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🌸 🌸 SasuSaku Month 2015 (Late) Day 15 - Eye of the Storm . Title: Save me from the Rain . Summary: A storm has trapped them together and they can choose wether to run from it or run to it. 🌸 🌸 The scent that invaded her nostrils was the main responsible for bringing her conscious back. Aromas of the forest and the moist soil and of smoke were completely mixed in the heavy smell of the approaching rain. Those were certainly familiar and natural scents that a ninja like her could easily distinguish in any situation. A ninja like her could smell the nature that surrounded her and capture all the possible hints left in the air. Her trained nose was a powerful weapon whenever she was out in the woods. Yet, there was one scent that she was certain that did not belong to that environment. An inebriating scent that seemed to be stuck in her skin and seemed to be trapping her in a fascinating curtain of fragrances. It was also familiar to her nose and it smelled like a mix of dew and sweat and iron and the most enjoyable of the perfumes. It smelled like an old friend. A lover. It smelled like him. And that was enough to bring all of her senses back after hours of being knocked down.

Her eyes were slowly freed from the obscurity of her eyelids and, quickly, adjusted to the natural darkness of the night. From the floor where she was laying, she could see some weak shadows forming due to the probably hidden moonlight. Shapeless shadows of trees and animals and of her own body were stretched on the grassed soil as they danced conducted by the rainy breeze that was traveling around the forest. The shadows were certainly offering her eyes and great spectacle and the shadow of the one person that was calmly sitting by her side was certainly the main one in between the others. It was the main one for it wasn't formed by the moonlight but by the fire that was warming up her body. His shadow, just like his soul, burned in a vibrating and pure red that only the fire could create. The fire of revenge and the fire of love. The fire that was passed through generations. The fire that burned in those bloody eyes of his. And how well she knew those eyes.

For what the girl could conclude from a chakra analyzes, he was the only one around her at that time. He was the only one who, in a silent, cold and fast move, could steal the last breath of her body without being discovered. The only one who could offer her any harm in both physical and psychological ways. And, even if he seemed to be entertained with some wooden steaks, the pink haired girl wasn't going to wait for him to make the first move while she was still laying on the floor. She was not gonna give him the chance of killing her. She was not gonna let her guard down. Even if he wasn't an enemy, Uchiha Sasuke was definitely not a friend anymore. For her, he never really was.

Trying her best to keep her unconscious facade a little longer, Sakura slowly started to move her fingers towards his blind spot. As she had widely observed, the boy had left his sword there and, wether being a trap or not, it would be her only chance of providing herself a kind of defense against the one she used to call teammate. Holding a weapon against him was something that was just too hard for her to even imagine. It just didn't make any sense. It didn't feel right in her heart and the pain of betraying that boy was almost strong enough to make her give up. Still, for Sakura was a strong kunoichi who had endured many difficult decisions, the pink haired girl was ready to hold that knife against him. She was going to control that situation. She would have the advantage if a conflict between them eventually started. She would reach that sword before him. Or at least that was what she had planned on doing.

The blade was resting just some inches away from her nails when his body first moved. His hands were finally resting over his own lap and a defeated sigh escaped his lips. Sasuke seemed to be tired. He seemed to be ready to relax after a long day and he seemed to be finally ready to let his guard down. But that was certainly a wrong interpretation of his sigh. He was exhausted and he wanted to relax, indeed. Yet, a ninja like him would never let his guard down. Never. And, just like a rabbit, his former teammate fell on his trap.

" don't even think about it, Sakura."

Her muscles froze and her fists clenched. The expression in her face turned down and she knew that he wasn't bluffing. Sasuke would never bluff. He never needed to. His abilities were his safe guarantee of a victory and he could always trust in them. He knew they wouldn't let him down and Sakura also knew that. She knew he was strong and she knew that, at times like that, lying to him would be useless. Lying to him has always been useless. The Haruno girl, after accepting that she had been caught by those impressive eyes of his, simply withdrew her arm back to under her body. With an apprehensive expression ruling her face, she slowly lifted her thorax up so she could, finally, have a better view of the boy who had once stolen her heart. A view that would mess her heart one more time after 3 long years.

