Narrator: Alright, It's officially summertime for me now. YAHOOO!!! Time to celebrate with a new chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, too bad.
Chapter 4: A New Place:
As Naruto and Shina left the ramen shop, they began their way down the streets of Konoha to see who of Naruto's friends they could find. Shina couldn't help but sense the glares that the villagers shot at the pair, eerily similar to the same treatment she suffered at her old village.
"Tsunade-sama didn't tell people, did she? No, she promised she wouldn't, but they feel so much like the ones back at home?"
Wanting to sate her curiosity, she couldn't help but ask Naruto. "Naruto-kun?" "Yea, what is it Shina-chan?" he asked in his child like voice. "Why are the villagers glaring at me, was it something I did?" the red-headed ninja asked a bit nervously.
"Crap, I was hoping she wouldn't notice. There's no way she'd be my friend if she knew why for real. Come on, Naruto, gotta think of a good lie, think, think."
"Naruto-kun?" Shina asked seeing him with a far-off look on his face. Seeing how the black and orange clad shinobi didn't seem to hear her, she waved a hand in front of his face while calling his name again.
"O, sorry about that Shina-chan, well they're not really glaring at you really, they're looking at me" he said a bit dejectedly.
"At him? Why would they do that, he seems so nice and good-natured?"
"Why are they doing that, Naruto-kun?"
"O, it's nothing really, just something that happened in the past. I've gotten used to this by now…" Naruto said a bit sadly. Shina knew there was more about this than he was telling, but decided against pushing it further. As they continued walking around in a comfortable silence, Shina saw that they were heading outside of the actual town. In a few minutes, they ended up at an open field on the top of a hill. When they got there, she saw a guy laying down in the tree's shade staring up at the sky. Seeing the man, Naruto was quick to call out to him "Hey Shikamaru! You staring at clouds again?"
"Aww great, every time he finds me here, it's always to do something so troublesome. He needs to learn to leave people alone" Shikamaru thought lazily, not even bothering to acknowledge their presence in preference to continue staring up at the clouds.
"That lazy ass, he could at least say hi or look over here" Naruto thought as he trudged over with Shina to where he was laying down. "Hey Shikamaru, you could at least say something!" However, as they looked down on him, they saw his eyes were closed and his breathing lightly.
"If I just pretend to be asleep, maybe he'll leave and not be troublesome, at least this is better than having to do with whatever he wants" he thought as he kept up this charade.
This, however, was not the case, because Naruto decided to lift him up in an attempt at waking him up. "Hey Shikamaru, get up!!! There's somebody I want you to meet."
"You're so troublesome, Naruto" the lazy genius mumbled opening his eyes. They first caught sight of the regular blonde shinobi who woke him up. After a bit of adjustment, however, he saw next to him a girl that seemed their age, an inch shorter than him with fire red hair waving down her back along with orange and red-tinted eyes. Her style of clothing was similar to Sakura's, except she was wearing cargo shorts instead of a skirt. The upper part of it was a red that was comparable to fire, and her black shorts had a pocket and shuriken holster on each thigh. The bottom were licked with a flame design that reached up midway between the bottom of her shorts and pockets.
"I'm guessing this is the person you wanted to show me, Naruto?"
"Yep, Shikamaru meet Shina-chan, she's gonna be the newest member of my team!" the blonde haired kid said in his annoyingly loud voice. As he was saying this to Shikamaru, Shina decided to have a better look at him since he was standing up now. The guy was the same age as her and Naruto, and about an inch taller than her. He was wearing some dark green clothing, with a long-sleeve shirt and a chunnin vest on him. He was wearing cargo pants in a dark green color with a shuriken and kunai holster on his right thigh. The guy was sporting a spiked hairstyle, though it seemed to resemble a pineapple.
"Shina, this is Shikamaru. He is without a doubt one of the laziest ninja ever, but is also super smart!" Naruto said interrupting her thoughts.
"Yea, thanks for that sentiment" Shikamaru said in a bored voice.
"Is he really that smart, Naruto-kun?" She asked curiously.
"Yea he just thinks everything that doesn't have to do with watching clouds is too troublesome."
"That's because everything is troublesome, Naruto, and besides-"
"SHIKAMARUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!"
His comment was interrupted by a really loud voice belonging to a girl that appeared to be getting closer.
