Chapter: Confusing events

Sasuke's point of view:

Had Itachi come before him again? What did he give her? How did they know each other? And why did he feel guilty when Akina looked after him with that confused look? , Sasuke had all these questions in his head as he went back to the others in his class.
The hike didn’t take long, as Sakura, Ino and a few others soon got bothered at all. Wimps. So they all ran back to the hostel (Sasuke had put on his headphones in the meantime so that Sakura and Ino wouldn't annoy him). Everything else was actually quite normal: they ate lunch, Kakashi announced the beach trip and they packed her things. They would have to take the bus to the beach because nobody wanted to walk again.
In the bus, Sakura, Ino, Naruto (including Sasuke), Kiba, Akina, Hinata, Neji, and Tenten had secured the back seats. Sakura and Ino immediately started talking to the boys (Naruto, Kiba, Sasuke and Neji). Tenten and Hinata also got involved by making superfluous comments. Only Akina sat quietly next to Hinata and looked out the window. She had headphones on and something in her hand. Only now did Sasuke realize that she was drawing again! But how did she want to draw something that she only saw for three seconds? Sasuke remembered her words: "Try to draw it more by feeling and free from your head ..." Did she really draw everything from her head? Only then did Sasuke notice her look, he had already noticed it earlier. She looked so dreamy, as if she didn't notice anything else but lived in her own world. Now Sasuke also noticed that she drew completely different from Itachi. His brother had already won so many exhibitions with his drawings, but none of his pictures came close to that of Akina. Akina's pictures radiated their own aura and Itachi's pictures were more like an image. The better that Sasuke asked her if she would help him.
"Hey Akina!", Sakura Akina called out of her mind. Sasuke saw how she quickly put away her sketchbook. But why? "What?", Akina said gruffly, but Sasuke could see that she really didn't want to react that way. "What are your talents actually?", Sakura asked snipily and had a nasty grin on her face. Sasuke looked waiting at Akina, but she only casually replied: "Don't have any!", While turning her head back towards the window so that Sasuke only saw her reflection in the mirror. "Oh nonsense! You can skate really well! You are the best girl on the half-pipe!", Kiba roared at her and grinned one off. "She's the only girl too!" Replied Naruto. Very nice, Sasuke thought. His idiot friend seemed to have hit the bull's eye, because Akina's expression changed suddenly.Now she looked sadly out the window, but no one seemed to notice. On the contrary, Ino even added: "Akina is not a girl Naruto!" And laughed.
Everyone was playing beach volleyball when Sasuke pulled out his pad. He had seen Akina leave two minutes ago (with her sketchpad) and now wanted to get more drawing tips.
He found Akina on a ledge, just above the water. She wore an orange beach towel over her bikini, which was blowing in the wind. She had already pulled out her notebook. When Sasuke sat down opposite her as a matter of course, she started a little, as if he had torn her out of her world. Without a word he began to draw. He now memorized everything exactly and tried very hard, after all he wanted to become better than his brother Itachi one day and also be recognized by his parents one day. Akina watched him draw, but he wasn't embarrassed, on the contrary: it reassured him to see her smile. But he quickly dismissed this thought and concentrated.
When he was done he gave Akina his picture. Her smile disappeared. "You know, I already noticed something about your picture during the hike that I recognize here, too.", She explained calmly. Sasuke looked at her inquiringly. Akina put the two pictures next to each other. "What do you notice?", She and Sasuke asked that they didn't feel as uncomfortable around him as they did during the hike. He looked carefully at the pictures. He immediately recognized Akina's picture, it was ... somehow different from his, freer, more beautiful, more practiced. "The draftsman's feelings are immortalized in his pictures. Your picture exudes hatred and jealousy," she explained slowly. Now Sasuke also noticed, his picture was much coarser and above all it looked exactly like one of Itachi's pictures. He didn't say anything, what should he say? Yes? But he didn't need to say anything because Akina spoke up again: "Why do you want to learn to draw?", She asked and looked him straight in the eye. "I want to be better than my brother.", Sasuke replied and was surprised himself about his openness. He had never confided in anyone before. "I thought ...", Akina mumbled and looked back at the beautiful beach. "With this aim, all your drawings will look like this," she explained without taking her eyes off the beach. Sasuke immediately shot a question through his head and he wasn't afraid to ask: “What is your goal?” What happened now made him feel guilty again. Akina's gaze was immediately filled with sadness and a single tear rolled down her cheek.

