tiger maelstrom and dragon

by Madalin459

after naruto meet the final pain nagato uzumaki he did not expect him to have a change of heart and try to bring all those he thoght were dead but what was even more unexpected was the fact that he was gone so now in a new world he would try to find a way home or will he gave up

18. Chapter 18

next day after the events that had happen with the stalker that was after Ami who had troubles because of this at the moment the

group who had a plan in mind where in the class room as they were the only ones remaining since this was some what if not very

important as the others wanted to help Ami out so she would not be stressed out about what was happening right now because of a person like this .

that also being the very reason for the meeting that was being held right now so that they could see what it could be dose so that the culprit could be cought before any more damage might be done for no good reason .

"The captain with the fearsome pitching arm, Kushieda Minori!"

Kitamura started as he looked at the group who was around at the moment this being the time for the meeting that was

being held to start in earnest and try to find some way to catch the person who was behind all this and try puting a stop

to what he was doing so that he would not pull such a stunt from now on and try stressing models for no good reason .

"Yeah! The 'Bullet Home Return' that dominated the Kantou

region isn't

just for show!".

Minori exclaimed being serious as she spoke about what she was doing as she loved softball and she was a very great if

not excelent pitcher wanting to show this to the group as she wanted to be seen as a fierce person who had quite the mean

strike being very competive when she wished to and not simply being some one who was backing out for no good

reason that not being her style as she was some one who was moving ahead charging in when the situation was not in

her favore and even if it was she was still doing this as this was the type of person she trully was and wished to be

wanting to stand up for the things she trully belived in instead of trying to back out for no good reason this not being her in any sort of least .

"The proficient cook with the mean expression, Takasu Ryūji!"

the poor guy was embarest as Kitamura said this while the others simply looked at him the girls having diferent

expresions as this was said about the poor guy who was not really feeling very good hearing his best friend simply being

talked in such a way when he knew that despite how he looked he was not even mean as he did not wished or liked to

be that kind of person in the very least his new friend being some one who could attest to this from how things were

standing especially as he was smirking lightly at the said person who was not feeling very well at the moment this being

a thing that was not really making Ryuuji comfortable right now wanting this to be left to the side if it was posible .

"Y, yeah…I can only stick around until 5 o'clock; there's a limited time offer

on chicken today."

he said not trully feeling sure of this as he simply wished to try geting away from what was happening carying more about

some groceoury sale than trying to help a friend even if he was not trully thinking about Ami as a friend since he did not

liked her personality one bit since it was creepy and wierd not to mention twisted acting like she was a cute sort of girl but

deep down she was as twisted as she could come now not even wanting to be really around some one like that even if she was in trouble .

''Gee Ryuuji you care more about some sale at the groceory shop that is going to happen in one hour than trying to help

some one like Ami ? i guess you are some friend but hey you need to eat isn't it and also since bought my self and Taiga

are mostely showing at your house now adays it is only normal but still well i can't trully blame you since why would

you really want to stick your neck out for some one like Ami any way after all she is how can i put it in a more simple way

some one who is as nasty as they can come isn't it ? so i totally get why you want to limit your time not that it is your

fault we have such a two if not triple face goddy two shouse kind of fake type of person who wants to put on a mask

instead of showing everyone just how nasty she is is there so i totally understand no big deal ! oh but isn't Minori some

one who wants to help some one like this meaning some one she might dislike ? and you of all people who have such a big

crushing passion for our resident short red haired class mate to not even try landing a hand as she is doing this ? ouch

this must hurt i mean what would Minori think oh i mean she will understand but do you rember what she had told you the

other day when we tried to pick up the trash so we can help didn't she actually got your attention and warned you

regurding what you were about to do so i wander just for a tiny bit how will she take this meaning you not even wanting

to help out some one like Ami even if it is understanding regurding why you don't want to trully do this and wish to go to

a grocery store instead of trying to help out ah i just really can start seeing that Minori might not start to like you as you

would want if you might try to do this so this means one thing buddy that you are blowing your chances to try geting close

to her if you are showing such a side especially when we are all here and being so ready to try helping ! but then again you

can back out miss this chance you are having to try proving something to the girls and who knows maybe Minori might

have some diferent windows that could be open i mean Ami is cute isn't she ? looking quite well having that amazing body

that who knows it might just try even for a little to try giving Minori some interesting thoughts if nothing more at the

moment and then who knows maybe she might try to steal your crush from under your feet i mean wasn't the other day

before what had happen with that stalker guy that Minori so greacefully offered to share a desk and tried to feed Ami or

am i wrong about this so i think you my friend might have some competition at the moment so you should chose carfully

or who knows you might lose a big chance and some one else with the nasty attitude might gaine more than she would

want or try to think about but don't worry since this is not your fault no not one single little bit i mean you just want to go in an

hour to the grocery store to take a sale on limited chiken right ? i mean perhaps you might want to try impressing Minori

with that sorry to say Ryuuji but the whole thing with using food to try geting to a girl or more like a woman's heart is not

going to cut it this time around since Minori decided on what she wants to do while you well you decided to kind of baile

on us so well your loss but still don't worry i m preaty sure that Ami who is the victime at the moment will surely and most

likely try to take her new friend out on a nice dinner right i mean a nice restaurant here in the city all while it's being

dark out side having a nice dinner under a restaurant with a beutifule view bought girls being dressed very nicely showing

that they could have a good time to try sweeping the other off their feet and simply convey how they might feel or what they

could feel about the other ending all with well lets say a nice smoldering kiss and i do not mean it on the cheek oh now

since that would be boring nope i think you might know were i m going with this isn't it ? just try to imagine this and in a very

intimate way that might go to a way steam side going even more from there just thinking about how it could had or might

be you some day but alas you decided to go for a chiken instead of what you really want well have fun and luck with the

said packageas of meat that you want to buy cause those will look like fun and very tasty but they won't bring you what you

wan't is there ? nope they won't buddy sadely they won't at all so this is your loss in the end not only you might lose the

respect of your crush but you might lose her all toghether to the person who oh well is acting like such a nice good actrice

that she is twisting the trough more than a sailes man can in comercials but oh well since you like that then i won't say

much since you did made your choice isn't it Ryuuji and i have to say it is a very poor one very poor one indeed but

this is not my problem so i will back out since you do your own things instead of what is happening now as this is not so important than house chores is there ?.''

Naruto said as he had a flat expresion as him and the others heard what he said when the rest of the group despite having

other things to do wanting to not be around and waste their time had made their decision about what should be done

regurding what was happening to Ami this being taken as a whole group .

simply seeing as he wished to kind of baile out and was not so interested smirking and grinning teasingly now showing a

small darker side than he was usually doing Naruto spoke further now wanting to guilt trip and also try to embarest his

new friend regurding the crush he had on Minori wanting to play on this trying to exploit it and use the said feelings his

friend had for his own advantage wanting to make him try joining them if they were about to try doing this when they

could try doing something else wasting some of their time so he did this calling out what he wished to do as he glanced at

the girl who was the perperuar for what was happening who said nothing but she did not liked how she was insulted by

Naruto because of how she was behaving knowing that he was not any sort of better with how he was behaving at the

moment blaming her in a strainge way for what was going on in his life at the moment when she was not even interested in

any thing he had said and tried to pin on her like how it was happening now .

but this was happening and the others were left with quite the impression at the moment especially Minori who despite being

very confused regurding what was happening she was looking at Ryuuji who was very shocked embarest and also disliked

what his new friend was doing at the moment since this was a low blow that he was using and doing since he knew that he

did not cared very much for some one like Ami not wanting to be mean but he saw how twisted the girl was it was not so

bad but he did not felt trully comfortable around some one so twisted that could simply try to put on a mask and pretend to

be liked when she was some one who simply tried to look down on others in diferent ways wanting to act like a brat if nothing else .

so even if this went against his better jugemeant not wanting to try doing something like this for he was not some one

who wished to try leaving when some one else was in trouble just for once he actually wanted to use this since he really

wished to go to the market and buy the limitead chiken that was going to be placed on the store not wanting to miss this

since he wanted to make something diferent for dinner that not being so bad but he could not deny that he wished to use

this as an excuse so he would not try helping Ami much wanting to let the others try doing this in his place even if it

was not fare he was not some one who liked what was happening nor did he wished to simply abandone some one

knowing in a way how that felt but for Ami who were not even friends and especially after what he had seen and how she

simply made his friends not trully be who they were after she showed up even if he did not trully wished to place blame he

did not trully liked that she was making bought Taiga and Naruto act so diferent wanting to simply bring conflict if not

with one at the very least things betwin the two girls were not good at all as they could not stand the other and all was

because of the model who could not simply try to act like a normal person wanting to take out her own problems on

others who had done nothing to her wanting to look for a fight or fights where there was no need so in the end he could not

in good heart trully try helping some one who was like that even if she was in an hour of need and was also one of his best friends child hood friend who was in trouble .

''woah whiskers ? what the heck just got in to you trying to say all this stuff about Ryuuji i mean if the guy wants to go

and not wanting to help then that's his problem there is no need to try and make him feel bad what the heck isn't he our

friend your friend if i might add so what the heck is with this sudden chainge wanting to tease the guy like this and make him try to look guilty huh ?''

Taiga suddenly said not understanding what Naruto was doing as he was silent and observed her understanding that he went

some what far with trying to use some guilt to try making the guy want to help but he did this since he knew that Ryuuji

was really going to try ditching them because he did not trully liked Ami this being understanding but he did some thing like

this since he did tried to give his word some what the other day when a plan was made and now he was backing out it

was understanding why as no one was forcing him but he did not liked to see some one who tried to help only to just back

out right away for the said person wanted to go buying food even if it was going to happen one hour later this not being

good for he was not an honest person but some one who lied and it was in front of the others more specifically in front of

Minori this not being a bad thing regurding what he wished to do since he was not forced to try helping out if he did not

want to as he and the others saw that he was some what uncomfortable with this but simply trying to give his word

especially when the person he liked having a big crush on her was around even at the moment and not wanting to help after

giving his word to Naruto it simply showed he was not so honest or serious about this since this was not about helping

some one like Ami but it showed if his friend had the will and integrity that he showed the other day regurding wanting to

help even some one he might not like for even himself did not trully wished to try doing this but he wanted to try since he at

the very least in Kakashi's words did not wished to be seen as trash that was leaving others behind so he was trying to

do some sort of help so he would not end up like a scum of a person that would turn his back on even some one who was

twisted wanting to show that he was diferent he was not going to start or try thinking that Ryuuji would ever be some one like

that for he knew the guy was to much of a good person that he would not like or have it in him to try doing such a thing but

at the moment just for a moment even a small one Naruto was seeing this meaning seeing his friend acting like he would rather not care about what was happening now .

even if this was a bit similar to what he wished to do the other day he was understanding for even if the city was in a big

need of a help there was no guarantee that every one was going to try helping no matter what or even if it was needed or

necesary for the town was quite big in there being the need of a professional hand instead of a group of students no matter

from what grade year they were but at the moment things were diferent for this was not about trying to clean a whole

town that could be left in the hands of people that might manage this more better than students who were not

qualified this was about a person being in a helping need and one of their group wanted to pull out meaning one of them that

being Ryuuji did not wanted to show he was some one that could be depended on wanting to baile for a reason that was

small and in a way even if Naruto did not liked to even try thinking about it he saw that if Ryuuji was not trying to at

least give a small helping hand he could start to in his eyes at the very least walk the road and path of some one who could

become a trash like person since there was no reason for this to happen as his friend was not like this or had reasons to

end up in such a way even if this was a small matter but from this things could develop to something else that might not be nice if they were not handle in a good and proper way .

''well you have a point about going some what far with the teasing i just did towards him but come on it is because i m

his friend that i m doing this i mean sure he dose not like Ami heck i don't even like her even Minori might not like her very

much even if this is some what debatable with you i don't even need to go that far Taiga but we did made a plan and

are here to try helping Ami out isn't it ? even if we might not like her very much we do go out of our way right now to try

doing this when there is no need and one of our team members wants to kind of baile out ? for what ? for some sale

at the market ? are you kidding me ? is this the kind of friend and person you want to maybe perhaps one day trust your

best friend with i know i m some what harsh and i know you are not like that but starting with something like this is more

than enough since this is or could be some what the start then what this might mean that Ryuuji would like to help only

those that he might like or think that are in need or deserve to be helped despite who they might be isn't that kind of narrow

minded and conceaded attitude ? i get why he dose not want this since it is dangerous i get this we all do but leaving some

one even if it is Ami to her own when she needs help is not trully helping and also what if some of us are in trouble what if

you Minori might end in trouble what then ? i m sure that you can take care of your self but even so lets say that some sort

of trouble might happen in this wouldn't be some what good or at the very least understanding if Ryuuji might try to come

and help cause then he could show that he is some one that could be depended on and also since he dose care about you

more than you would know it might show that he might have what it takes to try and look after you maybe at some later

time but this might not happen if he might baile on all of us right now if you do this buddy then you will trully lose the

chance you might want to have and show to at least Minori that she can trust in you and she can depend on you at some

later time if something were to show up at the very least but if you might want to leave then this trust could be lost since

she along with the rest of us might realise that you only want to help perhaps at a later time out of conveniance and i know

you are not that kind of person since you know yourself the best out of all of us and also isn't this strainge that Taiga of all

people wants to help her rival who would rather want to kill her since she hates Ami's guts with the feeling being the same as

she too can not stand Taiga but even so they are willing to work toghether for once while you the least of all of us who

Ami dose not have much of a beef with wants to baile out talk about irony if nothing else well what ever i said what was

needed any way if you trully want to go after an hour then ok i won't hold it against you or over your head so that's somethat

that you could expect from me but from the others i m not so sure if this might happen and you are this serious about what you have said a few moments ago !.''

Naruto said being serious he was not so disapointed about this even if he was more harsher than he would had liked for

he trusted in his friend but he did not wished to simply let him start turning in to some sort of person that did not give a

damn about others or be selective regurding who could be helped because he did not liked it for that was not how things

were standing since help was either offered or not being rejected in diferent ways there being no reason to simply try

discriminating for no reason when there was no point .

as this was happening the group was seeing that Naruto was serious even if he did not trully liked Ami since he felt like she

was simply trying to fake who she was and also she was some what making him try to go back to the past or more like

the mess that had happen betwin himself and his transmigrant brother in their original lives not liking this for he

could not trully stand how the past was simply so messed up that there was almost nothing that could be fixed betwin him

and his brother knowing deep down how messed up Indra trully was as he was insaine and filled with nothing but

darkness as he had sell his soul to the said energy wanting to have power so he could stand at the top and rule with a

tyranical way wanting to prove his path was more better than the path of his younger transmigrant brother and their father

who had sadely started all this even if it was in the ancient past there being a long time since this had happen there

being no reason trying to simply drag this back as it was no need but it was happening none the less sadely .

this being left behing by him Naruto took a calmer stance as there was silance at the moment as the others heard him

having diferent expresions but they realised that he was dead serious about what he planned to do and was intending to try

helping Ami out who did not understood why was some one like him trying to do something like this when despite what he

had said and how she did not trully liked the said words not only about herself but how the others other than Kitamura

might not like her himself being included might want to help when logically what was said despite being wierd and some

what harsh was the trough since the others besides Yusaku did not had any sort of reason or obligation to trully trying to

help some one like her especially when she was this twisted knowing this very well but despite what had been said it was

happening none the less showing that some one out of the entier group just like Kitamura wanted to actually and genuile

try to help her out instead of leaving her alone for once she did not understood why this was really happening nor what

she should do or how she should try taking this since no one else was trying to do something like this for her since she

was a kid the only person who tried most of the times and had been around her being Kitamura and her parents along with

her child hood friend's familly these being the people that she had been closest with besides the people she knew at the

agency and the few friends she actually did had before being forced to move in to the town but even so she did not

understood why some one like Naruto of all people was scolding Ryuuji for what he said simply not being happy with

what his friend wanted to do bringing some strainge reasons to why he should try and help even going this far and bring

some one like Taiga out as there was no lie regurding how the two girls simply did not liked the other and trully wished to

simply murder the other for simply being annoying and a pest to the other that should not even be around so that they could

feel some what at peace but this was happening none the less again not geting why this was happening in the first place

when there was no reason for this to go on like how it was happening right now simply leaving the model confused if

nothing else about the entier matter at the moment .

''ah yeah ok moving on from the moment that was said by Naruto as he made quite a few good unexpected points next

we have him since he is the kind of guy that is very misterious from how things are standing and it seems that he

is very serious about some sort of stuff that most are not trully taking or wanting to take in to consideration .''

Kitamura said as him and the others heard what was said and they were surprised as he said those words and how he

refeared to Ryuuji who was not annoyed but sad and feeling bad about wanting to abandone every one understanding

even if he did not liked what Naruto had said by bringing out the crush he had on Minori out in the blue like this that not

being good or any sort of cool for he wished to have this keept a secret so that he could try telling his crush how he felt

towards her instead of having something like this happen out of the blue for no good reason still he did sadely and

annoyingly agreed that if he were to abandone every one else while this was about to happen for something like

wanting to go and buy a limitead sails of chiken when something like this was happening he would not trully forgive

himself especially if he knew that Minori was around trying to do and give perhaps her best in trying to help out while he

would want to baile for no good reason he did not liked this he wanted to shout if not even strike Naruto for simply making

him feel like this when he was not a violent person by nature but he understood that his friend even if he used a teasing as

a low blow embaresing him and perhaps the others in some small way had a point about him and Minori not trully being

able to get closer if he were to try leaving this proving he was a jerk and as much as he disliked this he did not wished to

have his crush and the others even some one like Ami trully start thinking that he was a jerk that would simply leave out

while the others were around trying to do their best at the moment simply because he wanted to do something else that

was not trully needed even if it was just as important sighing the guy decided to simply do what should be and can be done

meaning trying to stick around and help how he could so he would not have any sort of regrets later as this was not going

to be a good thing if it were to happen from what he had said and made things be this not being good in any sort of way .

''thanks Kitamura but i think you should keep going since next we do have to present Taiga isn't it since she would most

likely would want to help out her greatest rival isn't it ? i mean sure she might want to beat the crap out of her afterwords

and perhaps kill her and then stuff the rest of what might be left of her so called rival in some body bags but no big deal is there Taiga ?''

Naruto replied there not being much of a problem when suddenly glancing at Taiga knowing that she was going to be

the one who would be introduced in to the group before things were going to end with Kitamura himself before trying

to go further simply trying to tease and having managed some what as he spoke while glancing at the small girl who was

silent but hearing the words she was embarest wanting to hit her friend since he was running off his mouth wanting to

make it look like she would want to really try and kill off the model who was so happy about this as she gave the duo dull

looks while she rolled her eyes at the moment there not being much of a surprise knowing how she and Taiga were acting

as bought wanted to simply annoy and crush the other before anything would be left of the other so they would be left alone

this simply being something that was some what hard to take since the two girls were crazy with the way they were

behaving and wished to think about the other wanting to go for the killing blows instead of just trying to talk out that being

thrown out the window after having meet now simply being left with trying and wanting to throw puncheas and try taking the

other out so they could simply not be bothered by the other person who was simply grinding on the other's nerves till now

having some what enough of this bought wanting nothing more or less than to simply silance the other girl if it would be

posible forever not minding what could happen if this would be some what worth it even if it was mostely thought instead of

done right now that being something though it was not much of a reasuring thought from how things were standing right now .

