Drowned by Ice
Chapter Two
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Sakura shot a glance over her shoulder. She raised an eyebrow. Naruto was chattering endlessly to a stoic Sasuke, who didn't even bother to pretend he was listening. She smirked lightly. Her gaze returned to the dirt path ahead. At least the ice cube had agreed not to tell anyone what had happened. Not that there was a really a chance he would've anyway.
'That stupid Uchiha pride...'
She snorted. Inner Sakura was actually right for once. She shifted the position of the pack on her shoulders so it didn't put as much weight on her left shoulder. She knew Sasuke could get mad, but she didn't know he ever got so worked up. She had been under the impression that he had no emotions, but the bruise on her shoulder protested otherwise. The cherry blossom sighed heavily and slipped a map out of her side pouch, attempting to look like she knew what she was doing. She hadn't really planned on being the leader today… nor had she been paying attention the last few hours they had been traveling.
She squinted at the map, trying to find their position. Her head throbbed. She was too tired. She scrunched the paper up semi-professionally and turned around to face the boys. "Anyone else want to take the lead for a while? I need to take a break." She glared at the ice cube, willing him to volunteer. As far as she was concerned, she would rather spend the rest of the trip ignoring a chattering fox boy than enduring an awkward silence with Sasuke.
He grunted and glanced at Naruto. He could certainly get them to the Sound Village much faster than the dobe. Just as he was about to answer, he got cut off. "Sure Sakura!" Naruto squealed. "To become the next Hokage, I will need to polish my 'directional' skills!" He bounded up to the front, his tongue stuck out of his mouth. He whipped around and pointed at Sasuke. "BELIEVE IT!" Satisfied, Naruto gently took the map from the cherry blossom and attempted to make sense of it.
She sighed and pretended to be happy that Naruto had taken her place… as if walking with Sasuke-jerk the rest of the way was her "dream come true". The ice cube eyed her warily. Had she forgiven him?
Sasuke almost laughed.
'Of course she has,' he concluded to himself deliriously. She had to have been his biggest, most annoying fan girl. Sakura certainly wouldn't let one night get in the way of her – 'years of "undying love" for me.' He grunted and smirked, amused. The way he saw it, the girl had probably forgiven him last night, but had been "too shy" to admit it to his face.
If only the Uchiha knew how wrong he was.
The cherry blossom drifted farther back, ending up next to Sasuke, not even bothering to spare him a glance. She figured if she could ignore Naruto, she could certainly ignore someone who doesn't talk. Instead she turned her thoughts on her shoulder. The goddamn thing was nearly an ultra-violet shade of purple. A bug landing on it could set the fucking thing off, burning with pain. She slipped the strap of her pack completely off her bruised shoulder and lifted all the weight onto her right shoulder.
Sasuke watched her intensely. Why the hell wasn't she begging for forgiveness? While he trudged along, trying to act appropriately for the current situation, she walked absentmindedly beside him and played with her back-pack.
Sakura grunted. The damn pack was so heavy! She couldn't carry it on just one shoulder, than she would have two weak arms instead of just one. She sighed deeply and swung the strap back onto her bad shoulder. She winced and let out a small whimper. 'It hurts like SHIT!' She concluded to herself (and that wasn't even Inner Sakura talking).
The ice cube growled. It looked like Sakura wanted him to make the first move. He shrugged and accepted it. At least he wasn't so childish. "What the hell are you moaning about?" he snarled. He raised an eyebrow. That hadn't come out exactly as planned. He was supposed to sound… kinder.
The girl beside him chuckled bitterly. This shinobi could sure hold grudges. She didn't bother to look at him when she talked. "Maybe I wouldn't be having any pack problems if some bastard last night hadn't tried to take out my left shoulder." Sasuke's brows furrowed. What the heck was she talking about? He was about to ask when she swung around and shoved her shoulder into his range of vision. "Thanks a lot Uchiha. Now I have a weak spot."
He stared at the bruise for a minute before regaining his composure. "Yeah right," he laughed accusingly. "You are a weak spot to team seven. You can't fight worth shit even with that shoulder." This set the cherry blossom on fire.
She smirked. "Oh really? I suppose you want a stronger girl on your team?"
"Hell, you probably couldn't beat the fat lug that runs the ramen stand." He knew how to set her off.
The two had stopped walking completely. They were standing in the middle of the path, faces inches apart, with steam seemingly shooting out of their ears. Naruto, who had noticed them yelling –er screaming, had turned around to see what was going on. Naruto had never been more shocked in his entire life. Sakura fighting with Sasuke? His eyes widened. "It's a sign of the apocalypse!" he shrieked.
"SHUT UP NARUTO!" both Sasuke and Sakura screamed. The fox boy took it as another sign and began running and screaming gibberish.
Sasuke sneered. He had her right where he wanted her. Now she would realize her mistake and she would see how hunky and manly he- "Alright fine! If don't want me on your team then I'll request a transfer!"
"What?" Sasuke questioned steadily.
Naruto snuck up behind him. "Can you do that?"
Sakura squinted hard at the ice cube. "Yes Naruto, I can," she replied, even though she wasn't looking at him. "I'll go to Kakashi and Tsunade and ask for a transfer. That way the Uchiha won't have to deal with the weak leak anymore."
Sasuke stared.
She was dead serious.
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A/N: Was that chapter shorter than the last one? It probably was. Well yes, I decided to leave you on a semi-cliffy, just because I love to torture you guys! JUST KIDDING! Just kidding! But I am leaving you on a cliffy.
I would like to say – THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED! YOUR REVIEWS MAKE ME FEEL ALL WARM AND FUZZY INSIDE! Plus they keep me writing!
Sasuke: Sakura can't leave! Are you on drugs or something? SAKURA CAN'T LEAVE ME WITH THE DOBE!
Sakura: Poor Uchiha. I knew he would crack sometime.
Sasuke: SAKURA! Haha! Now you can't leave me!
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