A/N: Yay! Chapter five is here! :D. Like I said last chapter, this chapter is my favorite so far. Even though the beginning and the ending is rather, heavey and sad; but everything else is very light and unamusingly amusing. It's a nice break from the past four chapters, which have been pretty serious (for the most part at least), the next two chapters are going to be...light-ish? There really isn't a lot going to happen; just a filler chapter, something to put in before the Sasuke Arc. Then that's where it's going to get really...serious. I am really looking forward to writing chapters eight through elevan; only because I've been waiting for it since I started re-writing this thing. When you read them, you all will probably think that I'm a horrible person, but it is necessary to the plot (or...the story I should say.) But anyway; yes chapters 8-11 are going to be rather, serious; after that is going to be missions and more character developement. This story is probably going to have maybe...25 chapters? Give or take one or two; It will be my longest fanfic. (For some reason I put the entire story with in seven to 9 chapters) Then when I'm done with this I'm starting Shippuden. Yay haha.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I do; I tried making Neji in character, which is why this is so unamusingly amusing; because he isn't "amused" the entire time. So please enjoy. The song for this chapter is He Lives In You from Lion King 2.
Lina sighed as she sat up in her bed. She looked out the window, the sky was filled with clouds. The pink-haired girl pushed her green blanket off her, swung her legs over the edge of her bed and sat there. She didn't want to get up, she didn't even want to wake up at all; she didn't want to believe because she didn't want to admit that he was gone. Lina's green eyes narrowed at the floor of her bedroom, her palms balled into loose fists. She stood up and walked over to her drawer to pull out a black yukata, a mourning yukata. She pulled off her pajamas and slipped on the black yukata. Lina grabbed her Konoha headband and wore it proudly on her head, over her forehead. She looked at her self in the mirror, deciding to leave her hair down and not in the usual high pigtails. Lina turned away from the mirror and walked out of her room, shutting the door behind her. She stopped when she came face to face with her blonde haired cousin, Ino. They shared a sad smile, a way of greeting each other good morning. The two girls walked down to the front of the Yamanaka flower shop; they, along with Mr. and Mrs. Yamanaka, left the building.
Walking down the street, Lina caught sight of Shibano and Kisho walking, Lina looked at her uncle, who nodded; the pink haired girl ran to catch up with her friends. Shibano and Kisho turned their heads and greeted Lina with a small smiles. Team Five began to walk to the location of the funeral. On the way, the three saw numerous people: Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, Tenten, who was also walking with Lee, Hinata, and Neji, Shino, and the list went on. When they got to the top of the Hokage building; Team Five separated. Shibano went to go stand between Naruto and Shino, Kisho stood next to Sasuke, and Lina stood in between Ino and Neji.
The past couple of days had been exhausting: unexpectedly, the final match of the Chuunin Exams had been interrupted by an explosion, later learning that Konoha was under attack by Orochimaru. Team Five had some injuries from the fights that they were in; Lina had a bandage on her cheek from a kunai that grazed her, she had cuts and bruises on all parts of her body: some on her legs, and her arms, and a few on her face. To say the least, she packed in a pretty good fight. The sky began to darken, not from the day leaving, but because clouds had started to get darker. Within seconds, rain drops started falling from the sky.
"Even the sky is mourning over the loss of the Hokage." Lina spoke faintly. Neji looked at her for a moment before turning his focus forward again. "It's sort of ironic that it's raining on a day like this, don't you think, Neji?" Lina asked the Hyuuga boy next to her, her eyes closing.
"Hn. It isn't irony, it's weather." He told her quietly, then looked at her. Her small hands were gripping the sides of her skirt, her green eyes were shut tightly, and her lips were pressed together. He knew that she was trying not to cry; he had to agree, the Hokage's death was sad indeed and the rain was only making it worse. "He died honorably." He spoke to her as the rain began to pour harder. Lina opened her eyes and looked up at him, his normally cold eyes were soft, his normally emotionless face was soft and filled with sadness. Neji knew she was crying, not even the pouring rain could mask the baby waterfalls cascading from Lina's apple green eyes.
