Our Journey (Sasusaku)

Chapter 15: "Miso Tomato Soup"

Sasuke gets up early in the morning although it was his off and he doesn't need to escort Sakura to the Stone Hospital.

He sat in the dining area while waiting for Sakura. The lady caretaker prepared breakfast for them. Their food got cold but Sakura didn't go out of her room.

"Oh I guess the Lady is still having tantrums." the old lady said and laughed.

"Just bring her food in her room." Sasuke commanded and went outside.

Sasuke visited Captain Morio's house to check on Yuru. He saw Yuru being fed by Koishi in the room.

"Lord Sasuke, where is Lady Sakura?" Koishi asked looking for Sakura.

"She's resting." Sasuke answered. He sat beside Koishi and looked at Yuru, "How are you?" he asked.

"I'm feeling better now. Thanks to Lady Sakura." Yuru answered and he gave him a little smile.

"Hey Lord Sasuke! I heard over town that you had an intense sparring session with Lady Sakura and you destroyed half of the forest is that true?!" Furinto asked loudly.

"Whoa! I can't wait to grow up and be as strong as Lady Sakura!" Koishi screamed.

"By the way did you invite them already Koishi?" asked Furinto.

"Oh yes! Lord Sasuke tonight will be the anniversary of Lady Kurotsuchi's Inauguration as the Stone Kage. They reserved seats for us to have a good view of the beautiful fireworks. Let's go ahead and watch it with Lady Sakura and of course Yuru!" she started to giggle.

"You shouldn't treat her that way if you don't want to feel miserable as you are right now." Yuru said while smiling at Sasuke.

Sasuke looked at Yuru and smirked at him.

"Lord Sasuke you are here." Captain Morio appeared at the door. He just came from the marketplace.

"Yeah, I came here to talk to you," Sasuke said. He stands up from sitting and approaches Captain Morio. They went outside the house to talk.

"I want to apologize for what happened yesterday." Sasuke said.

"N-no it's okay sir, It's my fault as well because I suddenly asked Sakura-chan to get some herbs at the hill without notifying you. I understand that it's your duty as her guardian to keep watch on her."

"Yeah..." Sasuke mumbled.

"I think she misinterpreted what you meant yesterday and thought that you mean something else. We can't blame her for having a sudden heat of mind because of all the stress that is going on around. Women are indeed unpredictable sometimes. I hope both of you can work it out." he smiled at Sasuke.

Sasuke left Captain Morio's house after a while and decided to go back to the lodge house. While he was walking at the marketplace, he suddenly stopped and noticed a stall beside him, "Fresh Tomatoes" said on the cardboard that was written on it. He bought two kilos and brought them home. He tried to check Sakura's room and saw a tray of food in front of her door. He lifted one of the trays and saw untouched food inside. He put them in the kitchen and cleaned them. He removed the tomatoes and fish from the plastic bag and started to wash and clean them. He prepared a Miso Tomato Soup.

Sasuke knocked on Sakura's door, "Sakura it's dinner time." He didn't receive any response from her. Sasuke went back to the dining room and waited for her but she didn't go out. Sasuke ate alone.

"My stomach's been growling all morning." Sakura said to herself while holding her stomach which didn't stop from growling. She got up from her bed and crawled outside.

"He might be asleep already... what time is it anyway?" she asked herself. She crawled carefully like a mouse to the dark kitchen. She carefully opens the refrigerator to check what's inside but the kitchen lights suddenly turned on.

"Sakura..." Sasuke said while standing behind Sakura who was kneeling in front of the refrigerator.

"Kyahh!" Sakura screamed with a red face and she accidentally pulled out the refrigerator's door. And she screamed more. At that moment she wanted to faint because of embarrassment.

"Do you want to eat? I put the food in the drawer, not in the refrigerator." Sasuke said. He opened one of the kitchen's drawers and took out a small pot.

"N-no I don't want to eat... I just went out to get a bottle of water." Sakura said. Her face was still red and it became redder when her stomach growled loudly like thunder. She just wanted to faint at that moment.

"You should eat..." Sasuke said. He turned on the stove. "You should eat because you're small..." he added.

"S-small?!" Sakura suddenly remembers Hinata and Lady Tsunade with their bigger bosom. Sakura put her arms around her chest bashfully.

"Yeah, you're small.
" Sasuke repeated. He put his hand on the top of Sakura's head and measured it across his chest. "We used to be taller than Naruto but now you're the smallest because you don't eat much."

"O-oh I see..." Sakura whispered feeling slightly better.

"Eh, tomato in a bowl of miso soup?" Sakura asked. She took a scoop to try the soup. "Oh, it's delicious!" Sakura said with delight. She ate happily while Sasuke was watching her.

"Thanks for the food!" she said. She put down her chopsticks and looked at Sasuke with a slight pain in her eyes. "I'm sorry about what happened yesterday Sasuke-kun. I overreacted. I went into a rage without verifying what exactly is the issue. That is not a ninja way."

"No. It was my fault. I didn't clarify what I meant when I questioned you. But I want you to know that I never thought of you being unfaithful. You and Naruto's loyalty is unquestionable. I never doubt you..."

"Thank you..." Sakura whispered while blushing.

They suddenly heard firecrackers and laughter outside.

"Today is the anniversary of Kage's inauguration. Team Morio invited us would you like to go?" Sasuke asked.

"Y-yeah! I love watching fireworks display!" Sakura cried cheerfully.