Nerdy

Thirty-Four

(Name) groaned as she peeked out through the glass doors of the school building. It was pouring heavily. She didn't have an umbrella with her, and she hadn't kept one at school for an emergency either.

(Name) was the only one who was leaving then, so there was no way of walking with someone who was also going the same way as hers. Not that she was going to do it.

She could walk in the rain but she didn't want to risk getting her books and papers wet. Calling Shion was an option, but she did not want to trouble her again.

(Name) just decided to wait around till the rain stops or at least stops pouring that heavily. In the end, if it continued that way, she would have no option but ask her sister to pick her from school.

As (Name) turned to head back to her class or the library, her eyes met Sasuke's, who had just climbed down the stairs. He looked at her with a puzzled look, until he realized why she hadn't left yet. He smirked at her.

(Name) narrowed her eyes at him as he made his way over to her, taking out his umbrella from his bag. He stopped beside her and smirked as he looked up at the sky.

"I don't think it's going to stop anytime soon, in case you plan on waiting." he said, looking at (Name) from the corner of his eye.

(Name) frowned and looked up too. She hummed in response.

Sasuke had expected her to scowl or snap at him as she usually did. But she didn't. Maybe she did not understand that he was trying to annoy her, or maybe she just saw his concern right through his facade.

"I could walk you home." said Sasuke, hesitating as the words came out of his mouth.

(Name) looked at him for a moment. "No, it's fine. You live in the opposite direction." she said.

"I have no problem with that." said Sasuke, as he pulled (Name) out with him before she could protest further.

He quickly opened his umbrella and held it over the both of them, a little more over (Name).

"What if I do ?" said (Name), narrowing her eyes at him.

"Does it look like it bothers me ?" Sasuke smirked. "You're so short." he said, as he struggled to hold the umbrella in a slanting position.

(Name) glared at him. "You're too tall." she said.

"No, my height is proper for my age and weight." Sasuke insisted, but (Name) said nothing to that. She realized that he had gotten taller, and she now stood a little below his chin.

Sasuke kept struggling to hold the umbrella properly so that (Name) didn't get wet. But she saw that Sasuke was already half wet.

"Hey, you could have called Shion. That idiot is probably just snoozing away. She could have gotten you home, and me as well while she was at it." he said.

"I didn't want to trouble her again." said (Name).

"Again ?"

"I have had her pick me up from school before too, a few months ago." said (Name).

"Really ? Why ?" asked Sasuke, as surprised braced his features.

(Name) looked at Sasuke as she recalled the incident. She was unsure whether it was alright to tell him how his fangirls really were.

"None of your business." she said coldly.

Sasuke glared at her. "Fine." he said.

He almost fell disappointed. He was thinking that finally (Name) was opening up to him, and she had blown him off again.