"Kakashi, you will never believe what happened to me today!!" Naruto
squawked over the phone to his boss that day after work.
"Mah, you know that that is a redundant question, right?" replied
Kakashi, like he didn't have a care in the world. This is probably true,
knowing him.
"Huh?" Naruto asked, scratching his head. "Anyway, I really ought to
thank Shika for sleeping in for as long as he did," he continued on his
tangent thinking pattern. As Naruto was talking, he began to pace in the front
of the store, not realizing that anybody was behind him until he nearly ran
right smack into them. "ACK!"
Kakashi, who was still on the other line, heard this and asked, "Naruto,
are you okay? You sounded as if you crashed into someone."
"I'm fine, Kakashi. I just ran into Shino is all," Naruto replied into
his side of the receiver. Quickly turning towards his co-worker, Naruto asked
a simple question: "Could you please make a little bit more noise? You're
bloody silent."
All he got back was an "hm."
"Ah," Naruto sighed. "Anyway, Kakashi, what do you mean a 'redundant
question'? I think it's a perfectly good one if you ask me." Naruto went
back to his chat with his boss. Behind him, Shino was putting his things away
to begin his shift that was forced upon him, thanks to Shika. Again .
"The reason I say that it's redundant is because I can see everything
that happens in that store. You do know this, do you not?" Kakashi spoke as
if his eyebrow was raised.
"Heh heh heh, yeah, I kinda forgot about that..." the blond chuckled,
living up to his dunce title.
"Naruto, you really need to start paying attention to these kinds of
things. I sometimes wonder what's going to happen to you if you don't have
someone to watch your back all the time."
"What's that supposed to mean, Kakashi?!"
"Excuse me, Naruto, but I need to get to the till sometime tonight,"
muttered Shino, trying to get around Naruto to help the customers.
Naruto covered the receiver and replied, "Oh, sorry, Shino. I'll leave
and go home now." He took his hand off and told Kakashi, "Listen, I'll
talk to you on my next shift and tell you the rest then."
"Whatever you say Naru... whatever you say..." With that, they both
promptly hung up the phone.
"Say, Naruto... what we're you talking about to that scarecrow,
anyhow?" Shino inquired, seeming actually interested in his co-worker's
life.
"Oh, just that this major hottie came in here today and totally checked me
out," Naruto bragged, puffing out his chest and acting as if his crap don't
stink.
"I see... did you happen to get his name at least?" Shino asked, as he
went back to the customer in front of him.
"Of course I did. Do you really think that I'm that stupid?" Naruto
said loudly.
"If you did then what is his name, if I may ask?" Shino replied smoothly.
"His name is Uchiha Sasuke, if you must know." Naruto smirked, thinking he
won this argument.
"Hm," was the last thing Shino said.
Naruto looked at him oddly, but shrugged it off and left.



CG: Ack! It's just like school days... my friends randomly tackling me in the
hall and in front of the school after hours. lol.