The Causeway, Monday Evening (Before the zombies!)
"-right, so then-what?-yeah, whatever forehead girl, in your dreams. No, I don’t have a crush on him!" Ino wrinkled her nose, hopping slightly from foot to foot with impatience as she chattered into her phone, the loudest thing on the causeway by far at the moment. "No, don’t even think about it, what are you? Mental. Yes, that’s what I said. No, I’m not over-reacting. Geez, where’s Hinata?--no I don’t expect you to know, come on, grow up--"
Hinata was running slightly behind, Yei hadn’t wanted to let her leave, even though she’d purred happily enough when left with Amber, and her smile was a bit sheepish as she trotted up the causeway, from the town. "Good evening, Ino-san!"
"Ah, there she is-Evening, Hinata-chan! You’re late, hurry up!--what? Chuunin exam? Sakura, that’s not for months, look whatever, I’ll talk to you later, okay? Yes, even with a mission. I’ll find the time, geez. Okay? Okay. Bye." She hung up, clicking her phone shut, and shoving it in one of her pockets. "Sorry, Hinata-chan. That was a bit rude of me, yeah?"
"It’s my fault for b-being late," Hinata insisted, hefting her bag more firmly over her shoulder. "I d-didn’t schedule my time early enough. Were you waiting long?" She paused. "Is S-Sakura-san doing well?"
"Sakura’s fine," Ino said, grinning, and heading towards their way home. "She’s got some crazy idea that I’ve got some sort of crush on this guy, but whatever, she’s totally wrong, it’s not like that at all. You coming?"
"There’d be l-little point in having come out here after the trouble of finding Yei a temporary home for the week if I was not," she offered dryly, as she followed.
Ino laughed. "You know," she called over her shoulder, "I think that’s the first time you’ve ever talked back to me!"
Hinata flushed. "A-Ano, Ino-san-"
"Nuh huh," Ino carolled. "No apologies! Keep up the good work and all of that! Hurrah for Hinata-chan and her newfound backbone! Hip hip hurrah!"
"Ino-san..."
And then they were gone.
[NFI, definitely for broadcast, and Ino and Hinata are out of town until the BDE is over, la!]
Hinata was running slightly behind, Yei hadn’t wanted to let her leave, even though she’d purred happily enough when left with Amber, and her smile was a bit sheepish as she trotted up the causeway, from the town. "Good evening, Ino-san!"
"Ah, there she is-Evening, Hinata-chan! You’re late, hurry up!--what? Chuunin exam? Sakura, that’s not for months, look whatever, I’ll talk to you later, okay? Yes, even with a mission. I’ll find the time, geez. Okay? Okay. Bye." She hung up, clicking her phone shut, and shoving it in one of her pockets. "Sorry, Hinata-chan. That was a bit rude of me, yeah?"
"It’s my fault for b-being late," Hinata insisted, hefting her bag more firmly over her shoulder. "I d-didn’t schedule my time early enough. Were you waiting long?" She paused. "Is S-Sakura-san doing well?"
"Sakura’s fine," Ino said, grinning, and heading towards their way home. "She’s got some crazy idea that I’ve got some sort of crush on this guy, but whatever, she’s totally wrong, it’s not like that at all. You coming?"
"There’d be l-little point in having come out here after the trouble of finding Yei a temporary home for the week if I was not," she offered dryly, as she followed.
Ino laughed. "You know," she called over her shoulder, "I think that’s the first time you’ve ever talked back to me!"
Hinata flushed. "A-Ano, Ino-san-"
"Nuh huh," Ino carolled. "No apologies! Keep up the good work and all of that! Hurrah for Hinata-chan and her newfound backbone! Hip hip hurrah!"
"Ino-san..."
And then they were gone.
[NFI, definitely for broadcast, and Ino and Hinata are out of town until the BDE is over, la!]