"Shikamaru, get over here you lazy bastard!!! We're already late for training because of you!" yelled a blonde, long haired girl as she came stomping over to where Shina, Naruto, and Shikamaru were standing. Her hair covered the right side of her face and went back in a ponytail, but leaving her left showing a beautiful face with a blue eye. All of her clothing was purple, and she was wearing a small shirt without sleeves that left her stomach exposed. She was also wearing a purple skirt, and some grey elbow and knee guards. It was easy to tell she was very skinny, possibly from a diet, that or excessive training.
"God, Ino, so troublesome" the lazy genius mutters, mainly to himself.
"Hey Ino!" Naruto yells out to her as she's on her way over.
"Come on Shikamaru, if we don't get going Asuma will… hey who is this girl?" Ino asks as she calms down enough to actually notice the young woman by the two.
"Ino, this is my new friend and teammate, Shina-chan" Naruto replied.
"Oh, hello there, it's nice to meet you" the blonde haired girl said in a voice that seemed too kind to reflect her anger just a few seconds ago. "It's nice to meet you too" Shina said back in her beautifully soft voice. As they were greeting each other, another person was walking up the hill, which was eating something at the same time.
"Hey Ino, did you get Shikamaru yet? We're gonna be late" the man said. Seeing the girl next to Naruto, he couldn't help but ask who she was. After introductions between her and Chouji, team 10 decided to not hold up their training and their likely punishment from Asuma-sensei, any further. After they left, they decided to take a trip to the training grounds, where he hopes to find the rest of his friends. On the way there, they each decided to share some personal information, like Kakashi-sensei did with him on the first day.
"So, what are your likes, dislikes, and dreams Shina-chan?"
"Hmmm, well, I like training and dango, and people who help and protect others. I don't like people who are mean to others without reason, and for dreams, well, for people to like me for me?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"O, um, nothing important, really" she hastily replied. "That was a bit too much information, if he ever found out; he'd leave just like everyone else." Looking towards her, Naruto could see a bit of sadness on her face and asked if she was okay. Shina said she was, but Naruto decided to ask her about it later.
"Well, I guess it's my turn. Let's see, I like ramen, training, and all my precious people. I dislike people who judge others without knowing them. My dream is to become Hokage, so I can protect my precious people!" he said in his usual vigor.
"That's a nice dream, Naruto-kun; I'm sure you'll succeed."
"You really think so? Thanks, most people just berate me or say how impossible that is."
"It's more likely than my dream, nobody who knows the real me could like me" she thought sadly.
As their conversation ended, they ended up at a training field on the edge of a forest. As they were walking there, they could see two people sparring, one throwing a lot of weapons at the other who was running really fast. As they got closer, Shina saw that the one with the weapons was a girl and the dodger was a guy.
"Hey Fuzzy Brows, Tenten!" Naruto shouted to the pair.
"Hey Naruto!" the girl called out to him. The guy, however, was a bit more vocal…
"YOSH!! My eternal rival showers our presence with his Fountain of Youth!! And he brings a new friend, what a great example of his Flames of Passion!!" shouted the boy. As he was yelling this, Shina saw the girl hitting her head on a tree first, then hit Lee on the head, resulting in a sweatdrop for the two onlookers.
"Sorry about that, I would like to say he's not usually like that, but then I'd be lying" the girl said apologizing. Shina saw the girl was a bit taller than her, with brown hair kept up in two buns. The girl was wearing a white and red Chinese-style long sleeve shirt with red pants going down to her mid-shins. Shina also saw Tenten holding a huge scroll, which she thinks is where the weapons came from.
"Hey Tenten, meet my new teammate Shina" Naruto said introducing her to Tenten. As they were greeting each other, Lee recovered from the hit, but decided against another speech and getting hit by Tenten.
"Hello there Naruto, who is this next to you?!" Lee yelled. Shina took one look at Lee, and thought "Freaky". He was sporting a green, spandex suit with a chunnin vest one, and orange leg warmers on. The freakiest part, in her opinion, was his head. He had big eyes, with even bigger eyebrows over. "No wonder Naruto-kun called him Fuzzy Brows, are they even real?" she thought taking a look at them and his bowl-cut hair.
"I know what you're thinking, and yep they are real, unfortunately" Naruto whispered into Shina's ear.
