CHAPTER 18
Okay, sorry it took me so long to finish, I finally got OpenOffice to write with... it's different, so it's taking me a while to get used to it, but I'm getting there... I miss Word though... yeah, good old Word... anyway, please enjoy, this is a SASU/HANA chapter too... yeah, the date and you get to learn a bit about her past... so, enjoy... and I'll try to be quicker with the next chapter.. :)
The Mystery that is Sahana
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Last Time:
Sahana smiled widely at all the praise, looking towards Sasuke in hope to see what he thought. Sasuke nodded at her with a slight smile before saying, "You have a great style in the way you stay close to the ground. You equally use your legs and arms for attacking, which is very rare in most shinobi but very useful. I agree with Hinata in the fact that you need a better stamina, but I was very proud of what you have shown today."
Hana blushed, smiling widely He's impressed! Running through her head as she took a seat on the ground next to Hinata and Sasuke.
"We'll work on ninjutsu tomorrow, but for now, haven't you two got a date to get to?" Hinata grinned, making the 17 year olds blush as Hinata skipped away, happy with the uncomfortableness she left with the others. Leaving Sasuke to look over to Sahana.
"How did she know we were going on a date?"
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Sasuke was nervous. Naruto wasn't here to watch him twitch in nervousness, laughing and telling him that he knew exactly was Sasuke was going through. And about an hour ago, Roki had disappeared, making Hinata tense. So Sahana got Hinata to help her get ready so Hinata's mind would be distracted from Naruto for at least a little while.
Sasuke straightened out his white button-up shirt again, glancing at his black jeans and running a hand through his hair... again. He was so nervous, giving glances at the daisies and roses in a bouquet on the bench.
He nearly had a heart attack when there was a knock on the door, Hana was supposed to be here in half an hour? He freaked out for a moment before seeing Hinata's head poke through the door.
She grinned at him, "You look good, Sasuke-nii. I just came to see how you were going. Hana-nee is almost ready, and looking stunning, I might add." She laughed at Sasuke's blush, "Don't worry, you'll do fine." She quickly handed something to Sasuke, causing his eyebrows to raise in confusion as he looked at the yellow shirt in his hands. "It's for Hana." Hinata smiled, "Give it to her and make her an official member of the group."
Sasuke looked at the yellow shirt which looked almost exactly like Hinata's, but it was yellow. Sasuke smiled at Hinata, "She'll love it. But you should really give it to her yourself."
Hinata shook her head, "It would mean a lot more from you. Now have fun, Hana's going to reach the door in about a minute." She caught the look Sasuke was giving her, "And don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Naruto's alright, I just know it. And you of all people know that I don't like wallowing in silence." She smiled, giving Sasuke a quick hug for good luck before heading over to Tazuna's to keep herself busy, and to train out in their backyard.
Sasuke walked over and opened his door, bouquet in his hands and shirt in a storage scroll - he was going to give it to her at the end of their date. He looked around as he stood outside, he didn't want to make Sahana wait for him to get to the door and he quickly caught his jaw before it dropped to the ground in shock at what he saw.
Hinata was right, Sahana was looking stunning. And Sasuke suddenly felt a sudden pride for this girl. And the fact that Hinata picked a good colour for Sahana's shirt to be. Hana was wearing a pale yellow sundress, that showed her flawless tall-yet elegant figure. But that wasn't what caught Sasuke's attention. Sahana wore her hair down, which was in ringlets, probably for having it in a braid all the time. It was long, reaching her mid-back as she smiled and finally reached the front door of Sasuke's hotel room.
"Hey Sasuke-kun," She smiled kindly.
"Hana-chan," He smiled gently at her, handing her the bouquet of daisies and roses, "You look... unbeleivable." He said the first thing that came to his mind when he looked at her. He was never good with compliments, but by the way Sahana blushed, he figured he was on the right track.
Sahana smiled at him, "Thank you, Sasuke-kun. You don't look too bad yourself." She took his hand gently, "Where are we going?"
Sasuke smiled, "I guess you'll find out, won't you?" he lead the way around Wave, finally reaching the destination of their date.
Sahana's eyes widened when she looked over at the beautiful scenery in which they would be for the remainder of their date. It was by the river, so close that you could see the Great Naruto Bridge from where they were situated, on the lush green grass and the tall elegant cherry-blossom trees that they sat under.
Sasuke had already set up a red and white checkered picnic blanket, and Hinata helped him cook all the food inside the picnic basket which was in the middle of the blanket. Sasuke sat down beside Sahana, who was still a little shocked at the picturesque scenery, and turned to smile at Sasuke, "Wow, this place is gorgeous."
He smiled back at her, she was so beautiful, the way her chocolate eyes shinned with excitement as she checked out her surroundings. "You hungry?" He asked, opening the picnic basket, "Hinata helped me cook it, so it's gotta be edible." He winked, making her laugh.
"Well that's good," She said, a priceless look on her face as she smiled at him.
The new couple ate the food with casual conversation, happily smiling at each other and relaxing on the large picnic blanket.
