Nuisance
Chapter Two
-Exasperation-
Satomi's eyes shot open when she heard a loud scream, from her sister's room, an abnormally loud voice for the morning time. She was up in a second, running down the hall to the master bedroom. She slid to a stop, her long, wavy pink hair falling around her body. She was still only in her pajamas which were a pair of short red shorts and a white tank top. She slid the door open and went wide eyed, almost falling over from the sight.
Akito was sprawled out on the floor, covered by a pillow that had recently been thrown in his face and Kanamé was staring down at his father from the edge of the bed while Natsumi was steaming. "What happened?" Satomi asked worriedly.
Natsumi looked over to her sister and huffed, pointing accusingly at Akito from her place on the bed. "He snuck back into bed last night and slept with me and Kanamé !"
Akito stood from his place on the floor and dusted himself off. "Like you didn't expect me too." He glared at her lightly. "I always sneak back into bed. If I hadn't, you would have been mad at me."
"No!" she pointed again, glaring. "Bad! Bad! Bad!" she yelled as if she were scolding a dog.
"Good! Good! Good!" he said, copying her. "Admit it, if I was still on the couch you would have been mad at me!"
"I'm mad at you now, so what's the difference!" she glared back, setting her hands on her hips. Satomi let out an annoyed sigh and walked over to the bed, picking Kanamé up and walking back out, since she knew where this fight was headed fast.
"Come on Kanamé, let's go get you ready and then you can play while I make some breakfast." She smiled for him, in turn, making the young boy smile as well. They went to Kanamé's room and Satomi helped him get dressed and ready for the day, and then the two made their way to the kitchen to make breakfast. But, when she entered, Kyo was already cooking, it smelled like bacon, sausage, eggs, and pancakes. He was wearing his pajamas as well, which were a pair of dark green drawstring pants. And, even though he wasn't wearing a shirt, he had one of the white aprons tied around his neck and waist. Hearing her enter, he turned and smiled brightly at her.
"Good morning Satomi. I see you are just as radiant in the morning as you are before bed. Even more so, if I may be so bold as to say."
Satomi glared at him, letting go of Kanamé's hand and shooing him towards the door. "Why don't you go play Kanamé, I'll call you when it's ready." She told him. Not needing more prompting than that Kanamé was out the door and gone into the Zen garden.
"What are you doing?" the elder twin asked, sounding irritated.
"Making breakfast." He shrugged, returning to his task. "So how did you sleep? Is your sleeping disorder as bad as Natsumi and Toshiro's?"
She watched him warily, still on edge with having some weirdo in her sister's house. "Fine." She replied and turned around and headed out form the kitchen, since she didn't want to be with him any longer. He was just a freaky creeper, and she'd rather avoid him as much as possible. So, she went to her room, already hearing her sister and brother-in-law 'making up'. She rolled her eyes. She didn't know how her sister only had one child at this point, considering how much sex they had. They didn't even have the decency to lay off the quantity while they had guests.
Once she was in her temporary room she gathered her clothes for the day and a towel and headed into the bathroom in the hall. She slid the door shut and stopped, her gaze zeroing in on the other bright yellow toothbrush sharing the cup with hers and then noticed the other things along the counter that were most certainly not hers. She grabbed the mirror cabinet and opened it, seeing most of her things had been pushed to one side while the other half was occupied with foreign toiletries.
She slammed it shut and tried not to scream. Oh God, she'd be sharing a bathroom with him. Pushing the thoughts aside, she undressed and took a quick shower before braiding her hair and readying herself for the day. And once she was done, she threw her towel in her room and made her way back to the kitchen, seeing it was still only the two of them. She cursed her luck. Why did God hate her so?
"I hope you don't mind my stuff in the bathroom." He said as he began to get plates out for everyone to eat off of. "I know some people are weird about sharing space." He smiled at her.
"I do mind."
Kyo blinked, but his smile didn't fade. "Oh. Well it's only for a few days, so it won't be so bad." He beamed, placing the food on plates to set them on the kitchen table.
Satomi's eye twitched. What the hell? She screamed in her head and even her face showed her extreme irritation. Why was he so unaffected by her callousness and abhorrent aura. "Why are you so…happy?" she asked before she could stop herself.
