All I Want For Christmas Is You
By: Sweet Bliss
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
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Onyx orbs looked at the busy streets of Konoha from his spot in the tree. It was always like this on the 24th of December. People were buying gifts, colorful wrapping paper, food and sweets. He hated the time of the year. Too distracting and people let their guard down like amateurs. The kunoichi and other females made the biggest fuss. Especially a certain pink haired girl with jade green eyes that shimmered in the light. Shaking his head from the irrational thoughts about his teammate, Sasuke hopped off the tree gracefully landing on his feet and walked into the crowd.
"Ugh." He heard a familiar voice groan and he turned into the direction. The female ninja was having a hard time carrying the five sacks in her hands and he watched with mild interest as she fumbled with the handles of the paper bags. The girl spotted him in an instant, seeming as though others were wearing colorful and festive clothes but he wore a black long sleeved shirt and baggy khaki pants. "Hey, Sasuke, could you help me with these?" she asked making her way to him, carefully pulling the sacks along so as not to rip them.
Frowning slightly, he took three of the heavier sacks and carried them with ease making the cherry blossom behind him stick out her tongue. "Are you coming or not?" the boy said monotonously. Nodding her head, the pure white substance on her head fell down from her pink locks. Brushing the snow off of his own self, Sasuke made his way, with Sakura, through the crowds, ignoring his fan girls' desperate attempts to ask him on a date. His companion hadn't literally stopped her invitations and offers but they certainly had died down a little.
"Sasuke, aren't you glad tomorrow is Christmas?" Sakura asked stepping in time with him stride-for-stride. "No," he answered bluntly and the girl frowned. Stopping, Sakura tilted her head to the side and inquired, "Why not?" Spinning around on his heel, facing her, he replied, "I just… I've got my reasons. Now come on." Sakura stared at his back for a second and vowed that by the end of the day, she'd make him love Christmas.
"There. I'm going now, Sakura," the raven haired eighteen year old said dropping the bags on the kitchen counter. "Don't leave right now!" Sakura called, running to the door, blocking her teammate's exit. Groaning, Sasuke tried prying her away from the door but she wouldn't budge. Glaring at her he stepped back and waited for her to stop this stupid game. "Will you help me with a couple of errands first?" Sakura pleaded green eyes shimmering in the sunlight that filtered through the window. Defeated, Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest and frowned.
Smiling widely, Sakura told him to follow her to get something. "We've got to give these gifts to the orphans. There presents from the school." Looking at the neatly wrapped packages Sasuke almost regretted that he actually agreed with Naruto. The thing was, when he came back- forced back actually- things went back to normal, well as normal as things could be. Sakura was offered a job at the academy and Naruto thought it was a good idea, and Sasuke just had to agree.
"It'll be fun and easy. All you have to do is give a present to a kid. They're color coated, so boys will get the blue gifts and girls will get the pink ones," Sakura explained gently placing the packages into the black garbage bag. Quietly, the Uchiha picked the gifts up and put them inside the bag. "Alright, c'mon and please be nice," the cherry blossom instructed teasingly. Sasuke glared at her once more.
Once inside the small building, Sasuke immediately felt a surge of guilt run through him. Little boys and girls wearing tattered clothing sat on the cold, hard floor and played with paper dolls, sticks, and any other item they could get their little hands on. Sakura had gone to work right away, handing out toys and talking to little kids. Looking down at the bag in his hands he went to a group of boys first and gave them a small grin. "Hi, mister, are you a ninja?" asked a little boy with mud smeared across his left cheek. Nodding slightly Sasuke dug inside the bag and pulled a blue box. The small boy's green eyes lightened up, reminding him of a certain pink haired girl across the room. "I'm Kaide!" he said sticking out his bony hand. Taking hold of it, the raven haired teen introduced himself and handed two other navy colored boxes to the other boys.
Placing a strand of bubblegum colored hair behind her right ear. She stole a glimpse of her crush and smiled happily. He was slowly making a conversation with a few boys and giving them gifts. By the end of the day, she was sure that this little errand was going to make him enjoy the holiday. Taking her jade orbs off of him she talked to a little girl named Lilly.
Sasuke looked over the kids and them happily sharing their gifts and enjoying their new toys. Scanning the room he spotted a lone little girl staring blankly at what seemed to be a book. But with further inspection he noticed that she was crying. "What's wrong?" he asked trying his best not to sound concerned. The little girl's eyes shifted into his direction and that's when he noticed. The girl was blind. Sitting down on the floor beside her, the raven haired teen checked over her. Shoulder length black hair that was tangled, dull baby blue eyes, bony from lack of food, and her skin was very pale. The sad thing was, she looked no older than five, most likely younger than the other children. Tears streamed down her white face and she shook uncontrollably.
