Another Day... (private)

Red, white, green, blue, brown, and so many more. The flow of the water, the way the flowers floated through the stream, and the looks on the faces of happy people. The feel of the warm sun, the feel of the small breeze, and the feel of the metal on the child's forehead. These were all thinks that could be seen or felt on this very wonderful day. However, the red haired girl wasn't seeing the happiness that they day brought but she was feeling something. Though, this something was not one if happiness. Instead, it was one of pain and sadness. However, her face showed no emotion at all.

Hana Uzumaki was having a particularly rough day. In the course of a few hours, she had felt pain, sadness, and frustration. However after a while, she had stopped showing any feeling at all. Her attire remained the same as normal. The girl wore a black T-Shirt and blue jean shorts. She wore her normal black shinobi sandals and her headband. There were a few things different though. The girl had decided to leave her red hair down showing the full length, her headband was around her neck, instead of the top of her head, and her bangs cut across her forehead as they always did.

Now, she could be found sitting on a bridge. The bridge was flat, the bottom was concrete, and the railings were connected to it by small, red metal poles. The girls legs dangled between the small bars, as she looked at the stream down below. Once again, her face showed no expression causing people to stare at her confused. Even though Hana was a quite child, she was normally always seen with a smile or some sort of look on her face.

"I'm telling you, we have earned some relaxation okay Tenno" Hayden said as he made his way towards the bridge a fishing pole in hand. He was determined to enjoy his day off, even if that meant ignoring his longtime partner.

"We could be spending this time training you know.." Tenno replied back. Of course no one could hear Tenno as He was inside Hayden's head, The result of an accidental infection years ago. The result of a symbiotic relationship with the fungus like armor Tenno Which was currently growing across Hayden's chest and down his left arm having already adapted the right arm.

"This is training, fishing requires patience." he said as he strode across the bridge coming to a halt as he say the child sitting there, expressionless. He didn't want to bother her so he stayed a few feet away and cast his line into the water.

"You should talk to her, one does not have that expression without reason..." Tenno said to Hayden as they took another look at her. To Her, he might as well not even be there.

"So, have you seen any fish yet?" Hayden asked as he blurted out the first thing that came to mind. "Real casual there Hayden. You sound like a creepy old man." Tenno said, mocking him.

The girl would continue to sit on the bridge. Her face continued to stay emotionless but her mind was full of thoughts that should have made her cry. Where was everyone at a time like this? Her mother had disappeared once again, she hadn't seen Grey in quite some time, and she had no idea where Shika was. Even with friends, the girl sometimes felt alone. Sometimes, she just didn't know what to do, where to go, or how to keep herself happy. However, today she had managed to find her way to this bridge.

Hana's eyes were focused on the water but more specifically the way it flowed. Free of care, free of pain, free of fear, free of sadness, free of loneliness, etc. However, she would also start to notice something else. The river was always being depended on but not depending in anything else. Could that be the same way for people? Maybe if she depended a little less on people she could be more happy. ' No, that's dumb. ' Hana would think to herself as she gently touched her head to one of the poles. The girl would then sigh.

After a moment, the girl would hear a voice and look in the direction it came. She would see someone sitting there. He looked to be fishing. She didn't even notice he had approached the bridge. If he hadn't of spoken, she might not have noticed him at all. Still, she would answer his question. " No I haven't.. sorry. " Hana would speak with a soft voice. She didn't know why she had apologized but it just felt like she had to. The girl would then turn her head back to the river.

"It's a beautiful day isn't it quiet, relaxed, comfortable." Hayden said as he cast his line into the river. Loneliness emanated from her like a thick fog as if she was the only person in the world.

"My name is Hayden and this thing on my arm's name is smartass." Hayden said with a smile as he held of Tenno. "You are a riot. What makes you think this girl will even wish to be with anybody at this moment, let alone you. She could be grieving or perhaps she has run away from home." Tenno replied as Hayden recast his line.

Hana listened to the person beside her speak. He seemed to be having a good day and Hana might have smiled if she were too. Instead, she let thoughts run through her mind that normally were not there. ' Relaxing, Comfortable, quiet? More like Dark, Lonely, and Saddening. ' Hana still watched the river. She kept her focus on the flow hoping it would help calm her down. While she might have been thinking these thoughts, Hana's words came out different. " Hm. Yeah for most people it is. " The girl sounded as if she were just having a normal day but her voice was still soft.

The Uzumaki would listen to the newly dubbed Hayden introduce himself and the thing he called a smartass. This would make the girl smile slightly. It certainly was amusing to hear this one talk. Hana would turn her head to look at Hayden. " My name's Hana. It's nice to meet you and your... friend. " Hana would hesitate before speaking the last word she didn't know if it was the correct term or not but she said it anyway.

"you could call him that I suppose. I'm sure this isn't the weirdest thing you've seen though." Hayden said as he recast his line, a smile on his face. It wasn't often he could relax and enjoy the small things in life like the warm summer sun or the wind blowing through the trees.

"people really take it for granted you know?" Hayden asked her, luring her into the age old trick question.

Hana would grin slightly at Hayden's words. ' He has no idea. ' Has would think to herself as she thought back to the crazy dream she had on the night she gained her flaming friend. Now, that was truly the strangest thing she had ever seen. It wasn't everyday you caught on fire but didn't burn to death. The blue in the water reminded Hana of the color of the creature. However, it wasn't as pretty a blue as the feline.

Hayden's next set of words made the girl sort of confused. " Take what for granted? " She didn't know which part he meant. There were many things that could be taken for granted.