Title: Konoha's Black Lotus
Summery: The kid reminded me so much of her, it was no wonder I agreed to teach the kid. However, I wonder how much this kid will change me. Companion to Konoha's Beautiful Lotus. OC
"Gaki, move that leg." I snapped, annoyed by the girl. She turned a cheery smile at me, and chirped,
"Hai sensei!" before she moved her leg into the right place, and moved through the motions again. I wasn't letting her anywhere near a bō just yet, but she was pretty good at regular moves. She was a hard worker to, always willing to go the extra distance. Her brother was the same.
"DYNAMIC ENTRY!" Oh, shit. I dodged the flying green man, and glared at him. He glared back.
Gai and I had an interesting relationship ever since I accepted Kyoko as my student. We hated each other. I respected him, for his hardwork and determination, but Kami, I hated how he never seemed to shut up, and his attitude about youth. He was one of the best jonin, and her acted like an idiot. Hatake acted like an idiot to, but I could handle him. Gai... no. I'd rather not.
"KYOKO!" he cheered, breaking me from my thoughts, and hugging the tiny girl, who laughed, and hugged him back, exclaiming,
"TOU-SAN!" I shuddered, hearing that. I knew that Kyoko and Lee weren't really Gai's kids but just the thought of mini-Gai's running around, Lee not counting, freaked me out a bit. We don't need anymore Gai's running around Konoha. Two was more than enough.
"Oi, Gaki. Your still training." I reminded the girl. She let go of Gai and went back to the movements, her hands flashing through the style I had taught her. I made a mental note to teach her how to do hand symbols and use a bō. It was tricky, but a good thing to learn. More chance of surprise when you do a chakra technique while twirling a bō. Most ninja can't use a weapon and do a fireball
"Stop calling my YOUTHFUL DAUGHTER gaki."
"No. Gaki, your youthful foot." I mocked Gai, giving Kyoko a dirty look for forgetting again. What is it with her and forgeting how to place that foot?
"Sorry sensei." The rest of the training passed by normal. Me and Gai bickering, while I occasionally reminded Kyoko to move her foot. When it was done, Gai and Kyoko took off, leaving me to head for the flower shop. I avoided the Yamanaka one, not wanting that Ino kid to tell Kyoko that I was there. Ino was a good kid, the few times I met her, but she had a big mouth.
After I got the flowers, a dozen pink carnations, I turned and headed to the graveyard. While we never buried shinobi bodies, some of them requested tombstones. It was more personal that just simply visiting the memorial stone. Besides, that was Hatake's turf. I walked down the aisles of the graveyard, searching for the gravestone.
I found it, and knelt down next to it, adjusting my staff. I laid the flowers down, and stared at the gravestone.
Tanaka Akane.
"Oh." a voice said from behind me. I rolled my eyes, knowing exactly who it was.
"Hi Itachi." I turned to see the young Uchiha standing behind me, his own flowers held in hand.
"I didn't know you were here." he said.
"Where am I normally?"
"Training Rock Kyoko lately."
"Were you watching me?"
"I noticed you weren't here right after supper like you normally were." Itachi replied, still standing stiffly behind me. I sighed, and shook my head.
"Put the flowers down and pay your respect." I ordered, ignoring the fact he was a higher rank.
"Akane was your sister-"
"She was your sensei. And you were her favorite student." I said, firmly. Itachi hesitated, but his flowers down beside mine. I held back a smile. Pink carnations, just like my bouquet.
We sat in silence, until Itachi left for a mission and I went home. I sometimes wondered how I ended up being friends, if you call it that, with him. I guess losing someone so important to each of us would bond us. Akane had always been willing to help him. She had tried to hold off submitting her team for the chunin exams, but Itachi's father forced her to submit them. She still tried to help him after that, and always told him that hard work was the best way to get ahead, not clan abilities.
Akane was a woman of hard work and determination. No wonder I was so willing to teach Kyoko.
A/N: And the first chapter is a wrap! 8D Koemi's thought on Gai are explored, yay! And, we learn a bit of Koemi's past!
This takes place a week or so before the massacre, before Koemi lets Kyoko handle a bō. (So, before chapter six in Konoha's Beautiful Lotus)
And, why is this called "Konoha's Black Lotus"? Flower name to fit the other story... and *spoilers*. XD
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