It was a dark and stormy night in the village of konoha and rei ayanami had only one thing on her mind - hot instant noodles. After a long day of training at the ninja academy, she was famished and longed to taste the familiar flavor of instant noodles. She let out a sigh as she packed up all her weapons into her bag, and began to walk in the direction of her apartment complex. As she walked, she let herself get lost in her thoughts. She didn't even try to stop the rain from falling on her face. She wondered why she always felt so distant from everyone and everything. She thought of new ways to try to become a bit more like everyone else. "Should I try speaking up more in class, like Naruto?" she thought. She passed a few more landmarks when she noticed it had stopped raining. "Oh, the rain must've stopp-" she started to think, when she looked to her right and noticed a tall curly-haired man with a long, pointy nose holding an umbrella above her head. His eyes sparkled under the night sky. "Oh, hello. I thought it might be nice to take a break from the rain. You're drenched! Hahahaha!" he exclaimed. "Oh..."Rei paused for a few seconds, "...thank you". She looked up at him, but he was looking forward, smiling. "So, what's your name?" he asked as they walked. "Rei... Ayanami, Rei" she said. "Rei? That's a rad name. My name's Usopp!" he smiled at her and held out his hand. She stared into his eyes and carefully shook his hand. "You don't gotta be so quiet! I'm a nice guy" Usopp reassured her. "O-okay." Rei wasn't sure what to think. But she was sure of one thing, he was drop dead gorgeous.