Forgiveness

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His eyes were opened even before the sunrise, he didn't get that much of sleep, Naruto was awake thinking about that only moment when he was walking with his team after they left that restaurant it was always only him and sakura but there was this third person who walked straight hiding his hand on his pocket, Naruto didn't comment about that he was struggling with Sakura who was leaning on his shoulders trying to support herself to walk but she failed her high wheels was the only sound between the team and because of her choice of shoes she almost fell but he caught and he didn't intended to but his eyes fell on the uchiha who didn't even react he drifted them fast not wanting any soul to explore his hidden self but Naruto failed on keeping his eyes straight because whenever the light was weak he found his chances look up a lucky to his left from over sakura's head and despite the darkness he was afraid that someone would see the sparkles that was shining in his eyes against those dark ones, Naruto tried again to win his chance to look to the left but again sakura almost fell "ugh, Sakura why did you have to drink this much?" Why did he froze when The other male stopped staring at him? They both stared at each other without showing anything in their eyes
"Sakura?!" Sasuke smirked when he said that looking to the Uzumaki, Sakura opened her arms walking towards sasuke "eeeh, Sasuke-kun you called me?" Then she giggled and the mixture of irritation and embarrassment because of her giggles and his smirk made Naruto turn leaving sasuke to deal with her, He didn't know that sasuke would continue walking without leaving her behind but he did and Naruto glared at him "you couldn't help her?" Naruto's voice showed his irritation and sasuke only smiled looking over his shoulders "but I'm already here"
Naruto looked at the place this was his way to his place so he didn't say anything but turned to sakura and helped her up to her feet again "Oi dobe" Naruto glared at the uchiha he was staring forward to the dark road in front of him then up to the sky then said "you know it's rude to stare" Sasuke showed his satisfaction with a smirk again when he saw Naruto's wide eyes and sweat then walked to his home leaving Naruto struggling with Sakura and himself.
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Naruto stood at his door knocking for the 5th time, that idiot didn't even answer Naruto glared at the door raising his hand to knock again but the door opened revealing the last uchiha wet and half naked with a brush inside his mouth he leaned on his door watching the Uzumaki gazing at him with wide eyes
Sasuke smirked "I told you Naruto, it's rude to stare" Naruto said nothing he turned his head to the side forcing a frown to hide his embarrassment then mumbled "We need to go" he heard the door being shut then opened again after a minute they walked alongside each other Naruto glanced at Sasuke who was pushing back his hair ,it was still wet and it was clear how much it bothered him that it stuck on his face
'you know Naruto it's rude to stare' Naruto looked to his feet afraid that he would get caught again "hmm?"
Naruto raised his head looking to Sasuke after he made that sound he narrowed his eyes forward
"her again?" sasuke asked and out of curiosity Naruto looked forward to the person Sasuke meant, he watched the young female walking close to the wall in the empty street like she was trying to hide from anybody's sight Naruto called "hinata?"
Sasuke looked to his teammates and before he say anything Naruto ran to her "hinaaataaa!" Sasuke watched her stop she had heard him the first time why did she act like she was deaf? He didn't care so he walked towards them hearing Naruto pouring her with questions
"eh you're going to the training too?" The hyuga nodded her head
Naruto got excited "me and sasuke are going too so let's go together"
She didn't want to Sasuke could see that she didn't want to go with them in fact she wanted to be anywhere but here in front of them her creepy smile was an attempt to fake a normal one
And she tried to speak "It's ok...naru..kun.. I don't wan.."
Her voice was getting weaker with every word she say why did he felt disgusted? And why was Naruto smiling like that to her? He knew that she lost her brother or whatever he was in the war but still
Naruto threw his arm over his shoulders reassuring her that it was a great idea "it's ok you're not bothering us at all" she wasn't comfortable Sasuke noticed that too "I'm...im not..goin.. there" Sasuke watched the disappointment at his blonde friend's face "eehh, them let's meet again ok?" Without a second she nodded her head and walked away.
Naruto sighed then stared at sasuke "you said her again what dod you meant by that?"
Sasuke shrugged his shoulders and walked past him
"I saw her last night walking in the same way as mine" He wasn't surprised anymore the hyuga's compound and the uchiha's are close to each other Naruto looked at her figure disappearing
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Hinata walked and hided behind a wall looking to the two male's back walking until they disappeared
Then she let a sigh out she would be late again what excuse did she have for her students?
