Ten Days, One Hundred Smiles
chapter two; craziness
I patiently awaited her return, hoping that she wasn't trying to trick me. I had this shitty image in my head of her returning with Naruto and a bunch of other people, them just taking me back to the village and questioning the hell out of me. I would absolutely hate that, but I had a feeling that Hinata wasn't going to do that to me. Her motives were definitely questionable, however.
She was only gone for about three hours before she returned. I watched her curiously as she entered the building holding a few large bags. Without saying anything to me, she carelessly threw them in the corner, save one.
"What's with the bags?" I asked as she came over to me.
"I had to move out of my home." She spoke softly. "So I'm going to be living here for a few days until I can get a new place in town." She opened the bag, revealing a variety of boxes.
"What's all this?" I inquired stupidly.
She giggled. "It's food... I don't know what you like, so I just brought a bunch of stuff."
"I'm not too sure what I like either." I mused, and she looked at me with a twisted expression.
"You're very strange." She commented, before putting a hand on my forehead. "You feel fine though... Well if you don't know what you like then allow me to simply make you something."
"Sure, whatever." I brushed off, turning away from her. It annoyed me how she commented on my behaviour, even though she spoke the truth. I did feel very strange, and not like myself at all.
She made me some random soup which I happily ate. I guess I didn't realize how starving I was. "Do you like it?" She asked me. I shrugged.
"The taste doesn't really matter."
She pouted. "So you hate it."
"No, I don't hate it. It's fine. I think I'd eat just about anything now, is what I was getting at."
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"Okay."
"Yep."
Awkward silence danced in the air. I noticed that Hinata seemed anxious; she was alternating between nervously tapping her finger on the floor to fiddling with a strand on her long hair. I was curious, so I asked her.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." She answered instantly. "Why do you think something's wrong?"
"You just seem on edge. Am I bothering you?"
She chuckled, much to my surprise. "The Sasuke Uchiha I know would never ask a question like that."
"Oh? Yeah, I guess you're right." I laughed a little. "My head is still very fuzzy."
"Yeah, but I know you'll be back to your old self soon enough. Promise that you won't kill me once you start feeling better."
I smiled again. "I promise I won't kill you."
We were quiet for some time. I rested my eyes, and she unpacked her bags. I wondered what would have triggered her to leave the village. I didn't imagine Hinata as the type to run away, so something must have happened. I decided that asking wouldn't hurt.
"So why'd you leave?" I called to her from across the room. She didn't look at me.
"You really wanna know?"
"Well I'm curious, yes."
She released a heavy sigh and came over to me. She laid on the ground beside the bed and met my eyes. "Up until today, I had dated Naruto for a several years."
"Well, you always did like him."
"But he always liked Sakura." The girl's expression had changed to raw sadness. I prayed that she wouldn't cry. "I found out that he'd been cheating on me with her since he became Hokage last year. They've been hiding it the entire time."
"Really?" I cocked an eyebrow. "That's fucking retarded. Why would he chose Sakura over a girl like you?" I noticed her cheeks blush. I crossed my arms over my chest. "He is an idiot."
"Um... Thanks?" She peeped sheepishly.
"Whatever." I muttered. "You shouldn't be so worked up about it. He's always been an idiot and always will."
Hinata's eyebrows furrowed at me. "We dated for three years, he was basically all I knew. You wouldn't understand, Sasuke, what do you know about love?"
"Well my entire clan was slaughtered by my own brother when I was just a child, I know what it's like to lose." Maybe I went a little too far with that one...
And then she started to cry and ran away.
When Hinata came back, she looked pissed off. She didn't say anything to me, simply pulled a blanket out from one of her bags and curled up on the floor.
"What are you doing?" I asked. She didn't answer. "Hey, don't ignore me."
"I don't want to talk." She murmured.
"Okay, fine."
"Whatever, just go to sleep." She spat, so I shrugged it off and eventually passed out.
The next morning I woke up more clear-headed than the previous day. My body still ached all over, especially my head. It was incredibly difficult just to walk outside and piss... I was kind of embarrassed. All Hinata did was try to help me, even though I wasn't very pleasant to be around.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked her as she handed me a bowl of noodles.
"I don't know." She said apathetically.
"Are you trying to get back at Naruto?"
"You certainly like to ask questions, don't you?" She snapped. I smirked, amused by her short temper. I never imagined Hinata would grow up like this. I liked it.
I spent most of the day alone, as Hinata returned to the village for a good number of hours. I was deathly bored, wishing that I could just recover and get out of there. But I knew I was in no condition to do so. I spent a lot of the time just sitting there, thinking about what I'd done before I'd gone into a coma. I honestly could not remember what had happened; the last thing I recalled was something that must have been weeks ago. A girl who I sort of 'worked' with, Karin, was bitching at me for something stupid. I got angry and left her with the rest of the group. After that point, everything became a blur.
I really wanted to know who I'd fought. Did I even win? He never finished me off, so maybe I killed him first, or he ran away. Whoever he was... He must have been very powerful as to have nearly ended my life. It was his fault I was under the care of this crazy girl. Though, I wasn't exactly hating my time there. It was actually amusing, in a sense. I felt as though I hadn't smiled so much in a long time.
I must be going absolutely crazy...
A/N: Hey guys, thanks for the reviews! I fixed some errors from the last chapter, I was rushing to post it before work so I missed a lot of typos xD anyway please review and let me know what you think, it is much appreciated!