Chapter 3
The next morning tension was in the air. Yuuko could see that, even though Sasuke seemed stoic and nonchalant, he was still angry with her for last night. Thinking back, Yuuko tried her best to keep her laughter down. Even though she had expected a reaction, she hadn't thought that the Uchiha would actually blush.
A flustered Uchiha. That's a first.
A snort escaped her and black orbs rose from the food to glare at her. Yuuko burst out laughing, "S-sorry!" Noticing how the Uchiha's annoyed glare turned to his death glare she quickly stopped.
"Why were you in my room?" He asked, while returning to his breakfast.
"No reason. Curious." Yuuko answered as calmly as she could. Another glare at her direction made it clear that answer wasn't good enough. Well, he is just going to have to deal with it. Deciding to change the subject she remembered a certain blonde.
"Do you know someone named Uzumaki Naruto?" She tried to ask casually, hoping that she didn't seem too interested.
"The dead last?"
"Why do you say that?" Okay, screw casual.
"He always messes up and has the worst grades."
And he can still be nonchalant. Yuuko wished she were an Uchiha. Lying would be so easy then. "So you go to school with him then? I wonder why I didn't notice him before." Actually the only people in class she had noticed were the fan girls and Sasuke. Remembering the pinky and the blonde she cringed. She hadn't meant to hit them, it just kind of happened.
"He's usually late."
"Oh…"
He seems like a loner and the villagers always glare at him like that. Yet…he was so happy. Was it because he met someone that didn't look at him like everyone else did?
Feeling like somebody was staring her down she looked at Sasuke and met his curious gaze (Ha! Uchiha's can be curious after all!).
"So, anyway, do you know why everyone looks at him the way they do?" Asking this made him frown.
"What way?"
"You mean you haven't noticed? And I thought Uchiha's were meant to be perceptive." When that death glare came back she realized that a mocking tone isn't meant to be used around an Uchiha.
"They look at him, well more like glare at him like he's, I don't know, some kind of a monster I guess."
"I don't really care. Why do you?"
"No reason. Curious."
God, those glares are getting old. Yet they still manage to make me shiver. Note to self, never make him truly angry, who knows what kind of glares he has stored up in his 'box for face expressions'. Probably a very small box, for he doesn't seem to have many.
Yuuko rose and went to the sink to wash her dishes. Finishing quickly she headed for her room, when his ever so cool voice stopped her.
"When are you going to train me?"
She looked at the clock on the wall, thought about it and said, "Come into my room in about … thirty minutes."
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Having finished his food fifteen minutes before the training was supposed to start and feeling bored, he decided to go to her room early. Hands in his pockets he calmly headed upstairs, thinking over their conversation this morning.
Curious? Next time she goes into my room without asking, I'll kick her out of the house.
And what about the dobe? Why had the girl seemed so interested in him? Not that Sasuke really cared, but it just seemed weird. Had Yuuko met him yesterday? …Probably.
Reaching his destination, he opened the door and entered. And stopped mid-step.
There stood Yuuko. In front of a full-length mirror. In her underwear.
Black…lace…underwear
She looked into the mirror, spotted him right away and turned. As soon as she saw him standing there – blushing, she snickered. Wide-eyed she held her hand over her mouth, trying (but failing) to keep her laughter down. Sasuke scowled darkly and left the room, slamming the door behind him. While he was walking away he could hear clearly her hysteric laughter, followed by a thump, which most likely meant that she had fallen onto the floor.
Trying to calm himself and to get rid of that damn blush on his cheeks, he walked back downstairs.
Sasuke sighed mentally, That girl is too troublesome.
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"I can't believe this is happening!"
"I know! How can he let that stuck up bitch live with him."
"Yeah, can't he see that we're soo much better than her."
"She's like such a freak with those yellow eyes."
"They're like fake anyway. Contacts."
"Yeah, I still can't understand how could Sasuke-kun do this to us!"
Having heard enough from the rabid fan girls that were currently shopping while having a gossip spree, Kakashi calmly closed his book and headed for the Uchiha residence. A mischievous glint appeared in his uncovered eye.
Yuuko…You should know by now, that you can't hide from me.
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"So… you done blushing now?" Yuuko came downstairs, a big grin on her face.
"Hn."
What the hell kind of an answer is that? Deciding not to voice her opinions on his vocabulary, she got straight to the point.
"So, where do you want to train?" He just shrugged and she 'sweatdropped'.
Note to self. Never undress in front of Sasuke. Or he'll revert to the silence treatment. And dear god, the boy is silent enough as it is!
"Okay then… how about here?" Only getting a nod out of him she sighed.
"Fine, I have a ninjutsu, I'm quite sure you will like, it's –" She growled as the doorbell interrupted her.
Just when I was about to get into my teacher's mode.
Sasuke went (coolly, like always) to answer the door.
"Are you Uchiha Sasuke?"
"Yeah?" Yuuko raised an eyebrow in amusement. She was pretty sure he was glaring at the visitor right now.
"My name's Hatake Kakashi. May I come in?"
Yuuko froze. Oh shit.
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"And why do you want to come in?"
Glaring at the man he stood his ground, not letting him. He was a stranger and Sasuke had no reason to let him into his home.
"I understand, this may seem a bit weird. But I was wondering if I could speak to Yuuko?"
