Couple Mission:

Juyo once again took to the streets in Kumogakure, glad to be on another mission and not stuck to spend another night with his clan.  Staying in the clan’s residence always made him more angry with their constant looks of disgust and anger.  The only place that was safe was in his own house with his mother and father.  Even they got treated the same, so the whole time his mood would just get worse and worse.

He shook his head, and continued walking, hands in his jacket pockets.  This time he was sent to help settle down a couple that were causing an annoyance to the rest of the neighborhood.  Apparently they fight constantly, late into the night, and no one can get any sleep until they make up.  That was where Juyo came in.  He knew things must definitely be bad if he was called in.

Coming up to a big long row of apartments, Juyo climbed up the stairs to room 348B.  Just outside the door was a tall, dark haired man leaning against the railing smoking a cigarette.  Juyo stopped, looked at him, and then at the door.  “You wouldn’t happen to be a….Daisuke Saitou?” he sighed.  The man took one last puff before stomping it out. “Yeah, that’s me” he said.  “What do you want?” The man faced Juyo with an uninterested look.  Juyo was about to answer him when the door crashed open and out stomped a very angry, dark haired, fair skinned woman. “Dai!  I can’t believe you were out here smoking again” she screamed.  “You promised, you promised!”

Daisuke immediately stepped back from the woman’s aggressive charge.  “I wasn’t,” he lied, pointing at Juyo. “It’s the kid, Naomi, I was telling him not to smoke! I swear!”  That only seemed to rile up the woman even more, her fists shaking at her sides.  “I can smell the nicotine from your breath, Dai!” she started to cry. “Why do you lie like that?  That was straight to my face!”  Juyo was taken aback by the sudden burst of screaming, and didn’t even get a chance to respond to Daisuke’s lie, not that it mattered, as, Naomi apparently, knew right away it was a lie.

“Please, guys,” Juyo interrupted before he lost his chance to another burst of drama. “Let’s try to work this out.  I was sent here by Lady Raikage herself to help you guys.”  Daisuke looked down at Juyo, as if this was something completely new.  Naomi had finally stopped her little fit of crying and was slowly looking towards Juyo.  “Alright, now that I’m here, I think I already know what the problem is.” He looked back and forth at the two, who thankfully were busy listening to him instead of arguing.  “She wants you to stop smoking and lying about not smoking, and you just want to smoke because you need to relax sometimes, right?”

Daisuke and Naomi blinked a couple times, looked at each other, blinked, and then looked back at Juyo.  “That’s about right, kid” Daisuke said.  Juyo took a deep breath, turned and leaned against the railing.  “Well, the way I see it,” he started.  “There’s got to be a way to please both sides.”  Juyo let the wind cool his face as he looked out at Kumogakure, thinking on the situation.

“Well, I ain’t gonna just quit smoking like that, kid” Daisuke said.  “Then I won’t stop nagging you until you do!” Naomi started to yell back.  The two were at it again, and Juyo was ready for it this time.  He whistled his Kandakai Itami, causing the couple to immediately shut up and clasp their ears.  “Please don’t start fighting again,” Juyo said after finishing his whistle.  “Now I figured out a way to help you two.”  They both looked at him expectantly.  “Daisuke, every day you go without smoking, Naomi isn’t allowed to scream at you.  Naomi, if you do end up yelling or screaming at Daisuke for something, then he can smoke that day only.  This way both of you are working to please the other.”  The two thought about this deal for a while, then looked into each other’s eyes.  Juyo could tell they were talking with their eyes.  They both looked back at him and smiled.  “Thanks, kid” Daisuke said as they headed back into the apartment.

“No problem,” Juyo replied, heading back down the stairs.  He was glad to help, but more glad he was getting paid for this job.  The only thing that seemed to ruin the moment was the fact that he had to go back home to his clan and deal with them all over again.

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