Kabuto was sitting in his room.
It was the morning of the celebration, precisely 7:13 am
He was normally out of his room by 7, probably in the bathroom, but now he was really still sitting there and contemplating
Was he yesterday too harsh?
He knew that the shortness of his patience was one of his great weaknesses, and he knew he'll need to have better control over it...but still...
What Sakura was accusing him was just soo...disgusting
Doing crimes or questionable medical preciouses was one thing but rape...?
Rape seemed like such an unnecessary thing, reserved for desperate and powerless people who dared to do something so...
In the ninja world rape was uncommon, probably thanks to everyone being a capable fighter, and in between commoners it was becoming less and less...so how could Sakura really think he would do something like that?
These thoughts were in his mind when he came back from his shower smelling again like the fruit.
The dinner feast will start at 6 pm, so they still had almost half a day to continue with their studies, but now he didn't even want to do that...
So he left a note on the desk telling her to review again everything from the days prior, and the grey haired teen just fell back under his blanket
He felt tired, way too tired to even think of a good plan for her anymore...
If she thinks he could be a rapist than she better learns how to take care of herself!
He woke up a bit after 3pm feeling even more shitty than before. The almost 7 hour nap did nothing to help and now he was grumpy and hungry
He went to open the door, to look for some food but was faced with a wide eyed Sakura, her hand up in the air for a knock, and a bowl in her other hand
He forgot to put on his glasses so she must have been standing close in order for him to see her this clearly, the background was blurry though
"Umm...you didn't have breakfast or lunch either..." she said looking away and putting the bowl in between his fingers, her tips slightly toughing his
"What's this?" he asked harshly, still not breaking down the wall he put up, eying the food for a split second
"Fried rice...sorry, that's one of the only things I know how to make..." she looked away again, almost seeming shy
He starred down again
"You went to the kitchen by yourself?"
"Yeah...no one was there!" she replied locking her emerald with his dark ones
A part of Kabuto really wanted to get annoyed, after all, she left the lab alone, without his permission, and there were high chances of her getting hurt by others outside, but the other side of him was really touched by the thought of her cooking something for him...
He looked down and couldn't help the small smile that creeped to his lips
"Smells good" he said before pulling out the chopsticks from the brown and yellow rice and putting a decent amount to his mouth. "Thank you"
Sakura was still standing before him, having a weird expression on her face, starring at him, with slightly pink cheeks
Before he could question anything she turned and power walked to her room, saying "You're welcome" before closing the door, not turning to face him again.
Okay, what was her deal again? She said hurtful things yesterday and now was acting nice but also so shy for some reason...
Kabuto was ready, wearing his dark grey kimono with a navy obi tied to his waist. He lastly put on the sandals before walking out of his room and heading towards Sakura's to get going.
Her door was slightly open, so he opened it fully, and the first sight felt like every breath was taken out of his lungs.
She was standing there, in a pastel lilac coloured kimono, and was brushing her hair, but he could only stare at her...the kimono was making her neck more elegant and somehow long...her legs seemed longer too...and on top of all of that the cherry smell was fuckin' everywhere...
"What are you doing?" he forced these words out of himself, but still didn't take away his gaze feeling the inside of his mouth go dry
"Does my hair needs to be up?" she asked innocently and he had to force himself to look away, even taking breaths through his lips to avoid the cherry smell
"Yeah" he murmured
"Okay"
She started to put her hair in a small ponytail before making it into a bun, but there were small pieces of locks left on the base of her neck
Ohh god...the cherry smell was stronger
Kabuto turned fast and went out from her room needing some air
Just what the hell was wrong with him?
He went to the sink to gulp down a glass of water, but feeling dizzy and his body heated, he needed to lean there, even letting streams of water escape and travel down on his chin, and when that didn't work he opted to wash his face
Just why was he reacting like this?
"Umm...I'm ready" came the girl's voice from behind him, and he had to take a deep breath before turning
But that deep breath did not prepare him for what he was about to see
Before he only saw her face from the side, but now, seeing her fully with hair up...ohh she looked so beautiful...
Kabuto felt his cheeks heat up and turned back to his water
With a hard click he put down the glass and walked towards the door, not glancing at her
"Let's go" he said and kept a few feet between them on their walk towards the main room
Okay, his reaction was strange...but he doesn't have time to dissect it so it'll have to wait