'They're your responsibility now, try not fail us again'
His voice rang in her ears and it carried the same feelings like the first time she heard him say it as if he stabbed her on her chest making a hole inside her full of pain and disappointment as remainder of her mistakes, of her failure hinata walked fast to the training ground where she would meet her team
Feeling a slight relieved when the air hit her body feeling the wind sneak inside her wide clothes to her body, feeling lighter with every step she took but when she reached another problem came in she was already tired how was she supposed to train them hinata took a deep breath before she walked inside
'They're your responsibility now, try not fail us again'
She nodded her head whatever reason she must train them hard
"You're late!" Hinata looked to the blonde boy the irritation was clear on his face hinata tried to smile
"Gomen, ryu-kun" his huge light amber eyes glared at her before he turned and the young female walked closer to her sensei "gomeneh ,hinata-sensei Ryu doesn't mean anything" Hinata admired her she was a mixture of herself and hanabi she confident and brave like her sister but quite and shy like her and she picked another thing from her watching her crush from a distance she knew that her female student had a crush on Ryu but never showed it hinata smiled again  "it's ok ren-chan I know he doesn't" Ren flipped her red hair and smiled she was beautiful when she smiles her green eyes were beautiful whenever she laugh or smile hinata looked over to her third students ken he was sitting without showing any of his emotions on his face his dark eyes never showed anything inside him the sun never effected his pale skin only shined over his long dark purple hair she knew he was the popular one between girls but he never cared about that he wanted to be strong and that was enough reason for him hinata walked close to him "I'm sorry I'm late ken-kun" he stared at her with blank face then nodded and stood they all prepared for their training
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He wasn't used to it yet and he knew that when that old lady said it but it was irritating his left side felt heavy and training with Naruto irritated him more he was supposed to be the one to piss him off but every time he wanted to make a move he would ended up on the floor and despite the sun he could see that grin on Naruto's face Sasuke was lost on his thoughts smiling to his bottle but that smile faded once he heard light steps from behind him followed by another loud steps
"Hinata-sensei!" A young guy ran behind the hyuga
She stopped and watched that boy breathing heavily
And when he gained back his breaths he spoke again
"Hinata-sensei, umm" he looked to the right and left thinking of something, Sasuke watched the scene in front of him they haven't noticed him.
The boy found an idea and spoke it out without thinking "I'm Hungry!"
Even the uchiha was surprised by that but he didn't show it on his face , the hyuga stared at her student for a while "ken-kun and ren-chan are having ra..ramen yo..you should ..g..go with them"
Again that stuttering sasuke rolled his eyes when was she going to fix it? she was 19 now, how was she acting like that in front of her student Sasuke sighed and walked out leaving both behind, Sasuke stepped out looking tot he sunset painting the sky with a beautiful colors, the peace the view sent to his body the wind, the heat of the sun a beautiful mixture to make him forget the pain in his muscles, he didn't have any energy to walk home again so he planned something once that idiot came he would make him pay a meal for him as welcoming him, Sasuke looked to the sun again
'Why you decided to come back?'
He left that question unanswered, leaving his reasons to himself because he didn't need to tell anyone, Sasuke was planning on the future ahead of him but that someone was standing on his way and he couldn't shift himself in another direction because he knew that he would be in every way, their paths would cross and he would walk to him blindly
Sasuke smiled when he heard steps he looked over his shoulders
"What took you so long?"
Sasuke looked back with a smirk but instead of shining blue eyes he met a light grey eyes with a hint of lavender on them and they were staring back at him as if they were speaking something to him 'what are you looking at?' If her eyes could spoke they would definitely say that but he didn't look away he stared back at her, even when she looked forward he was still staring why was he staring? Because he was disappointed that she wasn't Naruto? He didn't know but another question came when she was about to pass by him his his mouth spoke without his intention
"You said that you were heading for somewhere else"
Now why did he say that? He wasn't curious and he wasn't mad. Who was she to care for her? The hyuga stopped she didn't turn she just stopped her steps like waiting for him to finish and go vanish somewhere, Sasuke stared at her back then he took a step towards her and the first was followed by another
(Mother) her long black hair as she stood in the kitchen preparing food to her two little kids, he used to play with her and itachi's hair a lot.
Sasuke raised his hand reaching the hyuga's hair but suddenly that hair flipped and he was staring at light lavender eyes, Why did he got scared? He wasn't doing anything wrong, He was.... hinata turned and walked away preparing herself to walk in the busy streets of konoha, Sasuke stared at her and when she faded he rolled his eyes what did he just did?
