Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Sassychan ❯ Chapter 17: A little Something about Sakura ( Chapter 17 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song.

Author's Notes:

Okay, okay I know I deserve to be SHOT for taking so long to update only to post this one lousy chapter. I am sorry! Truly! The new work is more grueling than I thought then my fiancée has to go and hog the computer. You know, he has been bribing ME with certain pleasurable things, so what can I do?

DISCLAIMER:

Do I really have to go through this EVERYTIME? Okay, okay. I shall never ever ever ever own Naruto.

Happy?

Sassyhan

By Boyarina

Chapter 17:A little something about Sakura

She didn't know the rhyme or the reason, but Tsunade-sama chose HER over Naruto to live with Sasuke-kun and watch over him. It's really weird, strange, unusual and UNBELIEVABLE to be honest. Not that she is doubting her competency in doing this task, but she is a GIRL and Tsunade-sama for some twisted reason wanted her to LIVE with Sasuke-kun, a (if you guys haven't realized it yet) BOY.

What would her parents SAY? More importantly, what would the others think about her a single AVAILABLE girl of marriageable age living ALONE with a single AVAILABLE BOY of marriageable age? Could Tsunade-sama be thinking…..?

The UCHIHA CLAN. The MAKING of the Uchiha Clan.

No, no, no. She shouldn't be like this. There hasn't been any courtship yet! She hasn't even professed her love yet! This isn't right. This isn't happening. She can't go through this. She will live, yes, but what if the unexpected (or shall we say expected?) happened? It'll come not as a surprise to her if their ANIMAL urges get the better of them (or HER).

This last statement, she's going to admit, is most certainly applicable to her.

Face burning, Sakura shook her head violently as she tried to clear her head of these thoughts. She got to get rid of these EVIL, so NOT VIRGINAL, line of thoughts. Had her mother been reading her very mind this instant, she would've certainly taken Sakura by her ear and proceeded on dragging her to her room with a month's worth of grounding to boot.

Sakura knew she has to think and act maturely about this. She should treat the entire situation like a true NINJA would. Though she is a female with very SUPRESSED needs, she will not succumb to temptation. She will not! Sasuke-kun might be irresistible, but she is stronger than that!

….or at least TRY to be stronger than that….

Sakura took a deep steadying breath. She is here now in one of the Uchiha mansions, all unpacked and cleaning up for Sasuke-kun's arrival. She hadn't really mean to, but she had apparently picked a place that only has ONE bathroom (!!!!) and three bedrooms (darn!), a small cozy dining room, a very LARGE kitchen (???), and a wide expanse of living room, which adjoins a front garden (that badly needs tending).

All in all, this is not exactly the perfect home Sakura would have wanted for herself and for her (future) family. For one, she would definitely make the kitchen marginally SMALLER kitchen. That divider will just have to go—even if she would have to be the one to smash it down. The living room and garden though she would keep. Those grounds will be good for the kids she and Sasuke-kun will eventually have….

Speaking of kids, Sakura honestly doesn't know how long she can last before she would break down and jump Sasuke-kun. It'll probably be a very good idea if she would stick a ten foot pole between her And Sasuke-kun in the next couple of days, least all temptations overcome her self-control.

The blame does not lie fully on her head though. Sasuke-kun is really, truly and undeniably irresistible. No girl in her right mind would be able to actually refuse him (with the very exception of Hinata). He is TOO dark, mysterious, and BEAUTIFUL that nothing would be able to sway her attention once it had been riveted to his direction.

Here she goes again. She better get her head out of the gutter before Sasuke-kun arrives. If she dares to continue being like this, she definitely would end up alienating him. One annoying Naruto would be enough to drive him back to Otokagure; she didn't want to be added as one of the reasons lest he decides to leave once again.

Speaking of getting her head out of the gutter, it probably wasn't such a good idea for her to have brought scented candles. She had been too caught up with her shopping earlier that not only did she stock the pantry with goods that would last for almost a month, but had also deemed it necessary to buy scented candles (which she had placed in almost al the rooms of the mansion), a futon for Sasuke-kun (that is enough to house two persons—a preparation for the event when it is required of him to share his bedding) and a very nice (romantic) looking lamp, which she had placed in the corner of the living room for a nice warming glow during the evening.

Dropping the broom she was using to sweep Sasuke-kun's bedroom, she hurriedly went to the bathroom (their bathroom) at the end of the hall (conveniently placed beside her room, which she had specifically chosen for herself because it is strategically located between the bathroom and Sasuke-kun's room. In this way, once the time had come for her Uchiha to use the bathroom—with only a towel on, she hopes—she would be able to observe him with no trouble.). She examined the candles she had let to stand on top of the board that wa supposed to hold only toiletries (she dumped the toiletries inside the cabinet above the sink, what's the difference anyways?) and considered putting them away together with the flower vase filled with plastic flowers she bought to complete the design.

Oh! Did she, by any chance, forget to mention that she bought vases and plastic flowers too? Silly her. Well, since that the subject of vases and flowers came up, yes, she did buy them and in fact, she had placed them on certain corners of the house for a cheery effect.

