The Perfect Plan

ItaSasu

Author's note: Well… I can't really think of anything to put here at the mo. u.u Other than, once again, thank you so much to those who reviewed. They're so encouraging and I can't thank you guys enough n.n

This chapter says hello to a little more bodily contact! Wooooo. –pervy look- Hmmm. What kind of bodily contact, eh? Well you'll just have to read and find out, won't you? 8D

Chapter 5 – Red and Black

We got up as the first rays of sunlight peeked out from the horizon. This was where the danger would truly begin and we had to cover as much ground in the day as we could. The worst possible scenario would be getting lost and/or having to camp in the middle of the rogue land.

"Kamen-san," Sakura said, once our tents were packed away. "Today we must travel as fast and as far as possible. We will run some of the way, in order to get further and we would be willing to carry you if you feel you cannot run."

He pulled his hat down further over his face in a vague "okay-got-it" type fashion. Sakura looked to me for help and I nodded to her. So we set off quickly and spent the entire day travelling. I felt my temperature increasing. I was sweating all over and my body kept alternating between boiling hot and freezing cold. I could feel my nose dripping on the inside of my mask.

After a lunch of bread and cheese Sakura decided it was time to run for a while. "Sasuke-kun, you can lead. You have sharp eyes so you will be able to spot danger before us. I will ask Kamen-san to travel behind Sasuke-kun, then me, and Naruto at the back."

"Hey why do I have to go last?" he groaned.

"Grow up, Naruto," she said, smacking him over the head, "It's because your heightened senses are vital to protecting us from attack from behind. I will do my best to keep an eye out for attack from the sides."

"Oh, well in that case…" Naruto grinned proudly. "Hn," I said, irritated by him as usual.

We ate briefly and then set off. Sora was a fast runner and had a lot of stamina. While I began to lag slightly after seven hours, I could sense that his pace was still strong.

It grew tedious; the same scenery around me, similar trees going past, over and over again. It was almost hypnotic. I was feeling really hot now and I could feel my face burning up underneath my ceramic cat mask. I blinked as drops of sweat trickled round my eyes. I felt so uncomfortable now in my ANBU uniform. All I wanted was to take it all off and dive headfirst into a freezing river to cool off. I began to feel dizzy, and I strained my eyes to look forwards, but the world was spinning and I couldn't concentrate. It was at that moment, that I began to drift out of consciousness and I lost all control of my body. I felt myself trip and I began to fall. I couldn't hear because my heart was pumping so loudly in my ears. I was free falling for what seemed forever until I suddenly felt arms grab me under my legs and round my back. The last things I saw were two red eyes and raven black hair. After that, everything went black.

-crazy mood-spoiling intermission music while Sasuke is unconscious-

When I came to, I was bouncing up and down. Huh…? It took a moment for my eyes to adjust. I looked around and trees were flashing past at lightning speed. I looked at my carrier to discover that it was our client, Sora! I gasped slightly, feeling intensely uncomfortable being carried by a complete stranger. Now that I was able to look up and under his hat, his face was clear to me. He looked fairly young, perhaps in his mid to late twenties and he had pale, unblemished skin. His mouth frowned, from concentration or emotion, I didn't know which. His nose was straight, not too small, not too large. His eyes were what really got to me though. They were such an intense black that my own eyes couldn't compare to them. The shapes of his eyes were unusually feminine: delicate and narrow. He had long black lashes too, similar to my own. Below his eyes, lay two shallow wrinkles. I couldn't tell whether they were from age, lack of sleep or what.

As I was observing him, a thought hit me. When I was fading from consciousness, I could've sworn I'd seen two red eyes… yet looking at him now, there was no way his dark eyes could be mistaken as anything else. There was only one way he could change from red to black quickly and that would have to be… no, he couldn't. My entire clan was wiped out. I was the only one left with that ability, bar Kakashi, my former sensei. Then again, if Hatake Kakashi could obtain one, then surely it wasn't impossible for another person to do so…?

My eyes then shot to his hair. Holy mother of crap… it was the blackest hair I'd ever seen, dangerously similar to that of my Sora. Okay, something bizarre was definitely going on here. Something was very wrong.