The red fire light was beautifully highlighting his silhouette. She saw the strong line of his jaw and she also noticed how those years had turned his angelical and childish face into a more handsome and manly one. Those years and that training had, certainly turned that boy into a fine young man. Yet, even if he didn't look like that boy anymore, she was sure he was still the same Sasuke she had once fallen in love with. She could tell that just by looking into his eyes. Those intense dark pearls she loved so much and that she had spent years dreaming and researching about. The eyes she had been yearning to see. The characteristic dark eyes of Uchiha Sasuke. And they were certainly locked on her own emerald ones.

" don't you think that if I had wanted you dead I wouldn't have done it by now?"

"... Where are we?"

She said, finally accepting his words and sitting up straight. At that moment, a white blouse softly slid down her arm, falling slowly on her lap. So that was the source of such nostalgic scent, she thought. The source of his intoxicating smell that, as she could notice, had been sheltering her from the cold wind as she slept. Apparently, instead of wanting to hurt her, the Uchiha was protecting her. Even if it was only against the cold, just that small gesture from him was warm enough to touch her heart. Her Sasuke-kun was still inside there, she knew.

" I don't know..."

" and why exactly are... We here?"

" don't you remember?"

She nodded negatively and he sighed, finally turning his whole body towards her. For what she could see, Uchiha Sasuke was really gonna explain her something. The pinkette considered a miracle, indeed.

" all I remember is that I was in a mission with Naruto and Kakashi-sensei..."

" Exactly. You three were going back to Konoha and we ended up meeting near Orochimaru's hideout. For the trees were still slippery because of the strong storm, I think you ended up falling and hitting your head..."

" ...and where do you enter in this whole story? Did you... Save me?"

" hn."

He turned his attention towards the fire once again and, since all he left behind was that silence, the girl concluded that it all meant yes. She knew he was probably omitting most of the story, yet, she also knew that that silence was definitely a yes to that part of the question. A shy and dry yes that, for him, seemed like the most natural thing in the world. Saving her was the most natural thing in the world for him and just because he had left the village it didn't mean he would let her die. It didn't mean he didn't care because he did care. She was not just anyone, after all. She was his teammate. The girl who loved him and the girl who would go anywhere for him. Of course that silence was a yes. And what an amazing yes it turned out to be.

"T-Thank you..."

With two blushing cheeks, Sakura mimicked his gesture and also turned to face the fire. Her hands were nervously holding his white shirt and her teeth were bitting her lower lip. Even if they hadn't seen each other for almost three years, the Uchiha still had that same effect of her. He would still make her blush out of small acts of affection and he would always surprise her with something new. He would break all of her expectations and all of that cold facade would simply fall whenever they were just the two of them together. Sasuke could be himself near her. He could be who he really was and that was the part of him she loved the most. The real part of him. The part that only she could see. The part not even Naruto knew. And that was the biggest proof of how strong their bonding also was. It wasn't a bond like he had with the blonde but, still, it was really powerful. Unbreakable, for sure.

After the first embarrassed moments had finally gotten lost in the atmosphere, her emerald eyes curiously started to pay attention to him. They hadn't seen that boy for a way too long already and so it was normal for her to want to keep looking at him and identifying the many changes in that body of his. It was no longer the same, for sure. His muscles were stronger and his hands callused and the many scars in his back certainly made her heart ache. There were so many of them. The scars of a rigid training and the scars of unstoppable hours of hard work. Scars he had earned in order to become more powerful. Scars that came from wounds that no one healed for him and he had simply learned to forget them. Forget the pain and the loneliness and memories. Forget all of the things that wouldn't help him in his revenge. He was going to put it all aside no matter how hurtful it was. All in the name of his personal mission against his older brother. It would certainly be worth it, he thought. However, Sakura didn't think the same. She could not forget. And you bet she never would.

Once her eyes reached the lower part of his back, the girl saw a huge hematoma that was almost as big as her hand. There was a cut in the middle of it and a lot of dried blood making the whole scene a lot worst to be seen. It was a recent wound, she knew it. And, for being a medic ninja and simply for being Uchiha Sasuke, Sakura would take care of him. She would make sure his back healed and, even if just a bit, make sure his pain eased after that. The Haruno girl was going to take care of him. Wether he liked it or not, the raven haired boy didn't have any saying in that matter. She was going to take care of him. She was going to show him what she had become. And just that thought made her heart beat even faster. She was going to make him proud, for sure.

" what happened in your back?"

" nothing. Just training."

He was lying, she knew.

" can I take a look?"

" not necessary."

" but I insist."

