Days passed much like they had since we were released. Sasuke hadn't shown since the night me joined me on the roof. Honestly, I was disappointed. I wanted him to be around, but at the same point I understood that he was dealing with the situation in his own way. I couldn't force him, I wouldn't force him to come around. He was like a feral cat. I knew he would appear when he wanted to. If I were to attempt to trap him it would just make him run. So I just had to accept the situation for what it was. Not that I liked it. Not one bit.
Sakura also wasn't around. She was still on her mission and no one would give me a time when she would be coming back home. It frustrated me to no end. I wanted to talk with her, and if I was honest even more so then I wanted to speak with Sasuke. I didn't know where I stood with her at all. The whole uncertainty of the situation was driving me mad. I hoped that it was something I could repair. I prayed that I could fix it, but I couldn't if she wasn't around. I also feared for the outcome if I couldn't.
The day before I was meant to meet with the hokage, I found myself wandering the out skirts of the village. I couldn't stand staying cooped up for any longer. Not to mention the fact that Koji was so bored he had taken to cooking. It was a disaster. I tried to help him but it just ended with us snapping at each other. So I left before we wound up grappling with each other in the middle of the kitchen. It was a good thing that Naruto would more then likely be there in the morning. I would let the man eat what ever abomination it was that Koji created and he would, with a smile.
After a while I found my self walking by the memorial stone. Since I gained my sight I have thought about this place several times. I told myself that I should go, that I should see their names on the stone. I couldn't bring myself to do it. Perhaps it was cowardice . I don't know. I didn't want anything to pull me down in that first week I had my sight back. I just wanted to enjoy the experiences I was having. I didn't want to feel sorrow. That didn't really matter though. Since I had all my memories brought back to the surface, there was always a sense of melancholy.
Slowly I let my feet bring me to the large stone. So much larger then it had been when I was a child. Hundreds of new names were now etched in. I let my eyes roam over the neighbors of my of my family. So many names, only a few that I recognized. Not that I even really knew them, no just sir names that I was familiar with. My eyes kept moving from etched character to etched character. It wasn't that I was searching for them. At least, I wasn't in a hurry to find them. It was stupid, in a way. It was as if I thought that if I didn't see the names, that would mean it wasn't real. It didn't matter that I felt the names already. It didn't matter that they had been gone for years. This would be the final recognition of their deaths.
Without searching my eyes landed on Goro's name. My breath hissed through my teeth at the intake. I didn't let my eyes move from his name for a few moments. I just stood and stared. Brother. I thought as I slowly raised my hand and let my fingers brush over the kanji of his name.
"I should have come earlier. I am sorry," I murmur as I let my eyes roam for the other names. Next was Yumma, as with with Goro I let my finger run softly over the name, before moving to Hisako. I felt the corners of my mouth move up into a sad smile as I look at the way our names were forever intertwined.
A soft sigh left my lips as I feel another chakra approaching. It was a public area, people could come and go as they please but I couldn't help but be taken back that my time had been intruded upon. I ran my tongue over my teeth in hopes that it will stop the frown that was beginning to pull.
I stay standing in front of the monument. I didn't bother turning as I felt them approach. I doubt anyone came here to find companionship or a discussion.
"You are an idoit," the person behind me suddenly spoke up after a few moments. Instantly my brow arch up as I turned to look at who it was.
A woman, around my age stood glaring at me. Her brown eyes, that were almost black, were hard as she stared at me. Her chocolate brown hair moving softly in the wind, as did the sun dress she was wearing. The red triangles harsh on her pale flesh of her cheeks.
"Hana?" I breathed her name. Immediately one dark brown brow arched up at my voice.
"Yeah Hana," she nearly growled as she took a step forward. "And you are Uchiha Shisui the giant idiot." I couldn't move as she stalked forward again. If there was one person in the village I was close to it was this girl. The girl that had been on my genin team. The girl that was my first crush and my first kiss. "Do you know how much I cried after I thought you died? I thought it was in part my fault. That I wasn't there for you after…." Her dark eyes began to fill as she took in a shaky breath. I knew what she was going to say. After our teammate died, our team was dissolved. I went to work with the Uchiha police and ANBU and she went to work within her clan. We didn't see each other as much, but she was still one of my best friends.
"Hana, it had nothing to do with you…" I finally was able to move my body as I took a step forward.
