SWAT Delinquents
"Unbreakable Trust"
She wiped the sweat on her forehead away with her left arm, before smiling at the soldier sitting on the examination table.
"There we go, all done."
"That was quick." He commented, putting his black shirt back on. "Normally, other medics will take long, but you finished in less than three minutes."
She smiled. "It's just a scratch, so it shouldn't take long to fix it." She turned her back to him to return the cap onto the ointment she used for his wound. "Just make sure to change the bandage after you take a bath."
He smirked. "You're pretty good."
"I make it a point to do a job well done." She finished cleaning up and turned to face the soldier, startled that he was standing barely a foot away from her. "Um… sir, you're done here."
"I don't think so."
"Well, I should go." She made a move to leave, but he blocked her path, and in an instant, he had her pinned against the wall. "Sir, please."
"From what I've been told," he pulled both her arms up and held them with one hand. "Medics, no matter what their ranks, shouldn't complain or talk back to us." He used his other hand to rest on her thigh, and slowly dragged it upwards, stopping at her waist where he pulled out her shirt to tuck it out. He moved his hand underneath her shirt, going up to touch one of her breasts after pushing her bra up, and she shut her eyes when she felt him grab the round flesh. "You can't control what your body wants," he grasped onto the mound tightly, and she gave a whimper which made him smirk and lean closer. "You may hate this, but your body wants it," his thumb rubbed against the nipple that hardened at his rough touch, and she couldn't help but gasp. "You like that, huh?"
"Stop it." She begged. "Please, stop this."
His smirk left his lips when he heard the click of a gun behind him.
"Don't give me a reason to pull the trigger."
The soldier narrowed his eyes and slowly pulled his hand out of the medic's shirt.
"Let her go, now."
He did, and she immediately lowered to ground and brought her knees up, trying to shy away from the man who harassed her.
"Say you're sorry."
"Why should I?" He turned around to meet the intruder in the eye. "Medics, or rather, women, are meant to be treated that way here."
"Know your place, cadet."
"Like hell." He seethed. "You may be a part of one of the best teams, but I still see you as a delinquent."
"I warned you." He pulled the trigger, and the sound of a click caused the cadet to stiffen. "Heh, looks like someone just wet his pants." And without warning, he hit the soldier's head with the gun, effectively knocking him out. "Geez, can't he even tell the sound of an empty gun?"
He removed his unbuttoned navy blue military jacket, afterwards, dropped it onto the medic.
"Lt. Yuuhi wanted to see you, but I guess she'll have to wait." He knelt down before her while she grasped onto the jacket tightly, seeing the name patch of the owner. "I'm aware your fully clothed, but it's a gesture to make yourself feel… secure." He shrugged.
"Now you know why I don't like being here…"
"You told me before, so why the heck are you here?"
"…I was just getting some supplies, and then he came in and needed medical attention."
"Hn." He eyed the unconscious soldier. "I know this guy Sakura, and he and his friends were aware of your absence here, so when they saw you, he got himself a scratch on purpose to take advantage of the situation."
"…Is that why you're here?"
"I saw you and remembered Lt. Yuuhi saying she wanted to see you, it just so happens that I got held back." He helped her stand up. "And then I saw him heading to your direction, so I followed."
"Took you long enough." She murmured, not looking at him.
"Like I said, I got held back." He looked at the soldier on the ground. "But I know how to make it up to you."
The sound of laughing people caused him to slowly open his eyes, wondering what the commotion was all about; he tried to move, but found that he couldn't, and his eyes widened to see the crowd of soldiers standing before him and laughing. Some were pointing at him, and some were insulting him while laughing.
He felt how his wrists were tightly bound by ropes, and that his ankles were also in the same situation. He was tied in-between two tall wooden posts, his right hand and right foot were bound against one pole, while the left hand and foot were on the other. He dared to look down at himself, and he screamed upon learning that he was stark naked – which was the very reason why the people were laughing. His penis was clearly exposed due to his legs spread apart thanks to whoever tied him up.
In the blink of an eye, he scanned the area, trying to find anyone familiar whom he last saw, and his eyes stopped at a particular team. He glared at a certain dark-haired soldier who was smirking at his direction while his teammates were laughing their asses off.
