A project [18]

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7/22

|2 weeks later|

"A project with them!?" Tayuya barks

I sigh irritably as I mentally call the science teacher every profanity word in my vocabulary.

Sasuke I don't mind working with but Tayuya too? The hell is that snake obsessed bastard trying to pull.

"If it isss a problem Tayuya-ssssannn you may see me after class."

I narrow my eyes at the hidden underlying meaning in the statement as Tayuya goes rigid before huffing with a brief "whatever."

It seems I wasn't the only one whom caught it as me and Sasuke both glanced at eachother, a silent conversation running between us.

Tayuya was a sound member.
An enemy.

There was no way I was letting her near my house. Especially if I 'wasn't' gang affiliated. Being gang affiliated had its perks as if something happened to you, the gang would back you up. If Tayuya tried to pull something then the whole rookie as well as Akatsuki would be on her and the sound 4. I doubt she'd take that risk if it were Sasuke's house.

We all get into our groups and Tayuya begrudgingly pulls up a chair to our lab table. A silence runs between us. While I'm looking over the ideas for our project I feel her glaring daggers into my head making me sweatdrop.

"We should do micro-organism identification." Sasuke breaks the tension bluntly. I send him a look of gratitude as her gaze shifts to the paper in her hands at the ideas.She nods after a moment , "Who's house we doing it at." I don't miss the brief shift of her eyes to me.

"Mine." Sasuke states making a scowl grace her face.

"What? So you can rub your filthy richness in our faces."

"Well by all means we can go to yours." I cut in to Sasuke's defense. Her eyes shoot to mine with a smirk.

"What about yours huh prettyboy? I'm sure your granny won't mind."

My eyes turn to slits at her words. I wasn't surprised. This was a gang school; of course someone would get their hands on my papers.

By the look on Sasukes face I could tell he knew about my dear grandmother too.

"Gomen but Obaa-Sama doesn't like guests," I say calmly. She clicks her tongue in annoyance as the bell rings.

"Guess it's Sasduck's house then." I couldn't help but snicker at the name as Sasuke glared at the rude girl in return as she makes way out the class with her possy.

"Sasduck?" I mumble as me and Sasuke walk to gym.

"Shut up."
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"Nice house." I comment as we walk through the mansion of the home to Sasukes room. I glance at the silent sound member in caution as she had not once made a rude remark yet.

Dropping our stuff on the floor, we awkwardly stand in the younger Uchihas room as he closes the door slightly. He then plops in his rolly chair, a laptop on his lap with his usual emotionless expression. After a moment, he tosses me an ipad to which I catch clumsily with saucer eyes.

Tayuya clicks her tongue matching my annoyance at his action.

Stupid rich people

"Yuri you do the research, I'll do the PowerPoint, I already have prior knowledge on our topic but more information would be helpful.  And y-"

"Tayuya." The female sound member snaps at Sasuke with a glare making me clear my throat at the tension.

"You can share the iPad with Yuri and type up the information he gathe-"

"Who died and made you fucking boss Uchiha."

I sweatdrop as Sasuke's brow twitches at her rude tone. Since me and Sasuke were lab partners I was used to him taking control of our partner related work. He was an Uchiha after all and I found it pointless to try and challenge him on who was gonna be in charge.

"I don't see you stepping up to take the initiative Yasha."

My brows furrow at the surname before a light bulb went off in my head. So that's why you were kissing snake senseis ass...she's his relative?!

Tayuya now settled her glare on me I accidentally vocalized my thought.

"He's your da-"

"Foster dad." She cuts me off with a dark look.

The rest of the time was just awkward silence after that as we each unconsciously followed Sasukes order. "Are you two thirsty or hungry..."

His voice breaks the tension bluntly but you can tell he didn't want to say anything. Tayuya nodded making the Uchiha sweat drop as she hadn't specifically said what she wanted.

"Water" I answered as he got up and left, leaving me and Tayuya alone.

A huff breaks the silence once again making me glance over at the agitated female. She kept blowing her bang out of her face, a habit she often did. Knowing the struggle,I reach in my pocket and bring my hand to her face.

"Here let me help."Before I knew it I block  her hand from punching me square in the jaw.

"W-what are you trying to pull Yuri?!"
Her face was now slightly red making me quirk at brow.

"It's a hair pin, to pin back your hair." I answered.

Her face suddenly gets darker in embarrassment as she slowly lowers her fist.

"Y-you could of just handed it to me! You don't fucking do things like that towards a girl!" She huffs as I blink owlishly at her in confusion before realization dawned on me. In her eyes I was guy invading her space.

Running a hand through my dark locks which only made  her face getting redder, I hold out the hair pin in exasperation. "Gomen. That wasn't my intention."

She hesitantly takes the clip from my hands and pins her bang up.Tayuya could feel her face getting hotter and hotter by the second. She couldn't help but mentally curse the younger Uchiha taking his damn sweet time.

Where is that uchiha!?' The sound member didn't know why Orochimaru had insisted she worked with the the two as her father already had enough information on the Uchiha's.

Not to mention, Sasuke had already declined directly joining the Sound gang multiple times so it was pointless. Feeling the prettyboys gaze on her, Tayuyas could now hear her heart hammering in her chest. In the time the boy had been at the school he had attracted many admirers, Tayuya included.

She knew he was different from the other boys at school. Despite his feminine features it was no lie that the navy haired senior was pretty good looking. He wasn't cocky like the Uchiha's nor a player.

Shaking away the embarrassing thoughts she glared at the pretty boy, "Would ya s-stop staring at me like that."

"Gomen. You're just actually very pretty."

Tayuyas mouth was ajar in shock.

"P-pretty?!0 She repeated the compliment over and over in her head as Sasuke walked back into the room tossing each of them a water bottle.

He...he thinks I'm attractive..?'Her gaze shifted to the ground as her cheeks flared again.

Tsugumi didn't think nothing of her compliment towards the girl but somehow felt guilty. She knew manipulating a persons feelings was wrong and in the first place she wasn't that type of person but her eyes caught the snake tattoo Under the fabric of Tayuya's wrist band. Memories of those days. Her mother...her father...the sound of the gun going off. Then her new family getting taken away, it was all to much.

She hated kissing the enemies ass but it was the only way she'd be able to get closer and find out more information on the sound. It's as they say, "keeps your friends close...and your enemies closer."

|~Author-sama |
Do you think Tsugumis wrong for using Tayuya to find out more information on the sound? Gaara too? Btw which POV do you want me to type in cause honestly there's no in between now? I mix first person and third person POV depending on what sounds right in the moment? But is it distracting to you guys? Can you tell when it's Tsugumi pov?

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