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Much love to you guys!
Chapter Nine
Two days later, Neji glared at Richochet.
"No."
She frowned.
"I'm going."
He scowled.
"No."
She scowled back at him.
"I said I'm going!"
Seeing her becoming irritated slash angered, of all things – something that rarely happened with her – at his objection, he let a smirk light his lips.
"I said no."
Richochet let her lips thin to show him that she was becoming more than annoyed. She'd been in this damn bed for more than two days now and her fever had gone for a whole day. There was no way she was staying in the nice, warm, soft… 'Gah! Snap out of it! It's just a bed!'
'And a nice bed at that.' Rokubi purred at her.
'Hush, you. You're not helping.' The demon sealed girl muttered back.
Anyway, it was obvious her illness was over. Who cared that she still felt weak, that she was still a little warm and toasty – it was the bed, God damnit and not the illness. She could be doing other things, such as winding the Hyuuga boy up, or training, or learning about her surroundings and where she was currently living.
That was it, her surroundings!
"You said I should scout the area." Richochet replied smoothly, crossing her arms and sitting up. She never was an inside person, though she did like lounging around and doing things like reading – just not inside, was all. The room was boring to look at even if homely in its simplicity.
Sure, there were scrolls to read about chakra and what it was and how she could use it. Heck, there were even some jutsu's of the basic kind too, but she knew the Hyuuga was just rubbing it in her face as well.
He was just playing the teacher card, playing innocent when she glared at him.
Oh, scratch that.
He'd been mockingly smirking at her.
'Bastard.'
Rokubi gave the impression of rolling his eyes at her.
She was already in her old clothes, too, waiting to get up and out.
They were a pair of tight black shorts with two lines down the sides and the spaghetti strap top. She even had her weights and bandages on to get right into the training she had missed. Her new shoes, zori's, next to the nice bed she was currently sleeping in, were waiting to be put on, begging her to use them and walk around.
And she'd be damned if she wouldn't.
Neji sighed silently, exhaling through his nose, but outwardly he just showed signs of mild annoyance.
"I'm also saying you need to rest."
Richochet crossed her arms and glared off to the side and…
Neji raised an eyebrow.
Was she… pouting?
Yep, her bottom lip was slightly jutted out.
He inwardly snickered.
'How cute,' The Hyuuga thought mockingly and then narrowed his eyes for a clearer view and then felt surprise roll through him momentarily. 'She doesn't even realize she's pouting.' He shook his head, putting the image out of his head.
Seeing he wasn't going to budge, an idea quickly came to being within her cunning mind. It was used a lot, especially with the member of the opposite sex but… It was worth a shot. Hopefully it hadn't happened to him before.
And yes, she was that desperate to get out of the place – she felt stuffed up, suffocating, the walls felt as if they were closing in on her, slowly but surely.
Yep, she was slightly claustrophobic, Catoptrophobic and also taphophobic too and had a fear of some other things too. She didn't like graves in other words, had a slight fear for them like she did for closed spaces and the same for a mirror.
Yes, she hated mirror's to the point of fear.
But if there was a fear she had to admit instead of the others, it would be being claustrophobic.
But having another person in the room with her made her feel better. And she was used to Neji and Hinata being around her nearly all the time, so it was better when one of those two were there instead of others.
Not that she'd ever say that to either of them, especially Neji.
"…Whatever. Why should I care what you want?" Richochet griped to herself and flushed the silk covers away from her body, showing the tanned body off a bit as the shorts had crept up to her thighs slightly.
Neji scowled again and walked over, pushing her down.
He didn't see the small smirk across her lips and she grabbed his wrists and turned their positions, so he was the one lying down on the warm bed and she was the one above him on all fours... well, two's.
He narrowed his eyes and was about to get back up again when she ducked her head and swept her lips across his while tugging her feet into the zori's by the bed and his eyes widened dramatically, surprised.
Grinning against his lips, she nipped and suckled on the bottom lip and then pulled the teased lip down to sweep her tongue into his mouth, knowing it was probably his first kiss with the way he was arrogant all the time. He tasted oddly of shortbread, something she was fond of when young and having lived in England.
Neji, dazed, reacted on instinct and moved his own tongue against hers. Heat spread into them inflaming them from the mouth downwards and Richochet heard Rokubi chuckling.
