A/N: I know I took a long time with this next chapter but things have been so hectic.
DISCLAIMER: Δεν είμαι κύριος Naruto. (Figure that out :)
CHAPTER 3:Indecent Proposal
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Previously,
Neji gripped Sakura's hitai-ate tightly as a growl escaped from his lips, "Uchiha..."
Naruto groaned in frustration looking at the forest, "Dang it, Sasuke! What didi you take Sakura-chan for?"
"We'll get her back, Naruto." Neji said coldly still grpping the hitai-ate.
"Believe it..." Naruto whispered back sadly.
ON THEIR WAY TO THE SOUND VILLAGE...
Kabuto glanced at Sasuke carrying Sakura as they were leaping from tree to tree and gave a little smirk.
"So, Sasuke-kun, you were pretty gentle with Sakura-chan back there," Kabuto said amused.
"Hn."
"I thought you would just knock her out but it seems I was wrong," he added.
A warning growl escaped from Sasuke.
Kabuto's grin widened, "Do you kiss all those you kidnap or is it just Sakura-chan?" He was enjoying taunting Sasuke.
"Watch it, Kabuto," Sasuke muttered a dangerous edge to his voice.
But of course, Kabuto pretended not to notice and kept on going, "So tell me Sasuke-kun? Was she a good kisser?" Kabuto abruptly stopped as a kunai whizzed in front of his face narrowly missing his head. The kunai was directly in front of him, a mere inch from his face. Glancing at Sasuke he said, "Nice aim."
Sasuke spared him a look tightening his hold on Sakura, "What are you talking about? I missed." He then turned around and sped off.
Kabuto stared at his retreating figure slightly surprised. Shaking his head, he grabbed the kunai lodged in the tree, noticing strands of his hair attached to it. Chuckling, he began to follow Sasuke. Guess you're not as emotionless as you want people to think, Sasuke-kun. He twirled the kunai around his finger as he continued to run. This will be most interesting...
A FEW DAYS LATER...
"Wake up, Sakura-chan," the voice was unpleasantly familiar.
Somebody was shaking her but she couldn't wake up. She heard voices but couldn't see anything.
"Tsk. Release the jutsu, Kabuto...fool." she heard Sasuke sharply saying.
Suddenly, Sakura could open her eyes. She quickly scanned her surroundings. She was in a dark chamber with dimly lit lights. Well, someone likes the dark. She looked down only to see herself strapped to a chair. She struggled but couldn't free herself. What happened to my strength?! she thought frantically.
"Relax, Sakura-chan," she looked up to find Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Sasuke. Orochimaru was lying in a bed with his damaged hands bandaged. Kabuto was standing next to him. What a lapdog. Sakura thought wryly. Her gaze then landed on Sasuke who was as stoic as ever with his arms crossed. He wasn't even looking at her. Jerk.
"Let me go, Orochimaru," she bit out venomously.
He smiled. Ok, that's a little creepy, Sakura thought. "Unfortunately, I can't do that, Sakura-chan." He winced as a sudden pain flared through his arms.
Sakura chuckled leaning back on the chair, "Hmph. If you want me to heal your arms, you're screwed. You might as well kill me."
Kabuto smirked walking up to Sakura. She glared up at him. "Now, now Sakura-chan, if you don't heal Orochimaru-sama's arms, that just might be what will happen." He grazed his finger across Sakura's cheeks, "and we don't want to damage that beautiful face now, do we?"
"Go ---- yourself." Sakura said angrily her temper snapping.
Sasuke chuckled, "Calm yourself Sakura."
She turnes and him and angrily said, "That applies to you too, Sasuke."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow and was about to say something when Orochimaru interrupted their little banter.
"Get out both of you!" Orochimaru barked.
Sakura adn Kabuto looked at him surprised at his sudden outburst. Sasuke as usual just looked disinterested...as usual.
He was smiling but Sakura could see there was no warmth in them, "I want to speak to Sakura-chan alone."
"Hai," Kabuto said leaving the room.
Sasuke was about to leave when Orochimaru stopped him, "Why don't you untie her from those chakra-binding ropes, Sasuke-kun. I imagine she must be quite uncomfortable."
"Hn," Sasuke crouched down in front of sakura and proceeded to untie the ropes. Chakra-binding? That must be why I can't use my strength, Sakura thought.
She didn't know whether it was intentional or not but Sasuke's fingers seemed to linger and caress her arms while he was untying the ropes. She didn't want to react but her traitorous body wouldn't listen and she shivered a little. She couldn't see his eyes since his head was bent but she saw too clearly his insufferable smirk.
When he finished and got up he was intently looking at Sakura with a smirk gracing his lips. Glaring at him , she turned her head away, "Hmph!" Sakura got angrier when she heard him give a light chuckle one she was sure was for her. "I can't believe I ever liked that arrogant..." she muttered bitterly under her breath.
