Sasuke wearily opened his eyes. He got sleep but not as much as he wanted. All night long the arguement he had with Cathy kept replaying in his head over and over.
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"Who could stand to be married to you!?"
"Practically all the girls in Konoha."
"Thankfully, I'm not one of them!"
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He sighed and covered his eyes with his fore arm. The sun was really bright this morning and blinded him to the point of hiding under the covers. But there was no way Sasuke would do that because Uchiha's don't hide. Especially from the sun.
His thoughts about the sun lingered to Cathy and how her face would light up as bright as the sun when she smiled, but that was only when Naruto was around.
...
"DAMN YOU SUN!" he yelled into his pillow.
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Jenna opened her eyes to meet the rays of the sun luminating her hospital room. She looked around, still sleepy, and found her belongings packed beside her.
"Morning," said Cathy who appeared at the door with two trays. One had Jenna's breakfast and the other had multiple servings of breakfasts stacked on top of the tray.
"Morning," said Jenna in a whisper like voice.
Cathy gave Jenna her tray and sat beside her. They both started to eat their food. By the time Jenna took two bites of her eggs Cathy was done with her first serving. When they finished they started to talk.
"I'm so excited," started Cathy, "We're leaving for the Star Country today."
"Oh I know," said Jenna regaining her voice, "I get to be a princess!"
"I get to be a bride on her honeymoon," said Cathy in an unenthusiastic tone.
"With Sasuke as your new husband," said Jenna looking through a magazine, "Promise me I won't hear noises at night."
"JENNA!" said Cathy with a blush on her face.
Jenna laughed, "I'm kidding! C'mon, it's not like your sharing a room with him anyway."
...
Jenna looked at Cathy. Her head was lowered toward the ground.
"Oh," started Jenna, "Oh God don't tell me..."
Cathy nodded and started to cry fake tears, "Help me Jenna! You're the only one who can save me!"
"Save you from what?"
"GYA!" yelled Cathy as she turned around to see Sasuke in the doorway. He was wearing a black shirt with jeans with a black jacket hanging over his shoulder.
"We're leaving," he said taking Jenna's stuff.
Something caught Cathy's eyes. She looked at Sasuke's left hand to see a gold ring around his ring finger.
"Whoa! Sasuke," she said with wide eyes.
"Hm?" he asked unamused. He followed her gaze to his left hand, noticing what she was staring at.
"Oh yeah," he said putting down Jenna's stuff. He pulled out a little box, "Here's yours."
He opened the box to reveal a small ring with one small diamond on it. Cathy thought it was beautiful, then her mind panicked. He took her left hand and put it on her ring finger. It was a perfect fit.
"There," he said lifting up his left hand, "Now we match," he once again picked up Jenna's luggage and headed toward the door. He turned back to Cathy.
"Make sure you help Jenna out, Honey."
Cathy's face turned a light pink. She didn't like this. She didn't like this at all. Why couldn't it be Naruto!? Their relationship wasn't that obvious...okay maybe it was, but that wasn't the point. Jenna can be a princess but she and Naruto can't be the newlyweds? This really sucked.
Cathy turned to Jenna who was holding in her laughter, desperately trying not to burst out into histeria. Cathy's face dropped even more and cried more fake tears as Jenna released her laughter.
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"TSUNADE-BAACHAN! WHAT'S WITH THESE BEDROOM ARRANGEMENTS!?"
Naruto came charging into Tsunade's office holding the piece of paper that had the bedroom arrangements written on it.
"What are you yelling about now?" asked a very annoyed Tsunade.
"These bedroom arrangements! Look!" he said smacking it down on her desk.
"She picked it up and looked at it, "It seems fine to me."
"Oh, but it isn't!" he exclaimed, "WHY ARE SASUKE AND MY CAPPY ROOMING TOGETHER!?"
Tsunade sighed, "Naruto, they're the newlyweds. They have to or they won't be in disguise."
"But it's wrong!" yelled Naruto, "It's just wrong! I'm her boyfriend!"
