AN: I guess… I'll just continue to liven things up. Since, you know, Sakura has recovered and all… maybe I should just throw a brick in the road. Why not? Ok, so we'll see what else pops out of my mind. In the meantime I hope you all will enjoy this sasusaku moment. There is Naruhina also, but the surprise is for Sasusaku fans. Afterall, there are certain characters still interfering with all these relationships, I can't write a full-blown Naruhina, just yet. Same with Sasusaku… because of Sasuke's lack of emotion, but that's enough of my rambling…. Carry on.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Naruto arrived at the ramen bar and sat down immediately. He felt… inconsiderably giddy. A large grin was plastered on his face. The owner, noticing his presence, immediately began to boil as many ramen packages as he could. Naruto grinned. Someone came up next to him and tapped his shoulder. His eyes widened in surprise. "Iruka-sensei!" Naruto yelped, "What are you doing here?" The older man laughed.
"I came here to eat ramen Naruto." Naruto's eyes got wide. "I'll pay… don't worry. So is there anything you want?"
"Actually, Kakashi-sensei, Jiraya-sensei, and Sasuke should be coming soon. I'm planning to get that open pervert to pay for me this time. He always sneaks out and I get stuck with the bill." Naruto had an evil look on his face, "But no… this time, I'll get him back! Mwahahahaha!!"
Iruka sweat dropped, "Naruto, are you feeling alright? You seem a bit… anxious."
"How could you tell?" He asked surprisingly.
"Naruto, you're laughing like a maniac."
Naruto placed a hand under his chin, "Oh…"
"Naruto-kun?" A small voice asked from behind him. His head snapped up.
"Hinata –chan!!" Naruto's smile got wider. He jumped and gave her a big hug, laughing wildly. "You made it!"
"Na- Naruto-kun… a… air… air!!" She gasped out. He let go of her immediately.
"Gomen, Hinata-chan!" He scratched the back of his head. "Kakashi, Jiraya-sensei and Sasuke should be coming soon. Would you like to join us for some ramen?" She nodded quickly. Looking at Naruto, Iruka smiled
Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi walked toward the ramen shop. Kakashi pulled out his beloved book and began reading it half way, so he ignored his students for the time being. That was, until his ears picked up a low rumble. His head snapped up. Sasuke and Sakura apparently noticed it too. They stopped for a moment to listen closely. It was getting louder, and it was coming toward them. Kakashi's eye widened, "Sasuke, Sakura… run." He instructed. The two gave him questioning looks. Kakashi shook his head, "Too late."
The rumble got louder and louder. The trio gulped.
"Sasuke-kun!!" A chime of fan girls ran toward him. Sasuke's eyes widened a little bit. He cursed under his breath. The fan girls ran to him at a rapid pace, fighting and tearing at each other. A large trail of smoke behind them emphasized that. "Sasuke-kun!" Sasuke felt like he was in a horror movie.
"Sasuke." Kakashi chimed in. "Now, would be a good time to run." He could tell the jounin was laughing. "I'll meet you guys at the ramen shop… ok?" Before they could protest, Kakashi disappeared. Sasuke looked over at Sakura, who was just at a stand still. She was waiting for him to do something. Sasuke growled, grabbed Sakura's hand, and ran for dear life. Behind him, the group of girls wailed and still yelled "Sasuke-kun." And "Don't let him get away!" Those girls... were on the hunt.
Sasuke pulled Sakura around a corner in attempt to evade the crowd. It was no use. He could still hear them charging. He heard a little peep out of her. Then, out of nowhere, Sakura began to laugh and laugh uncontrollably. She was holding her sides and he could make out some words like "Sasuke-… fan-… bob." 'What the hell?' he thought.
"Sakura, get a hold of yourself." He stated. She was tearing now.
"Gomen, Sasuke." She waved. "It-'s just-…" She began to laugh again. He gave her an irritated look. "Sasuke-kun!!" 'Shit.' The fan girls found him. Sasuke gagged and began to run, but something held him back. Sakura grabbed his hand. She was still lightly chuckling, "Sasuke, you don't want to disappoint your fans now do you?" She pulled him. He snarled.
