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Post by Luke on Jun 6, 2010 21:49:39 GMT -6
"He's too busy being grumpy, of course." said Toshiro with a slight nod. "Though, I'm sure he won't be in too bad of a mood, eh?" he asked after a moment. Takashi laughed, "This is Ashitaka's dad we're talking about." he said.
Sasuke walked over to Keiji and took the note. "Lunch at the Akisaka's." he said. He heaved a giant sigh and scratched the back of his head. "Just what I needed today. To look at Akisaka's goofy grin." He walked back over to his chair and sat down. "Though...I don't think we'll have much of a choice."
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Post by foxx on Jun 6, 2010 22:15:23 GMT -6
Ashitaka shrugged, considering things for a few moments. "Eh," he said finally, adding in a laugh; "He can be alright when he wants. He's not as bad as I make him sound." He paused, shrugging again. "Truth be told, he probably wants to do stuff like this more than he makes it known; ...if he ever would make it known."
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"Well, you aren't busy today," said Akane as she entered the room; "Doesn't look like any of us are; we might as well."
Hayai looked expectantly at the people, sitting quietly at Keiji's feet. "So shall I tell Ashitaka-san that your reply is yes?" he asked. Akane nodded, smiling at the fox. "Yes, Hayai. Thank you." "Think nothing of it. It's my job." Hayai turned and darted out the still open door, which Keiji closed behind him. "It's almost noon now..." the boy noted, looking from the clock to his parents; "Ashitaka must already be over there..."
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Post by Luke on Jun 6, 2010 22:34:27 GMT -6
Toshiro nodded. "I wouldn't doubt it." The man looked around the room and stood up. "It's close to lunchtime. People should be showing up soon..."
Takashi nodded. "And then the fun can begin!" he said.
Toshiro looked over at him and rolled his eyes. "Yeah. Fun!" he said.
Sasuke sighed slightly. "This is going to be a bother." he said, annoyed that he was going to have to look at Toshiro. "...I'll try my best not to strangle him today." he added after a moment.
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Post by foxx on Jun 6, 2010 22:59:46 GMT -6
A little while later...
"They're taking long enough," said Ashitaka with a slight laugh, leaned against the wall by the window and watching for his family; "My parents are usually pretty punctual."
"It's very pretty outside... How about we sit out there instead of indoors?" Sakura suggested, already moving things toward the door. Little Sayuri attempted to help, grabbing whatever her small hands could carry and following her mother like a shadow.
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Post by Luke on Jun 6, 2010 23:09:31 GMT -6
Toshiro and Takashi followed suit, grabbing what they could carry and taking it outside. Toshiro looked up at the sky and took a deep breath. "Great day indeed!" he said. Takashi nodded in agreement and looked off into the distance, attempting to see if anyone could possibly be on their way.
Oddly enough, a man in an odd orange getup was making his way toward he house. Naruto had apparently decided to take off his robe and hat for the day. "Hello over there!" he shouted, waving his arms wildly. He had a boy at his side who looked to be Keiji's age who looked just as excited as his father.
Takashi smiled, "Looks like they've started to show up!" he said.
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Post by foxx on Jun 6, 2010 23:35:50 GMT -6
Beside Naruto walked a woman with long dark hair and ghostly white eyes, and beside her was a younger girl that looked similar, though she had more of her father's face with such a large grin and proud eyes. "Yep... There's Kushina," said Ashitaka, tossing Takashi a glance and grinning happily; "It's been a while since we've seen her." Sayuri stood on her toes and placed something on a table before looking down the street where the voice had come. She smiled brightly and waved happily. "They came!" she said excitedly.
From the other end of the street came the other expected family, Akane at Sasuke's side with Keiji trudging along behind them, his hands stuffed in his pockets. "Keiji, please try and behave yourself today..." Akane muttered to her son, glancing over her shoulder at him; "Alright?" Keiji didn't answer, his gaze glued to the ground.
