Pacing. She was pacing, again. She had done this every single day since she returned to Konoha with her student. She was waiting for Yakushi, and had honestly been surprised when he hadn't showed up hours after she had. But, maybe he hadn't noticed she was gone? Maybe something happened to him? She mentally cursed herself for the pain she might be causing. She just had to get going, the mission her father had given her was important, her student's training was important, and she hadn't known where Yakushi was... at least she had left that note. If he had even found it?

As she continued to pace, in front of the village gates nonetheless, she continued to mentally curse herself up one end and down the other. 'You fool.. you shouldn't have left without him...'. She held her head as she paced, wishing as hard as she could, hoping even harder, that Yakushi would just show up. Just come running through those village gates, pissed off at or not for disappearing on him, again. "Hnnnnn!"

'If he doesn't show up soon I'll just go back... I'll lock Masami up somewhere so I know she won't get herself hurt, and then I'll go back home, find Yakushi, and drag him here...', she thought to herself, still pacing.

Fucking great....He fel in a ditch, got chased by bees, got attacked by a squirrel. Does the world have something to say!? Does it hate Yakushi Zozo!? First Demi puts him in emotional pain and now mother nature is out to get him...perfect. Just...the upside of it was tha he was going to be killing the person who stole his Demi. They messed with the wrong guy. small cackle escaped his lips as he entered the gates of Konoha, ignoring the gate ninja's plea's to halt, he noticed a small girl, pacing back and forth with a plushie held tightly to her chest. Obviously in distress...Demi.

Yaku halted for a moment, the grasp of one of the gate ninja's hands around his shoulder before Yaku dismissed it by throwing him into the nearby dumplin shop, his eyes fixated onto her the whole time as he did. The sound of the ninja flying through the shop, crashing and smashing his way in as Yaku flailed to Demi made him smile.

"DEMI! OH MY GOD; DEMI YOU'RE OKAY! OH GOD! PRAISE THE LORD! FIGHT DE POWAH!" He screamed was he leaped, well, more or less flailed at her; his body twisting and turning for Demi, the wailing of his voice loud and a smidge screechy; wrapping his arms around her and examining her.

"Are you okay? Did you get hurt!? who stole you!? I was so worried!" He sobbed, over dramatic much? But myeh, what can you expect from him. He protected her with his life and having obviously failed to escort her....he felt responsible. He tugged at her cheeks and clothing, making sure she was alright and that this was real.

She looked up from her pacing as she heard the nearby guard get tossed right into and through the shop. An eyebrow raised in curiosity as her gaze then snapped to the one who had done the tossing. "YAKUSHI!" She stayed where she was, knowing he was obviously going to come to her, which he did. She stood still as he exaimined her, and even giggled softly. "No one stole me.. I'm sorry I worried you." Her giggling stopped, a saddened frown forming across her face. "I couldn't find you, and my father sent me and my student on a mission, so I had to leave and come back here. But I kept waiting for you, hoping you'd show up. I even left you a note!"

She fell silent, hugging him tightly. She was truly sorry she had made him worry; she considered Yakushi like a friend, and friends didn't treat others like that. Though, she hadn't mentioned that to him yet.. maybe she would! Maybe that would make him feel better! Still hugging him she mumbled "You're a good friend, Yakushi."