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Chapter 4
I was sore, I had a slight cold, my knees were bruised, and I had that gross feeling at the back of my throat. However, despite all this, I was feeling the best I've felt in a long time. Why? Because today, after three days of intense labor with a super hideous anbu instructor (I had yet to see under the mask, which only seemed to strengthen my super ugly theory) I was going to show off the fruits of my labor. I was going to embarrass the heck out of that dumb Hotaru. I could just imagine me wiping that smug look off his face. We'd meet at the training grounds, and he'd be his usually cruel self.
"Oh, good morning Mitsuki. Looking dumber than usual."
"Oh good morning Hotaru. Jerk."
"Ready to make me lunch?"
"Ready to teach me that fireball jutsu?"
We'd have our usually glaring contest, which of course he would win because, well Fact: Uchiha know how to glare. Very, very well. Anyways, after he'd beat me at that, I'd purposely look away, trying to maintain my dignity. I'd notice Daisuke who was sitting by a random tree watching the whole thing, not saying anything. In fact, I probably wouldn't notice him. Then me and Hotaru would ready ourselves at the foot of the tree. After running those dumb laps our dumb hungover sensei would make us run. So, then we'd brace ourselves. Daisuke would probably count down. It would go
"3, 2, 1." and then I'd be at the top and Hotaru would only make it half way and I would do that thing he does where I pretend to care, and than say something cool where I don't. Like maybe this:
"Oh. Is this too high for you Hotaru? Aww. I thought Uchiha could do anything though?" Or maybe skip that and just say something mean like, "So... about that fireball jutsu?" Yeah. That sounds good.
"What'd you mean Hotaru isn't here?" I hate him. I hate him. The one chance I had to rub it in his face and he runs away?
"Exactly that. He said he wouldn't make todays practice. I think he's still practicing that tree climbing exercise. Which is lucky for you, cause you know, it delays your failure." I don't know how Daisuke managed to say this so nicely, but after he did I went back to any other moment in time where I could've bugged him, other than that washroom incident.
Hmm... Oh! Crap. I think I know. There was this one time in class, where I confessed my undying love of Hiroshi to a door. Now Hiroshi is the cutest boy the academy has ever seen, I am still in love with him, but too cool to admit it, so just pretend I never said this. Anyways, he was just too cute and too cool for me to just confess my feelings too, so I felt some practice was in order. There was a door, and for the record, I was aiming for the wall, but you get kind of emotionally distraught when practicing confessing your undying love so I apologize if perhaps I wasn't aware of my surroundings. Anyways, I was confessing my love, and um... then Daisuke happened to open the door. So... I ended up confessing my undying love of Hiroshi to... him. After I realized the door was a person, I apologized really quickly, and ran away. Oh. Well. Wow. My life was so much simpler when I had forgotten about that. I glanced at Daisuke. Should I bring it up? Nope. Nah. Better not. Sides, like I'd confess my love to him. He's on the Uchiha's side, and therefore is the enemy! The enemy who had just given me some very important information.
"Do you know where he is?"
"Huh? Oh. He's probably at the Uchiha compound. They have their own training facilities there. Well, I mean they have everything there. That place is huge. I wonder if they have their own hot springs? Or tea shop? I mean, waking up and getting Dango whenever you want..." When did Daisuke get so talkative? And, why was he talking about the wrong stuff?
"How do I get to the Uchiha compound?"
"Huh?"
"The Uchiha compound. How do I get there?"
"Well... Um. It's not like you can miss it. It takes up about most of the southern side of the village. It's a bit in the outskirts." I don't want to ask, In fact, I shouldn't need to ask. I'm a ninja! I should know which direction south is in. Okay. Think. The sun rises in the west, and sets in the east. Oh. No. No. It rises in the east and sets in the wast... but what does that have to do with north and south? AND, I didn't exactly pay attention to the sun today.
"So...from Ichiraku ramen... where do I go?"
"Head towards the Yamanaka Flower shop."
"Done. Thanks Daisuke. You're the best. and um..." Should I confess to not wanting to have confessed? Aw. But we're getting a long now. I'd hate to ruin it with one of my lame spaz moments. "I love you!" Oh. No. No. No. Why in the world did you say that?! What'd that have to do with anything. Idiot. You were suppose to say 'I don't love you,' uh no. Just run. Run and don't look back. Besides, You have an Uchiha to beat.
I'm lost. I'm so lost. I knew that when Daisuke said I couldn't miss it, that I'd miss it. How? Well, I went to the wrong flower shop. It's not like I spent time looking at flowers anyways, I am a ninja. In fact, why would Daisuke even tell me to go to the flower shop? How dumb could he be. Some great help he is. His parents completely flopped his name. Hey, that little kid has that Uchiha fan thing on his back. Jackpot. Follow him and he will take me to where I want to go.
It's been about five minutes of following the boy, and I'm beginning to wonder if he's lost too. He sure is cute though. I wonder if dumb Hotaru was this cute when he was little. Eek. The stupid dumb brat just walked in a circle, again! He was so lost, I was so lost. I didn't even know how to get home from here. Sensei was probably going to make me run extra laps for skipping practice, and it's all dumb Hotaru's fault. If he had shown up and admitted defeat instead of making me track him down with my crappy ninja stealth skills this whole thing would've never happened. And that stupid brat already went this way! I had made up my mind, I was going to follow the boy for five more minutes and if he went the same way than I would try and figure it out on my own, or ask someone for directions. Yeah, probably that. Everything was going fine until...
"Is there a reason you're following my brother?" I glanced behind me to come face to with really, really dark eyes. Almost black, not to mention really scary.
"Well," umm.. what'd you say to that? I mean, there's so many possibilities!
For example:
"Yes. You see I am a creepy pervert." or maybe, "Yes, and it is not because I am a creepy pervert." or maybe " Oh. Well, this is just one of my hobbies. He was today's find." or maybe "Yes, but this isn't one of my hobbies. He wasn't today's find." or maybe... I should just tell the truth.
So I said...
"Well, you see, the thing is, that I was looking for the Uchiha compound. I got lost. Now, it wasn't my fault, it was Daisuke's cause he told me it was the direction of the Yamanaka flower shop, and of course I didn't know which direction that was. Now that I think about it, he probably knew that I didn't know. You know what? Now I don't feel so bad about confessing my love to him. Not that I'm actually in love with him or anything, but now I'm-"
"You're rambling."
"Yes. I'm rambling. I was going to get to that if you hadn't interrupted me you jerk." Wow. I glanced up at to accentuate my point and just wow. You really, really cute jerk. I mean, gosh. That silky raven black hair, those piercing black eyes, that chiseled jaw, those long lashed. Wow.
"Will you just tell me why you were following my brother?" Why your brother indeed. I mean, I should clearly have been following you. Oh crap, did I say that out loud? Oh no. I didn't. I'm safe, so why does he have this weird look on his face. Am I blushing? Is my nose bleeding? Do I have bad breath? Is there something in my teeth? I'm embarrassing myself. uh. This is why I really don't do good with cute guys. Wow. I'm getting really dizzy. Is it just me or is this place burning up?
Oh crap. I think I fainted.
:) Any guesses as to whose brother she was following?
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