Summary: Side story to 'What Changes'- Sasuke has been having trouble sleeping lately due to stress. Sakura and Naruto decide to go through every trick in the book to help him sleep. But the have to do it 'secretly' since the stubborn Uchiha refuses to ask for their help.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the song 'Dream'
Subaki: *smiling* Yes that's right, you have to suffer through our pointless banter once more before you can go on to the story!
Naruto: But what if they just skip this part?
Subaki: Then they're meanies!
Sasuke: *raises an eyebrow*
Subaki: What's that supposed to mean, Sasuke!? Are you calling me fat!?
Naruto: ?
Sasuke: ?
*Awkward Silence*
Subaki: Anyway, I hope you all like this chapter! It's very...interesting, to say the least.
Sasuke: Where's Sakura-chan?
Subaki and Naruto: *Grins Knowingly*
Sasuke: *glares* Shut up!
Subaki: Hehe! Sakura is running an errand for me! She'll be back by the end of the chapter. But anyway, would you like to do the disclaimer this time, Naruto?
Naruto: Subaki doesn't own me or the show named after me! I'm too sexy to be somebody's property! Nobody can handle THIS! *points to himself*
Subaki: ...^_^u
Sasuke: ...Dobe.
Naruto: Teme!
Subaki: Anyway, on with the story! Enjoy!
Go To Sleep, Dammit!
''This book is stupid! Where did you get this!?''
''...The library,'' Naruto replied, flipping to the next chapter after their last failed attempt.
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Chapter 5: Telephones
''All you need to do is lay a ringing telephone onto the person's stomach and the vibrations should put them to sleep.''
''No,'' was all she said after she read the page.
''But Sakuraaaaaaaa, don't you want to help teme get to sleep?''
''Yes, but-''
''Then come on!''
''It's not going to work!''
''Be more optimistic!''
-
''What?''
They were currently in Sasuke's bedroom and Sakura was trying to coax Sasuke into lying down on the bed.
''Just lay down, Sasuke-kun! I'm going to give you a stomach massage to soothe your...abdomen muscles!''
Sasuke looked skeptic.
''Are you lying to me Sakura-chan?'' He asked, giving her one of the most disappointed looks he could muster. He was fully aware of the fact that Sakura never liked to lie to him. Sakura looked nervously at the door, as if planing an escape route if needed.
''Uh...no...?''
''Was that a question?''
''Can you pleeeease just lay down, Sasuke-kun?'' She asked, giving her cutest smile. Sasuke sighed in defeat and laid down on the bed.
''Now close your eyes!'' Sasuke was about to question the request but then thought better of it and obliged. Sakura motioned towards the door and Naruto came in with Sasuke's cordless phone. He quickly changed the setting to vibrate and handed it to Sakura. He then went back down stairs to the other phone.
Once the phone in her hand was ringing, Sakura carefully placed it on Sasuke's stomach.
Sasuke was fully aware that it was some type of vibrating object on his stomach and not Sakura's hands but he chose not to comment.
But after twenty minutes of just laying on his bed while his stomach went numb from the vibrations was making him want to fidget. But Sasuke Uchiha does not fidget, so he just laid there feeling more and more restless. ''Sakura-chan...don't you think this is enough...?''
The kunoichi in question was reading a magazine. She jumped a little when she heard Sasuke speak.
''Oh! Uh...just a little bit more Sasuke-kun!''
-
Sasuke was in absolute agony!
He needed to move or he was going to go crazy! Just lying there for TWO HOURS made him want to shout!
Everytime he was about to open his eyes to see what it was that was on his stomach and causing him so much discomfort Sakura would tell him not to.
If he tried to get up she would only push him back down again.
By now, as much as he didn't want to, he was fidgeting. Since his brain started to process his numbness as pain it commanded his body to try to move away from it, hence, the fidgeting.
Okay, he didn't think he would be able to take this much longer...
''Sakura-chan, isn't this enough?''
Sakura, now on her fourth magazine, looked at his face to see if he had any sign's of drowsiness.
He looked kinda worn out, but not exactly sleepy.
Damn...
''Only a little more, Sasuke-kun,'' She replied, his eyebrow twitched in annoyance.
''Sakura...It hurts,'' He said, now dropping the suffix to indicate his discomfort. (A/N: Wow, that could be interpreted the wrong way...)
She narrowed her eyes in worry. ''It hurts?''
''YES!''
Sakura sighed in defeat and got up from her sitting position to remove the phone. The second it was off him Sasuke's eyes snapped open and grabbed Sakura's wrist. He stared at the phone in her hand for several seconds before getting off the bed and walking out the door.
''Great...now he's mad at me...''
-
Naruto watched in confusion as Sasuke stomped down the stares and across the room before heading out the front door. He turned and sent Naruto the infamous Uchiha glare before turning back around. Naruto winced when the door slammed shut.
Sakura came down the stairs a few seconds after.
''Okay...maybe that was a bad idea...'' Naruto muttered as he and Sakura hung up the phones.