"Oi why are you still here?"
Sasuke sighed when he heard that voice finally that idiot came
"I'm hungry let's go dobe" Sasuke looked back at Naruto and smiled when he saw his face Naruto was burning with irritation
"Then go eat why do i have to go with you!" Sasuke held back his laughter when his idiot friend shouted at him but he didn't answer knowing very well that he will follow him.
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Hinata took the longest way to her home, turning with every turn she met on her way trying her hardest to avoid everyone to waste more time she wanted this day to end soon but she hated the beginning of another day
'What do you desire?'
She didn't know, what did she wanted? Her life was empty, sad what did she do beside training her team? Her team was the only reason she was going out of her house, the only routine she loved to do everyday because with them she felt again.
She walked in the smallest street in konoha heading home, hinata stopped in the hallway looking to the wide ,busy street in front of her, this was the worst part she had to go through this crowded way to go home, she hesitated at first, Refusing to step forward but what choice did she had beside this?...Nothing.
Hinata lowered her head and walked with fast steps
'Do you fear the light?'
She does, it was so bright today she pumped into everybody in her way and it made her more nervous her heartbeats were bumping faster
'Why are you so scared?'
She didn't know, the only thing she wanted was to get home
"Watch where you're going?!!" "Are you blind??"
"Look up!" "use your eyes!"
With every word they say hinata felt her body shiver
'You're a hyuga'
Hinata fastened her steps and closed her eyes
(Just walk!) she told herself, it was an easy task why was she failing at this too?
The long way she took to reach her home made her breathing heavily she wasn't aware of the steps that were heading towards her
"Hinata-sama are you alright?"
Hinata looked up the person standing in front of her
To the person speaking he was one of the guards, hinata managed a smile and walked inside her house it was stressing how every time she pass by anyone the would bow for her she wasn't happy about it she had tried to ignore them but the stress was heavier on her, what did she had to deserve this? Who was she to be treated like that
' You're nothing!'
She knew, she was the hyuga clan leader's daughter So what? She didn't deserve that title she had failed her father ,her sister and her whole clan and the fate she faced was hard on her, her failure cost her a lot...him.
(Nejinisan)
The moment his body hit the dirty ground, a hole drilled through her chest leaving a huge space empty inside her, and in a moment all her hope, dreams and goals vanished just like the brighten of his eyes.
If though he had that white eyes ,when he died his eyes were different like they lost their glow, his eyes were empty, no life was breathing inside them, even though the cold shower of the realization washed over her hinata hadn't moved on with her life
it was like she was a ghost walking in this huge village with nothing but emptiness inside her nothing filling her chest but air.
Hinata reached her safety in her white bed she threw herself on it and buried her body under the covers letting her thought drown her in her depression.
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They were both sneaked glances  towards each other while they ate ,Naruto was blaming his redness on the spice and Sasuke didn't even try to hold back his smirks. Knowing how much Naruto hated it, why though he didn't had any problems before? And before Naruto look up secretly to the uchiha his eyes drifted to the younger intruder that entered
"Neh, Ryu what are you having?" The girl asked her teammate who seemed in a different place.
Naruto recognized them immediately "Oi guys over here" Sasuke looked over his shoulders with a frown he didn't want anyone else ,the crowds bother him being under everyone's eyes as if he was a prisoner.
The group of the younger teammates walked towards them,  Ren bowed her head greeting the elders
"Good evening Uzumaki-san" then her green eyes turned towards the other male "uchiha-san" she bowed again for sasuke, Sasuke watched her with narrowed eyes as she spoke with Naruto she was a mixture of Sakura and karin in the outside but if he would describe her personality she was far from them she was polite and quiet like someone but he didn't know who?
