Naruto: Vulnerable - Part 1/3 (SasuNaru)
Title: Vulnerable Part 1/3
Rating: 14A
Pairing: SasuNaru, One-sided SasuSaku
Word Count: 1,825
Warnings: Some suggestive content.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Nor do I own the poem Innocence by Irving Layton.
Summary: Sakura wonders why Sasuke and Naruto are constantly disappearing and decides to investigate.
Vulnerable
How does one tell
One’s fourteen-year-old daughter
That the beautiful are the most vulnerable
Sakura smiled softly and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. Her demure gaze was trained on Sasuke, who was watching with amusement as Naruto endeavored to put up the tent that would be his, Sasuke, and Kakashi’s sleeping quarters for the night.
Growing fed up, Naruto paused his fruitless struggling with the tent and observed it with a thoughtful gaze, his tongue peeking out from between his lips. After a moment, he let out a jubilant sound and pulled the tent into an upright position, staring at Sasuke with a smirk that dared him to comment.
A light blush dusted Sakura’s cheeks as Sasuke spoke; he was never one to decline a challenge, especially when it involved showing up their far too loud teammate, Naruto.
“I’d be impressed if I didn’t know it was going to collapse within a matter of moments, dobe,” Sasuke drawled; a small smirk upon his lips as Naruto let out an indignant huff of air.
“Hm,” he pouted, crossing his arms and turning up his nose, “If you think you can do better, be my guest.” Naruto stuck his tongue out at Sasuke, oblivious of the other boy’s droll eye roll.
“Naruto,” Sakura interjected with an exasperated tone, “You were the one that insisted on setting the tent up without any assistance whatsoever from Sasuke.” She glanced at Sasuke, expecting to see an approving gleam in his eye, as she spoke.
He remained silent and didn’t cast her a second glance.
“But Sakura-chaaaaaaaan!” Naruto whined, pointing to his tent and pinning his long-time crush with endearing puppy-dog eyes, “I managed to do it! It will stay up. Sasuke’s just being an assh-”
A cloud of dust rose from the direction Naruto’s finger was pointing accompanied by the sound of breaking twigs.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow and surveyed Naruto with a bland look. “You were saying something about me, Naruto?” he prompted in an amused tone.
“Shut up,” Naruto snapped, staring at the heap of junk that was once his tent with a forlorn expression.
Amused at the scene before her, Sakura bit back a giggle and instead turned her focus on Kakashi, who was entering the clearing with an armful of firewood.
“I see you boys have made some progress…” he commented, throwing a brief glance at the junk that was Naruto’s tent. “If I had known you two would be finding the firewood I would have set up the tent. I guess it was just one big misunderstanding.” Kakashi sighed dramatically with a sober expression.
“I’m going for a walk to find…stuff,” Naruto announced, glaring at Kakashi and slowly striding towards the edge of their tiny clearing. He paused when Sasuke cleared his throat.
“I better go too, if I don’t Naruto will probably end up somewhere in Sand…” He quickly followed Naruto, leaving Kakashi and Sakura alone.
The kunoichi sighed and listened as their footsteps traveled out of hearing distance while staring at her feet, trying to quell the heavy feeling in her heart.
Naruto and Sasuke were going off again, leaving her behind.
“Do you know what they do?” Sakura asked in a quiet voice, not meeting Kakashi’s eyes as he paused in his attempt to fix the damage Naruto had brought upon the tent to glance at Sakura.
“Who?” Kakashi let go of the corner of the tent he was holding and turned to fully face his female student.
Suddenly realizing what she was saying, Sakura blushed and flinched away from Kakashi’s gaze. “Never mind…”
She was a ninja, if she wanted to know why they were constantly disappearing she would track them and find out for herself.
“I’m going to find a nearby river,” Sakura stated and leaped out of the clearing and into the trees, her ears trained for any sound of Sasuke and Naruto.
If she knew them as well as she thought she did they were probably making a ton of noise and arguing and fighting…Sakura cringed as she remembered the last time Sasuke and Naruto had fought on the roof of the hospital.