Sakura cast him an ugly glare. He couldn't decide who's glare was worse...Sakura or Sasuke's...
''Heh...he must have been pretty mad to just stomp out and leave us alone in his house like that...'' He was soon hit upside the head, courtesy of Sakura.
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Chapter 5: Telephones
Failed...Badly...
Chapter 6: Pressure Points
''Just tap the right spot and they should be out like a light!''
(It then explains in great detail where the point is located and how much pressure needs to be applied)
''How the hell are we going to get close enough to Sasuke-kun to do that? He's still mad at us!''
''I know! Teme's never one to pass up a fight!''
''But he's mad at us! Why would he want to spar with us!?''
''Who said anything about sparing?'' Naruto replied with a devilish grin spreading across is face.
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Sakura sat silently in a tree in the training grounds as she watched Naruto creep up on Sasuke who was throwing kunai knives at targets. She was very impressed at how good Naruto had gotten at sneaking up on people. She learned recently that Naruto and sometimes herself were the only people who could manage to surprise Sasuke by sneaking up on him. Though Naruto was better at it. Years of practice from being a master prankster she guessed.
She continued to watch as Naruto got closer and closer to the unsuspecting Uchiha.
She winced and shut her eyes when she heard the sound of a fist meeting skull. When she opened her eyes she saw Naruto smirking and Sasuke fuming, looking ready to murder his best friend.
Naruto sent a kick in Sasuke's direction but Sasuke was prepared this time. He quickly blocked the kick with his arms and sent a kick of his own right into Naruto's side, knocking the blonde to the ground.
Sakura only just now registered that this plan was doomed from the start. If they had simply been sparing with each other they might have had a chance since Sasuke never really took spars seriously. Spars were just Sasuke's way of playing. But now, Sasuke's pissed and probably considers this an actual fight.
Oh gawd...Naruto's going to die...
''AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!! DAMMIT! OWWWWWWWW! MY ARM'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BEND THAT WAY!!!!!! I'M SORRY!! OWW! SOMEBODY HELP ME!!''
-
Sakura sighed as she placed another bandage on Naruto's cheek. He grumbled as he glared at the Uchiha siting on the ground behind Sakura.
After managing to beat Naruto to a bloody pulp, (though Naruto did get a few hits in) Sasuke had sat down next to Sakura, his legs crossed as he faced the opposite direction, brooding. He was still mad at them. Though his anger had somewhat diminished after letting out his frustrations on Naruto.
Speaking of which, he was feeling a tad bit guilty for what he'd done to his friend. But it was Naruto's fault for attacking him for no reason. Even so, he felt the need to apologize, which was why he was still sitting there, but he couldn't seem to let go of his pride enough to do it.
Sakura looked at Naruto and then Sasuke. She didn't like it when they fought. Though it was a rare occurrence. She could tell that both of them wanted to apologize to the other and go back to being fiends, but it seemed they couldn't muster up the right words to do so.
'Sakura-chan...' She turned to look at Sasuke but he was facing the other direction, acting as if he never telepathically spoke. She looked a Naruto but he seemed out of it so she figured that whatever Sasuke wanted to say was only for her to hear.
'Yes?'
'Can you...tell Naruto something for me...?' He asked hesitantly.
'Uh...sure. What is it?'
He seemed to shift uncomfortably as he got ready to rip apart his ego.
'Tell him that...I'm sorry...' Sakura's eyes widened before she felt a soft smile spread across her face. Apparently his friendship with Naruto meant more to him than his pride. Though he tried to redeem it by having her relay the message instead of saying it himself.
She turned to look at Naruto. He was staring up at the sky with a pensive look on his face. If given a few more minutes he would probably crack and apologize too.
''Naruto,'' she muttered softly. Said ninja turned to look at her with a curious stare. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Sasuke turn his head slightly. ''Sasuke-kun wants you to know that he's sorry.'' Naruto's eyes narrowed suspiciously at the Uchiha before smiling sheepishly.
''I guess...tell him I'm sorry too then...''
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Chapter 6: Pressure Points
TECHNICALLY FAILED...BUT IN A NICE WAY...^_^U
Chapter 7: Slap them with a-
''And THAT is where I draw the line!'' Sakura shouted as she got up to leave.
''But Sakura! What about Sasuke-teme!?''
''I am not smacking Sasuke-kun upside the head with a HAM! Have you lost your mind!? He just forgave us! Do you WANT him to kill us!?''
''Who said it was going to be us?''
Sakura sighed in defeat, ''How would smacking him in the face with a slice of ham put him to sleep anyway?''
''Let's read the rest and find out!''
-slice of ham
''Make sure it's honey glazed! The mix between the smell of ham and honey should affect their senses and put them right to sleep!''
.......
''...Maybe this book is a little..strange...''
.......
-
The mighty animal carefully stalked his pray.
Only a few more feet...
He then smirked in victory.
An explosion of stars and swirly lights invaded Sasuke's vision as he fell unceremoniously on his butt, head swaying as he stared at the dancing figures above his head. When he'd come back to his senses he saw Choji's back as he ran around a corner.