"FUCK YOU UCHIHA! FUCK YOU TO HELL!" He yelled as loud as he could despite how red his cheeks were from embarrassment.
Sasuke returned the gesture with a two finger salute.
The soldiers only laughed harder as the cadet started to thrash about in an attempt to get the ropes free.
"Let me at him! I swear! Let me at him!"
"Whew. To think women are bad enough in wanting you." Shikamaru snickered.
"Damn Sasuke, didn't think you had it in you!" Naruto laughed, clutching onto his stomach while Kiba used Lee as support, who wasn't doing very well in controlling his laughter, since his wounds were still healing. Shino tried hard to not laugh so much, so he kept coughing to hide it, though the smirk on his lips said it all. Neji didn't bother to hold in his glee.
"Hn, he deserved it." Sasuke turned to his left where the three girls they were on a mission previously with stood.
Tenten was laughing as loud as most of the soldiers, while Hinata's cheeks were a dark shade of red, yet she was giggling uncontrollably. His eyes stayed on Sakura, who was staring at the man who harassed her. He took notice of his jacket still around her shoulders, and he wondered if Kurenai mentioned about it or not during her meeting with the young medic.
Sakura felt someone looking at her, so she looked around to spot the culprit, stopping when her gaze met dark azure eyes and an all too familiar smirk.
She flushed yet gave a beaming smile to match the tilt of her head. She mouthed out a "thank you" to him, and he gave a nod before returning to enjoy the show like the rest of the soldiers were.
Kakashi couldn't help the defeated look in his eyes while staring at his team. They may have been serious now, but he knew that once Lt. Colonel Tsunade would mention the incident, they'll all end up laughing again.
"Honestly, I'm starting to think I should return you guys to disciplinary school."
"Don't bother Captain, I'm pretty sure they'll just fail."
Kakashi saluted to Tsunade when she entered the room with Sakura following her while carrying a few files.
She nodded to Kakashi who soon lowered his hand and braced himself for the worst.
"Team Shinobi, I'm pretty sure you all know why you're here." She began, checking to see if any of them would start laughing. "As you all know, one person's mistake is considered the mistake of all members in the team, correct?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Then obviously, what Sergeant Uchiha Sasuke did to one of our cadets is-" she stopped when she saw Naruto bite his lower lip and Kiba's mouth twitch. "…A violation." She asked Sakura for one file. "If I'm not mistaken, Sergeant Uchiha tied the cadet early this morning while the soldier was unconscious, but that was after stripping him..." snickers were heard. "…off his…" she twitched when Naruto and Kiba had broken into fits of laughter, glared when Sasuke, Neji, and Shino had smirked and tried not to laugh, and she slammed her hands onto her desk when Shikamaru and Lee had made a "pfft" sound and started laughing.
"Oh god..!" Naruto cried out. "He has a shrimp for a penis!"
"What penis?" Kiba laughed. "It was barely an inch!"
Tsunade and Sakura flushed at the mention of the cadet's male organ, while Kakashi cleared his throat to remind himself not to laugh.
"The seven of you will be given the punishment of running twenty laps around the field every morning!" She yelled. "All of you will also be serving cafeteria food for three months! And lastly, none of you will be going on any mission higher than a C-rank one!"
From the way the team continued to just laugh and not react to her punishments meant that they could care less, or they just didn't hear her.
"Erm… ma'am, I am very sorry for this…"
"I am sorry as well Captain, but you will be sentenced to the same punishment as them."
Sakura bit her lower lip. "Ma'am, if I may speak…"
"What is it Corporal?"
"It's my entire fault that this happened ma'am."
"Explain." Her hazel eyes looked at the very loose military jacket Sakura had on, and she saw the name patch of the original owner, afterwards, glanced at Sasuke, only noticing now that he wasn't wearing the jacket. "I think I know why…"
Sakura told Tsunade what had happened with the cadet, and why Sasuke did what he just did, and that it wouldn't be fair if they were punished just because of her.
"Corporal, please," Tsunade sighed. "You're a medic, therefore you can't really complain if a soldier would…" she trailed off. "Captain, please, the General is expecting your team."
"Yes ma'am."
"However, I'd like to have a word with Sergeant Uchiha."
