Ink Me

Characters: sai/sakura (a much unexplored genre I feel)
Rating: NC-17 (what else? I mean really)
Summary: exploring the art of bod-modification Sakura takes a step into the unknown world of the exquisite pain of art
Intended one-shot. More? Maybe depends on the response
Age: Sakura is 17 Sai can't be much older

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The last dry stretch of road to town seemed to grow longer with each tired, dragging step. Although eagerly anticipated, the last mile of any journey was usually the hardest, that at least had been Sakura's experience. The pounded earthen road wavered before her while continued washes of heat arose attempting to stifle the very air in her lungs.

She absently noted the loss of Naruto's low pitched whiney grumble that had seemed to go on for hours. The heat had seemed to tamp down even his enthusiasm, and while still annoying, she had found the decrease in over all noise to be a general relief to her nerves. Her eyes seemed to squeak in the dry heat as they turned to contemplate the two males walking behind her. Naruto with his arms up cupping the back of his head. Sasuke walking with the casual elegance he was well known for, each step carefully and soundlessly placed, his hands almost carelessly shoved into his pockets as he stared straight at the road ahead of him. What he saw she could never tell, and try though she might, she never caught him looking at her. She doubted that he ever did... but she wanted him too. She wanted to turn and have him quickly glance away as if ashamed of being caught staring. To know that he cared what she thought about him. Just to know he wanted too.

This thought alone had sparked a sort of odd idea in her head that just hadn't let go of her, despite her inner arguments against something so crazy. After all, the only girls who ever got that kind of thing done were... She didn't know but they weren't nice girl-next-door girls like her. She had to admit maybe that was her problem.

She left off contemplating the depressing sight behind her and instead turned to look up at Sai taking point, more then likely just to get out of range of Sasuke and Naruto. Sai had quickly learned that Sasuke could pick on Naruto but that didn't mean he would let any body ELSE do it. It hadn't taken more then one little tussle with Sasuke before Sai learned to tone it down, at least while Sasuke was around. Otherwise, with Sasuke gone it was fair game to pick on Naruto to his heart's content

Sasuke's presence didn't stop him from insulting her though, far from it. At first he had been wary around her, especially after his fight with Sasuke, careful to look in his direction each time a nasty piece of tongue sewage would come her way. Sasuke would just stare right back and turn away with nothing said. It hadn't taken him long to figure out that Sasuke seemed to have a hands off policy when it came to her. With the Uchiha she either learned to swim or she sunk to the bottom, no handouts were coming her way. That's why today she choose to walk in no mans land, in the middle. Knowing she wasn't welcome to walk with the two boys in the back, no matter what they might say, half fearful of what might be said to her should she catch up with the boy who walked in front. It really wasn't so bad, she gave as good as she got most of the time and she even found it entertaining to be able to match insult for insult with him. She just wasn't in the mood for any of their crap right now.

But he fascinated her.

'Don't get me wrong, I'm not ATTRACTED to him or anything dumb like that... I just want- no, need to know more about him. If I could only get him to not SAY those things to me it would be so much better,' she mused to herself watching the graceful movement of his ass. 'Ooooh slobber material seriously!'

Said ass wore hip hugging pants slung just low enough to catch glimpses of his low LOW belly and the high arches of his pelvic bones, gently tapering down into a fine trail of downy hair leading right into the top of his pants.

Finally the last boring half mile was reached. Each person split down their separate path, no word to one another other then half hearted waves of good bye. There was no need to check in, the fact alone that they came back was proof enough that this time their mission had been achieved. Their entrance had been marked and noted, and the proper people would be notified...enough said. She was glad for the respite, although she was in no way looked forward to the extra paper work this little freedom entailed. Her feet turned her in the direction of home but she looked over in the direction of Sai's retreating back and thought better of it. Racing after him and finally stopping right behind him, she was unsure how to go about asking what she wanted. He just stood there, feeling her behind him; unusually quiet; as he waited for whatever she had to say.

"Uuuh Sai... there's something I've been wanting to ask you...well a favor really..." she realized how hesitant she sounded, how big what she was about to ask him was to her and was quick to add. "If you don't want to that's fine too! But uuh..."

"Spit it out Ugly or stop wasting my time. You know it's nice, little, ugly girls like you who feel they can walk around just taking up as much of anyone's day as you want. So either say it or quit wasting my time."

Sakura pulled out her newly revised Sai dictionary and turning to chapter three, verse four. Mentally interpreted this to mean 'hey I'm as tired and sweaty as you and if this is not important could we please talk about it some other time?' She finally decided, her mind made up.

"Will you meet me later at the clearing on the edge of town? The...there's something... a favor I want to ask you...if you don't mind." This last was added in a small voice. Instead of more filth from his mouth, he just turned and looked at her over his shoulder, nodded and walked away.

"Sunset?" she yelled to his retreating form. He just negligently waved his hand, not even bothering to turn, soon disappearing into the maze of streets that led to his small apartment.

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Sakura sat in the last rays of weak sunlight just peeping over the rim of a distant mountain, laying back and reveling in the quiet hush as the sun finally set for the day. She had run home to quickly shower and change. Looking out her window towards the clearing she remembered the little; almost hidden, pond that lay not far away where she could catch some blessed relief for the last few sultry hours before the air cooled. She opened her drawer and contemplated her old one-piece swimming suit with a curled lip, it had stayed in here so long just because her body refused to freakin GROW. Her mother had kept giving the excuse that the stupid thing still fit, therefore, she had no GOOD reason in wanting to buy something new. Lime green ewwwwww' Sakura shuddered, staring at the horrible contraption, but brightened up remembering her little secret stored away in a bag in the corner, She had no idea how Ino managed to convince her to buy it, but it was simply gorgeous, and after trying it on she had to have it no matter what her mother might say.

