Cupid's Bedtime Stories
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Chapter 4: Sasuke x Shino
Itachi had a peculiar way of infuriating Sasuke. Sometimes, Sasuke would get so mad that all he could do was glare at the trees in front of him with his incomplete sharingan spinning wildly about in his eyes. His hands would clench and unclench almost as though he could not control them, and it would be difficult for him to breathe. It would be an understatement to say that he bore a grudge.
It was times like this, though, that the bugs would come. It would start with one, crawling around the back of his hand, asking if he was all right. Sasuke would merely clench and unclench, because he could not understand the language of bugs. And then, more and more would circle around him, until through the trees, a pair of black sunglasses and a large white coat covering Shino's frame would appear. Shino would then sit next to him. He would never say or do anything. His bugs would crawl between them both, and Sasuke somehow felt soothed by the sensation of the bugs along his arms and legs.
Sooner or later, Sasuke would calm down, and the two would part ways. But this time was different. As Sasuke was standing up, Shino spoke.
"I love you."
Sasuke hesitated, mid-step, and chose his words carefully.
"Me too."
This time, the two walked back to town together.