'First stage complete indeed…'
It gave her some sense, as she had been slowly forgetting what she had planned and why she had planned it. For a beginner at this, Neji sure knew how to get to the right spots – for her anyway.
'What…?'
'This.'
A small yet pleasing tremble ran through her and when he felt it on his lips, he trembled, body heating in reaction, hair of the back of his neck standing on end as her heat seared into him. Deciding to try and go and dominate, his tongue started lapping against hers, hungry as he pressed more against her, moving her head back.
He felt as if he had stolen her fever as prickles of warmth overflowed him and he strained to get closer still.
His hand touched her right cheek very lightly and was about to grip his other hand in her hair when Richochet finally got her zori's on properly and sped out of the room at light speed, having grabbed the scroll of basic jutsu he had written and sliding it in her blades hip pouch on the way.
Neji blinked, somewhat out of breath as he went over what just happened.
She had just kissed him.
And for young teen it had been hot.
He had enjoyed it.
He knew should have not.
The Hyuuga genius ran a hand over his face, trying to calm his racing heartbeat.
It had felt… Good. Better than good.
It was drugging. He wanted it again. He wanted to eat her up and keep her so he could do that again and again and again.
He swallowed, tasting the odd blend of her medicine with her normal taste of refreshing lemon tasting ice she kept on demanding for and looked off to the side of the room. He never really tasted lemon before…
It was…nice.
Great. He liked kissing her. He wondered if it would be the same with all girls. Or just with her?
Neji rubbed a temple in confusion. Why was he thinking like this? He needed to concentrate on his Kaiten and Gentle Fist! Not on girls like other normal guys their age! He was NOT like the rest of them!
How could one kiss do this? He was physically battling his hormones here! And who knows if he was winning?
Then he snapped himself out of it and looked around the room.
Bare.
He felt a vein twitch in his forehead. "Seishou!"
He ran out after her.
From the door opposite, Hinata had done something.
She had seen everything with her Byakugan as she was meditating to see how long she could keep it on.
"O-Oh my…"
She never thought Richochet would be one to start it.
Then again, people were different behind closed doors.
And that odd yellow stormy like energy in her of immense proportions… what was it?
What was going on in that girl?
Richochet snickered madly in her mind. 'And here I was, thinking he'd be a plank out of shock.' She smirked, running through the woods to the market streets and then into the back alleys near the hot springs.
Breathing deeply, she slowed down near a wooden fence and wiped the back of her hand against her forehead.
"Eh, dattebayo?! OH, IT'S YOU!"
Richochet looked up at the orange covered, blonde haired Genin in some surprise but not much. She had felt him with her constant Kazangan. She figured it stayed on because of Rokubi in all with all that excess energy. "Naruto-san?"
Naruto blushed as she focused on him out of embarrassment and nervousness. Her eyes were creepy… "Ah, eh, 'ttebayo! Just call me Naruto! All my friends do!"
"You'd consider me a friend?" Richochet backed up a step. "What if I stab you in the back? What if I betray the country and join another? What if I unleash a monster full of violence on this place? Would you still consider me a friend?"
'Again with the psychoanalysis! That poor Kyuubi-holder…'
"Eh?" Naruto cocked his head to the side. "Well, yeah, I'm your friend if you're mine, right? Um, You can't stab me in the back cause I'm facing you… I don't think you can betray Konohagakure cause you're not a leaf-nin…If you'd unleash monster…then I'd unleash my own to stop you and knock some sense into you!"
Richochet smirked.
"Would you still consider me a friend though?"
"Only if you consider me a friend, 'ttebayo!" Naruto grinned sheepishly, eyes closed and instantly Richochet could tell he definitely had the Kyuubi in him.
"I consider you to be the Kyuubi no Youko, the nine tailed demon fox."
His mouth dropped open and he stared at her. Another person knew? How? When? How could this girl from another world know about this? Was it another person to hate him, glare at him with spite?
"…Just as…" She looked away, holding her stomach
Naruto blinked at the action before slowly coming to a realization during her hesitation.
She… had… a demon… too…?
'Say it. All demon hosts can trust one another.'
"Just as I want you to consider me as the Raijuu no Rokubi, the six tailed weasel demon." She gave a polite bow. She'd only be polite to the demon holders, Neji, Hinata and Tenten. Maybe Shikamaru. And since Naruto held the strongest he was included too.
