Everything was changing.

The weather was turning colder, Ayame deciding she would need to buy warmer clothes. She had no clue if it would snow in the village but she had heard stories of it snowing before.

This time the girl had no one to go with her so she was stuck with getting whatever she thought would look nice. Which meant basically nothing. Ayame growled before she just grabbed a similar blue shirt to the one she was wearing minus the fact this one had long sleeves. Next she went and got a longer pair of pants as well as a sweater.

Without even trying the clothes on, the girl left the shop. She disliked shopping with a passion, preferring to spend the little money Kurenai gave her from missions on other things.

Ayame rushed to the ramen stand, hoping she still had enough money for even a small bowl. She was getting better at forcing herself to eat; no matter how much she knew it would make her fat.

The red-head grinned when she heard the shouting indicating that Naruto was there. She was growing used to the boy being around her and she couldn't help but admit that she was comfortable around him. With the fact that the boy made just about everyone love him, she wondered why some villagers gave him hateful looks.

It reminded her of how Orochimaru and Kabuto used to look at her.

Shaking her head of the thought, Ayame pushed the curtain back and sat on a stool next to the blonde. She was going to make conversation with him but she noticed he was there with Sakura and his sensei, Kakashi.

Kakashi looked at Ayame, giving her a look that she remembered when he was forced to watch over her in the hospital.

"Yo." He gave a mock salute, Sakura just staring at the girl. She grew slightly uncomfortable and just ordered her ramen. While waiting, she decided to start a conversation with Naruto.

The boy beat her to it, grinning from ear to ear at Ayame. "Hi! Ne, Ayame-chan, there's this new girl in the village and since you're a girl, I wanted to ask you! Would it be weird to use her as an example of my sexy-no-jutsu?"

"Sexy-no-jutsu?" Ayame was confused, she thinks she remembers Naruto using it on Iruka before but she wasn't sure.

Sakura punched Naruto in the head before he could answer, an anime vain protruding out of her forehead. Naruto yelped in pain, his eye seeming to protrude from their sockets. 

"Naruto!" 

Ayame let out a laugh, but was still confused. She wanted to know what the sexy-no-jutsu was. If she got to see it, maybe she could learn how to do it from Naruto as well. 

Sakura smiled at Ayame, shaking her head. "It's a very inappropriate jutsu Ayame-chan, please ignore this idiot."

Ayame nodded back, going back to her noodles. She saw the way Sakura's smile looked, it was forced. She could see it in the girls eyes that she didn't like Ayame as well. Ayame didn't know why she thought Sakura was any different without Ino. She couldn't complain however, Sakura had never really said anything, Ino was the worst of the two. 

Ayame finished her first bowl while Naruto was finishing his tenth. Kakashi sighed, realizing that he would be left to pay for this and could only pray that Naruto wouldn't get another bowl. 

Naruto rubbed his stomach, surprisingly full. He looked at Ayame, grinning from ear to ear. "Ayame-chan! Let's go to the hot springs! All of us, we can all meet up here and walk there together, doesn't that sound great?" Naruto looked between Ayame and Sakura, both girls grinning and nodding. 

They left Kakashi there to pay for their bowls, each going in separate directions to get the others. 

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Tenten pulled Ayame's cheeks back, forcing the girl to smile while the older brown-haired girl sat on her back. "Come on, Ayame! Smile!" 

Ayame forced the grin playing on her lips back down, not going to give in to Tenten. She wouldn't lose her bet! She had to make sure that she didn't let a smile appear on her face by the time they would reach the ramen stand. 

Tenten was surprisingly light, Ayame guessed the clothes she wore hide her actual figure. 

Kiba scrunched up his nose in the direction of Lee, his whole face showing disgust. "Why the hell do you smell like a gallon of sweat?!"

Lee just gave Kiba a thumbs up, letting out a laugh as well. "I must be youthful, thus I have ran 500 laps around the village before Ayame-chan found me!"

Neji's eyebrow twitched from Lee's voice booming throughout his ears, holding back the urge to slap some sense into the boy. 

