Emi called Tonoko for breakfast. She had realized that he had been extremely quiet the day before. She made her way up to his room and opened the door.

"Tonoko?" she called, glancing around the room. She spotted a note on his bed and quickly read it. She crumpled it in her hand and groaned. "Oh those two! They're going to stress me to the max! Tonoko... You're

so dead when you get home..." She sighed

She went back downstairs and sat down at the table, running her hands through her hair. She let out another groan. What if he didn't reach Ryuu and was now lost? What if they get ambushed and Tonoko attempts to attack first? She shook her head. As much as she wanted to chase after Tonoko, she knew it was a bad idea. She rested her hand on her stomach that was clearly showing her weight gain and sighed again.

Just then, a knock came to the front door. She moved to the door and opened it to see Chrone and Okimi.

"Morning Mrs. Inabikari." Chrone greeted with a smile.

"Oh no... Not another..." Okimi murmured, looking at Emi's stomach.

Emi sighed. "Tonoko isn't here."

"What? Where is he?" Chrone gasped.

"Disobeyed me and snuck out after his father on a mission..."

The girls frowned slightly.

"Do you need any help?" Chrone asked.

"W-With what?" Emi asked, confused."You're pregnant, I want to help you out." Chrone said.

Emi smiled but shook her head. "Thank you, but I'm fine."

The girls nodded, Okimi walked off.

"Don't worry about asking me!" Chrone smiled before walking off.

Emi smiled and closed the door. "That girl reminds me of myself when I was her age. Too bad Tonoko didn't like her." she chuckled.

The constant running, trying to catch up to Naomi and her captor was beginning to weigh down on Tonoko. He could go for a long period of time, but this was ridiculous. He hadn't wanted to say anything. He looked up to his father, and wanted to be just like him, so why bother? He needed to keep up - even Tempest seemed unfathomed by the stress of running for such a long period. Unofrtunately, he had begun to lag behind, and Ryuu had noticed. The three of them slowed to a stop and Ryuu placed his hand gently on Tonoko's shoulder.

"It's okay, son. If you need a break, let me know, alright? It's better that you're ready go if anyone ambushes us, instead of being tired." Ryuu said.

Tonoko sighed and nodded. "Yeah, I know."

Ryuu patted Tonoko's shoulder and held out his bottle of water. "And make sure you drink lots."

Tonoko nodded and took the bottle, tipping it to his lips and swallowing and few mouthfuls. He let out short breath of relief and wiped his mouth, handing it back to Ryuu.

Ryuu nodded and turned to Tempest. "Should we stop for food now?" He asked.

Tempest shrugged. "Food sounds good to me."

Ryuu nodded and led the two towards the small village that he knew of near by. When they arrived, he led back to a nice-looking restaurant down the road as soon as you entered the village. They sat and ordered and not too long after, the food arrived.

Tempest smiled and quickly dug into her food. "So, Tonoko. Ready to have a sibling?" She asked between bites.

Tonoko grinned and nodded his head. "Definitely! It isn't as fun an only child." He said and begun to stuff his face.

Tempest smiled. She glanced at Ryuu and smirked. "Did your father tell you he wants more besides you and the current one Emi will be having?" She asked before shoving noodles into her mouth.

Tonoko cleared his throat after swallowing and turned to his father. Ryuu shrugged and begun to eat his own food.

"First, that's cool. Second...ew." Tonoko said.

Tempest laughed. "You won't be saying ew when you're married."

Tonoko shook his head. "Ew."

Tempest rolled her eyes. "You don't plan on having children, Tonoko?"

"Girls, ew." Tonoko said and shook his head.

Ryuu chuckled. "He's always around woman. It'll eventually change when he finds someone special, though."

Tonoko sighed and rolled his eyes. "Dare I say again...girls equal ew."

Tempest smirked. "So your parents will let you stop bring Inabikari's into the world? I thought your clan was getting smaller?"

"Plus Emi and I want grandchildren." Ryuu shrugged.

Tonoko smirked and clasped his hands together. "Great! Moms pregnant! The newborn can grow up and give you just what you want!"

Ryuu glanced at him and began to eat his food again.

