"Yamouri are you sure you're ok?" Asks Hikaru. I nod slowly and feel myself wanting to fall over, but Shikamaru tightens his grip and my face falls on his chest. I'm too weak to lift it so I just let it rest there.
"Maybe we should stop," Hikaru says and tries to take me on his shoulder, but Shikamaru tells him maybe later.
"She needs to lay down she's lost a lot of blood! Shes light headed!" Hikaru snaps at him. He gives him a glare. There voices seem to be getting quietier.
"Shikamaru, if you do that your only going to make her loose more," Hikaru whines and tries to take my arm again.
"Sorry Hikaru, but she is already comfy," He says.
"Yeah you win this time, but there are somethings you'll never win at," Hikaru says .
"Hey… Yami," Shikamaru whispers in my ear and I open my eyes.
"We're gonna stop for a second and try and bandage you as well as we can and then bring you on my back, kay?"
"Oh… that won't really be necessary…" I stumble to my feet and he looks shocked at my sudden burst of energy.
~::.::.::.::.:: A few hours later ::.::.::.::.::~
"Not bad you guys, only minor injuries," Says Lady Tsunade. The nurse gave me some nasty pea soup. Shikamaru tells the hokage something. I try to ignore the group of people at the foot of my bed.
"How's Neji? And Lee?" I ask interrupting their chat.
"They're both fine, " She says with a smile.
"We're fine," I hear Neji say. I get out of bed and grab my backpack.
"Oh good, we have a lot to work on," I say quietly while heading to the door. Everyone gives me a weird look.
"Um…Yami you should stay in bed," Hikaru says and I glare at him.
"She's just as stubburn as Naruto…" Lady Tsunade says.
As I turn the hall I bump into a green vest.
"Yamouri! What are you doing out of bed?" Asks Guy-sensei.
"Oh I haven't seen you in like forever guy sensei," I tell him wit ha half smile.
"Yes, well I've been busy helping Lee cooperate….I'm sorry I've kind of neglected you and Neji," He giggles and does his shiny smile thing.
"Well I think you kind of owe us…" I say mockingly. He sighs big.
"Where do you guys wanna go?" He asks as Neji and Lee walk up behind us.
"Oh how about some barbeque!" Shouts Lee.
"Good idea Lee!" He shouts and does a thumbs up and they skip ahead of us as we walk out of the hospital.
"So how was the mission?" Neji asks.
"Oh it went ok…" I tell him while putting my hands in my pockets.
"Look Yami what I found!" Lee shouts and shows me a mushroom like the ones I use to carry around.
"Lee where did you get that?" I shout and he puts it in his mouth.
"Noooooooooooooo!" I shout and make him spit it out and it lands on Neji's face.
"Oooh…."I say quietly and he glares at us. I put my hand on my mouth and try not to burst out laughing and Lee does the same, but does a worse job and I hear little giggles slip out.
He sighs and we burst out.
"Alright guys over here!" Guy-sensei calls from the door of the restaurant and we walk over.
"Good choice Guy-sensei!" Shouts Lee.
"Wait I picked the restaurant though…." I try to tell him, but he runs towards Guy so fast he doesn't even hear me.
Neji makes another big sigh.
"Poor Neji must feel like the only mature one in the group," I think to myself.
"Hurry up guys!" Yells Lee while waving from the door. We bth glare at them.
"Why must they always be over energized…" I whisper to Neji.
"I don't even know…" He says back.
~::.::.::.::.:: A few minutes later ::.::.::.::.::~
"Bye guys!" I shout and wave good bye to my team.
Suddenly someone appears in front of me wearing an anbu black op mask.
"What the…" I say to myself.
"Yamouri Kesaki, The hokage needs to see you," He says and I nod and he disappears.
I hurry tp her office, not knowing what to think. It couldn't be another mission, I just got back from one. Maybe something else came up or she needs me to do earrings I don't really know. As I walk up the stairs I notice an Anbu on the roof top looking down at me. For some odd reason it seems familiar. I continue walking with my hands in my pockets.
"Lady Hokage?" I ask while stepping in. She looks up from her papers and lady Shizune stands by her and gives me concerned look.
What's this about?" I ask.
"It's about Kento," She says.
My stomach drops at the mentioning of his name and I grind my teeth back in forth.
"What about him?" I ask in a tone that's a bit aggravated.
"I have sources telling me you made contact with him recently, but you tried to keep it a secret. We have a very high concern for you Yamouri," She says.
"How did they...?" I think to myself and clench my fist.
"Neji and Naruto didn't say anything about it, but I can tell by the way you've been acting since you came back from that mission. I've also had someone watching you an have reported you train during most of the night by yourself," She says and raises her eyebrow.
I look down at the ground and try and calm myself down. Those strange feelings of someone watching me was because someone actually was there.
"You've been spying on me…" I say bitterly.
"Yes and I have every right too, we don't want a repetition of the Sasuke situation. The village can't afford to loose another shinobi. I know how you feel, but I need you to promise me something," I look up and Shizune and her haven't taken their eyes off me.
"What?" I ask.
"I need you to promise to you won't do anything reckless…and…follow in Sasukes footsteps," She says sternly.
"I have the choice to leave when I want too…." I almost say to her, but decide to keep it in my head. I nod in agreement and she excuses me.
When the door closes behind me. I clench my fist so hard my palms start bleeding.
"It's not your decision to make…" I think to myself.
~::.::.::.::.:: A few minutes later ::.::.::.::.::~
Lady Tsunade lets out a big sigh.
