Flustered and confused at what had happened worryed about her future, Tawny had run away from home.

She trudged slowly down the road, kicking her feet as she went. The wind was strong and cold, being around august she wasn't shure why it was so cold. She held her arms around herself wishing for a jacket.

Her pack seemed heavy, she had walked for days rarely stopping but for food and a wash if she could find a stream.

She kicked a small rock that was in front of her foot diving it into a bush. Hearing a small rustle of leaves she froze looking around. The bush she had kicked into was the noisey one.

She spun around on her heal to get full view of it.

Out from under it jumped a small grey mouse with one with ear. It sat in the middle of the path rubbing itself clean with it back leg.

"awe…" she stepped closer holding out a hand.

it squeeked softly and twitched its tail.

"come on come here." She made a small niose to mimick the mouse and coax it to her hand.

It scurred into her hand. " your very small." It chewed lightly on her finger guard. " you must be hungary then …" let me see. " with her other hand she dug into a small pouch at her side pulling out a small cracker. " is this what you want.

The mouse greedly took it in its paws nibbling on the morsel till it was gone. Then it ran up her arm under her shirt sleeve. " hey that tickles she jumnped around shaking her arm slightly.

It popped its head out of her shirt collar. " squeek" it poked his head back under running down into her pants pocket. "squeek sqee…"

She giggled patting its head. "ok, bu tif you stay with me you need a name…. Hmmm…." She looked upwards. " how about Conway?"

It squeeked again curling its self in a small ball it began to nap in her pocket.

"conway it is then." She pated its head gently with a finger as she once again proceeded down the road.

By dusk she reached the kohona gates. Her we are now. She said to th emouse who was now awake perched on her shoulder.

She pushed the gates open. And with a loud creak the moved. " hello." She looked to the gaurds placed at the front gate. They nodded .

"who are you." The taller one asked.

Ignoring their question she went on with her own. " can you point me in the direction of Akimichi chouji's compound?"

" third street to your left just go straight till you see the sign."

"thanks. " she smiled and began to walk in the direction.

"who did you say you where again?" the man asked narrowing his eyes as he watched her.

"I didn't say, thanks again." She continued to walk away. I hope they arent prying and follow me… that would be bothersome.

She continued to walk the streets. She passed shop after shop filled with food. " grummble." She looked down toward her stomach. " shut up! " she barked at it.

" can I buy you something to eat?" she spinned around on her foot. Turning to see a man.

"a…. no thanks."

" I insist." He took a hand on her shoulder " come on ill buy."

Shrugging she allowed herself to be lead to a ramen shop. " so where are you from I havent seen you around here before?"

"your nosey are you mister?" she looked up to him from her ramen bowl. " can I have pepper on this and some red power?"

the shop man nodded. " I only know one other person who eats ramen like that." He raised his brow.

"so- what is it to you? And why did you buy me food? Are you some kind of pervert if so im not giving you anything in turn for this food."

"no no that's not it at all." He waved his hands to her pulling a cigerate out of his pocket and lit it up.

"what a dirty habbit." She shook her head. And with her newly spiced bowl in front of her she began to eat the ramen. " it gaves you bad breath, make you teeth yellow." She pointed her spoon to him.

(Sweatdrop) " I like my habbit." Crossing his arms he appeared a child of four.

She giggled at the sight of a grown man being a baby.maybe he wasn't here to rat her out to the guys at the front desk. " what did you say about the other person who eats like me?" she looked to him.

"a… o yes my student he eats it like that." He leaned back against a nearbye wall throughly enjoying his smoke.

"my cousin loves to eat it like this too, most people in our family do, tastes are similar I guess. She shrugged then drank the last of the soup bowl positioned in the air.

Conway ran out of her sleeve grabbing her cracker from the table he sat in front of her, chewing insanely it its food.

"whats with the rat?" he pointed with the cigerate to conway.

"found he, he's a mouse, and his name is conway." She swirled her chair around so she could see the sky. " I should get going."

Jumping of the chair she landed perfectly. Putting her arm on the counter she let conway run once again up her sleeve. " bye, thanks for the meal we should do it again soon." She smiled before running off down the road headed for chouji's house.

When she reached the doorway she was out of breath, hunched over and holding her knees " I hope this is the right place."

"tap tap" she knocked quietly on the door it was late and she had spent to much tim ewith the weird guy at the ramen shop.

Her uncle answered the door. " tawny!" he shouted engulfing her in a bear hug. When she had regained her breath she talked.

"hello uncle." She gasped. " Put me down." She then giggled as he set her gently to the ground. " where's chouji?"

"in his room…"

"thanks " she kissed her uncles cheek before walking down the hallway. She slide the door open, and smiled as she steped in seeing chouji. " how's my favorite cousin?" she smiled as he huged her tightly.

" your back." She ruffled his hair " for a while I think."

"That's good then?" he looked up.

"yah I chose to stay." He smiled then let her go he sat back down next to his friend.

"hey-" it was shikamaru. Who had been sitting their the whole time.

"who are you?" she crossed her legs and sat next to chouji.

"that's shikamaru don't you remember him?" chouji said looking at his cousin inquesitively.

"no it cant be." She crawled over and pulled on shika's cheek. Much like yoru least favorite aunt might do. " the shika I remember was smaller, and not this cute." She smiled again before she sat down, chouji thought he saw shika blush.

" its me."

" glad to hear you guys are still friends." She looked to chouji. "so whats new?"

"hmm… how long have you been gone now. Maybe seven years I think…" chouji looked to her she nodded. " well shika and I are both ninja's now. Shika being chunin."

" he was always the smart one." Shika turned slightly pink at the cute young ladys compliment."

" how old are you now?" chouji asked, rubbing his head.

"tweenty" she twiddled her thumbs.

" that's right." anyway we where going to sleep now we train in the morning." Want to come?"

"a…ok" she looked around "where do I sleep?"

"here is fine." Chouji then layed down pulling the covers over him she began to snore.

"shika can I share with you." She walked over and sat down next to him.

"fine but don't be troublesome and hog it." She pulled some to her and snuggled to him." Your warm." She giggled shuting her eyes.

"why are you really back tawn?" she looked down to her.

"I wanted to…" she mummbled. " lets sleep now no more talk." She curled up further to him. And acted asleep.

Shika shook off her question avoidance and went to sleep.

End chapter

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