Hey guys! Well, this is our 1st fic, Promise. We've been working hard, so please rate and review. Constructive criticism is always welcome. If the plot seems familiar, well sorry x_x that wasn't planned. So… yeah! Enjoy : )

Miki, Haruka, Matsu © iAmatsuki

All other characters mentioned in story © Masashi Kishimoto

Promise

"Remember when we were in the Academy? We were so little and innocent." Miki grinned.
Matsu smirked, "Yeah...those were the days."

Matsu and Miki were hanging out on the roof of the Academy, thinking back when they were still little Academy kids, reminiscing all the great times they had and how nostalgic it was being there on the roof.

Haruka was walking along the walls of the Academy, thinking of how all the awesome moments from the Academy just suddenly, faded away so quickly after time passed. They had graduated and plunged into the world of the shinobi. All the bloodshed and dirty tricks they had to witness, all the violence just beneath the surface of their world. But now, it was a part of their life. The 17-year old Hyuuga brushed her hair from her face.

She heard loud, familiar laughter coming from above, disrupting her thoughts. Backing away from the building to see who it was, she caught a glimpse of a black kimono and standard Chuunin garb. The other 2 young ninja of Team Anko, her team mates for 7 years. Just the sight of them on their usual hang out spot flooded her with memories.

"Hey! Miki-chan!! Matsu-kun!" Haruka called from below. Miki squinted at the figure below. It was Haruka. Miki poked the lazy codebreaker, who looked down to see an enthusiastically waving Haruka.

"Haruka!" Miki waved back, smiling. Today was a nice day, everyone seemed to be in a good mood. The sun shined down, low in the blue sky on this May afternoon. Pink was lightly splashed along the horizon as the orange sun dipped lower. Sunset was her favourite time of day, everything was so relaxed. It's the best time to remember all those beautiful memories. Being a ninja had its advantages, that's for sure, but sometimes she envied the calm life of a civilian. But everyone could always appreciate the magic of sunsets. She adjusted her red obi and refocused her attention to the kunoichi below.

"Do you guys wanna go to Ichiraku Ramen with me?"
"Sure, we'll be down in a second." Matsu yelled back as he and Miki jumped down from the roof. Today was peaceful, too peaceful. The codebreaker suspected something bad would happen soon. The life of a ninja was never too nice for long.

"Okay." Haruka said to herself. They hopped down from the roof. Miki grinned at Haruka, who eyed her suspiciously.

"What?"
"Oh nothing, I was just thinking..." Miki started to giggle as they walked to the ramen bar.
"Spit it out then!"
"Hoping to see a certain blond ninja there?"
"Shut up." Haruka stuck her tongue out at the laughing indigo haired kunoichi.
"It's truueeee, isn't it?"
"So what if it is?" Haruka blushed. They approached the bar and sat on the stools.
"Girls.." Matsu sighed and played with the chopsticks.

"Ayame-chan, Teuchi-san! Konnichiwa!" Miki exclaimed. They waved back.
"Konnichiwa. What would you like?" They ordered, and started chatting with the Ichirakus. Haruka started to blush again swirling the remaints of her ramen in the bowl with her chopsticks.
"Hey, um.. have you two seen Naruto around?" Teuchi smirked knowingly.
"Yeah, about 15 minutes ago he left, had to see Tsunade-sama, apparently." Haruka frowned, dissapointed. The 2 other ninja laughed and ate quietly.
"Oh... I see." They paid and left, Haruka walking a little slower, looking for signs of the blond.
"Silly lovestruck teens." Ayame laughed.

"OI! MATSU! MIKI! HARUKA!" The young ninja heard someone yell from behind them. Haruka smiled, she knew that voice, too.
"Naruto?" She mumbled.
"Yo. What is it?" Miki angled her head back.
"Tsunade-baachan wants to see us. Team Gai, Team Kakashi, Anko and Yamato are already there."
"All those people? Missions aren't usually that big. What's it about, do you know?" Matsu said, confused.
"No clue, but let's hurry." They left to the Hokage's office.

'I knew it. I knew it. Can't we have just one nice day? One whole nice day without any disruptions? I hope I can watch a whole sunset soon, I've been busy for a while now...'
Matsu thought while they approached the big building ahead.

'Well, I guess that's how a shinobi's day goes.'

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