003rd saving smile [action]

[selfdoubt]

[Action]

[It's a nice clear day and Hinata wants to take advantage of this. She has been staying in her room for days now (not that it's something she didn't initially choose) and today seems like a good day to be staying outdoors.

Of course, this doesn't mean she's engaging on outdoor activities because the moment one passes by the park, she's peacefully seated on one of the benches reading her book. There's a small smile on her lips as she turns its pages. Whatever it is she's reading, it seems interesting enough for her that any outer distraction flies over her head. Proof of this is that when the gentle wind dances along her tresses, she only tucks one stray strand of hair under her ear in a careful motion while her pearl eyes never left the text of her book.

From where she's seated, sunlight tries to peek through the leaves of the tree behind her, casting playful lazy beams on her serene form. Flipping another page, Hinata uses her pressed flower as a bookmark when the wind picks up.]

Ah-!

[The flower then escapes her grasp as it glides through the wind. She tries to catch it but it proves futile. Now if only someone will be able to find it for her.]

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[selfdoubt]

[This smile turns sheepish at his comment, though, even when she accepts the bookmark from Kiba.]

Oh, you found it. [And it's not crushed. Yay!] Thank you. I'm sorry if I haven't been outdoors for a while.

[And to seemingly introduce to him the culprit, she raises her book for him to glance at.] I- I began reading some of the books I found lying around during that confusing day. This is very interesting, actually, since it- it also tackles social problems. [It's still a love story, though.]

[keepitcanine]

[Like Courage for the Secretly Courageous? He glances at the title though, and can just guess what the book's about.]

You mean the day Shino was wearing that weird-as-hell hat? That was in... February or something, right? [He laughs and shakes his head.] ...Man, that was a long time ago.

[selfdoubt]

[She has a book like that, methinks. :|a Oho, Kiba, you need to read a book like this once, at least.]

Well, um... [Her cheeks taint book as she looks down at her book briefly and then at Kiba.] There were a lot books. [This is probably second to the last of them?]

[keepitcanine]

Not what I was getting at. You're a faster reader than I am, so whatever. [When he reads at all.] I don't have a lot of room to talk. Just saying it's been a long time, that's all. And here I said we'd be out of this place in no time. So much for that.

[selfdoubt]

[Oh, so that's what he's getting at. Hinata's expression turns a little somber.]

We... don't have much grasp of what happens in this place. [As frustrating and disappointing that was.] So, um, I do not hold your promise against you, Kiba-kun.

[keepitcanine]

You holding a grudge. Now that would be the day.

[He winks.]

I'll be sure to take pictures.

[selfdoubt]

You- You really don't have to.

[Because that'd be embarrassing.]