"Nikki!"
"Uhh... Yes Iruka-sensei?" I'd been caught spacing out again. And at a really bad time too.
"This is pointless bringing you along, if you're not even paying attention!" He fumed.
"Not like anybody else." I mumbled under my breath.
The academy students around us giggled, causing Iruka to fume even more. But he didn't say anything, he just turned and continued walking. It seemed only slightly strange to him that I decided to help out give the new academy students a tour, but I had nothing better to do. I didn't normally volunteer my time doing something like this. Normally I did missions, but I just didn't feel like going on one.
"Is Iruka-sensei your sensei too?" A little girl asked, tugging on my fishnet undershirt. She stared up at me with big, curious green eyes.
"A long time ago he was, but not anymore." I laughed.
"Duh, she's not an academy student." Another kid retorted, rolling his eyes in disgust.
"Oh be nice, it was just a simple question." I said with a smile. "Besides, my sensei isn't nearly as boring as he is." I added with a whisper, causing the students around me to chuckle. Luckily there was only a few, and Iruka was too absorbed in his tour to notice.
"So, who is your sensei?"
"That would be the world famous Hatake Kakashi." I said dramatically. "Also known as the copy cat ninja."
A smile spread across my face as they gasped and whispered. It was always fun making a big deal out of him being my sensei.
"Did that Uchiha boy have him as a sensei too?"
I faltered for a minute. How did they know about Sasuke? Surely they were too young to remember. I stared down at the ground for a minute before faking a smile and nodding.
"Wow! You were on his team!" A little boy cried out.
"Shh!" Another one hissed, covering the first one's mouth.
I laughed. "You think that's amazing? One of my good friends is his cousin!"
Awe spread across their faces and I chuckled. I was ready to tell them how superior Raidon was to the 'famous' Sasuke, but Iruka shushed me again.
"Nikki! Stop disturbing my tour!" He yelled, shooing me away. I waved at the academy students, disappointing to loose such a great audience. I needed a grand finale.
"Don't bore them to death Iruka-sensei! I'm not done with my history lesson."
Immediately they started giggling, and Iruka looked ready to strangle me. That was a good enough finale for me. I started jogging though, just incase Iruka decided to chase after me.
"Hey Nikki!"
Seemed like everybody was yelling at me today. Pulling me out of my fantasy world too... But this was a pleasant surprise. Three familiar faces, smiling back at me.
"You're back!" I laughed heading over there way. It was three of my closest friends, Raidon, Trisha and Lycan.
"Easiest mission ever." Lycan said with a grin.
"Well, it's nice to have you back." I said.
"Aww, she missed us." Trisha laughed.
"Oh, no, not all." I teased, bringing shock to their faces. "Now your boyfriends will shut up." They laughed.
"What were they up to?" Raidon asked.
"Well, let's see," I said, crossing my arms playfully. "Kiba was fidgety the whole time." Lycan sighed. "Naruto wouldn't shut up." I groaned. "'Where's Trisha? Is she back yet? She better be back soon! Believe it!'" I said, mocking his obnoxious voice.
"Oh stop being so mean! He's sweet!" Trisha said, smiling. Lycan was still blushing. Raidon, on the other hand was laughing.
"Oh, and don't get me started with Neji!" I said, rolling my eyes.
"Oh great... What did he do?" Raidon asked, sighing.
"He was paranoid! Terrified even! 'They're not back yet! This is not their destiny. Something must be wrong!' Oh woe is me!" I said, mellow-dramatically.
"Oh, so basically combined, they sound like you when Kakashi is on a mission?" Raidon retorted.
My face flushed, and I looked down at the floor embarrassed. "Haha, very funny." I said. They had me pinned. Sadly it was true though. I couldn't help and be fidgeting, and paranoid. So, I really couldn't blame Kiba, Naruto and Neji for their reactions.
"So, what were you up to while we were gone?" Raidon asked, still smiling in triumph.
"Nothing really, just bored. Everyone was gone." I shrugged. "Except for Aiko and Gaara of course, but honestly, didn't want to disrupt, whatever they were doing." I said with a laugh. Those two were always up to something.
"Hey, I got an idea." I suddenly declared. "To celebrate your return, let's go have some fun."
"You make it sound like it's a big deal." Trisha laughed.
"It is!" I exclaimed, cocking my head to the side. "It's a big deal, because now I don't have to volunteer to do pointless stuff." Like going on a boring tour with Iruka...
"Alright, so what kinda fun are we going to have?" Raidon asked as the four of us started walking, in stride, through the vast city.
"Let's go eat!" Lycan said.
"Of course." Trisha and Raidon said, at nearly the same time. The three of us giggled, while Lycan pouted.
"Sure, why not. Not like there's much else to do here anyways." I shrugged as we headed over to our favorite restaurant. Naruto got us addicted to this place and their ramen. He was contagious. We joked that Trisha was eventually going to randomly yell 'Believe it' or start wearing some bright orange outfit. Not like I had a problem with that, but it was still pretty funny to tease her about it.
I was glad to have them back. It got really quiet and boring around here. Seems like everyone had left. Sasuke was gone, and probably never coming back, Kakashi was on a mission, they had been gone, Aiko was home, but it was weird, being that Gaara was here. We never knew when he would need to go back home. What would Aiko do then? Shikamaru and Scott never wanted to do anything, lazy butts. Oh, and then there was Naruto, Kiba and Neji. Naruto and I didn't get along too great, so his company wasn't very pleasant, I hardly knew Kiba... well, I did, but that was only because he always seemed to cling onto poor Lycan, and as for Neji, well, we got along, but that still didn't help to much. It just got boring here.
"So, when does Kakashi get back from his mission?
I blinked in surprise, and stopped, mid-slurp, ramen still hanging from my mouth. It took me a moment to recollect myself, and force the soup down my throat. I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand, too lazy to use my napkin before answering. "I'm really not sure. He's been gone for awhile. I'd think soon, but just the journey out there takes a while." I said, thinking about how far away he was. "He's all the way at the end of the Fire Country, sorta by the Wave Country. So, it's a pretty good travel. Ridiculous if you ask me. Why do you ask?"
Raidon shrugged. "Just, curious I guess."
And that was the end of talk of Kakashi. I made myself think he was alright, and I had to stop worrying about him. So I pushed the thought to the smallest crevice of my mind, relaxed, and had fun.