"Because being happy is better than being angry." He said with his back to her. "When you're angry all the time, it just makes you sick, and eventually people don't want to be around you anymore. I…don't really like the thought of being alone for the rest of my life, so I'm happy." He picked up the other plates and began to set the table. "Sometimes I have to work at it, but it's not so hard." He looked up at her, a somewhat serious expression on his face for once.
Her hard look faded slightly and she actually felt something inside her twist. Choosing not to delve on the matter, she nodded and walked out the back door. "Tell my sister and Akito that breakfast is ready." She ordered, smirking because he couldn't see her face. She had just given him the more horrible of the jobs while she went and tried to convince Kanamé to stop playing with the sand.
He grimaced and walked down the hall, stopping in front of the door to the master bedroom. Pressing his ear against it, he didn't really hear any noises, so he assumed they were finished. He knocked three times. "Hey guys, breakfast is ready." He said through the door. In response all he could hear were giggles. "So…you should probably get dressed and come out here…before it gets cold…"
The door opened suddenly and Natsumi walked out, dressed in her normal attire, but her hair was a bit of a mess. "Thanks Kyo," she smiled, passing him and running her fingers through her hair in attempts to flatten it.
Akito came out after her, a cocky smirk on his face. "Yup…not mad at me anymore." He said, heading for the kitchen. Kyo rolled his eyes and went back to his room, quickly dressing and joining everyone at the breakfast table a few minutes later.
Kanamé smiled when his mother sat beside him and nuzzled him lovingly, as she did every morning. "Is daddy a good boy again?" he asked innocently. Natsumi just smirked, giving her husband a knowing look.
"Daddy is a very good boy now." She told him sweetly, kissing his head once more and then helping him by fixing his plate up for him.
"You two are disgusting." Kyo said, readying his plate.
"Don't knock it till you've tried it." Akito pointed out, pouring himself a glass of orange juice.
Natsumi waved her husband off. "Oh Akito, you know Kyo knows what it's like."
Satomi rolled her eyes, already tired of the conversation, so she loaded her plate and started eating, making sure she gave no sign of just how delicious the food actually was. Kyo ignored them, and turned his gaze to Satomi. "So what do you think?" he asked, wanting to know if she liked his cooking. He had heard that women liked that in a man, and that was actually his real reason for getting up early and cooking. Because he was trying to impress her.
Cursing her luck once more she glanced over at him. She wasn't heartless enough to lie, so she told him, "It's good."
He smiled happily. "Excellent." Then began to eat.
Natsumi looked between the two and smirked. "So. Satomi I was wondering if you could do me a favor."
"Sure what?" the elder asked without any hesitation.
"Well when Kyo came to Konoha the next time, he was going to help me teach a class at the academy. But I can't today, so will you go with Kyo to be with the kids?" she asked, continuing to eat, ignoring the hateful glare that immediately fixated on her.
"If you're busy…someone will have to watch Kanamé so I'll-"
"Hinata is going to watch Kanamé today." She assured quickly, interrupting her sister.
Satomi frothed. "Fine."
"This is just swell!" Kyo said. "We can spend some quality time together." Akito snorted, but just shoveled food into his mouth before he said anything, since he didn't want to be put in the doghouse again. Though the process to get out of it wasn't one that he was reluctant to do, but sometimes it was just better to keep his woman happy.
"Fantastic!" Natsumi smiled brilliantly, lacing her fingers together.
Satomi glared at her sister. "What exactly is preventing you from doing it yourself?"
"Oh," Natsumi laughed and brushed off the look. "Council meeting, so I need to be with Akito. And he gets so agitated afterwards, so as his personal medic, I must relieve his stress immediately."
The glare only increased. "So you're going to have sex." She stated.
Natsumi nodded. "Yup."
"You have no idea how helpful she is." Akito smirked, reaching over and rubbing her knee.
"I don't mind." The blonde said, looking over at Satomi. "I think it's going to be fun."
She looked over to the blonde and slumped forward a bit, resting her elbow on the table and her head in her hand. "Whatever."
