A/N: Yeah, you know what, I don't even know what this is. I needed a team to kinda… put all my randomness into and I just love Team 8. They're way cool with their jackets and stuff. Shino's one of my favorite characters for some reason. Not so fond of Kiba. Or Akamaru… Oh damn, just realized Akamaru isn't even in this fic… Sorry Aka…

Normal disclaimers apply.

Ninja Carrots, Pranks, and Red Dye

Team 8 sat around. Bored. They had discretely left after watching the other Rookie 9 goof off doing stupid shit. Carving carrots to resemble people? Psh.

Shino was leaning up against a tree, finger outstretched to accommodate a kikaichou. He appeared to be watching it or listening to it but really, he was trying to ignore Kiba. Hinata was sitting on the grass a little ways away, arms wrapped around her knees, watching Kiba who was sprawled spread eagled on the ground.

"So, um, what now?" Hinata voiced, trying to be peacemaker and break the awful silence of her team. Shino was quiet; he appeared to be thinking about something deep but in truth was wondering about lunch.

"I know!" Kiba said out of the blue. "Let's dye Shino's hair!"

"What?!" Shino was surprised into speech.

"Yeah! It'd be so cool!" Kiba enthused, warming to his idea.

Hinata considered Shino's gravity defying locks. "It would definitely be interesting Shino-kun."

"No." Shino refused curtly.

"Why not?" Kiba questioned. "We can't dye Hinata's, her dad would freak out and try to hurt us. I'd be knocked out by the smell with my superior nose. Your parents wouldn't even care."

"I care."

"I bet the girls would love it." Kiba grinned. "Come on Shino! We could always dye it back later if you don't like it."

"Please Shino-kun?"

"No!" And that ended the matter as far as he was concerned. Hinata wouldn't press and could probably convince Kiba into listening to her.

"Shino! You're no fun!" Kiba pouted, but gave in, defeated. But not for long. "What do you say to pranks then?"

"Wouldn't that be kind of mean Kiba-kun?" Hinata turned her attention to this new plan.

Shino inwardly sighed with relief. He was safe from having differently colored hair. So, though he was by no means enthusiastic, he agreed with the pranks idea.

Because Hinata was involved, they weren't cruel pranks, mostly just jokes. They dressed up a fire hydrant in Hinata's old cloths to appear to be a little girl looking down at a blob of ice cream they had dropped at her feet. Then they hid in various places nearby to watch if anyone tried to help the 'girl'. Hinata was on a nearby roof with Shino, while Kiba took to a huge pine. Naruto approached happily licking a chocolate ice cream cone.

Hinata made sobbing noises. Naruto looked about for the source of the noise, eyebrows stitching in confusion. "I dwopped my ice cweem!" Hinata wailed, projecting her voice. To everyone's delight, and Kiba's guffaws, Naruto was conned into actually buying an ice cream cone for the fire hydrant and provoking Kiba to fall from the tree he'd been hiding in because he'd been laughing too hard. After that, they had to confess to the joke.

Naruto had wanted to join in, but Shino and Kiba snubbed him on account of Naruto being the one to start the 'Ninja Carrots Carving'. (He proudly told him they had one of most of the Rookie 9 so far.) They gave up the fire hydrant to Naruto and wandered off to find a new target.

It came in the form of Kiba, doing prank calls on all the Rookie 9 and a few of the teachers. They were all pretty bad jokes, but Kiba cracked up every time and even Hinata and Shino had to smile. The jokes weren't really funny, but watching Kiba roll over laughing at his 'brilliance' was just hilarious. And oh so punny.

"Hey, what about a sleepover?" Kiba suggested after running out of jokes. It took him a while surprisingly.

"I'd never be allowed." Hinata sighed. Her dad was too overprotective. "Besides, he wouldn't allow me to since you're both boys."

"What if we had it at Kurenai-sensei's house? Then it'd be ok. Just like a mission, only at home."

