Summary-Sasuke, the cold-hearted avenger, nearly collapses from the emotional pain that Itachi has caused. Whenever someone wants to get closer to him, he just sets himself a wall and pushes them away. What if this all changes? [SASUSAKU][NO YAOI]
Medicine
Chapter one-Giving In
A Beautiful Day in Konoha is where our story begins. As usual, the Pink- haired girl would be woken up by her mother's nagging voice.
"SAKURA!! WAKE UP!! YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WANTED TO BECOME A NINJA, SO TAKE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES!!!"
"Mmm...Okay..." Sakura muttered.
"SAKURA!!!!"
At that, she shot right up, with tangles of her outstanding hair sticking out in all sorts of directions.
Sakura dragged herself out of her soft bed, and into her bathroom. After rubbing her eyes a few times, she wet the brush and started brushing her now long hair. Sakura stared (A/N: I'm not sure if it's stared or store... :P) at her reflection. She saw a grown woman with developed curves staring right back.
It had been 3 years since that Chunin Exam. After having passed it herself, she no longer remembers this past experience except for one, vivid picture: The way Sasuke looked at her, his face furrowed in pain. This was when he got that noticeable seal on his neck from Orochimaru. Since then, he has become even more introverted, and doesn't want anyone to help him.
After refreshing herself, Sakura ran downstairs and shoved a piece of buttered toast into her mouth. Before she ran out, she mumbled a "Thanks, mom" and took off.
Sakura didn't want to risk ending up in some faraway country by using her not-yet-mastered-teleportation, so she just concentrated chakra at her feet and ran to the red, wooden bridge.
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As usual, Sasuke was already at the bridge, but was doing something very...unusual. When Sakura arrived, she saw Sasuke sleeping on the floor of the bridge. She walked over to him cautiously, and patted his shoulder. Immediately, Sasuke jerked awake, and jumped slightly as he saw the vibrant- coloured hair.
"Oh, it's you." Sasuke said, relieved.
"Is something wrong, Sasuke-kun?"
"No, it's nothing..."
Sasuke gave himself a little shake, and stood up. After 15 minutes of awkward silence, the two heard a sort of singsong voice who could only belong to one person.
"Ohayo, Sakura-Chan!" the blonde chimed.
"Good morning to you too!!" Sakura flashed him a genuine smile. A few years ago, she had always thought Naruto was just a stupid, hyper kid that wants to date her. But ever since he gave up on her, and hooked up with the shy Hinata, he has been so considerate of her, making her change her perspective of Naruto.
"Oh...hi, Sasuke bastard."
"Naruto!!"
"Well he is..."
Seeing no point in started to lecture Naruto, they all fell back to the usual silence.
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POOF! "Yo!" Kakashi shot his hand up. (A/N-I love it when he does that...If u dunt know already..im a REALLY big fan of Kakashi..:D:D:D:D) "Sorry...There was this HUGE snake it was like...a foot long...and...it was in front of my door...so i had to jump out of my win-"
Sakura and Naruto made their usual expression of disbelief, then said "Save it, sensei!"
Kakashi sweat-dropped.
"Ahem! Today, I have a mission for you guys. An IMPORTANT mission, actually."
"Ano sa, Ano sa! Wha-"
"Shut up, dobe."
"ARG!! SASUKE BASTARD, YOU BETTER NOT GET ME MAD!"
"Or what?"
"..."
Sakura, in attempt to break up the fight, asked, "Uhm...so, Kakashi-sensei, what is this mission?"
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For once, the trio wasn't given a stupid mission like usual. Instead, it was supposedly "Fun", as Naruto described it.
"A company man for the fashion company, Club Morocco, has been kidnapped by some men. A note was left at his house, which his wife found. It tells us that we would have to bring the money to the head office, and have a contract ready, saying we're giving them 50% of the company's shares." Kakashi explained.
