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Italics-flashback
chapter 11- obliviously oblivious
I noticed that a number of students were already starting to crowd around us. I don't give a damn! All I wanted as of the moment was to beat the crap out of the jerk's sorry ass.
"OH MY GOD! SASUKE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Let go of Sai please!" So, my name's back to normal eh? I never thought hearing her call me that could do a number of things to me. Right now, it's mainly rage. She refuses to call me Sasuke since we were kids, claiming that 'Sasucakes' was more special since she was the only person to call me that. Not that I'd allow anyone else to call me that.
"Sasucakes!" I turned around and saw the Dobe jogging to catch up to me. When he was near enough I let my fist connect with his jaw. He stumbled back a couple of steps.
"What the fuck Teme!" serves him right calling me something girly. Stupid moron.
"Stop calling me that, it's stupid," he was rubbing his jaw while glaring at me. I stared back nonchalantly. He was about to shout when we heard someone calling us.
"Sasucakes! Naru!" the birthday girl, Sakz, was running towards us wearing a stupid party hat. "What took you guys so long! My party is about to start! I only turn fourteen once you know! Now hurry up!" she held our hands and dragged us towards her house. We had no choice but let ourselves get dragged; she IS pretty strong when the situation calls for it. The Dobe was giving me devious looks, I ignored him as usual.
"Wait! Sakura-chan I have something for you!" I stopped and looked at the Dobe. I did not see him carrying a present so I was a bit confused as to what he was giving the pinkette. His sly smirk was back.
"Yey! What is it Naru?" she clapped her hands, her eyes shining with excitement. tch! What is it with her and presents? When the Dobe took a step closer and bent his head down towards her I had a notion as to what he was going to do. I pulled the back of his shirt and hit his head.
"What the hell Teme? You just ruined my birthday gift!" birthday gift my ass! Like I'd allow you to kiss her, moron!
"Sasucakes?" I looked at Sakz and I gave her my present instead. She directed at me MY smile. The smile I like seeing on her. It makes me feel like I'm a superhero, like I can do anything and everything. What am I saying? She's making me stupid again. I get that a lot lately. What is wrong with me?
"Hey, why doesn't she get a hit in the face?" Sakz turned to look at him. "Teme, you looney! You like it when she calls you-" he didn't get to finish his speech. I stopped him with a sharp blow to the head. His indignant protest was drowned in our female companion's laughter.
I smiled to myself. I like hearing her laugh. It helps me repress thoughts of being left alone all the time. When my parents attend numerous events around the world for business and Itachi is out of the house, which happens more often than not due to his obligations to the family empire and his busy school activities, the only thing that prevents me from going insane is her laughter. She frequents in my house more when my family is out. She never gave me a reason when I asked her as to why she was always coming over. She just smiles and shrugs my question away.
She always insists on watching comedies in my room. She'll laugh the day away while I end up sleeping beside her on my big couch. I would drift off to dreamland with her laughter in my ears and her hand playing with my hair. She makes me tenderly drowsy most of the time. And when I wake up with her sleeping on my couch with a smile on her face, I couldn't ask for more. When she's around, I feel content on life. With her, there are no expectations, no pressure, no pretense, and no exertion. I can be who I am and she would still be there with me. She was there, always there.
"Sai please!" then this stupid ass comes along! Squeezing himself in Sakz' life and when he went away he took her smile, her laugh and her heart away with him. My fist in his hand trembled and my left hand clutching his collar tightened. She's reverting back to using my 'non-special' name because of this jerk! I don't get to see my smile and I don't get to hear my laughter because of him! She smiles and she laughs but its different, it seems hallow and even fake sometimes. He broke her and he is going to pay!
"I did not do this to her Uchiha-san," I glared at him and was about to hit him again when he continued. "You did," Wait, what? I do not recall doing anything for her to cry like this!
