Sai's Pen Pal

Chapter ten

Well, I gave you moar. XD

Decided to go outta order in my stories, hope you're happy.

I suppose it don't matter. I have writer's block on it anyway.

Yupsies, I'm not sure if you'll love me or hate me.

But I hope it's love. So does Sai!

Sai: Wait what?

~Laundry Day~

The next morning, Fijui woke up to realize Than had taken off again. She groaned before going to the kitchen. Sai was in there, trying to make breakfast. "Good morning. Help," he added as flames burst from the stove top before quickly dying down. The redhead giggling before turning the stove off. "Let's just have fruit," she suggested, grabbing two oranges and throwing one to him before setting to work peeling hers.

He stared at the fruit in his hands before saying, "You still haven't returned my jacket." Fijui, who had been enjoying the burst of citrus on her tongue, choked. "Wh-What?" she coughed. "My jacket. That I gave to you on the day we met in person," he said. She blushed and looked down, looking embarrassed. "Sorry."

"I'm not angry. I just thought maybe I could have it back."

Instead of going and getting it, Fijui whispered, "Well, it's a funny story, really..." Sai waited, wondering what this story could be about. She took a shaky breath. "This is kind of embarrassing, but I can't sleep without it."

"..."

"I know it's weird, but I fell asleep holding it the first night and I can't sleep without it now."

"..."

"You think I'm weird, don't you?"

Instead of answering, Sai strode forward and placed both hands on either side of Fijui's. He leaned forward and whispered into her ear, "Great answer." She stared at him with wide eyes and pink cheeks as he stepped back. Then, curiously, her mouth curved up into a smirk.

"You like that I can't sleep with your jacket," she said, the smirk growing wider. Instead of replying, he left the kitchen. "You do!" she shrieked, sounding amused. "Get dressed," he called back monotonously. "But that's my past change of clothes," she said.

"I know. We're doing laundry."

. . .

As Sai shut the lid to the washer, Fijui sat on top of it. "So," she said, "have you done anything interesting lately?" Sai replied, "Other than helping you up the stairs yesterday? No, not really. By the way, do you remember anything that happened yesterday, anything at all?" She shook her head. "I remember thinking that I hate sedatives and I vaguely remember asking you if Than was drunk. Why?"

"Well, it's just that you said some things yesterday. I wanted to find out if they were true."

Fijui studied his face before asking, "What did I say?" He shrugged. "You said that you liked ice-cream cake. And do you really think I look like a vampire?" She giggled and asked, "I really said that?" Sai nodded and she laughed an apology, a pink blush spreading on her cheeks.

"My pots fell on your head and you called them mean."

"No wonder my head hurts."

Sai hesitated before adding, "You said that you wanted to kiss me." She didn't answer. When he looked at her, she was looking off to the side, face completely red. "Fijui... is that true?" he asked.

"Look, you know more about me than anyone! You know about Than beating me, and my cancer, and how I really felt about Azora! I didn't expect this when I meant you, but I suppose that the feeling had been there for awhile! I... I'm..."

She didn't continue but instead looked up to see in surprise that Sai was extremely close. Perhaps a little too close. "You don't know the most about me. Not even I know the most about me." She flinched, knowing that she was about to be rejected. "But you're still a very close person, because you make me feel this way."

A pair of lips brushed hers in a whisper of a kiss before Sai leaned back and offered his hand for her to take as the washer buzzed. A million thoughts ran through both of their heads.

'Did Sai just kiss me or was it my imagination?' Fijui asked herself.

'She hated it. She hates me,' Sai thought.

'Does he really feel that way? It's so unexpected, coming from him...'

'She said she wanted to, but I never knew that I would... I'm not even sure if it was my intention...'

But there was on mutual thought. 'I want it to happen again,' both of them thought as Fijui started the dryer. There was silence until the dryer ended. Both of them were off in their own world, thinking about what had happened. When the buzzer went off (imagine it really loud and annoying, like mine) it caught them both off guard.

They had started with sheets, so they both had to fold one together. It was slow going, and they still didn't speak until it was time to start the next load. "Do you want a different type of soap in there?" Sai asked her. She muttered a curse and asked, "Why can't you ask me a question I know the answer to?"

"Like what?"

"Like 'can I kiss you again?'"

Unable to believe she had said, she clamped both hands over her mouth, eyes wide. Sai stared at her before sighing. "You don't remember the story I told you yesterday? Or, more importantly, what you did after the story?" Fijui shook her head, dropping her hands.

They almost flew right back up as he appeared in front of her suddenly. He caught her wrists and she felt another blush go across her face as he said, "You did this." His lips touched her cheek before he pulled back a little, only to kiss her on the lips softly.

She closed her eyes and cautiously kissed him back. His lips were warm and untouched. His hands slowly circled her waist and they broke it briefly for air before kissing again. Sai felt himself relax as she tangled her fingers in his short black hair.

Fijui was feeling extremely happy when they pulled away. She opened her eyes to stare into Sai's. They were surprisingly warm and full of emotion. "Sai... You-"

"What-!"

They slammed away from each other to see Than, staring with jaw dropped. Sai said, "Hello. Where were you?" As the Iwa ninja grit his teeth, Fijui knew he had seen a lot more than he should've. She had forgotten all about him, with that kiss...

"Fijui, may I speak with you in private?" asked Than, his face completely blank. "No," Sai said, appearing beside her and taking her wrist. "I really need to talk to her," he insisted. "It's okay, Sai. Really," Fijui said, smiling at him.

Than took her other hand and Sai let her wrist slip through his fingers. She felt his eyes on her back until they turned the corner. Than took her to his room. "Look, I'm sorry-"

Bam!

She fell to the side, eyes wide in surprise. Than was snarling things at her, angry things. Pain flooded her body. She tried to cry out, but his foot connected with her stomach and she coughed. That's when she started getting dizzy. 'What...' Fijui could only think that before everything went black.

. . .

Looks like Than's going into extreme beating mode and isn't gonna stop anytime soon...

So, love or hate?

I'm kinda scared to find out.