How helpless we are, like netted birds, when we are caught by desire!"-Belva Plain
Silence can cause the most confusion. The most pain. The most anger.
Emiko stood there, her hand almost supporting half her weight as her knees buckled, the rain falling around her, running in steadily streams down her face. Wind swept through again and she felt a small shiver run up her spine. Staring ahead she blinked, wondering if she'd imagined it all.
Her feet pounded on the ground, the rain soaking her clothes as she ran towards the bridge. A flash of lighting pierced the sky, revealing the structure to be empty, the only company around were the puddles of rain. 'I can't believe I lost track of time!' Emiko thought, mentally berating herself as she stumbled onto the bridge.
"Sasuke!" She yelled, gasping for breath. She's run all the way from the other side of the building. Her legs burns, her face stung from the rain and her lungs felt all to ready to explode but she didn't care. He couldn't have left, could he? Hastily she spun, ignoring the stings as her hair whipped into her face. Her desperation grew as she frantically searched the ground, her breathing becoming steadily more irregular as she realized he was gone.
Guilt wore steadily into her limbs as she held onto the railing of the bridge, her strength evaporating as she collapsed to the ground with a small 'thump', her hand quickly slipping from the railing to fall into her lap.
Once again lightning struck and she blinked, feeling a quiet burning in her throat as she tried to steady her breathing. 'I can't believe it,' She closed her eyes, trying to wish away the moment. Desperately she tried to ignore the bricks of guilt slamming into her, her head throbbing by a sudden head ache. She leaned against the bridge, feeling the slight chill as her skin connected to the sodden wood and rubbed her neck.
'He's going to hate me,' the idea sunk into her stomach, churning painfully like acid through her system. 'I don't want him to hate me…' Her thoughts slowly turned to ridicule, laced with sudden self hate as she pictured vividly, Sasuke standing there, waiting for her. 'I-'
A muted pat struck into her mind and her eyes snapped open, her eyes widening faintly as they recognized the person standing before her. Immediately she stood, ignoring the quiet sounds of protest from her body, the desire to sleep growling like an unfed animal in her mind.
"I lost track of time. I came as fast as I could." She explained nervously, almost stammering before she managed to calm herself. Emiko paused, hearing no response and watched the boy curiously, wondering what was going on. He was drenched, his clothes hugged to his frame while his hair clung to his face as she searched his eyes.
"Sasuke we should probably go inside." Another crash of lightning and thunder and she spoke nervously, her voice shifting an octave lower as she stared at him. A moment drifted away, and she wondered if he'd heard her over the thunder. Wind lashed at their bodies sending another wave of shivers through her spine but he seemed uncaring, his face remaining stoic and he stepped forward, his eyes never leaving hers. Nerves frayed at their ends, her eyes desperately yearning to turn away, to leave his.
"Sasu-" The name died in her mouth as she felt the sudden warmth of his lips on hers. Shock riddled her mind as she stepped back, noticing only faintly as she backed into something. It was demanding and desperate, something she wouldn't have expected from Sasuke but it seemed to fit as she felt thoughts drown from her mind.
She felt a rush of cold air as his lips left and she leaned forward as though by nature, closing the gap. It felt so right. She didn't want him to leave. The sudden shock of emotions broke through as she relished the feeling, cherishing the faint taste of cinnamon on his lips.
Suddenly he pulled away, the air cutting into her lips at the sudden absence of his. Unable to look at him, not wanting to see the cold look of emptiness on his face she stared at the ground, focusing instead on the puddles dancing in ripples from rain.
The bridge creaked as she heard him take another step back and she felt a painful jolt as her heart seemed to stop, her mouth slightly open as she scrambled for words. 'I-' Nothing seemed to fit anymore. Opening her mouth a little more she grasped the words, no searching frantically for the courage to look him in the eye.
Before she could speak she heard the sounds of his footsteps. Running away…
Her head snapped up, her eyes wide in confusion and pain as she let out a small noise of anguish, her body frozen on the bridge as she watched him disappear.
'Sasuke…'
A/n: holds up conductor baton everyone: awwwww. me: now chorus. Chorus: Sasuke-jerk! Anyway yeah so this one's shorter(hell a lot shorter) than my normal length but since it's only the previous chapter from Emiko's perspective I'm guessing it's okay. Yeah in '11:52' Emiko tastes like oranges and cinnamon but I changed it.
enjoy-shyshi
