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[29 May] [Naruto] As Usual
Title: As Usual
Day/Theme: May 29 : And the white light can be broken.
Series: Naruto
Character/Pairing: Uchiha Sasuke
Rating: PG-13
When Itachi finally died, Sasuke did not cry. Sakura didn’t gather him in her arms and Sasuke did not press his face in her neck while his shoulders shook, giving away his tears. Naruto did not turn away as Sasuke looked at the body of his brother so that Sasuke could cry alone, without being alone.
In fact, Sasuke did not react at all to Itachi’s dead body.
He watched as Sakura burned the body, his face as close to expressionless as it ever got, and that was pretty close.
He walked back home with Naruto and Sakura and listened to their banter and marveled at how much he missed it, missed them.
He spent a week in a calm daze.
He fought with Naruto as usual.
He let Sakura touch him without a word as usual.
He trained with Kakashi as usual.
He could tell all three of them were on edge. Naruto’s punches were harder then usual, as if warning Sasuke what would happen if he tried to leave. Sakura would often shoot him worried glances and give him a fake smile when he gave her a questioning look. Kakashi was careful with what and how he taught Sasuke, and made sure to remind Sasuke subtly that he still has more to teach.
They rarely left him alone.
They were afraid of what would happen if they left him to his own devices.
Sasuke was mildly annoyed by this, as he’d shown no signs of cracking and proved his loyalty time and time again for nearly three years. But being with Orochimaru had taught Sasuke to pick his battles more carefully.
The first time he was left alone after Itachi died, Sasuke was in the middle of the living room of the house that stopped being a home the last time tears fell down his face. The room was very clean, Naruto and Sakura had been helping him clean it and Naruto had subtly (By subtle, Sasuke meant, Naruto blurted it the day after Itachi died. Sakura hit him and scolded him) Sasuke didn’t protest. Naruto and Sakura took that as a yes.) hinted that they were going to move in together.
As he stood in the middle of the room, he found himself wanting to claw his nails into the couch and pull out all of the stuffing. He wanted to take all the framed pictures off the wall and smash them. He wanted to pick up the end tables and throw them. He wanted to burn the damn house to the ground.
Instead, he closed his eyes and clenched his fists and walked swiftly to him room and lied down on his bed and thought about how Itachi looked covered in his own blood as he died.
Day/Theme: May 29 : And the white light can be broken.
Series: Naruto
Character/Pairing: Uchiha Sasuke
Rating: PG-13
When Itachi finally died, Sasuke did not cry. Sakura didn’t gather him in her arms and Sasuke did not press his face in her neck while his shoulders shook, giving away his tears. Naruto did not turn away as Sasuke looked at the body of his brother so that Sasuke could cry alone, without being alone.
In fact, Sasuke did not react at all to Itachi’s dead body.
He watched as Sakura burned the body, his face as close to expressionless as it ever got, and that was pretty close.
He walked back home with Naruto and Sakura and listened to their banter and marveled at how much he missed it, missed them.
He spent a week in a calm daze.
He fought with Naruto as usual.
He let Sakura touch him without a word as usual.
He trained with Kakashi as usual.
He could tell all three of them were on edge. Naruto’s punches were harder then usual, as if warning Sasuke what would happen if he tried to leave. Sakura would often shoot him worried glances and give him a fake smile when he gave her a questioning look. Kakashi was careful with what and how he taught Sasuke, and made sure to remind Sasuke subtly that he still has more to teach.
They rarely left him alone.
They were afraid of what would happen if they left him to his own devices.
Sasuke was mildly annoyed by this, as he’d shown no signs of cracking and proved his loyalty time and time again for nearly three years. But being with Orochimaru had taught Sasuke to pick his battles more carefully.
The first time he was left alone after Itachi died, Sasuke was in the middle of the living room of the house that stopped being a home the last time tears fell down his face. The room was very clean, Naruto and Sakura had been helping him clean it and Naruto had subtly (By subtle, Sasuke meant, Naruto blurted it the day after Itachi died. Sakura hit him and scolded him) Sasuke didn’t protest. Naruto and Sakura took that as a yes.) hinted that they were going to move in together.
As he stood in the middle of the room, he found himself wanting to claw his nails into the couch and pull out all of the stuffing. He wanted to take all the framed pictures off the wall and smash them. He wanted to pick up the end tables and throw them. He wanted to burn the damn house to the ground.
Instead, he closed his eyes and clenched his fists and walked swiftly to him room and lied down on his bed and thought about how Itachi looked covered in his own blood as he died.