''whiskers !? why the heck are you puting things in such a way ? huh ? i mean really trying to do something like this geez

you are trying to make me sound like some sort of criminal or something like that ? i might not like the dumb chiuaua but

even i m not that crazy to try something like that even if it would bring and give me a great deal of satisfaction seeing

the dumb chiuaua being disected and then thrown with the rest of the trash since well that is were dogs like her do

belong after all especially those who are in heat but then again i do not want to be contaminated by what the idiot might

have so i m backing out but if the dumb one is so insisting and wants to act like some rabid sort of dog that could not be

controlled then i guess it could not helped after all it would be so much better to try puting a rabbid dog out of it's misery

right ? and i for once i would very much and surely do enjoy seeing this but it won't happen at least not yet so i will have

to drop it but it is a good dream to have none the less by the way since it is and could be the best kind of dream one could

have when dealing with dogs that misbehave after all .''

Taiga said at first being sarcasting while Naruto simply smirked at her not beliving she was like this knowing that the

two were similar meaning despite how she was acting she wanted to be rid of Ami no matter what or in what shape it

could be done since this was simply similar to how himself and his brother were acting and feeling there being nothing

left that could show they were familly and brothers now bought wanting to simply kill the other and be done with things that

had happen and bothered them till now having simply more than enough of the other and what they wished to do wanting

to fight and kill in the end instead of trying to reason with the other person like it should be and it was normal if nothing else .

this being showed as Taiga spoke simply mocking Ami who having an annoyed expresion was showing a nervous smile

while thick marks were around wanting to simply have a crack at Taiga and fight with here right on the spot for simply running

her mouth off this continued as Taiga continued to smirke and mock Ami now annoying the model who was smiling widely

and showing thick marks around showing she was about to simply not just want to go and slap Taiga around but rather

she wanted to have a real cat fight so she could put the other girl in her place the feeling being mutual from Taiga who

wanted to help but not from the goodness of her heart since she wanted to help so she could have her rival to herself so

she could be finnished off and then be done with this and have moments of peace instead of having to be dealing with a

brat that was making her wishing to be homucidel on the model as she showed this almost a week ago when she was

insulted regurding her friends and her crush that was still secret as she wished to keep this from the others but even so

as she simply dealt with what Ami said having enough back then she was so enraged that she wished to go after the

model and beat her to an intch of her life wanting to sent her to the hospital and hoped she was going to be staying there

for a long time not kidding after that day and what had happen she had wished for the model to simply die off so she would

not be bothered by the twisted person who dared to make fun of her and her friends acting like she was in the known and

was having any sort of right to make fun of her friends who were close to her this being why she was not so opose at the

moment to try taking Ami out this being why she had insulted her in such a way reciving quite the nice welcoming gesture

from the model who was smiling forcebly and showed she was very annoyed looking like she was about to rumble wanting to

take Taiga on a few rounds so she could see her annoying rival be messed up for once and not look so smug after what

she dared to pull with those impressions sesions so she could be safe from who was after her this simply being humiliating

to the model who wanted to die or at the very least beat the living tart out of Taiga for even going this far and dare to

humiliate her in such a way for what she had said wanting to simply have fun on the other girl's expense and nothing more .

the others besides Naruto ,Taiga who despite looking calm was chukeling and if a closer look was being given she was

leting small cakels as well this not being good for now the small girl was starting to some what lose it because of Ami

being perhaps able to do some stuff that might not be very well civical or very ethical that could lead her in to trouble this not being very good .

still it was not like this was not trully understood after Ami came and was in their class but the others did not knew things were this bad betwin the duo who simply could not get along to try saving their lives or if anything important was depending on them to try geting along instead of trying to fight so they could sent the other to the emergency room after messing the said person up if it was posible at the very least right now that is .

Ryuuji simply sighed and faced palmed since he knew what Naruto was doing not understanding why he was acting like

this right now this being very strainge but he did realise that even with out much at the moment there was not much need

to try seting Taiga off so she could try murdering Ami if she wants this being something that she perhaps desierd hoping

she was not dreaming about the matter as then he would have to try staying away from the small girl but given how she

was acting and who she was he was not puting this behing him now being worried about her mental health and also about

what she could try doing to the other girl if she were to trully be set off like he had seen a week later after having meet the

model hoping this would not happen for he knew that the small girl would be crazy enough to perhaps either try strangeling

the model or throw her off one of the windows if she might litterally have enough of her and how she was acting wanting

to simply be rid of the said girl and live in peace if it was posible even if she could end up in trouble for this that being

the least of her worries if she would have less to worry about from the other girl this simply being scary for him seeing

something like this as it was a first if he had ever seen such a thing happening hoping this will be fixed before some one would perhaps either end in the hospital looking badely

harmed or some one meaning one of the two could really end up being killed by the other person because of how they were

behaving while being around the other this not being good at all from how he was able to see things at the moment that did not looked good for him in any sort of way or form .

Minori was worried just as much as Ryuuji was since now seeing what was happening betwin the duo despite being

some what of an air headed person or some one who simply belived in a very optimistical aproach even she could not

deny that her best friend was not acting docile but in fact she was very bothered and angry more angry than she had ever

seen her while being around Ami she knew that Taiga was a very dificult person to try being around this being proven true

as she knew her for a year and she knew how she was behaving more or less but perhaps being around herself she

had reduced these tendancies so that she would not be worried but she did saw her best friend blow her top some

what when she along with the others in their class started to spread rummors about her and Naruto at least being a couple

and it was not very nice but seeing this and hearing what her best friend was saying about Ami was not nice nor was it

good as it was an alarm that her best friend was simply acting up and she had to try doing something before the two girls

who were not geting along at all from what she and the others in their class have seen might try to get in to more of phisical

fights and would want to really harm the other badely because of not being able to stand the other person .

''see i was right about this at the very least unlike Ryuuji you are being honest regurding why you want to help your rival out

well this is not even a helping hand since you simply want to make her life harder since she picked up on you i would say

this is wrong but this coming from some one who can not stand his own brother well i can say that i understand so well

this is something you two will have to work it out if it might work then this will be fine and if not well then you know the

saying prepare for war cause this is what you two would most likely want to and wished to have and go for isn't it ?''

Naruto said simply being honest as he was smiling something that the group took in to account but notice that

something was not entierly normal around him for even if he was teasing and so he was some what mean for some

reason this being of course because he was leting a bit of his dark side out being a bit vindictive even if he did not wished

to go to far but was doing this because he wanted to see things as being a bit fun even if this was not the moment still

he had a point as he talked about Ryuuji and what he wished to do and also about Taiga knowing that deep down she

simply wished to fight with Ami so that she could be left alone as she did not wished to go looking for a fight but was goaded

in to one being brought to a breaking point in a way wanting to rip the other girl some new ones for simply being to much of

an annoying pain in the butt that she did not need or wished to try dealing with as she simply wanted to just live her

highschool life or what had been left of it in peace without having to fight for no good reason like how was happening

because of Ami as she wished to have fights with Taiga for no reason as she simply left her alone even if they were not

geting along well not wanting to deal with the model after having meet in the familly restaurant were Minori was working .

''hey Naruto ! can you please stop trying to make bought Taiga and Takasu look bad since this is not very nice from

what i m seeing you might be some what right about them regurding what they might want to do or not to try helping Ami

but you are trying to make the two try to look like they might try do something bad for no good reason .''

Minori said now being a bit more serious as she did not liked what was happening the rest of the group agreeing on this for

it was not trully like him to try doing what they had seen there having to be a reason about why this was happening at the

moment even if they did not knew why he was acting this strainge to them right now wanting to understand what was he

up to if nothing else so they could get why was he acting some what odd than how they knew he was most of the times .

''ok look i get that i might have come out a bit like a jerk with how i some what teased Ryuuji and then said those words to

Taiga but come on this was something that Kitamura some what set up and also if you want to blame some one then

blame Ryuuji in a way for simply acting nervous and saying something like i have to go to the market while expresing that

he could not be to much of a help i mean with how he looks and how he acts what would you expect ,the very first thing

would be for him to agree full heartly on this showing he is tough and not being scared of anything but then when it trully

comes down to it he just look the scary part as he is not scary annoyed and angry some what if you might try to push

him yeah you will have that but scary nope not even one bit so why do you think he is bailing out it is because he is not

confident that he can take on a stalker so being afraid he wants to simply not involve himself in this leaving the rest of

us to try doing that and he wants to look some what cool at the very least in front of you Minori but the poor guy is simply

not able to deliver when it is needed what a shame indeed if you ask me .''

Naruto explained now simply looking at the two boys who were taken by surprise not understanding how this was their

fault till Naruto who simply smirked at the duo explained with a calm but teasing tone just why Ryuuji simply wanted to run

away now the others looking at him but as they heard what was said they were not simply just impartial since this was

funny even if it was not suposed to be right now as this was embaresing to poor Ryuuji who was starting to get red in the

face wanting to simply hide away and not stand around when he was being teased in such a way especially when his crush

was simply looking at him even if they were not alone this being even more hard to take at the moment as he felt quite

low not beliving he was being made out to look like this as it was sadely the trough since this was why he wanted to baile

on the others as he did not wished to face the stalker that they were suposed to try finding and stop since he knew he

could not fight despite how he looked this not being funny in any sort of way as it was the other way around if he were to

be very honest in fact this not being good at all right now .

''gee some dog you turned out to be i just can't belive you don't really want to help the dumb chiuaua because you are

afraid of some stalker i mean come on what are you a chiken ?i guess you might be if you want to go on a sale an

hour from now on i just can't belive this and you faced against me when i tried to wipe out your memories on that night when

i tried to sneak in to your house trying to take ...ah y y you know but it did not happen so anyway hearing this is a let down since well you want to show you are a cool guy to

Minorin ? as if buddy what would Minorin even try to see in a chicken like you any way maybe you should try wearing a

chiken suit from now on when you are coming to school cause that would suit you better if nothing else .''

Taiga said simply being sarcastic and bland even if she was some what amused at the same time regurding what was

happening for this was funny no matter how she tried to look at things the others or more like Ami strainge if not obviously belived this to be so as she was smirking if not was about to

laugh right now even if she was in the same boat as him for she too was afraid of the said stalker that was after her so

she had no room to talk unlike Ryuuji who at the very least did not had to deal with stuff like these but now it was happening

because and thanks to her so for him this was understanding from the others especially from some one like Taiga who was

not dealing with stalkers on a daily bases but was some what harassed by such people being some what experianced with

such a thing as this had happen before and it was in school no less but this was beside the point at the moment since this

was not so important right now as it was not helping with the situation that was going on .

''pfff y yeah right at least he some what admitead on what he wants to do but what the heck you are one to talk you shrimp i

mean you are the person who gose after those that are more bigger than yourself so maybe you should try taking a look at

yourself first instead of pointing out something like trying to make fun of others for no good reason .''

Ami said snorting now being almost about to laugh at Taiga who simply looked at her not being impressed by what the

model had in mind being able to reply if something were to happen after she will be done not wanting to let her trying to

simply win in the war that they had so she could simply be annoyed for no good reason even if this was not even pointed

at her but her friend but the model wanted to poke her so they could fight as she seemed to like trying to do this for some

wierd reason from what the others were seeing being simply neutral in what was going on even if this was not needed now

as things were suposed to some what be important not being made out to look like what was happening at the moment as

this was wierd than something that should be some what serious right now .

''wow and the dumb chiuaua is barking again like you are one to talk doggy since from what i can see you are nothing more

than a cowerdly puppy that needs to be helped out so you should not bark at the wrong people if you are not being able

to bite but what can i say you are more of a dumb dog that gose in heat more than it should be so maybe that is a

problem that you are having maybe you should let who is after you to simply try taking pictures of you maybe you could add

some little extra for the job that the guy is doing since that could make that fools day but then again you want to show

that you have some diginity ! isn't it doggy since you are not just a dog that gose in heat and dose wierd things for no good

reason but then again what can be expected from some one like you who has only a body to show and nothing else like in

the head meaning you are an air headed person since even a baloon has more helium than you have in that shrink size head of yours isn't it you dumb chiuaua ?''

Taiga mocked Ami who was not taking the insults very well especially when the other girl simply mockenly said that she

should openly allow who was stalking her to try taking pictures of her only that this should be taken in a more deeper level

hearing this Ami was gaping not beliving what Taiga was just saying and insinuating about her making her mad since she

was not like this at all despite being a model not being some one who was so stupid to try doing those sort of things as

she was not in to something like that as the other girl who was her rival was trying to imply on trying to let some one

who was a creep should try to do towards some one like herself .

the others hearing the burning insult were kind of gaping at Taiga as she said those kind of words not even joking about

this that not being funny in any sort of way not that Taiga wanted to make things be funny when it came to the model

wanting to try biting her at any chance she was having if she was going to be iritated and ticked by the said girl who

thought that she was better than anyone else when this was not true as it was the oposite since the other girl was not

better than any one else or tried to show herself to be even if she liked to try grinding on people's nerves wanting to bring

out the bad in other people so she could have fights for no good reason like what was happening at the moment with the

group who were not trully done about what they wished to try doing as this was happening right now for no good reason .

''wow holy molie Taiga really is showing how to trully bite some one's head off since she is not really holding a thing back against Ami but no matter how odd and wierd this whole thing is i must try to put a stop to what is happening for it is pointelles having to fight especially now when we need to stay focuse if nothing else .''

Minori said now being shocked and surprised at what was happening not beliving her best friend was like this when she

was mad even if she did not had much of a reason she was more like comically reacting in a wierd way from what the

boys were seeing as they too were impressed even if this was not the time for this Naruto wisteling much to the shock of

the others as they heard what Taiga said and he did something like this since that was a burn if he ever saw a

good one even if this was not the time for such things since they wanted to make a plan so that they could try dealing with

what was happening at the moment instead of standing around wasting time for no good reason like what was

happening right in the moment if nothing else .

''you could say that again but it was a very good if not great burn any way since this was some what exesive but also it was very good none the less so maybe this should be let out more often if things could be this good instead of having to see phisical blows that not being good in any way at all .''

Naruto said agreeing with Minori regurding what just happen as the others were not trully impressed by what was being

said as Taiga was flustered showing she was embarest by what had happen since she did not planned to say those

words but simply hearing Ami trying to make fun of her like usual more or less set her off so she tried to simply bite back

so she would not let the twisted spoiled model get the upper hand in their fights that were not stoping even now despite how the situation was looking at the moment .

Ryuuji simply had a blank expresion not beliving what his tiny neighborn was saying at the moment but he was expecting to

see something like this from her after observing how she was behaving even if this was something that was not entierly

needed at the moment but was understanding since it was happening because she could not try geting along with some

one like Ami as the model had started this whole thing from the moment they have meet in the familly restaurant a month

or so from then things ending like this much to his displeasure even if he was not trying to say much about the whole thing .

Kitamura was silent but he was worried about Ami and what Taiga had said this being very surprising but it was understanding given

how his friend was behaving there being simply the natural response that he was about to expect on seeing from her regurding

what was happening betwin the duo right now but he hoped that they could be friends in time and stop acting like enemies or in a

childish way this being for no good reason despite how things were standing right now .

''ok guys lets stop fighting and try to focuse on what is more important ok since now it is time to introduce my self at the very last after all of you guys had been more or less introduced Kitamura Yūsaku! All members present and accounted

for!"

Turning around and pointing, Kitamura checked off on each one of them

then tightly clenched his fist. Even the ordinarily busy Kitamura was taking

a break from club activities today, and it seemed he had even gotten

special permission to put his student council duties on hold.

It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon and there were no other students left in

the classroom. The fading sunlight illuminated the four people sitting

around Kitamura like underlings and Ami, who was standing a little bit

apart from them.

"Now then", Kitamura put on a chairman-like appearance as he began

speaking in his far carrying voice.

"Starting immediately, we're going to implement the strategy we laid out

yesterday. So Kushieda, Aisaka, and I will be in charge of photographing

the stalker. We'll be using this digital camera, and just in case, we're each

going to take some shots with our cell phones as well. Just in case,

Takasu and Naruto will be sticking around Ami."

Raising his hand, Ryūji requested Kitamura's permission before speaking.

"…Wouldn't it be better if you and I took the pictures while the two girls

followed Kawashima around?"

Taiga aside, he felt that the way they had it set up would be too dangerous

for Minori. However, Kitamura just overturned Ryūji's suggestion,

"Not really, because if something were to happen and we get scattered

while taking pictures, it would be pretty bad to just leave the girls all by

themselves. If we're discovered while we're doing this kind of thing, it's

possible that things will get out of hand. In the unlikely event that

something does happen, you'll be there along with Naruto trying to protect Ami with your fearsome

looks."

hearing this Ryuuji did not felt very confident since he was not some one who looked so scary despite how he looked

phisically so he knew that if something were to happen he might not be much of a help unlike his friend who was not

bothered by what was happening as he was showing a confident and calm expresion right now instead of his teasing

one that he used a few moments before this was now starting at the very least now things being more serious than

they were looking before the whole thing was starting as it was happening at the moment .

"…I kind of understand, but…I seriously don't have any confidence when it

comes to fighting."

Looking at his fists that had never been directed against another person in

his whole life, Ryūji mumbled rather pitifully. However, Ami had moved

over next to him and wrapped one of his arms with both of her hands

''well look at you all ready acting sensetive and shy at the moment regurding not being able to trully try and protect Ami don't worry since you two will have me around also and i will try to do my best any way so you won't have much to fight any way if it might even come to that when it would come to that kind of guy we saw the other day any way .''

Naruto who smirked said as the group looked at this having diferent reactions since Minori was not trully bothered by this

along with Kitamura while Taiga looked like she was about to either shout at Ami and Ryuuji for simply acting in a silly way or

simply trying to take a sower lemmon and pretend that she had swollowed that as she did not wished to see what was happening

at the moment for that was making her insides starting to churn making her wanting to puke if nothing else wanting to simply

throw up if it was posible as she felt at the moment seeing what Ami was doing on her shouse just to make the twisted model feel

dirty if nothing else pretending to act like she wanted to care and give a damn about her friends or more like one of them when she

had simply said that she did not cared about Ryuuji one bit pretending at the moment that she wanted to care when the

obvious was diferent but it was not her problem regurding what Ryuuji at the very least wanted to do as he was her friend and not

her dog so he was able and allowed to do as he wished and pleased but as she focused on her other friend then Taiga's expresion

became cold and her hands clentched in to fists as she simply threw the twisted model a cold look in her big brown eyes being a very simple and deadly warning that she was showing wanting her

friend and neighborn to simply not be around some one twisted she knew that Naruto could handel himself and try keeping the

chiuaua in cheek not being affected by her looks but she was not worried about him but her as she did not knew what the model

would try to do so she could try to swaid him to her side wanting to perhaps use him and hold him to herself this being something

that Taiga was not going to allow especially not so easily since she was going to fight and put her foot down if that girl were to try something she would not like everything that had been held off till now more or less being throw out the window and then the simple go for the kill this being something that she was going to do with no problems .