Tempest chuckled and went back to eating her food. "You'll change when you get older. You want to be like you father, right? Your father is only so strong because he has your mother and you to keep him strong." She smiled softly. "I know 'cause I grew up with your parents."

Tonoko glanced at Ryuu and returned his eyes to the bowl. His fathers facial expressions stuck in Tonoko's mind as he played around with the food. As much as Ryuu and him had talked and shared so much with each other, there was still so much he didn't know about him. He wanted to grow up to be just like his dad, so strong and...just plainly amazing in his eyes. Now, what Tempest had said, stuck in his mind. What exactly did she mean? He glanced at Ryuu once again and turned to look at Tempest.

"What was dad like when he was my age?" Tonoko asked.

Ryuu lifted his eyes to his son then waved his hand at a passing waitress. "Could I have some more water, please?" He asked.

The waitress nodded, took the glass and disappeared.

Tempest smiled. "Your father was a lot like you, Tonoko. I see him when I look at you. However, when it came to your mother, he completely changed." She chuckled.

Tonoko glanced at his father again. "How so?"

She glanced at Ryuu before looking back at Tonoko. "How do I put this... Your father made his attraction to Emi clear. For the longest time she would be cold to him and tell him to go away - each time his heart appeared to be broken." She chuckled slightly. "It was clear his mind was always on Emi and what she was doing." She smiled. "Your father was definitely the kid all the others looked up to. Your father went through the academy quicker than everyone else - he was praised by all the sensai's. And your mother, she moved through school fast too, but not as fast. Her being only a taijutsu user held her back a bit. However, her intellegence and the position as the Kazekage's right-hand man that your Grandfather had, made Emi the Kazekage's own brain. She was always called from class to help out the Hokage. At a younger age she actually did work along-side the Kazekage." She chuckled, shoving some noodles into her mouth.

Tonoko shrugged. "I mean, I guess it's different since I've grown up with mom and dad around all the time, so I never really see them as others see them. All I really know is that they love each other lots."

Ryuu sighed. "You two are talking as if I'm not even here. And by the way, Tempest, you better not put anything into my sons mind." He eyed her carefully.

Tempest smirked and shrugged. "Put what in his mind? He wants to know his parents as kids from anothers view - that's all I'm doing."

Ryuu's eyes narrowed suspiciously. "I'm only saying..."

Tonoko smiled. "So that means go on."

Tempest smirked before glancing at Ryuu. "Can I?"

Ryuu sighed. "He's a curious kid. Just don't put anything in his head." He repeated again.

Tempest smirked. "I will if I can think of one." She hurried on before Ryuu could say anything. "What exactly do you want to know about your parents, Tonoko? I know bascially everything." She chuckled.

Tonoko shrugged. "Were they as lovey-dovey when they were young?"

Ryuu sighed and rolled his eyes slightly. Here we go..

Tempest laughed. "Way worse!"

"Thank goodness." Tonoko sighed. "I thought I was living through lovey-dovey era." He laughed.

Ryuu shook his head and chuckled lightly. "Would you rather us be fighting all the time?"

Tonoko shrugged and then shook his head. "You two use all these languages and have inside jokes, and laugh about them while I'm sitting and wondering what the jiffy you two are talking about!"

Ryuu laughed softly. "Your mothers a funny woman."

"As I've gathered." Tonoko laughed and then sighed.

Tempest smiled. "Before the two of them officially agreed to the marriage agreement, when myself or anyone else called them girlfriend and boyfriend, your mother would shy away and blush, and your father would scare the crap outta the person who said that. Your father gave me a heartattack one day when I teased Emi - had no idea he was even there! He always had to clarify that being betrothed to Emi and being her boyfriend were two totally different things." She laughed.

Tonoko laughed. "So that's why he's always trying to scare mother?" Tonoko laughed again.

Ryuu sighed. "Yeah, okay. Hurry up and finish your food, Tonoko." Ryuu pointed his chopstick towards Tonoko's food.

Tonoko chuckled and started eating his food again.

Tempest laughed. "I can still tell you things~" She sung before taking another bite of her food.

