Better Days (P, IO, Flashback)

It was a cloudless night in Konohagakura, the stars showing brilliantly throughout the village, glittering up in the sky. It was quite a wonderful sight, and it reminded Haru of home. Not Kirigakure, no, this reminded him of the place he was born. He sat on a bench in the street, arms resting across the back, as he waited for Tori to finish getting ready. He had decided to let himself relax a bit for once, as he had done nothing but fight and train and work for the past few months. It was exhausting.

Haru wore a simple pair of cargo shorts, something he had in abundance now due to the hot weather of the island country, along with a collared white shirt with rolled up sleeves, and a pair of simple sandals. He looked like he was from Shimagakure, no doubt about it, but he was comfortable and didn't look half bad to boot.

Tori decided to surprise her boyfriend! She had put on some short blue jean shorts and a white halter top on with a pair of cute sandals on. Her long thick red hair was hanging loosely instead of being pulled back. She saw him on the bench and decided to approach him from behind. Wanting to mess with him a little bit and be playful, she decided to sneak up on him. With him being am ANBU, he could probably sense her, but she still wanted to play!
Moving quietly she was approximately six feet behind him, she fired out a chakra chain from her palm and let it wrap around him if he didn't stop her!
"Gotcha!" She yelled giggling as she ran up from behind and hugged him! Yes this was going to be a fun night with the two of them! They had not spent any time together in quite a while!

Although Haru's senses were refined through his training, Tori's chakra was not powerful enough for him to detect without conscious effort, and as he had no reason to search for her, she would manage to get in pretty close without him noticing. However, when the chain was fired, the audible jingling sound would startle Haru, causing him to catch the chain reflexively, yanking on it to find the one who sent it towards him. Turning in the bench, Haru reared his free hand around to make a grab at his assailant...

...Bright red hair and a very familiar face greeted him as he turned to face Tori Uzumaki. Without thinking, he caught her with his free hand, embracing her.
"Y'know, you shouldn't sneak up on a Kirigakure ninja. We're awfully jumpy." He joked, releasing her from his grip. "Sorry about that, sweetie." He apologized, standing up from his seat.

Haru just shook his head, nudging her teasingly. 
"You're fine, Tori. I don't mind at all." He assured her, kissing her on the cheek. "I'm just lucky I turned around before I swung. I would have felt horrible." He teased, as Tori explained what they were doing. Apparently, they were going somewhere behind her house, a place she used to go as a kid. Not even Shinji Uzumaki, Haru's former leader, and head of the Uzumaki clan, had been told about this, so it must have been dear to Tori. Haru felt a pain of confliction as he heard Shinji's name, remembering that they had been banished from Tengakure. He wished he could have seen him once before he passed.

Shaking his head, Haru remembered that now was not the time to feel bad. He was here with Tori, and he was truly happy for once. It was not often he got time off work, after all. Taking Tori's hand, he smiled and nodded.
"Lead the way, darling." He told her.

Haru followed Tori behind the house, holding on to her hand as she led him down the path, coming out of the woods at a clearing inhabiting a lake and what looked like a pavilion, with a fire pit and furniture, the fireflies lighting up the scene. 
"Nice..." He said, smiling as she started a fire, Haru himself falling down into an armchair by the fire. "Do you own all of this?" He asked, surprised. He'd never had this much open space before, as Tengakure had been a huge, cramped city, and Kirigakure was a small, crowded cluster of islands. The effect was that Haru had never had much room, which had been a prime factor in creating his claustrophobia. "I've never seen anything like this..." He said, taken aback. He had never really gotten to spend much time out in nature. Rather, he was always stuck inside the city limits, even in Tengakure's plains, he still had the giant skyscrapers looming over him like guardians.

Haru listened with interest to Tori's explanation. Good lord, he just learned so much about her in such a short time, he needed a minute to process it all.
"Wait, you're an orphan? I didn't know that..." He asked, cocking his head. "Do you have any other siblings? I wasn't sure if you were related to any of the friends I met in the forest. I though it impolite to ask." He inquired politely, looking around at the area. She had certainly fixed the place up nicely, and they could easily stay out there as long as they wanted. He wondered how she came to possess all of this land... It was mind boggling to Haru, who hailed from cramped, overcrowded spaces and huge, towering buildings, obstructing the skyline from those below.

Haru smiled at her request to go swimming, glancing warmly at the water. He had always had a special connection to water, and so he was always willing to take a swim, especially because Tengakure lacked any sort of large water source. No lakes, just little pools in the plains. He looked back at Tori, kissing her lightly and playing with her hair idly.
"Sure, we can go swimming." He said with a grin.