Who: Iruka [Open] What: Waking up for the first time Because I totally suck a remembering I have two characters When: Uh. Where: On the edge of one of the fields, near the city center.
Someone had just popped out of a field just in front of him. Someone mortal.
Rosiel would not have noticed, if he hadn't been in such a state. Crying, after all, was not the most flattering of activities, and he was attempting, rather self-consciously, to fix his appearance. If he had realized that even tear-streaked his face was lovely, and that with his hair falling down all around his face he looked beautiful enough to easily be mistaken for a woman, perhaps he would not have worried, and - preoccupied with other thoughts - have missed the human.
But he was worried, and looking out for people who might notice him. Vain creature that he was, he was afraid to be seen - but this person was coming straight towards him, moving in the direction of the city. There was no chance he'd be overlooked.
This city was strange, and Iruka didn't figure out what it was until he noticed the person headed his way. She served to highlight the fact that there was no one else around either of them, a decidedly creepy thing, considering the size of the town. As he got closer, Iruka startled a little bit. The woman was extraordinarily beautiful, but she looked as if she had been crying. He was torn between asking her if she needed help (probably not smart to get involved in strange countries) and asking her for help.
After a little mental dancing around, Iruka stopped in front of her. "Er...excuse me..." he began, nervously scratching at his scar. "What's the name of this town? I seem to have gotten a little turned around..." Plausible enough. It would do.
Rosiel blinked it him, taking in his appearance. His attire was unfamiliar, and while his compulsion to scratch his scar was endearing, he was otherwise unexceptional. He pushed a stray bit of hair behind his ear (although it did little to mitigate the impression of a tousled mass, however attractive), fingers lingering a moment longer than necessary in the space where one of his earrings would have been.
"I don't know," he answered in a small voice, mindful that the higher pitch would continue to confuse the poor mortal into believing him a woman. "I've just... appeared here, you see. I don't know... what's happened..."
What he really meant to say referred to Katan, and tears welled up in his eyes once more.
"Appeared?" Iruka wondered if the same thing had happened to this person as him. If so, there was either some kind of conspiracy going on, or they were both insane. He took a closer look at the woman, but didn't recognize her clothing as anything resembling the clothing of the countries near Konoha. His hopes were rapidly diminishing.
"I. Uh. It's all right. Why don't we walk for a little bit." It didn't look dangerous around this area, and Iruka was confident he could handle anything less than a major threat.
What Kakashi said wasn't to insult the other at all. His red eye knew. The chakra paths within the woman's body were 'abnormal' enough for the jounin to know the difference. She wasn't human. Showing no change in expression to her prodding question, he observed what Iruka was doing on the side. One false move and it could be the end for the both of them. It was unsettling to not know what he was dealing with
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Rosiel pouted, ignoring Iruka fully. It wasn't fair that this newcomer could see he wasn't human. That was certainly cheating. He was human, after all, and had no right to just... see things inside him like that. The angel relaxed slightly when Kakashi shut that eye, but he didn't trust that to last for long. He was too good at making enemies - he would have to consider carefully this one's strange perception.
"Things that aren't correct intrigue me. Besides, you shouldn't be able to see like that, not with me." He took another step forward, now that the not at all dangerous weapons were out of sight. Then he smirked, putting a finger to his lips. "What do you think I am? And do you think I'm dangerous~?" he singsonged sweetly, hard eyes watching the masked man's every movement.
Iruka stared at Rosiel, his temper flagging with lack of attention. He wasn't used to people completely ignoring him like that. But he supposed he was in a different kind of situation now, with a different kind of person. Rosiel was starting to make the giant shuriken scar on Iruka's back twitch. She was an odd person, but this was... Iruka belatedly thought that trusting a Konoha jounin might fare better for his wellbeing instead of a woman he had met an hour ago. But she was just a civilian, right?
Well, if force wasn't about to get her attention, maybe a little playacting would. "Hatake-san is very adept at what he does," Iruka said, his voice much smoother than before. He flicked his eyes to to the other ninja, letting them stay there just a tiny bit longer than one might expect from two casual acquaintances.
"And why is that?" he asked curiously, now knowing for sure she wasn't human. Observing her change her demeanor again, Kakashi deeply thought of what she could possibly be. Akatsuki had come up with numerous ways to make someone 'abnormal' but there was always a 'human' involved before the change. Was she the same? Even though nothing about the woman said she was a ninja but she definitely had some kind of power. Something not to be taken lightly.
Briefly meeting eye with Iruka and then back to the woman's, Kakashi just honestly answered. "I'm not exactly certain what you are but I know it's something to take note of..." The jounin stopped there and waited to see if she would willingly reveal what she is.
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Rosiel would not have noticed, if he hadn't been in such a state. Crying, after all, was not the most flattering of activities, and he was attempting, rather self-consciously, to fix his appearance. If he had realized that even tear-streaked his face was lovely, and that with his hair falling down all around his face he looked beautiful enough to easily be mistaken for a woman, perhaps he would not have worried, and - preoccupied with other thoughts - have missed the human.
But he was worried, and looking out for people who might notice him. Vain creature that he was, he was afraid to be seen - but this person was coming straight towards him, moving in the direction of the city. There was no chance he'd be overlooked.
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After a little mental dancing around, Iruka stopped in front of her. "Er...excuse me..." he began, nervously scratching at his scar. "What's the name of this town? I seem to have gotten a little turned around..." Plausible enough. It would do.
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"I don't know," he answered in a small voice, mindful that the higher pitch would continue to confuse the poor mortal into believing him a woman. "I've just... appeared here, you see. I don't know... what's happened..."
What he really meant to say referred to Katan, and tears welled up in his eyes once more.
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"I. Uh. It's all right. Why don't we walk for a little bit." It didn't look dangerous around this area, and Iruka was confident he could handle anything less than a major threat.
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"Things that aren't correct intrigue me. Besides, you shouldn't be able to see like that, not with me." He took another step forward, now that the not at all dangerous weapons were out of sight. Then he smirked, putting a finger to his lips. "What do you think I am? And do you think I'm dangerous~?" he singsonged sweetly, hard eyes watching the masked man's every movement.
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Well, if force wasn't about to get her attention, maybe a little playacting would. "Hatake-san is very adept at what he does," Iruka said, his voice much smoother than before. He flicked his eyes to to the other ninja, letting them stay there just a tiny bit longer than one might expect from two casual acquaintances.
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Briefly meeting eye with Iruka and then back to the woman's, Kakashi just honestly answered. "I'm not exactly certain what you are but I know it's something to take note of..." The jounin stopped there and waited to see if she would willingly reveal what she is.
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