If that was why they always disappeared…
Hushed whispers caught Sakura’s attention and she slowed before leaping soundlessly to the ground.
“Sasuke…” a soft voice, Naruto’s, whispered in a strangled tone.
Sakura’s eyes widened as she imagined Sasuke’s hand around Naruto’s throat, holding him in a fearsome grip.
She inched forward, zoning in on their location before quietly parting the bushes between her and her teammates.
And that a rage
Tears at the souls
Of humans
To corrupt innocence
A strangled sound escaped Sakura’s lips as her eyes took in the sight before her with frightening speed, leaving her breathless and horrified.
“Sasuke…uhn…”
Sasuke was hunched over Naruto, who was lying in the grass completely nude, and kissing him fervently, eliciting passionate gasps from the blond. His own clothes were discarded nearby and his skin was covered in a thin layer of sweat. The sound of his breathless grunts rode above the gentle breeze.
On most occasions, Sakura would give anything to see Sasuke in the nude…
But this…
She let the bush fall shut and turned away, her hand flying to cover her mouth as she stumbled away from the clearing on uneasy feet.
“No…” she gasped quietly, still following the jagged path her feet were carrying her upon. The acidic taste of bile rose in her throat and Sakura dropped to all fours, purging her body of her most recent meal.
They weren’t…
Tears gathered in the corners of her eyes as her body wracked with the gags that were emptying her stomach.
Her retching paused a moment and she drew a shuddering breath before beginning the cycle all over again, this time letting the tears in her eyes fall.
Sasuke and Naruto were…fucking…behind her back.
She clenched her eyes shut and fisted her hands in the grass beneath her fingers, reigning in the sob that threatened to pass her lips.
If they heard her…
What?
What would happen if they heard her?
Sakura bit her lip and raised her body until she was sitting on her knees mere inches away from her bile.
Could she pretend she hadn’t seen them?
No…
Her gaze became steely as tears continued falling down her cheeks, seeping through her lips and plaguing her tongue with a salty flavor…
She wouldn’t pretend she hadn’t seen the love of her life fucking Naruto in the middle of a forest.
And to smash butterflies
To see their wings
Flutter in the sun
Sakura remained where she was, confident that Sasuke and Naruto would take the same route back to the camp…which meant they would pass her.
The front of her shirt was soaked in her tears and more were still falling as the image of Sasuke having sex with, never mind kissing, Naruto continued to play before her eyes.
All she’d ever wanted was a kiss from him.
One kiss…
One tiny reassurance that he would one day return her feelings.
“Sakura…”
The pink-haired kunoichi bristled as that annoyingly bright voice spoke her name.
How dare he…
All she wanted was a kiss...
Naruto stole her kiss…and so much more…
“Sakura are you o-” Naruto’s hand gently touched her shoulder and she smacked it away with surprising force.
“Don’t touch me!” she hissed, jumping into a standing position and spinning to face her teammates. Sasuke’s eyes were dark with understanding…and…no…
Naruto’s were wide, shocked…hurt…
Good.
“Sakura…” Naruto shyly stepped forward but halted when Sakura’s hand flew to her kunai holster.
“How dare you…” she spat, the onslaught of tears strengthening as she glared vehemently at Naruto. “You know that I love him and you…you…” She clenched her eyes shut and tightened her grip on the kunai in her hand, drawing a calming breath.
It would be so easy to throw it…
“Sakura, I…”
“Shut up Naruto,” Sakura snapped, taking a step away from them and watching with a trapped look as that stupid, fucking blond took another step forward, “Shut the fuck up,” she repeated, clenching her eyes shut and shaking her head slightly. “Don’t touch me, don’t come near me, don’t speak to me, don’t say my name, do-”
“That’s enough,” Sasuke cut her off in a sharp tone.
Sakura’s eyes flew open and her face burned with something akin to embarrassment.
…Sasuke was standing up for Naruto…
That look he was giving her…it was definitely…
“No…” she whispered, taking another step backwards. “No! No! No! No!” she screamed as loudly as she could. So loud that she could feel her voice clawing its way from her throat. She hunched over and let the scream overtake her body, take away her pain.