Kakashi nodded and left with the rest of the team who were still laughing, leaving Tsunade alone with Sakura and Sasuke.
"At ease Sergeant." She said. "Though from the smirk you have, you don't need to be told." She read the file report that Kakashi had submitted with as much detail as he could put regarding team Shinobi's performance in their last mission. "From how you performed, you're entitled to two promotions already." Tsunade looked at Sasuke who raised a brow. "But your attitude prevents the other promotion from happening, so unless you shape up or be given another S-rank mission, you'll have to settle with the rank of Sergeant Major, like Hyuuga. Aburame is close to reaching the rank of Lieutenant."
"What about the rest?"
"Their promotion will come," she said. "But it will depend on their performance for the next mission."
"You were bluffing about the C-rank mission punishment."
She smirked. "Sharp as always." She looked at Sakura's surprised expression. "Yes, we can't afford to ban you and the rest from higher ranking missions."
"And the cafeteria food thing was also just a sham."
"It's an attempt to get you and the rest to stop laughing."
"Which means our punishment is to run around the field twenty times every morning."
"Yes, also, you owe the medical field a year and a half's worth of physical examination, so to make up for those, you'll have to get a check-up everyday until I say so."
"No way."
"I know the reason why, so I'm assigning Corporal Haruno to be your personal medic, and just to make sure no one can bother either of you, seeing how skeptical you are about it," she cleared her throat. "I'll assign you both a room. That way, no one can interrupt, alright?" She smirked. "You two seem quite… close after all." She added, indicating the jacket.
"Hn." Sasuke chose to ignore that statement. "What is this really all about?"
Tsunade frowned. "Your next mission." she stood up from her seat and asked Sakura for a certain file.
He narrowed his eyes. "What about it?"
"None of your teammates know of this, and your Captain knows nothing of the details."
"He only knows I have a mission."
"Correct." She handed him the file. "That's an A-rank mission, but if worse comes to worse, it can be considered an S-rank one."
He read the contents of the mission and looked up at Tsunade. "I can't accept this."
"You have no choice, but please do enlighten me."
Sasuke glared. "If you send me back there, there's no telling if I'll get back out."
Sakura blinked and turned to Tsunade with questioning eyes.
"If you don't mind, Uchiha," she turned to Sakura. "She may as well know, since she'll be assisting you with this mission."
"Don't even think about it."
Tsunade sighed. "Then you'll have to tell her before the mission starts. As for the not coming back thing, don't worry." She met his gaze. "Your brother will make sure you'll come back."
She opened her mouth to say something, but closed it again upon seeing the impassive look on his face.
They entered the medical room Tsunade told them about, and he immediately removed his black shirt to get it over with. He then sat down on the bed provided and looked at her expectantly.
Sakura flushed at his actions and tried to remain professional about the whole thing. She took out a stethoscope and asked him to breathe in, and then out, before writing a few things on her clipboard. She then checked for his blood pressure and did so twice just to make sure.
"What do you know about the mission?"
She nearly jumped when he spoke, and as soon as she recovered, she answered his question.
"I just know that we have to find out who the cause of street racing is, and where his hideout will be."
"They didn't tell you the reason why I was picked."
"Sure they did." She said, lowering her head to avoid his gaze, at the same time, trying not to stare far too long at his chest and toned stomach. "They said your talent will come in handy."
"Not for the mission." He clarified. "They didn't tell you why they wanted me to become a soldier, didn't they?"
She shook her head. "I don't see why they would."
His fingers clenched the sheets of the hard bed he sat on. "They should have." He looked at her. "They assumed you already know."
"I don't get it."
"Naruto and the rest already know why I'm here, at the same time I know why they're all here. Kakashi too, and my brother obviously does why as well."
"Why do I have to find out?"
"Because you're going to be dragged into it with this mission;" He narrowed his eyes. "I was a street racer before I became a soldier."
"W-what?"
"I never lost a single race because of my photographic memory. I memorized all the detours of an area with one look at a map, or with one trial run." He stood up. "But the main reason as to why they want me in this mission is because I know who's in-charge, and I know where he hides."
"You've met him, and you've been at his hide-out."
"You can't come with us on this mission."
"But-"
"The military plans on using you."
