-So,
it starts off when Rynn, Ryume, Itazura, and Hikuro finish up a
session of group training, and they're all headed home...-
Ryume:
Bye, Rynn! See ya, Itazura! C'mon, Hikuro, let's go.
Hikuro: Hai,
hai … Later, Itazura.
Rynn: -makes a face- What, I'm not good
enough for a goodbye?
Hikuro –thinking; nope- ...bye...
Rynn:
-makes a face an anime cramp-
Itazura: Later, guys.
-Ryume and
Hikuro walk off, leaving only Itazura and an irritated Rynn-
Rynn:
Hmph! The nerve of that guy! I can hardly STAND him!! How the heck
do you get along with him?!
Itazura: -shrugs- I don't tease him,
for starters...
Rynn: ...-blinks- ...go on...?
Itazura: ...are
you gonna take notes or something...?
Rynn: Well, no, I just wanna
know how you're supposed to get along with him...!
Itazura:
...here's a thought...try actually being nice to him.
Rynn: -looks
at him as though the thought could never have crossed her mind in a
million years- ... ... ...yer kidding, right?
Itazura: ...-blinks-
...no...
Rynn: -blink blink- ...how...?
Itazura: ...just...I
don't know, just don't be so hard on him...
Rynn: And just why
not?!
Itazura: -sighs- Well, just try to pretend you're talking to
somebody else...somebody that you do get along with...
Rynn:
...hmm...do you think that would work?
Itazura: I don't know, but
it's worth a try, right?
Rynn: -grins- Well, it sure would freak
Hikuro out! All right, I'll give it a shot!
Itazura: -smiles
slightly- Well, if you're done making evil plans, I wanna head home
and get some shuteye.
Rynn: I second that emotion! Okay, let's
go!
-And so, they head off...-
Ryume: -walking next to her
house- See ya tomorrow Hikuro.
Hikuro: Yeah, yeah. -waves his hand
and goes to his house-
Ryume: -shrugs and goes home also-
--Next
Morning--
Hikuro: -hears the doorbell ring and groans when he
doesn't feel like getting up. Unfortunately, he gets up and Ryume's
at his door- Oh, hey Ryume. Why so early?
Ryume: Sorry, but Rynn
wants us to meet her at the training fields... Yeah, I don't know why
either.
Hikuro: -rolls his eyes- Great, what does she want to do
with me now?
Ryume: -shrugs- Who knows? This is Rynn we're talking
about here. I mean, come on!
Hikuro: -laughs- Yeah you gotta point
there.
Ryume: -reaches training field- Hey, here's Rynn. Hey!
Rynn-Chan!
Rynn: Hi, Ryume! -slightly hesitates, but stays cheery-
Ohayo, Hikuro!
Ryume/Hikuro: blink blink -look at each
other-
Hikuro: -sounding kinda confused- Er, good morning...?
Ryume: ...Rynn, are...are you feeling okay...?
Rynn:
-brightly- Yeah, of course, why wouldn't I be?
Itazura: -walks up-
Hey, guys.
Hikuro: -goes over next to Itazura and whispers- ...er,
what'd you say to her yesterday? She's acting kinda...
Itazura: I
don't see anything wrong with how she's acting.
Both guys:
-watching Rynn chat with Ryume in a ...bubbly... kinda way-
Hikuro:
See it now...?
Itazura: -inwardly grinning- Nope.
Hikuro:
...-gives him a skeptical look- ...-thinking: what's he up to...?-
Hikuro:
-triangular eyes- Great, Itazura. You're going against me for your
girlfriend
Itazura: -flinches and has an anime cramp. Then he
mutters darkly- She's not my girlfriend.
Hikuro: I'll take it back
if you tell me what she's up to. -grins-
Itazura: -glares at
Hikuro but ignores him- Nothing's going on that's bad.
Hikuro:
-groans and scratches his head-
Ryume: Hey, Rynn-Chan... You seem
awfully happy this morning...?
Rynn:
I do? Really? ...uh... Well, I guess I just feel kinda... loose
today!
Raijuu: -'slithers' up outta friggin nowhere- ...Hey... ...