"Hey, Hana-chan, I want to know more about you." Sasuke stated suddenly, "You haven't told me much about what happened in your life before you showed up here. How did you learn to be a shinobi behind your fathers back?"
Sahana smiled at him, a little forced. She wasn't really fond of the memories she would have to resurface, but she was okay with it if she got closer to Sasuke in the end. "Well, the whole reason my training started was when I came across a summoning scroll in my fathers vast library. It was the summoning contract of the spiders. I had learnt basic chakra manipulation when I was young, by my mother before she died. She never told my father, because they were never close. He'd abuse her, hit her, but she stayed strong because she wanted to stay close to me. She made sure to teach me the basics before she committed suicide, and honestly, I don't blame her for it."
Sasuke gave her an empathic look. He knew what it was like losing a loved one. Hell, he lost his whole family. Gently rubbing her back reassuringly, she continued.
"Well, I wrote my name in the contract, remembering what my mother once taught me about summons, and used the hand signs written on the scroll, before summoning my first spider. He was the one who taught me all my skills. His name was Kumoheiwa and he was my first friend. Heiwa was young, one of the small spiders, but he was all I could summon, and I really enjoyed his company. He was only just learning the arts of taijutsu and ninjutsu, but he continued to teach me everything he knew." Sahana continued to explain.
Sasuke's full attention was on Sahana. He never knew all this about her, and was quite intrigued. That was why he had never seen her taijutsu form before, because it was that of a spider. It did explain a lot though. The reason why when she was fighting she stayed close to the ground and that she used her legs a lot more than her arms. He quickly stopped his train of thought as Sahana continued, "I learnt all about venoms from Heiwa-kun too. And I was given a small amount of his venom every day until I was immune. This was so if I ever got hit by any sort of venom, I could send some of Heiwa's poison in my system to intercept the foreign venom, cancelling it without the side effects I would have if I wasn't immune to Heiwa's venom.
"With learning all about poisons and venoms, that just escalated to cures and healing. So, I managed to learn all about all of this, and created my own needles, dripped all my kunai in venom and all that for attacking. This was really for my father, who I planned to defeat. But, as I grew, I realised that I was no match for him. I had seen many of his experiments, many which had gone wrong, but none like sins. Then I had a rather large argument, and before it escalated too much, I came to the land of waves, which wasn't too far where he was located anyway. I have being staying here for around a year now, trying to come up with ways to stop my father." She looked up to Sasuke, a smile on her face, "And I think I've finally found the solution in you, Naruto-otouto and Hinata-imouto."
Sasuke smiled, looking deep into Sahana's deep brown eyes, "We will stop your father. That, I guarantee you."
"Thank you."
"Here. I've got something to give you." Sasuke turned around, searching through his small backpack he carried with him, "From this day forward, you are officially a part of the team." He smiled at her, handing her a yellow shirt with a smile.
Sahana opened up the shirt, shock visible on her face as she looked over the clothing. It was exactly the same as Hinata's, she realised with a smile, realising the only difference was that it was yellow, and "Kumo"(spider) was engraved on the back. Sahana's face was full of joy as she looked back up at Sasuke, smiling at him gently as she reached over and gave him a kiss on the cheek, causing Sasuke to blush. "Thank you. So much. You have no idea how much I appreciate it." Sahana actually felt a part of something. A team. She had never thought she'd actually be able to accomplish something great. She thought she was destined to fail. But at that moment. The moment she was given the shirt, been officially appointed a part of their team, her team. She could not explain it. She knew that she could – would – do great things. And she was capable of it. With these people by her side.
"Thank you." She mumbled again.
Sasuke could help but smile at the pure glee seen on her face. By the look on her face, he knew that she couldn't be happier. And he was so proud that he was able to make her so happy. He'd have to thank Hinata later. Sahana was everything he could ever ask for. Sasuke carefully lifted a hand, holding it against her jaw-line and cheek, "You are so beautiful, Hana-chan." he couldn't help but say, "And I promise to look after you. Forever. You are officially a part of my team. And our team is practically family. If you hadn't noticed, none of us have many happy family memories. Naruto was an orphan. Hinata's family abused her and called her worthless, mine all died out in a mass murder by my brother, and even you're father is a psychotic experimenter.
"You are more like us than you realise. You are strong like us. I really think that's the reason all of us are so strong. We have had hard lives when we were young. We've been through so many rough patches, hard times, and that has made us all stronger, emotionally stronger for being able to cope with all that. And physically stronger for being able to survive. We will make it, as a new family." He leaned in, watching as Sahana's eyes fluttered closed, his following soon after, as he pressed his lips against hers lovingly.
Sahana was in utter bliss. And she had finally found a home. No, not a home, a family.
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END OF CHAPTER 18
Tell me what you think =D and one question for you... yeah, I know, I always have a question for you guys... and thank you for telling me what AU means, because I was at a total loss! anyway, question::
Er, what's Kabuto's last name?
I'm kinda curious, and I need it for a one-shot I've been writing when I have writers block... yea, that stupid disease... I swear it's contagious!... anyway, please tell me what his last name is, or I'll like make up one... I think it starts with a Y...
anyway, thank you for reading, xx Taz =D