Orochimaru interrupted her thoughts as he spoke to Sasuke, "Now, if you'll just wait outside, Sasuke-kun. You can lead Sakura-chan to her new room once I'm done talking to her."
"Whatever," Sasuke replied coldly closing the door on his way out pausing for a brief moment to glance at Sakura. What does he want with you?
Orochimaru waited until the door was close until facing Sakura. "So, Sakura-chan," Orochimaru hissed out as another spasm of pain shot thorough him.
Sakura leaned back on her chair with her arms crossed, crossing her legs. As a medical nin, she really didn't like seeing anyone suffering but this...creature in front of her was the cause of all this aggravation and trouble happening with Sasuke. He was the one to convince Sasuke to turn his back, not only her, but on Naruto and his whole village as well with the delusion of power as a bait.
"I know what you want, Orochimaru," Sakura voices out , "and I won't do it. And I'm not so easily convinced as Sasuke."
To her disgust, Orochimaru's smirk grew wider, "Maybe that's not the only reason why I have you here..." he trailed off.
She blinked in surprise looking at Orochimaru again. If she wasn't there to heal his arms, what was she there for? "W-what do you m-mean?" she asked trying to sound nonchalant.
He leaned forward with a gleam of malice in his eyes, "I hear you're very close to the Hokage, my old comrade, Tsunade."
Where is this going? Sakura wondered as she just looked at Orochimaru, "Just get to the point."
"Well, after I get Sasuke's body," Sakura made a sound of disgust to which Orochimaru just looked amused, "I'm going to pay a little visit to my old village and finish what I started before that senile old man cursed me...and I'm going to need someone on the inside to tell me about the new security system she put in."
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!" Sakura screamed out knocking her chair back. "First , you take Sasuke and there you are lying in your bed with your freaking cursed arms, WHICH YOU DESERVE. Then after you're telling me you're gonna get Sasuke's body, which sounds SO WRONG BY THE WAY, YOU expect ME to help YOU invade MY village?!" She took a deep breath after she fionished her enraged rant. "You know your arms aren't the only thing damaged here. So why don't you take your little plans AND shove it - "
"Sakura-chan, Sakura-chan," Orochimaru laughed seeming to be amused by her tirade. Sakura looked at him disbelievingly, He's completely mental. "What a temper you have. You really are like Tsunade."
Sakura just scoffed as she paced around the room impatiently, "Im going to try and escape, you know that right?"
"I wouldn't expect anything else," he said pleasantly ignoring the waves of pain going through his ams. "but you might not want to leave."
She laughed drily, "If you think I'm going to be intimidated with threats of you killing me, you'll be sorely disapppointed. I'd rather die than betray my friends and family." Unlike Sasuke, she thought sadly.
"Actually, I was counting on your ...affection towards Sasuke-kun." He said.
Does he have to say Sasuke's name like that? It sounds so...disturbing. She shook her head trying to dispel her thoughts and concentrated on what Orochimaru was saying.
He smirked, "Sasuke-kun might not have a lot of time left," he noticed Sakura stiffen and smirked inwardly, "it might be easier on him if there was somebody he knew around."
Taking a deep breath, she rubbed her head. This whole thing was giving her a headache. Sasuke...I can't just leave him. I have to at least talk to him. She stare at the wall where Sasuke was and sighed. I need to.
She sighed again, "I'm still not healing your arms...but I guess I'll stay...for a while."
"Good," Orochimaru leaned back and closed his eyes, "but be aware that the boy you once knew is not there anymore."
"No."
"Hn?" Orochimaru peered at her.
"I won't give up on him," Sakura stated here eyes flaring out with determination, "I'm staying here to convince him to leave you. I won't let you take his body." She turned around.
Orochimaru watched her as she closed the door, "For your sake, Sakura-chan, you might not want him to do that. I'll have a new body whether it be Sasuke-kun's...or yours." He laughed maniacally.
BACK AT KONOHA...
"Are you sure she's with Orochimaru then?" Tsunade asked addressing Neji and Naruto.
"We're positive, Tsunade-baachan!" Naruto exclaimed in his normally loud voice.
A vein twitched at Tsunade's forehead, "I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT!" Grabbing a nearby book, she threw it at Naruto's head.
"Owwie," Naruto whimpered touching the growing bump on his head.
Neji looked at him and rolled his eyes. I swear, sometimes it seems as if he is still 13. Looking back at Tsunade he responded, "Yes, Hokage-sama, we've determined that Sasuke Uchiha took her."
Tsunade folded her arms, "So when do you plan to go?"
Neji and Naruto glanced at each other. Naruto rubbed his head, "You see, that's the thing..."
Neji sighed, "We know where the Sound village is but we don't know where their headquarters are." Otherwise, I would've gone already.
Tsunade nodded, "I see." Looking outside she said, "Well, it will be very difficult to find them and I don't want to endanger Sakura by alerting them so...," she sighed massaging her head, "I'll let you choose your own team, but be discreet. Orochimaru IS a Sannin, He won't be found too easily."
