Sasuke rolled over in his bed and kept his eyes closed against the light of the sun peaking from the blinds. He tried hard to remember what he was doing the night before but couldn't quite exactly bring himself to recall why, where or who with he had lost both his shirt and his shorts. In his boxers, he got out of bed and stumbled over and out of a strange door. This didn't seem like his room at all… Sasuke opened the door and looked across the hall to another open door. The door to his room. So whose room was he in?
"Oh shit." Sasuke turned around and took a look at the bed he was laying in a few moments ago. Kiyoshi laid facing the window on the right side, curled up under the covers. Slowly making his way over to her, Sasuke tripped over her shirt and a couple arm bands, and then a leather coat. Luckily nothing else. He took some time looking at her sleeping face to thing about how he would explain what he was doing last night, and then shook her shoulder. He would simply explain to her, that a foreign feeling came over him and he just wanted to be with her, and that was it. And that was the truth. Kiyoshi turned herself around gripping the blanket to her chest.
"How can I help you?" She moaned flipping her hair out of her face and completely ignoring the fact she was in the same room as him without a shirt on. She seemed totally oblivious to what was going on. What was going on?
"Kiyoshi. Don't be an idiot." Sasuke stood up and took a look around the room. Kiyoshi opened her mouth, and closed it again.
"We didn't, you weren't sleeping in here, and I was fish…ing…" Kiyoshi stopped herself and looked under the blankets. "Thank god!" she yelled out throwing herself back against the bed. "If my pants were on the floor I would have killed you Sasuke!"
"It's not my fault. "Sasuke yawned and faced the light coming from the window. Kiyoshi stared at him for a few moments in awe, as if that angle of light seemed to make him God.
"How can you say that?! You're the one that jumped me and wouldn't let me leave this…this manipulative situation!!!" Kiyoshi shook her head and threw the cover on the floor getting up and plating her feet in front of Sasuke. "Did you poison me? Did you use some sort of illusion on me? How in the world did you even get me to talk to you last night?!" Kiyoshi raised her voice and took a deep breath before covering her mouth.
"Be quiet would you?" Sasuke whispered in a hoarse voice. "I came to you, but you let in. You could have fought me. And… manipulative?"
"Fucking rights… just the way you talked to me! You completely seduced me!
"I can't help being so sexy."
"Wha- why…how can you just stand there and pretend that this isn't a problem? How do I know you're not just going to stab me in my sleep? We all know you want to run a knife through me and watch me bleed so you can get revenge! Your life is a lie Sasuke! This love is a lie." Kiyoshi didn't bother to change the volume or tone of her voice she simply shoved Sasuke back in rage. He didn't know whether to shove her back, get out a kunai, and kiss her. It was a bunch of no good mixed feelings he didn't want. Especially the ones that couldmake him loose her. He let her breath for a moment, and when the tension seemed to finally have gotten to her he couldn't take at anymore. He rushed at the girl in front of him and planted a kiss on her lips. It tasted as sweet as the night before. At first she was frozen. But like always she gave in, and then tried to resist the fact, that she felt the same for her. He could see it in her eyes everytime he looked her in the face. Kiyoshi was the most complex person he'd ever met, except for Naruto and himself. If somebody hadn't have knocked on the door, Sasuke was sure he would have never let her from his grip.
"Kiyoshi are you okay in there? I heard some yelling!" Keiko hollered through the door. Sasuke released her.
"Damn it…" he whispered under his breath, quickly and quietly putting his shirt and shorts back on.
"Ummm… I'm fine! Just letting all the anger out…you know…"
"No I don't know," Keiko laughed, "I was just worried Sasuke was in there or something. He's not in his room. I don't want you getting hurt or making any stupid mistakes…" Keiko knocked on the door again. "Can I come in?" Kiyoshi put her hand on her forehead and Sasuke shook his head in amazement. So Kiyoshi wasn't the only one worried about this situation…
"I'm okay, and you should find him because we need to talk." Kiyoshi coughed and looked Sasuke in the eyes with concern.
"Can I come in then?" Keiko asked. Kiyoshi gulped and cleared her throat. Sasuke assumed she had choked on the situation she'd tangled herself in.
"Um, I'm not decent. I'll be out for breakfast in 10."
"You're not nude are you?"
"Hell no! I don't sleep naked like your weird boyfriend, now go away so I can get ready!" Kiyoshi teased. You could hear Keiko laugh in the hallway.
"Yeah yeah, fine then. See you soon. Hurry up!" Keikos footsteps soon faded away and Sasuke watched with a sad face as Kiyoshi slipped her tank back on.
"You need to go. I don't know what's going to happen, but I can't handle being like this anymore. It's going to kill me some day." Kiyoshi coughed again and put her hand on her forehead. "Leave, now." Sasuke could tell Kiyoshi was holding back tears. So he didn't bother to reply and left her alone. He tiptoed across the hall and slipped into his room as quietly as he could, and then as soon as he was sure he didn't look like he had slept with Kiyoshi the night before he paced out of his room and into the living room across from Neji on a low rise table, surrounded by some very soft green, cotton, cushions.
