"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we first practice to decieve."
Haylo! This is my first try at fanfiction. It's so much harder than original stories for me. I have to try to keep the people in character! That's hard for me.
well... read and please review to let me know how I'm doing and please feel free to give any suggestions. I'll need it!
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'He's perfect.'
The thought echoed in more than one mind. Before this day, nobody would have guessed that Sakura and Sasuke had something in common after all... they had both fallen in love with the boy with sunshine hair and unfailing determination.
The pair watched as Uzumaki Naruto chattered on with Iruka; dead grass and leaves still sticking out of his hair, dried dirt still lightly dusted on his back.
Sakura scowled, although it looked more like a scrunched up pout, at the reason why Naruto had those trademarks, those tell-tale signs. Sasuke had tackled him, poor Naurto. He *said* it was because the loud boy was going to give them away.
...but he had had Naruto straddled at the hips, and for just a little to long, and was looking a little to intently into her Naruto's eyes, and when Naruto finally got flustered enough to flush and say something, Sasuke finally seemed to remember where they were, that they were on a mission, and that Sakura looked angry.
That's when the both of them realized the truth, that they would have to fight for Naruto. Although neither one of them particularly wanted to, given the team to worry about, they had not yet come to terms with everything that had been revealed to even look at each other with more than just a passing glance.
And, truth be told, Sakura's anger at the scene earlier that day was more at herself than Sasuke... Why hadn't she thought of it FIRST!?
Now Naruto and Iruka extended their attention to their audience and asked,"Well, how about it?" Sakura froze in panic. She missed it! What did they say?!
But all questions fled when Sasuke replied,"Trust you to think of food. There is nothing to be done, so why not? You coming, Sakura?"
Her mind was still dancing around, trying to find something solid to rest upon, and she cursed herself for letting her mind wander for so long,"S-sure. Yea, that sounds good."
Naruto beamed at her and, hooking his arms around both of his team-mates' necks, he marched towards the nearest Noodle-Bar, kicking his legs out exaggeratedly.
Sakura relaxed in his grip and rested her hand on his wrist for the journey, only barely noticing that Itachi was not following them, and immediatly began wondering about the seating arrangements when they got to the bar.
XD*
Today was a really weird day. That's probably the best word for it.
We got another mission today. It was really boring, we had to sneak into a warehouse, find a turtle and bring it back to it's owner.
A frickin' TURTLE!!
Now how it got into the warehouse in the first place is beyond me. But, I was talkin to Sakura bout something when I got knocked to the ground. And who else would do such a stupid thing, but Sasuke? He told me I was going to give ourselves away. That confused me.
Did he really thing the turtle was going to care if a guy was talking to one of his friends?
I started to say something to him, anything!, but then I noticed, for the first time, the position we were in. He was straddling me. And not at my stomach or chest where *normal* people have done so before, but Nooo... he was sitting on my HIPS.
I felt my face heat up and I started to say something again,-probably "you'd better not be planning anything stupid" or something like that (no clue why...)-but he was gone then, and Sakura helped me to my feet, sendeing a rather pathetic glare at his back.
It looked more like it was full of envy than anger.
And that confused me even more. Why would Sakura be jealous? I mean, I know she likes Sasuke -EveryOne- knows that! But then, why did she help me up?
Because she's forgiven me. She knew it wasn't my fault he ignores her.
That made up my mind. I was gonna set those two up. Sasuke could really use someone to be with, to relax with, to feel comfortable around.
Pages know I once wanted to be that person, and I suppose part of me still does, -just like a part of me still has that boyish crush on Sakura- but I can't give him what he needs, and I'm not sweating about it. He needs someone to take care of, I know that much, and someone who loves him in the way husbands and wives and boyfriends and girlfriends are supposed to.
And not only am I a *Guy*, and therefore off of Sasuke's list of .. whatever... I also don't -can't- even think about him that way.
Sexually? Oh hell ya I can do that! But in a loving, long-term relationship way? Yea Right! Not even a battle! For one thing, he's my team-mate. For another, the guy unnerves me. Like the pounce thing today. And Plus! he's always got this higher-than-thou-attitude that pisses me off, and then he smirks that all-knowing smirk and calmly says, "Baka." Like he's offering me some noodles or somethin!
