WotN: Wait a minute

Pencil, Micron 02

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Pic fic to follow once I figure out what exactly it is I wanted to write...

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Edit 9/14/08 - Yaay! I finally thought of something!

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His hand grasped her smaller one just as she turned to leave, not tightly enough to cause injury but just enough to keep her from yanking free. Already annoyed and in no mood to deal with him right now, the blonde snapped her head back to snarl an insult at him, pausing only at the intense look upon his face.

"What the hell's your problem, Teme?"

Sasuke ignored the insult, searching the blonde's face. For the life of him he still couldn't figure out what it was about her that held his attention so. Sure, she was strong and all, but she was also loud, obnoxious, and deliberately rude when ever they crossed paths. The girl should have been an eyesore to him, but somehow he found himself inexplicably drawn to her.

It seemed his brother was, too.

He didn't know or care why Itachi had suddenly decided to return to Konoha those few weeks ago. Normally, having the squealing horde of girls that followed him around diverting their fickle attentions to the elder Uchiha was worth the aggravation of occupying the same area code. A few days of no girls jumping out of bushes and trashcans to glomp him? He could live with that.

But, of course, that idiot blonde had to ruin everything. While he secretly was relieved that to find that she was not among the vapid fangirls trailing hopelessly after Itachi, she had somehow managed to attract his attention simply by being what she was.

~ Strong, smart, funny, beautiful, and independent? ~ a little voice in the back of his head queried.

'No,' he grumbled to himself. 'A Dobe...'

"Oi! Are you gonna let go of my hand or what?"

Coming back to himself, Sasuke fixed his attention on the small blonde, scowling slightly in annoyance. "Not until you anwer some questions."

The blonde paused, blinking slightly in confusion. "Questions?"

A small part of him found the slight tilting of her head endearing, but he quickly smothered that part before it could do any damage. "What's going on between you and Itachi?"

Blue eyes blinked again. "Itachi?"

Surely she knew his name... he practically followed her everywhere! "My brother," he growled out, as if admitting the relation took a physical effort. "You're always hanging around him."

The blonde's look of confusion changed to outright indignation. "Me? Hanging around *him*?!" she screeched. "Are you out of yer duck-haired mind?!"

He winced. Did she always have to be so loud? He was about to reprimand her for potentially causing a scene when she went on. "As if I would waste my time drooling after that jerk! What do you think I am, one of those idiot Fan-Girls? Gahhh, you're just as bad as him - always assuming whatever you want just 'cuz you're some oh-so special prodigy. Who gives a rat's ass what kinda eyes you've got when your social skills are crap..."

By that point Sasuke no longer listening to her. Having tuned out after hearing her snarl her outright dislike for his older, presumably more perfect brother, he turned and walked away with a pleased smirk on his face.

So, Naru--er, the Dobe wasn't in love with Itachi? All was right with the world.

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Haha, kinda stole the scene from the Deathly Hallows, but whatev. I had fun.