AN:4
Sweet puppy kisses, thank you guys so much for all the love for this story! Ahh, I'm too afraid to reply to everyone, but I need you guys to know all the reviews make me so happy I can't breathe.
Completely breathless.
Ah, It's anothe OC heavy chapter, so are the ones to come. And no Pup too! Ack, I will have to mix in Puppy chapters in between all the potential partner chapters, yeah?
*Bark/
Mabuta pulled his hood down more. The fur was already covering his eyes, but the action made him feel better. Especially because his brash older brother thought it was a good idea to walk him to the academy. Mabuta felt the need to growl. "I'm old enough to go on my own, why did you come with me?"
Mayu grinned, showing off his sharp teeth. "Gihee, because this is the best time to break the news to you."
Mabuta rolled his eyes. "You make it sound so dramatic ni-san"
Mayu groaned. "How many times do i have to tell you! Its Oni-sama! Oni!!"
The long haired dog by Mayu's side barked out a laugh, "Bwaha! The only Oni you are is of the demon sort."
Mayu growled, "Shut it Orenji!" before he flicked the dog's ear.Mabuta rolled his eyes and turned away from his embarrassing brother and his partner. "Fine, Oni-sama, why are you walking me to the academy?"
"Gihee, thats where you are wrong! I'm walking you to a day off from school, one filled with beef~."
Mabuta stopped in his tracks. He loathed the thought of missing any class, Nao-sensei was terrifying. It was still his first week in the academy and they were covering emergency protocols and Sensei said if they missed it she would make is scrub the bathrooms clean for a month. But the promise of beef was too much for his tummy to ignore. Mabuta sniffed. "Beef sounds good.."
Mayu ginned, "Got you my little pup." He leaned over and took off Mabuta's hood so he could ruffle the messy brown hair underneath. "You shall never be able to resist the sweet, juicy, Devine food of the Kami, that is beef."
Mabuta did not deny this but he still frowned. Mother did not like beef as much as she liked chicken, so beef was something they only had when they went out. They didn't have beef enough in their life, was all Mabuta could think as he followed Mayu and Orenji through twisted walkways. Mabuta grumbled but kept close to the recently graduated genin pair. Mayu liked to take Mabuta on the long way through the village, he said it was so Mabuta would know every inch of Konohana like the back of his hand. Mabuta did not know that if that was the real reason, or if Mayu had no sense of direction. However after passing the same shop three times, Mabuta was thinking that his older brother really didn't know where he was.
After another thirty minutes of wandering around aimlessly, Mabuta had enough. "Are you really an Inuzaka, ni-san?" Mabuta questioned. "Mother says Inuzuka never get lost."
"Gihee! You think I'm lost? Me? The best genin of the year?" Mayu exclaimed,
Mabuta didn't even blink as he nodded in confirmation. "We have been walking in circles…again..."
Mayu slumped over and started to complain loudly about how his cute little brother had no faith in him. Orenji started to give examples of how Mabuta had no faith, and Mabuta was completely done with this situation. He just wanted to go to school and eat beef, he didn't want to give more Mayu more reasons talk his ears off. Mabuta sighed. This was just going to be one of those weird days…
He could only hope that when he got his own Ninkin, they would have a better sense of direction than Mayu and Orenji did.
*Bark/
AN: 5
First potential down! Woo!
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