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[Yumi was somewhere training her pokemon to blow off some steam when she got this message. Luckily, she's calmed down a bit by this point to talk to the girl.]

nah, i kind of ran off.

how'd things go on your end?

[She doesn't bother to ask, just turns the 'gear on to reveal her and Feng down by the shore, her 'gear pointed in such a way that she should see anyone approaching from behind.]

Could've been worse. Apparently Obito-kun thinks--

[Wow no she's blushing again.]

That I should just slam Sasuke up against a wall because it's 'hotter'?

[Yumi happened to be leaning again a tree, observing her Timburr dishing it out on some poor wild Zigazoon when she turned video on her side. She looked somewhat content until she heard that statement.]

[Did she just hear that correctly?]

If Sasuke's anything like my guy, I don't think he'd appreciate that at all. That's kind of getting too close into his personal bubble there.

Edited 2013-04-03 04:08 (UTC)

Obito-kun seemed to like it. Not what I was planning on at all.

[A bit of a growl, then she shook her head and looked up again.]

Anyway. Did you want to talk about your guy...?

I don't know what kind of guy Obito is nor do I want to know.

[Give her a moment her, she'ls kind of prepping up here.]

My guy...well, he's the quiet type you know? He's not exactly a friendly guy but once you get to know him...well, he's as much of a dork like I am. [She laughs a bit.]

Everyone at school really likes him, especially the girls. [She starts to blush red like crazy.] But he's had an eye for one specific girl...

[She just settles the 'gear in to listen, a little calmer now that the topic's not on her. This is kind of fun, in its own way!]

Let me guess -- it's you, right?

....Yeah.

Lucky for him, I feel the same way too.

[That smile eventually faded to a frown.]

But we decided we're just good friends. There's a lot on our plate that we can't risk our relationship to get in the way of, you know what I mean?

[Oh, it's cute! is what she was going to say. She mimics the change in expression, though.]

Not... really. I mean, I don't know how it is where you are, but for us? I think most shinobi would try to make the most of something like that, since we usually don't have all that long.

[Statistically speaking, anyway.]

[She gives a sigh as she runs her hand through her hair. Explaining her world to Tenten would not only be complicated as fuck but if any of her friends found out, it'll probably mean she'll be kicked out for a good while.]

Let's say we have to keep our world under control and if any of us messes up for whatever reason then its game over for everyone.

[She frowns, but nods.]

Well... okay. I know you know what you're doing back home, so I won't pry. I guess I can understand that, which is why most people don't really form relationships within their own teams. Or they're not supposed to, anyway. Pretty sure there's something in the handbook about that.

Don't mention it to anyone, especially to anyone coming from my world. [Now she's just going to beat herself over the fact she just randomly told someone their secret.]

You haven't felt that way around your teammates before, have you?

Hey, if I tell anyone? You're welcome to tell anyone about -- you know.

[She flushes and stares to the side for a moment, turning the 'gear just enough to reveal the three 'mons she'd brought with her for protection -- a Gyarados, a Mienfoo, and of course, Feng the Skarmory.]

Lee and Neji...? Not... really. I mean, they're both pretty cute in their own way, but Lee is just... too intense. And Neji wouldn't have been interested.

I just never made time for something like that, I guess. Definitely didn't mean to get a stupid crush on the Rookie Genius, either.

[Yumi's not the type to blackmail someone but she'll take that deal.]

Lee and Neji huh? Did you happen to, y'know, name your pokemon after them or something? [Cause she definitely didn't do that, nope.]

I might be going too personal but what do you see in the guy? Like, what do you like about him?

[She turns the 'gear more fully to point at them. The Gyarados seems hellbent on trying to use Bounce on the Mienfoo, who just keeps dodging. Clearly they've gone over this before.]

Yeah. Lee's the Gyarados and Neji's the Mienfoo. They act a lot like their counterparts at home... well, Lee does. Neji is too friendly of a Pokémon to be exactly like him, but they look kind of alike.

Ah...

[A pause as she brings the 'gear back to herself, flushing again.]

Um... if I tell you, you have to promise never to tell anyone. Even if something happens and it all works out or something, okay?

Guess mine's not only ones acting like the people back home. [ She looks up to watch Jim giving Ulrich a scolding while the Oshawott was ignoring the Timburr. Yup, just like home.]

[Yumi pulled a serious look on her face, the same on she had earlier.]

Of course. Your secret's safe with me.

[She smiles at the sight of the other two -- something to ask about another time, maybe. For now, she shifts awkwardly and starts twirling a chopstick between her fingers in a nervous gesture.]

Well... You remember when Tsunade-sa-- When Tsunade made that broadcast, right? I spent pretty much that whole day after that riding and flying all around Johto making sure everyone was safe, getting things together. It was my birthday, too.

Tsunade is... was... my idol. I mean, I trained as a kunoichi wanting to be just like her for years, and then when she pulled something like that?

I don't know, maybe it was just because I hadn't slept in like, thirty hours or something, maybe it was the stress, but as soon as I got to where we were all meeting up, Sasuke was the one who was there to meet me. I must have looked pretty pathetic, but he didn't say anything bad. He just... hugged me. And let me know everything would be okay.

And then I cried on him and probably made a giant idiot of myself but you know. [She waves a dismissive hand, flushing darker.]

....

[Give her time to process something here.]

[That...that actually brought a smile to Yumi's face. Why? Because that was really heartwarming.]

It sounds like he can be a really sweet guy when the time calls for it.

[She waits kind of nervously, hoping Yumi isn't going to laugh at her -- she returns the smile with visible relief when she doesn't.]

Yeah, I guess. I mean, I'd have never thought it, but underneath that cool exterior he puts on all the time... He's really great.

[Wow this is getting sappy. Time to break that up.]

Plus when you add that to how cute he is and how talented of both a ninja and a trainer he is...

I wouldn't know how talented he specifically is but I can admit he is cute. [Not as cute as Ulrich, that is.]

Y'know, the more you talk about Sasuke, the more Ulrich sounds kind of similar to him. Makes me kind of curious of how they'll interact with each other.

They don't call him the Rookie Genius at home for nothing. He's the only one in our whole generation I think could ever come close to beating Lee or Neji.

[Just... not mentioning that Naruto beat Neji. That was a fluke. A good fluke! But still a fluke.]

I don't know, knowing Sasuke and meeting people? Sasuke would probably just look at him and maybe hum acknowledgment. I hope -- you said it was Ulrich? -- knows how to talk to people.

Only one huh? That does sound pretty impressive... are Lee and Neji that intense?

[She gives an awkward laugh because Ulrich interacting with people?]

He does....but he's not exactly social either. He was quite nasty to me and his roommate when we first meet but that was two years ago. I'm pretty sure he can talk to people but it won't be much either.

Yeah, they are. The best.

[Firm confidence in both of her teammates.]

Um... can I ask how you guys, uh. Figured out about how you liked each other? You don't have to say if you don't want to!

Well, normally I wouldn't but after that whole story, I think it'll only be fair if I give my contribution to the story.

[Only cause its you Tenten. Only cause its you.]

It wasn't exactly love at first sight like in all the fairy tales. It was after a while we first met each other when we got into this big stupid fight. He was getting really close with this one girl and, well, I got like crazy jealous over it. As much I want to talk about our fight, I'll just cut it short and say it was just one big mess.

[She looks to the side, blushing a bit.]

And then more crazy stuff happened. [A beat.] I was able to fall to my death right when he caught my hand in time. I wanted to apologize to him about my behavior towards him earlier but I think he knew it somewhere in his thick skull of his. Especially since we...

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