Ichiraku's Angels

Chapter 1: Last Day of Summer Break

"Oi Order Up!!" a two-bunned waitress yelled while banging on a bell.

"Tenten, you know you know you don't have to ring the bell. I'm right here." A pink-haired girl who worked behind the counter complained.

"Yea I know Sakura, but I love ringing that bell. Anyways…here's the order." Tenten said while handing Sakura two pieces of paper; one for the chef to prepare a meal and one to give to the cashier for the check.

Sakura handed one paper to the cashier (who also worked behind the counter), and the cashier immediately started punching numbers onto the touch screen (the place is rich), took out the receipt and put it to the side. Sakura walked into the kitchen, handing the chef the other piece of paper and he handed her a tray of food for a different table. Sakura walked out of the kitchen carrying the tray while she read a piece of paper out loud that said what table number it went to.

"Hey Ino…let me get the receipt for table 5." Sakura quickly told the cashier.

Ino looked at the organized pile of receipts and quickly found the receipt for table 5.

"Thanks Ino." Sakura said as she took the receipt and placed it on the tray and called for a waitress that would serve table number 5. "Oi Hinata…five's food is ready!" Sakura yelled.

"Damn no need to yell Sakura. Hinata's not deaf ya know." A brunette with mid-back length layered hair said.

"Sorry Kimiko didn't see you there." Sakura cheesily grinned. "You got an order for me?" Sakura asked.

"Nope, no new customers, I just got some dirty dishes." Kimiko said while putting a tray of dirty dishes in front of Sakura, then taking a seat on the stool to rest.

"Worn out already huh?" Sakura asked while pushing the tray of dirty dishes Ino who places it on the conveyor belt.

"Yeah. I'm glad things are finally calming down a bit." Sighed an exhausted Kimiko.

"Yeah…I get what you mean." Ino stated.

"What do you mean?! You have been standing behind the counter, working the cash register!" Kimiko and Sakura screamed. "Yeah well it's harder than it looks! I have to lift up my arm and push buttons and make them stay up there for almost a minute. I mean I almost broke a nail." The girly one out of the group of workers shouted back.

Kimiko and Sakura sweat dropped, 'Tell me how I became best friends with this girl?!'

Ino and Sakura work behind the counter. Ino is the cashier who also puts dirty dishes onto the conveyor belt. Sakura is the one who gives the cashier and chef the order and brings back food from the kitchen to hand to the waitresses. There are three waitresses; Tenten, Kimiko, and Hinata. They seat customers to an open table or booth, they take orders, they give orders to Sakura, they pick up food from the counter, and they deliver the food to the customers. It's a lot more work than the people behind the counter but tips made up for that. All five girls became the best of friends after their first week of working at Ichiraku Restaurant together.

Tenten lives in her own apartment since her parents live in America and she wanted to stay in Konoha. She didn't want to move because it was going to be her junior year in high school and she didn't want to go to a foreign school. She needed a way to pay off rent and everything else and decided on a summer job. During the last week of June, Tenten was walking around Konoha and saw a restaurant she didn't know existed. The place had just opened up and needed employees so Tenten applied for a job at Ichiraku Restaurant as the waitress. She immediately got accepted and started working the next day. Tenten is a feisty tomboy who put her brunette hair into traditional Chinese buns and has chocolate brown eyes. Her birthday is March 9th.

Hinata Hyuuga lives with her father, sister, and cousin in a mansion that is five doors down from Tenten's apartment building. Her father thought that if Hinata got a summer job, it would improve her character and he was right. Hinata used to be a shy girl but quickly learned that if you wanted to be a waitress, you couldn't be shy. Hinata searched the papers during the last week of June and found an ad about needing a waitress at a new restaurant. Hinata applied a day after Tenten and got the job. After two months of working there, her stuttering seemed to cease. Hinata has white-lavender eyes and has no pupils. She has long dark-purple blackish hair. Hinata's birthday is on December 27th.

Ino Yamanaka lives in a house with her parents whose first floor is a Flower Shop. She worked as the cashier with only her mother being her co-worker. Her parents thought it would be good for Ino, if she worked with other people since she always had trouble making friends at school. All the schools Ino went to; everyone thought she was too conceited or too girly. Ino took her parents advice to get a summer job since she didn't want to be lonely her whole life. Suring the last week of June, Ino found the owner and asked him if he needed a cahier. He looked at her resume and quickly accepted her as the new cashier. Ino keeps some bangs swept to the right side of her face and keeps her blonde hair in a high pony-tail. She has blue-turquoise eyes and her birthday is on September 23rd.

