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Rin talking with a demon

Disclaimer: Please see Chapter 1.

Chapter 7

Last time:

"Then you're dismissed." The Hokage said as he returned back to his paperwork. Inoichi gave another bow, and this time, I copied him. We then both turned and walked out the door. I get the feeling that life will be just a bit crazier now.

"Ok, Okumura -chan, let's look at getting you an apartment first." Inoichi said as he navigated me through the hustle and bustle of the opening market. He took me through the village leading me to an apartment building that looked to be in good shape. As he guided me in, I decided to question him on who Kakashi was and why I was to get an apartment near him. The answers I got back did and didn't surprise me.

"Kakashi is the Jonin that will be observing you for a while. And while you're trusted enough to become part of Konoha's ranks, we still have to watch you for a while, before you can be fully integrated into our village." Inoichi said, with a glint in his eyes that told me he was leaving something out, as he leads me to the landlord of the apartment building.

"Good morning Yamanaka-sama, what can I do for you this morning? And I may ask who this young girl is?" A nondescript man asked.

"Good morning to you too, Akio-san. This is Rin Okumura, she is new to the village and the Hokage would like her to have an apartment near Kakashi. Do you happen to have anything?" Inoichi asked. The man, Akio, hummed for a minute clearly thinking of where his tenets were.

"You're in luck Yamanaka-sama, Okumura-chan. The apartment adjacent to Hatake-san is free. The previous tenant left quite quickly for some reason." Akio said with hints of amusement in his tone. I got a weird chill down my spine when he mentioned that.

"Perfect!" Inoichi clapped. "If you could please bring out the paperwork needed Rin-chan and I will get it filled out. The rent is to come out of the orphan found until she has completed a few missions." Akio nodded and headed to his office to grab the necessary paperwork. While he was gone Inoichi turned to me.

"Once we get the paperwork done, we can take a look at the apartment before we go shopping. We'll have to get you plenty of food and clothes. We can also splurge on a few things here and there for your apartment." I just nodded and sighed when Akio came back with a stack of paperwork to complete. Inoichi just chuckled at my reaction before giving his thanks to Akio. Akio gave a bow before leaving for his office once again.

It took an hour and a half to finish the paperwork. Once I was finished I groaned and collapsed into my chair. "Finally!" I whimpered as I stretched and wiggled my hands to get rid of the knots in them. Inoichi just laughed and got all of the papers in order. He then got up and headed to Akio's office. With a sigh I got up and joined him. We handed over the paperwork from hell to Akio who put it to the side and then guided us to the third floor of the apartment building. Soon we were standing inside a two bedroom apartment. While Inoichi and Akio were talking shop I wandered around to get a feel for things. Thankfully the apartment was mostly furnished with a couch, table, chairs, and bed frames. So all I would need to get is the mattresses and dishes.

After a tour throughout the apartment, Inoichi and I were ready to go shopping. I turned to him as we descended the stairs of the complex. "So where are we going first?" I asked. Inoichi looked thoughtful for a minute before deciding. "We should get you your beds and dishes first so that they can be delivered to the apartment. Then clothes, food, trinkets and gear. Then depending on how late it is I will take you out for dinner and you can meet some people." Inoichi spoke. I gained a dubious look but shrugged and nodded.

We eventually made it to the furniture store where I chose two soft and squishy mattresses. Then I grabbed a dish set and went up to the counter with Inoichi tailing behind me.

The lady behind the count gave me a smile as I walked up. "Excuse me miss, can I get this and two of your mattresses over there?" I asked while pointing to my choice of beds. She nodded and rang it up for me.

"Ok, sweetie that's ¥64,773." I nodded and pulled out my money from earlier. I counted it all out and gave it to her.

"Is there any way to get someone to deliver my stuff to my apartment for me?" I asked her as she was finalizing the sale. She shook her head. "Sorry sweetie, we have a limited amount of people in today and we can't spare a single one." I gave a sad sigh but nodded anyways. I guess I'll just have to backtrack. I turned to Inoichi and told him that we would have to carry them ourselves. He gave a frown but dipped his head in acknowledgment. When a worker arrived with the two beds on a flat cart both me and Inoichi stepped forward. I watched as Inoichi went through some hand signs before an exact copy of him appeared next to him. Perfect! I turned to the clone and shoved the dish set into his arms and then skipped over to the mattresses. The worker went to stop me, but before he could I had already grabbed one and hauled it up. Once I got it situated in my arms I turned to find both Inoichi and the worker looking at me weirdly.

