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Iji laughed, then crawled out of the water and stood up, shaking the water off herself.
"Gah! I feel cold now!" She complained, gripping her arms tightly and shivering to prove it. |
"We'll at least you SMELL BETTER." Hatake Neko snickered.
She relaxed against a fallen tree with her arms behind her head, while begining to think. 'I wonder what time sensei wanted me home...i'm already in enough trouble for being with this girl, i'll probably get into more trouble for being in the river nyuu. Not only that, but i disobeyed him when i left the forest to come here...' "I'll go home later..." She sighed, but then turned it into a fake grin. "I've gotta dry off or else it'll be obvious I was with you nya." |
Iji nodded, secretly taking a whiff under her arms by stretching them over her head to see if the cat girl was right...
Indeed, she did smell much better. More like water (duh) rather than a dead animal. "Good idea..." She murmured at last, then yawned. "Say, what would your sensei DO if he found out ya hung out with me, hmm?" She wondered curiously. |
Hatake Neko stretched "Well...first he'd lecture me...then he'd--"
"Koneko." A voice murmered. She shot up, gasping. "N-no!" "Sa...You've been naughty, Koneko chan. Disobeying sensei, wandering off, and being with a criminal? I thought I taught you better. Tsk tsk." She turned around, without a doubt, her sensei was behind her. "Th-that! No!" "No more lying." He shushed her. "Pakkun," Kakashi whispered. "Yes Kakashi?" A small brown pug appeared. "What's up?" "Ninja Pack Defensive Formation, 2B." He winked, moving closer to Hatake Neko. Pakkun ran up and growled at Iji, showing his teeth. "Move an inch, and you're facing death via blood loss." "Master..." Hatake Neko bowed. |
Iji practically jumped when the jounin seemed to magically appear. The dog was no surprise afterwards, however. Iji looked at it with her signature expression; crinkled nose and mouth twitched in a crooked sneer.
"Greaaat." She drawled sarcastically, but decided against finishing her sarcastic remark and stayed quiet. After all, she wasn't fond of dying because of blood loss. Actually, she wasn't fond of dying PERIOD. |
"Koneko." Kakashi sighed, raising his hands. "Up."
"Hai..." She said quietly, slowly rising to his hand motions. Pakkun watched Iji closely. His eyes fixed on his target. "You're not going anywhere, thief." Kakashi grabbed Hatake Neko by the hand and brought her over to Iji, "You've made friends with her? Even after my precautions?" "I......I-I..." She began to break down. "I'm... s-sorry sensei..." Kakashi sighed, looking the Iji girl in the eye. |
Personally, Iji didn't see it as a totally bad thing. She'd never steal from the Neko girl, or the jounin. The girl gave her food, for Kami's sake! And of course, the copy-nin was... Well, you get it. When the jounin moved, his gaze dropping toward her eyes, she immediately dropped her eyes to the ground, crinkling her nose again and wondering if the jounin was ever going to give her the opportunity to run off to find a nice tree to sleep in. She was exhausted from swimming and the fall from the previous tree.
"Hmmmph..." Iji mumbled, hoping that this Neko wasn't going to be in as much trouble as it seemed... And herself, as well. |
"Maaa..." Kakashi looked at Hatake Neko. "...How close are you to her?"
She rubbed her eyes with her sleeve. "I-I--..somewhat close..?" "Somewhat? I don't believe you're telling me the truth, Koneko chan." "We're...f-friends..." She bowed her head in embarrassment. Kakashi nodded. "Yes...from what I witnessed, it seemed that way." Hatake Neko looked up. "W-witnessed?" "I watched you two, Koneko. Your actions against this girl. Personally, I don't know weither to be proud of your kindness ...or to be ashamed of your lack of sense." She rubbed her eyes once more, staying silent. Pakkun sighed, he hated these sappy lectures. |
Iji raised a curious eyebrow, pushing her lips into a famous pout. Was this common with the two? And, did if he know her for her reputation, how come he just said 'this girl' or 'her'? It was a bother and she was getting sleepy... And slightly embarrassed in being caught up.
"Erm, do I have to stay here?" Iji blurted, immediately feeling dumb for saying it so quietly. She usually had a big mouth and was a little louder than just a feeble grumble. |
"Ahh...Of course you do," Kakashi laughed, "You're a criminal. Its my job as a jounin shinobi to arrest you."
Hatake Neko gasped, hugging the silver haired nin, "No...master, dont do that...! ...Please...nyuu..." Kakashi studied her, she was shivering. Clearly she was more afraid of him than the criminal standing before them. How pathetic. He sighed, snapping his fingers. "Pakkun, decease formation." "Yes sir." Pakkun said, poofing back to his original postion. "You're free, however...I request you do something for me before you go." He said to Iji, interest in his voice. |
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