Speaking of noodles, that's where the second half of weird comes in. I was all set to hook them up, right? Well, I get them to come with me to the Noodle-Bar and we get a booth and I immediatly sprawl out on one bench and leave the other open for the two lovebirds.
I had to *COAX* them into sitting next ot each other.
How weird is *that*!? Usually Sakura can't Wait to be near the passive warrior. She'll squeal and blush and whatever else nonsense.
There was none of that. In fact nothing was very familiar about he way those two were acting. Sakura had a day-dream look in her eyes, although it was obviously not for Sasuke, and wax-face was watching every move I made.
I'm not being paranoid! I made a few extra moves and some delibrately offensive and suggestive ones, too, and I gaurantee he watched it all. And then the stupid bastard wouldn't look me in the eye when we were leaving. Like all of a sudden he was ashamed. But damn time to! That was embarrassing.
But I found out something new, I was talking with Sakura after Sasuke made his hasty retreat, about Sasuke and about how great a guy he is and that I bet he could get any girl he wanted to and I was about to say how shocked I was that those two hadn't gotten together yet, when she turned on me and started screeching somthing about Sasuke being a stupid juerk and that if *I* liked him so much why didn't *I* got after him!?
And then she huffed away.
'Ah,'I thought with a small, knowing smile,'they've had a lovers quarrel. How sweet. And it explains everything really, Sakura was day-dreaming about happier times and Sasuke was looking at me as a form of diversion, anything to keep himself from focusing on his broken heart.' That also explains why he left in a hurry, couldn't bear another moment around his one true love when there was nothing at all inviting in her attitude.
That just makes this all the mre reason for me to set things to rights between them!
~
Oh yea. The turtle? He's fine. The owner paid for our meal at the Noodle-Bar. Turtle had the weirdest name, too. "Shaych." Ain't it weird? I wonder what it means.
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Well. that's the first chapter.
Please review and let me know how I'm doing or how I could improve it!
Hehe. All you Mercedes Lackey fans are already way ahead of the game, ne?
hehehee...
-Kris
Haylo! This is my first try at fanfiction. It's so much harder than original stories for me. I have to try to keep the people in character! That's hard for me.
well... read and please review to let me know how I'm doing and please feel free to give any suggestions. I'll need it!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'He's perfect.'
The thought echoed in more than one mind. Before this day, nobody would have guessed that Sakura and Sasuke had something in common after all... they had both fallen in love with the boy with sunshine hair and unfailing determination.
The pair watched as Uzumaki Naruto chattered on with Iruka; dead grass and leaves still sticking out of his hair, dried dirt still lightly dusted on his back.
Sakura scowled, although it looked more like a scrunched up pout, at the reason why Naruto had those trademarks, those tell-tale signs. Sasuke had tackled him, poor Naurto. He *said* it was because the loud boy was going to give them away.
...but he had had Naruto straddled at the hips, and for just a little to long, and was looking a little to intently into her Naruto's eyes, and when Naruto finally got flustered enough to flush and say something, Sasuke finally seemed to remember where they were, that they were on a mission, and that Sakura looked angry.
That's when the both of them realized the truth, that they would have to fight for Naruto. Although neither one of them particularly wanted to, given the team to worry about, they had not yet come to terms with everything that had been revealed to even look at each other with more than just a passing glance.
And, truth be told, Sakura's anger at the scene earlier that day was more at herself than Sasuke... Why hadn't she thought of it FIRST!?
Now Naruto and Iruka extended their attention to their audience and asked,"Well, how about it?" Sakura froze in panic. She missed it! What did they say?!
But all questions fled when Sasuke replied,"Trust you to think of food. There is nothing to be done, so why not? You coming, Sakura?"
Her mind was still dancing around, trying to find something solid to rest upon, and she cursed herself for letting her mind wander for so long,"S-sure. Yea, that sounds good."
Naruto beamed at her and, hooking his arms around both of his team-mates' necks, he marched towards the nearest Noodle-Bar, kicking his legs out exaggeratedly.
Sakura relaxed in his grip and rested her hand on his wrist for the journey, only barely noticing that Itachi was not following them, and immediatly began wondering about the seating arrangements when they got to the bar.
