Sasuke entered the house, closing the door behind him. When he walked
in he saw his parents having a delightful conversation and drinking tea.
They turned to him. "Hello, Sasuke," his mother said happily. "Would you
like to join us for some tea?"
He shrugged. "No, I'm kind of tired."
His father looked at him. Though Sasuke always frowned, his parents could tell whether he was sad, mad, or in any other kind of mood, just by looking at his frown. Right now, he found that Sasuke was in no certain mood (Or so he thought). He still decided to ask him a question anyway. "Is something wrong?" his father asked.
~ Damn, they always ask me this. I'm fine!! ~
"N-no. . ." said Sasuke.
"Hn. . .alright. Get some rest then." his father said.
Sasuke nodded and headed for his room. He shut the bedroom door, fell on his bed and went right to sleep.
His mother walked in and covered his body with a blanket and kissed him on the cheek. With that, she left his room.
Immediately after she had closed his door, someone was knocking on the house door. "I'll get it."
She opened the door and saw Suzuki holding a small neatly wrapped box in her hands. "And who are you?" asked Sasuke's mom.
"We never met before. I'm Sasuke's friend, Suzuki," she said with a smile on her face.
"Ahh, I see," said Sasuke's mom. "Did you want to see Sasuke?"
Suzuki nodded. "Yes,"
"I'm afraid that he's asleep. Do you think you could come back later?"
"I guess. . .I was going to give him this gift I made. Do you think you could give it to Sasuke for me?" asked Suzuki politely.
"Of course, dear," replied Sasuke's mom. "When he wakes up, I'll show it to him."
Suzuki bowed. "Thank you." she said and headed home.
Sasuke's mom closed the door. "What a sweet little girl," she said quietly.
Sasuke's father grunted. "Who was it?"
"A friend of Sasuke's. She wanted me to give Sasuke this gift," she said, showing father the wrapped little box.
"Did she tell you what was inside it?" he asked.
"No."
"I see."
Sasuke was wide awake. He actually wasn't sleeping at all when Suzuki came to visit. He listened to Suzuki's and his mom's conversation. And he heard something about a gift.
~ A gift? . . . I want to see. . . ~
He was never so excited about receiving a gift, but there was something special about this one that he didn't know about. Perhaps it was because the gift was made by Suzuki? But why did it feel so different? Sakura gave him tons of presents before! He left the question behind him. He just wanted to see what Suzuki wanted to give him.
He left his room and saw his parents talking to each other again.
"Well, that was quite a short nap!" exclaimed his father.
"Oh. . .yeah," said Sasuke.
"Did you sleep well?" asked his mother.
"Yeah. . . until you woke me up by closing the house door," he said a little frustrated.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, dear. I didn't mean to wake you."
He sighed.
~ My mom takes these things so seriously! So you woke me up, who cares. I wasn't even sleeping, sheesh. I'm just looking for an excuse for me waking up so early. ~
"Sasuke wait, I almost forgot. A friend of yours came by today. She wanted me to give you this," she said, handing him the box.
"Thanks," he said and went to his room, closing the door.
He sat on the floor, opening the box. When he lifted the lid, he found a small gem with the hitai-ate leaf sign carved into it. Sasuke admired the gem's turquoise color and how it sparkled. He touched the sign and sighed in wonder.
~ This is amazing. . .I'm not going to lose this. Thank you, Suzuki. ~
Sasuke put the gem back in the box and grabbed the lid. He found a small note underneath it. He read it quietly to himself.
~ Sasuke, this is for you. I'm giving this to you because we never got to spend much time together since I had to run errands for my parents. This gem is supposed to remind you of me, even though I'm not there. Let this be a good-luck charm to you, and keep it safe. Yours truly, Suzuki. ~
He put the lid back on the box.
~ A good-luck charm. . . ~
With that thought in his head, he decided to take the gem back out and keep it in his pocket for good-luck. The gem would be of no use if it was just lying around in the house. He looked outside. He wanted to thank Suzuki. He opened the door to exit the house when his mother asked, "Sasuke, where are you going?"
He turned around. "I'm going to see Suzuki. I'll be back soon." He closed the door and ran towards Suzuki's house.
His parents sighed. "He keeps leaving the house! I'm getting upset." His mother said.
