Poker Face

Twist…

A/N: Hehe thank you all for reviewing, twas really nice reviews I got. I'm finally finding the plot to this, the reason I havent' updated was because I had an accident of sorts, not to worry tho, this will only help me in giving me more time to write until I get better to continue with my other duties, but for now, hehe I'll update more unless I have a writers block.

Right now I am conducting a plot twist that I think follows the story just dandy, I'd like feedback on what you think. It's still…ninja-ish like is should be. But I found it a bit hard to hold onto that with my… "Magic, romance, fantasy" stuff, so I'll just give in and write what I want, hehe in the end it is my story. I hope you all like the direction this story is taking. This way I know exactly what I'm suppose to write; I just hope it's not so obvious to my fanz, hehe.

Thanks again for all the reviews! Keep them coming! x3

Sakura woke up in the woods, it was dark now, and only the fire warmed her. She noticed Sasuke wrapped in a sleeping bag away from her. Seemed that when he managed to open up… minutes later he would turn colder...

She gave out a defeated sigh while she stood up, only in her pink silk gown while she took her clothing and walked to the nearby stream that they had camped by for convenience. Her bare feet pressed against some thin twigs under her, making them snap slightly, unaware she continued and came to the river.

'Sasuke has been sleeping soundly; it seems that he gave up after a while.' She thought as she removed her gown, her undershirt and underwear in view now, she removed the ponytail from her long pink hair, then undid the braids that held it together, making it seem like her hair was shorter than it really was. The hair landed to her ankles.

'I don't understand him sometimes.' She thought and dove into the river the cold water pinching her skin, making Goosebumps rise, nipples harden. 'He's so strong... Everyone from this point have been protecting me… specially him.' She thought and looked out to the water; her body wet as the wind blew, sending chills through her. She concentrated her chakra on her feet as she slowly floated up to the surface.

Her movements were strange… taking form of a dance….an exotic dance. 'This always seems to relax me…' She thought while she moved her hips in smooth circles, bobbing her head from side to side revealing glimpses of her lively peach skin, her long slender neck.

The sound of water splashing woke Sasuke, he looked around finding Sakura away from her usual sleeping distance from him. Giving off a slight growl he got up from his sleeping bag and followed the noise to a girl…with long pink hair... half naked… who was dancing on water.

Sasuke felt his heart begin to hammer as he noticed the girl… it was Sakura. 'Wha…?'

Water was moving around her in smooth circles as she danced with her eyes closed, the water took many shapes, blades and sharp things, turning cold…into ice... as she moved her arms around gracefully, she hit those pieces, shattering them. Her eyes were closed… they flew to her at frightening speed. Sasuke noticed her hip as she trained herself, his eyes traced up her wet body, focused on her chest.

He didn't know that she could manipulate water…

He then noticed her eyes open, the dancing turned to more of a fighting stance, the water materialized more sharp ice items… darting at her faster. She dodged them, caught one and held it in her hand; her eyes opened revealing a cold... cool cerulean color, water sparklets reflected in her eyes while she continued to move in her seductive pace. He couldn't stop looking. This Sakura was different than the one that followed him around. She was secure and bold, this Sakura… was powerful. Slender…

He then focused on himself; he discovered that he found it hard to breathe. He noticed his own heartbeat, his heat heated… his blood was on fire.

'She is your greatest weakness…' Something whispered in his mind. 'She's your complete opposite...' His eyes turned wide, following her every movement. 'You want her, you've wanted her from the beginning for that purpose...' the voice continued. 'She's Happy, Optimistic.' The voice continued, 'She always accepts you, forgives you… she's mature even though she cries over every little thing.'

'I don't love her...'

'Oh yes you do...'

'It's not possible, I can't love someone like…her.'

All at once she stopped her movements, hearing harsh breathing. Her feet evenly planted on the water now, she looked in his direction. "Sasuke?" She asked her eyes turning their normal lime-blue. "….Sasuke…..kun?" She asked and noticed the bushes rattle slightly closer to her. Suddenly a beast charged out, jumping over the river and heading straight for her. "!"

He was paralyzed stiff, he couldn't move…why?

He noticed her body sink into the river, evading the beasts attacks while the ice daggers stopped going to her and directed themselves at the beast, wounding it as many came and stabbed it in many places, the ice melting from the heat of the animals skin.

'You're Fire… that is your element…' The voice continued as the animal shouted in agony as Sakura came out of the water behind it, running into the woods, in hope of loosing it. The animal gave a toothy grin and ran after her.

'She is water… your opposite.' The voice in side his head continued to coax. "HInote.." Sasuke spoke snapping himself out of it once she was gone, willing his limbs to move as he chased after them, finding burn marks on the trees and on the branches as he continued to chase after him, his heart beating in worry. 'Sakura..' He thought while he tracked her.

Sakura ran barefoot through the trees, her hair flowing, starting to dry as the beast came closer. 'Where the hell did that thing come from!' She thought in alarm and reached to a nearby branch, swinging herself up and landing on a thin branch, her breathing heavy. 'Wasn't that a beast that Sasuke had to fight against in one of his missions?' She thought and looked around her; her head shooting back and forth searching for the horrible beast that had sprung out on nowhere, while she was in her trance.

