Miyuki woke me up before the three boys who weren't on watch. We got ready and left just as they were waking up, telling them we'd see them in two days.
"Those boys were annoying. They constantly wanted my attention," Miyuki said once we were away from the camp.
"I guess," I shrugged, not really wanting to continue the conversation.
"That one boy was into you though, the one with the ponytail," Miyuki smirked.
"Doubt it," I replied. I tried to focus my thoughts on something else so my face wouldn't blush. Damn hormones.
"Well, you seem overjoyed at being partners again," Miyuki said sarcastically. "Come on, what girl doesn't to talk about boys?"
"Me. We've got a job to do," I replied. She didn't say anything else.
(Skips past the actual mission part of the story since I didn't feel like writing it)
The one good thing about her is that she's punctual. She always follows the plan, exactly. Which made this job a lot easier. Retrieving the object for lady Tsunade was a breeze, and we had no one notice us as we did.
We left the castle, object in my possession. Now it was time to find the boys.
They were in a battle with two men when we found them. We watched the battle from the trees above, waiting for the right moment to strike. Since our part of the job was done, we, or at least I, figured we might as well help the struggling boys.
My thoughts froze as I watched Shikamaru fight the tall bald man with the spear while the other three attacked the other man with a sword. I saw the man attempting to stab Shikamaru and I knew I had to help. Shikamaru was on the ground with the man standing over him. This wasn't going to end well.
"No," I whispered. I wasn't about to let another comrade die. I jumped out from the tree, hearing Miyuki calling after me. No, this wasn't a part of the plan. She would be pissed later, but I don't care. I touched the ground and jumped forward, diving towards Shikamaru.
I collided with his body with a hard smack, but we continued forward away from his spot. I felt a sudden pain in my side briefly. As we rolled and tumbled onto the ground a few feet away I realized that the spear had scraped me.
Miyuki jumped out from her spot, landing in front of Kiba and Choji. "Hello boys. Backup is here."
"Are you okay?" Shikamaru asked me as we both sat up. He sounded shocked and tired, but okay.
I gripped my side, feeling the warm blood flowing from it. "Yeah, I will be. It's not bad," I replied, trying to hide the pain in my voice.
"Well thanks, I think you just saved my life."
"No problem."
I began to try to stand, but fell down onto my knee. I heard Shikamaru tell me to stay down, but I ignored him. I watched as Miyuki began to attack the second guy, but the one with the spear was now coming for us. "Shit," I whispered as I grabbed a knife from my pocket.
The man froze right before he reached us, caught in Shikamaru's shadow. I sighed in relief, but I knew Shikamaru couldn't hold the control for very long. I gripped the knife tighter, knowing what I would have to do.
The fight ended very soon after, with Miyuki killing the second ninja as I killed the first.
"Seems like you guys couldn't hold up your end of the bargain. Lucky for you, we finished what needed to be done," Miyuki told them with a smirk before taking off into the trees. "Now let's go!" she called after us. For not being in charge she sure was bossy.
"You're still bleeding Cassandra," Shino told me, ignoring what Miyuki had said.
"I know," I replied, feeling faint from the loss of blood and lack of food. I pulled out my bandages from my bag and sat down. I unraveled it and began to wrap it around my sides.
"Here, let me help," Shikamaru told me as he kneeled down in front of me. "You guys go ahead or the blonde girl will get angry. We'll catch up."
The other three boys nodded reluctantly and then took off to where Miyuki had disappeared to.
"Thanks," I said as I handed the bandage to him. It was a little difficult to wrap it myself and it hurt a lot to move around.
"Well, it's my fault it happened," Shikamaru shrugged, but blushed slightly as he continued the wrapping around me. I chuckled to myself, knowing he was slightly uncomfortable and embarrassed by the close contact. Innocent boys are always the cutest.
"Accidents happen, I'll be okay in a few days. No big deal." I smiled, which caused him to blush a little more. "You'll probably have a few bruises though; I slammed into you pretty hard and then you hit the ground pretty hard."
He shrugged again, not saying anything in reply as he finished the wrapping. After it was all set, he stood up and reached his hand down to help me up. Once I was up, I held onto his hand and used it to pull myself forward, planting a soft kiss on his cheek.
"Thanks again," I told him with a smile before turning and taking off towards the others. I knew he was shocked and blushing even more, but I found enjoyment in it.