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Day-18 Prompt: Enemies
They were supposed to be enemies. He became an enemy and traitor of the village when he left. She was a loyal kunoichi of The Leaf. But love knew no bounds. She knew that it was wrong to sneak out of her house to meet him every night. But she did. She knew it was wrong when she gave excuses to Ino whenever she was invited to the sleepovers. But she did.
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It all started when Sakura was travelling to a small town near Land Of Iron for a solo mission. She was supposed to deliver the medical herbs which Tsunade-sama gave her. The mission was a success and to celebrate her success, she visited one of the shops to have some dango. She knew that, that shop sold the best dangos of the town (as Ino had said).
However, she didn't expect a loud red-haired banshee to proclaim her love for "her dear Sasuke-kun". She froze during her bites when she heard the name. She looked at the direction from where she heard the red-haired girl to confirm her suspicions. Her suspicions were confirmed when she saw a tall, dark-haired man sitting and the red-haired girl hugging his arm to her. She noticed the other two members of his team. Suigestsu and Jugo.
Could she convince him to come back with her?
Probably not.
Their last encounter with him wasn't a good memory. He made his intentions clear that he wouldn't go back until he killed his brother. He was an avenger and avengers don't calm down without revenge. It was impossible for her to bring him alone.
She left the dango shop in disappointment. He was her enemy and not a teammate anymore. After walking a few metres, she felt as if someone was following her. The follower's chakra signature was well-hidden and it was not possible for her to recognize it. The stalker continued following her till the forest.
Thinking that enough was enough, she pointed a kunai in the direction of the stalker before yelling, "You can come out now. I know you are following me."
The offender came out from behind the trees and said in a mocking voice, "I see you have finally improved."
Her eyes became wide and she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Standing in front of her was, "Sasuke? Why are you following me?"
She didn't put down her kunai and continued looking at him.
Sasuke uncrossed his arms and started speaking, "Oh, you think I didn't notice you looking at me back at the shop? Tch, Sakura."
His smooth voice rolled out the 'r' in her name and Sakura's mind was getting fuzzled. She noticed him getting close to her so she raised her kunai and took a defensive step.
"Don't come near me, Sasuke."
Sasuke put up his two hands in defense and continued walking towards her before saying, "Don't worry. I didn't come to attack you."
"Then, what are you intending to do, Sasuke?"
"Tch. No 'kun'? "
When did he become so talkative?
"Answer my question."
Sasuke feigned hurt and said, "What? Can't I have a nice chat with my teammate?"
"You are forgetting that we are no more teammates. You have forged the bonds already."
In the fraction of second, Sasuke disappeared from her line of sight and immediately appeared behind her. He snaked one of his arms around her waist from behind and held her hands captive with his other hand.
She felt him come closer and whisper in her ears, "So what were you saying, Sakura?"
She continued to struggle to take out her hands but it was futile. Sasuke was much stronger than her.
Sakura looked at him and snapped, "Leave my hands, Sasuke."
"Do I want to?" He pretended to think before saying, "No, I don't think so."
He placed his chin of her head and sniffed her hair.
"What are you doing?"
Sasuke looked at her and counter-questioned, "What does it look like, hmm?"
"Move away."
Sasuke moved away from her but held her hands captive. He pushed her to the trunk of the tree and placed his other hand beside her head.
He continued looking at her with his dark eyes and she squirmed under his gaze. This was the love of her life looking at her and giving her his full attention. She closed her eyes and looked sideways but she felt his hands on her chin prompting her to look at him. She could see something in his eyes but couldn't describe it.
She didn't have any time to think before he placed his lips on hers and began to kiss her. He loosened his hold on her, giving her the chance to move away from him. She was frozen in place. Her brain was trying to process what was happening. Sasuke was kissing her. Sasuke was kissing her. And what was more hideous was that she was responding to his kiss. It was like her body had its another mind.
"SASUKE-KUN, WHERE ARE YOU?"
They both heard the loud voice of a certain redhead coming closer to them. She was a sensory ninja so it was possible that she sensed Sasuke's chakra. Now that she thought about it, Sakura could feel his chakra too.
He moved away from her and she immediately felt the loss of his warmth. Damn.
"Sakura, go back. Meet me tonight near the Konoha forest."
He disappearent in a cloud of smoke and Sakura stoop gaping at the place he stood. She lifted her head to see the red-haired girl standing before her.
The red-haired girl pointed a finger at her and said, "You. What are you doing here?"
Sakura lifted a pink eyebrow and said, "And why am I supposed to tell you?"
The other girl sighed before saying, " I suppose not. Did you see Sasuke?"
"Why would I see him?"
"Don't answer my question with another question."
"Hmm, I guess you are right. No, I didn't see him."
"Oh, I see."
She left the place and Sakura released a sigh of relief. She began to run towards Konoha.
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Sakura went out of her house to meet Sasuke. She was seeing him for the last three months every night. They didn't stay for long and often shared kisses and hugs.
She reached their meeting place and saw a dark figure standing against the tree.
"Sasuke-kun."
The 'kun' was back at his insistence.
"Sakura."
His voice caressed his lover's name with affection. Yes, lovers. They both loved each other. They were supposed to be enemies but here they were loving each other.
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