Wedding Day (yours, not his)/Aphro Varies

[textile_kanji]

It was...the big day. Someone that had managed to get close to him that wasn't Souji-senpai was doing something he never thought he'd see them do--they were getting married. It bothered him when it was announced months ago, and not because he disliked marriage or thought his friend no good for it

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She's been aged up to 17-18 since I brought her back. Canon age is 16-ish anyway

[ragingblossom]

It was lucky that he was there because Sakura had only a basic skill when it came to mending clothes, and Kanji had worked hard on this dress, she knew. She didn't want to chance messing it up, so when he spotted it for her she chose to chalk it up to his eye for detail, not dumb luck.

Sakura stopped where she stood, bouquet in one hand, the other braced lightly on his shoulder as he worked.

"I can hardly believe how fast today came around, can you?" She asked, smiling a bit sheepishly, but happy. What she was so nervous for she had no idea. She wasn't even the one getting married, she was just one of the bridesmaids!

Indeed! I've read a bit of the manga

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Kanji chalked up the excitement to it being a woman kind of thing; if it were him, he would probably be more than just nervous. All he was right now was relieved it wasn't Sakura getting hitched.

"Uh...yeah. Kinda fast, huh?" He was also a little warm feeling, well aware that Sakura's hand was on his shoulder. Still, though, they were plenty close by now, he could handle something as simple as contact. His heart was beating a little fast as he worked on the loose bit, wondering if now was even a good time to say anything to her.

He would definitely not tell her that he kept this little bit loose on purpose in order to give the two of them sort of lingering moment together...

/thumbs up!

[ragingblossom]

Heh, Sakura doubted if it would ever be her going down the aisle. She'd spent the better part of her younger years pining after Sasuke, and when she wasn't busy with that her head was in the books, then there was training, and even after getting over Sasuke she had med school to prepare for. Love life? What love life? The closest she ever got was watching movies or reading about it. Kanji was her saving grace, though. He kept her from going overboard and thanks to him she had some semblance of a social life. Thanks to him it was just that much easier for her to make time for her other friends-- not a lot of time, she still took her chosen career path seriously, but she didn't turn into a complete work-o-holic bookworm.

She probably wasn't even aware of exactly how close they'd become over the years, though (She didn't even use an honorific for him anymore, up till sort of recently that had been reserved for a small handful of friends, like Ino and Naruto.), just... so used to him always being there

Believe it!

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Yeah, he thought often about how close they had gotten. His old self would have gotten ten times more nervous than the young man felt right now, but Souji--and nowadays Sakura--really helped to shape and mold him, even if Sakura wasn't quite so aware of it.

So deep in his thoughts was he that he didn't quite notice Sakura even speaking to him until he saw her trying to look at him out of the corner of his eye. Startled, he loops the needle a little too sharply and jabs himself in the finger.

"Tch! Dammit..." He looks down and places his finger in his mouth, nursing the little jab with a frown on his face. If his face wasn't red enough before, after embarrassing himself in front of her?

It was a bit redder, to say the least.

/lol! XD I think I see what you did there-dattebayo

[ragingblossom]

She probably should have known better, he seemed to be really focused when he was working, and after all the work he'd put in for this day he was probably trying to concentrate. She took the blame for startling him when he jabbed himself with the needle, but luckily she was just the person equipped to deal with it-- minor or not

Haaha, yeah, I was gonna put that, but went American instead XD

[textile_kanji]

Kanji takes a moment to...stare, for lack of a better word. She had him pausing from the moment she stooped down further and took hold of his wrist. So no, he didn't pull away, and if he were being honest with himself (he was, his Senpai had taught him well after all, be honest with yourself Kanji) the thought to pull anything away from her didn't even cross his mind.

"Uh..no. Nah, just a little prick." He offers Sakura a reassuring smile, unable to properly look away from her. "Guess you should give it a look anyway, if you want."

He had something he really, really needed to tell her.

It's all universal to me~ ♥

[ragingblossom]

There's something about the silence between them that seems heavier than usual. Sakura can't help but notice, even if she did chalk it up to the wrong things. Normally she was much more observant, but honestly, when it came to those types of things she was more likely to guess wrong. Maybe that could be blamed on the fact that guys were usually perfectly direct about their feelings for her-- guys being two, and two being Lee and Naruto. She returned the smile and went ahead and had a look, but not without mentioning her observation.

"You seem a bit more focused than usual... is there something on your mind?"

It wasn't uncommon for her to get lost in her work in particular when she was thinking about an issue, maybe it was the same for Kanji? She wasn't a mind reader, just making guesses, honestly.

I can dig that~ :Db

[textile_kanji]

Uh oh, he was caught looking, wasn't he!? Ah, of course he was! He had only been gawking at her for a full minute or however long it had been. "Yeah, kinda." He replies, looking down at...well, nothing besides the floor. He takes a moment to himself before taking in a deep breath, letting it out, and lifting his head to say--

"I uh, I like you, Sakura." Love was much too scary a word to say, right? Right.

;) Also-- I wasn't... sure if I should be nice and have her get it right away or not. XD

[ragingblossom]

She couldn't help but think that the timing of that confession was a little off, until she realized that he might not mean it the way she thought. Her expression shifted from calm to a bit surprised.

"Kanji?"

(ooc: Sorry for the delay, work and a store meeting today. D: )

Well, we say which way you went, didn't we! Pffft

[textile_kanji]

Shit, she didn't know what he meant. Why did he always fall for the ones that never noticed? Said a lot about him still...

"I wanna take you out on a date, or kick somebody's ass when they talk shit." Maybe break into an abandoned building and graffiti some stuff--not that..he wanted to do that.

Just an idea in his head, that last bit was. One he knew she would never want to do, and therefore it remained unspoken.