"Of course, we don't want to pay this impossible amount. However, we do have an idea where they might be keeping Kurenosuke, the owner. Water marks were found on the note that smelled strongly of sulphur and lilies. Because of this unusual combination, Tsunade has concluded that they are likely to be near a hot spring called the Mirosaki spring. This famous spring is located between the Hidden Rock Village and the edge of Konoha. Our mission is to seek out this spring and find out whether the criminals and Kurenosuke are there. Then, we will report back to the head, and wait for further instructions."
"You will get the day off, and are expected to be at this bridge at 6:30 AM, SHARP! Have a nice day...You kids go and have fun, okay?" Kakashi concluded.
"Why do we have to be here so early if you aren't going to show up until 9, the earliest?!" Naruto complained.
"Umm...well...this is part of your training. You have to be able to stay awake at anytime of the day. All this time I've been asking you to do thi-"
"Sure..."
'-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "Sasuke-kun? Do you want to take a walk with me?" Sakura asked, her green orbs shining in the sun while strands of her sleek, pink hair danced with the wind.
"Hmm...I guess. I have nothing better to do anyway. There's no one to train with me." Sasuke said as he looked around looking for Neji, or Kakashi.
"REALLY?!"
"Hn..."
Sakura smiled brightly for and walked along the road. Looking to her left, she noticed that Sasuke was deep in thought, with his eyebrows furrowed. She looked at him with concern and asked "Is something wrong?"
No answer.
"Is something wrong, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura repeated, this time a little louder.
Sasuke looked up, in a sort of snapping motion. "Huh? No." Feeling that he could open up a little to stop his teammate from worrying, he added "I've just been having bad dreams...Nothing to worry about." Sasuke gave her a small, almost unnoticeable smile.
Sakura knew something was wrong as soon as he smiled. Not that Sasuke NEVER smiled; just that the way he did it this time was a little fake. This just made Sakura think that there was something hidden deep inside. But seeing as how Sasuke was a little open, she decided to drop it, not wanted to anger him.
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They walked on for a while, heading into the forest, stopping every now and then to look at some interesting objects. After about 15 minutes of doing so, Sakura stopped at a small clearing with bunches of flowers here and there. "Sasuke-kun! Isn't this beautiful?!"
"Hn..." Sasuke answered emotionlessly, while inside, he was smiling to himself. [She's so beautiful, especially when she smiles like that. Wait...What am I thinking? No, fluffy stuff like this is for weaklings!]
Sakura ran over to a pile of blue flowers with a gray center, which reminded her of Sasuke. There were cherry blossom petals sprinkled all over them, though where it came from was a mystery, since there weren't any Sakura trees around.
"Sasuke-kun! Look!! Doesn't this remind you of yourself?" Sakura exclaimed, pointing at the blue flowers.
"Yes, actually. And look! Sakura's!" Sasuke said aloud. When he realized what he had said, he immediately blushed a deep red.
Sakura smiled and looked at him in confusion. [Sasuke-kun, blushing??? This cannot be!!]
"You should open yourself up a bit more often, Sasuke-kun!"
"And leave my weak-points wide open to enemies? I think not." Sasuke replied.
"It doesn't ALWAYS have to be like that. Y-You're just making excuses for your...fear of people rejecting you, aren't you?" Sakura made up, "You ALWAYS make yourself seem so wise when you're just digging a hole to solid rock. No where to go, no where to hid. Right?!?!" Sakura shouted.
Sasuke was shocked to see this outburst from his pati- no, the patient Sakura. Sasuke smirked painfully, "Maybe I am! What's it to you, huh?"
Hearing this, Sakura realized what the real problem is.
"I can help, Sasuke-kun. If you'd just let me." Sakura answered.
"Okay." Sasuke's wall had collapsed, having fended off so much for such a long time. Seeing that willing face of the Pink-haired beauty made the spark that broke the support.
Sakura let out a sigh of relief, linked arms with him, and started walking again.
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END OF CHAPTER
What did you guys think? Please give me some feed back...good or bad...THANKS!!
