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"No!" Sasuke stuck his tongue out and turned his back on the Hyuga girl standing in front of him.
"Sasuke, be nice to our guests!" Mikoto frowned disapprovingly at her son, tapping her foot on the wooden floor impatiently. "Don't be rude and go invite Hinata-chan to play."
Sasuke huffed stubbornly, refusing to acknowledge the shorthaired girl who looks like she's about to cry.
He's heard about the Hyugas from his father, mostly from dinner conversations. None of them were positive.
His father complained frequently about the head Hyuga, Hiashi, who was a stuck-up rich snob who didn't like to share, especially since his father took over his spot as the richest Japanese man in the world because of their newly expanded Uchiha Hospital, which was now the largest hospital in all of Asia.
So he didn't understand why his mother of all people would invite over Hiashi's pregnant wife and their timid, crybaby daughter. From what he could see so far, these two didn't seem like what his father molded them to be.
But his father was NEVER wrong, so these people must be pretending to be nice just to do bad things to his mother behind his back.
It didn't help that he was a bit grumpier this week because of his older brother's absence due to Itachi's school field trip to Kyoto.
On the other hand, the small girl with bright eyes shook nervously with her head bowed down and her tiny fists crumpling the edge of her baby blue dress. Her pregnant mother placed a gentle hand on her daughter's shoulder, smiling down at her in reassurance.
"Hinata, don't be shy. Perhaps Sasuke-kun is only nervous. Maybe you should try saying hello first."
Hinata bit her lip. She tried testing the waters by stepping a small step forward. But as soon as he saw what she was trying to do, the Uchiha boy quickly stepped backwards in retaliation as if she had some sort of disease.
Hinata flinched, her eyes starting to water as she was tempted to run and hide behind her mother, and go home.
She didn't know why he was so angry at her when they've never even met before, He wasn't anything like her cousin Neji at all, who on the other hand was a gentleman who smiles a lot and always plays with her whenever she feels lonely.
"Sasuke!" Mikoto was obviously getting frustrated at her inconsiderate son. Her cheeks were puffed up and red. Her fists on her hips were itching to give Sasuke a good spanking. At the moment, she was beyond embarrassed for her son treating her close friend and her daughter this way.
"Apologize to Hinata-chan immediately!"
Sasuke flinched at his mother's dangerous tone, but remained firm on his decision.
"No!"
"Sasuke…"
"Hmph!"
The more the little boy refused her, the more Hinata wanted to cry. It hurts that he's mad at her for something she doesn't know she did. But what she didn't understand more was why her mother's adamant to stay after seeing that they're obviously not welcome in the Uchiha mansion.
"M-Mama." She tugged at her mother's skirt. "I… I-I wanna g-go home."
"Hinata…"
"Now don't be so sad, Hinata-chan." Mikoto knelt down in front of Hinata with a kind smile. "My stupid son's just not used to playing with girls. He'll warm up to you in no time. Tell you what, why don't I prepare some milk and cookies for you? I'll bake anything you want if you stop crying, Hinata-chan."
Hinata rubbed the unshed tears from her eyes and smiled shyly at the friendly woman. At least she was nice. And cookies were always a plus.
"… I l-like cinnamon cookies." She whispered.
"Then that's exactly what I'm going to make, because if you didn't know, my cinnamon cookies are the best in town!" Mikoto grinned, patting the little girl's head before straightening her blue ribbon headband. "You look especially pretty today, so I'm going to make extra special cinnamon cookies for you and your mom to take home, okay?"
"But mooo~om!" Sasuke whined. "I hate cinnamon cookies!"
"No buts for you, young man! They're not for you! You've been a bad boy today, so as punishment, I'm going to confiscate your new limited edition dinosaur Lego for a week."
Sasuke gasped and stared at his mother in horror. He's been dreaming of having that ultimate toy for months and only did he receive it on his 5th birthday last week. He and Itachi worked so hard to assemble it up to perfection.
And now he's going to lose it just because of the stupid Hyuga girl?
Finally, the onyx-eyed boy bowed his head down in defeat. If there was one person he was afraid of more than his strict father, it was his mother when in an extremely terrifying mood.
"… Fine." He mumbled.
"Fine what, Sasuke?" Mikoto tried to keep her stern frown to hide a knowing smile that completely said "just-as-planned", winking at her Hyuga friend, who placed a finger on her lips to stop herself from giggling.
"I'll play with the Hyuga girl."
"M-My n-name is H-Hinata."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes at her. "Whatever."
