Pivotal (Sasuke and Hinata)

Decision

It's been weeks since Hinata met the old lady. Everything that the old lady told Hinata keeps replaying in her mind. She can't get rid of the thought that something bad is going to happen to her. 

"What does she mean by I lost something? I should have let her finish her words. What am I supposed to do now?" Hinata talked to herself as she lay on the bed in her room. 

It is already past midnight and she can't fall asleep. Hinata felt anxious. She feels like wanting to cry. Resting her left hand on top of her forehead, she try to calm herself. 

"Come on, Hinata. Let's just sleep and forget everything," said Hinata, forcing herself to sleep.

Tossing left and right as she tried to sleep, suddenly her room's door burst open.

"AHHH!!" screamed Hinata. "What the hell are you doing, Sasuke?!"

Sasuke, who stands in front of the door with tired eyes, said, " I'm the one who supposes to say that, Hinata. What the hell are you doing? I'm tired and wanted to sleep. Can't, you just stop thinking and sleep!"

"Eh?" uttered Hinata as she don't understand.

"Don't 'eh' me like that." Sasuke walked inside the room and stand closer to Hinata. "Hinata, don't forget I can feel everything. If you keep feeling anxious all night, how am I going to sleep? It's been a damn week. Let me sleep."

Hinata sat on her bed and look down. " I'm sorry. I've been overthinking lately," said Hinata.

Sasuke let out a sigh and sit at the corner of the bed. "Okay. I don't know how this is going to work as I don't have any experience with it but...tell me," said Sasuke.

"What?" uttered Hinata.

"Tell me what are you thinking so anxiously like that. I'll listen to you. I may not be a good listener but if you need one, I'll try my best," said Sasuke.

Hinata felt a sudden relief after hearing that. Never in her life, did she thinks Sasuke will say that to her. Hinata smiled and said, "It feels weird...not in a bad way but a good one. I mean, usually, if I had a problem I would talk to Sakura or Ino. But here, I don't have anyone I can open up to."

"I heard that you can feel at ease if you talk to someone. It's a win-win situation. If it can help you to stop thinking, then I would get beauty sleep," said Sasuke.

Hinata chuckles as she looked at Sasuke. "Well then... can I ask you something?"

"Sure," said Sasuke.

"If you are in a situation whether you want to face the problem now or face it later, which one would you choose?"

"What about the outcome?"

"Outcome? Hurm... you might not be the same person you're right now."

"That's a weird outcome, but whatever. So you're saying that whether I face it now or later, the outcome is still the same, right? So, I choose to face it now."

"Why? I mean, you might not be ready for it or maybe something bad might happen to you."

"It's simple. If the outcome doesn't change whether you face it now or later, it means that it is bound to happen. You yourself know that you can't avoid that, so why not just face it now and get over with it. It's not like if you face it later, the outcome is going to change, right?"

Hinata looked at Sasuke and said, "You're right. I still have to face it whether I like it or not. What's different is the time. The outcome is the same. Why should I waste my time if I could get it done now."

"See. It's actually simple. You are just afraid to face the problem because you know the outcome will not favor you. But in the end, you still have to face it and accept the outcome. It is normal to be anxious about something that doesn't happen yet. So, you know what to do, right?" said Sasuke.

"Yeah, I understand now," said Hinata.

Sasuke yawned and looked at Hinata. "Now you feel much more relaxed. I'm going to sleep and you better not think about this again, okay. Or else, I will hit you so hard that you can't wake up for days."

Hinata laughs at the joke and gestures for him to leave her room. Sasuke walked towards the door and right before he closed it, Hinata said, "Good night and thank you, Sasuke."

Sasuke smiled as he walked to his room.