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Chapter Ten

Day Two

She could not sleep. The room was pitch dark and silent. There was not a single sound in the hideout; it made Mei uncomfortable. All her life she fell asleep to the sounds of the night forest, now the silence was suffocating. Mei sighed and hopped off the bed. She grabbed the blanket and made her way out of the hideout. Cold wind blew through her hair sending a pleasant chill down her spine. Mei closed her eyes and inhaled the scent of freshness. A small smile crept on her face. She wrapped the blanket around herself and started walking away from the hideout when she heard quiet shuffling from the nearby tree. She glanced into the darkness trying to see who it was.

"What are you doing out here?"

"I guess I can ask you the same question." Mei responded approaching the person. Karin leaned on the tree. The moonlight reflected in her glasses, and Mei was unable to see her eyes. "I couldn't sleep." she said sitting down on the ground and wrapping the blanket around herself.

"I like looking at the moon." Karin replied blankly.

"It's beautiful today," Mei agreed. Silence fell between them. They looked up at the night sky enjoying the view. Mei was the first one to speak. "So, you don't like me," she stated with a small smile on her face. Karin tensed, but did not look away from the moon. The redhead did not want to reply. Mei chuckled at her silence.

"I do not dislike you, I just..." Karin rubbed the back of her neck. "I don't like your relationship with Sasuke,"

Mei smiled. She was suspecting it.

"We don't have a relationship. We have a deal. You know the details. Just give me six more days and I will be out of your hair."

Karin chuckled darkly. "Don't be so naïve," she wrapped her arms around herself. Mei looked at her in confusion. "We have been together for a year and we did not get even an inch closer," she said sadly.

"You two are together?" Mei gasped, feeling an unpleasant tingle in her chest. She clenched the blanket in her hands and looked down.

"We sleep together, but that's it, so I guess you can say not?"

Mei gulped, feeling uncomfortable, yet relieved. She regretted starting the conversation, but now that it was out there, she could not simply avoid. She opened her mouth to say something comforting, but Karin interrupted her.

"I've been in love with him for two years, just when I thought that things were getting good between us..." she groaned in frustration. Karin dropped on the ground beside Mei. "Sex is all there is between us, but ever since he met you, we stopped doing that too. There is an abyss between us." Mei could hear the painful bitterness in her voice. Karin was upset and hurting. Mei gently rubbed her slim back.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. There was a typhoon of feelings destroying her form the inside. "I understand how you feel," she added.

Karin shrugged Mei's hand off. Mei's hand lifelessly dropped by her side.

"Do you know Naruto?" she asked out of blue.

Karin glanced at the girl as if she was crazy. "I've seen him a few times, the rest I know from Sasuke's words." She replied. Mei rested her chin on her knees.

"Naruto was Sasuke's first kiss." She said smiling against her knees.

"WHAT?" the hair on Karin's neck stood up. "Are you serious?" She leaned closer to the dark-haired girl. Her eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Oh yeah, happened in the class, in front of all their classmates. All the girls had massive fits. Poor Naruto," Mei chuckled. Karin fought a smile but could not help laughing out loud.