Tonoko nodded. "Yes, do go on." He chuckled.

Tempest smiled brightly. She swallowed her food before continuing. "Well, are you aware of how much of a goof your father can be?" She smirked.

Tonoko rolled his eyes playfully. "Tell me about it!" He laughed. "He's one of the most random people I know!" He laughed.

Tempest laughed. "I remember one time I walked in on Emi and Ryuu. For one reason or another she was upset and your father was acting like an idiot to try and cheer her up. When I began laughing, he almost jumped in fear." She smirked. "It wasn't until Ryuu jumped that Emi smiled."

Ryuu sighed. "Yeah, wasn't expecting anyone to come in."

Tonoko shrugged. "Isn't as bad as the time I walked in on dad singing into a spoon ladel. He was cheering mom up 'cause she was crying."

Ryuu turned his head to Tonoko. "Okay, Tonoko, you don't need to share back." Ryuu murmured and finished off his food. "You're taking a long time to eat that food, you know."

Tempest laughed. "I can beat that!" She smirked. "One time Emi and I were training, and it got a little out of hand. Emi got hurt pretty bad. When Ryuu came to visit her in the hospital, he used the doctors tools and bandages in order to make Emi smile." She laughed. "He looked like an idiot!"

"You know, you're taking a while too..." Ryuu murmured.

Tonoko shook his head and swallowed down a quick mouth full of water. "Sometimes, just to make mother and I laugh, he'll act like a monkey on the roof."

"Alright, Tonoko and Tempest." Ryuu sighed. "We should head out soon."

Tempest laughed. "Are you embaressed by your own actions, Ryuu?"

"I'm just thinking we should head out before Naomi gets too far away." Ryuu replied.

Tempest laughed. "Non-sense."

"We have no idea where she is at the moment." Ryuu said, tapping his fingers against the table.

"Dad once had a pierced ear." Tonoko stated and stuffed his mouth, trying to look innocent.

Ryuu's eyes were wide and he shook his head. "Alright, no more. Time to go."

Tempest ignored Ryuu and gasped. "Really? I didn't know that!"

Ryuu shook his head and stood. "Tonoko..." He looked at Tonoko who looked back innocently. He turned to Tempest. "It was nothing, just a stupid thing."

"Rebel parents." Tonoko chuckled.

"Tonoko..." Ryuu said again, lowering his voice.

Tonoko chuckled and pretending to zip his lips.

Tempest smirked and laughed. "I remember when Emi was younger, when she was still against Ryuu, she was going to get a tattoo, hoping it'd make him unattracted to her." She snickered.

Ryuu's eyes drifted to Tempest. "She did?" He asked.

Tempest smirked and nodded. "Remember that one day she attempted to spar with you, and lost miserably?" She shook her head. "She was so mad I had to lock her in her room to keep her from getting the tattoo."

Ryuu sighed and rubbed his temples. "Let's go." He said and turned towards the front desk to pay.

Tonoko stood and went to follow Ryuu, slowing down beside Tempest and leaning down to whisper, "We'll talk later." He winked and followed his father again.

She smiled and quickly ruffled his hair. "Sounds good. Next time we stop to sleep, we'll talk when Ryuu goes to bed."

"Hey, are you willing to walk now?" Shito asked.

Naomi gritted her teeth and shook her head. "No."

Shito sighed. He reached up to grab the rim of her pants and used it to lift her higher on his shoulder. "Suit yourself."

She gasped before growling. "Just leave me in a ditch!"

"No can do." Shito chuckled.

She groaned and rested her forehead against his back, closing her eyes. "Please! I don't want to return to the village!"

"Sorry." Shito shrugged. "Also, could you stop touching my butt?" Shito asked. Every now and then her hands would brush against his rear; it wasn't her fault, her wrists were bound, but he thought he'd lighten the mood. "I mean, the art of making a move is more effective with words, not physical contact."

Naomi used her hands to hit his butt hard. "No!"

"Hey!" Shito furrowed his brows and lifted her by her pants more. He pretended to sigh hopelessly. "You have a lot to learn."

Naomi rolled her eyes. "As if I'd ever like someone like you. This "making a move" thing you just suggested, is absolutely ridiculous."

