Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto…I got an anonymous review asking for Sakura's capture and rescue and whatnot, unknowingly reading my mind. So this is the first drabble of the Flashback arc.
CaptureIt was barely past one in the morning when the raid started. Canons set off on the unsuspecting and sleeping port town and pirates descended on the people like wolves. Greed and bloodlust shone in their eyes as havoc was raised intensified by the panic.
Canons and screams jolted the sleeping couple awake. Sakura sat up with a gasp, the real danger of what was going on setting in immediately. Sasuke grasped for his sword. Nothing would happen to her, not on his watch.
"What on earth do you think you're doing?" she snapped, throwing her robe on over her.
"I've fought pirates before Sakura."
"That was nearly two years ago!"
"The concept is still the same." On his face was a frown; his sharp black eyes peered into her feisty emerald. They were a torrent of impassiveness, the occasional sparkle of determination and caring surfaced only briefly before descending back into inky pools. Locks of ebony fell into his odd pale face, messy and making him so utterly mysterious. This wasn't what she was used to. The calm warrior before her wasn't her husband. He just looked like him.
Steps were completely silent as he moved closer to his pink-haired wife, his eyes never leaving the bright, clear windows she saw with. Chastely he pressed his lips to her forehead, his hand lifting her chin.
Her eyes shut in the serenity of the sudden show of sweet affection. The solemnity and final feeling of the kiss channeled through her with waves of love. She moved her head up as his lips barely grazed the bridge of her nose, breathe warm on her face. His fingers uncurled and moved to rest along her jaw line as her lips connected with his, soft and innocent. It was a sweet "see-you-later" and a somber farewell.
All too quickly he pulled away, a hand still lingering on her jaw. Onyx eyes stared mutely at her flushed face and clashed with her loving and fiery gaze. A calloused thumb rubbed her cheek before the contact completely withdrew.
"Pirates aren't as glamorous as in the stories. They won't hesitate to get what they want and if it includes harming innocent people, they'll do it. Get out of the house if trouble comes. Don't stay and fight, please." The expression on his face looked like that of a parent scolding a child. She frowned and folded her arms.
"You better come back." Sasuke nodded and vanished out the door and into the chaos outside.
Sakura opened up her wardrobe and pulled out a pair of shoes, slipping them on. If she ended up having to run she wasn't going out barefoot. And she wasn't leaving without two little trinkets; the simple wedding band around her finger being one of them. The other was a necklace of a painted Uchiha family crest. She fingered the trinket as she heard a window break.
Moving cautiously down the stairwell, listening intently to the sound of intruders, Sakura prepared to leave her home unnoticed. It wouldn't be safe to stay upstairs and wouldn't be wise to remain in the home. She carefully made her way to the door, her fingertips just barely touching the handle.
"Where are you sneaking off to hmm?" She whirled around to face the owner of the voice, fists clenched and eyes ablaze. He was a feminine looking blonde, cocky and carelessly tossing a clay bird in one hand. Beside him stood a solemn looking redheaded man, eyelids lowered over hazel irises. One word immediately raced through her head.
Pirates.
"None of your concern." Sakura snapped as she grasped a leg of a nearby side table, chucking it towards the two and making a dash out the door.
"She's the governor's niece, a good ransom." She heard the redhead mention and she immediately knew they were following her. She raced ahead, weaving through anyone in her way. Her heart raced, thudding loudly and, banging against her ribcage like some feral animal. Her mind screeched at her to run faster, they were right behind her, begging her legs to move. This must be what prey felt like when in the midst of a hunt, she reasoned, and she did not like it.
She cast a look behind her, wanting to make sure she lost them. She gasped in horror when she realized the blonde man was still running after her. She quickened her pace and with a grunt she felt herself collide with another man. She skittered away from him once it occurred he was the other, only to feel the blonde grasp both of her arms.
"So sorry miss, but I do believe you're whom we're looking for." The redhead said. She felt herself be hoisted, the blonde pinning her arms to her side as he wrapped his own around her waist. She thrashed against him, trying to escape as the two "escorted" her towards the docks.
"Let me go!" she growled.
"I'm afraid I can't do that." She scowled at his amusement of her struggle. Sasuke would come and kick his –
"Sakura!" Bingo, right on schedule. The red haired man silently went off to handle him. Sasuke could handle himself he'd be okay. He would come for her.
A ship's shadow loomed over as they entered the dock, Sakura putting up a fight. The cool, misty air was thick with salt and the dark clouds hid the shining full moon above. As she was forcefully carried up and onto the ship she wondered would she be okay when Sasuke arrived?
~x-x-x~
So as mentioned afore this is the first drabble in the Flashback Arc. Sorry for the delay in posting! Originally this was supposed to be Itachi's first appearance, but I wrote out the whole thing on notebook paper and it turned out too long for a drabble and I wanted Sakura to meet Itachi on the ship, not on land. Though it would have been a good Uchiha confrontation! Reviews are greatly appreciated!
