[Sasuke] It only hurts when your eyes are open

[his_light]

[Part Four Two of the Orochisuke thread. After making amends with Mikoto and Sakura, Sasuke can be found wandering the halls, glancing here and there as he goes. Still powerless, but that doesn't stop him from seeking out those he's hurt.]

[A day later and Sasuke's back to normal. Feel free to come kick his ass, Tenten guilt him up. Or down. Or

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He was thiiiiiiis close to just getting tackled to the ground and stabbed for the hell of it...

[kunoichi_dragon]

*throws his sword with amazing speed and force so that it embeds itself into the ground right where he was about to step* You dropped this...

XD

[his_light]

*stops dead, quickly looking over*

... *business mixing with feelings here, orz*

...You've recovered. *yeaaah, that's all he can manage*

He's still not safe from stabbing, actually...

[kunoichi_dragon]

*Recovered. Yeah. Sure. Minus the nick in her chin, the snake bites and burns from when they tried to constrict her to death, the cuts in her exposed shoulder - you owe her a new overshirt, btw, preferably not covered in snake blood and guts - both from Oro and his freakin' snakes, of course. Resists from vocalizing her sarcastic comments though.*

*Is actually up in the rafters somewhere looking down on him, seated on a wooden beam and leaning back against a wall; one foot dangled over the edge while the other one rested on the beam.* So you're back.

[his_light]

*that usual authoritative tone of his? All but gone now as he nods* ...Since yesterday.

*glances at his sword, but doesn't reach for it*

[kunoichi_dragon]

*shifts to rest an arm on her raised knee, passing a shuriken from knuckle to knuckle in thought; doesn't know if he's pin-pointed her location yet, thinks it doesn't really matter, but it's a thought floating around in there* Any extensive damage?

[his_light]

*without ninja!senses, it's difficult to locate her exactly, so he just drops his eyes after a second, instinctively hiding his disadvantage*

*isn't sure if she's referring to Orochimaru's possession of him or the injuries she dealt him herself; either way, the answer's the same.* ...No.

Lol, one-word/short responses ftw? ♥

[kunoichi_dragon]

*isn't exactly sure which she was referring too either, might even be asking about how much trouble Oro caused in his absence because Sasuke wouldn't get that depressed over just her*

Good. *finally drops down from above, landing with only a grunt and a small wince... which she hoped he didn't see; she isn't here to feed the Guilt Monster, she's here to give him hell and snap the bastard out of his depression with a good ass kicking* Means I'm not wasting my time with you...

*figured he'd appreciate the insults more readily than he would the forgiveness, though, at least at first; he's known her long enough that when she gets pissed, it stays for a while; besides, there for all to see was the extent of the damage that came from their battle, staring him in the face; she did what she could to fix the minor things - which is pretty darn good for picking up things from her many check-ups with Kabuto - but Tenten's definitely not a medic and she's not gonna screw around with her own body just to see if she could be as good as one*

Is how they roll~ 83

[his_light]

*fff, totally sees that, are you kidding?*

*is, honestly, relieved to meet someone who's not openly, immediately forgiving him for any- and everything he did; it's refreshing, and he's glad to see she's the same.*

*doesn't try to hide the glance-over he gives her, noting what damage is still visible, and then looks aside after a moment*

*this is normally where he'd give some bit of critique -- on how she could have died because she went too easy on him at first, or... but he's really not in the mood for it, and for the first time, he... can't really find anything to say to her* ...

Damn straight! >8)

[kunoichi_dragon]

*doesn't miss the mental assessment he does - doesn't even make to try and hide the injuries from him; assumes he knows the damage he inflicted and could see it all through his own eyes despite not being able to control them*

*brows crinkle at his choice to not respond though, and she sighs; really, she thought they would be past the silent awkwardness by now, especially after however many spar-turned-battles they've had*

*stands up from her crouch, moving to close the distance between them, physically anyways* Then again, the Sasuke I know wouldn't have let it happen in the first place.

[his_light]

...

...It's complicated. *except it's not, because the simple fact is that he became too emotional, was too physically weak on top of that, and things got out of hand.*

But his getting free was my mistake.

[kunoichi_dragon]

Really? *is a bit skeptic and it shows in the way she stops about a foot or two in front of him and crosses her arms together* I would love to hear that story. *her way of asking 'what the hell happened?'*

[his_light]

*still not moving despite the disappearing space between them; glances aside again, but then looks her in the eye when he finally answers*

...A few days ago, this place sealed my powers, my chakra. Everything. About an hour after... I got into a fight.

...You can guess what happened.

[kunoichi_dragon]

*doesn't move from her spot and meets his gaze, unwaveringly. Although there's a split second of a reaction when she hears about his chakra being sealed; what he reads into it is his business* Did you know that your chakra was sealed at the time?

[his_light]

*telling her that much was quite a punch to his pride -- more so if she's already deduced that he's still powerless. But he doesn't blink.*

...I knew as soon as it happened. But it's temporary.

[kunoichi_dragon]

*isn't exactly concentrating on the loss of power itself although she does sense a slight lack of one in him; is more about piecing together the story before she does anything* Who did you fight against?

[his_light]

*there's the briefest flash in his eyes that she may or may not pick up on -- irritation -- and he considers brushing the question off, saying it's not important; it's not about trust, but pride. And a lot of it.*

*so he hesitates again before answering in the end*

...Deidara.