Turning back to Tenten and Lee, Naruto asked them what they were doing out here today. They said how Neji was training with his uncle today, so they decided to spar again. Naruto told them that he and Shina should leave so they could find his other friends. After saying their goodbyes, Naruto and Shina continued down some other training grounds in hopes of finding Team 8. As they were walking along, they continued their conversation.
"Hey Shina-chan I was wondering something?"
"What of Naruto-kun?"
"Well, you said you were gonna stay here to be a leaf shinobi, but what about your family?" he asked turning to see her face. He saw her vibrant smile fade into a frown. "I don't have anybody at my old village; I was an orphan from birth. As a young kid I still had a brother, but he died a few years ago." Seeing her frown, Naruto tried to apologize to keep her from being mad at him.
"I'm sorry; I guess I shouldn't have asked huh?" the blonde haired kid asked sadly.
"O no, it's okay really" she said trying to lighten the mood. "What about your family?"
"Well, I'm an orphan too. I never had anybody to call a family before" he said also beginning to frown.
"Wow, so much like me. Frowning really doesn't suit him well. Maybe I should try to comfort him somehow."
Before she could do anything, however, Naruto called out "Hey Kiba, Hinata, Shino!"
Shina turned toward the clearing to see three people out there training, two boys and a girl more specifically. Another strange sight she saw was that one of the boys seemed to be riding a huge dog. The boy on the dog shouted with an equally loud voice "Hey Naruto!" The three people came walking, or in one case riding, towards the pair. As they came up, Kiba "Hey, Naruto, who is this next to you?" Introducing her once again, Naruto turned towards Shina and said, "Shina, the one on the dog with the dog breath (I heard that!) is Kiba, the silent guy in the trench coat is Shino (…), and the shy girl in between is Hinata (hello.)"
"Hey Shina-chan, would you mind talking to Hinata alone for a sec, I need to ask the guys something?" Naruto asked.
"Sure no problem, Naruto-kun" Shina said as she and Hinata walked away from the boys.
"Shina-chan?! Can't pass up on this chance of embarrassment" Kiba thought mischievously.
"So, what did you need to ask us?" Shino said in his regular monotone.
"Well, all you guys know about the fox so-"
"Save it, Naruto; we know what you're going to ask. It doesn't matter to us, we fought and saved your ass hundreds of times. I think that if you were a demon, we wouldn't be alive right now, you're still Naruto to us" Kiba said in a surprisingly mature way. Shino just nodded a bit in agreement.
"What about Hinata, Neji and Sakura?" Naruto asked a bit sadly.
"Hinata still wants to be your friend Naruto, for reasons beyond rational thought. Neji just wants to keep her away from you, like that would work, and he's just got a huge stick up his ass. Sakura is just a big Sasuke fanatic like most villagers here" Kiba replied once again. Shino, once again, stuck with nodding his head in agreement (AN: talks even less than Sasuke, huh?).
"Thanks guys" Naruto said a bit emotional. Thinking now as a good time to get him riled up, Kiba decided to put his plan into action.
"So, where'd you get such a hot girlfriend, Naruto?"
Other side of Field, same time as boys' conversation:
"So, Shina, what do you think of the village so far?" Hinata asked the red-head (AN: I don't want to bother writing Hinata's stutters in, so just imagine them, it's good for your brain.)
"It is very beautiful, and much bigger than my old village. The villagers, however, seem a bit hostile whenever me and Naruto went by, why is that?"
"O, well, um, the villagers sort of have an unfounded reason to hate Naruto."
"Why, what did he do?" Shina asked curiously.
"It was nothing he did, just something about him; it's really his place to tell you, not me."
"Okay, sure" she told Hinata a bit dejectedly. "He doesn't even know what's inside me, and he still doesn't see me as a friend enough yet."
"What do you think of Naruto, Shina?"
"Well, he seems very kind and caring, a bit loud, but very good-natured" "And handsome" Shina thought with an unnoticeable blush painted on her cheeks.
"Yes, he is a very good person all around" Hinata said (AN: I just want to have Hinata admire his personality and want to be his friend, so you NaruHina fans don't flame me). "He's very determined with everything he does, and he's always willing to protect his precious people."
"His precious people?" Shina asked curiously.