" I've said there is no need, Sakura." He glared at her.

" and I've said I insist, Sasuke." She glared back, not backing off at all. For someone who had just woken up, the pinkette was as stubborn and as fierce as ever. And all of that new side of hers certainly got the Uchiha intrigued and thrilled at the same time. Who was the new Haruno Sakura, after all?

" I've said I-"

" Tch... I just want to heal your wounds, okay? I have... I have turned into a medic ninja... It's the least I could do to pay you back for saving my life and bringing me here."

The girl pouted, blushing cutely and blinking those two rare green stones of hers. That girl really knew how to play dirty when she wanted something. Not mattering what, she was going to get what she wanted. And, thanks to his personal weakness for her charms, Sasuke would finally succumb to her wishes. That part of her, as he could notice, was still untouched and was still working perfectly fine on him. In the end, he allowed her to take a quick look. A quick look that, without him knowing, was about to be magical.

Once the pinkette received what could be considered an approval look, she gave him back his shirt and sat behind him where she could take a better look at the wound. It was impressive how his trust on her was still unaffected after all that had happened between them and that certainly made her feel even worse for trying to grab his sword earlier. He still allowed her to be that close to him and, in his own way, he allowed her to touch him in his most fragile places that only one woman has ever touched. He allowed her to have full access to his pain and his suffering and all of his scars. And he knew only she could make it bearable.

With her emerald eyes completely focused on his wound, Sakura quickly started her treatment. A green colored aura enveloped her hands as she slowly and softly started to do what she was trained for. It wasn't a difficult wound that would make her use all of her strength but, still, it was a wound that needed respect. It was a wound like all the others and it was a wound that was stuck on the body of her beloved teammate. Sasuke wasn't just anyone and of course that small fact changed the whole thing. It changed the way her cheeks were colored and it changed the pace her heart was beating to. It changed how stable her hands were and it changed her whole ability of not being nervous. It changed her whole way of acting and feeling and thinking. He changed her whole self and, for sure, he could feel it too. Through the way her chakra was softly reaching his body, Uchiha Sasuke could feel the storm she was holding inside.

The feeling of her chakra touching his skin was certainly the best thing he had felt in all of those years. It was warm and it was soothing and it felt like the girl was once again throwing her arms around him and bringing him closer to calm down his demons. Just the touch of her pure and soft hands made shivers run down his spine and made his whole body relax in a way it had never relaxed after the whole Uchiha massacre. The tips of her fingers, every time they brushed against that marked skin of his, felt as if they were purifying all of his sins and simply bringing him a little bit of happiness. Her touch felt like home and that was the place he had missed the most during his hard training. That welcoming feeling had certainly made him homesick for some moments and noticing her whole self completely devoted to him made him feel loved again. It touched his heart like nothing had ever touched before. It was like she was the one holding it at that moment and, for sure, it felt immensely relieving. He felt loved by her. He felt as he could hear her childish voice calling him "Sasuke-kun" again. He felt at home with her. And, even if he knew it wouldn't last forever, visiting his home had, certainly, felt nostalgic.

" you have... Many scars, don't you?"

" hn... I can't see them all."

" I can tell you that they are pretty big... You must have... Memories of them, right?"

" you can say so... These scars have made me who I am today. I'm sure you also have marks that tell your story too."

"... You can say so..."

"Hn."

As Sasuke had expected, the whole relieving flow he had felt finally stopped. It was sad, for sure, but the boy couldn't help but holding a faint smile on his lips. Even if it had come to an end, the Uchiha was happy for it to have actually happened. He felt grateful and, if not for his whole cold acting, the most sincere and warm of the words would be coming out of his mouth towards the girl who was the responsible for such magnificent talent. He needed to say something for her. He was going to say something for her. But, before he could even turn his torso to meet her eyes once again, another warm touch could be felt on his back. And, this time, there was no chakra involved. Just the feeling of a girl who was in love with a storm.

Before Sakura could even control herself, it was already too late. After spending the whole procedure thinking about his pain and seeing his scars and wanting to make his whole suffering stop, the pink haired girl succumbed to the guilty weight in her head and fell forward, resting her forehead on his naked back. His dark eyes widened at her touch and his heart started to beat even faster when both of her soft hands also rested on his skin. They were warm just like her whole self. They were apprehensive and insecure and impulsive just like the girl he once met. They were telling him to stop. They were telling him to go back to her.

