Sanctuary

Chapter 3

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"Yes." The words slipped threw Sasuke's lips; he didn't even realize it. Kokoshin smiled, her lips almost reaching her ears. She launched her self up at him from in the water and clasped their lips together briefly before pulling away and disapearing underwater moments later. Sasuke sitting in shock, now just realizing that he had promised to come back.

Sasuke looked out the window of his elder brothers speeding car. The trees blending together in whirs of green and yellow and brown. Half an hour ago Sasuke called his brother up and asked him to meet him out side the woods. He could tell his brother was curious as to why he wanted the lift from the woods of all places but he never asked on it, so Sasuke didn't answer.

'She...kissed me. kissed me...' Sasuke thought, staring out the car window. No one had ever kissed him before, they've tried but none had ever succeeded. Sasuke took a breath, making up for the many he missed during his thinking time. His brother glanced over curiously. Sasuke didn't notice.

What really got Sasuke was that even at this moment he was still tasting her lips on his. He poked his tongue out of his light pink lips and licked his lips quickly. Yeah, he could still taste it. Salty, wet, and slightly fishy. Surprisingly it didn't taste all that bad. He kinda liked it.

A sharp poke brought him out of his stupor. "Huh?" Sasuke asked looking over at the only other person in the car, his brother.

"Glad to see you're actually alive. Were home...Actually we've been here for the last ten minutes," Itachi said, unlocking the doors. Sasuke narrowed his eyes. Ten minutes? Was he really that preoccupied with his thoughts that he hadn't even realized they got home? Sasuke reached over and unbuckled his seatbelt. Both he and his brother stepped out of the car and walked to the large house. "So what were you thinking about?" Itachi asked. "You kept licking your lips the whole ride and you looked pretty zoned."

Sasuke stiffened. He noticed? "Nothing. Wheres Kakashi?" Sasuke said, trying to change the subject.

"It's either you were thinking of whats for dinner and starved or you met a hot girl in those woods and had your first kiss," Itachi said, seeing threw Sasuke attempt at a new conversation. Sasuke glared at him. He didn't blush. Blushing was beneath Sasuke.

"No! Neither!" Sasuke said. "My lips were just really dry!" Itachi nodded,

"Uh huh. I'm sure that's it." Sasuke looked to the side.

"It is. If Kakashi isn't here then I'm going...," Sasuke said walking towards the stair case. Itachi placed a hand on Sasuke's shoulder.

"It's okay little bro. I'll keep her a secret from Kakashi. And remember if you need advice or think its 'time' come to me. I'm here for you," Itachi said. Sasuke ignored him, shrugging off his hand and continuing his way upstairs. He was not...NOT about to start a relationship with a mermaid. No matter how cute, or innocent, she may be.

Sasuke crept back to the lake after school, carefully avoiding Itachi, his step-father, and anyone else that may have caused him to give away Kokoshin's lake. The clearing looked just as it had the previous day. Abandoned beauty.

Sasuke smiled into the peaceful air that surrounded him. He plopped down on the edge of the lake and kicked his shoes off and dipping his bare feet in to the cold lake. The light tickling sensation told him that his friend had arived. Sasuke lifted his foot out of the water revealing two hands clasped gently around it, one hand running the fingers over the bottom of his foot. Sasuke smirked lightly as the hands slid down and Kokoshin slowly emerged from below the water's depths.

She smiled cutely at him. "You come back!" She exclaimed happily. Sasuke nodded.

"I promised, didn't I?" He reminded her. Kokoshin nodded. She pulled herself up out of the water, bringing some up with her. The tip of her tail still submerged. She smiled and bent over towards Sasuke's bare feet and grasped one of them in both hands. She pulled up and Sasuke tipped back. Luckily he caught himself on his way towards the ground. Kokoshin trailed her fingers along his foot making Sasuke twitch his foot. She giggled.

