"Destiny-chan, what is up with Sai?" Sakura asked then blushed as she realised that she called Destiny sister.
"Its fine, I don't mind if you use a honorific or not!" Destiny chirped, smiling.
"Well, what happened?" Sakura asked, sitting closer to Destiny. Destiny hugged her knees as she began to talk.
"Well, we weren't really friends at all when we were kids, he was always rude and mean to everyone but when I exchanged my hand in friendship, guess what I got?" Destiny asked.
"I don't know," Sakura replied.
"Well I got a rejection. Well not really a rejection by some harsh words thrown at me. He called me ugly, he called me weird and he called me a asshole," Destiny said, still smiling. Sakura blinked. How could she be friends with someone like that?
"I didn't like him for that, I guess I liked him because of what happened to him,"
"What happened to him?" Sakura asked, getting very inquisitive.
"Well, his brother died. No one knew about it till I asked him. I was shocked and gobsmacked. I then knew why he had that expressionless face. Regardless of what he called me, I still wanted to become his friend and I must have succeeded because he doesn't call me rude name anymore!" Destiny said, smiling loud and proud. Sakura still blinked in siprise as she lay down on her futon. Destiny did the same and curled up, intertwining herself into the bed sheets.
"Please don't be hard on him, he really doesn't mean it! And I don't think you're ugly!" Destiny stated, making Sakura smile.
Over on the boy's room …
Naruto wasn't having a very good mood that day so he just went straight to sleep. He was going to see if this place had any ramen the next morning. As he slept, Yamato-sensei and Sai were talking.
"He's dangerous," Yamato-sensei sighed, crossing his arms as he rested his back against the wall.
"I know that, do you?" Sai asked, sitting down opposite him. They had had this conversation before, way before they were with Destiny.
"Of course, that's what I was sent here f-" Yamato-sensei stopped talking at the realisation of what he was about to say. He decided to end the conversation by going to bed. Sai followed in pursuit and that was it for the night.
he next morning…
Sai woke up first and got dressed. He then slung his rucksack over his shoulder and walked outside. He rpomisee himself hat he'd be back in about 6 hours, swing as it was so early and began to explore the streets. The next person to wake up was Destiny who had a shower and got dressed in her blue ninja wear. It was a bit like Sakura's but the skirt as longer and slited at only the sides. The arm length was just past her elbows and her hands, up to her wrists were bandaged. She also put on her leaf symbol belt thingy on her waist and smiled at herself in the mirror. She wore her shoes and put on her rucksack before waking Sakura up.
"Good morning Sakura-chan!" She chirped as Sakura groaned. Sakura got up and go dressed, dispite being extremely tired. She too wanted to explore the streets of this new village, just at a different time. Regardless of that she still wanted to be with Destiny. Then, they went to the boy's room and tried to wake Naruto up. He snorted and turned over to the other side as he continued to sleep.
"Naruto, WAKE UP!" Sakura shouted, causing him to jolt upright. He then quickly got dressed and went to outside with them. The sun poured out across the village and highlighted it's key features. Naruto found a ramen shop and was about to head over there when Destiny stopped him.
"Can we go somewhere first?" She questioned. Naruto hesitated but then agreed as Destiny directed them to a pond with a large rock in the middle.
"This is it!" She chuckled, jumping in the air and landing on the rock. Destiny sat cross legged on the rock before closing her eyes and pushing both hands in front of her face. She gritted her teethe as she tried to focus all her chi into on particular place. Naruto and Sakura stared at her in confusion.
"What are you doing?" Naruto asked, folding his arms across his chest.
"I'm trying to catch a wind spirit," she said simply, her eyes still closed.
"Why?"
"Well Momo seems awfully lonely, and I thought it would be fun! Plus, I've heard that there's a powerful one here!" She grinned, now letting her chi disperse.
"Who's Momo?" Sakura asked, clearly a bit bitter that she wasn't introduced.
"Oh, you haven't met Momo? Then I'll introduce her to her!" Destiny said. Again, she extended her left arm to the side before rotating it 360°c. She then shouted:
"Momo, Tōjō!" And Momo appeared, prancing around the air and dancing around Sakura. Sakura's mouth dropped open as she stared at the spirit. Destiny smiled as Momo licked her face, causing a giggle out of Sakura.
"So Momo is a wind spirit trapped in this…body?" Sakura managed to ask.
"Yep, she looks cuter this way, no?" Destiny asked as she then continued to store up her wind chi. She built it up well as she tried to find the worthy Wind spirit. Then she felt a tug on her back and her eyes enlarged. (Caught it!) She smiled triumphantly.
"I think I want it to take the form of a…cat!" She shouted and smiled as with a puff of smoke, the great spirit transformed into a cute copy of Momo. Only it didn't look like Momo.
Or sound like her for that matter.
The size was the same and it was still round and fat like a ball, plus it was a darker shade of blue compared to Momo but it had long floppy ears. And it had a long tongue! Destiny winced when she noticed that she did not focus her chi well enough.