Sasuke was staring at her with hate…
“Sakura…please, I’m sorry…” Naruto whispered, his eyes sparkled as he tried to take a step towards her.
Sasuke’s eyes flashed with livid anger and his hand snapped out to clasp Naruto’s arm. “Don’t you dare apologize,” he murmured in a furious tone, glaring at his lover.
“Sasuke…I…” Naruto glanced down at the ground, and Sakura had the distinct impression that he felt as if he were the one being wronged in this situation…
“You fuc-” Sakura began, pulling her kunai completely from its holster and closing her eyes again…she couldn’t.
Wouldn’t was the more fitting word.
“Sakura, we didn’t mean for you to fi-”
Excuses, Sakura thought wryly. She didn’t want to hear them.
“How long?” she commanded through a clenched jaw as she fought back the tears that insisted on falling.
Naruto gulped and glanced at Sasuke for support. He complied, placing a comforting hand on Naruto’s lower back, glaring at Sakura.
Daring her to object…
“Which? How long have we been together or having sex?” Sasuke asked in a bland tone.
“I hate you…” she murmured, realizing what Sasuke was doing. He was…he was…
Trying to hurt her…
“I hate you both so much,” Sakura whispered, glaring at Naruto, happy that he looked so lost, so hurt.
The kunai, she had held clenched in her hand went soaring towards the boys, just high enough to not harm either of them, but low enough to nearly be a threat.
“Naruto,” she murmured in a dead tone, turning away from them, “This is our first official B-rank mission,” she commented idly, hiding the waver in her voice, “If you die I can hardly say I’ll be upset.”
Naruto’s face went white as she walked away, ignoring the deadly hiss of air that Sasuke exhaled. It was true.
She’d never been so badly hurt in her life.
It was fitting that the two people to hurt her most would be those she considered to be closest to her.
Pulling weeds and flowers
From the soil:
And that all, all
Go under the Earth
To make room for more
Weeds and flowers
-Some more beautiful than others
Rating: 14A
Pairing: SasuNaru, One-sided SasuSaku
Word Count: 1,825
Warnings: Some suggestive content.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Nor do I own the poem Innocence by Irving Layton.
Summary: Sakura wonders why Sasuke and Naruto are constantly disappearing and decides to investigate.
Vulnerable
How does one tell
One’s fourteen-year-old daughter
That the beautiful are the most vulnerable
Sakura smiled softly and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. Her demure gaze was trained on Sasuke, who was watching with amusement as Naruto endeavored to put up the tent that would be his, Sasuke, and Kakashi’s sleeping quarters for the night.
Growing fed up, Naruto paused his fruitless struggling with the tent and observed it with a thoughtful gaze, his tongue peeking out from between his lips. After a moment, he let out a jubilant sound and pulled the tent into an upright position, staring at Sasuke with a smirk that dared him to comment.
A light blush dusted Sakura’s cheeks as Sasuke spoke; he was never one to decline a challenge, especially when it involved showing up their far too loud teammate, Naruto.
“I’d be impressed if I didn’t know it was going to collapse within a matter of moments, dobe,” Sasuke drawled; a small smirk upon his lips as Naruto let out an indignant huff of air.
“Hm,” he pouted, crossing his arms and turning up his nose, “If you think you can do better, be my guest.” Naruto stuck his tongue out at Sasuke, oblivious of the other boy’s droll eye roll.
“Naruto,” Sakura interjected with an exasperated tone, “You were the one that insisted on setting the tent up without any assistance whatsoever from Sasuke.” She glanced at Sasuke, expecting to see an approving gleam in his eye, as she spoke.
He remained silent and didn’t cast her a second glance.
“But Sakura-chaaaaaaaan!” Naruto whined, pointing to his tent and pinning his long-time crush with endearing puppy-dog eyes, “I managed to do it! It will stay up. Sasuke’s just being an assh-”
A cloud of dust rose from the direction Naruto’s finger was pointing accompanied by the sound of breaking twigs.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow and surveyed Naruto with a bland look. “You were saying something about me, Naruto?” he prompted in an amused tone.
