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Not that long of a chapter sadly.
Kibana narrowed her eyes at Izuna who sat above her on the roof of the storeroom, laughing at her openly and rather loudly. She was soaked with water from a water scroll he had let loose above her as she was passing by.
Eriko stood nearby and she covered her smile with her hand, not wanting to embarrass Kibana further. The two teens had become closer over the last two years, along with Madara. The friendship was unique, and there were many opposed to it. However, as Eriko watched Izuna taunt Kibana who was dripping with water and glaring at him, causing her chakra to begin leaking and causing Kibana to take some characteristics of her black Panther form, she felt content.
Eriko knew that should she pass, Kibana would take over her position, and Eriko was content with that thought. Eriko returned to the basin of water filled with clothes, and decided to let Kibana have a small break for a while. Kibana deserved it, she worked harder than any other housemaid she had been in charge of before.
Kibana bared her canines at Izuna and growled menacingly. Izuna, however, laughed harder. Kibana scoffed and then turned to ignore the boy, only to catch a smell in the air that had her turning towards the path to the armory. She smirked at Izuna and ran towards the scent, and Izuna followed after her, a little fearful.
"Madara-sama! Izuna-sama is keeping me from my work, and has no requests for me. Can you please explain to him that that is not how it works?" Kibana asked hurriedly as she saw Madara emerge from the trees. He raised an eyebrow at her and then shook his head in exasperation.
"How about I do something better, Koneko." Madara began, he enjoyed watching the hairs of her neck raise in agitation. "You are to accompany Izuna and I to the closest village. We have been assigned a mission, and I am sure Izuna would love your company."
Madara smirked while Kibana groaned loudly. Izuna whooped childishly, and danced around Kibana in joy. She stuck her foot out in hopes of tripping the excited boy, but he merely skipped over the offending appendage and continued on his small journey of annoying Kibana.
She huffed and then glared a Madara, "When do we leave, Madara-sama?"
Kibana tightened the muscles in her face to keep her facial expressions from showing just how she annoyed she was. The women around her were not being discreet in their gossiping, especially considering the fact they knew Kibana's senses were heightened due to her bloodline.
"Poor, Kibana-san, she's already nineteen and no man has courted her. It is a shame, she is such a lovely girl." One of the older women whispered to a young chambermaid who nodded her head in agreement.
"None of the men will come near her considering her relations with Madara-sama, and Izuna-sama, it is a shame, oba-san." The young woman admitted, while she dusted the portraits that hung on the walls in the main hall.
"Those councilmen should have put their foot down when it came to that friendship, Kibana-san is going to be miserable for the remainder of her life." The old woman sighed sadly, before turning to place a few clothes down to accommodate the ornate table.
Kibana finally felt her teeth clench, and the young helper in front of her flinched visibly, and cowered down before her. "K-Kibana-sempai! Please, calm down! You're frightening me." The young child whimpered. Kibana watched as the vase in the girls hands shivered along with her.
"I'm sorry, Kouhai. Please, use some of the lilies and camellia for the surrounding vases from the garden, I have to attend to the kitchen staff." Kibana said softly, her teeth loosening as she took in the scared expression the young girl had displayed towards her.
"Yuuki-san." Kibana spoke loudly and clearly, while the young girl scurried off to collect from the garden. A pretty black haired woman looked up from her tasking of setting out silverware and gazed at the Chikushou, indifferently.
"Take care of things here, I am going to assist in the kitchen, please make sure things run smoothly. Everyone already has their assignments." Kibana said, her eyes narrowing slightly at the woman. Yuuki nodded and gave Kibana a small smirk, this unnerved the young panther but she decided to wave it off as her nerves getting the better of her.
She turned to head to the kitchen adjoined to the main hall, but was stopped as the tall white haired Senju stood before her. He eyed her with what looked to be disdain, and finally settled on glaring at her.
Kibana stiffened at the cold treatment while she automatically bowed her head in respect to the man. "Senju-sama, is there anything I can do for you?" She asked, her voice emotionless. Why was the Senju treating her so coldly? She had only met the man this morning, and they had exchanged no words, what right did he have to treat her in such a way? The nerve!
