Chapter 17E: Is This A Joke?

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I had to get out of there. I just couldn't stay in that room knowing what I knew. I wish this is just a nightmare that I can wake up from. But as I feel the warm breeze on my face, smell the fresh, earthy scent of cogon grass growing from a distance, and feel the supple leaves of the hedges in front of me with my fingers. I'm reminded that I am here now. I exist at this moment. Clearly, not in slumber. This is real. This is real and for the heart of me, I don't know what to do about this situation. How do I even start fixing this mess that I'm in?

"Minako." A familiar voice calls out to me. Deep. Gruff. It's a voice that I'd rather not hear. I don't know why he's calling me. Nonetheless, I can feel him without having to look. I've always sensed him a few paces away. But why did he have to speak and ruin it for me?

I refuse to answer him. Frankly, I don't know what to say to him. My mind keeps spinning. All I can think of is what it means for my life now that I'm stuck with a man like Sasuke. It's a freakin' disaster. It's even more terrifying than a pregnancy scare. The gods must be angry with me. Perhaps, I'm being punished for leaving and defying my fate. All that hard work to prove myself and I end up stuck with Sasuke. Sasuke, of all people. Hmph. It's so unfair and it makes me want to gouge my eyes out in anger. How do I even explain this to my dad and Uncle Bee? How do I explain this to my friends? To Kumogakure? Hell. How do I even explain it to myself?

What happened to us? What bound us together? I try to retrace my steps last night and remember Noa's words. She says a blood transfer caused the bond but when did that even occur?

"Ouch." I yelp as my hand gets caught in the sharp wire underneath the hedges. Blood trickles from my finger adding to the wounds on my right hand.

Great. Just great. As if I need more wounds. My left hand is bruised and wounded enough. My left hand is-

Then just like that, it dawns on me. I look at the wounds on the palm of my left hand and realize the reason why we're bound. The blood transfer occurred because Sasuke pulled me up after he pushed the monster off me. But that would mean that-

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