Drunken Issues (INTRO.)
A familiar pair sat in a bar, their heads low as they took a sip of sake every so often. The younger one (just by a few months) had his brown hair covering an eye while the other's hair was just a mess of black locks. "Tsunade-sama works us way too hard…" the older one finally spoke, his voice a low rumble against the other sounds surrounding them. "Yeah, but don't you think she's pressured? I mean, after the Third died." the younger one shrugged appreciatively.
"Hai, I'm sure she is, but I mean…She's the one who's Hokage! Not us!" the older one defended himself. This pair was commonly seen around the town together, which was normal considering they lived together since neither had much money. There was the usual silence between the two as the brown haired one, Kamizuki Izumo, took another sip of sake, his eyes becoming slightly glazed over. The one with the wild black hair was Hagane Kotetsu, who finished off his own bottle of sake, and left it at that. Unlike Izumo, he had self-control and could tell himself no.
"Another sake, please sir." Izumo ordered another, clearly something was bothering him. "Man, what is up with you?" Kotetsu questioned, concern barely tinting his tone. "Nothing, it's just, everyone in Konoha has the crazy idea we're lovers, you know? And I CLEARLY like the ladies, and it's just gotten to me!" Izumo said and poured himself another small glass of sake. "That's it? Seriously? Man…you had me worried I thought you were gunna tell me you were dying or something!" Kotetsu smacked Izumo's shoulder, causing the younger Chuunin to choke on his sake, causing his eyes to water swiftly and his sinuses to clear.
"What do you mean that's it! I don't wanna be gay with you!" Izumo finally coughed out, his voice slightly weak. "Ew, no I don't want to be gay with you either, but I have a solution. Just be seen kissing a woman in public!" Kotetsu spread his arms as if saying it's that simple. Izumo let out a small laugh, "Yeah, every woman in Konoha thinks we're gay, genius!" he said bitterly. "Then find one who's not from Konoha." Kotetsu grinned, standing slowly. "I'll see you back at the apartment…maybe…if you can find it…" he spaced out his words and laughed, paying his tab and leaving with a final glance at Izumo, his exotically tilted eyes gleaming a little in a dimly lit bar.
"Yeah whatever…" Izumo said, now pie-eyed, finishing off another bottle of sake. "So you're stuck being single huh?" the bartender leaned forward with a sympathetic laugh, and it was at this point where Izumo realized he was the only one left in the bar. "Seems to be the story of my life." the twenty-four year old Chuunin shrugged and downed another glass of sake. "I think you're done for the night pal, personally I'm amazed you can hold that much sake." the bartender chuckled and cleaned off a glass. "So am I…" Izumo stood and paid the tab, practically staggering out of the bar.