The following day, Hana made her way to the training arena. She spotted Sumi standing there already, so slowly approached her, hoping that their sensei would arrive at the same time so she didn't have to be alone with her. To her dismay, he did not. "Good afternoon" she nodded to Sumi, who just nodded back. An awkward silence followed. Sumi turned to look at Hana "Look, I have nothing against you. I'm just defensive around people I've just met. I've not been alive too long, but I have already been betrayed by a lot of people. So as I said, it's not that I don't like you".
Hana nodded slowly, taking it all in "what about Nari?". Sumi shuddered "I'm doing my best but...she's so much like Naruto". Hana giggled "I know, sometimes I swear they're siblings or something". Sumi laughed quietly, which caught Hana by surprise. She was about to comment, when there was a puff of air in front of them. Hana stepped back, but Sumi stayed put.
"Gooooood morning!" Takahashi exclaimed, standing before them with a massive grin on his face. "Good morning" Sumi mumbled, causing his smile to fade. He sighed dramatically, turning to look at Hana "Goooood morning Miss Uchiha!". "Good morning, sensei!" Hana grinned. "That's more like it!" He said enthusiastically. Hana groaned, feeling weird about him still. He had too much energy at 12 noon.
"Now, where is our little blonde friend?" He asked, glancing around. "Not here" Sumi said, rolling her eyes. "Hmmmmm" he said, continuing to glance around, before he lifted his hand up into the air. The girls looked up to see Nari in the air, having jumped up high in an attempt to attack their sensei. "Wrong" he smirked. Sumi scoffed "what a loser!". Hana giggled "that's Nari". Nari's hand met with their Sensei's, cracking loudly. Sumi started to laugh loudly, while Hana winced. Nari let out a loud scream, falling to the floor and clutching her hand. Takahaski winced, kneeling down beside her and examining her hand "broken".
Sumi stopped laughing, raising both eyebrows "that easily? Damn, Nari". "I guess we'll have to cancel today" their Sensei sighed "I'll take her to the hospital". "What?!" Sumi exclaimed "we're postponing because of this bonehead?!". "I'm not a bonehead! You are!" Nari yelled through sobs. "Yeah? I'm not the one with the broken hand" Sumi chuckled, shaking her head as their sensei lifted Nari to her feet.
"Stop bickering" Hana sighed, rubbing her head "I'm getting a damn headache. This was all a waste of time. I'll see you all whenever". She went to walk away, but their sensei stopped her by clearing his throat. She turned to look at him "you two pass". "What?" Hana blinked. "Well, for starters...I asked you three not to eat breakfast. I watched Miss Uchiha here, and she did not eat breakfast. Then I watched Miss. Tanaka. She also did not eat breakfast. Though Miss. Uzumaki here had three bowls of cereal and a bag of liquorice. Then she attacked me and you did not. You have patience, Miss Uzumaki does not. You two pass. Miss Uzumaki will have to prove herself to me through missions".
Nari gasped "no fair! You didn't explain the rules! And I didn't eat a whole bag!". "Did too. Now come on, we better get that hand checked out". With that, the pair walked off towards the hospital. Sumi and Hana stared blankly after them, before laughing together. "Wow. She really needs to learn" Hana said to Sumi. "Tell me about it" Sumi said, smiling at Hana "hey, do you want to get some breakfast together?". "I would love to" Hana said "we should go back to my place". Sumi nodded, approaching Hana "let's do that then".
The pair walked together back to Hana's apartment, which she shared with Sasuke. Once inside, they spotted Sasuke sitting at the kitchen table. Sumi seemed to freeze when she saw him, playing with her hands nervously. He looked up at her but didn't utter a word. Hana felt awkward as hell. "Hey, Sasuke" she said awkwardly. "What are you doing back so soon?" He asked, finishing his bowl of cereal. "Oh, long story. I'll explain it to you when you get back" she said, reaching into the press and pulling out two bowls "this is Sumi Tanaka, she's my teammate".
"I know" he nodded, standing up and slipping past Sumi "see you later". "Bye" Hana nodded, pouring out two bowls of her favourite cereal, before spilling the milk in. As soon as the front door clicked shut, Sumi spoke "how many girls like your brother?". "Many" Hana sighed "it's annoying". Sumi didn't reply, so Hana turned and handed her her cereal. She thanked her, sitting down on the couch and eating slowly. "Is something wrong?" Hana asked her. "No" Sumi scoffed.
"What? Do you like my brother too?" Hana giggled, shaking her head. She half expected Sumi to say no. "I do" Sumi said "but don't judge me okay?! I've liked him ever since we were little kids". Hana dropped her spoon onto the wooden floor, a feeling washing over her that she had not felt before. "I'm sorry!" Sumi exclaimed, picking up Hana's spoon and running to get her a new one. Hana was frozen to her seat, unsure of what this feeling was. Sumi handed her another spoon, and Hana shook her head, now snapped from her daze "it's okay. I just didn't expect you to say so". "I know you said that it's annoying, but Hana!" She took a hold of Hana's hands "you have to help me get a date with him".
Hana sighed "I'm sorry, Sumi. It's just...Sasuke is very cold and collected. Ever since our parents died...well our whole clan, actually...he's not the same as the boy you once knew, or I once knew". "I know, I know" Sumi groaned "but can't you at least try?". Hana pursed her lips. There was that feeling again. She chose to ignore it, unsure of what it was. "Of course. I'll do my best" Hana said. Sumi smiled happily "thank you. It would make me the happiest girl on earth". "Well...we are only twelve, Sumi" Hana said "and Sasuke is only thirteen, so take it easy".
"Of course," Sumi nodded "it's not like we're going to do the dirty". "Dirty?" Hana asked, tilting her head. Sumi's cheeks heated up, realising Hana was still uneducated in the language of sex, which she kind of would expect from a twelve-year-old girl "nothing!". Hana squinted "hm, okay". So, it was decided. Hana would try to get Sumi a date with her brother...but why did she feel like it was a bad idea?