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She quickly rolled it back up, looking around to see if anyone was reading over her shoulder. She found no one was near her. He stuffed the scroll in one of her vest pockets and headed for her apartment. Just as she pulled out her book and opened it again, someone addressed her. "Hello, Kaasuten."

Chapter 2: Is it lust or love? Or is it something else?

"Hello, Kaasuten." She heard. Without even looking up from the book she responded. "Good morning Raasu." She tried to continue to walk but was unable to, as Raasu had now snatched her book out of her hands. Obviously annoyed she wasn't paying attention to him, he circled her and flipped through the book. "How can you read a book with no pictures?" He never understood why she always read, but none the less her beauty always attracted him more. "Well I like to use my imagination. Make my own pictures." She said with enthusiasm to his ignorance. "Kaasuten, you shouldn't read so much. It makes you think about things that aren't important in life." He comment and tossed the book to the ground in a poodle of mud. "And what, may I ask, is important in life?" She said bluntly as she attempted to retrieve the book only to have Raasu stand in her way. "Well, me, of course." He gloated. She heard some sighs of in the distance. Looking over her shoulder quickly she saw his little fan club followers, all three looking very much alike. Raasu started to circle her again and she quickly grabbed the book and started to wipe off the mud. "The whole town is talking about you. How strange it is for someone to be so carefree and reading books so much. Not to mention you barely show your face! You should be more social with life and maybe less adventurous. Sticking to the kitchen and daily house chores are what you should do." He blabbed, truly not caring what people thought of his ideals of life. Kaasuten shook her head and snickered again. "Raasu you are positively primeval."

He laughed. "Why thank you, Kaasuten." Her eyes widen for just a second and she went back to her attempt to wipe the mud of her book. She hadn't meant for it to be a comment. He grabbed the book out of her hand and wrapped is arm around her shoulder, leading her towards another direction. "Say, why don't we go to the tavern and look at my awards." "Let's try another time." She quickly objected, and thanking Tsunade for giving her a mission to prepare for. She could hear his followers complain about how dreamy he was and that she should be thankful for such an offer. Still attempting to push her the other way, she managed to break free and grabbed her book. "Please, Raasu. I have to get home and pack for a mission that Tsunade-sama is sending me on. Good bye"

She ran off to her apartment and started packing. She rushed everything into her backpack, making sure she had everything on the way. She heard a knock on the door and jogged to get it. Opening the door she found her fellow Jonin teammate, Guy Might. "AH! My lovely Kaasuten-chan!" he shouted, grabbing her into a bear hug. Barely managing a laugh, she asked him to put her down. "Yeesh, Guy-san! You did just see me yesterday at the training grounds. Must you act like you haven't seen me years?" She stated as she went back to her room to continue her rushed packing.

Guy had been her only friend since she had arrived to the village. She speculated that he was always in a good mood from such a warm welcome. Everyone either found her odd or just never pay enough attention to realize she was even there. "I'm sorry. It just I get so excited to see you. Packing for another 

mission uh?" He asked in a very curious manner. He always wanted to know what she was up to. He was like the older brother she never had. "Yes. For once it's a decent mission as well." She commented not hiding the excitement in her voice. "Oh come one Kaasuten-chan! You know you enjoyed the missions that you've shared with my team." She couldn't deny that she did enjoy maybe one or two but never more. She sighed "I will say I've enjoyed myself on occasions. But any other was a complete waste of time."

She walked out from her room with her book in one hand and her backpack in the other. She sat them on the counter top and went the fridge. Guy followed her to the kitchen and plopped himself on the counter top as well. "I noticed you've got yourself a new book?" He stated more than asking. "Yes. Yes, I did…." She hesitated while going through the fridge. All the events that had happened earlier played through her mind. "…Guy-san?" She continued. He turned his attention from her book to her. She was still bent over in the fridge. He answered with a "Yes?" so she knew, she had his attention. "Do you think I'm… odd?" He pushed himself off the counter top and walked over to her side. "You? Odd? Where would you get an idea like that?" She bent up, food in her arms, and sighed. "I don't know. I'm just not sure I really fit in here. There's no one I can really talk to, other than you." She said looking off into the distance as she put the food in her backpack.

"What about Raasu? He's handsome. Isn't he? I'm not sure what girls like." She zipped up her backpack. "He's handsome alright." She stated while putting her arms through the straps, with much of Guy's help. "And rude, and coincided. Guy, he's not for me." She said walking to the door. "Well don't you worry, Kaasuten-chan." He commented with a smile on his face and opened the door letting her out, shutting it as he left by her side. "I have a feeling this mission will change you doubts." "Well I think this where we go our separate ways until I get back." She smiled, letting him know that he made her feel better. "Don't you want me to walk you to the gate?" He asked a little curious why she would want to part so early. "I think it is best we split now. My mission stated the team members were undisclosed. I don't think Tsunade-sama wanted anyone to know who was going on the mission." She said turning partially around to face him. He nodded, clearly understanding. He grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into one last hug. "Make it back safe." She nodded into the hug and replied "I will. I promise." They parted. She waved good bye as he stood there watching her walk away, taking in a mental picture of her waving lavender hair, and hoping it wouldn't be the last he would see of her.

That's it for today guys! I'm hoping you like it. Like I said before, this story is influenced by Beauty and the Beast and I'm gradually trying to drift from that. I had come to the conclusion obviously to use an OC and the 'love/lust/brute' character. And what do you feel about Guy Might's postition in the story. TELL ME! lol I'm trying my best. Thanks for the reviews SO FAR and thanks to Katastrophe21 and Kizoku Seishin for the advice through the first time I tried to post this story. :)

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