"So you have to go talk to him!"
Naruto had pulled Kushina away and asked her to 'fix' Sasuke. He's been acting more than strange lately and it's affecting everything. Not playing well, forgetting his homework, all distant and cranky... and he apparently thought Kushina would cure him.
"I don't get why it has to be me! You're his best friend!"
"He can't ignore you!"
"He has been for the past week!" He stopped talking to her completely for a while, making up excuses and constantly looking away. She didn't think her word would make a difference.
"Then confront him! Please Kushina!" She sighed.
"Thanks sis!" I didn't even agree...
At lunch, she saw him unusually (and at the same time not so unusual) alone, sitting under a tree. She stood in front of him, wind making her hair fly in all sorts of directions. She ran her fingers through her bangs, trying to get them out of her face as she sat down next to him.
"You've been acting weird dude." He sighed, closing his eyes.
"I'm feeling neglected, kid." He tilted his head, calculating.
"I told you how me and Hinata met, and you promised to tell me something about your past too."
"...so?"
"I want to know what's there between you and Itachi." He cringed. She's on point!
"He's always..." he tried to explain and trailed off.
"Always what?" He shook his head and looked away.
"Sasuke..." she intertwined their fingers and he started drawing circles on her hand lazily with his thumb.
"Ahead of me...In everything. Father always compared me to him, and never praised anything good I did. I'm tired of living in his shadow, never enough. And when I thought that I was the one who got to know you first, he's ahead of me yet again." He glared at the grass.
"He's known you for three whole years." He squeezed her hand.
"Sasuke-"
"What can you honestly say to make me feel better? That you prefer me?"
"Even if I've known him longer than you, there's a lot of things that I did with only you." He looked...crushed...and she wanted to see his stupid smirk so badly.
"He bought me ice cream and chocolates like you did," she tried not to falter when he glared. "But he's never made me cake on my birthday, or made me stay late at night just to be the first to wish me." His eyes softened and she forced herself to ignore her thumping heart.
"I've never told him stuff like I did with you, I never made him breakfast at noon, and I certainly never kissed his cheek." His mouth parted in awe.
"And you know what the best part is?" He raised his eyebrow.
"I've never added honorifics to anyone's name but you, Sasuke-kun." He smirked and pulled me in. Yay! He smirked!
"I'm sorry, Uzumaki." And I didn't fall in love with him.
"Oh, and he doesn't owe me anything!" He got off me and frowned.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"That means I didn't do shit for him idiot!" Twitch.
"Aww, twitching it up again?" Twitch. Twitch.
"It's cool duck butt, succumb to your inner desires." She laughed.
"Does he give you chocolate randomly? "
"W-what-" he got out Twix from his pocket and passed it to her.
"You're my favorite, Sasuke." Dammit she's making me blush...but I'm her favorite!He was flying high after that.
Sasuke was on Kushina's bed, reading through a biology book. They've got the info down, but still needed something to 'wow the teacher'. She was wearing a track suit, jumping rope to 'release her sorrows'.
"You have nothing to lose Kushina."
"You honestly think my body is this fab without any exercise?"
"Hehehe...fab..."
"Laugh all you want, but know one fact." He looked up from his book.
"Can't touch this!" He smirked and started to read again, when Naruto busted in.
"I have news!" Sasuke didn't acknowledge him and Kushina continued to jump.
"Seriously guys! It's important!"
"What is it dobe?"
"I'm dating Sakura!" And Kushina slipped in surprise and fell flat on her face. Naruto laughed at his sister as Sasuke, being the caring person he is, helped her up.
"H-how long?"
"Two months. Jealous?"
"Sakura...is dating you? For what..?"
"What do you mean, she likes me!" Even Sasuke was unconvinced.
"What's hard to believe?!"
"...okay..." she was going to interrogate the pinkette, and find out the real reason.
"And she's coming over!"
"When?" The doorbell rang and Naruto bolted off, grinning.
"Something is up..." Sasuke notioned.
"I know." She continued to jump rope.
