Plushie Challenge Response

[Lauren]

Wheeeee-ooooooh. My contribution to the plushie challenge effort. Coley promised me it didn't suck, soooooo......

PS: Titleless at the moment, but if you can think of one, by all means, let me know.

It all began with sparring.

They had begun the daily routine shortly after his rehabilitation, and two years later, the tradition still did not waver. First Naruto and him, in daring displays of power and agility, while Kakashi and Sakura practiced in their own way- their sparring was graceful, complimentary, pre-meditated. Then the switch up. Naruto and Kakashi would clash, raw aggression deflected by calm minimalism. It was amusing to watch to say the least. But when Sasuke and Sakura sparred...well, it was always about dominance. In the beginning, he took and took, while she would constantly give, yielding to and dodging his offense. In time, she grew more confidant, daring to claim ground and hold it, to strike out.

In the end though, he always won.

Today, however, Naruto and Kakashi both begged off final rounds, claiming a meeting with the Hokage. Sasuke sighed, slightly irritated he would only have Sakura as a challenge.

The girl bristled at his disinterest. ?Y?know, you shouldn?t act so bored, Sasuke. Today could be the day I beat you.?

His smirk only served to goad her more. Sasuke didn?t know she had been holding back, love making her sacrifice pride and bragging rights to the boy she just couldn?t seem to want to shame. Sasuke also didn?t know that Sakura was fast becoming sick of it. He didn?t know that she wouldn?t be able to explain why today of all days it finally got under her skin. If he had been aware, maybe he would hazard a guess- because she saved his ass on their last mission not even three days ago? Or maybe it was the way he tilted his chin when he turned that smirk on her, arrogant and superior to the chiseled bone? Maybe playing underdog to him had finally irked her, finally violated her basic nature enough to make her want to take her stand.

But Sasuke didn?t know these things.

What he did know- less than five minutes later, he was unexpectedly flat on his back while she straddled him, kunai pressed to his throat.

?Impossible.? He whispered.

She returned his smirk back to him as she applied the slightest pressure to the steel at his throat. She lowered her head, her mouth distractingly close, full lips emphasizing every word.

?Possible and probable.?

He was ridiculously turned on. His body was hyper-sensitive to her rasping breath, the predatory look that only lurked in her eyes when she thought he wasn?t looking. Her legs clamped on his waist, her one free hand loosely pinning his hands above his head, at such an angle that should she have chosen to exert force, he knew he would?ve been helpless to her grip. Hip to hip, thigh to thigh, and Sasuke couldn?t find a single nerve in his body that wasn?t screaming its? awareness of it to him.

He could push her off him now, before she noticed how excited he had become at the thoughts of her on top of him.

But he didn?t.

Sakura arched an eyebrow. ?Interesting.?

He closed the small distance between their lips eagerly, deciding that another round of sparring could wait.

After all, either way you looked at it, she had won today.

And surprisingly enough, he didn?t mind.

[bookworm]

Hehehehe...way the go, Sakura. Way the go!

[cuito]

You go girl! Kick some Sasuke butt and makeout with him! ^_^

[csmlee]

You know what? Every single time I try to review, my browser freezes up. *kicks browser*

But go Sakura-chan! Kick that cocky brat's ass! Ha!!!

And Sasuke getting turned on by the fact that Sakura is on top!!! Bwahahahahaha!

Okay, I think that's enough. I'm starting to scare the younger ones away. Heh.