legs, and
then he moved to her arms.
"They aren't as band as your legs, but you have one decent gash on the left
one," he said, crouching down and gingerly bandaging the bleeding wound.
"Now, Sakura, you said that your stomach was hurt, but if I'm going to
properly bandage it." he said, a slight blush in his cheeks and worry in
his voice. ".You're going to have to take of your shirt." Sakura stared up
at him, as if in a coma.
"Oh. right. If you help me up, I can get it myself," she said, feeling very
jittery. Had the situation not been so dire, she would have refused flatly.
Alas, desperate times.
The boy helped his patient up, and tuned around as she removed the red
garment.
Sakura gasped as she looked down at herself. A large, clean gash was oozing
blood onto her midsection, and showed no signs of stopping on its own. She
realized that this was necessary.
She turned to face Sasuke, now feeling the first signs of embarrassment as
she thought about the plain sports bra she was wearing, and how exposed she
felt.
"My, how awkward." he said glancing at her nervously. "Well, come on." She
walked over to him gingerly, letting him inspect the wound when she got
over to him.
"It's pretty deep, Sakura. I'd better bandage this quickly." He set off to
work, cleaning and wiping the wound quickly and carefully. Sakura bit her
lip to the point of drawing blood to keep from crying out in pain. After a
few minutes though, the pain receded and Sasuke was finished.
"Well, you aren't too seriously hurt, and you'll live. But you'd best not
walk for a while, though, so I think we should stay here tonight."
Sakura collapsed onto the ground, exhausted from pain.
"Kuso, you must be hungry, you've been here for over twelve hours." He
quickly opened a small package and pulled out two rice balls.
"Kakashi had one for me, but I think you should eat it," he said, holding
the two out to her. Sakura munched on them gratefully, before realizing
that both of them were shirtless.
"Oh!" she said, blushing suddenly. She stood up and fumbled around for her
red shirt.
"Eh. I'm not trying to sound like a pervert, but I wouldn't but it back on
if I were you," he said, blushing. "If you look, you'll see that both of
ours are covered in blood from your wound."
Sakura blushed even deeper at this, realizing that he was correct.
'You know, maybe if wasn't in horrific pain, I'd enjoy running around half-
naked with Sasuke. But not today. Kuso,' she thought. Turning back around,
she plopped down next to Sasuke, who was gazing into the lantern light.
"Sasuke-kun." she said softly.
"Ne?"" he replied, looking over to her.
"Thanks," she said quickly. She shoved her face forward, forcing their lips
together. She broke it apart quickly, though, unsure of whether he really
wanted to kiss right now.
But that was answered at she felt his hands cup her face, and pull her back
in for more.
Minutes past as the two greedily kissed each other, only taking second-long
stops for breath.
When they did stop, though, both were entangled in each other's arms and
made no effort to change that.
And another night wore on as the two fell asleep there.
moaned and opened her eyes, looking up at her beloved's face through a
lantern's light.
"Sasuke, how did it go?" she asked, knowing full well she sounded like a
worried mother.
"Feh. Naruto cried when he found out you were okay; and Kakashi gave me
this lantern, some food, and bandages. He says that when I figure out the
extent of your injuries, I should get him so he can bring you home." He
smirked knowingly. "I do need to take care of some of those scrapes, if
you're up to it." He looked at the girl, who was now struggling to sit up.
He gently lifted her up by her arms
"Sasuke-kun, I don't know what to say." she said, tears welling up into her
eyes. "I don't even know what to think." He looked at her, perplexed.
"About what?" he asked with concern.
"About you!" she replied quickly, lowing her head in shame. "You don't know
how great it felt for me last night, up in the tree. But when you ignored
me today. it almost feels like a lie." She turned her sorrowful eyes to
him. "I don't want to live and love for a lie."
Sasuke gazed at her, wide-eyed.
"Sakura, you know about my past, and about my family. Since then, I haven't
been able to really say what I feel. I hope that you can understand that."
He looked up at her with hopeful eyes. 'I really do care for you, Sakura."
"I understand, Sasuke-kun. But it feels so g-" she got cut off as a sharp
pain made her wince. Sasuke looked over at her, with wide eyes.
"Whoops, forgot about that! We'd better get going on your injuries! Lie
down," he instructed. Sakura complied without struggle.
The boy held the lantern over her body as he looked her up and down, then
reached down for the bandages.
He started with the cuts and bruises on her legs, making sure that he
didn't hurt her further. It took about fifteen minutes for her legs, and
then he moved to her arms.
"They aren't as band as your legs, but you have one decent gash on the left
one," he said, crouching down and gingerly bandaging the bleeding wound.
"Now, Sakura, you said that your stomach was hurt, but if I'm going to
properly bandage it." he said, a slight blush in his cheeks and worry in
his voice. ".You're going to have to take of your shirt." Sakura stared up
at him, as if in a coma.
"Oh. right. If you help me up, I can get it myself," she said, feeling very
jittery. Had the situation not been so dire, she would have refused flatly.
Alas, desperate times.
The boy helped his patient up, and tuned around as she removed the red
garment.
Sakura gasped as she looked down at herself. A large, clean gash was oozing
blood onto her midsection, and showed no signs of stopping on its own. She
realized that this was necessary.
She turned to face Sasuke, now feeling the first signs of embarrassment as
she thought about the plain sports bra she was wearing, and how exposed she
felt.
"My, how awkward." he said glancing at her nervously. "Well, come on." She
walked over to him gingerly, letting him inspect the wound when she got
over to him.
"It's pretty deep, Sakura. I'd better bandage this quickly." He set off to
work, cleaning and wiping the wound quickly and carefully. Sakura bit her
lip to the point of drawing blood to keep from crying out in pain. After a
few minutes though, the pain receded and Sasuke was finished.
"Well, you aren't too seriously hurt, and you'll live. But you'd best not
walk for a while, though, so I think we should stay here tonight."
Sakura collapsed onto the ground, exhausted from pain.
"Kuso, you must be hungry, you've been here for over twelve hours." He
quickly opened a small package and pulled out two rice balls.
"Kakashi had one for me, but I think you should eat it," he said, holding
the two out to her. Sakura munched on them gratefully, before realizing
that both of them were shirtless.
"Oh!" she said, blushing suddenly. She stood up and fumbled around for her
red shirt.
"Eh. I'm not trying to sound like a pervert, but I wouldn't but it back on
if I were you," he said, blushing. "If you look, you'll see that both of
ours are covered in blood from your wound."
Sakura blushed even deeper at this, realizing that he was correct.
'You know, maybe if wasn't in horrific pain, I'd enjoy running around half-
naked with Sasuke. But not today. Kuso,' she thought. Turning back around,
she plopped down next to Sasuke, who was gazing into the lantern light.
"Sasuke-kun." she said softly.
"Ne?"" he replied, looking over to her.
"Thanks," she said quickly. She shoved her face forward, forcing their lips
together. She broke it apart quickly, though, unsure of whether he really
wanted to kiss right now.
But that was answered at she felt his hands cup her face, and pull her back
in for more.
Minutes past as the two greedily kissed each other, only taking second-long
stops for breath.
When they did stop, though, both were entangled in each other's arms and
made no effort to change that.
And another night wore on as the two fell asleep there.