Lavender
AN: Plot bunnies wouldn't let me sleep. Thus, this update, originally written on the back of some blood type info printouts from Kokuei no Onchuu (only paper I could find).
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6. Delicates
She was as much a part of them as they were of her. A bond had been forged between the three, whether they were aware of it or not. It may fade and erode with time, but it will never be completely forgotten, always lurking in unexpected places.
Kiba was rough on the edges and loud, but she thought his smile was sweet.
Shino was rather the opposite; quiet and often distant, though his insight sometimes amazed her.
And Hinata was adored by them both; her blush and her stutter and her stubborn persistence. Even though the extra hour or two she put in training sometimes seemed fruitless, they would encourage her nonetheless.
Kiba would give a hearty laugh, Shino a nod, and she would smile in that small, lovely way she did.
Long after the fact, it would be the details they would remember. Certain words or events that had no real significance… but somehow, they couldn't help but hold them close.
It just wouldn't be right without them.