"Oh come on Satomi, you are always in a better mood around children. I bet you'll have a blast." Natsumi said, placing her hand over her husband's and holding it tightly.
"Hey!" Kyo perked up. "Maybe I'll get to see you smile. I bet you have a pretty smile."
"Natsumi has an amazing smile." Akito said.
"Which means yes!" Kanamé told Kyo. "I've seen it and it's pretty, she looks just like mommy then."
Natsumi nodded and kissed her son, since she couldn't help it when he was so adorable. Satomi just rolled her eyes, giving her nephew a warning glance, since she'd told him her smiles were a secret only for him. The rest of breakfast went pretty much the same way dinner had, only Kyo seemed to be even more talkative and energetic, something Satomi just couldn't fathom. What kind of person was this happy in the morning? Not even Akito was this happy and bright in the mornings, and he got up at the crack of dawn.
When it was finished, everyone cleared the table, and Akito and Kyo did the dishes, since the ladies had done them the night before. After that, Kyo turned to Satomi. "So," he clapped his hands together, rubbing them in excitement, "you ready for a day of fun?"
She didn't respond to him and just headed out of the room, slipping on her shoes at the front. He waved at his two friends before following her, putting on his shoes and catching up to her, since she had already left the house. "Are you always this quiet?" he asked, walking alongside her. "Cause' Natsumi talks a lot, and Toshiro kinda does too, though not so much as Natsumi."
"Yes."
"Oh. How come? Do you just not have that much to say? Or are you really shy?" he smiled and leaned closer to her. "Cause' you don't have to be shy around me."
"Yes." She replied, knowing full well that wasn't a proper response. She just walked ahead of him and tried to keep away, since she really didn't want to hear him speak anymore. But, always one to persevere, Kyo walked faster so that he was next to her again.
"You know, I think that people who rarely talk are the ones who have the more important things that need to be heard anyways." He clasped his hands behind his back.
"I don't have anything important to say."
"I mean when you actually speak. I think that everything you say is important." He told her.
"Green."
"Is that your favorite color?" he looked at her in interest.
Satomi stared back at him and rolled her eyes. She was going to kill him by the end of the day. Finally, the academy came into view. "Please stop being so…odd." She nodded and headed in through the gates, being met with an elder man with a scar across his nose.
A look of confusion crossed Kyo's face, but quickly left as he stopped by Satomi. "Hello!" he greeted the man with a wave and a friendly smile.
"Hey guys." Iruka said, smiling at the two of them. "Are you two ready to teach your class?" he asked, looking from Kyo to Satomi.
"I suppose. What is it that must be taught?" Satomi asked, looking bored.
"We just need the two of you to talk to the kids about respect and stuff." He said. "And if you want you can play with them at recess, since the group you'll be talking to is the six year olds. They're the ones who need it the most."
"Awesome!" Kyo smiled, grabbing Satomi's hand and leading her inside the building towards the classroom where the younger kids were. Satomi blinked, looking pretty shocked at the sudden contact. "I like holding your hand. It feels right." he brought her hand up and kissed the back of it, opening the classroom door and dragging her inside before she could react.
"Hi kids!" he greeted, smiling brightly.
Once they stopped, Satomi snatched her hand back and glared warningly at the blonde, unaware that she was growling at him. He glanced at her, but his smile never faded as he looked back at the kids. "Anyways, my name is Kyo, and I'm about to become the Fourth Tsuchikage. And my lovely companion, whom I think is imitating a dog, is Satomi, the Fifth Kazekage's daughter." He said, introducing them.
"A dog?" Satomi actually shrieked, grabbing Kyo by the shirt and shaking him senseless. "I've had just about enough of you! You, you annoying, hyper, psycho blondie!"
When she stopped shaking him, he blinked at her, shock on his face. "Wow Satomi. You're really pretty when you yell." He sighed dreamily. "I think that's the most you've ever said to me."
"I swear to God…" she seethed, glaring down at him as she wrapped her hands around his throat. He reached out and pat her shoulders, not appearing scared in the least as he smiled at her.
"Satomi, not in front of the kids." He sang softly, nudging his head towards the class of youngsters, who were staring at the wide eyed.
She tightened her grip. "I'm really going to kill you." She said lowly, her glare turning icy.
