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Chapter 3:
I see the footsteps you take.
I see the breaths you inhale.
I see the path you have taken.
I see the tears you have shed.
I see the scars hidden in your heart.
And the love I can never give you.
You can never be mine.
I believe he is lonely. I see the sadness in his eyes whenever he thinks of his mother. And I see the anger in his eyes when he looks at his father. I see the envy when he looks at his nii-san. And I see the hate he holds for me for taking away the only person who has nurtured his life for such a short time. In a way, through him, I see my pain. My anger. My envy. And my hate. So, that is why, I don't want us to separate. I want us to be close. As brother and sister I want us to understand each other. That is my dream, my goal.
(Four years Later)
His breath was coarse and hot. He had backed her up to the wall and stared down intensely at those green emerald orbs. One hand reached to touched the pink hair that felt as soft as silk in his fingers. The other touched her cheek, which were blushing red and fiery under his skin. She was between him now and there was no escape.
"Do you love me?" Sasuke closed in his face near hers, watching her eyes intently with desire. Their lips were only centimeters apart and yet, he didn't kiss her. He waited patiently for her answer as she continued to look nervous under his stare.
"Ano…" said Sakura, looking up at the tall Uchiha with his deep set onyx eyes. "I…I…" Her hands were placed on his front shirt from her previous action to push him away; though that didn't work out like she had planned. Her lips were parted, already hoping to wonder what those lips would feel like. Her eyes were probably going delusional just staring at his handsome face.
Just as Sasuke was closing in on their about to soon be kiss, Sakura turned her head away, closing her eyes tightly and felt the impact of his lips on her right cheek.
"I can't," said Sakura, opening her eyes slightly, as she winced under his glare. She didn't want to look at him. Not now. Not ever. However, she couldn't help but be pulled back into his deep eyes again. Slowly, Sakura turned her head to face Sasuke once more. His face was now inches away from her, still staring at her with the passion she had always wanted him to feel for her. "You know…that we can't be with each other."
"Do you think I give a damn?" asked Sasuke immediately, anger fusing under his breath. His eyes were now piercing and quickly he grabbed Sakura's peach colored hand. "I know that you love me. Tell me now."
"Stop…you're hurting me," whined Sakura as she used her other hand to try and pry him off.
"Tell me!" snapped Sasuke, tears now in his eyes. His hands immediately went to her shoulders and his grip tightened. "You don't know how much I need you right now."
Sakura's eyes widened,"Wait. You're acting irrational here. Maybe we can talk about it later." She was afraid, fearing for her life now. "Don't do this."
"You know I can," said Sasuke, his rage suddenly turning into a smile. He than tilted his head mischievously," You know I can."
"GET OFF OF HER!" shouted a voice.
Suddenly, Sakura screamed as she saw Naruto come in and punch Sasuke's lights out. Immediately, Sasuke fell to the floor, unconscious. His arms and legs spread out in defeat.
"Are you okay, Miki?" asked Naruto, holding onto Sakura tightly in his arms, sheltering her under his warmth.
Sakura nodded, slightly shaking, her arms holding onto Naruto's waist tightly. "It's alright, Koji. I'm okay. It's over now. It's all over now." Suddenly peach colored hands touched her chin and pulled her face to look at Naruto.
"I love you," said Naruto.
Sakura smiled at his touching words," I love you too, Koji. My past with Takomi is over now. I want my future to be with you."
The two lovers pulled their faces close together, mustering up the deepest passions in their eyes for each other.
THE END.
As the curtains closed, the audience immediately stopped and cheered the crowds with shouts of appraisals and comments.
From the audience, Hinata, watched, closing her mouth with her hand as tears brimmed down from her pearl white orbs. The seventeen year old couldn't believe that her brother, Sasuke, could act so well in the school drama play.
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"Good job everyone!" exclaimed Jiraiya, as he clapped his hands together and patted several students in the back. "Awesome job! Especially to our three stars: Uzumaki, Haruno, and Uchiha!" The school play had been a hit tonight! This was their first annual play of the year and things were going awesome. Be a phesbian himself, Jiraiya, loved to be in the spotlight when he was young and had a knack for displaying his amazing "acting" capabilities upon others.
The stage crew and minor characters of the play shouted joyfully and clapped as they stared at the three who had gotten up after the curtains closed and were now standing next to each other by coincidence.
