Shio
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Post by Shio on Apr 15, 2012 6:43:10 GMT -5
Shio was wandering around town, great-coat tails flapping in the morning wind. He'd been awake for around 2 hours now and decided it would be best to try and get some exercise in. However, he couldn't really be bothered doing anything too stressful, not with his first mission coming up in a few days time. He fidgeted with his headband, squeezing it gently in his pocket. It was...... rather amazing to know that he was one of the protectors of this village. It felt good.
Turning into a nearby park, he walked over the grass toward the pond. For some reason, being near water always made him feel calmer. It wasn't that he was nervous or anxious, more like he was....... dwelling on things. He was sure he wouldn't screw up, he had been one of the best students in the academy after all, but what if he didn't do well enough?
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Post by Jinno on Apr 15, 2012 8:23:40 GMT -5
Though, it would seem this peace wasn't meant to last. In fact, a young girl would make sure of that. It wasn't a strange to see this girl out on a daily walk. Though it wasn't quite as often to see her with a genin headband, a brand new shiny headband! She had only just gone in to pick hers up and she was already proudly wearing it as she moved on to go home and show her dad. Surely he'd think she'd be worth his time now! Though in her hurry to get home, she didn't even notice the young boy who was in her way. Rather gracelessly, Rei would impact the boy and fall to the side with a soft thud.
"Owww" She rubbed the small of her back, well she had it coming really, so far she hadn't even had a minor incident today, she really should be looking out more. Seeing as though she had hit a person though, she felt a lot worse. "I'm sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going" she hoped it wasn't one of the older generation who seemed to have a problem with her clan, but he didn't look old.
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Post by Shio on Apr 15, 2012 8:48:28 GMT -5
Shio's thoughts were interrupted when a clumsy girl walked into him and fell over. He looked at her and offered her his hand "Hey, lass, you okay?" He asked, before realizing who it was. Uchiha Rei. He'd seen her a few times during their years in the academy together. They'd never really talked, but who wouldn't notice a girl who screwed everything up. If that wasn't bad enough, she was one of the Uchiha clan. He always tried to make sure that he wouldn't judge someone by their background, but she was a member of one of the most controversial clans in Konoha. All the previous heads of the main family had betrayed the village. Still, she looked harmless enough "You're Uchiha Rei, right?"
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Post by Jinno on Apr 15, 2012 9:12:12 GMT -5
Rei blinked and took his hand to help herself up. "Uh, yes, thankyou... How do you know my name?" She was a lot more absent minded than she would like to admit really, but it couldn't be helped, it was just how she was. She quickly brushed herself off, he didn't seem to be angry. Though he might now that she apparently didn't remember his name. It was a little worrying in fact to see that he knew her and she didn't, she wasn't supposed to be important, in fact she went out of her way to try and keep herself as scarce as possible. Though all things considered, she was a genin now, she'd have to start coming out of her shell.
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Shio
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Post by Shio on Apr 15, 2012 9:18:55 GMT -5
"You were in my class in the academy , Uchiha-san. Besides, who wouldn't know you? I believe a few other kids used to refer to you as Zero, didn't they?" The Ninja of Nothing. Zero talent. Zero personality. Zero reasons to like her. At least, that's what the other kids use to think but Shio had never agreed with them. He knew from personal experience that a petal could bloom later than others and be more beautiful than the early ones. Besides, whichever candle burns first burns out first, as the old saying goes.
"I'm Senju Shio, you know..... the kid who pulled out a water sword in the middle of the fighting exam. That kid did NOT last very long. It was kind of funny actually." He held back a snort at the memory of the kid who almost wet himself looking at Shio's sword. It was funny as hell, and always made him want to laugh his pants off whenever he though about it.
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Post by Jinno on Apr 15, 2012 9:33:19 GMT -5
Rei blinked and sighed, so that's how he knew. It was bad enough to get ignored at home, but being bullied seemed to make it worse. Most of her clan ended up at least fairly talented, but not her. Maybe it was because she had started to believe that she was useless, but it hadn't helped her schooling, in fact it made her wonder how she even passed. Maybe it was the intelligence portion, she wasn't really sure. "Just call me Rei" she smiled, not really interested in the whole honorific thing. She didn't need any titles after all.
