Chapter 26
Don't Tear Away
"It's so cold out here. Where are we going?" The blonde teen rubbed his hands together and exhaled hot air on them. The raven boy who's ahead of him rolled his eyes. He stopped walking and faced his best friend.
"I'm going home. You can fuck around for all I care."
"What!? I thought we were going to hangout today!? C'mon man! We never-" An icy cold snowball hit the back of his head. He turned around to see an out of breath Yamanaka girl. His eyes widen.
"Shit." Naruto muttered under his breath.
"Who forgets to hang out with their GIRLFRIEND!?" Ino screamed. In a blur, flashes of yellow zoomed through the busy white streets of Konoha. Sasuke was finally at peace until he felt someone next to him. He sides glanced and what surprised him was the little Hyuga girl, bundled up with her long beige coat and red scarf.
She was so close to him that their arms were brushing against each other. Somehow, Sasuke felt a bit awkward from how close the two now. He would move but that would make it even more complicated.
What?
No. No. Why would the Uchiha think that it would be complicated? Sasuke shook his thoughts out of his mind before it gets too extreme.
"Hello." She cut the awkward silence. Sasuke fixed his hoodie.
"Hey."
The air silent between the two. Neither of them spoken after that. Only stood there watching the world before them.
"Those two need some work."
"Agreed." The power couple peeked on the side of the building at the raven and indigo teens. They came around to meet the two ahead.
"Let's go somewhere together. Just to pass time before we head home." Ino wrapped her arms around Hinata's and Sasuke's shoulder. Sasuke sighed, making Hinata giggle. Sasuke shot Hinata a look to make her stop but she kept on giggling.
The four found their way at the movie theaters. Naruto dragged Ino to the front but she stopped him saying they'll go blind. Naruto complained for a while until he figured that she has a point. They sat at the back corner. Sasuke was going to follow them but Hinata already seated herself.
Well done, Hinata. Ino cheered in her head.
Sasuke shrugged and sat next to her. The lights dimmed as the movie goes through the opening scene of a forest. Mysterious music creeps in the speakers on the side of the room. Popcorn in her hand shivered.
"Sas-Sasuke, what movie is-is this?" Hinata asked. Sasuke smirked. He tilts his head to the side to whisper in her ear the title of the movie. His lips were so close to her blushing ear.
"The Crazy." His breathe brushed her ear and cheek. She slightly turned her head to look at him. He caught her close gaze. Big mistake she ever made.
Popcorn exploded on the two face. The tall teen jumped up, shaking off the popcorn off his pants and hair. Hinata tries to apologize but the audience shushed them from all that ruckus. As the scene of the movie got too intense to scare the crowd, Sasuke pulled Hinata out of the room to the lobby. He didn't bother to interfere with the blondes since they were pretty occupied.
Hinata threw the bucket in the trash and headed to the bathroom to try to get rid of the buttery smell. As much as he hates butter, he didn't want to go to a public bathroom to do the same. So, he just waited for her.
Hands stuffed in his jacket pockets, hoodie hood shielding parting his face, face blank as paper with no words. Look bad and mysterious as always, he caught someone eye.
"Hi!" Sasuke stared down at this random girl who leaped in front of him. Any guy would feel lucky to get her attention. She had glossy rose hair that bounce perfectly in each movement. Brown eyes that sparkles a bit of gold in the light. Nice curves here and here. And her fashion was cute and decent for the weather. She reminded him of Sakura but her hair was a darker shade of pink.
Sasuke didn't know what to say. He rather say nothing and erase her presence. But she didn't let that happen.
"Do you go to Konoha High?" She asked. Her voice was high. Like annoying high.
"Yeah." The girl shivered inside by the sound of his voice.
"I'll be attending there for my junior year. I go to an all-girl school. It's quite fun but I rather be in a school with mix gender ya'know. You have nice sense of style. Oh, yeah…" She kept talking. And talking. Sasuke was close to walk away until Hinata stepped out brushing her hair behind her neck.
"Hitama!"
"H-Haruhi?" The girl that use to be her best friend from the all-girl school. Hinata blinked. Not believing the girl right in front of her was talking to Sasuke. Alone? Usually she be with her posy. Where are they?
Arms wrapped Hinata's neck. She frozen when the girl that looked at her sickly back then hugged her. Hinata felt kind of weird. Sasuke ignored their little reuniting and carried on to step out the bubble. But the bubble came right back.
"Hey! What's your name? Won't you tell me?" She reached for his hand. Sasuke swiftly snatched his hand away and glared at her. Who was she to touch him? Hinata grew worried.
"Hitama, would you like to introduce me to your friend?" Hinata flushed. She wasn't raised to be rude. Opal eyes glanced at onyx. He didn't care what she do. Tell her. Like he cares.
"This is my friend. Uchiha Sasuke."
"Uchiha!? The great Uchiha?! You know Uchiha Mikoto attended to my school years ago. She was class president, had won all tennis tournaments, directed the best school plays, and…" She kept going about the boy's mother. Obviously, she doesn't know that she was talking about his mother. Seemed like his mother made history.
"Anyway, I'm Tachibana Haruhi." She smiled. A killer look for any guy to fall for. Hinata shyly stared at her feet. Sasuke didn't come here to make friends. He has enough. The Uchiha grunted and grabbed Hinata's arm.
"W-wait! Where are you goin-" They just left her there. As they turned the corner, Sasuke moved even faster and the two climbed the steps down. Spotting a door at the end of the narrow hall, Sasuke and Hinata ended up outside behind the theaters.
"We lost her." He inhaled and exhaled deeply. Hinata burst out laughing.
"We were running away?" Her teeth teased him.
"Of course. She talks for days." Sasuke leaned against the wall. Hinata followed his move and hugged herself. It's cold.
"We use to be best friends." Sasuke's ear twitched.
"Really?"
"Yeah. But things happened. And she changed. Mor-More like she was running away from me." She frowned. The flashback in the locker room. The disgusted faces scaring her. Hinata shivered. Those faces haunt her.
"She saw them too." Sasuke saying it as if he saw them. But of course, silly Hinata. He saw all of them. At the hospital. When she had no care for each stitch and cuts all over her body.
"Yeah."
"Well, I'm not running away." Hinata's cheeks tinted pink. The moon peaked out from the clouds and the snow fell gracefully.
Steps crunched the snow on the ground. Hinata watched the Uchiha every move. His large hands cupped her now darken cheeks. Hinata looks away one quick second and looks back at his up-close face. She opened her mouth. Nothing came out of those trembling lips.
His fingers trailed behind her neck. Brushing the nape up and down, feeling the small lumps of a previous scar. Hinata almost cried. She never let anyone this close touch any part of her. She shivered from his cold finger tips and his warm breath against her face. The smell of popcorn lingered on him.
"Weird, right?" She scoffed.
"Very. I can feel your heart beat." Her chest tightened. He smirks. Now rubbing his thumbs in circle on her neck. The red scarf unraveled.
The world paused. The snow stopped. The moon aimed its eye at them. Hinata's fingers twitched robotically. A pinch drained her blood flow. Something slimy and wet almost made the world turn black. And the soft plush warmed the coldness off her body. She windpipe held a tight grip.
"It stopped for a second just now." He spoked on her skin. He pulled his lips away from her neck to give space between them. Hinata's opal eyes never tear away from the sly Uchiha.
Neither did his.
A cloud escaped her lips.
MDKat:
Sorry for the months of not hitting you guys up on anything. I just didn't had any effort to write. I grew lazy when I was busy working and doing school work. UGhhhhhh. Growing up.