"I KNOW!" She screeched. Her mouth pursed as her lips began to quiver. "I know," she repeated softly. "You're still an idiot," her tone turned steely as did her face. All I could do was sigh. I know that my choices hurt other people. I wish they didn't, but at the time I didn't know what else there was to do. She sighed as the hurt I caused once again showed on her face. " I know why you did it. I was in the court room for your trial. But, Shisui, you had other options. I mean you could have come to my clan. We would have protected you," she said softly. Slowly I shook my head.
"No," I said softly. "Hana, that wouldn't have worked. There was so much going on. Danzo would have spun it to make your kin to be traitors. Maybe what I did wasn't the best, but I didn't want to drag others into what was happening," I can't even look at her as I speak. I kept my gaze to the ground.
"I don't care," she huffed. "We could have figured something out, if not then we would have fought for you." I couldn't help the snort that escaped my mouth. I looked up to see her glaring at my reaction.
"Don't you get it? What I did, what Itachi did, was to make sure that there wasn't an fighting within the village. I was willing to be excommunicated from my clan to make sure there wasn't a civil war," I growled. I was getting angry. There really wasn't a reason for me to be. There were probably better ways to go about it. I just couldn't come up with anything. That was more then likely it. I was angry at myself for failing. I thought so much would change if I sacrificed myself. "I didn't want to die," I muttered. My voice losing all anger in it. "I didn't want to…" I couldn't speak. My breath was hiccuping. It wasn't a panic attack, it was just I was disappointed. Even after all these years, I couldn't let it go.
"Oh, Shisui," Hana sighed as she brought me into her arms. She held me tight as I struggled to gain control of my breathing. "You aren't the only idiot," she said softly against my ear. "I am sorry. I was just so angry. I thought that I was over it. That I accepted what had happened. Then I heard that you were back and all that I felt came back. I was so fucking sad and angry that you left. That you left me. I was the last living member of my team," she pulled away and looked into my eyes. Tears were streaming down her face. " Don't get me wrong. I am also so fucking happy that you are here. That you are alive. That I have my friend back," she was now sobbing and hiccupping her way through her tears. I tried to smile, but my face was twisting as tears leaked from my eyes. She pulled me again to her. "Just so you know," her voice was nearly a whisper as she spoke against my cheek. "You are a part of the reason that half of my clan wasn't wiped out." I pull back to look at her. I didn't know where she was going with this. She let out a soft sigh as she released me. She took a few steps to the stone, her back to me as she raised her hand and brushed her fingers over a name. I followed her movements and furrowed brow to see her tracing Hisako.
"She is the reason I, and so many people, are here today," she breathed as she looked over her shoulder. "If you hadn't influenced her life, she may have not had the abilities that she did. She would not have been able to heal," she tore her eyes off of me. They seemed to glaze as she looked down at the ground, her mouth pursing slightly. "I was there. I knew her. Her and Koji served under me and Mom," she shook her head lightly. " What she did. Sacrificing herself like that saved over twenty of us. And that doesn't even include our ninkin. Gods, she truly was amazing," she swallowed then looked up to me all her features drawn down with sadness. "I am sorry Shisui. I seemed to fail you and my team again, without even knowing," her face began to twist as she let out a raw sob. The moment she began talking about Hisako… I felt a lump in my throat. She did good. But I was selfish. I wanted her here and alive, but at the same time I was grateful that Hana was here in front of me. My emotions warred inside me. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
"You never failed me," I said softly keeping my eyes shut. "You could never fail me. Hisako… she would have sacrificed herself no matter what. That was just the kind of girl she was, if she could save even one person she…" I shook my head and looked down at her watery eyes. "I know she would be happy you are here," I smile. It was an awkward conversation. I didn't really know what to say. So we stood looking at each other not knowing what to do or say… at least I didn't know what to do.
"So I am going to be speaking with Hokage-sama about going on missions. Maybe, I don't know. Maybe we can go together on one?" I smile to her and shift my weight on my feet. I just needed to fill the air. I never thought seeing her would be so difficult. She smiled at me before softly shaking her head.
"Ah, well I won't be going on any missions for a while," she said as her hands went to her lower stomach to cradle it. My eyes followed her movement and stared for a brief moment before it clicked.
"You're going to be a mama…" I mumbled softly, my eye remained on the miniscule bump of her stomach. She let out a soft laugh and I look up to her smiling face.
