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I would appreciate some reviews on this, coz I want to improve myself. ^_^ But if you are someone who does not like the idea of AU or original characters in a story then I would suggest that you NOT read this. No flamers though, coz that just kills people's interest in writing.
When she woke up the next morning, it was way past breakfast. She went to wash her face, and saw a note in the kitchen. It was from Kakashi, he told her to finish the bread and go out and see the village. He had also included information on where she could find her former teammates, and so that became her goal for the day. Mayumi and Haruto were 2 of her oldest friends but it hadn't always started out that way. During their student days, they were actually always competing with each other for the number one position in class. It was even more appropriate to say that they were each other's rivals. That was until they were put into the same group as Gennins. They couldn't quite stand each other at first, and constantly got on each other's nerves, and even got into major fights. It wasn't until their first major mission that they had gotten along better. Not only that, they had gotten along so well, that they were well known for being able to beat even the most formidable teams. Each one of them was actually a specialist in their own field, and somehow the communication that they had used, allowed them to effectively tackle other ninjas efficiently and effectively. Going through the Chunin exam was actually an easy task for them, since it hardly involved anything new that they hadn't done on other missions.
She had found Mayumi with a group of new academy graduates. Like Kakashi, she was a Jounin and was given charge of a group of students. This group seemed to be doing much better than when she had first started out. All 3 of them seemed to get along just fine.
"Mayumi, hisashiburi," Rin said, as she entered the area that they were training, totally confusing the students.
"Rin?! Hisashiburi! When did you get back?" Mayumi said, as she saw her friend approach.
"Yesterday," Rin said, and noticed Mayumi's students staring intently at her. She knew that she was interrupting a lesson, so she was going to try to make this as short as possible. "I was wondering if you would like to go for dinner tonight? I'll try to get Haruto."
"Sounds good, I'll meet you at our usual place." Mayumi said. "You do remember where it is, right?" Rin nodded and said goodbye to her friend, before heading off to find her other partner. That might be a little more difficult. Haruto was someone who didn't have patience to teach anyone, and was more of a commanding officer. He had chosen to join the Anbu just before she left and he had apparently managed to command a squad himself. However, Rin wasn't worried about meeting him. Her mind was more concentrated on the fact that she might meet another Anbu squad leader: Morino Ibiki. Head of the torture and interrogation department. Luckily for her, she had managed to get to see her friend without running into Ibiki.
"So, I see that the rumors this morning was true." Haruto said as he noticed her walking into his office.
"What rumors?" Rin asked innocently, "I haven't done anything wrong, have I?"
"Well, no," Haruto said, as he got up from his seat to greet her. "What's up?"
"I'll just come straight to the point. Dinner tonight, with Mayumi and me?" Rin asked him, and Haruto actually seemed to consider that for a while before answering.
"Yes," Haruto answered. "Our usual place?"
"Yup," Rin said, and turned to leave. It was good timing too, because as soon as she had left the area, Ibiki arrived for his shift, and she was in no condition to meet him today, Well, let's just say that she would have to prepare herself before she saw him again. She went back to the apartment she shared with Kakashi and took a nice cold drink from the fridge, and went into her room. She started flipping through her things, and came across an old diary of hers. It was brown leather bound book that she had kept under lock and key. She didn't bring this diary with her, because it contained so many memories that she couldn't deal with at that moment. As she had neared the last few entries, she remembered what those last few months felt like.