The string may tangle, it may stretch, but it will never break.
For a while now Sasuke was rather irritated. He couldn't figure out why exactly, but no matter what, something always seem to be on his mind. If he could just put his finger on it. Oh yes the finger. He looked down at his slim fingers just to find that disturbing thing still attached to it. On his ring finger was a little knot, in vivid red colour just like a ring. It appeared a month ago, first he could only see a little pink line over his pale skin, but day after day it just became more and more vivid. He tried everything to get rid of it, but nothing helped him. He tried to talk about it to others, but most of them thought he went crazy the moment he fling his ring finger to their faces.
He sighed and rested his head on his palm, the lecture was dragging on and he was already way before the class anyway. He looked around the room, he knew almost every student here. Well of course he did most of them were in the same high school too. There were some new faces too, like Sai, the new kid who became a substitute for him while he was away for Naruto and Sakura.
Speaking of the two, lately they been nagging him about everything. Naruto about his love life, Sakura about his studies and health. Right after the blond secured himself the Hyuuga heir as his girlfriend he somehow became a professional in that area. As for Sakura she was still the same as back then, always worrying over things which weren't her business.
Sasuke sighed again, the lecture was nearing to its end, so he started to pack up. When the professor finally finished up he was the first to stand and leave. Only to be disturbed again by Sai.
"Sasuke-kun!" his substitute halted him, still packing his stuff.
"Hn?" he frowned at the mocking smile the guy showed him.
"Tonight we will be having a slumber party at Naruto," he pushed his notebook into his messenger bag and stepped next the Uchiha. "so he asked me call you over." he smiled radiantly.
But fake, Sasuke could tell.
"Slumber party?" they left the classroom and headed to the exit.
All Sasuke wanted now was to leave.
"Yes, just the ordinary rooster too. Naruto, Sakura-san, Kakashi-sensei and me." he pointed at himself while opening the door for Sasuke, letting him get out first.
Sasuke nodded and left Sai while jogging back to the campus.
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Winter was really horrid this time around, the wind was so cold Sasuke could feel his face freeze, maybe a frostbite too. He stood outside Naruto's flat, the thing that stopped him was the tightening feeling around his ring finger. For the first time in the last month the string hurt him, well not really hurt him but sting his skin quite a lot. He huffed then pushed down the door handle, as always Naruto didn't lock the door.
The blonde's flat was warm and noisy, just like any other day. Sasuke closed the door behind him, just to see three heads tilt back to see him. Naruto, Sakura and Sai sat on the old grey couch, and six eyes fixated on him.
"Oi Teme! You should knock!" Naruto yelled while narrowing his eyes, and pushing his arms into the air overly dramatic.
"Now, now Naruto you never lock the door. And Sasuke-kun is family after all." Sai said while slumping back down the couch.
Sasuke rolled his eyes, and pushed his boots down, and put his coat on the hanger.
"Hello, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura smiled widely at him, then she turned back too.
Sasuke walked to the kitchen, where Kakashi sat on an old chair. He only looked up and sent a wry smile at his former student. He waved him to sign to leave him, his new students must be killing him. Sasuke smirked, and left the old guy alone.
When he stepped into the living room the first thing he noticed was the silence. All eyes glued to Naruto's only expensive belonging the TV, Sakura held the PS3 controller. She concentrated so much her nose wrinkled. Sasuke slumped down between Sai and Sakura, she didn't look up but her cheeks flushed for just a split second.
"So what are we doing?" just a rhetorical question, but he knew Naruto would explain everything way too fast, so he looked at Sai instead.
"Naruto suggested playing MG3, and he bet that Sakura wouldn't be able to take swamp camp without killing anyone." He said, while drinking whatever he had in hand.
Sasuke nodded then leaned forward to see Naruto. "So, Hinata couldn't make it today."
"Is it so hard to believe I want to spend some time with my besties?" the blond pouted.
"Yes." the three said in unison.
Sasuke smirked when Naruto mumbled something about a family dinner, and about how mean all his friends are. Sai leaned forward to watch Sakura's movements while she made Snake run around.
"So Sakura-san any luck?" he asked with amusement in his voice.
"Yeah, Sakura-chan you can't die or you will be punished." Naruto tagged along.
"I'm almost finished, so shut up you two…" she said her gaze never leaving the flat screen.
Sasuke felt a chill run down his spine when the girl leaned into his side while turning the character in the game. She did this sometimes, like leaning forward when the character leaned to a wall to look from behind it. She grumbled now and then when someone found her, but recovered quickly.
Her body tensed then she jumped a bit and tossed the controller to Sasuke.