“Shut up,” Naruto snapped, staring at the heap of junk that was once his tent with a forlorn expression.
Amused at the scene before her, Sakura bit back a giggle and instead turned her focus on Kakashi, who was entering the clearing with an armful of firewood.
“I see you boys have made some progress…” he commented, throwing a brief glance at the junk that was Naruto’s tent. “If I had known you two would be finding the firewood I would have set up the tent. I guess it was just one big misunderstanding.” Kakashi sighed dramatically with a sober expression.
“I’m going for a walk to find…stuff,” Naruto announced, glaring at Kakashi and slowly striding towards the edge of their tiny clearing. He paused when Sasuke cleared his throat.
“I better go too, if I don’t Naruto will probably end up somewhere in Sand…” He quickly followed Naruto, leaving Kakashi and Sakura alone.
The kunoichi sighed and listened as their footsteps traveled out of hearing distance while staring at her feet, trying to quell the heavy feeling in her heart.
Naruto and Sasuke were going off again, leaving her behind.
“Do you know what they do?” Sakura asked in a quiet voice, not meeting Kakashi’s eyes as he paused in his attempt to fix the damage Naruto had brought upon the tent to glance at Sakura.
“Who?” Kakashi let go of the corner of the tent he was holding and turned to fully face his female student.
Suddenly realizing what she was saying, Sakura blushed and flinched away from Kakashi’s gaze. “Never mind…”
She was a ninja, if she wanted to know why they were constantly disappearing she would track them and find out for herself.
“I’m going to find a nearby river,” Sakura stated and leaped out of the clearing and into the trees, her ears trained for any sound of Sasuke and Naruto.
If she knew them as well as she thought she did they were probably making a ton of noise and arguing and fighting…Sakura cringed as she remembered the last time Sasuke and Naruto had fought on the roof of the hospital.
If that was why they always disappeared…
Hushed whispers caught Sakura’s attention and she slowed before leaping soundlessly to the ground.
“Sasuke…” a soft voice, Naruto’s, whispered in a strangled tone.
Sakura’s eyes widened as she imagined Sasuke’s hand around Naruto’s throat, holding him in a fearsome grip.
She inched forward, zoning in on their location before quietly parting the bushes between her and her teammates.
And that a rage
Tears at the souls
Of humans
To corrupt innocence
A strangled sound escaped Sakura’s lips as her eyes took in the sight before her with frightening speed, leaving her breathless and horrified.
“Sasuke…uhn…”
Sasuke was hunched over Naruto, who was lying in the grass completely nude, and kissing him fervently, eliciting passionate gasps from the blond. His own clothes were discarded nearby and his skin was covered in a thin layer of sweat. The sound of his breathless grunts rode above the gentle breeze.
On most occasions, Sakura would give anything to see Sasuke in the nude…
But this…
She let the bush fall shut and turned away, her hand flying to cover her mouth as she stumbled away from the clearing on uneasy feet.
“No…” she gasped quietly, still following the jagged path her feet were carrying her upon. The acidic taste of bile rose in her throat and Sakura dropped to all fours, purging her body of her most recent meal.
They weren’t…
Tears gathered in the corners of her eyes as her body wracked with the gags that were emptying her stomach.
Her retching paused a moment and she drew a shuddering breath before beginning the cycle all over again, this time letting the tears in her eyes fall.
Sasuke and Naruto were…fucking…behind her back.
She clenched her eyes shut and fisted her hands in the grass beneath her fingers, reigning in the sob that threatened to pass her lips.
If they heard her…
What?
What would happen if they heard her?
Sakura bit her lip and raised her body until she was sitting on her knees mere inches away from her bile.
Could she pretend she hadn’t seen them?
No…
Her gaze became steely as tears continued falling down her cheeks, seeping through her lips and plaguing her tongue with a salty flavor…
She wouldn’t pretend she hadn’t seen the love of her life fucking Naruto in the middle of a forest.