''It'll be fine! If it's Takasu or even Uzumaki ,I really feel I can depend on you two !Because I

believe that you'll definitely protect me!"

"Um…Ah…Eh?!"

''well when you put it like that i guess we could try our best but i think it might be in your best interest to not try something

that should not be done just so that you could be well on the safe side and not end up being carved like some sort of fish

or some turky by Taiga as she seemes to not like what is happening now if you might get what i mean .''

Surprised by her sudden approach, Ryūji couldn't even speak. He wasn't

sure how he should get away. Trying to pull at his gently ensnared arm

and squirming uncomfortably already felt indecent enough that he ended

up blushing. It actually made Taiga's chillingly piercing stare practically

comfortable.

practically since she did not care to much regurding what was happening to Ryuuji sure she cared about him in her own

strainge way and did not wished to see him being ensnared by some one like Ami as she was doing at the moment not

wanting to let her simply sink her fake phoney claws in to the poor boy but she had faith in him since she knew he was that

silly but she was very alarmed at what her rival was simply trying to do just thinking about that girl trying to ensnare her

neighborn in to her claws was enough to start making her wish she could have a carving weapon so she could try

starting to cut and carve away at the phony model wanting to dump what might be left of the remains in some bags if she

was posible to think about comiting murder as she was not that far from how she was looking at the model who simply act

like she was in her opinion almost about to drool all over her neighborn even if this was not happening but she was acting

so nice that she wanted to simply try warming her way up towards him and she did not liked this by how she was giving

Ami the murderous look her hands now starting to crack and snap in a some what errie fashion looking almost like she

would want to run to were the group was and start poking and hiting then start beating on the model for even trying to act

nicely towards her second friend wanting to simply take away that phoney so he could be keept at lenght distance from

some one like her as she felt some one like him did not deserved to be friends with a twisted brat but even so despite

this being her desier she knew that this would not be right so with a sigh that was deep and a defeated expresion she let

the said model have this round but as she accepted this turning to the side so no one could see what she was doing

Taiga was showing a creepy almost crazy like look as she snaped and craked her fingers in a creepy manner now really

looking like she wanted to beat the tart out of Ami and simply try taking her friend back from the clutcheas of that girl who

she could not even stand .

"All right. Then we're starting. We have no idea where we're being

watched, so once we pass the shoeracks, Takasu and Ami will go first.

We'll take the route we discussed yesterday, and we'll keep in contact via

cell phone."

On Kitamura's command, they left the classroom one after the other and

started walking down the hallway. Then,

"…You, just what is that?"

Ryūji ended up spotting something strange in Taiga's collar as she walked

in front of him.

"I'm just bringing it as a precaution…It feels so nostalgic, carrying this guy

around."

While Taiga's lips curled, just a glimpse of something that looked like a

wooden stick peeked out through gaps in her hair. Thinking 'What in the

world is it?', he tried pulling it out just a little for a better look,

''really ? Ryuuji you are trying to take a peak at the weapon that Taiga had decided to bring at the moment to better

protect herself ? it is obvious that this is a bokken so you have taken kendo lessons then Taiga ? cause it sure looks

like you might have taken some if you are able to cary something like this around with little problems .''

Naruto said as he was amused observing what his friend was doing as he tried to take a look at the bokken even if it was

hidden within Taiga's uniform showing she was a very gutsy and brave if not also some what crazy type of girl for daring to

do something like this bringing such a thing around with her were ever she was going even if it was not allways as he saw

her not carrying the said bokken all the times they were toghether but when they were going to school she was having

the said weapon on her being ready for almost anything if something were to happen this being some girl in his opinion

being ready for a fight if it was posible from how things were standing .

Taiga was surprised that her friend realised she even had such a weapon on her now she wanted to ask how he might

have known but she ponder on this a bit and she perhaps thought that he might had seen such a weapon perhaps even

used such a thing if not the real thing if what he had told her and Ryuuji about being a transmigrant was real as he was

Ashura in his former life this happening even now meaning he might be very familiar with how he could use a sword this

being interesting as she wished to try testing this if it was posible at the very least some time later if he would not be

bothered by a request to have a spar against him wanting to see how good he was if nothing else after what was seen

and had been told more or less wanting to see how good he trully was .

''oh so you noticed have you well yes i did took lessons since i had to try defending my self against creeps like the one we

saw the other day and other type of guys that might have tried to be after me or tried to use extorsion because of my familly

so even if i don't get along with them at the very least they did a good thing by allowing me to take lessons in kendo and also

judo so i could defend my self even if i might be without a weapon''.

Taiga had said now being some what calmer as her rival was not around trying to make googely eyes at her neighborn

wanting to stick her fingers in to those eyes of hers and poke them till they were going to bleed and not be of any sort of

use to the pervy model as she was thinking about regurding Ami being better to go on being blind instead of having to see

and just google at what was not hers in the first place her friends or more like one of the two was not some one that

should be googelled at as if he was some sort of piece of meat or a fine stake since her friend had more than this to

offer something she was taking note and understanding not being after him for how he looked but wanted to be his friend

instead of looking at him with pervy eyes unlike a certain model who seemed to not try keeping her shifting drifting eyes

off her friend wanting to painfully make her lay off before she was going to make her in a more drastic painfule way to try

doing this ending with the said model either in the hospital for a few months at best or the icu for an indefinite time if she

was feeling some what and greatly generous that is not to do the latter other than the former hoping for nothing like the two

to happen for she was not going to end going in to trouble for some one who simply did not knew the meaning of trying to

keep her gazes and hands to her self so she could try backing off when there was no need of her presance around

her second friend and neighborn even if Ryuuji was her first neighborn but he unlike Naruto was not living in the same

apartament as the duo did nor did they shared apartaments for a few times even if she and Naruto came by spending

most of their times at his and Yasu's home so in away they did shared but it was one sided instead of double since even

if the duo were visiting at the very least Ryuuji did not spent the night unlike Naruto not that Taiga was going to allow this

since it was embaresing she had allowed her second friend to try doing this since he was not very well and he had helped

her when she was in trouble but even so she was not going to simply let her first friend try doing what her secret crush was

since this was very embaresing if she were to be honest with herself also he did liked Minori so this was even more akward

and wierd if she were to start allowing him to try sharing a room with her first friend when he had his home were he could

sleep perfectly fine if she were to be honest now if some sort of private party were to be held by them or simply try hanging

out at her house and she might decide to try leting the duo stay for a couple of nights then yes she was not trully against

this even if the duo were guys since they were very close friends but since she did not thought about trying to do this

yet other than allow them to visite then this was some what out of the question for now not wanting to think about the

matter in any sort of way if it was posible for it was embaresing and rummors were going to start spreading even

more than what was necesary there being no need for this in the first place if she were to trully be honest about this matter .

"…If you go around waving this thing, it's going to become a big deal."

"I get it, that's why I said it's just a precaution."

He gently thrust the handle of the wooden sword that he had accidentally .

seen back into her jacket collar. Ahh, how nostalgic-that night in spring,

he had been nearly killed by that guy…If he looked really closely, he could

figure out that there was definitely something at Taiga's exceptionally

well-postured back. It just wasn't all that noticeable because her back was

concealed by her long hair.

"…More important than that, Ryūji..."

Oddly, Taiga had lowered her voice and was staring at him with large

eyes. She was still keeping that wooden sword hidden behind her back.

"Hm?"

"You're really a helplessly perverted dog, aren't you…Just now, making

that lovesick face…You're so unfaithful, I'm ashamed as your master,

seriously."

"Wh,…What are you talking about…?"

Even though he asked her what she was going on about, he was of

course fully aware of what she meant. Taiga just let out a big sigh at

Ryūji's face.

''uh Taiga might mean that you are geting some what oftely close to Ami if that is any sort of true since it is a big fat lie

please that girl is as cute or beutifule as a pit viper or maybe some what similar to Orochimaru ugh now that is trully grosse

but it is true and also if you two don't know what or more like who i m talking about imagine a chalk like person who is a guy

but can shift in to diferent people has a very morbide if not creepy face along with bad eye liners under his eyes that are

more reptile like and you will get the defintion of what i m talking about it could be some what to much comparing some

one like Ami with that twisted freak of nature but since she is a twisted wirdo you get the memo any way .''

Naruto said simply as he made Ryuji understand what was happening now starting to cough while looking increduosly at

Taiga who was confused about what her crush had said not understanding what any of those words and analogy had to do

with Ami though she smirked being amused as she heard how the model was as cute as a viper since this is exactly what

Ami was showing by behaving to be like since she was acting just like a viper simply trying and managing to ensnare her

pray in her trap acting like she was nice if not beutifule saying what others had to hear or maybe even not but still

was happening so she could creat an image that was fake and then when least expected she was going to strike and

then poisen those who were not carfule the said poisen despite being her lies was her two faced personality that she

was using even if she was making use of only one instead of her true self that was simply horried and spoiled acting like a

brat that should deserve a good lashing or some good slaps in the face so she could nock it off with the high hoars attitude

she was showing around others thinking she was some sort of big shot when she was not as she was girl and also a

normal person like every one else despite the carier she had .

''Whiskers dose have a point since .You're really getting friendly with Kawashima Ami…Well, isn't that nice?

You're just quickly abandoning Minorin and latching onto some pretty girl

who treats you nicely. So you're that kind of guy. I'll keep that in mind."

Taiga said now being cold and showed an annoyed expresion while the poor guy who was her friend simply was surprised

by this as he remained in placed being shocked that she belived what was being said about him for he was not that

kind of person since what had happen with Ami a few moments ago when she spoke to the two of them meaning

himself and Naruto she tried to act like she was nice trying to come on to them that not being the other way around as

Taiga was impliying and beliving even if she thought that things were happening like this for some strainge reason that was not true in any sort of way .

"That, you…Y, you're misunderstanding something."

he said trying to defend himself in front of his friend who was looking at him like he was some sort of dirty laundry or

something along the lines not even wanting to hear his excuse what ever it might be as she looked at what happen

starting to get things quite well from were she was standing before having a chat with the duo right now .

of course she was also misunderstanding things since he was not after some one like that or any least of worried if not even

interested in such kind of a girl but since she was so spontanious acting very nice to him who was not even some

one that people were assuming the worst for most of his life this not being stopped even now it was a thing he was not

really able to easily try dealing with unlike his friend who simply did not seemed to be bothered by what had happen

before moving from the class room as it was happening at the moment as they were talking with Taiga who was not

happy about what had happen when Ami was talking with them coming on to the duo like that acting like a creep if nothing else .

''oh Taiga is misunderstanding something all right but can you blame her for you started to get flustered and blushed like you

never have even talked with a girl before i know that talking with diferent people is something new even for me but come

on Taiga is our friend and also a girl and not to mention we have the rest of the girls that are in our class how are they

more diferent than Ami like i said i get it she is preaty and all that but she is twisted you saw that ,Taiga had seen it even

Kitamura is used to her real self heck he knows her since they were kids and knows how she is as he had told us when

we were in the familly restaurant almost a month or so when the meeting had happen so how can you simply kind of fall for

something like that if it's looks i don't blame you but i do agree with Taiga on one thing if you are being swaided by looks

alone then you won't get to end up with Minori for why aren't you swaided by her looks especially when you have a crush

on her ? why aren't you affected by lets say Maya or her friend or any of the other girls in our class heck why not our

home room teacher to some small extent i m kidding of course since she is cool odd and funny but i m not interested

in her any way as she is way older but still why not any sort of girl from our school or even outside heck why not Taiga

herself with how much time we are spending toghether being this close why no one else but Ami in a wierd way i will tell

you why since this is what she wants as a model she is using her skills and charm along with figure to lure in guys like us

this is why she is like a pit viper heck i would not even try dismissing her acting like some strainge black widdow you

know that small spider that is very deadly because of it's poisen the point is you are being affected by her charm and

this is why you are falling so easily for it i don't blame you cause she knows how to use what she had learned and what

had been given to try geting what she wants but you need to look at more than this Ryuji if you want to not be fooled by her

act and good looks for charm and a good body might take a girl so far but if she is twisted so twisted in fact then what

she might have it is for naugh since her heart her soul might not be as beutifule as her body might look and how she might

want to let others see this so next time try to look in to this and who the person is .''

Naruto said as he was serious regurding why Taiga was at the moment displeased and had made such a conclusion that

was simply wrong about him but even so as the duo listen to what he had said about Ami more or less they were surprised

as they saw that he really was having a diferent way of seeing the model he did not trully hate her but they saw that

he did not liked her either or more like the mask she was puting trying to act like she was a good and nice person

when in trough she was spoiled rotten and a vaine kind of girl that was using her charms to win the hearts of others who

were only seeing how good looking she was instead of seeing her true self as that was more important than anything else .

''uh o ok ! then why aren't you affected if you think i m falling for Ami's charm because of how she might look ?''

''that's simple it is because unlike you i don't simply want to see a girl for being beutifule or cute and that is all for were is

the friendship where is the bond even if we could be just friends what likes or dislikes or dreams for the future a girl

might have any sort of girl be it from our school or any part of this town the thing is ,is that so important since i don't think so

for i felt like this meaning i had and some what still have my crush on Sakura no in fact i still some what love her and she

is not even like Ami but if you want my honest opinion even if i might have acted wierd and done some odd things that girl

was spoiled and selfish thinking as we were kids of no one but herself one time when we were kids as we finished a long

term mission when my friends showed up wanting to play with me since i had made them a promise a few days back Sakura

came by looking kind of creepy and gloomy if i were to be honest normally one of my friends who is named Konohamaru

made a teasing joke about her asking me if she was my girlfriend right away as i wanted to joke a bit around this i

said yes do you know what Sakura did ? she got really mad right away showing a very annoyed expresion and punched

me in the face just like that when all i did was simply make a small joke sure i was a tiny bit serious with what i have said

but was not trully serious and she had decked me just like that because she did not liked what i have said she did not said

this is not true or that it is fake no she punched me just like that so sorry to say but even if girls are violent some times

some of them are like this just for the heck of it and they hit guys cause they want to for a way to try making themselves

feel better instead of trying to talk out like a normal person so if Ami is acting any bit like this but in a diferent way then to

me this is a no big thanks since i m not interested being a friend some what yes perhaps if not right now then maybe

later but some one who i could like as if . if she were to drop the mask and let her true self out instead of a fake person

then perhaps but even then i might not be interested since not everything needs to be about romance you know and also we

are not so close for something like that to happen so i m fine with how things are right now and how they might be from this point onwards if nothing else .''

Naruto said being simply calm as he spoke about why he was not trully taken in or affected by Ami for he sure saw some

one with a great figure but her personality that which made her who she was in a way was something that simply showed

to be a person who was spoilde and wanted to hide this was not new to him since he used to do the same thing even now

kind of doing this but he at the very least either wished to be alone after what he had discoverd about his life bought now

and in the past or he wished to be some what honest not having to try faking how he was feeling in trying to get friends

or tried to make something so that people would have an opinion about him as he did not cared any more what people

either in the dimension he was or back in his home world were thinking since he was done with what they were thinking

or trying to say about him wanting to simply focuse on what was ahead and the task he had to acomplish and nothing

more not carying much were he was going to end up knowing very well where his journy was going to end and how there

being no reason to try simply thinking about what or how other people were trying to see him so they could either like

or dislike him having enough of this as he had not time for silly opinion games when he had to do a job that being why he was

in fact around and not the dimension were he had been sent to but also in his home world as he did not came back to the

shinobi world to have things like what was happening now but to end what had happen even if he had to do things on his

own and be alone without anyone to try helping him accepting this as part of who and what he was so he was not bothered

by such people like Ami understanding how they were working as he dealt with them and worst when he had returned so he

could end what had began millenia ago in the ancient past .

"I wonder about that. Well, it's your life. I'm not going to concern myself

with your problem with lust."

"…Just what the heck are you saying?"

Going 'fu', she finally gave a malicious smile. She turned away, full of

contempt, before trotting off to leave Ryūji behind and, with her long and

smoke-like hair swaying, she moved to cling tightly to Minori who was

walking a little ahead.

"Hey, if it isn't Taiga-chan. You're so cute today as well."

While Taiga was practically purring and sidling up to her, Minori was

touching the tip of the wooden sword, which was just barely hidden by the

hem of Taiga's skirt, in a way that made it look like she was groping Taiga

from behind,

"You're carrying something pretty hard, aren't you?"

at the words Naruto gave a snort not trully beliving that the red haired girl was saying something like this that being quite

the inuendo if he had ever saw one being said so bluntly when Taiga was not even carying something that could be even

remotely spoken or refered to as something hard since her bokken was just a wooden sword so even if the said girl was

some what right about that she was way off regurding what her best friend was carying around but it was not like she

seemed to care or even Taiga for the matter as she was about to reply acting like there was no problem in the least at

the moment with what Minori had simply said in a joking way even if he was not so sure about the girl and how far she

joked about the thing with Taiga carying something hard at the moment .

"Can't be too prepared."

hearing this the two boys simply stared not beliving what was happening at the moment since this simply seemed so wierd

and out of place right away Naruto began to laugh not beliving that Taiga of all people said something like this not even

minding that him and Ryuji who was still out of it not beliving what his friend who had acused him a bit earlier had said

about him being a pervert who was lusting after Ami when she simply agreed with the wierd inuendo that Minori had said

regurding her carrying her bokken around for emergiencies if something were to happen to her or the others .

''now that is something Taiga i mean you have such a good point about being prepared for almost anything that you have

to take almost any thing in to account so nothing could be missed isn't there ? hey say that friend of yours it is quite

hard isn't it being so sturdy that would be so strong that might be able to put a crak if it were to be used by you who is so

skilled with it so you are having quite the working hands isn't it ? i mean they are so small and delicate that they might not

even be cut out for something like this i mean trying to hold something hard and sturdy if you know what i mean isn't

there ? so is that like kind of a thing of yours being interested in hard and sturdy things that you decied to carry with you so

they could be used instead there might be a need for them or is this something that you are simply curious about and are

just doing on a side most of the times since you might want to pass the time being more preocupide with something some

what interesting as you had just put it a few moments ago . if you want i can some what try giving you something that my

former sensei gave to me he kind of tried to bring me to his side but i was not so interested but since you seem to be

some what if not very interested in this then it might be of some great help isn't it you little perve .''

