A late night meeting (Ebisawa/Open)

[ladytsunade01]

An hour later, she was standing on top of the mission's building, merely wondering if this very meeting was such a good idea after all. She would bite absently mindly at her left hand's thumb, and constantly throw glances over her shoulder awaiting for his arrival. Having had been interrupted from her late night soak, and now truly regretting stepping into the night's not so cool air, she would release a small sigh from her lips before slowly turning her attention towards the heavens above her.

It was still pitch black, a clear indication that morning was far away than what she had first believed, and to think she could be sleeping at this moment. All the day's activities and such a long way away from her mind, but noooo....

Another sigh escaped her as she shifted forward and leaned both arms against the metal railing before her, as she found herself thinking of the man whom she had just met, and the information he had on the Akatsuki.

'If he had any at all...'

A frown swept to her painted lips within seconds at those words in the back of her mind. Surely she hadn't wasted her time and valuable sleeping time on a man who held no real information to give had she? More nibbling on her thumb came and went as fast the action had started. Wondering if he had been lying to her just to get her to keep him...

'Not that you would anyway...'

She gave a small nod and had to admit that she liked that little voice more than the previous one. She had only agreed upon this meeting because of this so called information he supposedly had. She had never truly said she would actually help him. But wonder if he did have some valuable information, would she, as the fifth hokage, throw away all safety for her village for a sake of a stranger?

Answer: No.

[EBISAWA]

“You are too kind Miss Kyubei,” Ebisawa Hideyoshi told the clearly drunk women hanging on his arm. It was the hot springs attendant from before, apparently with the last name of Kyubei. Now she was dressed in a new, fancy kimono as oppose to the uniform she was wearing before. She couldn’t walk straight, which led to her clinging to smiling Ebisawa in order to keep moving. Ebisawa had clearly been drinking as well, though he was clearly far more capable than Miss Kyubei. “I doubt I would have been able to have such a great time here in Konoha if it wasn’t for you.”

“Oh mister Ebisawa…” Miss Kyubei managed to slur out. They had done so much in the time they had been together. They had gotten drinks, he had bought her the kimono, they had taken a stroll through the park. He was so kind to her. But she had a boyfriend, she had to get home before he found out. After all, it was proper for a women to be spending so much time with a man she had just met. “I… I think I should head back,” she told Ebisawa, “My boyfriend… he wouldn’t be pleased with this…”

“Awwww, but we were having so much fun,” interjected Ebisawa, smiling at her, “and besides, the night is still young. We still have so much to see, so much to do. Why we haven’t seen gone dancing!” And with that, he swung his arm out masterful, letting the woman slide off his arm, letting her shriek a little in surprise. It was unwarranted however, as he caught her by the hand, lightly pulling back and letting her spin into his awaiting arms. He held her there for awhile before whispering into her ear, “can’t you stay out just a little longer?”

“I… I guess,” she whimpered, still not quite sure what just happened. All she knew is one second she was flying, and the next she was up against the strange man’s chest, causing her to blush.

“Good, there is just one more little thing I have to do, and we can have fun all night,” Ebisawa said, releasing the women from his grasp, taking a hold of her hand as he headed towards his and Tsunade’s meeting spot. So there were late… really late, but Ebisawa figured maybe Tsunade might understand. After all, she had to have heard of being fashionably late, right?

Ebisawa walked into the mission building, Miss Kyubei still on his arm. He walked up the stair, taking them one by one, till he was finally at the top, face to face with the Hokage. He flashed her a little smile.

“Hey there Tsunade! Hope you don’t mind, I brought company!”

[ladytsunade01]

By now the hour had came and went and by the start of the second hour, Tsunade was getting pissed all over again. She had specially said an hour, not two, not three, or four, an hour! How in the hell could he possibly get that wrong? The frown that had vanished from her lips, made a full comeback and the grip on the iron rail before her increased with her anger. Bitting, hard on her lower lip, hard enough to draw blood, she would push herself from the rail and begin the small walk towards the nearby stairs.

Patience was never one of her strong points, but damn it, waiting for over an hour for a man who wasn't going to show up, was just another straw to add to the barrel. Yet as she was beginning to make her way down said stairs would she take notice of two figures coming up the stairs towards her. Wait two? Tsunade's eyes would widen just a bit as she took notice of the familiar outline of the man from before, and the young girl by her side.