... ...-blinks-
Rynn: Yes?
Raijuu: It's been more than 10
seconds, and you haven't thrown any form of an insult at Hikuro...
how strange...
-awkward silence-
Hikuro: Looks from Rynn to
Itazura for an explanation- ...so...just what are
you two up to?
Rynn: Well, wouldn't you like to know...?
Raijuu:
...could that technically be counted as an insult...?
Ryume: ...I
don't think so...
Hikuro: ...-thinking: What the heck? She hasn't
said anything against me this whole time!-
Rynn: -thinks: Its SOOO
fun messing with peoples heads ...hehehe...-
Ryume: Well... I
guess it's still not safe to say there's peace. huh?
Kasaigaru:
-comes from the shadows- Probably not.
Hikuro: -mutters- I hate it
when he does that...
Kasaigaru: I heard that.
Hikuro: And
that.
Kasaigaru: Anyways, Tsunade has a mission for us. I have no
idea how difficult it's going to be but all I know is that it
involves all of you.
Ryume: All right.
Hikuro: Does he enjoy
talking like that?
Kasaigaru: -growls quietly without looking at
him-
Itazura: Well then let's go.
Rynn: Sure!
-And they all
manage to go to Tsunade's office with a confused Ryume and Hikuro and
a... bubbly Rynn? Of course we have Itazura acting as if nothing's
wrong-
Tsunade: -eyebrow rises when she sees everyone enter the
room quietly-
Kasaigaru: I don't know what's going on either.
Tsunade: -looks straight at Rynn- Hmm… No remarks, yet. What
are you planning this time? Ryume?
Ryume: -scratches the back of
her head and laughs weakly- Sorry, I don't even know.
Tsunade:
-shrugs- Whatever. Moving onto the mission, I will have all of you go
into the Forest of Death and monitor it for a while.
Rynn: Well
that sounds boring!
Hikuro: I can't believe I'm actually saying
this but she's right. How boring.
Ryume: Anything suspicious
there?
Tsunade: Not exactly. Since I have so many free Chunins, I
decided to let them clean up the forest instead of Jonins.
Rynn &
Hikuro: CLEAN?!
Tsunade: There's the annoyance that was
missing... But, no, not cleaning. Just make sure there's no activity
in there. That's all. Will you take the mission?
Ryume:
Yep!
Hikuro: -looks over at Ryume and shrugs- Eh, what the heck?
Got nothing else better to do.
Rynn: -tries to control laughter-
Yeah, sure!
Itazura: -shrugs and nods-
Kasaigaru: Why do I have
a feeling this is going to be a busy job for me?
Ryume: You're
coming too?
Kasaigaru: Yeah, in case anything happens, like
unknown ninja.
Ryume: Oh, k.
Rynn: Well let's go! Not gonna get
anything done by sitting around!
-The
group heads off to the Forest of Death, with Ryume and Hikuro
skeptically watching Rynn for any sign of she's up to...-
Rynn:
No matter how much you sugar-coat it, this missions still gonna
suck...
Ryume: Well, it could be worse, couldn't it?
Rynn: ...I
guess...
-They get there and look for anything out of the
ordinary, see nothing wrong, and enter at Gate 19-
Kasaigaru:
Okay, we're all going to meet back at this gate when we're done
sweeping the Forest. Any questions?
Itazura: Wait, so we're all
going as one group? We aren't splitting up?
Kasaigaru: You heard
Tsunade, it won't be difficult. I don't see any reason why we should
split up.
Itazura: -shrugs- I guess...
Rynn: All right, then
lets go, already!
Ryume: Yeah, I agree.
Hikuro: -puts his hands
in his pockets and shrugs- Whatever.
Kasaigaru: Give me a call if
you run into anything.
Ryume: Sure.
Hikuro: Yeah,
yeah.
Itazura: -doesn't say anything-
Rynn: AAAALL RIGHT!!
Let's go!! -walks straight into the forest-
Itazura: -follows
silently-
Hikuro: -stares at Rynn as if she was a different person
he'd never met before-
Ryume: -snaps fingers in front of his face-
Hikuroooo?? -sighs and drags him by the hoodie behind him-
Ryume:
-still dragging Hikuro-
Itazura: So all we have to do is give the
forest a quick sweep, and we're done?
