strangelittleorphanflower
continuation from [x]
And when her lips collided with his, the expression on his face dropped and only there was only raw shock as the Yamanaka embraced him.
"I'm sorry. This is really hard for me."
The words like a signal to unfreeze, all colour drained from his face as he reached up between them and, with a too-tight grip on Ino's shoulders, shoved her away roughly.
"...how dare you," Gai breathed, fingernails digging into his palms, his own dark eyes searching her light blue ones as he struggled for words.
The expression of disbelief, and--and--of betrayal should have been enough. "How dare you lie to me, and to Temari..." Heavy breathing.
"How dare you lie to yourself?!"
A rush forward, a wild grab of Ino's clothes, and he brought his face to hers, his tear-filled, angry gaze stabbing into her. How long had it been since he had last been this angry? How long had it been since he had last felt so betrayed? Seconds passed, and--
Calm down.
Gai released her clothes, lips tightly pressed together as he turned to face away from her. Till his breathing had evened out, then he spoke, voice dripping of disappointment.
"For a moment, I thought--... ... I just--... I hate it when you lie to yourself."
