In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with himself. In a pond's reflection, he saw what his heart had been searching for. His true love….He found it because of a mirror…
Mirrors are very selective. Some show you your own reflection, show you who you are. All of your bad and good qualities. Most people don't like those types of mirrors, for people like to think that they are only good. They hate to see bad things.
And then, there's another type of mirror….
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Tale Two: Mirror
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Once upon a time, there was a girl who fell in love with a mirror. Not an ordinary, plain mirror, of course. Hers was a beautiful mirror, one that would delight the eye and amaze the soul.
However, this mirror was different than most. It had to be, for it caught her eye. And she herself is very selective, picky on what it is that she likes. She wouldn't just fall for anyone, or just go with something that was normal. This mirror was special.
While others reflect what is seen in the soul, or show one's body, this one reflected something different. Something far more precious.
This mirror showed her heart. Showed her those feelings that were sleeping behind silk curtains, those feelings that she hidden deep inside a velvety safe. It reflected an image of the one she fell for, showing her his face and his personality, to some degree.
But there is one problem with this mirror. Maybe Ino safeguarded her heart too much, or maybe she was too afraid to know who it was she loved. Maybe she didn't see the reflection properly. Whatever it was, she ended up seeing the wrong reflection.
Instead of seeing the one she loved in the mirror, she saw someone who was very much like him. Ino saw Sasuke in the mirror.
This was the start of her infatuation. The start of something that began as a mistake.
Perhaps it was also the start of her awakening.
Sasuke was smart. Very intelligent, able to answer questions hurled at him immediately. He could pass all exams with flying colors, becoming one of the smartest students in their academy. He could solve problems with little effort, finish tests with plenty of time to spare.
That was a quality she admired. Something that she wished she could have.
Ino didn't realize it was also a quality in another. That there was someone else who could see the solution immediately, who could have the answers on his fingertips. That there was someone else who could outthink their sensei, someone who could trick others into a corner without them realizing it. Of course, he hid it himself, so that might be why.
Sasuke is also very good in battle. He could learn strategies quickly, understanding which position is best in different situations. In the heat of a battle, he could figure out how to defeat the enemy, even though he never met them before. He could create new jutsus in the middle of a fight, surprise the opponent with something never seen before. A true prodigy.
He is a leader, Ino thinks, one that she can follow.
Then again, there is another that she actually follows. One that gives orders that makes the mission successful, one that brings them all out alive. A person who lets others take the glory and just tries to get everything done as quickly and easily as possible. Perhaps she has followed him for too long to notice any more (but that didn't mean she would ever stop).
Of course, perhaps the first thing that she noticed about Sasuke was his looks. His onyx eyes, that intense stare, the way they swallow you. There is his dark hair, its artistic elegance, and its soft spikes. He had a smirk that would fluster her, a distant look that would astound her. He was beautiful (men shouldn't be, but he was an exception: he was like a god, no one parallel to his graceful looks).
Sometimes she feels like no one is worthy of him, he diminishes everyone else, making them look small around him. However, she likes how he his looks are unique; they are one of a kind.
While his looks can't be repeated, he isn't the only one with dark eyes and hair. He isn't the only one with dark pools in his eyes that could drown her (suffocate her, but in a warm loving way that she couldn't resist). Sasuke's smirk wasn't the only one that would confound her, making her unable to think or talk. There was another who had all of that. And while his hair wasn't a work of art, it was fluffy (and made her want to just pull it and tease it…)
Even though there were two people, who had so many similar characteristics (but she knew they were different…one was warmencouragingirritatingafriendheriocamazing…) she happened to fall for Sasuke.
She didn't think to look past the mirror, didn't try to who it was that it reflected. She didn't want to, thinking that there was only one person like this.
However, eventually the mirror broke. The reflection wasn't so perfect, wasn't so wanted. The illusion faded away.
Once upon a time, there was girl that was in love with a mirror. However, unlike Narcissus, she didn't get consumed by the reflection. Instead, she broke out of it in time.
Crack! The mirror shattered. It broke, leaving her with shards and an image.
An image of her heart. An image of a person. A image that wasn't obscured.
An image of Shikamaru.
A/N: …is that happy? ….This one was a little harder to write, I think I sort of ruined it (I just lost my energy half way through)…if you all think that it is incomplete, you can all just go and imagine her chasing down Shikamaru.
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Or if you happen to enjoy InoSasu, you can imagine her chasing Sasuke still.
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I'll try to make the next one cuter.
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Or it might be sad. I have to ideas, one's a cute (for me, as I haven't really written cute yet) NaruHina while the other is a…sad…ish…NaruSaku….
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Not that Naruto is my favorite character or anything (I get really ticked off at him sometimes). It's just that he is in both of those ideas.
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And I updated earlier than expected because I finished my exams today! HURRAY!
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And now I have to decide which story to write next…
Review? (And you can even chose which is next…or decide some other pairing to put in too…)