Remember the Name
A Naruto x Harry Potter Crossover
By
EvilFuzzy9
"A real friend asks to spend time with you, not money."
- Fortune Cookie
A/N: It's nice to know so many people are liking this, so far. Haha, it's always nice to know that even something as self indulgent and unprofessional as this (not that I'm a professional of any sort) can find fans. :)
Also, in response to Immortalis Cruor Elf's review, because for some reason they disabled the private messaging feature, while I'm glad you enjoy this so much, and amused by your review, I must point out that, short though my chapters for this may be, I tend to write them in batches. Furthermore, I'd like to point out that submitting a review essentially just saying "update soon" a mere day after the previous update is not exactly the most... erm... appreciated way of telling a writer that you want more. It's much too direct, for one thing. If you want to coax a writer into writing faster, I've found in my own personal experience, that thoughtful, in depth reviews tend to get more response.
... man, that was a big wall of text. I really do appreciate the appreciation, but some authors are not so accomodating to reviews of that sort. Reviews are appreciated, but all the moreso if they're topical or relevant to content of what you're reviewing. Just to let you know~
"Ahhh... That was a nice shower..." Karui moaned happily to herself, walking out of the bathroom and into her and Samui's shared bedroom. She was wearing nothing but a towel wrapped loosely around her slender, lean frame. There was steam at her back, following her out of the bathroom.
Her short, vibrant red hair was dripping water onto the stone floor, which felt pleasantly cool beneath the soles of her feet. She stretched her arms and curved her spine this way and that, rolling her shoulders to relieve some of the tension that had built up over the past few weeks of consecutive field assignments. She paid little heed to her towel loosening with the mildly therapeutic contortions sliding down her waist.
So what if it rode a little low, or even fell off entirely? The only other person in the room was Samui, and she rarely felt the need for any sort of real modesty when it was just the two of them. They had been working together ever since they were first put on a genin team together, and though there was the occasional bit of friction between them due to their wildly differing personalities, they were essentially as close to each other as blood.
"Oy, Samui," she drawled, flopping down onto her bed, her towel nearly coming undone. "Your turn."
The blonde, looking up from the book she had been reading–Hogwarts, A History, or something like that–huffed disapprovingly at the thick steam that was seeping from the open bathroom door.
"Geeze, Karui," she muttered, delicately cocking an eyebrow, "Just how hot were you running that shower?"
The redhead shrugged noncommittally, still sprawled out face-down on her bed. "I'unno," she mumbled in response, shifting her face to the side so she didn't get a mouthful of blankets while she spoke. "I think I might've had it turned all the way up, but other than that..."
Samui shook her head, tutting distastefully as she set her book down and got up out of the chair. "You're even worse than my brother, I swear," she remarked dryly.
Karui ignored that jibe, instead untying her towel and baring her back. "Hey, Samui," she said, a hint of a request in her tone, "Before you go in there, mind rubbing my back a little? I've got more knots than a sailor's tie, I swear to god."
She shot a pair of big, doeful puppy-dog-eyes at her teammate to punctuate this request.
Samui threw a throw pillow at her teammate's face. She hit her mark, of course, and Karui swore before tearing it off of her face and whipping it back at the blonde.
Samui tilted her head a little to the side, completely dodging the retaliatory shot. "Get someone else to do it," she droned. "Unless you feel like rubbing my back in return..."
"Too tired to," Karui answered lazily, lying inert on her bed.
Samui snorted. "That's what I thought. Now hurry up and get dressed. I don't plan to be in there long, and sensei told us we'll be getting our first orders today."
Karui pouted. "Bah," she grumbled, "Why couldn't they even let us get good night's rest before giving us more work? It hasn't even been three hours since we finished the mission briefing..."
"Yes," Samui replied. "And it feels like you spent over half that time in the shower."
"Couldn't help it..." Karui groaned, sitting up on top of her towel naked as a lark. "I hadn't had a real shower in like forever, and these wizard-folks make some damn good soap."
"Oh, whatever," Samui sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Just get dressed, already. I'll be in the shower." She walked into the bathroom, which was still filled with steam. Turning to shut the door, she added, "I should only be a few minutes."
An hour and a half later, Samui and Karui, dressed in their usual outfits, finally joined up with Omoi and Bee in the teacher's lounge, a full hour late. Karui was smirking knowingly at Samui, who was herself looking rather red.
"Only a few minutes, eh?" Karui drawled smugly.
"Shutupshutupshutup," Samui hissed, her hair still wet and her cheeks glowing bright crimson.
TTFN and R&R!
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