Natsuki sighs irritably, looking around the empty apartment room that would or might become her new residence. Slouching up against the wall, watching everyone who was in survey the place.
You come walking out of a room into the main front room, the living room. "This place seems, interesting."Kai looks around in the kitchen messing with one of the shelves. Looking to him, he stops turning back to you with a smile.
"This size is to small..."Temari bluntly says, she walks over to you looking around.
Looking around the space, the apartment was a descent size well at least you thought it was, but from the look upon Temari not pleased face, told you no. Really it didn't matter what space you chose really, not being picky so it was alright. After all it was just going to be you and Natsuki living together.
Since the idea of her staying back at Temari's family's place was not a good idea, only week Natsuki was there pretty much almost ended up with Kankuro wanting to literally kill her, not to mention how she just took over the household. Going and doing as she pleased with no regard of anything.
So the best option was to move, which Temari was not to fond of but to keep the very, very thin peace of mind for not just Kankuro but the others, it had to be done. Plus, you always felt bad for staying there, it wasn't your home...it belonged to them and their family. Seeing the pictures up of their parents and themselves always left lingering pain in you.
Moving out was actually a good thing, but someone was making it hard, not Temari. Natsuki, she wasn't really much help on saying which one she liked, always throwing out something negative about it. It was to small, it smelled, it was ugly and whatever else she could think of. For the last few hours, with the help of Temari, Kai and Baki whom Gaara assigned to assist you to.
"What do you think?"Baki looks to you, all eyes fell on you.
Feeling the pressure upon them, mainly from Temari who's disapproving eyes weighed heavily on you. Sliding your eyes to the side, at the little balcony that also came with the place, which was something you liked. Pulling on your fingers, looking directly at Temari hoping she wouldn't be upset, opening your mouth for your words to come out.
Instead, someone else does."Damnit! Is it that hard?"Natsuki growls, all eyes look at her she though didn't look back her eyes closed using her pinky to pick her teeth."If ya like he damn place, then just freaking take it already...geez..."she snaps her eyes open at you.
"Aren't you full of character."Baki grunts to her. He turns back to you."Do you like this place, if so I will report back the Kazekage to inform him."
Everyone waits for you say something, getting ready to tell them no, instead your head moves on its own nodding slowly up and down, which caused the words you wanted to really say change."I really, like it here...it's...homey."your sounding exhausted but happy. Looking to Temari who was not pleased but, accepted it.
Shaking her head a bit, smirking."Alright...if that's what you want. Wish you would be closer, but that's fine."She turns to Baki, he nods his head looking right at you. He nods to you, and then teleports away leaving behind white smoke. This technique in which those of this world could instantly teleport themselves all of sudden over long distance, always amazed you. And everytime you saw this, prompted you to put your hand into the smoke of nothingness.
Nothing was there, it just always amazed you no matter how many times you saw it. Something you couldn't do, matter insistently being teleported like such. Then again it you did up here. Feeling a hand upon your shoulder, finding it was Temari. She smiles at you, hiding her own worry.
Kai comes walking over."Why don't we get some furniture in here?"he suggest, which you nod in agreement.
Over in Konohakagure at the Hyuga compound, Hinata and Neji spared against one another, helping the other one hone their skills though mainly Hinata. Both cousins seriously giving it their all. One striking, the other blocking. Hinata kept her guard up against her formidable cousin, blocking one of his strikes she goes in to strike him. Which he easily counters with a block, it went on for a couple of more minutes before the training ended.
Neji stops, standing up straight."Good work, Lady Hinata."he commends her.
Breathing heavily, Hinata smiles tiredly at him. Standing straight, returning her eyes back to normal an exhausted training but one that would pay off. Years of training together with him improved her skills greatly, helping her to become stronger than what she was years ago. She had to do so, for herself. Causally returning her breathing back to normal, when her caretaker/bodyguard Ko calls to her.
Turning to him, he greets her respectfully and address Neji as well but gives his full attention to Hinata."Something was delivered to you."he tells her, walking over taking out a letter, she takes the paper seeing it was address to her. Curious at who it was or could be that sent her something.
Not wanting to be rude, she opens it up. Reading it what was on it, both Neji and Ko watch on curious as well. It was hard to tell whether it was a good or not, from Hinata's calm face. That is until a surprised smile slowly appeared on her. Dropping the letter she finishes reading it. Looking at the two of them.
