Chapter 38: A Letter
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Yamato hummed absently as he wrote a letter to Kakashi.
"Since we just did a report yesterday, who are you writing to?" Ino asked as she appeared behind him, arms crossing over his shoulders and leaning her weight fully on him.
"No one you need to know about," Yamato said as he moved to cover his writing.
"Aw, come on! I thought we were friends," Ino pouted loudly as she lowered her face to be parallel with his. Her bangs tickled his cheek, and Yamato leaned forward further to hide the pages and shy away from her presence.
They stayed there for a long moment: Ino fully leaning against Yamato and eyes staring intently at the side of his face. She was clearly trying to bully him like always, but Yamato was stubborn.
"I'm going to take a shower," she huffed before standing up straight, but not before pulling at a loose lock of his bronze hair. "Because you're being all secretive and lame, I'm using all the hot water."
"Fine with me," Yamato said as he remained poised over the letter, not letting up his guard.
When he heard the door shut, Yamato sighed in relief and sat back up to resume writing his letter. While usually he would not hide anything from Ino, this was a little delicate because it was about her.
It was nothing bad, just Yamato airing some grievances to his closest friend. Like how distracting Yamato found her crop tops lately, or now her hair should not glimmer so beautifully in the sun, or how she had absolutely no right to be so adorable when she laughed so hard she snorted.
Groaning, Yamato let his forehead hit against the wooden desk. Sadly, the familiar material offered no comfort or advice to his current plight.
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Theme: 043. Beige
Word Count: 300
Posted: 10.28.2014