"Yea, he didn't have anybody with him as he grew up, so he always wants to keep those that do befriend him around. They helped him not be lonely as he grew up, so he calls them "precious people"."
"Lonely, I know that well enough. With Naruto-kun I don't feel as lonely though, I guess that would make him a precious person to me."
Before they could continue their conversation, however, they heard a distinct yell that sounded something like
"SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!!!!"
Leaving off of the guy's conversation:
"W-w-what are you t-t-talking about; s-s-she's not my g-g-girlfriend" he stuttered as a blush was painted on his cheeks.
"Really? It sure seems that way" Kiba said innocently. "This is gonna be easy."
"Well, if she's not your girlfriend, mind getting me a date with her?" Kiba asked.
"Kiba's always looking for a fight" the bug carrier thought in the same monotone as his voice.
"I'm not getting you a date with Shina Kiba" Naruto said with the blush starting to fade from his face.
"Aww, come on pal, she's totally hot, and you're her only friend so far. Can you at least put in a good word for me please" Kiba said with a small hint of pleading mixed in.
"Kiba I said no" the blonde haired shinobi said with a bit of seriousness. "She just moved here Kiba; I think it's a bit soon."
"So she just moved here? No wonder she thought it was okay to be your girlfriend" he said in a mocking tone.
"And what is that supposed to mean dog-boy?" Naruto said with rising anger.
"Time for the kill" dog-boy thought mischievously. "Well, your loud, obnoxious, a ramen fanatic, without a sense of fashion, so it just seems weird a hot girl like that would want to be your girlfriend."
With a brand new blush, this time made from anger, Naruto yelled:
"SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!!!!"
As the girls came running over to see what all the commotion was about, they saw Naruto and Kiba in fighting stances. After a few seconds, the two shinobi charged at each other, but before their first hits could land, a poof of smoke appeared, and revealed Kakashi in his usual book reading pose.
"Yo" he said as he waved a hand in the air.
"Hey, Kakashi-sensei! What are you doing here?!" Naruto asked.
"I was ordered by Hokage-sama to find you and Shina and tell you to head to her office" he said not taking his eyes off his book.
"I haven't introduced you to Shina-chan yet. Shina-chan this is Kakashi-sensei, sensei this is-"
"Hokage-sama already told the jounin instructors by her, Naruto. Just head over to Tsunade's office. So long" he said as he disappeared into another plume of smoke.
"We'll have to settle this later, dog-boy. Come on, Shina-chan, let's get going" he said happily as he walked away.
"So long everyone, it was nice meeting you" Shina said before catching up to Naruto.
As they were on their way to Tsunade's office, they noticed the sun was beginning to set. They were walking and talking, but Shina could notice the glares sent to Naruto by the villagers again. "I wonder if he'll ever trust me enough to tell me why they hate him" she thought as they continued down the road. Once they got inside the tower, they mad their way up the staircase and through the hallway before reaching the door to her office. Opening the door without knocking, Naruto stepped inside the office, yelling "Granny Tsunade" and getting hit into the wall of her office before Shina even stepped in.
"Does this happen all the time, if so wouldn't he have brain damage by now?" were a couple of questions that went through her mind as she and Tsunade waited for Naruto to regain consciousness, which took less time than Shina thought.
"Granny Tsunade, what was that for?!" the blonde haired shinobi yelled whilst rubbing his head.
Trying desperately not to punch him again for that comment, she said through gritted teeth "That was for 1) calling me Granny Tsunade and 2) that comment about me without my jutsu." With that, Shina saw Naruto pale a bit, much to Tsunade's pleasure, noting he probably wanted to change the subject fast.
"What did you want to talk to us about?" Shina asked after helping Naruto up.
"Well, I'm happy to say you are now a Konoha shinobi on Team 7" Tsunade said happily tossing a hitae-ate to the red-headed girl. "Also, I have two pieces of news for your living arrangements. You will be living with Naruto. Seeing as he is your only other full-time teammate, it would make it a lot simpler when getting you guys for missions." Both Naruto and Shina both wore a look of surprise and shock.
"But Granny Tsunade, my apartment isn't big enough, it is a one person place" Naruto said.
"This leads me to my other point Naruto. I decided to give you a new apartment so you'll each be able to live there. Here's a key for each of you (gives them each a key). I already had some gennin move your stuff there, Naruto, so you guys are dismissed" she said with a smile on her face.
