The summer wind whipped Shino's hood as he jumped from buildings to buildings over Konoha, he was grateful the day had been mostly quiet, but he was getting weary from a long day of getting cats out of trees.

     Maybe I should land somewhere, take a break. 

     He mused, spotting a rooftop garden on an apartment building. He landed and there was a small gasp, his keen eyes looked for the source of the noise and landed on you, in a lawn chair covered in the iced tea you had spilled on yourself from the shock of his
sudden appearance.

     "Shi...no?" you asked, face a sheet of surprise.

     He smiled, "Hello." the golden rays of the sunset lit your face and he took notice of how beautiful you looked for the first time, yes both of you were close friends, but it was the first time he noticed how spot on you looked.

     Once the initial shock of your favorite bestie landing in front of you faded, you became acutely aware of the ice in your lap. Grimacing uncomfortably, you stood, wiping the ice and tea off your legs as best you could.

    "Sorry about the tea." Shino apologized. 

     You smiled, a chuckle rumbling in your chest, "It's no biggie, my living space is just downstairs so l can go change in a bit."

     "Oh okay." an awkward silence hovered between you, Shino's bugs marched back in his arms uncomfortably and you were frozen in place, save for you rocking on your bunny slippers. It was clear that Shino hadn't landed here for any shinobi business, perhaps he just needed a break? Either way, you definitely didn't want to miss this chance to catch up ever since the Fourth Great Ninja War.

     "Say," you said after a while, "Would you want some tea? I can run and change then come back up with some." Shino swallowed, his throat suddenly feeling verydry. "That would be great actually."

     You smiled, "Great, be back in a flash!"

     Back then, his first impression of you was basic, you were beautiful and kind, like the other kids in his class back in the academy back then, that was for certain, but it seemed you were just an awestruck girl who was intrigued by bugs and arachnids, and sometimes carnivorous plants.

     The door opened and you bounced back out onto the roof, fresh clothes and two glasses of iced tea in your hand.

     He took the glass from your outstretched hand gratefully and sat in the chair opposite the one you had been in when he had first arrived.

     "So," you asked, after a sip of tea, "What brings you here?"

     He decided to take a sip, it was just tea, he couldn't find anything wrong with it, it's not a bug-eating plant with hinges and censors if it had caught its prey. "Just a slow day, tired of running around."

     You seemed to find his comment amusing, the corners of your mouth upturned as you took another sip from your glass. "Do you ever have a slow day?"

     He chuckled, "You'd be surprised. I don't mind it though, gives me time to do as I please."

     The more you talked with Shino, the more you realized how normal he was, nothing's changed. Aside from being through a war, and his war hero status, he seemed to be a normal man. It was intriguing, to say the least, you hadn't known what you were expecting if you were to ever have a conversation with him, but it certainly wasn't over a glass of iced tea.

     The sun sank lower over the horizon and Shino stood, winds blowing out around him.

     "Thanks for the tea, it was delicious." he thanked you.

     "Of course, feel free to stop by anytime and I can make you more."

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I miss writing this emo bug boi

Also, my n key is broken, I have to copy and paste it now ;w;