He stood there for a second, thinking it over. And although he hated being interrupted, the man was obviously at least a chuunin, so Sasuke had to show a little respect. But only a little.
"Whatever." Sasuke went back to the living room, hearing the older man close the door behind him and follow him. When they reached the living room, they both stopped quite suddenly and stared at the person who was currently trying to climb out of the window. Seeing that she had been discovered she laughed nervously.
"Not trying to run, now are we?" The man next to him spoke.
She flinched and smiled, but it seemed more like a grimace, "Of course not! Just, getting some fresh air."
At the blank look she received from both of them, she scowled. "Well, can you blame me? As far as I remember seeing you after only a day was bad enough, I can't imagine how it would be now, after four years."
Sasuke watched on with a frown as a maniacal glint appeared in the man's eyes. He started to approach the girl and her eyes widened. He thought for a moment that he should maybe step in, but then he remembered her hysteric amusement over his embarrassment.
I think I'll let her handle this herself.
Yuuko seemed desperate as she once again tried to climb out of the window, but didn't. He frowned, this was the first floor and it was a big window, it would be easy to just jump. But then as she started to franticly tug at her leg he noticed that the material of her pants had gotten caught in something. Yuuko looked up, saw how close the man was and not caring that she would ruin her pants, jumped out.
Unfortunately, it didn't work as the man caught her by the arm and pulled her easily back in.
And then, he… hugged her.
Sasuke deadpanned as he stared at the girl who was currently screeching for help.
A hug.
Finally he smirked and decided to watch silently.
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"I think you broke a rib."
They were now comfortably sitting in the living room. Well, Sasuke was – in his armchair, and so was Kakashi – next to her on the couch, but Yuuko kept cringing while she massaged her poor ribs. She hadn't been prepared for the reunion with her former guardian. She had thought she would be clever and go to see him while she was wearing some kind of a protective gear or something like that. But of course when it came to Kakashi, most of her plans seemed to fail for he knew her too well.
"Oh, stop whining. I didn't squeeze that hard."
Yuuko gave him a blank stare, "I. Couldn't. Breathe."
He gave her his eye-smile and just shrugged.
"Gee, what is it with males and shrugging?" She stood up irately and left the room.
"Where are you going?" She answered his shout by coming back in and theatrically shrugging.
On her way out she muttered something about tea.
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Yuuko came back to see the two glaring at each other. Rolling her eyes she served the tea. It took her only one second to notice that Kakashi's eyes had gone from Sasuke's face to her breasts. She could practically see him grinning perversely behind his mask. Finished with the tea she slapped him, "What the hell are you doing?"
He didn't seem fazed by the slap and eye-smiled at her. "You've grown."
Yuuko grimaced, "Isn't it a bit weird to stare at your so called daughter's breasts."
"No, because I know you're not my daughter. But seriously, are those real?"
This time she punched him so hard he was knocked out. Sitting down, she calmly started to sip her tea. Yuuko then looked at Sasuke, who was staring at her weirdly.
"What?"
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When Kakashi regained consciousness, Sasuke and Yuuko had finished their tea already. After some moments of silence he suggested that he and Yuuko went to somewhere more private. She seemed almost relieved to get away from the Uchiha, who had no objections either.
Upstairs in her room he gave her a long stare which made her sigh and say, "Alright, shoot."
"Why did you leave?"
"The Hokage and I both agreed that I was a danger to the village if I stayed."
"Why didn't you say anything to me?"
"It would have been painful. Plus, I figured that Sarutobi-sensei would tell you everything."
Kakashi sighed wearily and sat on her bed. Yuuko remained standing, but he could see that she was stiffening more and more with each question. He almost feared to ask the next one.
"How did Orochimaru capture you?" She looked away and swallowed.
"I…He didn't. I went to him myself." When she looked back and met his shocked gaze, she flinched. "I, I was stupid back then. I mean, I thought that he wouldn't hurt me. After all he's still my father. And I… thought, I mean, hoped that he would treat me the way you did. The way, I always wanted him to treat me."
He sighed and stood. When she saw him approaching, she moved back, tears escaping from her eyes, "Please, don't…"
He ignored her and gently pulled her into his arms. Yuuko trembled in the tender embrace, as she started to cry.
"I-it was horrible. What h-he did to me, I-it was h-horrible." She whispered before breaking down into sobs. Yuuko's knees gave up on her and Kakashi's arms tightened around her as he glared at the wall.
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Sasuke had stayed in the armchair for the whole time. When the two came down he watched silently as she said her good byes and the way they hugged lovingly. They acted like family and it made Sasuke slightly jealous. Jealous of the warm human contact he knew he could never have again.
The man left and she looked at him. Her eyes were red and puffy as if she had been crying. It made him wonder what they talked about. And it also made him realize that maybe she had experienced some pain as well. Knowing that the white-haired man wasn't her real relative made him speculate about her family. Had she lost them too?
"I'm sorry, can we do the training thing tomorrow? I kind of need to be alone right now." Her voice was rough and quiet as if she had been screaming.
Sasuke knew all about wanting to be alone so he nodded and stared at her back as she left the house.
Only when he had reached his room to study on his own, did he realize that he sympathized her. And as a real feeling towards her began to develop in him, she started to seem more of a real person. This made Sasuke doubt his motives on letting her live with him.