We've Grown. (Naruto FanFiction)

Chapter 9

"You're late." Sarada said to Boruto as he walked into her dorm room, with the supplies they needed for their project in a bag.
"Yeah I am, thanks for waiting for me. We just got out of football practice late." She nodded in understanding, though she hated when he wasn't punctual. "Well let's get started?"
Bolt nodded before setting the supplies down on her white desk.
"I started most of the PowerPoint, and I'll probably finish it in the next day or so."
He nodded before saying, "Well I have the outline done for the actual machine, so all we have to do is put it together." Clapping her hands together she smiled, "Great."

Her phone vibrated loudly against her desk, and Boruto watched her look down at it before rolling her eyes, and ignoring it.
"Alright, where should we start?" She asked him, looking into his eyes with a small smile on her lips. "Well, we could-" Boruto started, only for her phone to ring again, and a deep sigh leave her lips. "Just answer it."
"Hello." She said to the person she was on the phone with. He wasn't sure who it was, but they were definitely mad at her for something. The guy practically screamed in her ear as she cleared her throat, "Excuse me for a quick minute, Boruto."

Bolt nodded before she got up, and went outside of the dorm. "Yes, Haron?" She asked him in a soft tone, trying to stay calm as people on her floor walked past her.
"Why are you ignoring me? Is a stupid project with stupid Boruto more important than talking to me? What the fuck, Sarada?"
A sigh left her lips, and she immediately regretted answering the phone call.
"Do you realize how you sound right now?
Are you seriously that jealous?"

"Yes, I am! And it's you're fucking fault, Sarada. You know he has feelings for you, and you're literally alone with him all the time.
How do you expect me to feel?" His yelling made her uneasy, and she tried to not let it show, "I-I expect you to trust me. I'm with you for a reason, aren't I?" She asked, even though she began to wonder what that reason was. "And can you stop yelling? I know you're mad, but if you can't have a calm conversation with me, then we shouldn't be having one."

Her request made him explode, only he did as she said and spoke to her in a softer, condescending way. She heard his attractive chuckle, followed by him saying, "The only reason we're even having this conversation, is because you treat me like trash when it comes to Boruto. I have expressed to it repeatedly how your relationship with him makes me feel, and you still decide to be so close to him, for the sake of nostalgia. You're so dismissive with my feelings, and that's so toxic, Sarada."

Her mind went blank as he said that, because she didn't know what to say. As she grew silent, he continued. "It's like your purposefully doing things to make me jealous, and how do you think it makes me feel? I'm your boyfriend, and you make feel like absolute trash sometimes. It hurts me, Sarada, and I'm tired of having the same conversation with you. I'm so tired, and this isn't healthy for me,
so please just tell me what you want. After everything with your dad, I-I just don't know what to believe."
Tears came to her eyes as his words made her feel horrible. Bringing her hand to her forehead she immediately began to apologize.

"I-I'm so sorry, Haron. I guess I never realized how horrible I've been to you, and I-I'm so sorry. You deserve better, a-and I'll do better,
I promise. I don't want you to feel horrible, because of my actions." Without realizing it, Sarada had fallen right into his trap, and as she cried silently in the hallway, Haron was smirking to himself, almost proud of the way he could manipulate the young woman.
Within ten minutes she walked back into the room, with her eyes slightly red. It was obvious to Boruto that she had been crying, so he asked her, "Are you okay?" She nodded with a fake smile to her lips, and cleared her throat to keep from crying.

"Y-yeah. I'm okay." Her eyes looked away from the project, and into his eyes. "Was that Haron?" She nodded and he saw her eyes start to water. "Trouble in paradise?" She giggled, while wiping her eyes before any tears fell.
"I guess you could say that."
"Well I hope you two work it out." She nodded with a smile, "Thank you, Bolt." He smiled, as she took his hand in hers. "I know it's not easy for you, but I'm glad that you're so supportive of me."