[naruto - epic au ficlet|kurenai/asuma] before (1/1)
Before
By: White Rain
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Genre: Gen in spite of -
Character/Pairing: Kurenai/Asuma
Word Count: 308
Rating: PG-13
Notes: This is a world building ficlette set in That Naruto AU That Refuses To Be Named. The AU reflects the canon a lot, but I've made a lot of changes. Don't take anything for granted here, if you chose to read it.
I've also never really written these characters and need to reread some key chapters to do them better (but I actually felt the bug to write and I wasn't going to ignore it), so any criticism would be appreciated.
Also, this will be the first in a string of fics I'll be writing to get back in Naruto writing shape and to get comfortable in this AU. The fics should hopefully fall in line with the canon storyline easily enough, but things might change. I'll mark/remark accordingly.
Does it fit in Epic AU canon? Yes; It's set just a little before the story proper begins.
Summary: Kurenai and Asuma get assigned new Gennin teams.
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Kurenai closed her eyes as Asuma's fingers dug deeply into her shoulders. "I'll be okay."
"I know." Asuma abruptly stopped the massage and began to trace his fingers down one of her shoulders. Kurenai leaned back against him as she made a small noise of approval. "Last time. It wasn't your fault."
"Don't."
Asuma did. He also backed away from her. She heard him reach into his drawer and take out a cigarette. Words scolding him for doing that were on the tip of her tongue. She shook them off. There were more important things right now.
"I have the Hyuuga heir," she told him. She turned around to face him.
Asuma blew a the smoke up, and briefly, it clouded his face. "The Hokage trusts you."
"I know." She didn't have to say, but I don't.
"Your last team - "
She cut him off before he could finish his sentence. "Tell me about your team."
Asuma smirked, a little, at that. "Got the Yamanaka kid."
Kurenai whistled lowly. "She's the most promising student in her class, after the Uchiha kid."
"Along with Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Chouji."
Kurenai couldn't help but smile at that, the three of them were good friends as their fathers had been teammates and the only team in Konoha where all the members were still alive. It was a good omen, which dulled some of her anxiety. She didn't want him to lose his team.
"Who are Hyuuga's teammates?" he asked.
"Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame," Kurenai said. Like Hyuuga, they were solid students. They both came from families with a long history as ninja in Konoha.
Asuma looked like he was going to say something that Kurenai would imminently shut down. So, instead he put out his cigarette and leaned over push her down and kiss her.
She reached up to bury her hands in his hair as she returned the kiss.
By: White Rain
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Genre: Gen in spite of -
Character/Pairing: Kurenai/Asuma
Word Count: 308
Rating: PG-13
Notes: This is a world building ficlette set in That Naruto AU That Refuses To Be Named. The AU reflects the canon a lot, but I've made a lot of changes. Don't take anything for granted here, if you chose to read it.
I've also never really written these characters and need to reread some key chapters to do them better (but I actually felt the bug to write and I wasn't going to ignore it), so any criticism would be appreciated.
Also, this will be the first in a string of fics I'll be writing to get back in Naruto writing shape and to get comfortable in this AU. The fics should hopefully fall in line with the canon storyline easily enough, but things might change. I'll mark/remark accordingly.
Does it fit in Epic AU canon? Yes; It's set just a little before the story proper begins.
Summary: Kurenai and Asuma get assigned new Gennin teams.
-
Kurenai closed her eyes as Asuma's fingers dug deeply into her shoulders. "I'll be okay."
"I know." Asuma abruptly stopped the massage and began to trace his fingers down one of her shoulders. Kurenai leaned back against him as she made a small noise of approval. "Last time. It wasn't your fault."
"Don't."
Asuma did. He also backed away from her. She heard him reach into his drawer and take out a cigarette. Words scolding him for doing that were on the tip of her tongue. She shook them off. There were more important things right now.
"I have the Hyuuga heir," she told him. She turned around to face him.
Asuma blew a the smoke up, and briefly, it clouded his face. "The Hokage trusts you."
"I know." She didn't have to say, but I don't.
"Your last team - "
She cut him off before he could finish his sentence. "Tell me about your team."
Asuma smirked, a little, at that. "Got the Yamanaka kid."
Kurenai whistled lowly. "She's the most promising student in her class, after the Uchiha kid."
"Along with Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Chouji."
Kurenai couldn't help but smile at that, the three of them were good friends as their fathers had been teammates and the only team in Konoha where all the members were still alive. It was a good omen, which dulled some of her anxiety. She didn't want him to lose his team.
"Who are Hyuuga's teammates?" he asked.
"Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame," Kurenai said. Like Hyuuga, they were solid students. They both came from families with a long history as ninja in Konoha.
Asuma looked like he was going to say something that Kurenai would imminently shut down. So, instead he put out his cigarette and leaned over push her down and kiss her.
She reached up to bury her hands in his hair as she returned the kiss.