---Sorrows of Yesterday---
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Naruto!
Anyways, here's my reply to an anonymous reviewer called 'sesshyluva'Thanks for the review, but…
1.Thank you for pointing that out :P
2.No, it's not Naruto with the 'nice guy pose'; it's Gai-sensei and Lee. Nice try though.
Chapter 6: Will of Fire
Inside the Uchiha district, somebody stirred.
"Mmm…" Sasuke groaned, turning over onto his left side, feeling somebody's weight roll onto his back.
His eyes snapped open.
With quick reflexes, he whipped his arm down to his leg.
The holster was not there.
Crap!
Due to his lack of defense at the moment, Sasuke whipped around…to come face-to-face with a sleeping person – Kagome.
'What the hell?'
Letting out a brief sigh of relief that it wasn't a ninja invasion in the early morning, he was left afterwards to wonder why the hell she was in his bed in the first place – the bed that was all the way across the room.
Giving her a peculiar look, Sasuke just wiped off a film of sweat from his forehead that he apparently was unaware of.
He stood up, pulling on a fresh new shirt and tossing the worn one into the laundry.
Picking up his forehead protector, Sasuke tied it on securely, running a hand through his spiky hair, and then grabbing his keys near the counter by the front door.
It was still early, and he needed to go out for a short walk.
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At the main temple of Nankano shrine…
On the far, right side, under the seventh tatami mat is the clan's secret meeting place.
There, you will find what purpose the doujutsu of the Uchiha Clan originally served…the real secret is hidden there.
Sasuke recalled Itachi's exact words. He frowned at the thought at did a sharp U-turn towards the shrine.
Deciding that it might be another hour or so until Kagome woke up, he unlocked the door and bent down on the tatami mats, sliding one out to reveal a secret level to the shrine.
One that was never supposed to be underneath a shrine.
Sasuke dragged his fingers along the surface of the rock, hand moving up and down according to the engravings.
He traced a part of script that had been written before.
Wait.
Stop.
Something was totally off here. Now that Sasuke looked closely at the engravings, he noticed that the part where it stated that you had to murder your closest friend had been written over something.
He brushed off some collecting dust on the wall and let out a small, light sneeze at the air started to get a bit stuffier inside.
Now that the writing was a tad bit clearer, Sasuke peered into the script.
The faded, old engravings had been forcefully worn down and written over, by the looks of it.
That part of the information actually did look newer now, come to think about it.
Had Itachi meddled with the information before passing the forbidden are down to him?
But Sasuke couldn't dwell on it for any longer.
Kagome would be waking up soon and he had to get there so she wouldn't get lost on the way to the kitchen.
He needed answers to why she was sleeping with him last night. And he needed them immediately.
The sun had risen a while back.
Team Seven would meet in 2 hours.
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As he shut the door firmly with one hand, Sasuke locked the door and was instantly assaulted with a strong smell of breakfast cooking, 'What the hell is going on?'
Rounding a couple of corners, Sasuke arrived at the kitchen, where he found the miko cooking some breakfast consisting of pancakes and syrup.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked, staring at Kagome.
"Oh-! Sasuke! When I woke up, you were gone, and I figured you'd be back at some point in the morning, so I made breakfast! I was fortunate to stumble across the kitchen when I woke up, so...yeah." Kagome beamed, pointing to the table full of food.
'What the-! She wakes up pretty early for a girl' Sasuke just nodded at her and took a seat at one of the chairs, "I never asked you to make breakfast."
"Well…I thought you'd like some when you came back, so…" Kagome took off her apron and took a seat across from the Uchiha; "I made breakfast, hoping that you would be coming back." She grinned, passing Sasuke a plate, which he grudgingly took.
The clinking of forks and knives echoed throughout the house as the two ate in silence, Sasuke in deep thought, and Kagome reading the book that Tsunade had given her. It was a bit awkward now…
Sasuke had been firmly used to the solid routine of waking up in the morning, brushing his teeth, pulling on some new clothes, and just grabbing a piece of toast, hurrying out to the bridge where their team met up every day or two.
Alone.
Having a second person inside the manor was a totally different situation. Although, he had to admit, it was kind of nice having a proper breakfast for once. The last time he had gotten one was…well; he didn't want to think about it.
It had been the morning before the slaughter of the clan. By Itachi.
"Why were you on my bed this morning?" Sasuke brought out the subject bluntly, the sound of his voice startling Kagome.
"What?"
"Why…were you on my bed this morning?" Sasuke repeated, raising an eyebrow for an effect. "Please don't tell me I'm housing a clingy, stalker-like girl."
