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.Heaven's Gate: Princess.
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Nine: Juugo.
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Weeks passed and Sasuke stayed passive. For some days, he didn't even remember the real reason why he was there. He spent his time with Sakura and realized that he was falling for her.
Most of the formality was now gone.
"For Heaven's sake Uchiha," Ten-ten was yelling, as usual. "I told you to hang the clothes, not burn them!"
Sasuke scoffed and looked at the black kimonos.
"You want them dry and I did make them dry," Sasuke said, keeping his cool.
"But not fry them!" Ino joined in. "Look at this! Our nice white kimonos are now all black!"
"You should be thankful, women!" he yelled. "There's a guy in the house and you're yelling the gut out of him, when I'm gone you'll regret it!"
"You're wrong there, kid,"
"Holy snap!" Sasuke jumped, his eyes widened as he looked at Kakashi, shocked. "Stop doing that!"
He looked at Ino and Ten-ten who fell on their back. He started laughing at them, Ten-ten's eyes were burning with rage and she started attacking him.
"You're late," Sakura said, smiling. She closed the door behind her and sat next to the ANBU captain. "You need to tell me about how things are, remember sensei?" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"I was on my way here when this pretty little lady asked me to—"
Sakura punched his cheek and he flew twenty meters away. Sasuke and Ten-ten stopped fighting, the three girls started laughing. Sasuke's eyes widened.
"Look at Sasuke," Ino chortled. "You shock him every time, Sakura."
Sakura smiled at Sasuke and then started laughing again as Kakashi made his way back, his cheek was purple and it was now the size of an apple.
"What was that?" Sasuke asked, shocked.
"My mother," Sakura answered and that explained everything. Sakura had told him about the training her mother gave her long ago; for her to be a better Princess that could take care of herself.
"I still don't get why she need a bodyguard with all of her strength," Sasuke muttered as he watched her heal Kakashi's cheek.
She was smiling, and then she suddenly fell. Sasuke caught her just in time, he looked at her and she looked tired. Her eyes were closed, her breathing was hard, and her cheeks were red.
"Damn, again?" Kakashi's voice was strained. He looked at Ino who rushed to Sakura's side right away. She touched Sakura's forehead and turned to Ten-ten. Ten-ten nodded and jumped away.
"Bring her to her room, Sasuke," Ino said. It was more of an order but Sasuke didn't mind. He rushed to the room and placed Sakura gently and slowly on her futon.
"Here," Ten-ten returned with more medic-nin. They all carried their kit. What confused him was the oxygen mask one of the medics was carrying.
Ino nodded.
"Another attack," she explained and all the medics went pale under their white masks. Sasuke frowned but he, too, was filled with worry.
"Hurry, Cool," one of the medics rushed to Sakura's side. He took out a blue square bag and placed it on Sakura's forehead. Ino's hand was on Sakura's wrist and there was small blue droplets coming out from Ino's palm circling Sakura's wrist.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked, confused.
"She's checking Sakura's blood pressure, and the coolness of her blood," Kakashi said. He was looking away; Sasuke looked at him and back at Sakura.
"This is why she needed a bodyguard, other than to protect her from dangers she could easily take care of," Ino said, looking straight at Sasuke.
Sakura's eyes twitched and they opened slowly.
"Welcome back," Ino said, relieved. Kakashi turned abruptly and smiled at their Princess.
Sakura looked at Sasuke who had his hand on her other hand. She smiled at him weakly.
"Sorry about that," she apologized. "I think you should go outside of a second, the next medication won't be pleasant to see."
Sasuke looked at the others and they nodded. Kakashi closed his eyes for a second; he knelt in front of Sakura and then leaped off. Sakura sighed not long after he was gone. Sasuke looked at her, she looked back at him; her eyes were pleading.
He sighed and nodded.
"You're going to be okay," he murmured. Sakura smiled and nodded.
"I know,"
He walked out, on his way he caught a glance of a long needle one of the medics was carrying.
He winced as he imagined that going through her skin. He shook his head and walked toward the garden.
He sat himself on the grass and took a deep breath; the air was filled with a nice flowery scent. He was relaxing when he felt the different movement of the grass not caused by the wind.
He felt the energy near him… but it might be no more than a dream, because last time he remembered; he was dozing off.
"Sasuke."
His eyes snapped open; he jumped ten meters away from one of the tree and had his hand on his katana.
It took him a while to recognize the energy. He didn't relax although his defensive stance turned to a more casual one.
"What is it," he said, "Juugo?"
A big guy with blond hair and emotionless expression walked out from behind the tree. He looked at Sasuke and at Sakura's door. Sasuke tensed, he walked slowly toward Sakura's room.
"She's my mission," he said.
Juugo nodded.
"I know," he said. "I'm here to warn you."
"Warn me?" Sasuke frowned. He thought his letter was real enough.
Juugo nodded again.
"Matsuo Tabi said he want you to kill Haruno Sakura within a week," he said. "If she's not dead by the end of the week, I will come back and kill her myself."
Sasuke kept his cool even though he was screaming on the inside. He nodded and turned to the door.
The door slid open, Juugo jumped away.
"A week is your time, Sasuke," Juugo muttered before he was completely gone.
Ino stood by the door, her face covered in sweat. She looked at Sasuke and his dumbfounded expression.
"Sasuke," she called. "You can come in now."
Sasuke walked into the room and closed the door behind him.
There's no other way out now. He had to kill her.
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