Legacy of a Senju (Sequel)

Chapter 14 🌙

Reacap: She hands me a scroll without saying anything. I carefully open it and feel my heart drop when I do. A multitude of pictures fall to the ground. I lean down and shakily pick up a photo of Sasuke and I, hugging each other, and smiling without a care in the world. I look up at my cousin slowly with wide eyes, feeling as if I could throw up whatever's in my stomach.

"I- I can explain!"

Tsunade arches a brow at me as a million thoughts run through my head. Maybe I could just run away? My eyes furtively glide over to an open window. Could I really outrun her though? I mean she's hokage for a reason. . .

"Don't even think about running." She says as she leans on the door frame carelessly. "So, are we going to talk?"

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"I refused to believe the rumors at first." Tsunade calmly starts as she takes a sip of water. We're both sitting down in my living room, I'm huddled up on one end of my couch staring intensely at the coffee table. She knows.

"But then I took a quick glance at your medical report, thinking about scheduling you for a regular check up when I saw what Sakura filed in." She continues. I don't move at all and I could only shake my leg as a nervous habit. "When I found out that you were having sex and these rumors were going around I couldn't help but believe in them, but I wouldn't say anything until concrete evidence was provided." She says sternly. If looks could kill, I'd be six feet under.

"Then yesterday I received these photo's from an anonymous source and my predictions had been confirmed."

I could literally feel my heart thumping out of my chest because of how scared I am. She's not being the hothead that I know her as, she's being calm. Too calm. "So I want you to explain everything." She says, I look up to her quickly and she sees the pure terror in my eyes. "Right now I'm not talking to you as hokage, I'm talking to you as family."

I nod hesitantly and start with a wavy voice. "W-well it was a month after I left the village when I started talking to Sasuke again. Orochimaru had given him a mission to do in the land of snow and you know I was there." I start, feeling as if I was presenting in front of a crowd of millions of people.

"And at first I was mad at him because he went to Orochimaru but eventually I got over it." I add. "And I don't know we eventually started going out." I murmur looking down to the floor, not really knowing how to explain myself.

"Three years?" Tsunade asks, feeling surprised at the amount of time. I nod hesitantly before nervously gulping. She's going to hate me. "I-I️ don't know we never called ourselves official, I don't think we needed to. I just got so comfortable around him I don't know what to say." I defend, not even managing to take a look at Tsunade's face.

"Do you love him?" Tsunade bluntly asks, my hand shaking the slightest bit as I bring it up ruffle my own hair. "No! I hate him." I deny, my voice cracking due to nerves. "Are you still in a seeing him?" Tsunade asks as she watches my every move. I shake my head quickly with wide watery eyes. No because he had to go and rip my heart out.

She suddenly stands up and nears me, I cringe away when I think she's going to hit me but am surprised when she simply sits next to me and brings me into a hug. A warm, comforting one like the ones auntie Mikoto use to give me. "Just let it all out." She mutters.

That's when the real waterworks begin. "He's such a little shit I hate him!" I cry as I cling onto Tsunade's neck as if I were just a little kid. She says nothing as she runs her hand through my hair. "H-he played with my emotions too much and I was stupid enough to think he felt the same way about me!" I continue, Tsunade listening trying to get every detail from my words.