Karen
`the bazaar`

Two Kagayakis walked through the baazar side by side, each carrying two boxes in front of her. "Damn, Kenta was right this is much easier." One of the Kagayakis commented the other, who nodded, "I know right? I completely forgot we could use clones for every day utilities too." 

It was indeed a helpful ability considering the amount of things that had been on sale at the bazaar that day, lots of raw materials that she usually had a hard time finding, along with many old broken things she'd gotten by practically nothing but that she could smelt into useful items.

The two would wave at the occasional vender who recognized them, and other people would look at her funny. They'd grin simultaneously at the passerbys who did, and laugh when they looked away creeped out. Kagayaki had never been one to mind being alone, but this kind of took it a whole new level.
James
*The Inuzuka duo had taken a shortcut through the bazaar on their way to Nichiraku's for lunch when Kota recognized a familiar scent among the sea of smells that made up the village's most colorful market. He skidded to a stop, wincing slightly as the burns on his legs he received on the last mission were tender - even under their bandages, and sniffed at the air to make sure. Kodamaru trotted to a stop alongside Kota, belly bandaged and his hair still growing back around his paws but walking without issue, joining his boy in trying to discern the scent.*

*Determining the person in question was somewhere down the next alley, Kota grinned at Kodamaru and gestured his head forward.* "Go get her, boy." *Kodamaru barked and took off down the street, and Kota began running after him. He hadn't seen her since their mission - and while he still felt guilty for having to leave her in a bad situation - he was hoping he'd run into her again. He had an idea that perhaps she could make a reality.*

*Kota darted through the crowd and turned the corner, pre-preemptively calling out to surprise his friend.* "Hey, Kagayaki- ...Ies?" *He stopped abruptly when he noticed there were in fact two of her. He furrowed his brow in confusion as his momentum carried forward just a few feet away from here. Kodamaru had also stopped short, looking confusedly back and forth at the two Kagayaki.*
Karen
"Kodamaru!" The two exclaimed in unison as the dog suddenly came into view, placing their things down approaching to rub the dog excitedly. "You had us so worried, oh yes you did." The Kagayakis held back the tears of relief that threatened to leave their eyes as they saw the dog was okay. Kagayaki's own wounds from the mission had yet to heal completely, the top of their arms still covered in bandages.

"Hey Kota." They once again said in unison with a grin, acting like the fact that there were two of them was completely natural. One of them would stop rubbing Kodamaru and stand up, facing the owner of the pup. She too hadn't seen him since the mission and was glad he was okay as well. "How you been? Everything ok?" She gave him a concerned expression.
James
*Was Kagayaki a twin? Kota had two older twin sisters that regularly tormented/doted on him, so that was his first assumption when he saw the two Kagayakis interacting with Kodamaru - who was eagerly receiving double the affection he normally would be. When one of them spoke to him directly he perked up a little bit - obviously the one who knew his name was Kagayaki and the other had to be her sister who had heard about Kodamaru from her.*

*With the two Kagayaki mystery solved - no the first mystery they would solve together - his stunned mental processes began to operate at normal speed again as he gave his prior teammate a wide smile.* "We were just cuttin' through on our way to Nichiraku's when we smelled you! Wanted to see how you were doin'. Also had an idea I thought you could help me put together? But uh..." *He paused, turning towards the other Kagayaki and bowing his head slightly.* "I'm Kota, nice to meet Kagayaki's sister."
Karen
Both Kagayakis blinked towards Kota as he bowed towards the one still petting Kodamaru, who seemed to enjoy the petting regardless of the Kagayaki. The one on the ground smirked at him with a mischievous smile, and without saying anything else, puffed out of existence in a cloud of smoke.

The one beside him, the real one, started giggling uncontrollably, waving her hand at him as she couldn't help it. "I'm sorry-" She interrupted herself for a moment again before taking a deep breath and kneeling down near Kodamaru again. "I'm sorry boy, that was just a clone, I'm the real one." She patted him comfortingly as giggles still escaped her.

"So you were saying you had an idea?" She asked turning her head upwards towards him from her position on the ground as she calmed down, a happy smile on her face. The boxes she had laid down not forgotten but currently ignored.
James
*Kodamaru yelped as Kagayaki suddenly burst into a cloud of smoke, instinctively backing away a few feet. Kota had a similar, albeit more quiet reaction. Quickly he realized it had been a jutsu - he did remember something in the Academy about a more sturdy clone technique. His cheeks flushed with embarrassment at the revelation, though luckily his clan's iconic red fang markings helped mask the boy's blushing.*

*Her giggling was infectious, and soon Kota began chuckling at himself and the situation as she asked about his idea.* "Oh yeah! Think you could make somethin' like this if I got the materials?" *He lit up as he fished a crumpled up piece of paper out of his shuriken pouch and walked closer to hand it to her. On the paper was what looked like a T of red rectangles with potatoes coming out of the top and bottom and two on each side. Kota would beam proudly as she inspected his masterpiece.*