"Aren't you Natsumi-sama's sister?" a young girl asked bravely. Satomi blinked and looked over to the class, releasing Kyo after strangling him a bit more.
"Um yes, I'm Sabaku no Satomi."
"I'm gonna marry her some day." Kyo announced. "But, on another note, your teacher Iruka asked us to come and teach you an important lesson about respect." He held up a finger to emphasize his point.
"And we're not getting married." Satomi said with a huff, pushing him aside. "Something important about respect is to not stalk others like some crazy psychopath. Nor invade their personal space, and especially don't say things that are untrue." She nodded.
"Right." Kyo agreed. "Another thing is to respect those who have a higher rank than you do. For instance, you kids need to show Genin respect, because they have already been through the Academy. Genin must show Chuunin respect, and Chuunin show Jounin respect. And Jounin show Anbu respect. And everyone shows the village's Kage respect. Every person that is of a higher rank than you, you show respect to." He nodded, drawing a diagram of it on the board so that they could understand it better.
"A good example is me and Satomi. Even though she is the daughter of a Kage, and a Jounin, she has to show me respect, because I'm about to become a Kage. For now though, it's okay that she continues to act the way she does, since we are of the same rank." He pointed in the air.
Satomi was over in the corner, a dark aura surrounding her, with an annoyed yet downcast face. "Remain calm. Remain calm." She repeated to herself, bracing herself with her hand against the wall and holding her face with the other. "Must. Remain. Calm. Murder. Is. A. Crime."
"Oh Satomi!" Kyo sang out, running towards her. "Do you have anything you want to add? Or did I do a good job?" he asked, bending low so that he was looking up into her face.
She formed a fist and turned around, slugging Kyo in the face and sending him across the room and through the wall. She breathed out harshly, almost panting. "Will you just shut up already?" she yelled, flailing about. All the students were wide eyed until the boys started cheering.
"Wow! That was amazing!"
"Do it again!"
"You're so strong!"
They heard a groan, and then Kyo crawled up through the rubble, leaning against the side of the large hole in the wall. "Wow." He breathed out. "I like a woman who packs a punch." He smiled, standing slowly so that the blood didn't rush to his head.
They all gasped. "Oh no! Kyo-sama!" the class cried out, and then turned their gazes to Satomi, who had her arms crossed over her chest.
She glanced at the demanding eyes and huffed. "No."
"It's okay kids." He waved off their concern. "I'm fine." He went to step forward, only falling to the floor and landing on his already injured face. "Ow." He said softly, twitching a bit.
The children gasped again and once more turned their pleading gazes to one of the best known medics. Satomi blinked and twitched. Damn brats. No doubt Natsumi had been here, molding their poor malleable minds to the evils of manipulation. She could just picture it now. Natsumi laughing evilly as she taught Konoha's youth the deceptive ways of wickedness.
"I said no." she said sternly.
A little girl ran up to Satomi, looking up at her with wide, innocent, pleading blue eyes. "Please Satomi-sama." She asked softly, clasping her hands together in front of her. Then tears gathered in the corners of her eyes, and her bottom lips began to quiver. "I really like Kyo-sama. He's funny." She squeaked, sounding like she was about to cry.
Satomi kneeled in front of the girl and pat her head. "Young one you don't understand." Satomi sighed. "This man…is infuriating." She said, glaring over at Kyo.
"Please Satomi-sama!" the rest cried out, their eyes watering. Satomi grimaced and sighed, looking over at the facedown blonde.
"Oh how I loathe you…" she sighed and got up, walking over to Kyo and kneeling beside him. She held her hand over his wounded head and her hand began to glow a soft green as he slowly healed.
When it was all over, Kyo sat up and the kids cheered loudly. The blonde just smiled at them before looking at Satomi. "Thank you for graciously healing me even though I didn't deserve it." he said, leaning towards her.
"You're right."
"And you're pretty." He leaned even closer, laying his head on her shoulder.
She shoved him away and stood, looking back over at the class. "So any questions?"
"Nope!" they cheered, smiling brightly. "Time for recess!" they said, pumping their fists in the air.
