Alessi was simply walking around Iwa and looking around. She wasn't one to go off randomly, but her feet seemed to just take her on paths that she had never really travelled before. It was almost like her feet had a mind of their own. This wasn't a bad thing though. By letting her feet take her where they wanted to go, she would have some of the most memorable or interesting experiences on her random walks. With a deep inhale, she grinned and turned her head to look at some buildings she was passing. Since she was distracted, she didn't notice she was heading right towards another person. The inevitable happened. Both her and the other person collided. The hit wasn't too hard, but it was enough to make Alessi fall down on her rear. With a sudden nervous voice, she stood up and apologized. "I'm really sorry about that... I wasn't paying attention... Are you okay." Her voice sounded sincere and incredibly nervous. Because of her fall, she wasn't sure if the other had fallen down or merely staggered backwards.

The sun shined it's beautiful glow onto the crest of Iwa's rock combusted ground. It reflected it's glare onto the metal ad posters on top of the square shape stores as builders stood upon ladders that was leaned up against the attractive posters. Villagers flocked around the streets of Iwagakure, enjoying their short sleeved clothing and the taste of their mango water ices. Everyone around the village was excited about the weather except one person; An strange spiky brown haired boy who  had decided to wear his black kimono with long white sleeves and long black pants that had his small scroll attached to his waist. The boy hadn't known that today's weather wasn't going to be sunny. He had expected for the usual weather of Iwagakure- Slight cloudy with high winds. But, Kosuke's predictions were finally wrong.

Today the weather and the joy of the village to Kosuke was similar to a melody being played over and over again. It was hard to get out of his head. But, Kosuke managed to ignore both of those topics for almost the entire day by keeping himself occupied. He had decided that he would take a long stroll while he read his book as he walked around the village. Walking for Fun was a excersise  that not many people could stay true to because citizens around Iwagakure were starting to become lazy and expected for shinobi to for all their problems. But, The boy was true to his commitment about walking, and he did just that. 

A sweat drop poured down Kosuke's forehead, and landed onto one of the pages in his notepad that was held in his hands as he walked down the village streets, moving out of the way of the crowds of people which constantly ran by. He quietly mumbled a poem that he had been reading from out of his notepad Kosuke took a step right, attempting to avoid the horseman that slowly moved down the village streets. Kosuke took another step left once more, attempting to avoid a family that walked down the wrong lane.

"Ah!" 

As Kosuke took a step to the left, he collided with someone, who happened to be walking down the correct lane. Kosuke was pushed back from force causing him to land on his rear, and drop his book onto the rocky surface. Citizens began to travel around Kosuke, turning a small accident into a big seen. Kosuke dropped his head onto the ground below, and gazed at the clouds for several seconds until he heard the sound of a young Girl. Who could that possibly be? Once Kosuke finished pondering several thoughts through his mind, he lifted his head up to now be in a sitting position. The boy shifted his head towards the girl that was now standing over him. He didn't know if she was there to humiliate him or help him. But, Kosuke was curious to figure out. He offered his hand towards the girl, hoping she would lift him up from the dusty ground.

"It's okay. Can I get some help here please?"

Alessi gladly accepted the help up. Due to her carelessness and being completely oblivious of others walking caused her to bump into the other. She didn't quite know who the other person was. He looked to be a bit younger than she was. Bending down and picking up the book that the kid dropped, she lightly brought it up to make sure there was no chance of it ripping or tearing. Not that it was likely to do so, she just wanted to be careful. Alessi, still being in a bit of a daze, didn't notice the multitude of people observing the scene. Looking around for a moment, she decided it would be best to only focus on the boy she bumped into. Stretching out her arm, she held the book out for Kosuke to grab. "You dropped this." She then smiled as another way of saying, 'I'm sorry for bumping into you'. By the time both of them were up and completely fine, and few portions of the crowd started to disperse.