He was completely and utterly confused as to what just happened. He'd just been taking a nice stroll through Konoha when all of a sudden he'd been smacked in the face by something that smelled like honey. He felt so...disoriented.
''Sasuke-kun!''
He turned to look at Sakura and Naruto who were running up behind him.
''Are you alright?'' She asked, squatting down infront of him to get a better look at his face. He nodded.
Sakura stood back up and she and Naruto extended their hands to help Sasuke up.
His eyes widened a bit when Sakura swept her finger across his cheek and placed it in her mouth. ''Mmmm, honey!'' Naruto bust out laughing and Sasuke felt his cheeks pinken in embarrassment. Sakura giggled a bit as she took out a handkerchief and proceeded to wipe the honey off the Uchiha's face for him. This only made Sasuke blush harder and Naruto laugh louder.
-
''Your lucky Sasuke-kun was so out of it or else he probably would have realized that it was you posing as Choji,'' Sakura grumbled.
''Ah, whatever. You know that was funny! Teme can dodge hundreds of kunai and live through having a sword in his gut...but got taken down by a slice of honey-glazed ham! I even took a picture of it! Look!''
Sakura glanced at the picture he was holding before they both burst out laughing.
In the picture Sasuke was sitting on the ground like a lost child, dizzy and disoriented as he stared at invisible stars with his mouth hanging open slightly.
''Hey, lets put it in the photo album!'' Sakura suggested.
''Okay...right after I make some copies!''
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Chapter 7: Slap them with a slice of ham (A/N:Doomed from the start...)
OH C'MON...THAT WAS CUTE! WHY'D IT HAVE TO BE A FAIL!?
Chapter 8: If the person's a boy you can kick-
''NOOOOOOOOOOO! NO! NO! NO! NOOOOOOO!''
''Well...if the book says...''
''NOOOOOOOO!!!!! You know what!? I'm going to try something of my own for a change!''
''But there's still four chapters-''
''FUCK that DAMN BOOK!!!! I'm going to do this my way, GOT THAT!?''
Naruto slowly backed away from his friend, deciding it was better -and safer- to let her do what she wanted.
-
''SASUKE UCHIHA!!!!'' Sasuke cringed at the loud voice that could be heard throughout the shinobi nations.
Corpse's were turning in their graves...
''GO TO SLEEP, DAMMIT!!!!!''
-
''May all your dreams bloom like daisies in the sun
May you always have stars in your eyes
May you not stop running on until your race is won
May you always have blue skies
A dream is something all your own to keep within your heart
To build on when you're glad or when your world's been torn apart
A dream is something all your own that no one else can steal
A dream is something you can make come real
May all your dreams bloom like daisies in the sun
May you always have stars in your eyes
May you not stop running on until your race is won
May you always have blue skies
Now you can share a laugh with any stranger on the street
And you can share your money with a beggar on the street
But you can only share your dream when love has set it free
So please, won't you share yours with me?
May all your dreams bloom like daisies in the sun
May you always have stars in your eyes
May you not stop running on until your race is won
May you always have blue skies''
Lying on the ground with his hands behind his head Naruto let out a low yawn.
Sakura sat up against a tree to Naruto's left. Sasuke was laying down horizontal to her with his head resting on her lap. Her fingers ran idly through Sasuke's hair as she watched the soft rise and fall of his chest as he snoozed softly.
''That was a nice song Sakura. Where'd you get it from?'' Naruto asked.
''My mom used to sing it to me as a lullaby. It always put me right to sleep. Still does actually. I thought it might work on Sasuke-kun.'' Both turned their gazes back to the sleeping Uchiha.
''Guess it did,'' Naruto muttered, smirking, ''Heh, it was kinda funny to see him dosing off in the middle of the song...' He yawned again, ''Even made me tired...''
Sakura pushed her body forward, away from the tree so she could lay down. She made sure not to shift Sasuke too much. This situation reminded her when Sasuke had leaned on her and used her shoulder as a pillow as he slept during their mission in the land of waves.
Sakura and Naruto let out identical, loud yawns.
In a matter of minutes they dozed off as well. All three had small content smiles on their faces.
-
Kakashi smiled as he looked down at his team below him from the tree. Anyone could tell just by looking at them how close they were. Like a small, tight-knit family.
Kakashi sighed. He only wished he could've been included...
Little did he know that he already was...
Yep, team seven.
Sakura: Wow...that was...so sweet!
Naruto: I thought it was overly mushy...
Sakura: Oh shut up! It was great! What did you think, Sasuke-kun?
Sasuke: It was...nice I guess...
Subaki: I'm just a little sad this ones over...but I'm already working on my next filler! It's gonna be about Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi! That may have been implied by the ending though...
Naruto: Awww! Where am I gonna be!?
Subaki: You were off training with Jiraiya during the chunin exams weren't you?
Naruto: No fair!
Subaki: Anyway, I'll see you guys in another one of my stories! I hope you enjoyed this one!
Naruto: See ya!
Sakura: Bye!
Sasuke:...Hn
Subaki: Ja ne!