Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
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Sakura woke up after about two hours. Sasuke was sitting beside her, dozing lightly. She smiled and shook his shoulders lightly.
"Sasuke-kun," she whispered.
'Sakura, you're awake," he said, opening his eyes.
"Just woke up," she said with a smile. "How was training?"
"Good," he replied simply, standing up. "Now what?"
"Let's play a little game," Sakura said with a sly grin.
"Like what?" Sasuke replied, raising an eyebrow.
"A little race. Kind of like tag. Whomever catches the other off guard first wins. We can even place bets," Sakura explained.
"Okay then. How about... whoever loses has to do whatever the wined says for an hour," Sasuke suggested with a smirk. Sakura glared at him competitively.
"Make it two hours," she said.
"Feeling confident, huh? One day," Sasuke said, his smirk even larger and his eyes glinting evilly. Sakura blanched, but stood tall.
"Fine! I'm not backing down from that bring it on!" she said confidently.
"You're going to lose," he taunted.
"Oh, shut up you. We start one hundred feet from each other, and begin on my mark. Got it?" Sakura said.
"Fine," Sasuke said, walking away one hundred paces.
"Begin!" Sakura shouted.
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Sasuke smiled confidently, knowing that he would win. He pulled out a kunai and sped towards Sakura. She gasped and leapt into a tree, trying to defend herself. She held out her kunai defensively, avoiding him. She dashed from tree to tree, looking over her shoulder every now and then to see how close he was. He was about ten feet behind her, and gaining.
Sasuke smirked, knowing that he was only playing with Sakura. He was purposely letting her stay ahead of him, but not to too much longer.
Sakura gritted her teeth and sprinted away with all of her energy. She knew that Sasuke could beat her, but there wouldn't be much he could have her do that she wouldn't normally go about doing. Still, she forced her body to run.
Sakura felt Sasuke bearing down on her, and she swiftly turned and struck out with her kunai. He blocked it with his hand, grabbing her hand. Sakura quickly twisted her arm and pulled away from him, running again.
'I need to find a moment when he isn't on guard!' Inner Sakura screamed, panicking. She was so consumed in her plotting that she didn't notice Sasuke until he was running right alongside her, grinning. She gasped and screeched to a halt, trying to run the other way. Sasuke quickly grabbed her forearm and twisted it behind her back, snatched her other wrist tightly and also bringing it behind her back, disarming and totally disabling her. Sasuke stood behind her, his body pressed against her. Sakura breathed heavily, her chest rising and falling quickly. Sasuke lowered his lips to her ear.
"I win," he whispered, nipping her ear affectionately.
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Sakura woke up after about two hours. Sasuke was sitting beside her, dozing lightly. She smiled and shook his shoulders lightly.
"Sasuke-kun," she whispered.
'Sakura, you're awake," he said, opening his eyes.
"Just woke up," she said with a smile. "How was training?"
"Good," he replied simply, standing up. "Now what?"
"Let's play a little game," Sakura said with a sly grin.
"Like what?" Sasuke replied, raising an eyebrow.
"A little race. Kind of like tag. Whomever catches the other off guard first wins. We can even place bets," Sakura explained.
"Okay then. How about... whoever loses has to do whatever the wined says for an hour," Sasuke suggested with a smirk. Sakura glared at him competitively.
"Make it two hours," she said.
"Feeling confident, huh? One day," Sasuke said, his smirk even larger and his eyes glinting evilly. Sakura blanched, but stood tall.
"Fine! I'm not backing down from that bring it on!" she said confidently.
"You're going to lose," he taunted.
"Oh, shut up you. We start one hundred feet from each other, and begin on my mark. Got it?" Sakura said.
"Fine," Sasuke said, walking away one hundred paces.
"Begin!" Sakura shouted.
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Sasuke smiled confidently, knowing that he would win. He pulled out a kunai and sped towards Sakura. She gasped and leapt into a tree, trying to defend herself. She held out her kunai defensively, avoiding him. She dashed from tree to tree, looking over her shoulder every now and then to see how close he was. He was about ten feet behind her, and gaining.
Sasuke smirked, knowing that he was only playing with Sakura. He was purposely letting her stay ahead of him, but not to too much longer.
Sakura gritted her teeth and sprinted away with all of her energy. She knew that Sasuke could beat her, but there wouldn't be much he could have her do that she wouldn't normally go about doing. Still, she forced her body to run.
Sakura felt Sasuke bearing down on her, and she swiftly turned and struck out with her kunai. He blocked it with his hand, grabbing her hand. Sakura quickly twisted her arm and pulled away from him, running again.
'I need to find a moment when he isn't on guard!' Inner Sakura screamed, panicking. She was so consumed in her plotting that she didn't notice Sasuke until he was running right alongside her, grinning. She gasped and screeched to a halt, trying to run the other way. Sasuke quickly grabbed her forearm and twisted it behind her back, snatched her other wrist tightly and also bringing it behind her back, disarming and totally disabling her. Sasuke stood behind her, his body pressed against her. Sakura breathed heavily, her chest rising and falling quickly. Sasuke lowered his lips to her ear.
"I win," he whispered, nipping her ear affectionately.