"EH?" exclaimed Sakura, blushing. She smiled as she scratched her head," Thank you, you guys! We couldn't have done it without you guys!" She smiled, dressed in a long skirt, pink shirt and her hair was tied in a low pony tail to express her character. Miki—a young nice girl with simplicity to add and long time friend of Koji.
"ALRIGHT!" exclaimed Naruto happily, holding a two thumbs up," WE ROCKED, didn't we, Sakura-chan?" He wore jeans and a white jacket, being Koji, he was supposed to be the nicest guy in the story, loving his childhood sweetheart, Miki.
Sakura bonked Naruto on the head," Hey! You weren't just da bomb. Sasuke was so much better!" She than clutched Sasuke's arm tightly who was standing next to her," You were so perfect being Takomi. Our last scene together was what I always imagined you to say to me." Her eyes were bright and loving the way Sasuke was always so quiet but wonderful that way. He was so mysterious. Everything a woman could die for.
Sasuke smirked, removing Sakura's arm off of him," Whatever." He was dressed in a black leather jacket with dark black khakis. He was Takomi—the bad boy who had never intended to fall in love with Miki but did anyway.
Sakura sighed as she leaned back, unable to hold in her fluttering heart," Perfect." Her daydreams always came in on unnecessary times.
Naruto caught her just in time thankfully," Ai-ya, Sakura-chan! You're so heavy!"
Too distracted to bonk Naruto again, Sakura fell into Naruto's arm, a dummy's smile plastered on her face. "Sasuke…my love."
Jiraiya laughed as everyone either stayed to watch or went to their clean-up duties. "Sasuke, you are one weird young man. Sakura's the prettiest girl at the school and you're treating her like that?"
Sasuke shrugged as Naruto tried to help Sakura stand up a few yards away from him. "She's too annoying for my taste."
Jiraiya shrugged, Men like him always end up virgins anyway in the end. He quickly ran to help Naruto with Sakura. "Hey! Naruto, be careful with the ladies."
Sasuke went to get changed, came out in jeans and a black shirt with a gray jacket on. Why did he have to take drama as an elective? It was so god-damn stupid. And stupid counselor Kakashi-sensei. The overall play was just dumb in his opinion. In Sasuke's mind, Takomi should have left Miki when she said in his face that she didn't love him anymore.
He quietly walked off the stage, pissed off that raging hormone girls would be running after him, after this performance. Some were already clinging onto him as he walked down the stage. He brushed them off and told them off as well.
"Get the hell away from me."
He had to retrieve Someone. Someone that he didn't expect had came to the play, and was now probably waiting for him. She was too much of a klutz to have him leave her alone. She would cause too many problems to his already crazy life.
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The only words that came to Hinata's mind after the play was…
Beautiful, thought Hinata, moved with emotion at Sasuke's performance, Just beautiful. The pain, agony, and revelation of Koji's and Miki's love were so sad and beautiful. The way it started and the way it ended in the play. Though, they had gone through so much for each other, they were still together. Takomi's unrequited love was unbelievable as well, displaying affections and emotions that people everyday went through. To desire to love someone is so powerful, thought Hinata, as she slowly wiped her eyes with her hands hoping to meet up with Sasuke after the play. She was dressed in a black skirt that was to her knees and black shoes with white socks. She wore a blue cardigan sweater with a white laced shirt. Her short ebony hair had grown longer, reaching now to her shoulders and bangs on her forehead still. Some parts of her hair were tied back by a clip.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" exclaimed Chouji and Kiba as they sat next to Hinata with tears brimming down their eyes. The two had been holding onto each other, with suspense in their eyes and Hinata sat still watching the play with concentrated eyes.
"Ano…" said Hinata, to her classmates," Are you two okay?" She touched Kiba's shoulder getting ready to go. Immediately though she squealed as Kiba now hugged her tightly.
"It was so sad," cried Kiba, his head buried on Hinata's shoulder.
"Ah, Kiba-kun," said Hinata nervously, her face purely red with embarrassment and shock. One of her hands nervously patted him on the back. "Don't cry so much, it was just a play." She had known him for so long. Her friend ever since junior high along with Shino.
She gasped now, as Kiba held onto her tighter, oblivious of the way people were looking around at them, nor that he was making a really huge scene. The dog boy was still crying his heart out.
Immediately, Hinata placed both of her hands on his shoulder and tried to, as gently as possible, remove him away from her. People might get the wrong assumption. She had no idea that sad love stories made Kiba highly emotional.
"Kiba-kun…please…don't cry," said Hinata, in her usually gentle voice," How about we talk about it than?" She didn't know why she was suddenly feeling so uncomfortable now. "Eep!"
