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Post by kiba on Jul 31, 2014 3:45:00 GMT
Despite the free time Kiba and the others had now that the war had ended, it had been ages since the group of them got together. He knew many of them had new responsibilities--Shikamaru was now jounin commander and of course, Naruto was Hokage... but just because the group of them were jounin now, with adult responsibilities, shouldn't mean they couldn't still hang around as friends.
So that's what he had arranged, throwing around the idea of a meet-up at Yakiniku Q, aware that it was a favorite place of two of his closest friends--Chouji and Shikamaru. Even as lazy as he normally was, or as busy as he might have been now that he had taken on his duties as Naruto's assistant, eating at his favorite restaurant with his friends should have been enough to draw the jounin out of hiding. Of course, there were some setbacks... Kiba's suggestion of a guy's night hadn't gone without notice of his teammate, and Kiba was too afraid of Shino's wrath, and the insects that came with it to tell the other that he hadn't been invited intentionally, so if the bug-user turned up, Kiba would just have to take it in stride. It wasn't that he didn't like Shino, he just wasn't exactly the life of the party.
He arrived to Yakiniki Q before the others had--having sort of planned the event, he figured it'd be best for him to turn up first and all. He argued briefly with the hostess about the merits of allowing a dog inside the restaurant, insisting that not alone had he brought Akamaru in before, but also that he was completely up to health code standard. Eventually she'd given in, and Kiba picked the biggest table he could find, sure that plenty of people would show up, and they'd all need places to sit, of course.
Akamaru whined, nudging his head against Kiba's arm, and the shinobi pat his dog's head in return, giving him a reassuring smile. "They'll be here soon, Akamaru; get your appetite up!"
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Post by Shikamaru on Aug 6, 2014 0:12:55 GMT
Shikamaru stood on the street for a while after taking small steps towards Yakiniku Q. The cigarette in his mouth dimmed as it reached closer to the filter. The Jounin Commander removed the cigarette from his mouth and tapped the ashes away before chucking it to the ground, making sure to tamp on it lightly with his foot. It'd been a while since he went out publicly, so he wasn't exactly thrilled to be out and about. The things he did for Kiba..
A few turns and minutes later he was in front of Yakiniku Q, and he drew back the paper flaps as he entered; the smell of the food hit in square in the face and he took a long inhale. A small smile grew on his lips and he sighed. This place had become his favorite joint and he was pretty happy to be back. The nostalgic smells and everything was overwhelming.
He was greeted by a hostess and he was directed to Kiba's table. The first thing he saw was Akamaru, what with him being a huge dog and all. The commander raised his hand with the other in his pocket and walked on over in the typical "lazy stride" he was known for.
"Yo, guys. How's it hangin?"
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Post by kiba on Aug 6, 2014 0:36:43 GMT
The scent of meat was strong, but not strong enough that Kiba didn't pick up on the smell of tobacco smoke--normally not a scent he liked, but he knew who's scent it was, and that made up for it. Sitting up eagerly and trying to look like he hadn't been waiting too long for friends to show up, Kiba raised a hand in greeting when Shikamaru appeared.
"Hey!" Kiba smiled, lips pulling back to reveal his sharp canines. "It's about time; do you know how hard it is to sit in this place and not eat?" Akamaru barked in agreement--the two were both quite hungry and frustrated at Kiba's friends for taking so long to show up. That said, he still didn't know if anyone else would turn up.
Patting the seat next to him for Shikamaru to sit, Kiba let out a long sigh. "Can you believe you're the first one here? You're always late to things; I know it's because you never want to go, so I guess I appreciate you even turning up here at all." He laughed, though he was still a bit on edge about the state of his friends these days. "Do you think our Hokage will have time to show up?" Kiba asked, unsure if he actually wanted Naruto to come or not, but he supposed the right thing to do was to hope for his friend to come, at the very least.
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Post by Shikamaru on Aug 6, 2014 1:07:19 GMT
Shikamaru sat down and gave Akamaru a few greeting pets, along with a scratch under the chin. He preferred the dog this size, to be perfectly honest. He was glad Kiba was good about grooming Akamaru, especially with his breath. He enjoyed dogs, of course, but their breath was another story. He was grateful Akamaru didn't have that odor.