" Sasuke-kun..." She whispered, with tears threatening to fall from her eyes. " I can't stand it...."

"...." He clenched his fists. Apparently, while he was having the effects of the calm, the girl who loved him was trapped in the eye of the storm. How could he have done it to her?

" I can't stand seeing you hurt..." She snuggled closer, pressing her cheek against his skin. " I don't want to know you are suffering out there..."

"... This has nothing to do with you, Sakura..."

" yes it does..." She clenched her teeth and closed her eyes in anger as the memories of his last night in the village tormented her heart. " it does because you are important to me... It does because I care."

" ... There is nothing I can do to make you feel better."

" you can... You can come back h-"

" home? As a weak man? As a man who couldn't avenge his family? I can't go back, Sakura. Not before killing my brother."

At that moment, the Uchiha finally felt a wet sensation streaming down his skin. So she was crying, after all. Once again, he had made her cry.

" your revenge... It won't bring any of them back..."

" but it will bring me back."

" w-what?"

" once I kill him, I'll be at peace... I'll get rid of my regrets and I'll be able to face my parent's graves. I will be... Free."

"... Free?"

" hn. I will be finally able to return home... To return to you, as you wish."

Her heart started to beat faster again and the tears were unstoppably falling. Listening to his words was certainly painful for her but was also a chance of giving her hope. It made her see a cloudless part of the sky that would, someday, make the rain go away. Letting him face the hurricane would probably be her only chance of having him back. It would be her only chance of having him fully to back to the place where he belonged and, for that was her only real chance, Sakura was ready to grab it with all of her strength. For the first time, the girl was decided to accept and support his revenge. She was decided to wait for him to kill his brother.

" ... Don't take too long then..."

" what?"

" with your revenge..."

She lifted her head from his body and whipped her tears. Even if saying those words were killing her inside, she was going to use them for bringing him back. She was going to use them to guide him home after his revenge was completed. She knew what hard to be done.

" do what you have to do and then... Come back home."

" ... Sakura, I-"

" I won't say anything about this anymore... I promise... I know there is no use on trying to take you back by force and I know that it's not up to me deciding anything... But, please, Sasuke-kun... Once the storm inside you heart vanishes, come back to the place where you belong... Come back to me."

The avenger didn't understand her words at first but, once she stood up and walked in front of him with her fists strongly clenched, Sasuke finally saw what she had just done. She was giving up on her words and on the way she saw the world just to bring him back. She was willing to support his revenge just to take him back to Konoha. She was giving up on herself just to be able to take care of him. And, even if he could never accept that, the Uchiha decided not to stop her on that time. He decided to let her deal with that conflict until the day he would return home. Until that day, she would be alone in the middle of that village. But, once his soul was free, he would get rid of her burdens for her. He would make up for all of the suffering and all of her tears. He would take her away from his clouds so the rain no longer poured over her. That was, for sure, the only thing he could do to make that girl- that beautiful woman- feel better.

" Sakura..."

She turned to face him and, once again, their eyes met. Hers were a little red for the tears and, for sure, they weren't as shiny as before. They were enveloped by a fog that, unless he got rid of his own storm, would never disappear. But he was going to save her eyes. He was going to go back to her.

" thank you... For healing my back."

" you're welcome... Just... Take care, okay? Don't be so reckless..." She said, taking some other steps away from him. It was clear that their goodbye had, finally, arrived.

" I will try, I promise..."

" and eat well, okay? Not just meat and tomatoes... Eat vegetables so you can get strong and k-..."

" I will."

"Well... If you need anything, you know where to find me, right?"

" hn... I'll go if I need to, okay?"

" okay... Bye, Sasuke-kun... I'll be waiting for you..."

"... Thank you, Sakura..."

She nodded and, with one last weak and painful smile, the girl with pink hair disappeared in a poof of smoke, leaving behind her scent on his shirt and the one himself she had been searching for her whole life. Even if neither of them wanted to part, the both ninjas knew that they couldn't keep avoiding the suffering and the broken hearts any longer. Those two had parted into different directions and they were certainly aware of how long it would be until they could finally meet again. Until his storm was gone, she knew he wouldn't come back. And if he took too long, he knew she would eventually come after him with an umbrella. That was how she was. A girl in love with a boy and who loved to dance in the rain. One day he would return to her, he knew it. One day, he would get rid of his own hurricane.

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