Akina's point of view:

She had known he was going to ask that question, but why was it so bothering her? The question was actually superfluous, after all, she was now reliving what had happened that day four years ago. The screams, the bangs, the empty faces ...When Akina realized how she had to look now, she forced herself to smile. "It reminds me of someone I lost many years ago," she replied and saw her mother's smile in her mind's eye as she drew and comforted Akina at the same time.
Now there was nothing left to say. Akina had to get out of here. She no longer heals this silence and the almost pitying look from Sasuke. Not from him. She didn't want pity, she just wanted peace and quiet. She got up and said goodbye: "Find a new goal and hold on to it, only then will I help you." So she went back to the others and left a confused Sasuke behind.

Hinata had already looked for her and immediately dragged her back into the water. Then a water fight broke out between Tenten, Akina, Kiba, Neji, Naruto and Hinata. It was amazing and the cold water just washed away Akina's memories. She didn't want to think about it anymore. The only thing that counted for her was the here and now. "Small children!" Ino grumbled at them as they swam back to the beach to dry off. Ino Bikini was reminiscent of a thong and it was way too tight, especially on the top! Sakura was wearing a pink swimsuit that consisted only of a few thin ropes. Did they do stripties now ?! , Akina shot through the head when she saw them basking in the sun.
The beach trip was over when the storm clouds came up.

When they had all showered and went to dinner, they just got Sensei Kurenei's announcement: "Tonight there will be a little disco and therefore we ask each of you to help with the preparations!", Sakura pecked after this announcement and Ino happily around, the boys bawled (all except Sasuke) and Hinata and Tenten looked like cars on the scrap heap. Akina was the only one with a simple smile on her face. Then she noticed Sasuke's scrutinizing look behind her and blushed as she got her dinner.

Back in the room, Ino and Sakura smeared even more make-up than usual on their faces and put on glittering dresses that were much too short. They looked like disco balls, thought Akina, and combed her hair. She would put on a simple top and skirt. , she thought. Then she looked around. What were Hinata and Tenten doing on their closet ?! You didn't have ... !? But already too late. Hinata was holding a beautiful knee-length blue dress. "Are you going to wear this Akina-chan?" She asked innocently and with a smile on her face. She knew that Akina would never wear this without being asked. She just didn't dare. Then Sakura and Ino turned around and examined the dress, then Akina. "Come on, put it on!", Sakura called to her and took care of her make-up again. So Akina put on the dress and a pair of leggings underneath. Hinata wore a dress of the same length with a large submarine neckline and green leggings.Tenten wore a red top adorned with rhinestones and a short white skirt.
The disco consisted of a large room at the end of the upper hall. Naruto had already set up his DJ system (the only thing he could do) and Sasuke stood annoyed next to him and looked at his fingers while Naruto plugged in a few cables. When the girls came in, he looked up briefly, gave Sakura and Ino a disgusting look and Akina with an indefinable look, then turned away again. Well at least he's noticing me now, thought Akina, and was a little more optimistic. "Hey Akina! Cool dress!", Kiba called out to her and came running towards her. "Thanks!", She replied and was happy that she hadn't used her usual nasty tone. Then the music started and the first (including Ino and Sakura) dared to hit the dance floor. Only now did Akina understand that she had to dance right away. She blushed with excitement for a moment and then looked at Hinata for help. But she just seemed to be going through the same thing as Akina. Only Tenten had thrown himself on the dance floor with Neji and obviously had a lot of fun. Then Kiba grabbed her hand and pulled Akina onto the dance floor. Confused, she was standing in front of Kiba who was already starting to dance. "Come on! It's a disco!" He called to her under the loud music. Akina had to smile and finally danced with him. The loud music and the rhythm that was in her helped her to orientate herself and above all not to look as stupid as Sakura and Ino. She actually danced pretty well, Akina noticed. Suddenly the music stopped and Naruto shouted: "Look who's coming!" All eyes turned to the other entrance of the disco and everyone watched in disbelief as the "big guys" (Itachi, Karin, etc.) entered the room . Sakura and Ino already rushed to Karin and greeted her