"Well, I could ask." Hinata said doubtfully. She walked off toward the Hyuuga home, Kiba and Shino trailing along behind. There she was called into her father's office leaving Kiba to pace about outside and Shino to lean up casually against the wall and take a quick nap. A harrowing half hour later, Hinata bowed herself out of the room and then hugged both boys. "He agreed!" A smile spread over all faces involved.

"We still need to ask Kurenai-sensei." Shino pointed out.

"Oh yeah…"

"Sure kids." Kurenai soon agreed to the idea. "You can camp out here. I'd have to 'chaperone' to keep Hyuuga happy. As long as you don't mind that." The 3 quickly nodded approval. They didn't even really bother asking permission from Shino or Kiba's parents because they didn't care.

At said sleepover, they did most of the corny things such as smores over an outdoor fire. Scary stories were told, some making Hinata scream. Shino called some fireflies to light the area.

But then it was late. Kurenai, being the sensei after all, told them it was time to at least get into their sleeping bags, if not to actually go to sleep. She blew up an air mattress but told them they'd have to share if they wanted to sleep on it because she only had one. Team 8 didn't have too many complaints. They had shared cramped spaces before on missions after all.

Shino and Hinata soon fell asleep and Kurenai retired to her own room. It was her house after all dammit! Kiba however, went and knocked on her door before she fell asleep, but after Shino and Hinata had done so, to ask a question. The question was received with a grin. "Let's do it."

"Hinata, wake up." They gently roused Hinata, not worrying about waking Shino. They had learned from past experience that Shino slept VERY soundly. For the most part, on missions and such, he only half slept which is why he seemed a light sleeper. But when he was at home or in a familiar place and just every so often, he really slept. And when he really slept, he wouldn't wake up for ANYTHING. Hinata and Kiba had found this out once trying to wake Shino up to do something with them on a non training day. It was impossible and they were reduced to just sitting around waiting for him to wake. They'd tried ice water and jumping on him to no avail.

"What is it?" Hinata mumbled, eyes opening slowly.

"We're going to play a little prank on Shino here. Look at him. He's really asleep." Kiba grinned.

"What?" Hinata was still half asleep.

"He's really asleep. We can do anything to him and he won't notice. So, I was thinking of dying his hair. I already have this red dye from my sister." Kiba was so proud of himself for this idea. It was the real reason he had wanted the sleepover.

Hinata rubbed sleep from her eyes. "Won't Shino-kun be upset when he wakes up?"

"But it'll be so cool! And so much fun!" Kiba convinced Hinata bit by bit. She did want to see Shino with red hair after all. But what settled the matter was Kurenai-sensei walking into the room with a few towels and the hair dye.

"Are you ready kids?" She asked, smirking. Then the 3 got to work. It was a bit difficult since Shino was basically unconscious. He didn't wake at all though.

The next morning Shino woke up to 3 slightly evil looking smiles. "Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked cautiously. Hinata, looking slightly guilty but happy all the same, held up a small hand mirror. Shino looked, saw red, and yelled in surprise and alarm. "What the hell?!" His beautiful black hair was tinted red of all things.

"We tried to get it completely red." Kurenai said apologetically. "But it didn't work. It just came out tinted. It's still pretty."

"What did you do to my hair." Shino talked slowly as if he were communicating a point to a small child.

"We dyed it!" Kiba grinned happily.

"I suggest you run. FAST." Shino informed them. Kiba needed no second warning. Off he went, cackling like a maniac, dragging Hinata along in his wake.

"I wonder if he's noticed the face yet." Hinata mused as she was pulled. Loud gaffaws were heard as a kitty faced ninja pursued, complete with matching ears and tail that were currently being thrown away.

"Or the nails?" Kiba added with a smirk. Bright pink dagger like claws flashed behind them. "He's gaining. He looks seriously pissed."

"Wonder if it's something we did." Hinata replied as innocently as if they were discussing the weather.