This highly chaotic day had all started this morning when Tsunade had called Kasaigaru, Sasuke Uchiha, and myself into her office. It was supposed to be just another assignment as an Uchiha; which consisted of just going to a village and participating in some random meeting. Sasuke and I had begged Tsunade to stop sending us to them (well, I was actually the only one who did the begging for the both of us…) and she got the hint and had stopped, rejecting all the rest of the offers. Rejecting them for the past few months up until now, that is.

"I know it's sudden, Ryume,' Tsunade reasoned, "But it's from the village hidden in the Mist. The village we've helped out before with the Zabuza incident." I sensed Sasuke flinch ever so slightly beside me.

My guardian, who was actually an enormous blue and black wolf in human form, spoke up in his too deep of a voice on the other side of me. "And who will be occupying these two to the village, Lady Tsunade?" If one of my friends were here they'd make fun of the way he spoke. His calm yet deep gentleman voice held both sternness and… hell if I know. His voice carried way too many emotions to keep track of. It's pretty confusing for someone who doesn't know him very well to read him.

"I would like you, Kasaigaru, Rynn Kuragari, Itazura Yugami, and Hikuro Atsukai, to go with Ryume and Sasuke to the meeting." Tsunade answered.

Sasuke made a 'tsk' sound next to me, obviously pissed, and I couldn't help but sigh. The people she had chosen were going to cause a lot of problems. To start off, Rynn and Hikuro, my two best friends, just absolutely loved to tease each other and cause havoc. Itazura was Hikuro's teammate and other best friend and even Rynn's crush. I mean, he was crushing on her. She kind of is too but…never mind. They like each other but I'm not sure if it's at a point of 'boyfriend and girlfriend'. I say it is because they're just so cute together.

But moving on, Rynn's a pretty crazy long, blonde-haired girl to hang with. She can make almost anyone laugh (I say almost because of Kasaigaru and his seriousness…) but also anyone mad with her kind of humor and teasing. All in all a fun person to have around…just a lot of work for me since I'm everyone's mother-figure. Oh and to think it couldn't add up from that, Hikuro and Sasuke also hate each other's guts. In fact, both of their goals in life are to one day kill each other. The only thing stopping them from doing that now is moi. I kinda have a thing for both of them… Aaaaand they have a thing for me. Mental sigh.

"Why add in Rynn and two members of Team twelve?" Kasaigaru interrupted my thoughts.

Tsunade looked up at him through her crossed fingers over her face, "Because I didn't think these two would want another boring meeting."

I frowned. "Tsunade-Sama, aren't they not allowed in the meetings?"

"Correct." She said, "But what about the journey to and back?"

I felt my shoulders fall from the second thought of Rynn and Hikuro attacking and yelling at each other. "Besides," she continued, "it'd just be more back up in case something else happens."

My knees could've just failed me right there from that. For some reason, I always seemed to attract a lot of trouble. All the bad guys just loved to capture me and do god-knew-what to me. I've had some crazy desperate whackos try to chase after me multiple times. It was ridiculous at how many times my team, Rynn Kuragari, Risu Yamanaka and myself have been to the hospital after missions. We always did get the crazy guys and liked to get blood covered all over us. Both our blood and the bad guys. And including that, we've always had some other team (usually Team 12, Itazura Yugami, Hikuro Atsukai, and Kinaga Kensei) come rescue and/or help us. It was ridiculous.

"Thank you Lady Tsunade, we will leave as soon as possible." Kasaigaru tucked an arm in and bowed formally. He usually acted like he was from another century, but he was respected for it and never made fun of unless it was someone like Naruto, Kiba, or Hikuro. But they never counted since they kind of are rude in nature…especially Hikuro.

Anyways, that's how it had started and kept on going with the extremely long walk to the village in the Mist with arguments of Rynn, Hikuro, and Sasuke. Luckily Sasuke wasn't loud and didn't bicker…just countered his remarks back at Hikuro in a non-friendly way. Not that Hikuro made it better though. Being six feet tall, muscular, tanned and hot body with his semi-long dark brown hair in his face, he was more of a punk or kid that was always found in trouble. Until I found him that is. He originally lived in the Sand village but when we met, he was the most snotty, rude, trashy kid I've ever met. I was there on a mission with other fellow team mates and friends and the mission ended up being a disaster with me and Sasuke in the hospital and Hikuro coming to the Leaf village with us. Tsunade had asked him if he wanted to go back to the Sand and he didn't have to think twice on saying no. I guess living on the streets really gets to you after a while, no matter how tough you are.

But eventually I became his only friend and I tried to expand his horizon out a bit more by introducing him to other people. It didn't work at first but I kept trying until he finally gave in and started being nice. It shocked everyone, including myself. That's what Hikuro was taught though, he lived alone all his life on the streets with the whole Sand village hating him and shunning him from everyone and everything. But all of that was gone now and he had friends. Friends and a girl who he's in love with. And that certain girl would be me.

So that's Hikuro, and his usual self having silly arguments with my best friend and team mate on team 11, Rynn Kuragari. She may be silly and crazy at times, but she knows how to fight when she wants to. Point is, don't mess with her. Oh, and don't mess with her little crush either. Well, not little crush. He was slightly taller than her, black and red-tipped hair that fell slightly over his eyes and a little swayed to the side. His hair reached down a few inches below his neck and showed his also-nice muscles on his sexy bod. Yeah, that's Itazura Yugami. Hikuro and Itazura were always the guys all the girls wanted. Other than that they were great friends and almost opposites. With Hikuro being his loud and tough self, Itazura was more to the quiet side with humor that made everyone laugh, even though it rarely came out in public. His green eyes were always on his little love Rynn (or Rynny, in his case) and he blushes quite easily. In me and Hikuro's 'relationship', I was the one who always blushed. So whenever Hikuro and Rynn argued, it was always me and Itazura on the sidelines watching with sighs coming out of our mouths.

Now you know a little about that, and could probably imagine how the journey to the Mist went, let's fast forward to where the sudden turn of events took place inside the village.

"Your meeting does not start in another hour or so." Kasaigaru told us.

Hikuro put his hands behind his head casually, his hair swaying in front of his face, in front of his brown eyes, "So what do we do until then?"

Kasaigaru shrugged, obviously still in his human form, "Whatever you wish. Just do not be late." And with that he 'poof'ed somewhere.

After a small silence, I was surprised to hear Sasuke break it instead of Hikuro or Rynny, "Our meeting place ten minutes before the meeting will be here." And he started to walk away.

I began to say something after him but closed my mouth before I could actually think of anything to say. I heard Hikuro make an 'tsk' sound behind me. "Let Mr. Grouch do whatever he wants. I want to try out some food here or something." He looked over at Itazura who just shrugged, not caring what they did.

Rynn put her elbow on my shoulder and leaned against me, "Well I'm going to steal Ryume-Chan!" And with that, she grabbed my arm and dragged me off somewhere I had no idea where with Hikuro and Itazura gaping at us, dumb founded and how fast she ran away. Fun stuff.