Sakura gave the candles and the vase a once over and decided that they are okay where they are. Who knows, Sasuke-kun might even have this REMOTE chance of liking them, and….if he would be so inclined to do so (and if the gardens doesn't have any blooms yet at that time), he might even use them to woo her had he not have the flowers at the time he decided to do it.

Sakura sighed dreamily, thinking of how Sasuke-kun would go about proposing to her when the door opened and was abruptly shut. Instead of panicking at the arrival of the new comer, Sakura dropped her hands on her hips and frowned malevolently. The fashion by which the door has been opened and shut was so familiar to her, there's only one name that popped up in her head to identify the person who is now walking on the wooden floor of HER living room.

Uzumaki Naruto.

What in Heaven's name is he doing here?

“Saku-chan? Are you in here? I've got Sasuke-teme!” Naruto called, obviously looking for her. From where she is, Sakura groaned, then marched off to the living room so she could personally give Naruto a glare and eventually kick him out of the house. When she got there, however, her frown immediately dissolved to that of concern upon seeing Sasuke-kun slumped over Naruto's shoulder.

She was about to demand an explanation (or in this case what Naruto could have done) when Naruto held up a hand and gave her a serious look.

“Okay, before you go Hulk on me, Saku-chan, I found him like this in the baasan's office. She told me that he just fainted from exhaustion and he would be better off resting in his new accommodations.”

Sakura's frown etched itself back on her face upon hearing the nickname she suddenly acquired after watching a movie with Naruto about a doctor that becomes green and monster-like whenever he gets mad. Though she most certainly admit that she had the strength that the doctor in the movie has, she definitely does NOT turn green nor becomes beastly whenever she feels like bashing Naruto's head in.

“You better quickly think of something else to say,” she said in the sweetest, honey-laden voice she could muster, “because I MIGHT just go hulk on you Uzumaki.”

Naruto winced. “Saku-chan, would it help if I told you that Tsunade-baachan already dropped me from the Hokage tower?”

Sakura shook her head slowly from side to side. Like hulk, her anger would not be easily abated nor would she easily be dissuaded. “Did you deserve it?”

“Getting thrown off the Hokage tower?” he asked, clarifying her question with the slightest hint of fear in his voice. “Uh, slight?”

She began cracking her knuckles. “Not a very good answer, Naru-chan…”

“Wait! Wait!” Naruto hastily cried out, a large sweat-drop dropping on the side of his face. “Would it help if I said Sasuke saw all of it and he was laughing at me all throughout my descent to the ground?”

Sakura shrugged. “The first part might help,” she paused here to impart him an intense glare, “but then the second part tells me that you are lying.”

Naruto gulped loudly. Resorting to the one thing that he knows she wouldn't be able to resist, he gave her his most pitiful puppy-dog eyes, even accompanied with fake crocodile tears.

At his display of the cutest, most irresistible sapphire eyes ever, Sakura's anger crumbled. This is definitely one of those days she questions herself as to why BLUE has to be her favorite color. It could have been PINK considering that is her hair color, but, no. She would just have to have blue, wouldn't she?

Ugh, why oh why did God created Uzumaki Naruto's eyes blue?

Why?

Sakura closed her eyes. Lifting one hand up, she pointed to the direction where the bedrooms are.

“Just—just bring him there.”

“Aren't you going to come with me, Sakura-chan?”

Resignedly, Sakura went to the spot right in front of Naruto and proceeded on leading him to the room that Sasuke-kun is to occupy. With every step that she took, her mood lightened—eager for Naruto to see what she has done to Sasuke-kun's room. Besides, she couldn't really stay mad at that Naruto-baka considering that there are times that he proves himself worthy and (dare she say it?) irreplaceable.

Like now for instance, because of his presence, she would be able to better stop herself from giving in to the temptation of jumping Sasuke-kun while he is unconscious. More so, he had just unwittingly signed himself up as her volunteer worker since it is taking her too long to clean the whole house up.

“I think I can handle it from here,” Naruto said right after she slid Sasuke-kun's door open.

See how useful he is?

Sakura stepped aside so Naruto could go in. Leaning against the door panel, she watched as Naruto unrolled the futon she bought for Sasuke-kun. Not bothering to even lay Sasuke-kun down on a corner, he shook and flapped the futon a bit, presenting her with a very nice view of his and Sasuke-kun`s ass.

Let's just pause here for a moment and thank Kami for giving both these Konoha boys beautifully and elegantly carved butts.

Sakura sighed pensively as she eyeballed Naruto's ass. She liked his better than Sasuke-kun's since Sasuke-kun's ass is more curvy than muscular. Other than that, Sasuke-kun is perfect all over.

Are you beginning to see now JUST how useful Naruto really is?

Sighing dreamily, Sakura continued with her unwavering surveillance as Naruto peeled Sasuke-kun's shirt off him. Pale skin gleamed against the midday sun, exposing the well-toned muscles of Sasuke-kun's physique. Like a starved desert wanderer, Sakura lapped it all down—not wanting to miss a single moment.

