A/N: hehehehe :3
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Chapter Thirty-Eight: Burning
They tumbled together to the ground in a mass of limbs, a grunt of surprise, and a loss of breath from Hinata as an elbow caught her in the gut.
Hinata realized that she and Sasuke were on the ground, and his face was close to her's. With an, "Eep!" she got up and stumbled backwards until her back hit the side of the bridge.
"You okay?" Sasuke asked, and to her surprise he lifted her chin and angled her face, gently tracing fingers on the edge of her jaw, leaving a trail of fire in their wake.