Sure, she caught the great wind spirit and transformed it into a ball like creature but it wasn't a cat;
It was a dog.
And Momo doesn't like dogs.
"Destiny, you turned I into a…a-"
"I know a dog! And Momo doesn't seem to happy about it!" Destiny exclaimed ash she watched Momo cower back from the floating dog. The dog chased Momo around in the air, wagging it's tail. Naruto burst into a fit of laughter as he watched Momo 'meow' uncontrollablly.
"I think I'll call you, Tama!" Destiny exclaimed as Momo hid in her arms. The floating dog baall stopped chasing Momo and smile at his new name and snuggled in between Destiny and Momo.
"But isn't Tama a common name for a CAT?" Sakura asked, watching as Momo and Tama started their chase once again.
"Fine I'll call him Mojo instead!" Destiny stated, getting a bit stressed as Momo murmmured into her ear. Destiny could understand what she was saying but Naruto and Sakura couldn't. They found it weird anyway.
"Well I'm not going to release him Momo! I just caught a very powerful spirit! And I'm still looking for one more!" Destiny told the distressed Momo.
"Meow! Meow meow meow!" Momo shouted, drawing a lot of attention to herself. Once again Mojo found her and began chasing her. Momo's desperate Meow's made Naruto laugh again.
"Even though this is as funny as heck, I don't know if it would be a good idea to get another one," Naruto said, wiping a tear away from his eye.
"But I am trying to capture the most powerful wind spirits to help me in battle!" Destiny pleaded and got a nod from the other two.
"Momo, Mojo, BEHAVE!" Destiny shouted and the two spirits stopped hopping around in the air and stared at their owner before floating to either side. They looked sad with shame as their owner looked at them.
"Now both of you! We are going to the ramen shop so I do not want you to annoy Onee-chan or Onii-chan, ok?" Destiny asked, hands on hips. Momo and Mojo looked at the ground, well as much as they could look because of their found tummies. Destiny sighed as she hugged the two spirits, isaing them both on their rubber heads.
"I really don't like getting angry so please be good!" She told them, smiling.
"Woof!" Mojo said happily, wagging his tail.
"Meow!" Momo purred, wagging her tail in response.
"Aw, how cute!" Sakura said as she stroked Mojo who nuzzled into her hand.
"Come on Naruto-nii, let's go to that ramen shop!" Destiny said and they walked to it. Even though Momo the cat and Mojo the dog had agreed with their master to behave, they still didn't like each other. When his master was out of ear shot, Mojo growled at Momo. You could practically see the sweatdrop falling from Momo's head as she floated backwards. Mojo still went for her and Momo still ran\ floated away. They ran in complete circles, around and around and around. The others, who were in front did not see any of this because they were too busy talking about ramen.
"I wonder if Mojo likes ramen…" Naruto asked, suddenly getting an idea.
"Hey Mojo, do you like-" Naruto's eye's turned round and white as he saw them still chasing each other. A 'meow' there and a 'woof' there. He couldn't help but burst into more laughter, catching Sakura's attention. Sakura then turned round to see the Naruto laughing and pointing while Mojo and Momo ran about the air.
"Um Destiny-chan …" Sakura began, tapping her on the shoulder.
"Yes?" Destiny asked, turning round then frowning when she saw the two fighting. Er frowned deepened when she saw Momo jumping on Mojo's head.
"That's it you two! I am putting you away!" And with that, Destiny got into a stance and put her hands together in a prayer motion. She then closed her hands into fists before releasing the two closets to her thumb while closing her eyes.
"Momo, Mojo, Kaesu!" She shouted and the two creatures turned into little balls of light, no bigger than her fist. They then spun around and were transported into her rucksack. Shaking her head, she told Naruto and Sakura to carry on walking.
"I could have transported them back to their spirit chamber but i felt sorry for them," she stated, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. Naruto wiped a tear away from his eye as they walked into he ramen shop.
"3 bowls of ramen please, old geezer!" Naruto shouted and sure enough, an old man hobbeled up to him and stared at him.
"Was that 3 bowls?" He asked, squinting.
"Yep! 3 bowls!" Naruto said excitedly, rubbing his hands together and licking his lips. Destiny smiled.
"You really like ramen!"
"Yep, he does, he'll eat the whole shop if he wanted to," Sakura mumbled, waiting for the food to come. They waited at least 20 minuets before their order came, hot and steamy. Naruto's eye's beamed as he saw it placed down before him. Grabbing his chopsticks, he broke the seal and put his hands in a prayer motion.
"Itadakimasu!" Naruto shouted in grace before tucking into his ramen. Destiny and Sakura did the same and began to eat. Destiny felt Momo and Mojo squirm. Then she remembered something:
They hadn't had breakfast yet.
