Short, but plotted! Ooh...Um...Ignore me...This part just popped into my head...Yeah, Sasuke's still a jerk. We all knew that.
FANfiction, note the part in caps...
Stupid Sasuke,
I'm writing this in a letter to you, because if I see you right now I just know that I'll end up hitting you. Repeatedly. And Sean and Kevin will probably help.
How could you embarrass Naruto like that?! I know that in the few weeks you've been here, you two have settled into a routine of argue, fight, act-like-nothing-ever-happened, but this was something that I don't think Naruto's going to forget anytime soon.
Beating him in a fight? Fine, you've already done it more than once. But then, to rub it in his face, in front of everyone…In my head, I know that you didn't really mean it, that you were just riling him up, but even I can't help but be furious.
I don't know what reaction you were waiting for, but did it ever occur to you to try a different method, since that one didn't seem to work after ten-minutes of straight insults? And he just stood there, red-faced, and took it! He wouldn't let the others, or even me, say anything in his defense.
Every time I think I understand you, Sasuke, you pull something like this, and I feel like I'm right back at the beginning. You know that what Naruto is like; you know enough about him to hit exactly where it hurts, and sometimes, it seems like you take pleasure in that fact.
I would ask what is wrong with you, but I already know. Heck, I probably know better than you do. Moron.
First thing tomorrow, you are going to apologize, even if I have to drag you over hot coals to get you to him. Got it?
Haruhi
Haruhi,
I'd supply the coals.
Sasuke
Subject: Sasuke's stupid, but getting better
Isa,
It's hard to believe that Sasuke can be so immature. I mean, yeah, he's only 16, but still, I think it has to have something to do with having a penis. Seriously, I think that it lowers your IQ--in particular, your emotional IQ--by at least ten points.
I have to say though, that every once in a while, he surprises me in a slightly more pleasant way.
Yesterday, after their daily sparring match, Sasuke took to insulting Naruto. Now, that in itself is nothing new, but the viciousness was definitely not common. I know why he did it, too, and if it weren't almost sweet, I'd be a lot angrier than I actually am--though I'd never let Sasuke think that I'm not as angry as I seem.
While we were hanging out the day before yesterday, a girl from our school came up and started flirting with Naruto. And I mean REALLY flirting; she was hanging all over him in a really tight outfit. It was hysterically funny for the rest of us, because Naruto--as usual--had no clue what was going on. But Sasuke just clammed up as soon as she touched Naruto. He barely said a word for the rest of the night, and then he was a real jerk to Naruto yesterday, mocking him pretty brutally in the middle of the School.
I had Lao give him a note from me, telling him that if he didn't apologize he wouldn't know what'd hit him. But his reply made me feel a little better; it seems like he was feeling really guilty (which, of course, served him right!) Oh yeah, and Lao said that his eyes were all red and puffy, like he hadn't slept, and his hair was all over the place.
I think he would have apologized even if I hadn't told him to, and that's really saying something. I mean, this is Sasuke we're talking about! I doubt he's ever sincerely apologized for anything in his entire life, the jerk! But first thing this morning, before even I got to Naruto's to pick him up for school, Sasuke went over.
Neither of them would give the details of the apology, but by the time I got there, they were sitting there, eating breakfast like nothing had ever happened. I even think that Sasuke cooked for Naruto, because Iruka doesn't get up until later, and the last time I checked, Naruto couldn't make toast, let alone pancakes and eggs.
I'm glad that they made up without any real prodding from me. I say that I'm working on getting them together, but nothing could really happen if I was the one doing all of the work. And this is already something different from the other times; when I said that I doubted that he'd ever apologized for anything in his entire life, I didn't mean just this one. In all our times together, he's always been too aware of his family, of his duty or pride, of everything around him, to ever just let himself be aware of his feelings. No matter what he did or didn't do, he had a ready excuse, and it never had anything to do with HIM.
We're finally getting somewhere. Thank the gods.
Haruhi