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Post by Luke on Jun 6, 2010 23:49:04 GMT -6
Toshiro waved back at Naruto. "Hello to you all as well!" he shouted. The moment he was in reach, he pulled Naruto into a hug. "It's been too long, friend." he said. Naruto nodded in agreement, a large grin plastered onto his face. "I know! But we'll make up for lost time." he replied. '
Takashi smiled slightly. "It has. We need to make it a point to actually keep in contact with her, Ashitaka." he replied to his friend. He took a few steps toward Kushina, his smile growing exponentially. "Kushina! You're looking as lovely as ever!" he stated. Pausing for a moment, he opened his mouth to speak yet again. "How have you been?" he asked.
Sasuke sighed at his son's quiet disposition. There was that unbearable attitude of his. Deciding to ignore it, he continued on. He waved slightly at the large group of people, but didn't say anything. Naruto looked over at him. "Sasuke! I was hoping you'd be here!" he said. Sasuke nodded, "Yeah. I figured as much." he said, smirking.
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Post by foxx on Jun 7, 2010 0:20:29 GMT -6
"Hey, Naruto," Sakura said pleasantly from the other side of the table, smiling brightly. She observed him for a few minutes, folding her arms. "All that paperwork getting to you?" she asked, laughing; "I'm not sure if you noticed that it was part of the job back then, ne?"
"Yeah, we do..." said Ashitaka, glancing at their parents; "Our parents keep in touch; we can, too." He fell silent as Kushina approached and smiled a bit bigger. "Great to see you again, Kushi-chan." The girl gave him a playfully cross look, rolling her eyes before turning to Takashi and smiling. "I've been good," she answered; "I've missed you two dopes, believe it or not."
Akane sighed lightly as her son didn't answer. Shaking it off, she looked back ahead, waving and smiling at their friends. I wasn't going to do anything... Keiji thought, looking upward only briefly at the group of people; Mother just automatically assumed I would do something out of line.
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Post by Luke on Jun 7, 2010 0:35:37 GMT -6
Naruto scratched the back of his head, laughing. "Yeah. It's tons of paperwork everyday." he said. He shrugged, "It's not so bad, though. I don't mind it so much." he added, still grinning.
"I'm glad that you haven't changed, Naruto. Or should I call you Hokage-sama now?" Toshiro asked, smirking slightly. Naruto's laughter continued, "Just call me Naruto, Toshiro. It would be too weird for you guys to start being all formal around me." he replied. Toshiro nodded, "You got it, Naruto."
Takashi raised an eyebrow, "Oh, we believe it alright. How could you not miss us? We're pretty much the definition of awesome." he said. He smirked, "As a matter of fact, if you looked up 'awesome' in a dictionary, there would a picture of me and Ashitaka." he added. He paused. "But in all seriousness, we've missed you too." he said.
Kazuo walked over to Keiji, grinning like a madman. "Hiya, pal! How's it going?" he asked.
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Post by foxx on Jun 7, 2010 1:07:00 GMT -6
"I doubt Sasuke is formal around anyone anyway," said Akane, elbowing her husband gently and grinning; "He's a special case." "That he is," agreed Sakura jokingly.
Kushina folded her arms, looking highly skeptical. "Yeah... I'm sure," she said, smirking in an amused manner; "Then beneath that picture in small print, I'm sure it says see "goofball"." Ashitaka rolled his eyes, shaking his head and laughing. "Gee, thanks, Kushi-chan." "Oh, stop calling me that, Ashi-baka."
Keiji finally lifted his gaze from his feet when he heard his name; for once it wasn't his parents, it was a friend, one of the few people that still put up with him. He managed a small smile at the boy, and he lifted a hand to wave. "Hey, Kazuo..."
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Post by Luke on Jun 7, 2010 1:16:17 GMT -6
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Oh yeah. A special case." he said. He looked over at Toshiro, who were smirking at him. "...what's so amusing, Toshiro?" he asked after a moment. Toshiro's smirk turned into a grin. "Oh nothing, Sasuke. Just happy to see you is all." he replied. Sasuke sighed. 'Here we go', he thought.
Takashi scratched the back of his head, "Goofballs we may be...but we're awesome goofballs." he said, grinning from ear to ear.
Kazuo looked at Keiji for a few moments. "Hey! Be happy!" he said. "You can be all frowny faced later, man!" he added with a large grin.