Naruto said right away smirking in a teasing way as he spoke about what had just been said by the two girls that simply

looked at him not understanding what was happening Ryuji sudenly began to cough not beliving his friend was doing

something like this now talking about stuff like that while being outside where other people might hear them and then start to

get the wrong ideea but in a way he understood why this was happening for the two girls simply began to talk about stuff like

that as if there was no problem this being bad as it was embaresing but it was their fault for starting this in the first place .

this continued for a few moments as Minori and Taiga hearing the words which were teasing and bringing out quite the

inuendo in them after being confused for a few moments they were bought suddenly shocked and very embarest as they

realised what was happening now Minori being red and embarest for even darying to talk about something like this

outside where she could have been heard now hoping this was not happening but that hope was simply dashed away as

she saw what had happen now growing even more red as she was embarest not beliving what she had said as she talked

with Taiga about something like this without being more carfule as to who might try to listen on them while still being

around the school grounds instead of being away from the said place and walking around the town .

for Taiga things were not looking so good because she froze right away having a gaping shocked embarest expresion not

beliving what was happening and what she had said while talking with Minori this not being a problem but around who

she had said this that was a problem since Naruto and Ryuji were around and she had began to simply talk about wierd

perverted stuff that were focused on one part when it came to a person's body especially when it came to a guy and also

what was worst was that the two talked some what about something like that while her secret crush and also friend

were around this not being good she sure wished to try and start hiting him for being the pervert instead of herself but the

damage had been done since she spoke about something that should had not been .

now showing diferent comical expresions and shades of red as she was embarest not beliving what had happen she froze

again as she heard after seeing the very teasing smiling expresion of Naruto who talked about being more than willing

to give her something that belong to his late sensei she did not knew what he meant but her face grew very red as she

was starting to think that perhaps he might want to try giving her a book that was perverted since she did talked for a few

moments about pervy stuff even if it was only one thing instead of multiple but the damage was done all ready this

being to late to try taking what had been said even if she wished to try doing this now having to try dealing with the

lable that she might start being a pervert if nothing else this being very humiliating for some one like her who did not want

for this to happen as it was not good for she knew she could just try dying of shame if this were to happen but it was to late

trying to take back what was said this being her fault for not being to carfule in the first place .

'' yo shu up w whiskers since t this is not h how i i it looks like i mean i simply talked

about being prepared to try defending my self with my trusty friend and nothing more not that i sai

anythin lik tha bu mayb yo are the perve here instead of

me since you had brought this whole thing up what are you perhaps instersted in me wanting my body or something like

that i guess you might be after me in such a way isn't it you perverted whiskered fox ah how nice my own neighborn is

finally showing his true colors wanting to go after me lusting after his own neighborn wanting to try doing things to little old

me even if i might not be interested well what ever you pervy fox since well lucky for you pervy fox i might and i say might

be interested but don't hold to much of your breath you know since this might not happen at the very least not yet that is

so you might have to put your desiers and lust for me on hold till a more apropriate time could show up but who knows

when that might happen well i do know of a moment but who knows if you are man enough to try doing something like that

since you might not be up to the task if it were to happen or if i were to try bring it out some day so it would be better to not

say anything like this any more ok or do you want to simply try doing one of the hardest things that any kind of guy could

try to deal with hm ? i do wander about that you little perverted fox i so do wander about that indeed .''

Taiga who was flustered being embarest because of what had happen simply replied stutering at first but then she began to speak normaly though she began to bring out her own teasing

as she started to push back wanting to try making Naruto feel embarest and flustered not taking any sort of prisoners with

this as she was not giving him any sort of slack despite being some one she had a crush on as she continued doing this she

suddenly teasingly challanged him but what she brought up was something that not even she had realised that she

began talking about even darying to try making a challange out of this when such a thing was not something that should

be joked about or be thought as a challanged as after all mariage was something very important that should be taken

seriously and not something that should be treated as a game and this was what accidently was happening at the

moment as Taiga talked back simply teasing her neighborn now really bringing the big guns for this was big very big in

fact as she had challanged Naruto to see if he was bold enough to try proposing to her hand in mariage this being very

serious if she was ever thinking about what could happen after since the subject of being pervy was all ready brought

up now having asked him if he was capable of trying to do this first if he so wished to have her and try doing things that

should not be talked out in the open and brought up so easily as this was embaresing but she did something like that as if it

was nothing now leaving quite the surprise hanging in the air as bought Ryuji and also Minori who were around now were

showing gaping disbeliving expresions not trully understanding or knowing how to take what Taiga had just said even as a

challange and a tease as she litterally not just simply teased and challanged Naruto but she had provoked him wanting to

see if he could have the actual guts and courage to try proposing to her asking her to actually marry him at this

Minori was so shocked that she was almost about to turn in to a comical form of petrified state not beliving her dear best

friend was daring to try proposing to Naruto all ready wanting to be his wife of all things and quite fast from what and how

things had been said now really not beliving what was happening for even if she was some what of an air head

even she was not this much of a dummy to not see that this was very serious she did spoke about wating to entrust her

dear friend to their class mate but she meant as in her being his girlfriend not having to expect something like this for it

was way to much of jump from being his girlfriend to now wanting to be his wife this being way to sudden and going

way to fast not beliving it was even happening even if she said this as a teasing and nothing more it trully became more

shocking and embaresing as before leaving she smirked teasingly at him as she said her last words not only being

some what misterious but very freaking dead serious from what the duo were seeing now Minori actually comically

starting to flip out not beliving her best friend actually wanted to be proposed so she could end up marrying Naruto when

they were toghether but the thing was that nothing was official and she was jumping ships like way to fast this being

something that was not like her to begin with even if this was a form of teasing if nothing else .

with this Taiga left going to were Minori was as the poor red haired girl was still very out of it not beliving what was

happening at the moment as she saw something very dearing indeed this being a thing that she did not even expected from

Taiga to even dare try bringing out though it had happen and so fast this not even being a joke despite things trying to be made like it looked like what had happen was a joke .

Furthermore, Taiga was being rather mean with her comments, even for

her. What the heck had he done to deserve it? And then she'd run away

before he got a chance to retort-

"Takasu-kun, is something the matter?"

"A…No, it's nothing."

''yeah sure that surely was nothing right ? i mean all that was just a joke isn't it ? right Ryuji ?''

Naruto replied as he was in a daze now showing a blushing expresion not beliving what had happen and what Taiga had

just said even as a joke not beliving that the small girl was so darying that she tried and simply boldely decided to declare

something like this not having been prepared for something like that coming from her of all people and all because of

some teasing this really being embaresing and very shocking and surprising if nothing else as he was starting to think about the matter that is .

the duo looked at Naruto who was still out of it not understanding what was happening well one of the two did not knew what was

happening since Ryuji realised what was going on and he was just as confused and shocked as Naruto understanding the dilema that

his friend was having at the moment because of what Taiga had just said this being something big if nothing else there being

something about this matter that really was something and there was no easy way trying to get over what was happening right now

as this was not so simple so the other boy was simply silent as he was just as shocked like his friend was while Ami was simply out of

the loop not understanding what was happening right now as she confusingly was looking at the duo not understanding what was going on with them this being very strainge from what was observed .

Before the duo knew it Ami had popped up beside them with her smiling face,

and it was making him nervous. As they were walking side by side close

enough that their shoulders could touch, his anger was slowly flowing

away. Instead, he was starting to feel oddly impatient.

Anyway, the girl by the name of Kawashima Ami was suddenly

excessively close to him-Reciting the reason why his face felt hot, Ryūji

averted his gaze from Ami as he twisted his lips into an upside down V.

As they were leisurely walking about the immediate vicinity,

"…So then, I asked them to let me try on the light pink one. But the shop

people, you know, they said the white would definitely suit Ami-chan, that

only white would do, then they forced me to wear that knitted one. And

then even I was like, maybe white is actually pretty good? That's what I

started feeling, but then when I thought about the knitted one I bought the

other day, I think it might have been white, mm, well actually it seemed a

little more like light gray than white…Could it have been beige? Maybe it

was beige?"

Ami just kept going on and on and on with her story about shopping while

she smiled broadly. This was probably the so-called [cute and fashionable

girl whose head is so occupied with shopping that she can't think about

anything difficult] appearance.

not that himself or Naruto cared especially Naruto as he was some what still out of it after what Taiga dared to try and

teased him about not trully knowing what to say about this whole thing this being why he was more out of daze instead

of trying to say something since this was something unexpected that he did not knew how to try dealing with so he

was some what unresponsive because of this all thanks to that tiny fellow who could not trully try keeping her mouth shut

and had to say such words being almost some what serious at the end before runing away leaving with Minori as the two were left behind at the moment .

"Takasu are you listening?"

"…Yeah."

"The white or the pink, which one would Takasu or even you Uzumaki try to chose ?''

"…Well, me wearing pink is kind of …"

"That's not it! I'm talking about for me!"

"Is that so?"

''well kind of since this would be kind of wierd if this were to happen kind of like what had happen a few moments ago why

did Taiga had to say something like that to me i don't get it dose that girl like me or something like that ? i mean i just

don't get it sure we are friends and we are some what close but still for something like this to happen i just don't really get

what is happening here or with her of all things ?''

Naruto replied being still out of it as he had a dull tone and expresion still trying to understand what had just happen Ryuji

simply chukel at this shaking his head feeling bad about his friend after hearing what Taiga had just boldely declared when

the two simply started to tease the other this simply being wierd but nothing beat what she had said and why this being

why he was still out of it much to the intrigued expresion of Ami who did not understood what was happening with the

other guy who was simply not trully himself from how things were standing at the moment this simply being strainge from

what was seen by her not understanding what had happen since it seemed that she had perhaps missed something

quite interesting from how things were standing at the moment .

Ahahahaha-hahaha, haha, ha…

Just then, Ryūji came to understand Kitamura's actual intentions. That

fellow who had hopingly asked Taiga to become friends with Ami, there

wasn't anything wrong with his glasses after all.

"I just love shopping for Western-styled clothing."

Perhaps she was trying to clear yesterday's events from her

memory.

Speaking childishly and a bit spoiled, Ami was showing off an

angelic

smile. However, rather than this present Ami, he felt the

unaltered Ami

who would exchange vicious glares with Taiga was much

better. The Ami

who tossed away her shoes that had been ridden with tadpoles onto the

river bank while spouting curses was much easier to understand.

Dealing with the pretentious Ami was tedious and kind of chilling, so he

ended up feeling like he was looking at something rather dangerous and

unpredictable. Because it was a fake face.

Her pretense was just like thin ice-Having fallen through, her honest self

must have been drowning in worry, so why would she hide it? Regardless

of whether her personality was good or bad (well, it was probably bad),

when he considered how she was trying to hide her real self even after it

had already been exposed, he ended up wondering why she would go to

such lengths to do something so futile.

"Ah, your phone's ringing."

Ami's shell-like fingertip was pointing to his cellphone that had been

vibrating in his pocket, possibly for some time. He hastily flipped it open,

"…Hello?"

'"Takasu! How's the situation over there?"'

He answered Kitamura's hotly spirited voice in a very mundane manner.

"No change. What about on your side?"

Ryuji said now being interested of what might happen at the moment after the call had been given hoping that nothing bad

had happen while the group were walking around trying to find the guy so they could try dealing with him hoping that nothing

bad had happen to them also because of the guy that they were suposed to find at the moment so they could finally get

evidence on him and try to stop him from what he was doing .

'"We found the guy right away. He's walking about fifteen meters behind

you guys. We're keeping nearby and tracking him."'

"Takasu-kun, is that Yūsaku? Switch, switch!"

Ami extended her hand from the side and took the cellphone from Ryūji.

"Hello~, is this Yūsaku? Yeah, I'm fine, Takasu-kun is here, after all! along with Uzumaki all three of us being fine for the moment at the very least Um,

you know, I'm kind of tired of walking…Yeah, okay…Ah, really? Then we'll

do just that!"

Ami said and she was just about to try closing the phone by fliping it back so she could end the call but suddenly much to

her and Ryuji's surprise they saw Naruto who had a some what determined if not a bit of a more serious expresion at

the moment this being some what unexpected to see even if he said nothing he simply took the phone and then pressed it

to his ear now wanting to talk with the person who had said some things that he was not trully understanding what she had

meant for this was simply crazy and he wanted some clarification regurding what she had said wanting to know if

she was serious or joking about what she said when she was with Minori before spliting up .

''hey Kitamura i know this is not a really good time for what i want to say but can i talk with Taiga for a bit since i really

want to talk with her about what she said since she really freaked the heck out of me before leaving to meet with you so

i want to know what the heck did that girl even meant with her words or if she is so freaking serious about what was said that she even dared to do what she did .''

Naruto said now bringing out what was really happening as he knew this was not the time as a stalker was near the other

group but he wanted to know what the tiny girl trully had in mind when she said those words as they were just messing

around there being no reason to try actually go to something so serious at the moment when there was no reason for this

to even happen since this was so freaking out of the blue that to him it was not even making any sort of sense hearing

those kind of words from some one like Taiga of all people and for what reason this being simply crazy if nothing else .

now this surprised Ryuji who was not beliving what was happening as his friend was trying to do something like this

now when there was no point about the whole thing but he did not held it against him since he was just as confused after

what Taiga did and he would like to hear some confirmation himself if he were to be in his shouse if at one moment he

would just mess around with Taiga even if the subject or subjects might be embaresing having to simply hear such

words from the tiny fellow who was looking more like despite teasing she could freaking mean her words being more crazy

than any person that him or even his new friend had even meet as the girl was bold enough to propose to his friend

right out of the blue for reasons that made absolutely no sense trying to do something like this when there was no need to in the first place .

''what's going on what dose Uzumaki want to try talking with Aisaka about ?''

''ugh i would rather not say but Taiga must be freaking crazy or so much of pervert that she had challanged Naruto provoking and simply asking him if he had what it takes to try proposing to her as if it seems that Taiga might want to marry the poor guy for the most stupid reason ever if i ever seen one till now .''

Ryuji said as he was embarest and had an incredulous look at the moment not knowing what to do since he wanted to

simply stare like an idiot at that tiny fellow that might have her mind in the gutter in a very deeper end and part that he would

had ever thought not beliving that some one so violent and if not crazy would actually be this perverted if she had

challanged and teased his friend in to trying to take her hand in mariage just so she could simply sate her wierd perverted

side perhaps not wanting to do it while not being un married so that she could have all the bets off if that were to happen

this being something he really felt bad for his new friend as this was really insaine and the most stupid reason he had

ever heard when it comes to something so important .

''huh ? what did you just said that shrimp did something like this wanting to simply marry for oh my pfffff

bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha oh my god what the heck did you guys did that things ended like

this no seriously man this is so wacked so i was right after all oh boy talk about extra posesive let me guess you guys

talked about perverted stuff and perhaps Minori was the instigator for this even if she did not knew about that and

then Naruto made a few teasing coments that simply made the shrimp embarest and now this was sprung on talk about

some one who is so freaking perverted and lustfule i mean come on daring to ask the guy if he has the guts to try

marrying her so what so she could finally just try jumping on the guy and then try wearing him down pfff

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha what a wirdo man i can't belive i was so right this girl is so

crazy that she could even give me a run for my money and how i act i mean come on i may be nasty in a way but really a

marriage for simply trying to have sex with the guy i mean talk about over desperate she is not even old fashioned no

she is simply down right desperate with this what a wierdo but not that i blame her i mean with some one like Naruto or

whiskers as she calles him i can't trully blame her but starting a teasing banter and end with something like this what a wierd

girl honestly and this is really something i guess there is never a dull moment with a girl like that around is there !?.''

Ami replied at first not beliving what she had heard from Ryuji as he was just as flustered and embarest talking about this at

the moment not beliving what was happening but right away as she continued while keeping in mind what had been said

she began to laugh not beliving just how crazy Taiga was she did not knew if she actually or trully loved Naruto but with

what she heard as she asked after stoping what had happen as she had a picture of how things might had turned out like

this in her mind reciving confirmation through Ryuji who was simply embarest but noded in a positive way making her laugh

again as this was simply stupid but now she was starting to realise that Taiga might be actually very if not craizely

interested if not perhaps infatuated with the other guy if she dared him to try doing something like this even if there was

just a discution the girl showing she was some one who did not do things on a simple whim and even if they were like this

she really knew how to aim when she trully wished to put her mind at work this being way over the top and high aim if she

had ever seen till now as this showed that her rival really had a thing for Naruto if she was this willing to end up

marrying the guy even if it was for something silly and stupid but it was a huge step meaning she had seen something in

him that no other girl had done if she was willing to try going this far .

''ugh you can say that again in some way as this is so wierd if you might even ask me but then again Taiga had done some wierd things so if this is simply her doing her own wierd stuff then i guess that she could not be stopped if she had something in mind even if it is very crazy if nothing else .''

''you can say this again but still all this because of a simple teasing gosh this girl is something but if some one like Naruto could handel her then i don't see why the shrimp wouldn't try to do something like this she really has it bad for him dosen't she going this far even if all was started by a silly wierd teasing banter because of Minori geez those two really are the wierdest bunch i had ever meet if this is happening right now wouldn't you think so Takasu ?''

Ami said as this was spoken by the model who smirked lightly not beliving what was happening at the moment as this was so funny

after hearing Ryuji out who gave his own opinion being some what stuck on either trying to agree with her or try defending his crush

even if he did realised that the girl was wierd as now something that was big if not almost monumental was happening because of

what she had said all this being some what because of her words as she was the catalyst for what had just happen so in a way even if

he did not wished nor being so sure he did agreed with Ami at the moment who seemed more amused about what was happening

than anything else right now after what he had said about what had happen betwin Naruto and Taiga as the two were around the

said girl and Minori hearing what she said now bringing things to what was happening at the moment this being hard to belive if

anything else other than what was happening at the moment .

this was left to the side since now the said duo who have been talking were looking at Naruto who was on the phone after having

said those words to Kitamura who showed intrigued as he was puzzelled regurding what his new friend and class mate had said

but not wanting to keep him waiting even if things were not really good at the moment because of the stalker he did put Taiga on the

line even if the said girl did not knew what was happening or why was she asked about at the moment by Naruto being puzzelled by

this and now wished to know what was happening with him so she took the phone and right away replied wanting to know what

was happening with him .

''uh hey whiskers i m here so what is the problem any way since Kitamura told me that you wished to talk with me about something or what ever so what is it ?''

''uh what is it ? what the heck are you asking what is it i will tell you what this whole thing is about since you before leaving with

Minori just said some things that are freaking me out and i want to know what the heck did you mean by them since for crying out

loud Taiga you said something very embaresing when you coaxed me in to darying me if i can try to marry you and for what you

perverted wirdo so that you can do who knows what perverted things to me or you in return what the heck is this whole thing

about don't just say something like that out of the blue just because you can't seem to keep yourself in cheek you wirdo .''

