The Poor Scarecrow

"Good morning," Emi said to the girl, "I'm Emi Sukotto and this is Ayumi Gosu." The girl nodded to Ayumi, who returned the silent greeting.

"My name is Kisa Kuugatsu."

"It's nice to meet you," Ayumi said, courteously.

"We have three of the five and we're missing a sensei." Emi stated, looking around. She spotted a boy coming toward them. "Make that, four of five and a missing sensei."

The boy had grey hair and wore a red shirt and black pants.

((((OOC note: Kisa's full name is Akisame....and I believe it's piepie's turn to post. We'll try to stick to this pattern, but if nobody posts for a day, you're allowed to break the pattern. Make sense? Yes? Good.))

Isumi aproched the girls with not to much enthusiasum. The one on the memorial noticed him first. he saw in her eyes that at least she was ready for battle.

"Well, here's the fourth," said the girl sighing.

"Well, as a team maybe it would be better to know each other before judgeing people."

"I wasn," the girl started but Isumi cut her off.

"I know how to read people. You can't fool me like that. Maybe you never intended, but that's how you feel. Your not proud of the team so far. My name is Yoko Isumi, as it is custom to give your name before asking anothers."

"Kuugatsu Kisa," she said with a respectful smile.

"Ayumi Gosu," said another of them, yawning right after.

Not the most enthusiastic person I've ever met," said Isumi to himself.

The final replied, "Emi Sukotto."

Kisa crossed her arms behind her back, a habit she had.

"Anyway, where is this guy? Kakashi, I think it was?"

The others shrugged noncommittally.

They waited for about fifteen minutes in a sort of strained silence, Emi and Ayumi glancing at each other, telegraphing their impressions of the others via eyes.

"Hey, Isumi, do you want to spar?" asked Kisa thoughtfully.

Isumi's eyebrows shot up.

"Taijutsu spar, or...?"

"Just taijutsu. You up for it?" she let her hands fall out of their position behind her back and stared at him, a glimmer of excitement in her eyes.

Ayumi and Emi both jumped slightly and exchanged a interested glance.

Isumi considered it.

"Very well, I except your challenge, but know this I won't go easy."

"Didn't ecpect you to."

She dashed up to the top of a tree to gain an advantage point. Isumi readied for combat. He leaped at her, but see doaged. He caught himself and they stood face to face on a large branch.

"Your move," he said to Kisa.

"She jabbed, but isumi blocked by grabing her arm. He yanked her down and kneed her chin up sending her into the air a bit. She flipped to recover from the blow. She wipped he lip that was bleeding. Isumi ran at her and went for a lunging kick, but Kisa ducked at moved behind him. He spun around to sipe her, but she caught his arm, pulled him down, and kneed his gut.

"Nice trick."

She pushed him down the rest of the way and jumped to the ajasent tree.

"Well," said Isumi standing up, "You are good, but can you handel this."

He charged at her with amazing spped. She was stund and had no way to doadge. he went to kick her, but someonr caught his foot. he placed the other down on a branch for support to find Kakashi holding his foot.

"It's not nice to use such a tecnique in a sparing match." He stared into Isumi's eye with great intensity.

Emi didn't see when Kakashi appeared. All she saw was Isumi and Kisa fighting, and the next thing she knew Kakashi was holding on to Isumi's ankle.

Kakashi let go of Isumi's leg before leaping to the ground, the genin pair following. He eyed Emi and Ayumi, skeptically, just like Kisa and Isumi had. Emi felt a slight feeling of self-consciousness, but she felt confident in her abilities.

Ayumi watched Kakashi curiously. He had appeared seemingly out of no where. She looked at the two genins that followed him. (They're so active. Can't they at least wait until we get acquainted first?)

Ayumi approached their sensei cautiously. "Not to be rude, but we've been waiting."

"Well, I ran into a black cat, and you know what that means..."

"It means that a animal is going somewhere," said Kisa under her breath, but everyone heard her.

"That, too," agreed Kakashi. Kisa put a hand to her lips and let out a slight flow of Chakra, healing the bruised flesh instantly.

Isumi was grinning rather sheepishly. "You're a good sparring partner, sorry I almost pulled out the ace."
Kisa waved a hand.

Ayumi coughed loudly. "Onto shinobi-ish matters..."

"What exactly are we supposed to be doing?" Ayumi asked as emotionlessly as she could. She didn't want to seem rude or stoic, but they were wasting time.

Um, who controls Kakashi?

(((Me does, in general, but when you're writing a section just write his usual personality )))

Isn't there a 5th person somewhere? I hardly noticed there were only four...

(((yeah, I deleted his profile 'cuzza Hatter...let's just say he calls off sick, k?)))

Profile: NPC (played mostly by Sumi)

Name: Takasato Seikyou
Gender: M
Appearance: Sloppy, sandy-brown hair, loose cargo pants, T-shirt, hitai-ate around neck.

Disposition: a perv if ever there was one, but easy-going. Enjoys attention, playing the hero and sparring. And general fighting. Quite insensitive and prone to getting into trouble. (In short, a jerk)

Jutsus: Fire and Wind
Talents: Botching friendships and making new ones. A lady-magnet.

History: Lives with his family. Eats. Uses the bathroom. Goes to bed. Has many siblings.

Genkai?: No.

Emi knew Ayumi was right. When Kakashi said nothing she confronted him.

"Well? What's our mission?" Everyone looked at Kakashi expectantly.

"We're heading to Hidden Rain." He said finally. "There is an important scroll we must deliver to Konoha."

Emi looked at the group, "I thought there was a fifth member accompanying us."

Kakashi looked at her coolly, "He came down sick, but he'll meet up with us later."

"Who is it?" Ayumi asked. Kakashi seemed to ignore her. "Why is he ignoring me?" Ayumi whispered angrily.

"Calm down." Emi said. "He might not like tall people." Emi gave Ayumi an impish smile as Kakashi turned and leapt off, Kisa and Isumi following. Ayumi glared at Emi as she leapt after the group before she, finally, followed.