Though mainly at Neji."It's from May."she tells him, he gives his attention to her eager but holding back. Hinata looks back at the letter."She was just telling me, that she doesn't live with the Kazekage anymore, and has moved out into her own place. Just letting me know her new address...I wonder, why she moved?" She thinks back to when May was back in the village telling her all her worries and concerns over relying upon Gaara."I hope, everything's alright...Oh, it seems she asking for my assistance with a mission..."
"Lady Hinata..."Ko gets her attention she looks at him."Who is May?"
"Oh, she's a friend and konuichi from Sungakagure."
"I see..."
Hinata looks to Neji seeing the look he tried to hide behind his aloof eyes. Worry. Like she was, with the thought of May living by herself. That talk between her and May now just kept lingering in her mind over and over again.
Over with Tsunade, she was over looking the reports yet again by Kakashi from the Land of Waves. Her eyes focusing upon the mutant shinobis and mechanical ninjas. They way in which he described them made no sense to her at all, it seem highly impossible but she knew he was not known for lying. His report as crystal clear, picking up the report by Sakura, Neji, and Lee. Each one identical to Kakashi's. The type of jutsu, if she could call it that on which was used, involving strange weapons that came from their bodies. Firing energy like shots, the anatomy of their body sounded like an experiment that Orochimaru would do. Yet at the sametime, it didn't. Returning back to Kakashi's report she noticed that he put something in here about May.
She at first scanned over it, feeling it wasn't important but came back to it. Having a feeling she needed to, she noticed something in his report that was not put in the others. Talking about the mutant shinobis and May. Carefully reading, her eyes widen gasping at what she read. Jolting out of her chair, it didn't make sense but soon seem like it did. Still, she didn't want to jump to conclusions right away. More information needed to be gathered.
In the Shredder's newest hideout, and old one belonging to Orochimaru. The Southern hideout off the coast of The Land of Waves, one in Karin was once station now was given to Shredder as a gift from the Masked Man in good faith. And like always, he had Sasuke and his team take him, while Shredder and Kraang set up in the hideout Suigetsu waited outside, over looking the endless water. Having no interest really in what the others where doing his mind elsewhere now.
May. When he came back on his own to get her, only to find that she was not there. He found out from others what happened, while he was away apparently Shredder's inside man sent a attack team after her, finding out shinobi from Sunagakure where looking for her, which ended up in a huge fight, no battle on a large scale. Devastation was left from it, luckily though May survived the battle. Which he was happy for, yet it did not stop the burning anger inside him for the Shredder. If only he had returned sooner, none of this would have happen or if he would taken her elsewhere.
All this keep eating him up inside, and yet he couldn't react to it at all. Knowing it would give him away that he had you in his possession the whole which would not go well for him, on either side. Still, to have his possession taken from him made him long for it more. Though only spending a brief time together, he wanted to keep doing so. Even if it meant keeping her moving and hiding her all the time. It didn't matter, but now that wouldn't happen at all. Lifting up his hand, reaching it behind his back, hoping to find her there. Only for it to be empty, with only his broadsword instead. Sliding his hand down slowly, he could still feel her presence still, even when he returned back to Shredder's main lair. He always felt warm in that cold place a sense of peace within that chaos. He seem to smirk more than he normally did, though he did his best to keep it at bay.
Following orders he was given, and when he came back to reclaim her coming up with some weird excuse only to be stopped when he found they would be going there, for Shredder's newest lair. He came up with a reason to go into the town. Now he had none, after what he was told. Reflecting upon the brief bit of joy he had spending time with her. She was strange to him, always marveling at the simplest things that caught her eye. Even when she became bummed from what he told her, a semi-lie that she could not return back to her village. It amazed him, not fully understanding why Shredder wanted her, but what he knew was that he didn't want that man to get his hands upon her. Not if he could he help it.
Lost in his thoughts, not aware of the presence behind him. Until he heard his name called, turning around to find Sasuke with Shredder's tool next to him, Karin and Jugo looking at him along with Razor. Sasuke command gaze studies his teammate. Quickly regaining himself with his smart alec smirk.
"Well, done with the tour already?"he turns around fully.
"..."Saskue looks at him."Yes..."
"So, does he like his new place? Or is it to wet?"Suigestu jokes laughing at it to himself. The others didn't find it funny, Razor growls at him.
Sasuke stops him from doing anything."...Sense your in such a mood to joke, your going on a mission..."
The white hair stops laughing giving the dark hair a confused look."Eh..."
