Sheer hadn't really thought far into the future. She didn't have a plan as to where the two would go, and with one knocked out clean, she had no idea.

The streets were deserted and silent, aside for the often drunk to wander noisily past the two.

Starving and weak, Sheer drew to a corner where she placed Celeste down and gazed at her loving sister.

She had seen something no child should ever. And she was all to blame.

Sheer sighed, allowing a bright green glow to circulate her palms before she pressed her hands towards her sister's head. Her technique caused her sister to awaken, despite being slightly dazed.

"W-where are we?" she asked curiously, shivering as Sheer placed her coat over her shoulders.

Sheer simply smiled down, attempting to remain as calm and composed as she possibly could.

"C'mon, grab your bag, we're heading to the Hokage tower."

Celeste lazily picked up her backpack and wrapped a scarf round her neck and the two strode out into the cold night.

Sheer still failed to get her bearings right. She had supposed they had walked in circles, only until the slight lights of little street restaurants shone out, giving them hope.

Come to think of it, the two were both utterly ravenous.

"The kids at school talk about that place! They say they sell really good ramen! Please can we gooooo?"

Sheer hesitated, calculating the money she had left to spend. She refused to eat into her savings. She sighed outwardly, accepting the fact that its better than Celeste gets a full meal rather than her.

"Okie dokie."

But as the two approached the stall, they begun to hear the voices of civilians. Laughing, cursing, singing, teasing, the usual.

It made her feel at ease, knowing that on this terrible night,it could all simply turn around nd everything could be okay again.

Could.

Celeste took the last remaining stall at Ichiraku's and eyed up the menu with beady, hopeful eyes. Sheer simply averted her eyes to avoid looking desperate.

It was at that moment that she noticed the other side of the stall was filled with fellow male shinobi, all dressed in their uniforms aside the flak jackets. They all looked slightly more normal, more reachable. She instantly noticed Iruka, who was sat aside Genma and a pretty lady with a black bob and silky black yukata.

Her eyes flicked over Iruka again as a stunning kunoichi wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his cheeks. He had blushed and laughed at that yet brushed her off, only causing the racket over there to increase.

"Keep it down would ya?" Celeste yelps out, causing all the attention to be switched to their side of the stall. Their noise dies down the slightest bit, before returning to normal levels. Sheer however, with cheeks burning, manages to keep her eys focused away from their general direction.

Iruka was with another female. A much more attractive one too. One that could treat him as he deserved.

She cursed herself inwardly for almost sleeping with a man she just met and swore herself off men.

But she couldn't help but steal a glance back in the other direction and notice the female was now all over Genma, leaving the black haired kunoichi looking the slightest bit put out.

She sighed, paying for Celeste's order and watching her devour her late night- or rather early morning- meal.

Celeste was still uneasy as to why her and her sister were out with their belongings at this time of the morning, and every time she tried to think back to what happened before she suddenly fell asleep, it all felt a little hazy and unreachable, as though someone had erased her memories.

Her mind pressed onward, pondering what could be reason behind the two being clothed weirdly and were in the middle of Ichiraku's. It caused her to develop the slightest bit of headache's and she cringed, turning toward Sheer.

"Sheer why are we here?"

"You've got a headache again haven't you?"

Her kind sister reached forward, pressing a cool palm against her head and alleviating the pain she felt.

"Hey, you're a medical ninja too!" Sheer heard from the direction she was avoiding the most.

She swivelled, ducking her face behind her turtleneck and nodding slightly.

"Come join us! I heard you'd be joining us at the hospital tomorrow anyway."

Sheer eyed the black haired medic up before stepping cautiously towards the group of young adults. The ginger kunoichi from before eyed her up and down before smirking, causing Sheer to blush in embarrassment at her appearance. What a day so far.

She could feel the eyes of that lady on her as she got to know the black haired nin. Her name was Shizune and she was an apprentice on Lady Tsunade.

"Buy the girl a drink would ya!" Shizune said loudly to Genma, slapping him on the back and grinning sheepishly at him.