Rynn: -shrugs- That's what
Kasaigaru said. (She was
about to say 'Wolfy', but decided living would be a better
option...)
Ryume: Ok, so which way first?
Raijuu: -comes outta
friggin nowhere AGAIN- ...-stares at Hikuro- ...Hikuro, snap out of
it, or I'll bite yer leg...
Rynn: -has an 'OMGWTF?' kinda look-
Gee, in what language does that mean hello?
Raijuu: I'm just
filling in for you.
Hikuro: ...whatever...
Raijuu: -still in
her boring voice- Wow, it talks, too...
Rynn: -thinks: Oh, this'll
mess him up...!- Raijuu, leave him alone, will ya?
Ryume: -gapes-
Hikuro: -stares at Rynn as if she was a different person he'd
never met before AGAIN-
Itazura: -gives her look like he's saying
'Nice.'-
Rynn: -faking innocence- What?
Raijuu: -irritated
voice- If you wanna stare at Rynn, then take a picture, gawd. C'mon,
we should've started our little escapade already...
Rynn: Uh,
Raijuu, I doubt that this will be an adventure, but interesting use
of the word anyway...
Raijuu: Thanks. First time. Still, we should
get moving.
Rynn: Okay!
Hikuro & Ryume: -frozen in place
then look at each other with wide eyes-
Hikuro: Am I
dreaming?
Ryume: I hope so. Wait, I take that back, this is
probably better...
Hikuro: -shrugs- Whatever.
Ryume: -stops and
thinks-
Hikuro: -looks back- Hurry up, Ryume, we're going to be
left behind.
Raijuu: Hurry up, will ya?
Ryume: -eyes suddenly
widen and her mouth falls open. Stammers- I-I-Ita...zura...
Hikuro:
Hm? -raises an eyebrow and looks back at Itazura who's back was
facing a GINAT CENTIPEDE!- ITAZURA!!
Ryume: B-behind you! -points
behind him-
Itazura: -raises an eyebrow calmly and turns around
slowly, his hands in his pockets. He stares at the insect with no
emotion and then quickly fires an arrow at him with a paper bomb
attached to it. The centipede explodes and guts fly
everywhere-
Ryume: -a leg, still twitching, lands beside her and
she twitches herself at the sight.-
Hikuro: Hey, you okay Ryume?
You look a bit pale. And nice job Itazura! -high fives Itazura-
Rynn:
-gapes-
Raijuu: -blank face- Nice.
Rynn: You have got
to show me how to do that
Raijuu: -almost looks like she's about
to throw up- If this stains my fur, yer ALL dead... -shakes her fur
and stalks off-
Itazura: ...woops...
Rynn: Ha, Ryume, you
should see yer face!! Oh, wow, I haven't seen that face
before!!
Ryume & Hikuro: -triangular eyes-
Rynn: -stops
laughing- Phew, man, I needed that!
Hikuro: Sure you did...
Rynn:
-almost says something, but decides against it-
Hikuro: -thinks:
man, I thought that would of made her insult me for sure...wait, that
sounds kinda strange when you think about it-
Raijuu: -walks back
with poofy, damp fur- Now do you see why I HATE getting dirty?!
Rynn: Was there a stream or something?
Raijuu: -nods- And I
had to do that thing that dogs do... ugh...
Rynn: Ahh...
Itazura:
...-looks off in the distance- Hey, guys, look. I think there's
someone down there. It looks like a... Sound Ninja... -takes out his
bow-
Rynn: Wait a sec...gawd...hmm, maybe we can torture him so we
can find out what he's doing here...
Itazura: Yeah, cuz that's a
much better plan than mine.
Rynn: Yup! XD
Ryume: So we capture
him and see what he's doing here?
Hikuro: Sounds easy
enough.
Raijuu: ...maybe he's got some food...
Everyone else:
-anime sigh and sweat drop-
Ryume:
-looks off at the sound ninja- Hey guyz... I've got some bad news...
Oh, crap, really bad news.
