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La/=/er- damn it all, I had the notes and some of the chapter typed up and then I hit the power outlet. Bah! Humbug!
Patooie...I had such good notes too.
This is the second in the Adventure series. Once again taken place in the Without Life universe, need information includes: The disappearance of Naruto supposedly led to Neji and Lee getting together. When Sasuke found out (that Naruto was gone), he went into a rage and was sent out of the village by Tsunade before coming back weeks later.
This takes place before the first Adventure.
This is indeed a shounen-ai story.
This starts with a 1st POV from what was supposed to be a random villager's POV, but then changed to be Seito's OC/muse because her muse pissed me off.
EDIT (like 2 minutes into writing the story) - After debating with myself, I decided to put the 3rd POV as the second chapter, so you can completely skip this if you want. Or read the next one and then come back. Either way, there's going to be some spoilers for the second one you read. Except I added something in here that's not in the next one... erm, if you're reading this the day I post this, it won't be there...but if you check back tomorrow, it'll be up.
Adventure II- Training Time
Part I
Random Villager's POV (Not so random anymore...)
Like all strange days, this one started quite normally.
I had gotten out of bed, did my daily chores, and then went out to spend yet another day in the Konoha village. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice place and all...but there's so much color! It's a startling change from all the white in my Snow country.
So I had went out, put up shop (you didn't think I was here on vacation did you?) and waited for the first streams of people.
I have to say, this village is peculiar because when I say first stream of people, I mean this at four a.m. in the morning. But then again, most of them are shinobi and I do own a weapons shop. Still, I lived in one originally and people did not wake up at four a.m. to do these things. Business went as usual, meaning most came to buy or repair their weapons and some came to flirt.
As 9 o'clock rolled around, I picked up my spirits and eagerly waited for a particular boy to arrive. Although I knew the boy's spirit will not be so high, it was still nice to see him.
Tick. Ring-a-ling.
Like always, he arrived right on the dot.
"Sasuke-kun! How are you today?" I tried to remove all traces of fangirl-like speaking. I think I did rather well, considering I'm not one of his fangirls.
Sadly, the boy only glanced in my direction, picked up a hand to greet me and moved deeper into the shop.
'Hmm, one of the better days, I suppose.' I shrugged and went back to my boring task of organizing the accounts. Half an hour later, there was another ring-a-ling and I picked up my head to see him leave.
It's a ritual we've had ever since he came back the second time. On some days we talk, but on most days, he simply came and went. Sighing, I turned back to my work and prepared to finish the rest of the day as usual.
I was wrong, so very wrong.
Sometime after eleven o'clock, I heard a clamor raise up from outside. Curious, and a bit bored, I went out to find the other end of the street in a bit of a mess. Thankfully, I was on the end that was not messed up, the end that was reaching into the city's center.
I stepped out further to see a green and blue blur clashing. Well, that is what I would've said if I didn't spend most of my childhood in snow, therefore sharpening my eyesight. What I did see was Lee-kun and Neji- kun sparring. A bit weirdly if you ask me. As they moved further in and hopped over the roofs, I found out why.
You know, I always found it weird how just about everybody knew something about the group of genins that participated in the Chuunin Exam a year ago, but if you asked something simple like how the jounins and chuunins of the village were doing, they give you this blank look like they have no idea what I'm saying. (AN: Run-on sentence, anybody?) Usually though, they realize what I say after a while, sometimes, after a long while.
But I digress, as they headed towards my shop, Neji-kun seemed to fumble and he started to fall off the roof next to mine. Lee-kun, seeing this, twisted and jumped off as well. luckily, Lee-kun was fast enough and the shop was short enough so that he was able to catch Neji-kun and safely roll over a little left of my shop, a little more to the center of the town.
They whispered to each other quietly before Lee-kun sighed and said (a bit fondly, I think), "Oh koibito, what am I going to do with you?" before leaning down and giving him a kiss on the lips.
Suppressing a gasp and then raising an eyebrow, I said, a bit loudly, "I'm not sure if I should call that cute, or just plain wrong."
As I watched, the two on the ground seemed to stiffen. They picked up their heads and eyed their surroundings. Within the moments that they fell and kissed, I think just about half the village formed a semi-circle around them. But considering that at this time, most people gravitated towards the center of town, it wasn't too surprising.
What was surprising was that despite the to-be-expected disgusted, there was a myriad of hungry-like faces.
Confused, I simply stood there, blinking.
I was not alone, for the two boys, whom were slowly picking themselves up, also had bewildered looks, accompanied by slight fear and shame.
