Bruises
( Hinata's point of view)
After about an hour of chasing Hanabi around and pulling her hair, we get in her car and I drive her home. I remind her that she shouldn't do such things with a man she hasn't known for long but I highly doubt she paid me any attention.
The next day I'm at my desk finishing up some work when I look over at Sasuke and see a strange look on his face. He stands up but sits down again. This continues for a couple minutes, he looks like he's arguing with himself about something. "S-Sasuke are you okay?" I ask starting to get worried about him. He looks at me and his face lights up.
He runs over to me in record time, it startles me, I blush. He looks at me, "Hinata I need you to do me a favor" he says a little out of breath from how fast he ran.
"W-What is it Sasuke?" I ask. "I need you to take this file to Tsunade," he says and lifts up his right hand revealing a file I didn't know he had been holding.
"Ah, s-sure Sasuke," I say and stand up I take the file and walk out of the office and walk to Tsunade's office across the building.
( Sasuke's point of view )
I sigh and sit back down at desk after Hinata leaves. I start typing on my computer again, I stop. Maybe I should have taken the file to Tsunade?
Itachi's voice goes through my head again, 'at least try to talk to her'. I shake my head, next time I need to give her a file I will just do it instead of sending Hinata. I nod my head in approval of my new plan and begin working again.
( Hinata's point of view )
I get to Tsunade's office and knock at her door. I hear no response and knock again harder this time, still no response. I guess she's not there, I turn around and start walking back to Sasuke's office.
When I suddenly bump into someone, I get knocked down and the documents I had are scattered everywhere. I start to pick up the papers and someone hands me the remaining ones. I look up to see who the hand belongs to and see it's Tsunade's.
I bow my head and apologize to her. "It's okay Hinata, it's my fault. I wasn't paying attention," she says I look up and she's smiling at me. I smile at her in return, as I am about to take the file I look at her arm, her sleeve has risen and I see a red hand mark on her forearm along with scratches.
As if someone had pulled her too hard. I take the papers and at the same time grab her hand and raise the sleeve more and see additional bruises and scratches. She quickly pulls away from me but I still catch a glimpse.
I look up at her, she's looking at the ground avoiding my gaze. "M-Miss Tsunade w-who did that to you?" I say surprised, Tsunade's the last person who I could have imagined having such marks on her skin.
She quickly gets up since she was squatting before, I also get up off the floor. "Please forget what you just saw," she says. Before I have a chance to say anything she leaves in a hurry.
I start to walk back to Sasuke's office processing what I just saw. When I get inside the office I see Sasuke's not there. I put down the file on my desk.
I walk out of the office and walk to the secretary outside the office, an older women in her forties. "Excuse me, do you know where Sasuke went?" I ask. She looks up and tells me to go to the roof, he sometimes likes to go there.
I go up to the roof and there I see Sasuke toward the edge looking out at the view. I walk up to him, "S-Sasuke" I say.
Before I have a chance to tell him why I came, I look out and see the amazing view of the city. I look in awe. "It's amazing isn't it?" he says it surprises me, I wasn't expecting him to talk I nod in agreement.
"I like coming up here from time to time, it's like an escape for me," he says, "I can understand," I say to him still looking out toward the city.
He looks at me, "did Tsunade see the report?" he asks me. I look down, "W-Well Sasuke I didn't get a chance to give it to her but... theirs something I think you should know" I whisper toward the end.
I look up at him and see he's still looking at me with a blank expression. "What is it Hinata?" he calmly asks, I look back down "Ah," I start to doubt myself and debating whether I should tell him or not.
"Spit it out Hinata," he says impatiently. "I-Its about Tsunade," I say in a hurry scared he will get mad at me. I look up at him, he's looking out into the city again with a blank expression.
"What about her?" he asks, I continue to look at him taking in his features with the wind blowing at his hair. "I think someone's hurting her" I whisper.
I see his eyes go wide as he turns to me with an angry expression, "What! How do you know?!" he asks impatiently. "I-I saw bruises and scratches on her arm," I say.
He suddenly leaves and runs down the stairs not bothering to take the elevator. I follow after him, he starts running toward what I assume is Tsunade's office.
I run after him, he storms into Tsunade's office. Tsunade looks up at him surprised, I stop at the door and look at them. He takes Tsunade's right hand by force and lifts up her sleeve, it's covered in bruises and scratches.
He takes Tsunade's other hand and it's the same. Tsunade looks down in shame, Sasuke looks at her with a serious expression "Who did this!" he hisses.
She continues to look down not answering him, "It was him wasn't it!?" he screams. She looks at him with tears in her eyes "S-Sasuke he didn't mean to-" she starts but before she can finish Sasuke storms out of the office in a rage.