Changing into her beautiful new black bikini she stared at herself in the mirror hardly knowing how she dared to wear the skimpy little thing in public. The top came down to cup and gently enhance her still tender breasts, to her amazement they had grown from an A cup to a large B cup in the last year alone. It had been more then a good excuse for a something new. The bottom was shaped like boy shorts, hugging her hips but riding low showing the gentle, yet muscular curve of her belly. She quickly drew on a pair of cut off shorts, grabbed a bag with an over sized towel inside, and headed out eager to spend what little part of the day she had left cooling off in the shaded pond. When she got there she found the area relatively empty except for a small group of noisy academy students playing hookey. Sakura had been quick to chase the little brats off, too tired to even hit one of the little bastards when he turned and stuck his tongue out at her.

She lay back with her face turned away from the sun, the bright orange red color of sunset bathing her skin, and the smell of warm grass invading her nose. She felt his shadow fall over her, and she was glad she had noticed him approaching in time to not jump...it was so much cooler that way- if you can act like you're not startled. Her eyes cracked open the slightest bit but he was haloed by the sun. She could see no part of his face, sighing she scooted over and closed her eyes indicating that he should lay back and enjoy this one quiet moment with her before they would begin talking of other things. He complied by taking off his short belly shirt and sitting back to lean on his elbows to enjoy the dying daylight.

Moments later Sakura was made aware of yet another smell that enticed her... the smell of sun-warmed skin. It was tantalizing and strong. She always felt that she should be sickened by what was nothing more then the smell of mildly burnt flesh. But she wasn't even as it overpowered his own light scent. She breathed in deeply, opening her mouth to get the most from it.

"So Ugly, what was this favor you wanted?" he asked quietly next to her ear, his breath whispering across her check making her shiver as she finally felt the first chill of evening.

She lazily rolled her head towards him and felt all of her tension and uncertainty from earlier gently melt away. "I wanted to ask if you could do a very special drawing for me...very special." She firmly stated, staring up at him her eyes half lidded in lazy sensuality.

His eyebrows rose in surprise as he looked down at her in shock, this had been the last thing he would have expected of her but he was willing to go with it. She rolled onto her side and held her head up with her arm making a perfect profile out of her long slender body, unknowingly showing him flashes of the edge of a pert little nipple.

"I want you to give me a tattoo." she stated waiting to see what his reaction might be to this unusual request. It certainly wasn't something that people asked of you every day, that was for sure.

"Sorry Ugly, I'm not about to put some third rate piece of wall trash on your ass just so you can giggle and show it off to your friends when you're feeling naughty. Unlike some people, I take my art seriously." He snorted and turned to get up and leave.

"I don't have a picture for you to use. In fact, I have absolutely no idea what I want to put on my body or where...I want you to decide that." She had finally caught his attention.

"What?" He turned back to silently stare at her having a hard time understanding what she really wanted.

"I want you," she pointed at Sai, "To give me," she pointed at herself, "A tattoo and I want you to choose what it is and where it goes... and I won't interfere."

"Why?" it was the only question he could think to ask.

"Because... you have an eye for beauty and the only way to be sure I get something perfect is to let you handle everything...and because I trust you Sai." She stated it quietly but with complete sincerity.

He sat and looked out at the pond for a long time and Sakura waited for him to make his decision without prodding from her. He had to want to do it and that was that. He had to, otherwise he would never put everything he had into the experience.

Finally seeming to make up his mind he turned to her, "And what do I get for doing this?"

Sakura smiled not really having thought of this part, but of course he would want something in return. "A walking canvas? I would think that would be a turn on for any artist."

"Yeah but a canvas that's gunna get fat, old, and uglier." he lightly stated back at her, "I see no compliment to my work."

"Hmm... you really think I'm gunna get fat? I don't know, neither of my parents are fat...I really don't think I will. My mother is a very beautiful woman, even at her age, and people tell me I look just like her." She pouted, hating the horrible idea of getting fat and potentially ugly.

"So you trust me? To do whatever?" he asked, making her agree to it now, a plan already forming in his mind. "You might not like what I ask you to do, it might make you very uncomfortable. But once we start you can't stop... You have to agree to that now or I refuse to do it." He grinned wickedly at her.

"I agree," it was so easy. Who thought it would be this easy?

"It's not enough...I want something else." He said, adding a last thought.

"What?" she was cautious now.

"You have to let me draw or take pictures and eventually, paint you... naked. You have to agree to it or I won't do it and you'll never find anyone as good as me."

"Look, I appreciate it but I'm not about to sleep with yo-" he cut her off.

"That has nothing to do with it, if you sleep with me you'll do it for your own reasons, I just want to draw you."

The long silence stretched out between them as she contemplated this, "Ok."

"Fine, we have the next two days off, I'll find everything we need tonight then you come to my apartment early tomorrow and we'll get started." With this he got up and left, walking away. Sakura flopped back into the grass suddenly exhausted but more then happy, she had finally gotten it over with.

Tomorrow couldn't come soon enough.

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