Chapter 7.14

Tenshi was uncomfortable. He had gone home, dressed to impress and met Shinase at a restaurant at

the northern edge of the village. They sat there exchanging small talk while they waited for their entrees

to come. Here he was across from this beautiful lady, who was into him and yet something didn't feel

right. She's holding something back.

"What happened to your arm?

"Huh?"

"Your arm. Did you break it?"

"Well, kind of."

"What do you mean, kind of?"

"I... Don't worry about it. What did you do today?"

"Ummm. A... little.... recon. I guess you could call it that."

"Recon.... Sounds interesting."

"Not really. It was nothing but me watching a village." An awkward silence developed. Crap! I should have

never let her drag me into this.

"Your exam is tomorrow."

"Yeah."

"Bit of advice: don't underestimate her."

"Sure."

"I don't want to see you get hurt." They fell silent as the waiter approached laying a salmon in front of

Tenshi and octopus in front of Shinase. Is she really being sincere or is she just saying that? Doubt bubbled

up overwhelming the pain in his left arm. When he had taken a shower, he had seen that his arm was

fifty percent healed and felt stronger than it had in awhile.

"So, I was at the Hokage's Monument when all of a sudden I saw this pink haired kunouchi talking to a

ninja in grey about you."

"What were they saying?"

"They talked back and forth discussing how to best get you to show them your eyes."

"What do you mean?" "Your kekki genkai... They wanted to see it."

"Oh." No harm in that. He touched the band covering his eyes unconsciously. He went to take another bite

of fish, when a wave of panic hit him full on. He couldn't breathe. He reached up grabbing his throat and

tried to relieve the pain in his throat. There weren't any bones in the fish. So how am I choking? The world

blurred before his eyes as he heard Shinase call out his name. All of his senses were dulling and his brain

was on fire. He felt someone grasp around his waist. Then he registered the cooler temperatures and

someone dragging him. He couldn't move and speak though. Why?! Then it him. Poison. Not in the fish...

right? They reached his dorm and he didn't realize it. As he laid down, the last words he heard were of

that stranger more imminent in the air.

"It is almost time."