Note from Author: Here is another chapter for Clashing Personalities.
Rating: G (as in General)
Clashing Personalities
Nineteen
Black and green, calm and frantic…
Two personalities, two expressions, two outlooks to life…
Her heart pounds in her chest, seeing him now after thinking of his and Sasuke's relationship. Her palms are clammy, heat rises to her checks as she turns to the teacher.
She can see a few others: the one with the blue hint to his skin and Sasori. They're all staring at her again. She can feel their gazes burning into her back.
Calm, Sakura. Calm down…she brushes a strand of pink behind her ear, a smile turning her lips up as she answers the questions the teacher throws at her.
"Sensei," the deep drone of a voice rumbles behind her.
"Hai, Uchiha-san?" the teacher's gaze only glances up for a fraction of a second.
She can hear him talking but no words reach her ears. She can feel the heat of him, the heat of Uchiha Itachi, against her back. Feel it through the fabric of her hoodie.
She stands there, awkward and uncertain – unable to leave unless the teacher dismisses her.
"Haruno-san?" a warm hand on her wrist captures her attention.
She looks up at the owner, into onyx eyes.
"H-hai?"
Itachi tilts his head towards the door, "I'll escort you back to your class."
His hand cups her elbows, hardly there.
He leads her into the hall.
"Uchiha-san," she pauses.
She can feel Itachi's gaze on her again, pondering.
He doesn't answer, calm and quiet. That is his way, she realizes. His silence is thoughtful, a step ahead of those around him…
…so unlike Sasuke.
"You and your brother…don't…get along…do you?" she looks at her feet, at the black boots that stare back up at her.
She fears he will not answer as they descend to the next floor.
"No…we do not." The answer is calm, quiet, and gives nothing away to the thoughts that are in him.
She doesn't press the issue.
They pause outside her classroom door, stand there.
She goes to enter when his hand lands on her shoulder. "Haruno-san,"
She turns to him…
"Thank you."
She turns and leaves but the rest of the message lies in the depths of her mind.
For being Sasuke's friend…
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