23 Just A Normal Day

Azumi passed the test easily and Hikaru decided to celebrate by buying tons of gifts for Azumi. Right now, his bank account is filled with millions of ryos or, to be exact, 3,700,000 Ryo. With all those money, he was able to buy amazing gifts for her throughout the years. Nice clothing, good foods, a new house, and many, many more. For Hikaru, Azumi is like most precious person he has ever had. She's cute, funny, kind, and most of all, she has never been spoiled rotten by the dotting he's doing to her. Unlike other children.

The the both of them wandered around the bustling place of the marketplace, where he and she is going to buy the things they need to celebrate. From time to time, some store owners would try to kick out Azumi but before they could do that, Hikaru's cold gaze would always freeze them. They just had to obey, or else...

...he will kill them.

For Azumi, she felt like she was living a dream. Since she was a child, no one had ever cared for her except her Jii-jii. Everyday, she would just sit in that lonely swing in front of the academy as she looked at happy faces of the children who had parents. But now, since Hikaru-kun is here, she would never be lonely like that ever again. She doesn't want to return to that kind of lonliness ever again. For her, Hikaru-kun is her light and if he ever disappears... she don't know what she will ever do by then.

As they wander around the marketplace carrying many things they bought, including a huge ass cake, they saw three familiar faces. Shikamaru, Ino, Choji with their parents with them. They were also carrying some things but now as much as Azumi and Hikaru.

Ino reacted when she saw them, she said, "Hikaru-kun! Azumi-chan! Hey!"

Hikaru smiled at them nicely and dropped the stuff he bought gently to the ground before he cupped his fist at the clan heads. Azumi decided to go along.

"Inoichi-dono, Shikaku-dono, and Choza-dono. How are you all doing?" He said as he lifted his face at them.

"Hahahaha, you don't have to be so formal, Hikaru-kun, " Choza said.

"Then I shall do so, " Hikaru said while smiling at them friendly.

"Anyway, what brings you here, Hikaru-kun?" Inoichi asked.

Hikaru pointed at the things he bought and said, "As you can see, Azumi and I are going to celebrate our graduation and becoming a full fledged Genin, and it seems like that all of you are thinking the same thing."

While they were talking, Azumi decided to talk to the other new Genins like herself.

When she looked at them, she saw Ino stomping her feet on the ground and pouting her face while Shikamaru and Choji are trying to calm her down.

"That Hikaru ignored me again! He's so full of himself, hmph!" Ino yelled angrily.

"Troublesome. Of course he wouldn't look at you, he's got Azumi by his side and you two are worlds apart. In fact, I think you're the one who's full of yourself. Just go back being a fangirl of Sasuke, " Shikamaru told Ino as he yawned.

"Shikamaru is right, Ino. You two are really worlds apart." *chomp* *chomp* He said while munching on some chips.

"Hmph, who told you guys I needed your opinions? I'm gonna snatch Hikaru-kun for myself!" Ino folded her arms and said haughtily.

Meanwhile, Azumi's eyes were shadowed over by her bangs, but you can see two red dots shining in her eyes and she is clearly aiming for Ino.

'Snatch Hikaru-kun away from me? Unforgivable! A whore like yourself has no place in Hikaru-kun's heart!' Azumi thought darkly inside her head.

As the four of them were talking, Hikaru suddenly sensed an increased of bloodlust in the air. And when he looked around, he saw Azumi behind Ino and she was ready to strangle her! In front of Ino, Choji and Shikamura seems to be trembling at the sight of Azumi, who's behind her.

'What's Azumi doing?!' Hikaru asked himself.

"Excuse me for a moment, " Hikaru excused himself from the three clan heads and walked directly at Azumi.

'Bad, this is bad! I need to calm Azumi before they sensed the bloodlust in the air!' He wasn't a fool, he knew the strange obsession Azumi had for him and he may be flattered, but he doesn't want her obsession to go any further. And, he fears that someday, she will become a yandere. That's the one thing he wants to stop the most!

He went behind Azumi and taps her shoulder gently. And then he whispered in her, "What are you doing, Azumi?"

She couldn't help but shiver in pleasure as she felt the hot breath of Hikaru going into her ear.

She immediately turned around to look at Hikaru and she stammered as she said, "N-nothing H-Hikaru-kun! I-I was just going to them to talk."

*sigh* He pats her head with his right hand and said at her softly, "I know, I know, but please restrain yourself. Anyway, let's go back to our house. We can't disturb them any further." In the end, he still, and will always, have a soft part for her.

"Um!" She nodded her head cutely.

Hikaru turned around to look at the clan heads and said, "We'll go now and have a safe day!" The two of them picks up the things they bought in the marketplace before going home for the day.

As they picked up their things, the clan heads couldn't help but think, "Hmm, such a mature and collected child! I wish our children were like that."

And with Choji and Shikamaru.

"Hey, Choji, let's not mess with Azumi in the future, " Shikamaru whispered at Choji.

"Yes, you're right. I wouldn't want something happening to us, " Choji nodded in agreement.