Bonds ➳ SasuNaru

Thirteen | A Tempting Decision: Fights, Feelings and Kisses

Sometime later, as it was getting close to being dark out, Sasuke left the dock and just began walking aimlessly.

He walked throughout the leaf village, not really knowing where he was headed. Little lights that were strung up around the whole village lit up the pathways.

Sasuke wondered where Sakura and Naruto were at the moment.

He didn't really think he wanted to know.

He walked until he saw the open gates. No one was around to guard them.

'I could just go to Orochimaru so easily right now... no one would know... no one could stop me...'

Sasuke took a step forward, then stopped.

'No, I shouldn't... I can't...'

Sasuke reached up and touched the curse mark.

'But...'

Sasuke took another step forward.

'It is pretty tempting...'

He stared ahead.

'I could just leave... maybe I should just leave...'

Another step. 'It'd be alright.' Another. 'This way, I can get stronger to kill Itachi...'

Sasuke kept walking towards the open gates, until-

"S- Sasuke?"

Sasuke turned his head to see that shy girl Hinata watching him. "Hn," is all he gave for a reply.

"I um... do you know where Naruto is?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "On a date with Sakura. Didn't you hear?"

Hinata looked disappointed. "O- Oh... Um... Sorry for bothering you..."

And with that, Hinata ran off. Sasuke rolled his eyes and turned back to the gate.

"This is stupid..." He murmured to himself. "What am I doing? I can't leave now... maybe another time..." He turned from the gates and walked the way to his house.

It didn't take long for him to get there. He let himself in and pulled off his shoes, then he took his headband off and set Kakashi's book down on the table.

He decided to make dinner for himself next. He cooked stewed tomatoes over sticky white rice and at that.

After, since it was dark and he had nothing better to do, he decided that he wanted to sit in his room and read some scrolls.

When he walked into his room, he looked at the picture of his team. He barely smiled and stripped himself to change into his bed clothes.

He climbed into bed, but he forgot to grab any scrolls. He sighed and just lay down instead.

After a few minutes of deciding whether or not to sleep, Sasuke remembered Kakashi's book and sat up. He climbed out of bed and went to fetch the book.

'Should I really read it though?' Sasuke asked himself. 'Isn't it something really perverted?'

Sasuke went back into his room, sitting down on his bed with the book in hand. He took a deep breath and opened it.

Sasuke read a bit of it and blushed, slamming the book closed.

"Ugh, what the hell does Kakashi even read?"

After a moment, Sasuke's curiosity got the better of him and he opened the book back up, face bright red.

But before he even got to read a word, there was a knock on his front door. Sasuke closed the book and tossed it under his bed, getting up and running to his front door.