"Aren't you going to do anything?" Shrug.
"It's none of my business."
"Well...how about we make a model?"
"Ohhh Sasuke's actually using his brain."
"Tsk. At least I use mine."
"We gotta end this, the project, it's been too long." He nodded and Naruto busted in again, but with a smiling Sakura this time.
"Hello Kushina, Sasuke." Dun dun dunnnn! No -kun?!
"Sup." "Hn."
"You two are so alike." Naruto beamed.
"Ugh. Don't compare me to the likes of
him."
"It isn't all sunshine and rainbows here either." Glares.
"How cute!" Sakura gushed. Kushina parted her lips, but nothing came out. This is so wrong in so many ways.
"What the fuck did you drink?" His eyes narrowed as he spoke.
"What are you talking about Sasuke?" He looked away and continued to read while everyone else buried his outburst deep within curiosity's reach.
Yo Uzumaki.
Sigh, what is it now?
As if you're doing anything productive.
How would you know!
Don't think I didn't see that shitty whale you're drawing.
I was drawing you.
His eye twitched in anger as he tore the paper into shreds as amusement danced within her eyes. No sooner did the class end and everyone sluggishly departed, one particularly in front of her a little slower. Put some pep in your step grandma, I don't have all day. As if the whole world understood her silent thoughts, a few started running or fast walking. Geez where the hell are you running off to? Tone it down Usain Bolt. And now someone had the audacity to walk beside her. Who gave your creepy ass permission to walk beside me commoner? Hehe that's funny. Deciding to tell off this idiot she faced none other than Sasuke, still looking angry. He grabbed her elbow roughly and led her away, shooting her a meaningful look when she resisted. After taking her to the roof and making sure no one was there, he faced her with a blank expression.
"The only reason she's dating Naruto is to try and make me jealous." She blinked dumbly a few times.
"Where did you get that from?"
"Dating him out of the blue, does that not indicate anything?"
"Yes, it is suspicious, but for recognition I don't think so."
"She dropped the damn 'kun' from my name, doesn't bat an eye in my direction anymore and keeps spreading talk about her 'love' for Naruto."
"It sounds like you want her Sasuke." He looked repulsed.
"I like-" he stopped himself from blurting her name out. This was in no ways the right neither time nor place to confess.
"Like? You like someone?"
"No."
"Yes you do."
"No I don't."
"You can't fool me Uchiha."
"So? What's your point?"
"Refusing to tell me huh? Well I like someone too and I'm not telling." She huffed and looked away like a mad little kid, and all Sasuke was thinking about snapping the neck of that asshole who stole her heart from him. He started guessing whoever this was and didn't need to plan how he'd obliterate him before he got the privilege that is dating Uzumaki Kushina.
"You look like someone gutted you dude."
"Who the fuck is he?!"
"I said I won't tell you."
"This isn't funny Kushina, who the fuck is this fucking asshole who came near you!"
"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU SO ANGRY! IT'S MY CHOICE WHOEVER I LIKE CUZ NEWS FLASH, YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER, SO FUCK YOU!"
"I BET YOU'RE OWN FATHER WOULDN'T BE GLAD ABOUT YOUR TRAMPY CLOTHES YOU KEEP WEARING EVERYDAY YOU INDECENT BITCH! I BET THAT'S WHAT REELED HIM IN!"
"DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT DADDY LIKE YOU KNOW HIM! AND WHAT FUCKED YOU UP YOU LITTLE DICK, THIS IS THE SCHOOL UNIFORM!"
"WHY THE HELL CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU YOU PRUDE."
"THEN FUCKING ACT LIKE IT YOU PRICK."
He pulled her into his embrace swiftly and all the bubbling tension resided from then. He silently promised to look after her more, being the trouble prone girl she was. Not being able to stomach this newfound crush Kushina had, he sighed as he stroked her hair gently. I am not going to lose, whoever stands between us will perish. Determination swelled through him as a sly smirk made its appearance. Watch out Uzumaki Kushina, you're about to be wooed.