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Chapter 7
Night on the Town
The next morning Kakshi explored the Kigaro house on his own a little. But he was mainly thinking about when he was going to tell Mayu that he had wanted to tell her for some time. He wondered if he was even ready to say it. He went into the living room and looked at some of the photos on the wall. They were mainly pictures of Mayu and her siblings when they were younger. There was also her parent's wedding photo, and a picture of Joubu and Yoshi. Then this one black and white photo caught his eye. There was a man and a woman with a baby in the photo. It caught Kakashi's attention because the woman looked a lot like Mayu. Then Mayu's grandmother wheeled into the room. She noticed Kakashi looking at the photo.
"Oh, that my hubby and me after we had our first child." she said.
Kakashi looked back and forth between the old woman and the photo. The resemblance was very uncanny. He couldn't help but wondered if that was what Mayu was going to look like in 50 years. Kakashi, also noticed the woman was wearing a headband in the photo, meaning she was once a konoichi.
"How I miss my younger days." said Mayu's grandmother. "I was quite a konoichi back then. But I got injury on a mission that crippled me for my life and now I'm stuck in this chair."
"Sorry to hear that, Mrs. Kigaro." said Kakashi.
"Oh please, call me Grandma. That's what everyone else calls me." said Mayu's grandmother.
"Okay, Grandma." said Kakashi. The elderly woman smiled. Then Mayu came in the room, followed by Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.
"There you are." said Mayu. "Come on, I'm showing you guys around the village today."
So then Mayu took Team 7 on what she called the "Grand Tour" of her village. She showed them everything from the bookstore to the Ninja Academy. Heck, even the flower shop where Kika worked. Mayu waved to Kika. At first Kika waved back, but when she saw Kakashi with Mayu, she stopped waving and went back to work. 'That was weird.' thought Mayu.
Then of course on Naruto's request they stopped at the ramen stand for lunch. Each one of them ordered some ramen. Kakashi's students looked over at him, waiting for him to remove his mask to eat his ramen. But just as he was about to remove the mask, a team of 3 genin girls blocked the view of Kakashi. "Mayu!" the 3 girls exclaimed excitedly. "Yuki! Maya! Miori!" said Mayu with a big grin. Then Mayu and the girls group hugged. By the time they moved out of the way of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura's view, Kakashi had finished eating and his mask was back on. All 3 of them felt annoyed at the girls. Mayu then noticed the waitress was blushing and had hearts over her head. Mayu gave the girl a "Back Off! He's mine!" glare and the waitress with a scared look on her face backed away slowly.
Mayu then introduced the girls to Team 7. Mayu knows Yuki because she was Tenshi's best friend, and she knew the other two girls because all 3 of them were now being trained under her old sensei. After some talking and catching up, Mayu and Kakashi allowed Kakashi's students to explore the town with Yuki, Maya, and Miori as long as they were back at the Kigaro house by night fall.
Later that night, Mayu and Kakashi met with Yui and Keibo at a Karaoke Bar and Restaurant. As soon as the found a place to sit, Mayu asked, "Who wants to go first?"
"I will." said Yui. Then she picked up the mike and began to sing her favorite song.
Seems like just yesterday
You were a part of me
I used to stand so tall
I used to be so strong
Your arms around me tight
Everything, felt so right
Unbreakable, like nothing could go wrong
Now I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on
Here I am once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes
After Yui finished her song, Keibo went up next.
Gotta be treated as one of a kind
Girl use your mind
Don't be just another dime
Because I can't take
Seeing you with him
'Cuz I know exactly what you'll be
In his gallery
It's not fair
And it's tearing me apart
You're just another priceless work of art
In his gallery
After Keibo finished his song, he asked Mayu, "Hey Mayu, do you wanna sing a duet like we used to do in the old day?"
"Sure." said Mayu.Then while Mayu grabbed a mike, Keibo picked out the song.
Mayu &Keibo: Summer lovin' had me a blast
Keibo: I met a girl crazy for me
Mayu: Met a boy cute as can be
Both: Summer days driftin' away, to uh-oh those summer nights
Keibo: Tell me more, tell me more. Did you get very far?
Mayu: Tell me more, tell me more. Like does he have a car?
Both: Summer sun, something's begun, but uh-oh those summer nights
Mayu: Tell me more, tell me more. Was it love at first sight?
Keibo: Tell me more, tell me more. Did she put up a fight?
Mayu: He got friendly, holding my hand
Keibo: While she got friendly down in the sand
Both: Summer heat, boy and girl meet, but uh-oh those summer nights
Then Yui said, "Hey, let's all three sing together." Then she grabbed a mike and joined Keibo and Mayu.
Yui & Mayu: Bounce wit it drop wit it. Lean wit it rock wit it. Snap wit it. All my ladies pop your backs wit it. Do it to it do it to it. You know the world be rockin' to it. So do it to it do it to it.
Keibo: Wassup cu-cuz. Wassup fo-folk. I lean I rock. I drink I smoke. Might snap my fingers. Might clap my hands.
While Mayu was singing with Yui and Keibo, she looked over at Kakashi and thought, 'Is that a sad look in his eye?'
Kakashi had to admit seeing Mayu sing with her teammates did make him feel a little sad. It kind of made him wish he had done stuff like this with Rin and Obito when they were alive.
After Mayu's team finished their song, Mayu asked Kakashi, "Hey Kakashi, do you want to sing a duet with me?"
"I don't know." he said. "Oh come on, please." begged Mayu as she gave him "the look." Unfortunately for Kakashi, he could never resist it when Mayu gave him that look. "Oh alright." he said. Then Mayu choose a song as Kakashi got a mike.
Mayu: Baby it seems like everywhere I go I see you, from your eyes, your smile. It's like I breathe you, helplessly I reminisce. Don't want to compare nobody to you. Boy I try to catch myself. But I'm out of control. Your sexiness is so appealing I can't let it go
Kakashi: Is he the best ever, that's the argu-a-ment. I don't make the list, don't be mad at me. I just make the hits like a factory. I'm just one-to-one, nothin' after me. No Déjà vu, just me and my, Oh
Mayu: Know that I can't get over you. 'Cause everything I see is you. And I don't want no substitute. Baby I swear it's Déjà vu.
After Mayu and Kakashi finished their song, Mayu started singing solo. "Oh no." moaned Yui. "Once she gets started, she'll be at it for hours." And that's exactly what happened. Mayu just sang song after song. Kakashi, Yui, and Keibo had a few drinks while the waited for Mayu to finish. Kakashi thought about the song Mayu and Keibo sang. Considering that they were just friends, he found it weird that Keibo would choose that song. But by then he had had enough drinks to have a little bit of a buzz on, so he just shrugged it off. 'It's not like he's trying to steal Mayu away from me.' he thought.
Mayu didn't stop singing until one of the waiters threw them out because it was closing time. Yui said, "See ya.", and took off. While Keibo walked back to the Kigaro house with Kakashi and Mayu. "You know you don't need to walk with us." said Mayu to Kiebo. "I know." he said. "I just want to make sure my best friend get home okay."
"Aaww, that's sweet of you Keibo." said Mayu.
'Yes! Score one for Keibo' thought Keibo.