Kimiko lives in the same apartment building as Tenten. Kimiko lost her parents at the age of 13, stayed with her aunt till she turned 16 and got her own apartment. Of course she needed money to pay rent and didn't want to be more of a burden to her aunt so she took a summer job. Kimiko found some jobs in the paper; she closed her eyes, and put her finger on one of the ads not knowing what job it was till she opened her eyes. The ad was for Ichiraku Restaurant so she went there a day after Ino did and took the job as the third waitress. Kimiko, along with the other girls, are drop dead gorgeous, but most people found her to be the best looking one. Her natural hair color is a mix of light brown, dark brown, and black. Her hair goes to her mid-back and it has layer. Her hair was the second best looking feature compared to her hazel eyes, a perfect blend of blue and green. Kimiko is athletic like Tenten and hates sexist men. Her birthday is on July 7th.

Sakura is a 16 year old just like her co-workers. She lives with her parents whose house is right across the street from Ino and is three doors down from Hinata's. Sakura didn't have anything to do that summer and decided on a summer job for fun, money, and friends. If Ino weren't there, it would make Sakura they most girly in the group. At Ichiraku, workers get to wear their own clothing but needed to wear an apron over it. It was always a tie between her and Ino for best-dressed. Sakura has bubble gum pink hair that is short and has bangs that go to each side of her face. Sakura has emerald green eyes that are almost as attractive as Kimiko's hazel ones. Her birthday is on March 28th.

Sakura is going to transfer to Konoha Leaf High tomorrow along with her best friends for their junior year in high school. Sakura is transferring because her old high school wasn't going to get her noticed by the top colleges in Japan. Ino is transferring because she does it every year when her reputation gets trashed and wants to start a new reputation. Kimiko is transferring because her old high school was an academy that was being shut down by the Hokage for not meeting certain standards and she needed a new place to go to high school. Tenten is transferring because she moved to the other side of Konoha and wanted to be closer to her school and the closest one is Konoha Leaf High. Hinata is transferring because her dad thought that Konoha Leaf High offered more opportunities for Hinata. Konoha Leaf High School's first day of school is August 30th which is tomorrow.

"So girls…is that it for the orders or what?" came a startling voice from behind. All the girls sat in stools around the corner and jumped.

"Oi don't do that Ayame, you freaking scared us, and yes that's it for now!!" said a frightened Tenten.

"Alright… as the assistant manager/chef to my father….I say you guys can perform now." The chef's daughter happily said.

"Alright we're gonna sing and dance to 'Can't Help Myself'. So is Ichiraku's Angels ready??" Kimiko asked.

"Hai" was the reply of her band mates who already left to go backstage.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have you attention please!" Ayame stood on the stage talking through a mic. "We have special entertainment for you tonight while you eat so please give a warm welcome to Ichiraku's Angels who will be singing to 'Can't Help Myself'!" Ayame shouted.

The girls quickly got on stage and started dancing. Ichiraku's Angels consist of the five 16-year old workers. They perform whenever things start calming down a bit which always seems to be after five. Sometimes they sing and dance or their own song or sing a song that has been requested. When the girls aren't dancing, they play their own instruments. Hinata and Kimiko are they lead vocalists and guitarists. Tenten is the obnoxious drummer who is part of the back-up singers. Sakura is the pianist who sings back-up with Tenten. Ino's the lead bass player and sings back-up. All the girls already knew how to play well, but they finally found people for the missing spaces and became Ichiraku's Angels after becoming best friends.

Chorus:

Love, love, love, love, love

Kimiko:

You smile a lot

It makes me wonder what you're thinking of cuz

(Hinata joins)baby your always on my mind

Hinata:

And right now of want to with me here by my side (Kimiko: here by my side)

(backup singers: ooooo)

With me till the end of time (Kimiko: till the end of time)

Chorus:

I just can't help myself

I'm falling in love with you (love love with you)

It doesn't matter what you say or what you do (no matter what you say no matter what you do)

Just give me a chance

And I know I'll make you understand why

I just cant help myself from falling in love with you

Kimiko:

Don't always find, should tell the world just how I'm feeling yet cuz

I want to be sure you feel the same.

