Fallen Leaves [Plot]

[Uchiha Satori]

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[atrb=cellspacing,4,true][atrb=cellpadding,5px,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,400,true][atrb=style, background-image: url(http://i.imgur.com/Vrs56.png); border-radius: 0px 30px 0px 0px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 30px 0px 0px; border: 5px solid #222222;] Satori sighed softly, letting his shoulders sag as he stood outside of a particular house on the outskirts of the village. As he'd discovered from a bit of investigation, this home belonged to Haruka Sarutobi- someone who he wanted to see... somewhat. Throughout his childhood, she tormented his every waking moment until they graduated the academy, at which point he never saw her again. Of course, there is the question of why he was even here, standing before the dwelling of his sworn nemesis. Revenge? No, he'd long since gotten over her bullying. To give forgiveness? Satori wasn't exactly the type for something like that. So, what then? Even Satori himself wasn't particular certain. He slowly raised his hand, curling the fingers to make a fist... and slowly rapped on the door. The Uchiha fidgeted anxiously after every knock, but quickly settled down, admonishing himself. He had stared death in the face countless times before, and this was little more than a social call. So why then, was he so nervous? It had only been a few second since he knocked, but he immediately decided that she wasn't home and turned to leave... just as the door opened, "...Is that you, Satori?" The Uchiha froze in his tracks, hesitating for a long while before finally turning around, smiling awkwardly. He started to open his mouth to say something, but Haruka cut him off, "It is you! I can't believe I remembered... it's been, what, twenty years?" Sato raised an arm, placing his hand behind his head to rub it, "A-Aha... yeah. Something like that." He took a moment to glance over Haruka... and what he saw nearly took his breath away. She was stunning; long, silky black hair... smooth blemishless skin, sparkling blue eyes... and pretty sizable bazoongas, too. Of course, she noticed him staring and tilted her head slightly, "Is... something wrong? Do I have something on my face?" Satori merely chuckled nervously in response and shook his head, "No, I just... was thinking about how many less scars you have than I do." Haruka's expression became worried for only a moment before she moved forward to punch him in the shoulder, "Aw, you'll live. So, what brings you to these parts anyway? I heard that you run the Keimu Butai now. Taking after your old man, huh?" Sato looked off to the side and shrugged, not really wanting to talk about his father. "Yeah, something like that. Anyway... I was... going to invite you out for a drink! Sure." Haruka raised an eyebrow, suspicious of his strange tone, "Hn. I don't think that I... ...know what? Screw it. Yeah, I'll come along. Let's go!" She immediately grabbed Sato by the sleeve and started dragging him away, "W-Wait, right now?" Haruka didn't even bother looking behind her or slow down at all while pulling him along, "What better time than the present, right?" [Dialogue Color]: Satori Haruka [Word Count]: [538/1,250] — give in, to the shadows that keep calling for you tonight obey the shadows cry

[Uchiha Satori]

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[atrb=cellspacing,4,true][atrb=cellpadding,5px,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,400,true][atrb=style, background-image: url(http://i.imgur.com/Vrs56.png); border-radius: 0px 30px 0px 0px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 30px 0px 0px; border: 5px solid #222222;] It wasn't long before Sato found himself seated at a table across from Haruka in one of the many bars that littered Konoha. When the waitress came to take their order, Sato was surprised that Haruka requested hard liquor, while only taking a small bottle of sake for himself. Neither had said much at first, but Haruka quickly slammed down her drink and ordered another. It wasn't long until she was already starting to get a bit tipsy while Sato had barely even gotten halfway through the sake, nursing it to savor the flavor. It was actually a technique that Sato had perfected over the course of his career. Invite someone out to a drink, then let them drink themselves into a stupor while you merely appeared to be drinking as much as they were, keeping yourself lucid. Drunks found it very difficult to lie, and they would normally tell you anything you wanted to know, even if they'd normally hide that information. Of course, Sato had no intention of doing this to Haruka- she simply did it to herself with no input from him at all. In fact, he'd actually suggested that she slow down a bit and her response was merely a very flavorful curse. Once she really started to be affected by the alcohol, however, she was in a much more talkative mood. Haruka's speech was slurred slightly, but the Uchiha had enough experience with drunks to understand what she was saying regardless. "You're not plannin' on gettin' me back for that stuff we did as kids, are you?" Satori simply shrugged and shook his head, "That's in the past, isn't it? I'm not bothered by it." Haruka giggled, taking another drink from her cup, "You know, I had the biggest crush on you in the academy. You were always so cool and suave... cool as a cucumber!" Sato smiled slightly and shook his head again. She was definitely drunk... and that wasn't quite how he remembered his childhood. He was really awkward as a kid, which wasn't helped by Haruka, or his father for that matter, at all. "Did chuu?" Her voice snapped him out of his thoughts, turning his attention back to her. She'd leaned over so that her head was resting against the table, manipulating the bottle with her finger, spinning it in small circles. "Did I what, Haruka?" "Did you like me?" Sato felt his cheeks burn from the question, and he wasn't entirely sure that it was from the alcohol, "W-Well, I..." His voice trailed off as he noticed that Haruka had stopped moving- she'd passed out. Sato simply leaned over and started chuckling... saved by the bell, huh? [Dialogue Color]: Satori Haruka [Word Count]: [1,006/1,250] — give in, to the shadows that keep calling for you tonight obey the shadows cry

[Uchiha Satori]

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[atrb=cellspacing,4,true][atrb=cellpadding,5px,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,400,true][atrb=style, background-image: url(http://i.imgur.com/Vrs56.png); border-radius: 0px 30px 0px 0px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 30px 0px 0px; border: 5px solid #222222;] Since it was still mid-day, Sato simply sat with Haruka's unconscious body until she finally stirred, sitting up while clutching her temple, "Guh... my head feels like it's going to split open. What happened?" He shrugged slightly, "You got drunk and passed out." Haruka immediately jolted up, an expression of intense worry plastered across her face, "W-Wait, what? How long was I out?" Sato looked towards the door of the bar and shrugged again, "About an hour or two, I reckon. Why?" The woman fell back against her seat, letting out a relieved sigh, "It's not as bad as I thought then." Sato had seen enough people in distress that he knew there was something more to her worry than simply being late for some appointment or something, but he chose not to press it- yet, anyway. "Would you like me to walk you home now, then?" She immediately stood up and started moving towards the exit, "N-No, that's okay, I can walk myself back.". Sato grunted softly, now certain that there was something else gone, but he immediately put on a smile when she looked over her shoulder at him, "And, Satori? Thanks. We should do this again sometime." She closed her eyes and smiled before leaving the building. Sato sighed softly and got up as well. He really should follow her to make sure she got home safely, but... it wasn't really his business at this point. Soon, though... soon he would figure out what's eating at her so badly. And when he did, he would take care of the problem... no matter what. [Dialogue Color]: Satori Haruka [Word Count]: [1,250/1,250] — give in, to the shadows that keep calling for you tonight obey the shadows cry