#my life isnt complete apparently if i dont write 3+ paragraphs of useless introduction fml

[vinodiriso]

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YOSHINO. 愛

Yoshino did not know her elder sister well enough to imagine her reaction to the news of her upcoming marriage. When they met again a few years prior, Ainai seemed cold and uninterested towards her existence (likely on the account that acknowledging her probably meant to revive a fratricidal practice best left entombed), so it was to Yoshino's extreme surprise to wake up to a gift from the Yukinohana Tribe Head: two gorgeous pieces of fabric, one traditional to their tribe and one directly taken from one of their late mother's kimonos. The note read: "build them into your wedding dress, if you'd like – a symbol from our tribe and a gift from our mother".

Yoshino did ponder on it for a little while: it was important to her to showcase her heritage and not leave it behind; she was about to marry into one of the most renowned clans in Konoha (to the freshly appointed Jounin Commander no less!) but she was not going to leave behind everything that had made her Yoshino up to that point, despite many people's expectations.

Eventually, she hit up Suzume's shop, a good friend of her and a great seamstress (not to mention, Akimichi Chouza's crush since he was 14). If there was anyone Yoshino could entrust the difficult task to introduce authentic Yukinohana and Kokuyouseki accents to her traditional Nara wedding dress, it was Suzume.

So cue the soon-to-be-bride waiting on the shop's doorstep, her wedding dress sticking out of the bag she was carrying filled to the brim with clothes, an anxious expression ruling over her face. She had been waiting for fifteen minutes already, when another figure approached the shop.

The girl was younger than Yoshino, the frame and the attire confirmed she was a kunoichi, her forehead protector worn proudly without a scratch. Her face did look somewhat familiar, it was likely Yoshino had overseen her deployment during her time as the second-in-command at the Konoha HQ. Not only that, but she might have seen her somewhere else... one of her favourite food spots, Harukor and Kanoko's , floated into her mind as soon as she tried to remember.

"Hey, hope you don't mind me asking, are you Matarera? It's just that... you look a lot like your parents. By the way, big fan of their restaurant. I am Yukin- I mean, N-Nara Yoshino." 'well, about to be anyway. That wasn't an awkward interaction at all, Shishi, good job! You suck at people'.