"As what?"
"In street racing, there's always a prize for the winner. Money is involved, no doubt, but there are scum racers who are after something other than cash."
"Like what?"
"A woman's virginity." He eyed her. "I'm pretty sure you understand what I mean."
Her terrified expression answered him.
"Back out Sakura, tell them you're no longer pure."
"…They'll know I'm lying." She said. "Lie detectors here are high tech." She saw him pick up a bottle and take a pill out. "Sasuke, are you even prescribed for that?" She made a move to snatch the object away from his fingers, but he grabbed her wrist with his other hand and looked at her.
"Sorry for this." He murmured, afterwards, put two pills in his mouth and kissed her.
She didn't need another second to know what he was up to, because she could feel his tongue push her upper and lower lip apart to transfer the pills, making her swallow it.
In just a few seconds, her vision grew cloudy, and she felt him lay her on the bed while he climbed on top of her.
"Sasuke… don't…" And her world went black.
Her brows furrowed for a moment, before she slowly opened her eyes, seeing a white ceiling greet her.
"Where…"
"You won't feel the ache between your legs due to the pain killers I gave you."
She immediately sat up to see Sasuke standing there with his back turned her. He was already putting his belt back around his pants, as well as his shirt.
"Now you can tell them you're no longer a virgin." He didn't give her a chance to say anything, because he already walked out of the room.
Sakura shook at the sudden revelation, and she slowly pulled something to cover her chest while she hung her head and silently cried. She never thought that the person she fell for would do this to her, no matter how touching his reason may have been, he still didn't have the right to force her into something she didn't want.
Funny thing is…
…She hadn't realized it was his jacket that she was clutching.
"He what?"
Sakura just remained silent, refusing to repeat her story, or even touch her lunch.
"That fucking bastard."
"Tenten, please tone down…" Hinata begged. She placed a hand on Sakura's back while the other held her arm for comfort. "We can't let anyone else know about this, Sakura's embarrassed enough as she is."
The female radio operator just clenched her fists and scanned the cafeteria, hazel brown eyes searching for the person responsible in hurting Sakura. "I'm going to castrate that fucking asshole."
"Ten, don't. That's how female medics are treated." Sakura murmured. "Just…" she shook. "Just let it go."
"Like hell I would! Sakura, he forced himself onto you!"
"He did it to… to protect me."
"Protect you from what?"
She closed her eyes. "I was supposed to go on a mission with him and his brother, but he didn't want me to go, so… he…"
"I don't see the reason why he has to insert his fucking penis into your-"
"Tenten!" Hinata scolded. "Please!"
"…Right."
"The military assigned me because I was still a virgin, and lying to them about that wouldn't work."
"So, what, he took away your virginity so that you wouldn't have to lie, and the military will send someone else in your place?"
She nodded meekly.
"Oh geez Sakura! You're defending him for that? You're not angry at him? You don't want to kill him for what he did?"
"I'm mad, okay?" She snapped. "I want to yell at him and everything but…" she let her eyes shed a new batch of tears. "No matter how I look at it, he did so to protect me." She shut her eyes. "I may not know him that well, but I know that… he isn't the type of person who would do this for his own pleasure."
"And what made you say he's considerate for your welfare? Aside from the protecting you part!"
"He knocked me out so that I wouldn't feel anything, so that I wouldn't see anything. He gave me pain killers so that my body won't hurt all over." She looked at Tenten. "When he talks, he maintains eye contact, but when he talked to me after I woke up, he won't even glance at me, that's how guilty he is for what he's done…" She lowered her head. "I'm still emotionally hurt at what he did, but… I know he's also wallowing in guilt."
Tenten sighed and glared at the table. "I still won't forgive him."
"What about his physical examination?" Hinata asked. "Lt. Colonel Tsunade assigned you as his medic, right?"
"He hasn't shown up since that day."
"Wait," Tenten looked at Sakura. "You still went to that fucking room?"
"An order is an order Tenten." She said. "And anyway, he didn't come, I haven't seen him since."
"How long has it been?"
"A week." Sakura answered. "He left for his mission three days ago."
"Do you know when he'll be back?" Hinata asked softly.
"If I remember correctly, either this afternoon, or tonight..."