Naruto smiled his teeth gleaming, He ran up to Tsunade and hugged her, "THANK YOU TSUNADE-BAACHAN!" We're one step closer to finding you, Sakura-chan.
Another vein twitchedin Tsunade's head, "Hyuuga..."
"Hai, arigato, Hokage-sama." Neji bowed respectfully. Shaking his head, he grabbed Naruto by the collar and dragged him from the room, "Come Naruto."
"Okay, okay, I'm not a dog, Neji. Jeez" he cried out indignantly.
Hearing the door close, Tsunade walked over to the window where she could see the village and the people that she was supposed to protect. I can't protect you now, Sakura. Her fists clenched, "You better stay alive , Sakura."
BACK AT SOUND HQ...
Sasuke was leaning against the door with his arms closed and his eyes closed when Sakura came out. What were they talking about in there? Sasuke thought curiously. He tried to listen but all he could hear was indistinct murmuring and the one time that Sakura raised her voice but it was muffled by the chattering of the Sound guards outside. Looking at her, he found her staring at him with a strange look on her face. What's with her?
"So what were you and Orochimaru talking about in there?" he asked casually. That snake is planning something and I don't think Sakura is here just to heal his arms.
Sakura was wondering something completely different not even aware Sauke just asked her something. What did I just agree to? Why did I just agree to stay here because of Sasuke? He betrayed us AND he tried to kill Naruto. But then again, he only left to avenge his clan. But he WANTED to kill us. But he DIDN'T did he? And if he really wanted to kill me, he could have after Kabuto knocked me out. She sighed. Is Sasuke really worth all of this hassle? Thinking back to her old memories of Sasuke, she made up her mind. He is...worth it.
"Sakura? Sakura!"
"Huh?" Sakura was disturbed from her thoughts to find Sasuke waving his hand in front of her face calling her name.
:I've been calling your name for the past 2 minutes." Sasuke said sounding annoyed at being ignored.
"Sorry," she said sounding apologetic. "I was just thinking."
"Hn." Sasuke replied going back to his I-don't-care-personality. "Well, I'm supposed to lead you to where you're supposed to be sleeping." Sasuke started walking.
Grinning, she decided to taunt him, "So do you always do what that snake says? I never thought I'd see the day that the great Sasuke would become a lapdog."
Sasuke stopped walking and said coldly, "Do you want to just sleep in the hallways? If so, keep on yammering away. If you don't, shut up and follow me." He started walking again and after a few seconds, he heard Sakura walking after him. Shaking his head, he signed inwardly. The past 4 years only served to make her even more annoying.
They walked for a while until Sasuke stopped by a door. "Well, here we are."
Sakura walked in and noticed it was a little small. The walls were black and there were two small middle sized windows. There was also a couch next to 2 dressers and in the middle of the room was a bed. She turned to Sasuke," Is this my room?"
He closed the door and leaned back on it as Sakura walked around the room, "No"
Sakura looked at him questioningly.
"This is MY room. Orochimaru wants you ta share a room with me. That ---- probably thought it would be funny." He gave a dry chuckle.
Sakura was momentarily speechless. "So, I'm supposed to sleep with you?" she looked at Sasuke.
Sakura just raised an eyebrow as his lips formed a smirk.
Sakura blushed as she realized the insinuation at what she just said. "I-I just m-meant that um..." she stuttered. Jeez, now I sound like Hinata. She coughed clearing her throat, "I just meant, are we supposed to sleep in the same bed?" She saw Sasuke's smirk grew wider and blushed more, "You know, I didn't mean anything dirty by that, Sasuke. Pervert."
He chuckled ignoring the glare she was giving him, "Whatever you say, Sakura. The bed is mine. You will sleep there," he pointed to the couch. "It's already late. You might as well sleep now." He left without another word shutting the door.
She stifled a yawn as she headed for the couch. The couch wasn't that big so she felt a bit uncomfortable while trying to sleep. A few minutes, later, a draft came in through the windows. Great. Now it's starting to get cold. Nonetheless, she soon found herself falling asleep a few miutes later.
A few hours later, Sasuke came back to the room. His gaze landed on Sakura. Imperceptibly, his gaze softened. He noticed she was in a fetal position on the couch with her arms around herself in a futile attempt to get warm. Walking over to the windows, he closed it and almost felt sorry for her as he saw her shiver. Sasuke's eyes darted from her to the bed. Then he saw her shiver again. Sighing deeply, he went to his bed and picked up the blanket and gently wrapped it around Sakura. He heard her give a soft content sigh as she snuggled closer to the balnket. He didn't want to but Sasuke couldn't help but give a very small smile as he watched her peaceful face. So...very annoying.
We'll that's it folks. Im still trying to figure out how to work in their relationship. I don't want it to seem as if they fall in love too quickly so...yeah
Review please :P