At the mention of Naruto, Shika gave Kiba a quick glance to see his facial expression. He knew the dog boy wanted to become Hokage, and wanted to for as long as he could remember. He was proud of Naruto, but he also felt sympathy for his best friend. They were both good suitors, honestly. Kiba just lacked a few skills that Naruto had.
"I'm sure Naruto has his own schedule planned for a while. Don't let it get to you personally. You know he cares about us." Shikamaru frowned a bit, but not visibly enough for Kiba to pick up on it.
"Anyway, you could've ordered. It's not a date, you didn't have to wait."
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Post by kiba on Aug 6, 2014 1:30:16 GMT
Kiba tried not to let his face betray too much as Shikamaru spoke of Naruto, turning to look away from Shikamaru all the same. It was a bit irritating that Naruto probably couldn't find time to see his friends outside his office--he could remember Tsunade going out plenty when she'd been Hokage. He sighed quietly, Akamaru's nose nudging lighty against his knee to comfort him. He touched his dog's head lightly, giving Akamaru a smile before he turned back to Shikamaru. "I'm not worried about it! He's a busy guy now," he shrugged, glancing down at the menu even though he knew what he wanted.
"I know it's not a date!" he barked, looking back up from the menu while a slight tinge came to his cheeks. "If I'd ordered before you got here, I would already be finished! Besides, do you know what a loser I'd look like, loading up the barbecue all for me and then eating it alone? At a table this big?" He gestured to all the empty seats, now slightly regretting picking a table so large when he wasn't sure any of his other friends would turn up. "To be fair, we'll still look like losers eating it all, just the three of us." He laughed, looking back at the menu's beef products eagerly. "As long as you don't mind looking like a pig, I don't."
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Post by Shikamaru on Aug 6, 2014 1:43:44 GMT
Shikamaru smiled and rolled his eyes at the flustered Kiba. He always loved when he got embarrassed, even over the tiniest things. He still knew how to push the boy's buttons and he loved every second of it.
"I'll eat an entire barbecue by myself. I haven't had a decent meal in days with how busy I've been. The big table just leaves more room for the food and empty plates. It's ideal." Truth be told, he really hadn't been eating much. He was eager to order and get some food in front of him so he could regain his energy. Or.. well, whatever energy he used nowadays.
"Who else did you invite, anyway? Chouji? Shino?" He paused for a moment and smirked, leaning his arms on the table and narrowing his eyes and spoke quietly. "Hinata?"
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Post by kiba on Aug 6, 2014 2:13:53 GMT
"Yeah?" Kiba asked, brightening slightly as Shikamaru worked in turn with him--he'd been expecting something closer to how much of a drag it would be to have to eat all the food himself. He supposed he hadn't accounted for how busy Shikamaru must have been as Naruto's assistant--the poor guy probably didn't want to wait for anyone else to show up before they started eating, but that was fine. Kiba definitely had room to eat more when everyone else turned up. Assuming anyone else turned up. "Okay, cool! We can order as soon as we catch a server, then!"
Kiba turned red again at the mention of Hinata's name--he wouldn't have, if it wasn't for the way Shikamaru lowered his voice and said it almost in a whisper. "No," he replied quickly, trying to recover while hoping his friend hadn't noticed, although it was pretty clear regardless of his reaction how he felt about his teammate, and Shikamaru was no idiot. "Just the guys. Chouji, Naruto, you know. Shino too, sort of..." he frowned, still a bit pouty over having to include the bug user. He liked Shino, but he wasn't the best at parties, that was for sure. "I was thinking like, a guy's night, to catch up, you know? Since we've all been busy lately, now that a lot of us have new positions in the village," he added, trying not to sound bitter over the fact that he didn't feel like he'd accomplished much in comparison to some of his friends. "We never have time to hang out anymore! So I--"
He paused as a waiting walked by, immediately catching Kiba's attention. "Hey, excuse me!" he called out, relaxing slightly when they turned to look at him. "Hey, we'd like to order now! The rest of our friends can catch up when they finally get here."