With a slight intake of breath, Lee-kun tentatively said, "Um...hi?"
As the sounds escaped his lips, the slight shock that had settled over the villagers seemed to end and there was a slight flurry of action. The most noticeable movement was that of a (rather large) number of girls (and surprisingly, some guys) that advanced towards Neji-kun and Lee-kun. Each held varying levels of hungry looks.
Slightly shocked myself now, I could only blink and watch the advancing group. That is, until I caught a few murmurs from the crowd.
Widening my eyes, I snatched the two immobile boys and shoved them into my shop and locked the door. Pulling the shades, I leaned against the door, trying to pace my breath.
I started calming before my mind started flashing memories of the moments before.
"Aw, they look so cute!"
"Kawaii!"
"Do you think they'll let us take pictures?"
"Love is so wonderful!"
"Maybe they'll put on a show for us?"
"I knew they belonged together!"
"Let's tie them up and experiment!"
This came from one of the few guys in the group and there was a wave of agreement following.
That was when I decided (Brilliantly, I must add) to keep Neji-kun and Lee-kun away from them and consequently, into my shop.
Breathing deeply, I faced Neji-kun and Lee-kun, both whom held an identical adora-- look on their face. I wondered if I should tell them, looking back, maybe I should've (AN: Ah-ha! Another story opportunity!). But at that time, I believed that it was best not to traumatize them after inadvertently coming out of the closet.
"Seika-san? Are you alright? Why did you drag us in here?" Lee asked me with the cu--- alright, it was cute -- the cutest confused face I've ever seen. Although, I suspect now that it was because it was after that scene outside that I was having these weird thoughts.
"Nan-- nandemonai." I stuttered slightly, the last statement from the fangi---people still lingering on my mind. "Maybe you guys should stay here for a little while?"
As soon as I said that, there came a slight banging from the front of the shop. Cautiously picking up the corner of the shade, I looked up to see...nothing. Apparently, there was so many of them that they totally blocked the light from outside! when it was almost noon!
"What's happening out there?"
Deciding that this, I could tell them, I hesitantly picked up the shade just a tad bit further. The two boys moved up near the window and suddenly, light appeared from there. Along with it, were about a dozen pairs of eyes.
Strangled screams came from the three of us. Normally, the appearance of eyes wouldn't scare me, heck even if it did, I doubt it would scare Neji- kun! But these eyes...these eyes were crazed...
Hurriedly dropping the shade once again, we stood there listening to the muffled noises that rose in volume as I did so.
"Um...I think we should all stay in here for a while."
"Agreed."
We all looked at each other and shuddered at the thought of going out there at this time. I shook myself a bit before gesturing the two boys to follow me. I led them into the backroom where I stacked drinks and snacks.
"I've a feeling it might be some time before we can get out. Wanna play some cards?"
Flashing a deck of cards and receiving nods, we sat down at the table and started to play, occasionally taking a drink or munching on snacks.
Three hours later, the noises stopped and we were bored. Well, I was. Neji-kun and Lee-kun seemed to do a fine job entertaining themselves...or rather, each other. Not wanting to see more, I loudly said, "I think they're gone now, let's go check."
After a moment we tiptoed (why were we tiptoeing?) towards the door. Lifting a corner once again, light spilled onto the floor, revealing a empty storefront. Sighing in relief, I swiftly opened the door and shoved the two out.
"Thanks for coming! Have a nice day!"
I quickly slammed the door behind them, leaving the two with perplexed looks. I like them and all, but spending three hours in the backroom with them, with no windows and nothing but cards and food, is not pleasant. I screwed up my face, 'Especially if they start making out'.
Why did I slam the door you may ask? Because I thought I saw a couple of girls and a guy lurking around the corner...
Maybe I shouldn't have done that, but they're big boys, they can take care of themselves...right?
To Be Continued...dun dun dun!
La/=/er- I made sure that reading both wouldn't be too boring by adding in tidbits in each that won't appear in the next. If you're reading this the day I post it, you'll know what I'm talking about tomorrow.
I slightly stole a line from Seito, "Love is so wonderful" It's paraphrased, but I feel I should give her credit. She was helping me as I wrote this.
Remember to check out the second part! It prolly appeals to you guys more. It follows Neji and Lee from before they went to Seika's street to after they leave the shop.
And some of you may notice, Seika is from Seito's story Kagau something something. Check it out if you like SasuNaru and you haven't read it.
And those of you wondering why in the world Neji would fumble, it's explained in the next part.
7/28/04 4:00:03 p.m. to 7/28/04 5:45:38 p.m. (I started looking at a deviantart link Seito gave me..)