Small dust paticles were brushed onto the ground as Kosuke wiped the dirt off the back of his pants after the girl had hoisted him back onto his feet. Kosuke's caramel colored eyes stared into the girl's eyes, drowning into them for a few seconds. He didn't know what to say; It wasn't often Kosuke was able to build chemistry with the opposite sex or even catch a glimpse of teenage shinobi around his age because he was always too busy training. Nevertheless, Kosuke shook his head  to exit the deep stare he had been in. The boy licked his crusty lips, and then began to search the area around him for his poem book. Kosuke looked downward to the left, to the right, and even behind him. But, he still couldn't find the book which started to make him panic.

"You dropped this."

As Kosuke turned around, he gasped at noticing that the girl had his book. Kosuke gently grabbed the book with his right hand as he held his left hand pressed up against his heart in relief. "Almost thought I lost you." whispered Kosuke, shifting his head towards the book in his hand. Most of the citizens who had been watching were all gone by now which made the scene look as a normal conversation between two teenage shinobi. Even though their wasn't that much talking causing the situation to feel more awkward then embarrassing.

Kosuke turned his attention back towards the teenage girl that stood in front of him. What should I say What should I say.. Ugh Kosuke began to think of how he would spark up a conversation to keep things rolling, but it was becoming difficult. Their wasn't much to talk about except ask questions which he didn't want to come off as some trivia question guy. As he continued to ponder through his thoughts, A loud grumbling sound was heard coming from his stomach. "I know!" whispered Kosuke.

"Hey, my name is Mitsuo. Would you like to go eat at the Ramen shop with me?"

Alessi was happy to see the reunion of the boy and his book. Just from his initial gasp, she could tell it meant a lot to him. She didn't quite hear the whisper. It was mainly because she was still somewhat distracted by the dispersing people. Turning her body to start walking the opposite direction, she was stopped by one thing and one thing only. The sound of the other's voice. A sudden announcement of his name followed by a random question was enough to get Alessi's attention back on the boy. "Mitsuo." She repeated the name she heard to make sure she had gotten it correct. "Nice to meet you. My name is Alessi." With a smile and a nod, she turned her body fully around so she could answer the question. "Uh... Sure, why not." She was kind of hungry, but not to the point where she really needed food. This other person seemed to be a little nervous around her. But not so nervous that he wasn't willing to spend a bit more time with a person he just met. Taking a single step to her new companion's right side, she made a motion with her hand for him to lead the way.

Kosuke smiled at the girl as she accepted his offer. After the nervous feeling in his stomach had  finally ceased, He placed both of his hands towards his side, making them stationary. The boy turned around, and strolled down the village street; Now that he was going the correct way. Hopefully, his new acquaintance would do the same, seeing as though the girl stood beside him as if she was allowing for him to lead the way. Kosuke held the back of his head as he arched his back down to use his left hand to press upon his left knee that had limped through the entire walk. Once he had made it to the ramen shop, The boy limped over towards one of the small stools near the counter which had several other bowls of ramen placed on them for the shinobi at the end of the counter to eat. 

"This is one of the best Ramen shops in town. You will love it."

Kosuke slammed a small amount of Ryo onto the counter for him to eat as a stream of steam spread into the air from the bowl of noodles with a few shrimp boiling on a white and red glass bowl. A tall and muscular chef picked up the Ryo from the counter while smiling at Kosuke. The chef spun back towards the grill to turn the knob on the stove counter-clockwise which would cause the fire to turn down. Most of the employees which worked here already knew what food Kosuke liked, and would eat because of the fact that he had been using the restaurant for over a couple years. 

The boy shifted his head towards the girl, who sat on the only available seat to the right of him. He placed his elbow onto the counter while resting his palm onto his chin as he gazed into the girl's eyes, waiting for her response. Kosuke knew he could pay for the girl's meal. She looked like a person who didn't tend to eat much because of how slender she was, and the main reason- She was a girl. Most women he knew- such as his mom would eat gently while taking small bites to be viewed as mannered and lady-like. When Kosuke finished pondering thoughts through his head, he exited his gaze by swallowing his spit and moving his elbows from off the counter.

