An Escape From Pain (Naruto FanFic)ON HOLD

Chapter 11: The Cat's Pajamas

Song is The Lines by Beartooth--------->

the chorus:

When I tell you I'll be fine

I still want you by my side

Please just try to read between the lines

Where's my comfort in the undefined

Please just try to read between the lines

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Kaori PoV

The only missions we've been given since we got back are lame missions like pulling weeds and babysitting. My life at this point was routine. Get up. Get ready. Do lame-ass mission. Go home. Go to sleep. Repeat. I never joined my team when they invited me to hang out. I didn't joke around with them or pay attention to their conversations...I just didn't care anymore.

I spent all of my free time studying medical jutsu and anatomy. I didn't know what I was supposed to be doing or thinking...what did my father think telling me would do? All it did was make me a confused mess. I simply kept so busy that I didn't have time to think about what happened and the fact that...there are some days where I wished that I had just died on that bridge.

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Sasuke Pov

Kaori still hasn't told me what's wrong and whenever I ask she just says that she's 'fine.' It's really starting to irritate me because I can tell that something is wrong with her. She'll smile at everyone and say what's necessary but when she doesn't think anyone is looking, her face goes blank and her eyes are filled with sadness.

The idea that I cared about her made me uncomfortable considering the fact that I tried really hard not to care about anyone. It doesn't help that whenever she talks to Naruto or Shikamaru I get this burning feeling...like hatred but different. Whatever it is, I don't like it.

I need to talk to her soon.

Kaori PoV

After a long day of pulling weeds in the hot sun, I finally got home. I felt really gross since I was covered in dirt and sweat, so I went and took a shower lathering myself in vanilla body wash and shampoo. Vanilla has always been calming for me. I stepped out of the shower and wrapped myself in a black bath robe. I left my bathroom and was about to change into my pajamas before I sensed a familiar chakra signature.

"Sasuke, you can come out." I said in a bored voice, watching as Sasuke emerged from a dark corner of my room.

"I came to talk to you about what is wrong." He said, eyes looking me up and down with his Uchiha smirk.

"I told you, I'm fine." I said, tightening My robe.

"Kaori, I'm not leaving until you talk to me." I ignored him and went in my bathroom to change into my pajamas.I emerged from my bathroom in a tank top that said "The Cat's Pajamas" and some shorts. I glared when I saw that Sasuke was still there.

"Why are you still here?" I said begrudgingly, a tick mark on my head.

"I told you that I'm not leaving until you tell me what's wrong."

"Nothing's wrong! I'm fine!" I yelled at him.

"No you aren't! You haven't been the same ever since the land of waves, What happened there?" Sasuke grabbed my shoulders and sat us both down on my bed.

"Why do you want to know Sasuke?" I asked quietly, looking down.

"Because...I care about you." I looked at him, surprised.

"...Why?" Sasuke kind of looked confused.

"I don't really know why...you're just different from all the other girls. I know that you care about me for me...and I care about you." He looked shocked by what he had said. I looked back down.

"My...father..." Sasuke was silent, waiting for me to continue. I think he understood how hard it was for me to confide in me.

"My father, isn't my father." I started. Sasuke scooted closer to me.

"What do you mean?" I took a deep breath and started telling him about the white room, the lake, my real father...about the masked man and about my clan. The only thing I didn't tell him about was the Nine Lives Technique because it was the most protected secret of the Hoshina clan.

"But, how were you okay when you woke up? I saw you, you had a hole in your chest." I had already figured out what to say to that question, because I figured it would come up.

"I don't know. My guess is that the last of my father's chakra healed me while I was unconscious." Sasuke nodded.

"I'm sorry for making you tell me all of this...I know you didn't want to."

"It's okay...it feels good to tell someone. I'm just...used to dealing with things alone." AT the last word I choked up and the tears that I had been holding back for the past few days came rolling down my cheeks.

"It's alright, you aren't alone anymore and I'll never leave you." I sniffed.

"Promise?" I was thinking about his future search for power...maybe me being here would change it?

"I promise." I smiled and he wiped away my tears.

"Geez, I wish that I would stop losing it in front of you, I must seem so weak." I let out a shaky chuckle.

"Not at all." Sasuke said hugging me.

"I'm going to go so you can sleep. Goodnight Kaori." Sasuke got up from my bed and started walking across my room.

"Nice pajamas by the way." I saw him smirk and looked down, blushing.

"Shut up Duckbutt!" I yelled. I heard a chuckle before my window closed and the Uchiha was gone.I didn't want to have feelings for him...it was actually the opposite. I knew that falling for him would be a very stupid decision...but despite all that I still fell asleep with a smile on my face and my last thoughts before I fell asleep were of his face.What have I gotten myself into?

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Alright, very short filler chapter :P

Q: Shikamaru or Choji?

My answer is Shika just because he is lazy like me.

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