<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: palatino;">It had become clear, as Noboru had observed his would-be students, that the Hyuga girl was the only one not giving her all to the tests. Even the Aburame did the best he could, which was quite well, even though he had no need to apply for his spot, same as the Hyuga girl had no need to apply. One word from either of their clan heads and they would be admitted automatically, but still they had been sent to the tests anyway. Probably, if Noboru had to guess, it was to check out the school and the competition, and the Hyuga girl was probably sent for security as well, if she was to be her brother's guard. She had been watchful and observant, as well as somewhat aggressive, and so Noboru found himself particularly annoyed that she held herself back for some reason. Sure, the tests for her were pointless, but a shinobi that did not always complete any task to the best of their ability was not one he could find himself respecting.<br/><br/>Hell, he might hate kids, but he'd still give them the best chance at a good education that he could, regardless of liking them or not.<br/><br/>Her reaction to his tougher question was priceless, though, and she did not seem to understand why he had asked it, as was obvious in her answer. She had been clearly surveilling the other students, especially during the lunch break, and he had happened to overhear the Yamanaka mention her favorite food, lamenting that she had not been given it for lunch, and had to wait until dinner when she arrived home. Had the Hyuga been paying close enough attention, or was as good as she seemed to think she was, since she did not believe she had to give her all, she would have known that. <br/><br/>Sure, he felt quite a bit of smug satisfaction for having made things difficult for her: she would have to be one to watch, though. It would be very interesting to see how she reacted while her brother was around...<br/><br/>____ ___ __ _<br/><br/>Midori hurried down the hallway, not quite running, but not walking either. Not because she was in a hurry to see Miss Jinmi again, because she wasn't, but, well.. she just did not want to be around so many people any more. Especially kids. After what had happened in the classroom, Midori had decided that she would rather just avoid everyone in her own age group as much as possible. It would be better that way, and no one could get mad at her or be aggressive towards her or be mean to her just because they wanted to. Because Midori was pretty sure that she had done everything she was supposed to: she had introduced herself and been polite and tried to start a conversation, just like Father had said, but... still.<br/><br/>Keeping to herself was better.<br/><br/>Just as she was almost out of the building, Midori stopped suddenly. Hyuga Misaki was waiting by the door, and was staring at her, so.. so she'd been waiting for her? That.. that wasn't good, was it?<br/><br/>Sunako straightened up on her shoulder, as if she could feel the uncertainty and fear that Midori was feeling. All of her tiny little claws had dug into the little girl's shoulders, though she was used to it enough by now that she didn't wince at the sensation. <br/><br/>Then, the other girl spoke, and Midori found herself confused. Cautiously, she nodded at the first statement, thinking she'd done okay enough that she probably passed and would be allowed back. The second bit was.. odd, like advice or something. Like she was trying to be helpful? But she'd been so mean earlier, and had been rather scary in how mean she'd been. So what did this mean? Why did she just turn around right after speaking and start to leave?<br/><br/>After a second, Midori hurried a little to try to catch up with the girl, though she stayed behind her and didn't get <em>too</em> close; she'd never forget how quickly Hyuga Misaki had moved to grab that larger boy. "Um... I have to bring Sunako with me because she's really little and still needs to be taken care of. She's my responsibility. What is a chest-strap pouch?" she trailed after the other girl, though, truthfully, they would be going in the same direction for a little while, it looked like, since this was the way to Uncle Kanetaro's home. <br/><br/>Maybe that would be good to say?<br/><br/>"I'm not following you, Hyuga Misaki. I have to go this way too." She wondered if the other girl lived behind the wall too, or if some people in the Hyuga family lived outside of it. How big was their family? Hyuga Junji had not really said when she'd been speaking with him. And now, Midori wanted to ask Misaki, but the girl had gotten angry earlier, and Midori still wasn't sure if she wanted to draw the other's attention or not. Earlier, she'd decided she wanted everyone to leave her alone, but then.. well, maybe she was just being dumb and thinking that Hyuga Misaki had some to talk to her in wanting to be friends, because she didn't act nice or polite about it. But, still... she was the only person to talk to her first, so... so that had to mean something, right?<br/><br/>Then, just because she couldn't follow her own decisions and keep mostly quiet, Midori let out another question, "I... I thought you didn't want to talk to me? How come you were waiting for me, Hyuga Misaki?"<br/><br/>Maybe she was really stupid...</span>