"Ew, it's the Ocelot guy, you should take it from here!" she said and stood up.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted and pushed the controller to Sai who more than willingly continued the game.
Sakura walked behind Naruto and leaned over him, giving him a glare of death. For a long minute they just glared at each other, then Naruto shrugged and started to rummage his pockets.
Sasuke looked at the scene, Sakura never really tormented Naruto this openly. When he was there she would never really do anything more than trying to get on his good side. She would warmly smile and ask about his wellbeing rather than bickering with Naruto or Sai.
Naruto get a bunch of keys and a really girly keychain from his back pocket. When he presented it Sakura grabbed them, but before she could move away, Sasuke caught her wrist, making her squeal a bit. Her face flushed right away, but she remained where she was, while Sasuke examined her hand.
First he thought that she was wearing a ring, but now he could see that she had the same string around her finger, but she had a bow on it too.
"Oi! Teme!" Naruto snapped at his hands "Let her go! She won after all." he said with a pout.
He was surprised himself when he grabbed her and now he let her go just as fast.
She could take her keys, and tone down her blush at least. While she pushed her keys into her back pocket, she glared daggers into Naruto, then turned to face Sasuke again.
"What is it Sasuke-kun?" she looked at him with concern while Sai paused the game so he could enjoy the show too.
"Nothing, really." Sasuke said slumping back to the couch.
She blinked then with a little confusion shrugged a bit.
"Naruto, I need my phone too." she bickered while poking the back of his head with her pointing finger.
Sasuke couldn't leave her hand, his eyes followed every movement she did. He felt the string tightening around his finger again, while she bickered with Naruto, who got more and more low on the furniture.
"But Sakura-chan!" the blonde whined and tried to get away from his friend's hold. "Today is our quality time together like in the old days."
"Yeah, because Hinata couldn't make it!" she snapped at him and throw herself at him. Falling over the couch and lay sprawled over the grey fabric. "Give it back!" she grumbled and tried to catch the blonde who now ran around the couch and sat on the other side of Sai, leaving Sakura next to Sasuke again.
She buried her face into the fabric and mumbled something Sasuke couldn't comprehend. He still examined her hand and the little bow on her finger when she finally sat back next to him.
"You are looking a lot today, Sasuke-kun…" Sai hummed in amusement, while hiding Snake under a box.
Sakura flushed, when she realised that the Uchiha was looking at her all along her fight with Naruto.
Sasuke grunted and huffed while rolling his eyes. "Just the red knot…" he stopped midsentence when he realized what he was about to say.
Sakura lifted her gaze at him and tried to get information out of him.
"What are you talking about, Sasuke?" Naruto narrowed his eyes, then he blinked like remembering something and shouted pointing at Sasuke. "Red string of Fate?"
"Ah!" Sakura jumped a bit with realization. "That's why you are looking at your and my finger so much?" she smiled. Then realizing what she implied she became beat red, then she snapped again and waved her nonsense away.
"Never heard of it." Sai said while putting down the controller and gave a questioning look to Sakura.
Sasuke looked back and forth between the two of them, and waited for the explanation himself. Well not really interested, but still if there were a faint chance to get what exactly this thing was, he was ready to show 'some' interest.
"Well it's kind of a girly thing." she said while a light blush painted her face. "Bet Naruto heard it from Hinata too."
The guy in question nodded.
"This is just a legend, but they say that when you and your soulmate is born both of you got a little bow your finger." she showed the three guy her ring finger "and that a string comes there and connects you with your significant other." she finished and pushed herself up from the couch.
Sasuke never believed in such things, plus what would that make them, Sakura and him. Destined lovers, no way in hell. He shrugged and slumped down the couch, while she stomped over to the other side.
She ambushed Naruto who was still thinking about his girlfriend. Sakura rummaged all his pockets till she found her phone and strike a winning pose.
Sakura threw a dirty look at her best friend, then turned and headed for the front door.
"No way!" Naruto cried "Sakura-chan stay!"
She shook her head while putting her white coat on, and pulling up her dark grey boots. "Not a chance, told you I have a date tonight." she said averting her gaze from the trio on the couch. Desperately avoiding Sasuke's eyes, throwing a last look at the mirror before she grabbed her bag.
Sasuke could feel the string tightening more and more when the girl walked over to Kakashi to say goodbye, then she waved to them and left in a rush.
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AN:
Sorry for all the mistakes, any bate is welcome to kick my ass!
So another little writing from me, this one will be really short tho. Only three chapters, and a really clishé one too. But I hope you will like it nevertheless.
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