"Already am," she grinned as she looked down. "This is number two. I have a little girl. Two year old." My eyes were wide as I looked at her. She already had a child? She had a family. "You should come and meet her one day. Well, her and my husband," she bit her lip for a moment. "It would be really nice to have you around. Now don't tell her I told you this," she laughed. "But, Mom, well, she cried when she heard you were alive. I know she would love it if you came over," she said with a soft smile. I couldn't help but smile back at her. I really should have gone to their clan grounds and said something. After all, when my parents passed they were the ones that were there for me. Before I was Shisui of the Body Flicker, I was just a lost and orphaned Uchiha. One that the clan didn't understand. I had found solace with Hana and her clan. I had found something that I didn't have with my own clan, acceptance. That bond was one of the reasons that I had put the village first.
"I'll be sure to stop by later in the week," I said as I ran my hand through my hair and smirked at her. She smiled back.
"Good. Mom will love it, and little Rin, my daughter, will also. Speaking of her, I got to get going. I am sure she is terrorizing Kiba," she sighed before pulling me in to a hug. "Welcome home, Shisui," she said softly as she released me. She looked me over once a small smile curling the corner of her mouth before she turned and went home.
"Chickens and goats?" Koji mumbled as he stood on the porch. All I could do was shrug. After I left Hana I walked around the village and found myself in the live stock area. It was a complete compulsive buy. Maybe I just wanted something to remind me of who I had become. Or it could be because they were all fucking cute and now I could buy what ever the hell I wanted. It didn't really matter because they were there now and we now had something to distract us.
I couldn't sleep. The next day we were to meet with the Hokage and figure out what we we're going to be doing for the remainder of our parole. I don't know if it was excitement or nervousness. So I dragged my sleep deprived ass down to the animals tended them then collected Koji and made our way through the village.
"Think we'll be able to work together? That would be pretty cool, since ya know we never really have," Koji said as she shoved his hands in him pockets. I eyes him and shrugged.
"I really don't know, it's been a long time since I had to follow the village rules. They may put us on separate teams, and I doubt they will let us go solo," I said as we approached the door of Tsunade's office.
"Go ahead inside. She's waiting for you," Shizune, I believe her name was, said with a smile. We both nodded to her then entered.
"Good morning Shisui, Koji," Tsunade said warmly as she stacked the papers in front of her. We both greeted her and stood in front of her desk. For a brief moment I went to take a knee but then remembered she said it wasn't expected from her.
"Acclimating to the village?" she asked as she leaned back in her chair.
"Yes Hokage-sama," we both replied. She stilled for a moment. Her honey eyes scanned each of our faces before she smirked and reached into her desk drawer pulling out a jug of sake and a few sauces.
"Good, good," she said as she poured the liquor into the saucers. She pushed two towards us then picked up hers in what seemed like a toast. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Koji looking at me with uncertainty. Slowly I walked forward taking the drink and lifting it to meet hers. Koji followed my lead.
"To bright futures ahead, and welcoming back a village hero," she said before she downed the contents of her saucer in one gulp. Koji and I followed her lead, though both of us coughed after the liquid ran down our throats burning the whole way. It was the strongest alcohol I had ever consumed. I was nearly positive that I would have a buzz from just that one swallow. I placed my saucer down and grimaced as she began to fill them again.
"Have you thought of the offer I made the last time we met," she said with a raised brow as she carefully watched the liquid pour out of the jug.
"Ah, yes we have. We are both interested in partaking in missions for the village," I said watching as she slowly pushed the saucer towards us again. A sly smile pulled on one side of her mouth.
"That, my boys, is just what I wanted to hear," she said taking the drink in the same manner of the first. Koji and I followed suit. I could feel the warmth of the liquor begin to spread. I prayed that she didn't offer another. "Good, good. Well now that will make things a bit easier. A part of your condition is to meet with a therapist, and there is now a new protocol that all active shinobi are required to meet up with the mental health division on the hospital at least once a month. For you two it'll start off as a weekly sessions then it'll move to less frequent as we go on with your time. I should be able to get you in in the next few days. Which, will work seeing how I'll need at least a week to get something together for an exam," she muttered. I think it was more to herself then to us. But then again I was feeling a little foggy from the liquor. The more I looked at her it was hard to believe that she could even still be sober. Then she poured herself another drink and took it. Thankfully she didn't offer any to us.
