And Flowers

[youthfull_lotus]

[Gai really enjoyed hanging out with Iruka, both at Kakashi's party and on their date. So, before class, he stopped by a flower store to buy some flowers. After much confusion, he left with a bouquet with tiger lilies and some other flowers he didn't recognize. Stepping to Iruka's classroom, he leaves the vase of flowers on his desk with the note

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Holy crap your journal is green XD

[irumino]

[Iruka stepped into his classroom a bit later than he would have liked. He was holding a coffee from the cafeteria and a bag with all of his class materials for the day.

He was mid yawn when he spotted the bouquet sitting on his desk and he stopped in his tracks. He carefully looked around, dropped his bag near his desk and went back the the classroom door, closing it. He had learnt very quickly to be wary of the other students and teachers at this school - they were more likely to pull a prank than do something nice, he thought to himself while he scrutinized the flowers.

He sat back into his chair and picked up his coffee, something caught his eye. A piece of paper had been stuck to the bottom of his cup, had fluttered back onto the desk.

Picking it up, he read the note. A smile broke out onto his features. Today was going to be a good day.]

Hee! XD It almost hurts my eyes.

[youthfull_lotus]

[Towards the end of the school day, Gai makes his way over to Iruka's classroom. Knocking on the door frame, he peeks his head into the classroom and smiles at Iruka.]

Did you like the flowers?

[irumino]

[Iruka had been at his desk with a few pieces of paper in front of himself that he was working on, but he was having trouble finding the concentration to stay focused. Gai had walked in at the point where Iruka was his head propped up on one hand, staring at the flowers with a smile while tapping his pen on the desk with the other.]

They're lovely~ Thankyou.

[youthfull_lotus]

[Gai beams at this, glad that he was looking at the flowers smiling. He had worried that Iruka wouldn't like flowers!]

I'm glad you like them! You are a great and youthful person and I wanted to get some flowers that are as wonderful as you!

Guess who is at the flower store.

[boaring]

[Ino leans on the wooden counter, surrounded by a multitude of floral arrangements and bottles of nail polish lined up in front of her. The bell at entrance rings, but she makes no move to bother her customer just yet, neatening the edges of Navajo White and Iris I Was Thinner (it suits Ino so much it's scary) on her pinkies before looking up.]

... Gai? [Refrains from the "What are you doing here?", because why else would one visit a flower shop?]

[youthfull_lotus]

Ino! One of my youthful students, I did not know you worked at this flower shop! [Gai grins broadly at Ino, teeth gleaming.]

I wanted to get some flowers for Iruka!

[This had seemed like a good idea at the time, but now, as Gai stares at all the flowers around he had no idea where to start.]

Uhhh...Do you know what youthful flowers I should give him?

[boaring]

Family business, and all. [Blinks the stars out of eyes. She forgot about the blinding teeth.]

Hm... it depends on the occasion! [Sits up straighter, being in her element. Despite her apparent boredom and familial obligations, she really does love the flower store.]

A bouquet can have all kinds of underlying meanings, to convey what you want to say. [Pause.] Not that you need much help.

[No man can top Gai when it comes to flowery language. Hurr.]

[youthfull_lotus]

What about for no reason? I wanted to thank him for a youthful time and that I'd like to do it again! [He grins. It never occurs to him that he probably shouldn't be telling all of this to a student.]

Why thank you Ino! [How nice of a compliment!]