Forever
SasuSaku
After Sasuke came back from Orochimaru, he found a note in his apartment. From her. It was always her. But, it wasn't what he expected. After 3 years, it still wasn't what he expected her to be. Black with red clouds.
Yay, another update! =D
Note: Sorry I forgot Deidara's 'yeah's last chapter. Even though I know its narutard-ish of me to use 'yeah' instead of 'un', I just think 'yeah' sounds cooler XD
Chapter Three
Deal
"So, Uchiha Sasuke…" Tsunade drawled, lazily flipping through the pages. Age was catching up on her, evident in her features. It seemed like news to Naruto, as he stared at her incredulously and in disbelief. Tsunade noticed him one too many times, but said nothing. She was too worn to fight.
"You're back. And why is that?" She lifted worn-out amber eyes. Naruto disregarded the serious manner of the situation and stepped forward to get a better look at Tsunade, who gave him a half-hearted glare.
"Granny, what's wrong?" He asked, causing his team to freeze and pay attention to their Hokage. Her desk was clean and clear, there were no sake bottles in sight, and no lingering smell of alcohol. Something was up.
She rubbed her temples, giving a weary sigh. "Many things, Naruto. Missing shinobi, potential declarations of war against us and our allies, and the up-coming stress of the chuunin exams. But none of that is to be discussed in front of a traitor." Her voice held no venom in the last line. Naruto caught that – he also noticed a lack of response to what he had called her. But his eyes widened at what she said.
"Granny, who left?" Sasuke was forgotten as a tear slipped down Tsunade's cheek. The Anbu were tense, and Naruto was almost snarling.
"Anbu Captain, head of the medial department, one of the most trusted shinobi in this village…" She listed off sadly, reminiscing. Naruto caught on immediately, his face dropping. Nonono.
"Sakura-chan…" His voice was dull and his mouth hung slightly open in shock. Tsunade bit her lip and rested her face in her arms. Shikamaru and Neji exchanged bewildered expressions.
Sasuke, on the other hand, remained relatively emotionless. Haruno Sakura had let her innocence and naivety get the better of her, no big deal. There was no use whining over some annoying girl anyway. Once he broke from his reverie, he raised a brow at Shikamaru and Neji. As much as he remembered, the two never really held respect for Sakura. But their gloomy, scared expressions betrayed past feelings.
What had Sakura done to earn their respect, and why were they scared?
"Bitch, you killed him again, yeah!" Deidara bit out, closing in on Sakura. Her fingers curled around her scalpel, which she had used in her attempt to save Sasori's life. Key word: attempt.
"I tried to save him, ungrateful-" His hand roughly grabbed her neck, lifting her up against the wall. She squirmed around, trying to claw his fingers off.
"You listen, pinky, and you listen good, yeah," He looked at her menacingly, "you will repay me for killing my partner a second time. Or Konoha will pay." Sakura tilted her head to the side, giving a tiny smirk.
"And why do you think I still care about Konoha?" 'We had reasons to leave, Sakura-chan. Remember that. Don't let this fucker's questions bother you.' 'They weren't even getting to me, baka!' She could almost roll her eyes at her Inner's reminder.
Deidara raised an eyebrow in amusement. "Is that so, yeah? So tell me this, kunoichi. What rank were you in Konoha before you decided you didn't care anymore, yeah?" He smirked back, chuckling when Sakura winced as the tiny mouth on his hand bit into the skin of her neck, a tiny stream of blood falling from her neck.
"And why does that matter, Akatsuki?" She bit back, glaring at him for what his hand's mouth did.
"I'm just wondering how skilled you are, kunoichi, is it that wrong, yeah?"
"Fine, I'm Anbu Captain, jackass." She hissed when he raised an eyebrow. "What?"
He let a sly grin grace his features. "I think you'd be fit, yeah," It was her turn to raise an eyebrow.
"Fit for what?" She growled, hoping that it was not going to turn out like she thought it was. She knew men. They had needs, and angry men usually let their frustrations out without consent. She shuddered at the thought, bad memories resurfacing.
He leaned down, his lips right next to her ear. Her eyes went wide and her breath hitched in her throat. Nonono. "Since you killed my partner, you seem fit to replace him in Akatsuki, yeah." She froze. 'NANI?!' 'Demo…he has a point…' 'That's sooo not helping!'
"And what if I say no?" She asked defiantly, causing him to give a spine-tingling laugh.
"Then I kill you. You've seen too much, and I couldn't have word spread around that I allowed Tsunade's apprentice to try to save Sasori's life, yeah." Sakura snorted at the 'allowed' comment.
She weighed the pros and cons in her head. With a heavy heart, and bit her lip and looked up at him.
"Sure, I'll join Akatsuki and be your partner." 'Ne, good choice. We already betrayed Konoha, which means they might send squads out to capture, and possibly kill, us. Besides, no other country would want our loyalty. So what would we have been doing, other than being sitting ducks being nomadic and all? Nothing, that's what.' 'We left Konoha with our own reasons, don't forget that.'
Tbc
Eh, wasn't that great but, voila, here it is! Now, info for up-coming stuff!
SakuIta: One-shot songfic. Song: Broken Hearted by 18 Visions. Summary: Even though he confused her,he was still intriguing. She was hurting, but she couldn't let it bother her. After all, he was worth it.
Title: Broken Hearted
SakuSaso: Full fic. Current summary(as I go through a billion summaries before choosing the best): Ever since she supposedly killed him, he's been eager to capture her. She will soon be his puppet – the most exotic and beautiful puppet ever to exist. But all those thoughts escaped when he saw her true, inner beauty when they had to spend time together, without knowing who the other was.
Titles: Puppets OR Puppet Master.
ALSO! My sequel to 'From Inside The Writer's Office' has been posted. Go read?
Akura OUT!