Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Naruto nor do I have any rights or make any money from writing these fic's.
From now on the prompts for this fic that are in each chapter shall appear in the one shot below like normal but just be bold. I won't say what they are but I will put them in bold so they can be seen.
Table 8
Harry listened to Sakura's story with wide eyes; he had been passing by after doing the weekly shopping when he had spotted a ground of people in the middle of the park. Wondering what was going on Harry had wandered over to see what was happening; only he never thought that it would end up like this.
"Then the assassin raised his shield and with a might cry he used it to defend the villages," Sakura cried out proudly as the villagers, civilian and Shinobi alike, listened with excitement, "His movements was like a dance! No one could believe that the assassin had used the moves he had learnt in dance class to defeat the evil assassin!"
Applause and cheers echoed throughout the park as Sakura finished her story, Sakura bowed happily as she soaked up the attention.
"Thank you, thank you," Sakura said, "I'll read the next book to you all next week, until then!"
Harry watched as everyone slowly began to disappear and before long only he and Sakura were left. Harry tilted his head and looked at Sakura who had yet to notice him, she was different then Harry remembered. Sakura seemed to glow happily; Harry could remember the happy smile as she acted out the book for the younger listeners. Sakura seemed very expressive and motivated about reading to this group of people.
"Oh Harry," Sakura said causing Harry to break out of her thoughts, "I didn't know you listened in when I read the books too."
"It looks like fun," Harry said as Sakura picked up her belongings and placed them into a small box, "It would be amazing to be able to see you read an entire book series from start to end."
Sakura gave a blush as she quickly turned her attention to a list that lay next to the box, "Thank you Harry, it's amazing that people come to listen to me read these stories still. I would have thought that they wouldn't bother with me being away on missions at random times."
"Well I guess that they've made their choice in that matter themselves," Harry said as he watched Sakura packing up, "I mean they were totally focused on you and your amazing reading skills!"
"Thank you Harry, it's not like I make these gatherings official or anything, I only do them to make a bit of extra money when there isn't a lot of missions going," Sakura said blushing madly, "It's not like I expect someone from the local newspaper to hear about it and decide to write an article about the book reading."
Harry gave Sakura a smile, "Well even if you don't know it Sakura I think you're doing a great job to the village, your reading for those who are too poor to learn which allows them to know things and travel to places they'll never go to."
"And all because I have an addiction to books," Sakura said as she picked up a small shiny book on her way, "It's not normal to like books this much but it's something I enjoy doing."
"I understand, you don't read books to everyone to become wealthy you do it for the happiness, for your love of books and more," Harry said softly as he remembered his times flying on a broomstick, "I guess you could explain it by saying your displaying your passion to everyone else."
Sakura blushed madly as she pivoted on her heals in small circles, "Thank you Harry, but as I've completed the book I was reading everyone will be hungering for the next chapter, I'm scared that I'll disappoint them if I get called away on a mission before I can read at least the first chapter of the new book."
"Then we will analyze the situation, work out how to kidnap you in your sleep and then we'll hold a neutral banquet in your honour," Harry said with a grin which only grew at Sakura's blush, "Maybe when we kidnap you during the night and it fails we can blame you sleepwalking or something other."
Sakura blushed madly as she sent Harry a weak glare; it seemed that she had a new fan in Harry.
To be continued in the next prompt...
Sorry for the wait, real life's been rough and with this little one shot was super hard to write as I tried my best to not bash Sakura.
