The smell of Ichirakus ramen wafted across the street and I my stomach growled
Ino laughed "someones hungry"
I pulled back the curtain to enter, sitting there was Kiba, Naruto, and to my disappointment Sakura. Now don't get me wrong Sakura can be nice and shes pretty smart, shes helped me study for quite a few tests but she can be pretty annoying too.
"HEY YOU GUYS" Naruto basically shouts
I like him, he lost both his parents and everyone treated him meanly. When I was younger I would always try to be nice to him, we both did not have anyone to pick us up from the playground (well I did but Asuma was busy a lot) so we bonded over that, some days we would go and throw kunai knives or just eat some ramen. He is a pretty positive person and he doesn't give up, I like to learn from his character.
"Hey Naruto" I greet " excited for the Chunin exams?"
"You know it!" he laughs and goes back to his Ramen
"Isnt Asuma Sensai supposed to be helping with those? Isnt he still on a mission?" asked Sakura
I take off my shawl and sit down on a seat in between Kiba and Naruto
"yeah he is supposed to, I'm sure he will be back soon" Turning to order "one large miso ramen with extra pork please!" they nod
"so wait," I ask, making everyone turn and look at me "how many of the rookies from here are going? I know my team and Ino's and Naruto, Kiba are you going?"
he nods "Kurenai waited till the last minute to sign us up, she wanted to make sure Hinata perfected her new move before then"
Ino leans forward to grab a pair of chopsticks "Team Guy is going too, what new move was she working on?"
My ramen slides in front of me and I give thanks for it
"It's an awesome move for sure but I wont say more then that, I'm sure you guys will see it soon" kiba lifts his chopsticks to blow on his noodles
I break off my chopsticks "I've been doing some medical training but I haven't gotten very far with my shields" I huff, Ino laughs, shes been helping me train with Ronin these past few weeks
////////A/N did I forget to mention her Jutsu? It's where she can throw up small shields of chakra to stop attacks and if she trys they can expand or blend in with her surrounding for hiding/////
"I think Sayuri has had more medical training to practice on herself during our shield training then she does during her medical training" she laughs, winking so I know she's not being mean but just stating a fact
rolling my eyes I answer "Ronin threw those Kunai pretty fast and I only saw the ones with paper bombs on them" i huff before adding "And I thought we were practicing with my shields from the waist up so when two Kunai ended up in my legs of course I was surprised"
"His face was so funny" Ino laugh reenacting his face "he was like 'oh my goodness Sayuri I'm so sorry I didn't mean too are you ok?' then my girl is over there pulling knives out of her leg and her hands are glowing and she's like 'yea yea I'm ok nothing to worry about here'"
I shake my head 'she made me sound so tough where in reality I was yelling curses at Ronin while he gently pulled the knives out and then I healed them'
"I'm just gonna rely on mainly weapons, it would be sooooo embarrassing if I did that and got hurt in front of everyone" I laugh taking a bite of my Ramen
"oh Sayuri" kiba laughs "are you just gonna start throwing shurikans at someones attack and have that protect you?"
I nod "chances are it'll take them out too then problem solved" i laugh and he shakes his head, smiling
I finish my Ramen and push the empty bowl back
"I should go, I haven't packed yet" I stand up
Ino yelps "me either! and I heard it lasts for days!" she waves a goodbye and takes off towards her home
I laugh "its unlike her to forget" I wrap my shawl loosely around my shoulders
"I'll walk with you" Kiba said, jumping up "I live pretty close to you"
I nod "see y'all" to Naruto and Sakura
once we go past the curtains it seems to get a billion degrees colder, I suck in a breath and clutch my shawl tighter around me
something warm slips on over my shoulders "here take this," Kiba said softly "you look cold"
'he's given me his coat! it's warm, and smells good...'
"thank you Kiba" I say moving the collar of the coat closer to my face to hide my blush
he nods, shoving his hands in his pockets "I don't want you to be cold"
'what do I say now???' I internally panic
"How's Akamaru doing? I haven't seen him today?" I question
Kiba's eyes light up "oh he's doing great, he's resting right now we have been working on a new attack and it's sorta worn him out but he will be fully recovered before tomorrow" he stops, thinking "hopefully"
Before I could ask what was wrong he goes "he's a big dog I would hate to have to carry him to the Chunin exams, also he's started eating more so I have to carry more Ninjadog food"
I laugh but start to feel very awkward as the time goes on and he doesn't say anything
'should I say something? what should I say?' no sooner had I thought that then we stopped right in front of my house
I turn to him and look up "Thanks for walking me home Kiba"
"my pleasure, see you tomorrow don't forget to pack" he winks and walks away
i laugh and roll my eyes there was one time when I misunderstood what Sensei said and had to turn back home and pack quickly 'Ronin or Norio must've said something'
I open the door to see Asuma sitting at the small dining room table, his eyes focused on the papers in front of him
I shut the door, "How'd the mission go?"
he nods "pretty good" he takes a sip of his tea "ready for tomorrow?"
"nope" I said popping the 'P'
he chuckles rolling his eyes "let me guess, you haven't packed?"
"nope, you know me" I lean my arms on the chair across from him
I was just about to ask him if he would like a refill on his tea when he asks "whos jacket is that?"
I look down 'oh no I'm still wearing Kiba's jacket, I meant to give it back, I hope hes not cold'
"oh its Kibas, he uh walked me home from Ichirakus, it's sorta cold out" I sort of stumble out
"that was nice of him" and from the way he said it I couldn't help but wonder what he meant
"sit down" he gestured to the chair in front of me "I've been putting this off"
I sit down "putting what off?" I ask
"talking to you about boys" I look at him quizzingly he sighs, rubbing his face with one hand and continues "there comes a time in everyone's life when they start to take an interest in people and they umm" he pauses "they like these people better then friends and ummm" he breathes in "this is weird" he says
I nod "I think you are talking about crushes" I say "I had one of those a few year ago"
"I knew about that" he sighs again "man I am bad at this, what I meant to say is there is gonna came a time when you want to start dating"
I fiddle with the hem of the jacket 'whats he getting at?'
"and you have to be careful who you date and who you let into your heart, that Kiba kid seems like a pretty ok guy-"
I interrupt him "Oh it's not like that at all, no no no we are friends he was just being friendly I don't think he likes me like that"
Asuma raises his eyebrows but doesn't continue and I have another thought
"thank you Asuma for trying to talk to me about this, I know you are trying to be a good father figure for me and I just want you to know I appreciate it" I get up and go behind his chair to give him a hug
"Youre welcome, just know I'm here for you ok?"
I nod "now I gotta go pack before a forget"
I throw the coat on my bed before throwing myself on the bed 'Does Kiba like me like that?'
hey yall!!! another chapter up! and just a few hours after the last one. Next up, THE CHUNIN EXAMS