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Textbook-Speak
Disclaimer: The plot is mine, I guess, but that Naruto fellow is someone else’s plot-slave. Namely, Kishimoto-sama’s.
Warnings: Don’t fry bacon naked. I mean, seriously. Ouch.
A/N I’d like to thank the awesome abnegation218 of livejournal for beta-ing this for me. Some SasuNaru. Cheers!
Getting Credit
Chapter 5 ~ Textbook-Speak
Sitting with Sasuke isn’t half bad. This I think to myself as we practice dialogue from the textbook. I fumble with the hiragana, kicking myself.
He replies evenly. “Hawai no tenki wa yokatta desu. Tabemono wa oishikatta desu. Takusan sakana o tabemashita.” I find myself watching him; his black lashes lowered, lips moving. His reading is flawless and I realize it’s the first time I’ve heard him speak. His lashes lift and black eyes are stuck on mine.
“Anata no me…” he murmurs, tilting back his head. I blink. That’s not in the textbook. I frown. He’s looking at me. “…wa sora no you de aru.” His lips turn up a little.
What a weirdo. I give him an awkward grin, fidgeting with my pencil.
I return my gaze to the thin yellow textbook and feel him watch me before turning away with a snort. I spy on him from a corner in my eye. He is frowning at the wall, as though deeply offended by its off-white color and lack of adornment. Then he turns back and catches me looking. The flash in his black eyes chases mine away, and I throw my eyes at the door.
Kiba has gone. I can see out the door from my seat; he ditched after the first few humiliating minutes of being an ”outstanding student.” Can I blame him? It’s just… the air feels cold around the empty seat, like a ghost on my skin. This I think to myself as I scratch clumsy characters into my notes. I almost miss him.
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Kiba’s bag is heavy on my shoulder. I take it for him on the off chance he comes back for me. I shuffle the band over my collarbone, hunting for a place where it doesn’t dig in. I don’t realize I’m being followed until Sasuke catches a wayward elbow.
“Are you following me?” I squint suspiciously at him.
He smirks at me. “Class is over, dobe. We all use the same door.”
I try a sneer back on him. He’s too amused for my taste, and I turn away. His hand on my arm stills me again.
“What?” I say it more curious than cold. His mouth tilts up. His hand is still on me.
“Your friend left. Would you like a ride home?” He says it cool and uncaring, but his eyes say different.
I cast a glance out the door. The sky is a thick, curdled grey like old gravy but a weak light shines through, as though outside our city it’s a beautiful day.
“Thanks,” I say, “but I think he’s coming back for me.” I make to leave, but his fingers tighten on me, keeping me close. He holds me for a moment before letting me go, silently, wordlessly. The tingle in my skin is all that remains of him as he vanishes across the parking lot.
A/N It’s a short and not-so-progressive chapter, but I guess it serves its purpose.
Hawai no tenki wa yokatta desu. Tabemono wa oishikatta desu. Takusan sakana o tabemashita. : “We had good weather in Hawaii. The food was delicious. We ate a lot of fish.” (Welcome to textbook-speak. Terrible, isn’t it? Somewhere behind his cold exterior, you just know Sasuke’s crying inside.)
Anata no me wa sora no you de aru : Your eyes are like the sky (what’s this? Sasuke using corny pick up lines? Que horror! Those boys just can’t seem to help themselves. Not that Naruto has any idea what he just said… Also, as a note, Sasuke is using far more sophisticated Japanese than anyone else so far. This is because he’s a cheater; he already knows the language.)
Warnings: Don’t fry bacon naked. I mean, seriously. Ouch.
A/N I’d like to thank the awesome abnegation218 of livejournal for beta-ing this for me. Some SasuNaru. Cheers!
Getting Credit
Chapter 5 ~ Textbook-Speak
Sitting with Sasuke isn’t half bad. This I think to myself as we practice dialogue from the textbook. I fumble with the hiragana, kicking myself.
He replies evenly. “Hawai no tenki wa yokatta desu. Tabemono wa oishikatta desu. Takusan sakana o tabemashita.” I find myself watching him; his black lashes lowered, lips moving. His reading is flawless and I realize it’s the first time I’ve heard him speak. His lashes lift and black eyes are stuck on mine.
“Anata no me…” he murmurs, tilting back his head. I blink. That’s not in the textbook. I frown. He’s looking at me. “…wa sora no you de aru.” His lips turn up a little.
What a weirdo. I give him an awkward grin, fidgeting with my pencil.
I return my gaze to the thin yellow textbook and feel him watch me before turning away with a snort. I spy on him from a corner in my eye. He is frowning at the wall, as though deeply offended by its off-white color and lack of adornment. Then he turns back and catches me looking. The flash in his black eyes chases mine away, and I throw my eyes at the door.
Kiba has gone. I can see out the door from my seat; he ditched after the first few humiliating minutes of being an ”outstanding student.” Can I blame him? It’s just… the air feels cold around the empty seat, like a ghost on my skin. This I think to myself as I scratch clumsy characters into my notes. I almost miss him.
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Kiba’s bag is heavy on my shoulder. I take it for him on the off chance he comes back for me. I shuffle the band over my collarbone, hunting for a place where it doesn’t dig in. I don’t realize I’m being followed until Sasuke catches a wayward elbow.
“Are you following me?” I squint suspiciously at him.
He smirks at me. “Class is over, dobe. We all use the same door.”
I try a sneer back on him. He’s too amused for my taste, and I turn away. His hand on my arm stills me again.
“What?” I say it more curious than cold. His mouth tilts up. His hand is still on me.
“Your friend left. Would you like a ride home?” He says it cool and uncaring, but his eyes say different.
I cast a glance out the door. The sky is a thick, curdled grey like old gravy but a weak light shines through, as though outside our city it’s a beautiful day.
“Thanks,” I say, “but I think he’s coming back for me.” I make to leave, but his fingers tighten on me, keeping me close. He holds me for a moment before letting me go, silently, wordlessly. The tingle in my skin is all that remains of him as he vanishes across the parking lot.
A/N It’s a short and not-so-progressive chapter, but I guess it serves its purpose.
Hawai no tenki wa yokatta desu. Tabemono wa oishikatta desu. Takusan sakana o tabemashita. : “We had good weather in Hawaii. The food was delicious. We ate a lot of fish.” (Welcome to textbook-speak. Terrible, isn’t it? Somewhere behind his cold exterior, you just know Sasuke’s crying inside.)
Anata no me wa sora no you de aru : Your eyes are like the sky (what’s this? Sasuke using corny pick up lines? Que horror! Those boys just can’t seem to help themselves. Not that Naruto has any idea what he just said… Also, as a note, Sasuke is using far more sophisticated Japanese than anyone else so far. This is because he’s a cheater; he already knows the language.)