"What are you guys doing here? I thought this would be your day off" Naruto asked the excitement he used to had returned when he saw them
"Hinata-sensei trained with us today" confusion was drawing both Naruto's and the young girl's faces, sasuke looked over to Naruto and saw the worry on his face, why? Because she lied? So what? He can see her tomorrow Sasuke rolled his eyes and looked again to the girl as he sipped from his drink, the blonde guy behind her spoke "come on ren, I'm hungry" his voice seemed a little bit angry Ren looked behind her fast
"Hai" the blush that colored her cheeks and the way she acted around that guy remained him of who she was like (That hyuga) their sensei Sasuke looked at her back feeling bad for the girl and how would she turned to be like , Sasuke wasn't aware of the dark eyes that were watching him until now the third boy with long hair was staring at him it was a simple one but Sasuke knew those eyes held a message for him as if they were waiting for their prey , Once they realized that Sasuke got the message the boy turned and joined the girl behind holding the chair for her
"Hmph" the uchiha wasn't happy with their intruder Sasuke was about to sip from his drink but the same guy who shouted was staring at Naruto from over his shoulders he was looking at Naruto up and down searching for something then those amber eyes settled on Naruto's eyes for a minute before he spoke
"You're not special"
"Eh?!" Naruto was surprised by that even Sasuke stopped his drinking but the boy didn't bother to explain he just walked to his teammates.
"Pfft" Naruto glared at sasuke who was pretending to lose control of his laughter.
But those laughter stopped when Naruto suddenly got surrounded by girls, Naruto couldn't swallowed his ramen he was about to shower the uchiha with all the food he ate but thankfully one of the girls gave him water, Sasuke knew about his popularity among the villagers but witnessing it was quite a show he leaned and enjoyed the view of Naruto stuttering and laughing, the confusion that made his eyes glow and the nervousness that made his tongue hitch was an entertainment for the uchiha but once they finished the dinner this entertainment turned to irritating Now they were standing at the door ready to leave but those girls never let go of their hero's arms, he was happy for their hatred towards him
Then he felt something tugging his shirt, Sasuke looked over to his right the same girl from before was looking at him with a smile
"Uchiha-san, do you mind walking me home?"
Sasuke raised his brow at that how did she came to a stranger and asked him to walk her home? Wasn't she a shinobi? She was supposed to ask that Naruto and not him, Sasuke looked over to his friend he was watching he knew those blue eyes were staring at the scene despite being surrounded by those girls
"Let's go"
Sasuke spoke when he passed by her mentioning for her to follow him.
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The girl behind him hadn't spoke she was quiet all the time, so quiet that he forgot that he was walking someone home but she reminded him finally
"Gomensai uchiha-san, but I don't want to Ryu-kun and ken-kun to worry about me because if they do then they would go easy on me while training and i want to be stronger "
Why was she telling him that? He didn't ask. After all he didn't know which one is ken and which is ryu. But she continued anyway
"I was attacked by some shinobi but hinata-sensei was close and she helped me so I'm scared to meet someone else this time"
He almost stop, what did she meant? Wasn't she afraid of him? People got nightmares when they see him walking in a busy street under the sunlight and this one was with him in an empty street in the middle of a dark night, sasuke felt offended he turned to her looked down to meet her eyes
"Aren't you scared of me?" Sasuke asked waiting for an answer that would satisfy his pride but she was smiling like an idiot
"Hinata-sensei said that you were one of the heroes who defended us in the war and that you came to protect us because this is your home ,so I'm not"
He stared longer at the girl trying to solve something inside his head but couldn't find it the girl looked behind him then bowed her head
"Thank uchiha-san that my house" Sasuke looked at it then he knew why they had attacked her by the look of her house she seemed rich, the girl ran to the door he took a step to the other direction but the girl shouted his name in the middle of the houses
"UCHIHA-SAN"
Sasuke looked back and even though his eyes weren't wide the surprise were clear on his face
"THANK YOU FOR DEFENDING US IN THE WAR AND THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK"
She shouted out her words in the middle of the quiet night then ran inside her house facing a punishment for waking up the neighbors, Sasuke stood at his place staring at the red door that was shut minute ago he didn't know but he smiled maybe the surprise of her boldness or how excited she looked but he smiled as he walked away
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Sasuke was still thinking of what that girl said to him ,how long it's been since he heard a nice words? He didn't know, but he found it funny and strange The feeling she painted inside him by her words was still inside even though his home was almost at sight he didn't stop smiling and in a second sasuke looked up sensing someone in front of him but he didn't see anybody he jumped to the roof and followed that person the cold wind hit his face but he didn't shiver he jumped from a roof to another until he found his target Sasuke hided under the shadow watching that person standing outside the cemetery, he could hear her crying with trying to control herself
(Who did she lose?) he left that question unanswered, he recognized her back immediately since he had stared at it especially her hair He didn't know the reason but he stood there watching the hyuga suffer from her tears before her body slammed the hard floor and she lost her conscious,
(Such a shame) he thought her hair shouldn't stain with dirt Sasuke sighed before he walk away.