''gahh s so i it is a a about t t that h h huh l l loo wel was just rambeling o mea d fin yo ver nic an ver cut no to mention t t tha yo hav bee ver goo nn n neighbor to m til n no and s s since we w w wel yo kno started t shar apartament room fo short w w while an sinc we well w w we are just as much as alone as the other i the don' se what the p problem i since t t this c c cc coul bb b be n nic an a als kin of ike you .''

''uh are you statering by any chance cause your voice is kind of shaky if nothing else and what the heck just because of this but i was just trying to be your friend if nothing else since well i was not trully feeling very well even now i m not trully feeling well and yes this was some what nice but come on Taiga don't you think this is so wierd and what the heck was that at the end that wisper or what ever it was before ending what you have to say ?''

''ugh w why a are you trying to make things so dificult whiskers i don't care if you tried to be a good friend the trough is that i liked

this about you since you actually did give a crap about me so why should i not try doing the same especially after that dumb chiuaua

showed up making you act so strainge and not like yourself i m simply worried whiskers since it seems that you are not acting like

your self but like you are a whole diferent person i don't really care about all that supernatural stuff or who you are as a whole since

you are my friend understand and well i well i also uh well also ugh i can't say it it's to embaresing in fact this is so embaresing i

could freaking die because of this but i m honest really like very trully honest this being why i said that i don't care about well you

know pervy things i really want to try doing this at a later time at least you know being your wife if you might want to that is if not then that is fine too but i won't give up so easily for i will make you say those words to me even if it will be the last thing i will do you hear me whiskers ?.''

''uh yeah i do but still i think this is wierd since well we are close friends and all and also you are some what cute but still it's not like you are some what well like have a crush on me or like me is there cause that would be stupid right i mean that would not be posible is there especially from something small like that is there since that would be crazy right ?''

''y yeah crazy ! uh huh like very crazy isn't it i mean y you do have a point about this since y you a are right i mean what can you say

about this or even try taking my own feelings for at the moment since they are nothing but crazy isn't it hahahaha yup they are as

crazy as they come all right i can't fault you for this you know but well if i have to say something in return about this it would that

well you know ! HOW DARE YOU EVEN TRY TO INSINUATE THAT MY OWN FEELINGS THAT I HAVE AT THE MOMENT ARE WIERD OR

CRAZY OR WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK THAT I M THAT WIERD STRAINGE ODD OR WHAT YOU THINK THAT I CAN'T FEEL

COME ONE SAY IT ADMIT IT CAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE THINKING ISN'T IT UGHH WHISKERS DO YOU WANT ME TO COME

TO WERE YOU ARE AND START BEATING THE CRAP OUT OF YOU RIGHT NOW TILL YOU WILL BE MORE THAN BLACK AND BLUE FOR

SIMPLY THINKING THAT MY OWN FEELINGS ARE CRAZY SO WHAT IF THEY ARE HUH ? WHAT THEN YOU WIRDO YOU THINK YOU CAN

DO MORE BETTER HUH CAN YOU WELL I M ALL EARS THEN CAUSE I WANT TO HEAR YOU HERE I AM SIMPLY TRYING TO POUR MY

HEART AT THE MOMENT AND YOU ARE SIMPLY SAYING THAT I M WIERD IF NOT CRAZY FOR TRYING TO DO THIS ARGGG YOU ARE

MAKING ME MAD LIKE SO MAD I WANT TO SMASH YOUR TEETH IN BECAUSE OF THIS WELL SINCE I M SO WIERD MISTER WHISKERS

THEN YOU BETTER GET USED TO THIS WIERD GIRL FOR I WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOUR LIFE IS GOING TO BECOME A LIVING HELL

YOU KNOW THAT SO YOU BETTER BE READY WHISKERS CAUSE I WILL MAKE SURE YOU WILL NOT HAVE A NOTHER DAY OF PEACE

BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU HAVE SAID AND HERE I AM SIMPLY TRYING TO ADMIT WHAT I FEEL FOR YOU SO WHO CARES IF THIS IS

WIERD AND STRAINGE SINCE I LIKE YOU LIKE SUPER DUPER MUCH SO THERE THERE YOU HAVE IT ARE YOU HAPPY NOW YOU IDIOT

MORON STUPID DO I NEED TO GO ON ABOUT THIS HUH SAY IT SAY IT COME ON I FREAKING DARE YOU TO SAY IT TO ME RIGHT

NOOOW IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS BUT YOU DON'T DO YOU OH DON'T WORRY FOR THERE IS NO NEED FOR THIS SINCE I WILL DO

ALL THAT WILL BE NEEDED FROM NOW ON SO YOU WON'T ESCAPE NO WAY IN HELL I WILL LET YOU ESCAPE FROM ME GOT

THAT I WILL CHASE YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH IF I HAVE TO GOT THAT WHISKERS AND ALSO YOU BETTER BE FREAKING READY OH SO VERY READY CAUSE i've made my decision whiskers since

you don't really like what i had just told you well you better start geting used to what i m going to do for well i just know what i want

for christamas this year whiskers care to take a guess ? well if not then i will give you a small ideea about what i want i mean i don't

need Santa for this oh no nope not one bit ohohohohohoho no whiskers i can really do this on my own when it comes to what i

have in mind and it involves the two of us meaning me and you and a well nice thought ceremony if you might know what i mean if

not well i will let you think about the details cause this is what is going to await you whiskers a very long ardouse trip with me

chained to you till well you will be dead after all how did the last part of the mariage vowes went since it dose say till death dose

apart right ? well guess what whiskers i have a very nice pair of cuffes that are going to be well made for you i do not mean real

cuffes oh no i would not be that low whiskers nope the cuffes i m refereing to are a nice pair of rings and a nice certificate that well

will have your nice bold imprinted name and my own wouldn't that be very nice whiskers ? cause i think it will be to me at the very

least but there is a small chance to back out from this just say you are sorry and we can put this behind us don't say a word and i will

go with plan b and if you even think of trying to ran away i will find you tie you up dress you my self in a nice good looking outfit and

drag you down the aisle so you won't have any sort of ideeas of trying to get away and then hehehehehehehehehehehehehe i will

simply toy with you by having my nice time and way with you till you will be sorry for what you had said to me at the moment but

don't worry i m sure you might enjoy this if not then i surely will and also lets not even bring up what is going to happen after right i

mean you will have a nice big fat surprise from me because of what i might decide to do to you so you should be ready for that if i

know what i mean also since after all you will have to try dealing with what is going to happen because of the whole thing isn't it

whiskers ? are you perhaps scared terrefied that is good well not that good but still maybe you should be carfule from now on and

also don't forget whiskers you have till christams as that is the 'D' or i should say 'W' day and after that is well the rest of your life

being stuck with me got it so you better start geting ready my dear whiskers since i all ready planned what i want to do so you better

make sure you are going to place a ring on my finger till then or other wise i will do this to you the hard way and i will glue it to

your freaking finger that it might never come off unless you want to have your ring finger cut off that is and you would not want that

now would you ? and also if i catch you trying to do something i don't like with the dumb chiuaua then your days are numbered

since i will reduce the amount of days that you might have a freedome till you will be stuck with me for the rest of your life and

also don't even dare try thinking about trying to cancel this marriage that i m thinking and will think of starting to plan for

when you will not be around any way cause i won't leave you just so you know i will be stuck with you till you will be sick of me and

even then i won't stop oh no whiskers i will stick to you like a leech that has chosen a host so guess who the said host is since it is not

so hard to guess now is there well that is all i had to say so bye dear try to play nice but don't try to screw things even more for

yourself if you want to be free as if that will happen cause i won't let you just so you know hehehehe fare well whiskers i will be sure

of seeing you soon enough and a lot more from now on oh yes a very lot more that is hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe.''

Taiga replied after hearing Naruto embaresing her in a way as she talked back but from the words and tone she simply was not very

well as she felt that Naruto in a way even if he did not wished to tried to make fun of her feelings and this was something that she

understood for it was wierd but she simply did not liked being made a fool regurding how she was feeling so she tried to keep her

anger in cheek as she talked back trying to not blow but after a few moments she simply did this blew up in a very big way shouting in

Naruto's ear who was startelled and then freaked out by her as she was growling and yelling at him in a very angry ranting way as she

simply did not liked what he did scarying him very badely simply chewing him out as she confessed as she shouted at him wanting

to beat the poor guy up who was frozen not really geting what was happening but if this was worst what came after simply left him

looking more pale than even Orochimaru or any sort of ghost that he was afraid of since Taiga was acting creepy and now posesive in

fact she was acting so out of character that it was not even her since what she was saying was simply creepy and crazy acting like

some crazed wierd stalker that had a far to unhealthy atachament to him and did not wished to try leting him go for some reason this

being scary for him not understanding what had goten in to her all of a sudden as he did not expected something like this to happen

not understanding what was going on as nothing was making any sort of sense to him right now especially after she yelled at him

acting like a crazy sort of posesive kind of girl that wished to not lose him or something like that this being nuts now being some

what worried and scared of the girl who was this nuts and seemed to be very freaking serious about what she had in mind acting like

some sort of wiked witch or something like that even if she was nothing like this but sure liked to scare the crap out of him with

what she had in mind being all serious and creepy from what he had heard now simply not knowing how to take this as he knew

that she could very well be crazy enough to try doing something like this and force him to stay with her not wanting to let him go

wandering if she was trully serious or if she was playing around something he did not wished to know but sadely was happening

not knowing what to do or how to try dealing with this right now after what she had shouted out in the open and then simply

creepily said to him afterwards acting very bizar and not like her normal self this being very wierd and scary .

without even saying a word having a pale almost chalk almost ghost like expresion he close the phone almost robotically and

without even looking he just handed the said phone to Ryuji who was looking at his friend gasping and cringing at the same time

seeing the dead almost ghost like expresion that Naruto had as he was simply so out of it this freaking even Ami out who did not

belived what was happening to some one like him now wandering what had happen or what did Taiga simply screamed her head off

acting like a raving mad rabbid kind of girl that she might think her boyfriend had dared to try cheeting on her the model was

temptead to try doing something like this just to see how badely her dmiminutive rival would react but at the moment even she was

simply not having the mood to try doing anything after seeing the ghostly figure that Ashura was showing at the moment as he was

simply so pitifule after Taiga screamed her head off at him threaten him with those kind of words wanting to simply be stuck to him no

matter what even if she went the whole creepy way instead of trying to act like a normal person this being out for her as she was

not like this but liked to do things in a very wierd big way if anything were to be said about this whole bizar thing that had just

happen at the moment betwin herself and the transmigrant who was so out of it that it was not even funny right now but pitifule .

''ugh N Naruto ? a are y you o ok b buddy ? c cause you don't really look f fine to me isn't that right Ami ?''

''well i don't want to agree with you on this but still what the heck did that shrimp Taiga even did to you that you ended up like this cause you look more like a zombie than a living being .''

the duo asked as they looked at Naruto simply seeing how out of it he was not even looking like he was alive as he looked more like he

was dead than being anything but alive but after being yelled like that about what had been said from Taiga regurding him being

insesitive about her own feelings when he was not trying to be this but was simply wanting to not think about what had happen and

what was said since this was simply to crazy to now have things ended in such a way after she more than shouted screaming at him

about how much she appared to have some what or in some strainge reason starting to like him if she was this crazy and began

acting so wierd wanting to simply end up being his wife puting the empathise on this as she really was pushy and creepy about this

whole thing not wanting to let go of the matter scarying the living daylights out of the poor guy who did not understood what was

going on he did not even get why or when she even started to like him in a crush like way let alone trying to think about wanting to

marry him of all things and wanting this in less than a few months since on winter if not at the very freaking least she wished to hold a

freaking wedding on a holiday of all things he knew what christmas was more or less as he travelled as a spirit through other

dimensions but he never would had he even think that Taiga his friend who now suddenly out of the blue just yelled that she liked

him was all about to start planing their future all ready wanting a weeding at the end of the year this and the said date being on

christams he did not thought it could be on the said day but perhaps on the eve of the said holiday but even so to him this was

nuts and crazy now being even more ghost like as he was trully pitifule now tears starting to fall from his eyes not understanding

just what was happening and how things had ended in such a way when all of this started because of a simple teasing and nothing

else this whole thing being just very crazy and wierd to him wanting out of this whole mad like thing before trying to do

something not being ready to try taking this step .

''oh don't worry you guys all is fine it's just that me and Taiga talked about some stuff nothing more so don't worry really there is nothing to even worry about ok !.''

Naruto said but his tone and expresion looked just like Yuri's who was showing a very deathly gloomy expresion when she was being

dumbed by some one she liked having no one even if she was very young only that this was in reverse as Taiga had decided to simply

try tying the knot in a way wanting to bring him and her toghether and chaine them as to her this whole thing looked more like her

being very posesive and wanted to chaine him to her so that he could never get away if he wished so in a way turning something

that was sacred and beutifule in fact in to something that was similar to a prison were he was the convict even if he was innocent

wanting to get out and she was the creepy posesive warden that was not about to try leting him go wanting to keep him locked up

were she was so she could try keeping an eye on him and do what she would want this not being funny as it was the oposite of this in

fact making Naruto really be gloomy and sad almost wanting to start crying pitifully as he was seeing his all ready messed up life in

a way become even more messed up for no good reason now really wanting to simply drown away in some shape so he could totally

forget about what was happening but he knew that this was wierdly some form of reality even if it was not cool but the oposite of this instead .

the duo hearing his words and seeing his expresion did not felt that he was fine in any sort of way as they were worried knowing that

perhaps if not at the very most and least Taiga was to blame for what was happening this not being even funny but not wanting to

think about this the two simply sighing left not wanting to bother about this whole thing if it was not important or if Naruto was not

about to talk about this whole thing that had happen a few moments ago with Taiga so this was left for a later time at the very

least since it was not a good ideea trying to do a thing like this right now from how things were standing more or less even if the two

were feeling bad for the poor guy who was not looking good at all as he was simply pale and gloomy looking like he was about to

break for some reason that they did not even knew about right now but hoped to do so they could try and help if it was a need

since this was not even funny as it was the oposite instead .

"Yūsaku you know, he said to go into a shop. At some place that serves

tea, sit at a window seat."

Ami spoke while smiling happily.

"Is there a shop like that near here? Take me there, please."

"A place that serves tea you say…It's nearby, can you see that sign just

down the street?''

Even though he felt it would be hopelessly unbearable to go for tea at a

café with Ami, even if he was not alone since Naruto despite being out of it for some odd reason . he couldn't do anything about it if those were Kitamura's

orders. Ryūji pointed out the round sign that was primarily decked out in

green just a bit in front of them.

Ah, if it isn't a Starbucks! So there was one around here, that's great, it's

been a long time since I drank a latte!

"Does it really look like a Starbucks? That's a…"

"…Hm?...What?...Eh?"

As they got progressively closer, Ami's head became progressively tilted

with suspicion. Certainly, the sign looked just like that of the North

American coffee chain. The round shape, the green bordering, the

somewhat indistinguishable humanoid image-

Th, this is…"

-But that image was of the old man who owned the shop.

"Sudou Coffee Bar…We usually call it Sudoba…"

"…Geh…"

Ri~ng

Sounding the bell that would probably be considered uncommon

nowadays, Ryūji Ami and Naruto walked into Sudoba. Nevertheless, he guessed

the inside was designed to resemble the original Starbucks. The place

was self-service with the college girl employees sitting on comfortable

looking sofas. Yet it wasn't like the shop was all that empty.

"Ehh…Sudoba…It's got a pretty good atmosphere…"

Scanning the room, Ami was nodding while looking intrigued. Getting up

from a seat by the window was a middle-aged man,

"Ohh! If it isn't Mirano-chan's kid!"

He called out to Ryūji familiarly. Heartbroken over his divorce this spring,

Inage-san was a regular at Bishamonten Kuni.

"Ah, hello."

''oh hy there mister so you are one of the guys that Ya chan talks about when she comes home from her work i guess it's nice to meet you in some way or something like that .''

Naruto replied still looking gloomy having an aura of depresion that took the man by surprise not understanding what was

happening he simply gasped in a small way cringing at how gloomy and depresive the aura that Naruto was showing

while being inside trully was this not being funny as it meant that some big things went down for him and they might not have looked very nice from how things were standing .

''uh yeah you could say something like that but sheesh what the heck happen to you kid cause you are kind of glooming

the place at the moment with your dark aura did you get in to a fight with a friend or did you got in to an argument with your

girlfriend or something like that cause this dose not look good if i have to be honest .''

''ah that don't worry about mister i mean it's no big deal it's not like Taiga who is my friend or at the very least this is what i

belived her to be just screamed out at me simply thinking that i m some sort of insensetive jerk when i m not since i don't

understand her but there is no problem i mean why there would be any since it's not like she went crazy on me and

then started to act like some sort of evile creepy sort of witch and then started to ramble creeply about what she wants to

do to me demanding that we should get married being very serious and scary about this whole thing and how she wants

to see this thing just because she thinks i was some what rude to her but i don't even know how since all i did was talk

with her and she gose wierd and crazy and now she is demanding that we should end toghether in a marriage i don't

get her not one bit i give up girls are so wierd and creepy if not very selfish and clingy i don't care any more my life is

ruined any way what dose it matter one more thing i mean it is only for the rest of my remaining life isn't it who cares that all

this will happen or is straingely set by Taiga at the end of this very year all is fine any way like really fine honest ,no there is

nothing fine about this nothing at all why would she do something like this i mean what did i even did other than

simply asked why was she stuttering over the phone when i asked her what she meant before when she did all this to me

now dooming me to a life where i have to be forced to be with her or she would do who knows what not wanting to back out

from this . the whole thing simply sucks i mean why me any way i just don't get it can't we just be friends why would she

want something like that out of me any way i don't get her any way ugh my life is totally ruined yeah that is the trough ugh

so pitifule that is what i have become a pitifule kind of person that is so not fare not at all damn it .''

Naruto explained still being gloomy but then he finally reached his breaking point and he comically began to waile since he

did not trully belived what was happening to him and for what reason wanting to simply be friends with Taiga and nothing

else but now she had said some things and ended being so creepy and demanding wanting to not let him go no matter

what wanting to chain him for the rest of his remaining life there being no way he was going to be trully free and try

enjoying his life when he could had been married at a much more older age the trio hearing and seeing what was

happening had diferent expresions for the owner of the cafe was simply feeling bad for him showing an understanding and

pitifule expresion while the staff and people that were around winched at what was being said and how the poor guy was

simply crying out his sorrow and lament as he did not wished something like this to happen but it did simply because he did

not understood what was happening to Taiga who decided to simply scream her freaking top off unloading on him for who

knows what reason in the end making things in such a way as this was not even funny as the matter was being talked about right now .

Ryuji simply had a dull disbeliving expresion as he face palmed not beliving what Taiga was doing having reduced

their friend to a mess in a wierd way with good reason since she was acting very wierd at the moment not geting what was

her deal even if all this started from some light teasing now the girl showing she was really wierd if she was acting in such

a way at the moment instead of trying to let this go now simply trying to do something that was way to big at a more

faster rate this not being funny right now if he were to honestly think about the entier matter .