Anyone else could go screw themselves.
"SERIOUSLY?!" Without warning, he lifted her spaghetti strap top and lifted the bandages and stared in awe at the seal that appeared slowly. "It's really weird when it just appears…but it's exactly like mine!" He said excitedly. She was someone who could understand what it was like!
Richochet nodded, wondering why he sounded giddy with excitement. "Listen, I need to create some cracks in it… So Rokubi can let me use his power, like he promised. He's too lazy though."
Naruto's eyes shimmered before reddening instead of staying blue, pupils turning to animal like slits. "HAHAHA!! ROKUBI ALWAYS WAS THE CALMEST ONE!!"
Richochet narrowed her eyes as she eyed the way the whiskers on his cheek darkened and widened and lengthened, how the face became more elongated and how his teeth sharpened to the point they dragged over his pink bottom lip.
'Tell her I said hello.'
Richochet raised a brow. '…Her? You mean He's actually a she? But she sounds like a guy… Weird…'
'All demons do. For all you know I could be a female.'
Richochet stilled, mulling over the idea he proposed.
"Rokubi gives you his salutations, Kyuubi no Youko."
"MMMM…." He purred before running a hand down her one red whiskered cheek and then down her neck to touch the fur that sparked. Richochet wrenched back at the pain. "I SEE! I, TOO, BASED ON YOUR ACTIONS, SHALL TRUST MY HOST MORE. AS MY COMRADE WHEN IN THE DEMON WARS, EVEN WHEN HOUKOU CAST THAT ILLUSION OVER YOU TO PIT YOU AGAINST ME, I WILL TRUST YOU ONCE MORE!!"
Richochet smirked at the demon infested boy and nodded. "Thank you, Kyuubi no Youko. It was a pleasure to meet you."
Kyuubi looked at her more thoroughly. "DO YOU TRUST UZUMAKI NARUTO?"
Richochet blinked and nodded. "His…answer proves there is more to some people than meets the eyes. And for a person like me, who searches for worthiness, his honesty makes me want to be…" Richochet paused looking for the right words. "…Truly happy that there is still hope for humanity. I just hope I can be as worthy a comrade to him as Rokubi was to you."
Kyuubi narrowed her eyes before smirking. "YOU SAY THAT AS IF YOU WERE DEMON YOURSELF."
Rokubi snagged her mind and she jolted before letting him in control. "Kyuubi! It's great to finally speak to you again, my friend. I have already seen her whole future, as have you with your host. To be frank, she always questions humanity as if it were something ordinary – like us demons. If I had the chance, she would be a demon and I would claim her as my lifemate."
'Say WHAT?'
"Hmmm…INTERESTING. SO I TAKE IT SHE HAS BEEN CHOSEN?"
'CHOSEN FOR WHAT?!' Richochet pounded on his mentally strengthened will.
'Hush, little pet. This is just to get us more trust and acceptance, even if what I speak is the truth.'
"Yes." Rokubi nodded with a smirk.
"VERY WELL. COMMENCE THE LINK!"
'WHAT LINK?!' Richochet and Naruto screamed in their brains and the two demons winced. Hearing of an advanced type wasn't always good.
"Hush…" He soothed her and took off the necklace with the key.
Naruto – Kyuubi - likewise took off the necklace Tsunade gave him and they touched them very lightly. Then they slit a small line of blood from their palms with their pinkie to the opposite hands – Richochet's right and Naruto's right – and shook hands.
Jolts of electric passed through Naruto, warming him, while flares of fire steamed through Richochet. Yet it didn't hurt. Much.
Okay, they were lying. Seeing as Fire was her weakness, apparently, Lightning was Naruto's.
The two parted slowly and gave a deep bow, right foot behind the left before raising slowly and giving each other smirks.
'Wasn't so bad, was it?'
'Shut up weasel! What the hell have you done to me?! I can feel him! Without the use of my-'
'DATTEBAYOOO!!'
'Oh, you're kidding me…' Richochet sighed and added dryly. 'I like my mind with only one other person in it.'
'Aww…I like speaking to you like this…'
'Don't you speak to Kyuubi?'
'Not really…'
Richochet stared at Naruto. "Huh…So…How do we switch this off?"
He shrugged, making her sigh.
"Thanks for the brains genius."
