Theme: Valentine's Day Theme Supplier: Pretty In Orange
A/N: I know, I hate Valentine's Day with a fiery passion. But I needed a coverall theme and had nothing better. It's in third person because that's what I can deal with so early in the morning.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, nor do I make a profit from this.
In Team Taka, Valentine's Day was an easily ignored day. If it was even remembered, it was set aside for the problems of the day, such as traveling, making a fire, catching dinner, setting up camp and everything in between.
But Team Taka went their separate ways three days before Valentine's Day, and Karin was in shambles.
On day one Suigetsu did his best to take care of her, but Karin wasn't Karin anymore. She didn't want to fight with him, no matter how much he prodded her, and she seemed broken. Her only vocalizations were to murmur his name when he spoke to her.
On day two Karin wasn't eating, and Suigetsu wasn't sure she was drinking anything either. She looked washed out, and she was constantly chewing her nails. Vocalizations were no longer being used, and she barely looked at him.
On day three Karin had curled up in the tent and hadn't come out for several hours. Suigetsu was worried sick, and he didn't know what could be done, Karin had been in love with Sasuke right? And Sasuke was long gone, headed to the leaf village.
On Valentine's Day, Karin was curled up in her sleeping bag, halfway between sleep and unconsciousness. Her face seemed lifeless, and Suigetsu checked her pulse three times before he leaned down and kissed her gently.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Karin." He whispered as he pulled away. Karin was staring at him with wide eyes, blinking and glancing at the box of chocolates in his hand.
Nothing was said for a treacherous few minutes. Karin looked beyond exhausted, and Suigetsu wasn't sure what to do if this didn't work.
Karin slipped her arms around his neck and pulled him down, kissing him again.
By eight AM, Karin was out of the tent. She seemed perkier, like maybe life wasn't so hellish now. Suigetsu watched her, trying to keep track of the progress.
By eleven he had managed to get her to drink something and nibble on some dried fruit. She definitely seemed more alert, but she was looking at Suigetsu oddly, as if she expected to do something horrid.
By two in the afternoon, he had managed to get her to eat some fish, but she hadn't relinquished the odd look she was giving him.
By six that evening, she was ready to talk to him. "Why are you being so nice?" She whispered as she stared into the fire.
"You needed me to be." Suigetsu shrugged. "It's not that big of a deal, Karin-"
With trembling, but quick steps, Karin had made her way over to him and kissed him. It quickly became clear that Suigetsu had made the right choice, and that the effects from it would be long lasting.
That Valentine's Day was something they told their kids about.
A/N: It's either way too early or way too late for me to be awake, honestly, so I might crash soon. I have plans to do one more one-shot (For my SenriXRima one-shot collection, Of Sunburns and Pocky) that's a theme request, and then I'll probably conk out, so I'll be answering reviews for a bit. In other news, what did you think?