"Wow, thanks Granny Tsunade" Naruto replied resulting in a glare from her that could make grown men wet their pants. Quick to get out of there, Naruto grabbed Shina's hand, rushed out of there, and shut the door before the stapler could hit him. Once out of the door, the pair each heard a low grumbling sound. Turning to Naruto, Shina couldn't help but giggle a bit at the randomness of it.
"Well, I think now would be a good time for dinner, what do you think?" he said oblivious to the fact he was still holding her hand. As he looked towards her for an answer, however, he saw what he was doing and the resulting blush on each could be seen from the Hokage Monument.
"I didn't even notice it was there her hand was so soft. Stupid Naruto" he thought berating himself for possibly making her mad.
"He was holding my hand" she thought, trying to burn the memory of the gesture and feel of his hand into her brain; their blushes beginning to fade.
"I think it would just be better if we just checked out our apartment, if you don't mind" she said shyly still thinking of what happened just a few seconds before.
"Ok, sure, lets get going!" he said regaining his childish attitude.
Due to another case of Naruto's sense of direction, or lack of to be more correct, it was a bit late by the time they made it to the apartment. As they went to open the door, they saw a note on it from Tsunade. On it said: (AN: Just making what the letter said italicized)
Dear Shina and Naruto,
As I already said before, I made sure Naruto's old furniture was moved here, along with any other personal possessions he might have had. Except for the couch, however; I had that thrown away and got you a new one. Just think of it as an early birthday present from me. For you, Shina, I got you some spare clothes and pajamas. Shina's bedroom is the first door to right past the kitchen, Naruto's the first door left. Both of you behave yourselves, and Welcome to Konoha.
Sincerely,
Tsunade - Godaime Hokage
"Wow, Granny Tsunade is awesome!" Naruto exclaimed happily.
"Well, I think we should explore it now, how about you?" Shina asked, happy as well for being received so much kindness.
As they walked through the door, they first came into the living room. It was pretty plain right now, with just a couch that could fit maybe four people all sitting up, with a short table in front of it and a television on the wall next to the door. Turning to the left, they saw an open doorway, which led into the kitchen. Walking in there, they found another note on the table from Tsunade which said:
Dear Naruto and Shina,
Decided to get you guys some food too, so that way Naruto won't disgust you with his ramen obsession (Hey!). Don't worry, I kept your ramen too Naruto, hopefully Shina can help you eat more healthy, pray to Kami (Shina giggles).
Sincerely,
Tsunade – Godaime Hokage
"Well, at least she kept the ramen" he grumbles, obviously irritated at the contents of this letter.
"I think it would be a good idea to get to bed, wouldn't you?" The red-headed girl said walking down the hallway that led to their bedrooms. When they saw the two doors across from each other, Naruto was about to tell her goodnight, when he felt a comfortable warmth cling to him in a hug from his side, a feeling he never had before. Turning to she Shina wrapped around him in a hug with another small blush on her cheeks, he couldn't help but give her a small embrace as well. Both of them forgot their appetite, and most of the reality around them, as they cherished this moment neither had experienced much before.
"I suppose this is thanks for the tour?' He asked relishing in the warmth of another.
"That, and for being my first friend, so thank you" she said, her thoughts swimming from the feeling of his form enveloping hers.
"Her first friend?" he thought curiously. Before he could question her about it, however, the feeling of her warmth was already gone and she was saying goodnight, hurrying into her room. He decided to chalk it up as something to ask later, and walked into his own room. He found some pajamas to change into, and fell into the bed. Before he could fall asleep though, he could hear the voice of his inner tenant. Before Naruto realized, he found himself in the familiar dark and dreariness of his mind's hallway, still up to his ankles in the cold dampness of the water. Naruto stared out into Kyuubi's cage, where he saw another familiar sight of the fox in all his glory, though shrunken in size to just a bit larger than him, with his piercing red gaze looking at him.
"Man, kit, I knew you'd get over Sakura but I didn't think it would happen in a day" he said in a low growl.
"What are you talking about Kyuubi-teme?" Naruto called out to him, already miffed at being dragged here for apparently no reason.
"Show some respect, baka!" He growled dangerously.
"Yea, whatever, dumb fox" he mumbled"What are you talking about anyway?"
"Even your not that stupid kit, one word, Shina-chan."
