AN: stupid conscience. Ugh. Here's the sasu saku fluff for you. I realize that what I did was tantamount to evil by ending it the way I did and I repent of my sins. Gomen Nasai Minna san. Ps. I'm throwing around the idea of a sequel because I've grown attatched to my little team I created for Naruto. Anyone like Naru/Temari pairings? Let me know if you're interested.
Sakura glared curling from her blanket on the floor. He had no reason to be here and he knew it and she knew it and yet he was still present. She huffed at him. Had he showed up two days ago she would have killed him. Now all that was left of her fury was fierce contempt and stubborn will.
"I locked the doors for a reason." Sakura said flatly. Did he think he could waltz right in here and pretend everything was okay? Hell no…Shannaro Inner Sakura cheered with gusto.
"You forgot the window" Sasuke replied.
"Gee Sasuke, maybe that's because normal people try knocking, as opposed to breaking and entering." Sakura snapped.
"If you didn't want visitors, you should have set better traps" He replied with a shrug.
Sakura's eyes narrowed balefully at the brooding Uchiha.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, turning back to her soap opera, reaching for the chocolates she had scattered about the place.
She apparently had camped out in her living room for these past three days. She was surrounded by a pile of used kleanex, and junk food wrappers of all kinds. Apparently Ino had been by with break up supplies and reinforcements after hearing about Naruto's untimely appearance. Sasuke winced. If Ino knew, she might come looking for him next and the Blonde Anbu captain was formidable, particularly with her body technique and scentless tasteless poisons. Fighting the Yamanaka captain would be more annoying than it was worth.
"I asked you a question. I know you're not deaf or stupid. Stop dodging it" Sakura snapped, returning Sasuke's attention to the situation at hand.
"I came to put you in the shower. Pasty face wouldn't stop whining about it, but refused to mollify the situation." Sasuke said nose wrinkling. "You have to bathe sometime, you know."
"The hell you did. I can take care of myself. Why are you here" Sakura scowled.
"I can see that." Sasuke replied sarcastically as he eyed the mess and met her snuffed jade ones.
Sakura blushed, brow furrowed as she scowled fiercly at him, standing up. She wore a camisole and apparently a pair of Naruto's old boxers. Sasuke's lip curled.
"Look, I don't know who you think you are Sasuke, but we both know I didn't choose you. So if you're here for some sympathy nookie, or to come parade about, you've got the wrong place and the wrong girl" Sakura said, poking him hard in the chest as she turned heading to her fridge.
"S-sympathy W-what?" Sasuke asked, eying her incredulously. "Did you seriously just say that?" Sasuke asked.
Sakura ignored him and grabbed the carton of ice cream and began dishing it into a bowl.
"I'm not here expecting something from you Sakura. He made me promise to take care of you and you falling apart is definitely not fulfilling my end of the bargain."
"So now you're into keeping your promises. How very enlightening. Get out of my house" Sakura snorted.
"No" Sasuke replied firmly.
"Who the hell do you think you are! Waltzing in here like your some sort of prince charming, some goddamn miracle cure for love."
"I've never been a prince, Sakura and I hardly claim a miracle."
"What the hell do you know? Don't act like you know me, Sasuke kun. I grew up along time ago without any help from you."
"Ah, yes the passive aggressive act. How original of you. So you're choosing to blame me for him leaving as well then? I just want to be sure we're clear on what I've done to ruin your life."
"Is it anything less than true" Sakura jabbed her spoon into his chest, and then went back to her bowl of ice cream. "He left because he didn't want to compete with you" She snapped, sniffling.
"That's it" Sasuke growled. He stalked in front of her, turning off the t.v.
"Hey!" She protested. And. Then. He. Took. Her. Spoon.
Jade eyes lit with the fury only a girl who is being deprived of her comfort ice cream could muster while she dwelled in the mess of heartbreak and apathy.
"Give. It. Back. Now." She ordered, up close and in his face.
"No." Sasuke replied, challenging her.
He blocked the chakra enhanced punch, holding her wrist with his trembling hand, not budging as Sakura growled her rage at him. He held the other wrist as well. Sakura pushed harder and he managed to grab both wrists in one hand.
He bent her spoon and chucked it aside. And Sakura, instead of proceeding to pummel the hell out of him like he anticipated did exactly what he didn't want her to do. Her eyes filled with tears and her hands faltered their control of the chakra waned. The green in her fists died. She started with a tremble as she crumpled, and then began to sob, most wretchedly and pathetic like. Gods Sasuke had kicked puppies and felt better about life than this.