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"No!" Sasuke stuck his tongue out and turned his back on the Hyuga girl standing in front of him.
"Sasuke, be nice to our guests!" Mikoto frowned disapprovingly at her son, tapping her foot on the wooden floor impatiently. "Don't be rude and go invite Hinata-chan to play."
Sasuke huffed stubbornly, refusing to acknowledge the shorthaired girl who looks like she's about to cry.
He's heard about the Hyugas from his father, mostly from dinner conversations. None of them were positive.
His father complained frequently about the head Hyuga, Hiashi, who was a stuck-up rich snob who didn't like to share, especially since his father took over his spot as the richest Japanese man in the world because of their newly expanded Uchiha Hospital, which was now the largest hospital in all of Asia.
So he didn't understand why his mother of all people would invite over Hiashi's pregnant wife and their timid, crybaby daughter. From what he could see so far, these two didn't seem like what his father molded them to be.
But his father was NEVER wrong, so these people must be pretending to be nice just to do bad things to his mother behind his back.
It didn't help that he was a bit grumpier this week because of his older brother's absence due to Itachi's school field trip to Kyoto.
On the other hand, the small girl with bright eyes shook nervously with her head bowed down and her tiny fists crumpling the edge of her baby blue dress. Her pregnant mother placed a gentle hand on her daughter's shoulder, smiling down at her in reassurance.
"Hinata, don't be shy. Perhaps Sasuke-kun is only nervous. Maybe you should try saying hello first."
Hinata bit her lip. She tried testing the waters by stepping a small step forward. But as soon as he saw what she was trying to do, the Uchiha boy quickly stepped backwards in retaliation as if she had some sort of disease.
Hinata flinched, her eyes starting to water as she was tempted to run and hide behind her mother, and go home.
She didn't know why he was so angry at her when they've never even met before, He wasn't anything like her cousin Neji at all, who on the other hand was a gentleman who smiles a lot and always plays with her whenever she feels lonely.
"Sasuke!" Mikoto was obviously getting frustrated at her inconsiderate son. Her cheeks were puffed up and red. Her fists on her hips were itching to give Sasuke a good spanking. At the moment, she was beyond embarrassed for her son treating her close friend and her daughter this way.
"Apologize to Hinata-chan immediately!"
Sasuke flinched at his mother's dangerous tone, but remained firm on his decision.
"No!"
"Sasuke…"
"Hmph!"
The more the little boy refused her, the more Hinata wanted to cry. It hurts that he's mad at her for something she doesn't know she did. But what she didn't understand more was why her mother's adamant to stay after seeing that they're obviously not welcome in the Uchiha mansion.
"M-Mama." She tugged at her mother's skirt. "I… I-I wanna g-go home."
"Hinata…"
"Now don't be so sad, Hinata-chan." Mikoto knelt down in front of Hinata with a kind smile. "My stupid son's just not used to playing with girls. He'll warm up to you in no time. Tell you what, why don't I prepare some milk and cookies for you? I'll bake anything you want if you stop crying, Hinata-chan."
Hinata rubbed the unshed tears from her eyes and smiled shyly at the friendly woman. At least she was nice. And cookies were always a plus.
"… I l-like cinnamon cookies." She whispered.
"Then that's exactly what I'm going to make, because if you didn't know, my cinnamon cookies are the best in town!" Mikoto grinned, patting the little girl's head before straightening her blue ribbon headband. "You look especially pretty today, so I'm going to make extra special cinnamon cookies for you and your mom to take home, okay?"
"But mooo~om!" Sasuke whined. "I hate cinnamon cookies!"
"No buts for you, young man! They're not for you! You've been a bad boy today, so as punishment, I'm going to confiscate your new limited edition dinosaur Lego for a week."
Sasuke gasped and stared at his mother in horror. He's been dreaming of having that ultimate toy for months and only did he receive it on his 5th birthday last week. He and Itachi worked so hard to assemble it up to perfection.
And now he's going to lose it just because of the stupid Hyuga girl?
Finally, the onyx-eyed boy bowed his head down in defeat. If there was one person he was afraid of more than his strict father, it was his mother when in an extremely terrifying mood.
"… Fine." He mumbled.
"Fine what, Sasuke?" Mikoto tried to keep her stern frown to hide a knowing smile that completely said "just-as-planned", winking at her Hyuga friend, who placed a finger on her lips to stop herself from giggling.
"I'll play with the Hyuga girl."
"M-My n-name is H-Hinata."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes at her. "Whatever."
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