"Sai," I looked down when Sakz whispered his name. "Sai what are you doing?" she looked panic-stricken and she went pale. She held the back of the jerk's shirt with her trembling hands. This infuriated me more. It's like she is holding on to him. Him and not me! She used to trust me with her life and now she's acting as if this bastard held her life in his hands as of the moment.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" I pushed him and he took a step backwards. He held Sakz' hand and intertwined it with his fingers. I saw red and aimed for his face. He was looking down on the pinkette and I hit him square on his jaw. I felt a surge of satisfaction when he staggered back. I was about to kick him when a hand was placed on my shoulder.
"This should be interesting," I looked up and saw my brother. He had an amused smirk evident in his face. What is he doing here? I looked back at the object of my rage and saw that Sakz was standing up and cradling his face with tears in her eyes. Fuck! So she gets hurt when the jerk gets hurt too? She loves him that much? I don't know why but I feel sick to my stomach thinking of it. I moved to kick the bastard but the hand on my shoulder squeezed hard.
"I do not think that would be a wise move foolish little brother," his tone was disapproving. "Wouldn't want to upset the apple of your eye now, would we?" he added lowly just enough to reach my ears. I sent him a what-the-fuck glare and he chuckled and shook his head at me. "You are so foolish Sasuke."
I barely noticed the increase in the number of students around us.
"Princess, are you alright?" the scary brothers are here. Good! They should assist me in beating up Sakz' worthless shit of an ex.
The twins, Nagato and Pein, were instantly beside her. Her remaining brother, the most protective of the three, turned to face me.
"What is your problem Uchiha?" I felt somebody snicker behind me. Itachi's whole team is here. What is Akatsuki doing in Konoha High?
"Come on Sasori. Give the brat a break, yeah? If there's anyone to blame, it's Bastard Sr. here."
"Shut your trap Deidara!"
"No you shut up Hidan! If Bastard Sr. had been a good role model, Bastard Jr. wouldn't have been emotionally constipated!"
"Shut the fuck up!"
"You shut the fuck up!"
I drowned out their voices after a minute. I mastered tuning out sounds I did not find important a long time ago. I deemed it a necessity since the stupid Dobe never did learn to shut his mouth. I focused my attention to the events happening in front of me.
Sakz was still sobbing and Nagato was hugging her. Pein was talking to the jerkface and Sasori was glaring at me. I figured that the odds are all against me today.
"…" if they do not agree to what I am doing then I have nothing to say. I just looked straight at Sakz, the anger I felt inside me was still growing.
Change of POV
I was not expecting this. When the Alumni president called me about a visit to Konoha High to aid in the promotion of sports, I presumed that it would be a boring activity.
As we passed by the Quadrangle we were greeted by a sight of high school brats surrounding what seemed to be spectacle of teen drama. I was to shrug it off as something mundane when Kisame talked.
"Isn't that your little brother 'tachi?" he chuckled and added, "I think he's trying to beat up somebody. Ah the dramas of high school! Gotta love it!" and the fools with us laughed with him.
"OH MY GOD! SASUKE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Let go of Sai please!" Interesting. It's my brother's pink haired friend. A friend he has been undeniably smitten with for years. He may not admit to the fact but everyone within a twelve foot radius would surely agree with me. "Sai please!" Sasuke looked homicidal and what do we have here? A third party? Seeing that my brother did not land a fist in his face then I suppose he is a worthy opponent. Sasuke turns ridiculously green every time his friend focuses her attention to somebody other than him. It turns him into a "Super Teme!" as claimed by their blonde playmate.
"I did not do this to her Uchiha-san," he is talking back to an enraged Sasuke, splendid! My foolish little brother would surely take that well. "You did," hmmnnn. This trip was not a waste of time after all. If my brother would get into these kinds of situations more then I would be compelled to visit his school often. As often as my schedule allows me that is.
"What do you think is happening? Shouldn't you go and stop them Tach?" I felt a hand holding on to my right arm. Trust Konan to be concerned of the children. Mother would be proud that her future daughter-in-law agitates herself on matters as trivial as high school drama. They would surely agree with each other on that area.
