Thanks to Crystalprison for reviewing first, though that didn't shock me. ^_^ This one is relatively short, but I think it's cute. Small bits of fluff, only if you squint, but I think it's a cute, typical Sasuke-Hinata interaction. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I'm not that cool.
Ice Cream
This. Isn't. Happening.
A certain raven-haired boy half-glowered, half-sulked, as he followed his team through Konaha, led by Kakashi. His sensei decided, since they did well on a recent mission and returned early, he'd treat Team Seven to ice cream. They were kids, right? And kids love ice cream.
Unfortunately, Sasuke Uchiha was not like most kids.
His teammates, Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno, seemed quite happy at this prospect however. They were chatting animatedly about which kind they were going to get while Kakashi walked alongside them, amused.
They eventually arrived at the ice cream shop, which was well-hidden. The blond and pinkette scrambled quickly to find which flavor appealed to them most. Kakashi, watching them, realized that there was a dark-haired boy missing, and he looked down at his side to see the Uchiha prodigy grumpily glaring at the counter. "What's wrong, Sasuke?"
"I hate sweets," he answered.
"Come on," Kakashi urged, "who doesn't like ice cream? Besides, it's ice cream, not sweets."
"Same difference. It has too much sugar."
The masked man sighed. "Be a good sport, Sasuke. Just, I don't know…get a small cone. And a simple flavor," he suggested, before moving forward to give his order, a strawberry-vanilla twist. Once handed to him, he waited for Sasuke while the other two found a table.
The boy grunted his order grudgingly, and once handed to him, he followed Kakashi to the booth and sat down. His teacher pulled out a familiar orange book, and ate his ice cream behind it. Naruto and Sakura talked loudly, trying to get Sasuke to smile. He wouldn't have it, however, and just glared angrily at his treat.
Hesitantly, he stuck out his tongue and licked just a teeny bit of his vanilla cone. The sweetness washed over his taste buds, and he shuddered.
"Hey, Hinata-chan!" he heard Naruto exclaim. Opening his eyes, he saw the Hyuga standing at their table, obviously on her way to her own, and her face was a deep red.
"Oh…h-h-hi, N-naruto-kun," she stammered out, just barely. Sakura greeted her as well, while Sasuke continued to stare daggers at his ice cream, which was slowly dripping in his hand.
"Oh, Hinata," Kakashi smiled pleasantly under his mask, his own cone now gone. "Are you alone?" When she nodded, he added "Why don't you join us?"
"Yeah, c'mon! Have a seat!" Naruto chimed happily. The shy girl widened her eyes and sat down quietly, gripping her chocolate-vanilla twist. She licked it silently, her face still a steady red.
"Sasuke-kun, your ice cream's melting," Sakura pointed out. He grunted angrily, then took another hesitant lick. God, it was sweet.
"What's wrong, Teme? Don't you like it?" Naruto grinned.
"No. I hate sugar," he grumbled in reply. He tried yet another lick, and immediately wished he didn't. Why did he keep doing this to himself?
"Um…S-Sasuke…"
He glanced at the blue-haired girl, who was now looking at him, the color fading from her cheeks. Dark eyes flashed to pale, and he made a noise in his throat in acknowledgement. "What?"
"If…if you don't like s-sugar…why didn't y-you get sugar-free?" she asked. She was met by silence, and she flushed again.
"…I'm leaving. Here," he handed the cone to Hinata, gave a bit of money to Kakashi, and left abruptly.
Poor Hinata stared at his dripping cone in her hand, embarrassed. "That jerk! Why did he do that?" Naruto shouted indignantly, while Sakura watched Sasuke's retreating back out the window in shock.
Kakashi chuckled, "Because Hinata's right." He watched his student stomp down the street. "And he doesn't like to be outsmarted, not even over something as little as ice cream."
Well, there ya go. I like it, just something funny and simple. Next, Yin & Yang! Please, click that button and review like your life depends on it!
~Liviyan
