I could slowly feel consciousness begin to come back me, and also smelt something good, of course anything that smelled good, due to my lack of eating. I heard my stomach growl confirming my hunger, so I slowly sat, rubbing the sleep from my eyes in the process. When I did, I noticed the sleeve of the outfit Naruto had given me the night before. I smiled at the colors on the sleeve, and how bright and obnoxious they seemed to be, which in a way, were exactly the kinds of colors I liked. I stood, and walked into the kitchen where Naruto was, sitting at a small table, eating from a bowl full of what looked like noodles.
"Good morning!" He said, mouth still full of noodles.
"Hey." I replied, sitting down in a chair on the opposite side of where he was sitting.
He swallowed the noodles and pushed a bowl of the same ones in front of me.
"Here, you should eat something." He said, standing up and placing his bowl in a sink that was practically right behind his chair.
"Thanks Naruto." I said, as I dug into the noodles with abandon, enjoying the feeling of not being so hungry anymore.
"You're up a lot earlier than I thought you would e, I actually thought you would be sleeping the day away, what with you only just leaving the hospital." He explained as I slurped some noodles into my mouth and swallowed.
"Nah, I usually don't sleep for long, I couldn't afford to sleep long, if I was being beat up regularly, it helped with avoiding those people." I answered, Naruto's face changing to that of sadness.
I quickly corrected myself.
"But that's all in the past, I'm fine now and thanks to you, I can have a good life." I said, smiling.
His expression instantly changed to one of happiness and he nodded.
"You're quite the optimistic Junsui." He complimented
"Well there really is no point in dwelling on the past, otherwise all you do is waste your life wondering, what if." I explained, taking another bit of noodles from the bowl and popping them into my mouth.
He nodded, signalling his agreement.
"So, what are you doing today Naruto, I mean, what do you ninja's normally do?" I asked and he got a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Well, normally I would be going to the missions office to see if there are any jobs, but I wanted to stay here to make sure you get settled in properly…"
"No, don't worry about me, I mean, I'm pretty much settled anyway." I interrupted.
"Besides, I don't want to be too much of an interruption in your normal life, and if I need anything, I can go get Sakura at the hospital." I added.
Naruto gave me a questioning look.
"So you're sure, you'll be okay while I go check? Just let it be known that if there are missions available, I will be taking one and could be gone for days at a time." He explained as I nodded in agreement and he got a slight hint of a smile on his face.
"Alright then, if you're sure, I'll go then, but just promise me you'll carry this around with you, just in case." He said, walking over to me and placing a black, sharp, metallic object on the table.
I looked up at him quizzingly as I picked up the object and turned it over in my hand .
"What is it?" I asked as I slid my finger over the side of it, earning a sharp sudden moment of pain and next, a drop of blood running down it.
"Oh! Are you alright?" He asked as he took the object away and took my hand, examining the small and insignificant cut. I felt a sudden blush come over my cheeks and was thanking Kami or whoever, that he wasn't paying attention to my face.
"Well it doesn't seem to be a bad cut, you're lucky, Kunais are sharp enough to cut bone." He said, still checking my finger to make sure I had not injured it further and around the time he finished I had gotten the blush under control.
"Okay well since you're sure you'll be alright, I'll go now, and here's the kunai, just make sure not to cut yourself again, I don't want to come back to find you've bled to death or something by accidently stabbing yourself or something." He laughed, a smirk that seemed, almost fox like, taking up his whole face.
"Hmph, I'm not THAT clumsy ya know, I just didn't know what the thing is." I commented, taking the Kunai from his hand and putting it back on the table.
"And just where do you plan on keeping it hidden, you can't just walk around town with a kunai clutched in your hand, it'll draw unwanted attention." Naruto asked, eyeing me with quizzing eyes, but still keeping the smirk on his face.
"Well I have sandals for more than just walking in don't I? I may not be a ninja Naruto but I can be resourceful too." I added, quickly picking up the kunai and slipping it into my boot, where it wouldn't cut me but still be accessible.
"Remember, I had to live on the streets for years, I HAD to be resourceful to survive."
Naruto shrugged his shoulders.
"True, very true. Well I should get going, maybe, if there are no jobs, when I come back, I could show you around the village and introduce you to my other friends." Naruto offered.
"That would be awesome Naruto, thanks!" I cried, happily bouncing up and down like a hyperactive child.
"Well then, it's settled, either way I will be back to let you know whether or not there is a job for me to take so I'll see you in a few hours, because I also have some other stops to make before coming back." He explained as he slipped on his sandals and opened the front door.
"Alright, see ya later, I may take a look around town before you're back, that way all you have to do is point out the places I missed." I said, smiling as he nodded and walked out, shutting the door.
I sat back down on the chair at the table, the feeling of the Kunai in my sandals more evident. As I sat there, I quickly recalled how I instantly started blushing when Naruto took my hand to check if I hurt myself.
"Why would I start blushing? I mean, he only wanted to check if I was okay, so why did I feel so embarrassed?" I asked myself aloud.
I didn't however; get a chance to answer my own question as I heard a knocking on the front door.
"Now who could that be?" I asked myself.
"Oh! Maybe it's Sakura!" I thought joyfully as I got up and walked to the door, never for a moment, letting the knowledge of a kunai being in my sandals for my defence, leave my mind.
I stood a bit on my tip-toes to look through what I could only surmise was a way for people to see who was at the door. I saw that it wasn't Sakura, but a man with brown spiky hair and some weird red tattoos on his cheeks. His canines were somewhat more evident than most peoples and he had a bit of an animalistic look to him, not to mention the enormous dog that was sitting right behind him. He knocked on the door again and I quickly decided that he didn't look like he was dangerous, so I opened the door slowly and poked my head out from the side.
"Can I help you?" I asked, my voice somewhat giving out on me, making me sound afraid.
He tried looking around the inside of the apartment.
"Ummmmm, I was wondering if Naruto is here….who are you?" He asked
"No he's out at the missions office right now and won't be back for a while, and my name is Junsui…may I ask you yours?"
"I'm Kiba Inuzuka, and this big lug behind me is my pal Akamaru. Junsui was it, I don't think I've seen you before around the village."
I shook my head.
"No, I'm not from this village, Naruto helped me when I was being attacked in my village and brought me here." I explained.
"Leave it to Naruto to always be helping people in need at his own expense." Kiba laughed as Akamaru seemed to scoff.
I blushed again.
"Oh I'm sorry, did I embarrass you?" Kiba asked, his apology sounding genuine.
I shook my head, looking like I was trying to shake the blush right off my face.
"N…no not at all. Must just be the lack of air conditioning." I said, quickly thinking of the lame excuse.
Kiba seemed to be surprised by the answer
"Oh…well when Naruto comes back, could you let him know I stopped by?" He asked, as he walked over to Akamaru and sat on his back. When he was fully situated on Akamaru, the dog stood up, showing just how huge he really is.
"S…sure thing. Will do." I stuttered, feeling slightly intimidated by the size of his dog.
"Thanks." Kiba said, flashing me a quick smile before he ran off on Akamaru's back.
I felt another blush flash onto my face and I shut the door quickly and quietly, sliding down it and clutching my cheeks.
"Why is it that I blush every time a boy smiles or shows a sign of concern for me?" I pondered, the blush never leaving my cheeks, due to Kiba's smiling image never leaving my mind.