"Anything you would like to eat? I have enough money to pay for it," 

Alessi wasn't too sure about her new friend. He seemed kid enough and seemed to get a boost of energy upon meeting her. Shaking the concern out of her mind, she continued on and made sure to keep up with Kosuke. After a bit of walking, her nose caught a slight whiff of ramen. It was probably because they were quickly approaching the ramen shop. According to her companion, it was one of the best ramen shops around. Alessi wasn't too crazy about ramen, but she enjoyed it just like any other person. Watching Kosuke as he limped to the seat, she wondered if any of the medical ninjutsu at her disposal would be of use. With a quick re-play of her thought, she realized she was thinking like a medic and needed to focus more on being social.

Seeing that Kosuke was now at the counter, she joined him by sitting in the seat right next to him. Looking around and taking in her surroundings, she was rather interested in what was in there. She had never eaten there before, so it was a whole new experience for her. Suddenly hearing a question, she looked at Kosuke and answered right away,

"I'm good for now." Her voice was rather soft and kind sounding. Alessi really didn't want anything for the moment. She wasn't too hungry, but due to the good smells floating around, she would get hungry just from the aroma.

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A small steam arose into the air as the chef slid a bowl of ramen over towards Kosuke. A cup of water with a squeezed lemon inside was also on the large circular plate that held the bowl of ramen. Kosuke whiffed the delicious smell of ramen, and removed the wooden chop sticks from his bowl to grasp them properly in his right hand. "Just how I like them." whispered Kosuke as he pinched his chop sticks at a large amount of the tangled noodles and devoured them into his mouth, swallowing the noodles in the process.

As Kosuke placed the chop sticks into the bowl of ramen, he inhaled a small amount of air threw the side of his mouth to devour the long noodle string that hung from his mouth. He chuckled at the chef, and turned his entire body towards Alessi by spinning the small chair that he had sat on. His childish laughter was ceased when his brown pupils had glanced upon her long beautiful hair. The boy took a deep breath, and thought to himself of what to say to her. His right hand repeatedly continued to twitch as he kept his right arm rested on the counter; It had showed a sign of nervousness.

"So..you live around Iwagakure? It's not often someone of the village changes their path while walking in this crowded village."

Kosuke lifted his right hand from the counter to place his hand inside of the ramen bowl. The boy kept his attention on Alessi as he searched inside of the boiling ramen water for one of the shrimps. His hand had ignored the pain because his brain was more worried about the arrogant growling of his stomach. Once Kosuke had found a shrimp, he launched it into air as he removed his red-colored hand. Kosuke tilted his head back to allow the shrimp to be caught in-between the gap of his two teeth. He lifted his head upwards as he chewed on the shrimp, and used the back of his hand to wipe the butter from the side of his mouth.

Alessi sighed and leaned back in her seat. The sigh wasn't one of boredom, or at least it wasn't meant to sound that way. It was a sigh of relief and relaxsation. Bringing her body back to an upright position, she noticed a little issue. Her back was a bit stiff for some odd reason. It could have been because her recent mission, or perhaps it was the random walking around. Whatever the case was, her back was still sore. With a quick tilt of her torso, her spine stretched out ever so slightly and allowed a quiet cracking noise to come out. Alessi then followed up with a quick extension of her arms. Lucky for her, Kosuke was already stuffing his face with the ramen. If he had payed attention, he would've seen her little stretch.

Alessi snapped out of whatever fog she was in and brought her attention right back to Kosuke. Of course she looked at him right after he was done talking. With a smile, she responded right back. "Yeah... Well I think the only reason I wander around is to keep things a bit different. You never know what might happen or who you might meet."

Kosuke grabbed the water from the counter with his right hand, and placed the cold clear glass of the cup towards his lips. He began to drank a sip of the water, closing his eyes in the process to cherish the tempature of the water. Once Kosuke finished his water, he sat the cup back onto the tray and began to examine the glass. Even with the large amount of steam roaming around the Ramen Shop, the water somehow kept it's tempature; Maybe it was the glass material of the cup.

"Meh. Guess will never know."

The boy whispered, shrugging at the glass as he stood up from his chair. It was starting to get late. Kosuke grabbed his book from the table, and turned towards Alessi to wave at her with friendly body language. "Sorry I have to go. It's getting late, and I have to finish this book before the end of today," said Kosuke. He exited the Ramen Shop, and followed the large crowd of people in the path.

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