When I wake up my first thought is to go back to sleep and try and escape all the thoughts running through my head. I groaned as I sat up and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. I threw my legs off my bed and stood up stretching my arms above my head and rolling my neck. I walked to the dresser and grabbed my brush while looking in the mirror. I looked at myself and couldn't help but think if I was prettier this would be easier.
My eyes seemed too big for my face. My bangs were getting too long and it reminded me of my weaker childhood image. My lips were thin like paper. I shook my head violently at my thoughts. I grabbed my hair and began to brush it. My hair was getting too long it was reaching my lower back by now. I wondered if he preferred long hair or short hair. I looked at myself one last time in the mirror. My empty eyes stared back, maybe I wasn't so bad to look at after all. Once again I shook my head at my thoughts, I need to build up my confidence.
I got dressed and after saying goodbye to Hanabi, I headed out the door. I was supposed to meet Neji for training this morning. He never could wait for me. Even though I woke up early enough, whenever we train Neji always beats me to the training grounds. I'm never late but I can never seem to beat him there. I wonder if he ever sleeps. I started to pick up my pace to a slight jog. It was never good to keep Neji waiting, the longer you made him wait the more ruthless he would be during training. He told me once that if I was serious about being stronger that I should make more of an effort to be on time. I couldn't argue with him and say I was late, it wouldn't matter. I'm not as smart as he is, I couldn't think of a good comeback if I tried.
I rounded a corner too quickly and hit something hard. I reached out to grab onto whatever it was I hit. A passing of blue across my eyes hit my brain and I knew it was the shirt of a person. I grabbed tight and fell hard. I closed my eyes from the impact and felt the persons chest under my hands. I groaned and tried to push myself up.
"I'm sorry!" I practical yelled. I looked down and I could feel the heat rising to my cheeks immediately. It was Sasuke. I had run into Sasuke. Not only had I run into him I grabbed him and felt his chest under my hands. I looked away and kept my eyes trained on the ground. I started to fidget with my fingers.
"Hn, its okay don't worry about it." Sasuke muttered. He started to brush the dirt off his sleeves and what he could reach off his back. Once he was done cleaning himself as best he could he looked at her. Why was her face always so pink when he saw her. He looked at her and saw a single leaf in her long hair. Jeez he thought, doesn't she ever cut that hair? He reached for her head and pulled the leaf from it with ease.
"Wha.." I looked up just to see him reach for my head. I averted my eyes once again.
"Sorry, you had something in your hair." he said and turned and walked away from her.
"Wait! I'm sorry I didn't mean to run to you!" I kept yelling to him as he walked down the street seemingly unconcerned with her words. He raised a single hand in the air to wave her off and then he was gone.
I grabbed my chest as I felt the familiar ache tug at me. I may have just plowed down Sasuke in the streets but I talked to him. Even if it was just a couple words, I freaking did it! I couldn't help but smile and grab my cheeks to stop the heat from rising again. I took a deep breath and started walking towards the training grounds. I looked over my shoulder once more and smiled at the I arrived of course Neji was already their and he did not look happy.
"Your late." Neji stated as I got closer.
"I'm sorry, I had an accident this morning." I looked at him hoping he would understand
"No excuses. If you want to be stronger you need to be better. If you can't even make it to practice without an accident how can you possibly think you can improve." He said. I felt like a let down once again. I didn't say anything. I can't compete with Neji on any level especially with words.
After a very hard training session, I started to walk home again. It was almost noon by now and I was exhausted. My stomach started to growl, maybe I should stop and get something to eat. I looked around were I was an saw a small vendor down the road. I walked to it, feeling myself get light headed. I should have eaten something before training with Neji. As I got closer I could see someone already seated at one of the four stools. I reached my hand out to move the curtain by my head and ducked underneath it. I lightly gasped as I saw the person seated. Sasuke. He was leaned over a bowl and eating.
"H-Hello." I said as I took a seat next to him. Maybe I should move over one so I'm not so close. He barely looked my way and let out a soft grunt like sound. I faced forward to order my food and waited. I couldn't help but slightly peak at him from the corner of my eye. He said nothing else to me and I couldn't think of anything to say to him. So in silence like that we sat together and as I received my food we both ate in silence. I could feel heat rise to my cheeks the more I looked at him.
"Thank you" he muttered to the shop keeper. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet to pay for the meal . I looked away. Great, I thought to myself, I missed my chance. I looked back at him only to find him looking straight at me.
"W-What is it?" I asked curiously.
Instead of answering he just reached for my face and brushed something away. My cheeks immediately felt like they were on fire. I let a small squeak and looked away.
"What was that f-for?" I asked hoping for a response this time.
