I am a cruel author who deserves to be shot for what I put my readers though. I am so sorry that I haven't updated more recently. Although you've all probably stopped reading my story, I'm going to post anyways, just in case there's some one out there who still reads my work. Once again I am so sorry.
We left off with Sakura doing a self analysis on herself wondering about many things, Kakashi going off to grind it into Sasuke, and two people talking alone (if you've guessed either what was wrong with Sakura or who the two people were write to me and I'll tell you if you're right or wrong). Enjoy the rest of your story.
With Sasuke - Sasuke had long gotten dressed and was sitting on the edge of his bed waiting for Kakashi to come in. He had was about to lay back down when Kakashi came into his room and took a seat across from him. Unlike his little façade he had put up with Sakura, here he just sat and looked Sasuke straight in the eye and remained silent. To Sasuke, this was worst punishment then having to put up with his yelling. Kakashi wanted to see him crack. The remained that way, eyes locked, just waiting for the first one to break, for at least an hour before it happened. Sasuke couldn't take it anymore, he stood up suddenly. "That is enough, just say it!! I was a stupid idiot, I'm being kicked out of the cell, I'm a disgrace, Hinta was wrong and Sakura is really dead…" Kakashi let Sasuke continue his rampage for another couple minutes, letting him unleash every thing that was in his head before he interrupted.
"Only one thing you said has been true." Sasuke who froze, hands still thrown up in the air, in mid pace, facing the wall, spun around to face Kakashi.
"You don't mean…" He could bring himself to say it. She couldn't be, she just couldn't. Kakashi couldn't help up roll his eyes and sigh at this remark, here Sasuke was supposed to be the quick one. "No, I was going to agree with you saying that you were a stupid baka. While you deserve to be kicked out of the cell, I am allowing both you and Sakura to remain." Kakashi raised his had to stop Sasuke from talking, he still had a many things to say. "You'll have to wait until I'm done talking before questions and answers period." Sasuke slumped down on his bed, looking foolishly like an insolent child waiting for his punishment. Kakashi looked at Sasuke. While being only 17 right now, he was behaving more like a child then he had ever acted in his life. Frankly it was a nice thing to see. While Sasuke had been stripped of his youth at too young an age, here he was finally acting his age, no the age that he had portrayed until recently. Sakura had changed him, as had he her. Whether it was a good thing was left of be decided. Kakashi leaned back in his chair. "You do know your going to be punished, do you not?" Sasuke nodded. Well at least while his rational thinking was on the fritz, his common sense was still alive. "While I have a most horrid punishment aligned for you, It'll have to wait until you heal. Until then Naruto will be your constant punishment, I mean companion. Or perhaps I do mean punishment, he's been into a annoyingly happy funk." Kakashi rubbed his chin, and with a twinkle in his eye, added, "I wonder why?" and with that tried to leave, shaking with suppressed laughter, hoping one of the children would pick up the hint. However his exit was not to be so soon, Sasuke had one more question.
"Master Kakashi," Sasuke raised, and did a formal bow, one to show gratitude. "I just want to say thank you, for bringing Sakura and I out of the forest line and into the town." Kakashi slowly reeled around. "I did no such thing…"
Somewhere else - "Do they know?" "I don't think so" "They'll have to find out sooner or later." "Lets try for latter, I'm not ready yet." "The secret…do you promise?" "I promise!"
Back with Sakura - Sakura was pacing her room now, unsure what was happening in the day. Hinta had looked after her until Kakashi had arrived, Naruto had kept her company after he left. All the while both seemed very uncharacteristic of their beings. Hinta had spoken more then 5 words in a sentence, and had spoke more then one sentence without skinning away or becoming shy. She had answered her question with out thought. She was really … happy. Naruto on the other hand, was unnaturally, well, just unnaturally Naruto. He kept his bravo to a minimum, and was oddly kind. Not the normal kind, I want something, or your going to get it kind, but just … nice. Sakura was starting to see people in a different way. Well not different completely, but more at peace with themselves the she had seen in a while. They actually had started to show what they should be like. What is in their souls, not just whats on the surface, but what is deep down, beyond the skin, the blood, the organs, at the base, at the heart. Sakura lay back down. Kakashi had gone to see Sasuke, now that he was awake. Once he was done, Sakura decided that they needed to talk. What they did the night before, what happened in the forest, what his feelings were for her, what was between them. Yes, they really needed to talk. She needed to know, she just did. She rolled over onto her stomach. Big mistake, she immediately got a pain in her stomach, she rolled back over. What was the matter with her? Oh well, she probably just got hit in the stomach the night before, but still, Sakura couldn't get a feeling that she was missing something. Something very important….