"HEY!"
She just smirked at him and gave a wink, making him blush.
"Oh? So that's how I shut you up, huh?"
"You can NEVER shut ME up!"
There was a slight pause as Richochet snickered and Naruto went red.
'Only the one with more power can…Or if you're at a good enough distance away… Or if you're focusing on someone else with complete attention.' Rokubi shrugged.
'TRUE.'
'Four people in one mind?! I can barely take one…' She put a hand to her temple. 'Wait…'
"Hey, Naruto… Do you know Jiraiya?"
"Eh?" He blinked and put his hand behind his head, cushioning them in mid air. "Sure, I know Ero-Sennin."
"Ero-Sennin?"
Rokubi seemed to lift his head. 'I sense another Sannin around. It's…Jiraiya. Richochet. Look for him so you can use my energy. It's time to up your training now.' He smirked in her mind.
'Don't I already use your energy though?'
'There are barely any cracks in the seal, in other words, there are no windows in this place.' He said calmly, sending lightning waves through her. 'This is how much I can send now. I'd be able to send far more with it cracked more.'
'Hmm…If I had something to judge it on then maybe I'll know.' She replied sarcastically, annoyed. 'It's not like I go around electrocuting myself or anything.'
Rokubi wasn't going to tell her he tried electrocuting her everytime he could when she didn't have as much control – A.K.A sleeping – so that she'd heal better. It helped a little since her body was still in the half stage between this world and the last worlds human body.
Ah well.
Let her think she was right.
Silly human.
'Go and find him already.' He spoke, bored.
'I'll come with you dattebayo!'
Muttering curses in her head and under her breath, she got up and slowly walked around, keeping a look out, Naruto on her tail.
'How about we find out about each other?!'
'Fine. You start.'
'…What's your favourite colour?
'Hmm…colours that are very whitish.'
'Like beige?'
'No, like very light colours that are white but you can tell they're green or purple or red or whatever. And electric lightning yellow like my necklace. Why?'
Naruto looked up form the ever odd necklace of fur that had a chain attached to it with a heart at the end. 'I want to know you, 'ttebayo!'
'Uh, okay. You?'
'Um, I like dark blue and reddish orange.'
Richochet smirked at him and looked at him clothes. 'I can tell.'
'HEY!'
'What else do we ask?'
Naruto looked at her. "I was… kinda hoping you would know…No one ever really asked me before…" Naruto looked at the ground, saddened.
"Me neither." Richochet shrugged, uncaring. "I never really had any friends." She saw him open his mouth. "Don't even think of Mizu being a friend because she's more of a rival - at least that's what she says." He gave her a weirded out look that she knew what he was going to say. "We can read each others mind."
Naruto pouted at her.
'You can read each others memories and see everything the other saw when they were young.'
They both stilled and looked at each other before smiling slightly and shaking their heads. "I think…we need to know about the 'now' Richochet and the 'now' Naruto first…" She said softly and Naruto nodded in agreement.
'It's odd. If this was with Neji he would have scrambled into my memories straight off to find why I could use Gentle Fist.' Naruto snickered at her and she gave him a baleful look, and instead of him flinching he just smiled innocently. 'Why am I not acting like me? The sarcastic, uncaring non bothering me?'
'Demon's who did the comrade's blood exchange are, simply enough, nice to each other.' Rokubi stated. 'Kyuubi and I were to do so before the Demon War, but it never happened due to events unspoken. So this is the next best thing.'
'HMM. YOU CANNOT LIE TO EACH OTHER AND WILL BE FAITHFUL COMRADES.'
"Even if we want to betray?" Richochet questioned.
'YES.' Kyuubi replied simply. 'IT IS LIKE THE BOND OF LIFEMATES BUT NOT AS INTIMATE OR EXTREME AND INTENSE.'
Naruto cocked his head to the side. 'Lifemates? You mean husband and wife right?'
'YES.' Kyuubi spoke smugly. 'YOU BOTH HAVE CHOSEN YOUR LIFEMATES WITHOUT REALISING IT.'
Richochet choked on her own spit while Naruto's eyes bulged out.
"WHAAAAAAT?!"
'YOUR CHOSEN IS NEARLY ALWAYS IN YOUR SIGHT AND HAS NEARLY DIED FOR YOU. THAT IS WHAT THE FEMALE DEMON DOES.'