Naruto is not finished giving her a show, however. He peeled off Sasuke-kun's pants off as well (oh Lordy, this is becoming to look like a gay porn show… Wow…) and, as if that isn't enough, he BENT down, giving her a full view of his BE-HIND.

Ohhh…more ass…

Sakura took a huge gulp of the drool that was pooling inside of her mouth when Naruto straightened up and faced her.

“Okay. So, I am done here,” Naruto said cheerfully, “See you tomorrow, Saku-chan.”

When the blond started to make his way to the door, Sakura snapped out of her Konoha-boys-are-utterly-sexy daze, and scrambled to her feet. She launched herself on Naruto's back and clung to it as he was to step out of the door.

“You are so NOT going to dump all the cleaning duties to me mister!” she screeched into his ear, hoping that by this alone, she'd be able to drive away all his intentions of leaving.

She is not making sense at all today is she? First, she didn't want Naruto to stay because he is a hindrance to her and Sasuke-kun's privacy (not to mention to her evil plan), but now that he is leaving, she is fairly anchoring him in place.

“Sakura-chan!” You are so cruel!” Naruto grumbled, sticking a finger to the ear she recently abused. “Why is it that I don't get included in this `housing with Sasuke' scheme, but still be obligated to do household chores? Not only are you guys leaving me out, but you are gonna exhaust me trying to pick up after your mess! I'm part of team 7, you know!”

Sakura rolled her eyes, knowing full well that Naruto's dramatics are actually for Tsunade-sama and not for her. Truth to be told, the statement he gave just a few seconds ago is the very same statement he had used to argue with the Hokage. Like the mutinous child that he is, he didn't even care about the fact that she is sitting there on top of his shoulders, petting him on the head to soothe his whining.

“There, there. If you really want to live here, we'll prepare a room for you, k? Never mind what Tsunade-sama said.”

Naruto sniffed. “Really?”

“Honto,” she affirmed, but with very little conviction. Sakura would have given a sincere smile with her answer, but a major part of her is disintegrating since her plan to molest Sasuke-kun every chance she got has now crumbled into dust.

Standing there on the entrance of the gaping door, half-way in and half-way out, Sakura couldn't help surveying the streets out of habit—too much reconnaissance work could do that to you. Anyways, she had expected the usual by-standers and the smattering of kids playing, but not a certain Nara Shikamaru.

“Why is Shika here, Naruto?” she asked, dismay increasing at the though of more housemates. She managed to give Ino's husband-to-be a nod when he gave her a small wave from the pole he is perched on.

“He is here to report weird incidents regarding Sasuke to baachan,” came Naruto's prompt reply. He motioned for her to duck as he moved them back inside the house.

“I thought I was supposed to do that,” she protested, frowning as she felt herself being lowered down on the ground. Sitting there on his hunches, Naruto merely grunted at her comment as he nudged her legs off his shoulders.

“Naruto! He is not going to house with us too, is he?” She demanded, scandalized at the mere thought of it. She looked at him and took a large portion of his shirt upfront in her fist when eh didn't fast enough to her liking.

“Well?”

Naruto, amusement dancing in his eyes, placed a hand a top her head and proceed on mussing her hair up,

“No, he's not going to,” he reassured her with a wink to boot, “Boy, you sure are possessive, Saku-chan.”

Sakura growled—feeling mighty irritated that Naruto once again is trying to play the part of a misplaced older brother that he is.

“Will you stop that?” she said, slapping his hand away. “Let's get to work `cause I need everything done, including dinner by the time Sasuke-kun wakes up.” Using her two hands, she made `shooing' motions towards where they would have to start working.

“You know, I remember the day when you scared the wits out of a girl who had happened to like me,” Naruto began wistfully as he followed her. “You know that just goes to show that you're possessive.”

Sakura snorted at his claim. “Ino-chan was the one who scared her, not me.”

“Well, you're the one who started it. Ino-chan was the one who sealed the atrocious deed.” Naruto grumbled, giving her a playful poke on the shoulder blades. In the blink of an eye, she turned and deftly caught the finger he poked her with. She yanked him unceremoniously by that digit as they neared the broom closet.

“She's a hussy, that's why. If you didn't notice, she keeps on grabbing your butt in public. Plus, Ino-chan saw your hussy slap Shika's butt before, for that alone she deserved to be driven away.” She quipped, picking up a broom and handing it to him. “Start with the kitchen. Then look for a room you'd like to stay in and clean it.”

Naruto gave her a crisp salute then made a 180 degree turn so he could head to his destination. Sakura was about to do the same but was pulled from her tracks when Naruto suddenly halted on his.

He twisted his upper body and craned his neck towards her direction. “Why do you not like me romantically again, Saku-chan?” he asked quizzically, using a voice that tells her he is merely curious as to what her answer will be.

She shrugged. “Because you're Naruto. That's why.”