Separate Halves

Test 3

I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT GAI OMFG OMFG OMFG I AM SO SORRY!!

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~Tsuki's POV~

"Okay, well, it's not my fault Gai decided to take 10,000 laps around the village during the time of the test! But if ya want me to beat his ass so badly then fine, bring him in." This was just ridiculous. "I already beat three jounins, why does it matter that I missed Gai because he was no where within the vicinity of the field?" Yeah, there was a big whoops yesterday because everyone forgot about Gai. To be honest though, he just slipped the back of my mind after I took down Kakashi. Either way, this is not how I wanted to start my morning, but if beating the green man into the ground then so be it. 

"Meet Gai and I at training ground 3 after noon. Go get something to eat, reacquaint yourself, just don't go committing some kind of crime." Tsunade said with a wave of her hand before sighing and picking up another scroll off her desk, reading it. 

With a roll of my eyes, I left her office, groaning a bit when I got outside. "What is it?" Neji asked as he pushed off the wall he was leaning against, standing before me and looking at him with a questionable look on his face. 

"I forgot to fight Gai yesterday, so now I have to beat his ass 4 hours from now. Ugh, I wanted to just relax today, get my barrings again." The place I called home felt so foreign after being away for so long, and I just wanted to walk around, get used to the feel of the warm sun hitting my skin, the fresh air. Not like that damn underground cave offered much of anything. "Let's go get something to eat, or go grocery shopping so I can cook something. No way am I fighting on an empty stomach." Hell, I never want to do anything on an empty stomach if I can help it. 

"Why don't you go to the store and stock up. I have a clan meeting I have to attend soon. Just stock your fridge up, and I'll make us some lunch when I get back. I won't be gone too long." Neji told me with a smile before kissing my forehead and leaving the building with me before leaving my side to go back to his clan's area. 

Once I was all to my lonesome self, I slowly made my way to the store, taking my time picking out the food items from the various shelves. My whole trip just seem like it flew by, though, not like I was paying attention much to anything. It felt strange, being this casual. Though, I just chalked it up to the fact that I was basically underground and isolated from everyone had a lingering effect. 

'It's going to take a while kiddo, your life did a 180, and you need to give yourself time to adjust again. Things will come to you, with time. Now, go eat some chocolate and cheer up, you haven't had any in two years, so go indulge yourself, you know you want to.' And there he is. At least he never left me, even when I went through a wreck of phases. At least it was good to know that Suirō was always going to be a constant part of my life until death. 

'I know, but I still feel so out of place. I mean, two years... Everyone's changed so much...' I was supposed to grow with them, mature with them. But no. Instead, I rotted away in an underground stone prison with a pedophile. 'I don't even know how to act anymore, how I'm supposed to be around them.' 

'Kiddo, your emotions went from zero to 1000 in a split second. It's going to take a bit for you to reel yourself in. Just think of it as this: you were in a coma for two years, just laying there, dead still and silent. Then bam! You're awake. Your body is not the same, nor is your mind. You need time to rebuild your strength, get into the niche of things again. Also, your friends are still there for you, and most importantly, Neji is still there for you. It's not easy for him either kiddo, trust me, but he's putting in the effort to help you. So, don't take that for granted.' Suirō had good points, but still. It was hard to wrap myself around it all.