While Naruto tried to think back to it was, Rokubi spoke to Richochet.
'You, Richochet, done something like that, except it came in three stages because blood wasn't used and I am male. Though it will be later on. The heart fondly touched, the key trustingly situated and warmth willingly felt. Naruto will have these three for her soon enough. Then both processes will be complete. It takes a good year or so anyway.'
Naruto and Richochet looked at each other in disbelief.
Then she sighed and walked around the corner, Naruto matching her step for step. "Let's just find Jiraiya."
"Sure, 'ttebayo."
This man was supposed to be a Sannin. An awesome ninja with great stealth skills and countless number of jutsu and-
"Hehehe…."
Richochet blinked at the laugh, stilling once again. "What the…?"
Naruto sweatdropped, knowing that girlish giggle well.
"Ehehehehehehehe…"
She sweatdropped at the laugh. "Crazy idiot." She turned the corner and saw a large man with long white hair staring at the fence, crouched down and shuddering in laughter.
'That…would be-'
'-Jiraiya, 'ttebayo! That pervert!'
'You've gotta be kidding me.'
Richochet's eye twitched as she looked at the sign above him.
'Konoha Women's Hot Springs!'
'He really is a perv?' She gave an amused smirk. She didn't care much for modesty, but she'd be willing to bet the women on the other side would be. How about she help him out before they notice-
"AIIIIEEEE!! PERVERRRRRT!!"
She sighed as a flock of women came out wrapped in towels, angry red veins pronounced upon their brows. 'I bet he's loving this.'
'He's a super pervert!'
She snickered as his left nostril started to bleed violently.
'See?! See?!'
He snagged a tissue up the said nose.
'Watch this.'
Then came the slaps.
Well, they would, if Richochet hadn't walked up.
"Ladies!" She called out and they turned to her, watching her and the old man looked at her pleading for help. "That would be my little brother pulling a cruel practical joke on you. He's just putting an illusion on you." She emphasized some words to him and he caught them.
He did the simple Henge no jutsu on himself and ran out to hug her as a seven year old boy about four foot two high with the same black hair and laughing orange eyes. He was dressed in a baggy grey shirt and black shorts and was gripping her hand and looking up at her with gratefulness in his eyes.
The women sighed and gave annoyed looks to the kids, not knowing they were duped. "Listen girl, you should look after your brother better! What would your mother say?"
"My mother is dead."
They went deathly silent at her glare. She turned away, a smirk on her face as she did so and walked away, leading the 'little boy' away and around the corner.
Richochet stopped and looked back, checking for noise, vibration from the floor and chakra coming their way. She gave a sigh, now knowing they weren't coming. "Well, looks like they weren't suspicious."
A poof of sulphur and the large male was back in front of her, long spiky white hair, red outer coat and all. He gave her a goofy smile. "Thanks for that Jou-chan! I needed that info for my books." He scratched his cheek with his index finger, laughing nervously. His eyes caught that of Naruto, still having his hands behind his head. "Eh, Naruto?"
"I don't care if you're a pervert. I just need you to do something for me that, apparently," Richochet rolled her eyes at Rokubi who huffed in her mind, "Only you can do."
A lusty smile came over his face.
Naruto sweatdropped again. "Ero-senniiiiin…" He shook his head.
"No, you perv!" She crossed her arms. "If I need that I would have asked straight off!"
"…Really?" Jiraiya blinked at her speculatively. "Aren't you a bit young?"
"That's not the point." Richochet pointed out and put a hand to her hip. "I need you to do for me what you did to Naruto."
Jiraiya laughed. "Listen Jou-chan, I can't teach you Rasengan!"
"EH?! Chet-chan wants to know the RASENGAN?!"
"No, I-"
"I could teach you it, dattebayo!" Naruto cheered, fists in the air.
"While that's just super, I need Jiraiya to-"
The white haired sannin shrugged. "Sorry, I won't teach the Rasengan to you."
"But I will, 'ttebayo!"
"Naruto?! You will?"
"Sure I'll teach her, Ero-sennin!"
"NO!" She yelled, fists clenched. The two males jumped, looking equally wary and shocked at the angered female. Richochet let her head drop as she sighed, crossing her arms, holding herself back. She usually was laid back, but sometimes, around block headed idiots, she could have a temper. "I need Jiraiya to do the same thing he did to the seal on Naruto's stomach. And I need him to keep this whole situation - affects and effects included - a secret."