"You had dirt on your face." He replied. Why is her face always so pink. He couldn't help but think that maybe it was because of him. He had noticed her starting at him while he ate. He didn't mind really, she wasn't obnoxious about it. He had wanted to test his theory and when he reached for her face he knew he was correct. The blush was immediate and caused a slight pink to rise to his cheeks. Her face was so soft, like silk. He wondered what else he could do to her to cause that blush.
"Thanks." I whispered. I couldn't look at him, it was too much for my heart. I could hear the sound of my blood rushing in my ears and could see my vision start to go blurry. I tried to stand and shake the feelings away but instead I lost balance and reached for the counter to stabilized myself.
"Tch, do you need help?" He said. The way he said it sounded somewhat rude but the way he reached for my and held out his hand said otherwise.
"Y-Yes thank you Sasuke." I replied as I took his hand. He reached in his pocket with his other hand and pulled out more money for the shop keeper. "No, you don't need to do that." I said as I gripped him tighter.
He said nothing but put the money on the counter anyway. He turned with one hand wrapped around hers and started to walk away, tugging her along. He was walking in the direction of my home and I started to pull my hand back from his.
"S-Stop please." I said while trying to pull my hand from his. If Neji see that I need help to even walk home he might not want to train me anymore. Neji was already weary of training me because he thought I was too weak. Having another ninja walk me home after only a training session would only prove to him that I wasn't ready. Sasuke kept walking though, being that he was a stronger nin than I was. My slight pulling did nothing to slow him down.
"Tch, stop that, your going to end up hurting yourself, just relax." he said looking back at me.
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to cause you any trouble I-I can walk the rest of the way myself." I said lightly pulling his hand again.
"Be quiet, your not causing me any trouble at all but if I let a lady walk home alone when she obviously can't and you end up hurting yourself, then you will be causing me trouble. So just keep quiet and keep walking." he grumbled looking away.
I kept my hand in his and stopped pulling it. "Okay." I mumbled.
I brought my other hand to my mouth and began to bite my nail. My nerves were getting out of control. I could tell my face was on fire. I tried to think of something other than the heat on my cheeks. I focused on his hand. It was much bigger than my own. I could feel the calluses on his palm. I wondered if he could feel my own. He kept his nails short but they were not jagged and ripped but instead smooth and straight, maybe he filled his nails. I immediately pulled my hand from my mouth hoping he didn't notice I was biting mine.
I didn't even notice we had reach the compound. I had hoped my face wasn't so pink now. He looked down at me and let my hand slip from his own. I flexed my fingers from the sudden loss. I looked up at him and wondered what he was thinking as we had walked together. As we stared at each other unsure what to say, he reached for my face yet again and instead of brushing something away he just cupped my cheek and kept his hand there.
The blood rush was immediate, my cheeks were on fire. I couldn't stop my lips my quivering and the slight tears in my eyes, it was like too many emotions were running though me all at once. I opened my mouth to say something but nothing came out. His hand on my cheek moved to my eye to wipe a single tear away.
"Sorry." he muttered as he dropped his hand. He couldn't stop thinking about how smooth her skin was when he brushed it earlier and he had wanted a reminder of it before he left. Her hand had been so smooth in his that he didn't want to let it go. He took one last took at her face. It was quite beautiful actually. Her big milky eyes that he swore could see right through him. Her hair was so smooth and her bangs were just long enough to accent her eyes. Most importantly were her lips, they looked so full and soft. He had never had such a strong urge to kiss someone before. He took a step back from her and turned away to hide his blush.
I couldn't believe he had touched my face. Why did he do that? My mind was racing with a million questions. I wondered if I should say something but my mind was busy with questions of its own and couldn't form any other words. I cupped my cheek where his hand had been, wondering what on earth he could have been trying to feel. I looked up to him only to see he had started to walk away.
"W-Wait!" I yelled out.
Sasuke stopped but he couldn't turn around, he could still feel his face was warm from the recent blush. Instead he just lifted his hand behind him lazily and waved goodbye to her. He then continued to walk away from her and back into town.
I stared at his back as he disappeared down the road. Once I could no longer see him I walked up to my home and opened the door. I walked inside and headed to the garden to see Hanabi and Neji outside training. I was thankful that Neji hadn't seen the exchange between Sasuke and myself. I waved hello and walked to my own room and sat on my bed. I needed a shower but I didn't care at the moment and laid down fully on my bed. I kept thinking about his hand on my face and raised my hand once again to my cheek.
What something on my face again? Was he trying to make me look more presentable? I couldn't tell what his intentions were and I don't think I ever will. He is so hard to read, maybe that's why I feel so attracted to him. I'm used to people always telling me what they think, like father, Neji, Hanabi and even Naruto. Sasuke was a mystery that I wanted to solve. I turned my head on my pillow and looked out window near my bed. Maybe ill take a shower after quick nap. I closed my eyes and thought back on the memories of today.
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