Shito shrugged. "You're the one trying to pull one off on me. It's not exactly the right moment or time, though. Try it some other time - maybe you'll pull a different reaction... Maybe."

She rolled her eyes again. "You're just a jerk. Why would I fall for someone who captured me, and is willingly leading me to my death?"

Shito laughed. "As I said, I'm not the one trying to make a move. Besides, you don't think I'm a stud of a man?" He rubbed his chin with his thumb and index finger.

Even though Shito wasn't looking at Naomi, she gave a blank look. "Not in a million years."

Shito shrugged. "Huh. Then why do you keep touching my butt?" He asked innocently. "Taking advantage of your captor. I know how it goes. A man take captive a female acting as a damsel in distress, and tries to seduce the man in order to escape. Sorry, not falling for it." He chuckled lightly.

She rolled her eyes again. "How dumb are you? I have no choice with the way my hands are and the way you have me over your shoulder!"

Shito shrugged again and pulled her off his shoulder and into his arms. "There, don't try anything else."

A faint blush fell over her cheeks as she sturggled in his arms. "Drag me! I don't want to be carried like this!"

Shito held her closely, using his strength to keep her still. "Yeah, I don't think so. It's more annoying to have your weight at the end of a chain and drag you than to easily put up with your struggling like this."

She shook her head and struggled more. "I don't like this though!"

"You're very picky, aren't you?" He asked, keeping his eyes straight ahead.

She growled. "I said drag me or put me back on your shoulder... I'd even walk instead of this!"

"You'd actually walk and not fight me on it?" He asked.

She pursed her lips and turned her face away. "W-Well no... but I still don't want to be carried like this..."

"Too bad. Like everything else, you'll have to deal."

She sighed and gave up struggling. She actually didn't mind being carried. It meant she didn't have to walk, and she didn't have to be in pain from being dragged or having her stomach squished over his shoulder. She kept her face away from him as she sighed again. She glanced down at her wrists and eyed the chains closely.

"Don't think you're going to be able to get out of them." Shito murmured.

"I'm not..." She muttered, still eyeing them. "I just think that - despite them being on my wrists - that it's quite interesting. I... have a respect for you as far as your ablilites go..." She muttered, a blush on her cheeks again.

His brow raised slightly. "So you mean to tell me, that despite being chained, and in my arms, you respect me? You don't hate me, or hate that I chained you and blocked your chakra in order for you not to fight back." He didn't skip a beat and continued to say, "Woman are the most confusing creatures on the earth."

Naomi let out a sigh and closed her eyes, hanging her head back. "I do hate you for chaining me up and leading me to my death, but I respect your abilites." She shrugged. "I've been raised that way..."

"I see...that's why you made a move? You're interested?" Shito chuckled. "Sorry, girl, but I have a mission to do."

She groaned and reached her hands up to smack his face before putting them back on her chest. "I don't like you - at all! - that way."

"Hey, out of bounds. No hitting." Shito stated and stretched his jaw.

She rolled her eyes. "There are no "out-of-bounds". If you can chain me and gag me, then I can hit you."

"Not in my books." Shito said and stopped in the middle of the path, dropping her to the ground. "Walk or be dragged."

She sat up and crossed her legs, pouting. "I'm not walking."

"Suit yourself." Shito said and went to walk past Naomi to drag her.

Naomi quickly stood and jumped on Shito's back. Her chained hands moved around his neck and she used the chains to pull back around his neck. "At least stop being a jerk to me! I hate people who are jerks!" She hissed in his ear.

Shito reached up to grab the chains, pulling it away from his neck. "You're the one who slapped me. And I'd appreciate you stop making all these moves on me. Flirtatious much?"

She growled and narrowed her eyes. "How do you call my attempt at choking you, flirting?"

"Depends how you look at it. You liked it in my arms, and now you're upset I dropped you to the side. Now I'm feeling claustrophobic with your arms around my neck and your legs around my waist." He shook his head. "I already have a girlfriend."

She rolled her eyes. "I don't care..." She quickly moved her arms away from his neck and fell to the ground on her back with a 'thump'. She groaned in pain before closing her eyes with a sigh.

