Chapter 8

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Jinrou POV

Sasuke was leading me somewhere, I don't know where and the curiosity was killing me. We ended up in a clearing somewhere deep in the forest. There was one huge tree in the center. He sat down against the tree and sat me down with him.

"Oh Sasuke, you look like hell." I told him softly. He looked at me and then looked away.

"You had us all really worried." He told me quietly. I nodded.

"I know. But I needed some time to myself." He looked at me sharply.

"You could have given us some warning, you know! I thought you were never gonna come back." He whispered at the end. I wrapped an arm around his shoulder and lightly kissed his cheek.

"It'll take more than that for you to get rid of me." I whispered in his ear. I stood up and ran a bit around the tree. He got up with a grin and chased after me.

'Lets have some fun.' I told Ookami. She pumped chakra in me. My hair turned white and my eyes blue, but besides that I was the same. Just as Sasuke caught up with me and was about to grab me, I focused my chakra into stairs again. I jumped on a stair and he hissed lightly as he hopped on one too. I made more and they went up and around the tree. I ran as Sasuke chased after me. When I got to the top of the tree (there was an amazing view), I turned the next stairs into a slide and slid down. Sasuke slid down after me. I was laughing the whole way down because of the steepness of the fall. As we were about to reach the ground, I curved the slide up and we went airborne. He gasped and I laughed. I made ropes that hung from the tree's branches and grabbed one. Sasuke grabbed one too and we swung around the tree. We landed on a thick branch and collapsed in laughter. I made everything disappear and my hair went back to its original color of jet black and my eyes went back to their grey.

"That was fun." I said gasping for breath, he nodded. "Come on." I told him once our breathing was back to normal. I grabbed his hand and walked to the trunk of the tree. I let him go and started to climb up. He climbed up after me and we went to the top. When we got to the top, we sat on a branch and looked at the view. It was all so beautiful. We sat against the trunk of the tree and watched the stars. I didn't notice when my eyes fluttered shut and my head slumped onto Sasuke's shoulder.

Sasuke POV

We were sitting against the tree trunk when suddenly, Jinrou's head slumped on my shoulder. I looked down and saw she had fallen asleep. I smiled and picked her up bridal style. I ran and went all the way to my house. I put her on my bed, and laid down next to her. I fell asleep next to her warm body.

Jinrou POV

I slowly opened my eyes and saw an unfamiliar ceiling. I blinked and yawned. I sat up only to stop when arms tightened around my waist. I looked down alarmed and saw the sleeping face of Sasuke. I sat up a bit more and he started to wake up. He opened an eye and sat up immediately.

"Hey." I said as I stretched.

"Hey." He replied as he looked at me. I got up and looked at him.

"Sorry for falling asleep on you." I said smiling apologetically. He shook his head smiling.

"No need to apologize." He got up and walked out the door. "I'm sure you'd like a moment to freshen up?" I nodded gratefully and he left. I went into his bathroom and stripped as I stepped into the shower. When I was done, I noticed I still had the clothes I'd been wearing since the incident with Takashi. I wrapped a towel (that only went to slightly above my mid thigh) securely around myself as I cautiously stepped out of the door. The room was still empty so I walked out. I cautiously opened a door that must lead outside the bedroom, and walked out. I was looking for the laundry room. When I found it, I put all of my clothes in a washing machine and waited. When they were done, I put them in the drier just as someone snuck up behind me.

"What are you doing?" I looked around and saw Sasuke standing behind me. I whipped around and held the towel tighter around myself. He was looking at me with an eyebrow raised.

"Sorry. I just didn't have anything to wear so I'm washing my clothes." I told him as my face went pink. He chuckled.

"It's alright. I was just wondering why you're standing practically naked in my laundry room." He smirked. I blushed a deeper red.

'What is he thinking?' I whispered in my mind.

'Probably something perverted.' Ookami whispered back. He took a step toward me and I stepped back, bumping into the drier.

"Sasuke, can I ask you something?" I asked gulping as he still took another step forward and was all the more closer to me.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Why did you kiss me after you found me at the waterfall?" I asked. He took another step forward grabbing my hips. I was now sandwiched between him and the drier.

"Because I like you." He said bluntly. I froze and he leaned his head down. I started to flutter my eyes closed, but then the drier beeped, announcing that my clothes were dry. He stepped away from me and I could feel my face heat up.

"I'll leave you to get changed." He said and walked out the door, closing it behind him. I sighed and leaned against the drier. I stood up straight and took my clothes out. As I started putting on my underwear and bra, Ookami started talking to me.

'Not very subtle, is he?' She asked me. I shook my head.

'No, he's not. But why does he like me?' I asked her as I pulled on the forest green short shorts.

'Because you're beautiful and amazing.' She replied instantly. I slipped on my white tank top and walked back to the bedroom to get my ninja sandals.

'I'm sure there are a lot more beautiful girls in this village.' I thought logically as I pulled my sandals on.

'But you're unique.' She said happily. I sighed but smiled none the less.

'I know.' I thought to her, smiling. I went into the dining room and saw Sasuke making breakfast. He made me an omelet with toast and a glass of milk.

"Thanks." I said appreciatively. He smiled and sat down across from me.

"No problem." He said smirking. I bit into it and practically moaned.

"This is so good." I said smiling blissfully. He chuckled and we continued to eat in silence. When I was done, I was about to pick up my plate but he beat me to it.

"You don't have to do that." He whispered as he bent over me, his face very close to mine.

"It's okay." I replied and tried to take the plate out of his hands. He held it away.

"I insist." He said playfully. I stood up and smiled. I walked to him and leaned my head against his shoulder. He put the plate down and hugged me.

"Thanks for everything." I told him softly as I wrapped my arms around him.

"It's no problem." He told me softly. I raised my head.

"I should leave." I said and stepped away. He looked down and nodded. I walked to him and took his face in my hands. I softly kissed his cheek. "Can I come see you sometime?" I asked. He smiled and nodded.

"Sure, you're welcome here anytime." I nodded gratefully and walked away. I jumped through the rooftops and ended up home in a matter of minutes. I jumped in through the window I left through the previous night. I walked into the living room and saw Naruto sitting on a couch. He stood up immediately. We stared at each other for a while, neither saying a word.

"Hey." I finally said.

"Hey." He responded.

Let the awkward silence begin. I thought sarcastically.

There you go! I see we have a little love triangle going on! *smirks evilly while rubbing palms together* Tell me what you thought!