Don't Let Me Down (Mafia! Sasuke x OC x Mafia! Gaara)

Part 22: Warmth

(Noriko's pov)

Sasuke and I ended up playing some games, eating some food, and rested around 6:30 p.m. "Gah my feet hurt so much!" I shouted to the heavens as I rubbed my foot, which was propped up on my other leg's knee.

My beanie was on the side of me as we both sat on a bench a bit away from the festivities. However, it was still in the front of us so we could see, hear, and smell everything.

"You're the one who wanted to play games," Sasuke scolded as he began to spread his arms on the back of the bench while relaxing.

I sighed and turned my head to Sasuke, "Can't you have a little compassion?" I complained. "Hn" My eye twitched from his blunt and incomplete answer. I then decided to leave it alone as I leaned on the bench and looked up at the stars.

"So you and Gaara are friends?" Sasuke asked me. I looked at him to see him a staring at the stars. "Yes," I answered simply while turning  back to the stars. "Do you trust him?"

"Yes"

"Why?"

"I can see it...in his eyes"

"That doesn't sound like a good reason to trust him." I laughed at his statement and turned to him with a smirk. I pointed my pointer finger up like I was about to state a rule.

"They say the eyes are the windows to the soul," I stated wisely and he just scoffed. "Sounds like bullshit to me." He bluntly responded.

"It's the same reason why I became your friend," I stated, turning back to the stars. I could feel him looking curiously at me now. "Oh, yea? And what exactly did you 'see' in my eyes that made you want to become my friend?" he asked sarcastically.

"I saw coldness, loneliness, some anger, and unfriendliness. Overall an asshole" I stated bluntly with a smile. "Wow such great quantities you saw in me" his words dripping with venom and sarcasm.

I laughed as I faced him to see he was a bit pissed off.

"But I also saw a guy I could trust. I saw a guy who was strong within that cold exterior, someone I knew was soft inside and that all he wanted was friends" I said calmly.

His faced morphed from angry, to soft.

I snickered as I looked away from him and looked at the festival that was still going on. The lights were so bright as I watched people laugh and smile together. "And I was right" I muttered. "That's not all there is to me you know right?" he asked me like he wanted me to be sure.

I laughed a bit, "Oh I know." I said sarcastically. He sighed and turned to the festival too.

"Hey Sasuke...did you always want to be a mafia?" I asked him while looking down at my dog tag necklace that was tucked away under my shirt. He was silent before finally answering. "No."

"Then what did you want to be?" I asked with creased eyebrows. "Someone that can be free. Move without worry" he said not elaborating anymore. "Oh so like a flight attendant?" I teased lightly. His eyebrow twitched as he playfully punched my shoulder and I laughed more.

 "What about you? A animal in the circus?" he asked.

I half heartedly glared at him and rolled my eyes. "No." I said firmly, "I want to be a singer." I corrected"Singer?" he asked. "Mhm. I want to be an artist." I smiled, but then it slowly fell when I remembered something.

"So why don't you?" he asked me noticing my long face. I faced him with a fake smile and flicked his forehead causing him to wince. "To watch over your stupid ass," I responded. He growled as he rubbed his forehead.

"More like the other way around. You're the child here," he muttered. I pouted as I puffed my cheeks out. "A-Hole" I mummer angrily. He stood up and I looked at him slightly confused. 

"Hn, let's go. It's getting dark," he said. I placed my beanie on my head snugly. I yawned and stood up while putting a hand in my jacket pocket. "Yea I guess you're right" I said slightly tired. We both walked back to the booth where Itachi and them were at. 

While walking through the festival I saw our friends who were smiling and kids playing around making me smile. I then shivered as a cold wind passed by. "Cold?" Sasuke asked me. "Sort of" I muttered as I rubbed my arms. 

'What the actual fuck, I'm wearing a jacket' I seethed in my head confusingly. I then felt his arm go around my shoulders and bring me into him. His body heat instantly warming me.

 I chuckled as I hugged him closer, "You're such a softy ducky," I teased.

 "Shut up" he muttered.

I smiled childishly. "You really like this beanie huh?" he suddenly said. I looked up at him and gave him a 'No-duh' look. 

"Of course I do! It's the first present you ever got me. Why wouldn't I like it?" I retorted with a look of bewilderment. He glanced down at me before grunting and looking back up.

 "You're so soft." he stated, using my exact words. "And you're such an asshole, let's not state the obvious here."  I stuck my tongue out at him like a child. 

He got a anime tic mark as he began to squeeze me tightly to where I couldn't breathe. "Just shut up already, moron."

"S-Sasuke..can't...breathe..."