Shito kept walking, eventually spinning her around and dragging her across the path. "Good." He chuckled.

She let out a sigh as she opened her eyes to look at the clouds. She groaned every once in a while in pain from the rocks. She eyed the sky closely and smirked - a thunderstom was settling in. Being in a lightning based clan, thunderstorms made them feel joy, however, when she thought about her clan she frowned. She glance down at where the Inabikari family crest had once been and bit her lip - she was no longer an Inabikari.

"We're quite a ways from any place to stay, so we'll have to make shelter for the night." Shito said. He found a nice spot and created the best shelter he could with what he found in the forest. He chained her around the tree and sat down to lean against another tree, facing Noami.

Naomi glanced at him for a momet before lowering her eyes to her hands that rested in her lap. She sighed deeply. "Can you tie me in the rain?" She murmured.

Shito sighed and undid her chains before redoing them around a tree just outside the shelter. "Happy?"

She nodded slowly. She closed her eyes as she lifted her head, letting the rain slide down her face. Shito returned to his spot under the shelter and leaned against a different tree in order to still watch her. "You're a strange one."

Naomi slowly lowered her head to meet his gaze. "Why is this weird? Do you not know what my clan is revolved around?" She asked quietly.

Shito nodded. "Doesn't make you not a strange one." He smirked.

She rolled her eyes before lifting her face towards the sky again. "Does it bother you?" She murmured.

"Should it?" He questioned.

She shrugged. "You're the one who's complaining about it."

"Not complaining. Merely accepting."

She sighed and lowered her head. She used her hands to pull her headband off of her forehead before throwing it to the muddy ground, staring at it before lifting her face to the sky again. I'm no longer a Cloud shinobi... o-or an Inabikari...

Finally, Shito stood and made his way over to Noami, forcing her back under the shelter and chaining her back to the original tree. He reached into his bag and pulled out the container of rice balls, taking one out and holding it out towards her mouth. "Time to eat."

She narrowed her eyes. "No."

"Naomi, eat." He pushed the rice ball into her face, holding it an inch from her mouth.

She turned her face away. "Don't use my first name, or my last. Just call me girl or something." She hissed.

Shito eyed her before moving to kneel in front of her. "Naomi, eat." He repeated and went to plug her nose.

She growled and pulled her face further. "Dont use my name! Using my name indicats that we're friends or that we actually know one another - we do not know one another - in a good way - and we're far from friends."

Shito stared with a blank expression, and laughed slightly at her nasaly voice. He reached for the chains and shortened them, pinning her arms tightly back against the tree and pushed her forehead back so that her head was against the tree. He leaned forward slightly and narrowed his eyes slightky. "Naomi, open your mouth." He whispered and glanced down at her mouth, bringing the rice ball slowly towards her face.

She gritted her teeth. "I will not eat! And you will not call me-"

Shito used the moment to stuff the rice balls into her mouth, and smirked. "But you will." He stated and clasped his hand over her mouth. "Swallow."

She held it in her mouth for a moment before swallowing. She kept her mouth shut despite how badly she wanted to yell at Shito - she refused to give him an opening to shove another rice ball into her mouth. He held another rice ball out, watching her expectantly. "Open up."

She just glared at him.

"Don't make me force you." Shito sighed.

She shook her head and clenched her jaw.

Shito narrowed his eyes and tried to force her mouth open with his two fingers - didn't work. He reached to her side and pushed his fingers into her side. To his surprise, Noami half gasped, half laughed and Shito shoved the rice ball into her mouth, clasping his hand over her mouth again. She let out a growl and ate the rice ball. She narrowed her eyes and waited for him to hold out another and took it without struggling, knowing that, that was his last rice ball.

Shito smirked. "There's more for tomorrow morning." He chuckled and sat down beside her, watching as the rain fell. He leaned his head back against the tree and closed his eyes with a sigh. "I love the smell of rain." He whispered softly.

She glanced at him with slight shock before sighing and closing her own eyes. "I was born a night of a rainfall..."

