"So are you seriously into that Zabuza guy?" Asked Inoichi, him and Yoshino were at a table drinking some soda.
Yoshino put down her drink, "well, he's really good looking." She stated, giving a glance at the mist ninja who was standing at the coolers trying to look as though he didn't care about what Yoshino was talking about.
"And?" Inoichi asked.
Yoshino shrugged, "That's it, He's good looking and attractive, but such a jack ass." Another glance to the mist ninja. "Still really good looking. But if I do continue to mess around with him it would only be for his body. I don't like him personally." She mused.
"I'd fuck him." Stated Inoichi, his face serious as he checked out Zabuza. Yoshino almost spit out her drink from laughing.
"You're into guys?" She finally asked.
"Not really, zabuza just really hot." Inoichi said in the same tone.
Yoshino shrugged, "so are you Bi?"
"No but even straight men have to admit that other men are good looking," Inoichi continued, "I'm comfortable enough in my sexuality to know I'm not into guys."
"I respect that." Yoshino said.
Shikato had sat down after the speech by Yoshino, the words hit home hard. Did he really want his children to go through with what he did? Shikato didn't know what to think, he just knew that he wanted two children a boy and then a girl. He wanted to marry a nice quiet stay at home mom that could cook. Retire when his boy became a successful ninja, and his girl got married to a good man. He would then die when his first grand child became a Jounin. It was pretty simple, but would he get it if his life was riddled with war?
Chouza had just stared at the normally shy Cho dancing with her friends and brother. Her brother was as flaming as one could get. After the song she had led Zak to Chouza.
"I don't know if you two have properly met, Chouza this is Zak my brother. Zak this is Chouza." She introduced the two. Chouza looked Zack up and down, he was wearing a shiny silver button up that only had one button buttoned and very tight leather pants. Zack held out his hand to Chouza, Chouza took it.
"So are you the guys who are protecting Yoshino?" He asked Chouza.
"Yep" Chouza pointed to Shikato; "The guy skulking over there is Shikato" He pointed to Inoichi; "And the blond over there talking to Yoshino is Inoichi." Zack looked at the other two interests in his eyes. "There part of my squad, they also are going to be protecting Yoshino."
"I still don't get why she needs you guys, who would want to hurt Yoshino?"
Chouza gazed at him gravely, "Its not Yoshino in particular, but her father. You see he is the first person ever who was able to get these kage's to talk to each other. If something happened to Yoshino, he might back out and without him the whole thing would crumble. That's why he has double the security that any one else has, even the kage's."
Zack gave a long whistle. "And I thought nothing interesting would happen here. Hey are you guys going to be here for the fair in a month?" He asked.
"Um I hope, I've never been to a fair."
"You'd love it there's eating contest."
"That's not nice Zack." Cho finally said something. Her face was a nice rose color. It was from her embarrassment, Chouza looked like somebody had just brought up an uncomfortable subject.
Suddenly Mia stopped socializing and bopped over to the three of them. "Hey you guys!" She said out of breath.
The group nodded there hello. "So uh what was up with Mussels and Shikato before?" Mia asked, the group shrugged.
"Maybe they were fighting over her honor." Zack dramatized.
Chouza started laughing, "I doubt Shikato would go all that way just for Yoshino's honor, Zabuza probably started the fight cause Shikato wouldn't take his eyes of from Yoshino."
"Why are you laughing, you don't think Shikato would do that for Yoshino?" Zack asked. "They would make a cute couple."
"I doubt that, Shikato says women are troublesome."
"So he's gay?" Zack asked. Mia and Cho were looking to Shikato and Zack. Zack had only met only one other Gay guy and he broke his heart. It would be great for Zack to find someone new.
Chouza shrugged, "Well he had never really been interested in girls, and I wouldn't be surprised if he was."
"So do you want to go by the others?" Asked Inoichi Yoshino.
Shrugging she said "sure." The two headed out to the group of four. Exchanging hello's, after that the evening went really quickly. Zack walked Cho home, Mia was taken home by Shikato, and Chouza and Inoichi took Yoshino home.
Yoshino woke up around 7 in the morning she was always a fairly early riser. She smelled fresh coffee, she silently smiled to herself. Her father was up. The brunette got up and rushed downstairs. Her father was reading the morning paper, donut in one hand coffee in the other. She rushed over and hugged him.
"Good morning daddy." She said.
"Good morning Sweet heart." He replied. "How was the bon fire?"
"Great, I think Cho has a boy friend finally."
Her father raised an eyebrow. "And who is the lucky lad?"
"Oh one of my stalkers," Yasuo gave her a warning glance. "I mean my body guards. He's cute kind of like a teddy bear. And most importantly he is really sweet. I like him a whole lot."
"That's good." Her father was only half paying attention." He gave a hard sigh.
"What is it dad?"
"Well, the Wind and the Water country are having border disputes over at the land of birds. And both the kage's are persistent its there's to have."