"Hey, hey, not there!" Sasuke exclaimed as she found his ticklish spot. Sasuke tried yanking his foot away but she had a good grip on it.

"Haha." She laughed as Sasuke attemped to save his poor foot. Soon enough, to Sasuke's relief, Kokoshin finally showed him some mercy and let his foot go, but still rested it in her lap. She traced his toes. "F-foot?" She asked, looking up at Sasuke curiously. Sasuke nodded.

"Foot." He pointed to one foot, in her lap. "Feet," He said pointing to both of his feet. "Get it?" He asked. Kokoshin looked back and fourth a little bit before slowly nodding her head.

"Foot..." She pointed to the foot in her lap. "Feet," She said, smiling while pointing to both of Sasuke's feet. Sasuke nodded and her smile grew. Sasuke slowly felt his lips curve upwards and for once he didn't feel the need to force it back in to a straight line or scowl. Kokoshin lifted her hands up and brushed the tips of her fingers against Sasuke's lips. Sasuke sat still allowing her to do as she pleased. She swallowed, "Um..."

Sasuke noticed she was struggling to think of the correct word. "...Lips." Sasuke said for her, his lips gently brushing against her fingers, kissing them, as he spoke. Sasuke watched as her cheeks took a light pink color. Kokoshin pulled her hand back and touched her own lips.

"...Lips..." She repeated with a small smile. She slowly brought her hand down to her lap. She looked Sasuke in the eyes and her blush deepened. "Uh...Sasuke?" She asked, keeping her head down turned to the water but her eye on him. Sasuke turned his, already, full attention to her. Kokoshin shifted a bit, moving closer to Sasuke. She turned her body so she was facing him. It was then Sasuke noticed where her eyes were not exactly directed at him, but at his lips.

"What is it?" Sasuke asked. Kokoshin looked down and then back at him. Sasuke watched Kokoshin as she leaned towards him. There faces centimeters apart when Sasuke realized her lips were getting closer to his. He blushed, eyes widening a bit. Kokoshin's lips parted. Another centimeter.

Sasuke leaned forward a bit. Their lips brushed together just as Sasuke's cell phone went off in his pocket startling both of them. Kokoshin jumped back, startled falling back in to the water. Sasuke cursed under his breath. He crawled to the edge of the lake trying to calm his racing heart. Sasuke's phone vibrated in his pocket allerting him. He pulled it out.

"What?" he hissed in to the phone.

"My my...Am I interrupting something?" Itachi's voice flooded out over the phone. Sasuke was really cussing Itachi out in his head now.

"What do you want?" Sasuke asked, trying to calm himself. He waited for Itachi to answer.

"...Are you by water?" He asked, his tone bewildered. Sasuke froze. He was. He was bent over the water so the sound must have carried...

"No." Sasuke lied. "I just walked threw a puddle." He hoped he bought that. There was a few moments of silence.

"Alright. Anyway..." Sasuke used this chance to back off the water. "Kakashi wants you home. We have a dinner to attend tonight, remember?" Sasuke mentally kicked himself. Course they did! They had to meet one of Kakashi's business partners and their children.

"Right, right. I'll be home in a little bit." Sasuke said. He snapped his phone shut not bothering to wait for responce from his elder brother. He slipped the phone back in his pants and bent down over the water's surface, again. This time sticking his hand in to the water. After a few moments pale slender fingers wrapped around his hand and a hand grasped his forearm. After a small tug on his arm. Kokoshin hoisted her upper body above the water.

Her eyes were hesitant and scared. Sasuke gave her a soft smile.

"Sorry...About that..."

Notes: Yeah...I'm a total slacker. Haha. I have this story finnished as well and it still takes me months to upload. I'm sorry...I really should get my ass in to gear, shouldn't I? Well, I just have to edit the other stories...Good luck to me on that. This is the last chapter I have edited. I'll make a note to myself to work on it.

I thank all of you who haven't given up on my pathetic soul yet!

-NaniNeko