its about a week's trip to the northern hideout, where they intend to retrieve karin. until then, it's just the two of them and suigetsu enjoys this, the first company he's had in close to two years. they walk, they talk, and suigetsu smirks with something familiar, each time he's able to bait sasuke into a stupid conversation, a meaningless argument. but the night makes him sentimental, the fading of the sun a new experience all over again after all that time of confinement. when they break for camp, suigetsu sits close to the fire; heat, a sensation he'd almost forgotten.
"hey, sasuke?" sasuke is next to him and shoulders brush, like they used to huddle as children. the boy is made of fire, too, this suigetsu knows as a fact. but there's something comfortable about it, regardless; warmth, a sensation he'd almost forgotten. "i'm glad you remembered me. i wondered about that sometimes. had a lot of time to just think, ya know? i figured you'd be alright, though. you always seemed too stubborn to die."
suigetsu flashes a sharp-toothed grin and breathes deeply. air is a luxury he can't get enough of. "how'd you know where to find me? i thought everyone sort of forgot about me down there."
THE SUBTLE TOUCH of suigetsu's shoulder against his own would make him flinch had he not mastered the art of maintaining a still composure no matter the circumstance . it's been a long time since he'd felt anything aside from the blunt force of incapacitating others in a manner however non - lethal ( of course , with one recent exception ) & eyes dart toward the other in a display of subtle surprise . ' hey , sasuke ? ' they ask like they've got more to say than they let on . being called by his name gives him a vague sense of unease that he doesn't understand , but he brushes it off as meaningless . something to bide his thoughts another time . it's been a long time since he's heard that name in a conversation born of camaraderie .
' i'm glad you remembered me . ' reaches his ears & sasuke takes a moment to digest that sentence alone . how could he forget ? what must have suigetsu had to feel over the past few years to come to the conclusion that he'd simply forget . they must see him as uncaring . unwavering . a boy who fixates solely on his goals & nothing else . . . & they're not entirely off the mark . but that doesn't mean he doesn't care . suigetsu has his respect . that much , he'd never forget .
he listens as suigetsu continues on , a genuine concern arising in his chest . they're speaking a lot . this is normal . he was once used to this . sasuke relaxes as they proceed , growing familiar with the sound of their voice in his ears . he'd smirk at the comment ' you always seemed too stubborn to die ' but he doesn't . he doesn't feel enough of anything to feign emotional expression .
as much as he might wish he did . he remembers everything . vividly . his memory is sharp & unyielding .
❛ i didn't know you'd be there for sure . but my assumption was right , so it shouldn't matter . ❜
the coolness of the night's temperatures fight with the flame of the fire before them , & the fire hidden beneath the darkness in his eyes . he would have looked through every hideout until he found them .
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