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Post by Shikamaru on Aug 7, 2014 2:00:06 GMT
"Guy's night, huh? Sounds like a good idea." He handed the menu over to the hostess since he always ordered the same dish, even after all these years. He loved the barbecue here. Shika leaned his chin in his hand and reached over to gently stroke Akamaru's head in a relaxing manner.
"So what have you been doing all this time?"
The hostess came back after receiving their orders and brought them drinks and a pitcher, along with some tea cups and steaming tea and herbs. Shikamaru yawned a took out his cigarettes and lighter and flicked it. Cigarette in mouth, he took a deep inhale to light it. Luckily the joint allowed smoking in some sections and Kiba was smart enough to choose it. He'd been overly stressed lately, and knowing Shikamaru, he wasn't one to enjoy responsibilities. Trying to at least be courteous, he blew the smoke away from Kiba and Akamaru and towards the windows.
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Post by kiba on Aug 7, 2014 2:59:42 GMT
Kiba paused over the menu for a long moment before he spotted something he wanted, smiling excitedly at the food. "I'll take honetsuki for now!" Kiba told the server, passing his menu over in turn before turning his attention back to Shikamaru and fiddling with the spare menus still on the table.
"Eh, just waiting," he replied, shrugging his shoulders lightly. "Talking to Akamaru, enjoying the air conditioning. Usual stuff. You know my mom is using the fan as a motivational tool to force me to leave the house? She won't fix our air conditioning and she only lets me use the fan for so long before she takes it away! So I'm forced to leave the house," he clicked his tongue in annoyance, crossing his arms. "And everywhere else I try to go ends terribly too, like, I tried to sleep in the library because it's cold in there and Izumo made me do paperwork. I tried to sleep in the jounin lounge and Genma and Kakashi started getting..." he cringed at the memory, not wanting to go into detail. "They tried to make me so uncomfortable that I'd leave! Frankly it's been terrible." He shook his head, leaning away from Shikamaru as he lit a cigarette, cringing as minimally as he could from the strong scent. "Where do you go to sleep all day? I can't seem to find the same spots."
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Post by Shikamaru on Aug 7, 2014 3:23:34 GMT
Shikamaru laughed quietly, exhaling the smoke and letting the cigarette hang from his mouth as he spoke. "Sounds like things have been going okay overall. You're welcome to come to my office if you need to. I have air conditioning. And, frankly, some company would be nice."
Even though Shika had been busy with work, he'd find himself lonely as the days went by. He was used to being around his friends on a day to day basis, and now that he's gotten himself a title, his friends seemed to disappear and his free time depleted quickly. He often found work to be boring, but he knew of its importance so forced himself to finish everything. When he wasn't working at his office, he was around the village, or just training.
"I leave the village to sleep nowadays." Shikamaru sighed and took a puff of the smoking stick. "I can't seem to get away from work anymore. I don't want to do anything, but I know I have to. It's such a drag."
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Post by kiba on Aug 7, 2014 4:13:07 GMT
Kiba smiled at the invitation, though he didn't get a yes or no to the invitation. As proud as he was of Shikamaru, visiting his office in Hokage Tower and knowing he was working for Naruto still rubbed him the wrong way. Air conditioning sounded nice, but he wasn't sure if he could relax there. He knew he had to work through it--Naruto was supposed to be one of his best friends, along with Shikamaru--pushing them away wasn't going to solve anything.
Kiba leaned away again as Shikamaru took another drag, used to having to put some distance between since Shikamaru had taken up the habit. "You sleep outside the village?" Kiba asked, frowning curiously about where else Shikamaru would be sleeping when he had a home and a bed and a mother who wasn't quite as insane as his own. But then the corner of his lip quirked, determined to get Shikamaru back for what he'd said earlier. "Sleeping in Sunagakure instead, huh?"
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Post by Shikamaru on Aug 7, 2014 4:27:53 GMT
Shikamaru snorted and rolled his eyes. Typical Kiba response to what he said earlier. He smiled and pushed his cigarette into the ashtray at the corner of his side of the table and eyed Kiba.
"Don't get sassy, dog boy. You know I'm not." Though that'd be nice, if it wasn't so far away. He had a little interest over there, but he was too occupied here to keep up with it..