I only realised I was staring when he glanced down at me. What a piercing gaze! My insides shivered and I suddenly felt very hot. I fell into a daze, my head lolling back again on his shoulder. Damn, the cold must be taking over again. Then, I noticed how I wasn't passing out and it struck me that I wasn't hot from sickness – I was blushing! What the hell! Me? The cold, brooding Uchiha Sasuke blushing? That confirmed it: there was definitely a flying pig in the vicinity. I bit down on my lip to see if it was all just some weird nightmare. Sadly, I tasted the blood and learnt that it was not. I was panicking inwardly, wondering what the hell had come over me, and swore that when I was on my feet again I would slaughter the pig and eat its wings raw.

…

"Shit, I'm delusional."

And then he spoke.

How can I describe a voice? Well, if it were possible to touch a voice, his would feel like the softest, smoothest velvet, which causes shivers at the touch. If it were possible to taste a voice, his would taste like the ripest, sweetest fruit with a delicious juice that lingers in your mouth even after swallowing, leaving a light, pleasant aftertaste.

"You fell," was what he said. Only two words. Two short words. But in that moment, I didn't think any words in the world could compare to the two that had just fallen from his lips. Maybe it was the fever that did it, or maybe I was so overwhelmed his incredible volcabulary; once again, I dropped into unconsciousness.

The second time I woke, I was lying on my back in a tent, with Sakura kneeling beside me.

"Oh! Sasuke-kun! You're awake!" she exclaimed.

It appeared to be dark outside the tent.

"Where are we? What time is it?" I asked, sitting up.

She pushed me back down. "Don't move. We're in rogue territory. We had no choice but to stop here for the night. Naruto is on guard duty right now and Kamen-san is asleep in his tent. You have a bad fever, lay still and I can continue treating you."

She brought out a small pot of what appeared to be ointment and scooped some up on her fingers. Then I felt her cold hands rubbing it in circular motions into my chest. My bare chest… Eh! Where were my clothes? I shuffled my legs a little and was relieved to discover that I was still wearing my pants.

The question "Who undressed me?" was on my mind and it accidentally fell out of my mouth, before I could stop it.

Sakura laughed and blushed, "Does it matter?"

I didn't want to appear like an idiot, so I pressed the question, trying to regain control of the situation.

"I-I did, Sasuke-kun… I had to rub in this herbal balm. Sorry, I can't heal you directly. Healing consumes chakra and I need as much as possible in case of an attack."

I don't know why, but for a split second, an image of Sora removing my clothing instead flashed before my eyes out of the blue and I gasped very loudly. WHAT! THE! HELL! I practically swallowed my tongue in shock and disbelief at the fact that the thought had even crossed my mind! He was a complete stranger! And I had just imagined him undressing me! I wasn't just sick physically, it seemed. I was mental too. My cheeks flushed hot again and I ended up coughing like there was no tomorrow for two minutes straight, finishing off the fit with a final explosive sneeze. Sakura lowered her hands from her face, convinced that my coughing had finally subsided and continued rubbing in the balm.

"You should sleep, Sasuke-kun," she said, "You'll feel much better when you wake up."

That's what I would've liked to have done, but it was at that second that the attack came upon us.

Author's note: Listen, before I go into the story I'd like to just take a moment to express my frustration at the phrase "Onyx orbs". Sound familiar to you? I'll tell you what – that phrase is the bane of my life! Is there a single Sasuke fanfic on here that doesn't call his eyes "onyx orbs"? What's the deal with that? Does everyone have the same thesaurus or something? xD I, however, will firmly abstain from using such a phrase as my protest because I am a stubborn child and I like to prove points.

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ANYWAY, moving on…. –sweatdrop- Zomg! Suspense again! xD This is probably the most suspense-y cliffhanger so far. xD Sadly, it's too late for me to write the next chapter tonight so you'll have to wait till tomorrow. xDD Ze suspense gets to me too! ;o;

And oooo-er, Sasuke! What's with him! He's never felt like this before! It's all new to him and he seems pretty flustered, ne? xD

Sora's appearance is revealed! To us, his true identity is obvious, but to Sasuke, with no memories of his past, it's all too much! And the deal with the red eyes, eh? I'm sure you and I know what that's all about, but again, Sasuke is completely stunned. Bwahahahaha.

Oh, and sorry about the intermission, my crazy other half took over for a minute and I couldn't fight it off.

Oh and I also apologise for the humour. Once again, I blame that on my crazy alter ego. ToT I don't know what came over me when I wrote the bit about the pig. I guess I just couldn't help it. Sorry…. –large sweatdrop- I'll do my best to keep the funny factor to a minimum otherwise it's going to ruin the angstyness. To put it simply, I am most definitely criminally insane.

And on that bright note, I shall leave you until chapter 6. Ja ne! BD