HI! I want to thank everyone who read the 1st chapter of my very first story :)

I also want to thank Gaara-frenzy and gaarafan628 for reviewing it, I'm glad you liked it!

Also i want to say that Naruto appears frequently in the story, after all he's Ayaka's best friend.

I changed this story to Romance/General, it's saffer, since i'm always changing my mind about things.

This story will probably have a bit of drama more ahead, not now, at this moment i already have enough drama in my life, my exams :(

This chapter is about the second encounter of Gaara and Ayaka, a party and it has a lil' bit of TentenxNeji.

Hope you like it!

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Chapter 2

"It was good to see Gaara again"- said a grinning Naruto – "I hope I don't have many missions while he's here…"

Naruto was indeed a good friend, I was lucky to have him by my side and I was sure that Gaara felt the same way.

"Maybe we should ask him to have dinner with us today; he'll probably be free after he does the proper announcements as Kazekage to the elders and as installed in the hotel. I don't think they'll work today."

Naruto smiled widely, to tell the truth it was a little scary, is eyes narrowed, he started to rub his hands and approached me sneakily, "What do you mean "we"?"

I turned around slowly only to see Naruto with a perverted face, it was unmistakable; spending those two years with Jiraya affected him.

"What the hell are you thinking you baka?!", the only thing that Naruto saw next was my fist buried on his face. Maybe I had been too impulsive.

"I'm always forgetting your temper."

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Naruto's Pov

Now I have done it, I'm always forgetting that she doesn't like others to say that she has a temper. She crossed her arms and pierced me with furious eyes; I could almost see fire around her, sometimes I don't know who is worse, Ayaka, Sakura or Tsunade.

Now I understand why Shikamaru is always saying that women are troublesome.

"I DON'T HAVE A TEMPER!!", she was so loud that Ino came from her store to check out what was going on.

Ino knew how she was when she would get this way, so she quickly tried to calm her down.

I sighed with relief. Still, I wondered why she was so touchy today, usually she doesn't get mad that fast. I don't even know what I said to make her so upset…

End of Naruto's Pov

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Ino came from her store in an attempt to calm me down, not that done anything, I was already cooling down.

Honestly I don't know why I was so pissed off; Naruto hadn't done anything special to pull the trigger…

Was it because he was insinuating that I was interested in that jerk?

Perhaps...

Maybe that's why i got so angry...

Angry?

But i didn't felt angry... I felt nervous and anxious.

Then did I got mad because i'm really interested in him and got embarrassed?

"Ayaka?", Naruto poked me.

I looked at them and apologized quickly right after I returned from my imaginary world; I didn't want them to think that I was angry. But sometimes words aren't enough to prove a point, so I decided to be generous, and since I wanted to hang out tonight, I decided to invite them to go eat with me at the BBQ.

Ino suggested that we made the dinner some sort of party.

"A party?", I was surprised by this suggestion but I liked it already.

"Yes, let's commemorate something! Just an excuse to invite everyone.", she said sticking her tongue out.

"You know, we could just invite everyone without a specific reason…", I pointed.

"I know! But if it's a party no one will have an excuse not to go. Besides, I love parties; they're the perfect excuse to have fun. Specials days are to celebrate big, right?!", she blinked her eye at Naruto.

He was pretty gullible, so I guess she was trying to convince him to support her idea.

"Oh! I know! Why don't we celebrate the fact that Gaara and his brothers are here!", Naruto said enthusiastically.

I could see Ino's eyes roll, guess she didn't like Gaara that much, but she had to admitted it. It was a very good motive to celebrate.

"Okay. So, I'll talk to Shikamaru, Chouji and big fore head Sakura", her eyes sparkled when she mentioned Sakura's name.

"We'll get the rest.", Naruto started to walk away with the face of a kid who was going to open a Christmas present.

"We still have to plan things out!", Naruto stopped on his tracks and looked at me with a bored expression.

"Ino, what do you think at 7:30 Pm, in the front of BBQ?!"

"Perfect. We'll be a lot right?! I'll book a table for us!"

"Yes, we're 16. We're going now. Later!", I waved goodbye as I started to speed up to catch Naruto.

Luckily for us we (or should I say I) found Lee and Tenten on our way to Hinata's house, they were going to pick up Neji for some extra training. No use to say that Naruto changed their mind with all of his enthusiasm.

We continued our way to Hinata's house, now with Lee and Tenten, and I couldn't stop thinking that Naruto had barely noticed Lee (that's why I said I found), if that's possible; he's visible far away…

I started to image Lee in is green jumpsuit dancing at the sound of Saturday night fever. It was so funny I couldn't hold the laughter; due to my distraction i lost my concetration for a second and my foot didn't reach the roof top i had jumped to.

