——- Take him… down?
That wouldn’t be the last thing on her mind. It wouldn’t cross her mind at all, as a matter of fact. Never did she want to cause harm to the raven, even during her attempt to take him out. Failure to do so not only showed weakness in her eyes, but also that she couldn’t hurt him. Not then, not now, not ever.
"You know I could never do that to you, Sasuke. Not before, and surely not now."
Crap, she could feel the tears welling up in her eyes. Why did this always have to happen when coming face to face with Sasuke? Taking a deep breath, canine biting down on her bottom lip, the roseate did all she could to keep it in. This wasn’t the time to break down. This wasn’t the time to show weakness.
He wanted to mock her for that answer. He had so many mean things in his head that could entirely break her heart, but he didn’t say any of it. A frown formed on his forehead as he analyzed the way that the girl had leaned her head forward and low–the way he could see the moisture form inside her eyes.
"–Aren’t you going to take me back to the village then?“
Silence fell upon the pair for maybe the third time that day. With a piercing glare, he took a step closer, then another one and so on until he was standing in front of her, the height difference now much more noticeable. He did not lower his gaze to look at her, but kept on looking forward, over her shoulder. For a moment, he let the silence submerge, allowing his and her breaths to synchronize for the briefest of seconds before he spoke again.
”Don’t you cry.“