"Oh, yeah! You were almost disqualified for using ninjutsu..." he was lucky actually, though that little slip up probably cost him those last few marks that stopped him from becoming rookie of the year. Though she seemed to think that it was quite a feat, despite her own ability in ninjutsu, one that was probably quite a bit more spectacular than a sword of water, she didn't think of it as anything more than another trait of her clan to be able to set things on fire.
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Post by Shio on Apr 15, 2012 9:46:43 GMT -5
"Sure, Rei. and yes, I was almost disqualified, but the teachers let it slip. Besides, who wants Rookie of the Year? Water never pushes it's way into the spotlights, that's for the more violent ones like fire and electricity. Water doesn't care, it knows you're going to crumble, it just lets you cause it yourself." He smiled a disarming smile, something he'd practiced for a few years. Making people confused always seemed to knock them on their ass in the end.
"I envy you, ya know. ZERO!! Sounds badass. Like you're part of a taskforce or something. I mean sure, there will be some idiots who just insult you, but you should ignore that and look for the positives. Surely SOMEONE's got to be glad you're around? Anyway, what are you doing out here? going for a walk, planning on going training, meeting a boy, what?"
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Post by Jinno on Apr 15, 2012 9:56:02 GMT -5
Rei giggled at his enthusiasm "Yeah, when you put it like that..." Water was a little like he explained, though to her it was kind of just water, it held little sway either way. Even practicing fire ninjutsu didn't make her feel connected to the element. Though she often found it a little difficult to connect to anything at times, but she got by as best she could.
This boys enthusiasm seemed to have no bounds though, he was complimenting on her nickname? "Well, maybe I guess." she didn't sound certain, considering the origin of her name she wasn't about to say that she liked the name. Though she did have someone in mind of course. "My aunt, I was just going to go show her my headband!" Her last few words sounded rather happy, like, legitimately happy, she was quite proud of her graduation and he didn't need to know who she was really going to show it to, though of course Aunty Mana would be very happy for her.
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Post by Shio on Apr 15, 2012 10:14:27 GMT -5
"Well, girl on fire, I have to say I'm surprised! You seem like someone who gets depressed easily, yet you don't take your chances to be proud about the things you're good at. I've seen you with fire. You might be an Uchiha, but even as such you're one of the few in the whole of the academy who could muster an actual element. You should be proud of yourself, even if fire is infinitely inferior to water." He said, winking cheekily to show that he was joking.
"Your aunt?" he asked, surprise obvious in his voice. He'd heard from the other kids about her home-life but he'd always expected Rei to be that kind of person who would do anything to try and make her dad like her. " if you don't mind me asking, why not your dad? I mean, you just did something great! I know he's........ well........ awkward at the best of times, but surely even he's got to appreciate that you just did something brilliant."
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Post by Jinno on Apr 15, 2012 10:28:11 GMT -5
Rei didn't really understand, most of what was said at school tended to get blown out of proportion. Some people even though he beat her with all the injuries she had, but those were incidental and really that would still show more of an acknowledgement of existence than her father could show. "I uh... Thanks." she blushed, not used to compliments.
Though it seemed he was onto her, she had to cover. It was rather well known her father was a member of ANBU, which would mean he was away a lot. "Oh yeah! But he's busy on a mission... I'll show him when he gets back" she gave a smile, her usual defense... Worked every time.
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Post by Shio on Apr 15, 2012 13:58:58 GMT -5
Shio's eyebrow raised. She was blushing? Why? I mean, she WAS an elemental user. they tended to be smiled upon, why was she so unused to compliments that she was blushing? Was it because she was Uchiha? Or maybe she wasn't unfamiliar with them, maybe it's just who it's coming from. He didn't think he was anything special, he complimented people the same amount as other people did, so it's not like it was a first time occurrence. That left one major option. Shio blushed bright red, looking away from her "N-no problem, Rei."
