Mᴀᴅɴᴇss | Sᴀsᴜᴋᴇ Uᴄʜɪʜᴀ

Chapter One

Sasuke Uchiha opened his eyes; he could hear the sound of burning wood nearby, making him feel very warm. Sasuke shifted noticing that the injuries almost did not hurt. His eyebrows furrowed and the young man looked around once more. He found himself in an unfamiliar small but what seemed like welcoming and warm house. The curtains on the small window were pulled apart and he could see that it was already dark. He pushed himself up from the bed, slightly wincing in pain. A small crash made him quickly turn his gaze in its direction. His eyes scanned the area noticing a girl with a tray standing in the door way. She didn't say a word, just blinked and looked at him. Their staring completion continued for a couple of moments until she finally rolled her eyes and walked into the room. Using her foot, she pushed a chair closer to the bed and sat down.

"I see you are awake." She stated."Then you should be well enough to eat." With that she pushed the tray onto his lap, catching his untrusting gaze. She rolled her eyes once again. "Don't worry it is not poisonous."

Sasuke didn't reply. With an unusual to him slowness he took the spoon and dipped it into what seemed like a chicken soup. The spoon was brought closer to his lips and then sent into his mouth. His eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was trying to confirm that there was nothing strange in the food. His face relaxed. Sasuke, still with a small doubt of who was in front of him and why that person was nice to him to begin with, continued eating. The girl watched him quietly. She didn't ask questions, nor did she say anything herself. They sat in silence, just listening to the sounds of the wood burning; it felt peaceful. When Sasuke finally finished eating, the girl stood up. She picked up the tray and made her way to the kitchen when Sasuke's voice caused her to stop. 'You are not asking any questions." He stated in a matter of fact way. His gaze was glued to the wall opposite the bed. It did not require an artist to say that the painting was very well painted.

"Should I be?" she replied not turning around. Sasuke chuckled darkly.

"No."

The girl smiled.

"That's what I thought."

***

"I have never asked you for your name." Sasuke stated the next day when they were having breakfast. His eyes were glued to her face trying to get every bit of emotion he could possible grasp.

"You've never thanked me either." She replied pushing a stand of her hair behind her ear. Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows, yet he couldn't disagree. He sighed.

"Thank you for helping me." He said quietly and for the first time he saw a small smile creep on her face. It looked as if she was trying hard to hold back her laughter. He felt uneasy. The girl brought her hand closer to her mouth, hiding her laughter; Sasuke frowned quietly.

"Sorry." She raised her hand indicating that she was going to stop. "It's just... the mighty Sasuke Uchiha apologizing to the "witch" is once in lifetime view." She took a deep breath, finally able to calm down and smiled widely at him, revealing her white teeth.

"You mean...you are..." He started with his eyebrows raised.

The girl nodded.

"That's right." Her chin rested on her hand as she watched the young man in front of her fight the confusion. Even though it's been years since he left the village of Konoha, his attitude almost didn't change at all, except perhaps being a bit more polite to strangers. The girl studied him with curiosity, after all it has been over three years since the last time, she saw him. He grew visibly taller and more muscular, that she knew for sure after carrying him all the way to her house. His hair grew longer and seemed thicker as well, yet she could not tell that much.

"Mei Ling." She ran her fingers through her long hair and sent him another smile. Sasuke fell silent once again. Suddenly pictures from the past invaded his mind. Not wanting to but unable to stop it Sasuke sank into the pool of memories, from when he was younger...