Corrections were made by my great friend, SasuSakuDreamer! :D:D
-Baby Kakashi
Medicine
Chapter one-Giving In
A Beautiful Day in Konoha is where our story begins. As usual, the Pink- haired girl would be woken up by her mother's nagging voice.
"SAKURA!! WAKE UP!! YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WANTED TO BECOME A NINJA, SO TAKE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES!!!"
"Mmm...Okay..." Sakura muttered.
"SAKURA!!!!"
At that, she shot right up, with tangles of her outstanding hair sticking out in all sorts of directions.
Sakura dragged herself out of her soft bed, and into her bathroom. After rubbing her eyes a few times, she wet the brush and started brushing her now long hair. Sakura stared (A/N: I'm not sure if it's stared or store... :P) at her reflection. She saw a grown woman with developed curves staring right back.
It had been 3 years since that Chunin Exam. After having passed it herself, she no longer remembers this past experience except for one, vivid picture: The way Sasuke looked at her, his face furrowed in pain. This was when he got that noticeable seal on his neck from Orochimaru. Since then, he has become even more introverted, and doesn't want anyone to help him.
After refreshing herself, Sakura ran downstairs and shoved a piece of buttered toast into her mouth. Before she ran out, she mumbled a "Thanks, mom" and took off.
Sakura didn't want to risk ending up in some faraway country by using her not-yet-mastered-teleportation, so she just concentrated chakra at her feet and ran to the red, wooden bridge.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
As usual, Sasuke was already at the bridge, but was doing something very...unusual. When Sakura arrived, she saw Sasuke sleeping on the floor of the bridge. She walked over to him cautiously, and patted his shoulder. Immediately, Sasuke jerked awake, and jumped slightly as he saw the vibrant- coloured hair.
"Oh, it's you." Sasuke said, relieved.
"Is something wrong, Sasuke-kun?"
"No, it's nothing..."
Sasuke gave himself a little shake, and stood up. After 15 minutes of awkward silence, the two heard a sort of singsong voice who could only belong to one person.
"Ohayo, Sakura-Chan!" the blonde chimed.
"Good morning to you too!!" Sakura flashed him a genuine smile. A few years ago, she had always thought Naruto was just a stupid, hyper kid that wants to date her. But ever since he gave up on her, and hooked up with the shy Hinata, he has been so considerate of her, making her change her perspective of Naruto.
"Oh...hi, Sasuke bastard."
"Naruto!!"
"Well he is..."
Seeing no point in started to lecture Naruto, they all fell back to the usual silence.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
POOF! "Yo!" Kakashi shot his hand up. (A/N-I love it when he does that...If u dunt know already..im a REALLY big fan of Kakashi..:D:D:D:D) "Sorry...There was this HUGE snake it was like...a foot long...and...it was in front of my door...so i had to jump out of my win-"
Sakura and Naruto made their usual expression of disbelief, then said "Save it, sensei!"
Kakashi sweat-dropped.
"Ahem! Today, I have a mission for you guys. An IMPORTANT mission, actually."
"Ano sa, Ano sa! Wha-"
"Shut up, dobe."
"ARG!! SASUKE BASTARD, YOU BETTER NOT GET ME MAD!"
"Or what?"
"..."
Sakura, in attempt to break up the fight, asked, "Uhm...so, Kakashi-sensei, what is this mission?"
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
For once, the trio wasn't given a stupid mission like usual. Instead, it was supposedly "Fun", as Naruto described it.
"A company man for the fashion company, Club Morocco, has been kidnapped by some men. A note was left at his house, which his wife found. It tells us that we would have to bring the money to the head office, and have a contract ready, saying we're giving them 50% of the company's shares." Kakashi explained.
