Honno drags me across the village to a Dango shop and sits me down. We order some Dango and Honno demands that I explain everything that happened. Her jaw drops when I tell her about Sasuke.
"You fought Sasuke?!" She exclaims. Next thing I know, Sai, Lee and Tenten are sitting beside us. Honno, having not met Sai, promptly bonks him on the head.
"Honno! Its ok!" I exclaim. She sighs, ripping a piece of Dango from her kebab-like stick of them. After finishing the Dango, I pull myself away, explaining that I should head home. As I walk I let out a relieved sigh, happy to be home. I gently open the door to my home and he I head up to my room, removing my torn jacket and Chuunin vest. I place them on my bed, putting on an old T-shirt. I slip off my shoes and head downstairs to grab my sewing kit to patch this up. Just as I pull out the box from the depths of my 'Junk Drawer', I hear a knock on my door. I straighten. "It's Open!" I notice a white paw as the door slides open and pull the sleeve on my left arm down quickly to cover my scratches. Kiba opens the door with a smile and Akamaru lets out a bark.
"Hey! Heard you got back today so I thought I'd stop by." He says, removing his shoes. "You've been gone a while, huh?" I smile at him.
"Yeah, I guess you could say that." I beckon for him to follow me. "C'mon. I have to go patch up my jacket." Kiba follows me up the steps and into my room. I pull my jacket onto my lap, begining to stitch it up.
"Jeeze thats a big tear." He says, peering curiously at the rip. I nod, pulling my arm above my head to thread the string through the cloth.
Kiba peers at my hands for a second and then proceeds to look around my room.
"So, how'd the mission go?" He asks. I look up at him, still sewing.
"It was a faliure but next time I'll be ready!" I say, making a fist and then picking my jacket up off the floor. I finish up the stitching and hang the jacket up to wash later. I pull the sleeve on my shirt down again as Kiba peers at my arm once more.
"Hey, whats up with you're arm?" He asks. I put my hand over the scars.
"Nothing." Kiba frowns. "Seriously I'm fine." I turn and put my Chuunin vest on my chair. I move to turn around but find Kiba in my face.
"Let me see you're arm." He demands. I back up, hand still over the scars.
"No, Kiba really I'm alright." Kiba reaches for my hand and forcefully yet gently pulls my hand off of my arm. I make a face as he lifts the sleeve of my shirt, making a face at the long scratches trailing down my upper arm. His grip on my wrist tightens slightly.
"What the hell gave you those?!" He exclaims, looking at me. I look down.
"Don't worry about it. It's noting." I say, pulling the sleeve down again and moving away from Kiba. He grabs my arm gently, stopping me.
"Kanami what happened?" he asks. I turn to him, crossing my arms. And I explain. I just don't tell him about the scratches or Naruto goimg crazy.
"Woah.." Kiba murmurs. I run my fingers over my arm. "So... You understand why I can't tell you?" Kiba nods, pulling my into a hug.
"I'm just glad you're safe." He says, his face buried in my hair. I sigh, hugging him back.
"I know." I say quietly. We stay like that for a minuet before a large, fluffy creature wriggles its way in between me and him, licking my face. I laugh, petting Akamaru.
Kiba soon takes his leave and I finish up what I need to. I spend a few hours quietly making another poison and reading some books I'd borrowed from the library. I pause from my reading and remember Sai's fondness for drawing. I stand and make my way quietly over to my desk, birds flying past my window. I push aside my new poison and stand, heading to town. I return with a small canvas and a set of brushes and paints. I prop up the canvas, tapping my chin.
What should I... paint?
I dip my brush in a random color and decide to go with the flow. Soon, a picture of a feild erupts onto the canvas, leaves fluttering across the canvas.
"Oi! Kanami!" I pause, looking up from cleaning up the brushes. Naruto, Sakura and Yamato stand outside my house. Naruto waves.
"We have a new mission! Let's go get Sai!" I nod, moving away from my window and putting my newly patched and cleaned jacket on under my Chuunin vest. I leave quickly, going on a quick, easy and rather seemless 'C-Rank' mission. We return home at around dark. I head inside, changing quickly and peering at my arm in the mirror. I gently brush my fingers across the scars, sighing slightly, before retireing to my bed.