"Anyways, I'll be sending a message or once I have your session times and another once I have the date set for your exam," she smiled at us. Then slowly one side of her lip began to pull even further to the side. "Now that we are done with that, get over here Uchiha so I can take a look at those eyes."
I let out a long sigh as we left the Hokage's office. I know that she was known as the best medic in the land, but I couldn't help but be apprehensive about her pushing chakra into my eye after so many drinks. I didn't say anything. I had a feeling that if I did something might have been thrown at me, based on all the tales that I had heard of the woman. I just sat there and internally cringed hoping that she wouldn't slip up. She didn't, but I didn't want to go through that again. I mentally reminded myself at the next meeting I had with her to ask her to check out my eyes right when I walked in.
"Man, I think I am drunk," Koji said walking at a slight angle next to me. I look at him out of the corner of my eye and just hummed. I wasn't drunk per say, but I was definitely feeling warmer and a bit lighter. That was until we reached the doors leading out of the tower. The light feeling suddenly evaporated as I saw Sasuke standing in the street staring at us. I wasn't really sure what to do. I had not seen him since the night that he joined me on the roof. I forced myself to swallow and kept my feet moving forward.
"Follow me," Sasuke said flatly as he nodded his head in the direction he was turning his body. I glanced over at Koji to see him looking at me with an arched brow.
"Uh, I don't know if I can. I need to tend to the goats." That was a lie. And I honestly don't know why I said it. I don't know why I felt so uneasy around him. I was caught off guard with his presence. If I didn't feel so thrown, I would have been laughing. For the past few days there was nothing more that I wanted than to see Sakura and him. Now he was here… I just couldn't get it.
Sasuke stopped turning his body and turned his face to me. His brows was arched as he scanned my face. "You have goats in the Uchiha compound?" his voice didn't hold any inflection, but his eyes seemed curious. I just nodded.
"Yeah, and got fucking chickens too," Koji sighed next to me. Sasuke glanced at my adoptive brother before looking back at me.
"I see," he murmured. "Would it be possible for your… friend… to look after them? I would like to show you something," he was looking at me intently. Damn, him and itachi had seemed to inherited that look from their father. The look that meant that you really didn't have a choice in the matter. That asking was just for the sake of politeness. I pursed my lips and looked over at Koji who just nodded at me. Slowly I turned my eyes back to Sasuke.
"What is it that you have to show me?"
We walked through the village with no words passing through us. I know that Itachi was never one for small talk and that was something I had always accepted of him. I just never thought it would be the same with Sasuke, who was always a chatter box as a child. I didn't know of I should speak or not, and even if I wanted to talk I didn't know what to say. I mean, bring up the weather or something as mundane as that just seemed awkward. So instead of talking I shoved my hands into the pockets of my sweater and followed my quite cousin through the village.
I didn't know where we were going. Not at all, so to follow Sasuke into the grave yard was a little surprising. If I had guessed what it was he wanted to show me, this wouldn't have even been on my radar. There wasn't anything here that I thought would have peeked his interest. Right as I was about to finally question what the hell he was taking me here for, we came upon the memorial stone. And there kneeling in front of it was a man cleaning off an area with a small tool box set next to him.
Sasuke's stride slowed as we neared the man who was taking care of the stone until he stopped a few feet away. I walked over to him with uncertainty and took my place next to him as we watched the man tend to his work.
It had been a long time since I witnessed a name being carved. Over a decade it would have been. It seems that nothing about the process had changed. That was something that brought me a great amount of comfort for some unknown reason. Perhaps because it was the same. It was one of the few things I could still recognize in my home village. Though, there was also the fact that the manner in the which names appeared on the stone. The fact that it would be so much easier for some one to use a jutsu to carve it in a matter of second, but all the names were done by hand with great skill and care. The fact that a civilian would put in so much work into remembering a fallen shinobi. That they would have to work hard for their shinobi just as shinobi had worked for them. It helped to know, that even if we survived in the shadows, that at least we are appreciated in death.
We stood and watched as the man took his chisel to the stone. Each stroke and hit of the hammer done in a slow careful manner. I could feel the chakras of other gathering around. I didn't look at them. I couldn't take my eyes from the name appearing under the chisel. Even before the first letter appeared, I knew who's name it was going to be.
Once again I had conflicting feelings. On one hand I was grateful that I was there. That I could see Itachi being honored. But I also never wanted to see this. I wasn't meant to see this. I was supposed to not be here. He was the one that was to see my name being etched. He was the one that was supposed to fix our clan. I wasn't supposed to be here standing next to Sasuke. He was supposed to grow up with him. He was suppose to grow old with him. Not me.
