Pairings: SasuSaku (NejiTen, NaruHina)
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Naruto characters. Except for some random ones.
Together
Chapter thirteen
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It was still dark when Sakura had awoken. She rubbed her eyes and blinked. She didn't know what had happened last night. She couldn't remember very well, faint images flashed into her mind. Dancing with Lee, getting drunk and… kissing Sasuke. Sakura blushed as the memory swam through her mind. Familiar pink color appeared on her pale cheeks.
She shook her head as she slowly stepped down from her bed. She couldn't be bothered changing. Sakura hoped her parents were still asleep. Walking quietly downstairs, she went into the kitchen getting her a drink. She still felt dizzy. Sakura inhaled deeply and closed her eyes. The Ball was great, she admitted. She thought it would be really unpleasant with Reika there. But it seemed like Sasuke had told her to go away. Opening her eyes again, she made herself to the couch and sat down.
She remembered that she had cried. Tears automatically fell down. Then she realized that painful memories had swum through her head. The memories were painful. She remembered when she was twelve, still a Gennin, she had begged Sasuke to stay in Konoha. He ignored her and said that wasn't going to stop him killing his brother. Sakura had cried and told him she loved him and he will be happy in Konoha. Sasuke didn't stop, Sakura fainted and he laid her down on the bench. When she woke up, he was gone.
A loud knock gave Sakura a slight jump. The knock quickened. Sakura stood up, smoothing her hair down. Sakura realized she had been crying, she wiped the abandoned tears away and ran to the door. She opened it quietly, her head poking outside, eyes squirming through the dark.
"Sakura-sama!" The man said in a low voice. It was clear that he was in a hurry.
"Um, hello." Sakura said nervously. It was the first time someone called her 'Sakura-sama'. It felt weird, but she didn't mind at all.
"Godaime-sama wants to see you! It's important." The man said.
"Just me?" Sakura asked.
"No with your teammates. Sakura-sama, please get changed and come with me! We must hurry; dawn will come in an hour. You must go before the dawn."
Sakura looked confused but she did what she had to do. She quickly scribbled a note to her parents and told them not to worry about her. She will be fine.
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Sakura had followed the man and entered her teacher's office. Sasuke and Naruto were already there. Sakura blushed as she noticed Sasuke. He too, seemed to realize that and turned his head away from her. Sakura looked down, forcing the blush away.
"Sakura." Godaime said. Sakura immediately focused her gaze on her teacher. Godaime cleared her throat. "You three are going on a mission." Six pairs of eyes widened with surprise. Didn't they just go on a mission?
"We couldn't find anyone else." Tsunade said with an apologetically smile. "Team Gai went on another mission and some other were sick." Naruto gave a loud yawn. Sakura shot him an annoying look.
Tsunade cleared her throat. "You three have to rescue this girl called…" Tsunade held her paper up, studying it. "… Tsumi. Nadashi Tsumi. Her father owns a company and they are very wealthy. They live in the Mist Country. All you have to do is rescue her. The ninjas who kidnapped her told Nadashi-san that if he doesn't hand the money by five days, they would kill Tsumi. " A startle gasp escaped Sakura's lips. "So cruel." She said quietly. Tsunade took a photo out of her folder. "Here, that's her picture." Sakura took it and examined it. The girl had hazel eyes with reddish hair.
"Complete this mission in three days. Hope to see you in three days. You are dismissed."
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Three of them jumped from tree to tree. It will take them nearly one full day to reach the Mist. Sasuke smirked; this was going to be easy. He quickly glanced at Sakura; she was calm, no expression shown on her face. The night was still vivid inside his head. His mind told him to push her off. Shinobis weren't supposed to have feelings. But his body told him to hold her.
"Naruto, stop playing around!" Sakura's sharp voice was heard. Naruto gave her an innocent look. "Sakura-chan? I was only trying to find something to eat." Naruto reached inside of his pocket.
"You spent your time too much with Chouji…" Sakura grumbled. "Enemies might smell food. That's why Team ten always fail their mission." Naruto sighed and put his food away.
"You don't want to be fat dobe." Sasuke smirked, looking at the Fox Boy.
"What did you say?" Naruto snarled, glaring at Sasuke.
"I just said you don't want to be fat."
"I won't be!" Naruto insisted. "Chouji eats a lot of chips per day! But he gave me this one." He said and he took out his packet of chips again. "It's Barbeque flavored." He waved it in front of Sasuke's nose. He winced. "Want to eat it? It's really ni-"
"Put that away!" Sakura said, interrupting him. "I don't want to fail this mission." She frowned a little as she looked ahead. "It won't be long. We'll arrive there by the sun sets."
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They were exhausted by the time they reached the Mist. Team Seven couldn't even bother to pick a place to sleep in. They picked the first one they saw. Naruto explained hurriedly, the lady in the counter frowned slightly, looking confused. Sasuke sighed and explained for him. Sakura had smiled faintly.
The lady looked at the three then looked back to her paper again. She cleared her throat. "I'm really sorry. There are only two rooms left. One room with a single bed and another room with a double bed." She gave an apologetic weak smile.
Sakura and Sasuke both stared the lady. Naruto waved his hand carelessly. "Doesn't matter, we'll take it." The lady looked up, hopefully. "You will? Oh that's wonderful!" She paused and then reaches the drawer below. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, and grabbed Naruto's collar. He yelped helplessly. Sakura put her hand up to stop them. "What do you think you're doing!" Sasuke hissed.
"What did I do?" Naruto exclaimed, wriggling under his grasp. "Help me Sakura-chan!" He called helplessly to the Medicine Specialist. Sakura sighed and said. "Sasuke-kun…" He ignored her. "Look you-"
"You don't have to worry Sasuke-kun." Sakura interrupted him. His eyes narrowed and glared at her. "You and Naruto can share a room." She said; a faint blush appeared on her face.