Hikuro: Hm? AHH! Ryume!! You have
something in your hair! -point at Ryume's back-
Ryume: -looks
behind her and yells- OH MY FRIGGIN GOD!! THERE'S A BUG HEAD ON MY
BACK!!
Hikuro: -panics- W-wait! Stand still!
Ryume: I am!
You're the one running around in circles!
Hikuro: -face is panicky
and he grabs the centipede's head and flings it off into the woods,
it's antenna's still moving- Are you okay?!
Ryume: -frozen
with eyes closed- Um... I think so... Hikuro... I ... I think there's
still another piece in my hair.
Hikuro: -gulps and thinks; Wait...
me touch Ryume's hair?? -blushes- Uhh...
Ryume: Just do it! It
feels weird!!
Rynn: -trying to control laughter-
Itazura:
-sighs and shakes his head-
Hikuro: Fine. -takes a leg out of
Ryume's hair and tosses it- Better?
Ryume: -exhales- Yeah, thanks.
Oh my god, that felt weird.
Hikuro: I bet.
Ryume:
-sighs-
Rynn: -still trying to control laughter, clears her
throat- So, uhh, what were you saying?
Ryume: -growls softly-
Kabuto is down there.
Rynn: -eyes widen and she takes a step back-
W-W-WHAT?!
Hikuro: Kabuto? Isn't that the guy who has
that weird gray hair and glasses?
Ryume: Yeah, you've seen him
before?
Hikuro: Just a glance, but you told me about him. What
about you, Itazura?
Itazura: -shrugs-
Hikuro: -shrugs also-
Well isn't Rynn friends with him?
Rynn: -still frozen- Dang it...
-thinks; and Itazura and Hikuro are here... Chikiso.
Hikuro: Hm?
Rynn?
Rynn: Uhhh... how about we just ignore him and keep going?
Yeah! We should do that!
Ryume: But what's he doing in the forest
of death? It's off limits. I'm going to go talk to him. -takes a step
but is grabbed by Hikuro-
Hikuro: Isn't he dangerous?
Ryume:
Yeah, but he'd okay with Rynn, Risu, and me. So we should be safe.
Although he might get suspicious over you and Itazura...-sneaks a
glance at Rynn, knowing what she's thinking-
Rynn: -is in heaven
in her head. Thinks; RYUME-CHAN! I LOVE YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH! YOU
SAVED MY BUTT BIG TIME!!
Ryume: -continues- So how about Hikuro
and Itazura just keep a watch just in case... someone...
comes.
Hikuro: Any idea who this 'someone' is?
Ryume: -eyes go
dark- Mr.O
Rynn: -bursts out laughing- Kasaigaru's right!! Even in
the most serious times; you can still never say his name!! Oh god,
that's hilarious Ryume-Chan!!
Ryume: -shrugs- Well let's go, we're
wasting time.
Hikuro: But-
Ryume: No.
Hikuro: Huh?
Ryume:
No.
Hikuro: But I didn't say any-
Ryume: No.
Hikuro: -growls
and he steams in a comical way-
Ryume: -smiles and ruffles his
hair- Don't worry about it, see ya.
Rynn: -stifles
laughter-
Itazura: -not paying attention and is watching Kabuto
suspiciously-
Ryume: Hey, Itazura and Hikuro, try not to get too
close. Don't underestimate Kabuto.
Hikuro: Yeah, yeah, whatever.
-leans against a tree and puts his hands behind is head-
Ryume:
You take the lead Rynn-CHAN. -says 'CHAN' with more of a force in her
voice saying 'you owe me big time'-
Rynn: -thinks: Ohh, of ALL
times, he had to come NOW!! Ugh, its a good thing Ryume's so nice...
man, where WOULD I be with out her...?-
Ryume: Well, guess who
owes me big time...?
Rynn: -looks at her with ginormous chibi
eyes- Thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU SOOOOO
MUCH!!
Ryume: -anime sweat drop- Ok, ok, just don't do... THAT
anymore...
Rynn: Deal! -sigh- Alright, now let's see what Kabuto's
up to... don't say anything...!
Ryume: -slightly evil grin- What?
