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[ he only gets the briefest of glances before they're effectively inside, but he doesn't really fight it anyway. there's a table near the window that they're ushered towards and he's momentarily distracted by the people passing by. ]
Eh? You know this place?
Eh? You know this place?
[ Sasuke takes his seat without really looking up at first, picking up a menu and handing it to his partner. ]
I used to come here.
[ so, yes, he knows it. he'd come here a few times with Mustang and Saralegui, had been introduced to this culinary flavor. most of it was spaghetti, but Sasuke mostly liked the sauce. ]
I used to come here.
[ so, yes, he knows it. he'd come here a few times with Mustang and Saralegui, had been introduced to this culinary flavor. most of it was spaghetti, but Sasuke mostly liked the sauce. ]
[ shut up at least it isn't ramen. when the waiter comes over Sasuke orders something that sounds rather fancy (bruschetta), before looking across at Naruto. ]
You can't spend your whole time here only eating one thing.
[ Sasuke reaches across the table and pulls Naruto's menu down, laying it flat on the table. ]
You can't spend your whole time here only eating one thing.
[ Sasuke reaches across the table and pulls Naruto's menu down, laying it flat on the table. ]
[ he nods to the waiter, who leaves to bring their initial food over, and sasuke points to one of the options on the menu. ]
Try that.
[ because he hasn't met anyone who's as fond as tomatoes as he is, and while Italian uses it in liberal amounts, he doubts Naruto would find it as appealing. he gestures to the pesto because it's mild enough to be flavorful without being too ambitious. ]
Try that.
[ because he hasn't met anyone who's as fond as tomatoes as he is, and while Italian uses it in liberal amounts, he doubts Naruto would find it as appealing. he gestures to the pesto because it's mild enough to be flavorful without being too ambitious. ]
[ his expression does something hard to describe, it almost looks like a wince, though the contraction of muscle isn't something Sasuke is actively trying to control. he's surprised, maybe. uncomfortable with it but knowing it's true.
then he actively thins his mouth and closes his eyes. ]
Tch.
then he actively thins his mouth and closes his eyes. ]
Tch.
Did he.
[ this is a heavy question, even if it might not seem that way. Sasuke closes his eyes and it's an effort not to lift a hand to his face. he's not sure what it says, that Saralegui couldn't do this himself. it was their partnership, why bring Sasuke into it at all? his own relationship with the king was not the same as what he might develop with Sakura.
perhaps it's lack of sleep, but Sasuke feels frustration climb up his throat. ]
What happened between us doesn't extend to you. [ but regardless of that. ] He doesn't trust easily.
[ this is a heavy question, even if it might not seem that way. Sasuke closes his eyes and it's an effort not to lift a hand to his face. he's not sure what it says, that Saralegui couldn't do this himself. it was their partnership, why bring Sasuke into it at all? his own relationship with the king was not the same as what he might develop with Sakura.
perhaps it's lack of sleep, but Sasuke feels frustration climb up his throat. ]
What happened between us doesn't extend to you. [ but regardless of that. ] He doesn't trust easily.
[ her expression falls after that, returns to something more serious. she presses her hands together, fingers twisting around each other. she's nervous. ]
Are you angry with me? For... partnering with Saralegui. I don't know everything that happened between you, but I remember enough, and I don't- I would rather not have a partner here than make you uncomfortable.
Are you angry with me? For... partnering with Saralegui. I don't know everything that happened between you, but I remember enough, and I don't- I would rather not have a partner here than make you uncomfortable.
I think that's his perception of it.
[ it comes out quickly, curtly, and it takes a moment for Sasuke to settle enough to go on. if Saralegui didn't want to do more, then he should have said this to Sakura right away. he can't help wondering if this is another effort on the king to grind salt into the open wound the king is on Sasuke's battered heart. ]
He trusted me. I walked away from him. He'll make your life hell if you do the same.
[ it comes out quickly, curtly, and it takes a moment for Sasuke to settle enough to go on. if Saralegui didn't want to do more, then he should have said this to Sakura right away. he can't help wondering if this is another effort on the king to grind salt into the open wound the king is on Sasuke's battered heart. ]
He trusted me. I walked away from him. He'll make your life hell if you do the same.
[ Sasuke's brow twitches, just slightly, but then something eases in his expression, in his shoulders. whatever he expected, it wasn't this question. ]
No.
[ and it hangs there, in the air, like he wants to go on, but the words don't come. he trusts Sakura, trusts that she would do all she could for their important people. she knows Saralegui is important to him, and if truth be told, Sasuke much preferred the king having a partner the young Uchiha knew. Saralegui didn't trust easily, but neither did Sasuke. knowing Saralegui could be out there, could be injured because of someone else's recklessness— it was too much. ]
No.
[ and it hangs there, in the air, like he wants to go on, but the words don't come. he trusts Sakura, trusts that she would do all she could for their important people. she knows Saralegui is important to him, and if truth be told, Sasuke much preferred the king having a partner the young Uchiha knew. Saralegui didn't trust easily, but neither did Sasuke. knowing Saralegui could be out there, could be injured because of someone else's recklessness— it was too much. ]
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