Richochet raised her spaghetti black top to show off the seal to him. His eyes widened and then narrowed again, his whole face taking a serious tone.
"Rokubi said you were the one to go to." She finished softly.
"Six tails? That's a powerful demon you have there. Not as much as Kyuubi, but he has different, and great, strengths." Jiraiya remarked. "Still, I owe you." He said wryly, and looked around the fenced back alley they were in, next to the Hot Springs. "Not here. The woods are more quiet and secretive."
"Just do it now." Richochet yawned and lifted the top up more. There were no Anbu for some reason and no one was around with enough experience of seals to know what was going on, so it was the perfect time. She clenched her stomach, awaiting some form of pain from him. "Before I change my mind." She said mockingly to him, making him narrow his eyes at her in a half glare.
His fingers lit up with different kanji and he took a stance to maintain his balance. "…Gogyo Kaiin!!" Jiraiya slammed his five glowing fingers into her stomach.
"Oomph..." She moaned lightly. 'That…kinda takes your breath away.' Immediately she felt as if her stomach was more… yielding than before. That strings that tugged the top half to the bottom half had been loosened immensely.
Then the 'whoosh' of red chakra surrounded her before plunging back into her again.
Softly.
Soothingly.
Sensitively.
'It does, dattebayo, doesn't it? I didn't think it hurt, but it wasn't exactly comfortable too.' Naruto jogged over and helped her sit up. Then he blinked as if surprised he was over here. 'That's weird…'
'It's our link. We have to help each other. No matter what we want. Whether we like it or not. Right Kyuubi?'
'CORRECT.' She replied informatively. 'WE ARE ALLIES TO THE END AND BEYOND AND OUR SOULS ARE TIED BY FRIENDSHIP IN EACH LIFE BECAUSE OF THE DEMONIC ENERGY. YOU TWO WILL ALWAYS HAVE EACH OTHER AND NOT BE ALONE.'
Richochet and Naruto looked at each other, surprised but feeling good about it, startlingly. "Guess we're stuck with each other for now and forever?" Richochet smirked at him.
Naruto grinned back. "I s'ppose I can put up with you and your ego."
Her smirk became a little softer. "Well, you can try."
"Ah, the start of a beautiful relationship!" Jiraiya cooed at them, thinking it the wrong way.
"SHUT UP!!" They yelled back, glaring at him. Well, Richochet crossed her arms and glared but Naruto did a frowning pout and looked away after a couple minutes, putting his arms behind his head again, standing up properly.
"Idiot." She mumbled and got up next to Naruto. "I'm suddenly really hungry…"
"RAMEN!!" He grabbed her wrist and tugged her away with him without being able to get a word in edgewise.
She looked back at Jiraiya before they turned the corner and yelled. "DON'T YOU DARE TELL ANYONE – AND I DON'T MEAN PEOPLE CALLED ANYONE BUT THEY'RE INCLUDED – WHAT YOU KNOW OF THIS MATTER UNLESS I GIVE THE O-KAY, OKAY?!"
He just laughed and waved.
The white haired man would keep it a secret.
For now.
Anyway.
He was kinda scared by her.
"Arrogant but remarkable, creepy eyed kid." Jiraiya muttered as he stared off at the corner. "Wonder what the Rokubi will do to her life like Kyuubi to Naruto? What has it done?"
"You just ate…" Richochet stared at the eight bowls of ramen and looked at her one of duck ramen. And yes, she had taken out the carrots and put them in Naruto's bowl much to his delight of things orange. "…eight bowls…"
He just grinned at her before stuffing his face again.
"And you want…more?"
"YEP!"
Snorting Richochet spoke up with sarcasm in it. "You know, I'm starting to wonder if that stomach is an endless hole…" She shook her head as he shrugged, unsure himself. "Amazing…. Simply. Amazing."
"I am, aren't I." Naruto stated happily, slurping the broth before wiping his mouth on the back of his hands. "And one day I'll be THE HOKAGE OF KONOHAGAKURE!"
"Good for you." She rolled her eyes with a small smirk on her own mouth, unable to help it. His happiness was contagious, annoyingly enough but she couldn't put herself to mock him seriously.