I wasn't gonna say a thing...!
Rynn: Yer evil...
Ryume: Me?
Evil? You must mean somebody else! XP
Rynn: -glares- ...whatever,
c'mon...
-So they get down there, and they find Kabuto with a few
other Sound ninja-
Rynn: -sorta irritated voice- Well, an odd
surprise seeing you here, Kabuto!
Kabuto: ...! -turns around-
Rynn, Ryume, what are you two doing here?
Rynn: Oh, ya know, just
takin a little stroll through the Forest of Death...
Ryume: We
came here as a mission to see if there was any activity in here...
-looks around at the other ninja- Seems like there is...
Rynn:
Just what the heck are you doing here, anyway?! We could turn you in,
ya know...!
Kabuto: -smirks- Like you would turn me in!
Rynn:
-looks away quickly, blushing slightly-
Ryume: She might not, but
I could.
Kabuto: And why would you do that? I haven't done
anything wrong, have I?
Ryume: Well, technically, you have! You
know you're not allowed in Konoha! And just what are
you doing here?
Kabuto: Oh, just gathering a bit of
information...
Raijuu: -comes outta...you know- For Orochimaru,
right?
Ryume: -tenses at the name and lets out a really low
growl-
Kabuto: So, still flinching at his name, hmm?
Raijuu:
Yup...pretty irritating, really...
Ryume: ...-gasps- Raijuu, watch
out!
-One of the Sound ninja suddenly attack Raijuu, but half a
second later, has an arrow sticking out of him-
Rynn: What the
heck was that about?
Kabuto: -shrugs, looking a little perplexed
himself-
-Now the rest of the ninja begin to surround them and
more begin to emerge from the Forest-
Rynn: ...chikiso...
-Itazura
and Hikuro come down to help them, but are blocked by more ninja-
Ryume:
-growls softly- Great. Wanna explain yourself, Kabuto?
Kabuto: I
honestly don't know what's going on.
Rynn: Aww well this sucks! Ya
hear me? Sucks!
Ryume: -sighs- Might as well just fight them off.
Make sure none of them escape, got that Hikuro? -says last sentence
loudest-
Hikuro: -waves his hand back and forth in the air- Yeah,
yeah.
Ryume: -sighs then turns to Itazura- Itazura?
Itazura:
-is focused on the sound ninja, silently raises his thumb in the
air-
Rynn: We can trust Itazura, is what you're trying to say,
huh?
Ryume: I guess you can say that.
Kabuto: Who are those
two?
Ryume: -the first sound ninja advances and then the rest
follows. Ryume kicked the first in the gut and spoke while fighting-
Just a couple of friends... -grins and looks at Rynn- Maybe a little
more than friends though...
Rynn: -growls and stops to glare at
the laughing Ryume-
Kabuto: Rynn, watch out! -slashes at a ninja
behind Rynn who was about to attack her- Be careful.
Rynn: -turns
pink and mumbles- Oops..
Ryume: -suddenly starts to laugh-
Hikuro:
-comes beside her- What the heck is up with you? And what's with this
Kabuto guy? Itazura hasn't stopped staring at him... -pauses- Wait a
minute...
Ryume: -still laughing to herself. Punches another ninja
in the face and whispers to Hikuro- Tell you later. Just promise me
that you'll be quiet about it.
Hikuro: HUH?! What are you
TALKING about?!
Ryume: -rolls eyes- I'll tell you later.
Hikuro:
Whatever. -kicks a ninja and flings him at another, toppling
both-
Rynn: -kicks the last ninja and faces everyone else- Looks
like that's it.
Ryume: -looks straight at Kabuto- Now where were
we?
Rynn: Ugh, great. Conflict.
Itazura: Conflict...?
Rynn:
-freezes- uhh... What I meant was conflict because of a
misunderstanding!
Kabuto: -smiles- What misunderstanding?
Rynn:
-blushes again and looks at Ryume to cover her face- Yeah, Ryume,
what
misunderstanding? How about we just leave? hehe... -laughs
weakly-
Itazura: Rynn-Chan...