"Sakura let go. I'm not going to deal with those annoying-…" Too late, they rounded the corner. Sasuke wanted to get away as soon as possible, but Sakura still held him back. "Damn it! Sakura, let go."
"Why are you so afraid Sasuke? They're just girls." 'Girls that want to kill me.' He added silently. The fan girls spotted him. "Sasuke-kun!!" The squealed. Sasuke couldn't react. Sakura was still holding him. Panic washed over him. He winced slightly and prepared for the worst. In one swift moment, he felt a cool hand grasp his cheek, and an unfamiliar object cover his mouth.
The rumbling stopped, the girls stopped squealing, and Sasuke was to shocked to believe… that Sakura was kissing him. He could feel the girl's rage. There was a large intent to kill around him. Some of the girls started crying. He cringed slightly.
Sakura nudged him a bit, but didn't remove her hand from his face. He instinctively wrapped his arms around her waist. None of the girls were moving, they were too shocked to react. A loud wail pierced his ears and a few of the girls walked away, weeping because they lost their first love, but most of them, had a large intent to kill the pink haired shinobi in front of them, or just pull Sakura away from him.
Sakura turned toward them, and emphasized that she was indeed, enjoying the moment, by pressing herself closer to him. Too angry, or stunned, they flipped her off, some of them, and they walked off swearing revenge.
After Sakura knew all of them were gone, she pulled away from him. Sasuke had an extremely wide expression. She smiled, and pulled the clear tape off his mouth. "Sasuke." No answer. "…Sasuke…?" she questioned again. His eye twitched, his mouth was set in a grim line. "I'm sorry Sasuke. It was the only way I could think of to get them away… it worked, didn't it?" She gave him an awkward look. He wasn't moving. "I'm sorry! I taped your mouth… so that way… well, technically, I didn't kiss you. You don't have to be worried or anything-… Sasuke…?" She looked worried now.
He looked up at her with narrow eyes. "Sakura." She winced, she was done for now. "Thank you." He whispered and cast his eyes downward. He felt awkward about the situation; he just didn't know how to react. Though, he did feel relieved. She felt a little worried about him, or was it just guilt. She didn't know. Perhaps it was a mistake, even trying to pull that stunt. It was for good purpose, but she felt as if she went overboard. She just wanted to help. Afterall, Sasuke has been tortured long enough, she thought he deserved a break.... although, she knew she was going to pay for it later.
"Sasuke-kun…" She whispered. His head snapped up. He had a disbelieving look in his eyes. 'Did she just… call me-…' he asked himself. "Sasuke-kun." She said again, "Are you alright?" her voice showed concern. He shrugged it off and nodded. A slight smirk replaced the grim line set on his face earlier.
"Come on. We'll be late, and I don't want to get stuck with the bill." He stated. She nodded and took a step back, just realizing that his hands were still wrapped around her waist. Her hand was still holding his. The two blushed and abruptly pulled apart.
"Well, then… let's go." The two remained silent on their way… well, it's not like they were talking all that much to each other anyway. Sakura never brought up a conversation, which Sasuke found strange, but didn't think too much of it. At least she wasn't annoying him and she got rid of his fan girls... that was a good thing right? 'Wait a minute... doesn't that mean they think me and Sakura-...' He decided not to think about it anymore.
Sasuke and Sakura arrived at the ramen bar, in time to see Jiraya and Naruto having an arm wrestling competition. Kakashi sat in the corner, intently reading his book. Iruka was cheering Jiraya on, while Hinata was cheering Naruto on. It seemed looked like a zoo and pretty soon the owner and the waitress joined into the fun, as well as a few of the customers. "Loser pays for the bill!" Naruto said suddenly.
"HA! You're on." Jiraya stated. The two were still going at it and it seemed to get nowhere.
