CCNote: Happy Birthday Sasuke!
Breakfast
Breakfast with Sasuke was…awkward.
"What kind of tea do you like?"
Hinata pressed her lips together anxiously as she waited for an answer but none came. With nothing to go on, she resorted to preparing a simple black tea with a thinly sliced lemon. It was the way her father took his tea and if it was good enough for him, it should be fine for Sasuke.
"How do you like your eggs?"
Scrambled? Over easy? Hard-boiled? There were so many ways to answer her simple question but once again she was met with silence. With little to go on, she prepared her eggs the way she did every morning for herself when Naruto wasn't home. Sunnyside up with salt and pepper. It was a simple way to make eggs but Naruto didn't like the way the yolk would run.
"Do you want-" she started but swallowed her words before she could finish.
Whatever she was about to say would only be met with more silence. Shaking off her nerves, Hinata set the table for the breakfast that she would have shared with her fiancé had he been home. Miso soup, rice, grilled fish, eggs, toast, orange wedges and apples. She set all of the dishes out on the table between herself and Sasuke before finally taking a seat. She then pressed her hands together in a quick prayer and started to grab her own portions from the spread.
Sasuke followed suit without any prompting but examined his plate like it might jump out at him. His bites were small at first, hesitant as to if she might poison him.
"Uchiha-san?" she said.
An unspoken need for approval was on the tip of her tongue but she didn't dare to ask for it. Dark eyes finally looked up at her as he took a larger portion of the fish and bit into it. The corners of her lips twitched into an almost smile.