Shito nodded. "So was I." He laughed lightly. "It was during a thunderstorm, and you could imagine the labour - being in complete pain trying to push a child out while completely and utterly afraid of thunderstorms." He chuckled lightly and lowered his head. "Dad told me the story a long time ago. Him and mom always laughed about it. She's not afraid of them anymore."

She rolled her eyes. "I don't care about your life..." She whispered.

Shito shrugged. "Do I look like I care if you care? I'll tell you anyways." He chuckled.

She shook her head. "Don't."

Shito sighed. "Please don't hate me. You have to realize I'm doing this because they took Riniki."

She sighed and looked at him. "Who's Riniki, and what connection do I have to him?"

Shito glanced at her. "Thought you didn't care." He smirked.

She shrugged. "About your life. This isn't exactly your life."

He chuckled. "Riniki is my girlfriend that I mentioned earlier."

She gave him a blank expression. "Thought you said it was a he that was taken."

Shito sighed. "Alright, you caught me. I'm still single." He chuckled and shook his head. "Riniki is an old friend, and he was taken as a sort of hostage; him in exchange for you."

She nodded slowly. "As long as you get your friend safe, right?" She murmured, a hint of sorrow in her voice as she lowered her head, imagining the many ways she'd be tortured before murdered.

"I'm not heartless, Naomi." He turned to look at her. "You don't think I've been thinking of some way to rescue you both?" She lifted her face slowly and they held a gaze that seemed to last a long time. She seemed to be looking for words. "Not to say that you're more important than Riniki, but, well..." His voice trailed off.

She finally shook her head and lowered it again. "Why would you waste your time on someone you don't know?" She sighed. "I'll stop fighting you so you can save your friend." She whispered. "A-And my advice is to never return to the Cloud Village after that..." She mumbled, biting her lip to keep it from trembling.

Shito shrugged. "I don't care for the Cloud Village much. Also, I wouldn't doubt it if you were framed."

She let out a laugh and shook her head. "Just shut up." She murmured. "You don't really believe me. Clearly you're trying to gain something with me." She shook her head again. "I already said I'll stop fighting you so you can save your friend. Besides, I'm considered a rogue in both my village and my clan - death this soon actually is starting to sound good." She murmured with a sigh.

Shito sighed and leaned his head back against the tree. "Why do woman insist on fighting men?" He shook his head slightly.

"Back at the Inn you said you didn't care what happened to me." She murmured. "Why is it suddenly opposite?"

Shito shrugged. "I only said that - I didn't mean it. I was still thinking everything through." He explained.

"Oh please." She sighed, lifting her head to glance at him. "What do you want from me? I have nothing you want - as far as I know - besides handing my life to the Raikage. Are you needing personal favours or something? Just tell me instead of making up all these lies!" She hissed before lowering her head again. "J-Just get me to the village... the sooner I'm dead the better..." She murmured, biting her lip again.

"Personal favours? What would I have to gain from you?" He asked.

She shrugged. "Clearly something if you keep making up these useless lies."

"Such as?" He asked again.

She groaned. "I just said I don't know!"

"I don't know what I could gain from you..." Shito said and frowned. "Aside from rescuing Riniki, but that's beside the point."

She shook her head and pulled her knees to her chest. "Then these lies are just annoying, so you can stop them anytime now."

"Whatever, Naomi." Shito murmured and closed his eyes again.

"I said not to call me by my name!" She hissed.

"I can call you whatever I want," He said and leaned his head back against the tree. "Naomi."

She gritted her teeth. "No! My name isn't even Naomi!" She growled. "I lost that name the same time I lost my last name!"

Shito shrugged. "Your birth name is still Naomi Inabikari." He said.

She gritted her teeth harder. "N-no... I'm..." She trailed off as tears brimmed in her eyes.

"Naomi Inabikari." Shito finished. "And I'm Shito Yashamari."

She shook her head and moved her hands over her eyes. "I-I'm not... I'm not worth th-that name..." She whispered.

Shito sighed. "You're just a bag of raw emotions."

Naomi shook her head. "Y-You're a m-man... what d-do you know?" She murmured, a small hiccup leaving her lips as tears slipped from the edges of her eyes.