Tightly, Kiba held her, his eyes opening a little, his tears now gone. His head was now leaning on Hinata's shoulder as he held her tighter. He wouldn't let her go. Never. Gomen, Hinata.
"Kiba-kun…?" said Hinata innocently. Her eyes widening a bit at the sudden stop. Her arms on his shoulder immediately let go of him and dropped to her sides. "Why did you stop crying?"
Silence, Kiba still held onto Hinata. His eyes filled with confusion and happiness. Again, his arms were still wrapped around her. His spiky brown hair had grown longer higher up and he was considered as the best soccer player in the school's team. In every game, Hinata--his inspiration-- would always visit him at the games. How could he possibly tell her that watching the play had made him realize his feelings for her after four years of knowing each other?
"Get your hands away from her, idiot."
Eh? Thought Kiba, blinking. The voice…
is familiar.
"Sasuke," said Hinata, surprisingly, looking up at a really ticked off Sasuke. Sasuke's hands were in his jean pockets and his eyes were glaring.
Sasuke! Thought Kiba shockingly suddenly freaked out," Ah! Hinata!" He immediately let go of Hinata right away. With so much force pushing at Hinata, she almost fell from her chair.
"Ano!" exclaimed Hinata as she hit the floor. The clatter of the chair, caused quite a commotion as the last of the audience turned their heads. Hinata was now sitting on the floor, her head bowed low.
"Hinata, are you okay?' asked Kiba, getting up and reaching down to help her. His hands reached for her shoulder. You idiot, Kiba! How could you do such a stupid thing? Now she'll think you're all weird now.
Smack!
"Move out of the way, dog boy," said Sasuke coldly as he moved passed Kiba. Sasuke roughly pulled Hinata up close to him.
"Baka," muttered Sasuke into Hinata's ear so no one could hear," Damn klutz."
Hinata blushed embarrassingly and frowned. "Gomen ne." She didn't mean to do such a thing by falling, however, she didn't expect Kiba to push her back so hard.
"Tch," said Sasuke as he pulled Hinata's arm roughly away from the crowds and out of the school.
Kiba stared at their backs as they disappeared from him. Hinata…will you always hide behind your brother's shadow? He sighed as he ran a hand through his brown hair.
"It's okay," said Shino, coming up behind Kiba," You'll be able to tell her next time."
"Shit, like I will," said Kiba, sighing.
Chouji watched the whole scene, not really doing anything. However, he did feel immense pity for Kiba. Being the goalie for the team, Chouji, and everyone else in the soccer team knew that Kiba had an interest in Hinata. Always, since she started to come to his games, and a few times when he got beat up real bad and she would tend to his injuries.
However, Chouji's eyebrows closed in as he watched his team captain's depressed sigh. Sasuke was always there. Everyone knew, and perhaps Hinata perchance, knew that the Uchiha boy was always watching over Hinata's action. Even though he seemed like he was acting like an overprotective brother, the demeaning manners he oppressed onto Hinata at school was noticeable. The way Hinata always tried to be more like a sister to Sasuke: no one, even Chouji, could understand why Sasuke made it seem like Hinata was poison instead.
Chouji sighed, his stomach grumbling after the play. He didn't even get to snag some snacks with him. Oh well.
As long as his close friends weren't hurt than he would take no matter into the business. Kiba would have another day to deal with Hinata.
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The earlier commotion had reached the ears outside of the school. Sasuke and Hinata pushed their way from the crowd as comments passed around them.
"Why does Uchiha-san always have to help his sister?"
"She is so weak. He seems so aggravated every time she makes a clumsy mistake."
"I know. How pitiful."
"But don't you think they seem more like strangers than siblings?"
"I know. Even though they are step-siblings, they seem more like strangers living together."
Shut up, thought Sasuke, his eyes burning with rage as they passed by the students outside of the school. Did those assholes have to talk so loud and so casually? It wasn't any of their business anyway.
His hand on Hinata's had released instantly when they got out of the building and now he was walking ahead of her into the black car.
Hinata followed quickly behind and closed the door shut once the reached inside. "Sasuke…" Did he feel angry because of what the students said? She didn't mean to get him so upset. Maybe what they said was true. She was just a nuisance to everyone.
"Shut up," said Sasuke, looking the other way from Hinata," Tell your sympathetic stories to someone who cares." He was so tired of seeing her. For the past four years, her relentless attempts to treat him like they were actually siblings were so irritating.
