I don't own Naruto......
"Uchiha?!"
"Yeah?" he answered mildly, his hands in his pockets and his head tilted to the side seemingly not interested nor surprised, the latter true.
It was a good thing she was already sitting down because whilst processing this magnitude of information her brain was not capable of balance.
Whistling.
The water was boiling.
Sasuke glanced back at Hinata and signified for her to follow by flicking his head before walking back to his kitchen to turn off the heat.
She sat dumbfounded staring at the empty space the man had just recently occupied before giving her head a small shake in an effort to clear it.
After placing her book and pen down next to her she then stood up in a fluid motion.
'I guess go through the hole?'
It was certainly a strange way to enter someone's house.
She sat on her bed and swung her legs over so they laid on his, then she pulled herself up to sit upright in traditional style on his bed and stood.
It would be rude to step on someone's furniture.
Peering into the kitchen area the lavender-haired girl saw Sasuke setting another teacup on his counter and pouring boiling water into each, which most likely already had tea leaves in them.
She assumed he wanted her to sit down with him to talk.
She stepped silently into the other room and sat in a chair facing the counter parallel to a cup of tea.
Sasuke looked up to acknowledge her presence and then continued to prepare their drinks.
The smell of peppermint wafered through the room.
Hinata waited patiently for him to sit and let her tea brew as he took a sip of his own. She liked it a little darker than it was currently.
"So.." she ventured in an attempt to break the ice.
Sasuke watched her mannerisms the whole time, studying her.
She was conservative, polite, so far quiet and reserved.
What would she reveal about herself this time? Impatience maybe?
He stayed quiet when she spoke. He would test her quick wit.
Hinata received no avail from her company and decided to take the conversation into her own hands.
He wouldn't talk, she'd make him talk.
He was being cocky.
'You want to play games Uchiha? I can play games.'
"..when did you move in?"
-Pawn to E4.
"Last night."
-Pawn to E5
"Did you have a good night's sleep?"
-Queen to D5
"What do you think?"
-Pawn to A6
'That will be your downfall Uchiha-chan.'
"I know I didn't. I woke up with a cover of debris. Could very well bruise."
-Bishop to C4
"You could bruise?!"
-Pawn to B6
She had him now.
"Not to mention all I had to clean up before I could even start my day. It was a real mess you know."
-Queen to F7
"Are you insane?! You had a rough night?! You threw me through the fucking wall!"
~Checkmate.
He was too busy playing within the tunnel-vison of pride to see his demise laid so simply on the board.
"So that's what happened." she pondered and fit the details together.
"Hmm. I guess that wall's not going to be fixed tonight." she said returning back to the conversation in an even calmer tone then the one she had used.
He bolted his head to his right looking defeated, eyebrows knitted, looking down at his tea.
"I guess not."
She shot down her tea and placed the cup back on the counter gently.
"Just stick to your side of the bed okay? And thanks for the tea. It was nice." she smiled the most light-hearted of smiles.
"Hn."
With that she took her leave, walked back to his room, sat on the bed and rolled back over to her side.
Sitting on the edge she braided her long hair and banded the end.
She picked up her things from the floor, placed them on top of her dresser, and got into bed.
Sasuke watched her confused as she walked away from him.
How had she manipulated him like that?
The whole conversation went her way. Her question was answered, and it left him with more.
Most of all he had lost his cool.
Uchiha Sasuke never lost his cool.
He closed his eyes and rubbed them with his thumb and index and middle fingers. When that didn't help much he pinched the bridge of his nose in hopes of relieving the pulsing that plagued his head.
He drank the rest of his tea, rinsed the cups, and decided to retire for the night. After a full night's rest his mind would be well oiled and up for figuring this, whatever that was, out.
Sasuke walked into his room and sat on the side of the bed.
She seemed like she was already asleep, the covers were up around her and her breathing was steady, but he knew what a ninja could do. It wasn't hard to feign sleep with practice.
After what had happened the night before, he thought it best to sleep on the floor.
Taking the blanket from the bed, he laid it out on the floor.
He grabbed the pillow and threw it into place before laying down in his new, comfy bed.
'This is ridiculous! I should be sleeping in my own bed! Tomorrow I'm working on releasing some of those seals. I won't get anything done like this.'
The raven haired man rolled over on his side and closed his eyes in an attempt to fall asleep.
Hinata heard him as he modified his sleeping arrangements.
'He must not want to risk it. I can't blame him though. He's not the first one.'
She fell asleep with a smile on her face.
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Super short chapter here. The next one will be the longest yet I promise! I needed it to end here though otherwise it wouldn't seem right. :/ Anywhos, I'll need another three weeks max to write that. I have a lot of things due all on the 16 and 17 of April and will be working on them first priority. Sorry again!
~Complicated.