"Well now, at least none of us get stuck paying for it. Those idiots." Sasuke muttered. Sakura giggled. A loud smack sounded, Naruto slapped his hand on the table, "You perverted hermit, stop cheating!" Jiraya gaped.
"Me cheating?! Don't think I can't see what your clone." Naruto's eyes narrowed. Hinata seemed to be having a good time. She was still supporting Naruto. Iruka was laughing too hard to really do anything, and Kakashi finally put his book down and joined them.
He walked toward Sasuke and Sakura. "Well? You guys ready to order? You must be hungry…" They nodded. The trio sat next to all the excitement and ate their ramen. Occasionally, Sakura would laugh at something Naruto would do. Sasuke, again, regarded her strangely. She was never like this before. Hell, she didn't even want to go anywhere with them. Sakura picked up on him and smiled, "Its just been a long time since I've been out with you guys, I guess, I didn't realize how much fun I was missing out on." He remained silent.
After she was done with her meal, she joined Hinata in supporting Naruto. The duo was still going at it, and it seemed, there wasn't going to be a winner anytime soon. Sasuke gazed amusingly at their antics, but didn't say anything. Instead he watched from afar, and then there was Kakashi, who was still paying attention to them, but engrossed himself into his book again. "Give it up old man!" Naruto yelled.
"Ha! You wish!" Jiraya countered. In the end, it turned out Jiraya won, but Naruto had no money. Naruto got the last laugh though, because Jiraya got stuck paying anyway. The hermit cursed and everyone laughed. Iruka left shortly after, they could still hear his laughter down the street.
Sakura felt extremely happy she agreed to come. She somehow felt lighter. She tucked a few short strands behind her ear and smiled. A sudden presence stood next to her. She looked over at Sasuke. For the first time in three years she's noticed how much he's changed. His eyes were still sharp and dark as always, but his body had matured. He had a built frame and she looked up and noticed he was certainly a lot taller, perhaps as tall as Kakashi. As she was admiring him, she didn't notice that he too, was admiring her.
Her skin was glowing, she indeed matured greatly. Her hair was still short. Her eyes were larger, yet duller than they were before. Sasuke looked away. He didn't want to get distracted, not by one who has been a distraction all his life. He'd been trying to avoid that. He turned around and walked swiftly out of the ramen bar.
Sakura watched his retreating back with concern. 'Could he still be mad for that incident…' A hand was placed on her shoulder, "Sakura you should be getting home. It's about time Sasuke, Naruto, Jiraya and I have to go training." Kakashi stated.
"Can I come along?" she asked hopefully.
"Afraid not Sakura, You might get tempted to do some training yourself."
"I promise I won't. Please Kakashi-sensei, I just want to watch. Maybe… maybe I can learn a few things."
"Yeah!" a voice interrupted, "Of course Sakura-chan can come watch us train." Naruto grinned widely. "And Hinata-chan can come along too!" He took her hand and pulled her out before she could protest.
"Well, I guess… if you don't do anything to drastic. You can come." Kakashi said to Sakura. She smiled brightly.
"Thank you, Kakashi-sensei!" she ran after them.
"Are you sure that's a good idea, Kakashi?" Jiraya came up next to him and asked.
Kakashi grinned, "I think Sasuke needs a little distraction. Don't you?"
"You sneaky bastard…" Jiraya muttered with a smirk.
TBC…
AN: ahahaha!! I'm sorry that came out of nowhere. I thought I'd torture you guys by having Sakura indirectly kiss Sasuke. He has been chased around by fan girls for a long time.... she helped the poor guy out. So yeah, if you don't remember, Sakura hasn't been hanging around the gang for a long time, and they never really invited her anywhere becasue of her attitude toward them. You know how guys are... they just back off becasue they're oblivious... So yeah, thats the explaination for this event.
Well, they are 17 afterall, i think it's about time Sakura did something. Besides, it's her turn to relax a bit... I bloody do think, the girl deserves a small break. Shes slacking off, i know. She's going to DIE! I'm just kidding. I like Sakura, this is all for good reason, so don't worry.