Hungover

"Where were you?"

She was angry. Sasuke couldn't even fault her for it. His headache, however, kept him from caring.

"I was so worried that something happened to you."

She was worried that he'd left her…again.

"I understand that last night wasn't…great but we should talk about it."

He didn't want to talk about it.

"Where did you sleep last night? I waited up for you."

The Uchiha's head throbbed so painfully and Sakura's yelling wasn't helping. His initial instinct was to lash out at her. Who was she to stand over him with her hands on her hips, admonishing him as if he were a child? He opened his mouth to retort but green eyes changed to a pale lavender. Her words shifted from angry to sad.

'I'm not happy.'

Swallowing his own anger, Sasuke stood up from the couch and ran a tired hand through his hair.

"Its not okay to stay out all night Sasuke."

"You're right."

It was only two words but ones which he rarely uttered. Sakura's mouth hung open, her previous fury dissipating. She would want to question him later but for now, he'd disarmed her persistent inquiry. She didn't even call out after him when he left to go to the bathroom.

Once the bathroom door was closed behind him, he pulled his grass-stained t-shirt over his head and tossed it into the laundry basket. He then turned on the shower and hopped in before the water had a chance to get warm.

Part of the reason he had a headache was due to the copious amounts of alcohol he'd consumed with the Hyuuga. Another part was the fact that he'd found himself being rudely roused by the noise of overeager genin traipsing through the forest. Hinata hadn't taken their awakening much better. Her dark hair was tangled with debris. Clothing rumpled. A bit of dried drool on her cheek.

Despite the haze of their hungover state they'd managed to separately leave the training grounds without being spotted. She'd been extremely embarrassed to wake up next to him even though nothing untoward had transpired. The former Hyuuga heiress getting so drunk she fell asleep on the training grounds with a man was not a good look, especially when she was getting married to the future Hokage.

'I'm not happy.'

Neither was he but for the briefest of moments…he was okay. Even with the hangover and Sakura lying in wait outside of the bathroom door. He was okay.