Board Thread:Konoha General RP/@comment-28929139-20170724063111/@comment-28929139-20170725015553

"I never said my life wasn't good or that yours is better." She spoke up a bit defensively. "I'm just saying I wish I'd had my mother to help me cope with the loss we both faced." Regardless of what he said beyond that, Kideme said nothing else and only responded to his word with a nod.

After twenty minutes, Kideme pulled her shoes back on, looking over the shoulder to see what Duke wanted....only to be splashed with water. She splashed him back but soon stood and continued to follow him. After some more time and distance being covered, they would happen upon their destination.

At first Kideme didn't even realize it was a fortification but did a double take when she noticed the tori gate up top. "Oh...wow." If Duke was reading aloud, she listened in, but if not, Kideme looked around for any signs of bugs and gently caught herself a couple beetles to add to the jar. When he called her name though, she fell back into step, following alongside him.

"When he suggested racing, she nodded and broke into a run. He had a bit of a head start and she sprinted to keep up with him but eventually, she just fell into a jog behind him. They had a LOT of stairs to scale and Kideme didn't want to wear herself out going all the way up. Because regardless of who won, they still had to go inside as well as go back down and walk home. So needless to say that Duke won the race.

Kideme had broken a bit of a sweat and was panting a bit with seeing the amazing view and then the tori gates, she took a deep breath. "Whoa indeed......so are we going in? Do we need a key?"