He had an interesting way of crawling under my skin. He pretended to be caring to get me to cooperate. I so desperately wanted to believe that he really did care. But when he realized I knew he was playing the whole time, he stopped pretending.
"Sit down, Seiko." He ordered stoically. I did as he told. "Now tell me. Why did you so blatantly blow your cover?"
July - Day One
I don't really work well with others. Or maybe it's that others don't work well with me. Many people feel like I can see into their souls or something. They feel like I know their deepest darkest secrets. Well, that's probably because I do.
I am a dream catcher. In some ways, it's exactly how it sounds. I can peer into other's dreams. Problem is though, I can't really pick and choose. This becomes quite a problem for me in most situations. In some ways, it's not exactly how it sounds.
One might assume that a dream catcher can see other's dreams, maybe even hear there thoughts. Nope. It's actually much simpler. I just travel into people's dreams and other fun things. Most people dream of memories of things they feel emotionally strong about. Some people dream of nonsense. I've experienced it all. The problem is the part I play in the dreams. But that is a story for another time.
Crap. I just ran into someone. Yup. I am currently walking around in Konoha in the middle of the afternoon. And yes, you guessed it. I ran into Sasuke Uchiha. Okay, maybe you didn't guess it, but hey.
He likes to give stare downs to people that annoy him. And yes, I have visited him before. It still makes him mad I think.
I cowered a bit before the great and mighty Uchiha until he let out a quick, "pfft," and stalked away. Mission Accomplished: Distraction diverted.
Anyways, as I continued to ponder my life circumstances, I decided I was hungry.
Ichiraku's was always busy and due to my lack of social interaction, I realized I quite liked, well, social interaction. So I hurried to the noodle stall where Naruto and Iruka awaited. Both sat on the left two seats of the bar. Naruto slurped up his noodles happily while Iruka waited for him to finish. One seat separated Iruka and I when I sat down.
"So then this guy named Zabusa came and," Naruto continued to chatter on with Iruka. He must have been telling him about a mission he just came from. Iruka waited till Naruto finished his story.
"Hello, Seiko," Iruka greeted me politely. He always did. If he hadn't, my conversations with Naruto would never be initiated. So yes, Iruka is a liked person in my standards.
"Oh, Seiko. Are you going to order some ramen?" Naruto questioned. I nodded appreciatively as Ayame quickly realized my presence. Such useful people.
"Hi, what can I get you?" Ayame smiled attentively. I, however, didn't miss her shifting on her foot back and forth uncomfortably. Oh yes. I have visited her too.
"Anything is okay. I'm not in the mood for choosing." I responded lightly. She raised an eyebrow before nodding slowly and turning to prepare a bowl of ramen.
"How has it been, Seiko?" Iruka asked me. He sent me his default smile he reserves for just about everyone. I sent my own back.
"I'm trying to get a mission. I can hardly pay for rent." I answered. Sarutobi didn't like sending me outside of the village. Maybe he thought I was a liability. He would never truly know how much I knew about this village's secrets. Don't tell him, but I actually don't know a whole lot. Sarutobi knows that I dreamt of the Uchiha Massacre. Because of that, he assumes I know more. I'm happy I don't. It took Sarutobi a while to convince me not to tell Sasuke. I still hate it.
"It's easiest if you opt to join a team." Iruka commented. I nodded casually. That's easier said than done.
"On my next mission I'll request for you to tag along," Naruto muttered through bites. My eyebrows raised.
"Really, Naruto?" I asked. He smiled through a mouthful of ramen and nodded. "But if you run into complications, don't worry about it. Okay?" I reassured him. I didn't actually believe he would be able to bring me along on a mission. Then again, maybe he could.
"Seiko, don't act like nobody likes you." He stated. I gave me my best flat face. "I'll get you on a mission with me. Believe it!" He said with a determined glint in his eye. It didn't seem like anything would stop him.
He quickly slurped up the last of his noodles and ran off to find the Hokage.
My attention suddenly shifted to Iruka as I noticed him hit his forehead on the table. "Iruka?" I questioned confused. I mean, it was a pretty abnormal action.
"He never paid." I stifled a giggle right as my bowl of ramen was placed in front of me. Man, they made good ramen.