Author's Note: Okay, I WAS gonna update later, but then I remembered…I'm going to Florida tomorrow! Therefore…I probably won't be able to update for 2 weeks or so! That also means…I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO READ FANFICTIONS! (Gasp!) PLEASE, someone HELP! After you read this chapter, there's going to a very important author's note at the bottom so make sure you read it! Anyways…here's a short little Sasuke+Sakura drabble-thingy! LOL.
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Heavenly Lilac
It was a sunny, normal day. Sasuke was leaning against the bridge railing of Team 7's usual meeting spot. Naruto and Sakura weren't here yet, and, as always, Kakashi was late. But that was perfectly alright for Sasuke. Actually, he preferred the quiet surroundings and the gentle breeze rather than having Naruto jump around and yell and Sakura scolding him. Normally, Sasuke would have been trying to make the best out of the quiet time, but that day, many thoughts were buzzing through is head like a swarm of bees.
'Lilacs…I wonder if she'll smell like lilacs again?' he thought dazedly, which was quite out-of-character for the usually cool and stoic Uchiha Sasuke. But he couldn't help it. He could almost smell the gentle, sweet fragrance of lilacs filled his nostrils every time he thought about his female teammate, Haruno Sakura. It had all started 2 weeks ago, when Sakura had arrived unusually late, even later than Kakashi. She had apologized nervously, and flashed an apologetic smile, like she would always do when she unintentionally annoyed someone or if she made a mistake. But that's not the point. The point was that when Sakura had walked past Sasuke, her soft, silky cherry-blossom pink hair had swooshed into his face, tickling his nose and sending tingles all over his body, and most importantly, the light, heavenly scent of lilacs had filled his nostrils. Everyday after that, she always smelled like lilacs. And secretly, Sasuke enjoyed it. And also, secretly, Sasuke wanted to find out the secret of the lilac scent. He had never heard of any body soap that had a fragrance such as hers. Perhaps it's a perfume. That could be possible. Sasuke's buzzing thoughts were interrupted when a familiar loud voice cut through the used-to-be quiet air.
"HEY, SASUKE!" Naruto loud, boisterous voice yelled, and Sasuke twitched slightly with annoyance.
"Dobe…" he muttered, crossing his arms coolly.
"Keh." Naruto retorted, also crossing his arms but in a more clumsy, careless way.
"Gosh, do you two HAVE to argue every morning?" a feminine voice exclaimed, obviously sounding exasperated.
"GOOD MORNING, SAKURA-CHAN!" Naruto yelled, and Sakura bonked him on the head lightly.
"Don't yell in my ear," she scolded. "You could wake the dead with your voice!" Suddenly, a small 'poof' sound was heard. Kakashi appeared on the bridge, a casual smile on his face.
"Yo, fellow students." He said, his voice slightly muffled by his mask. Sakura and Naruto stormed up to him.
"Kakashi-sensei! For once you're not late!" Sakura exclaimed, her eyes wide with awe.
"Hahaha…you see, Hokage-sama told me that she would strangle me to death while I'm asleep if I don't start showing up earlier…" Kakashi explained nervously, scratching the back of his head. Meanwhile, Sasuke was once again trying to sort out his emotions and thoughts. When Sakura had rushed over to Kakashi, her hair had blown lightly into his face again, making him almost dizzy by the heavenly scent of lilacs. Sasuke snapped out of his daze when he realized that someone was calling him.
"Sasuke-kun? Are you alright? Sasuke-kun!" Sakura said gently as she tapped him on his shoulder. Sasuke shook his head quickly, a light blush on his face as he realized how close their faces were.
"I…I'm okay…" he said awkwardly, trying to suppress the heat rising up in his cheeks. Sakura looked at him curiously, but much to Sasuke's relief, she backed away, a smile on her face.
"Really? That's good. I'm not sure if you heard or not, but Kakashi just gave us a mission. It's a D-rank mission, and we have to clean the hot springs." She said brightly, and Sasuke found himself captivated in her emerald-green eyes.
"Well, let's go!" Naruto yelled impatiently, and the trio set off, to the house if doom…just kidding.
As expected, the mission proved to be VERY easy. However, because the hot springs were so big, it was already evening when Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were done with the cleaning. As a sign of thanks, the owner of the hot springs let them stay at the inn for the night.
"Yes! It's not everyday we get to go in the hot springs for free! I'm taking a bath!" Sakura said excitedly, and skipped off, humming. Naruto yawned while stretching his arms.
"Crap, I'm awfully tired from all that scrubbing…I'm gonna sleep…" and so Naruto trudged upstairs sleepily out of sight. Sasuke sighed once everyone had gone. He was about to sit down on the balcony outside, but then he noticed something on the table. It was a familiar-looking fluffy pink towel, and Sasuke instantly recognized it as Sakura's towel.
