"Sigh…"
It was getting close to the end of the day and soon school would be over. But not soon enough.
"Okay, time for taijutsu class." Iruka-sensei announced.
'Great. That's JUST what I need.' Utako thought. Regardless of how she felt, it was mandatory. So the ever enchanting red-head got up and headed for the door. The walk to the track was actually kind of peaceful, until-
"Hey, Utako! Wait up!" It was none other then Ten-ten. The girl just let out a soft "Hey." as a response. It's not that she didn't like Ten-ten, she just found her…annoying sometimes. Like when she talked about-
"Hey, do you think Neji is going to win again?"
Neji. Neji, Neji, Neji. That is all you EVER hear this girl talk about. Yeah, the guy was pretty good looking, but my kami! This woman could talk about him non-stop for days!
"What do you mean?" Utako asked, half paying attention.
"Against Lee. You know he always challenges Neji to a race."
"Oh. I don't know." 'Don't CARE either.'
"Well I bet Neji will win again, I mean he's so great and trains really hard…" there she goes again, rambling on about Neji.
'Does this girl ever think about anything BUT Neji?' Utako wanted to tear her ears off, but decided against it.
Finally they were at the track. If Utako could just run faster then Ten-ten, she would be safe.
"Okay everybody, I want 10 laps from each of you!" Iruka announced, much to the despair of most the class.
"Ugh!" Utako grumbled.
"Hmpf." the girl spun around to see none other then Neji behind her.
"Geez, trying to give me a heart attack. It's rude to sneak up on a lady anyway." she hissed at the brown-haired boy.
"I would hardly call it 'sneaking', you're just oblivious to your surroundings. Don't think you'll be a ninja for long if you keep that up." he scoffed at her.
"Ya know, it's rude and distasteful to insult a lady."
They were now in a staring contest. Not to sound like Ten-ten, but Neji usually kept his cool and was professional. However, Utako could get under his skin very easily. They were defiantly rivals.
"Hey love-birds, stop flirting and start running!" a girl with short purple hair yelled out, now finishing her first lap.
"Love-birds? Hardly! I would never!" Utako screamed back, now chasing after the girl.
Neji, a little embarrassed, just silently started his laps.