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You deserved to die.

The piece of paper was snatched out of the air before it could hit his face, leaving him pausing and frowning down at it with a sudden chill. Where could it have come from? A moment as he formed the seals to activate his Byakugan, but -- no one to be seen who could have tossed this at him. Troubling, somewhat cruel, but seeing as how he could see other papers drifting to the ground before other people...? Hardly something to be concerned about, lest this were another seal of some kind.

Still, he couldn't let it fall, running a thumb over it before letting it slip into his pocket. It hadn't been much more than another few steps when a second paper fell, snatched before it could land on his shoulder.

You deserved to die.

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Ino made an amused noise and collected a pile of veggies. "Simple can be good though."

She looked forward and focused on what she was doing, hiding that small smile of hers in spite of herself as she went about crushing and spicing the newly-made tomato sauce. After a while she found it perfect, nodding to herself before she poured the mix into a sauce pan to simmer.

"The vegetables can be added any time, but it's going to be a slow simmer. It depends on how crispy you want them for this."

"It may be too late to mention, but I do not particularly enjoy spicy food," he mentioned with a glance toward the sauce. Noodles out of the way, he had instead focused on setting them a table. "How well-done the vegetables are makes no difference, however."

"Don't worry handsome, I'm sure she's made it absolutely perfect~." She smiled, moving over to add things as she finished cutting them.

"It's not that strongly spicy," She nodded to confirm, though... It feels like that was something she should have known. Still, it doesn't take too long for the sauce to get heated well enough, and within the next fifteen minutes the vegetables have simmered in the sauce enough to be served on a bed of noodles.

"Time to eat," She nodded as she tried the whole combination together, pleased with how it turned out. But, what if it only tasted good to her? Neji and Ino's opinions mattered in this, too...

It was definitely an interesting combination of spices; nothing too intense, but perhaps a touch more than he himself would use. Either way, he nodded in satisfaction and began to eat.

Ino leaned over and kissed her cheek after she finished the first bite. "Perfect! Just as expected." Then she tackled her plate properly.

The kiss made her feel flushed and she just glanced down at her own meal, humming before eating in silence. She wasn't exactly used to other people liking her cooking -- or even eating her cooking. It felt pretty good but at the same time foreign to get a compliment like that.

"Indeed," he agreed, glancing toward her again with another nod before continuing to eat. Something like this was... surprisingly comfortable. Little pressure to behave a certain way or meet certain expectations.

Ino picked her way through the food, more than happy to do so, though she finally got up to fetch the forgotten tea, bringing it to the table.

It took her some time to finish, and she sighed softly when she set her dishes down in the sink before she glanced back to the other two, "We can't do this all the time... Not unless we move out of mom's house."

Neji nodded in thanks for the tea, finishing last and bringing his own dishes to the sink. A glance to Sasuke and a quiet sigh. "So it would seem, though I am certain Mikoto-san would be more than pleased to have Ino accompany us."

She gave them both a wry smile. "Much as I'd like that, I don't think any of us need to move quite yet." She flushed a little, shaking her head and hiding her lips behind her teacup. "No rush. I'm happy with this, so far."

"... Are you sure?"

He glanced to Ino, then nodded himself, shoulders relaxing slightly with a soft exhale. "...As am I. Happy, that is." Looking to Sasuke, "Until I have spoken with your parents... it is best not to be hasty."

A moment before he looked to Ino again. "Would you wish me to speak with your sensei?"

She stared at him, then laughed, putting down her cup to do so properly. "I'm sorry I'm just... imagining his face. He'd want to talk to both of you or neither of you with that I think."

The notion of talking to Asuma stiffened, and Sasuke frowned down at her places before she turned to face Ino.

It took her a few painfully long seconds before she finally spoke, "When?"

"I will speak with him." He looked to Sasuke and gently let his fingers brush against her hand without taking it. "Please do not worry."

Ino sighed. "He's more worried about Sasuke than you Neji. That's why you guys should either leave him out of it, or we all talk to him."

She frowned at the ground, stiff before asking again, "When."

Neji made a quiet sound of discontentment in the back of his throat, but only bowed his head and waited for Ino's response.

"He's not home right this second, but I'm sure I could find him if you're in a hurry to get it out of the way."

Sasuke was still incredibly stiff, glancing meaningfully at Ino before she eyed Neji and sighed, "... Not right now. But soon."

She needed to think of what to say...

"I would accompany you, if I may," he murmured, glancing to Ino himself before focusing his attention on Sasuke. "If you would permit."

"I don't know why you two need to talk to him at all. He already knew about you two."

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