Kyo leapt to his feet. "Alright! I love recess! Me first!" he yelled, sounding like a child himself as he led everyone outside and to the playground.
Satomi sighed and followed them out, looking off since she apparently was the only adult supervision. "This. Is. Awesome!" Kyo yelled as he was being chased around the playground by a small group of the kids. He slowed down so that they could catch him, and then they all tackled him to the ground. He began to laugh happily as he tickled the kids, making them laugh as well.
The pink haired woman watched the whole scene, intrigued. She followed the blonde with her eyes and her stern expression seemed to fade. He looked like he was having fun, and those kids looked like they were so happy.
The kids continued to play with Kyo, as he gave them piggy back rides, and pretended to be a monster and chase them around. Then they defeated him, tackling him to the ground once more and beginning another tickle fight. Then the bell rang, signaling that recess was over. The kids seemed upset about it, until Kyo said that he could carry them all back into the classroom. That was when they climbed all over him, and he began to waddle back to the room, looking like a penguin.
Satomi blinked and watched the scene, staring after them. "What a weirdo." She sighed. She yelped when she looked around and a couple of the girls were around her.
"Satomi-sama…" one of them blushed.
"Are you and Kyo-sama going to get married? He really likes you!" a blonde smiled.
"Um…" Satomi looked a bit shocked. "No."
"But you guys would be a great couple." The girl from earlier said. The one who had asked her to heal Kyo. "Kyo-sama always smiled when he sees you. And my mommy said that that means you're his special person. The most important one in his life."
Satomi shook her head. "No." she told them. "That is simply impossible. I only met him just yesterday. There is no such thing as love at first sight." Satomi explained, holding up a pointed finger.
"What about Hokage-sama and Natsumi-sama?" they asked happily.
The elder pink haired woman almost fell over. She huffed and shook her head. "No, they are a very, very special case. And they are both crazy with the heebie geebies of evilness and dark lust."
They just blinked. "What is lust?"
"Eh…" Satomi fell forward a bit. "You see…nevermind. Yes." She sighed, deciding to try and end this now.
"Really?" they all squealed, and then began to run back towards the classroom. "Kyo-sama! Kyo-SAMA!" they shouted as they disappeared into the school.
Satomi went wide. "Wait! No!" she called, chasing after them.
But by the time she entered the classroom, it was too late. Before she could stop the girls from saying anything, Kyo was hugging her tightly. "Oh Satomi, it warms my heart that you feel the same way I do!" he rubbed his cheek against hers. "Don't worry," he whispered, "I will not believe it until you say it to me directly. Just play along so the kids drop it." he continued his actions.
She was limp in his arms, neither encouraging nor denying the action. "Whatever." She mumbled.
"Your skin is really soft." He kissed her cheek before lowering his arms and pulling away, taking full advantage of the situation. "Oh, hey Iruka." He waved.
"Hey. I'm just here to take over the class again." The brunette man said, looking around, his eyes zeroing in on the hole in the wall. "Um…I'm not even going to ask. Were the kids good?"
"Oh yeah, they were perfect. Satomi and I had a blast." He took her hand and began to walk towards the door. "We'll just get out of your hair now! Bye kids!" he waved.
"Bye Kyo-sama! Bye Satomi-sama!" they waved back. "Good luck planning your wedding!"
"Wedding?" Iruka asked, confused. But it was too late, for the couple had already walked out of the classroom and down the hall.
"Whew. That was a close one back there." Kyo smiled at her, still holding her hand. "But I had fun today. What about you?"
"Sure."
"Well I'm glad you had fun too." He said. "I just love kids. That's the time in your life where you're too naïve to know the real problems of the world, and you can just be as carefree as you want."
She blinked and looked off. "I don't remember being carefree."
His smile fell off his face. "Oh. Well, if you want, you can act carefree around me. Everyone should get to be carefree every once in a while." He squeezed her hand.
"I'm good." She sighed.
"So…you wanna go and get something to eat?" he asked her.
"Not really."
"But it's lunchtime. You can't just skip a meal Satomi, that's not healthy. Your tummy needs proper nutrition." He said in a funny voice, making a weird face as he moved and began to tickle her sides and stomach.
