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Stuck With You
by sweetreject

Chapter One:
Stuck

"Tch, I can't believe I'm out of tomatoes again…" Opening the front door, Sasuke took a step forward, but something made him stop halfway.

In front of him stood a little girl, probably three or four, with bouncy pink hair and bright emerald eyes. The first thing that popped into Sasuke's mind was Sakura. Only, this little girl couldn't be Sakura; Sakura was away on a mission. How could Sakura be a little girl, anyway?

The little girl was staring up at him, her big green eyes staring into his. After a few seconds of this, she suddenly smiled brightly and jumped on him. Now, Sasuke had been trained to be alert at all times, so it embarrassed him to realize that he'd been tackled down onto the floor by a three-year-old. She was hugging him tightly, her small arms around his waist. He tried to pull her off, but she held on tight. Who in the world was this little girl?

"Hey, let go already…" She stood up instantly. Sasuke did the same, brushing off any dust that might be on his shorts. "Who are you, anyway? What's your name?"

She stared up at him again, her eyes now full of sadness. She couldn't tell him who she was, even if she wanted to. Her mouth wouldn't form the words. "My…name?"

"Yes. Do you know what your name is?"

She opened her mouth again, but no sound came out. The words she wanted to speak caught in her throat, an invisible barrier forcing them back down. Shaking her head, she muttered, "No name…"

"Your parents wouldn't want you out here at this time of night; it's after dark. Do you know where you live?"

Again, she only stared up at him. Sasuke sighed. He wasn't very patient, so kids got on his nerves easily. "You don't have anywhere to go?"

She shook her head. If only I could tell you who I was, Sasuke-kun…

Another sigh. Sasuke leaned down and picked her up. She blushed, but wrapped her arms around his neck. Taking her inside, he closed the door behind him and walked into the living room. After thinking for a while, he decided to go to the Hokage. Maybe she'd know who the girl's parents were. At the very least, she would know what to do with the little girl.

He found Tsunade in her office, grumpy after being woken up from a nap.

"...she doesn't even know her own name."

Tsunade had been staring at the little girl the entire time Sasuke had been speaking, rubbing her chin. "She looks a lot like Sakura. Doesn't she remind you of her?"

He nodded. "What are you going to do with her?"

"I'm going to need you to keep an eye on her for the time being. I'd normally assign this type of job to our child services department, but they're gone for the weekend, and I'm not in the mood to take care of a kid. At least until I can get someone to watch her while we figure out who she is."

"You can't be serious."

"But I am."

"…you want me to baby-sit?"

"Consider it a mission. For all we know, she could be the daughter of a powerful lord who went out to play and got lost. What would he say if you just let the kid get herself killed?"

"…"

"Take her home with you. I know for a fact that you don't have any missions planned for at least the next couple of weeks. You can do this." She laughed, pounding her fist on the table. "No need to look so depressed, Uchiha. She doesn't seem to be much of a troublemaker. Keep her fed and unharmed and she'll be out of your hands in no time. Let's call her...Yuzu? That sounds like a cute name, right sweetie?" Tsunade smiled at the little girl, her expression soft. "Yeah, let's call her Yuzu for now. Keep her safe, Uchiha."

Sasuke could only nod.

Walking through the front door of his home, Sasuke sighed. How was he supposed to take care of a kid? He didn't know a thing about taking care of them.

The little girl, referred to as Yuzu from now on, was staring at him again. Her eyes were definitely like Sakura's. Nobody else had the same eyes. Maybe she was…

Sakura's daughter? It was possible. She wasn't a little girl anymore; but she wasn't a woman yet, either. I mean, twenty means she's old enough to have a kid; if Yuzu's three, Sakura would have been seventeen when she—… He shook his head. No way would Sakura fool around with another guy; she still loved him, and he knew that. Even if he didn't pay attention to her feelings…But what if she was desperate, and pretended that another guy was Sasuke? How much did she love him, anyway?

That's beside the point.

Looking down at Yuzu again, he picked her up and carried her to the guest room.

Yuzu had her own problems to think about. She really was stuck in her three-year-old body. He really did it…it wasn't a dream. I really am stuck in this body, with no idea how to turn back into my normal self. So what was the point of saving me? Because I wanted to stay and fight, he got hurt. I'm so stupid…if only I'd… He should have just let me die, and saved himself. What if he's…dead? She shook her head. No, she couldn't be thinking so negatively right now. Sasuke was going to take care of her. If she did this carefully, then he'd soon realize who she really was: his old teammate. From when they were still Team 7.

After placing her on the bed and covering her with a blanket, Sasuke left the room and went back to his. He was just about to pull the covers up to keep himself warm when he heard the door open.

Yuzu was standing there, still holding onto the doorknob. The small blanket Sasuke had given her was in her other hand, clutched tightly to her chest. Even if she was a twenty-year-old stuck in a little girls body, the fear of sleeping alone in a strange place still scared her, especially now that she had no idea what to do next.

Sasuke didn't move to get up, saying, "Go back to bed."

She didn't move. She was staring at him with those wide eyes of hers.

"Go to bed," he said, a little more roughly. Too roughly, it seemed, because Yuzu started to cry. First a tear rolled down her cheek, then another, until it seemed like an endless stream of tears rolling down her cheeks. She started sobbing, her shoulders shaking.

Sasuke stood up with a sigh and walked over to her. Yuzu took a step back, thinking he was mad at her and would hit her, but instead, he picked her up, placing her on the bed next to him. After covering them both with the blanket, he pulled her closer to him awkwardly, and she rested her head on his arm, her little arms wrapping around him. At this, his grip on her tightened a little, and she felt herself blush again.

She giggled. "Sasu-ke-kuuuun!"

"That's my name. Now go to sleep."

She listened to his calm breathing as he slept, trying hard not to try. But the same thought kept running through her head, making silent tears roll down her face and onto Sasuke's t-shirt.

If it was the older me, you would've ignored me when I cried, wouldn't you, Sasuke-kun…

She had no idea what to do next. With no way of communicating what had happened to her, how was she supposed to return to her normal self?

Opening her eyes slowly, Yuzu yawned. It was morning, the sun shining through the open curtains. Rubbing her eyes sleepily, she turned around to find herself alone in Sasuke's room. Where was Sasuke, anyway? She was sure he had been holding her the whole night.

Getting off the bed, she walked into the living room, where she bumped into someone. Looking up, she smiled widely when she realized who it was. Relief shot through her; she had really missed this guy. Giggling, she pronounced every syllable in his name. "Na-ru-tooo!"

A/N - Updated 05/03/2018: Finally getting back to this story, it's been years but I WILL finish the last chapter!