Stitching the Gaps

Locker Room

"Sorry Kurenai sensei that I canceled the tutoring appointment." Sasuke stood in front of the desk picking up books that sensei scanned. Kurenai brushed him off by saying it was fine.

"Are you free later today?" Kurenai asked the tall teen. Sasuke spaced out thinking about his schedule today.

"I'm free."

"Okay then! Make sure you come after school. The student would be waiting." She showed her pearly whites. Sasuke nibbled the inside of his cheek and nodded head as he carried the books where it is needed to go.

While turning the corner, he bumped into someone with...Pink hair?

"Sakura." He greeted.

"Hey Sasuke. You're still helping her out." Sasuke grunted as if it was a reply. Sakura stared at the Uchiha. She stopped him when he was further down the aisle.

"What?"

Sakura flinched. Now she felt like she was annoying him. Sakura bobbed her head low looking down.

"Am I wrong to feel like you're avoiding me?" She laid her head against his back as he turned to put a book up top on the shelf. From the corner of his eye, he could only see her lovely pink locks covering her face.

He heard sniffs.

"Sakura..." His voice made it worse. Tears dropped on the carpet floor. Sasuke stepped away.

"Sakura, help me put these books back. My arms hurt from practice." Sakura rubbed off the gloom to a weak smiling gesture. She found herself hanging out with Sasuke the whole lunch period in the library.

Sakura didn't realize but a studying Hyuga was busy observing the two bickering around her. They didn't get to her aisle but the ones beside the aisle she was in. Hinata couldn't focus on her work. Something was bothering her.

She carefully used her hand to brush her hair in place from behind. The itching feeling on her neck was tempting. But she held back with all her might.

"Hyuga." She peaked from her towers of books. It didn't help. She was so small. A pair of onyx eyes and a flawless face appeared above the books staring her down. She swallowed a small lump from her throat.

"U-Uchiha." She mimicked him. Before the corner of his lips curled, Sakura came around. Back to his poker face.

"I finished placing the books for you." Hinata frowned.

"Yo-you didn't have to-to." She looked down at her notebook and erase some errors. Sakura watched her.

"I did. What are you doing?" Sasuke came around to sit next to her. Forgetting the pinkette.

"Ju-Just a math probl-H-Hey!" Sasuke took her note book from her. He stared at the question she was stuck on. He grabbed a led pencil and scribbled on her notebook. Hinata watched him solving the fractional problem. She hates fractions. Especially when there's parenthesis to distribute a number outside.

"Then you find the suitable denominator that..." He went on. Until he explained about the whole problem fully, Hinata thanked him multiple times. Sasuke offered to stay to help her but Sakura clock was ticking.

"Sasuke, can we head out now." Hinata didn't want to be caught between. She suggested his help for today was enough. He glanced at his watch. Some time left for lunch.

"Fine. I'm hungry." He backed his chair and stood up tall. Hinata combed her hand behind her hair. Nervously felt the itching sensation crawling back.

"Hungry, Hyuga?" Sasuke stopped his trails. Hinata's and Sakura's eyes lined up. Hinata broke out of the stare and shake her head.

"I-I'm good." Sakura and Sasuke left. Leaving the now hungry Hinata in her studies.