Oh Kami, I need some relaxation. NOW!!! //English, private, kakaomælk//

He nodded and gave her a grateful smile, then - "awdammit. That was probably... really girly. Wasn't it?"

A smile, a small shake of the head. "Nah."

"---really? But.. but guys aren't supposed to, y'know, talk about.. this stuff. Just.. Throw girls around and grunt." He was joking, but mostly serious.

"... I've never met any guy who'd do that. At least not without permission."

"...would you like me to throw you around and grunt...?"

.... A small shake of the head after a few seconds' consideration.

"...I'm kinda glad you don't, because that'd be really weird."

"It would." .... Especially from someone like Minato. It'd feel so wrong.

He was not QUITE paranoid enough to hear her thoughts. Yet. "Ah, I'll spar with you if you ever feel like getting thrown around," he offered graciously.

A small grin. "That's an entire different kind of being thrown around. The one I do like."

"So you like it when I win, huh?" Yeah. Fighting was okay. That he could talk about without feeling... gay.

A small chuckle. "Nah, just the whole fighting thing. There's a reason I like it. 's fun!"

"...mostly when you kick my ass, though," he poked her butt to show her no hard feelings.

A small chuckle. "Mm. Not good for you I've gotten some speed since I got to know you, eh?" a teasing wink.

"Nah, it's okay. It means you're actually a challenge now," he grinned cheekily.

"Ooh? Is that a challenge?" she asked, a smirk spreading on her lips. They both knew very well she was stronger.

"Maaaaaybe..." - and that he didn't mind being defeated by her.

"One you'd care to follow up in the dojo later?" a teasing finger ran down his chest.

"For you, always. But you're gonna lose. Even if you catch me." He gave his best manly-bravado-face (and ended up looking pretty silly, which was the point anyway).

A small chuckle. "If you say so. Not my fault if your shoulder dislocates again." a kick gone wrong a few months ago.

"It was just a minor injury." The screaming hadn't been. Nor when Sensei pulled it back in location. Ouch.

"Perhaps. But with a rather nice scream following." she teased, winking and grinning before she kissed him, trying to hide the shame she really felt at being the cause of that.

He went a bit red around the ears, and quickly countered: "You're one to talk... I seem to recall a lot of screaming from you on other occasions..."

"... Touché." she muttered with red-hot cheeks.

He tried not to laugh, but still snickered a little.