Peaceful days in a peaceful world generally brought the same thing with them every time. An undying, unrelenting boredom that she could never shake. She dragged a brush through her hair as she gazed out the window, half-wishing for something fun to fall from the sky. She was supposed to be a grown woman now, she scolded herself internally. She was thinking like a child. Heaving a sigh, she pushed herself back from the window and went to find something to wear. Maybe something interesting would present itself later. Maybe she could go see Tenten or something, buy something to keep her busy.
As she was changing tops, the door was flung open. She spun to look at the intruder with a shriek, hands holding a shirt in place to cover her. "Konohamaru!"
He stood in the doorway, mouth hanging open in a stupid, gormless expression. God, why was he just standing there staring? He'd gone red, freezing up from whatever he had been coming to say. They both stood in silence for a moment before it was clear he wasn't going to look away or leave.
"Get out!" Moegi shrieked, trying to will away the redness of her own cheeks. Not that he would notice, she thought. He was a teenage boy in front of a topless girl. She didn't need too many guesses as to where his eyes were stuck.
Finally, his brain returned to him and he covered his eyes, apologising profusely. She gave a slight roll of her eyes as he turned to leave and walked into the doorway. Uncover your eyes, stupid. But he didn't. He just blindly tried to find his way. Heaving a sigh, Moegi threw a shirt on and hurried over to him, guiding him away from the stairs before he did himself a mischief.
"You can look now, baka. You were about to pitch yourself down the stairs."
He peaked through his fingers and heaved a sigh of relief once he realised he wasn't going to be killed. After a beat, he dropped his hand, noting how close his team mate was to him. Why was she so close? Their noses were almost touching!
Moegi seemed to jump, realising how close she was, and pulled away quickly, blushing again. "Sorry, Konohamaru-kun. I'll be down in a minute, okay?"
"Uh, o-okay..." She quickly disappeared into her room and he stood there for a moment.
For the rest of the day, he found his eyes drawn to her. It was...strange. She would go to look at something, and he would follow, not with his feet, but with his eyes. Well, he'd always liked her, that much he could say. She was a fun person and a good friend, you know?
And pretty.
Pretty face, nice body, a wonderful, kind girl who was always looking out for her friends. He had to pretend not to notice certain things. He couldn't risk wrecking that friendship. Especially not to tell her he thought he was hot, or whatever. Firstly, what was he supposed to say?
She'd probably blame it on the fact he'd seen her rack that morning. How do you say 'I've liked you since kindergarten'? Moegi hardly noticed him looking anyway. She had...more important things on her mind.
Yeah, more important things. That whole morning had been so embarrassing. God, it wasn't like either of those two would want to see her almost naked. They'd known her for so long, they probably saw her as a sister. So embarrassing. Still, she kind of wished things were different. At the very least that Konohamaru would talk to her instead of hanging back and just...staring. It was like he thought she would blow up any minute. He was leaning against the rails of a bridge now while she sat a little way off, playing with a cat. Konohamaru had dragged Udon away, insisting they needed to talk, 'guys only'.
He heaved a deep sigh, drumming his fingers against the bars. "I feel so stupid right now..."
Udon glanced over, crossing his arms. "Because of this morning?"
"Because she's been running away all day." Another sigh escaped him as his gaze swivelled upwards to the clouds. "She's always looking the other way when things get...interesting. Whenever I want to do or say anything something gets in the way. If I say something now, she'll just think I'm being a pervert"
"You think so?"
"I can't just suddenly come out with a declaration of love after seeing her naked! What would you think if someone did that to you? They're only after one thing, that's what you'd think. Or any normal person, at least."
Udon gave a slight shake of his head. "Not if they explained."
"How am I supposed to explain?" Konohamaru asked exasperatedly.
"Just...tell the truth."
"The truth? It'll just sound stupid. 'I love you, I have since we were little kids who didn't even know what love was because you're special. You're perfect, you're the most amazing girl I've ever met and...I love you...'" He sighed again, hanging his head. "It all sounds so stupid and hopeless."
"I love you too..." The boys' heads snapped up, and there Moegi stood at the end of the bridge, looking a little red. When had she gotten there? Shakily, she made her way towards Konohamaru and gave him a tight hug.
"You're so cute when you blush."
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