In an instant Sasuke was leaping in front of her, shielding her from in oncoming attack like he had so long ago on their first real, dangerous mission, when she was weak and he was strong and he was the knight to her damsel in distress.
It pissed her off.
Ducking out from behind him, she charged at their mutual enemy (the only reason they were working together, really), catching off-guard with a bone-shattering punch to his jaw. His body flew back, htting the ground hard as blood oozed from his busted face. Turning to face Sasuke, Sakura smirked at his barely contained shock.
"I'm not made of glass, you know."
He made a non-committal grunt, and they returned their attention to the fight.
The bastard still kept trying to protect her, though.
Author's Notes: Super-short, but I like it. 3 Don't feel bad, Sakura - he's just trying to show that he cares, despite being an asshole. :3
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