"It'd be my honor," she claims, winking at Sheer and causing her blush to deepen, forcing her to avert eye contact," I mean it would be for anyone. Like look at you. Not everyday you meet a stunner with honey skin and golden eyes. If it weren't for Iruka, I'd-"
"Shutup!" Shizune elbowed him and Sheer glanced at Iruka, who seemed quite embarrassed yet was getting pats on the back from other ninja. She noticed the slight tint in his cheeks, which could be from drinking too much or genuine shyness.

Sheer allowed herself to be lost in the world of drink, seeing that it had allowed room for her to forget the recent events. She found that the more she drank, the more relaxed she felt around Shizune.

It was probably around 3 a.m. when Sheer couldn't take anymore.

"She's drunk you guys!"
Noise filled the room and Sheer blocked it all out, resting her forehead against the cool counter. It soothed the numbness in her mind.

"Now it's just if we can trust Iruka enough to take her home. Wink wink." Genma says, visibly nudging Iruka and causing him to tell him to shut up.

"I think it's best if I go ho- away." Sheer said, meaning many more things than implied.

She attmepted to stand up but stumbled and within an instant, Iruka was at her side, grasping her arm and allowing her to rest against him. She looked dazedly up at him and looked down at her, both of their cheeks ablaze, both of their hearts racing the night.

Of course the others all made a huge fuss of it all, cheering and whooping which caused thee shy Iruka to smile, his cheeks reddening even more. For Sheer, she simply frowned and hid away in her turtleneck, avoiding anyone's eyes.

"I'll take he to Kakashi's. She should get a good nights sleep."

He called over to Celeste, who now fully awake, grabbed their bags and followed him.

She remained a good ten meters behind the two to give them space. And plus, it made her head hurt.

Iruka smelt heavenly. His god sent aroma filled her nostrils and his taut yet soft chest was the perfect pillow for her to rest herself against. She mad no effort to conceal her actions and found herself giggling and fiddling with her hair. Iruka looked slightly more humble and serious now and allowed to silence between them to roll on. Despite her drunken state, she observed how conserved he was. He must've been brought up well.
He's so beautiful.
"You said that out loud you know." He said softly into her hair, squeezing her arm as she looked up at him, her rosy cheeks prominent. Cringe, trust Sheer to do that.
He was clearly pleased, judging by the soft smile on his lips that he persistently attempted to defeat. She calmly wrapped her other arm around his waist and relaxed more into him. She sensed the rise in blood pressure and smile downwards.

"Wait-Uh- Sensei! We have a slight issue!" Celeste said, running up to the two and stopping in front of them.

They had just arrived on Kakashi's street and Celeste didn't know how to put it into words.

She eyed up the way Iruka supported her and smiled admiringly.

"We can't go back to Kakashi Senseis."

"Why, has something happened?"

His face, now serious tried to read Celestes. But she managed to remain calm.

"I just think back and there's a whole section of my memory from last night that's blurred. It hurts to even try but I know something happened while we were there. I don't think we can go back. All I do remember is that Sheer was crying."

Iruka's mouth opened as if to say something, before he shut it again, gulping.

"I see."

Sheer managed to keep her mouth shut and released herself from Iruka's stronghold.

"Are you alright to walk?"

"I'm independant. What do you think?" she said sourly, arms crossed as she faced away, secretly trying to locate any cheap motels.

He held his arms up in surrender before saying:

"You'll just have to come back to my place for now, and we'll speak to Kakashi in the morning."

He didn't sound too pleased, which hurt Sheer more than she would've wished it to.

She looked back at him.

He was undeniably beautiful. Perfect, symmetrical features and dark,arched brows that framed his face and added a touch of feminine beauty. His slightly messy hair danced in the breeze and he stood with his arms crossed,staring right at Sheer. Her move.

He too, found the girl in the moonlight as something else. Her beauty left him speechless, and under the luminescent blue light that the moon kissed upon the earth tonight, it left her absolutely breathtaking. Oh how he found himself longing to be able to hold her in his arms again. They were both pink cheeked and nervous, causing both to break eye contact.

"I guess..." Sheer surrendered, grabbing the bags from Celeste and stumbling after Iruka who remained a good fifteen paces ahead.

He didn't look back once.