Chapter Two: Spread the News
Notes from the Author: I'm trying to keep everyone in character here, I think it worked pretty well. This chapter is full of crazy situations, it starts out kind of slow, but it gets better to try to stick with me please. -
Disclaimer: My cat ate my homework! (and I do not own Naruto)
At Ino's apartment Sakura was always welcome, their friendship rekindled after the chunnin exams. The trio sat each on different chairs in the living room, Ino on the loveseat, Sakura and Hayden on separate chairs; all of them made of the same black leather. It didn't take long for Sakura to cut to the point, Naruto had piqued her curiosity.
"We never did get to hear why you two broke up though, care to explain?" Ino asked sensually, mocking her friend's orientation.
"Not really." Hayden admitted leaning back coolly in her chair.
"I've got an idea," Sakura said in a sly tone, "Let's play truth or dare."
"No way! You're just going to gang up on me!" Hayden knew their plans.
"I think that it's a great idea." Ino added, "That makes it two on one, we play." She nodded victoriously. Hayden hung her head low, she knew what was coming. "I'll be nice and let you start, Hayden."
"It's an honor…" She said with a sigh, rolling her eyes. "Ino, truth or dare?" The classic beginning to the classic game.
"Hmm, truth!" The blonde ninja was confident in her decision.
"Are you a virgin?" Hayden blurted. Ino answered with a shake of her head, obviously a no. Ino got a look in her eyes, a kind of glare, this scared Hayden.
"Hayden, truth or dare?"
"Eh, dare." She wanted to prolong her own torture.
"Kiss Sakura." Ino demanded. Both girls let out a wail,
"You're kidding!" Sakura shouted in disbelief. Ino shook her head, and Hayden stood up. She slowly walked over to Sakura's chair and kneeled, putting Sakura in the taller position. She leaned in close until Sakura could feel her breath on her lips, it was a lip-lock, knowing that Ino would settle for nothing less. Sakura's eyes were wide at first, but she gave into the soft lips on her own, closing them by the end of the endeavor. Hayden pulled away blushing, but not as red as Sakura.
"Okay, Sakura, truth or dare?" Hayden said still kneeling in front of her target.
"T-truth." She stuttered.
"Did you like that?" Hayden asked bluntly.
"What? Do you really think-" She was cut off by Ino waving one finger in her direction, a signal to stop lying. "Hai…" She sighed, blushing more. Hayden smiled at her complement. "Ino, truth or dare?" Sakura had scorn in her eyes.
"Truth of course, after that episode." Ino laughed.
"Coward, Who did you lose your virginity to?" Sakura laughed.
"Shikamaru." Ino grunted, "But we had been dating for over a year, so I don't really regret it." She shrugged. "Now for the soul purpose of this game, Hayden, you had better pick truth." Ino glared.
Hayden gulped, "T-t-truth…" She gave in to her demands.
"You know the question, now tell me the answer." Ino demanded.
"Okay, we broke up because…I wouldn't have sex with her." She shrugged and spoke in a low tone. "I'm just saving it for somebody that I love you know?"
"Now you see, was that so hard?" Sakura and Ino asked at the same time. Hayden was bright red and stared at the ground, avoiding eye contact in her embarrassment. The game was over, now that the implied question had been asked.
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Sakura found herself that night , laying in bed facing the ceiling, thinking about the kiss she had enjoyed so much, and the girl who gave it to her. She found that girl in her dreams as well, where she usually found Sasuke.
The next day at training with Kakashi, Naruto, and team Kurenai, her tongue slipped and Naruto's eyes grew to unimaginable heights. "What?! You really liked it?" Naruto yelled, not trying in the least to keep his voice down.
"Hai…" Sakura sighed, facing the ground with her pink face hidden in her palms. They were jumping through the forest, today's training was hide and seek. Naruto continued to laugh and visualize the thought. He laughed to hide his pain, we all know how much he wants Sakura to himself. Sakura stopped suddenly on a branch and turned to face the ground, something caught her ear, Kiba was hiding somewhere in the brush.
