九十八

[saucey]

That could have been a better week.

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[hits-then-heals.livejournal.com]

You can say that again.

[saucey]

You doing all right?

[hits-then-heals.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm doing better now. It helps that I've stopped crying every five seconds.

Sasuke, was it just me deluding myself or did Ino really come here? I don't know if I just imagined her here because I was feeling lost without her or if she was actually here.

[saucey]

... I talked to her too, but her signal cut out in the middle of our...conversation.

[hits-then-heals.livejournal.com]

So I wasn't imagining it.

But most people don't arrive and disappear in only a day. I wonder what was different about her.

[saucey]

It's the Animus, Sakura.

[hits-then-heals.livejournal.com]

I know. I just remember being scared knowing she wasn't here and then she was here and I was so happy...her disappearing crushed me. She was a big part of my childhood before...the fight we had.

[Over you, by the way.]

[saucey]

I'm sorry.

[hits-then-heals.livejournal.com]

But maybe she'll be back one day.

How was your week? Did you get to spend some time with your brother?

[saucey]

Ah... yeah. It was...fine until yesterday.

[hits-then-heals.livejournal.com]

Did something happen? I wasn't paying much attention to the network the last few days...

[saucey]

Izuna and Madara were hurt.

[purevermillion.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

[Now that there are no kids in his room, Itachi is going to sleep off all the fuss. Really. Sleep it off. He's lying on his back.]

[saucey]

I'll...watch over them for you.

[Even though he hates Madara.]

[hits-then-heals.livejournal.com]

Were they children too...?

[She's not sure if she supposed to feel sympathy for them, because she knows of the terrible things that the older Uchiha brothers have done. But...did they deserve what happened to them while they were still innocent of the crimes they had not committed yet?]

[saucey]

... Yeah.

[hits-then-heals.livejournal.com]

How are they now?

[purevermillion.livejournal.com]

How foolish.

[As if he would even let you anywhere near Madara.]

[saucey]

Haven't woken up yet.

[saucey]

You need rest, aniki.

[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

It wasn't so bad.

Is there any age where you're actually helpful, though?

[purevermillion.livejournal.com]

And I shall get it. Stay away from Madara.

[hits-then-heals.livejournal.com]

Oh...

[She doesn't want to say "I hope they get better" because Madara could drop dead again for all she cared.]

You weren't hurt too, were you?

[saucey]

[Oh, it's you :|]

You would ask that.

[saucey]

...Fine.