Genius? More than that.

Chapter 24

She looked in mirror and examined herself before taking the sandals and eventually leaving. She was wearing top and shorts walking, evening wind brushed on her skin. It was pleasant. She liked mildly cold nights like this, it reminded her of home. White eyes gazed on sun that was beginning to go down. When walking she wandered to shop alley, woman stopped thinking about getting drunk til' she passes out. Momochi denied it and went father, there were shops with basic stuff.

"Maybe smoking?"

No, too bad for her lungs. She needed them to stay alive.

'Same like you need your liver you dumb child.' she told herself... or so she thought.

Besides Arakida wouldn't ever give her a rest if he saw his lovely cousin smoking. Shina went forward to the park, it was getting darker sooner, well, winter is coming.

Smiling to self she went to book store, she actually had no idea how to pass free time and eating/sleeping/taking care of hygiene weren't things relaxing. She looked through books and then looked at novels. Somehow she ended up in looking through the authors and found a few familiar kanjis.

Jiraiya.

(Jiraya??? I DON'T KNOW BUT TOO LAZY TO CHECK)

This old man that saved her one day and ended up teaching her a jutsu she fully gave up on learning. There were three books. Two parts of "Make-out Paradise" and "Tale of a Bold Nin". The title itself "make-out" suggested a romance novel and knowing the Sanin pervert she figured out for it to be a... smutty novel. The other looked totally different and it did seem like it was before he became major perv or just being open with the fact he's a major perv.

"Wonder if he changed much." she could deny it all she wanted, he was like a father figure she was robbed brutally of when being very, very little.

"Excuse me ma'am? Do you need any help?" the shopgirl walked up and questioned Momochi. She just smiled to her and responded with a no and girl looked at the books she was holding.

"The one with Bold Nin is actually pretty good, and the Make out Paradise? It'd be good if the main characters had any real problems, also... it has plenty of comedy..."

"Cheesy, funny romance? Woah, seems like I'm going to buy it." Shina stated going to pay for books.

"Seriously?"

"I need something to kill my free-time not used to having it and addictionally just moved in."

"It'll be 3484.76 yens."

(about 32 dollars)

She gave the money the cashier asked and went out with three new books and went out. Shina headed then home.

Arakida POV

Amagawa... what do you think?

Do not worry my child. Yasutaro will come around sooner or later, it's true Revenge is patient and Forgivness not. Yet, all Revenges don't want to be missed out. That's why I am sure he will loose patience.

I... I have no idea if I can be as patient as you.

I wouldn't be surprised, I've lived milions of years, and you barely seventeen dear.

Oh... right-tight! Thanks for cheering me up Amagawa!

I opened my eyes stopping my meditation and went to kitchen for the cake and pulled it out of the fridge. I made tea. Shina surprisingly likes sickly sweet things. Though, I've never seen her eat any! She uses usually five spoons of sugar/three cubes, only when sick/anxious she doesn't use any. her biggest problem with food is [I quote] "Shall I take dark, bitter chocolate? White chocolate? Milk chocolate or chocolate with nuts?" [end of quote]. Sometimes it's even hilarious.

But personally she loves honey and I added a lot to her tea and put pieces of cake on plates I pulled out for both of us. I waited and I heard someone walking in and immediately I shot up and ran out of small kitchen to give hugs to my cousin which, sadly, expected them and she didn't fall on butt. That's sad, she always makes cute face when she's upset. Especially when she shows her sharp teeth.

Shina was going to be busy next day but not at hospital but at tower that's in Training Ground 44, which is oddly specifiv for her. I met her couple times, and she might not know but I am good at remembering people and stuff.

She didn't change much from the shy child she used to be. I can even compare them.

We got to table and Shina smiled and thanked me, she had such lovely smile. Even though she had those shark teeth... oh and her laugh was amazing too. Shina should have someone, she's lovely and she deserves a proper care, she suffered a lot... but on the other hand she's beautiful has big chest and I'm sure someone will want to hurt her... I gotta watch out for her.

[:<]

"You're awfully quiet Arakida."

I just rubbed my head. "Is that so? I guess I finally using my brain cells." she laughed at the joke and I smiled. She's also kinder than should... I wonder... how come if the one who murdered her son [she might deny it and all, but I knew that she treated the boy named... Haku, I think as her son] is still alive. Maybe it's that Yasutaro isn't still out and Amagawa gives me aura of Forgivness and nerv ease.

~timeskip~

Shina POV

Seems like the calm day before was just silence before a storm. It was over preliminaries and I got so many patients and on the beginning of the day I had to explain a mother of nine-year-old boy why her child passed away. It was hard, because I could relate to her so badly.

"Is my Doiji alright?!"

"I am sorry ma'am, but your son due to mistake while examining was put to the wrong treatment. I am really sorry but he passed away." I bowed to the woman, it was all my fault. I should pay more attention. I made an unforgivable mistake. I should examine him myself. I shouldn't leave him in Reiko's hands. In the boy's sicknesses were characteristic signs for other sickness and only smallest detail remained different and that detail was the reason why treatment didn't work, even it made it all worse.

The boy was dead.

Nothing would nor will change that.

Woman covered her lips and began sobbing.

"Ma'am?" I tried reassuring woman but she began screaming at me.

"Shut up, like you know what I am being through, my boy... my little boy is dead!"

My voice cracked as I said those words: "Ma'am, this is hospital. Here are people in similiar position as your boy. Please, calm down."

"You don't understand doctor" voice was mocking as she cried "my boy will never smile to me, never say "mommy" again. You don't have any children! You're not able to understand!"

"I think I am ma'am. I had son in age of fifteen." she froze and was about to apologize me but I silenced her and told her to go to the reception and ask for a doctor who did the operation and then deal the details with him.

When she left I locked myself in my office and drowned in paper work. And there was a lot more due to the fact that I had to fill the files that declared decease of the young boy. I was done.

With work I mean.

I put face in my hands and took deep inhale and exhale of air. I heard quick footsteps to my room and Reiko bursted in the room.

"Shina-sama! An emergency!"

"What is it? Speak up!" I shouted commanding her, her panic was enough to make me nervous. I stood up and she told about Preliminaries, Hyuuga vs Hyuuga, now one was in drastic condition and about to die. My, my I missed some great fights.

Putting jokes aside I had operation coming up and one boy dying was enough.

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