Stitching the Gaps

38. Pretty Eyes

"I'mma miss you guys when I off to college." Neji said in the car. Hanabi in the back seat smiled. She hugged him from behind, nearly chocking him. The car swerved to the left as Neji lost his concentration. Hanabi panicked and let's go of him. Immediately, Hinata grabbed on to the wheel, bring it back on the road instead on the white lines. Neji coughed, taking the wheel from his cousin.

"Geez Hanabi! Be careful!"

"Will you let me sleepover?" Hanabi squealed, not caring they almost lost their lives.

"No."

"Why not!? We slept together when we were younger."

"Please don't say that. Sounds wrong in various ways." Neji interrupted her from speaking further into his embarrassing past.

"Are you gay?" Hanabi asked. Neji didn't reply. Hinata shushed Hanabi from any more questions. She was trying to sit quietly in the front passage seat but she couldn't help to laugh at her family.

"Going home now." He pressed the pedal to accelerate the car.

"I knew it!"

"Geez. I'm dating Tenten." Hanabi knew. She was just teasing the poor teen. Neji sighed. Sometimes, Hanabi can be a handful.

"Bisexual?" And mouthful.

"HANABI!" Hinata and Neji said in unison. Hanabi cracked up.

"You'll look good with Lee." Hinata covered her ears. She didn't want to think about it. Lee and her cousin. Gross!

"I'm dropping you off at the corners."

"Where you belong." She sat back, crossing her legs and placing her arms behind her back. Neji hurried before she asks or say anything else that might drive him crazy.

In front of Hinata place, Yuna and Hiashi were sitting on the porch with Mikoto. The girls waved at Neji before he took off. They reached the porch and greeted the Uchiha.

"Hello girls."

"Hello Uchiha sama" Hinata smiled.

"Good afternoon. Where's Sasuke?" Hanabi looked around. Mikoto took a sip of her tea.

"He's at practice. Hope he brought his inhaler." She mumbled the last part. Hinata gripped her sash strap as she thought about the careless boy. She swiftly walked inside the house to let the adults proceed in their conversation.

In her room, she flopped on her bed. Stuffing her face on her fluffy pillow, her mind drifted. Letting peace consume her heart rate and breathes. Her shoes fell off one by one on the floor making a soft thump.

Hinata adjusted her face towards the wall, staring at the dull space. Focusing on the calm setting drifted her off to a soundless sleep. Homework due the next day were in her bag still and time ticked every second made an hour.

Yes. An hour passed and the Hyuga still slept like a log on her bed.

"Nice legs." Blinking awake, she turned her head and spotted a pair of hands on her thigh the other on her calve. How did he enter her room? Couldn't move a muscle from shock, she let those hands slide up and down her marked legs. Those scars can't never be remove and it cracked her self-esteem shell she mentally taped up countless times.

Somehow, her legs brought those piercing glowing eyes with interest. She held her breath when one of his hands grabbed her ankle and lifted her leg up in the air. Revealing nothing but more markings around her thigh. The sight of blood drummed her heart out of control. Shaky hands of hers tries to reach for male's grip on her ankle but it was out of reach.

"Want to play? Seems like your sister having fu-AAAAAHHHH!"

Red. A light of red devour the figure's arm and crawls it way to his back. He lets go of her ankle and rolled on the ground cursing. More red spread. Its hot flames carried on and a small hand touched Hinata's wrist. A small body behind the screeching man cried.

"Hanabi?" She cried kneeling down from a wound on her leg.

"It burns, one chan!" She screamed. Hinata looked around her flaming room. She grew sweaty. She looked back at the hand on hers. Then to the person. Small version of herself.

"It hurts." Glass stuck to her. Pericing her arms, lower right leg, small cuts everywhere on her thigh, and slashes on her arms. She looked terrified. Her face was wet with tears and blood drawing down her body.

It wouldn't stop.

It created a puddle.

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Hinata stood in front of him. Finally, they faced each other. The Uchiha had stopped her as he was smoking outside the corners of the school. He told her a container that contains his mother's curry was in his car.

Earlier, Naruto was bugging him about not talking to her for a month and that the two should make up. Sasuke didn't tell Naruto his reason why he couldn't see her. He didn't want to lead him in his emotions that he kept hidden or bother anyone else.

The guys were talking in the living room, Mikoto, nosy mother, butts in and told Sasuke to deliver the curry to Hinata. Sasuke handed to Naruto but Mikoto placed it back in her son's lap.

"She didn't have to." She looked down. Brushing her hair behind her ear. Sasuke took her hand and pulled her sweater sleeve up, along with her long sleeve blouse. Such pale skin marked in all kinds of lines. Clouds brushed against her forearm disappearing up her cheeks.

"It was delicious." He quoted his mother about the cheesecake that he ate a few days go.

"I thought you hate sweets." She mumbled. The tried tugging her hand but he held to her small hand.

"I don't hate you." He started. Shifting his hand over hers and entwine their fingers. Hinata's heart rumbling as her mind scattered around in her head. She bit her lip.

"Was that break meant to-"

"I needed to think. I needed space."

"Wha-What else do you need?" She asked.

"Many more." He whispered. Flicked the stick on the ground and stepped on it.

No words came through her lips. She glanced at his face to see his plain expression. Now here he is deliberately touch her hand and staring at her insecurities.

"Gomen." His voice dropped. Judging by his face, his voice was more affective to her. Her knees grew weak and eyes swollen as tears were making their way out. Hinata's cheeks burnt as her hand twitched under his.

"I didn't understand everything inside your head at the time in the café bu-but if it's personal, I won't stick my nose in it." Hinata said rapidly. Sasuke nodded his head.

Luckily the bell rang. He removed his hand from hers and stared in her eyes. Hinata wiped her face as single tears dropped. Sasuke didn't know if a promise would make things better so he held that in. Only telling himself he won't make her upset again. The tight string loosens between them. She smiled and hugged the tall teen. He let her be for a few minutes.

Sasuke and Hinata went to finish library duty and head to the next class. While jotting notes down, Hinata absently didn't notice the curve of her lips.

Ino noticed.

In the hallway, Kiba and Shino waited for Hinata to get out of class. She skipped out and greeted them with sun rays and her pretty eyes.

"Why are you so happy?" Kiba chuckled. She twirled around to them.

"Aren't I always happy?"

"Your eyes speak more than your mouth." Shino said as he walked pass them. She giggled and followed him. Kiba shrugged and blabbered about skipping history. But Hinata told him he will get detention. Either way, he got detention from spit balling with Naruto class.

The aura in her glowed around her.