Ami felt some what bad about Naruto at the moment who was looking down in the dumps as he was gloomy but she was

geting now why this was happening as she could not belive just how wierd and crazy desperate her rival even was since

now she could not simply try to wiseal her way out with some bogouse excuse that she was not perhaps liking or being in

love with the gloomy boy since she was this crazy at the moment acting on lust alone or if not at the very least she

was a big pervert that wanted to simply unload all her pent up urgease on the poor guy but since she did not wished to try

jumping him like at the moment she wanted to at the very least have a more legal reason to what she might try to do so in

other words instead of trying to act like a pervert and simply let out her lust while she was not married she wished to be

married so that other people especially their class mates might not try talking again and start spreading rumors that

were not needed since she wanted to not be affected by this not that it was going to help with what she wanted to do if she

was dead serious even if she might not trully mean it though with how things were standing now this was starting to look

more like her really being serious if anything was to go by that being very creepy even to a model like herself as she knew

this was not even normal and she was more twisted than most people were around because of her job .

''ouch it kind of sucks trying to be in your shouse right now you know but really that shrimp is quite something man she

trully is desperate she can't wiseal her way out of this if she is trying to force you to try marrying her and also at the end of

this year no less what the heck man talk about very posesive if not very unhealthly posesive if she wants something like

this out just to try keeping you around maybe she might be afraid that things might not work out if she is this insecure

about what she might feel i mean why else would she want something like this it is because she had found some one who

could be more than her friend and she wants to perhaps try starting something but since well there are other girls around

well she simply feels the need to try clamining her stake meaning you in this case how lucky well not lucky saddely

since she is so crazy about you so sadely this is the oposite of that well tough luck and well i hope you might have a nice life with Aisaka if she is this serious about you two .''

Ami said as she simply pretended to be some what sorry and worried about what was happening even if she was not that

sorry or worried about what was going on this simply being ignored by Naruto who was simply gloomy having his reasons

as to why this was happening at the moment for this was not very fare in a way as he did not wished this to happen but it

was now some what blaming this on his teasing and big mouth as he should had tried to keep himself in cheek and not try

making a teasing coment that had brought him in this sort of situation that was happening at the moment not really seeing

much of a way out if he was not going to have a converstation with Taiga bringing this up again so they could

try working something out so this could not happen at the very least not right now instead of right away since it was to

sudden this having to be something that might happen at a later time instead as it was suposed to be normal instead of

right away that not being good in any sort of way if it was about to happen as he did not liked this one bit if he were to

be serious wanting to simply bring things to how they were if it was posible .

''you are evile you know that i mean look at what is happening to Naruto because of Taiga he dose not need you simply acting like you are not feeling sorry for him right now .''

''aww what do you mean i do feel sorry for him i mean really since he really has some bad luck but then again this is what

is happening when you simply try acting nice to some people they get to attached and then they want more i mean this is

how things go isn't it since Aisaka wants this but she did not had the guts to try admiting this but now she dose and instead

of trying to take things in a normal slow rate she is hurrying things up why do you two think that is ? it is simple since she

dose not want to lose her only true and close friend that she had made don't get me wrong Takasu she dose some what

feel like this about you but being trully close ? please she might not even try to see you as nothing more than a

neighborn even if the same could be said about your friend who is moping here at the moment so what is the diference

well you see the thing is that you don't see Taiga in the same way so you are not trully very close like doing really

close stuff that could be considered things that a couple can do but these two oh yes they did this i don't think they went to

far but they sure are more closer than you might think so it is understanding why some one like Aisaka would want to bring

the big question up even if it is very freaking early like freaking super early .''

Ami explained as she was some what serious even if she was not meaning but she was explaining her own point of view

while looking at the duo even if she was more focused on the person who was at the center of all this meaning what Taiga

wanted from him even if he did not liked what was happening bringing out why she was some what straingely acting like this

giving the two boys some thought about this regurding why such a thing was happening even if Naruto did not had any

sort of reason to let her belive what she had told him since there was no reason for him to try even doying what she had

in mind even if this had happen because of diferent circumstances but even so this was something that was

making the two now starting to think a bit more in depth about why this was happening as what was the reason had been

explained more or less by the model who was looking at the duo who were with her at the moment .

''Uwa~, what's this?! Today you brought along another pretty lady…Did

you break up with that small scary girl? Come on, you broke up, didn't

you? Well it's fine, a second marriage…Or rather, a new girlfriend…"

''but wait a moment dosen't this sound some what strainge since your odd gloomy friend is some what upset over what he had said then i guess this girl must be your girlfriend then instead of the other one if she might like your friend sorry then my bad !.''

"That's not it, you've got it all wrong. Kawashima, go ahead and sit next to

him and Naruto since there's space. I'll go get some drinks."

"Ye~s."

"How cute~", "You're such a pretty girl~", "You kind of resemble that

actress, Anna Kawashima~",

"Yeah~", "You must get that

often~"…Turning his back on their light-hearted banter, Ryūji went to the

counter.

"Welcome to Sudobucks!"

''sorry to burst your buble mister but Ami here trully is Ana's dauther since they do have the same familly name after all but she is a model while her mother is an actricess so well there you some what have it with this whole thing and why she is so similar to the said woman .''

Naruto who was still a bit gloomy not wanting to simply let the guy think about other stuff as he said this even if he saw that

Ami was not this bothered but had a shift in her expresion showing she did not liked being compared to her mother as

they were in the same industry only on diferent departaments he knew this was not trully something she would had liked

understanding this but he wished to simply try clearing what was happening at the moment instead of leting things be for

no good reason simply having the model be annoyed for no good reason wanting to simply leave things like these out of the way as it was more better trying to just get this stuff over with than simply try keeping what was happening .

''really ? oh wow no wander you look so familiar as you are quite famous for some one preaty you do have a very promesing carrier ahead of you young lady ah to be so young and all ready in to the show bizz this must be something and not to mention tough for some one like you but i bet you could manage some how isn't it ?''

the man said now being surprised while Ami sighed not liking what was happening she glanced at Naruto now bing a bit

annoyed that he had brought this up but still she said nothing as she keept listening showing she was not liking what was

happening for she was able to try keeping with what was happening in her carrier but she did not care about this

especially with who was after her right now as she was more annoyed than anything else not trully wanting to talk about anything relating to this and to that guy .

Even the way the employed college girl (she was wearing a green apron

over a black polo shirt) pronounced the shop's name was standardized.

From the menu that was pretty normal considering they went so far to

plagiarize, Ryūji ordered American coffee then returned to the seat where

Ami was waiting

"You're okay with coffee, right?"

"Yeah. This place just might be pretty comfortable…I almost feel like doing

my homework."

With her body sinking into the sofa, it seemed like Ami had completely

become Sudobucks' prisoner. That's right, that's right, everyone in this

town loves Sudoba. It was clear that even if they were to wait a hundred

years, an original Starbucks wasn't going to pop up around here.

"We can even get you some cake. It's handmade by my daughter."

"…Cake…Cake is…I really want to eat, but…"

Resisting temptation, Ami stubbornly shook her head back and forth.

Perhaps unconsciously, her hands were on her stomach. He wondered if it

was the result of Minori's pinch the other day. Without offering any further

encouragement, Ryūji took out his cell and called Kitamura.

"Hey, Kawashima Naruto and I are at Sudoba now."

'"Ah, we confirmed your entrance, roger! Sudoba is quite a good shop ah hey i don't want to some what sound like some

one who wants to pry but just what is really going on betwin Aisaka and Naruto for honestly the way she kind of flipped

and what she said is still shocking to me i mean i never saw her acting in such a way even Kushieda is some what worried

about her and kind of freaked out about what she had said over the phone when she talked with Naruto ?''

Yes yes, he nodded as a fellow local though as he heard the rest Ryuji was worried about how Minori was taking all this

since she accidently was behind what had suddenly happen now leading all in to this sort of mess so even if he were to try

giving an answere he was just as cluless and lost about what was happening at the moment not beliving a thing that was

happening let alone having any sort of explination to the wierdness that was going on around at the moment so he had

nothing to try telling his best friend sadely all being simply blank if nothing else .

''about this whole wierd thing listen man i don't even know what to even tell you i mean all started from a bit of a wierd

teasing or something like that making things go way out of hand betwin Taiga and Naruto for some stupid reason that is

all i can trully say since i don't even know what the heck is geting through that girl's head at the moment since she broke

Naruto if you can belive it with what she did poor guy i don't blame him i mean talk about over reacting and act creepy for

no good reason sheesh she needs to calm her temper down and sort her priorities if i were to be honest .''

''ahahahahahaha man that must be something poor Naruto it seems that Aisaka must really be trying to wear him down if

she is behaving like this and it is a bit of shame since he is a good kind of guy that dose not need any sort of problems from

her with how he tried to deal with her and not fight but i guess not everything is perfect is there ah i m sure they will work

this whole thing out and if not then we can help them since they are in some what of a bind after all and what are friends for after all isn't it ? ''

'"That stalker guy is still following you, staring at the window. He's hiding in

the entrance of the building across from the intersection. Just sit tight for a

little while."'

" also you do have a point about this but i think we might have to help Naruto if anything else instead of

Taiga since she is the one who simply freaked my friend out at the moment and almost broke him for no good reason with

her wierd un-necesary demands to simply have the guy be with her even if it could be by being forced if nothing else talk

about wierd and not normal but any way thanks for the update about that guy so we should know what we can do

from this point onwards .''

When he shut his phone, Ami immediately asked him about their

conversation.

"So, what did Yūsaku say?"

"That man, he's hiding by the building across from here. We're supposed

to wait here for a little while."

"…Geh. Creepy…So he's definitely watching us."

Just as Ami started to hide herself behind the curtain, she immediately

snapped back to her original posture, going "Ah, that's right".

"If I hide like this, there's no point then, is there?"

"Right, right, if he doesn't take some pictures then we won't be able to get

our shots either."

"…I know, but…It's unpleasant…creepy…"

Ami cast her eyes downwards while twisting her pretty face somewhat.

''don't worry even if this is some what happening we will managed to deal with the guy and stop him since this is really annoying if nothing else and this whole thing has to stop before things could be taken to far for no good reason .''

''kind of like what is happening betwin yourself and Aisaka at the moment yeah this is some what funny if you ask me all

ready having that tiny shrimp going all blazing and gun ho after you like you are some sort of prize to be won at a fare or

something like that ugh talk about wierd but what can you do maybe this is bad luck being able to draw wierd ones to you i

do feel bad for you just so you know having some one like her simply trying to go after you in such a stalkish creepy way it is

really bad and not good in any shape but what can it be said the girl needs her man even if she is totally geting desperate

and starts fliping wanting to go gaga over you for no good reason .''

Well, it really is kind of creepy. He's sneakily taking pictures of you for

some unknown purpose."

"That much is true, but the really creepy stuff isn't limited to just that.

Some time ago, that guy put some pictures he had taken secretly into our

mailbox…That was seriously creepy."

"Y, your mailbox?! That means he went as far as your front door! That's…"

Waving her hand as if saying "No, that's not it" at the now speechless

Ryūji, Ami scrunched her face in distress even more.

even Naruto was surprised by how bold and serious this creep was geting that really being to much as he took things

to far he did not wanted to think what the guy might had have on those pictures and mostely he did not wished to try

thinking about the situation he had just made betwin himself and Taiga but as much as sarcastic and funny Ami wished to

be he kind of agreed with the twisted model for this was some what similar to what was happening to her and it was not

good but at the very least Taiga was not going this far not that he was going to let her besides he knew that Minori who

was with her might try to diswaid her from what she had in mind at the moment so he was thankfule for this at the very

least wanting to trust in his friend that she could try bringing Taiga back before she might start going off the rails for no

good reason like what had happen at the moment this not being good in any sort of way if she was like this for no good reason .

"That he could get to my house is unnerving of course, but the pictures

themselves were just as much of a problem in my opinion. They were from

when I was out shopping while on my way home from work, and well…I

was making villain-like faces, that was my reaction. No matter how I

looked at them, I had the face of a bully. Seeing that made me feel

seriously sick…Like, this is really me?! Am I really this awful?! That's what

I felt."

Ryūji was inadvertently thinking that it wasn't such a problem since she

was beautiful after all.

"Horrible, it was seriously too despicable...That face. I really didn't like it. I

hated it…I didn't want something like that to be seen."

It looked like Ami, who was speaking while contorting her lips as if spitting,

sincerely couldn't allow such a thing. However, although it might be bad

for Ryūji to say it, he wouldn't be outclassed when it came to that kind of a

worry.

"If you're going to talk like that, then look, just look at me. Kawashima,

when you first saw me, you must have been thinking 'delinquent,' right?

It's not just that I look like I have a bad character, but strangers walking

down the road even talk about me behind my back. You still have it easy,

because in any case people call you cute and the like when they look at

you."

Ryuji said as he was bothered by what was happening with his face not liking it at all he did not disliked how most of his

face was looking but his eyes and how they looked that he did since it simply made him try to look like some one he was not

even if he had his serious moments but even so he was not what people belived him to be even if he tried to do his best

to try proving this to others who had opinions about him and how he was looking .

''that is some what true when it comes to Ami since there is no denying there but come on really is that what you trully

belive that you are a thug or something like that cause you are not a delinquint since you are not acting like one as you

are not in to gangs or trying to do any sort of shady stuff other than being to excited about house chores and cleaning

i mean i don't think about you like that nither is Kitamura who is your best friend and also not to mention your mom who is

the coolest and awsome if not amazing woman i had ever had the pleasure of having to meet and not to mention that even

Taiga is not thinking like this about you and we know how she is isn't it ?''

Naruto said as the duo listen to him now Ami being amused as she heard what he was saying since this was so funny

hearing how Ryuji was defended by his friend something that was some what wierd in a guy sort of way for her but she

some what understood that the duo must get along quite well from how things were standing and she did not trully saw the

duo as being thugs or delinquints she was not sure about Naruto especially with what he was doing and how he actead

after they have meet but she noticed that at the very least he had troubles so she accepted this much not wanting to pry

when it was no need even if she had been some what ripped a new one because of him even if he was straingely talking

and most likely seeing some one else but now as she brought some part of her past she was starting to see a bit why

perhaps the guy might be able to see who ever it was as he looked at her since she knew she was a twisted person not

liking this one bit from how she had explained things to the duo as they heard her out not having much to try doing so

they could try passing the time right now other than trying to talk instead of being bored while waiting for something to

happen so they could move if it was posible as this would be boring if nothing were to happen soon enough .

''Uzumaki has a point about you Takasu since you can try putting on a cute face."

"How would I do that?"

"Try this. While seriously believing 'I am cute~! So very cute~!', do this."

She brought both hands up to her face with her index fingers extended,

narrowed her eyes with a gentle smile, and tilted her petite head prettily.

Thinking to himself, 'Do it, don't regret it now', Ryūji tried to pump himself

up,

"Like this?"

Following her example, he tried smiling.

"…Buh!"

Ami coughed up the coffee she had been in the middle of drinking.

Looking distressed for a while, she continued to cough vigorously,

"…~,…Wh,…Geh…Ta…Taka…, cough, cough!"

''hey take it easy try to breath so you would not choke here let me help if you can't try doing this on your own .''

"…I know exactly what you want to say. Actually, I already knew even

beforehand."

Desperately holding her mouth with the handkerchief she had grabbed,

Ami was on the verge of tears. Her face had turned red from coughing,

she was leaning against the table for support, and she seemed to be

having trouble breathing, but she nevertheless was somehow able to point

at Ryūji,

"S, scary…Cough…It's almost…a horror attraction!"

"Okay, I already said I knew that!"

Her reaction was pretty much what he expected, but still, he really felt

hurt. He wasn't saying this because he was hurt, but,

"…I just want to tell you, but you were doing the same kind of thing, you

know. You might have cute looks, but essentially, the way you act scary

and almost horrifying is just about the same."

''i have to agree with Ryuji on this since you trully are scary well more like nasty don't try taking this the wrong way but

please what we saw the other day at the familly restaurant and from then and even yesterday it shows quite well that you

are a nasty kind of person you don't really mean to try harming others but really hiding behind a mask like that is not

trully good either since it is simply wierd and makes you look more like a fake person instead of some one real .''

"Haa~, thought I was going to die! No way Takasu-kun, just how was that

anything like me at all?!"

Kahaha…Considering how she laughed amusedly and called him 'that', he

was unable to stop with only that much.

"It's the same. I don't want to say it, but when you changed all of a sudden

yesterday, it was ten minutes of horror. Not the part where Kawashima

suddenly got angry, but afterwards, when you acted like you were

perfectly fine."

As expected, he didn't mention that he knew about her true character from

the first time they met, but-No, he might just have said too much already,

but it was already too late to take everything back. Now that he had said

this much, he wasn't going to stop until he had said everything he needed

to say.

as Naruto simply stared bringing up that incident and the one before the other day now all being out in the open and the

two had to try confronting her on this so that she would try stoping acting like she was able to try fooling others for no

good reason when this was not holding as they saw how she trully was instead of the image that she tried to let and make

others want to see so that she could try fiting in instead of being looked down for how she was acting that being more

better in away instead of being a fake kind of person when the small group she was some what part of at the moment

knew how she was to begin with there being no reason to try faking what was happening right now for her own needs that

were not trully much as they were small if nothing else .

"You should cut the act. Everything will quickly be exposed. I don't know if

you think that act you put on is cute or something, but if you were to see it,

it's not something you'd feel good about."

He ended up going that far in his speech,

"…Kawashima…?"

''Ryuji that is enough i think Ami is geting this in fact i think she understood this for a very long time isn't it look you don't

have to tell us a thing i mean being a model and all that it must be really stressfule especially when you have to try dealing

with diferent people and even now with what is happening i get why you are doing this but even so at the very least try to

consider how other people might think if they were to try finding that your mask is a fake you all ready have a close

group of friends isn't it so maybe if you could show them how you trully are even if this is not good or what ever i bet that

they might accept you at the very least in time since there is no need for people to know other than those close to you

since they are more important than anything else other than the rest of those other people who are your fans cause they

don't trully know you like this wierdo who is after you he dose not know a thing about you since he only cares about the

image and not the person that is behind this so maybe you should try giving this some small though that is all i m trying to say and nothing more ok ?''

He had said too much after all, probably-He finally looked at Ami's

expression.

Ami remained smiling,…with an artificial, angelically gentle smile, she was

staring at Ryūji. Without showing any signs of emotional instability, she

was forcing her whole face into a smile.

"Is this about yesterday? What?-That stuff you're saying, it's as simple as

breathing for me. I'm not going to back down if it's just this, you know?"

Ryūji wasn't even sure whether the look she was directing straight at him or Naruto

was cold or hot. There was only one thing he was sure of: no matter what

he tried to say or what words he used, nothing would reach this girl past

her iron mask.

"You know, I can't get along without this face. I know that myself the best."

