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Post by Kiri on Mar 29, 2007 22:12:03 GMT -5
Nada tilted her head to the side.
Festival? Ball? It sounded like fun, but at the same time it sounded just a little scary. Battle, she could handle. Give her an enemy or a mission objective and she would go at it with everything she had and conquer. Social gatherings? ...oh dear.
"We have to get ready!" Hoshiko announced in excitement.
Merely nodding in agreement, Nada smiled a little. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad! She just had to think positive. Maybe he would be there....
As soon as the thought entered her mind, color rose in her cheeks and expanded all the way to her ears and hairline. Why was she even thinking that? She'd only met him at the beginning of the trip, and even then they hadn't talked much. But she really wanted to see him again....
"KYAA!" she cried out with a mixture frustration and embarassment, and immediately covered her face with her hands.
After a moment, she peeked out from between her fingers, not looking forward to seeing the expressions on her roommates' faces after her accidental outburst. She hadn't done that sort of thing since she was a little kid, but for some reason she had been unable to keep it from coming out.
They probably thought she was crazy.
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Post by Hatake Hiroshi on Mar 29, 2007 22:59:39 GMT -5
Miyuki chuckled at Hoshiko's reaction to the letter. She had to admit, she felt rather excited about it herself... even if she didn't know how to express it. She nodded in agreement to Hoshiko's excitable reminder that they needed to get ready, and returned the letter to its envelope. She was about to get up to start getting ready when she noticed Nadameru's expression, and her brilliant red cheeks.
She raised an eyebrow, carefully observing her blushing roommate. She knew that look... She had seen it many times before with several former students, her former teammate, Hotaru, and herself when....No. She couldn't think about that. Shaking off the memories, she concentrated on her seemingly love-struck roomie. Her suspicions were confirmed when the young kunoichi let out a yip and covered her face. Miyuki couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, Nadameru," she said deeply, a pleasant smile on her face. "Who is he?"
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Post by Kiri on Mar 29, 2007 23:37:51 GMT -5
Nada's eyes grew wide at the question. How on earth had Miyuki known!?
Then again, she thought, it's probably as plain as day.
Feeling terribly silly and abashed, she shifted her weight a little. Should she say? They might make fun of her. Or worse--what if they told him? She didn't know how to handle a situation like this... she'd never had any girlfriends to talk to since Kameko.
"Um," she said, partially to buy time. Squirming just a bit, she folded her hands and rested them on her lap, tapping her feet on the floor. Well, there was really no use avoiding it.
Averting her gaze to the floor, she mumbled, "...Haruki."
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Post by Hatake Hiroshi on Mar 29, 2007 23:55:15 GMT -5
Miyuki smiled sweetly, her gaze softening as she watched the poor girl fidget uneasily in her spot. She couldn't help but feel bad for her. Maybe she shouldn't have been so abrupt in her approach. She was about to speak up again when she heard Nadameru confess in a somewhat muffled voice.
"...Haruki."
Chuckling slightly, Miyuki leaned forward in her seat. "Shingi Haruki? Oh, now that's just too cute!"
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Mar 29, 2007 23:56:43 GMT -5
"Haruki-kun?!?" Hoshiko squeaked in delighted surprise. "You mean Aijou-kun's teammate, right?" she giggled. "You have good taste in men, Nadameru-chan!"
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Post by Kiri on Mar 30, 2007 0:17:35 GMT -5
She felt her cheeks grow even warmer at their reactions. She was feeling completely horrified from all of the attention, and had no idea whatsoever as to how to react to it. Reaching to compulsively tug on her hair, she tilted her head to the side.
"Umm... you won't tell anyone, will you?" she asked nervously.
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Post by Hatake Hiroshi on Mar 30, 2007 0:31:57 GMT -5
Miyuki cocked her head to one side and let out a low, drawn out "awwwww" as she got up from her seat and walked over to her obviously mortified roommate. "Of course we won't tell!" she reassured her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "But you know... I can certainly help you out some. I can find out anything you would like to know! How's that sound?"