*Dream State*
I watch as a temple, filled with monks and brittle with age, crumbles before my very eyes. A small boy, barely visible, breathes heavilly through the sound of struggling wails. A horrifying creature made purely of red Chakara erupts into my vision, blocking everything else. An image of the Kyuubi follows, it letting out a peircing roar.
*End*
I wake with a start, sweat rolling down my face and breathing heavilly. I wipe my forehead, resting a hand in my palm.
What... Was that?
I sit quietly in bed for several minutes and calm myself. "What was that even about?..."
I straighten my pajama's, being to lazy to change out of them. I was to meet Sakura and Naruto at the hospital to go see Kakashi-Sensei. I kinda missed the guy to be honest, without him and his sense of humor it wasnt quite 'Team Kakashi'.
I hear a knock on my door as I finish a peeled orange. I walk over and gently slide the door open, blinking as Naruto's body comes into veiw.
"Yo." He says. I sigh, slipping on my shoes.
"I was just leaving." I say, closing the door behind me. Naruto peers at me as we begin to walk.
"I know, I just figured you could use someone to walk with." He says. I give him a small smile of gratitude before swerving to avoid a small group of speeding children. Naruto looks down, hands behind his head. "I... Also wanted to apologise... For the scars." He says quietly. My eyes widen slightly and I turn to him with a small noise. "Yamato Deichou told me..." He elaboratates. I put a hand on his shoulder.
"No worries. I know you weren't really yourself at the time." I say with another smile. "And it looks like they'll heal fine and fade." Naruto smiles.
"Thats good." As we approach the hospital, we sit silently and wait for Sakura. I drift into thought, remembering the dream with a confused expression. I snap out of it, head jolting upwards as Sakura calls for us. Sai stands quietly beside her. I space out again. I notice from the corner of my eyes a nervous and embarassed blush tinging Sai's cheek. I almost smirk but then I fall right back into the thoughts of my dream.
Next thing I know Sakura is struggling to claw out Sai's eyes and Naruto holds her back. I sigh, standing. Sai and Naruto both recieve a swift hit to the cheek and we enter the hospital, them still rubbing their tender faces. I smile, blanching slightly as we enter Kakashi's room. He raises an eyebrow, looking up from his book.
"So, you're the new guy? Sai was it? Nice to meet you." He says. Sai continues to rub his cheek.
"Sir.." He says quietly. He beckons Sakura over and whispers something in her ear. She jumps slightly, waving a hand.
"No no! Its nothing like that, we're getting along fine!" She rushes. I smirk. She gives us a nervous laugh. Sakura nods to Naruto and he takes a half of a step towards Kakashi's bed.
"Um.. Kakashi-Sensei, on the last mission-"
"I know. Kanami told me everything." I look down at my feet, scuffing my shoe across the floor and looking to my uppe right as everyone turns to me. Kakashi then goes through his brilliant plan to train Naruto. I have a feeling that they'll be working with Chakara, considering his Kyuubi outbreak and his inability to decently control its Chakara.
"How you feeling today, Kakashi?" The door slides open quietly.
"Asuma-Sensei! You can't just barge in like that! You should learn to knock!" Ino says, voice raised slightly. I blush slightly remembering our 'learn to knock' incident as Genin. Asuma and his team walk into the room.
"Well if it isn't Naruto and Sakura. I guess you're mission went-" Shikamaru stops as he see's Sai. He grimaces slightly. "Hey, you're that guy from..."
"Huh? What guy?" Ino asks, her face heating slightly as Choji too voices his shock. We soon leave at Asuma and Kakashi's word and head over to Yakiniku. I sit quietly beside Naruto, Shikamaru having left to help his father collect antlers. I gently flip over some meat, letting it sizzle as Choji and Ino introduce themselves to Sai. Ino seems to be pining for Sai.
"Nice to meet you um..." I pause from lifting a piece of pork to my plate and glance up at Sai.
DONT SAY IT DONT SAY IT!