Chapter seven
Daisuke on the run and Hinata's tough decision
A/N: Okay, a lot of annoying yet amusing things have happened to me this weekend. For starters, my whole body is sore (I did a lot of running on Friday) and it hurts to laugh (that really sucks for me because I like to laugh), the charger to my laptop broke and it was my fault (or so my sister says), and I didn't study for a quiz that might be tomorrow.
Despite all of that, I'm updating ) It will be short…
"They'll never bloom again?"
I really shouldn't have asked that question. At least not out loud, for the sole reason because he had said it twice and he looked at me strangely after. He looked at me as if what he said made sense which it probably did, to him.
Sasuke didn't say much to me after that. I thought that was just fine. After what he had said, I hadn't really been in the mood to say anything at all. Not that it had upset me, I just wondered whether he was just speaking 'Sasuke' or actually being serious. I didn't know Sasuke Uchiha enough to know what he wanted of me except what he told me. I didn't know him at all.
I should have at least tried to understand him. It would make things easier, I suppose, but it became more and more obvious that that was easier said then done. "Sasuke's like a book." Sakura had told me months before. "You have to read him thoroughly to understand him, and the second time you read him you'll understand him way much more then you did the first time." By read I had hoped she meant watched. If I kept my mouth closed and watched Sasuke thoroughly I might understand him more then I did the first time.
It seemed simple enough so I shouldn't have a problem with doing it. Easy as pie, Hanabi would say.
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"I can't wait to see the pictures' that Mr. Sai painted." Anemone mused, as I opened the car door for her and her other siblings. We had just come from eating at a restaurant that I had been to with Sakura and Hanabi a few times. It was expensive, yes, but Sakura always insisted on paying the bill even though Hanabi and I were fully capable of paying on our own. Sasuke, who was still inside discussing something with on of the chefs, hadn't even asked me if I'd like to pay on my own, which I could have. I guess he was just being generous.
"Dad will probably throw them away, Anemone." Daisuke warned, as he got in the car behind her. Anemone shook her head and insisted that Sasuke wouldn't such a thing, especially since Sakura had asked Mr. Sai to do it personally. Daisuke merely shrugged and said that they would see once they got home.
At the moment, I wasn't exactly worried about what Sasuke would think about the paintings. I was still a little perturbed at how many times I heard my name being whispered, said a little louder, and then replaced with something a little bit more degrading. Sasuke didn't seem to notice and if he did he didn't give any indication that it bothered him. It shouldn't really bother me either because I knew what the truth was and they didn't.
Once inside the car, Anemone had started talking about painting and pictures until Daisuke told her to be quiet loudly. Sakura probably would've told him to act nicer, perhaps a bit gentler, but I wouldn't go that far. Especially after what happened at the piano, I wouldn't try to bring back any hurtful nostalgia on Daisuke's part. No, I would leave all the disciplinary acts to Sasuke.
"What's wrong with you, Daisuke?" Anemone blurted out as tears started to form in the cracks of her eyes. "Why are you acting so mean! Is…is this because of Mommy?!" I hadn't expected Anemone to say something like that. And neither had Daisuke because his eyes widened and before I knew it I heard the car door being ripped open and then being closed with a loud bang.
"Daisuke…" Anemone said quietly in shock. She had begun to bite her bottom lip and her hands started to shake. "W-what have I d-done?" I wasn't even exactly sure. At the moment I wasn't even aware of what I was saying. I had only one objection in my mind and that was to retrieve Daisuke before he did something dangerous.
I opened the door on my side quickly and forgot to close the door. I never got the chance to notice my mistake because as I was about to run after Daisuke, I heard a voice behind me say very calmly and collectively,
"Let him go. He needs to face reality, himself, and the truth."
I needn't ask who it was or even turn around to see. I already knew and wished that I didn't. Perhaps if I had been like Hanabi or Ino I would've gone against what he told me and ran…but I wasn't. I was meek and obedient and even though I didn't understand I listened…just like a child.
"He will return."
My hand, which had been partially on the door handle, had fallen limply by my side. I couldn't believe what I had just been told. He has a reason for everything. Sakura's words repeated themselves in my head several times before I gained conscious control of my thoughts. What…what was I supposed to do? It seemed, to me, that it was either Sasuke or Sakura (not literally, of course). Sakura had asked me to personally watch over her children and so had Sasuke, who was unaware that she had asked me first. So what was it? Should I obey Sasuke's firm 'suggestion' or remain loyal to Sakura's dying wish (this is literal)?
I couldn't answer that question nor did I want to. It was a question in my head that would forever be unanswered because all I would do was answer it with another question, "Am I a hypocrite?" The answer to that, of course, is yes. So maybe I didn't have to answer…or at least not at the moment. Maybe I could just answer it with questions until it was over and the worse had already passed.
Little did I know that all of my troubles would never end until I came to the conclusion of that question?
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What a big ball of confusion! Not to worry though, I have pretty much everything worked out…I just need to know whether we are on the same page or not. One thing I'd hate to happen was that I'd get to about chapter 15 and a reviewer says that they had absolutely not idea what's going on and is confused. So that hopefully doesn't happen I have a question to ask. If you answer, I assure you, the outcome of this story will be better then it would be if you didn't answer…so answer! Please!
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