"You look cheery." Neji pointed out stuffing a spoon of oatmeal in his mouth.
"Cheery? I see." Sasuke did not change his expression. Hinata ran over with a bowl of oatmeal and placed it in front of him with a huge smile. Her optimism and quirkyness bothered Sasuke, more then you could imagine.
"Hope you like this! I got up early to make it so nobody would go out hungry!"
"Yeah, thanks." Sasuke played with his spoon for a bit and took a bit of the oatmeal. He held back making a funny face, but the oatmeal tasted like soggy raisin bread. Nasty! He turned his head to face the kitchen looking for some sort of dead animal she might have snuck into it but there was nothing. Something he did notice, however, was the stressed and sad look on Kiyoshi's face. He didn't really pity her, or feel bad, he just didn't like the look Keiko was giving her. He thought Keiko and the way she judged Sasuke would be the end of Kiyoshi and him, not the fact that if he killed Kiyoshi he'd be able to defeat Itachi once and for all. But he would never do that to Kiyoshi, or at least that's what he though. That's what he hoped.
"Don't stare or she'll notice." Neji said with a smile cfreeping up in the corner of his mouth.
"I wasn't staring. I was just trying to figure out what they were saying."
"And what's the point of that?" Neji asked coughing on another spoon of oatmeal. Sasuke shut his mouth and slowly gummed at the disgusting oatmeal. And just before Sasuke could choke, Naruto raced into the room and blessed everyone with his presence. Yippee…
Sasuke thought, with the most sarcasm possible.
"Hey guys! I slept so great you wouldn't believe it! What's for breakfast Hinata!" He yelled at the top of his lungs running over the table where Neji and Sasuke were sitting peacefully. Hinata quickly ran over to Naruto and placed a large bowl of steaming oatmeal in front of him.
"Here you go! Enjoy!" Hinata blushed and ran back to the kitchen and started doing some dishes, for no apparent reason, except for the fact that nobody else would have done them, and she was hiding her red face from the world. Keiko's face was a riot. Anybody could see the anger and jealousy in her eyes and Naruto practically chugged down the oatmeal, which was disgusting by the way. Sasuke had no idea how he could digest that stuff. Plus, Keiko knew she couldn't cook. And compared to her, even this gross breakfast was competition. Sasuke ignored the pig to the left of him and paced down to his room, having finished barely half his bowl. He had almost closed the door when Keiko open and closed it for him. Sasuke gave aher a cold stare. How rude! She could have knocked so Sasuke could politely tell her no. Now he'd have to throw her out. He only got one step however, before started yelling.
"Stay away from her Sasuke! I know what your up to, do you even have a soul? How can you just take advantage of her like that?" She yelled. You could see the rage in her eyes. Sasuke was surprised a little vain didn't pop out of her head just then.
"I'm not going to kill her Keiko."
"Maybe not now, but sooner or later! When will it be? In a month or two? Tomorrow? Today? Honestly I think you've already killed her inside!"
"Your over reacting and over thinking. Calm down." Sasuke opened his door and signaled for her to leave, and just as he thought, she slapped his in the face. Sasuke slammed the door and shoved her against the wall.
"What, you going to kill me too?" Keiko shuttered. Sasuke loosly had his hand around her neck.
"I wish I could, but I can't." Sasuke threw her to the ground and left her there as he walked outside and jumped up into a tree. God damnit what a nosey bitch. Oh well. She was right in a way. Sasuke rested himself on the highest branch he assumed could hold his weight and breathed in and out. Kiyoshi was going to be so pissed when she found out what he had done to Keiko. Oh shit…too late.
"Sasuke get your harassing ass down here!" Kiyoshi yelled. You could here Keiko in the back whispering for her to back off, and he thought he heard Naruto laughing. Sasuke ignored her. "Fine then ignore me! But it's best you say what you need to before I stuff your face into the ground!"
"You're being harsh." Sasuke yawned. That must have really hit a spot because Kiyoshi came racing up, and tugged down hard at his leg. Sasuke shoved her off in time and jumped out landing at the bottom of the tree. She followed him soon enough and got right up in his face. You could see the anger in her face, it was almost frightening seeing it coming from her.
"You need to leave! Honestly! You're no help to this group!" Kiyoshi looked at her feet. "You're nothing but a burden!"
"Kiyo… " Neji added in from the doorway where he stood with the others, "We do need him. What we need is for him to grow up and deal with his problems the proper way. Neji gave Sasuke a cold look over Kiyoshi's shoulder and Sasuke clenched his fist behind his back.
"How can you say that?!" Kiyoshi hollered. Sasuke grabbed her by the shoulders and kept her facing him while he forced the words out.
"He can say that. Because he's honest unlike somebody here." Sasuke of course was inferring to the fact that she had to be stubborn and avoid admitting she did have feelings for him. Kiyoshi shoved him off and looked tempted to kick him to the ground.
"You want to hear the truth?" Kiyoshi gulped, "I hate you!"