[Thread] Not Your Afternoon Tea [Aki, Kureno, Rin, Tsurude]

[yuuhi_kureno]

[[OOC: Following immediately after this thread.]]Kureno knew Rin had told him he needed to take it easy on his mind and body, mainly in giving them proper nutrition and rest. The nutrition part was easy, but not so much the resting. Taking more breaks during work hours was difficult, but so far Kureno felt he’d been doing a good job. He even

Comments

[medical_miracle]

Apparently Rin was always going to be someone who needed rescued. From the enemy, from himself, from tumble-dryers, from his co-workers, from amourous and playful prostitutes, from life in general.

As he was yanked by the wrist out his seat, out Kimi's grasp and out the door - Rin found himself spectacularly grateful that it was Aki rescuing him this time and not Asuka or Kakami. Especially not Kakami.

He didn't think she'd find this as funny as Kureno and Aki did. He also didn't think he wanted to explain. As he and Aki gave each other one look, and then split for parts unknown to the other, Rin reflected that this was probably not the way to spend his days leading up to ensconcment in the village's most important holy site.

He also reflected that he was NEVER following Tsurude on a half-assed drinking expedition again.

________________

Meanwhile, back in the Zelkova...

Kimi and her companions smiled to each other with their prettily painted lips and skipped right into the abandoned seats of the ninja boys. With a bubbling giggle of pure congratulatory glee, the brunette, Keiko, lifted a hand for the bar staff and winked at her compatriots.

"Three new glasses for this sadly abandoned and very high class sake, please~"

And with that the trio knocked treated themselves to the Hokage's choice of alcohol... and that way at least somebody got a drink.