Hinata:

The more that I think about

You need to know (you need to know)

There's no one I'm waiting on

Chorus:

I just can't help myself

I'm falling in love with you (love love with you)

It doesn't matter what you say or what you do (no matter what you say no matter what you do)

Just give me a chance

And I know I'll make you understand why

I just cant help myself from falling in love with you

You must've been sent

Hinata:

You must've been sent from heaven above

You're everything I ever dream of (dream of)

Both:

Too good to be true

No I don't think so

Baby now

Chorus:

Lalalalalalala la la la la laaa la la la la la

Just give me a chance

And I know I'll make you understand why

I just cant help myself from falling in love with you

Kimiko:

I think I'm falling yeah

Hinata:

Baby no

Chorus:

I just can't help myself

I'm falling in love with you (love love with you)

It doesn't matter what you say or what you do (no matter what you say no matter what you do)

Just give me a chance

And I know I'll make you understand why

I just can't help myself from falling in love with you (falling in love)

Kimiko:

Its love, its gotta be love

Chorus:

I think I'm falling in love

I think I'm falling in love

Lo-lo-lo-lo-love

I think I'm falling in love

I think I'm falling in love (baby)

Lo-lo-lo-lo-love

On a corner about a street away…

(The song was about to end in a minute)

"Do you guys hear that" asked a perky blonde boy with cerulean blue eyes.

"Well if you shut up Naruto, maybe I could" replied a dirty blonde with light ice blue eyes."(I know he kind of got the same features as Naruto but there is a difference).

"Shut up Edo! Don't t—" Naruto retorted back but was interrupted.

"Shut up dope! I think I hear someone singing" a boy with raven hair and onyx eyes interrupted.

"Hn. Lets get closer to where it's coming from" demanded a boy a long haired, lavender-eyed prodigy.

"Troublesome but lets go" said a lazy boy with a ponytail shaped like a pineapple.

The boys ran and ran for about 30 seconds down the street where they stopped in front of Ichiraku Restaurant.

"Hn. So the singing was from here last week to" asked, well more like stated the prodigy.

Last week they were walking along the streets of Konoha when they heard some beautiful singing. They ran to get closer but once they reached the middle of the street the singing already stopped. They decided to come back today to check it out.

"If their famous, we could have some real competition for first on the charts. Troublesome" stated the lazy bum.

The boys had their own band called The Avenging Studz or Studz for short. They placed first on the charts every week and didn't want that to change.

"Maybe we should go on and see who the angelic voices belong to. Besides I heard this place serves great ramen!" suggested the perky ramen-loving boy.

"There might be some crazy-ass fangirls in there. I'm not taking the risk, too troublesome" pineapple head responded.

"Then lets go to the side of the building and look in" Edo suggested.

The guys agreed and snuck to the side of the building to find one window that was pretty high up.

"Guys, I'm the smallest so lift me up so I can see" was the obnoxious voice of Naruto.

"Dope's right. Ugh. Hop on up" chicken butt head groaned as Naruto put his feet on his shoulder.

"A little higher Sasuke-teme!!" yelled Naruto. Sasuke lifted him up more by standing on his toes.

"Dammit I still can barely see anything. These windows are tinted or something!" complained Naruto.

With that Sasuke slid Naruto off his shoulders causing a thump as the song ended and the girls walked off stage.

"Ow Teme. Didn't need to throw me off" yelled Naruto.

"Hn. You were getting heavy and that was they quickest way of getting you off" Sasuke stoically said upset that Naruto went on his shoulders for nothing.

"Well I'm gonna go back. My mom wants to make sure I got everything set for my junior year in high school tomorrow." Edo stated.

The rest of the guys went their separate ways to go home. They lived a block away from they girls except Neji who lives with Hinata.

Inside Ichiraku Restaurant…

"Did you guys hear something?" Sakura said while walking off stage.

"I think something just fell." Answered Ino and they shrugged it off.

"Well done guys, well it's almost 6 so we are gonna close soon." The chef/manager/owner complimented.

"Thanks. But why we closing early?" asked Tenten.

"You guy deserve it and doesn't your first day of school start tomorrow?" questioned the owner.

"Oh yeah" came the reply of the girls.

"We'll clean up and we'll put the tops in your pay-check. You just go and get ready for tomorrow." Ayame stated.

"Alright! Thank you thank you thank you" shouted five excited girls.

"Hold it." The owner demanded. The girls were at the door ready to leave. "You guys know you have the night shift now correct? The one from 4-9?" the owner asked.

"Yeah. Thanks. Bye!!" The girls all yelled in unison as they quickly left.

Once they got home they quickly jumped on the bed exhausted form work and anxious for the first day of school.

Please review. I accept flames but don't give any advice on what should happen next. I already made the chapters up to chapter 10 so far and I've already planned what is going to happen after that. I'm not one of those authors who say they need a certain amount of reviews to upload the next chapter but I really would like to know if I'm doing a good or bad job. I will try uploading Chapter 2 next week so stay tuned for that.