Summary: What it means to be on an elite ANBU team… Sakura's POV
Disclaimer: I didn't, don't and never will own Naruto.
AN: Important things:
Age: Neji 22; Shikamaru 21; Sakura 20
"donburi": vegetables, meat and other food on rice, served in a bowl
AN 2: I consider to make it a multi-chaptered story! Please tell me what you think!!
Elite ANBU Team? Why me?
Chapter 1: The Team
OK, I have to admit that I'm indeed a bit proud to be on this team… Not everybody has the chance to be on one team with two future clan heads and such great shinobi… But…
…To be on an ANBU team with the ice cube himself, Hyuuga Neji, and the lazy bum, Nara Shikamaru, isn't always that easy. I can tell you a thing or two about it. And we haven't even had one mission so far…
I long to know whose idea it was to put us three together in one team… That person has to have not the faintest idea what they've done to me…
How should one survive with two men who don't really know how to make a real conversation other than "troublesome" and almost don't show any emotions at all? It's simply exasperating!
If it had been just one of them, all right… But both? Why me?
I would have done almost everything to get away from this team… Not that I wouldn't like them… but… It can't be that healthy to speak to oneself that often even if it was purposeless, can it?
Is it my fault that I like to talk? … Probably, yes. Oh well…
I should speak to Tsunade-sama about the situation…
"Sakura, the Hyuuga, the Nara and you are THE prodigies in this village…"
I'm not that intelligent, am I? I rather not… But thanks for the compliment anyway.
"…The elders considered that it would be a good idea to put you in one team…"
So it was their idea… I really would like to hurt them… badly. But a prodigy wouldn't do anything like that, would he? Especially if he was a girl and the girl was me…
"…You are the new elite team of Konoha…"
That sounds… I don't really know… It sounds like a lot of responsibility and expectations…
"…I know that this involves a lot of responsibility and expectations…"
What did I say? I knew it.
"…But as a team of three genii you should be able to live up to them…"
It seems as if I had to accept the inevitable… It can't be that bad…can it?
I'm interested in what Neji and Shikamaru think about it though…
"What do you want, woman?"
What a nice greeting… Oh well… Then let's get straight to the point…
"..."
That says a lot to me…
"We are considered the best in the village…"
Yeah, I already knew that…
"…This way we can attend to our duty to the village…"
That was so clear! I already expected something along these lines… Actually I want to know what he thinks about his teammates… especially me…
"Hn"
That isn't an answer… Hell, it isn't even a word!
"What do you want to hear?"
The truth? Would be nice anyway…
"Let's await how the first mission's going to be. Then let's talk again."
Neji and talk? We'll see…
"This is so troublesome!"
Did I expect him to say anything different? No, not really…
"We are considered the best in the village…"
Where have I heard that before…? Oh… yeah…
"The first ANBU captain, the best strategist and the best medic-nin in one team. If that doesn't sound impressive then what?"
It really does…
"Let's wait and see how the teamwork is de facto working on missions."
Can they read minds? It's getting creepy…
Well then, now we have to wait for our first mission as a team…
I can't wait. As a matter of fact I never had been a really patient person…
I convinced both Shikamaru and Neji to meet for dinner… Actually I pleaded with them to come.
I just want to get to know them better. But first of all I have to get them to talk to me at all…
The things one does to get what one wants…
As I already said I'm going to meet them for dinner… Did I say where?
No, I guess not… I'm so stupid… I cause myself a lot of trouble. Why? Oh, I say you why, I asked them over…
Now I have to go grocery shopping, to clean and tidy up my apartment and to cook! On just one day! Did I already mention that I'm not the neatest person? Well, it's sad but true…
Let's go to work! Nothing comes from nothing!
At least I can cook… I'm going to make donburi and self-made tea of herbs out of my little garden behind the hospital.
After grocery shopping I cleaned the apartment but I haven't tidied it that much. I mean I am what I am… I don't want to pretend to be a different person, a very neat person… That's just not me! Deal with it.
I really hope I get to know them better… I haven't dealt with them that much so far. And I hope I won't disgrace myself… No, I can do that! And I will!
Hey, we have one thing in common yet: We're all on time!
"Hn"
"Troublesome"
What a nice greeting… Perhaps I should think about an own significant word, too… Then we'd have two things in common already…
I bring them into my kitchen where I serve them tea at first.
Nobody talks… Do I really have to drag every single word out of them?
Also while we're eating nobody said a single word.
I can't stand it anymore! I have to say something!
Well, that wasn't sooo bad… After I heatedly made my position clear to them they actually talked to me! I almost couldn't believe it!
I finally learned a lot about my teammates… Just what I wanted…
Couldn't I have had this easier? …
"You just could've asked."
Smart ass!
AN 3: I hope you liked it... So please tell me what you think! Please review! Thank you!