Dragonflies and Beetles

Chapter: 6

I knew him before...

Heya! Thanks for the reviews. I'm a happy bug. This chapter was kinda random. But the insect that I mention in this chapter you should go and look up a picture if you can't really visualize it. It looks really weird. Hope you enjoy.

Shino and Ame walked in silence for a while. Ame was trying to work up enough courage to actually tell him about her dream. Shino didn't seem to mind though; he was strolling along in his usual calm demeanor, not speaking a word.

Geez...what can I tell him... she thought to herself. Every now and then she would glance up at him, but he seemed like a pretty patient guy. "I umm...well..about the dream." Ame muttered looking at the flower shop as they passed it. A girl with long, blonde hair and bright blue eyes waved at Shino as they passed. Shino turned to the blonde girl and nodded.

"Yes?" the Aburame replied to her focusing on the road in front of him

"Well...I was in Konoha Forest bug collecting...If I remember right I was trying to find a..." Ame stopped. Should I tell him I was looking for a destruction bug? Well...I can't lie to him, but he didn't say I had to tell him everything, right?

She shook it off and continued,"I was hunting a very special bug. While I was walking through the forest all the bugs were coming to me, like they wanted to show off or something. I was happy, then I felt like my weight was off, so I concentrated and I didn't feel my dragonflies in me."

She glanced up at Shino and he looked down at her and nodded for her to continue.

The brunette took a deep breath and started again,"I wanted to go back to the hotel and get them, if that is where they were, but everything in the forest looked the same and I was completely lost. Suddenly, all the chirping and humming of the insects around me stopped; they all crawled away, and I was standing in a very eerie silence. Then I started to hear footsteps so I dove into a bush to hide. It sounded like the footsteps were getting closer so I curled up tighter and held my breath for as long as I could."

To the Aburame this story was getting really suspenseful and he wanted her to finish it so he would know what happened, but she stopped to take another breath. Shino was twidling his fingers in his pockets and he kept thinking to himself ...Well!

"So...eventually I had to take a breath, and as soon as I did, I felt this pair of extremely clammy hands grip my neck and lift me off the ground...the owner of these hands had two peircing red eyes...the bad part about it is that I knew this guy...he use to torment me back at Kusagakure. I was so happy when we moved away." Ame finished, looking down at the ground and putting her hands in her pockets. She looked back up at Shino, who looked like he was contemplating every bit of information she had just given him. She knew that Shino already knew what the problem was, he was just trying to find a way to help.

Soon his thoughts were ended in vain as a hand landed on the bug boy's shoulder. Ame turned around to see who it was, Shino, on the other hand, just sighed and said,"Dad...what are you doing here?"

This is Shino's dad! Ame exclaimed to herself taking a step back from the man that was towering over her. Not surprisingly, he looked a lot like Shino. He had black spikey hair and wore somewhat circular sunglasses. He took was wearing a long, high-collared jacket and he had a large, spherical gourd strapped to his back.

"What am I doing here?" the Aburame clan leader echoed,"I think I should be asking you that question. You were late coming home so I decided to come get you myself."

Shino sighed,"I was going insect collecting with-" the Aburame heir was cut off by his father turning to Ame, who was silent and hiding behind Shino the whole. She really didn't mean to be behind him, somehow she ended up there.

"Who's this?" his dad asked looking over Shino's shoulder at Ame.

Ame stepped out from behind Shino and bowed,"I'm Sabishii Ame, I just moved here and Shino and I were going insect collecting." When Ame bowed, Shino was busy dodging the butterfly net that was strapped to Ame's back. Ame noticed this and quickly turned to Shino. "I'm sorry.." she said smiling.

"Ahh, the Sabishii heir, I've invited you and your father over for dinner two days from now. Your father and I have been in contact for a few years now...Once he told me that Kusagakure was having trouble with Otogakure, I sugguested that your entire clan move here to Konoha. The Hokage took it well and here you stand today. I'm Aburame Shibi, clan leader, it's very nice to meet you." Shibi smiled.

Ame had no idea that her father and Shibi had been in contact, and she had thought that moving here was all her father's decision. She was quiet, running all the information through her brain. She looked up to see Shino stepping in front of Ame and pushing his father away. "Dad, you're scaring her.."

Ame giggled,"Nah, I was just thinking, it's okay. It was really nice meeting you. I look forward to dinner, although I haven't got the chance to give the scroll to father yet...I won't get to see him til five today, that's why I asked Shino if he wanted to come insect collecting with me to pass time."

Shibi smiled at Ame and nodded,"Alright, just make sure you give it to him. Son, as soon as you're done I want you to come straight home. I'm going to need your help with something." Shibi whirled around and started walking leisurly down the road. "Sometime soon! The love bug is going to be in Konoha!" Shibi chuckled walking away.

Ame hear and she looked at Shino and blushed. Love bug huh? She giggled,"You're father is very...surprising."

Shino shook his head,"He isn't like that all the time, just when he's trying to embarrass me. Shall we go?"

Ame smiled and nodded, giggling to herself. The two heirs turned and continued on their way to Konoha forest. This time they were hoping for no more distractions. Ame really wanted to go bug collecting with Shino.

"Hey, Shino, what insect should we focus on capturing?" Ame asked trying to start up conversation.

Shino thought for a moment,"How about, the mantidfly. It has a long prothorax, and it's forelegs are structured to capture prey. Their head is much like a praying mantis's as well. However, it has long, delicatly veined wings, much like a lacewing. The rest of its body is wasp like in appearance. It's a tan color with a dark brown and yellow striped abdomen. They are extremely rare. It is most likely that we will not capture one, but it will keep us busy and sharp."

Ame nodded,"Alright, I've only seen mantidflies in pictures. It would be really neat if we caught one."

Shino nodded in response,"Yes, it would be, wouldn't it?"

So how's that. I know it isn't my best chapter, and I'm sorry if I didn't capture Shibi's attitude, I don't really know, so I figure just ya know, make him like a regular dad trying to embarrass his son. I don't know...if ya got any suggestions they would be much apprieciated.