I was preparing myself to fall in the middle of the street when I noticed I was…floating?

"Ow, Gaara-kun nice catch." , Lee said admiring my "saviour" with sparkling eyes.

Gaara?

I looked down and confirmed what Lee had just said, Gaara had catch me with his sand. He put me on the roof top without even looking at me once…

What was his problem anyway?!

"Oh man, this must be my lucky day!"

"An why is that, Naruto?", Gaara asked.

"Well, you see, we're going to dine at the BBQ tonight to celebrate yours and your brothers staying at the village. We're reuniting everyone; we just encountered Lee and Tenten on the way, and now you!"

"Oh! You're right Naruto-kun! It must be the lady fortune that wants all of us to celebrate today!", Lee remarked this with a fist on the palm of his hand, Naruto nodded in agreement.

I looked at Tenten with an expression of "they're at it again" which she agreed completely.

Meanwhile I felt someone looking at the back of my head intensely, the only person that was behind me was Gaara...

Was he mad that we plan this without asking him?

After all he was the Kazekage, perhaps he didn't like this kind of things. Maybe he thought it was an unnecessary ruckus.

"Are you okay?"

My eyes widened, he was talking to me. My heart started to beat at an insane speed; calm down, he's only talking to you, no need to be nervous.

I got up and dusted a few grains of sand that remained attached to my body; I was making time in an attempt to sound normal, "Yes, I'm fine. Thank you."

I put a weak smile on my face, as an excuse to close my eyes. If I saw him now I would blush like crazy.

I tried not to look rude when I turned around and reached Tenten, she looked at me suspiciously. I think she noticed that something was going on.

"Guys, it's getting late. Why don't you explain everything to Gaara-kun? Me and Ayaka will get going to Hinata's.", okay she had noticed.

"OH! The energy of the youth! You go girls, me and Naruto will meet you later", Lee smiled brightly as he held his thump up.

I swear, each day he looks more like Gai-Sensei, it's almost impossible to believe that they're not related.

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Gaara's Pov

"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you.", she said to me with a weak smile and turned around as fast as she could. After that she went ahead with Tenten.

I can't say that she's afraid of me, as I recall this morning she even talked back at me without worrying what I might think.

Then I suppose that she doesn't like me very much. It's no wonder; after all I was called a monster for years…

What am I thinking?

What does it matter what she thinks of me?

And if she doesn't like me why I'm I so upset with it?

I was supposed to be accustomed with that…

She annoys me.

When they were out of sight Naruto started to babble something about a party in a restaurant called the BBQ, I interrupted him, "You already told that."

"Oh! Right"- he started to scratch the back of his forehead-"So, bring you brothers, we'll meet at the front of the BBQ at 7.30 Pm!"

I only stared at him. Where the hell was that BBQ thing?

"Naruto-kun" – Lee said –"Gaara-kun isn't from here; he doesn't know where BBQ is."

"But his sister knows…", a voice came from the shadows.

I turned around, it was Shikamaru, the guy that had fought my sister in the chuunin exams two yeas and half ago.

He was right; my sister had been in Konoha before my abduction because of the chuunin exams. By what she told me, the "annoying childish Shikamaru" had been her guide during her visit.

-- Flashback --

"Kazekage-Sama, I'm here to report my stay in Konoha during the preparation of the chuunin exams." Temari was being too formal, something was bothering her.

I simply nodded.

"All the procedures went well; there were no conflicts between the sand and the leaf shinobis."

"Good.", I could tell that she hadn't filled me in everything.

"The Hokage didn't give you an escort?"

"Yes, she gave…", Temari practically whispered those words.

"Who?"

Temari already knew that she had to report everything so I didn't understand what was taking her so long.

"Nara Shikamaru"-she said grinting her teeth-"He stayed with me the whole time."

She seemed angry with that choice, "Do you wish to have a different guide in the next chuunin exams?"

She widened her eyes in surprise and gasped, "No, no! Shikamaru is fine!"

I didn't understand anything; she seemed uncomfortable talking about him… I just wanted to help.

I was about to dismiss her when she continued, "It's just that he's so annoying, and childish and arghhh! Everything is troublesome for him, it just pisses me off!!"

Her face was getting red. I was so confused that I couldn't figure out if she wanted him as her next guide or not.

"Is Nara Shikamaru suited to be your guide again or not?!", I arched an eyebrow, showing that I was getting impatient.

She stopped talking to herself, calmed down and her face changed from a deep red to a light pink, "Yes. He is suited."

