Standing quietly a few feet away from the ramen stand, Shin was surprised when a voice calls out to him, greeting him brightly. He jumps slightly, and turns his face in that direction. The voice had come from one of the individuals who were already inside, and from the shape he could form in his mind, it was a girl. No doubt it was, the voice was much too high for a male to have said it. And right as he came up with this conclusion, the figure introduced themselves as Hotaru. Yes, it was definitely a girl. "Um...r-right...nice to meet you too..." He mumbles, not sure if she could hear him, but not really caring at the same time. He felt like an accessory at the moment, not necessary...but it had been the Hokage's orders that he come along.<br/><br/>He was shocked when she invited him to join them, wondering who them was, and steps forward tentatively. He gives her a nod of thanks as she held the curtain for him, and sits awkwardly at the booth on one of the seats, his hands in his lap, fingers twirling and fidgeting nervously. He perceived Hotaru, and two others in the stall. One was the familiar chakra form of Teuchi, the owner of the shop, and an unknown, but who was soon to be introduced as Rin. A blur of what he could make to be a hand as Rin waves to him, and he nods in greeting right back.<br/><br/>They probably wanted him to introduce himself as well, so taking a breath, he stares at his hands. "Um, I'm Shin'ainaru...but you can just...just call me Shin...It's nice to meet you both. Hotaru. Rin." He falls silent, blushing a bit, feeling like a complete idiot, and when the sound of laughter bursts out behind him, he nearly jumps out of his seat. A figure had so silently come up behind him, a shadow, and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Calm down, no need to be so jumpy. You really think acting like THAT is gonna be good on this mission?" Shin's heart was pounding as he turned to face whoever had come up behind him.<br/><br/>It was the guy who had been following them, and, until recently, had been up on the roof. One of his ears twitches as his tail swayed from side to side. A huge, sharp toothed grin was on his face, completely masking his true nature. Giving Shin a slight squeeze on his shoulder, before letting go, his two toned eyes turn to look at Rin and Hotaru. Shin was completely shaken, frozen in his seat. "No need to introduce yourselves, I know ALL about you. But, sadly...you probably know nothing of me..." He lets his grin drop in size a bit, his eyes glittering. "The name's Genji. And I'll be working as a shadow. So you don't have to worry about me. Forget I'm even on this mission. I recommend it. I don't want things to go south if shit hits the fan, you get me?"<br/><br/>His expression was kind enough, but that glint in his eyes was completely serious. Cold, harsh, and not fooling around in the least. He would mess them up if they ended up screwing things over, and there was no doubt in it at all. That was the vibe he gave off, and for Shin anyway, it caused a shiver to run down his spine. "You understand...don't you Shinny-kins?" He rests his arm around Shin's shoulder, his eyes narrowing slightly, knowing he'd scared the shit out of the kid. "Y-yes, I understand..." Shin mutters, his words sounding jittery. Shinny-kins? What was with the stupid nicknames? Despite that...this was one dude he could already tell he did NOT want to piss off.