"Are you sad, Neji?" Lina asked as she looked at him. Neji closed his eyes and a small, sad smile appeared on his face.
"How can I not be sad? Even the sky is mourning." Neji answered her, using her words about the sky. Lina looked from him and to the front, where the picture of the Third Hokage, and all those who lost their lives, stood.
"I remember when my parents died. I was staying with Uncle Inoichi; Lord Hokage came to the Yamanaka's to tell me that they were dead. He told me in such a sad and gentle way; I knew he was sad that they had lost their lives." Lina spoke, her voice cracking a little from crying. "He told me that it's okay to be sad when someone looses their life, or when you loose someone important to you, but he also told me to be proud of my parents because they gave their lives to save Konoha, and to save me. It was their 'Will of Fire' he said." Neji turned his gaze back on her and laid his hand on her shoulder.
"You should be proud," he agreed, "you should be proud of those who lost their lives." Neji told her, and he let his hand fall. One at a time, people lined up, each grabbing a white flower to pay their respects to the dead. Lina stood behind Neji, who was behind Tenten, who was with Lee, Shibano and Kisho were behind Lina. Neji laid down his flower, and bowed slightly before walking away. Lina walked up. She placed the white flower down and bowed, remembering her last encounter with the Third.
"It's been almost ten years, hasn't it?" An elderly male voice asked softly as Lina jumped. She stood up and bowed when she saw that it was Hokage Sarutobi. Lina looked back at her parents graves and nodded. "You've coped quite well, for one whose experienced loss at such a young age."
"You told me to be proud of them, Lord Hokage. I am proud of them, it's a little sad, but I don't think they'd want me to be sad about it." Lina told him as she smiled sadly at her parents graves.
"Lina, you'll be thirteen soon, won't you? In just four months, you'll be thirteen." He asked, casually.
"Yes, sir." Lina nodded as she turned to him.
"They would be very proud of you." Hokage Sarutobi smiled at her. "Well, I've got to go back to work." Sarutobi bid her goodbye and walked away.
Before being released, the rain stopped and the clouds began to slowly disappear, and the sun's rays started to peek out. Lina looked up with a confused face, Neji turned slightly to look at her. "Well...aren't you coming?" Neji asked, and Lina looked away from the sky and nodded, smiling at the Hyuuga boy. The two young leaf ninja walked side by side, until Lina stopped. Neji stopped as well and looked over his shoulder at her. "What now?" Neji asked, but Lina shook her head and beamed at him.
"I was just thinking..." Lina started as she went to stand next to Neji. "What do you say we go get some food? You and me. My treat?" Lina smiled at him. Neji looked at her oddly. Did...Did she just ask me out on a date? Neji thought, thinking back to Lee talking in his hospital room.
"So, have you seen Lina yet?" asked Lee as he looked up at his pale-eyed team mate. Neji nodded. "She likes you, you know." This caught the Hyuuga boy by surprise. "She may not realize it now, but she will. I can tell, it's the way she looks at you."
"What, with hatred? Don't be preposterous, Lee." Neji scoffed.
"No, no! I'm serious! I read somewhere that when girls are constantly mad at a guy, it's a sure sign saying that they like them!" Lee told Neji.
"This isn't going to be a da-" Neji started, but cut himself off, not being able to say the word. Lina looked at him for a moment, confused as to what he was talking about until she realized what he was getting at.
"Oh! No, no! It's just, I thought it'd be nice, to you know 'hang out'. I mean, get to know each other. With me being friends with Hinata, Lee, and Tenten, I'm sure we'll be seeing each other a lot; I just thought it'd be nice, you know..." Lina blushed as she looked down at her feet. A slight redness came across Neji's face as well as he looked in the opposite direction.
"Right, of course." Neji mumbled.
"But, you know...if you want it to be, then..." Lina trailed, with her face growing redder.