-- End of flashback --

"Great! Then don't forget to tell your sister.", Naruto said that as he ran towards Shikamaru.

"Naruto, this party thing is so troublesome, why would you have to think of this?", Shikamaru looked so bored that I thought he was going to fell a sleep.

Sleep… Something I had just met recently.

"It wasn't really my idea; it was sort of a mixture. But the one who remembered to go out tonight was Ayaka.", I looked at Naruto when he said that.

It was her idea?!

How come she remembered to invite me? Didn't she hate me?

Agh, this makes my head hurt.

"OH!! Of course this was planned by Ayaka, she's almost as beautiful and smart as Sakura-chan"- Lee was dancing as he said this – "If Sakura was already taken I couldn't resist to Ayaka's charm!!", I saw hearts dancing around him.

Hearts dancing around him?

Now i was starting to hallucinate??

Shikamaru sighed when Lee started to proclaim his endless admiration for the "youthful beauties"; Naruto started to yell at him, apparently Sakura was only to Narutos to have; me, on the other hand, was getting pissed off by that stupid dance.

The strange thing is that when he stopped dancing I was still irritated with him.

I didn't understand what was happening to me and that only gave me a bigger head ache, so I decided to go to the hotel and get some rest before the dinner tonight.

End of Gaara's Pov

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Now that I was far away from Gaara I was relived, finally I had control over my body! I think that Tenten thought that I was going crazy, I couldn't stop smiling and saying that tonight was going to be awesome.

"Ayaka! You already said that a million times! What's wrong with you?", Tenten was starting to get ticked off.

"Ahh…Sorry…"

"Don't need to be sorry. I understand. You're in love. Now I understand why they say that love is blind.", Tenten made a disgusted face.

"What do you mean with love is blind?", I didn't like that observation at all.

"HAHA! I caught you!", she pointed her finger menacingly at me and grinned.

"What do you mean you caught me?"

"Well, if you weren't in love you would tell me right away that you weren't. Instead you got irritated at the comment of love is blind, because I sort of insulted the guy you like.", she said blinking her eye.

"You're spending too much time with Ino."

Tenten arched an eyebrow, "And what's that supposed to mean?"

I laughed. Tenten was about to say something, fortunately for the second time this day I was saved.

Naruto was right, this was a lucky day.

"Kiba! Shino! Hi!!"

They weren't very far from us, so they heard me perfectly. They were walking towards the Hyuuga mansion too; I accelerated my pace to meet them faster, Tenten was getting strange.

"Hey Ayaka, Tenten!", Kiba said

"Hi!! You're going to Hinata's house too?", I asked in a breath.

"Yeah!And y-", Kiba was very hyper, as always, until he looked at Tenten.

I looked to my side and encountered a Tenten surrounded by a dark aura; her face had such a demoniac expression that for a second I thought that she was going to kill us all right there.

"Hey"-Kiba whispered-"What have you done to her?"

All of the sudden Tenten started to glow happily, that frightened me more than her evil expression from before.

"Neji!!" -Tenten squealed-"How did you know that we were here?"

"I sensed a dark aura and decided to see what was going on here. I wonder whom that dark aura belonged…", he was starting to drown on his thoughts when Tenten grabbed me by the arm.

I only heard Neji say,"Oh.."

Oh? WHAT DOES HE MEAN WITH OH?!

Does he mean that it's obvious that it was me, and now that he knows that was me everything is clear?!

Now a dark aura started to form around me, Tenten chuckled nervously and suggested that we entered the house.

She knew that she was the only one in danger.

"Tenten" – I whispered as we all walked in the Hyuuga mansion – "What was that all about?"

"Oh, that! It's just that I got a little angry that you tried to change the subject of our conversation. And when I saw Kiba and Shino I got angrier."

"Why?"

"It's just that I wanted some time alone with Neji while you talked to Hinata."

Okay... Tenten should try meditation or something like that. Calm down girl OO.

I sighed; Tenten always gets so worked up because of Neji. She should confess it already; everyone knows that she likes him, except him.

We were interrupted by Neji,"I'm sorry, but I was going to train with Hinata. Could you talk to us after?"

"Of course Neji!", Tenten had enormous sparkly eyes as she responded to Neji.

If she were a dog I bet that her tail would be wobbling.

"So Hinata is busy… Darn…", Kiba said a little bored.

I was going to ask Shino what they wanted from Hinata, but now the one that had a dark aura around was him. Why was he like this?

"He's sulking"-Kiba said as if he had read my thoughts-"We came for Hinata to go look for a bug that he wanted... And you?"

