title: the one where sasuke gets seasick
author: ohwhatsherface
note: this one has minor, barely noticeable sasusaku
disclaimer: don't own
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Sasuke was not very fond of being out on the sea. He had always loved swimming when he was a child; his mother would take him and Itachi out to the lake at the edge of the Uchiha complex and they'd spent many afternoons there under the sun. So no, Sasuke didn't mind the water. It was actually being on top of it—on the rocking boat—that was annoying. And boring. And sickening.
Very sickening.
"Oi, bastard, you don't look too good," Naruto commented, frowning at him. For once in their few months together as a team, there was no mockery in his tone. Instead, oddly enough, there was a trace of concern. "You okay?"
Sasuke scowled back at him. "Of course I'm okay, idiot."
Naruto returned the dirty look. "Fine." He crossed his arms and began to walk away to another part of the boat. "Jeez, you try being nice to that guy..."
Sasuke drowned him out in favour of leaning over the side of the ship and breathing in the nasty salty air.
Ugh.
He hated Naruto. And Kakashi. And this stupid mission so freaking far away. And the stupid boat—
"Sasuke-kun, are you feeling alright?"
And Sakura.
Sasuke clenched his fists. Of all annoying things, Sakura was not one he could deal with right now. He took a deep breath, trying to refrain from telling her to kindly get the hell out of his face (and also keep the churning in his stomach at bay). It wouldn't do to make her cry. That would send Naruto on him and that... well he couldn't deal with that while he was sick. Just. No.
"Sasuke-kun," she prodded, peering into his Personal Space. Sakura put a hand on his forehead and frowned while Sasuke flinched at the contact. "Sasuke-kun are you..." Slowly, shyly, she smiled and continued in a whisper, "seasick?"
"No."
Her grin only grew.
Damn, Sasuke lamented. Great. Now she knew his weakness. It wasn't his fault, really. It was his first time on such a big ship! And for so long, too! God, falling asleep last night had been dreadful. Sure, it was probably Naruto's and Sakura's first times as well, but the idiot obviously had a stomach of steel. And Sakura was just... Hm. Maybe it was a girl thing. Whatever.
She's going to blackmail me, Sasuke concluded. She's going to make me take her on a date in exchange for not telling—
"Here." Sasuke blinked as she held a small pink bottle to him and smiled warmly. "It helps with motion sickness." She looked behind her momentarily and winked. "I had to give some to Naruto earlier as well, so don't feel too ashamed, Sasuke-kun."
Slowly, he took the medicine from her. He felt his cheeks growing flushed and wondered if it was because he was sick. Probably. What else could it be?
"Well..." Sakura shifted awkwardly. "Yeah. I'm going to go..." She was looking at her feet uncomfortably. "Well, I hope you feel better, Sasuke-kun!"
"Thank you," Sasuke murmured, watching her walk away.
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Oops. This seemed to end angstily.