"Momo, Mojo, Tōjō!" She said, extending both arms to the side and watched as her two spirits came out in a gust of wind. Momo and Mojo were just as surprised as Sakura and Naruto. Well Sakura. Naruto never did anything else but eat when it came to ramen. Destiny glared at the dog and cat before smiling.
"I realised that I haven't fed you yet so, here," Destiny said, holding the bowl in front of them. Momo and Mojo ate greedily as they suddenly remembered their hunger. Destiny patted their heads as they ate. Destiny wasn't all that hungry anyway. But then she began to wonder where Sai was.
"Did anyone see Sai this morning?" Destiny asked as she rubbed Momo and Mojo's full stomachs. Naruto suddenly stopped eating and pushed his plate away. He glared at Destiny but she seemed unfazed, staring at him back.
"Why would you care, he's just an ass," Naruto hissed, going back to us ramen. Sakura sighed as she now spoke.
"That may be but he is still our member," She said, biting into her potato.
"I'll never except him!" Naruto spat. Destiny tensed up when he said that. Was he still holding a grudge?
"Naruto-nii, please don't be mean to him, it's not his fault!" Destiny said.
"Whether it's his fault or not, he's still an ass," Naruto mumbled, now finishing his ramen. Destiny sighed as she risked a glance at Sakura who just shrugged as she patted Momo. This continued for a long time until they noticed they only had 3 hours left.
"What the heck are we going to do for 3 hours?" Naruto asked, hands firmly on his chest.
"I can't pick up any worthy wind spirits to trap so that's not an option," Destiny sighed.
"And I don't think there are any ramen stalls," Naruto added.
"Doesn't look like there are any nice looking men around here either," Sakura added before getting 2 head rolls.
"Gahh! This is so boring! There must be something to do!" Naruto exclaimed, throwing himself around a bit.
"Well we could look for-" Destiny began bu was cut off by Naruto's glare.
"We are NOT looking for Sai," he hissed. Geez, he could get so angry over nothing. Destiny sighed as she arched Momo bob up and down in the air and Mojo being scratched behind the ear by Sakura. This again continued, for a very long time. Destiny then got up, paid for their meal and then began to look around the stalls. Naruto and Sakura followed and watched as she looked at Painting utensils.
"I didn't know you painted," Sakura said while Destiny purchased an easal, a box of paints and a paintbrushes.
"I don't," She replied simply as she bought a suitcase to store them in. Sakura didn't bother asking who they were for, seeing as she didn't what to upset the mood. (And how come she has all this money with her?)
"I saved up sine I was a kid," Destiny replied, even though Sakura didn't ask.
"Oh," She replied as she watched Sakura buy a pink and green bracelet and handed it to Sakura.
"This will look so pretty on you Sakura-chan!" Destiny said, clasping the small hook around her wrist. Sakura smiled at the pearls and thanked Destiny for her gift.
"And here Naruto, I bought you a whole sack full of instant ramen! If you boil up some water on the trip to the bridge, you can have as much ramen as you want!" Destiny chirped, handing the sack to an ecstatic Naruto.
"Wow, thanks!" He said, looking at all the different flavours. Destiny also bought a bow for Momo's head and a bone for Mojo. She had bought something for everyone except for Yamato-sensei.
"I guess I should buy something for Sensei…" Destiny began, looking at the stalls.
"I don't think you should buy him anything!" Naruto shouted, causing everyone to jump.
"I know that he won't let me use my Gijutsu but it honestly doesn't matter," She reassured him and settled into buying him some black, fingerless gloves. Putting all he little presents into her rucksack, they decided to head back to the inn. Upon reaching the inn, they saw Sai who was busy drawing. He didn't look up when Destiny stood in front of him and handed him the suitcase.
"Sai-kun, I bought you this!" She said, pushing it towards him. He looked up and saw the green case. He took it, opened it and his eyes enlarged on reflex. He had never been given a present before so now been given one, he feels a bit happy, bit couldn't let it show that well. He did yet another fake smile before closing the case and putting it beside him.
"Thank you, Destiny-chan," he said. Destiny flung her arms around him as she squealed with happiness. Sai just stayed there and didn't hug her back because he didn't know how.
"I am so glad you like it!" She squealed again as she hugged him tighter. Sakura smiled while Naruto smirked. This continued until Yamato-sensei came down the steps and pulled Destiny off him.
"Oh, Sensei, I bought this for you!" She said, shoving the gloves up to his face. Yamato-sensei blinked a few times before taking the gloves and slipping them on. (Why is she being so nice after a told I her she cannot use her Gijutsu?) He pondered bit decided not to question it.
"Thank you, I will forever wear them," he said smiling as they continued to walk on.
"Momo! I told you no more fights with Mojo! You'll mess up that pretty bow I bought you," Destiny warned but was ignored as Momo bit Mojo's tail, making him whimper and run around with Momo's fangs still in his tail. Yamato-sensei turned round and saw the balls chasing each other.
(Spirits. As soon as they enter a form, they always act differently) he sighed and continued walking.
I wonder how they're walk will go…