"Blind"
by EfrainMan
Naruto is © Kishimoto Masashi/Shueisha/Viz Shonen Jump. Y_Y Warning, some spoilers ahead, as this takes place during the events of Chapter 177 (before Orochimaru's men attack Sasuke). You have been warned.
A/N: Wahoo! More updates! ;p BWAHAHAHA! Will this be SasuHina? NaruHina? Even I don't know!
*Tomoyo9* : I hope this chappie answers your question.
Read on, bruddas and sistahs!
Part 3
* * *
Sasuke awoke with a headache. Exacerbated by someone pounding on his door. In actuality, it was only a normal rapping, but for him it was pounding. He groaned loudly enough for his visitors to hear him. The room became quiet.
"Who the hell is it?!" he shouted.
"Ino and Sakura!"
Sasuke groaned.
"And we're not leaving 'til you open this door!" She punctuated her statement with another knock. Sasuke slept less than four hours the previous night. He usually needed at least seven to be his usual "amicable" self. He rolled out of bed, uncaring of the bed sheets, and hobbled to the door. Unlocking it, he opened it halfway, assumed the most annoyed posture he could muster with his lack of sleep and said:
"What?" In front of him stood an irate Ino and a disturbed Sakura, both reddened slightly from the fact that Sasuke was only wearing boxers. They managed not to drool. Barely.
"Sasuke-kun, what's going on between you and Hinata?!" the two almost shouted. Both girls crossed their arms and glared at Sasuke. But this was far more troubling for Sakura.
'For Ino,' she thought, 'this is just a prize being awarded to another. For me, this is Sasuke-kun ignoring someone who truly cares about him. Doesn't he see how much I-'
"I'm gonna marry Hinata-chan someday. We're gonna rebuild my clan together." Both girls were agape. Not just at his admission, but at his bluntness. Sasuke shrugged impatiently.
"Anything else?"
"You're gonna. . ." Ino started.
"With Hinata?" Sakura finished weakly.
"Yes. Will you let me get some sleep now?" There was a long pause.
"What the hell," Ino said loudly, "does she have that I don't?! I'm way better built than she is and I'm taller, too! I'm the best looking girl in this entire village!" Sasuke scoffed. Sakura was silent and in fact could only clutch her hands to her chest. Her throat had dried up.
"Do you think that means anything to me? I have a clan to rebuild! I'm not going to do it with weaklings by my side. Strong clans have strong ancestors. I've seen Hinata-chan fight. She is strong, though it may not seem so at first. Not to mention she has an advanced bloodline! I'm not going to waste my time or my seed on inferior girls!"
Their eyes were wide in shock at his statement. After a minute, Ino was the first to come out of it. A scowl was carved on her face as she walked to him. Sasuke closed his eyes in irritation, prepared for a litany. Sakura cringed at the sound Ino's hand made as it slapped Sasuke across the face. It was his turn to be shocked, his eyes wide open and his head turned to one side. Still seething, Ino turned to walk away. She turned back for a second and shouted:
"You comin'?!"
"I'll, uh. . . meet you downstairs," Sakura replied weakly. Ino's scowl softened into a melancholy as she noticed Sakura's rueful expression. She was also rubbing her arm.
"Alright. . ." was all she said as she left, giving Sasuke one last glare. Sakura turned back to Sasuke.
"Well?" he asked.
"Why. . ."
"I told you, Hinata is-"
"Why did you have to turn out like this?!" Sakura shouted, tears beginning to form. Sasuke was puzzled. She continued:
"Why did you have to be the kind of boy that you are?! Why do you have to be so cold to others?! So uncaring?! Why did you turn out this way?" She was no longer shouting. "Why did your brother have to kill your clan? Why did you have to be an avenger? Why couldn't you have been a normal boy? One who realizes he's the school heartthrob? One who realizes there are people who'd do almost anything to get close to you! Why can't you be someone who accepts others' gifts and affection, and returns the favors? Why don't you blush or smile when a pretty girl winks at you? Why couldn't you be a normal boy who doesn't have to rebuild a clan and can date cute girls and pick the one you care most about and cares the most about you? Why can't you see there are people who care so much for you it hurts?! Why do you have to be someone who can't see when others care about him, respect him, adore him, LOVE him?!"