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Post by Kiri on Mar 30, 2007 0:43:31 GMT -5
Smiling in relief, she raised her eyebrows.
"Really? You'd do that?"
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Post by Hatake Hiroshi on Mar 30, 2007 0:58:52 GMT -5
"Oh, but of cooourse! I'd be more than happy to!" Miyuki answered. "In fact, I'll start tonight at the festival! But in order to do that, we actually have to be there. So, like Hoshiko-chan said earlier...we have to get ready! Chop chop!"
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Mar 30, 2007 1:02:12 GMT -5
"Aye-aye!" Hoshiko cheered, rooting through her many bags. "Oh, this is gonna be so exciting! A festival, a ball, and now matchmaking? How could this possibly get any better? Aha, found it!" she announced, pulling out the smaller bag containing her yukata and accessories. "I'll be back!" she sang, darting off to change.
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Post by Kiri on Mar 30, 2007 3:39:09 GMT -5
Nada couldn't help laughing at Hoshiko's antics, especially her strange excitement over the "matchmaking." Though, she couldn't deny that she was the tiniest bit thrilled about it, too. She had a good feeling about things after talking to the two Yanagawa.
Following Miyuki's promptings, she got up and moved to go through her bags until she located her own yukata. Laying the garment out on one of the beds, she took her hair out of its usual style and ran a brush through it. Then she carefully twisted all but a few strands in the front into a neat little bun.
Sticking a few pins in to make sure it stayed in place, she found a matching ribbon to cover the unattractive hair tie with. After locating a mirror and surveying her handiwork, she nodded in approval and waited for Hoshiko to get changed so she could do so. It had been a while since she'd put on a yukata; she really hoped she could remember how.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Mar 30, 2007 9:35:19 GMT -5
Yanagawa Hoshiko was not born to wear yukata - or at least, not to put them on all by herself. After three tries resulted in increasingly lopsided obi tying, she finally dashed back into the main room, carrying her golden-colored obi with one hand to keep it from trailing on the floor and holding her purple yukata shut with the other. Storm clouds and lightning bolts fluttered as the long sleeves swayed with her dramatic movements. "I'm sorry I took so long!" she apologized. "Obi tying doesn't like me very much, it seems. Since I was taking so long, I just came out here to finish up. Now, then," she announced to herself as she began her fourth attempt at tying the stubborn obi. "This end goes like this, and this one...."
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Post by Kiri on Mar 30, 2007 22:47:49 GMT -5
Nada looked up as Hoshiko rejoined her roommates only mostly dressed. Ah, the dreaded tying of the obi. If the kunoichi remembered correctly, she had always done alright with tying an obi.
For the moment, though, she decided she would get herself dressed. Then the three could try to make sure everyone was all tied up right. Grinning, she winked at Hoshiko.
"Good luck with that!" she giggled mischievously before ducking out to change.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Mar 30, 2007 23:05:56 GMT -5
"H-hey!" Hoshiko whined, reaching out after Nadameru in a decidedly melodramatic fashion. "Don't just leave me like this! Nadameru-chaaaaaaan!"
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Post by Hatake Hiroshi on Mar 30, 2007 23:25:25 GMT -5
Miyuki retrieved her dark purple and gold yukata and matching black obi from her things and waited patiently for her turn to change. Hoshiko had already come back, struggling to tie her obi. The Jounin smiled. As much as she disliked being around such rambuncious and hyper youngsters like her cousin, she couldn't help but reminisce about her early years. Letting out a soft chuckle, she spoke: "Hang on a minute, Hoshiko-chan, and I'll help you."
Reaching up, she carefully untied the crown of knots along the top of her head, letting the silky ringlets fall to her shoulders. She brushed out the tangles and gathered the gentle waves of hair into a loose half-pony, then fastened it securely with an elaborate black, purple and gold accented barrette.
"Alright!" she annouced as she approached her cousin. "Let's see what you've done here..."
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