Lytening dipped the toes of his left leg into the river to get a feel of the temperature of the water. The water turned out to be a bit more cold than he would have liked. Nonetheless, he took off his clothes, leaving his underwear on, and jumped into the river.

He found out that swimming is a great way to get a full body work out. For that reason, Lytening loved coming to the river. He even had a special location. "His" spot. He never saw anyone around there, as if he was the only one that ever came there. Today he was there, for relaxing purposes. He on the surface of the river, on his back, enjoying the refreshing feeling the cool waters gave him.

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Earlier that morning, two hours prior to present:

Waking up in her small two-room appartment, Risu walked to the bathroom to take a shower, still slightly groggy and sleepy. When she had taken a long and relaxing shower, the young kunoichi stood in front of the mirror, placing the purple make up on her face as was practically mandatory, though there was always a purple line present around her eyes, she loved accentuating it with some extra color.

Remembering the quite disastrous bout with Rippã, who she still considered to be the hottest guy around town and the even worse fight with Hyuuga Kizai; a stuck up, no-good byakugan user, the young Lady Orochi sighed deeply, while continueing to look at her reflection in the mirror.

Sure, she has a practically white skin, thin, but accentuated lips and snakelike eyes, she was slender, elegant and graceful in appearance, but apparently that which attracted those of around her age, was solething she was apparently missing. Noticing this again after having seen both Senju Chisaki and that blind girl Ember Mist, the young woman formed her hands into cups and tried to imagine what it would be to be on equal footing compared to them. It was said that the fifth Hokage used to have the same problem and that she used her superior skill in medical ninjutsu and bodymodification to get to experience that what both she and Risu were missing compared to other girls their age.

"Sheesh, I'm fine," Risu hissed at herself, slapping her face with her cold wet hands, before she went to put on her day to day clothes, noting that she would not be wearing any ceremonial stuff that day, not to mention she did not want to pay for reparations to her clothes again.

When she had eaten her breakfast, the young woman packed a small bento and a bottle of cold green tea, before leaving the appartment and making her way to place she always called her own, her own private spot near the Naka river.

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It came as both a nasty, unwanted surprise, as well as a complete shock to the Orochi girl, to see that someone had seemingly claimed her spot, a young man, who was still soaking wet from most likely a bit of swimming in the river.

Because his eyes were closed, Risu could not see to what clan he belonger, as there were no apparent marks like those of the Inuzuka clan or any signs on clothes like the uchiha, uzumaki or senju clan. having no knowledge on who or what this guy was, made the young girl slightly less cautious, especially because she had no desire to go and fight again without knowing anything.

Sneaking up to the guy, she suddenly dropped her bag next to the guy, hoping to scare him a bit for the fun of it. "This really is the best spot isn't it?"

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It was almost hilarious, when the guy seemed to realize that he was halfnaked, with only his underwear on, giving quite the comical reaction of quickly trying to put his clothes on, with the realization in mind that Risu, a girl at that, had a full sight on him. Not that she really thought anything about a young man being at that very spot with not much clothing on, though she did wonder how weird it was for someone to go swimming when it was technically still winter season, even with the moderate weather they were having those last two weeks.

So she actually remained silent the entire the the young man needed to dress himself in a bit more respectable attire than simple trunks. With only a feint smile on her face, the young Orochi Lady breathed in the fresh air of that spot, with a soothing breeze of air rustling through her hair.

The young man had looked in her eyes just once, for a short instance, yet long enough for her to realize his heritage as a hyuuga, but still an odd one at that, with his light haircolor.

Remembering what had happened when she last saw a hyuuga clanmember, Risu decided to keep herself in check, preventing herself from spewing out insults or taunts to his heritage, knowing fully well that perhaps it was better not to get all worked up, certainly not while she wasn't in the mood to cause trouble, only wanting to relax a bit and enjoy the peaceful surroundings of that place.

"You dont have to look at me if my appearance makes you feel uneasy," The girl said, while sitting down, pulling her legs together and wrapping her arms around them after the guy had finally given her a proper greeting. Yet again the wind seemed to play a game with her long black hair, blowing through it gently, making the strands of silky hair dance in the wind. "It's not like I don't know how I look...it either draws in the eyes or appals them, I dont really care anymore."

For a short moment the young girl thought about her mother, who despite the fact that she also had her clan's Kekkei Genkai and the typically unusual appearance that came with it, wasn't hated or voided at all, or maybe Risu just didn't know how her mother's youth was.

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Lytening wrote:Where would i look then?"

That one sentence threw Risu completely off guard, making her feel slightly fuzzy and weird, besides the fact that this guy was a Hyuuga, he seemed not all that bad compared to the other Hyuuga clanmembers she'd seen so far, especially that obnoxious Kizai fellow, who managed to get under her skin quite easily with his nonchalant and rather abbrasive behavior.

