Katara and Neji stopped at sushi place. Katara was beaming at the sight, 'finally… they built a sushi place here!' she thought. "What do you want to get?" Neji asked. "I don't know… you decide… I'll eat any," Katara replied. "What can I get you?" the sushi maker asked. "California rolls," Neji said. "Right-o," the man said, beginning to make the sushi. "That'll be 5.50," the man said.
Neji began to fish out money. "You don't have to pay for all of it…" Katara said, reaching into her pockets. "It's okay… I got it," Neji said. "No it's not…" Katara said. "I'm eating it too… so its fine…" he said, handing the man the money. "At least let me pay you back then," Katara said. "You don't have…" Neji began. "If I don't I'll feel really guilty, so just take it," Katara interrupted, offering Neji 5.50. "I'll take half of that, okay," he said, realizing that Katara wasn't going to let him walk away with nothing.
'Katara… you really need to learn the rules of dating… when a guy asks you out they pay for the food and you pay for tip… jeez,' Soma thought, watching them from the rooftop of a small house on the other side of the street. She shook her head slowly, 'honestly, I am going to have to have a chat with that girl,' she thought, watching them leave the sushi restaurant.
Soma rested her head on her hand, 'everyone knows those rules… this is getting boring I was expecting WAY more action…' She sighed standing up, 'I'll go for a walk,' she thought, jumping off the roof and heading outside Konoha. She sighed again, 'I'm soo bored!' She walked out into the field, stopping and turning towards Konoha, 'same old boring day with same old boring trees!'
She looked up at the trees, "huh?" she said, noticing something… out of the ordinary with one of the trees. She walked towards it, a little cautiously, reaching slowly towards her kunai. Her hand dropped to her side when she reached the tree, "what are you doing here?" she asked, smiling brightly.
Gaara opened one eye, looked at her, and then closed it again, ignoring her. "I thought you'd still be in the Sand Village… What's it like there? How are your sister and brother?" Questions escaped Soma's mouth faster than she could run. "Oh… I'm Soma by the way," she said, taking a deep breath after asking many more questions. Gaara opened one eye again, "I know…" he muttered, closing it. Soma smiled brighter, 'he remembers me!' she thought.
"Mind if I join you?" she asked. Gaara didn't respond. "I'll take your silence as a no," Soma said, jumping into the tree. "So… what are you doing in Konoha?" Soma pestered. "Why do you care?" Gaara asked. "I was just asking," Soma replied, "…so?" Gaara gave her an odd look. "Fine… don't tell me then," she grumbled. "Fine I won't," he replied.
Soma smirked and began to laugh, "you're soo childish!" "What?" he asked. "You heard me," she mocked, looking for a certain emotion from him. Unfortunately, he didn't express it. Instead he asked, "isn't that Katara girl going to get mad at you for being here… with me?" he asked. "She's busy…" Soma replied, "she won't know."