It hadn't been missed to Kuronotsurugi when Hikari played her little trick on the whisperers, causing them to slip and fall on to the ground, making them cry out in surprise. Thankfully they were just some random villagers, and not actual ninja, so there was no way they would have known it was Hikari who had done that to them. Either way they glanced in Kuro and Hikari's direction, but after a narrow eyed glare with a look that told them to back the fuck off, they said nothing, scurrying away and disappearing in to the crowd of people and stalls. A satisfied look glinted in his eyes, and traced across his lips in the form of a smirk, before he turned his attention back to Hikari, when their hands touched from passing the mushrooms along. By her reaction, he had a feeling that she had felt it too. That strange sort of shocking tingle that was sent through the body. He could tell that she had, just by the look on her face, and the way she too was flexing her hand the way he had. Not to mention the slight blush on her cheeks, and the way she seemed to lose the ability to process thoughts or words for a short moment or two.<br/><br/>After a moment it all passed, and Hikari finally speaks up, answering the question he'd asked her moments earlier. So, she liked a lot of things, as long as they were cooked well. Vegetables, some meats...eggs. He'd have to find out exactly what meats were her favorites. And she apparently loved sweets. Of course she would, most girls did...right? Not that he would know that really, it was just a guess of his, since he knew his own mother loved sweets and confectionery foods, like cakes and other such things. When she had laughed, his cheeks turned a pale pink, mesmerized despite himself by the soft sound. He knew he'd heard her laugh before, but there was something different about this laugh of hers, the light softness of it, much like a bird twittering a song in the trees just outside his bedroom window.<br/><br/>Looking away, he rubs the back of his neck, following after her when they leave the stall they were at, and move on to a meat stall that had extra excellent quality products. For a moment he thought about what kind he'd like, and a smile forms. "How about all three?" A twinkling in his eye, he tilts his head slightly, wondering what she'd think about that. If she didn't have enough to get it, he'd help pay for the food. "If not then shrimp would be good. But I usually eat pork or chicken with hotpots. I dunno. Which would you want?" He asks, probably sounding like an idiot. With food he was extremely indecisive, if Hikari hadn't figured that out already. Hopefully she went along with it and just chose something or maybe all three, and they head on from there.<br/><br/>There weren't really that many things left to get, maybe some spices and stock to cook the hot pot in, but that was about it. And he knew that he wouldn't even have to go home to tell his mother he wouldn't be eating there, half the time she didn't cook him anything, and the other half she pretty much forgets to. So, it would pretty much be pointless to go there before they went over to Hikari's place to get the meal cooking. Which made him wonder, since it was Kakashi Hatake's place, if he would be there when they arrived, or would he be gone on a mission of some sort...he hoped the latter, but you never know with the Shinobi lifestyle.<br/><br/>"So, uh, what's it like living with Kakashi?" He asks, looking to the side at her as they walked. He felt like he was being a bit nosy, asking so many questions. This sort of thing wasn't like him either, usually he didn't care about anybody else or getting to know them more, just wanting them to stay away and out of his life. Usually, if he knew their name, that was good enough. But now, as he walked through the marketplace, side by side wit Hikari, he found himself wanting to find out more and more about her, what she liked, what she disliked, her fears and dreams, what her hobbies were. Everything. And he wanted to share about himself too.