16 - Back, With Photos
Well, it was nice to see home again, but it’s also good to be back here. Cousins, I missed you! Actually I missed all your happy little faces.
Speaking of… I FOUND SMILEY PHOTOS! AND BABY PHOTOS! BEHOLD!
Look at this face!
((OOC: this is Sasuke’s PB as a baby *is proud of herself lol*))
Itachi, I managed to dig out one of you too. It was well hidden though, I guess in case Uncle and Aunt came round.
((OOC: this is a random baby XD))
Sass is 15ish here, proving the urban legend that his face will crack in two if his mouth turns up at the edges wrong!
I suppose I ought to show this one of me as a wild teen… It was fashionable at the time? Anyway, I brought back my camera with me so I can take lots of photos of us all together!
[Private to Self]
I don’t know what I expected really. My mom was pleased to see me when I walked in, made me a drink, asked how the job was going. She was nice to me, so why did I feel awkward in my own home? She treated me like a guest or a friend who had called round. I shouldn’t complain; it was enough that I got to talk with her. Father came in later and asked me some technical things about my job - the pay, future prospects etc. I told him I had been Acting Director for a short time and there’s a chance he was impressed. He stopped frowning for a while. But then that led to ‘when am I going to become Director permanently,’ which is something I don’t even want. Now that I’ve moved out and have a job and am supporting myself, I think they were pleased. I didn’t have to become a lawyer either (thank god with my grades). It gives me hope.
It took a couple of days to work up the courage to approach the issue, but I finally mentioned Sass and Itachi were there. Of course, any progress made was demolished and they barely spoke to me after that. I forced myself to say they were both well and receiving treatment. I like to think they cared and were pleased, deep down. Uchihas aren’t exactly renowned for showing their emotions. I was too much of a coward to visit Aunt Mikoto and Uncle Fugaku. I’m not strong enough for that reunion yet. Plus if I punched Uncle Fugaku in the face, I probably wouldn’t make it out of the house alive.
Getting away from the Center for a bit gave me some space to think about Rin. I dug out some things I’d kept from when we dated that I didn’t have the heart to throw away. A photo of us together, ticket stubs from a film we saw. I brought the photo back with me to keep in my room.
People are always saying I focus on my family too much, and the past. I’ve never over-thought it before, but brining that photo back with me did flag up the word ‘unhealthy’ in my mind. What we had was years ago. She’s moved on. She probably just wants to be distant friends - you can’t even be close friends with an ex, can you? This whole winning her back thing… Sometimes I really am an idiot.
[/Private to Self]
Speaking of… I FOUND SMILEY PHOTOS! AND BABY PHOTOS! BEHOLD!
Look at this face!
((OOC: this is Sasuke’s PB as a baby *is proud of herself lol*))
Itachi, I managed to dig out one of you too. It was well hidden though, I guess in case Uncle and Aunt came round.
((OOC: this is a random baby XD))
Sass is 15ish here, proving the urban legend that his face will crack in two if his mouth turns up at the edges wrong!
I suppose I ought to show this one of me as a wild teen… It was fashionable at the time? Anyway, I brought back my camera with me so I can take lots of photos of us all together!
[Private to Self]
I don’t know what I expected really. My mom was pleased to see me when I walked in, made me a drink, asked how the job was going. She was nice to me, so why did I feel awkward in my own home? She treated me like a guest or a friend who had called round. I shouldn’t complain; it was enough that I got to talk with her. Father came in later and asked me some technical things about my job - the pay, future prospects etc. I told him I had been Acting Director for a short time and there’s a chance he was impressed. He stopped frowning for a while. But then that led to ‘when am I going to become Director permanently,’ which is something I don’t even want. Now that I’ve moved out and have a job and am supporting myself, I think they were pleased. I didn’t have to become a lawyer either (thank god with my grades). It gives me hope.
It took a couple of days to work up the courage to approach the issue, but I finally mentioned Sass and Itachi were there. Of course, any progress made was demolished and they barely spoke to me after that. I forced myself to say they were both well and receiving treatment. I like to think they cared and were pleased, deep down. Uchihas aren’t exactly renowned for showing their emotions. I was too much of a coward to visit Aunt Mikoto and Uncle Fugaku. I’m not strong enough for that reunion yet. Plus if I punched Uncle Fugaku in the face, I probably wouldn’t make it out of the house alive.
Getting away from the Center for a bit gave me some space to think about Rin. I dug out some things I’d kept from when we dated that I didn’t have the heart to throw away. A photo of us together, ticket stubs from a film we saw. I brought the photo back with me to keep in my room.
People are always saying I focus on my family too much, and the past. I’ve never over-thought it before, but brining that photo back with me did flag up the word ‘unhealthy’ in my mind. What we had was years ago. She’s moved on. She probably just wants to be distant friends - you can’t even be close friends with an ex, can you? This whole winning her back thing… Sometimes I really am an idiot.
[/Private to Self]