One of the staff members came over and apologized, "This is Luna. We're terribly sorry about her behavior. We'll get her out of your way, so you can continue on with your work." The middle-aged woman then reached over to pick up Luna but Sasuke stopped her, "I'll watch her. I've only got one gift left and it's for a girl so I might as well give it to her." The woman nodded and left the Uchiha heir with the girl.
"C-can you read to me?" Luna hiccupped out between her sobbing. Sasuke answered yes and picked the girl up and placed her in his lap. It was odd at first for him but then he got used to it and began reading. The girl stopped crying and was deeply interested in the story, wondering what was going to happen next and if the princess and her knight were going to live happily ever after. It appeared to Sasuke that nobody had ever spent time with the girl and she seemed to be alone. So when he finished with the book and Luna began to frown, Sasuke asked a staff member for another book. When he received the book he rounded up the kids and began reading to all of the orphans. He even got Sakura to come over and listen.
Soon enough the children were asleep on the floor and the sun was setting causing the sky to stain with hues of orange and pink. "We want to thank you so much for reading to the children today. We'll take it from here and place them in their beds," the manager said, his big blue eyes watering. The two members of Team 7 watched as staff members began to place the kids in their beds. Nodding, Sasuke led Sakura down the steps of the building and just as the door of the orphanage was about to close, two faces popped out of the doorway. Kaide and Luna. The brown-haired boy led the small girl toward the two teens. "Will you two come back and read to us?" Kaide asked, his cute babyish voice making Sakura smile. The cherry blossom stooped down and pecked the boy on the cheek. "Of course! Your Aunt Sakura and Uncle Sasuke will be back soon to play with you and bring new things to play with. Luna stepped forward and almost tripped when Sasuke caught hold of her. Picking the fragile girl up he smiled and said, "I'll come back and bring some more stories about princesses and knights." Luna's face brightened as her small arms encircled his neck. "Seems like Sasuke has himself a new fan girl," Sakura said picking up Kaide. Sasuke smirked and stated, "A less annoying one." Placing the children on the ground, the two kids waved goodbye to their new friends. It almost pained Sakura to leave them in that dump.
"Wasn't that fun!" Sakura said smiling over a bowel of ramen. It was passed eight o' clock and the sky above was letting loose snow, covering the Village Hidden in Leaves with a blanket of purity. Free from bloodshed, violence, and the terrors of war so maybe Christmas wasn't so bad. Paying the old man for their two bowels of ramen, Sasuke shoved his hands in his pockets. Sakura leaned in closer to him and the raven haired teen didn't try to shake her off. It felt… nice.
Coming closer to the pink haired girl's apartment, Sakura pulled away and invited the boy in. Sasuke agreed to the offer and walked inside silently. "Um… do you want anything?" Sakura called from the kitchen. Shaking his head no, the Uchiha looked at the pictures on the mantle. There was one of her and Ino when they were younger, a picture of Hinata and Naruto and Naruto's eighteenth birthday party, a picture of team 7 and then another of her family. "I've been living here since March and I'm still not unpacked," the cherry blossom said coming up behind him. Obsidian orbs looked sideways at the girl and then shifted back to her home. Boxes sat in the corner and had labels on them telling her what items were in which package.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Sakura said slapping her hand to her head. Standing n her tiptoes, the girl pecked her friend on the cheek. "Merry Christmas, Sasuke!" Sasuke raised a finely shaped brow and said, "It's not quite Christmas yet is it." Sakura's face turned red as she stammered, "Well, I got you something else but I have to wait until tomorrow." Smirking wickedly, Sasuke backed Sakura against the wall and whispered in her ear, "I've gotten something for you, too. Do you want a hint?" Gulping, the cherry blossom bit her lip and nodded yes. Soon enough Sasuke's lips captured hers into a sweet kiss.
She was so lost in the sensation that she hadn't realized that she wasn't pinned to the wall anymore. The teen was instead pinned against the cushions of her couch. After a few minutes of heated kisses and making-out, Sasuke pulled away and smirked. "You'll get the rest of you present tomorrow night." Winking at the flushed girl, Sasuke helped her up and gave her a short, swift goodnight kiss.
She remained standing in the spot he left her, completely dazed and red in the face. Hearing the door click shut Sakura came back down to Earth and went to the window. "Sasuke!" she called and finally he turned around. "What?" the boy inquired from over his shoulder. His dark locks had white in them from the snow fall. Her green eyes turned playful as she called out innocently, "Do you like Christmas now?" His onyx orbs swirled with emotion as he yelled back- which was new to her, "I think I love Christmas now!" Smiling, the pink haired female shut the window but not before Sasuke called, "Don't forget tomorrow night!" Leaning against the white walls of her living room, the kunoichi smiled as the snow continued to fall, making this the best Christmas ever.
Okay, um... This is story that I wrote from major boredom and from listening to many Christamas songs. Um... I tried to write a non-AU story for this anime. And Sasuke stayed in semi-character. Oh, well, read and review please!
Love you all!
Sweet Bliss