Princess of the Dragon Clan [ Kakashi Hatake X OC Romance ] Book 1 Complete

Chapter 14 The Scroll

            I woke up this morning feeling relaxed, which was surprising considering the past few days I’ve had. I was looking forward to some time alone and time to relax. The training Lord Hokage was talking about sounded like it would be intense. I wanted to make sure I could rest before pouring blood, sweat, and tears again.

            I finished getting ready for the day. I grabbed my key and walked out of my apartment, heading towards the market square. I needed to restock my food supply and wanted to browse what other cool things I could find.  It’s been so long since I’ve been to the market that I had no idea how many sellers there were and what kinds of things they would have these days.

            I made my way as I looked up to the sky; the sun was out, with little to no clouds and a cool breeze. It was a lovely day; I sighed and smiled while soaking in the sun. I went to a cart selling red bean paste, rice balls, dumplings, and other things. Those red bean-paste rice balls and dumplings are my favorite food besides ramen, of course! I bought almost everything they had made before they opened up. I didn’t care; I was going to enjoy every last one of them! I went to another kart for some vegetables, spices, and herbs for cooking. I continued; as I came to a cart set up with jewelry, I heard a familiar voice calling my name.

            “Isamu! Hey, is that you over there!”

                        I turned around to see Kurenai, Asuma, and Iruka in a small group heading over. Kurenai was smiling, yelling my name, which made everyone stare. I know she didn’t care, but I did. I didn’t want everyone’s eyes on me right now.

            “Hey, Kurenai! Asuma, Iruka! How are you guys?”

            Kurenai went in for a big bear hug as I patted the upper part of her back, trying to get free so I could breathe.

            “We are good, just about to head out to get some lunch; we have the day free from the troublemakers…we should probably make the best of it!”

                        Kurenai and I locked gazes as we both rolled our eyes. She playfully hit Asuma’s shoulder.

            “Asuma! They are not troublemakers, please!”

            We all laughed, and Iruka looked at me with a big smile.

            “Would you like to join us? We are going down to this BBQ place not too far from the market.”

            I felt my stomach growl at the word ‘BBQ.’ I think that pretty much gave my answer. Kurenai grabbed my arm, and we followed the two boys to the BBQ place. We snatched a community table in the back of the shop, which was quieter. We all sat down and started talking about how everyone’s teams are with their progress. Kurenai and Asuma, of course, were boasting and trying to compete with each other and trying to prove which one of them had a stronger team.

            While Asuma and Kurenai were getting into it, I saw Iruka staring at me with a faint smile. I turned my gaze to him, giving a deadpan expression while I shrugged my shoulders.

            “Can I help you?”

            Iruka laughed softly while rubbing his neck in embarrassment.

            “Not really! I'm just happy you’re back. We’ve missed you while you were away for so long.”

            Kurenai and Asuma stopped their bickering and stared at Iruka. They moved their attention to me, awaiting my response.