Stitching the Gaps

Summer Job

The Konoha students took the midterms and then settled down on Spring break. Sasuke stayed in his house because Itachi and his girlfriend, Ayame, visited again. Ayame eagerly showed Sasuke and Mikoto pictures of places where Itachi and she explored to. Ayame likes to travel since grew up with travelling parents.

So far they went to the deep forest in Japan, Spain, and Italy. They planning to head to Egypt and Africa. Itachi complained about not wanting to go somewhere too hot. Sure he can deal with the sun but the sand and sun are bad combos. Itachi fears the beach.

Bad sunburn memory.

Instead of bonding with the couple, Sasuke hung out with Naruto and Kiba at the park skate boarding or riding bikes. Ino decided to come by with Sakura. They chatted on the side and eyed the guys' tricks and skills. Sasuke wasn't a huge skater so he usually rides his bike or chills on the grass. It was the day he felt lazy and lies back flat on the grass with his arms behind his head. The nice breeze blows his hair out of his face.

"Hey." It was her. Sasuke glanced at her green orbs.

"Hn."

"I'm sorry."

Exhaling while closing his eyes, the Uchiha felt a bit heavy. Unease more like. He glanced back at her and gave her a blank look.

"Wrong person to apologize to." He said. Sakura's brows furrowed yet grew close to each other as if she was anger but disappointed. Or confused.

"Naruto! Don't let go!" Ino screamed. Naruto smiled cheesy. His hands held Ino's waist as she skated across the pathway. Kiba purposely skated to the two blondes and all three of them fell altogether. A nasty slap echoed and laughter filled the air.

The corner of Haruno's lips curled softly.

"I missed how everything were before." She sighed. The breeze caught her hair in its grip. Sasuke didn't pay her any mind. He didn't understand why people like to go back to how things were before. Yeah, it was a nice past but it's best to move on. Sometimes the past could be dark and unforgettable. He likes to move on and go further in his curiosity.

"Can you answer this question honestly?"

"What?"

"Do you like her?" Like her? Her. Sakura meant Hyuga Hinata. The quiet sheep in school. Head of the class and blending in the shadows and walls. Barely anyone knows her as well as the librarian and her cousin, Neji, at school. Disguised in a nerdy and unappealing way. Over every skin on her body just to cover up what Sasuke secretly know from their hospital days.

How can he put it? He doesn't like her. If he did, how does he know? Would he feel different? Would he act different? Has he? Liking another peer of yours means a start of another step in their relationship. He doesn't mind her company. He enjoys the room smelling like apples and their stupid arguments about how to do a math problem or writing a paper.

Feelings for another is hard to describe in words. He doesn't know how to put it out there if anyone asks him the same question.

Sasuke never answered to that question. Hinata was just a friend.

"She's a friend." Sakura stood up.

"I never knew a friend kisses another friend's neck."

"Never knew a stranger would kiss another stranger's lips."

She stomped away. Sasuke knew she wasn't sorry from the beginning.

Finals week passed by and the students in every school get to relax and know their fate for the summer. Most of the Konoha gang had no summer school and planned altogether activities to do. Yet some people had to fly out for family bonding vacation and cram in time for work.

Sasuke picked up a job as a lifeguard. With Naruto and Lee. Sick as hell, Sasuke got stuck with kids the whole day. His mother thought it was wonderful and cute. Sasuke didn't mentioned how much he hates kids so much ever since he went to visit his cousins. Luckily, Ino brought the girls to help the guys' duty. Ino and Sakura played Marco Polo with the kids in the pool. Naruto busy teaching some how to swim and Kiba keeping eyes on everything. Sasuke chilled at the corner monitoring the pool as Kiba.

By the time parents came to pick up their children, Kiba and Sakura picked up the equipment around the area. They were busy talking that they didn't notice Naruto and Ino flirting. Naruto tugging Ino's bikini bottom and she rubbing her buns against Naruto lower front region. The two grew heated that Sasuke had to cool them down by a nerf gun. Ino ran out of the pool with a pouty face and Naruto dipped in the pool. Only his eyes in view glaring at his best friend.

"Come out the pool dope. We have to clean up."

"I can't."

Ino rinsed her hair and giggled. Naruto shot her a look.

"Do I have to drag you out?" Sasuke threatened.

"NO! DON'T!"

Sasuke made a huge mistake. Never again is he touching Naruto and going in the pool.

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