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As Deil followed Misuki toward the Ramen shop, he glanced over at her. She seemed to be a little anxious about something, but he couldn`t tell. She`s probably just trying hard to get us to food. he thought, and hoped they would get there soon. In a few more minutes, he heard her call out, and looked ahead to see the stand. He hurried after her, and sat next to her in the booth. They finally had an excuse to be near each other, however that might be their only comfort in the situation. After all, although the two didn`t know (or at least Deil), Hikaru had thought he saw them holding hands not too long ago at dinner. The fit was somewhat tight, due to Deil`s larger size. He looked on with Misuki at the menu, eager to get something to replenish him. He unconsciously looked at the things with beef more than anything else because his body wanted to replace the iron taken from making the dog-tag for Misuki.

Misuki Sindoue
Sindoue clan | Suna | Chuunin

As the others made their way to the booth, Misuki smiled behind her menu as Deil slid into the booth next to her. Shifting over to make more room for Deil, Misuki could tell it was going to be somewhat of a tight fit but it was managable and she honestly didn't mind sitting so close to Deil at all. Trying to hold in her blush as Deil leaned over slightly to look at the menu in her hands, Misuki reajusted the position of the menu so that Deil could have a better view of the selections.

Curious as to how Hikaru was doing, Misuki peered over the top of her menu and noticed Hikaru glancing over the menu with a slight look of annoyance. 'Well this is a ramen shop, guess he's not use to the food.' Her suspicions were confirmed a moment later when Hikaru mentioned that he would have the same thing as her. Nodding her head, Misuki decided to get something simple for dinner. Spotting something that sounds appitizing, Misuki decided to suggest it outloud to Hikaru. "Alright then, how does a simple beef ramen with a miso soup base sound Hikaru-kun?"

Total Chakra points: [33/40]

Tsukiakari Hikaru
Sunagakure| Ato Sakura No Ki No | Genin

"That's fine by me." Hikaru responded with a smile at Misuki's suggestion. Anything was as good as anything else to him when he didn't know any better, and the fact that he was still hungry, even after stealing Havik's food made him care what was ordered even less. Not long after Deil made his decision, the waitress came over asking if they had decided what they wanted. Taking the liberty, Hikaru ordered three bowls of the Beef Ramen that Misuki had suggested and some tea as well as the waitress quickly retreated to fill the order.

Looking back up to Deil, he realized that his wounds had stopped bleeding, but still it was strange that he could have so easily shrugged off such a piercing blow to his head. "I've been meaning to ask you this Deil... why is it you allowed those thugs to damage you so badly? You took some deep wounds in that fight, yet you seemed barely phased by it. An average person would have had their head run through by an arrow if they were similarly shot. How is it that you did not suffer the same fate? Was it some kind of special body jutsu?... or are you just THAT tough?"

Misuki Sindoue
Sindoue clan | Suna | Chuunin

At Hikaru's response, Misuki nodded her head to show that she heard his order and turned to wait for Deil's decision. It didn't take long as he decided to have the same thing as the two of them. 'Makes sense, it'll be better if we can all finish up rather quickly and then get a good night's rest. Besides, we still have to find a hotel to stay in for the night.' At the sound of another voice, Misuki snapped out of her thoughts and turned to see a waitress asking them politely for their order. Still regathering her composure, Misuki took a bit too long and Hikaru had just went and took the inicitive to order for all of them. Relaxing in her seat, Misuki focused on the steady beat playing through her headset. Still somewhat paying attention to what was going on at the table, Misuki suddenly tensed up slightly at Hikaru's questions towards Deil. 'I completely forgot about his injuries...he seems fine but...' Sitting back up, Misuki glanced towards Deil worrily as he responded to Hikaru's questions.

Feeling somewhat guilty that she was the cause of the injuries, Misuki began to tap her right hand and foot beneath the table in a nervous manner. 'Should I have stopped him...maybe we shouldn't have split up...thank goodness that it was only a minor wound this time...but what about next time...' Once Deil was finished explaining, Misuki knew that she needed to do something about her emotions, keeping her head down, Misuki tugged lightly on Deil's left sleeve and spoke in a slightly shaky voice. "I think I need some fresh air Deil, can you shift out so I can get out please."

Total Chakra points: [33/40]

Kage
Konoha | Hyouton | Sannin (Temporary Kage)

Leading the way to the Ramen shop with the two young Genin in tow, Kage walked into the restaurant confidently as the waiters immediately attended to her. Though it was true that Konoha was fair to everyone, special treatment, or at least honor was still given to the select few to have reached the rank of Sannin or Kage. As such, Kage was used to such treatment, and to the heads which turned to look at her wherever she went. She brushed it all off with a wide smile however as she led the way to the back of the restaurant. In apssing, she noted the group of her Suna students and waved to them with a smile, happy to see that they were finding their way around so easily, but walked past them quickly as she led the others to a secluded, more private table, motioning for the other Genin to sit across the table from her as she ordered some tea to start.

"Feel free to ask for whatever you like. I run a tab here since I like it so much, so your meals will be on me. I think it's best to be comfortable when discussing such matters, so I prefer to do business here sometimes. So tell me a little about yourselves first off... I do apologize, but I'm not quite so sure I truly recognize you both."

Kageko entered the shop, pushing Hiruzen in front of her. For some reason, her friend seemed to have entered a daze of sorts as soon as Kage left and continued to be in a daze even upon entering the ramen shop. However, he did seem to recover enough of his wits to seat himself in a chair across form Kage. Kageko did the same and seated herself besides her friend. There was a pause as the girl waited for her friend to answer the sannin's question first, before deciding to take the initiative. "Well," Kageko began, slightly hesitantly, "My name is Kageko Valtieri and I was a shinobi of Otogakure before transferring to Konohagakure. I'm a genin that specializes in weapons and... umm.... I think that's about it for now." Although she knew that she had decided to tell some sort of authority figure about the Kyuubi, Kageko was still having trouble. For some reason, every oppurtunity seemed wrong to her. the girl assured herself,

[I hope everything turns out well for you! I`m having some problems as well, so I know how you feel.]
Deil felt Misuki`s hand as she held on for assistence, and could feel that her hand was somewhat clammy. However, this proved no part of his suspicion, only that she was nervous or uncomfortable. Deil listened and watched as Misuki made her attempts to convince him and Hikaru that she was fine, and glanced over at Kage and gave her an akward smile. When Misuki left, Deil sat back down.

He noticed that the cook had started browning the meat, and knew dinner would be done in a few minutes. "I wonder what that was about?" he asked as he turned his attention back to Hikaru. "So, did I answer all your questions?"

Deil glanced back at the doorway Misuki had gone through. "Yeah, she did sound distraught. I`ll go check on her in a minute, when the food`s here and cooling off." He then listened to Hikaru`s assessment of his abilities and the supposed outcome of a spar, as well as his concerns about ROOT. "It sounds to me like we`d be having a fight to see who could "disarm" the other first." He said, letting the pun hang in the air like one of those farts that you just had to laugh at the way it sounded, but still wrinkled your nose in disdain. "But, with as far as medical tech has advanced, loosing a limb to a clean cut isn`t exactly as bad as it used to be, if they re-attach it quickly."

Deil then took a sip of his cha, and let himself savor the cleansing flavor. "It`s hard to say what we`ll be doing. Training others is a given, but I guess we won`t really know until tomorrow." He took another sip of cha, wondering what Misuki was thinking, and what their futures would be in the months ahead.