Kagome turned a deep shade of red, "Well…"
How could she explain it? Oh yes, you were having a nightmare and wouldn't let go – you attacked me! -, And then I fell asleep because you still wouldn't let go. Yeah, sure! She'd absolutely say that!
"Uh…well…" Kagome thoughtfully started to word out phrases in her mind. "You were having a nightmare and it seemed bad… So I tried to comfort you because I couldn't find the washroom…and you grabbed onto my wrist…I was so tired, I fell asleep. I'm so sorry!" She did a half bow while still sitting down at the table.
Sasuke slowing took in the information. 'Nightmare…?' After a while, he slowly started to nod his head, accepting this answer. He knew he had nightmares of some sort; he just never thought that it showed physically…
Kagome closed her book and yawned. "What are you doing today?"
"Training." Sasuke dropped his fork and knife, signifying that he was finished. Of course, even though he had never asked for it, common courtesy was always required…to the correct person, really. He paused, reconsidering something. "Thank you for the breakfast." Only some people, of course.
Standing up, Sasuke traveled back to his room to grab the remainder of his weapons, calling out, "You can come if you want to – I don't care."
The only response he received was the clashing of Kagome cleaning up the dishes.
Before they walked out the door, Sasuke grunted, "We never speak of last night again."
"Agreed."
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The sun slowly started to rise higher into the sky as four frustrated teens awaited a certain teacher atop of a wooden bridge."What's with this guy…Kakashi, right?" Kagome grumbled, shifting her weight onto her left foot, "It's already been an hour…"
Sakura sighed, rubbing her eyes, "He usually comes in three hours past the original set meeting."
Kagome frowned, not able to make sense out of this. "Then why don't you guys just come later too then?"
"I really don't know, now that I think about it…"
"It's a habit." Naruto tried to explain, "And I get to spend more time with my friends too, then!"
'In…silence…?' Kagome thought.
Sasuke just stared at Naruto with a look that said, 'And why do I give a damn?'
"I guess it's just...a ninja should always be on time. If somebody always comes late, does not mean we should be tardy too," Sakura tried to explain.
"I think we should…do something…" The miko suggested quietly, a bit unsure of herself though.
The Uchiha raised an eyebrow at her, "Like…?"
"I don't know…well, I read the book that Tsunade gave to me and…learned a bit about chakra…I think I have a game you could all play!" Kagome mentioned, looking at everybody's faces for their reactions.
"A game?" Naruto grinned excitedly. "What type of game?"
"I think playing a game would be much better than standing around and waiting for Kakashi-sensei," Sakura grumbled, patting her hair down a bit.
"Um…well…how do I explain this?" Kagome cocked her head thoughtfully, "I'd call the game…Chakra Basketball."
"What?" Naruto asked curiously, "What's that?"
"Um…" She thought for a bit. Obviously, they're never heard of basketball before. Instead, Kagome thought of things they could have instead to replace things with. "Do you have a big rubber ball anywhere? And two medium-sized baskets?"
"I have some baskets at home that I don't need. It's only five minutes away – be right back." Sakura notified the other teens, racing at a mad dash for her house.
"I've got a rubber ball at home." Naruto cheered, then suddenly disappeared.
"What the hell?" Kagome blinked several times, trying to convince herself that he did not just disappear.
Sensing her confusion, Sasuke explained, "It's a use of chakra – Shunshin no Jutsu. " 'I can't believe she doesn't know this stuff…'
After about 15 minutes, the two arrived back at their meeting area, panting because they were in a rush to get the items.
"Thank you!" Kagome smiled, though still not understanding Sasuke's explanation. She unsheathed her sword and started cutting away at the bottoms of the baskets, making them as basketball nets, "Do you know where a clearing is with not a lot of rocks?"
"Here." Sasuke led them to a clearing with even ground – coincidentally – and patiently waited for the other three to catch up.
"Thank you!" Kagome then set the ball on the ground, going to two trees and tying the baskets across from each other.
Half an hour had passed.
"Judging by what I read in the book…it's still a little confusing to me, but I think it's something you could train with…of course, I couldn't participate, but I could help…" Kagome handed Sasuke the ball, "The teams would be uneven…I guess there won't be very many rules to this game..."
She explained how to play basketball first, then added in some extra rules and regulations, "You can use any of your 'jutsus' and chakra… along with whatever else you have to your advantage… I guess…randomly… It's going to be Sasuke against Sakura and Naruto."
"I'm going to soo beat you, Sasuke!" Naruto grinned, punching his fist into his other hand.
"Keep dreaming, moron." Sasuke smirked, crouching down to jump up when Kagome gave the signal.
"And I guess you can start now!" Kagome grabbed the ball and tossed it into the air, the two boys staring up at it as it started to descend to the ground, Sakura waiting at the corner of their makeshift court.
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