Rynn: -freezes again but doesn't
turn around-
Ryume: -puts her hands on her hips and shakes her
head while sighing-
Hikuro: -still confused-
Itazura: That
Kabuto guy likes you... doesn't he?
Rynn: -eyes widen-
Kabuto:
-laughs- Now what gave you that idea?
Rynn: -still turned around-
Yeah, Itazura... what did?
Itazura: For one thing... you still
haven't turned around.
Ryume: Rynn... Let's get this over with,
please.
Rynn:
-thinks: Oh, gawd, I don't remember being this embarrassed
in...ever!! -She takes a deep breath and, using the last little
scrap of dignity she has left, turns. It does not help that everyone
is staring at her-
Raijuu: Welllll...?
Rynn: er... -thinks:
Great; even Raijuu's against me...-
Itazura: So, are you gonna
tell us what's goin on?
Rynn: Well, ya see, the thing
is...
Raijuu: -even BIGGER evil grin ...if you didn't notice,
she's enjoying this WAY TOO MUCH...- Yeees...?
Rynn: -thinks:
Well, gotta say it sometime so...(she says this part quickly, but
clearly)- It's just that I like Itazura and Kabuto and that both of
them here might cause a few, eh, complications! So there! Hmph!
-whips around with her arms crossed-
Everyone:
...-silence...blink...silence-...
Itazura/Kabuto: -blink
blink...they look at each other and try to tell what the other is
thinking, but say nothing-
Hikuro: -just stands there w/ a
confused/bewildered look-
Ryume: -busts out laughing like crazy
and doesn't stop-
Rynn: -suddenly whips back around and yells-
RYUME!! YER DEAD! YOU HEAR ME!? DEAD!! -and starts to
chase her around the area, and quickly pins her, cuz Rynn's friggin
fast!-
Hikuro: Well, Itazura, you handled that well...
Itazura:
-looks away and doesn't say anything-
Kabuto: -has a kinda
confused look- That was really unexpected...
Raijuu: -just looks
irritated- ...that went altogether too well... -lets out a low growl-
...oh, Hikuro, you want me to get Rynn offa Ryume now?
Hikuro:
Huh? Yeah, actually...
-So, Raijuu somehow pries Rynn off of an
uncharacteristically grinning Ryume-
Hikuro: -is speechless-
Rynn:
-snaps- Well? Aren't you gonna throw insults at me er
something?
Hikuro: -looks at Itazura who had his hands in his
pockets and still looking away-
Kabuto: Well this is a bit
uncomfortable.
Itazura: -almost glares at him-
Hikuro: -looks
at everybody and notices Ryume-
Ryume: -is making motions with her
hand telling him to hurry up and get out of here-
Hikuro:
Uhh...
Ryume: -rolls eyes- Well since all that's over, let's go
report back to Tsunade, eh?
Rynn: uhh... sure. See ya
Kabuto.
Hikuro: -shrugs and motions to Itazura to follow-
Kabuto:
-gets ready to leave also-
Itazura: -glares from over his shoulder
at Kabuto-
Kabuto: -smirks back-
Itazura: -grits teeth and
growls to himself- Tsch. -follows everyone else, thinking dark
thoughts-
Hikuro: -raises his eyebrow at the dark aura surrounding
Itazura-
Ryume: -sighs-
Rynn: -is already far ahead of
everybody, eager to leave-
Raijuu: -is watching Rynn, smirking.
Rynn was never going to live this down...-
-The
team is heading back to Tsunade's office. Ryume is walking on Rynn's
right, and Raijuu on Rynn's left. Itazura is walking behind Rynn,
with Hikuro on his right.-
Rynn: -is pretty worn out from that
little mission... thinks: Man, I thought that this was gonna be an
EASY mission...! How did I know this wasn't gonna work out
right!? Things never work out right...!!- -sigh-
Ryume:
-glances at Raijuu, who is still smirking to herself- Well, it
looks like Raijuu isn't gonna let you live this down any time
soon...
Rynn: More like EVER! -sigh- Well, this really sucks,
huh?
Raijuu: -sneers- Heh, for YOU, maybe...! And I'd say yer both
right...
