Oh Phobias!
Chapter 7: Enochlophobia (Part 1)
Fear of crowds
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He refused to believe he was sick, really. He wasn't. Though for precautionary reasons he went to the doctor about his terrible cough.
That seem to occur when Hinata was present.
He, apparently wasn't old enough to check into the hospital by himself or so Mikoto said. She sat beside him, casually flipping the page of a Child Care magazine. "Oh, Sasuke look," she pointed at a new diaper advertisement with a drooling baby. "Isn't he cute!"
He grunted, crossing his arms. She smiled sweetly. "Now, Sasuke I know you're at that age-"
"I've been at that age." He muttered before she had a chance to start the lecture.
She gasped and grabbed his forearm. "I'm too young for grandkids!" He glanced over at his over dramatic mother. "Or..." A light blush tinged her cheeks and she lightly patted his arm.
The corner of his lip twitched at her tone. She was not thinking that he was... "Or what?"
She shrugged slowly, "I shouldn't be so quick to judge." She pulled at the sleeve of her dress before looking up at him. "If you like...boys."
"I don't." He snapped.
"Sasuke, it's ok-"
He turned to her, she just blinked innocently. "Mom, I have plenty of-"
"Uchiha, Sasuke!" A nurse called. He smirked at his wide eyed mother before standing.
"S-Sasuke! Come here! What was that?!" He chuckled darkly before disappearing behind the wall. The nurse busied herself with the clipboard.
"Uchiha-san, what seems to be the problem?" She led him into a vacant room. He sat on the bed, trying not to move too much on the tissue like sheet.
He scowled at the petite woman. "Where's the doctor?"
She smiled. "I am the doctor," she flashed her ID before further irritating him with the sound of pen against paper. "Now, what seem to be the problem."
"I have this cough." He rest a hand on his chest.
She nodded and scribbled. "Do you smoke?" Her pen hovered for a moment.
He paused. "No."
She glanced up before writing more. "Well, when do you have this cough?"
He didn't know if he could trust this doctor. He didn't like the way she looked at him, how nonchalant she was about this serious matter. "Well," he started and she started scribbling.
Matter of fact, she never stopped scribbling. What in the Hell had he said that was so write-worthy?
He cleared his throat and stood up. Her brows lifted in question. "Uchiha-san, where are you going?"
He stuffed his hands in his pocket. "Never mind." And so, he concluded when his mother pressed on trying to see why he left and he gave her a simple reply: he wasn't sick.
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Hyuuga Hinata wasn't by any means stupid...well she didn't like to think she was...
She was fully aware of Sasuke's attempt to woo her, it was hard to keep a straight face sometimes. She honestly thought he would lose interest in her like he was known to do, or at least those were the rumors.
Yet, even after vomiting on him almost three times he was still chasing her - He was tempting, very tempting. Somewhere between refusing him and having food poisoning for two weeks, she started to maybe, just a little, like him. It was hard not to but that was just it. He had plenty of prettier girls yet, he liked her and because she told him he was afraid of love.
On that matter, she feared he was just pretending to prove a point. A dangerous point that could ultimately break her heart just when she finally moved on from Naruto. It was weird, she didn't love him anymore but she couldn't help but still get sad when he makes advances at Sakura.
She brushed her hair and sighed, "Love stinks."
Hanabi poked in. "You're in love again?" She teased.
Hinata pouted and turned to her sister. "No," she walked out of the bathroom. "I am not."
The younger sister laughed. "Yeah, says the girl wearing his shirt."
Hinata clutched the large shirt, "Shut up! G-go!" She fell on the bed as the girl left. She curled in the fabric. "So what?"
"HEARD THAT!" Hanabi yelled and Hinata fell off the bed.
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"I won! I finally won." He stood and cheered. "Jokes on you, teme! You can kiss my big blond a-"
Sasuke raised a hand. "Congrats, you've been playing on Ghost Mode."
Azure eyes widen. "W-What?"
"After beating you twelve times I switched it," He yawned. "But I mean - you won, congrats."
"You fucking dick douchebag!"
Sasuke shrugged. "Hey, language," He rubbed his arm. "You've won your first game, what is that? Thirty-six to one?"
Naruto growled before plopping back down. "At least I can ask the girl I like out."
"And get rejected - painfully," He added causing the idiot to fume. "It'll be in your best interest to stay out of my business."
The dobe grinned. "Sakura told me you gave her food poisoning, good going Casanova."
Part of Sasuke wanted to punch Naruto in the face, the other part wanted to get someone to punch Sakura then the more stable part of him just wanted to be alone.
When he decided not to speak, something in Naruto thought it was perfect timing to- "Me and Sakura are dating."
Bored ebony eyes met the pair in front of him. "Oh."
He grinned. "Aren't you happy for me?" Sasuke rubbed his temples thoroughly tired of the hyperactive boy. "I'd be happy for you."
"Just sh-"
"Are you jealous?"
Sasuke squared his jaw and grabbed Naruto by the collar pulling him to the front foor. "Congrats, now leave."
"Wh-"
"Leave." He slammed it shut. "Idiot."
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Sometimes Naruto liked to think Sasuke's greatest gift was his ability to look upset when he was really, actually excited.
He invited the brooding boy to the movies with him, Sakura, and of course Hinata. Naruto knew when his friend's brow rose just a fraction that he was bubbling over inside with happiness.
