Eternity Lost

By: russet-fangs

Author's notes: halo! Hope you didn't got bored with the last chapter. Here is my new installment and wish you would all review! Thanks!

Disclaimer: No part of Naruto is mine.

Chapter 6: Plan 2: Be Scared, Uchiha!

Later that night, when all the world is sleeping, a restless soul lay awake in her place as she awaits midnight. It would be all so easy. She laughed to herself quite loudly and an evil grin made its way on her lips. The owl produced its usual ku ku and Sakura readied herself for some action.

She leaped from her covers and tiptoed towards the sleeping place of Sasuke. Arriving with a soft thud, she managed to hid herself behind a tree when the boy moved sideways on his comfy sleep. She peeped slowly, making sure that he was asleep. She jumped to the branch of the tree and observed him from the top. It was nice sight. He was resting like an angel. she ceased herself from some more illusions and decided she should get going with her job. A bag full of tomatoes and insects. That was the plan. She would open it while on top of a tree and let the contents flow towards the victim. Tenten was against it but Sakura, seeing Sasuke flinch at the sight of the dirty little insect, said that it was worth a shot. Smiling and congratulating herself silently, she started opening the bag when suddenly she heard a voice.

"go….away…" he said softly.

The many times she had observed Sasuke sleep, she didn't notice he talks at night. Maybe because of too much worries and fatigue that he started chatting with himself. I should listen for a while…she thought, not wanting to spoil what she couldn't have heard if she continued with the plan. It wouldn't hurt to stay for a while, does it? so there, she planted herself while intently hearing the words out of him. He murmured once more.

"I… lll…ooovvee… you…" he was saying.

Sakura's eyes grew wide and blushed furiously she went out of balance. She crashed on the floor, miraculously silent and retreated on a corner. Unfortunately for her, Sasuke's dream stopped or so it seemed and he started speaking about tomatoes.

"sweet…to..ma..toessss..hnnn…" he announced, clearly enjoying the food in his fantasy.

Sasuke repeat it again! what did you said before the minute I've fallen! the cute woman urged him in her mind but it was, of course, no use. She has earned a wound from that fall and it was now hurting a bit.

The branch she has used has cracks on it and it would be unwise to step on it again. that's what I'm fearing about,I should not have stayed that long. . she did hear the S part. Is it me? She giggled and stopped abruptly. Not so… I will never again fall for that, you bastard! She glared at him and began untying the ropes.

Sasuke's Dream…

He was standing amidst the crowd of people. "what is it?" he asked. The townsfolk are gathering around a place… or a person. he squeezed himself in and found that it was Sakura. The girl was wearing a cute, pink kimono with designs of flowers. ( it's the kimono she used in the spring festival in chapter 1). she was wonderful. In his eyes, he saw the glimmer that Sakura emits whenever she's happy. He looked around. It was the festival they were supposed to see last, last, last…. He didn't count.

The cute Sakura strolled in a street carrying a fan with unfinished embroidery. It was labeled as 'Sakura and'. He wondered what was best to continue it with but disregarded the idea when Sakura started crying in his door.

"what happened?" he asked her. He caressed her face and wiped the tears. She didn't answer but he somehow knew that it was because of him. He wanted it to stop. He clenched his fist on her hands and told her something…

"I love you…. Thud…Sakura…"

He heard it… he was awake. A faint color of red cloth is seen on the shadow. He adjusted his position, carefully like a sleeping dummo. It was Sakura.

Why is she here? he wondered. noticing that Sakura was leaning on the tree with ears wide open to hear. Did I talked again? did she heard something? He scowled at his manner and pondered about the situation. Seconds later, he was saying something like tomatoes, the only thing that came out of his mind after Sakura.

While making his speech credible to Sakura's ears, he examined her. She has a bag full of… moving objects. A shiver ran down his spine. Maybe insects… and before he could stop it, his eyes grew wide and stood out of his covers.

Shit. I should train myself to be calm with these disgusting creatures.

Sakura choked as she saw Sasuke woke up with a start. He glared at the bad she was carrying at and that was the end of her plan two.

"sakura…it's midnight…"

she closed her eyes and waited for trouble/ total embarrassment/ death. Sweat formed from her forehead and she suddenly realized forest air is quite hot.

"yes… Sasuke, it's quite late…"

he took notice of the '-kun' part. It was unusual to hear Sakura dump that nickname for him. Turning to her direction, he uttered: " want something to eat?"

"what?" she was taken aback and dropped the bag. Oops… the contents eventually went out of it and the person in her front grimaced at the sight. He burned th the contents eventually went out of it and the person in her front grimaced at the sight. He burned them. yes, BURN! He smirked madly as the poor insects roast to hell.

Sakura prayed to all the gods and saints she had known or heard and looked at Sasuke.

"so… while I'm on it, I should roast some fish too…" he said flatly.

Is he plain dumb, acting dumb or he just shrugged off what I did? She was confused now. But, sensing it would be better to go with him and eat. She was quite hungry too.

Smelling the fish, she hurried closer to the fire he had made and watched Sasuke get some more in the freezing water. He is so handsome…

Plack.

She hit herself, not just mentally but physically now. It was not a time to think with things like that.

He gathered the helpless creatures, found some sticks and stringed it to their bodies. he saw it. Sakura... slapping herself. What is that woman doing?

He hurriedly came up to her and frowned in front of her face. "what are you doing?"

"umm… nothing" she said, hiding her sore cheek.
"…"

he gave her the fish and let her roast it herself. Moments later, thinking of nothing else than Sakura slapping herself, he summoned some courage which was kind of rare in situations like this and said:

"when I said… be more careful with your hair, I didn't mean just the hair but the whole… you"
"
she stared like someone stares at a ghost but Sasuke ignored it.

" I don't like seeing you hurt…" he added almost unconsciously.

Dumbfounded, she reached to her knees and nodded to him. She didn't know what to say. She laughed nervously and suddenly. Sasuke lifted an eyebrow and Sakura stopped.

They stayed there for two hours. Neither of them talking just silently sensing each others movements and chewing the fish.

"WAHHHH! RAMMMEEEENNN!" Naruto screamed to himself in his sleep. She jumped and glared death daggers on the direction of the blonde teammate.

Sasuke stood up and patted away the soils in his pants. She did it too. The two split ways and continued sleeping… and thinking.

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author's notes: is it still funny? Maybe I should change it from humor to general. I'm not laughing anymore at my ideas.. REVIEW everyone, anyone!Thanks a million for the reviewers! Again, I want to remind that I don't read my story twice, so sorry for any errors.. I wish you would understand it still… thanks!