The pace had just been picking up again when he screamed my name. Now some people looked angry. The people around me whispered angry things, snarling and giving me the stink eye.
"..." I opened my mouth and took a deep breath in, then held it. The place went silent. A second later, I uttered one word. "...Sokora." The place stopped again, dead this time.
"A ha ha! You know quite well my name is Akio in this form!" He lowered his head next to mine, and whispered, "Come on. Just play along. Just do it."
I shook my head and quickly turned to look at Naruto, who was jumping about to get a better view. Sakura was trying to leave in conspicuosly, but Naruto was making that hard for her.
"Why in the hell should I?" I whispered into his gray ear. "I would rather eat your ear raw."
"But raw meat makes you sick--"
"I know. Now, no more smart-ass remarks. I want my books."
The place started up again as I walked away from the booth, hoping Sokora would just die.
"Hey... Um... C-could I borrow one of those when you're done?" Sokora asked, walking along side me.
I began to respond when I was inturrupted. "Thanks. I hope you're done with them!" He jumped up to tear the books from me and shread them.
"No, no, wolf boy." I hit him muzzle with a hollw ~klonk~ and a drip of blood.
"DAM' I'! Now I ha' a chun' outta meh toung!" He growled, crouched and tackled me. I kicked him up in the air and he went soaring to land on Sakura, Naruto, Ino and Sasuke who were in a small, arguing group.
Now everyone around me took a step back. Then another, then another, and then they sprinted the hell out of there.
And they know my name.