A Daughter's Honor
Ministory #6
Ryu-ko and the Dance
Written by: Shiinji
'What's this?' Thought Ryu-ko as she tried to look over the heads of several academy students and genin who were crowded around a sign on a wall. It said:
--Shinobi Dance
-All ninja stationed within the Konoha Village are invited. Formal dress, only.
-Will serve food and drink.
-A requirement for Genin currently undergoing training under a Jounin.
Damn, that meant that she absolutely had to go. Even if she tried to slip away, ya' know that her teacher would catch her. The only comfort that the intrepid Ryu-ko could have was the humor at seeing Naruto in a tie, of all things, and how everyone's favorite Uchiha would look.
Ryu-ko adjusted the collar of the jacket she wore over the dress she borrowed from Kara. In the cold chill outside, she would freeze due to the thinness of the dress. "I cannot believe that Kara actually bought this thing. I mean; sheesh..."
She shifted uncomfortably and mumbled faint curses under her breath as she left the room. Waiting were her Jounin, Karma, and her teammate, Kara. Tei was still no where to be seen... "Yo'. Where's Tei?"
Karma smiled when she saw the look on Ryu-ko's face, and guessed the cause. "He'll meet us at the dance. My, Ryu-ko...you look just lovely..." "Nice try...it ain't gonna' work." Ryu-ko snorted, and Kara laughed. She threw the other girl a dirty look.
"Oh, and I expect for Suijin to certainly be waiting for the first dance." She said, causing Kara to blush a deep red and stutter nervously. "Alright, Ryu-ko. Enough picking on your teammate. We need to go..."
At the dance, Ryu-ko stood away from everyone else in one corner of the square with Kara, and they just watched everyone else. It had been decided to hold the dance outside, since it was such a lovely night. 'I wonder where Sasuke is at...'
Rock Lee walks over. "Hey, would either of you two fine ladies want to dance with me?"
"Ewww! Icky! Gross!" Were the responses of the two girl genin and Kara hit the thick-browed young man hard on his head. Ryu-ko shoved him away as hard as she could, and he ended up going flying into Sakura.
Hey, it all had a good thing with it. Sakura accept his dance proposal and they disappeared into the crowd of dancers.
"HEY!!! EVERYONE!!! LOOK AT ME!!!" A voice rang out above the crowd, and everyone looked over to the pain-in-the-ass Naruto. Seeing that everyone was now paying attention to him, he began to do the FUNKY CHICKEN!
'Oh, god...' Thought Ryu-ko as she stood there, slowing shaking her head. Kara was cracking up, a hand on Ryu-ko's shoulder for support so that she didn't fall over from laughing.
Hinata walked over to Naruto. It wasn't known what she said to him, but he thankfully STOPPED dancing and they too left.
"Hey there girls! The fun has arrived!" A familiar voice rang from the side of them, and they both turned to see a disgruntled Sasuke, Tei, and Suijin.
Tei was still trying to fix his tie, while Suijin started picking on him. "I told you that you should have worn a clip-on like me." "Bite me. Are you even certain that you should be here? You're pretty much a missing-nin, when you think about it..." "Uh...later! C'mon Kara, let's go dance!" Suijin grabbed Kara and dragged her into the crowd of dancers.
Tei finally managed to get the tie on well enough, and he shrugged as he walked off, leaving Sasuke and Ryu-ko alone.
"Uh...you look nice, Ryu-ko..." Sasuke said a little awkwardly, and he looked down at the ground embarrassed. Ryu-ko placed her heads on her hips. "That's all that you can say to me?"
Sasuke looked up, his brief confusing disappearing when he saw the amusement dancing within Ryu-ko's eyes. "In the almighty words of Suijin; let's go and try out this dancing thing."
"There's a problem. I...can't dance." Sasuke looked even more embarrassed, and Ryu-ko laughed. "Neither can I, but I'm sure that we'll do just fine."
She tugged lightly on the sleeve of his shirt, and he reluctantly followed her out into the crowd. They started dancing...
Ryu-ko looked up at the starlit sky as they twirled about. Peace and happiness filled her, and she could not imagine herself anyplace else. Here she was happy...happy with her friends and the people she loved...
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Author's Notes: Da-mn...was this a hard ministory to type. It was fun to work with though, so I hope that you reviewers happen to like it...
