"And, and…Sa-chan just left me there! Here Mikoto was, with all these cookies made for his cute friends, and he just ran away! But why? Mikoto loves her Sa-chan soo~ooo much! And, and…it's like he doesn't even caa~are…! And Mikoto, Mikoto…Waaaaaah~!"
Anko nodded half-heartedly, not even really paying attention to the older woman's babbling. Here she was, spending her free day with some crazy, whiny lady who had the personality of a bunny and probably only half the IQ. And Anko thought that when Naruto said he really needed a favor from her, he was finally submitting and granting the snake woman unrestricted access to all his deliciously virginal orifices. But no~oo…He had to go and stick her with babysitting!
She hated babysitting! And it wasn't like Anko could mentally scar this woman any more than she was already! Whoever did so had done such a thorough job, Anko wanted to take pointers!
Oh crap, and now the weirdo was looking at her. The special jounin half-closed her eyes. "Hmm…what? Sorry, I missed that."
"Mikoto said, what do you think, An-chan?"
An-chan, huh? Anko reached for the plate of cookies she hadn't bothered to scrounge through yet and brought one to her lips. "Well, I guess…" She trailed off as the cookie dazzled her taste buds. Almost reverently, she stared at the confection. "What…what is this…?"
Mikoto tilted her head. "Oh, the recipe? Mikoto just tried it out. Mikoto used rice flour in the batter instead of wheat and then glazed it with the base used in dango syrup. Why? Do you like it, An-chan?"
Anko lipped her lips. This woman…had found a new way to make dangos. This woman…was now a gateway to unlimited dango heaven. Anko tilted her head, eyes squinting. And now that she got a good look, the Uchiha matriarch was unexpectedly cute, in a sheltered maiden kind of way. And it was Naruto who had introduced her. Oh yeessssss…
Anko smiled deviously and fidgeted with a kunai on her waist. "I think we can be very, very good friends, Mi-chan…"
Mikoto squee'd in mindless joy.
However, Anko was about to unfortunately (or maybe fortunately, in her case) find out just who was the snake and who was the rabbit, the meal and the devourer.
But that's a story for another day and chapter.