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What: Kankuro makes a late night call and requests some company
Who: Kankuro + Hinata
When: Friday night
Where: Sushi bar
Rating: PG-13 if kank keeps his grubby hands to himself
Open/closed to: Kankuro + Hinata

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To say she had been invited out would have been a gross miscalculation, but one and the same when Kankuro summoned Hinata to meet him at a sushi bar she quickly got dressed into something nice but casual and headed out. She wasn't sure what to expect but was keeping her options open, and she brought extra money just in case he pulled something.

Her faith in this 'date' was rather shaky, but still she got on the bus and headed there all the same. The bus ride itself wasn't long or anything, but there was an old woman who insisted on chatting Hinata's ear off the entire trip. Sighing in relief when she saw the sushi bar, she got off the bus and looked for Kankuro.

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Kankuro was still taunting the poor kid in the window when Hinata showed up. He'd been waiting for five minutes before realizing he needed something to do. He wasn't a dressy kind of guy but he'd managed to find something other than a dirty t-shirt in his closet, showing that he could be a looker when he felt like being normal. The cap managed to tone down the jeans and jacket so he didn't feel overdressed. Afterall this wasn't a 'date date', this was him making a second impression on some knock-out he'd managed to scare the shit out of.

In the technical term it was a date, in the literal sense it was just having dinner. He hadn't been entirely bad, and did have some extra cash from his paycheck that he hadn't blown. He wouldn't make her buy his dinner this time.

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After watching things for a moment Hinata realized that the guy standing in front of the window taunting some kid was the guy she was meeting, and he hadn't spotted her yet if she wanted to leave. Still, he knew where she lived, and she was quite sure he wouldn't hesitate to come visit. Sigh.

Approaching, she smiled slightly as she waved. "Um, hi. I..Is this the place?" 'And can we perhaps get this over with? She fiddled with the zipper to her jacket, hoping she didn't see anyone she knew in there.

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At the sound of her voice he stepped back and turned around while the kid continued to make gruesome faces in the window. Cap in hand Kankuro fiddled with his hair again and greeted her with that devilish smile.

The kid at the window noticed Hinata and regressed to kissy faces up against the glass. With a twitch to his lip, Kankuro plastered his hand to the glass in attempt to cover up the kid's ridiculousness and piss him off in the process.

"I got bored," he stated honestly with a huff.

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Hinata nodded, doing her best to maintain the facade of stoicism the Hyuuga's were so good at. Except her, of course. "I see..."

She made it a point to try and think of something nice to say to make this situation less awkward. "Um, y..you look nice, and um, I've never eaten here."

She sighed inwardly, pleased at thinking of something to say. "I..is it good?"

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It was then that Kankuro actually showed a piece of himself. Of where he had come from and the manners that actually resided in there somewhere. He came closer towards the little Hyuuga and held out his arm for her to follow. A trait that only a well brought up boy would do, and at some point in time he had come from money and proper etiquette.

"There is no question. You will enjoy it."

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Gaping at him for a moment before she realized he was waiting on her, Hinata relaxed slightly as she moved forward and took Kankuro's arm. Bowing her head slightly, she motioned for him to lead on, hoping that he was right about this place.

"Um, that's good to hear. It's been a while since I've had sushi."

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It seemed she'd relaxed a little, and that was at least an improvement. At her gesture he lead them into the restaurant and to the hostess. His arm dropped as the girl greeted them with a smile and her eyes directly on Kankuro. "Seat for two," he said in a strong, aggressive voice. He still wasn't one for saying please, he didn't like to beg for anything.

"What's your favorite?" he said with daring eyes and an eyebrow lift as they waited to be seated. Did she secretly dig spicy and out of control?

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Resisting the urge to roll her eyes at the way Kankuro demanded seating, her hopes for this evening starting down a slow slide towards eventual disappointment. And he she thought he'd try and show her what was so great about him. Maybe they had a different idea of that, though.

"I..um, I like tuna tatake, and various types of sashimi. And you?" She did enjoy her food to have a bit of spice, but most Hyuuga did.

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"Whatever can cause a fire in your mouth," he said with a grin. The spicier the better, more of a challenge. As they were offered a table, Kankuro found his seat and plastered on a big smile as Hinata took hers. She looked terribly uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to grope you under the table or anything,"he said quietly opening up the menu and browsing around. "I only save that for special occasions." He wanted to lighten the mood, but he just kept coming out with those smartass comments. It was hard to tone down, it almost felt like he was trying to be someone he wasn't if he did.

When she seemed none to amused he frowned. "Just kidding..." he replied in that softer voice. "See anything you like?" He was trying at least.

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As Hinata sat there trying to think of a polite way to explain to Kankuro that the simple mention of his hands anywhere in the vicinity of her lady parts was upsetting enough to have her contemplating violence, he seemed to realize that she was unamused.

"Um, look. I agreed to this because I feel everyone deserved a second um, chance. That, and you seemed quite persistent." She glanced through the menu, trying to keep the exchange pleasant. "Y..you don't have to impress me, or anything like that. Just um, treat me with respect, and not...not like I'm some object. It's rather upsetting." She took a deep breath, wishing she were anywhere else for a moment.

"And to your question, yes. I do see something I like." She finally smiled, glancing around. "This is a nice restaurant."

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"No need to get uptight sweetheart," he said waving his hands out in defense. "Just makin' a joke." Placing his menu upright on the table he looked it over, eyes glancing ever so often over at her. Did it really come off as him being over impressive? He was sure he'd heard that before from Temari. His lips pursed behind the menu trying to think of something that could get this girl smiling again.

"It's a little on the fancy end," he said with a glance around. "Reminds me of those stuffy dinners with my father."

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"U..uptight? I..I'm not uptight..." Hinata blinked as she considered Kankuro's statement, wondering why she had such difficulty when with him. She went back to considering the menu as a comfortable silence fell on the table. then he mentioned stuffy dinners with his father, and Hinata looked up sharply. She wondered...

"I'm used to those, the Hyuuga family always has stuffy and overwrought um, meals. There's no such thing as a casual Hyuuga meal."

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"I know how that goes," he said flipping the page of the menus without looking up. He'd always tried so hard to force that side of him off, because it always pissed his father off. Yet, now his father wasn't there and it's like the little polite, more softer side of him came out---giving a glimpse of the kind of family he did come from. He didn't always wear raggedy hats, live in an apartment with prostitutes and old women.

"My old man was a dictator on how food was cooked and how you had to eat it. Properly." He hadn't talked much about him since he died, and in a strange way this was somehow the remembrance. Kankuro didn't grieve his death, but here recently he was being reminded of his father more and more. He didn't know whether to be irritated or not. There was a definite bite to his tongue when he was mentioned, but he wasn't quite as sour over it as he tried to hold up inside.

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"Ah, my father was very strict as well, and etiquette was always the most important thing. I think it's why I'm so good at getting through any dinner situation." Hinata smiled as she put down her menu, nodding slightly at Kankuro. It was nice to think that they might have something in common after all the strangeness that had taken place.

"My father has a staff of chefs for different occasions and it was always a game to see what strange food form someplace we've never heard if we'd have to be stuck um, eating." Hinata held no hard feelings towards her father, but sometimes wished he wasn't so involved in her life.