"Uh...I..." Neji stuttered, not knowing what to say to her.
"But, you know...it doesn't have to be. Just...friends having lunch." Lina quickly added.
"Yeah...how about that." Neji nodded. The two genin stood in an awkward silence.
"So, I know this great curry house. They have all kinds of curry: sweet, mild, spicy, extra spicy..." Lina started as they stood there.
"Yeah...sure." replied Neji, still staring in the opposite direction.
"Well, okay then. Let's go!" Lina smiled at him as she grabbed Neji's wrist and began to drag him down the street, stopping outside the Yamanaka flower shop. "Well, I've got to change really quick, then we can head to your house!" Lina smiled as she dragged him into the flower shop. Ino stood at the counter, really confused as she watched her pink-haired cousin drag the Hyuuga up to her room. Moments later, Shikamaru came walking in from the bathroom.
"Was that Lina, dragging Neji up to her room?" He asked. Ino nodded her head.
"Okay!" Lina exclaimed as she opened the door to her room. Neji stood there, shocked that she had just dragged him up to her room. "You can come in you know, my room isn't going to suck you up." Neji rolled his eyes and stepped into her room. Lina scampered to her drawer, she pulled out a bright green shirt, tossed it on her bed, and closed the drawer. She crouched down to the bottom drawer, and pulled out a pair of blue shorts; she closed the drawer and stood up straight again. She grabbed her shirt and turned to look at Neji with a smile. I'm going to change in the bathroom really quick, please sit! I'll be back in a few minutes." Lina walked pass him and out of her room. Neji looked around the room.
"This isn't how I'd expect her room to be...it doesn't seem...Lina-like." He said to himself. He looked at the wall in front of her footboard. There were drawings of people: Her, Shibano, and Kisho. Ino, Sakura, Naruto, Kiba and Hinata. They looked a little faded, but there were three new freshly drawn pictures on the wall: one of Rock Lee, another of Rock Lee, Tenten and himself, and lastly, one of himself. He turned away and looked at the desk, where there was an unfinished picture of Tenten. He smirked and turned to the window, the flowers were gone but the vase was still there. Next to it was a picture of Her, Kisho and Shibano, along with their jounin sensei. He picked it up and looked at it, then he saw another picture frame. He picked that one up as well, looking between them. Kisho, Shibano and Lina, when they were younger, Neji smirked.
"Yeah, we were eight when that was taken." Lina smiled as she stood behind him, holding her black mourning cloths in her arms. "I think it was my birthday too, haha." Lina laughed as she put her mourning clothes back in her drawer. Lina took off her Konoha headband and laid it on her vanity. "So, ready to go to your house?" She asked, Neji put down the pictures where he found them and nodded. He turned to walk out of the room when noticed five pressed tulips, laying on her vanity.
"You still have those? I thought they'd be dead by now?"
"Huh? Oh, you mean your tulips? Well, I pressed them before they could wilt." Lina smiled. "They're too pretty to throw away, and plus! They were a gift. I never throw away gifts."
"You're going to become a hoarder." Neji told her simply, and she laughed.
"No! I don't receive that many gifts, I usually receive things I can use, like drawing supplies and stuff like that. I've never received flowers before. I had to ask Ino to show me how to press them." Lina told him as they walked out of her room and down to the flower shop. Ino and Shikamaru stopped talking to look at Lina and Neji as they walked through the shop.
"Uh, Lina..." Ino called out, Lina and Neji stopped and looked at the blonde girl. "Uh...Wha-Where are you going?" She asked, she was going to ask what they were doing in her room but she thought it was better to ask later.
"Tsumiten's, we're going out to lunch."
"Like a da-"
"No, Ino! I'm buying." Lina laughed. "Well, I'll see you later! I'll be home by dinner!" Lina grabbed Neji's arm and ran out of the flower shop. "Gosh that was close."
