| [Mar. 2nd, 2011|11:14 pm] |
Ibiki let himself drop into the water and put his body in between the squabbling children. He caught Kiba’s clawed hand before it could rake Hana’s face, and grabbed Hana’s shoulder with his other hand, aborting her launch at her smaller brother.
“One of the things ANBU do,” he said mildly, “is keep the peace.”
Kiba was still struggling and spitting and carrying on about how Hana had hit him and it was his birthday. Hana was stiffly indignant, with an ugly frown plastered across her face. From the other kids, there was the hushed “ooooh” that always came when one of their own was in trouble.
“So...” Ibiki let Hana go, but kept his hold on Kiba. “How should I keep the peace here? Anyone have any ideas?”
“Hana started it, niisan,” Idate said, evidently hoping to stay in Kiba’s favor. There were nods and agreement from several of the Inuzuka boys, but one of the little girls declared hotly that Kiba deserved it for challenging the pack order.
“Yeah,” put in a red-headed girl in pigtails. “Just ‘cause it’s Kiba’s birthday doesn’t mean anything. He still gots his milk teeth an’ Hanna’s got real fangs.”
“I thought you wanted me to do something an ANBU would do,” Ibiki said. “An ANBU agent doesn’t care who was right and who was wrong. You know what I think?”
Hana was still sulking, but Kiba was listening now.
“I think you both deserve a ducking.” Ibiki laughed, tossed Kiba gently back with a splash, then turned and splashed Hana as well. |
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