Sai's Pen Pal

Chapter two

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~Miss Happy Rainbows and Sunshine~

Sai wasn't expecting Fijui to write back so quickly. He took the letter from his mailbox and opened it.

Dear Sai,

Um. Wow. First of all, whether purposefully or not, you spelt my name wrong. Second of all, I said I had a disproportionate body. I never once stated that I was ugly. Third of all, I can call you whatever I want to call you.

And looking at your picture now, I believe you're ugly. What's with your skin? Ever heard the word 'tan'? Nope, didn't think so. Yeah, so you have no room making fun of other people's appearances.

And if you threw that chain away, I will hunt you down and violently murder you during the night. If you don't want it, send it back.

Yes, she's my sister. And she told you to go do something naughty. Just letting you know. So, now that I've had my shot at you...

How is your day going?

Sai couldn't believe it. She had been ranting at him through the letter before switching it back around to the happy-go-lucky girl from the previous letter.

Have a nice day!

Your FRIEND,

Fijui.

With an 'i'.

He had spelt her name wrong on purpose. Sai looked back over the rude part and leaned back, looking up at the ceiling. The chain was still on the table. He told himself that he kept it there because he had no time to deal with such a tribal thing, but Sai knew that he kept it there because it was given to him by a girl who called him her friend.

With a fake smile, he began his response.

Dear Fijui,

Well, seeing your other side was quite interesting. I have not thrown the chain away yet. And as for me being ugly, I have no idea what gave you that notion. I believe you're just hiding your own insecurities about your appearance. To reply to your sister, right back at her.

My day is going well so far, even though I got a letter from an ugly hag from Iwa. My hobbies aren't anything special. I mostly paint and read. Maybe train. I have no favorite foods or any foods I particularly dislike, except for a food pill I tried once. It wasn't pleasant to eat, I can tell you that.

Sai went on telling her little things about himself as a person. When he came to the closing paragraph, he paused.

It's been nice hearing from you again. Write back soon.

Your acquaintance,

Sai

He sealed it in an envelope and dropped it off at the post office. As he was walking home, he wondered what Fijui would do if she met him in real life. Probably smack him around beside her sister. He closed the door behind him and checked the clock. 'It's already midnight,' he noticed, surprised it had taken him so long to write his response. He got into bed and stared at the ceiling before closing his eyes and falling asleep.

. . .

Fijui could say one thing about Sai.

He was a piece of work.

She had sent out a letter to the Land of Lightning, but somehow it ended up in Konoha. Damn her luck. She read over the letter and felt her lip curl at the responses to her insults. Her mouth went back into normal position when he answered her questions, though. At the end of the letter, she actually smiled at his closing.

'Letter number five,' she thought as she looked at his picture. His emotionless eyes stared back at her, contrasting with his pale skin. Before she placed her pen to her paper, Azora stormed in. "WHAT HAVE YOU TOLD YOUR PEN PAL?" she yelled. Surprised, Fijui quietly stuttered, "N-Nothing."

Azora relaxed. "You haven't told him about Kione, haven't you?" Fijui shook her head. Kione. Azora's horrible boyfriend. He always had his black hair slicked back just so, and his hazel eyes always trailed on other girls. Fijui didn't trust him and hated listening to her older sister talk about him when they lay in their shared bedroom.

"Thanks, Fijui! Don't give him any information like that!"

Azora left the room as Fijui stretched her long legs, successfully getting the blood flow to go. 'Well, Mister Sai,' she thought as she started her letter, 'I can't wait to see how you respond to this one.

. . .

After she was done writing her letter, she sealed and stamped it. Dressed in a green tank top and a white skirt, she made her way outside. "Hey, Fijui!" said a familiar female voice. "Oh, hey, Astra," said Fijui as she looked to see her best friend. "You've gotta meet my new boyfriend, Donovan. He's an actual ninja!" she said. The brunette dragged the redhead over to a table where all the 'cool ninja kids' always sat.

"Astra, my girl," said Donovan, pulling her into a seat beside him. Fijui wasn't sure what to do until another boy helped her sit down. His black hair didn't stop the amusement in his green-flecked blue eyes as she blushed. "So," he said after she was introduced. "I'm Than, but you already knew that."

"Um... Yeah."

He looked over her and she shifted uncomfortably. "You write," he said as he saw her notebook and pencil. "Yeah... I have a pen pal," Fijui replied, feeling the blush flame even more. He laughed. "Really?" before she could stop him, he had taken the notebook, which had the envelope tucked inside, and opened the letter to read it.

His eyes widened at the words. She covered her face with her hands. It made no sense unless he had seen the previous letter. "Wow," he said when he was done. You really don't like him." She bit the insides of her cheeks. "Well, that's awesome! More for me, huh?" Than grinned at her lazily. "I-I've got to go," she said, taking her notebook back and running back to her house. "Fijui!" shouted Astra, but she was already gone.

She ripped up the first letter and started on a new one.

Dear Sai,

My best friend has a new boyfriend. He has a cute friend who's a total jerk. I would've said something else, but who knows? He might rip the letter out of my hands again and read it. I HATE him. I have nothing against ninja, but really, just because he is a perfect one, he thinks every girl likes him! Well, I don't.

God, I'm ranting. I hope you don't mind, Sai. I really enjoy having a pen pal, even of he's... well, you. No, I'm joking! You know me, Miss Happy Rainbows and Sunshine. Now I think I'll go take my pet unicorn out on a ride to a magical sugar castle and live there with a prince and have lots of perfect children!

If only that happened in real life.

But you probably don't want to hear about that. Nope, I'll just get to the point. How is your day going? Have you done anything interesting recently? Do you believe in Santa? I know, I would make an awesome interrogator. Could you imagine me asking such questions to some trouble-maker? Doesn't it scare you?

As always, have a nice day!

Your friend (who is feeling better after writing this letter),

Fijui

P.S. Who're you calling an ugly hag?

She mailed the letter without any interruptions and headed back home, watching for Than the entire way.

. . .

Wowza. I don't know what I 'wowza'd for, but maybe it's a good reason.

Fijui: It's never a good reason.

T.T

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