She smacked his hands away and sent him a threatening glare. "I can feed myself."
"Well then that means you're hungry. And since you're hungry, we're going to lunch." He declared, looping an arm around her waist and leading her towards the food district.
Satomi gripped onto the ground, her fingers digging into the dirt as he dragged her off. "I don't want to! Let me go you psycho!"
Unaffected, he picked her up bridal style, chuckling. "You're so cute."
She crossed her arms and glared off. "You are so…irritating."
"I know. People tell me that all the time, but I think it's one of my best qualities." He said as they neared a place. As they passed the door Satomi grabbed onto the frame.
"No!" she yelled, pulling herself and him back out slightly.
"Yes!" he persevered, pushing forward.
"No!" she pulled back and so began the tug of war.
"Yes!" he yanked her away from the doorframe and then threw her over his shoulder, marching into the establishment and plopping her down in a booth. "Now you sit, and you eat, and you behave missy!" he ordered, pointing at her each time to emphasize his words.
She grabbed the salt and unscrewed the lid, throwing the substance at him. "No!"
"My eyes!" he yelled, grabbing a pitcher of water and tossing it onto his face to wash the substance out. He set it back down and then pushed her further into the booth and sat down so that she was between him and the wall. "That was just mean!" he whined. "Now I'm gonna make you eat lunch with me."
Satomi stared at him, looking horrified. She grabbed the pepper and did the same, throwing it at him as well. "Agh!" he yelled, jumping from the booth and grabbing more water, washing out his eyes. Then he grabbed another one, and ran back to the booth, throwing it in her face and drenching her. "Aha!" he began to laugh, still holding the pitcher.
She was actually speechless, looking confused and innocent…and wet. "Why…would you do that?" she asked softly, frowning sadly.
His laughter halted and his eyes widened, so that they were the size of saucers. "Satomi, don't be upset!" he said, sliding next to her and wrapping his arms around her and pulling her into his lap. "I'm so sorry." He began to stroke her head, praying that she didn't start to cry. He didn't think he'd be able to live with himself if he made her cry. And all because he was beginning to lose his temper.
Satomi smirked, allowing his touch, for only a moment. "Ha!" She shoved him into the booth and made a run for it, laughing insanely. "HAHAHAH! I'm free!"
He gasped in shock, getting up and running after her. "Nooooooo! Satomi!" he cried, sending chakra to his feet and catching her, scooping her up in his arm and causing her to let out a startled gasp. "That was so mean. I was just trying to buy you lunch and you hurt my eyes and played that dirty trick." He began to nuzzle her as he brought her closer to him. "But it was just so cute. I don't know which of your sides are the cutest. I think they all are. You are just the most intriguing woman I have ever met!" he said in a rush, sounding almost like he was ranting. "Now let's go back to the restaurant and enjoy a nice lunch together. We'll make it a date!" he smiled happily, turning around and ruining all of Satomi's hard work to get away.
"No! Let me go!" she yelled, fighting from his restraint. "I don't wanna date! I wanna leave! Why are you doing this to me?" she shouted, causing a scene in the restaurant and drawing everyone's eye. "You'd have to tie me up and strap me to the chair to stop me from running away!"
"Why can't you just eat a civilized meal with me?" he asked, shaking her slightly.
"Because." She glared at him when she could, since she was still being shaken. "I. Don't. Wanna."
"Why not?" he stopped shaking her and gave her a genuinely confused look. "It doesn't have to be a date. But I want to spend more time with you."
Satomi just rolled her eyes. "If I agree to this lunch, will you stop being a creeper psychopath?"
He gave her a blank stare. "I don't understand how I'm the psychopath in this scenario, when you're the one who threw salt and pepper in my eyes. But whatever. I promise not to be creepy."
"Fine."
"Yay!" he perked up once more, going to a different booth, since the one they had been in was covered in water. He sat her down on one side and then walked over to the other one, sitting down. "Thank you for coming to lunch with me." He beamed at her.
"Of…course." She twitched.
"It means a lot."
She sighed, picking up the menu and glancing over the entrees. He did the same, quickly figuring out what he wanted and then looking back across the table at Satomi. Just staring at her. She glanced up at him and paled, getting really creeped out. "What…are you doing?"
