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Unfortunately, Kimimaro does not make friends among the Konoha nin.
"Yo! Kimimaro-kun! How are you?" Kakashi says.
Kimimaro glances back at him, then continues walking. Kakashi rubs his neck, awkwardly. "Ah, so I heard from Anko-san that you're doing well."
"Why must you insist on talking to me?" Kimimaro says.
Kakashi blinks. "Well. It's just--"
"I do not waste my time with trash."
A fine bead of sweat forms on Kakashi's brow. He forces himself to smile. "Heh. Well I suppose I should get going."
"Hmph," Kimimaro says.
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"What the hell is wrong with you?" Anko says. Kimimaro looks up.
"You are home," Kimimaro says.
"Tch. Don't play sweet with me, everyone's talking about it," Anko says. She shrugs off her coat, tossing it on the couch. "You can't even be bothered to make small talk with Kakashi, and he was trying so hard to be nice to you."
"I do not see the point," Kimimaro says. "They are trash, none of whom are accepting of our relationship. I do not see why I must exchange pleasantries with them."
He moves quietly from the livingroom to the kitchen, and Anko watches, frowning. Of course. She should have known he would do something like this: push the others away before they have a chance to reject him. He probably isn't even aware he's doing it.
"You're an idiot," Anko says. Kimimaro frowns.
(Later, Gai makes the unfortunate remark that Anko must be "a real tigress in bed!" and it takes two Hyuuga nin and Gai's own flustered pupil Lee to hold Kimimaro back. Anko would be pissed, except that she is a fucking tigress in the sack and Kimimaro's attempts to protect her honor are nothing short of adorable.
She doesn't tell him this, though.)