My Shinobi

Chapter 12 - "If it's him, I don't mind"

Chapter 12 - "If it's him, I don't mind"

I got up and made my way towards Shirokane-san. As I did, he just stood there in place. When I was face to face with him, I raised my hand and...

Slap.

This isn't a dream. My hand stung a little bit from slapping him, so this wasn't a dream. Which can only mean one thing.

I just hurt him. And for no reason -- at least for him.

But I needed to know. I had a feeling that I knew him from somewhere -- and now I know. When we first met, I just felt that I knew him, but he had his face covered, the only thing that I could see were his eyes. Now it was all clear.

So, the guy from my dreams is real.

"Oh my god." I said, barely audible.

Shirokane-san just looked at me with bewilderment held in his eyes. He was holding the cheek I had just slapped, which was now turning a slightly red tint. We held each other's gaze, not being able to speak. Both of us were speechless; I couldn't believe it, and him...well, I don't know why he was speechless.

"Okay, I do not know what Shirokane-san did to you, but this silence, after what just happened, is becoming hard for me to watch." I heard the hokage speak.

I finally came back to my senses and turned around to look at the hokage, "Sorry.... I am so sorry. I don't know why I did that. Gosh, I must really seem like a bitch. Forgive me." I apologized, lowering my head in the process.

"Do not fret young lady. I must say, It sure was something to watch. But after the slap, I was expecting some spice, not the whole cat ate your tongue reaction. Even Shirokane-san had that reaction. Look, he still does." He motioned towards Shirokane-san, who had his mouth slightly opened.

Indeed he still was in that cat ate your tongue -- as the hokage said -- state. I wonder if that was too much of a shock for him. Suddenly having some chick -- that even if they had already met, he most likely didn't remember -- come up to him and slap him for no apparent reason, unless, you know, she was crazy.

Yup, I sure am crazy. Seriously now. Dreaming about him before even meeting him.

I raised my hand so that I could wave it in front of him -- he has been in that state for too long, and honestly, it was getting annoying -- but before I could make any movement, he flinched and jumped away from me. Once he landed, he faced me in a protective stance.

"You are crazy, woman!" I knew he would think that. "Even though you are probably the one I have been searching for this whole time...why would you do that?"

Wait, what is he talking about? Why would he look for me? We only met once, and that was only for a brief moment. No way he would remember me; I doubt a shinobi like him would ever think about a person again after only meeting them once.

"Why would you be looking for me?" I ask, getting it over with.

He lowered his protective stance, "I was asked to do so...I think." he answers, unsure.

I raise my eyebrow in question. What does he mean by 'I think'?. I look over to the hokage to only see him shrug his shoulders. I guess he didn't know either. I look back over to Shirokane-san and give him a look telling him to go on.

"I had a dream where I was told to go and look for you and protect you."

"This is the first I have heard of it," the hokage spoke up. "All you told me was that you needed to go on a personal errand and needed to take some days off."