What? Sasuke blinked.
Does she really want him to kill her?
Abruptly, he turned around to face her. His dark raven locks blowing in the brisk breeze, a few strands covering the dark lines hoarded beneath his sombre, dull eyes. His mouth pulled out into an indifferent line. She watched him unblinkingly, her own soft brows knitted together in irritation. Despite this, she still looked like a fish out of water, her lilac orbs trembling pitifully.
Hinata was in a crouching position, one hand rubbing the small bruise on her white neck, her hair flowing freely over her shoulder like soft silk. His hand twitched, wanting to run them though her navy locks to see if it really was as soft as It looked.
Hinata herself looked quite surprised at what she had just shouted out. Her other hand moving up slowly to trace along her parted lips self-consciously. Her eyes staring intently at him.
Sasuke sucked in a breath of air, it felt as though her gentle eyes where almost beckoning him to her, He felt a small, surreal, spark ignite in his chest. He scowled dangerously to himself for evenly thinking such a thing, Emotions were dangerous. He of all people would know. They distracted you from your goals. That's why he left Konoha in the first place, he had left the only resemblance of a family he had, and left the only person he'd ever considered his friend. It was easy to forget what it felt like to feel again while in the midst of training with Orochimaru.
"W-where are you g-going?" The Hyuga stuttered, a small blush crept onto her pale face, he watched her soundlessly, his eyes silently calculating. Sasuke knew he was good at reading people. Even without his sharingan, he knew another's intentions before they did, yet, the way she spoke out to him confused him, what is she trying to do? As hard as he was trying, Sasuke just couldn't figure out what her motives where.
He had given her an opening, a perfect escape, so that she could leave, he could leave. And then he could erase this small, chance encounter from his memory.
He really didn't need hauntingly beautiful lavender eyes staring at him every time he closed his own.
He didn't want to kill her.
But he would. If she got in his way, he wouldn't hesitate killing her.
He was no longer that naive little boy, who sought power yet never fully understood the dark path he would end up living, he was so blinded by hate and caught up in friendships he had no intentions of keeping.
What was the point of living a lie? for if he had chosen a different path. A path alongside Naruto, He would be haunted by his own brother till the day he died.
Revenge was his only option.
He cursed inwardly at his wavering mind, what was this woman doing to him?
She stood cowardly at his mercy and yet every time he glances at her, a fragment of memory he thought he had buried deeply, surfaces.
She was so fragile- so breakable. And right in his clutches.
This whole inner turmoil he was battling could be over if he just drove his blade into her right now.
Just kill her, He thought.
After all, she was nothing meaningful to him, there was no longer anything that was meaningful to him, that hole in his heart was already filled to the rim with his need for vengeance. He didn't have any room for anything that was meaningful.
Yet he just couldn't, his hands wouldn't move. His hands only shook, the familiar charge of energy running through his body.
He felt his own fists curl up into tight balls, the crescent shape of his nails digging into his rough palm. His choice had been made up long ago. Yet somehow, while watching a small fragment from his undying pass, this woman, he felt a reminder everything he shouldn't be remembering.
She was watching him with a changed face, she looked determined. He couldn't remember her ever looking like this.
He was wrong. She had changed.
Else she wouldn't still be here; she would be running at full speed back to Konoha with her tail tucked in-between her legs.
He allowed himself to run his eyes over her, Hyuga Hinata was still timid, yet her previously chopped hair had grown and now flowed freely down her back, almost like a waterfall. Her eyes glowed bright lavender, the veins of courage that stuck out defiantly next to them.
She watched him for a moment, her fist clenching angrily at her own stuttering words. She could feel the warmth rise to her cheeks with embarrassment. She could only hope that Sasuke hadn't noticed.
A cold sense of dread overcame her when he turned back around continued to walk away, never once glancing back at her.
"Sasuke." without even fully realising, she had called him again. Her voice was strong, unwavering. But Sasuke continued to walking away, not even hesitating at the sound of her call. It was no use. Calling for him wouldn't work.
She gritted her teeth, she was going to do this, she would fight him if it meant that he would listen to her. Death be damned.
Hinata loathed the feeling of being ignored. She had already been though too much ignorance in her short life to tolerate anymore. This time she would do something about it, even though it could very well cost her own life.
She really was turning into a fool.
Maybe she had been spending too much time around Naruto. A hint of a smile graced her lips when she was reminded of bright blue eyes and a whiskered grin. She would do this, for him.
Grabbing her previous kunai, Hinata flung it towards Sasuke swiftly in one quick motion. Unsurprisingly, Sasuke dodged it perfectly, in the process also unsheathing his sword like second nature. Hinata uneasily swallowed the saliva on her tongue, before gritting her teeth and clenching her hands, unconsciously reassuring herself.
This was the right thing to do. She repeatedly chanted in her head.
"Do you want me to kill you?" Saskue's voice was almost like a growl.
His eyes looked feral, and they stared at her terrifyingly, almost although he could see straight into her soul. The previously dull black colour blending into spinning crimson.
AN: Thank you so much for the extremely kind reviews! I get a warm fuzzy feeling every time I read them.
And due to the unexpected popularity, I am happy to announce that I will be turning this into a short story!
Just so that one thing is clear; this is set just after Sasuke defeats Orochimaru.
I also want you to know that, the updating schedule will not be organised. I will probably post a chapter every 1-2 weeks. Unfortunately for me, I'm very busy with my final year of school work and that does take higher priority.
oh and yeah, chapters will also be longer than this one.
Please review and tell me what you think! Thanks for reading!
I do not own Naruto.