"Rewind!" Tenten pointed at Sakura. "He took your virginity a week ago and you only told this to us now?"
"Ten, calm down." Hinata said. "I'm sure she has her reasons."
"Alright, why?"
Sakura sighed. "I kind of locked myself up in my room for two days, except during the time of his check-up." She looked at Tenten's bewildered expression. "Reflex, okay? Besides, I was pretty much nervous when I was going there, but yeah… he didn't show up."
"Okay…"
"I managed to get over the incident on day three, when Lt. Colonel Tsunade told me I'll be out of the mission for what has happened." Her eyes half-closed at this. "And also because she helped me cope with it."
"…How?"
"She was the one who knocked some reason into my head – that's why I'm defending Sasuke."
"You mean to tell me that despite knowing he forced himself onto you, she still defended him?"
"Yes, now please stop reacting so violently." Sakura pleaded. "I don't want to cause a scene."
"Fine…"
"After that, my anger towards him gradually subsided, though it's still there, just waiting to explode."
"Food here still tastes like crap."
"Just admit it Naruto," Kiba grinned. "You miss your best buddy."
"Like hell!" The blonde grunted. "I'm just pissed off that he's playing the invisible man!"
Neji sweat dropped. "You've been listening to that song again."
"Point is," Naruto glared at Neji. "We haven't seen him for days! Where the hell is he? You're his partner! Be worried!"
"I am." Neji sighed. "But I know he has his reasons for just... disappearing, maybe he doesn't want to be found."
"I hate to admit this but Naruto has a point. It's odd…" Shikamaru said. "I expected to see him during breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or even the twenty laps punishment given to us."
"Maybe he has a different kind of punishment." Lee said. "He was present on the first few days of our punishment."
"Yeah, and even then, he was a lot more silent than usual." Shino commented.
"He won't grunt or even throw back an insult at Naruto." Kiba said. "He won't even say a word to Neji."
"Then we may as well ask someone else." The sniper of the team suggested. "Maybe Sakura has an idea."
The guys looked at him.
"What?"
"Why would you think Sakura knows?"
"Aside from us, she's the only person he talks to."
"What if he and Sakura are…" Naruto trailed off as the rest continued it in their thoughts.
"Could they be in a relationship..?"
"Bad mental image…"
"Wow, Sasuke fraternizing with Sakura..!"
"Hm… no way would he do that, right..?"
"That bastard didn't even say anything!"
"Can't say that I didn't see that coming…"
They snapped from their thoughts when Kakashi called their attention.
"Sorry to interrupt your dinner time boys," he looked too serious, and they knew it was something bad. "But Lt. Colonel Tsunade wishes to see us."
"What about Sasuke?"
"He can't come," Kakashi led the way out of the cafeteria. "He's the very reason why Lt. Colonel Tsunade wants to talk."
"No way." Naruto said. "He… is he off the team?"
"Naruto, just… just wait until we get there."
"Fuck, he must have gotten caught." Kiba seethed.
"Can't be…" Neji pointed towards Sakura's direction with his chin. "She looks unaware of what's happening."
"Hey, Captain," Kiba called, eyeing Sakura who was being led by Kurenai. "Why is Sakura coming along?"
Kakashi didn't answer, even until they reached the room.
Tsunade opened her eyes to see them being told to stand at attention.
"Kurenai, you may go now, thank you."
The head medic left Sakura standing next to Kakashi, who was clueless as to what's wrong.
"At first," Tsunade began. "This was supposed to be a meeting for a retrieval mission." She stood up from her chair and walked around her table so that she was face to face with Naruto and the rest. "But since they came back, saving them will no longer be needed."
"Ma'am, what do you mean?" Shikamaru asked.
"A week ago, I sent your comrade on a mission with his brother, and originally, with Sakura as well." She took note of their surprised expressions. "It was classified; therefore, he wasn't allowed to tell any of you about it. Your Captain isn't aware of the details, but he knows it was an A-rank mission that was possible to be an S-rank."
She picked up a remote on her desk and pressed a button, making a hologram appear before them. "This is the target and information Sasuke provided us based from his memory." Her eyes narrowed. "I'm sure all of you are aware of his past as a street racer, and to make it worse, he didn't race with cars," she pressed another button, and a picture of Sasuke on a motorbike with Itachi next to him appeared. "He raced with the use of motorbikes."