“Hey there Tsunade! Hope you don’t mind, I brought company!”

Her eyes narrowed instantly on the girl, before turning towards the man at her side. "I do not recall ever requesting to bring another person with you..."

She could feel the beginning of the headache making its comeback at this situation. He should have known not to bring someone to this meeting, but obviously he was more like Jiraiya than she first believed.

"I really do not have time for this fooliness. If you are not serious in this matter..." Her eyes narrowed on him, "Then I suggest finding someone else who can help you with your problem."

[EBISAWA]

“Awww, but Tsunade look at her, she is so cute,” replied Ebisawa, tilting his head to indicate that he was referring to Miss Kyubei. He could tell he had pissed the Hokage off, but he was fine with that, he wasn’t here to be her friend. Hell, he had almost blackmailed her to get this meeting, so it was clear he wasn‘t exactly set on pleasing her. Still, he flashed Tsunade a little smile, showing that he was indeed still friendly. However, it was clear that Miss Kyubei wasn’t taking this meeting so well.

“YOU’RE MEETING WITH THE HOKAGE!?!?!” she shouted out, more surprised than anything. She clearly didn’t remember the earlier meeting between the two, causing her to think this was a big deal. Ebisawa just let out a little laugh and squeezed her tightly with the arm wrapped around her, causing her to emit a mouse like squeak.

“Of course I am, don’t you remember?” replied Ebisawa, smiling down at her. She looked back up at Tsunade, shrugging his shoulder as if to apologize a little. “See, she is adorable,” he added, almost as if that justified her being there. “But I didn’t come here to discuss the lovely Miss Kyubei, I believe we had a deal to talk about.”

[ladytsunade01]

She wasn't at all amused by this and it was clearly shown in her facial features; more narrowing of the eyes and the frown deepening against her already scowling lips. This man...ugh! The urge to punch him was even more overwhelming than it was back at the hotsprings...

'Calm yourself, Tsunade' A little voice echoed throughout her mind, 'You've already done quite enough damage for one night, allowing your anger to get the better of you may see like a good idea but at this point and time, it probably isn't the best thing...'

Releasing a small intake of breath she would once again focus her attention on the girl at his side. It wasn't her fault that she had been dragged into this, but did she have to yell like that?!

A hand swept to her forehead as the headache pounded between her eyes. Ugh, after this sleep was definately an option to consider.

"I understand this situation is a little...unexpected and unplanned but could you please try to keep your voice down, there are people still sleeping...Kyubei...was it?"

She eyed the girl for several more minutes before turning back to him. "Anyhow, we do have our deal to consider but I suggest taking Kyubei home first. This is not the type of stuff I need an innoncent bystander to hear or know of." Her eyes narrowed to dangerous slits, "Or this conversation will stop right here and I'll take my chances without the information, you've got. Got that?"

Anger wasn't the emotion key in her sudden bad mood, it was also grumpiness and annoyance. How in the hell could this man involve this girl into this? It made her wonder, of how much or little her people and village meant to him....

[EBISAWA]

“I am sorry,” Miss Kyubei said, looking at the ground in shame. She truly didn’t mean to upset the Hokage, hell, she didn’t even want to be here right now. This was all Ebisawa’s doing, she just wanted to go home. She glanced over at the man who escorted her here when Tsunade mentioned bring her home, nodding quickly. Ebisawa just laughed at this, shaking his head side to side.

“But Tsunade, we still have to go dancing after this,” replied Ebisawa, patting the girl on her head, “you don’t want to ruin our fun now, do you Tsunade?” He paused for a moment, just smiling at the Hokage. “Unless you wanted to go dancing with me,” he suddenly said, “why, if you wanted to spend some alone time with me, all you had to do was ask. Why I have heard of a wonderful little spot downtown where we can just dance the night away. I even heard you could can the sun rise.” It wasn’t clear if the gambling man was being serious or not. It was perfect feasible he was doing this just to annoy the woman standing before. Yet, it was almost equally like that he was indeed asking her to dance with him.