"Lady Tsundae…That girl seems to have a mind of her own," Shizune tells her.
"Yes I know…There really is no way to convince her otherwise, but it was worth a try…" She says.
"Only her friends can help her cope and hopefully she will choose the right descion in the end… all we can do is wait," Lady Tsunade stands up and walks out of the office. Shizune looks down at Yamouri's profile and stares.
"I need some fresh air," I tell myself and find a roof top kind of hidden. I lay down and listen to the leaves rustle in the breeze.
"Aah too much to think," I say quietly. I turn to my side. And try really hard to clear my thoughts.
"I need a vacation…something…" I think to myself.
"That's right, shes been having someone watching me randomly," I whisper to myself and feel no vibe of anyone else around.
"I wonder how my old village looks like now," I think to myself. "I should plan to travel there by myself and see for myself."
"I wonder what Sasuke is doing right now… and Gaara… and I wonder where Kento is," I look around again and start to walk into town with my hands in my pockets. A new habibt I've picked up from Shikamaru.
"If I'm serious about looking for him, how do I start?"I think to myself and bite my lip. I stop by a grocery story and buy some apples.
"I bet that guy on the roof was the one stalking me," I say quietly and squish in apple in my hand.
"Yamouri long time no see," I hear a very small voice say. I turn around and see Hinata looking at me smiling.
"Hey! It's been a very long time," I say back with a smile. "What have you been up too?" I ask her.
"Oh just got back from a mission with Shino," She says. I see shino comeing towards us and I get a shiver down my spine remembering the fact that he lets bugs crawl all over him all day.
"Freak…" I say under my breath.
"Hey Hinata there you are," Shino says. He looks over at me and makes a stink face. "Oh its you…Long time no see."
"Whats that suppose to mean huh?" I say a bit louder he cringes his face only I can't really tell what his eyes look like because he always wear those stupid sunglasses.
"Well if you must know…" He start to say and HInata says his name to stop.
"No its ok Hinata…Let's hear what this bug weirdo has to say," I tell her and give him a nasty glare.
"I am not a weirdo!" He shouts.
'Oh yes you are!" I shout back and make a fist.
"Are they at it again?" I hear Kiba's voice say. I haven't seen him since that time I visited him in the hospital after the failure of the Sasuke rescue mission.
"Oh Kiba," Hinata says in her calm voice.
"I can hear you two from a mile away," Kiba says.
"It's Shino's fault, " I tell him he rolls his eyes as Shino starts a lecture about manners.
"Are you saying I don't have manners now?" I snap at him and he takes a step back.
"That's exactly what I'm talking about, that attitude," He snaps back.
"You!" I shout and Kiba holds me back and Hinata stands in the middle.
"You guys please calm down," She says.
"Sorry…" We both say in unison and I give him another glare.
"So are you doing anything for lunch?" Hinata asks. Kiba and Shino look at me too.
"Not really…" I say quietly.
"Oh well we were going to stop by to get some barbeque, do you want to come along with us?" She says sweetly. I hear Shino moan no.
"I'd love too," I tell her and give Shino another look and Kiba gives me a funny face.
~::.::.::.::.:: A few minutes later ::.::.::.::.::~
"Oh this is sooo good!" I hear Choji yell from inside the restaurant. We walk in and I notice Shikamaru and his team. Asuma waves at us. I avoid them and Kiba waves back.
"Hey Yami aren't you going to eat with Shika?" Kiba asks.
"Why would I?" I say blankly and find a booth on the other side of the restuarnt. It can't be helped every seat has a view of their table. I don't get why he is literally everywhere.
"Damn… why are they everywhere?" I think to myself.
"Oh I get it, your avoiding him," Kiba says. I give him a confused look.
"Did something happen and now your ashamed?" He asks now curious and rasies his eye brow.
"Uh no. Shouldn't you be with Kaira, your cat girlfriend," I snap at him and his face turns slightly red.
"She's not my girlfriend!" He snaps at me still red.
"And Shikamaru is nothing more than a friend," I say calmly. He gives up and takes a big sigh and sits across from me. Hinata takes a seat next to me and Shino next to Kiba.
"Oh YUM!" We hear Choji yell at the other end. I slap my forehead.
"Geeze that kid could eat a bus if it had barbeque sauce on it," Kiba says in a whisper. We order some pork. I notice a bug crawl on Shino's face.
"Aaah!" I shout and fall out of my chair.
"What's wrong?" Hinata asks surpised. Shino lets out a "HeHe" Laugh and I stand up and brush my clothes I see Shikamaru and Ino starring over.
"Boy Yamouri sure is acting weird," Asuma whispers to his team.
"When isn't she?' Ino says with a little laugh.
"Shikamaru you're awfully quiet over there," Asuma tells him and he contines looking down at his sizzling piece of pork.
"You don't know everything about her," Hikaru's words repeating in Shikamaru's head.
"Alright time to eat!" Shouts Kiba and he gives a piece to Akamaru.
"Whoof!" He barks.
"I never planned to make friends here," I think to myself and look around at everyone enjoying their food and I attempt a smile and ignore Shino and the bugs on his face.
"Aren't you going to eat your food?" I hear Kiba say. I snap out of it and realize I've been starring at the grill.
"Yeah…" I tell him a bit annoyed.
"Are you feeling ok?" Hinata says in a whisper. I stuff a piece of barbeque in my mouth and nod vigoriousy. Kiba and Shino give me a weird look.