"Wha-"
"She thought we were doing...stuff up there! Hah, isn't that ridiculous! I mean we're only kids. That stuff is like...no-no stuff." Lina laughed as they headed towards the Hyuuga compound. They reached the gates, and Lina stopped; Neji looked at her weirdly. "What?"
"What are you doing?"
"Waiting for you."
"No."
"No?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because why no?"
"Because"
"We've established 'because' already, Neji."
"You made me go into your room, and now you're going into mine." Neji told her as he walked behind her and began to push her through the grounds of the Hyuuga estate. They reached the front entrance of the compound, Neji let go of her in order to take off his shoes, Lina took this chance to try and escape but Neji grabbed her wrist before she could get far. "No." Neji glared at her, and Lina laughed nervously. The two genin took off their shoes and Neji grabbed her wrist again as they made their way down the hall. On the way to Neji's room, Lina saw Mr. Hyuuga, Hanabi, and Hinata, they all looked at Neji and Lina oddly.
"Hi Mr. Hyuuga, Hinata, uhh...Hinata's sister!" Lina smiled sheepishly as she got dragged along with Neji. The three other Hyuuga's blinked.
"Since when did Neji have a girlfriend?" Hanabi asked, and all they could do was stare after the two.
The two stopped, and Lina presumed that they'd reached Neji's room. Neji let go of her wrist and slid open the door. Lina walked in after Neji and stared, there was nothing special about it: he had a bed, dresser, and desk. On the desk was a picture of him and his team.
"Your room's so plain" Lina commented as Neji went to get his normal cloths from the drawer. Neji turned to her and glared. "How about I draw you some pictures! Especially ones of me! I mean how awesome would that be? Wake up everyday only to see my beautiful face?" Lina laughed jokingly, but Neji didn't look amused.
"I think I'll pass, thanks." Neji said as he walked passed Lina and out of his room. Lina's eye twitched, she looked around his room and her eyes landed on the desk. An evil smirk played on her lips as she went into a drawer and found a piece of paper and pencil. She began drawing a fast picture of herself, along with many chibi-Linas all over the page. Lina smiled as she looked around for some tape.
"Ahah!" Lina smiled as she tore a piece of tape off and stuck it to the wall above the desk. Lina put the pencil back in the desk and stood back, with her hands on her hips, looking at her master piece.
"What are you looking at?" Neji asked as he walked back into his room, holding his black yukata. He went to his drawer and slipped them in neatly; he closed the drawer and looked in the same direction as Lina. He sweat dropped when he saw the picture of Lina, surrounded by chibi-Linas. "Take that down."
"Why!"
"Because I don't want that in my room!"
"But it's me, Neji!"
"Exactly, take it down."
"But it's cute."
"I don't care. Take it down."
"No! I worked hard on that!"
"You spent five minutes!"
"So..."
"Whatever, I'm taking it down later." Neji sighed. Lina laughed at her accomplishment.
"I'm sure the next time I come back in here, it will still be taped up to that wall." Lina laughed as they walked down the hallway.
"Don't count on it." He told her. "Hey, who ever said that you could go back into my room?"
"Uh, I did."
"It's rude to invite your self somewhere."
"Yeah, I know."
"So you're saying you're a rude person?"
"No. I know you'll ask me to come back."
"Oh, how can you be so sure about that?"
"It's our destiny, Neji. You don't ignore destiny and fate, now do you?" Lina smiled at him. She didn't believe in that destiny and fate nonsense, like he did; she believed that there are several paths pre-planned for you, but that it was up to you to decide which path you'll take. Neji sighed as they walked passed Mr. Hyuuga, Hinata, and Hanabi again. "Bye Mr. Hyuuga, Hinata, and Hinata's sister! I'm sure I'll see you soon."
"Stop inviting yourself over!"
"But Neji, it's our destiny!"
"Stop saying that!"
"But Neji!"