"Sakura. . ."
"Why do you have to be so BLIND?!" Sasuke froze. Sakura waited for an answer, but Sasuke just turned his head. She quickly turned and fled. He stared at nothing for a few seconds. His grip tightened on the door before he slammed it. He walked over to his bed and crawled in. He tried to go back to sleep, attempting to dismiss Sakura's words as nonsense. He did fall asleep eventually, and as he dreamt, a tear rolled down his face.
* * *
Ino was not pleased.
'Sakura's been in there way too long,' she thought. She was ready to go back in and tell them a thing or two. But she smiled when she noticed a flash of pink moving down the stairs. Then grimaced when she saw Sakura was crying. She went over to her and they enveloped each other in a hug. Sakura soon calmed down, although still sobbing.
"Shhh. . . what did he say to you?" Ino asked.
"I did all the talking. . . and. . . he didn't say anything. . . and. . . I think that hurts more than any words he might have said." Ino held Sakura for a couple of minutes in silence after that. Then they faced each other, still embracing.
"Why are we such fools?" Ino said as she stroked Sakura's pink hair. "Getting all worked up over some jerk."
"I-I don't know. . ." she replied softly.
"It's 'cause we're too stubborn to admit we'll never get him. Or that there are plenty of fish in the sea. C'mon! Let's go find some other cute guys to hook. The kind that bite!"
Sakura sniffled. "Uh, o-okay. . ." Sakura then gasped slightly as Ino placed her lips on her forehead. Her cheeks turned pink. When Ino let go of the kiss, she said something to Sakura she'd wanted to say for a very long time:
"But let's stop being rivals, ne Sakura-chan? Let's be like we used to be. Best of friends!" Sakura smiled. This was far from over for her, but now she'd have Ino to help.
"Okay." "Good." Ino then smiled at her the way she use to. . . and Sakura noticed it was a lot like the way Naruto smiled at her.
TBC
by EfrainMan
Naruto is © Kishimoto Masashi/Shueisha/Viz Shonen Jump. Y_Y Warning, some spoilers ahead, as this takes place during the events of Chapter 177 (before Orochimaru's men attack Sasuke). You have been warned.
A/N: Wahoo! More updates! ;p BWAHAHAHA! Will this be SasuHina? NaruHina? Even I don't know!
*Tomoyo9* : I hope this chappie answers your question.
Read on, bruddas and sistahs!
Part 3
* * *
Sasuke awoke with a headache. Exacerbated by someone pounding on his door. In actuality, it was only a normal rapping, but for him it was pounding. He groaned loudly enough for his visitors to hear him. The room became quiet.
"Who the hell is it?!" he shouted.
"Ino and Sakura!"
Sasuke groaned.
"And we're not leaving 'til you open this door!" She punctuated her statement with another knock. Sasuke slept less than four hours the previous night. He usually needed at least seven to be his usual "amicable" self. He rolled out of bed, uncaring of the bed sheets, and hobbled to the door. Unlocking it, he opened it halfway, assumed the most annoyed posture he could muster with his lack of sleep and said:
"What?" In front of him stood an irate Ino and a disturbed Sakura, both reddened slightly from the fact that Sasuke was only wearing boxers. They managed not to drool. Barely.
"Sasuke-kun, what's going on between you and Hinata?!" the two almost shouted. Both girls crossed their arms and glared at Sasuke. But this was far more troubling for Sakura.
'For Ino,' she thought, 'this is just a prize being awarded to another. For me, this is Sasuke-kun ignoring someone who truly cares about him. Doesn't he see how much I-'
"I'm gonna marry Hinata-chan someday. We're gonna rebuild my clan together." Both girls were agape. Not just at his admission, but at his bluntness. Sasuke shrugged impatiently.
"Anything else?"
"You're gonna. . ." Ino started.
"With Hinata?" Sakura finished weakly.
"Yes. Will you let me get some sleep now?" There was a long pause.