'Darn, she must have forgotten her towel…' He thought, and picked it up. He glanced around the room, looking to see if any of the maids were around, but found none. He sighed.
'I'll have to give it to her myself…' he walked towards the hot springs, and unfortunately, he forgot that he was entering the GIRLS' springs.
Sakura sighed blissfully as she sank slowly into the water.
"Ah, I just LOVE hot springs!" she breathed, and grabbed a small, purple-colored bottle beside her. On the bottle was written 'Heavenly Lilac'. Sakura poured a bit onto her hand and massaged it into her hair. The sweet fragrance of lilacs filled the hot springs. After spreading the shampoo all over her hair, Sakura sank lower into the water and let the shampoo settle. She was just about to stand up to grab a bar of body soap but suddenly, the wooden door of the hot springs sprang open.
Sasuke opened the wooden door, still not realizing what he was doing. After he had fully opened the door, Sasuke looked up.
"Sakura, you forgot your…oh my god…" he said, and his jaw dropped open. Standing in front of him, naked, was Sakura, her hair soaking wet with shampoo all over it. The two stared at each other. There was silence.
'Oh my god she has a nice body…' Sasuke thought. Suddenly, his cheeks went bright red as he FINALLY realized where he was and what he was seeing. Sakura also realized it too. Her face went red and she clenched her fists tightly.
"Sasuke-KUN…" Sakura growled, her fists shaking. "You…you…you PERVERT!" she hollered, and started to grab everything she could reach and started to chuck them at poor Sasuke.
"Wait Sakura, I can explain…" Sasuke started to say, but he suddenly found himself dodging bars of soap, bottles, small rocks, and many other items. He turned to run out of the door, but he accidentally stepped on a bar of body soap and…slipped. He banged his head on the stone floor, and before he knew it, he was being pelted by rocks.
"OUT! GET OUT!" Sakura roared. She had found a towel to cover herself. Sasuke hurriedly got back up and scrambled forward, slipping on the wet floor.
"SAKURA! STOP!" he yelled, but Sakura wouldn't listen. Her face was bright red with fury and embarrassment. Foolishly, Sasuke walked into the hot springs. After skillfully dodging all of the rocks, he dashed forward and grabbed Sakura.
"Sakura, stop! I was just trying to give your towel back…" he said, but was cut off when he felt something soft and plushy in his hands. He looked down and he turned many shades of red and purple as he realized that his hands were on…you know…Sakura's, um…CHEST, if you know what I mean. His eyes widened, and Sakura's eyes also widened. Before Sasuke could let go and apologize, the scent…the heavenly scent of lilacs filled his nose. Sasuke froze as the fragrance surrounded him. He was in a daze for a moment, but woke up out of his dreams when a tight hand gripped Sasuke's wrists and twisted them. Sasuke winced in pain as he finally let go of Sakura's…um…yeah.
"Oh, um…Sakura! Look, I'm really sorry…" Sasuke tried to apologize, but he was interrupted by Sakura, who was by now seething with rage.
"SAAAASUUUUKE! You'll PAY!" she yelled, and with her massive strength and her anger, she lifted up a HUGE rock that was about the size of a car. Sasuke gaped at it. He was too frozen to move. "You PERVERTED JERK!" Sakura shouted, and hurled the rock at Sasuke. For once, Sasuke was SCARED. And I mean VERY SCARED. Really, REALLY scared.
So scared, he didn't even try to dodge the rock.
…
The last thing Sasuke smelled was the sweet, heavenly smell of lilacs.
"OH MY GOD Sasuke-kun! Are you alright?"
LOL, I dunno where this idea came from. I kinda got it from a scene in one of the episodes for Rurouni Kenshin. Alright, so how was this chapter? I tried to make it light and humorous. Well, you can vote for the next chapter! BUT! I'm gonna add a little twist for what you can vote. Here's a set of instructions on how to vote for the next chapter.
1.First, you have to choose ONE category. In your review, you have to tell me whether you want ROMANCE, FRIENDSHIP, ROMANCE/FRIENDSHIP, COMEDY/ROMANCE, or COMEDY/FRIENDSHIP.
2.Next, you must choose a pairing for your category. This is what pairings you can vote for romance: Neji+Tenten, Sasuke+Sakura, Naruto+Hinata, Shikamaru+Ino, and Shikamaru+Temari. For friendship, ANY pairing is possible.
3.After that…I will look at your reviews, count up how many people wanted romance and stuff like that, and which pairing people voted for the most.
Easy enough? This idea was suggested to me by my best friend…She's pretty smart. Well, I'm gonna use this method for ONE CHAPTER ONLY. PLEASE REVIEW!
