[PREVIEW] Ignition Ch 4
Summary: AU Sakura was his best friend and, without warning, she disappeared. Five years later, Sasuke finds her, except now things are different, dangerous even. "We're at war, Sasuke. You and me, we're on opposite sides of the spectrum."
Chapter: 4
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
“Well, you’re back,” said Itachi as I walked inside. He was sitting in one of the booths, pre-wrapping clean utensils in a cloth. “Can I get you something?”
“Coffee,” I said, sitting in the bench opposite him. Itachi disappeared into the kitchen and came out a moment later with two mugs and a pitcher of the dark liquid. He poured coffee and added cream to his, quietly returning to his task.
After a long moment of silence, Itachi finally said, “Sasuke, I’m sorry.” He set down the napkin-rolled utensils. “I shouldn’t have tried to hook you up with that girl earlier, especially considering what you’ve gone through and are still trying to sort out at this point. But I can’t stand to see you waste your whole life away like that.”
“I tried,” I said. I really did. I tried to move on, accept the fact she was gone, dating other girls when I thought I’d gotten over her, but each time, I only saw her face. It just wouldn’t work. “All the other girls never even tried to get to know me. Sakura did. Always.”
“It’s not your fault,” he murmured.
“How would you know? You can’t read minds,” I retorted. “And what if it is? What if the soul reason she left was because of me? Because I was the worst friend anyone could have.”
“No. Sasuke, listen to your brother. Sakura would never do that because of you.”
I opened my mouth to respond, but closed it. Itachi is right. Sakura would never do that to me, to any of us. No matter how much my guilt tells me it is my fault, deep, deep down I know there is some other reason why she disappeared.
More silence followed. We drank more coffee; at this point, the pitcher was less than a third full. My fingers rapidly drummed the table and my upper left arm prickled.
“Sometimes, for a special person, you have to do more than what you bargained,” said Itachi. “You gotta do something.”
Chapter: 4
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
“Well, you’re back,” said Itachi as I walked inside. He was sitting in one of the booths, pre-wrapping clean utensils in a cloth. “Can I get you something?”
“Coffee,” I said, sitting in the bench opposite him. Itachi disappeared into the kitchen and came out a moment later with two mugs and a pitcher of the dark liquid. He poured coffee and added cream to his, quietly returning to his task.
After a long moment of silence, Itachi finally said, “Sasuke, I’m sorry.” He set down the napkin-rolled utensils. “I shouldn’t have tried to hook you up with that girl earlier, especially considering what you’ve gone through and are still trying to sort out at this point. But I can’t stand to see you waste your whole life away like that.”
“I tried,” I said. I really did. I tried to move on, accept the fact she was gone, dating other girls when I thought I’d gotten over her, but each time, I only saw her face. It just wouldn’t work. “All the other girls never even tried to get to know me. Sakura did. Always.”
“It’s not your fault,” he murmured.
“How would you know? You can’t read minds,” I retorted. “And what if it is? What if the soul reason she left was because of me? Because I was the worst friend anyone could have.”
“No. Sasuke, listen to your brother. Sakura would never do that because of you.”
I opened my mouth to respond, but closed it. Itachi is right. Sakura would never do that to me, to any of us. No matter how much my guilt tells me it is my fault, deep, deep down I know there is some other reason why she disappeared.
More silence followed. We drank more coffee; at this point, the pitcher was less than a third full. My fingers rapidly drummed the table and my upper left arm prickled.
“Sometimes, for a special person, you have to do more than what you bargained,” said Itachi. “You gotta do something.”