Shito sighed and slumped slightly. "You're emotional." He said.

She shrugged and lowered her hands to her lap. Her tears slipped down her cheeks and onto her lap. She moved to lay on her side as she closed her eyes. "Just leave me a-alone..." She whispered quietly, her voice almost hidden by the sound of the rain. "I-I'll cooperate until we reach the village... j-just don't talk to me..." She muttered before rolling over so her back was to him as she curled herself into a ball, crying silently.

Shito sighed and reached for his jcket in his bag, laying it over top of her before standing. He sighed and looked down at his clothing and skin, dirtied from when Naomi fought him. He had almost fallen into mud at one point, but managed to stop himself with his forearm. It was now dried with mud.

"I'll be just a few feet away. Call if you need me." He said.

The rain was pouring hard, so Shito decided to use the fresh rain water in substitute for a shower to at least rinse off the mud. He pulled off his shirt and walked out into the rain. It was a tiny bit on the cold side, but it was enjoyable. Naomi glanced at the jacket set on her body. She considered pulling it off but decided against it since she was cold anyway. She flipped over onto her other side and looked ahead to see Shito. She let out a sigh before closing her eyes. How can someone so cute... be such a jerk? She thought with another sigh.

After washing the mud off his arms and using the rain to wash his hair, Shito was now soaked. He returned back under the shelter and searched his bags for clean clothes. He moved out of her line of vision and change quickly before hanging the wet clothes over a branch and sitting down beside Noami again. "Got to love the rain." He whispered.

She gave a small nod as she kept her eyes closed. She let out a small yawn and curled into a tigher ball, trying to make the jacket cover as much of her body as she could. Shito glanced at her and noticed her shivering and reached for his sleeping bag. He laid it over top of her and took the jacket back, pulling it over his arms and zipping it up. She was shocked for a moment before letting out a small sigh as she desperately pulled it closer around her body. "Th-Thank you... Sh-Shito..." She whispered as quiet as she could, almost hoping he didn't hear her over the rain.

Shito chuckled lightly. "I'm not allowed to use your first name, but you're allowed to use mine? Huh."

"F-Fine... thanks Yahsamari..." She murmured, trying to keep her teeth from chattering - she was still freezing, even with the sleeping bag.

Shito shook his head. "I'm not one for formality." He murmured.

"Th-Then what do I call y-you? J-Jerk?" She asked, her teeth now chattering slightly.

"I said I'm not one for formality, not rudeness. Shito is fine." He murmured.

She nodded slowly and pulled the sleeping bag up so it covered the bridge of her nose and down. She tried to calm her shivering and teeth chattering - she realized now that sitting in the rain was too cold for her.

Shito only frowned as he glanced at her shivering form. "Sorry, there isn't a way to make a fire now." He murmured.

She nodded slowly. "I-I'm fine..." She whispered.

Shit shook his head. "Clearly not. You should change into dry clothing, it would help."

She shook her head. "I-I'm already c-cold in the b-blanket... t-to move out of it and change w-will probably f-freeze me to death..." She murmured.

"You'll end up a lot warmer. Staying in wet clothing is unhealthy and it'll make it worse."

She shrugged. "M-Maybe it will s-save me from the t-torture f-from the R-Raikage... m-maybe I'll d-die before h-he can kill me..." She whispered.

"Okay, I'm telling you to change. I don't need to wory about hypothermia."

She scoffed. "P-Please... I-I already t-t-told you to d-drop the act..." She stated. "S-Stop acting l-like you care..."

Shito rolled his eyes. "Just do it."

She let out a sigh. She slowly moved the blankets off and sat up, her shivering instantly intensifying. "Th-Then u-u-unchain m-me and get m-me my clothes..." She murmured.

Shito handed her the bag and undid the chains. He turned his face away and waited. "Hurry."

