Sasuna Uchiha

Chapter 1 - You're Late!!!

Chapter 1

"Sasuna!" Itachi called from the kitchen, tapping his foot impatiently. A light green apron swung at his hips.

"Coming! coming!" A voice hollered down from upstairs. After several ushered sounds, the girl came running down the steps, pulling up her skirt on the way.

"You're late!" He stated, pointing to her chair in a demanding way.

The girl rolled her eyes before snatching her shoes and taking a seat. "My alarm was broken." She muttered the excuse under her breath, pulling up her left sock before tugging on a sneaker.

"And whose fault, may I ask, was that?" He said, flipping a pancake before returning his scornful gaze back to her.

"Well, sorry!" She said defensively, standing up to stomp her foot with only one shoe on, the other still in her hand. "I was groggy, okay? And it j-just fell!" Blushing, she pointed an accusing finger at her brother. "H-hey! It's not like it hasn't happened to you!"

Itachi quickly turned his face from her, flushed. "Enough of that." He said in a calm tone. "Breakfast is almost ready."

Sasuna sat back down with a huff, finally making time to lug on her spare sneaker. "Itachi?" She asked, calmly.

"Hm?" He offered as to show he acknowledged her question before placing a disheveled plate of food in front of her.

"Are you gonna be home early tonight?" She offered, poking her food anxiously with her fork.

Itachi plopped himself next to her with a sigh, taking a heaping forkful of pancake. "Maybe," He said between bites, "Sorry Sasu, but you know how it gets." He added, rubbing her back before stuffing the rest of the food into his mouth and washing his dish. "Come on, eat up!" He urged her, before leaving the room. His footsteps could be heard as he ascended the stairs and entered his room.

Sasuna pulled her hood over her head, despite being indoors, and walked into the living room, gathering all her homework and such into one pile before shoving everything violently into her schoolbag. "Sorry Sasu!" She imitated her brother, growing angrier by the second as she tore her packed lunch from the counter with a scowl, nearly ripping the contacts straight from the bag.  "But you know how it is!" She stomped towards the garage, swinging her pack over her shoulder and tightening her grip on the paper-lunch which already suffocating in her grasp.

"Sasuna, you ready?" Her brother called, bounding down the steps, his work bag and keys at hand. Sasuna looked up, trying hard to hide her anger. She stared into his eyes, surrounded by dark rings from sleep deprivation. She now felt a little guilty for slandering his name. "Sasuna? You alright?"

She stiffened before giving a hesitant yes. She then whipped open the door and rushed for the car, slamming open the passenger side to the mini-van and clambering inside.

Itachi sat in the driver's seat, placing the keys firmly in the ignition and slamming his foot on the gas. The van tore from the driveway, careening into the street, nearly rear-ending an oncoming vehicle.

Having nearly gotten into an accident, several horns blared as Itachi internally cussed. He veered off to the side, pulling over a few blocks away from the school to turn to the side and give his younger sister a smile. "Is it okay if I drop you off here?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

Sasuna rolled her eyes. "You can be so weird sometimes." She muttered, getting from the car. She walked around the hood and stopped in front of his open window. "But I love ya!" She leaned through and kissed his cheek, waving farewell as he disappeared into the rush hour traffic.

Letting out a long sigh she looked ahead, raising a hand to shade her eyes from the persisting sun. "This is going to be a long day." Avoiding eye contact with strangers, the girl continued down the sidewalk, her scruffy school bag slung over her shoulder. A light cloud of dust floated from behind her, the side of the road being hot and dry.

Sometimes I hate him so much, Sasuna thought, stopping for a moment to stare down at a broken bottle. But sometimes I love him just the same. She let out a long sigh, walking over the glass, enjoying the crunching sound the shards made beneath her. "Either way, I want to make him proud."