"It's okay Konan. The pinkette can control Bastard Jr. I've seen her 'turn off' little Sasuke's anger button a thousand times in the past," even my friends are aware of Sasuke's feelings. "Foolish Bastard Jr. just needs to get over his denial to get her you know! I trust that she had been patiently waiting for him for years, although the events happening now suggests otherwise," he motioned to the trio. "Maybe little Pinky got tired of waiting and hooked up with pale ass over there."
"What is happening?" and this makes it more interesting. The arrival of the twins and their younger brother will heighten up the mood today.
"Oh hey Pein! Bastard Jr. is kicking somebody's butt and your little sister will stop him," when will Deidara learn to shut up?
"What the fuck are you talking about?" I turned my attention back to my brother. 3rd Party held Little Pinky's hand. Wrong move 3rd Party, wrong move. If Sasuke had at least a miniscule of control left in him, then that control would be gone by now. I took quick steps towards them, it may be entertaining to watch my brother in action but I have a feeling that four of my companions-the siblings and Konan- wouldn't like it. As predicted, Sasuke delivered a blow to 3rd Party's face. I would have commended him if it was a spar. Seeing that he didn't plan on stopping soon, I made my presence known.
"This should be interesting," I held Sasuke's shoulder. He stopped his assault for a moment to look at me. When he saw that 3rd Party's face was cradled by Little Pinky's hands however, he tried to move towards them again.
"I do not think that would be a wise move foolish little brother," I could physically stop him if needed. I am almost a hundred percent certain that he would be unreasonable. "Wouldn't want to upset the apple of your eye now, would we?" I could not stop myself from adding. His reaction was priceless. "You are so foolish Sasuke," tch! Your denial would one day be the end of you foolish little brother.
"Princess, are you alright?" the ever protective brothers are in action now. Nagato and Pein went to their only sister and Sasori faced us.
"What is your problem Uchiha?" ah the glares. I haven't seen that glare in ages. Foolish Sasuke still does not comprehend why the glares were only directed at him. Tch!
"Come on Sasori. Give the brat a break, yeah? If there's anyone to blame, it's Bastard Sr. here," Deidara, Deidara. When will you learn to stop worthless information leaking from your mouth?
"Shut your trap Deidara!" And here is another one. I still hold respect for Kakuzu for putting up with Hidan's filthy mouth. Eight years of being roommates must have granted him immunity from it.
"No you shut up Hidan! If Bastard Sr. had been a good role model, Bastard Jr. wouldn't have been emotionally constipated!"
"Shut the fuck up!"
"You shut the fuck up!"
"If the two of you won't stop this childish bickering I am going to castrate both of you using a rusted spoon dipped in acid," the two immediately shut up. "I'll do it agonizingly slow too so you'll feel every bit of pain possible," I knew there was a reason why I was together with my amazing girl. She said every word with such a serious composure one would think that she was talking about the stock market. "Now be good and let us focus at the problem at hand," she turned towards Sasuke and smiled sweetly "Sasu-chan, if you won't calm down a big ugly fight will start," she put her hands in her hips. "What seems to be the problem here?"
Sasuke was still glaring holes at 3rd Party's head. "Someone is about to make a stupid decision," he transferred his glare to the pinkette "without thinking of the consequences that she'll produce once the decision is done and over with."
The crying girl looked his way. "What are you talking about? What decision?" she sniffed but she stopped crying and held her head high. "Just because you're pissed doesn't mean you can go around punching somebody's face," she got out from Nagato's hold and faced Sasuke fully. She is getting bolder nowadays. When did she start standing up to my brother? She used to be meek and submissive when Sasuke initiates authority. "Sai didn't do anything to you, why the hell did you punch him you bastard!" her voice was on edge. I heard Zetzu whisper "I think she's gonna blow" behind me. I must say I agree. I looked back and saw that our cousin Tobi was vigorously nodding his head in agreement.
"Whoa! Go pinky!" She gave Deidara a withering look that made the blonde shut up.
"Shut it blondie! This does not concern you!" Heh. Sasuke and I are brothers. I take it that we get attracted to girls who get scary when angry. I wonder how he'll react to this.
