Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I don't own Naruto.
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Sakura opened her eyes slowly and looked up. She was in Kakashi-sensei's
arms, and her whole body seemed to burn and sting. He looked down as she
shifted uncomfortably.
"We're almost at your house, Sakura," he said, looking down at her, his one
visible eye showing slight concern.
Sakura groaned as pain shot through her body in waves.
"Oh, when you were asleep, Sasuke put some ointment on your wounds. It will
hurt, but it'll help make you better." He paused as Sakura snuggled herself
closer to the jounin's vest for warmth. "You are lucky that Sasuke found
you. It got very cold last night, and you'd lost a lot of blood."
"Oh, yeah." she finally woke up fully, remembering the past day's events.
Unfortunately, that meant remembering that she had no shirt. Quickly
glancing down, she realized that she was wearing her own blood-drenched
shirt, and relaxed a bit. Kakashi must have noticed.
"Both of you were asleep when I got there. I must say, it was pretty
suspicious seeing both of you shirtless and hugging each other..." The
teacher smiled, and it was a combination of him finding something
completely adorable and lechery.
"I-it was nothing. I was just very cold." said Sakura, blushing furiously
and thinking fast. "By the way, where is Sasuke-kun?" she asked.
"I delivered him home, as I am you," he replied simply as he stepped up to
her door and knocked loudly.
"Iie, I don't think anyone's home." she reached into her pocket and pulled
out a key. "I think I can take it from here though."
"You may want to change those bandages and wash up," he said as walked off.
Sakura sighed, and knew he was right.
* * *
After a painful shower and furious hair washing, Sakura walked back to her
room. With one hand she held the bandages that she had yet to reapply, the
other was holding her towel that she had wrapped around her body up.
Suddenly, she crouched low, wishing she had some shuriken. She sensed s
figure in her room, which was ten feet down the hall (at the end).
"Sakura, it's me," said a voice from her room. She instantly recognized the
cold voice as Sasuke's, and relaxed.
"Sasuke-kun, what are you doing here?" she asked, holding the towel close
to her. She walked down the rest of the hall and into her dark room (it may
be morning, but her shades were closed), flicking on the lights as she
entered.
There he stood, cleanly dressed and worried looking. He blushed slightly
when he saw her standing there, her hair and body wrapped in towels.
"Um." he said, turning away.
"Oh! Whoops," she said, finally realizing why he was blushing. "Yeah, maybe
you should leave for a minute." The boy quickly shuffled past her, gently
bumping shoulders.
Sakura closed the door gently and threw on some clothes, making sure to be
careful with her bandages, and quickly brushed her hair. When she opened
the door, she practically fell backwards as she looked into the face of
Sasuke, who was standing about an inch from the door.
"Sasuke-kun!" she cried, struggling back up.
"No, I wasn't peeking." The boy walked back in, and simply stood in the
middle of the room.
"You could sit down, you know," said Sakura pointedly. Sasuke shrugged and
sat down. "So, why are you here anyway?" she asked, standing in front of
him.
"I had to see you. I want to talk a bit, I was lonely."
"You can always come to me, Sasuke-kun," said Sakura blissfully, plopping
down next to him. He said nothing, and just looked the girl.
"What you said last night. about ignoring you. I never meant to ignore you,
Sakura." He paused. "But I love you, and it hurt me as much as it hurt you
yesterday when I ignored you. I was really worried when you didn't come
back from the mission, I thought that you'd gone off and done something
stupid." He saw her about to speak, and held a finger to her lips.
"Let me finish. But I knew inside that you wouldn't. That is why it was so
urgent that I find you when you disappeared. I had to know that you were
okay. but you weren't. It hurt me to see you in such pain, Sakura, and I
will never let it happen to you again."
Sakura sat there, shocked into silence.
"My life has been full of shit, and I can't endure this hell of a life
alone anymore."
'But why is he telling me this?' she thought.
"I bet you're wondering why I'm even telling you this," he said with a
smirk as he saw Sakura's surprised expression. "But Sakura. after being
near you so much, and so intimate with you. I've realized that I'm lonely
without you."
"The last two night were the greatest moments of my life. With you, just
you and me." Sasuke turned away as tears welled up into his eyes.
"And I want to spend every night like that!" His voice rose to a yell, and
he turned back to the pink-haired girl with tears in his pleading eyes.
"Sasuke-kun." Sakura said, staring at the boy before her.
Suddenly, he reached out and gently grabbed her shoulders, an almost
possessive look on his face.
"Please, Sakura. do you want to? Do you want what I want? I have to know
now!" Sakura was almost frightened by the urgency in his voice, but kept
her cool.
"Yes, Sasuke-kun. I've loved you for so long, and waited for this day."
Sakura gazed dreamily as the boy's face turned from pain and angst to
gentle happiness.
"Thank you," he whispered breathlessly as he pulled her into a kiss. The
two sat there, wrapped in each other's arms as if never letting the other
go.
And in whatever would come next, they knew that they wouldn't.
* * *
Note: This ain't over yet! More chappies soon!