"What? Is something the matter?" I asked when after a few minutes neither of them had moved. That seemed to bring them back to reality as Inoichi just shook his head and grabbed the other mattresses. Inoichi, his clone, and I eventually made it through the crowds back to the apartment complex. We hauled it all up there and then got it put up. Both Inoichi and I deposited the mattresses onto the box springs while Inoichi's clone cleaned and put away the newly bought dishes. Once that was done Inoichi dismissed his clone and we went back out to finish shopping. Inoichi got me a few different outfits and pyjamas while we were at the clothing store before sending another clone to the apartment with the bags. Then we grabbed four sheet sets and two comforters for the beds plus four pillows.

Next up we stopped by a ninja store where Inoichi got me kunai, shuriken, and the pouches to put them in. He also got me a set of senbon to hid in my hair. We also grabbed a care kit for a sword for Kurikara. Along the way to the counter, we passed some mesh shirts and boots. I stopped and grabbed four mesh shirts and two pairs of boots. Finally, we made it to the counter after everything was said and done I had used up the last of the money Mephisto had given me. Thankfully we only had food shopping left.

By the time Inoichi and I finished shopping it was well into the evening at 8pm. Inoichi and I hauled all of the bags back to my apartment and put away the food leaving the rest of the bags for another day. After everything was in its place Inoichi turned to me and ushered me out of the apartment.

"What's going on Inoichi? Where are you taking me?" I asked as he guided me through the village back towards the market. We took a sharp left just before the market, though, leaving us on a street filled with pubs, bars, and restaurants. While I gaped at all of the stores Inoichi had pulled me into a pub not too far from the entrance. He lead me to a table in the corner which held two men, two boys, and a sole girl. As Inoichi walked up, they stopped talking.

"Daddy! Where have you been all day? And who's that?" The girl, Inoichi's daughter apparently, screeched in a whiney voice. I winced in pain as she continued to screech. The man with spiky hair and the boy with a pineapple hairstyle both sighed at the same time and muttered "Troublesome" under their breath. The other man and boy seemed to take everything in stride and continued to eat the food that was already at the table. Inoichi winced and placated the girl to get her to stop screaming.

"Rin-chan, this is my daughter Ino. That is Shikaku Nara, the Jonin commander, and his son Shikamaru. The man next to Shikaku is Chouza Akimichi and his son Choji. Shikaku and Chouza are both the heads of their clans and my friends and allies. I hope that you will be able to make friends with our children, to ease your transition into our village." Inoichi explained to me as we both sat in our chairs at the table.

"Hello Shikamaru, Choji. It's very nice to meet you both. Could you maybe tell me what you enjoy doing?" I said very politely as I watched them. Shikamaru sighed as he turned to me and Choji slowed his eating as he watched Shikamaru and me.

"It's very nice to meet you to Rin-san. I enjoy sleeping and cloud watching." Shikamaru drawled out as he looked at as if daring me to complain about it. I just smiled.

"That's great! You can show me all of the good spots to nap then! And while I've never specifically gone cloud watching it sounds very relaxing." I cheerfully. Shikamaru seemed startled for a second before nodding. I turned to Choji and waited for him to finish chewing.

He seemed thoughtful for a few minutes as he finished his mouthful. "I'm happy to meet you to Rin. I enjoy hanging out with Shikamaru and eating." He said almost nervously as if waiting for me to insult him. Before I could say anything, though, Ino the wench, screeched out in an annoying way.

"Hey! Why are you wasting time talking to them? They're just a bunch of lazy boys!" She seemed to screech at an even loud tone. I turned to her with a blank look on my face.

"I'm talking to them because they seem very kind, gentle and sweet. Plus they have yet to damage my hearing, whereas you have continuously tried to imitate a howler monkey. Also, they have yet to insult anyone or be rude, which you have also done. Until you can learn some manners and appreciate them, I will not speak with you unless necessary." I said nastily. She seemed flabbergasted that I would stick up for these two boys, and the boys seemed just as shocked.

"You don't seem to get that you are the heirs to your clans. One day Shikamaru and Choji will be leading their clans just as you will be leading your clan. Your continued rudeness and insults may lead to your alliances being destroyed." The entire table seemed to be shocked at my words. Though Shikaku and Chouza seemed very happy and delighted that someone would stick up for their sons, especially someone who was just introduced to them. Inoichi seemed thoughtful and a little dismayed at Ino's behaviour. And Ino, the girl of the hour, was close to tears as no one said anything to oppose my words. Eventually, I turned back to Choji.

"That's sound like a great time! I love when I can just sit and relax with my best friends and enjoy food! Oh, maybe I can have you over to my apartment sometime! I love cooking, especially for people who enjoy my cooking." I said happily. Choji looked very excited about that. And that was how I spent the rest of night.

Eventually, it was time to go. Inoichi escorted me home after making sure that Ino was going to go with home Shikaku. At my door, Inoichi gave me a hug and told me that he would be by at 9:30am to guide me to the meeting spot of team 7.

To Be Continued...