Hello everyone! Might as well do the disclaimer again
Disclaimer: I no own, you no sue. Capiche? Well, I do own Tomoyo and Yuka though, and the inn people, and the bad guys nods and starts blabbing more people Oh, and the story is mine. No stealy! hisses, claw, growl, scratch
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Chapter 2: Beginning of the Journey
Tomoyo had left the bathroom quickly, but she had gone to ask the Hokage for a scroll. He passed her a copy of the scroll she wished to have, and she went back in the room, sitting down next to Kakashi. She scanned the scroll extremely quickly, memorizing everything on it. She then stuffed it into her small black backpack, and looked over to them. "So. When do we leave?" Tomoyo asked, her arms in her lap. Itachi and Kakashi got up, so she followed. " We leave now. We keep to the west, as we'll have to ambush them." Itachi left the explanation short, and they started to head out. Tomoyo wasn't used to the ANBU mask yet, so she kept it to the side for a while. This uniform is actually pretty comfortable…She noticed Kakashi glanced at her once, but she kept silent. When they passed a group of shinobi chatting, the males looked over to her, wolf whistling. She pretty much growled, turning her head to the side. " Perverts!" She yelled, not paying attention to any of the further comments.
Kakashi chuckled, looking at her again. "So, is this your first A mission?" Tomoyo nodded, not being in the mood for talking. Itachi made an annoyed sound. "They gave us a newbie…. We're going to finish slower than I thought…" She shot him a look, and she really regretted being in the middle, as now she would have to be stuck there until they reached a resting point. Itachi stopped walking, completely ignoring Tomoyo. "Hmm.. We'll have to run until we reach the border forest… It's our fastest means." Tomoyo grinned. "Running? That's what I'm skilled at." " No no, we can't have you wasting your energy on running." Itachi commented. Tomoyo shot him a glance. "Then what? You're not going to leave me behind, are you?" Kakashi shook his head, and picked her up bridal style. "I'm going to carry you." Tomoyo looked at him to see if he was joking. "You're joking, right?" When the ANBU looked at her grinning, and started to run, while carrying her, she knew he was serious.
After 15 minutes of constant running, the three reached the outskirts of Konoha, and settled down in an unoccupied cave. Kakashi put down Tomoyo, who still stayed quiet. "You know... You didn't have to carry me. I could have made it to here myself easily." Kakashi just smiled, looking over to her. "Well, maybe I wanted to carry you." Tomoyo just made a small sound, looking around the empty cave. She stood up suddenly, causing Itachi and Kakashi to glance at her. "I'm going to get some firewood." Itachi retorted back at her "At least you can be useful doing that." Tomoyo glared at him, while slowly walking out the cave. She then spotted some nearby forest, beginning to find more and more pieces of wood. Tomoyo trudged back to the cave, and Itachi lit the firewood with a fireball.
Hey... wasn't there a stream back there? Tomoyo sat around for at least five more minutes until she got bored. "Is this what you do every mission? Sit around?" Tomoyo asked Kakashi. He nodded " Yup, pretty much." Tomoyo stood up. "Well then, I'm going to for a walk. Anyone want to come?" Kakashi nodded, standing up, and Itachi just sat in his little corner near the fire. As they walked through the small forest, Kakashi asked Tomoyo "Where were you planning on going anyways?" Tomoyo pointed to a small stream in the near background. Kakashi looked at the small stream and wondered what she could possibly want to do there. When they reached the stream, Tomoyo immediately scooped up a handful of water, and splashed it on her face, refreshing herself. The water was cool and soothing, and she looked down at her reflection. She noticed the water was fairly calm, and pretty deep. "We're in luck. Fish live in this kind of stream." She quickly noted, looking around for a sturdy stick. She picked up a long stick, and pulled out a kunai, getting to work.
Kakashi watched her improvise a fishing spear, and he was fairly impressed. And more and more… She keeps reminding me of Rin…Rin always was smart and on top of the situation. It's like the old team now… But, Itachi isn't like Obito. Itachi is more arrogant... Kakashi was lost in thought, while Tomoyo just finished tying the kunai onto the wooden stick. She noticed Kakashi looked like he was daydreaming, and stood over the sitting ANBU. "Hey, Earth to Kakashi. You there?" She waved a hand at him, but he was still lost in thought. Hey, he's kind of – She was interrupted by a fall. She tripped, the spear clattering on the rocks, and she fell right on top of Kakashi. Oh great... Her cheeks immediately were decorated with a fiery blush, and she was in a slight stage of shock. Kakashi snapped out of thought at the moment, looking right into her violet eyes, though his blush was hidden by the mask. He looked down, making note of how comically close their faces were. Tomoyo was thinking the same thing, as she realized she was still on top of him, and she climbed off, apologizing frantically. Yep… Just like Rin…On top of the situation? Kakashi flashed back to what had happened a few moments ago, and silently chuckled to himself. I guess so.
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Okay everyone, please tell me if I should continue or not..