Hikuro: ...hey, Itazura, you all right?
Itazura: -not
looking at him- I'm fine. -says 'fine' through clenched
teeth-
Hikuro: -thinks: Geez...at least me and Sasuke don't get
along like that...but he doesn't have to see that Kabuto guy much
anyway...lucky him.-
-Then they arrive at Tsunade's office...oh
boy...-
Tsunade: -notices Itazura and raises an eyebrow, but says
nothing about it- ...So, did you find anything of interest out
there?
Raijuu: -still sneering, mutters- Did we ever...!
Ryume:
-maintaining a bit of professional composure- Actually, yes, we did.
We found Kabuto and plenty of Sound ninja with him-
Tsunade: What
were they up to?! Did it involve Orochimaru?!
Ryume: -slightly
flinches- Er...I'm not sure...He (she almost says 'it') wasn't there,
if that's what you're asking. But, when we approached Kabuto about
why he was there, the ninja that were there with him ambushed
us.
Tsunade: -frowns- They attacked ALL of you? Even
Kabuto?
Ryume: -nods- He helped fight them off, actually...
-glances at Rynn, and she glances back-
Tsunade: -sounding
somewhat impatient- So, what was he up to?
Ryume: Well, uh, I'm
not really sure, but he left after... -she decided not to tell
Tsunade about the little 'event' that took place, which Rynn looked,
and was, grateful for- …the ninja ambushed us.
Tsunade: -frowns
again- It seems strange that he would retreat so quickly... Oh well,
I'm sure he won't return for a while... Good work! Dismissed.
Ryume:
-nods- Thanks.
-So they all head home, each with their own
thoughts.-
Rynn: -feels her stomach growl- -thinks: Man, feels
like I haven't eaten in days! I guess I'll get some ramen.- Hey
Raijuu, wanna get some ramen? You don't really deserve it, but
still...
Raijuu: Of course! You know I never turn down an offer
for food!
-When they get to Ichiraku, they see Risu...and
Kinaga-
Rynn: ...-eye twitch- Chikiso... -walks up and somewhat
tiredly- Hey, Risu, Kinaga.
Risu: Hey, Rynn! Why so tired? Did you
just finish a mission?
Rynn: Yup...-describes what they were
supposed to do on the mission-
Risu: Well, that doesn't
sound very hard...So why are you so tired?
Rynn: -orders some
ramen, glances at Kinaga- ...tell ya later...
Risu: ...?
-when
they're done, Risu tells Kinaga Rynn wanted to tell her something
privately, so Kinaga gave them some space... and Rynn, not really
caring what Risu's gonna think, tells her everything-
Risu: . .
.uh...you, you actually SAID THAT!?
Rynn: Unfortunately.
Risu:
Wow...I never would of thought you'd say that, especially with both
of them there!!
Rynn: You know how I am.
Risu: Guess
not!
Raijuu: And she's never gonna live it down! -smug
look-
Rynn: Anyway, I'm gonna go home and relax now, if you don't
mind...
Risu: Okay, bye! See ya later! -walks back to Kinaga, and
notices he looks a bit startled- ...you heard all of that, didn't
you?
Kinaga: Yep.
Risu: -makes a face and smacks him, but not
too hard- You know what that was for, so don't ask! -Kinaga shakes
his head, and they go about their business
-Back at Itazura's
place...-
Itazura: -walks in and slams the door- -thinks: ...I
can't believe it! How could Rynn...?! -Suddenly turns and punches the
wall, leaving a good-sized dent in it. He draws in a sharp breath,
cuz it really hurts. He snarls and holds his quivering hand.
He just stands there, lost in his own thoughts. Unconsciously, he
walks over to his bed and flops down tiredly, still thinking.- If I'm
gonna act like this, I better stay away from her for a while... it'll
pass in a few days... -sighs and tries to clam down, then growls to
himself- But if I EVER catch sight of Kabuto again...erghhh...
...huh, so much for trying to calm down... -sighs again-
-So
Itazura remains in his room for a while, coming out occasionally to
get some fresh air, but he's determined to get himself back together
before facing Rynn again. That, and he still has to fix that dent in
his wall...-