"Tonight could be the night, Sasuke." He smiled as onyx eyes glanced at him the back at the road.
"For what exactly?" He muttered.
"For you to ask Hinata-chan out!" He didn't miss the twitch at his jaw. "I mean, are you scared?"
"I'm not scared."
"Then why is it that the Almighty Uchiha Sasuke can't have the girl he wants?" He grinned. Sasuke refrained from telling the idiot that HE was actually the problem.
He let out a struggled breath when they pulled into the parking lot. It didn't take ten seconds to spot the bubble gum haired girl. Naruto looked as if he wanted to explode with happiness.
Sasuke walked calmly to the girl. Naruto yelled her names even though she wasn't even five feet away. Sasuke scowled and rubbed his arm. Hanging out with Naruto for a time longer than three hours and he got a very annoying rash.
Sakura smiled freely at the blond. Sasuke was relieved when Naruto told him they were together, not jealous. She looked much happier with the knucklehead boy. "Shut it, Naruto."
There was something wrong. Sasuke blinked. "Where is she?"
Naruto threw his arm over the pinkette's shoulder. "What if I told you I lied and this was just an excuse to hang out."
Onyx eyes twitched and the scratching commenced. Sakura frowned. "Look, Naruto you gave him another rash."
He pouted. "I don't think it's possible for my presence to give him a rash," Sasuke growled in irritation and showed him the red blotchiness on his arm. "Well, I've been wrong before."
Sasuke stepped towards the nervous blond. "W-What's going on?" He turned slowly to see Hinata in a rather large Christmas sweater and ripped jeans...holding four tickets, which explains why she wasn't there.
Sasuke rubbed his throat. "Nothing," He took his ticket, her wrist and the rest of his dignity and went inside.
He wasn't obsessed with her. No. That was crazy, only lunatics obsess over someone. He was not a lunatic. He just enjoyed her company, didn't want to share her with anyone else and...something he wasn't willing to think too hard about.
But he wasn't obsessed.
They look a seat in the middle, he sat on the inner seat because she didn't want to sit by a stranger. He was fine with that, whatever she wanted.
It was during the movie when he had to come to terms with himself. Was it normal for him to want to sleep in her scent? Was it abnormal for him to think that if he had to die he would want to drown endlessly in her eyes? He knew it was strange, and oddly enough he didn't quite care.
He couldn't have, not when her head was buried in his shirt because the movie was too scary. So he took a chance, cliched and probably just worn out.
He reached down and interlaced their hands, she looked over at him as he placed his lips at her knuckles. "Hinata..." He whispered watching the hues from the movie bounced off her eyes. Her lips were slightly parted.
She froze as he leaned over, not even half way... He waited, and it seemed like forever for her body to lean. His eyes never left her lips. Her hand shyly found the back of his neck when their foreheads touched.
Her heart was pounding as he moved to close the distance, her eyelids felt heavy feeling his breath touch her lip. A smile reached her before the sound of blood splashing, followed by a scream, then a shower of buttered popcorn fell on their heads.
They looked back at Naruto standing. His eyes and mouth were wide from screaming. "Oh shit!" Azure eyes met onyx eyes, and he swallowed. "...oh shit." He sat down.
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Sasuke was silently fuming during the whole movie. He was so mad, he spent the whole time rubbing his rash and planning his painful revenge. After the movie let out, Sakura and Naruto disappeared.
Sasuke stood against the wall, the smell of butter smelled lodged in his nose. Hinata smiled as she walked up to him. "You're upset?"
He glanced over. "Is it obvious?" He muttered sarcastically.
She giggled before wrapping her arms around his torso. His eyes fell on her head. "I had a g-great time." Came her muffled voice.
He sighed. "Me too," She pulled back with a giggle. "What?"
She reached up on her tiptoes. "You missed some popcorn," her voice trailed off seeing his eyes. "Sasuke," He hummed still pissed about Naruto. She wrapped her arms around his neck before pecking his lips.
He blinked five times. "Unh."
She squeaked before burying her head in his jacket. "I'm s-sorry!" She felt him chuckle, it was a wonderful sound to listen to, his heartbeat was so strong.
"Hinata," He wrapped his arms around her smaller body. She looked up before feeling his lips on hers. The thumping her heartbeat went through was almost painfully.
He moved slowly over her lips, silently asking if it was okay and she nodded slowly leaning upwards. The many thoughts that ran through her head halted for this moment.
He pulled her closer until she could feel his thumping heart in her chest. Her hands found the nape of his neck when he gently bit on her lower lip.
Sadly oxygen was necessary and he pulled away. She panted against his chest, her face had to be flaming red. He pulled her away, there was a smirk on his lips. "Thank you."
She nodded before finding refuge in his arms. Lips still tingling and heart still racing, she vaguely heard, "I'll take you home." He took her hand and led her to the car.
Naruto fell from behind the corner, "Ne, Sakura-chan!" He stood up. "Today our boy becomes a man."
She smiled. "Let's not rush it," she took his hand. "She's good for him." They watched her rest her head on his arm as they walked to the car. "Alright, let's go."
Naruto grinned following his girlfriend, totally excited to see what's going to happen next.
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Author Note: And I know you are too! I hope this is pacing out well, tell me how'd I do! Greatly appreciated, baby bubbles!