With Sasuke - Sasuke had long gotten dressed and was sitting on the edge of his bed waiting for Kakashi to come in. He had was about to lay back down when Kakashi came into his room and took a seat across from him. Unlike his little façade he had put up with Sakura, here he just sat and looked Sasuke straight in the eye and remained silent. To Sasuke, this was worst punishment then having to put up with his yelling. Kakashi wanted to see him crack. The remained that way, eyes locked, just waiting for the first one to break, for at least an hour before it happened. Sasuke couldn't take it anymore, he stood up suddenly. "That is enough, just say it!! I was a stupid idiot, I'm being kicked out of the cell, I'm a disgrace, Hinta was wrong and Sakura is really dead…" Kakashi let Sasuke continue his rampage for another couple minutes, letting him unleash every thing that was in his head before he interrupted.
"Only one thing you said has been true." Sasuke who froze, hands still thrown up in the air, in mid pace, facing the wall, spun around to face Kakashi.
"You don't mean…" He could bring himself to say it. She couldn't be, she just couldn't. Kakashi couldn't help up roll his eyes and sigh at this remark, here Sasuke was supposed to be the quick one. "No, I was going to agree with you saying that you were a stupid baka. While you deserve to be kicked out of the cell, I am allowing both you and Sakura to remain." Kakashi raised his had to stop Sasuke from talking, he still had a many things to say. "You'll have to wait until I'm done talking before questions and answers period." Sasuke slumped down on his bed, looking foolishly like an insolent child waiting for his punishment. Kakashi looked at Sasuke. While being only 17 right now, he was behaving more like a child then he had ever acted in his life. Frankly it was a nice thing to see. While Sasuke had been stripped of his youth at too young an age, here he was finally acting his age, no the age that he had portrayed until recently. Sakura had changed him, as had he her. Whether it was a good thing was left of be decided. Kakashi leaned back in his chair. "You do know your going to be punished, do you not?" Sasuke nodded. Well at least while his rational thinking was on the fritz, his common sense was still alive. "While I have a most horrid punishment aligned for you, It'll have to wait until you heal. Until then Naruto will be your constant punishment, I mean companion. Or perhaps I do mean punishment, he's been into a annoyingly happy funk." Kakashi rubbed his chin, and with a twinkle in his eye, added, "I wonder why?" and with that tried to leave, shaking with suppressed laughter, hoping one of the children would pick up the hint. However his exit was not to be so soon, Sasuke had one more question.
"Master Kakashi," Sasuke raised, and did a formal bow, one to show gratitude. "I just want to say thank you, for bringing Sakura and I out of the forest line and into the town." Kakashi slowly reeled around. "I did no such thing…"
Somewhere else - "Do they know?" "I don't think so" "They'll have to find out sooner or later." "Lets try for latter, I'm not ready yet." "The secret…do you promise?" "I promise!"
Back with Sakura - Sakura was pacing her room now, unsure what was happening in the day. Hinta had looked after her until Kakashi had arrived, Naruto had kept her company after he left. All the while both seemed very uncharacteristic of their beings. Hinta had spoken more then 5 words in a sentence, and had spoke more then one sentence without skinning away or becoming shy. She had answered her question with out thought. She was really … happy. Naruto on the other hand, was unnaturally, well, just unnaturally Naruto. He kept his bravo to a minimum, and was oddly kind. Not the normal kind, I want something, or your going to get it kind, but just … nice. Sakura was starting to see people in a different way. Well not different completely, but more at peace with themselves the she had seen in a while. They actually had started to show what they should be like. What is in their souls, not just whats on the surface, but what is deep down, beyond the skin, the blood, the organs, at the base, at the heart. Sakura lay back down. Kakashi had gone to see Sasuke, now that he was awake. Once he was done, Sakura decided that they needed to talk. What they did the night before, what happened in the forest, what his feelings were for her, what was between them. Yes, they really needed to talk. She needed to know, she just did. She rolled over onto her stomach. Big mistake, she immediately got a pain in her stomach, she rolled back over. What was the matter with her? Oh well, she probably just got hit in the stomach the night before, but still, Sakura couldn't get a feeling that she was missing something. Something very important….