"You fucking sent him back there without us?" Naruto yelled, forgetting that he was supposed to be at attention.
Tsunade stopped Kakashi from scolding the soldier.
"Do you have any idea what could happen?"
"Yes Naruto, I am aware."
"Then why the hell did you send him there? That fucking criminal wants Sasuke to stay there! And if he doesn't stay, he'll kill Sasuke!"
Tsunade looked away. "Your friend knows that as well, and he didn't want to go back."
"Yet you still sent him there?" It was Neji who reacted this time.
"He agreed when he knew his brother would be coming." She looked back at them. "And you all know how much he trusts Itachi."
Shikamaru sighed and tried to calm down. "Please tell me Orochimaru is dead."
"He is," Tsunade said. "As soon as Sasuke was inside the man's hideout after winning a race, he shot Orochimaru directly to the head." She looked back at the hologram and switched it off. "But his men won't allow Sasuke to leave alive, so they started shooting, and he fired back. His brother managed to back him up, and when they were about to leave, a bomb went off, killing a lot of people who were nearby."
"And what about Sasuke and Itachi?" Naruto asked with a low voice.
"They're alive," Tsunade said. "I just received word from the black hawk that picked them up."
"Are they alright?" Shino asked.
"Yes, they're wounded, but it's nothing critical."
"Will you stop keeping us in suspense and just tell us the fucking ending?"
Tsunade sighed at Naruto's impatience. "Itachi and Sasuke are alright, I am only telling you the details as a protocol. Any questions?"
"Damn it! Don't do that again!" Kiba gave a relieved sigh and then looked at his teammates. "No wonder he wasn't around."
"Ma'am," Shino called her attention. "If Sakura was supposed to go, how come she didn't participate in the mission?"
Tsunade caught the pink-haired girl's eyes.
The young medic was worried earlier when Tsunade hasn't told them the results yet, but now, she was relieved that Sasuke made it - though Shino's question caused her to stand rigid all of a sudden.
"Sasuke didn't want her to go."
"Wait, you said an order is an order!"
"Yes Naruto, it is." She looked at Sakura. "The mission required a female medic – for a different reason." She closed her eyes. "In street racing, the prize for the winner is a huge amount of money, but there's another reward." She looked at team Shinobi. "And Sasuke didn't want Sakura to be that other reward."
"But I still don't get how he talked you into pulling her off of the mission!"
"The woman must be a virgin." Sakura answered, catching everyone's attention. "It's okay ma'am." She told the blonde woman. "They deserve to know."
"Then I guess you deserve to know the truth as well."
"What truth?" Sakura asked.
"I want Sasuke to tell that to you." Tsunade picked up a clipboard from her desk and flipped a few papers over. "He's in the medical room, number 224." She looked up at the girl. "You are still his personal medic, understand?"
"Yes ma'am." She saluted and left to go to the soldier she was assigned to care for.
"So are you going to tell us?" Shikamaru asked.
"Yes." She turned to Kakashi. "Captain, please."
"At ease soldiers."
The team, though not already standing at attention earlier due to their outbursts, relaxed their postures.
"A woman's virginity is the other reward, aside from money, and Sasuke didn't want Sakura to sacrifice that. He had confidence in his skills as a racer, but he was worried at the fact that Orochimaru will play dirty." Tsunade sighed. "Anyway, I assigned Sakura to be Sasuke's personal medic to make up for the check ups he missed. During the first one, he planned on getting Sakura to back out of the mission, but to do that…"
"Stop fucking with us! I know that bastard! He wouldn't dare!" Naruto yelled.
"Right you are." Tsunade looked at them. "He didn't." Tsunade sat back down on her chair. "Sasuke made her think and believe that he took her virginity so that the lie detector would also believe it." She held back a laugh at everyone's expression. "He's an Uchiha for goodness sake, he's bound to show his intelligence once in a while." She cleared her throat. "Anyway, after Sakura woke up, he pretended he was getting dressed just to get her to believe he went through with it, afterwards, he told me that he raped her, but I knew he was lying."