"Nothing."
Satomi returned her gaze to the menu and after awhile set it down, seeing that he was still staring at her. "Whadda you want?" she demanded, actually get flustered.
"Nothing."
Her eye twitched. "Fine." She sat back and found a spot on the wall to stare at.
"So…tell me about yourself." He said, still staring at her.
"There's nothing to tell." She said, crossing her arms.
"Sure there is." The corner of his mouth lifted a bit. "Everyone has a story."
"Not everyone."
"Well then why don't you just tell me about your life and stuff about Suna?" he asked.
Satomi sighed. "I work in the hospital. That's it."
"What's your favorite thing?"
"Nothing."
"What do you like?"
"Nothing."
"What's your favorite flower?"
"I don't have one."
"Favorite color?"
"Non-existent."
"Interesting…" he rubbed his chin and looked up as the waiter arrived and took their drink orders. Then he left, and Kyo returned his attention to Satomi. "Well, is there anything you want to know about me?"
"Not really."
"My favorite color is green, I don't really have a favorite flower, they're all too cool looking, and there are too many things that I like to list them all off the top of my head, but for the most part I would have to say that I love to paint. I'm actually pretty good at it." he told her.
She blinked, actually looking interested. "Paint?"
"Yup. My jutsu specifically deals with clay, so as a kid I taught myself how to do all kinds of artistic things. But out of all of them I like painting the best." He said.
"Oh…that's…interesting." She said, glancing up when the waiter came over and gave them their drinks and asked for their orders. They ordered, and once the waiter was gone they were silent once more.
"I have to confess something." Kyo said after a while, scratching the back of his head.
Satomi sighed. "Ok."
"You make me really nervous." He said, actually appearing so.
"My presence makes a lot of people nervous."
"Not nervous in a bad way." He reassured her. "But…nervous as in…I can't think straight when you're around. I feel like a bumbling teenager."
Satomi looked confused. "Ok. But you can't be more than twenty-five."
He sighed. "I'm not. But what I mean is that I really like you."
"Why?"
"I don't really know. I mean, you're really pretty. Probably the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life. And I know you don't show emotion all that much, but when you do, it's just stunning. I know you seem unapproachable, but I just think you're adorable, and one of the sweetest people I've ever met. I find you interesting…and extremely exotic. I mean, sure, Natsumi beautiful and all, but I would pick you over her any day." He set his elbow on the table and rest his chin in his hand.
She stared at him for a bit and actually looked like she was about to laugh. "Are you out of your mind? How on earth can you feel that way when I met you yesterday?"
"I'm very good at sensing these things." He nodded, smiling in a self-assured way.
"I seriously doubt that." She smirked, looking down at her entrée once the waiter came back and set their food in front of them.
"So then you're saying that what I just said isn't true?" he raised a brow at her as he began to eat.
"Yup." She said and then stopped. "Wait. Kind of. I don't show emotions and I am unapproachable, or at least I would like to be." She gave him a scolding look as she began to eat her salad.
"Sweetheart," he smiled at her, "you will never be able to scare me away. I can assure you that." He nodded and took a sip of his water before returning to his sandwich.
Satomi glared at him. How dare he have the gall to call her such a pet name. Finally, there was a long, and for some reason non-uncomfortable, silence between them as they ate. Once they finished Kyo paid the bill and Satomi got up, having fulfilled her end of the bargain and headed for the doorway, intent on heading back to the Uchiha house to do something of significance with her day.
She grit her teeth when she could sense Kyo behind her, and then he was next to her. And, knowing him, he was going to follow her around all day. Surprisingly, he didn't chatter the entire way, and when they got back to Akito and Natsumi's house, Natsumi was already back from helping Akito 'relieve his stress' after his meeting. Kanamé was there as well, and Kyo scooped up the four year old and took him into the kitchen, where he had declared they were going to learn how to make things out of clay.
Satomi stood in the hallway, staring after where the blonde had been with her nephew. She somewhat smiled, maybe, when he wasn't being so irritating, he could be tolerable. She headed back towards one of the studies and fished out a book to read. After her hectic morning, she really just wanted to relax and read all day.