Mar 09, 2005 07:02
Today... I gave my team thwe day off, and went to see Sunako's grave. Aftereverything that's happening over the past few days, I felt like I'd need to visit her. She must be lonely, it's been a long time... So I left early in the morning, leaving a note for the ambassador that I wouldn't be home...
I took a walk down to her gravesite, picking up some apple lilies (imported) for her gravesite. I went by al our old hangouts, hoping that maybe I could get over her. Temari's been after me to try and 'be normal' and 'date'. I doubt I'm going to everfind another woman, but at least I might be ale to stop dweeling on the past when things were better different.
So, I spent most of my morning with her, then I went down by the old academy and spent an hour with the kids. Something I'll never have, but I can deal with it. I saw the ambassadors there... Tenten (I finally learned her name. She is a nice girl, just young. I don't hate her.) was staring up at the five storeys. Yes, the Academy in the Leaf had been one storey...
Then, I went down to the ruins. That place... was where eveything seemed to happed for us. The first kiss, the first... something else, our proposal... It's so sad that, even though she reconciled with her family, she ended up hating them in the end anyways. Though, after what happened to Gaara... She never got over that. She never saw him grow up, either...
Would she have hated the Kazekage even more? I can see he's in more pain every day, but instead of connecting, I just... Get furthur back. I'm pathetically afraid of... something, and I don't even know what it is.
Anyway, I returned home, finally 'okay' with everything, and the girl was there, Tenten. Apparently it was her birthday (I'd heard the yelling).
"Heppy birthday."
"What?" She'd looked up at me, surprised. I guess she hand't really thought about me giving her birthday salutations.
"I said, happy birthday."
Here I looked over at her and raised an eyebrow. She looked flustered.
"Ah, Baki-san... Thankyou."
I nodded, then went out to train. I thought a bit while I trained. I couldn't change like Temari wanted me to, that would be changing my whole persona, the personality I'd had mywhole life... But, I could put Sunako behind me finally, and start... I don't know, being nice or something. Having friends again would be nice - I'm alreadyt at the top, would a few hours a week hutrt anything?
Oh, and Temari? What happened to my wall? There's a hole in it, and the rain seeped through and my bed is soaked. I have to sleep in one of the guest bedrooms...
-Baki