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It was no secret that you and Sasuke hated each other, or more like you hated Sasuke. The tension would always rise when the two of you were in the same room. One day, Sakura decided she wanted you to actually be social and she took it upon herself to make you come to a party; whether you liked it or not.
*knock* *knock* *knock*
You relent and get off your couch and open the door to find Sakura with a mischievous look on her face.
“What-“ You didn’t even get your words out before Sakura grabbed your wrist and pulled you out of your apartment.
“You’re coming with me whether you like it or not, you need to actually interact with people ya know?” Sakura said with a happy tone.
“Mm” you make a small noise in response
“Come onnnn! It’ll be fun, I stole some Sake from Tsunade.”
You eventually concede with a sigh, ripping your wrist from her grasp. “Fine.”
“You won’t regret this!”
~Timeskip to the party~
You were hiding in a corner, drinking some kool-aid. You didn’t want to be here, you didn’t understand why you let Sakura convince you to come here. You decided you had enough and started heading towards the exit of the house when Sakura appeared.
“No way, you’re staying.” She said, grabbing your hand and pulling you into the living room where everyone was sitting in a circle. She ushers you to sit down and sits beside you.
“Okay everyone, let’s play seven minutes in heaven.” Sakura said, grabbing a bottle to decide who goes in the closet with who
You hear a familiar scoffing sound and turn to see, Sasuke Uchiha, one of the people who you loathe the most. You give him a glare before turning your attention back to your hands.
“What are you looking at?” Sasuke said, his tone laced with irritation
“Nothing…”
Sakura grimaces at the clear tension between you and Sasuke, but she soon regains her cheerful demeanor
“Okay, you first,” She says, giving the bottle to you
“Alright.” You relent, spinning the bottle, it lands on Sasuke (shocker ikr?)
You almost immediately recoil when you register what happened.
“Absolutely not!” You exclaimed, clearly opposed to the idea of being forced into a confined space for 7 minutes with *him*
“Come on….” Naruto says, piping in his opinion “It’ll be fine.”
“There is no way in hell, I’ll be going in that closet with them…” Sasuke voiced, clearly feeling the same amount of disdain as you.
Sakura gets visibly irritated and takes it upon herself to grab the back of your shirts and physically drags you to the closet and shoves you inside. You’re about to force the closet door open when you hear her put a chair under the handle, effectively locking you and Sasuke in the closet together for the foreseeable future.
You sigh and slide down the wall, hugging your knees to your chest. Sasuke leans against the opposite wall, not even looking at you.
“You’re not allowed to leave until you solve your issues!” Sakura proclaimed, walking away from the door, leaving you and Sasuke alone with your thoughts.
You look at Sasuke before looking back down. “Something you wanna say?” Sasuke asked, his tone still irritated but slightly softer than before
“Not to you.”
“I didn’t think you were serious when you said you’d never forgive me.” Sasuke said, avoiding your gaze. “You have a backbone, I can respect that.”
You scoff and don’t look at him, you know how you feel and it’s hard to undo the damage and pain he caused. A small part of you wants to forgive him like Naruto and Sakura, but a petty part of you wants to spite him for the rest of your life if it means he can feel a fraction of the pain he inflicted on you. “Maybe you can learn in time to forgive?” You ponder the thought momentarily before pushing it out of your head.
“I’m always truthful in my words.” You say, finally glaring up at him, eyes filled with hate, disdain and……sadness.
Sasuke nods, staying leaned against the wall. “I want to make it right.”
“How do I know you’re being truthful? I can’t rely on you or believe anything you say! You’re unpredictable and frankly who knows you might turn against Konoha again for all I know!” You say, all your feelings pouring out at once. Ones you’ve kept suppressed since the war ended.
Sasuke seemed almost taken aback by the sudden display of emotion, he never expected that from you. “I’m sorry.” He said earnestly
“Be sorry, it doesn’t change what you’ve done.
“What if I can prove myself?” Sasuke asked, genuinely wanting to mend the relationship between you two.
You ponder this for a moment and eventually say “I don’t know, you broke my trust.”
“I know and I want to make it better like I did with Naruto and Sakura.” He seemed pretty honest in the way he was speaking, like he wanted to be a better person and better friend.
“Listen….its not that easy for me, Sasuke. Even if I’m being too emotional about this, what you did still hurt and broke my trust in you completely.”
“I understand but please, give me the chance to fix things even if it’s a small one.”
You lean against the wall, glancing at the light seeping in from the outside. You pick the skin of your cuticles in thought, coming to a conclusion.
You stand up and finally meet his gaze. “I’ll give you one chance to fix this.” You say, sounding like you mean business.
Sasuke nods and gives a barely visible smile “I appreciate it. I’m trying to be a better person honestly.”
“That remains to be seen” you speak in a honest tone.
“Still, thank you.” Sasuke said with a small nod.
You didn’t know if he truly changed but you feel that small part of yourself that wanted to forgive him coming to life again.