"Of course, we don't want to pay this impossible amount. However, we do have an idea where they might be keeping Kurenosuke, the owner. Water marks were found on the note that smelled strongly of sulphur and lilies. Because of this unusual combination, Tsunade has concluded that they are likely to be near a hot spring called the Mirosaki spring. This famous spring is located between the Hidden Rock Village and the edge of Konoha. Our mission is to seek out this spring and find out whether the criminals and Kurenosuke are there. Then, we will report back to the head, and wait for further instructions."
"You will get the day off, and are expected to be at this bridge at 6:30 AM, SHARP! Have a nice day...You kids go and have fun, okay?" Kakashi concluded.
"Why do we have to be here so early if you aren't going to show up until 9, the earliest?!" Naruto complained.
"Umm...well...this is part of your training. You have to be able to stay awake at anytime of the day. All this time I've been asking you to do thi-"
"Sure..."
'-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "Sasuke-kun? Do you want to take a walk with me?" Sakura asked, her green orbs shining in the sun while strands of her sleek, pink hair danced with the wind.
"Hmm...I guess. I have nothing better to do anyway. There's no one to train with me." Sasuke said as he looked around looking for Neji, or Kakashi.
"REALLY?!"
"Hn..."
Sakura smiled brightly for and walked along the road. Looking to her left, she noticed that Sasuke was deep in thought, with his eyebrows furrowed. She looked at him with concern and asked "Is something wrong?"
No answer.
"Is something wrong, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura repeated, this time a little louder.
Sasuke looked up, in a sort of snapping motion. "Huh? No." Feeling that he could open up a little to stop his teammate from worrying, he added "I've just been having bad dreams...Nothing to worry about." Sasuke gave her a small, almost unnoticeable smile.
Sakura knew something was wrong as soon as he smiled. Not that Sasuke NEVER smiled; just that the way he did it this time was a little fake. This just made Sakura think that there was something hidden deep inside. But seeing as how Sasuke was a little open, she decided to drop it, not wanted to anger him.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
They walked on for a while, heading into the forest, stopping every now and then to look at some interesting objects. After about 15 minutes of doing so, Sakura stopped at a small clearing with bunches of flowers here and there. "Sasuke-kun! Isn't this beautiful?!"
"Hn..." Sasuke answered emotionlessly, while inside, he was smiling to himself. [She's so beautiful, especially when she smiles like that. Wait...What am I thinking? No, fluffy stuff like this is for weaklings!]
Sakura ran over to a pile of blue flowers with a gray center, which reminded her of Sasuke. There were cherry blossom petals sprinkled all over them, though where it came from was a mystery, since there weren't any Sakura trees around.
"Sasuke-kun! Look!! Doesn't this remind you of yourself?" Sakura exclaimed, pointing at the blue flowers.
"Yes, actually. And look! Sakura's!" Sasuke said aloud. When he realized what he had said, he immediately blushed a deep red.
Sakura smiled and looked at him in confusion. [Sasuke-kun, blushing??? This cannot be!!]
"You should open yourself up a bit more often, Sasuke-kun!"
"And leave my weak-points wide open to enemies? I think not." Sasuke replied.
"It doesn't ALWAYS have to be like that. Y-You're just making excuses for your...fear of people rejecting you, aren't you?" Sakura made up, "You ALWAYS make yourself seem so wise when you're just digging a hole to solid rock. No where to go, no where to hid. Right?!?!" Sakura shouted.
Sasuke was shocked to see this outburst from his pati- no, the patient Sakura. Sasuke smirked painfully, "Maybe I am! What's it to you, huh?"
Hearing this, Sakura realized what the real problem is.
"I can help, Sasuke-kun. If you'd just let me." Sakura answered.
"Okay." Sasuke's wall had collapsed, having fended off so much for such a long time. Seeing that willing face of the Pink-haired beauty made the spark that broke the support.
Sakura let out a sigh of relief, linked arms with him, and started walking again.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
END OF CHAPTER
What did you guys think? Please give me some feed back...good or bad...THANKS!!
Corrections were made by my great friend, SasuSakuDreamer! :D:D
-Baby Kakashi