Shattered Ice

Chapter Twenty-Two

I found this cute little fox creator on DA and decided that I would make Shimo! This is how I see him anyways <33 I haven't described Shimo's looks very well in the past, the most I have literally said is he's a white fox cub with a red collar thing. And just so you know, Shimo is basically the size of an Akamaru and a half.

"AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

A loud frustrated cry tore through the streets of Konoha, many of the villagers halting their actions to look around in confusion. However, the Anbu stationed around the village knew exactly what the source of commotion was, all sighing as a similar thought coursed through their minds.

She did it again...

Meanwhile Amara ran through the streets of Konoha, ducking and dodging villagers and vendors alike, Shimo racing behind her. Mentally, Amara was scolding herself for not setting an alarm. I overslept, on today of all days!! Oh kami Kakashi-sensei is going to kill me once he finds out...

She had been up all night training, preparing for the Chunin Exams, and as per usual she had passed out from over-exertion. She had woken up a few hours later, but she was at least half an hour late for the exams.

"Agh! Gramps is probably going to kill me too..." She sweatdropped, imagining her funeral with an angry sensei and Hokage glaring at her casket. She shuddered, quickly making her way over to the building the first part of the exam was being held in, only to come to an abrupt halt once she reached the third floor.

[Meanwhile]

Kakashi and the other two rookie sensei sat at the dango shop, each sensei having a cup of tea placed before them while a platter of dango laid in the center of the table. Kakashi rested his chin in his palm, glancing out the window as he watched the villagers pass by, going about their daily lives.

"Kakashi?" Asuma's voice snapped him out of his daze, and he slid his grey orb over to his fellow jonin, who were staring at him expectantly.

"Hm?" Kurenai sighed, smiling softly.

"You weren't paying attention... Asuma asked you a question." Kakashi turned towards the male, who as per usual had a cigarette in his mouth. Asuma shrugged, glancing down at his tea with a small smirk.

"I was just asking how your genin were, you have quite the team. I remember you complaining about them the other day, and was curious about how they are doing now." Kakashi smiled beneath his mask, chuckling.

"Hm, nothing out out of the ordinary. Naruto and Sasuke still argue practically every mission, Sakura continues to fawn over Sasuke, and Amara continues to make her smartass comebacks, though I have noticed one change."

Asuma and Kurenei stared at him expectantly, and Kakashi's gaze once again drifted back to the window. He knew Asuma was the only one of the two who really knew Amara all that well. The two were somewhat close, she hung out with him often whenever she and Shikamaru wanted to meet up, and he knew Asuma invited her out to Yakiniku often, which was her favorite place to eat out.

Kurenai only knew of Amara through brief sightings and whatever Kiba and Shino had mentioned about her, Hinata too now that he thought about it. He tapped his finger against the table in thought, eyes furrowing slightly. Hm, Amara has more friends than I originally thought. All I ever see nowadays is her hanging out with the team... And yet she still manages to keep such good relationships with her other friends from what I've seen.

"Amara's been more lax than usual. Ever since coming back from the Land of Waves really, she's been much more... calm. I don't know what exactly triggered it, but she's seemingly lost some of that spitfire attitude she had before. It'll spark up every now and then, but it's not as common as it once was."