"Shut up." Neji crossed his arms after he and Lina put their shoes on and left the Hyuuga estate. They walked down the dirt roads in silence, until Lina stopped. Neji sighed and looked at her. She's acting really strange today, stranger than usual. Neji thought as he looked at her. She was looking up at a couple of birds in a nest, Neji took notice in the distant look in her eyes. Is what Lee said really true? Could she like me and not know it? Neji thought to himself. "What are you doing?" Lina looked at him and blinked.
"I'm hungry." She told him as she continued to walk forward. Neji's eye twitched as he sweat dropped. Maybe Lee was wrong. Maybe she just loves to annoy the hell out of me. Neji thought to himself as he and Lina continued to walk in silence. "Here it is! Tsumiten!" Lina smiled as she stood in front of the restaurant. "Come on! We want to get the good seats before they're taken up!" Lina grabbed his hand and dragged him inside the restaurant.
"Hey! Isn't that Lina?" Shibano exclaimed as she pointed to Lina. "And...is that...no! That's Neji!"
"What?" Kisho shouted, "Where?"
"With Lina, look!" Shibano pointed as Lina and Neji walked up to the restaurant.
"What's she doing with a jack ass like him, anyway?" Kisho mumbled as he crossed his arms.
"I donno...Maybe they're on a date?" Shibano guessed, but Kisho glared.
"What makes you think that?"
"Well, they're holding hands! See!" Shibano pointed to Lina's and Neji's hand holding. Kisho's eyes went wide.
"WHAT, NO WAY! THERE'S NO WAY LINA WOULD GO OUT WITH THAT ASS!" Kisho shouted.
"Well, let's go see what's going on then!" Shibano suggested. "Plus, we may be able to snag a free lunch while we're at it." This was able to shut Kisho up, but he still had a scowl on his face.
"So, are you really going to throw out that picture I drew for you?" Lina asked as she sipped her water, looking at Neji intently.
"Hn, of course. It sucks." Lina's eye twitched. That ass. She thought.
"Whatever. Don't lie to me Hyuuga."
"Oh, so we're on last name terms, are we? Hawatye?" Neji smirked at Lina's game, as she glared at him.
"Shut up."
"I believe that's my line." Neji smirked, and Lina rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, you're stupid." Neji scoffed at her choice of words. 'When girls are constantly mad at a guy, it's a sure sign saying that they like them' She isn't mad is she? Why am I even worrying myself about this, this is Lina, she's a pain in my ass and she never leaves me alone, and even when she doesn't talk to me she still bothers and annoys me. Neji thought.
"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Lina asked, looking at him curiously.
"Nothing that concerns you." Neji told her and took a sip of water. But, she did ask me to lunch, and she grabbed my hand...Why the hell am I thinking about these things? Do I...do I like her? Even in the slightest? Neji asked himself.
"Don't lie to me, Neji Hyuuga." Lina looked at him with a suspicious look.
"Well, if you really must know..." Neji trailed on, Lina leaning in to hear what he had to say. "Do you like me?"
"Like you? Of course I like you!" Lina laughed. So Lee was half right, but do like her back? "If I didn't like you in the slightest, I wouldn't have brought you to lunch. Gosh Neji. You may piss me off to the point where I hate you and want to rip your balls off, but I still like you." Lina laughed, but Neji shook his head.
"That's not what I meant." said Neji. Lina only blinked. "I mean, do you LIKE me? As in..."
"Oh...EW! NO, I'M TO YOUNG! I DON'T WANT TO GET COOTIES!" Lina shouted "I mean, you're just...ew. You're an asshole ninety-eight percent of the time. I couldn't like some bastard like that." Lina told him. Neji's eye twitched. Yeah, I definitely DO NOT like her, in anyway, shape or form. Lee was completely wrong. That's the last time I listen to him about anything. Neji thought.
"LINA!" shouted two familiar voices. Neji and Lina looked up to saw Shibano and Kisho. "Are we interrupting something?" Kisho asked suspiciously.
"No." They both said at the same time.
"Oh, so you wouldn't mind if we joined you?" Kisho asked as he sat down next to Lina.
"Well, uh, no, I guess.." Lina mumbled.
