The Mark of Love

The Beginning of the End ⚜

Naruto and Sasuke had walked their way to Sakura's home. They'd knocked and were greeted by her parents, and after a short explanation her parents led the boys to the bathroom where Sakura was 'indisposed' as they'd said.

"Sakura~? I'm coming in dear." Her mother called, she waited for her response and received silence, so she opened the door slowly.

Sakura was hunched over the toilet, her hair pulled back in a messy bun. There was a spilled plastic cup of what looked like water on the floor, and a can of air freshener on the floor beside her. There was also a napkin with a quarter sized salt mountain piled in the center sitting on the counter.

"Hey Sakura~" Naruto waved awkwardly, hoping to get her attention as her head hadn't lifted from the seat.

She groaned at first, spitting in the toilet and paying no attention. Then she paused and recognized the voice, looking up quickly.

"N-Naruto?? -----Sasuke!!?" She shouted both names though called Sasuke's with more enthusiasm and disbelief. She held her stomach and let out a quieter groan of pain from the effort she'd exerted being excited to see them. She recalled them coming back to town, but didn't expect them both in her bathroom doorway.

"Don't sound so disgusted." Sasuke smirked, teasing her. Though cringed remembering the strange love triangle they now had.

Sakura blushed deeply, "I-I'm not disgusted! I just-- uhn... I feel sick...O-Obviously!" She snapped.

Naruto smirked watching Sasuke actually flinch at her attitude, the same way they used to. Although Naruto did notice for some reason he didn't feel as sick as Sakura had.

Kurama..? Maybe..

"Hey, do you remember what--"

"Yeah." Sakura cut Naruto off, "I remember going to Ichiraku's, seeing you two, and I remember Sasuke offering to pay for everyone's food and saké... just being very kind."

Sasuke's eyes widened, more worried about his ryo than Sakuras flirting. He yanked out his wallet, cringing as he saw the mere change he had left. "Ahahah~" He anxiously rubbed the back of his neck, mentally scolding himself for drunkenly spending all of his ryo.

"Well at least you remember." Naruto laughed nervously, worried about their finances as well. "We uhm- we actually showed up pretty wasted so... We don't remember anything, really."

Sakura smirked, which quickly grew into a laugh, which then escalated to a cough and Sakura swallowing back more vomit. Once she regained her composure, she spit in the toilet again and looked up at them. "Let's just say you two shared a uh-- a lot of information before I blacked out."

The both of their faces turned red, Naruto simply looked embarrassed whereas Sasuke looked plain terrified.

"What kind of information?" Sasuke pressed.

Sakura leaned back against the wall, taking a pinch of salt and putting it on the back of her tongue so she wouldn't throw up anymore. "Just, yaknow.. Where you'd been, what you experienced with other shinobi whether it be here at the village or in the Hidden Sound, uhm... You showed us your marks--" She said with a pout, looking away. She was still upset that Sasuke couldn't be hers. She still didn't know who her soulmate was either, yet everyone around her did. "-a-and honestly after that I don't remember much." She said vaguely. She remembered drinking a lot of saké after being told her teammates were soulmates.

They both nodded, mentally praying they hadn't said anything about what they'd done first thing on Naruto's birthday. Not knowing was frustrating.

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