"U…mm…"

He didn't know how to respond. However, it didn't look like Ami was really

expecting any sort of response. She continued speaking while still smiling.

"Whether or not there's any meaning or value, that kind of thing and how

things are remain two separate matters. I'm pretty sure there wasn't any

yesterday. No meaning or value. What happened was…Maybe I was just

feeling negative because of that annoying midget? That midget's face

when she's sticking near Takasu,and also you Uzumaki it's too amusing. The only reason I

mention it is because it makes me want to act recklessly like that…The

tadpoles were outside my expectations though."

"…Sorry, I kind of…I don't really understand, but…Did I say too much?"

''nope not at all since you simply spoke the trough so you really don't like Taiga huh ? well like i've told you the two of

you are really similar to how me and my brother have been acting when we are kids and even now even if we have split i

don't know were that idiot kind of is or what is he up to these days but i m sure he is about to try planing his next move

and i have a very good ideea on what he might try to do next if a certain person might try geting to him that is if he did not

even managed all ready starting to tell him things that he should know so he could make him hate even more and try

using that hate to try destroying everything including our home because of what had happen in the past .''

Naruto said as he was simply honest as him and Ryuji heard what Ami said now understanding more or less why she had

to wear a mask even if this was not really needed to be said and be brought out more than what was needed since she

was trying to hide again for no good reason at the moment even if it was understanding why this was happening in the

first place still hearing him out and how he had talked about how himself and Indra did not get along at all bringing this out

once more as he had said this to the duo a few days back but did not trully elabortate to much on this he continued as

he thought about his way ward brother that was perhaps planing to either kill Itachi if he did not managed to do this all

ready his next target being the village and mostely who was behind what had happen in the night their familly had been

killed even if he did not knew much of what or how it had happen he did understood that the incident had happen

leaving his brother in their curent lives with a whole in his heart and a thirst for destruction that will not be filled till all will

be wiped away leaving nothing behind this being why he wished to try stoping him and why he was also suffering at the

moment since there was so much bad blood betwin them and broken memories besides their bond that had simply disolved

a long time ago that he could not trully take this so easily at the moment even if he understood what he had to do despite

not liking what was happening or how nor for what reason .

"Hmm? What are you talking about? Was Takasu not to mention also you Uzumaki speaking to me

about something? I don't remember, not~ at~ all."

As Ami's eyes turned wide as if she was mystified, Ryūji held his breath

for a bit. She was going to stubbornly continue hiding her real self, this girl.

"Come on, what's with that face? You don't need to think so hard. This,

you know, it's strategy. It's a strategy where saying weird things makes

people think about me…There's really no meaning in it."

"…Seriously, I just don't get you."

''what is there to get she is trying to simply turn this on her favore using reverse pshycollogy since we are some what

shaking her up at the moment and breaking through her defensease she is trying to turn this in to a diferent thing

wanting to make us try forgeting about this entier thing it is quite common if you want other people to not try minding

where they don't belong especially if some things that are sensetive are being breached at the moment isn't that right

Ami or am i wrong about this whole thing that i m telling about you right now ?''

When Ryūji said that, Ami cutely tilted her head and laughed some more

as if satisfied.

"Fine fine, it's okay if you don't. Come on, I'm an airhead after all."

If it's fine not to understand…If that's the case, then he seriously wouldn't

think about it anymore. Ryūji shrugged and looking at the two-sided

self-proclaimed airhead, he pretended to drink his coffee.

Eventually, he estimated at least ten minutes must have passed without

them really having a conversation. Ryūji's cell phone shook in vibrating

mode.

'"Hello, Takasu? We've got a bit of a problem. It looks like that guy wasn't

able to take any good pictures of Ami from where he was, so he gave up

and started reading manga while waiting for you guys to leave the shop. It

was no good having you guys go in there; could you go ahead and

leave?"'

"Yeah, understood."

Explaining the situation to Ami, they quickly put away their trays before

leaving Sudoba. It seemed like Kitamura and the others had confirmed

their exit from somewhere nearby.

'"Sorry. So just like we originally planned, travel northwest along the

highway and head to the park."'

"Roger…Kawashima, let's walk this way."

right away the trio began to walk side by side as Ami was with the two boys at the moment when suddenly just as they

were about to walk casually so they would not draw attention to themselves and give their curent position out to the guy

who was after them right now Kitamura right away began to talk not trully looking very good at the moment being troubelled

about something this not being good if something were to have happen with out them even knowing about this whole thing .

'"Also-I have one more unfortunate thing to report. We've lost Kushieda."'

"…Wha?!"

He instinctively stopped walking.

The one who thought this up? All ready? She left before they even did

anything?

After Ryūji unthinkingly yelled out in surprise ,Ami and Naruto looked at him seeing that he was not looking good for some

reason as they did not knew what had happen as he was talking over the phone with Kitamura at the moment when he

had told him this right now that being why he was so surprised not beliving what had even happen if he were to be honest .

even so she had her eyes widened…No good, if he didn't pretend things were okay, the stalker

guy might become suspicious.

"Wh,…why?"

'"She got a message from her work about an emergency, someone got a

cold and they needed help. She might have been in danger of being fired

because the guy who hired her was crying that if Kushieda didn't come, it

would be his neck, so while the guy was crying, she left the

battlefield…Kushieda said, let's meet again, and also that she was really

sorry…We lost such a good soldier…"'

Ryūji gulpingly held his breath. Minori had left the front lines, so then in

other words that meant,

"…T, then, right now, it's just you and Taiga by yourselves…"

''what Taiga and Kitamura are alone how is she i hope she is not freaking out is she since after what happen when she talked over the phone with me ?''

'"Aisaka is doing fine."'

"Le, let me speak with Taiga for a moment, it's an emergency!"

''hey Ryuuji let me speak with her since i have some things to freaking say to that air headed girl so she could not try thinking that she can do what she wants with me after the stunt she decided to pull on me not to long ago scarying me like that for no good reason .''

Naruto said as the group were walking towards their destination not wanting to be found but Naruto at the moment

as he heard what was happening more or less along with Ami now being ticked because of what she had told him before

entering the caffe wanted to try talking to her so they could clarify some things as he was not about to let her do what she

wished beliving she had any sort of right when this was wrong especially when she decided to go all crazy and creepy on

him for no reason simply making him feel like he had done something wrong even if this was not the time Ryuji sighing

gave his phone to his friend wanting to let the two talk about what had happen since this had to be solved some how

before things might end in a bad way for no reason as all was stupid if nothing else coming from the duo who were acting like this .

A second later,

'"…~"'

Breathing that seemed to be on the verge of tears without saying anything

was flooding the phone. It was Taiga.

''hey Taiga are you ok since you don't really look fine i know this is not a good time but we have to talk again look i don't

know what is happening with you or where did you came out with those wierd ideeas but you need to stop ok since i don't

want to simply make things betwin us look wierd for no good reason ok since we are friends and also neighborns so there

is no need or reason to try making things be so wierd because of some silly teasing ok ?''

"…U…Uh."'

She didn't seem okay-from what he had heard from her now Naruto was wandering what was even wrong with his friend

as she was talking at the moment and this was not good right now for he wished to stop with this wierd thing that was

happening betwin them that started all because of some silly thing that was not so important than them being friends that

being more important than anything else to him since having a friend was more better than having no one at all that not being

good for he did not liked this since he knew what it was to try being alone when you did not want this but it had to be done

because of diferent reasons not wanting to go back to the same side again while being in this diferent world wanting to

have some small group of friends at least for a while before having to go home so he could try fixing what was happening

there and end what had been started millenia ago betwin him and his brother this being all that was needed for him right

now than anything else .

''hey come on now try to pull yourself toghether ok ?''

'"…I'm,…I'm,"'

''are you feeling all right or something like that ? you can tell me if you want i won't be upset or something like that ok really so you don't have to worry about anything at the moment is that fine with you ?''

'' i m s sorry f for what i have said before you know since this was out of line back ther.''

Suddenly the call got cut short.

right away Naruto had a stunned expresion not beliving what had happen as in his mind he did not liked that the line just

disconected without a reason this not being good as this meant that something had happen to the duo this not being

the time for them as they were the only ones standing to just mess around and not try cathing this guy so they could try

ending this before trying to call it mostely a day and try to go home not wanting to stay more late than it could be needed right now .

"Hey, what's wrong? Wasn't that Yūsaku and the others just now? Bad

reception?"

"Y, yeah…For some reason it just cut out all of a sudden…"

"Why don't you try calling back from over here?"

Nodding at Ami's reasonable advice, he tried calling back, but all he heard

was, "The phone you are trying to reach is currently not available…". He

tried once more with no change, so with a sigh he returned the phone to Ryuji who was worried about what was

happening at the moment as he did not knew what really was happening none the less he took his phone back placing it on

his pocket as there was no use trying to use it to try reaching the others any way as it was a lost cause from how things

were looking right now .

"Can't get through? To Yūsaku and the others?"

''nope the conection had been cut off for some reason i mean Taiga was not looking good as she was about to apologies for

what she said to me but she suddenly stopped so this means that something had happen to her and Kitamura leaving only

us three trying to deal with what is happening now .''

"A, anyway, Kushieda left, and it seems like Taiga's not doing so

well…What the heck's going on, seriously…Maybe I'll try calling again. No

wait, maybe we're still out of range for reception…"

He noticed Ami suddenly stare up at him.

"…Wh, what?"

Ami didn't say a word.

Different from the look of fearing the stalking man, it was more like a gaze

that was trying to search Ryūji's inner self. Such a clear yet thoroughly

serene look made it hard for him to remain calm-

"Wh, what is it?"

"…Nothing special…"

With a breath and a faint smile, she relinquished him from that stare. He

felt like he had been saved.

"It's just that I was thinking. Takasu , you and Uzumaki really seem quite kind.

Especially when it comes to that kid."

Before he could ask her who she meant by that kid, his phone vibrated in

his pocket. It looked like they had finally gotten some reception as he

pressed the talk button,

"Hey."

'"Uh~…Uh~…"'

"…Ta, Taiga?!"

He instinctively pressed the phone against his ear with all his might.

Wondering just what happened on the other end of the line, he could hear

Taiga's sobbing voice.

"Hey, what's wrong?!"

'"Ki, Kitamura has…~"'

"Did something happen to Kitamura?!"

At those words,Ami and Naruto suddenly turned to look up at Ryūji's face.

'"Kitamura fell into a ditch!"'

"D,…A ditch?!"

'"Just now, we were shaken off at a crosswalk, and then when he ran

hastily to catch up, he ended up falling into a ditch in the gutter…Kitamura

got all messed up and he said to leave him behind…!"'

"Huh?!"

'"And, and then, I was told to go find a good spot and he made me take

the digital camera…~…Now, I'm all alone…!"'

While Ryūji was thinking this was ridiculous, he could hear on the other

end just faintly…Aisaka~, be careful~…That faraway voice definitely

belonged to Kitamura.

'"…Ooh, just what the heck am I doing this sort of thing for, I don't even

know…"'

"D, don't cry! Umm, that's right…Y, yeah…Anyway, ummm."

'"Ah!"'

"What happened?!"

Halting his steps reflexively, he held his breath. Just now, Taiga had

screamed.

'"…Oh,…There was a sign…"'

Hearing her calm voice, he started to relax for the moment thinking

everything was okay, but,

'"I fell into a ditch too. Today is just, horrible…My whole body's messy, the

camera's messy too…The plan's a failure, I'm ending the transmission."'

"Eh…Ehh?! Taiga?! Hey, Taiga!...She, she hung up…"

-What the heck?

Ryūji was struck speechless, just staring at the phone after the call had

ended. Just what did she mean by a ditch? Were there even any around?

Was it that easy to fall into one? A ditch, she said…A ditch…

"What's wrong with Yūsaku and the others?! Did something happen?!"

''i guess things were not looking so good so what really happen did the two fell down some were around the town

since i did saw in some parts as i wander around oh crap no don't tell me those two fell in one of those things i mean those

ditchease they fell didn't they crap this is not good in any sort of least well at least we are around so this means that we

can still try finding that guy and take him out when we will see him .''

Even if he didn't really get it, he had to try explaining it to her nevertheless.

Resolutely, Ryūji turned to bought Ami and Naruto who were worried about the duo as they did not knew what was

happening even if one did said what could had happen as wierd this whole thing was anyway for it was very silly in fact

as it had happen to them in such a wierd way none the less as they talked about this even if it was a little before cuting the transmision off in the end .

"…They were annihilated. Kitamura and Taiga both fell into a ditch."

"…Huh? A, a ditch?"

They stood there blankly looking at one another. It hadn't even been an

hour since they started and now the two who were remaining didn't have

any place to go anymore.

''

"…"

Ami's shoulders trembled. At almost the exact same time, Ryūji reflexively

turned around.

The stalker guy who had shaken off Kitamura and Taiga was standing

only a few meters away. He most likely hadn't even considered the

possibility that he had been marked earlier; his face looked calm as he

held a cell phone in one hand, and he was making a face like

he was justgoing through his mail-But the camera flash indicator on his phone

continued to glow. He was probably taking video.

"L, let's go…"

Furrowing her brow, Ami dropped her earlier expression and started

moving forward swiftly. Somewhat confused, Ryūji also started running

with her, naively thinking that just maybe they wouldn't be followed, but,

"Wa…~, what the heck, this guy…"

Unabashedly, that man was running after them while holding up his cell

phone camera.

or he would had made it if Naruto had it not intervened and suddenly was standing in front of the guy much to the duo's shock as they did not understood what was he going to do right now .

''ok buddy stop it right there just who the heck do you think you are trying to harass my friends huh you think you are some sort of hot shot or what ever well listen here you idiot you are not some one like that so stop doing this kind of crappy wierd thing since it is not worth it got it ?''

''huh ah ahhhhh yo ar the guy fro th other day !.''

''yeah that is me and this is me finishing you off you jerk along with that camera of yours hey Kurama can you please lend me your chakra since i want to teach this jerk scum bag a lesson about not trying to mess with my friends and other people so he should learn his lesson if he would know what is good for him that is .''

Naruto suddenly and annoyingly said as the trio looked at him deep within his soul Kurama snorted but smirked lightly as he

wished to give the weakling a scare that he was going to piss himself if he were to face against his host and also himself

as a result right away the crimso chakra came out shocking the trio but scarying the stalker since he was starting to

shake seeing the bubbelly crimson chakra that was enveloping Naruto who had switched with Ashura as his

crimson blood slited eyes were bearing in to the stalkers eyes as the man was gluping seeing such a piercing intense

look at the moment being given from the same person who took him out .

suddenly Ashura despite not liking violence to much since he was a peacfule person by nature simply showing a frowining

cold look grabed the stalker by the scruff of his neck much to the man's scared expresion as he as trembeling acting like a

leaf at the moment while the duo were looking at this being awaed and also some what scared seeing that this was very

intense at the moment deciding to try not messing with what was about to happen so they would not be harmed for no

reason seeing how their class mate and friend was some what acting right now this not being anything to try joking

about when he was looking like that .

''listen here i do not know who you are or why are you trying to take pictures of Ami but this is stoping now do you

understand me for i do promise you if you will continue like this then i will come after you and drag you then bring you to

the police to deserve the punishmeant you trully deserve for your behavior as for your camera well sorry to say but it will

be gone like right now and nothing will be left of it so you better look closely and see what is about to happen and why

it should be wise to try turning yourself in for if you don't then i will not be held acounted for what will happen to you if you will refuse .''

Ashura said using his imposing will on the stalker who was all ready starting to cower in fear as he saw the ancient chakra

being who simply was not impressed as he looked at the human seeing some one who was just a cowered that could

not try to do the right thing but was preying on the weakness of other people who could not fight back as he talked simply

showing his cold side and showing he was going to break the human if he was not going to comply to what he had in mind

glancing at his camera shocking the man he saw much to his shock and also that of Ryuji and Ami how a crimson arm was formed as the cloak was around Ashura at the moment as this said arm that was crimso simply picked the camera up

brought it in front of the man and then began to crush if right in front of him shocking and stunning the man who was starting

to freak out and began to not only shake but almost about to cry but this was not over for once Ashura was done his eyes

and expresion shifted to such a scary almost terrefying degree that the man was about to almost pass out in fear

when he saw the shadows that were forming around Ashura as his face was mostely obscured this being bought mistical

in a way as it was scary seeing such a thing even more strainger was how behind him the trough seeking orbs

showed up starting to spin only the said spin was ominously instead of a simple spin that would offer confidence and even

comfort at the momet this being the oposite of this as the man was scared of what might happen to him especially when one

of the orbs at the silant comand of Ashura came very closer to the stalker who was frozen shaking in nothing but fear

whem he saw the said strainge mistical orb being so close to him when the said orb simply passed and grazed the man

touching him as he felt the simple emtiness of the said orb and how cold it was he could not take it right away he broke

starting to soile himself in fear as he began to cry not wishing to be killed by the ancient chakra who sure looked like he

was about to simply take his soul out from the realm of the living for darying to defy him only that this was just a warning

and not something like this as he was not his brother for if Indra would had stood in front of this man who was now a

broken mess he would had taken his head killing him with out carying much about the life that was going to be lost that not

being his problem but Ashura wished to only warn him as this had happen when the trough seeking orb returned to the spot

were the others were but the shadows and cold impasive uncarying look was still there not carying one bit about the

mess of a man that he made to cry and soile in a very embarising way that not being his problem as he was done

with what he had to say regurding what this man should not do if he did not wished to be on a ticket way towards the after life

that is not really wanting to care what excuses he had to have in front of him for the crime he was still doing not wanting to

stop mercy being out of the way for such people as they deserved nothing of the kind from him as he had enough of

this after millenia of seeing such people and many more not wanting to chainge simply making him realise that he should

not care any more and he was doing just this as it was happening at the moment even if it was cold how this was

happening that not being his problem or minded so much .

as this was over turning his back Ashura who still held the crimso cloak along with trough seeking orbs that were moving

behind him suddenly using once more the mental comand he let a diferent orb move from his back this one moving at such

blinding speed that it imbeded it self on the cement were the stalker had fell being scared about this at the moment the man

not understanding what was happening well he got his answere when the orb began to litterally drill if not look like it

was absorving part of the cement much to the gaping shocking mouth of the man who was cowering in fear even

more it was quite creepy how the orb was going after him stoping at his crotch and then moved around making circles

around as the cement was litterally absorved making the man scream and be very terefied as he simply fell to the ground

now prosternating before the ancinent chakra and was babeling in a crying mess to be left alone and also to be

allowed to live apologising for what he had done and that he was not going to try doing something like this again showing he was very sorry for what he did wanting to simply be alowed to just go and be left in peace .

