passion
a series of lovers vignettes
by Kayla Chavi
email: kaylachavi@hotmail.com
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All you will find here are standard heterosexual pairings. After watching the anime and doing some surfing to various sites, I've come to the conclusion that none of the characters are anything but straight and that the teachers aren't waiting around for an opportunity to molest their charges. It is also possible for two young men to have a healthy friendship or rivalry that is in no way sexual. That being said, I found a lack of well written standard/cannon pairings out on the web. So I decided to write some for myself. This first pairing is Sakura/Sasuke, however most will probably end up being Shika/Ino. For some reason I think those two are incredibly cute together.
Anyway…enjoy!
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"Why are you afraid of me?"
Standing in front of her parent's door, her question seemed misplaced and hushed in the early dawn light. Her long hair shadowed her features from him. He was startled at her question.
"I'm not afraid of you." He reached for the doorknob to let her into her home, but her cool fingers wrapped around his wrist, stopping him. "Sakura--"
"I let you protect me. I let you touch me. I would even let you love me, but you're afraid of me." Her emerald eyes met his black and not for the first time, hers were filled with tears. "And I can't for the life of me figure out why."
"I told you, I'm not afraid." He would have said more, but this time she pressed the tips of her fingers to his mouth. He sighed and pushed her hand away. "You almost died tonight."
"I almost die a lot of nights. It's part of being a shinobi." She took a deep breath and forced her inner self to settle. Her other mind wanted to punch him for…for everything. "Why do I scare you?"
Sasuke looked away and she felt cold disappoint settle in the pit of her belly. He would kiss her goodnight and then leave. Every night after a mission it was the same. And every time she asked this particular question, he never could answer.
"Naruto scares you too. You're afraid of him."
"I am not afraid of Naruto." This time he did glare at her. It made her smile at the childish petulance that crossed his face. He looked twelve again, instead of twenty-two.
"You are," she insisted. "Is it because of Itachi?"
For a brief instant his eyes flashed red as his chakra flared. Seeing that she had gone too far, the young woman decided she had pushed enough for one night. There was always tomorrow.
"Damnit, Sakura! We are not having that discussion again!" he hissed, remembering only at the last minute to keep his voice down. She nodded her consent and backed away from the topic.
She leaned up and gave him the customary goodnight kiss. It was a faint touch of her mouth against his. He didn't release her when she turned to enter to her house. Instead his arms came tight around her waist, pulling her against his chest. His heart pounded against her back and he buried his face in her hair. Her eyes closed and she felt her tears return.
"I love you, Sasuke," she said when he released her. "And one of these days, you'll realize that you don't have to be afraid."