Kaito holds onto Onyx staring at Natsuki, who stares back at the young boy. An annoyed expression comes to her face, while Kaito just kept staring blinking a few times. Kaito on one side of the living room, with Natsuki standing on the other side. To Kaito, Natsuki seem wild and dangerous. For Natsuki, looking at Kaito she saw nothing but some twig like scrawny kid, with no backbone whatsoever.
His hold upon Onyx became tighter, burying his face into the bird's feather. Feeling the weight upon the girl's pale silver eyes. A cruel pleasing smile comes to her lips, she was couldn't help but enjoy this. Her hands and fingers itching, wanting to have fun inhaling sharply.
"...BOO!"she scares him, making the young boy jump and scream. A delighted laugh escapes her, pointing her finger at him falling to her side while, Kaito had to regain his breathing over again. His hand upon his heart, that was just cruel. So cruel...
As Natsuki got a kick out of it, you come walking into the living of your apartment that you was now yours and Natsuki. Thanks to Gaara who offered for a place of living. It was a nice size for the two of you, not as big as your previous living quarters, which was alright. With help from Kai and Temari they helped you get some new furniture, and get you on your feet. Knowing that you had to make a living now since Natsuki was living with you, any mission you could get or allowed to go on, which ended your recovery short.
Not wanting to rely upon Gaara still helping you financially, making you step up. Stepping into the living room seeing the two of them. Natsuki still laughing and Kaito on the brink of crying. Shaking your head, it seem to be this way with them both for some odd reason. Once Kaito found out that you had a place of your own, he came over excited only to be surprised to find Natsuki here. He didn't really know what to make of her. A keen observer, preferring to get a feel of things, before actually engaging in on them.
Natsuki being one of them, he wasn't sure what to make of her. But with her, she was curious about him, wondering who this little maggot was. Yes, a nickname she grew to call him now. She wasn't to keen with him coming over, and he wasn't to keen with her living with you. So she made it worth her wild, by tormenting him, you did your best to get them to find some common ground.
"Natsuki...you must not be so mean to, Kaito."you tell her, going over to the boy making sure he was alright. Cooing him gently, helping him up he kept his grip upon you. Natsuki didn't care, she kept laughing for a couple of more seconds before stopping.
"Not my fault."she lounges in the sofa."She's a maggot...their spineless..."
Shaking your head at her cruel words to Kaito."Even so, you must not be so cruel. I do hope, when I return from my mission that perhaps your relationship shall improve."
Digging into her teeth with her pinky, flicking something out."I don't see why ya gotta go. That Kaze-something is already paying for us..."she gets herself more comfortable."It's a waste of time..."
"I cannot rely upon, Mr. Gaara. He has been kind enough to us both."you tell her, grabbing your medical kit."Kindness, like that one must repay."
Picking up the scarf from Temari wrapping it around yourself. Kaito watches you like Onyx."Here..."he hands you two kunai, you take them thanking him. Adjusting your arm warmers of your attire, and pulling up your tubetop, where your forehead protector rested, just a bit making sure that was secure too. Slipping on your sidepack that held your book, looking at yourself. Everything was there and you where ready.
Kaito comments on how you looked nice, which you thank him. Natsuki trying to rest, pretty much being lazy opens an eye looking at you fully. Rolling her eye. Turning her back to you.
Holding out your arm for Onyx to perch on, which he does. Smiling at him, you turn to Natsuki who kept her back to you not saying anything. Smiling to yourself, you tell her that you would see her later, which just heavily sighs annoyed.
Opening the door, with Kaito behind you and Onyx now perched on your shoulder the three of you leave. With now quiet in the apartment, made Natsuki cringe sadly. Reaching outside the sun overhead, you with Kaito make it to the entrance of the village. There waiting for you, Temari, and to your joy Hinata with Tenten, Ino and Sakura.
You greet them all ecstatically, hugging Hinata first tightly. She returns the hug, next you do the others.
"It's good to see you."Sakura chuckles.
"Alright then."Temari gets everyone's attention, turning you look at her."Now then, the greetings behind us. We can get started on this mission."
"Yeah, an all girl's mission."Tenten winks."It's going to be nice."
"Yeah, it will be."Ino agrees.
You smile looking to Hinata, knowing you sent a message only to her. Seeing the look in your eye question her, she informs you."I hope you don't mind, but they asked to come. When they found out."
"Oh, I see...then I clearly do not mind. It will be wonderful to spend time with each of you."you smile at her."It has been some time."
She smiles back you, you and her turn back around to Temari. Ready for the mission.