The same drill the next morning, breakfast, shower, clothes, out the door. Kiko had a big smile on her face though, bursting with joy over what happened last night. She turned the corner and stopped dead in her tracks. She had almost ran into someone. She would've said,"excuse me," had the sight of him not knock her speechless. He was pale as the moon, some weird, purple complexion on his eyes, which were gold and catlike. He looked at her and smiled.
"You should pay more attention to where you're walking young lady. Don't want to run into anyone...unfriendly." he said licking his lips at her.
She forced a smile and nodded her head, hurrying quickly away. She stopped at a store on the way and bought some pepper spray and a handheld taser.
Sasuke stopped by a jewelry store and went in. He looked at all the necklaces and saw one with a pendant that looked like a dove flying. He had alot of money on him, he never really felt the need to spend any. He asked the jeweler for it, paid for it, and left.
Kiko nearly ran to school, not fully recovered from her run into that strange man. When she got to school she sat on the steps to catch her breath, feeling happy and safe. She quickly entered the class, eying Mr. Hatake suspiciously again since he was giggling about Romeo and Juliet. As usual, Sasuke sat in the back, looking out the window. She set her things down and looked out too.
"What are you always looking at?" she asked.
"Birds." he answered.
She looked outside and saw two birds, a male and a female, snug inside a nest.
"Awww, how cute!" she squealed.
"What's so cute about it?" Sasuke asked monotonously.
"Because those two birds have found each other. Don't you think that's precious?"
"Not really. In the end, anything can happen to separate them; cats, the coming frost, the male might leave the female for another one."
"Just ruin any good mood huh?"
"That...might happen...But for the moment they're making the best of it, which is important."
"Why?"
"Wouldn't you like to be with someone you care about than just by yourself?"
"I like being by myself."
"I can tell..."
"Well, it never hurts to have people around. You seem to like having me around." she said happily,"I think that's saying something."
He blushed,"That's true, but only because we have projects to do together." he put back on his serious face, trying not to show her he was blushing.
"Oh that reminds me!," Kiko said, oblivious to his slip,"I found a perfect dance for us to do."
"What is it?" Sasuke asked.
Kiko got out some papers and a couple of pictures,"It's an ancient dance used to give premonitions. The dancers walk around the fire with robes the color of the season on, fanning the flames with large fans while walking in a circle, thinking about what they want to know, and chanting something."
"How'd you come across this?"
"My friend from my old school, Keiko, is in to this kind of stuff. She believes in vampires, werewolves, you name it. But she's a tough nail to bend, so we don't really pay much mind to it."
The bell rang and the class filed in.
"Let me remind you all that you're to be seated before the bell rings. Not during, and you're late after. Since this is the first week, I'll let that slide, but no more after today, clear?"
"Crystal..." Ino said.
"O.K., today we're gonna read up on the Greek Gods. I won't discuss some of them, since some of you have projects on them, so I'll go to the ones that have nothing to do with your projects. O.K., ah! Page thirty five, Aphrodite, she was born from the sea. That was pretty short, but I'm just tryin to sum some of this up for you so bear with me. Many people say that she was the most gorgeous goddess of them all."
Sasuke secretly looked at Kiko, who was taking notes, a smile on her face.
"She is beautiful..." he thought, then shook his head.
"They say that you would be able to fall in love with her the first time you set eyes on her. She must've been quite the woman..." Mr. Hatake said absentmindedly.
"Perv..."Ino and Sakura said.
"Um...I'm going to stop here. I want you all to work together and write a paragraph on no less than three greek gods. Due at the end of the period. Oh stop with the groaning, be happy I don't make you do essays instead."
Kiko turned to Sasuke,"Hey! Wanna work together?"
He thought about what his brother said last night "My advice, be friends with her. You never know, she could become one of the closest people in your life."
"Sure."
"Righteous!" she said happily.
"What?"
"Nevermind. So, what have you put for Aphrodite?" she asked, already writing.
"Um," he looked at her again, and she had her eyes glued to her paper,"I put she is, I mean she was beautiful, and seemed pretty smart and friendly."
"Hey, that's not half bad. I put she seemed like she could be a conceited woman."
"Why that?"
"If someone said you were the hottest guy on the planet, and no one else could even come close, wouldn't you think that way?"
"Sorta."
"Haha! Logic wins again!" she said laughing.
Sasuke remembered the necklace and pulled it out.
"Here." he said handing it to her.
"Oh wow! Thanks Sasuke!" she said putting it on.
"Wow, who knew he could be so sweet? Keiko was right...for once..."
"You like it?"
"Well it's a thoughtful gift from you. I don't like it, I love it!" she smiled.
Sasuke exhaled a mental breath.
Next period, she walked with him to class, talking about birds. When they arrived at class, Mr. Umino was writing down dates for something. The bell rang, and everyone sat down.
