Going to Make - Kakashi and Sasuke; SasuSaku (1/1)
Title: Going to Make
Day/Theme: February 23: three drops of blood
Series: Naruto
Character/Pairing: Kakashi and Sasuke (some SasuSaku)
Rating: PG
One prick, one drop of blood.
Two pricks, two drops of blood.
Sasuke was about to make a third when both of his wrists were grabbed and he was pulled up, and forced to face an annoyed-looking guardian. The needle fell to the ground next to his feet.
He probably shouldn't be proud of the fact that he didn't flinch; because that implied that Kakashi could ever make him flinch at all.
Kakashi released his grip on Sasuke's wrists and said, so dryly it felt mocking, "Come with me so I can take care of that."
It didn't sound like an order, which made it easier to slide down and glare defiantly up at Kakashi as he wrapped his arms around his knees.
Kakashi sighed.
"It's only a little bit," Sasuke said.
"How long would that have lasted?" Kakashi said sharply and Sasuke lowered his eyes. "You should be too old for me to bind you, but I will if I must."
"You're going to lecture me either way," Sasuke said, and looked up back up at his teacher, trying to erase any bit of shame he felt from showing on his face. He unwrapped his arms around his legs and eased them on the ground; a silent challenge.
"If you want it to be a game..."
It was oddly comforting that Kakashi would still tie him up like an irate twelve-year-old genin who he could pin down and sit on without breaking a sweat, despite the fact that Sasuke was anything but now. The boundaries were still there and Kakashi would enforce them, and not try to change them.
"I'll play and win."
"It's not like that," Sasuke said, testing the wire by moving.
Kakashi tightened the binds with a twitch of his hand. Sasuke grew still.
"What do you think you're accomplishing by this?" Kakashi asked.
"The same thing you're doing here," Sasuke said, and turned his gaze to the side. He took a small victory in the fact that at least it wasn't to the ground.
Kakashi's voice turned more quiet when he spoke next. "Sasuke, Sakura is a ninja and more than capable of taking care of herself."
Anger bubbled up and Sasuke snapped, "I'm supposed to protect her, not hurt her!"
"Calm down," Kakashi said, and shot Sasuke a silencing look when he opened his mouth. "Sakura sustained no lasting injuries in your spar and was able to heal herself easily."
"That's not the point," Sasuke muttered.
"It's exactly the point," Kakashi said.
Sasuke looked up at him, confused.
"You've got to let her protect her, not just the other way around."
"Did you make that same mistake?" Sasuke asked, before he could stop himself.
Kakashi gave him a long look before giving him a smile, Sasuke was sure it wasn't fake, "I won't let you keep making my mistakes."
With a twitch of his hand, he unbound Sasuke, and held out his hand. Sasuke took it, and allowed Kakashi to pull him up. He buried the needle with some dirt as he allowed himself to be pulled up with his foot and tried not to think about the blood the third hole would would have made appear.
Day/Theme: February 23: three drops of blood
Series: Naruto
Character/Pairing: Kakashi and Sasuke (some SasuSaku)
Rating: PG
One prick, one drop of blood.
Two pricks, two drops of blood.
Sasuke was about to make a third when both of his wrists were grabbed and he was pulled up, and forced to face an annoyed-looking guardian. The needle fell to the ground next to his feet.
He probably shouldn't be proud of the fact that he didn't flinch; because that implied that Kakashi could ever make him flinch at all.
Kakashi released his grip on Sasuke's wrists and said, so dryly it felt mocking, "Come with me so I can take care of that."
It didn't sound like an order, which made it easier to slide down and glare defiantly up at Kakashi as he wrapped his arms around his knees.
Kakashi sighed.
"It's only a little bit," Sasuke said.
"How long would that have lasted?" Kakashi said sharply and Sasuke lowered his eyes. "You should be too old for me to bind you, but I will if I must."
"You're going to lecture me either way," Sasuke said, and looked up back up at his teacher, trying to erase any bit of shame he felt from showing on his face. He unwrapped his arms around his legs and eased them on the ground; a silent challenge.
"If you want it to be a game..."
It was oddly comforting that Kakashi would still tie him up like an irate twelve-year-old genin who he could pin down and sit on without breaking a sweat, despite the fact that Sasuke was anything but now. The boundaries were still there and Kakashi would enforce them, and not try to change them.
"I'll play and win."
"It's not like that," Sasuke said, testing the wire by moving.
Kakashi tightened the binds with a twitch of his hand. Sasuke grew still.
"What do you think you're accomplishing by this?" Kakashi asked.
"The same thing you're doing here," Sasuke said, and turned his gaze to the side. He took a small victory in the fact that at least it wasn't to the ground.
Kakashi's voice turned more quiet when he spoke next. "Sasuke, Sakura is a ninja and more than capable of taking care of herself."
Anger bubbled up and Sasuke snapped, "I'm supposed to protect her, not hurt her!"
"Calm down," Kakashi said, and shot Sasuke a silencing look when he opened his mouth. "Sakura sustained no lasting injuries in your spar and was able to heal herself easily."
"That's not the point," Sasuke muttered.
"It's exactly the point," Kakashi said.
Sasuke looked up at him, confused.
"You've got to let her protect her, not just the other way around."
"Did you make that same mistake?" Sasuke asked, before he could stop himself.
Kakashi gave him a long look before giving him a smile, Sasuke was sure it wasn't fake, "I won't let you keep making my mistakes."
With a twitch of his hand, he unbound Sasuke, and held out his hand. Sasuke took it, and allowed Kakashi to pull him up. He buried the needle with some dirt as he allowed himself to be pulled up with his foot and tried not to think about the blood the third hole would would have made appear.