"What the hell is going on here?" I did not notice the arrival of two more blondes. "Teme what did you do this time?" he took another look at the little pinkette and glared at Sasuke. "I am so going to kick your ass!"
"What gives you the idea that I did this Dobe!" it is decidedly amusing seeing various colors in my brother's face. He just turned from light red to full blown crimson.
"Forehead only cries like that when you do something stupid Sasuke!" the other blonde went beside the pinkette and sent her own glare to Sasuke. Good! He needs a good amount of those before he finally gets it.
"What the hell are you all talking about?" confusion was evident in his features. I decided to help him a little. I am his brother after all.
"I pity you foolish little brother," I poked his forehead and started to walk away. The snickers around us intensified. "Just admit that you are in love with her already," he looked incredulous. I know he is going to say something he'll regret if he won't be careful. "Your confession is due more than a decade ago," there! Let's see if he turns this into the fairy tale ending Little Pinky wants or the disaster I expect he would bestow upon himself. I suspect that he would do the latter. He is unorthodoxly clueless.
"Aniki, why are girls stupid?" I stopped writing my essay and looked down on my seven-year old brother. He was pouting and he was holding his left knee. His shirt was dirty and twigs were present in his hair.
"Has Kaa-san seen you yet?" She would be upset upon seeing her baby Sasu-chan all battered up. I took his hand from his knee and viewed the damage. It was just a tiny scrape. I fairly have an idea of what could have happened. This surely has something to do with-
"Sakz cried again," he puffed his cheeks. Just as I suspected, his little friend was a constant topic from him these couple of days. I raised an eyebrow in question. "It's the Dobe's fault!"
"No need to shout Sasuke," I removed the twigs that were stubbornly sticking in his hair. "What happened? Did you play ninja and spar with little Uzumaki and lost again?"
"I did not lose to that blockhead! He cheated!" I nodded to keep him from going upset.
Without further encouragement, he told me his story.
"We were playing house because Sakz wanted to and the Dobe was stupid enough to agree," I chuckled. He forgot that he also agreed to it, thereby having him in the same category as the little blonde. The two of them were putty in the little pinkette's tiny hand." and the Dobe said that we needed a momma and a daddy," he looked at me to see if I was paying attention, I smiled at him. "He said that Sakz should be the momma and he should be the daddy but I did not agree," oh, I see where this is going.
"Why, did you want to be the Daddy?" I inquired feigning disinterest. He reacts violently once you insinuate that he's jealous of the blonde's closeness to the little pinkette.
He looked down and huffed. Then he crossed his arms and glared at the window. "I told them that it was a stupid game," he stomped his foot and continued "then she cried and the Dobe punched me! So I punched him back!" This is a common occurrence. The three of them play, Sasuke says something stupid, the pinkette cries, the little blonde "protects Sakura-chan's honor" and fights Sasuke, and everyone goes home with tears and a few scrapes.
"So girls are stupid because your little friend cried?"
"NO! Girls are stupid because when Sakz cried, I wanted to cry with her!" He stomped his foot again. I was a bit taken aback by his answer. "Crying is stupid! And when she makes me cry with her it gets more stupid!" He was waving his hands in frustration. "She makes me act stupid so girls are stupid!" He almost lost his breathe after his little speech.
His cluelessness before could be attributed to his tender age, but being obliviously oblivious at eighteen is just plain ridiculous.
The snickers quieted down as the crowd waited for his answer. I was a few feet away when I heard him sputter. Sasuke never sputters.
"Huh. Wah? What? Itachi you bastard! What are you talking about?" I turned around and looked at him. Poor Sasuke, you don't know what you've gotten yourself into. "I don't love her, I mean how could I love her?" You are digging your own hole, "She's Sakz! Sakz! My friend since forever! You have got to be joking!" And I truly hope you could get your way out.
I moved my eyes towards little Pinky. Her eyes were wide and full of betrayal and hurt. Sasuke's eyes followed my lead. He let out an "Oh shit!" and extended his hand towards her. She took a step backwards and looked at him straight in the eyes with tears running down her cheeks.
"I hate you Sasuke."
ahmm..
Don't hate me?
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