Naomi didn't hesitate to change as quickly as she could. She pulled her jacket on this time before quickly getting under the blanket and wrapping it tightly around her body and face. She shivered uncontrollably and her teeth chattered. She didn't care if he hit her for it - her hands were not going to move so he could put his chains back on. Shito shook his head. He knew she was freezing and didn't bother putting the chains around her wrists. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her waist and connected the chains there; he only bounded her wrists incase she tried to fight him, but the chains were mostly to block her chakra. He hesitated slightly at pulling his arms away while he felt her uncontrollable shivering. He sighed and pulled her up into a sitting position, wrapping his arms tightly around her body. He knew the correct way of sharing body heat, but he assumed that she would completely fight him against it.

Her eyes widened in shock as he pulled her into his arms. She opened her mouth to protest, however she instantly felt warmer and quickly buried her face into his chest. She was still shivering uncontrollably, but her teeth chattering stopped shortly after he pulled her into his arms. By that point she couldn't care who he was or what he would do to her, all she cared about was aborbing as much of his body heat as she could.

After a while, Shito had noticed that Naomi's teeth had stopped chattering, but she was still shivering a lot. "How cold are you still?" He asked quietly.

"A-A lot..." she murmured, pressing her face further against his chest - she could feel the heat radiating off of him.

Shito considered for a moment before pushing her back slightly. He unzipped his jacket and pulled the blankets half way down. She was staring at him questioningly. He

unzipped her jacket and pulled her against himself again. With less layers between the two bodies, heat could flow quicker and easier.

"I don't think visiting a hospital if you got hypothermia would be the best option at the moment." He murmured And tried to cover as much of her as he could with his own body.

A faint blush fell over her cheeks. She closed her eyes as she clung to his body. He was so warm - she didn't understand how he could be so warm after just being in the rain himself. She let out a shaky breath as she tried to relax and attempt to control her shivering. She was already feeling slightly warmer as she held onto him tightly. "I-can't believe I-I'm a-allowing you t-to do this... B-but thank y-you... Sh-Shito..." she murmured softly.

Shito shrugged. "It's better than having hypothermia." He murmured. "Don't think I'm trying anything either."

She let out a short laugh. "I-I don't think Th-that... I'm just g-grateful that y-you're kind e-enough to not l-let me freeze to d-death... A-all the other jounin Th-that have caught m-me, would n-never have d-done anything so k-kind..." She whispered.

"I already told you I'm not heartless." He whispered. She shivered again and Shito rubbed her back, trying to warm her up. He found it slightly weird how she was almost hypothermic, yet he was almost sweating. Not to say he couldn't feel just how cold she was. He slipped his arms under the back of her shirt and tightened his arms around her. It was always a running joke through the family that all Yashmari members were basically furnaces. They had all pinned the cause as being that they had such strongly built muscles.

She gasped. "O-Okay... Th-That might be..." She trailed off when she realized how warm his hands were on her back. She let out a shaky breath as she started to feel a bit warmer. She still shivered but it was less than before."I can feel you're starting to warm up." He whispered and leaned his head against her shoulder. He closed his eyes. The process of bringing another human being from freezing cold to warm could take a bit of time.

She gave a small nod as she smiled slightly. "I-I could f-fall for you, you know..." She whispered, her face heating up slightly as she buried it into his chest.

Shito stiffened for a few seconds, than sighed. "I'm taken." He murmured.

She nodded. "I-I said I could.. N-not that I am..." she whispered, trying to relax so she could sleep.

"Then I guess I was kidding when I said I'm taken." He murmured. "No offense, but try not to think into anything." He murmured.

She gave a soft smile. "I-I'm going to sleep... H-hope that's an o-order I'm allowed to make..." she whispered.

Shito nodded. "Go ahead." He murmured. "The rain doesn't seem to be holding up any time soon."

He could feel a slightly tiredness that was starting to take over him as well. He yawned once and slouch more against the tree. He rubbed her back once more and tightened his arms around her. Her head rested on his chest, her face buried slightly into her arm. He sighed lightly and breathed in the lovely scent that floated all around them; that of rain and spring flowers. It made him smile before his mind returned to Naomi.

After a bit, Naomi had stopped shivering, though her skin was still cold to the touch. Her breathing was deep and rhythmic. She stirred slightly and groaned before going back to her peaceful state. Shito opened his eyes slightly to look at Naomi. He sighed when he noticed she had fallen asleep, so he slowly drifted off himself.