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Sakura was walking around when she suddenly saw Sasuke zoom past her. She saw that he was headed for Suzuki's home.
~ What's he up to now? ~
He shrugged. "No, I'm kind of tired."
His father looked at him. Though Sasuke always frowned, his parents could tell whether he was sad, mad, or in any other kind of mood, just by looking at his frown. Right now, he found that Sasuke was in no certain mood (Or so he thought). He still decided to ask him a question anyway. "Is something wrong?" his father asked.
~ Damn, they always ask me this. I'm fine!! ~
"N-no. . ." said Sasuke.
"Hn. . .alright. Get some rest then." his father said.
Sasuke nodded and headed for his room. He shut the bedroom door, fell on his bed and went right to sleep.
His mother walked in and covered his body with a blanket and kissed him on the cheek. With that, she left his room.
Immediately after she had closed his door, someone was knocking on the house door. "I'll get it."
She opened the door and saw Suzuki holding a small neatly wrapped box in her hands. "And who are you?" asked Sasuke's mom.
"We never met before. I'm Sasuke's friend, Suzuki," she said with a smile on her face.
"Ahh, I see," said Sasuke's mom. "Did you want to see Sasuke?"
Suzuki nodded. "Yes,"
"I'm afraid that he's asleep. Do you think you could come back later?"
"I guess. . .I was going to give him this gift I made. Do you think you could give it to Sasuke for me?" asked Suzuki politely.
"Of course, dear," replied Sasuke's mom. "When he wakes up, I'll show it to him."
Suzuki bowed. "Thank you." she said and headed home.
Sasuke's mom closed the door. "What a sweet little girl," she said quietly.
Sasuke's father grunted. "Who was it?"
"A friend of Sasuke's. She wanted me to give Sasuke this gift," she said, showing father the wrapped little box.
"Did she tell you what was inside it?" he asked.
"No."
"I see."
Sasuke was wide awake. He actually wasn't sleeping at all when Suzuki came to visit. He listened to Suzuki's and his mom's conversation. And he heard something about a gift.
~ A gift? . . . I want to see. . . ~
He was never so excited about receiving a gift, but there was something special about this one that he didn't know about. Perhaps it was because the gift was made by Suzuki? But why did it feel so different? Sakura gave him tons of presents before! He left the question behind him. He just wanted to see what Suzuki wanted to give him.
He left his room and saw his parents talking to each other again.
"Well, that was quite a short nap!" exclaimed his father.
"Oh. . .yeah," said Sasuke.
"Did you sleep well?" asked his mother.
"Yeah. . . until you woke me up by closing the house door," he said a little frustrated.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, dear. I didn't mean to wake you."
He sighed.
~ My mom takes these things so seriously! So you woke me up, who cares. I wasn't even sleeping, sheesh. I'm just looking for an excuse for me waking up so early. ~
"Sasuke wait, I almost forgot. A friend of yours came by today. She wanted me to give you this," she said, handing him the box.
"Thanks," he said and went to his room, closing the door.
He sat on the floor, opening the box. When he lifted the lid, he found a small gem with the hitai-ate leaf sign carved into it. Sasuke admired the gem's turquoise color and how it sparkled. He touched the sign and sighed in wonder.
~ This is amazing. . .I'm not going to lose this. Thank you, Suzuki. ~
Sasuke put the gem back in the box and grabbed the lid. He found a small note underneath it. He read it quietly to himself.
~ Sasuke, this is for you. I'm giving this to you because we never got to spend much time together since I had to run errands for my parents. This gem is supposed to remind you of me, even though I'm not there. Let this be a good-luck charm to you, and keep it safe. Yours truly, Suzuki. ~
He put the lid back on the box.
~ A good-luck charm. . . ~
With that thought in his head, he decided to take the gem back out and keep it in his pocket for good-luck. The gem would be of no use if it was just lying around in the house. He looked outside. He wanted to thank Suzuki. He opened the door to exit the house when his mother asked, "Sasuke, where are you going?"
He turned around. "I'm going to see Suzuki. I'll be back soon." He closed the door and ran towards Suzuki's house.
His parents sighed. "He keeps leaving the house! I'm getting upset." His mother said.
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Sakura was walking around when she suddenly saw Sasuke zoom past her. She saw that he was headed for Suzuki's home.
~ What's he up to now? ~