His smile faded and he looked down at the ashtray and fiddled with the bunched up cigarette, pushing the ashes to the sides of the tray's wall. Kiba was his best friend, aside from Chouji, but he knew things with Kiba weren't as well as he made them off to be.
"Listen, Kiba.. there's some things we need to talk about. I know you're probably bitter over this whole Hokage thing. I get it. No one really acknowledged your dream to be Hokage." Shika poured some tea into his cup and took a small sip, then turned to face his friend. "I hope you don't hold anything against me for being Naruto's assistant. You know I would've followed you if you had gotten the position. Don't think otherwise."
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Post by kiba on Aug 7, 2014 5:20:39 GMT
Kiba tensed slightly as Shikamaru changed the subject to their awkward relationship, trying to look as unaffected as possible by the new topic. "I'm okay," he shrugged, scratching his neck and not managing to meet the jounin commander's eyes. "It was kind of a pipe dream the whole time, huh? I was better than Naruto when I was a kid, but..." he sighed, shrugging again. "I don't really blame anyone for not acknowledging it; my own teammate, you know--you know, I think Hinata was probably routing for Naruto when we fought in the chuunin exams... I was never gonna be Hokage, it's fine. I don't hold anything against you, Shikamaru." And he didn't, but it didn't mean it wasn't an awkward subject to speak about. He kept alert as far as his sense of smell, not wanting any of their friends to overhear the conversations, especially the Hokage, should the guy actually show up.
"I'm proud of you," Kiba smiled, finally looking back up to the jounin. "Who would have thought a lazy guy like you would make it to jounin commander; you're the Hokage's right hand! I thought you'd end up dropping out and just cloud gazing all day." He looked away again, his smile fading but still pretend--just muted slightly. "I guess it's nice to know you would have stuck by me, too. Thanks, man." Taking a slow breath, Kiba reached for his drink, taking a sip of the water before pressing it down a bit harshly and leaning towards the table, grumbling loudly. "When do you think the food's gonna get here? I'm starving!"
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Post by Shikamaru on Aug 7, 2014 5:30:44 GMT
Shikamaru nodded as Kiba spoke and took sips of his tea as he listened. Kiba was always too hard on himself, and viewed himself lower than that of his friends. It was a shame, really, considering Kiba's abilities. He and Akamaru made a formidable team.
"Honestly, I thought the same. I figured I'd drop out and avoid all these responsibilities. I can't remember what happened, but things changed so fast I had no choice but to step up."
Shika leaned over and pat Kiba's shoulder in a friendly manner and chuckled. The dog boy was always impatient when it came to ordering food at a restaurant, it was no surprise he was asking about food considering the conversation, though, either. He cared for Kiba greatly but he didn't want his position to affect their relationship in a negative way. He wanted nothing more than to be friends with Kiba, and he could tell Kiba was wounded by his dreams being crushed, and probably felt betrayed by him becoming Naruto's right hand man. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
The hostess came back with plates of food and smiled, passing out and placing the plates on the table. She stepped back and bowed and hoped they enjoyed their meal. Shika wasted no time in reaching for his plate and putting his hands together, closing his eyes and quietly mumbling.
"Alright, dig in, mutt!"
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Post by shino on Aug 7, 2014 7:30:38 GMT
Shino didn't feel bad for being late. Not even a little. He knew that Kiba had been a little more than unsure about inviting him. He really didn't know why; they had been teammates and friends for quite a long time now. As usual, he was being difficult. He didn't quite understand why Kiba was so apprehensive of him tagging along. He thought he got along just fine with the dog-like jounin and the other people who were invited. He was very aware of his dynamic personality and, along with Hinata, tried to be as agreeable as possible with him.
He kept walking as he thought, instinctively avoiding others as he kept his eyes down. Running each reason why Kiba could have thought such a way made the walk to Yakiniku Q much quicker. Once he made it to the front door, he looked around, adjusting his glasses slightly. It was a bit dark with the glasses on but he quickly found Akamaru lying next to the table. There was a small plume of smoke from the table, meaning they had most likely eaten, or are eating, without him.
He meandered over to the table, not visibly disappointed or angry, but internally. Kiba will never learn, it seems.
"So... You decided to start without me?"
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