Yoshino thought for a while. "Well the people of the land of birds don't really have any preference to the water of wind country. So why don't make them an independent country. But not one of the main Shinobi nations?"
"I suggested that but then the Fire nation shot it down, for some reason or another." Yoshino looked at her father, he looked a lot older then he usually did.
"We should go fishing soon." She said, Fishing was one of the things that both Yasuo and his daughter loved, that and Shoji.
"That sounds nice." Sighed her father again. He got up and kissed his daughters head. "I have to go in early and talk to the Lightning about the distribution of Kekkei genkeis."
"By dad be careful."
"I will"
Shikato watched this encounter between daughter and father. How strange he thought to himself. They seemed so normal, something you would see on TV. Girl and Father chatting over trivial matters, nobody would have guessed that countless shinobi lives were riding on there shoulders.
After Yasuo left Zabuza appeared in the bushes. Shikato suppressed his Chakra, he wanted to see what would happen. Zabuza stopped and knocked on the door. Yoshino got up and answered it.
"Urgh hey Yoshino?" the daemon of the mist said awkwardly.
Yoshino leaned against the door, a hint of amusement and awkwardness in her posture. "Yeah,"
"Um well I came here to apologies for last night," The huge teen said in a rush. His voice still horse and gruff.
"and?" She said expectantly. Well wasn't Yoshino full of herself, expecting a full fledged killer to apologies to her. Shikato thought while witnessing the scene. IF he was Zabuza he wouldn't apologies why give up to such a horrible women?
"I shouldn't act like you are my possession; you are your own women. I was a jerk."
To Shikato's surprise Yoshino rolled her eyes. "I didn't want you to apologies to me, you should apologies to Shikato. I mean you're the one who almost knocked his teeth in. and I think it's kind of cute that you're possessive. But seriously that was a bit much."
Shikato wasn't surprised that Zabuza was upset at this. "You want me to apologies to a leaf shinobi?"
Yoshino wasn't intimidated by his rage. "Yes." Then she started to close the door. Zabuza stopped it sighing heavily.
"Fine" Yoshino smiled at Zabuza, Shikato's heart skipped a beat she had an amazing smile. It's not like he LIKED Yoshino, that would be unprofessional. But she had a nice smile that any straight man would appreciate. Zabuza then turned around. And stared right at were Shikato was hiding.
"Come out, leafling, I won't hurt you. I know you were there this whole time. Come out so I can apologies." Dam he was figured out, Shikato got out silently from his hiding place.
Yoshino looked at the pony tailed man stand up and smirked. He looked so ridicules. She loved all of this, two pig headed shinobi's having to apologies to each other.
"I apologies Shikato, for my behavior last night." Zabuza said.
"I accept your apology" The pair looked at Yoshino to see if this was all right.
"Now you have to apologies to him." Yoshino ordered Shikato pointing at zabuza.
"Yeah apologies to me," Zabuza smirked; Shikato couldn't believe he was being humiliated like this. He looked at Yoshino to see if he really had to.
"You apologies to him right now Nara." Ordered Yoshino.
Deep sigh "This is troublesome, I apologies for my behavior last night."
"Hn" Was all of Zabuza's reaction
"You accept it right now!" Warned The girl between them.
"I accept your apology." Zabuza murmered.
"What's that I didn't hear you?"
"I accept your apology Nara." Zabuza said louder.
"Good." Yoshino accepted it. An awkward silence fell between the three. "Lets go to visit Cho." She finally said hooking her arms between the two shinobi's.
Walking down the street was awkward. But Shikato wouldn't complain. It was his mission to guard Miss Minkato Yoshino even if she was extremely troublesome and female. They were heading toward the restaurant that Yoshino had visited the day before. Shikato took a mental note that Yoshino was Holding Zabuza a lot tighter then she was him. Not that it mattered but it was something to note.
Suddenly they were there, and again Shikato noted that Yoshino let go of his arm but kept her arms in Zabuza's. As they entered nobody gave them a second look. Yoshino sat down in a booth, Zabuza slid in next to her, Shikato was the third weal so he slid in opposite. Zabuza wrapped an arm around Yoshino.
"What can I get you guys?" Zack came up and asked them. He eyed up Zabuza, then looked at Shikato his eyes brightened. "Hey I'm zack Cho's brother." He introduced himself.
"Shikato."
"Zabuza"
"what do you guys want?"
"Egg salad." Yoshino said.
"Burger." Shikato grunted.
" Same." Zabuza grunted.
Shikato and Zabuza glare at each other as Yoshino picked at her nails.
"Hey you guys!" Mia's voice rang from behind them, Yoshino turned around and waved. The petite blond bounced over to them. Scooching herself right next to
"I thought I'd fined you here Yoshino, I want to talk to you about the fair, where doing a fundraising project."
"We are selling pies like we always do."
Mia leaned toward Yoshino, "But that horrible Betsy bitch is selling mood rings. I am not loosing to her again this year."
"Last year we lost because she made her "special" brownies. We have nothing to worry about."
