Side glancing, Sasuke saw a vivid and beautiful girl. Someone he hadn't seen like that in a long time. The soft scent of cherry's filled his nostrils while the sight of her was glowing in the morning light. He swallowed the lump in his throat before grabbing his own left arm for self-control. He wanted to touch her cheek, just to feel the reality on his fingertips. Though if he did stuff like that, he would be questioned by everyone.
He had to be strong. He opened his mouth to make the usual response but Naruto began running their direction. It caused Sakura to turn her attention to him.
"Morning Sakura-chan!" Naruto shouted. He was too busy waving with his eyes closed that he didn't see a hole in the ground and tripped. He began rolling his way to their feet with a skidded stopping him at the end. He groaned in pain as had propped himself up to sit crisscross on the ground.
"Naruto, you idiot. Are you okay?" Sakura questioned him as she proceeded to smack him on top his head. "You need to be more careful. You could have collided with Sasuke-kun!"
"Ah, the bastard probably deserve it anyway." Naruto stuck his tongue out at Sasuke before being smack again for his profanity. Sakura left him up by the collar of his shirt and began to shake Naruto in anger. Still, he just grinned the entire time.
Throughout the interaction between the two, Sasuke tried his best not show a fond smile appear on his face. He never knew he would have missed moments like these.
"Hn. We are going to be late." Sasuke watched as Sakura eyes turned to bugged eye at his comment. She stopped lecturing Naruto and grabbed onto his hand before reaching for Sasuke's.
Usually, the past Sasuke would have fought a little when it came to Sakura dragging him places but he couldn't help but embrace the feeling. He tightened his hold on the pinkette's hand. Thankfully it went unnoticed by Sakura as she was too focused on not being tardier than their own teacher. On the other hand, Naruto bluntly gave him the stink eye for he saw exactly what had happened.
When they had arrived at the meeting point, a lean form appeared with his signature anti-gravity silver hair. His uncovered eye wandered over the three of them as he drawled out a response.
"Looks like my little students had arrived just before I did." Just like always, he smiled with his eyes. "Try not making that a habit." He closed his book and placed it back in his weapon pouch.
"Says the one that is constantly late." Sakura crossed her arm just as she turned away to whisper it to Naruto but he was to business giving Sasuke the stink eye to even respond to her.
"What was that Sakura-chan?" Kakashi questioned her nonchalantly. Sakura jumped slightly before turning back to him with a nervous smile of her own.
"Eh. . . what are we doing today?" She laughed timidly as she watched Kakashi eye her for what felt like forever.
"Glad you ask! Since there are no missions today, we will be sparring in pairs that I pick." Kakashi proceeded to point towards both Naruto and Sasuke. "You two will go first then it will be Sakura-chan and me."
"I'm going to kick your ass, Sasuke!" Naruto proclaimed as he popped his knuckles. He began to walk the direction of the field with Sasuke falling behind him.
"In your dreams, you idiot." Sasuke rolled his eyes. Sakura went to follow but Kakashi called to put her name.
"Sakura, here take this and go buy some water for yourself and us." He hands her some money but Sakura just looked at it and back at him.
"But Kakashi-sensei, I wanna see Sasuke fight." She whined as she gave Kakashi the traditional puppy dog eyes.
"Ah, but don't you want to give it to Sasuke personally. I bet he will be so grateful of your kindness." She thought to herself momentarily before skipping her way into the market. Kakashi eyed her before sighing. He could feel the tension between his two male students.
"What the hell was that!?" Naruto pointed at Sasuke like he was some alien but Sasuke understood why Naruto would act like that.
"What are you talking about." An even look was presented on his face even though he did know what he was talking about.
Naruto felt like he was about to go apeshit on Sasuke. "I saw the way you were holding Sakura's hand! I thought you hated her!"
"I never said that." Which was true. He never said he hated Sakura. Just that she was annoying because of the feelings she had for him but as he grew older. He understood those feelings greatly and all he wanted to do was return them. "What if I was? You can't do anything about it. She likes me always."
"Oh yeah!? She ends up loving me after she realizes what an asshole you are!" Naruto glared at him. Sasuke, on the other hand, smirked at him. He knew this wasn't the main reason he went to the past. He still had things to fix but he had time and right now, he wanted to use it on someone he loved and someone he adored as a friend.
"Fine. Let's see who wins her heart." Sasuke got into a fighting stance while Naruto began to charge his way. He had immediately blocked an incoming punch from Naruto and kicked him in the side. Naruto skidded before coming to a halt, he then again went for a punch.
Kakashi looked up from his book to watched the two from afar and just shook his head. He didn't really know what was going on but the Sasuke in front of him was different. He just hoped it that it wasn't for anything bad. He wouldn't want to deal with that.