Ashura as he heard the poor man wailing at the moment even if he did not liked what he was doing he decided to be stern

cold and impasive wanting to not simply fell in to the man's trap and simply leting him go without trully knowing for certain

that he was not going to chainge since such a person was perhaps not going to chainge if he was not meaning so he

simply allowed the trough seeking orb to mess with him and show him just how close to the end the man was going to be

not carying or minding if he was going to bring some one to near madness if they were to try learning a lesson .

as this was happening Ryuji and Ami saw what was happening with the man and how he was simply begging to

be left to go litterally crying at the moment as he was simply embarest and humiliated at the moment this being enough

even if this was hard to look to Ryuji at the very least this did not looked very well since he could not stand seeing the man

despite what he tried to do towards Ami and others simply ending like this begging for his life not wanting to die in a way

that could be thought off as being horried perhaps this not being right in any sort of way .

Ami even if she did not liked the guy or what he did she was no fan of what was happening at the moment for this was

torture to make the guy simply submit and try to never do something like this or he was going to be hunted and taken

out there being no second chances for a small moment she shivered at the way of thinking that Ashura was showing right

now showing he was cold rigide and impasive not carying one bit about a person who was litterally begging for his life while

she and Ryuji were looking at this showing he did not cared who was going to be watching if he were to do such things not

wanting to know just how far he was willing to trully go just to try making some one understand what was happening in a

small way she was annoyed at the transmigrant for acting like this since this was cruelty not something that could be called

justice as there was no sense or meaning of justice at the moment despite the intentions being there for this was proving

othewise right now instead of what was intended .

as Ashura let this continue for a few moments sighing as he realised that the bully had enough as he intended to let him go

and not finish him off after being scared like this not carying about his sniveling and wimpering nor begging to be left alone

so he could go he allowed the man just this but before that he wanted to make sure that the guy was going to understand

his lesson or he was going to find him some how and finish him there being no second chances from him as he showed

what kind of person he was wanting to harm others for his own twisted entertaiment so he now realised how this felt

even if he knew this was not something right nor any sort of justice in what he did but he realised that people did not trully

deserved this at the very least not the twisted ones who did not cared who they were harming or for what reason wanting

to show them how this felt on the other end so they could experiance how it was to simply be humiliated in a way if not

chased and simply reduced to being a victime that could not try to defend it self like what had happen to Ami and the

others that she had told the duo and her other friends this guy who did this now pitifully showing who he was reciving a

small tasted of what it felt when some one else was in control wanting to simply try taking his life like it was nothing reducing

him easily to a mess that should not be there so the second warning was being given when the adamantium chains were

brought up again shocking and simply making the stalker cower so much in fear that he was paddeling wanting to be as

far away as he could from the chaines that had thrown him to a diferent side of the town the other day not having forgoten

what had happen and seeing them again being embeded on the cement and how they began at will to move towards the

stalker as the cement was litterally being ripped apart as if something was being crushed and dragged along in a very

creepy manner the man who simply screamed and shreeked at the moment simply began to back away in fear wanting to

ran away from the said chains that were going after him .

only that he did not managed to get to far as the chaines reached and surounded him coiling around his body and

turned the stalker on his belly and then Ashura simply not carying one bit about what was going to happen to the man

much to the shocking expresions of his class mates who were seeing what was happening this being to much to even watch

they saw sadely how the man was simply trying to fight as he was litterally dragged to were Ashura was standing being

shroweded by the shadows even if his face was not seen the man was screaming and trying to claw managing to do this at

the cement much to the gaping shocking expresions of Ami and Ryuji who did not belived what was happening as the

man was not being left alone this being more than enough as this was not needed but Ashura did not cared what the two

humans were thinking wanting to simply punish the human who had dared to not stop when he had the chance there

being no mercy for him at the moment having to recive the punishment he felt that was needed this happening at the

moment as the man was dragged towards the shadows were the dark side was being showed as he screamed wanting to

fight against this but to no availe screaming from the top of his lungs showing he was scard if not beyond this really

being chilling and scary to the duo not understanding what was even happening and it was better for them to try not

understanding if they did not wished to see something like this happening again and see a side of Ashura that he did not

liked to show but it was showed especially now with what was happening though this did not lasted long for the man as

he saw the shrowed of darkness being simply scared nearly out of his mind screaming for a few good moments he was let

free but he again soiled himself as it had happen through this entier ordeal as he saw the impasive not cold but impasive

uncarying look that Ashura was showing towards him his crimson slitead blood eyes simply not minding what had

happen to him or what he had done this being of no use and irelevant to the ancient chakra who let him go as he had

made his point made clear not minding if the guy would not learn his lesson as he was going to ask Kurama or one of his

other friends and siblings trying to take over their shared body and go after the human so he could be finished off he were to

not learn from what had happen being simply done with a problem that did not wished to try stoping .

but as he impasively glanced at the human who after being let to walk free after his so called scare punishmeant was over

he simply had the sinking feeling that with what had happen and what might start haunting his dreams from now on if this

were to be a result of what had happen to him at the hands of the ancient chakra then he knew that this was not going to

happen for a while and also there was evidence of what he did even if there was also evidence of what had happen to

him but if the guy was smart he was perhaps going to try keeping his mouth shut and if not well then he was going to

simply eliminate him this being simply plain as he was a shinobi after all and no shinobi worth their work and salt was

going to be leaving evidence behind that could pose problems for them but he was not worried about what had

happen since this was a problem that was not his to try dealing with as all was done and nothing was going to happen

to Ami or any one else from now on after what had happen to the guy who was behind this whole mess that had been started .

retracting his chaines and bringing his trough seeking orbs back the shrowed of darkness that was around Ashura had

vanished as well leaving him standing in place he sighed now that the entier thing was over he did not liked what had

happen nor what he did to try making that guy simply give up seeing were he was wrong about this as what he did was no

better than what Indra was most used to try doing but he understood why he had ended like this since after millenia's

of simply war with no end he did became cold and detached in some ways about the world wanting to simply end what

was happening betwin himself and Indra so he could try moving on and then try to live his life again instead of being a

soul that was not able to trully rest in a proper way being forced to fight for no reason ending in a way being similar to

Kaguya and Indra as he was showing he was just as cold and crule as they were this being showed even at the moment

when he could had stopped but decided against wanting to punish a simple person who was wrong and nothing else .

not wanting to try thinking about this he sighed leting Naruto take charge so he could go and clear his head at the moment

after what had happen not wanting to try dealing with anyone at the moment since he knew what was going to happen and

he was not going to be making excuses to the duo who had seen what he was able to do and how he had simply nearly

tortured some one just so they could stop what they were doing this not being good in any sort of way if he were to be

honest about this whole thing that had happen .

''sorry about this guys but i guess this is over for now so well maybe we should not try sticking around for no good reason so well i guess i will see you two later ok ? if then this is fine since i m gonna go now if is that good with you so well bye for now at the very least any way .''

Naruto said as at the moment he had a fake expresion as he started to smile nervously after what had happen not really

wanting to give any sort of explinations to his friends who had seen what he had done understanding that they had any sort

of reason for trying to ask what he was up to after seeing something like that as it was scary but he was in no way

about to start talking so not wanting to face them he simply walked away as he left his friends alone who were very

confused not geting what had actually happen this not being something they wished to see for they wanted to know what

had happen to him that had made him make a guy nearly beg for his life wanting to be let to go and also trying to live

instead of being finished off for no good reason but this was not about to happen so the duo simple remained in place

wandering what was up with the transmigrant that simply chose to some what ran away instead of trying to confront

what had happen perhaps for his own reasons that the two did not knew about not being able to do much they shrugged

not really liking what had happen or that their friend simply chose to walk away or more like tried to ran away instead of

talking with them despite what had even happen so without having much to do the two simply walked away from the spot

were the man who had tried to stalked Ami was stopped and almost scared half to death being nearly about to be ended by

Ashura who wished to stop the guy from what he was doing the hard way not carying what he was about to do as a result

is the means were going to give results this happening even if now he simply chose to walk away even if it was Naruto who

had chosen to try doing this instead of himself as he would had confronted the situation instead of just walking without

giving any sort of reason regurding what had just happen at the moment after something like that was seen to them .

with this the duo simply walked away as they were quite shaken up now ending up in the small apartament were Ami

was still shaken up by what had happen along with Ryuji after what they had seen this being with good reason for they did

not even belived that something like that meaning some one was litterally almost scared to death after having it's camera

destroyed and then made to beg for his life this being scary even now after what was being seen by the duo who did not

saw something like this even being posible but it had straingely happen even if this had been done to try helping

Ami as she was greatfule for this even if she did not knew how to feel regurding seeing some one being tortured half to

near death not that she would had not try to do something like this for she had in mind to simply scare the crap out of the

guy who had stalked her for this long the simple thought of this was making her trembel at the moment from what Ryuji

was seeing as he saw she was shaking up starting to tear up at the same time because of what had happen but he did not

knew what she was even thinking right now this being the problem that was at hand when it came to what had happen right now .

"My, my fingers won't let go~."

Ami spoke in a crying voice and looked up at Ryūji. Her fingers that were

gripping Ryūji's arm had stiffened up, and now she seemed unable to

remove them by herself.

"Ease up, it's fine if you do it slowly."

They were in the 2DK Takasu residence that was being gently lit by the

setting sun. Sitting on the warm tatami mat, Ami desperately concentrated

on calming her breathing while closing her eyes.

It was a good thing that they were able to break the stalker's fascination,

but-They had been walking along the sidewalk when, as they turned the

corner, Ami suddenly fell to her knees. She explained,

"That…That was so

scary!"

Her body had trembled and her eyes had become teary before her

nervousness made her completely stiffen up, so she had to hold onto

Ryūji as she walked since she couldn't even stand on her own. She was in

a sorry condition that she couldn't handle alone, where even her parched

lips had started to tremble.

Once they made it out of the park, the Takasu residence was nearby. So

lending her his support, he had taken her to his house.

"Yasuko, that idiot, where did she go?"

Having made Ami sit down on the cushion in the living room and now

standing in the kitchen, Ryūji looked troubled as he scanned the silent

household. He seriously hadn't thought there would be no one around. If

he had known that it would be this way, he would have called a taxi and

sent Ami home. To bring a crying girl to his empty house, that kind of thing

wasn't like Ryūji at all. Even if it was a girl who wasn't crying, it would

probably still be impossible. Taiga? She was a special case.

Anyway, trying to calm Ami down, he put a little honey into some milk he

had heated on the stove and brought it over to her.

"Th, thanks…"

"There's plenty more if you want seconds. If you don't like sweet things,

then tea or coffee…Well, you just drank coffee a little while ago, didn't

you?"

"…Don't worry, this is fine…"

Taking a sip, Ami finally gave one long sigh.

"It's delicious…Hey, can I add some more sugar?"

"I've only got honey, if that's okay."

She nodded, and he carefully poured some honey into the cup she was

holding. As he was stirring the milk with a spoon, Ami's lips finally shifted

into a faint smile.

"…How unexpected. Takasu-kun, do you drink this kind of stuff?"

"No, not really. But Taiga likes to drink this sort of thing."

After he accidentally said that, Ryūji noticed Ami was looking up at him.

"…Taiga. Takasu, you and Uzumaki always call Taiga Aisaka by her first name,

don't you?"

"I just say it because it's too strange to act differently...the same gose for Naruto i guess since he is not one to be so

formal when it comes to things like these this being why those

two get along so well from how things are seeming to look up

so i don't really see this as much of a problem if you want to know .''

It wasn't really an excuse; that is, there wasn't any reason to try and come

up with an excuse-It was more of a preface.

"We happen to live next to one another, and she lives alone, and with just

my mother and me, it's practically like living alone, so…Well, some way or

another…Things like helping with chores…Eating meals together...It's kind

of like we've become siblings…"

"…Fuu. Is that so?"

He wasn't sure if she really understood or not, but Ami didn't ask anymore

about it,

"This is seriously tasty. I'll have to try this at my house next time."

Holding the cup of hot milk flavored with honey in both hands, she

continued to take her time drinking it in small sips.

"How are you feeling?"

Simply swiveling her eyes upwards at his questioning voice, she shyly

smiled while keeping the cup to her lips. Then, she suddenly turned off to

the side,

"Ah man…I'm so embarrassed! Even after I had thoroughly decided! Or so

I had thought at least…After all, I still ended up falling apart and

trembling."

"I think that's only natural. You know, I, the moment you started running at

him, I was pretty much trembling already. Seriously, you were really lucky

that he didn't do anything violent."

"…Sorry."

Ami finally turned around and placed the now empty cup onto the dining

table. Her face was tinted orange by light from the setting sun, and her

light brown eyes were similarly turned a transparent amber.

"I can hardly believe it myself...It would have killed my mom if she found

out about me doing something so risky. Just maybe, it might have been

Taiga Aisaka's influence? Yesterday when we were at the river bank, I

saw her easily chase away that stalker creep…So, I quickly became

embarrassed about how I had been so frightened. Somehow…It kind of

felt like I was losing to her or something…"

"…Taiga's not really what I would call normal, so I don't think you should

be using her as your standard."

"The Palmtop Tiger. Right? I heard from Maya-chan and the others…Fufu,

it's too perfect, that name. Maybe if I compete with the Palmtop Tiger,

even I could strengthen myself a bit."

"…Kawashima, you're already a tough enough girl to begin with."

"Me, tough? Haha, I'm just twisted. I'll even say it myself, but Ami-chan is

a seriously twisted person, black to the core, an ill-mannered

girl-Takasu-kun probably also thinks so, after

yesterday…Maybe even

earlier than that. I probably can't change your opinion anymore anyway."

Shrugging her shoulders, Ami smiled, but it wasn't the same as the façade

she would usually wear. Her eyes were lively with a hint of arrogance, her

mouth had a slight twist that might have seemed cruel, and there was no

trace of that angelic purity. Instead, she was sly and merciless, seeming

really bad as her expression was thoroughly embedded with a pride that

didn't care about anyone, and yet,…it was beautiful. Just as strong as his

desire to criticize her was a feeling of attraction-

"Ah…I had forgotten. About those two who had fallen into ditches."

"If Yūsaku's there, they'll be fine."

That's not necessarily true. But looking at Ami's expression, even after he

had finally remembered about those two, his worry was slowly vanishing.

Her smiling face eventually began to stiffen, and Ami calmly held her

breath. It seemed like she was dealing with an indistinct pain.

"…That girl, she's a good kid, isn't she?"

"By that girl…Do you mean Taiga?"

Without answering him, Ami hung her head.

"…Like with that stalker guy from just now…It's easy to

become liked by a

guy like that. Since I'm made out to be cute in the pictures and on

television, most people would come to like me…Because, come on,

Ami-chan is super cute."

She said the last part jokingly, but Ryūji didn't feel like laughing. Seeing

the stiffness of Ami's face as she stopped speaking, he just couldn't bring

himself to laugh.

"…In the same way, it's just as easy to be hated. You say that the

Ami-chan you guys normally see isn't really me,…that I should be my

natural self. But if I do that, you'll all come to hate me."

Without thinking about it, Ryūji had turned away from her eyes that were

full of self-derision. She looked pitiful and he couldn't bear to watch-if he

were to tell her something like that, she'd probably feel even more hurt.

"…Come on, don't say such a thing."

"But it's true. It's like with that guy just now. It's difficult to like me when I'm

being myself. That's all. So that girl…I'm jealous of Taiga Aisaka. She

doesn't hide her feelings even a little. And despite her recklessness,

Takasu-kun doesn't hate her at all. That's kind of,…no, that's really vexing.

Because I wanted to see her feeling vexed, I tried to steal Takasu-kun

from her, but I totally wasn't able to do it. That was a first. Why was that? I

wondered. Ami-chan is cuter, so why? How was Ami-chan not better? Isn't

such a pattern impossible? Isn't it unacceptable? So like that…she's

different from me?…I wondered…I guess I was feeling jealous of her."

Ryūji inconspicuously sighed.

So Ami was feeling jealous of Taiga like this. Taiga was jealous of Ami, to

the point where she had even huddled down and sobbed all alone. They

each coveted what the other one possessed. It was probably because

they felt that way that they couldn't get along with one another. Their

feelings would always be in conflict, so to have a kind and cuddly

relationship like the one Taiga and Minori shared, such a thing would be

absolutely impossible. There was really no helping that. Definitely.

However, there was only one thing that he wanted to say on behalf of

Taiga. It was regarding the part that Taiga, who had been described as

'not hiding her feelings', hadn't made known to anyone besides Ryūji along with Naruto and

was desperately trying to change.

"…Kawashima, you have Kitamura, don't you?"

"Yūsaku?"

"That guy, he really worries about you and treats you dearly. I'm sure he'd

accept you for who you are; he even went so far as to fall into a ditch for

you, after all."

"…You're right. But…Yūsaku is a no-go."

A bit of her hair shifted for that moment, hiding Ami's face from Ryūji.

"Yūsaku already has 'one girl he really likes' after all."

"…Eh?"

His thinking stopped.

Ryūji suddenly remembered who Kitamura had confessed to

almost

immediately after being admitted to the school-Taiga. However, Kitamura

had clearly told Taiga that they should just remain friends. Regardless of

whether or not Taiga accepted that, there didn't seem to be any indication

that she was the girl he liked. At least, not presently. So then who was it?

If it was someone close, then Minori? Or maybe Maya? Or possibly-

"Takasu-kun…"

Startled, his heart jumped.

Bending down like a cat, Ami had silently brought her face up close. He

could smell milk on her breath, and unable to even look her in the face, he

tried crawling backwards. However, his back almost

immediately ran into

the wall.

Ami didn't move any closer.

Instead of getting closer, she seemed to be slowly drawing him in with her

moist amber eyes-

"…Takasu-kun, if I, showed you the real me…what would you do?"

"W, what, you say."

"…Would you, fall for me?"

The world fell silent.

Ryūji's leg inadvertently hit the dining table, and amidst the silence, the

empty cup rolled onto the tatami mat.

The distance between their two faces, all that separated them was five

centimeters.

Leaving it as a joke at the last moment, Ami's lips finally upturned into a

smile.

"-No~t, I was joking. Did I make your heart race?"

…Or at least, it should have been.

"Oh my…"

To consider it all a joke, it seemed like only the two who were directly

involved would accept that. At the sound of several filled plastic bags

being dropped onto tatami mat, Ryūji nearly jumped.

Turning around reflexively, Ami ended up on top of the lower half of Ryūji's

body.

Reflexively facing the same way, Ryūji was holding her waist calmly.

"…Yacchan…Could this have been on purpose?...That is…When I went

shopping and while Kitamura-kun and Taiga-chan had fallen into

ditches…So then…Umm…A~h, what should I do?!"

In a pose resembling Munch's The Scream, Yasuko had both her hands

against her natural face and was bending her body restlessly back and

forth.

Behind her in the entrance hall drenched with muddy water, Kitamura

looked horrible as he pushed his twisted glasses up the bridge of his nose

and was standing using a wooden sword as a crutch.

The similarly drenched Taiga-

"…No way…"

Taiga was being carried on Kitamura's back, and with only that, she fell

silent and just had her eyes wide open.

In the corner of the room unheeded by anyone, Inko-chan who had

unexpectedly seen everything was lightly shedding feathers from all over

his body.