"We came here to invite you all to a party tonight, at 7.30 Pm in the BBQ.", I answered, since Tenten couldn't keep her eyes off of Neji.

"Hinata, are you ready?", Neji asked.

Hinata only nodded, they were about to start fighting when a loud Naruto was heard.

"HI!!", when Hinata heard Naruto voice she fainted…

"Naruto look at what you've done!", Tenten yelled annoyed.

"Uhn?! I didn't do anything!", Naruto replied.

I went to Hinata to try to get her up, when I heard Lee exclaiming "Oh she's such a good friend!"

"Friends are the ones who help each other no matter what the circumstances are. Yes, she is a good friend…"- Shino stated – "But so am I!!" – Shino started to sob - "Naruto didn't even recognize me when he returned and now I have no company to go search the bug I want!!"

I was shocked, Shino was sobbing?! Apparently I wasn't the only one that thinks that was the strangest vision ever.

"You're still sulking about that?", Naruto said with the look of someone that had just seen the weirdest thing possible.

…………………………………….Silence……………………………………………….

A cricket is heard.

With this everyone falls in their faces, this scene was just too much to handle.

"…"

"This is just like that time that you couldn't stop lau-", Naruto was interrupted by a murderous glance from Shino.

Yes, it was so intense that it was visible even through his sunglasses.

Shino looked at Hinata, she had recovered her senses.

"Sorry. It won't happen again.", she had a determined look in her eyes, was she finally able to stop fainting every time she saw Naruto?

"Hinata! You're okay!", Naruto had ran to my side and leaned over to look closer at Hinata.

Useless to say that her determination didn't correspond to reality, her face was so red now that she looked like a tomato.

"I c-can do it-t…I can d-do it", she mumbled to herself.

Everyone's eyes widened, Hinata was resisting with Naruto so close to her! Today is full of surprises…

"Hinata! You look so red! Are you getting a fever?" Naruto put a hand on Hinatas forehead to check if she had a fever.

"I can't…", she mumbled before fainting again.

Naruto started to laugh nervously as he scratched the back of his neck, he could sense everyone's eyes piercing him, "Err…Sorry?"

Everyone sighed.

Tenten made puppy eyes; she wanted to see "her" Neji fighting. So she toke desperate measures, she asked permission to Neji to go to the kitchen, who for her happiness accompanied her.

When they returned Tenten held a little pot in her hands. She kneeled beside Hinata, opened the pot and putted it under her nose.

The smell that came from it was simply disgusting, probably her purpose was to wake up Hinata, which she accomplished, but she left the rest with an unbearable nausea.

"I'm so sorry, I forgot to tell you not to inhale It.", she said playfully.

Apparently the only one she warned was Neji… and Naruto?

No, she didn't warned Naruto, actually she got a little pissed that Naruto was okay, her master plan must have been to make us all go take a walk so she could admire Neji alone.

"Inhale what?", Naruto asked not understanding why we were about to throw up.

"Naruto, it's normal that you don't notice the smell, you're used to those kind of smells…", I laughed a bit and Naruto glared at me for embarrassing him in front of everyone.

"Well, we're going to take a walk, smell some clean air… Later", Kiba said as he dragged Akamaru out, he had passed out with the smell.

Shino and I followed them, Naruto and Tenten decided to watch the train of the Byukagan holders.

Neji put himself on position, hoping that this time everything would went smoothly and without interruptions, "Hinata, are you ready?"

"Yes.", she breathed out as she put herself in her fighting stance.

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Next chapter Hinata and Neji will fight. Who wil win?

And will the party be a success?

P.S: Next chapter will have tons of Gaara Povs :). Gaara, Gaara, Gaara :D!

:)

Me: So, Ayaka, what do you think of the story so far?

Ayaka: You're always insinuating that i have a bad temper!

Me: I only mentioned it once... I didn't even used the word bad...

Ayaka: you're making me look like an impulsive,impatient, violent person!! You're so mean ;;

Gaara: ...

Ayaka: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ...??

Me: Gaara don't say i didn't warn you.

Gaara: Yes, I know...

Ayaka: WHAT ARE YOU TWO TALKING ABOUT?!

Naruto: I'm going to be the next Hokage, BELIEVE IT!

/Ayaka kicks Naruto in the head, all she sees his white smoke/

Gaara: OO...

Me: Thank God Naruto already knows how she is or he would be dead by now.

Naruto: HAHAHAHA! YOU MISSED!

/Ayaka pulls out a dagger and starts running after Naruto/

/Gaara is speechless/

Me: Oh... deep down she's a really sweet girl, don't worry.

Gaara: I THOUGHT YOU LIKED ME!! ,(

XD...