"But I have a better idea, one that will cost us almost NOTHING to do." Mia pleaded, Yoshino rolled her eyes.
"What is it?" Mia leaned over the table; Shikato couldn't help but notice, that Zabuza noticed that Mia's cleavage was one you could only get with blessed genes from Aphrodite.
"NO!" Yoshino said throwing her head back in disgust. "No"
"But But, it's for small children…with…with…CANCER!" She wined.
"No it's so you don't lose to Betsy, this has nothing to do with the foundation." Yoshino scoffed. Mia shot up.
"Fine, Let them die, A small child, bald and dying cause they don't have money for treatments. Thanks a lot!" Mia seethed stomping away.
Yoshino followed her, "Your not guilt tripping me into this!"
"Watch me!" Mia left the restaurant. Yoshino rolled her eyes.
"What she want?" Asked Zabuza.
"Oh just some fundraising ideas for the fair in a month. It's a really big thing for the people here. Its the highlight of the year." Yoshino said shaking her head.
"What she want to do?"
"Oh something really stupid." Yoshino shrugged towards Zabuza. There food came and they started eating.
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"Bye Babe" Zabuza said checking the clock. Yoshino rolled her eyes at the Babe comment. "I got to go train with some team mates." He kissed her on the lips before leaving there seats. She stared after him a bemused expression on her face.
"You know? I was wondering why I was even with that guy for a while," So was Shikato, "Then I saw him walk away… and now I know why."
"Do you do this all the time?" Shikato asked.
"Do what?"
"Go out with men for there looks only, even though you aren't interested in them personally. I mean you practically treat Zabuza like he is a piece of art work to show off to your friends."
"Isn't he? I mean have you got a look at that fine ass."
Shikato was getting angrier by the minuets, this way of thinking is what got Inoichi laid and it made Shikato mad. "I don't know maybe he's more then that. Men have rights too you know."
Yoshino stayed UN usually calm, "After centuries of men, looking at women's breast instead of there eyes. Centuries of my fellows getting wolf whistled at, and beaten to the kitchen. I think I get the right to look at a guy's ass and say yum!"
"You go girl." Cho's brother Zack said as he took there plates away.
"Whatever. Whats the plan for today?"
"Nothing I have nothing to do, it is summer after all." Yoshino said getting up. "Tell Cho I said Hi Zack!"
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Yoshino started walking in the woods. A dirt path led the way through the evergreen tree's. There was something comforting about it, very tranquil. Shikato liked it, he felt at home. He fell in step with Yoshino. "So where we going?"
"You'll see." She said taking a left at the first fork in the path. Then taking another left. Then at the 3rd fork going in a totally different direction from the path. Heading toward a huge oak tree, that was as high as one cliff. Yoshino checked to see if her shoes were on tight enough. She jumped for the first branch.
"What are you doing?" Shikato asked her as she pulled herself upright on a branch.
Jumping to the next branch, "Climbing this tree, it's the only safe way to the top of the cliff." She almost slipped but caught herself.
"Doesn't really seem safe to me."
"Oh come on! You're a shinobi, isn't part of your training climbing tree's with just your feet?"
Rolling his eyes at her as he started up making sure to be under her if she slipped. "Well…yeah, but your not a shinobi. You could get hurt.
A small snort escaped her as she looked down at Shikato, "I've been doing this since I was five, I've never fallen yet." She was about 10 feet above Shikato. About 5 feet from the top of the tree.
"What's so interesting up there anyway?" He asked her. Yoshino gave him that smiled that made his heart race 30miles a minute.
"You'll see." And with that she disappeared up in the foliage.
When Shikato got to the top he was amazed. From this cliff you could view, everything. The town and all the forest surrounding it. It was an amazing view. It took his breath away.
"I come up here when ever I have time alone." She mused as she looked out to the scene below.
"I see why." The body guard and his ward then sat down. Shikato snuck a sly glance at Yoshino.
"What?"
"What was it that Mia wanted?"
Yoshino allowed herself to blush. "She wanted to have a…a …kissing both."
Shikato started laughing, "Its not that funny."
"I don't know why you said no, its not that bad of an idea. Unless you hate children with cancer."
"I don't. Its just that, the whole thing with Zabuza…"
"Oh so your Zabuza's girl now?"
"NO! But…"
"Well if you are your own women you should be able to do it, with out having to worry about him."
"You know what Nara? It's on!"
"What is that supposed to mean." Shikato glowered, how could they be happy for a second, and now they were fighting?
"It means I'll do the kissing booth. And we are going to raise more money then Betsy, and we will win the contest."
"And what if you don't?"
"If I don't I'll dump Zabuza." Shikato cheered on the inside, Yoshino might be a pain in the ass. But she deserved a whole of a lot better then that mist shinobi. "What will you do if I win the contest?"
"I'll let you have a whole day alone with Zabuza." Shikato said.
"Shake on it" Yoshino ordered. And it was a deal.