Chapter 20 is up! Before we go into the story, I would like to explain why I didn't just let Tobirama confess last chapter. First off, Tobirama is a sensible person, and second, he overthinks things a little too much. He is the direct opposite of his brother, who enjoys adventure. I intend to let him suffer a bit before handing over Izuna. Enjoy, and review!

As they walked home, Izuna smiled at her sister, who looked like she would die of happiness, which was really a rare view.

"Thank Kami that Senju didn't break Neesan's heart." She thought. She herself, though, wasn't as happy. She didn't know why she felt like this, but she was sure it had something to do with Tobirama.

"So the Senju already has a crush. I shouldn't be caring, because I don't like him, but I feel awful right now." She thought dejectedly as she trudged beside her sister. Her sister glanced at her worriedly, finally coming back to her senses.

"Why are you sad, Izuna?"

"I'm not sad, Neesan." She replied, putting up a fake smile. She was sure her sister could see right through the mask, but her sister knew when to mind her own business.

"As long as you're happy." Her sister said hesitantly. They walked home in silence afterwards, soaked up in their own thoughts.

Tobirama glared at his brother, who was happily grabbing his new girlfriend's hand. He couldn't stand it, he just couldn't. How could his brother fucking do this to him when he could do nothing?! The fact Izuna was walking beside him, avoiding the romantic atmosphere only served to fuel his rage.

"Dang it!" He yelled. Izuna jumped, startled.

"?!"

"Um, nothing. Sorry, Izuna." Tobirama apologized, feeling stupid. Izuna stared at him with suspicious eyes.

"Really?"

"If you really want to know, it's my brother. Why won't he get a room?!" Tobirama ranted angrily. Izuna sneaked a look at his brother and her sister, who were walking so close they might trip over each other, and gave an exasperated sigh.

"Yup, I totally get it."

"Let's go ahead of them. My eyes are going to explode from all the cuddling." Tobirama said as he sped up. Izuna immediately followed, trying to match her pace to his. Without the "obstacles" in front of them, they could walk faster, and Tobirama was grateful of that. He was usually a fast walker, unlike his brother, who strolled around like the world was his personal garden. Izuna trotted beside him, trying to match his long strides to hers.

"Ne, Tobirama, aren't the exams coming up soon?" Izuna asked. It was true. The exams would occur the week after next week: exactly two weeks to prepare.

"Yeah."

"You ready for them?" Tobirama thought for a moment, and answered honestly.

"Still need to study. You?"

"I'm only weak in Mathematics. The rest, I'm fine." Izuna said casually. "Mathematics is my Achilles Heel."

'I can teach you that." The words were out of Tobirama's mouth before he could stop them. Stupid, stupid, stupid! He could barely control himself around her, and now he was asking for it?

"Really?! Thanks! When are you free?" Izuna cried happily. Tobirama stared into the bright, expectant face and sighed. She would be the death of him, he was sure.

"Today, after school, I'm free."

"Me too! It's a date then!" Izuna said joyously. Tobirama's mind went blank at her use of words, but her next sentence brought his senses back: "I refuse to lose to a Senju anyway."

"You are so going to." He shot back. This was their usual rhythm. This way, he could focus on bickering with Izuna, and not on other impossible dilemmas.

"Okay, so you put the numbers into this algorithm and compute…"

"It's that easy? What didn't the teacher just say so?"

"He did!"

"Yeah, but he taught that with a hundred times more complexity!" Izuna whined as she took an angry sip of her coke. They were currently in a fast food restaurant, talking over soda and fries. Izuna was, surprisingly, a very eager eater. She had finished three boxes of chicken nuggets by herself and was inhaling french-fries with her coke.

"You'll get fat if you eat so much." Tobirama pointed out carefully. He knew girls who would kill if you mention the word "fat".

"I don't care. I love to eat and no one is going to stop me." Izuna said hotly. As if to prove her point, she finished the last bits of her french-fries in three seconds. Tobirama stared at the empty food cartons and wondered briefly how Izuna managed to stay slim.

"So that's it for today?" Izuna asked, finishing her coke. "If so, I'm going home."

"Wait, you've got ketchup on your cheek." Tobirama grabbed a napkin. "Don't move." Izuna stood obediently, and Tobirama carefully dabbed away the speck of red. Accidentally, his fingers brushed against her cheek, making her face flame up. Tobirama stared at the blushing cheek, and without thinking, he gently kissed her cheek. It was soft, and sort of addicting. Now, he couldn't wait to kiss her lips.

"Tobirama?" She asked with innocent, startled eyes. That brought Tobirama back to his senses.

"Oh Kami, I've screwed up big time, didn't I?!" He thought frantically, racking his brains for a convincible reason for his lack of judgement. His inner little voice chanted just spill, just spill, just spill, but of course he didn't listen to that. He would so regret it later. "I thought you were someone else."

"Who? Your crush?"

"Yeah. You look like her. A lot."

"Really?" She glared. "Next time, I'm not going to let you go this easily." She said through clenched teeth. She grabbed his glass of water and poured the contents all over his hamburger, rendering it inedible, and stomped off.

"You're paying for everything!" Her yell was heard throughout the restaurant. The other diners all looked at him with sympathy. The waiter came to clear away his food (more like muck) and whispered piteously.

"Tough girlfriend, ne?" He said quietly as he walked off before Tobirama even had time to say "she's not my girlfriend".

"She'll never be my girlfriend. Not after this." Tobirama muttered, reaching for his wallet. He didn't know if it was out of anger or sadness.