* * *
Sakura opened her eyes slowly and looked up. She was in Kakashi-sensei's
arms, and her whole body seemed to burn and sting. He looked down as she
shifted uncomfortably.
"We're almost at your house, Sakura," he said, looking down at her, his one
visible eye showing slight concern.
Sakura groaned as pain shot through her body in waves.
"Oh, when you were asleep, Sasuke put some ointment on your wounds. It will
hurt, but it'll help make you better." He paused as Sakura snuggled herself
closer to the jounin's vest for warmth. "You are lucky that Sasuke found
you. It got very cold last night, and you'd lost a lot of blood."
"Oh, yeah." she finally woke up fully, remembering the past day's events.
Unfortunately, that meant remembering that she had no shirt. Quickly
glancing down, she realized that she was wearing her own blood-drenched
shirt, and relaxed a bit. Kakashi must have noticed.
"Both of you were asleep when I got there. I must say, it was pretty
suspicious seeing both of you shirtless and hugging each other..." The
teacher smiled, and it was a combination of him finding something
completely adorable and lechery.
"I-it was nothing. I was just very cold." said Sakura, blushing furiously
and thinking fast. "By the way, where is Sasuke-kun?" she asked.
"I delivered him home, as I am you," he replied simply as he stepped up to
her door and knocked loudly.
"Iie, I don't think anyone's home." she reached into her pocket and pulled
out a key. "I think I can take it from here though."
"You may want to change those bandages and wash up," he said as walked off.
Sakura sighed, and knew he was right.
* * *
After a painful shower and furious hair washing, Sakura walked back to her
room. With one hand she held the bandages that she had yet to reapply, the
other was holding her towel that she had wrapped around her body up.
Suddenly, she crouched low, wishing she had some shuriken. She sensed s
figure in her room, which was ten feet down the hall (at the end).
"Sakura, it's me," said a voice from her room. She instantly recognized the
cold voice as Sasuke's, and relaxed.
"Sasuke-kun, what are you doing here?" she asked, holding the towel close
to her. She walked down the rest of the hall and into her dark room (it may
be morning, but her shades were closed), flicking on the lights as she
entered.
There he stood, cleanly dressed and worried looking. He blushed slightly
when he saw her standing there, her hair and body wrapped in towels.
"Um." he said, turning away.
"Oh! Whoops," she said, finally realizing why he was blushing. "Yeah, maybe
you should leave for a minute." The boy quickly shuffled past her, gently
bumping shoulders.
Sakura closed the door gently and threw on some clothes, making sure to be
careful with her bandages, and quickly brushed her hair. When she opened
the door, she practically fell backwards as she looked into the face of
Sasuke, who was standing about an inch from the door.
"Sasuke-kun!" she cried, struggling back up.
"No, I wasn't peeking." The boy walked back in, and simply stood in the
middle of the room.
"You could sit down, you know," said Sakura pointedly. Sasuke shrugged and
sat down. "So, why are you here anyway?" she asked, standing in front of
him.
"I had to see you. I want to talk a bit, I was lonely."
"You can always come to me, Sasuke-kun," said Sakura blissfully, plopping
down next to him. He said nothing, and just looked the girl.
"What you said last night. about ignoring you. I never meant to ignore you,
Sakura." He paused. "But I love you, and it hurt me as much as it hurt you
yesterday when I ignored you. I was really worried when you didn't come
back from the mission, I thought that you'd gone off and done something
stupid." He saw her about to speak, and held a finger to her lips.
"Let me finish. But I knew inside that you wouldn't. That is why it was so
urgent that I find you when you disappeared. I had to know that you were
okay. but you weren't. It hurt me to see you in such pain, Sakura, and I
will never let it happen to you again."
Sakura sat there, shocked into silence.
"My life has been full of shit, and I can't endure this hell of a life
alone anymore."
'But why is he telling me this?' she thought.
"I bet you're wondering why I'm even telling you this," he said with a
smirk as he saw Sakura's surprised expression. "But Sakura. after being
near you so much, and so intimate with you. I've realized that I'm lonely
without you."
"The last two night were the greatest moments of my life. With you, just
you and me." Sasuke turned away as tears welled up into his eyes.
"And I want to spend every night like that!" His voice rose to a yell, and
he turned back to the pink-haired girl with tears in his pleading eyes.
"Sasuke-kun." Sakura said, staring at the boy before her.
Suddenly, he reached out and gently grabbed her shoulders, an almost
possessive look on his face.
"Please, Sakura. do you want to? Do you want what I want? I have to know
now!" Sakura was almost frightened by the urgency in his voice, but kept
her cool.
"Yes, Sasuke-kun. I've loved you for so long, and waited for this day."
Sakura gazed dreamily as the boy's face turned from pain and angst to
gentle happiness.
"Thank you," he whispered breathlessly as he pulled her into a kiss. The
two sat there, wrapped in each other's arms as if never letting the other
go.
And in whatever would come next, they knew that they wouldn't.
* * *
Note: This ain't over yet! More chappies soon!