And to smash butterflies
To see their wings
Flutter in the sun
Sakura remained where she was, confident that Sasuke and Naruto would take the same route back to the camp…which meant they would pass her.
The front of her shirt was soaked in her tears and more were still falling as the image of Sasuke having sex with, never mind kissing, Naruto continued to play before her eyes.
All she’d ever wanted was a kiss from him.
One kiss…
One tiny reassurance that he would one day return her feelings.
“Sakura…”
The pink-haired kunoichi bristled as that annoyingly bright voice spoke her name.
How dare he…
All she wanted was a kiss...
Naruto stole her kiss…and so much more…
“Sakura are you o-” Naruto’s hand gently touched her shoulder and she smacked it away with surprising force.
“Don’t touch me!” she hissed, jumping into a standing position and spinning to face her teammates. Sasuke’s eyes were dark with understanding…and…no…
Naruto’s were wide, shocked…hurt…
Good.
“Sakura…” Naruto shyly stepped forward but halted when Sakura’s hand flew to her kunai holster.
“How dare you…” she spat, the onslaught of tears strengthening as she glared vehemently at Naruto. “You know that I love him and you…you…” She clenched her eyes shut and tightened her grip on the kunai in her hand, drawing a calming breath.
It would be so easy to throw it…
“Sakura, I…”
“Shut up Naruto,” Sakura snapped, taking a step away from them and watching with a trapped look as that stupid, fucking blond took another step forward, “Shut the fuck up,” she repeated, clenching her eyes shut and shaking her head slightly. “Don’t touch me, don’t come near me, don’t speak to me, don’t say my name, do-”
“That’s enough,” Sasuke cut her off in a sharp tone.
Sakura’s eyes flew open and her face burned with something akin to embarrassment.
…Sasuke was standing up for Naruto…
That look he was giving her…it was definitely…
“No…” she whispered, taking another step backwards. “No! No! No! No!” she screamed as loudly as she could. So loud that she could feel her voice clawing its way from her throat. She hunched over and let the scream overtake her body, take away her pain.
Sasuke was staring at her with hate…
“Sakura…please, I’m sorry…” Naruto whispered, his eyes sparkled as he tried to take a step towards her.
Sasuke’s eyes flashed with livid anger and his hand snapped out to clasp Naruto’s arm. “Don’t you dare apologize,” he murmured in a furious tone, glaring at his lover.
“Sasuke…I…” Naruto glanced down at the ground, and Sakura had the distinct impression that he felt as if he were the one being wronged in this situation…
“You fuc-” Sakura began, pulling her kunai completely from its holster and closing her eyes again…she couldn’t.
Wouldn’t was the more fitting word.
“Sakura, we didn’t mean for you to fi-”
Excuses, Sakura thought wryly. She didn’t want to hear them.
“How long?” she commanded through a clenched jaw as she fought back the tears that insisted on falling.
Naruto gulped and glanced at Sasuke for support. He complied, placing a comforting hand on Naruto’s lower back, glaring at Sakura.
Daring her to object…
“Which? How long have we been together or having sex?” Sasuke asked in a bland tone.
“I hate you…” she murmured, realizing what Sasuke was doing. He was…he was…
Trying to hurt her…
“I hate you both so much,” Sakura whispered, glaring at Naruto, happy that he looked so lost, so hurt.
The kunai, she had held clenched in her hand went soaring towards the boys, just high enough to not harm either of them, but low enough to nearly be a threat.
“Naruto,” she murmured in a dead tone, turning away from them, “This is our first official B-rank mission,” she commented idly, hiding the waver in her voice, “If you die I can hardly say I’ll be upset.”
Naruto’s face went white as she walked away, ignoring the deadly hiss of air that Sasuke exhaled. It was true.
She’d never been so badly hurt in her life.
It was fitting that the two people to hurt her most would be those she considered to be closest to her.
Pulling weeds and flowers
From the soil:
And that all, all
Go under the Earth
To make room for more
Weeds and flowers
-Some more beautiful than others