[ladytsunade01]

An eye twitch on her part, and silence from her corner after his words had been spoken. Was he serious...dancing...ugh!

Once again turning her attention away from him and back to the girl at his side she would say these words to comfort her, "You have nothing to apologize for, " Amber eyes would look back toward Ebisawa as she continued, "I do not blame you for any of this...."

She trailed off in her words as a small breeze came and swept the area, blowing several strands of blond hair into her face. A small sigh escaped her at this as she found herself looking up at the sky above them. The sky was still dark as before, with no hint of pinks, reds , or yellows to be seen the second clear indication that the sun was still far from raising. Still sleep really was starting to sound good at this moment.

"I have no intention of going dancing with you...." Her eyes swept back to Kyubei, "And now if you'll be so kind as to take Kyubei home, I'm sure her family is wondering where she is, and once you return we can actually begin, what we've come here to start...."

[EBISAWA]

Ebisawa let out a little laugh at her response, somehow not bothered by the Hokage dismissal of his asking her to dance. “You know, it seemed like you were considering it,” replied Ebisawa. Ebisawa knew he was still affected by the alcohol in his system, but he tried to cover it up as much as possible. He glanced over at Miss Kyubei, who was far more affected by the sake they had shared than he was. “You can find your own way home, right?” he inquired, not really looking forward to walking her home when he had this meeting to get through.

“But I am drunk,” she began before Ebisawa placed a finger to her lips, cutting her off.

“You will be fine, you know the way,” Ebisawa said with a smile. “Just head on home, slip into something a little more comfortable, I will be over to tuck you in,” he continued. She stands there a moment, thinking about arguing, before turning around and beginning to head down the stairs as best as she could. He watched her as she walked before looking over to Tsunade. “You know, I hate to see them go, but I love watching them leave,” he told her, not particularly caring that she was, well, a she.

[ladytsunade01]

“You know, it seemed like you were considering it."

A small snort at those words

“You can find your own way home, right?”

And a small blink at those as she turned and watched the two before her. Was he really going to allow her to walk home by herself when she was drunk? Ugh this was guy was unbelieveable and it seemed Miss Kyubei seemed to be thinking the same exact thing as she was, and her thought was supported by her next words.

“But I am drunk."


“You will be fine, you know the way. Just head on home, slip into something a little more comfortable, I will be over to tuck you in."

She watched the exchange between the two of them for the second time and would only voice her concern as she watched the other woman walk away, "I do not believe she needs to be walking home by herself," She turned her head to the side and made a small gesture towards the trees directly behind the building. Within a flash of brush the two anbu would vanish from their post and begin their descent of Miss Kyubei. Only satisfied that she would be taken care of she would turn back to him as his next words echoed throughout her ears...

“You know, I hate to see them go, but I love watching them leave."

As her eye began to twitch the urge to hit him was once again overwhelming. Damn this man was even worse than Jiraiya!

"Enough of this!" She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him, "Let us get down to the real reason of why we are both here!" Her eyes narrowed on him.

[EBISAWA]

“Tsunade! What is this? You brought your ANUB with you? Why, I thought this was going to be a meeting just between us. I am not sure I feel like sharing now,” replied Ebisawa, over dramatizing the situation. “Seriously though Tsunade baby, you might want to send your little ninja task force home. After all, if it did come to the point where you would need them… well, I would hate to clean their blood off of my nice suit. Seriously, nothing seems to stain more than human blood, I have had to gotten rid of like, five of these because of it,” continued Ebisawa, giving her a little warning and a chance to send any of the rest of her ANUB’s home. He had no wish to get them involved, or any wish to hurt them, but he knew he could if it came down to it.

Ebisawa let out a little laugh as she demanded to begin speaking about his knowledge of the Akatsuki. He gave her a little wag of his finger, singling he wasn’t ready to talk about it just yet. “Now now Tsunade, the night is still young, there is still so much to do. Let us be marry and drink like old time. I even brought us some of the finest sake, brought here straight from the Moon Country,” he told her, producing a bottle from seemingly nowhere, though it was most likely in his suit the whole time. “Besides, I am not sharing anything till I have your word that you will get me into Kirigakure. You will get half then, and half when I am safely inside,” he finished, a smile still on his face.