"Exactly," said Tsunade, "Look, Naruto, if it makes you feel better there are two seperate beds in the room and it's big so they won't be near each other. I made sure it was okay. And if Cathy feels the same way about you then you shouldn't worry about it."
"It's not that I don't trust her," said Naruto, "I don't trust him."
Tsunade squinted her eyes, "You really think Sasuke is going to take advantage of this mission to get closer to Cathy?"
"I know it!" yelled Naruto.
Tsunade sighed, "Naruto, Cathy's a strong willed girl. You both will be fine."
"Okay," said Naruto, "I'm still worried."
"Talk to her about it," said Tsunade handing him the piece of paper, "Go tell her about it, she'll understand."
He took the paper and grinned, "Okay, thanks Tsunade-baachan."
He then ran out the door to find Cathy.
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"Easy," said Cathy as Jenna sat down in her wheelchair. Gaara took it and helped her move around town to get some stuff for the trip. Cathy was alone with Sasuke which made her feel like a helpless mouse just waiting for the snake to kill her. She was then relieved to hear Naruto calling for her.
"CAPPY!"
"Hey Naruto," she said smiling. Sasuke saw this and remembered what he was thinking about this morning.
"Curse you sun..." he thought to himself.
"Hey Cappy," said Naruto taking her hand, "Let's go for a walk."
"Okay," she said following him.
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"Wow," said Jenna pointing to the store window, "Look at that!"
Gaara looked and saw a inflatable raft.
"Let's get it!"
"No," said Gaara pushing her forward.
"Why not?" she asked.
"An inflatable raft?"
"You never know," she said.
Gaara sighed until he heard another "Look at that!" from Jenna. He looked up to see a giant stuffed raccoon.
"It's you!" exclaimed Jenna.
"Hm," said Gaara unamused, "You're almost as perky as Cathy today."
"I guess it's 'cause I haven't been out for awhile," she said smiling, "I'm just really happy."
Gaara smiled lightly, "I'm glad."
"Oh look! A puppy!"
"We're not looking at dogs."
"Aw man..."
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Naruto and Cathy walked hand in hand in the grasses by the training ground. They were both happy walking with each other. Naruto then noticed Cathy's ring.
"What the hell!?" he said lifting her left hand to his face to get a closer look, "What the hell is this!?"
"Oh, that, it's the ring I have to wear for the disguise," said Cathy.
Naruto lowered her hand from his face, "...Sasuke's got one too. Doesn't he?"
Cathy looked down, "...Yeah."
Naruto looked at her and then embraced her in a hug. Cathy felt the warmth of his body against her forehead as she hugged back. Because she was shorter than Naruto her arms wrapped around his waist and chest area, where Naruto's chin fit perfectly on her head. Her small yet sturdy frame seemed to fit in Naruto's arms. Finally Naruto broke the silence.
"How do you feel about this?"
Cathy responded almost immeadiately, "I don't like it."
Naruto chuckled at how kiddish her response sounded. She was adorable at times. Like when she smiled and laughed or when she pouted. Naruto knew all these looks too well and was afraid Sasuke would take them away from him. She looked up at him as he looked down at her.
"Promise you won't be swooned by that teme," he said looking into her sky blue eyes.
"How can I? He makes fun of me all the time and makes himself really unappealing," she said resting her head against his chest.
Naruto squeezed tighter, "He was right about what he said yesterday, " he said as they looked at each other again, "A lot of girls in Konoha would kill to be in your position."
Cathy smiled, "I was right about what I said too," she said moving her face closer to his, "I'm not one of those girls."
Naruto smiled and closed the distance between them with a kiss. It was slow at first, the both of them relishing the taste of each other, then became much more romantic. After the kiss Naruto held her close to him again.
"I'll never leave you," he said, "I'm still keeping my promise."
"Oh God," laughed Cathy, "You're still my guardian angel?"
"You bet your cute little ass."
"Hey," she said, her face stern, "Shut up."
They both laughed and continued to walk.
Little did they know a certain Uchiha watched from the trees.
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Hooray! Another chapter! I actually had this chapter as a request! The next one wil be longer and better I promise.
-PandaShark