"No, servant." He gruffly said, before moving past her to head across the main hall and out of the doors. She blinked rapidly, and was very tempted to stick her tongue out at his retreating form, but she knew the kitchen staff would be overwhelmed by now, and the head of the department had been out on maternity leave for the last two weeks. They would be running like chickens with their heads cut off.
She hurried into the kitchen, and gave the Senju's strange actions no thought after that. She had been correct in her assumptions about the staff, and she was unnerved as she watched all the dishes being prepared by rushed and unsteady hands. There was no order whatsoever in this room!
"Halt!" Kibana shouted. All the kitchen staff stopped their actions to look at the new occupant in the room, and immediately every ones eyes shone in awe. They were saved!
"Tonight there is a large dinner between the Akimichi, Uchiha, and Senju's. With that being said, let us prepare the menu, a proper menu, not what ever it is that you all have been... experimenting on." Kibana said with a small smile as she lifted a ladle from a pot showing a creamy soupy looking substance with a smell that smelled strangely close to honey.
The kitchen staff sweat dropped and gave nervous smile and chuckles, while nodding. "Yes, Kibana-san!" They chorused as they approached the girl, everyone surrounding her to listen to her orders.
"Yuuki-san, have you seen Ana-chan?" Izuna asked clearly as he approached the woman who was directing a young girl on where to put flower vases. Yuuki bowed her head slightly to the noble and nodded.
"She is in the kitchen, Izuna-sama. She seems a little stressed out today, I thought that I should inform you. She has also been more temperamental than usual." Yuuki noted as she pointed towards the kitchen. Her voice was void of emotion, but she wore a pleasant smile on her face.
"Has she? I wonder why." Izuna said more to himself, but Yuuki answered the man anyways. She smiled slyly, and giggled a little underneath her hand.
"She seems a bit lovesick, sir. Unrequited love, perhaps?" Yuuki spoke softly, as if asking herself. Izuna started though, looking at the woman with wide eyes.
"L-love?! Ana-chan does not have time for love, Yuuki-san, she has said so herself. She only has time for Aniki and I." Izuna said hurriedly, Yuuki thought his head would burst at the information that his childhood friend could possibly be in love.
Yuuki gave him a meaningful look, and Izuna paled. Ana only has time for Aniki and I. No! Ana-chan could not possibly be in love with one of them, it was wrong! Practically incest! Izuna looked at Yuuki with horrified eyes and the woman quirked an eyebrow. Had Izuna-sama never thought of Kibana in such a way? There was no way, he was a ripe man of the age of twenty!
Kibana entered the main hall from the kitchen, sweat dotting her forehead in droplets caused by the heats the ovens and katon jutsu's being used in the enclosed space. She looked around the room and her eyes landed on Izuna and she visibly lit up, she began walking towards them, and for every step she took, Izuna took one step back.
"Izuna-sama, what is the matter? You look like a hare at the end of a kunai!" Kibana exclaimed, frustrated with the man. Izuna's face flushed red as he looked at his longtime friend, and he looked to Yuuki desperately. She offered him no solace and he trembled, turning back to gaze at Kibana.
"SorryAnachanIhavetogoBye!" Izuna said quickly, leaving the room using a jutsu she could not identify. Yuuki and Kibana stared at the spot Izuna had once occupied and raised eyebrows at his actions.
"Um... Thanks Yuuki-san, I appreciate the help, the hall looks lovely. The kitchen staff should remain stable until the dinner begins, however I request you keep an eye on them, with Hiromi-chan gone..." Kibana began, smiling nervously at the woman.
Yuuki smiled knowingly and nodded. "I will, Kibana-san. Now hurry along, I know that you must prepare Madara-sama." Yuuki grinned as she made shooing motions with her hands. Kibana laughed and moved along, leaving the main hall.
I know, I stop at weird places, and every one is probably frustrated because the last few chapters have only spanned over one day.
I think I am going to open a poll to decide who Kibana is paired with, and reveal the result on chapter 12. For the next 6 chapters I am going to show her relations with everyone, and what is going on within the village.
In chapter 7, The first official village meeting will be taking place, and it will be filled with merriment and arguments and whatever ideas someones throws at me. :D I hope you enjoyed.
I have a link in my profile that will enable you to chat with me instantly. Also, the poll of course.