I was watching what was happening but also not. I wasn't even aware of when the man finished Uchiha. The only reason I was brought back to the moment was when I felt Kakashi's presence behind me. I blinked as the man began his first name.
Even with so many gathered in the small area the only noise that could be heard were that of the birds and the sharp clink of the chisel. This quite went on until the name was finished. The man stood and gently wiped down the area removing the dust from the area. There was some rustling in the trees behind causing me to finally look back at the crowd. High in the branches stood a line of masked ANBU. I wondered if any of them had served with Itachi, or if they had just been there to honor one of their own. Below them stood a small crowd of Shinobi. Team Kakashi stood the closest all with solem looks on their faces. Behind I could see that Hana was there. A tall man with spikey dark hair and clan tattoos stood next to her with his hand on her shoulder. He must have been her husband. I also glanced at the scarred face of Ibiki. Then there was all of Sasuke's peer and others who I recognized but I didn't know the name of. A rolling purring sound stopped my scannining as I looked down to my feet to the source of the noise. A small black car sat at my feet looking up to me with large blue eyes.
"Shisui-sama," it spoke in a nasally high picked voice. My brows drew down. As I looked at the feline. I tried to figure out how I would know it. "You probably don't remember me. We only met once when I was just a kit. You pulled me from the forest of death when I had wandered into it," the cat said as it stood and then rubbed the side of it's body against my shin, purring in between words. She was wrong. I did remember her.
"Toka?" I asked just to be certain. The cat responded by purring even louder as she rubbed the side of her face against my pants leg roughly.
"You do remember Toka," Toka purred excitedly. I nodded to her. "We are excited to have Uchiha back in the village. Though, saddened on this day, but happy at the same time. The Neko always knew that Itachi-sama would never turn on the village. Too much love he had for it and us," Toka said as she sat next to my foot to look at the stone. I pursed my lips as I looked to see the Carver had finished his work and stood back to inspect it.
"I feel the same," I mumbled as I looked down. Toka looked up at me with her head cocked but didn't say anything.
The area was once again covered with silence. I don't know how long we stood just looking at his name for, but it must have been a while. Slowly people began to leave the area. Most would walk towards us and nod, the brave ones reaching out and patting our shoulders.
"He'll appreciate that you both were here for this," Kakashi spoke up as the last of the crowd dispersed. I glanced to Sasuke who was looking at his team leader and gave a nod. Kakashi reached out and placed his hand on Sasuke's shoulder and gave it a squeeze before releasing him and slowly wandering off.
"Toka must be leaving," Toka spoke up once more that it was just Sasuke and I. "The Neko are happy that both the Uchihas have returned," she looked over to Sasuke then back to me. "We have always know there was more then Sasuke-sama and Itachi-sama. We have been waiting for your return. I will go and tell the others that you are home," Toka said as she began to walk off, her tail twitching as she left. I looked back to the stone. Sasuke let out a soft sigh before he slowly walked up it. His hand reaching out slowly as he began to trace the name with his finger tips. I shifted my weight on my feet very aware that we were the only ones left in the area.
"He would appreciate us being here, but I don't know if he would like seeing his name carved there. It would mean his mission didn't turn out how he intended, that he wasn't as deep in the dark as he wanted," I mumbled as I watched his fingers finish on the name. He turned his head to me with a brow raised. He scoffed and shook his head.
"Itachi was foolish," he said. There may have been the tiniest of smirks on his face but I wasn't sure as his features became slack a second later. I wanted to say something. I wanted to defend my best friend, but I bit my tongue and just kept a level gaze on my little cousin. "That's what he would always call me. His foolish little brother," he snorted. "He had it all backwards. He was the foolish one. What he planned. For me to hate him, for me to kill him," he pursed his lips in a tight line as he took a deep breath through his nose. We stared at each other for a brief moment when his body relaxed and a humorless chuckle left him. All I could do was stand there. I know I had all types of issues with what happened, but I also knew my own problems were not his. They didn't even fall in the same category. " You know, when I first found out what happened I wanted to be like him. I wanted to follow in my big brothers foot steps. To live in the shadows. To be the one everyone put their hate on… That changed during and after the war," he paused for a moment taking his eyes off of mine and looking to the stone then to the sky. "Living in the dark, having people hate you, giving a false goal, that doesn't bring any good. All that does is cause people to fear the dark. That fear then pulls them to the dark. It's a cycle of violence that doesn't stop. What will change this world is light. People like Naruto and Sakura. People that don't turn a blind eye to inequality and will work to fix it in full view," he looked back at me his face still passive but there was a small fire in his words. I stood and blinked for a moment before I let out the breath that I wasn't aware that I was holding.
