Broken_Wings by: Akirah Mizuki
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A/N: English is not my first language.
"You may admire a woman's curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles."
―Mae West
Chapter 2: Second Meeting
A week later...
"You know, I heard Professor Yamada got in an accident." Blonde-hair, blue-eyed Ino Yamanaka spoke for all her companions to hear.
Naruto Uzumaki, a tall, tan-skinned man with perfectly white teeth sitting next to her answered, with mockery, "The man is old. He's bound to mess things up, right Teme?" He questioned his friend, who sat opposite to them with a goofy grin.
Without as much as flickering his eyes, or turning his head to them, Sasuke Uchiha absentmindedly nodded. He was preoccupied with something and his unusual lethargy was indication enough.
Naruto frowned, clearly worried and displeased by their friend's uninterested behaviour.
"You okay, teme?" A direct question, and Sasuke's mind finally refocused. He looked away form the myriad of people that spanned the University's grassy plains and turned toward his friends, releasing a smirk across his face.
"I'll be fine, just a bit..." a pause, trying to find the right word for the sake of reassurance.
"Tired, I guess."
Naruto gave a half-shrug. He looked at Ino briefly before he faced Sasuke with a grin on his face.
"If ya say so, teme. I believe ya!" He ended cheerfully before he occupied himself with the blonde beside him. Naruto knew it was better to leave "the teme" alone when he was in deep thought.
Sasuke Uchiha, on the other hand, was not well at all. He could tell his friends also noticed it but decided not to pursue it any further than that. What for, the look Naruto gave Ino but an intangible way of saying "lay-off."
/Lay-off from the teme for now, mess with him laterzzz -insert peace sign (here)/
―and with this, he was glad.
He was preoccupied alright, bordering bothersome, even. Something that happened a week ago clearly made an impact on him. A memory left forgotten.
He heaved a sigh. He felt irritated at himself for being so easily affected. For being weak. For doing that. Feeling defeated, he was about to join the other two's conversation when something caught his eye. A certain black-hair, pale-skin and green-eyed of a woman.
She.
Mon cauchemar.
He stiffened. Fragments of their one-night debauchery invaded his mind. He remembered how long and painful it was just to take the necktie off and unbind himself. He eventually managed to slip it off, after many failed attempts, of course.
After that, Sasuke found the money inside a red envelope placed on top of a black furnishing. He opened it and found a wad of cash.
Five one hundred dollar bills extra than the usual payment; about a thousand dollars per night, usually.
Presently, he frowned at that thought. Her display of control and power over him unnerved and wounded his male pride. He was certain that she was no ordinary salary person ―by the amount of payment that he got, but a person of command and power. They didn't match together. Heaven and Earth, they were.
Surprisingly, the woman managed to grab some attention to herself while walking towards one of the University's entrance.
He followed her with his eyes, regarding the way she dressed herself.
An overall champagne-coloured dress that ended mid-thigh, sequenced at the front with sparkly beads. On her feet were two cream-coloured heels. She looked prim and proper. Uniform, just like her lone condominium.
Sasuke didn't know how did it happened but he saw the woman turn toward his direction briefly before sliding past the automatic doors, apparent she did not see him.
He narrowed his dark eyes, bothered by her trivial action. He thought, that a woman of her standing would immediately forget him. It was impossible for her to remember him anyway. He was only a one-time thing and he established that already. He was insignificant. Forgettable. One Time. But then, he would be lying if he didn't want an another time. Their time was humiliating but was arousing. It was almost addicting.
He shook his head ―he'd been doing that a lot lately, and looked at his watch. Parmigiani Fleurier. A gift from one of his regulars. He stood up.
"Come guys, classes' starting soon."
"Did you see that?" Naruto inquired. A general statement.
"Yeah. Probably a replacement for Prof. Yamada." Ino answered, uninterested.
"Probably."
Sasuke listened in on their conversation, greatly interested at the point they were getting.
It made sense, that the higher-ups would hire someone for the position of temporary professor, but not in a trillion years he expected that that woman would be hired for this job. It was impossible. She looked young, albeit older than him.
They entered the automatic doors and headed for their next seminar.
Truthfully, Sasuke didn't gave a damn about Professor Yamada dying or shit, but he certainly gave a damn thing concerning this class. Same thing went for his friends. Sasuke and them, they were sensible. They knew it would be advantageous to have a background of the human mind and behaviour, especially for their chosen path.
Criminology.
He and his friends future career.
The theorize assumption that his last week's customer might be the temporary professor for now made him mind the class further than necessary. He could not possibly ignore this woman. It was too much work for him. He needed a new way out.
They finally arrived at one of the smallest classrooms of McGill University. Small relatively equals to 500 seating per classroom. Normally, high school gymnasiums in the French city of Montréal, Canada have 500 seating, but at a prestigious and popular University like Mcgill, that was situated at the heart of the bustling city, 500 to 2000 seating was the norm.
His group seated themselves at the very back of the room. He usually sat a little nearer than that; four to six rows from the front but he had a hidden agenda that required full vision of the front door, including the two pillars at both ends of the slightly elevated stage.
More people poured inside the room. More than half of it was already occupied by people from different races and different parts of the world. Mostly, these people, including himself and his friends were immigrants. Not Canadians by blood, but by papers of citizenship. There were also cases, however, that the parents or grandparents of a person were the immigrant. Therefore, the child or children that were born can be considered "real Canadians," but still an immigrant in a sense. A foreigner in an unknown vast land.
"Teme, look, the new professor is here." Sasuke's personal reflection was cut short by Naruto's dumbfounded attitude.
Goosebumps resurfacing, Sasuke hardened himself for the impact of meeting his nightmare for the second time.
He inhaled sharply and gulped loudly, directing his gaze upfront.
"Bonjour à tous. I am Doctor Haruno and I'll be your psychology mentor until Professor Yamada is well."
Feelings never felt before consumed the man in more ways than one.
...
"The meeting of two personalities is like contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed."
―Carl Jung
End of Chapter 2
Word Bank:
Mon cauchemar - my nightmare
Bonjour à tous - Hello everyone.
A/N: Mcgill University is a real University situated in Montréal, Canada. I'm not from Montréal personally (I'm from Toronto), but I would like to live there someday. Also, French is not my mother tongue, it's my third language, so if there are any mistakes, I'm very sorry. As the story progresses, I will be adding more French words because it is essential to set the mood. Sasuke and Sakura live in a city where French is the dominant language and it will be odd if they don't know how to speak it, right? (and French is such a romantic language too.)
POLL: Anyway, in the next chapter, I am willing to release a full biography on one of the introduced characters. Send me your comments, thoughts, and reviews. The character with the most vote is the winner and will be getting his/her full exposure next chapter.
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