Kiba just shook his head, now plugging his nose with with fingers, trying to block out the smell. 

Naruto glanced up from the person he was talking too, saw Ayame and almost made her drop Tenten when he tackled her in a hug. 

Ayame laughed, Tenten climbing down from the red-heads back slowly and everyone turned towards the newcomer that Naruto had been talking to. 

Naruto seemed to realize this and grinned, "Everyone, this is Kiyomi-chan! She recently moved to Konoha and I thought it'd be nice to invite her!"

The others instantly agreed and welcomed the new girl but Ayame couldn't help but feel slightly taken aback. Kiyomi was beautiful, looking about Tenten's age at least. She had crystal blue eyes and blonde hair that glinted in the sun. 

That was the only thing that Ayame was envying, she was envying the girls body. Everything about her screamed thin and beautiful. No wonder Naruto seemed infatuated with her. 

Kiyomi smiled at the others, shaking each of their hands gently. "It's nice to meet you all. Naruto-kun speaks highly of you all."

The group started to walk the few blocks to the hot springs, Ayame blocking out most of the conversation. It wasn't as if they were including her anyways. Every once and awhile the girl would smile and nod, trying to show that she was interest even if she really wasn't. 

Hinata was on the other side of everyone, therefore Ayame had literally no person to talk to. She sighed, not feeling like going to the hot springs anymore. She knew it was slightly overdramatic but everything she did was overdramatic, so does it even matter anymore?

The group stopped in the front of the hot springs, each nodding at each other before going their separate ways. The girls seemed to grab Kiyomi and push her through the door, the girl squeaking and trying to wiggle from Sakura and Ino's grasp. 

Ayame walked next to Tenten, the older girl slinging her arm over Ayame's shoulder. "I see the look on your face Ayane, guess you're losing the ability to hide, aren't you?" 

Ayame was surprised, her eyes wide as she looked at Tenten but the girl was already getting undressed to get inside the hot spring. 

Slowly Ayame took off her clothes and rushed into the water where the other girls already were. 

Sakura smiled at Kiyomi, her eyes glinting with some kind of emotion. "Kiyomi-san, tell us about yourself."

"U-um, my family owns a clothing store. . .I'm fourteen and I have an older brother. . ." Kiyomi was quiet, Sakura and Ino exchanging a quick look before continuing to pressure the girl to answer questions. 

Ayame puffed out her cheeks, leaning back against the wall where she couldn't help but listen in on the boys conversation.

"Ah! Shino, your bugs, bugs!" Kiba screamed, scrambling to try and get out of the water. However, he just slipped and fell start in the middle of the pool of Shino's bugs. All the boys laughed until Shikamaru told everyone to shut up and let him sleep. 

Lee stood up, all the boys screaming at him to cover himself. The boy seemed to have no shame as he stood up in a pose, giving them all a thumbs up. "I must know who you all find youthful! Sakura-Chan is as youthful as she could ever be!"

Naruto became dazed as he thought about the two prettiest girls he knew, "Ah. . . " He mumbled, "Sakura-chan. . . Kiyomi-chan. . . " 

Kiba smacked the back of Naruto's head, barking out a laugh. "Of course! Kiyomi-chan is awesome. I'm getting her for dango later today," Kiba said, grinning. 

Ayame felt like her heart broke into little pieces, getting out of the hot springs. Tenten frowned looking at the girl as she struggled to get dress. "Ayame?" 

Ayame just shook her head, wiping furiously at the tears running down her cheeks. The other girls stood up as well, wanting to comfort the girl but she was already gone before she could hear what they had to say or even hear what Shikamaru said on the other side of the wall. 

"Ayame is the least troublesome women there, there's your answer." 

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I am a horrible author for not updating in 2 months. T.T 

I just got distracted and well, no, I was just being very lazy. .-. 

Finally sat down and forced myself to write this long update for you all though!

The end of this book is coming and then onto the sequel! 

I'm planning on making a third book as well! 

Also, should I make a separate book for the movies and stuff? I feel like writing them with Ayame in them :)