Hinata felt a jab inside of her at his cold words. "I see." She spoke no more not even a congratulation that she wanted to say, in hopes of cheering him up.
She knew better than to tell things to Sasuke that he didn't care about.
The drive home was quiet that night. Hinata thanked the driver as Sasuke just walked inside the house, not even opening the door for her. He acted as if she wasn't even at the play. The maid had to unlock the door to let Hinata in.
"I'm sorry, Miss Hinata, I thought Master Sasuke would leave it open for you," said the maid.
"It's okay," said Hinata smiling a bit and waved it off. She walked up the stairs, entering her room for some sleep. Her eyes growing weary. When will I be noticed? When will you see me as your sister, Sasuke?
As Hinata opened the door to her room she plopped herself on her bed staring at the white ceiling above. When will we understand each other?There were so many times that I wished i could just disappear. But why is it that I'm still here? She didn't know why, but after the forbidden kiss four years ago, Hinata couldn't help but feel the fast pace of her heart when she was especially near Sasuke. Hinata crumpled herself together on the bed as she held onto her knees and closed her eyes. She waved off the thought, thinking it normal since it was her first kiss. Nothing else. But she would always wonder why it happened. Something she wanted to ask Sasuke someday when he will be ready to open his heart to her and they can be more of a family now.
Goodnight, Sasuke.
A pair of onyx eyes watched her take those steps up and disappear inside her room. He was leaning on his brother's door that was downstairs. Immediately once her presence was gone, Sasuke knocked.
"Have you broken her yet?' asked Itachi. He always asked Sasuke this every day when Hinata was no where in sight.
Sasuke immediately turned his head to see his nii-san standing by the living room. Stupid idiot didn't even tell me he was there. Sasuke hated to be outsmarted. Especially by his brother. Though he revered his brother for his many genius talents, they were rivals in everything.
Itachi's stayed where he was at and he tilted his head to lean on the wall. "Has she felt more miserable every day since four years ago?"
"Yes," said Sasuke coldly, his countless attempts to brush Hinata aside and treat her like a dog were working magic. He could see the tiredness in Hinata's eyes—the way she wanted to just give up being an Uchiha.
"Good," was Itachi's simple reply. His face stern and serious, though Sasuke noticed the gleam in those red blood eyes. "Hinata doesn't deserve to live as an Uchiha. She's a weak and pitiful bird in this cage of a house. Don't set her free, but make her die in here."
Sasuke nodded, wondering how the exhilaration would feel to see Hinata cry again before him. For four years, he hasn't heard her shed any tears for a while now.
Tears. Her tears. Those wonderful tender tears.
He wanted to see them. Full of pain and agony. That was what Sasuke desired most in his mind right now for the past four years. To see the one last precious gift of that damn woman, Hitomi, removed. To have her daughter forever done away with would solve it all. Breaking Hinata was so much sweeter and delicious than having Hinata die by his hands. Pain and agony. He wanted her to feel as much pain and sorrow he went through. He wanted Hinata to cry more than she ever would. A Denouement to release her broken spirit and crush it in his hands.
The taste would just be so wonderfully sweet. Sasuke could feel the pulse of his heart race now remembering the time that he had kissed Hinata. No one saw, no one heard, but it would be his secret. That way, Hinata would keep on pursuing him for answers to why he did such a thing to her. And little by little, he would break her hopes of knowing. And he will continue to do so until that day comes.
"A Mother is everything to a child. Its caretaker, its nurturer, and teacher to show the child how to love."
Itachi watched as his brother walked away quietly. You never got the chance to love anyone did you brother?
Soon, thought Itachi, turning his head and his eyes glaring at the ticking time of the grandfather clock in the living room. Otou-san will be broken, you will be broken, and most of all the ties of this family will be broken. I will destroy this family. I will not be weak. I will be strong. Because in the end, my experiment will prove true.
Itachi took out the picture of a young girl with short ebony hair and pearl white orbs. His finger touched through the image of Hinata's innocent expression of fear and nervousness. Soon…she will be the one to break you all one by one.
And than she will be mine.
Author's notes: Oooo. What will happen next? Lol. Find out on the next chappie. PLEASE REVIEW! I would love to hear what you guys thought of it! (smily facey) it was probably boring haha but I hope u guys enjoyed it.hehe and sorry for the use of language in here and what jiraiya said. he is such a perv so i wanted him to say this to bring out his character. hehe.