However, the other bit of peculiar behavior was her reaction to him mentioning her father. She said he was away on business, which to any normal person would be depressing when you wanted to show something that you were proud of, but instead she smiled. It wasn't one of those annoying cheek-bust smiles where you could tell someone was trying to put on a brave face, it seemed normal, which was confusing. Either she was happy to be rid of him, or there was something going on behind the scenes here. Either way, he decided to not pursue it any further "So, why don't I walk with you to your aunt's? I mean, I could do with some company and someone needs to keep you from walking into someone else. So what do you say?"
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Post by Jinno on Apr 16, 2012 0:39:22 GMT -5
Rei wasn't sure why he had broken eye contact but it probably wasn't good. Actually he was blushing... This wasn't good, he had the completely wrong idea! "I'm sorry, no one really says anything nice like that normally..." she explained, it wasn't as if she was going to just happen to fall for some random boy she had really only just met.
He seemed to be getting aware of her lies and cover ups. It wasn't often people took notice of her. Though she wasn't going to say no, no reason to stay alone for now. "Well I don't see why not." she smiled a little and began to walk away, off towards the Uchiha compound. She wasn't sure how her clan would react to an outsider, but they were normally rather friendly, despite what the other villagers might think of them.
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Post by Shio on Apr 16, 2012 10:10:23 GMT -5
Once again, Shio found himself stunned and dumbfounded. He knew for a fact that this girl was, by her very nature, clumsy. Hell, she'd bumped into him less than 5 minutes ago. But still, she could carry herself well when the time came and she seemed to be a genius. Even if that didn't make up for her damn clumsiness, surely someone would have been happy to know such a smart girl. Hell, he felt inferior around her, something VERY few people had ever managed to make him feel. "Really? Wow, ya could have fooled me Rei. Meh, whatever. Each to their own I guess."
He turned on his heel, following after Rei. He wasn't completely familiar with the way they were going, but from what he remembered from his occasional wanderings, this was towards the Uchiha compound. He wondered what the area would be like filled with so many Uchiha's. Sure, there were a few that were desperate to earn the town's trust, but there were also many, many more who wanted not to have to bump into anyone from outside their clan, like they were inferior to them. Or perhaps they were just bitter from the bad treatment they'd received. "So, what's it like at your place? Not just your house, but your entire area. Can't say I've had much experience there, but I'm interested. Also, I guess I want to know if I should cover my head from possible attackers." he said light-heartedly, making it sound like a joke. In reality, it wasn't.
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Post by Jinno on Apr 17, 2012 6:30:21 GMT -5
Rei smiled, though she didn't need to fool anyone, it was simply a fact. Despite her ability in ninjutsu she was rather unremarkable. It was just nice to have someone recognizing her talents rather than her failures for once. Though, she figured this was just a particularly nice boy. "Yeah, I guess" She shrugged as she lead him towards the compound, which they were slowly getting closer too... It was quite lucky she had her Aunt to use as a cover story, she wasn't actually sure if her father was in or not, but she wasn't going to risk it either.
"Well, I guess it's just like any other part of the village. What's left of the clan lives there I suppose." she wasn't sure exactly how to answer that question, because it was just another part of the village, they weren't the traitors that everyone seemed to think they were. "Your head should be fine, we don't go around attacking people" though they didn't appreciate people going into their compound to berate them, those kinds of people usually were escorted away as soon as possible.
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Shio
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Post by Shio on Apr 17, 2012 10:39:57 GMT -5
Shio had to fight his body's impulse to let out a breath of air that he hadn't realized he'd been holding. Perhaps the legacy that the village had invented about the Uchiha clan wasn't true, it was certainly a breath of air to know that there was one more clan inside the village who he could rely on protecting it. It was like a weight had been lifted, even if he didn't know he'd been carrying it. "So......" he searched for a topic of conversation, something they hadn't breached yet. It was hard ".....what have you heard about our Ninja Teams? Anyone you particularly want to get partnered with?"
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