XD*
Today was a really weird day. That's probably the best word for it.
We got another mission today. It was really boring, we had to sneak into a warehouse, find a turtle and bring it back to it's owner.
A frickin' TURTLE!!
Now how it got into the warehouse in the first place is beyond me. But, I was talkin to Sakura bout something when I got knocked to the ground. And who else would do such a stupid thing, but Sasuke? He told me I was going to give ourselves away. That confused me.
Did he really thing the turtle was going to care if a guy was talking to one of his friends?
I started to say something to him, anything!, but then I noticed, for the first time, the position we were in. He was straddling me. And not at my stomach or chest where *normal* people have done so before, but Nooo... he was sitting on my HIPS.
I felt my face heat up and I started to say something again,-probably "you'd better not be planning anything stupid" or something like that (no clue why...)-but he was gone then, and Sakura helped me to my feet, sendeing a rather pathetic glare at his back.
It looked more like it was full of envy than anger.
And that confused me even more. Why would Sakura be jealous? I mean, I know she likes Sasuke -EveryOne- knows that! But then, why did she help me up?
Because she's forgiven me. She knew it wasn't my fault he ignores her.
That made up my mind. I was gonna set those two up. Sasuke could really use someone to be with, to relax with, to feel comfortable around.
Pages know I once wanted to be that person, and I suppose part of me still does, -just like a part of me still has that boyish crush on Sakura- but I can't give him what he needs, and I'm not sweating about it. He needs someone to take care of, I know that much, and someone who loves him in the way husbands and wives and boyfriends and girlfriends are supposed to.
And not only am I a *Guy*, and therefore off of Sasuke's list of .. whatever... I also don't -can't- even think about him that way.
Sexually? Oh hell ya I can do that! But in a loving, long-term relationship way? Yea Right! Not even a battle! For one thing, he's my team-mate. For another, the guy unnerves me. Like the pounce thing today. And Plus! he's always got this higher-than-thou-attitude that pisses me off, and then he smirks that all-knowing smirk and calmly says, "Baka." Like he's offering me some noodles or somethin!
Speaking of noodles, that's where the second half of weird comes in. I was all set to hook them up, right? Well, I get them to come with me to the Noodle-Bar and we get a booth and I immediatly sprawl out on one bench and leave the other open for the two lovebirds.
I had to *COAX* them into sitting next ot each other.
How weird is *that*!? Usually Sakura can't Wait to be near the passive warrior. She'll squeal and blush and whatever else nonsense.
There was none of that. In fact nothing was very familiar about he way those two were acting. Sakura had a day-dream look in her eyes, although it was obviously not for Sasuke, and wax-face was watching every move I made.
I'm not being paranoid! I made a few extra moves and some delibrately offensive and suggestive ones, too, and I gaurantee he watched it all. And then the stupid bastard wouldn't look me in the eye when we were leaving. Like all of a sudden he was ashamed. But damn time to! That was embarrassing.
But I found out something new, I was talking with Sakura after Sasuke made his hasty retreat, about Sasuke and about how great a guy he is and that I bet he could get any girl he wanted to and I was about to say how shocked I was that those two hadn't gotten together yet, when she turned on me and started screeching somthing about Sasuke being a stupid juerk and that if *I* liked him so much why didn't *I* got after him!?
And then she huffed away.
'Ah,'I thought with a small, knowing smile,'they've had a lovers quarrel. How sweet. And it explains everything really, Sakura was day-dreaming about happier times and Sasuke was looking at me as a form of diversion, anything to keep himself from focusing on his broken heart.' That also explains why he left in a hurry, couldn't bear another moment around his one true love when there was nothing at all inviting in her attitude.
That just makes this all the mre reason for me to set things to rights between them!
~
Oh yea. The turtle? He's fine. The owner paid for our meal at the Noodle-Bar. Turtle had the weirdest name, too. "Shaych." Ain't it weird? I wonder what it means.
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Well. that's the first chapter.
Please review and let me know how I'm doing or how I could improve it!
Hehe. All you Mercedes Lackey fans are already way ahead of the game, ne?
hehehee...
-Kris