"Sasuke," I said slowly. "He…. We… where caught between a rock and a hard place," I sighed. "You have to remember he was young when he came up with the plan. We were barely teenagers when we had the fate of civil war placed on our shoulders. I know that my choices would have been different now than they were then. He did what he thought was best," I grimaced to myself. I didn't think that it was my place to tell him how to feel, but I did want to let him know it wasn't something that was taken lightly or even in haste.
Sasuke just looked at me with a stoic face. I couldn't read any emotion from him and I hoped that I hadn't crossed a line with him. We stood just looking at each other for a moment before Sasuke let out a grunt.
"I'm going to head back to the compound," his tone was as flat as his expression. "I'll have to make sure you haven't turned our home into a farm," a small smirk pulled at his lip as he turned to walk home. I smiled at his back and then followed after him.
The walk back was as silent as the trek to the memorial. It didn't feel as strained though. I wasn't as concerned with filling the silence with something. Instead I just let myself look at my surroundings. It had been over a month since I got my eyes and everything still amazed me, especially when I thought about how long I went without sight.
"You love her," Sasuke said after walking quietly for a while. The statement, or maybe it was a question, made my brows raise and my mouth gape a little. Sasuke just kept on walking looking at me out of the corner of his eye. I shook my head an pursed my lips before looking back at him.
"You mean Sakura?" I asked slowly. He nodded his head, still looking at me in the corner of his eye. I licked my lips as I nodded my head. "Yes. Yes I do love her," I took in a deep breath and shoved my hand into my pockets averting my eyes as I looked to the ground. We once again walked for a moment in silence and the easy feeling I was having earlier was lost. Now I felt awkward again.
"I thought I was going to marry her," Sasuke said suddenly. I looked over to him to see him looking straight ahead. "I left and I thought she would wait. I knew there was a chance that she wouldn't, but I thought the chances were slim," he said quietly. Alright, to be honest I wasn't sure how to feel about that statement.
"You love her?" I asked with uncertainty. This could open a can of worms. Already I was unsure of my standing with her, and I knew her heart was once set on him. I didn't wish to compete with him, but I didn't know if I would be the bigger person and back down.
Sasuke's stride slowed until he stopped. He looked at me intensely before his chin lowered I to a small nod. "I do love her. Very much." My stomach clenched at his statement I didn't know where this was going to go. "Her, Naruto and even Kakashi are the people that I love the most in the world. They are the ones that keep me coming back here. They never gave up on me. I didn't deserve their friendship, but they just kept on giving," he sighed and looked down. "I love Sakura. But... I can't be what she needs or what she deserves," he looked up to me and the edges around him softened as he frowned. "I can't be like you are with her. I don't know how. I wish I did but I don't. It's difficult for me to be close like that with anyone. Everyone I have loved, up until those three, have been ripped away and now I am stunted. I know it. It's something I was trying to work on while I was gone," he paused for a moment. "She's happy. She's happy with you and I won't take that away from her and I won't interfere with it. I couldn't ask her to stop and wait. You are my blood, but right now you are more stranger than family. She and Naruto are my family. Their happiness is what matters to me. Even if they don't think it," he finished. I didn't know what I was expecting from him, but that wasn't it. I smiled at him I shook my head.
"I don't know of she is happy with me anymore," I sighed. "I don't even know if she'll forgive me for not telling her the truth," I shrugged. My stomach began to twist as the words left my mouth. I didn't know what I would do if I lost her. Sasuke shook his head at me as he exhaled through his nose.
"She'll forgive you. She has forgiven much worse then lying. Believe me, you'll be fine," he smirked. I nodded my head. I was well aware that him and her had a rough history and… well I didn't really quite know what their relationship was now but I did see them holding hands.
"Well, here's hoping," I mumbled as I began to walk home again.
Soooo sorry.. life has been crazy... Moved, didn't have internet. Got internet, it broke got it back lol. I am alive and still working on this!