"Okay, I have some bad news people. Because the school wants us to stray away from poetry and more into actual books, you have no projects."
Cheers from around the room.
"But, we shall begin reading Pride and Prejudice today. I want everyone, single-file, to get book, sit down, and read together. This book can be very confusing."
The rest of the period everyone talked about confusing parts of the book, then the bell rang. The students hurried out the class before Mr. Umino could assign homework.
Third and fourth period Mr. Morino and Coach Gai lectured them about the human body. Mr. Morino wanted the presentations to be flawless, and Coach Gai wanted to cure the sluggish behavior of his class.
Fifth period came, Kiko decided she would make a coffee mug for her mother, seeing as hers kept breaking from her constant rushing and bustling.
"Hey Kiko, looks like you and Sasuke have been getting along great." Sakura said happily sitting next to him.
"Ironically we have. He's a sweet guy I guess, when he wants to be."
"He's friggin hot too!"
"Sounds like you're starting to like him." she said with a sly look.
"In what way?" Kiko asked, clay covered hands on her hips.
"Oh, you know...friendly bantering and whatnot."
"Yes, as a friend. I barely met the guy, I can't fall for him that easily."
"But can you really control who you fall for? Even if the guy was a total ass towards you? He did turn out to really be sweet and caring..."
"Perhaps, but you can never be too sure. If you do, just letting you know, there are many other girls you'd probably have to trample to get to him, the Queen Bee sitting right there." Sakura said pointing at Ino.
The walk home took longer than usual, Kiko had her thoughts to occupy her though.
"Oh come on! You can't possibly fall for this guy that quick!"
"Maybe I haven't fallen for him yet..."
"Yet? I see that being an important key word right now."
"I mean, I had a fantasy of him with nothing but a towel on!"
"That just proves that you're capable of having sick and perverted thoughts. Now stop thinking about him and worry more about not running into more pale, creepy men."
That night:
"Hi, may I speak to Keiko please?"
Moments later,"Yo!"
"Hey Keiko!"
"Whatsup?"
"I have a question for you."
"Shoot."
"How do you know if you love a guy?"
"Oh...this wouldn't be anyone like...Sasuke would it?"
"No, just, for one of my friends, Hinata."
"Whew! That was close."
"Oh, I think I have that magazine here somewhere. Let me see, Ah! Here it is: Are you in love? Answer these questions over a couple of days."
One: Are they always on your mind?
"These eggs are delicious! I wonder if Sasuke likes eggs..."
"Today was a long walk, I wonder if Sasuke takes his time walking home."
"That shower was amazing, I bet he likes to take long showers too, I'll have to ask him."
Two: You always want them to notice you.
"Hair up or down? Will he notice if it's up? I've had it down for a while."
"I think I'll wear black today, he seems to like that color since he wears it so much."
"I hope he stills wears that necklace."
Three: You notice things about them.
"He has nice skin."
"He always has his hands in his pockets."
"He actually smiled today, Yippee!"
If you do those three things, then the answer is most likely yes.
Sasuke walked into the store and picked up a magazine, careful not to let anyone see it. He paid for it then hurried home and locked himself in his room.
Are you in love? Answer these questions over a couple of days.
One: Are they always on your mind?
"This necklace she gave me is...pretty nice..."
"I wonder why that girl's always smiling..."
"I wonder how long she showers. Wait...why the hell am I worried about that?"
Two: You always want them to notice you.
"Wonder if she'll like the necklace..."
"I should wear a light color today, wonder if she'll say something."
"Where'd this stain come from? Oh well, I doubt she'll notice.."
Three: You notice things about them.
"Her hair looks nice."
"She wears alot of skirts."
"She's pretty when she smiles..."
If you do these three things, then the answer is most likely yes.
Sasuke heard crashing in the kitchen, and people yelling. He opened his door to see his mom and dad arguing again.
"Fugaku, just let it go. You can't control both of them."
"I don't want to control them, I want them to continue the family business."
"What business? This police force? In this neighborhood he could wind up dead!" his mother said.
He could smell the liquor on his father, even from his room. He had been drinking again, alot this time. Sasuke slowly walked out his room.
"What do you want? Come to tell me the same thing your no good brother said? Huh?" he said savagely to Sasuke.
"You're drunk dad, get a grip." Sasuke said standing by his mother.
"Oh, so you think because of that you're better than me now?" he yelled, his hands gripping the beer bottle.
"Fugaku, he never said-"
"Shut the hell up!" he yelled throwing a punch at her. Sasuke quickly moved in front of her and received it on his cheek. His father stopped, and backed up into the wall, sliding down into a sitting position, and cried. Sasuke rubbed his bruised cheek and stormed off to his room, leaving both his parents there, crying.