As she leaned against the tree she gave out a small squeak, her shoulder was hurt… She looked in its direction and noticed blood. 'How did…' She felt it again, that ugly feeling coming closer to her, she jumped away running from it as she barely dodged the beast as it flew past her, missing her by the hair, giving her cheek a slight cut while she landed, she felt an odd sprain on her ankle as she stood to run. 'Damn.' She thought and continued to evade, jumping up into another tree as she dodged yet another attack by the monster.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME?" Shouted Sakura as she evaded it. Sasuke followed her until Sakura had no more room to run to, the beast had her trapped, Sakura looked at it head on and ran to it, moving under it while it attempted to stomp on her, missed, she saw Sasuke making his way to her, running to him she took him by the hand and led him away.

Her hands were soft and clean, the beast seemed to turn even more violent. "What is that thing Sasuke?" Sakura demanded while they arrived back at their little camp and quickly packed. "I don't.."

"Sasuke?" She asked again making him look away from her chest. She seemed flustered from the way he was looking at her. "What are you thinking?" She shouted her face hot while she shoved him to the side, stuffing the letter in her wet shirt. "I'm sorry for the way I look Sasuke, but it's nothing you haven't seen of mine before." She spoke to him her face hot while she finished packing and began to run, the beast roars coming behind them fast. "We have to go."

Sasuke didn't move from where Sakura had shoved him, it's as if he was paralyzed when he saw her. '…What's happening to me…' He thought as he looked at her, he reached for her and took her by the hook of the arm. "Sasuke what are you-"

His lips overlapped hers as he forced his tongue in her mouth Sakura let out a strange noise while he forced a kiss on her, she dropped her things. The beast that was chasing after her so hard seemed to disappear, everything turned back to normal, Sakura tried to push away from lack of air. 'Sakura…' He thought he kissed her until she was on the floor, breathing heavily, with him on top of her; he kissed her until she was delirious. "Sasuke…" She murmured in shock looking at him, his eyes turned to normal as he released her. "Ah…." Sasuke looked to her, then blushed hard and turned away. "……"

Getting up he walked out leaving her there on the floor, her hair messy from his sudden ravish, the next thing she heard was the sound of water. She ran to the scene and noticed Sasuke in the river, clothes and all, looking at the water, his eyes wide in shock.

"Sasuke?" Sakura asked as she jogged to him, walking in the water. "What are you doing?" she asked looking to him, his hair was wet, the water made his pale skin glow, his dark hair shielding his onyx eyes, cold and distant, his cheeks were warm she noticed. 'Did I summon that... thing? Could it be true that... Hinote is apart of me?' He thought and finally faced her after a long time.

"What happened?" She asked again.

Sasuke looked at her, his eyes meeting the girl that had been in love with him ever since they were children; he never really liked her, why was he feeling so strongly about her now? Why did he want to hold her, was it because of what he witnessed? No… not only that... there were other things too…

When she shows resistance against him, when she shreds that silly girlish personality and shows her actual person, the one that she really is when she doesn't see him. "Sakura..."

She's off Guard right now, as if I'm just another person. "Sasuke?" She asked as he leaned down and pressed his forehead against hers. "I think that animal... and me are somehow connected..." Sasuke spoke, his hair wet, little water droplets dangling on the tips as he looked into her eyes.

"What?" She asked her face turning from worry to utter confused.

"From the last mission, that animal and I… somehow came in contact. It's like he's apart of me..." he spoke. Sakura's look turned hard, "So… you want to kill me?" She asked a small sweat coming from the side of her head. "Nonono..." he spoke.

She noticed this too, it was as if he wasn't even hiding from her, he seemed to act like any other man now, open that didn't go through so much suffering, a normal man… strangely she felt at ease, she knew in some way he'd end up pushing her away, to leave her alone and in wonder, he always managed to do that to her.

"That thing and you are somehow connected?" Sakura asked again. "I think so." He said with difficulty. Sakura just looked at him for a long moment and looked away, "I see…" She said and went to pack up to leave. "Now that we're up we might as well continue on in the mission-" "I saw you…" He interrupted.

She froze.

"You never told me that you can manipulate water…" Sasuke spoke. "…You never asked…" She said looking to him. "What else are you hiding from me?"

She blinked. "Why the sudden interest Sasuke? Are you starting to develop a crush on me or something?" She asked in a tease. "No…" She looked to him and smiled. "Good."

'Good?'….'Why the sudden change? She jumped at the chance of having this mission with me, why does she suddenly … not want me to be with her?' He thought and looked to her once more. "There are still other things you need to say don't you?" He asked again. "No, you know most of my past… you were a big part Sasuke." She said thoughtful as she put more clothes on over her wet ones and walked out. "….." 'Why did you kiss me?'

Sakura was working very hard to hide her blush. 'Why did you grab me and push me against you…' Her legs were in view, peachy and slim, she was a beautiful girl, and for some reason he wanted to continue where he left off with her… take her home and make love to her. At this thought he blushed hard and narrowed his eyes on her, trying to glare. Trying to get back in his mind set, just a partner, not a friend, not a lover… not anything.

'Why did I kiss her?... and why do I want her now?..." Sasuke kept looking at her, his eyes giving off a slight shine. 'Sakura… why can't I get you out of my head?'

To Be Continued.