"He likes you and cherishes your friendship, he wouldn't want to hurt you or spoil that. I suggest you apologize and let him take his time to tell you."
Without waiting for her reply he got from her bed, with his hands tucked in his jeans he gave her a subtle smile before walking away.
He got to the door and turned, "I'll leave you alone now. Goodnight sis."
"Goodnight Itachi and thanks for always being there."
"Anytime."
He turned the doorknob and left the room, leaving his sister to set things right.
Door closed.
Sakiko thought for a while, she really didn't mean to hurt his feelings, she thought she was being there for him.
"Sasuke, oh brother. I really can't wait for us to be together and not part. I want to be here with you, know you better, understand you, play, laugh and cry with you."
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******~School~On getting to school, Sakiko didn't see Sasuke. He wasn't in the class of the next either. She was practically the first student to arrive in class that day.Sighing, she took a deep breath and braced herself for the start of a new day.She walked tirelessly to her seat and gently placed her back on the desk.Bringing out her phone, she tried his number to be sure he wasn't somewhere else in school.Beep! Beep!"The number you are trying to reach is... "Sakiko clicked on the red icon and hung the call. Honestly, she didn't want to hear what the network operator was saying since she could already guess it.She failed the number again... Beep! Beep!"The number... " she removed the phone from her ear and ended it.She braced herself to try one last time and hoped, prayed for him to switch on his phone, but the results were the same.She got frustrated and dropped her phone
"What?!" Sakiko managed to blurt out."You couldn't wait, time was not your friend today," Akamine Yuki added."Why are you... "She was interrupted a sudden call of her name."Sakiko!" Another voice called out.Standing some distance away, Ayumi. "There you are, I was wondering where you ran off to," she said between pants."Ayumi-chan!""What's the matter Sakiko? You look out of breath and exhausted." She questioned her.Well, she herself wasn't doing so good, but she still thought about her friend.It wasn't normal to see the reserved jovial and kind Sakiko in a bit of a... Scattered mess."Well, it's nothing. Now tell me, why are you... " She gasped and sighed as she spoke, "why were you searching me out?" She asked in short rasp voice."Well, Mrs Hasegawa asked me to send for you. You should
On getting to the house, Sakiko rang the bell and was ushered in by the caretaker, Mr Toujou."Good evening, thank you very much," Sakiko appreciated him."Welcome. If Miss Ishida here to see Sasuke, he is under the weather at the moment," Mr Toujou informed her politely."I was informed at school. I brought him notes and to check how up on him!" Sakiko said, while her hands tapped her bad twice to emphasize her point."Very well young miss. Sasuke is lucky to have you or a friend. Anyways, I do not need to take you to his room, please if you may. I would have some snacks and juice sent over.""Thanks, Mr Toujou-san. I'll be heading up now.""Okay."Both of them turned and went to separate directions. She took the stairs and made her way to his room. Everywhere was just as she remembered it. It felt as though it was yesterday she went back home.Before long, she was standing right outside of his room."Umm... ahh!"
"I am sorry too," Sakiko apologized."No, you shouldn't be. I know me yelling at you was uncalled for and I really don't want that coming in the way of our friendship or relationship. No matter what happens, I don't want to ever get mad at you.""It's all okay. I should have understood you better. You have your reasons and I should also respect your decision as such. Will you forgive me?""Forgive you? What for? You did no wrong, Sakiko."She pulled away from his embraced and looked him in the eye."Well you see, I lied to you. I didn't call the driver yesterday. I intended for us to go get a snack or go home together."After confessing, she buried her head in his chest again, she couldn't bear to look at him this moment.He couldn't say he was not shocked, but he knew she was hiding something from him that day.He could not pinpoint it and just felt she was still mad at him. Who would have thought h
"If it's you then, nice. I would say the truth.""Are you trying to be cheesy?" Sakiko asked and hit him playfully on the arm."Ouch! How can you bully a sick person?""Huh! Sick ey. You don't look sick. You look perfectly fine to me.""That's because my other half is here with me and not angry at me anymore.""That's cause you yelled and you got jealous. Which sick person has enough adrenaline to get jealous?""Enh! That's just baseless. Who got jealous?""You.""You must have been seeing things.""Ohhh, now you are denying it. What happened to your earlier statement of 'if it's you then, I would say the truth' huh?" She questioned him.She placed both hands on her slim waist in a motherly fashion."What! You must have heard wrong. I didn't say... "Before he finished, she raised her hand
"I do, Sakiko. I don't just know. I just feel like we shouldn't rush things."She blinked several times. Was she hearing him right? Sakiko couldn't believe what she was listening to right now."Rush things? Sasuke, are you seriously telling me not to rush things? You feel it's rushed, what happened to fifteen years of our lives being apart, huh?"She pulled her hand away from his. Her anger was rising by the moment. She spoke again, her voice increasing."Isn't that too long for you to be telling me not to rush things? Rushing things would be calling incessantly the night we found out or the next morning and not after some days.""Sakiko, please listen. It feels a little bit too rushed for me. I know you do not want to be apart, I do not want that too, but consider my feelings please."Her face softened at his saddened expression. She didn't mean on making him sad, she just wanted to be with him.She shifted closer to him, she felt hu
Sasuke shook his head. At this moment he couldn't believe his sister."Hey, I was preoccupied with my thoughts, you know." She tried defending herself against his future scolding."What's your first priority, Sakiko?""Umm… My studies?""Good. So why were you preoccupied? You should know that only your books should do that to you at this moment and nothing else.""And if I said I was preoccupied with thoughts about you? Are you not important as well?""Well then–then, I... " He stopped talking. He couldn't think of a better argument to counter her words.He sighed feeling defeated. Her eyes brimmed with joy at her victory."Don't be happy. I am happy that I am important to you but still, you need to focus. I can't have your grades dropping now can I?""No. Anyways, let's study together. The topic isn't hard, trust me.""Okay. Whatever you say."********~Ishida's Residence~In the
In a matter of seconds, Itsumi was standing outside the library downstairs waiting for her with a book in her hand."Evening sis," Sakiko greeted with a mischievous smile. "Ciao."Before anyone replied she was out of the living room and straight upstairs."What a sly younger sister I have.""That's why you love her," Mrs Ishida said to her older daughter."I am going to my room. Good night mum, goodnight dad.""Good night Itsumi.""Have a splendid night rest dear.""You too," she replied them and dashed upstairs.****~Akamine's Residence~Yuki Akamine sat in front of her laptop screen as she surfed the net. She stopped what she was doing and picked up her phone.Her fingers found their way to the gallery icon and scrolled through the pictures. There were tons of pictures in her cell. Most of them were pictures of Sasuke and Sakiko.Her eyes dark