"I'm not sharing a bedroom with him. He'll kill me if I sleep with him on the same bed!" Sasuke said.
"…" Sakura said.
Naruto finally got out of Sasuke's grasp. He coughed and looked at Sasuke. "Hey, it's not that bad. You go share a room with Sakura-chan and I'll go have my own bedroom. That's settled then. Obaa-chan, please can we-"
"Naruto!" Sasuke said loudly, colored drained from his face.
"Sasuke, it's not going to be bad." Naruto said carelessly, silently he grinned to himself. "Obaa-chan, we'll take it!" Sakura looked helpless. She wanted to cry. She stole a glance at Sasuke. He was fuming, looking very angry. She sighed deeply. He's not very happy… "Naruto…" She began. Sakura had to stop him. Or else Sasuke will hate her forever.
"Sakura-chan. You are going to be fine." Naruto said, without turning his head. Sakura opened her mouth, but no words came out. She began to sweat. She closed her eyes. Please, Kami-sama, don't let this be true… She opened her eyes again, but found herself still standing on the same floor.
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Sasuke cursed under his breath. He shook his head. He glared at the Fox Boy. It was his entire fault; he set it up for him and Sakura. He hated this. Slowly, they reached the their room. Naruto grinned and tossed the keys at Sasuke. He caught it easily, still glaring at Naruto. He grinned. "You two have fun!" Sakura blushed. Sasuke looked ready to kill. "Why you-" He didn't finish, because Naruto had run off, hollering with laughter. "Damn him." He swore.
"Uh, Sasuke-kun, can you please open the door?" Sakura asked after five minutes. Sasuke glared at her. "No." He snapped. Sakura's shoulder slumped and exhaled deeply. "Give me the keys."
"Why?"
Sakura couldn't take it anymore. "I want to go to sleep!" She said angrily, hands on her hips. "We have this mission tomorrow! I need rest! If you don't, then good for you and stay out of this room!" She snatched the keys from Sasuke's hands; open the door, kicking it open. "Come in if you want to." She went in, leaving the door open. Sasuke hesitated, and followed her in. He watched in amusement as she put her bag on the floor, opening it, took out some clothes. He blinked, trying force a faint blush down. Sasuke walked pass her, putting his bag down as well. "I'll sleep on the couch." He mumbled.
Sakura blinked, and stared at him.
"I don't think you'll want me to sleep with you on the same bed." Sasuke said. Sakura glanced at the bed, then back to Sasuke. She smiled gratefully. "Thank you." She got up and entered the bathroom, then halted. She turned back. "Sasuke-kun, you don't mind I use the shower first?"
"Whatever."
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It didn't take long for Sakura to finish. She only took ten minutes and then she's back again. Sasuke looked surprised. She came out with her nightdress on. Her hair was wet and with a towel on her shoulders. She noticed Sasuke looking at her. "What?" She blushed deeply.
"I was surprised." He replied.
"At what?"
"Women usually take a lot of time on showers and changing." Sasuke said.
"I see…" Sakura said slowly, then her expression suddenly changed. Her jade eyes widened with disbelieve. "How did you know all these?" She asked.
"My father used to tell me this…" Sasuke said; he didn't why he was telling him that. He then looked at her. "Go to sleep Sakura. We have a long day tomorrow."
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Sakura lay on the bed; her green eyes were not closed. She was sure Sasuke was not asleep as well. She grasped her sheets tightly, her heart thumping loudly, she was sure he can hear that. Sakura sighed deeply and turned around. She pulls the sheets over her mouth. Sleep, she commanded herself. But she opened her eyes again after five minutes. She sat up furiously.
"Go to sleep Sakura." Sasuke's voice was heard, echoing in the room.
"I'm trying." Sakura said; her eyes didn't show a trace of tiredness. Sasuke smirked in the dark. "Because of me?" Sakura glared at him. "You wish." Even though he was right, Sakura didn't want to admit it "Go to sleep Sakura." He ordered.
"Tell me a story." Sakura said.
"I don't have any stories." Sasuke scoffed. "Go to sleep before I get angry." He sat up from the couch, and walked towards Sakura. Her widened as he pushed her down on the bed, "go to sleep."
She blushed prettily, she was glad it was dark. Images of the incident flashed into her mind. Her body had gone tense. Sasuke blinked, seemed to realize that too, then let go of her immediately. He walked back to the couch, and lay down. Sakura gave a disappointed sigh. "Good night, Sasuke-kun." She walked towards the couch, leaned down and gave him a peck on the cheek. "Oyasumi!" She said then jumped back to the bed, blushing.
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Sakura didn't sleep for very long. Sasuke had shaken her; it took her awhile to open her eyes. She sat up groggily. She had noticed Naruto and Sasuke were in the room, fully dressed. She blinked. "Uh, guys…?"
"Sakura-chan, you need to get changed." Naruto said wearily, obviously, the boy didn't sleep as much. He yawned. Sasuke glared at him.
"Uh… what?" Sakura said, confused.
"Get changed, Sakura." Sasuke replied. "I found the girl." Sakura's eyes widened, suddenly she didn't feel sleepy any more. "Eh? You found her?" Her face showed impression. Sakura glanced at her watch. "It's one o'clock in the morning…"
"I couldn't sleep so I went out and I found her… Long story. Sakura hurry up and get changed." Sasuke said, frowning. A faint 'hai' was heard. Both boys went out of the room for her to change.
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Authoress's Note: Is this chapter good/bad? I'm sorry if this is really slow. I'll be doing Itachi soon XD, thanks for the reviews in the previous chapter! You guys so rock! XDXD
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