"What the hell," Ino said loudly, "does she have that I don't?! I'm way better built than she is and I'm taller, too! I'm the best looking girl in this entire village!" Sasuke scoffed. Sakura was silent and in fact could only clutch her hands to her chest. Her throat had dried up.
"Do you think that means anything to me? I have a clan to rebuild! I'm not going to do it with weaklings by my side. Strong clans have strong ancestors. I've seen Hinata-chan fight. She is strong, though it may not seem so at first. Not to mention she has an advanced bloodline! I'm not going to waste my time or my seed on inferior girls!"
Their eyes were wide in shock at his statement. After a minute, Ino was the first to come out of it. A scowl was carved on her face as she walked to him. Sasuke closed his eyes in irritation, prepared for a litany. Sakura cringed at the sound Ino's hand made as it slapped Sasuke across the face. It was his turn to be shocked, his eyes wide open and his head turned to one side. Still seething, Ino turned to walk away. She turned back for a second and shouted:
"You comin'?!"
"I'll, uh. . . meet you downstairs," Sakura replied weakly. Ino's scowl softened into a melancholy as she noticed Sakura's rueful expression. She was also rubbing her arm.
"Alright. . ." was all she said as she left, giving Sasuke one last glare. Sakura turned back to Sasuke.
"Well?" he asked.
"Why. . ."
"I told you, Hinata is-"
"Why did you have to turn out like this?!" Sakura shouted, tears beginning to form. Sasuke was puzzled. She continued:
"Why did you have to be the kind of boy that you are?! Why do you have to be so cold to others?! So uncaring?! Why did you turn out this way?" She was no longer shouting. "Why did your brother have to kill your clan? Why did you have to be an avenger? Why couldn't you have been a normal boy? One who realizes he's the school heartthrob? One who realizes there are people who'd do almost anything to get close to you! Why can't you be someone who accepts others' gifts and affection, and returns the favors? Why don't you blush or smile when a pretty girl winks at you? Why couldn't you be a normal boy who doesn't have to rebuild a clan and can date cute girls and pick the one you care most about and cares the most about you? Why can't you see there are people who care so much for you it hurts?! Why do you have to be someone who can't see when others care about him, respect him, adore him, LOVE him?!"
"Sakura. . ."
"Why do you have to be so BLIND?!" Sasuke froze. Sakura waited for an answer, but Sasuke just turned his head. She quickly turned and fled. He stared at nothing for a few seconds. His grip tightened on the door before he slammed it. He walked over to his bed and crawled in. He tried to go back to sleep, attempting to dismiss Sakura's words as nonsense. He did fall asleep eventually, and as he dreamt, a tear rolled down his face.
* * *
Ino was not pleased.
'Sakura's been in there way too long,' she thought. She was ready to go back in and tell them a thing or two. But she smiled when she noticed a flash of pink moving down the stairs. Then grimaced when she saw Sakura was crying. She went over to her and they enveloped each other in a hug. Sakura soon calmed down, although still sobbing.
"Shhh. . . what did he say to you?" Ino asked.
"I did all the talking. . . and. . . he didn't say anything. . . and. . . I think that hurts more than any words he might have said." Ino held Sakura for a couple of minutes in silence after that. Then they faced each other, still embracing.
"Why are we such fools?" Ino said as she stroked Sakura's pink hair. "Getting all worked up over some jerk."
"I-I don't know. . ." she replied softly.
"It's 'cause we're too stubborn to admit we'll never get him. Or that there are plenty of fish in the sea. C'mon! Let's go find some other cute guys to hook. The kind that bite!"
Sakura sniffled. "Uh, o-okay. . ." Sakura then gasped slightly as Ino placed her lips on her forehead. Her cheeks turned pink. When Ino let go of the kiss, she said something to Sakura she'd wanted to say for a very long time:
"But let's stop being rivals, ne Sakura-chan? Let's be like we used to be. Best of friends!" Sakura smiled. This was far from over for her, but now she'd have Ino to help.
"Okay." "Good." Ino then smiled at her the way she use to. . . and Sakura noticed it was a lot like the way Naruto smiled at her.
TBC