Board Thread:Hyūga Compound/@comment-34651819-20181015223556/@comment-28929139-20181015235258

Three years at the academy was a very noisy and intimidating experience. Not intimidating in the sense that she couldn't handle it, but having spent most of her time around adults before this, Kai had forgotten how obnoxious kids can be. It didn't help that she was behind on most things cool and usually skipped out on playing outside to go home and read. Then again, the reading and studying came as second nature to her, and was ultimately what helped her to stay on her toes in class.Still, she couldn't believe that three years had flown by just like that. Mother was proud, and silently cheered her on amongst the audience of other supporting parents and family. Most of her clan wasn't there for some obvious reasons, but her favorite uncle and his wife just recently had a baby, so she understood. She did get to meet little Sup Pung though and had been invited over for dinner later to discuss all the juicy details. Kai looked forward to this.

Not long after slipping on her brand new Konoha headband, just behind her long fringe of bangs did someone enter the commons. It was a Hyuuga boy with googly white eyes, and immediately began pointing to some of the graduates. Herself included. When he pointed her way, her yellow hood was back over her head and she remained still until he verbally said her name. "Oh." She mumbled inaudibly to herself but then perked up just slightly when he continued his declaration. She....was apprenticing under Tomomi? Was that good or bad?

Well no sooner had the announcement been made that that Hyuuga boy took off at a run to their meeting destination. While Kai was teeter-tottering out of her seat and out of the commons, she caught a glance at her teammates. A very happy-dappy blonde and a boy with a dog. Nothing besides their names registered into her mind, she'd have to see how they behaved before passing judgement.

Hood still up and her cloak flapping in the wind behind her, Kai persued at a moderate pace, looking like a rotten egg on a run. She was assumably at the rear of the line and preferred it that way, thinking this to be a trap or a test. What if her deliberate slowness caused her to fail? She hadn't thought of that until a good ten minutes into their run. When Itsuki greeted her and the boy, her hooded head turned toward the blonde. "I'm Kai." Her teammates seemed nice enough but her mind was elsewhere. Feeling nervous, Kai hurried up with a burst of speed to make it to the gates of the Hyuuga compound. Seeing the guards, she started to hesitate, thinking they wouldn't let her in, but when in fact they did, she slowed to a brisk walk inside.

The traditional dragon-roofed buildings were what captivated her attention and following its contour down did she spot their sensei-to-be. He had the excitement of a wounded walrus addressing a dead jellyfish when greeting them. Taking note of that, Kai sank to her knees and sat on her haunches while awaiting further instructions, to be chided...or both.