Title: A stone to decide
Author: bobreke
Status: complete
Genre: romance, action (little)
Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto
Siting: pointing the author
From the author: I appreciate any comments on my work
- I'm exhausted. Let's have a rest – complained Suigetsu
- Aren't you tired? This is already the third halt for the day! – said Karin crossly.
- Don't blather cur!
- At least cur is better than a dead fish! – a reply insult got the target, because Suigetsu reacted explosively.
- Shut up, you idiot! I didn't ask you.
- Both of you stop it! – Uchiha's imperious voice made them silent. – Suigetsu, you have to keep the schedule, we can't stop right now. If you're not aware, Konoha is following us.
- I won't move. You'll have to continue without me! – said the swordboy. Usually this threat worked immediately, but this time he heard another answer.
- Ok then, you can stop, but know that if Konoha shinobies catch you, we won't go after you.
Suigetsu, Juugo and Karin exchanged glances anxiously.
- I'm continuing my way, who's with me? – asked Sasuke calmly.
- Sasuke, but we cannot leave him, - said Karin. These words surprised teammates more than their dark-eyed leader's statement, Hozuki was shocked more than anyone.
"What happened to her? Karin whom I know would never behave like that." he thought.
- Why not? He doesn't want to go himself, - answered their captain. Karin didn't answer at once, it seemed that she was thinking what to say.
"Maybe she likes me…" – thought the swordguy again.
- If they catch him, we'll be jailed too. I think that Konoha has good shinobi-hypnotists, who can easily get all the information about us, - answered the girl after some time.
Uchiha remembered Yamanaka clan and Ibiki-san's terrific abilities. And Kakashi has probably strongly developed his sharingan, but as he wanted to bring his bluff to its logical conclusion, he just shrugged.
- Anyway we should continue, - he added to his verbal answer.
- But… - tried to protest Karin, however Sasuke's icy glance silenced her and made her to follow him. Juugo decided to do the same.
"Does she really like me?" – Suigetsu continued his inner dialogue sitting on the rock. "Why not?…
- Oh please, what have you imagined, idiot!" – he heard another swordguy's voice inside.
"How to know, whether it's true or not? If I ask her straightly, she will laugh at me, if not, will die from curiosity" – Suigetsu thought. Meanwhile other members of the team were going away far and far.
"Ok, let's check. If she turns round, it means she likes me!" – he decided. "
-Turn round … - whispered swordboy. Several seconds have passed and he repeated his spell: - Turn round…
However, it seemed that she was reading his mind and didn't turn round on purpose. She was fading from his sight. The guy ardently was thinking of doing something. Finally he lost his temper and threw a little stone at her back. Certainly it forced her to turn round.
- Finally! It turns out that you like me! Now I don't have any chance other than following you, - said Suigetsu not knowing who he was talking to, herewith a foolish smirk didn't leave his lips.
- What are you murmuring with this idiotic smirk? – shouted Karin crossly because of the stone which reached her back.
- Wait for me! – said the guy and thought inside: "Suigetsu, you're pathetic!"
He reached quickly the girl who was waiting for him with an unsatisfied look.
- Why did you change your mind? – she asked him when he finally reached her.
- While Sasuke was talking, I had enough rest, - answered Hozuki.
She shrugged and didn't ask further, and the foolish look didn't leave his face for a long time that day.