The breeze today was cooling, tickling little Kaori's skin, causing her sun-dress to dance, and trying to take her straw hat off of her head. The day was beautiful and inviting! Thankfully, this was her day-off from the Shrine so she took this time to remember her late friend Mina. She had enrolled into the shinobi academy to fulfill her friend's dying wish 'to become a shinobi of Konoha'. Mina's fervent wish to protect this land had moved Kaori. She remembered the brief time she had with Mina, sneaking away from her duties with the Shrine, to come to the world-famous Ichiraku Ramen shop. The taste of the ramen still fresh upon her tongue; breaking the monotony of the usual fish and barley.
Another stiff wind blew over her as she stood in front of the Ichiraku Ramen shop, glancing up at the sign. The wind forced her to hold her hat upon her head and her sundress down. "A little windy today, isn't it, Little Lady?" an elderly gentleman asked in a teasing manner causing Kaori to smile and nod towards the man before he passed by. While it was a bit embarrassing for perverted old man to be staring at her as her dress tried to fly upwards, she didn't let his gaze bother her (too much).
It has been 3 years since she had come to Ichiraku Ramen and her mouth began to water thinking of the seafood ramen. A growling came from Kaori's stomach before she walked into the ramen shop, short enough to not be bothered by the hanging cloth and made her way upon a seat. The owner of the shop turned and looked towards Kaori with a big smile. "If it isn't little Kaori of the Shrine. It's been a while, hasn't it?" Kaori nodded her head with a smile.
"So, what'll it be?" the man asked.
"I would like to have a half-order of the Seafood Ramen, please," she responded.
"Didn't you order a full size last time you were here with your friend?" the man asked. He was ignorant of Mina's death and it was probably best that he didn't know. Kaori's heart jumped a bit at him remembering Mina. She simply gave him a smile and shook her head. "She won't be joining me today, sorry," she said. While it did make her sad that she didn't have anyone to share her ramen with, she did after all, come to this ramen shop in remembrance of her friend.
"Alright, then, coming right up!" he said before getting right to work on the ramen order.
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WC: 431
Another stiff wind blew over her as she stood in front of the Ichiraku Ramen shop, glancing up at the sign. The wind forced her to hold her hat upon her head and her sundress down. "A little windy today, isn't it, Little Lady?" an elderly gentleman asked in a teasing manner causing Kaori to smile and nod towards the man before he passed by. While it was a bit embarrassing for perverted old man to be staring at her as her dress tried to fly upwards, she didn't let his gaze bother her (too much).
It has been 3 years since she had come to Ichiraku Ramen and her mouth began to water thinking of the seafood ramen. A growling came from Kaori's stomach before she walked into the ramen shop, short enough to not be bothered by the hanging cloth and made her way upon a seat. The owner of the shop turned and looked towards Kaori with a big smile. "If it isn't little Kaori of the Shrine. It's been a while, hasn't it?" Kaori nodded her head with a smile.
"So, what'll it be?" the man asked.
"I would like to have a half-order of the Seafood Ramen, please," she responded.
"Didn't you order a full size last time you were here with your friend?" the man asked. He was ignorant of Mina's death and it was probably best that he didn't know. Kaori's heart jumped a bit at him remembering Mina. She simply gave him a smile and shook her head. "She won't be joining me today, sorry," she said. While it did make her sad that she didn't have anyone to share her ramen with, she did after all, come to this ramen shop in remembrance of her friend.
"Alright, then, coming right up!" he said before getting right to work on the ramen order.
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WC: 431