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Post by foxx on Jun 7, 2010 1:37:21 GMT -6
Akane said nothing as Toshiro began to gain amusement; for what they both knew. She only smiled lightly, patting Sasuke on the back gently as if it would calm him. Sakura fell silent as well, though she couldn't fight the grin that came as her husband began his quest at gloating. Hinata couldn't help but laugh as well. "There they go," she said, flashing a smile at Naruto; "I'm not sure what Toshiro is about to bother Sasuke with, but it already seems to be working."
Kushina folded her arms again, shaking her head in amusement at her friends. She was silent for a few moments, then sighed lightly. "Don't go getting all mushy on me," she warned, "but I really miss missions with you guys and Kakashi-sensei. I haven't seen him in a long while, either; even longer than I've seen you two."
Again, Keiji smiled, but it was better than his first. He nodded after a moment, sighing out his grudgey feeling and looking back at his friend. "Heh, sorry..." he said, scratching the back of his head; "I was still sulking about parental issues from earlier was all. You know how it goes with them..."
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Post by Luke on Jun 7, 2010 2:01:30 GMT -6
Sasuke sighed yet again before opening his mouth to speak. Unfortunately he was interrupted by Naruto's stomach, which growled loudly. "Ehehehe....when do we eat?" he asked after a moment, looking slightly embarrassed. Toshiro laughed, "Same old Naruto, eh?" he asked. "But you know what HAS changed?" he added.
"....what?" asked Sasuke. "Takashi's position. He was made ANBU Captain!" replied Toshiro, grinning. Sasuke sighed heavily, wanting nothing more than to strangle Toshiro with his own headband.
Takashi nodded, "Yeah, I know. I wonder where he's been lately!" he exclaimed. "It shouldn't be hard to recognize a guy with a mask and spikey silver hair." he added.
Kazuo sighed. "Unfortunately, I do." he said. "You shouldn't let them get to you, though." he added. He paused for a moment, looking slightly annoyed. "I mean...you can't sit around with a sour look on your face all the time over THEM. There's no point, buddy." he said.
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Post by foxx on Jun 7, 2010 2:18:18 GMT -6
"Mhm... He did indeed," Sakura agreed, smiling brightly. She looked toward Naruto as his stomach rumbled and gave a laugh. "Yeah, he is still the same old Naruto," she said; "But that's fine. I'll be right back; Sayuri, you can come help me bring the rest of the food out." She turned and walked back into the house, the girl following after her.
"Pff..." Kushina scoffed, looking down the street absentmindedly; "We ought to go find him ourselves and make him come here, too." "Good luck with that one," Ashitaka put in with a laugh; "While you're at it, go find that needle in that haystack." He grinned brightly. "You know how Kakashi-sensei is; around when you least expect him, never there when you want him."
For the first time that day, or a few days to be honest, Keiji smiled, small but genuinely, nodding at his friend. He felt better knowing that someone was on his side about things; even his brother made him apologize to parents that hardly understood anything. "Yeah... I guess you're right," he said, looking toward his parents, who were busy talking with the other adults; his smile faded a bit; "It's just annoying sometimes; even when I try hard, they don't notice anything... Ashitaka barely has to try, and he gets so much praise from them.."
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Post by Luke on Jun 7, 2010 2:30:29 GMT -6
Toshiro smiled at the look on Sasuke's face. "Yep. I guess they just thought that Takashi was the right guy for the job. I mean....just look at the boy. Tough like his old man!" he said. Sasuke resisted the urge to tackle Toshiro to the ground and commence the pummeling...at the moment. He merely just stood there and looked sour.
".....is that so?" asked a familiar voice from behind them. Takashi turned around to see Kakashi standing there, probably smiling. "You all look well." he added. Takashi gasped, "Kakashi-sensei! That's really convenient! Join us for lunch, okay!?" he asked.
Kazuo nodded. "I understand. But you can't let them bother you." he said. "Don't try and make THEM happy. Do it for you, pal." he added. He placed his hands behind his head and looked up at the sky before letting out a small sigh. "You get it?" he asked.
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