Uncertainty

Lure

She looked at the message several times, that part had become a little clear to her with the picture and now with the confirmation, however that didn't remotely explain why she had a note with his number, she went to contacts to change the name under which she had saved it and went back to the chat without replying yet. The sign typing... appeared.

Kiba:
Does it bother you that I left you my number?
It's just that...
Well, my sister never left so I couldn't ask for yours.

Tenten:
Do you know who I am?

She felt the need to clear that part up to begin with, she was sure that the moment he knew the truth he was going to stop talking to her and he would even block her number

Kiba:
My sister's beautiful friend

Tenten:
Thanks
But that's not what I mean
...
I'm not what you think

Kiba:
Please don't tell me you are a man.
Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm not into men.
You're still prettier than many women I know

Tenten:
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
No
I just said that because I don't belong to the same social circle as you do.
I study in that school because of a scholarship

There, she had written it after laughing at the other conclusion that had been drawn by the man. She put the phone aside convinced that was the end of the conversation, but the sound of the message came again

Kiba:
So?

Tenten:
I don't think you want to talk to someone like me

Kiba:
Why not?
I had a good time today. Didn't you?
Did I bore you?
Was my dinner that bad?

Tenten:
Not at all, you're funny
And you cook well
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Kiba:
Thanks, mastering the grill is quite an art.

They talked little more, before saying goodbye because she had to go to bed to sleep. In the morning she went to school and didn't mention to her friend the conversation she had had, she didn't know what Hana might think of something like that, and the truth is that she liked the idea of talking to Kiba.

It became part of her routine, whether she attended the Inuzuka's house or her own home, she dedicated the afternoon to study and when she finished she checked her phone, chatting with him about anything, from her classes, or his classes that were described as very boring and he complained about the teachers, they talked about food commenting which was each one's favorite food, their ages, learning that he was 21 years old and would be 22 in July next year while she was just going to be 17 years old in March, and many other topics.

Her exams were successfully completed and a week after the end of the school year, her mother was called by the school authorities. Her parents had explained to her that they obviously could not afford to pay the tuition on their own, so her mother was already starting to look for a spot in a state high school so that she could do her last year. She knew that, in fact she liked going back to a place where the others were of the same status and would not push her aside other than for being the new girl, but she could live with that.