Chapter 23 - Just A Normal Day (1/2)

Azumi passed the test easily and Hikaru decided to celebrate by buying tons of gifts for Azumi. Right now, his bank account is filled with millions of ryos or, to be exact, 3,700,000 Ryo. With all those money, he was able to buy amazing gifts for her throughout the years. Nice clothing, good foods, a new house, and many, many more. For Hikaru, Azumi is like most precious person he has ever had. She's cute, funny, kind, and most of all, she has never been spoiled rotten by the dotting he's doing to her. Unlike other children.

The the both of them wandered around the bustling place of the marketplace, where he and she is going to buy the things they need to celebrate. From time to time, some store owners would try to kick out Azumi but before they could do that, Hikaru's cold gaze would always freeze them. They just had to obey, or else...

...he will kill them.

For Azumi, she felt like she was living a dream. Since she was a child, no one had ever cared for her except her Jii-jii. Everyday, she would just sit in that lonely swing in front of the academy as she looked at happy faces of the children who had parents. But now, since Hikaru-kun is here, she would never be lonely like that ever again. She doesn't want to return to that kind of lonliness ever again. For her, Hikaru-kun is her light and if he ever disappears... she don't know what she will ever do by then.

As they wander around the marketplace carrying many things they bought, including a huge ass cake, they saw three familiar faces. Shikamaru, Ino, Choji with their parents with them. They were also carrying some things but now as much as Azumi and Hikaru.

Ino reacted when she saw them, she said, ”Hikaru-kun! Azumi-chan! Hey!”

Hikaru smiled at them nicely and dropped the stuff he bought gently to the ground before he cupped his fist at the clan heads. Azumi decided to go along.

”Inoichi-dono, Shikaku-dono, and Choza-dono. How are you all doing?” He said as he lifted his face at them.

”Hahahaha, you don't have to be so formal, Hikaru-kun, ” Choza said.

”Then I shall do so, ” Hikaru said while smiling at them friendly.

”Anyway, what brings you here, Hikaru-kun?” Inoichi asked.

Hikaru pointed at the things he bought and said, ”As you can see, Azumi and I are going to celebrate our graduation and becoming a full fledged Genin, and it seems like that all of you are thinking the same thing.”

While they were talking, Azumi decided to talk to the other new Genins like herself.

When she looked at them, she saw Ino stomping her feet on the ground and pouting her face while Shikamaru and Choji are trying to calm her down.

”That Hikaru ignored me again! He's so full of himself, hmph!” Ino yelled angrily.

”Troublesome. Of course he wouldn't look at you, he's got Azumi by his side and you two are worlds apart. In fact, I think you're the one who's full of yourself. Just go back being a fangirl of Sasuke, ” Shikamaru told Ino as he yawned.

”Shikamaru is right, Ino. You two are really worlds apart.” *chomp* *chomp* He said while munching on some ch.i.p.s.