Genma-Shiranui

  The question hung in the air between them. The atmosphere was thick enough that Genma felt like a web of chakra had been wrapped tightly around him. The only sound that broke the silence was Hayate's occasional soft coughs as he stared up at Genma, black rimmed eyes wide with his surprise. As the silence dragged on, Genma slipped down off the wall he'd perched himself on to wait for his friend. Leaning back against the wall, Genma grinned around the senbon between his teeth and lifted both eyebrows enquiringly at Hayate, his calm exterior giving away none of the panic and uncertainty that was growing larger with each heartbeat that Hayate d