Chapter 4
Disclaimer: We don't own Naruto. If you were curious, the 5 states were Texas, New Jersey, Missouri, New York, and Virginia, and the capital cities were Washington, D.C., Paris, and London. -All of us
After leaving the Host Club, Koharu felt irritated and stressed, all because of Kakashi.
I haven't felt this worked up since the entry exams…
The only person she wanted to see right now was a certain blue-eyed girl.
Manami Utsumi had been Koharu's best friend since they were about six years old. When Koharu first began school, she often chose to sit by herself, but one day a little honey color-haired girl turned her world upside down.
Manami was the first person who chose to be around Koharu, always eager to strike up a conversation with her. At first Koharu didn't know how to respond to the friendliness, but eventually the two became inseparable.
Many of the girls' classmates questioned the validity of their friendship in the beginning; it was clear they were complete opposites in every way. However, when people would make comments about Koharu's cold and insensitive nature, Manami would shoot them down without fail. The blue-eyed girl always insisted that these comments were baseless because no one ever bothered to actually get to know Koharu.
Now, eleven years later, Koharu loved Manami like she was her own sister. The two shared everything with each other.
Koharu chuckled, thinking back on their friendship. I have no idea what I would do without her.
After a little while longer, Koharu found herself on Manami's doorstep. Without even knocking, the green-eyed girl barged right into the house.
Manami turned her head when she heard the door. "Koharu! I've been wanting to see you!"
I'll never get tired of hearing that, the brunette thought.
Koharu closed the door and gave Manami a look over. A smile grew across her face.
"You're soaking wet, Manami!"
Koharu looked down at the floor. Sand…? Really, Manami?
"You could have at least tried to not track sand into your house..." Koharu laughed.
Manami smiled, "Okay, okay, you caught me! I went to the beach."
Koharu playfully rolled her eyes and smirked, "Called in sick again today, then? Apparently there has been a virus going around… Sad to see you caught it, too."
"Ugh, Koharu, you know I can't stay away from the beach. It's, like, my happy place."
Koharu put her hand on her hip. "How do you expect to become a good medic nin if you don't go to school? You really should take your studies more seriously!"
Manami sighed. "You know as well as I do that nothing they teach us at that school is helpful… Besides, I can life guard and help people at the beach, which is a lot closer to helping people than sitting in school all day."
Koharu opened her mouth to argue, but paused.
Well, she's not wrong…
"I guess you're right…" Koharu mumbled.
Wait! I'm not here to argue, I actually have something to tell her!
Before Koharu lost her friend's attention, she spouted out, "Have you heard of the Host Club at our school?"
Manami took a seat and propped her head up on her hand. "No… but do tell. It sounds interesting."
Koharu took a seat next to Manami and smiled at the idea that she knew something social-related before Manami did.
"It's the club Minato started not too long ago… He put together a rag-tag group of five other guys, who are conveniently extremely attractive, and spends time after school entertaining and well… shamelessly flirting with girls."
Manami raised her eyebrow, extremely interested. "Seriously? Shamelessly… Well, that would be fun to egg on."
Koharu leaned back against the couch and sighed, "Honestly, it might be kind of fun, except there's this annoying pervert of a guy who couldn't care less about anyone else's feelings."
Manami leaned forward. "Hmm… Sounds like you're speaking from experience. Anything you want to add about this 'pervert'?"
Oh boy, do I… Koharu thought.
She eyed Manami for a second and took a deep breath before continuing.
"I saw him at the bookstore looking through the Icha Icha section, and when I told him how disgusting his tastes were he grabbed my bag by accident and fled the store."
Manami giggled, earning a look from Koharu. The brunette playfully hit her friend on the shoulder before continuing.
"Actually, his thievery is the reason I went to the Host Club in the first place. Minato insisted that I go there myself to exchange it."
"What was the guy's name again?" Manami asked.
"Kakashi."
Manami smiled widely and leaned in some more. "Well, maybe this Kakashi just has a little crush on you," she winked.
Koharu blushed deeply and punched Manami's arm again, a little less playful this time. The blue-eyed girl was now rolling with laughter.
"Don't be ridiculous! There is no way he has a crush on me. We aren't kids anymore, we don't mock the people we like. And even if he did like me, there is no way I would fall for such a lazy bum like him."
Manami finally calmed herself down and nodded along with Koharu. "Right…"
Koharu crossed her arms but relaxed a little. "Anyways, I think you would love the Host Club. I told them I would go back tomorrow. You should come with me... That is, if this bug of yours magically clears up by tomorrow."
The honey-haired girl squealed and exclaimed, "You had me at 'attractive guys!'"
Manami rushed off to her bedroom, pulling out clothes and throwing them everywhere, trying to find the perfect outfit. Koharu sighed and stood up, heading for the door.
"Don't forget, the school does still have a uniform policy."
"Accessories, Koharu! Never forget about the accessories!" Manami yelled.
Koharu chuckled and closed the door behind her. As she was walking home, she began replaying her and Manami's conversation in her head.
Could he really have a crush on me? she asked herself.
The brunette shook her head and brushed the thought away.
It doesn't matter… I wouldn't care if the stupid pervert did anyways. The answer would undeniably be no.
When Koharu got home, she found that all of her thoughts roamed back to the idiotic masked man. As much as she hated it, she couldn't stop wondering what it was about the grey-haired guy that provoked her curiosity so much.
A/N: Manami was supposed to be a water ninja who summoned seals. Please don't ask. -All of us