It just seemed… really… horrible… or something.
She wasn't feeling too eloquent right now, especially after seeing this boy stuff himself like one does a turkey in 'Thanksgiving' like they did in America, either.
"ANOTHER MISO RAMEN! Please?" He added sheepishly at Ayame-nee's raised eyebrow.
Scoffing, Richochet stood up and, using some of Neji's money he had given her after paying for the miso ramen she had a while back with Shikamaru and Neji, she put the money down and grabbed Naruto's collar hefting him up.
"C'mon you gluttonous fox." She griped at him as he started reaching for Ayame as if she would help. The waitress just giggled in amusement at them.
"No I want more, meanie weasel! Ayame, I must have more of the beautiful tasting food that is RAMEN!"
"Ramen definitely is beautiful tasting!" Someone agreed as Naruto forked out his frog purse.
Richochet turned around to stare at the newcomers as Naruto paid, weeping.
Some blonde in a purple top and skirt with bandages nearly all over, but fashionably and practical watched the duo in the ramen stand. Another, larger boy with swirls on his face and brown hair green jacket white top with eat of it in kanji and the normal seemingly compulsory black slacks on then there was Shikamaru and Sakura and...
Her eyebrow twitched.
Mizu.
"Eh? Shikamaru?" Richochet blinked, not bothering with any honorifics, much to the annoyance of some females. "How's it going?"
"Too troublesome…" He sighed, bored.
She shrugged. "As always."
"Richocheeeeet!! I learnt so many new things!" Mizu cried out, glomping the demon infested girl.
'This one is truly irritating.' Rokubi thought as Kyuubi nodded in their shared link with Naruto.
'You don't like her? She's really happy though!'
'She's good at everything…' Richochet grumbled in her mind, feeling jealous, glaring off intently to the side as Mizu squeezed tight. 'I'm sure there's nothing I'm better then her at now she's learning to be a ninja.'
'Yeah… Sasuke's the same way…' Naruto moaned back. 'BUT we'll be SO much better! AND SOON!'
'Of course.'
'It's only natural you will be.'
'YOU HAVE US DEMONS ON YOUR SIDE.'
Naruto and Richochet shared a secretive grin before looking away again.
They both guessed it wasn't so bad if you had someone to share things with.
"So, you're this Seishou, huh?" Ino said, testing her.
"As I've been told." Richochet replied blandly. The purple clothed girl was none too much to the liking of Richochet. "If not then I know a hella lotta chronic liars."
The blonde cocked her head to the side, wondering if she should take that personally and decided with that odd little crooked smile the girl had on her she had to off meant it like that.
But Richochet always was like that; she just didn't know it yet.
Ino sneered at her and Richochet raised a brow.
'You pissed another one off again.'
'Too easy.' Richochet mentally snickered and she looked at the others, the big boned guy and the pineapple haired one, then pinkie and water-girl.
Her hands twitched as she looked at all of them, hating being around so many of her own age not knowing what to do.
She needed an out.
She needed to go.
She needed an escape.
She needed a diversion.
She needed-
"Seishou. Richochet." Came an angered voice.
- Neji?
Richochet looked at the blazing eyes of Neji and felt a smirk touch her lips.
"We're going." He grabbed her forearm, wrenched the Chikoto girl off of her, and tugged her away forcefully, leading her back to the main house. "I think we need to set some rules."
Richochet rolled her eyes and smirked back to Naruto, raising a hand in goodbye to all.
She smirked and said loudly so the other civilians around could hear. "Brilliant. I'll tell you what you can and can't do then, shall I?"
Neji just gritted his teeth and walked on determinedly, tugging harder on the arm he grabbed as he sped up.
Not too bad. Not too bad. I also enjoyed writing this too. I wanted Richochet to form a bond with one of the characters and all but Neji, Shikamaru, Naruto and Haku seem to antagonize me somehow. Ah well. I felt there was a little too much between just Richochet and Neji too, so I thought why not throw in another person to take her attentions away from training and the Hyuuga's?
By the way chapter ten is written up. I'm, just going to wait for some reviews. Yep, five reviews and I'll update. Fair? Well, think of it this way - at least it's not ten.
Hope to update soon!
I'll hopefully put more Shikamaru in too, if I can somehow just sliiiiiide it in since people have spoken of it.
Ta-ta!
R.