"Hey, scoot over, I don't want to sit next to Neji!" Shibano whined. Lina sighed as she stood up and took the seat next to Neji, letting Shibano sit next to Kisho. She smiled and drank the rest of Lina's water.
"Hey! That was mine!" Lina glared.
"Sorry, I was thirsty." Shibano laughed, and Lina sighed
"So, what are you guys doing here?" Kisho asked casually, glaring at Neji.
"We were eating lunch, alone." Neji answered and glared back.
"But good ol' Lima-bean doesn't mind, does she?" Kisho asked as she looked at him.
"Well, if you're paying for yourselves, I don't." Lina smiled, Shibano and Kisho sweat dropped and sighed. "YOU GUYS WERE THINKING ABOUT FREELOADING OFF ME, WEREN'T YOU?" Lina shouted at her friends, who laughed nervously.
"Well...no?" They said in unison.
"Don't lie to me!"
"Maybe..." The two murmured. Lina glared at them.
"Well, think again! I only brought enough money to buy mine and Neji's lunch, seeing as I INVITED him, and I said I'd treat him."
"Why is he so special all of a sudden?" Kisho glared.
"He got me flowers..." Lina mumbled as she looked down at the table. "And I feel bad for him spending that much on me." She admitted. So that's why she asked, she's repaying me for the flowers I bought. Neji thought as he looked down at her.
"What! He bought you flowers? When!" Kisho asked.
"When I was in the hospital."
"I thought that was Tenten." Kisho stated.
"No, it was Neji." Lina answered. The waitress came and took everyone's orders. After they ate lunch, Lina paid for her and Neji's food while Kisho and Shibano paid for their own meals. The four genin stood up, and left the restaurant.
"Yum, that was good Lina." Shibano sighed with a smile on her face.
"Yeah! How'd you find this place?" Kisho asked as they all walked down the street.
"Oh, this is the place that Lee and I went to, he showed it to me before. I'm surprised that I've passed it so many times and never really knew what it was." Lina laughed, sweat dropping.
"Wait, so if you went here with Rock Lee on your DATE, does this mean that you and Hyuuga are on a date?" Kisho asked, raising an eyebrow suspiciously at his pink-haired friend. Lina and Neji's cheeks turned a light shade of pink.
"Wh-what! No! Like I said before, it's to repay him for the flowers!" Lina reassured them, with an expression that didn't back up her statement.
"You're face doesn't say so. I mean, you guys held hands..." Shibano smirked.
"We did not."
"Did too." Kisho agreed with Shibano.
"Did not!" Lina glared at Kisho.
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"WE DID NOT HOLD HANDS, KISHO!" Lina shouted as she punched him, sending him flying to the ground. Neji stood there, watching with a blank expression. Yeah, most definitely, don't like her. Neji thought as he sighed, beginning to walk away. Lina took notice and turned to look at his leaving form. "Hey, where are you going?"
"To train." Neji answered her as he continued to walk away.
"See what you did Kisho, Neji's leaving now!" Lina shouted.
"Good!" Kisho shouted, Lina glared at him. "I've never liked him!"
"You don't know him!"
"And you do?" Lina's green eyes widened a little. "Come on Lina, you've known him for a few months, and in that time, you've said you hated his guts almost every single time you've seen him."
Lina looked at Kisho, hurt for a moment. "He's a stuck up, arrogant bastard who doesn't deserve your attention! So just get over him!" Kisho shouted at her as he stood up. "Stick with Rock Lee or Kiba, or someone. Anyone's better than him, Lina."
"I don't like Neji that way. How many times do I have to tell you!" Lina shouted at him.
"Sure, Lina, just stop lying to yourself! You know what they say: girls who are constantly mad at a guy means that they like them!"
"Don't be stupid! That's little kid school stuff, it isn't real."
"You picked on Kiba all the time!"
"Yeah, when I was like...eleven!"
"What's the difference now? A year? Lina we're still kids!"
