" i had a moment of free time " he says it offhandedly, but free time was not a luxury he'd had in a /long/ while and he finally had the chance to go check on those that /mattered/ " figured you'd appreciate a visit? " actually he will /always/ doubt the welcome she and the konoha flowers gave him.
“you act like you’re not important to me,” the words are off her tongue before she even has a chance to rein them and and she clears her throat. she doesn’t want to start a fight, not now. her head tilts upwards and she takes him in, drinking him in. he’s definitely a sight for sore eyes. “i always want you to visit with me.” or live with her– marry her, it’s all the same really. she loves his company. “you should know that. i mean yeah, you drive me up a wall sometime’s but i do —” love you, want you, adore you, “value you.”