"…He didn't look at you directly in the eye." Neji stated.
"That's right." Tsunade smirked. "I told him that I'll pretend to believe him, so he already knew that I know."
"Okay, so he pretended to rape Sakura, and then it turns out he didn't, yet he made her think he did, and then you knew he didn't even if he told you he did?"
"Yes; that's why he knocked her out," Tsunade whispered. "That talk I had with her… I was indirectly telling her the truth." Tsunade smiled. "It's against that Uchiha brat's principles and moral to force anyone into something."
"Damn that kid." Kakashi cussed out lowly. "So, about our next mission as a team?"
"Ah yes. You'll have to wait for the General's call."
Upon arriving at the room he's in, she didn't know how to react when she saw him trying to bandage himself up, yet had a hard time doing so because the wound was on his back.
"Sergeant, let me do that."
He looked at her, a bit surprised to see her still wearing his jacket, and then turned away. "I didn't think she'd send you."
She noticed how he looked at his jacket that she still wore despite what had happened, and she couldn't help but turn a bit pink.
"It… sort of provided me comfort."
"It shouldn't, after what I did to you."
Sakura walked in and asked him to sit down on the examination table before tending to his injury. "How are you feeling?"
"Which are you asking about?"
"Both."
"This wound is nothing, and I'm alright with regards to the mission. As for the other one…" He raised his head to meet her eyes. "I feel like crap."
"Why?"
He frowned. "You know what I did."
"Tell me the truth."
Sasuke glared. "I don't need to tell you what you already know."
"So tell me what I don't know." She noticed the blood on the side of his head, so she went to treat that part. "Lt. Colonel Tsunade didn't give me a clue, and she said she wanted you to tell me."
Her hair's scent was making his mind go blank again, and he had to bite his tongue to not make his thoughts wander.
"The target didn't want me to escape, but after he was killed, his men wanted me de- fuck! Geez Sakura! What did you do that for?"
She returned the glare he gave her, afterwards, pulled back the cotton she had harshly pressed against his head. "You know what I'm talking about sir."
He looked away. "No, I don't."
"Don't make me use Hydrogen Peroxide on your wound; I'd do it if it would get the truth out."
"What truth?"
"What did you do to me?" She said. "Rather, what did you not do to me?"
"You're only tasked to fix my wounds, not ask me unrelated questions."
"Stop dodging it and just tell me the truth!" She yelled. "I had to cope with what you did to me! I was on the brink of inflicting pain on myself just to forget what happened!"
"What's the point of getting you knocked out if you'll think of things you didn't see, hear, or feel?"
"I want to know what you really did!"
"The lie detector is enough proof-"
"I don't need one to know you're lying!" She glared and held his face, which caused him to widen his eyes at her sudden action. "Look me in the eyes and tell me what you did."
He kept his gaze on her, trying to choose his words carefully so that he won't look elsewhere, and he settled on saying one word to sum it all up: "Nothing."
"By nothing…" she kept her eyes on his. "You mean… nothing, as in…"
"I meant I didn't do anything except knock you out and wait for you to wake up." He paused. "And… remove your clothes."
"Why did you make me believe you did something?"
He sighed. "To fool a lie detector, you must fool yourself first – human psychology."
She stared for a moment, and then, she smiled, and she started laughing lightly.
"…What the hell?"
She just continued laughing, even while wrapping a bandage around his forehead.
"You're freaking me out."
"I just find it amusing," she smiled. "Rather, I find you amusing."
"There's nothing funny about what I said, nor about me."
She poked his forehead lightly and smiled. "Forget it." She finished up, but he blinked when she leaned her forehead on his, her eyes closing as she sighed lightly. "Just… forget it."
"…hn."
She placed a hand over his and gripped it lightly. "I'm just… glad you're alright."
Well, what she did wasn't making him feel alright at all.
It only made him nervous, especially when his other hand involuntarily moved to touch the side of her neck, and his fingers had enclosed at the back of it, keeping her forehead on his.
His eyes eventually closed as he gave a silent sigh.
What the hell was this girl doing to him?
Apathetic Silence: Not much to say about this chapter, it was just a random idea to further develop Sasuke and Sakura's relationship or bond. In other words, it's a filler of sorts.