"I don't like Neji like that, okay? He's a friend, ONLY a friend." Lina glared at her purple-haired friend. "Now, come talk to me when you've gotten some sense knocked into you!" Lina shouted at him as she stormed down the road.
"I think you really made her mad, Kisho." Shibano told her purple-haired friend.
"I figured." Kisho sighed.
"No, I mean, REALLY mad." Shibano told him with sad eyes. She hated seeing her friends fight, but it happened; it never mattered how close Lina and Kisho were, they were just so different in views and opinions that sometimes it was a wonder how they got along. "Why are you so worked up about Lina liking Neji anyway?" Shibano asked as they began to walk down the street.
"Because, she's like my sister and I don't want to see her hurt; and that's all he's done in the two months we've known the guy!" Kisho grumbled as he crossed his arms.
"Yeah, but that's her choice, Kisho. She didn't get overly worked up when you told her that you like Ino."
"Yeah, so?" Shibano sighed and shook her head.
"She likes Neji, we know this already, but she doesn't. Let her figure it out for herself. If you keep telling her that she does, all she's going to do is deny it. We want her to come to terms with her feelings so she can get over him. I don't like him either but, this is Lina and we'll support her no matter who she likes, got it?" Shibano glared at him and Kisho sighed but nodded.
Lina grumbled as she walked into the flower shop. Ino stood straight and was about to ask Lina how it went but stopped when she stormed up to her room. Ino sighed and shook her head. "He probably said something to make her mad again." Ino shook her head and rested her head on her hand, but within minutes she stood up again to see Kisho standing in the flower shop.
"Kisho? What are you doing here?" Ino asked, Kisho smiled at her, with a blush.
"Well, uh, Lina and I got into a fight."
"Oh…so that's why she seemed mad, I thought it would've been Neji." Ino sighed. "Well she's up in her room, go right on up."
"Thanks, Ino." Kisho said to her and Ino nodded. Kisho walked up to Lina's room, knocking on the door and waiting for her reply.
"Come in."
"Hey..." Kisho greeted her cautiously. Lina looked up from her desk and glared at him.
"What do you want?"
"I'm sorry, about how I was acting. It's just...I don't like him, Lina."
"Yeah, well, neither do I. He's an asshole!" Lina looked back at her drawing of Tenten.
"Then why did you offer him lunch? Why did you draw a picture of him and hang it on your wall?"
"Because, I may not like him, he may be an ass most of the time, but...he's still my friend." Lina replied to Kisho with a small smile. "I mean, you're an ass, and you make me mad all the time yet I still love you, don't I?" Lina smiled at him, and Kisho smiled back.
"Yeah, I guess." Kisho nodded his head as he sat on Lina's bed. He looked at the two photo frames and smiled. "You still have this?" Kisho asked as he went to pick up the picture of when they were eight.
"Heck yeah. Why would I throw that out?"
"Well, I'd of thought that you would put it in an album or something..." Kisho started. He smiled sadly. "I remember when this was taken, it was your ninth birthday. You were pissed off because you didn't get green wrapping paper...Hah." Kisho smiled sadly as he put the picture back on the windowsill. "The third Hokage came that day, didn't he?" He asked her. "To your birthday..."
"Oh yeah, he did. He gave me a picture of my parents." Lina replied sadly as she pulled out the picture from her desk drawer. "It's still sad, that he's gone."
"Yeah...but you know, he may be gone physically, but his accomplishments and his heart and soul are with us for ever. He's been a major part of our lives, and we all have a part of him with in us." Kisho smiled at her, and she nodded.
"When did you get smart?" Lina laughed, and Kisho glared at her.
A/N: Well I hope you liked it, Chapter Six is being written, but this may or may not be updated for about..maybe a week? I'm going to Santa Barbara and Malibu for a week with my family; I'm going to write in my free time but I don't think I'll finish chapter six and seven, have them beta'd and posted during that week. I'd also like to thank Kuki Salazar for being my beta :D Even though she did get destracted ALOT xD;
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