°Ninja° {A Butchercup Fanfic}

✒Paper Hunting (Part 1) ❤

"Hurry up and come with me" The asshole whispers in my ears and walks outside to our training field.

"I'm coming!" I say then catch up with my teacher.

"Alright. Task two for you today, Kaoru" He says sternly.

"Just tell me what that is already! Why are you so formal about such a thing?"

"One must take their works seriously in order not to make unwanted mistakes"

"Pfftt, like I care for that shit. So, what's my second task today, sensei? Is it hard?"

"That depends on your ability. Okay, you have to find me today"

"Huh? But... You're right here!"

"Not anymore" He closes his eyes and just dissapears.

"What the hell is this about? If you wanted to play hide and seek, you could have just said so!" I yell.

"Stop wasting your time, Kaoru. Search for me. I'm somewhere nearby" I hear his voice.

"That's not possible, is it? You just turned invisible!"

"No, I am visible. Just hiding" His voice appears once again.

"Fine... " I sigh and start looking behind the trees and search in the bushes.

"Focus on my voice, Kaoru. See where it comes from"

I stop searching for a while and focus on the voice. It doesn't work, though. His voice feels as if he's whispering right into my ears. I can't really tell where the voice comes from.

Damn, why am I so bad at listening?

I keep searching randomly but to no avail. Until I step on something: A white piece of paper.

I pick it up and read it. "We're going nutsss"

Seriously? The hell is this? I look around but no one was there. Could this be...

"That's your clue, Kaoru. Keep track of that until you find me. You should be able to do it. You have time until the end of the day. May luck be on your side" With that being said, I can't hear his voice again.

So this is what the task is about, huh. Testing my IQ? Well, I'll do my best to find him. But holy damn, where's "We're going nuts"

Who's going nuts? Where am I supposed to find?

Or...Wait, nuts? Nuts, Could it be possible that...

I walk toward the big tree I see. I walk around it and peek inside the trunk hole. Squirrels! Eating acorns! In their home!

A brown squirrel grabs another acorn and starts chewing down. Huh? Why is that acorn white?

My eyes go wide. My second clue! That squirrel is eating it!

I quickly put my hand through the hole and try to snatch the white acorn. But that isn't as easy as it seems.

The hole is big enough. But the squirrels are attacking my hand! The squirrel which was chewing down the acorn wouldn't let go of its precious food either.

Damn, that Shinobi better pay for my injuries later on.

I can feel the sharp pain from the family of squirrels ripping off my hand with their claws. I hurry and snatch the acorn by force. I don't want to harm animals but they really are going nuts!

Once I get my hand back, the squirrels curse me with their chipmunkish language. I glare at them and walk away from the tree. Never come near this one again!

I examine the white acorn. Sure enough, my next clue is written in it. But it's kinda ripped. I can't see what's written at all!

I sigh. What can I do? How am I supposed to keep track of clues now!?

I know, maybe I can use tricks like last time? But how...

I go to the cottage and start searching for some food in the grocery bag. I carry it back into the forest and start yelling.

"Look what I've got here? It's the special masterpiece Bekko-ame! I bet it's delicious! Sensei must like them. But I'm sure he doesn't mind if I had some... " I open the glass of golden candy and plop out of them in my mouth.

"The sweetness is real! It's really good! Too bad sensei doesn't get to have any of these!" I stuff another one inside my mouth.

It's not working. He doesn't show up. I let out a heavy sigh and walk back to the cottage.

I place the glass of Bekko-ame on the table and sat down. That's when I recognize another piece of paper lying on the floor next to the door.

"For real? Luck must be on my side!" I exclaim and pick the paper up. It reads: "I feel like I'm in paradise"

Huuuuuh? What the heck? Paradise? He must be going crazy! But where is paradise? Does it even exist?

Come on Kaoru, think! Use your brain! Do I ever feel like somewhere is paradise? Well, nowhere is paradise to me.

Screw this nonsense challenge. I'm out of it. I can't do it.

I climb to the attic and walk closely to the bed, preparing for a nap. I grab the cover and...

Another clue lies proudly on the sheet in front of me. Does he like to sleep that much? Is this why he says it's paradise? Seriously?

On second thought, does he mean... Last night?

My face heats up immediately of the thoughts. That pervert! Paradise, he says?! Damn.

But I guess that continues my hunt, then?

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