"Damn it!" Sasuke growled, raking a hand through his hair in frustration
And when you fuck it up you better make damn sure you do *whatever* it takes to make it better…. Naruto's parting warning speach at the gate echoed in his mind as he scowled.
His final word of advice to him about Sakura had probably been the most important.
"Sakura chan actually means the opposite when she snarls at you to leave. Don't by her act for an instant. If she kicks you out you be prepared to get your ass pummeled and you stay your ground.
And so he launched himself at her, wrapping his arms around her tight. She fought him like a wildcat, broke his nose and blacked his eye and lip whilst doing so. She snapped a few ribs in her rage. But he wouldn't let go, and he wouldn't break his promise and finally after he thought he couldn't endure much more, Sakura settled into his arms, turning her face into his chest and sobbed her heart out.
Sasuke sat, taking it all in stride as his nose bleed freely, and he turned her head so she wouldn't get her hair doused in his blood as he stroked her hand and ran lazy circles down his back. He tried to sit up, but the pressure on his ribs was simply too much and so he sat back again, pulling her into his lap.
"It's not fair" She sobbed, beating her fists against his chest. Sasuke winced, painfully, but took it in silence.
"What's not fair?" He murmured to her softly.
"I didn't want to love you. I tried to give you up… damn it."
"I know. I'm sorry."
"I want Naruto" She cried. Sasuke flinched, but ignored his wounded pride, and wounded body as his arms drew her closer.
"I know." He replied steadily, still comfortingly. "I'm sorry" He murmured, wiping his bloodied lip so he could kiss her hair tenderly.
"No you're not."
"You have no idea how sorry I am that I can't be him for you." Sasuke returned, sharingan eyes pitiful.
Sakura eyed him, eyes as wide as saucers as she looked at him.
"I know he's the only one you want to comfort you. I know he's the one you chose. I know you want him. I can't be Naruto but I would give anything to make you stop crying. I hate it." Sasuke said wretchedly.
Sakura eyed him astonished as she sniffled.
"Why?" She sniffled into his shirt, clinging to him.
"Because I feel helpless against it." He replied wincing, his poor ribs…
"I don't know if Naruto was right about you being deluded, or still loving me. But even if you don't, if you never trust me ever again, it doesn't matter." Sasuke said.
Sakura's eyebrow arched. Leave it to Sasuke to ruin a justice speech.
"I won't break my promise to him. I will protect you, Sakura and I won't ever leave you again. I'm not going to stop loving you. I love you, Sakura and I'm going to fuck it up all the time and ruin everything. But I promise you that I will do whatever it takes to make it better. Dobe made me promise and I will not break my promises anymore. I'm not going anywhere. So if you need to beat me some more, then feel free. If you want to yell at me or use me as target practice feel free. Do whatever you need to do, because I want to make it up to you even if it means I spend the rest of my life doing it." Sasuke told her genuinely.
And Sakura did what every girl who'd just spent the past 72 hours holed in her home eating junk food, watching and crying to sappy chick flick movies in the hopes that one day she would find what this idiot of an Uchiha had just been spouting in front of her for the past twenty minutes and what she had been waiting for, for only her entire life to hear from him. She kissed him stupid.
Sasuke kissed her back, hissing as she ran her hands up his shirt, his ribs protesting. Sakura didn't stop kissing him. Apparently Sakura was a multi tasker with her brilliant chakra control and proceeded to straddle him, whilst making circling motions around his tongue as she healed him.
The cooling sensation reacted oddly with the heat he felt throbbing through every part of him as she touched and kissed, running those lovely hands over his chest, electric tingles making their way like lightning sparks everywhere she touched.
"Sakura…"Sasuke gasped into their kiss as his hands wrapped around her waist. " Do you want this?..." Sasuke paused, so heisitant.
It was cute. "Yes, Sasuke. This should have happened between us long ago" She replied kissing him fervently.
"Aah. But Sakura?" Sasuke said, through her heated kisses.
"Mmm?" She replied, enjoying herself immensely as his breath hitched with her current ministrations to his neck.
"Can we do this in the shower?" He pleaded.
"It can wait" She growled. Sasuke sweatdropped wondering what on earth he had gotten himself into.
In hindsight, showers were entirely overrated when not shared.