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"Harsh Reality"
By: DarkSeductress/darkemptyheart
Fandom: Naruto
Pairing: one-sided Kankuro+Sakura
Summary: Sequel to "Transformation". While Kankuro is waiting for Sakura's team to return with Gaara,
he ponders all the reasons why he and Sakura would never work.
Spoilers: For Japanese manga
Author's Note: This piece has a bit more angst in it, but anyone's who has ever been attracted to another
person knows this is part of the process: first you notice the person and then you try rationalize all the
reasons it would not work and eventually end up saying to hell with it.

            Kankuro didn't know what he would say the next time he saw Sakura Haruno. It's not like he had
thought about it. So much had gone on after her team's departure from Sand Village. First, he had to
concentrate on resting and healing as she suggested and then, he had to help Temari patrol and protect
the village. In between all that, came the torturous wait for Gaara's return and the uncertainty of whether
his brother would be breathing or a corpse.
            Kankuro had to admit, the thought of the pink-haired woman hadn't completely disappeared from
his mind. When he was alone in his room resting or when he was on patrol, she would drift to him.
Images of her face would come to mind like the way she bit her lip or the determination in her eyes, but
most importantly her hands.
            Hands were odd things that most people didn't notice, but being a puppeteer Kankuro was
always aware of people's hands, since he depended on his own so much. He noticed the way people
used hands to gesture when they talked, he noticed if a person gestured wildly with their hands or used
their hands to help them speak, he noticed if people let their hands dangle by their sides aimlessly, he
noticed if someone played with their hands constantly. Hands were just as expressive as faces and
sometimes told life stories.
            Sakura's hands were gentle when she touched him. Her fingers were long and slender, her
palms hadn't felt rough. He was sure her finger tips probably held callouses, it was something that
couldn't be helped in their profession. He noticed her fingernails were trimmed short, but a bit jagged
showing she sometimes chewed on them. He noticed that her hands were always busy: sometimes one
would rest on her hip or she'd use her hands to gesture towards or at someone as she spoke.
            He liked her hands, but he tried not to think about them and her. Thinking of Sakura Haruno was
worth a lot more trouble than it was probably worth, of that Kankuro was sure. It wasn't that Kankuro
didn't like trouble, he had no problems causing it or dealing with it. Kankuro just preferred to face harsh
realities and not get caught up in useless infatuations.
             Chances were she was convinced that she was still in love with Sasuke Uchiha, despite all that
had taken place. Kankuro also knew he wasn't her type. He was a puppeteer and he knew puppets were
akin to dolls in some people's minds and women didn't exactly find it sexy. He had no blood-line limit or
special ambitions. Kankuro didn't want to be Kazekage after his brother. He didn't exactly know what he
wanted to do with the rest of his life, except be by his siblings side to help when they needed him.
            The chances of him and Sakura getting together or even getting along were slim to none. So
Kankuro thought there was no need for him to ponder her hands or her face, thus he hadn't given much
thought as to what he should say to her when she returned. When she did return the thought retreated
further into the abyss of his mind, as Gaara's death became most important.
            Even then, she was not far from his thoughts. He caught glimpses of her face as everyone stood
over Gaara's body, trying to decide how best to proceed. Her face was sad and stricken. Their eyes met
once and hers were full of regret and glistened with unshed tears. Her hands, he noticed, were clenched
together.
            How stupid and callous was it of him to focus on her when his brother's corpse laid before him?
He should be mourning or trying to find a way out of an impossible situation instead of staring at her with
such interest.
            Kankuro's guilt only multiplied once Chiyo restored Gaara's life with Naruto Uzumaki's help. He
should have been of some help, instead of staring at Sakura. He reminded himself of all the things that
could and most likely would go wrong if he tried to get involved with her: she was probably still in love with
Uchiha, Uzumaki and Hatake would probably be possessive, and they would probably bicker.
            Kankuro's harsh reality only served to make him grumpy because even with the impossible odds
and all the things that could go wrong, he still couldn't deny the fact that he found her alluring and
attractive. Besides, Kankuro of the Sand was not known for having a defeatist attitude: he was a natural
born fighter. Kankuro liked to gamble, even if the odds weren't in his favor, this fact was truly his harsh
reality.
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