Before the announcement, Ayaka had been sitting, drumming a pattern on the desk and doing her best not to let her boredom at the proceedings show. Every now and then, she'd glance to the side, where a blind ninja sat, before going back to looking at the front of the room and waiting for them to get to the important part: would she be paired with Wakana?

Finally, the teacher got to reading the teams out.

The loudest noise following the first announcement was Ayaka's joyous cheer, and the tall Hyuuga leapt to her feet and set about gathering the rest of her new team as soon as possible--or at least all getting to the same spot. Step one was as straightforward as you could get: outright sweep Wakana from her seat, spinning her around, and then tucking the smaller girl under one arm and vaulting the desk to get to the pink-haired girl the two of them had been paired with.

Wakana, sadly, was still being carried.