"She's just a friend, how do you know about it anyway? You said you couldn't see what I saw anyway."
"Sure, keep telling yourself that kit" he thought to himself. "That is part of the real reason I brought you here. Take a look at the seal kit and tell me what you see."
Deciding to do what he says, he takes a look at the paper with the kanji for "seal" on it. "I don't see anything wrong with it Kyuubi."
"Look closer, idiot." As he did, Naruto discovered that the top left corner was peeled off, even though only a centimeter or two, it was still cause for concern for our blonde haired container.
"AAAAAHHHHH! What's going on, what's going on?! What does this mean Kyuubi?!" He yelled frantically, running in circles as he did so.
"Shut up and I'll tell you!!!" the kitsune roared, to which Naruto quickly did. "God, how obnoxious." "Well, it appears your usage of my powers is wearing the seal away at an accelerated rate, and you have no idea what I'm talking about right?"
"Umm not really" he said rubbing his head sheepishly. "God, why did I get such a baka, Kami, why?"
"Basically, kit, this seal was made for my chakra to be absorbed by you over the years, and was in fact going to finish in maybe the next 3 or 4 years. However, your stupid Yondaime made it so that you weren't supposed to use my chakra in the way u have, mainly turning into those tailed stages. Apparently, the first time you used my power the seal started to weaken, causing more of my chakra than usual to be absorbed into your system at once, thus your atrocious skill at chakra control (Hey!). It isn't something that will kill you since the absorption is almost done, but if you use it even one more time, the seal will become weak enough for my physical traits to present itself on you too."
"So, you mean I'll become a fox?" Naruto asked nervously, afraid of what the fox's last statement might imply.
"It won't be that serious, but you would probably fox like appendages, such as tails and ears, and other subtle changes I'm not sure about. Look at it this way kit, if you do have to use me again, your girlfriend would probably love those tails" he said with a snicker.
"O shut it baka-kitsune!!" Naruto yelled as he felt his consciousness slip into his dreams.
Shina's room, same time:
As she slipped into her room, she slipped into some pajamas she found and slipped into bed, still thinking of the events over today, especially right out in the hallway. Thinking back to that moment, she remembered how warm it felt in his embrace, but then becoming terrified at what she just did.
"I can't believe I just did that! He probably thinks I'm weird, especially with what I said" Shina thought to herself. "Why did I even do that? I'm sure it was just gratitude for him actually being my friend. "He was also so kind and caring, so much different than the villagers."
"So were the other people you met today, but you haven't thought of them for any more than a second" that deeper part of her subconscious said.
"And what does that mean?" Shina thought to herself.
"Looks like you like him" the deeper part said.
"Sure, he is my friend" she quickly retaliated.
"Yes, a friend, but you're hoping for more" the deeper part said.
"I am not, I'm glad he was even my friend at all. But then again, of course they'll all nice, they don't know what I have inside me, who the real me is. Then they'll probably hate me, just like old times. Before then, I might as well enjoy the feeling of having a friend." she thought sadly as she drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
Unknown to the pair, a pair of black robed people were watching them from the adjacent roof, their straw wide brimmed hats covering their faces, their cloaks flowing softly and the bells on their hats sounding slightly in the breeze. The taller one to the right seemed to posses a bluish skin and what might be gills that presented itself to the moonlight. Anybody who watched them closely could see the sharp-toothed smirk painted on the man's face.
"Hehehe, looks like the demon container has himself a girlfriend; think we should break up their happy little home Itachi?"he replied to the other, slightly shorter man to his left. That person, however, had an even more intimidating face than his counterpart. It appeared calculating and trained to not show any emotion at all. His onyx eyes now revealed from under his hat held a piercing gaze, yet seemed as dead and unemotional as his face and voice.
"Not here, Kisame, we do not want to attract too much attention" he said in a voice that made him seem deader, a voice which also could not betray his emotions. "An opportunity will present itself soon enough, but for now we will wait patiently for him most vulnerable."
"Fine, fine, but I will get to shave off a body part. You know I hate waiting" the blue-skinned man said. Before you could even realize it, they seemed to disappear from the rooftop, as if they were never there.
Narrator: Thanks for waiting a bit patiently, was working out ideas for the next few chapters.
Still summertime for me, alright, but I think that's enough celebrating now.
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