| [Nov. 20th, 2011|11:59 pm] |
Katsuko sat for a moment in studied contemplation, taking a sip of decaf as she looked at Ryouma. After a moment, she sighed and set her mug down. “Lean over,” she ordered him, beckoning imperiously.
He blinked at her, confused, and did so. In a lightning-fast motion Katsuko stood, channeled a bit of chakra into her open palm, slapped him over the head, and sat back down. Her lips twitched as he jerked back in surprise and pain, his eyes round as dinner plates.
“You’re being stupid again,” she told him calmly. “Stop that. Don’t insult me by suggesting that a second time. If I wanted to hurt you I would have gone to the hospital after I talked to Hatake and beaten you with an IV stand. ”
He stared at her for a moment, still startled, and then started to smile. "You'd have wasted your time. I got patched up at the hospital and went home again, after they reamed me out for soldier pill misuse." His smile slipped a bit. "I would've been sleeping it off right next door, about the time you and Kakashi met up. I meant to set things straight when I woke up and cleared my head again, but... But I was a coward. And then I had a mission. So." He lifted his head and met her gaze. He wasn’t smiling at all now, a sober look in his eyes. "I won't be stupid again." After a moment's thought he added, "Not that kind of stupid, at least."
“Guess that’s the best I can hope for,” she huffed, amused despite herself. “Don’t let me catch you doing that again.” |
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