"I...uhm," She wanted to answer his question, she wanted to say at least something, but she was completely confused and at the same time, she was hardly given any moment to think about what she wanted to say, as the Hyuuga simply continued, seemingly unaware of how uneasy the young Orochi Lady was starting to feel in this situation.

Lytening wrote:"I've never seen anyone come here. It's a great place to relax...and to take a swim."

"I...usually come here by night, for obvious reasons," The kunoichi replied softly, her thin lips curling into a soft smile, while she tried to avert from the young man's gaze, looking at the sparkling water upon which the winter sun shone bright. "It's a good place to swim, to train...or to fight, depending on how you look at it. Though unlike you, I wouldn't be swimming here in the middle of the day or during the winter season, I'm not so good with cold temperatures."

Why was she so...friendly to this Hyuuga, by all means she should've kicked him in the groin from the first moment she laid eyes upon his, from the moment she knew he was a Hyuuga in the first place, she should've simply insulted or taunted him like she usually did, but she had not done this. Was it because he seemed to act different, unlike others not being appalled by how she looked, but actually interested.

"I have a question...uhm," The girl almost stuttered, stumbling over her words, lacking both the courage to use her usual haughty tone of voice and feeling to weird to keep herself in her usual distant and composed manner. "Do...you think I look like a monster?"

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Lytening wrote:"Actually, I think your eyes are amazing,"

How such a single sentence could bring forth so many memories to the past, was amazing, as this guy's blunt and open reactions completely reminded Risu of her former squadmember Akisu Kaoru, the only one who had ever complemented her eyes before, no matter how many times she would hear those words, no matter the meaning and no matter who did say those simple combinations of words, the impact stayed great on the young Orochi girl, whom's life despite her youth had already been littered with extremely painful moments and memories.

She did not realize it at first, but for a moment, when the young Hyuuga uttered those words, tears rolled down her cheeks, showing that behind that usually cold exterior, that normally haughty voice and posture, there was still a young girl having troubles with the darkest memories which managed to continuously haunt her during the night.

"Kaoru..." Risu muttered without even realizing it, the very name which brought those tears came over her lips with a hint of sadness, yet her memories already started to cloud her mind, her eyes opening widely, while the purple bloodvessels in her eyes thickened, she almost seemed to have a moment of pure madness, but quickly regaining her composure, the young girl relaxed and whiped away her tears. "Sorry for that...I've had...a bad memory."

Lytening wrote:"Snakes are my favorite animal. I really like them. In fact, I created a jutsu to represent my like of them. It's called 'Snake Drill'."

For a moment, Risu suddenly chuckled, leaning backwards on her arms, while turning her face toward Lytening. This guy seemed so clumsy, so fun with his words, so totally different than She was used to with those Hyuugas.

Lytening wrote:"I'm not saying you look like a snake," he rambled. "Sorry, I just mean to say that 'no you don't look like a monster'. Just a little different, but in a cool way."

"Hahahah, are you always like that?" The Girl smiled and chuckled, it was so fun to have someone actually saying they liked snakes, even telling her that they had a jutsu that should be based on her own favorite animal, not to mention the fact that her clan's affinity with snakes was like that of the Inuzuka clan with dogs or the Nekomata clan with cats. "My clan's jutsu are based on snakes too and thanks for the...let's call them colforting and reassuring words. Let me properly introduce myself, my name's Orochi Risu, from the Ouroboros clan."

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It slightly shocked Risu to suddenly be introduced to by the yound man in such a rapid, almost comical way. It had its charms though, resulting in the young girl giving a slight smile, while closing her eyes a bit. It seemed this boy required sole evidence of her jutsu being based on snakes, but the truth was, that in her case that was an exagerration, as she still did not posses a large enough array of jutsu to really start creating those snake based techniques the likes of which were thought to be used by her parents and even her uncle Enaka.

"I'm Risu, Orochi Risu, future head of the Ouroboros clan," The young girl said politely, yet slightly distant in her tone of voice. "Admittedly, I dont have that much jutsu that have snake attributes, as I was first and foremost trained in the basic tactical jutsu any members of my clan should have. However, if you wish to test your and my abilities, I would be glad to be your partner on this occasion, unless..."

Not really sure about it, but surely not keen on knowing that the boy was part of the Hyuuga clan, which she actually despised for numerous reasons, Risu sighed, gave another feint smile and continued.

"That is ofcourse unless you dont want me to be your partner in a little, rough and tough training session," again she spoke with a relatively distant tone of voice, showing that she wasn't really motivated to fight, but if he desired to do so, she would more than happily show the difference between their individual skills. "If I'm good enough, i'd like to make a wager...loser pays dinner, good?"

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