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Kiba, Hinata, and Shino sat in the training grounds after their daily training was complete. The sun was setting and the cool air was cooling their faces. "So I overheard something pretty interesting today…" Kiba struck up conversation, "Sakura was dared to kiss this Hayden chick, and now she says it was the best she ever had."
"You shouldn't delve into her life, Kiba." Shino grunted. "It's not your place."
"I'm a ninja, gathering information on people is what I do." Kiba snapped, Akamaru barked. "Anyway, it sounded like she must've been great. So Hinata, I was hoping you would look into it for me, I'd do it myself…." He shrugged, "But she only goes for girls."
He smiled slyly at Hinata who stuttered her answer.
"I-I," She spoke weakly, and quietly, "If you really want me too….." She agreed, the pressure from her teammate overwhelming her timid thoughts.
Rock Lee was hiding, listening to the trio's conversation from behind a tree. It was often that he would stay well after sundown to practice his taijutsu. -My beloved Sakura! I will not let this…woman…take you away from me!- He thought.
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He rounded up his partners, Tenten and Neji, to accompany him on a 'mission of youth' as he put it.
"So, will you guys help me keep my love from falling for this stranger?" Lee asked hopeful after explaining what he had uncovered.
"You called us here for this?" Neji grunted, "I'm leaving." He left in an instant, leaving Lee and Tenten in surprise.
"I think that it's Sakura's decision, it's up to her weather to chase this girl or not, and she's no stranger, Lee, she was born here in Konoha." Tenten stated her opinion. She was leaning on a tree trunk, her arms crossed and her eyes closed in the darkness. -If this is spreading so far, she must be one damn good kisser.- Tenten thought with a slight smile, -Maybe I will investigate this.- She lost interest in Lee's words as he continued to ramble on about how Sakura was his love and Tenten HAD to help him 'save' her. "I'm going to bed…" She yawned and left the taijutsu master to himself.
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"I-I'm sorry, Hayden." She quickly placed her lips on Hayden's, she pulled back in shock but couldn't help to kiss back. Hinata felt comfortable in the arms of the girl now embracing her. When she realized what she was doing she pulled away and broke the kiss, grabbed her bag and ran.
"I'm sorry, Hinata. Thank you." She said facing away, running at full speed. Hinata stood, dazed, as did the people who had just witnessed the oddness.
She came across Sakura in the herb shop, relieved. She asked Sakura to help with identifying herbs on the list. Sakura was glad to help, but didn't seem herself. Hayden told Sakura about what had happened at the fruit stand.
"About that, by the way." Sakura started, embarrassment clearly written on her face in red. "I was hoping…" She moved closer to the dark haired girl and gazed into her eyes. Hayden sighed as she realized what was happening.
-Damn these accursed lips of mine.- She thought to herself as Sakura took advantage of her thought, planting their lips hard together. She pulled away, much to Sakura's disappointment, grabbed the herbs and threw change on the counter. "I'm sorry!" She yelled as she bolted through the door.
As she turned the corner once more to escape her previous encounters Tenten cut her path short, causing Hayden to slide to a stop on her knees. She was frantic to avoid all Konoha kunoichi at all costs, her mission had failed as the dark haired one stood before her with a glint in her eye. She knelt and extended a hand. It would be rude to refuse so she grasped it cautiously. Tenten pulled her into a long lock, forcing her tongue into the warmth of the other's mouth. Her hold was too strong to escape, the girl was crafty, and Hayden was once again unintentionally giving back what she received.
As Tenten's grip loosened she took her chance to once again run at top speed through the village, she turned and ran back past the herb shop and again past the fruit stand, Tenten, Sakura, and Hinata at her tail. More girls joined in as they had heard the rumors either from Naruto or Kiba, and wanted to test them themselves.
"Damn, shit!" Hayden cursed as she sprinted through Konoha, her predators showing no signs of letting up. Hayden prided herself on her speed, this was good considering she could keep this up all day.
As she ran past the flower shop she called to Ino and Kurenai, talking as Ino unlocked the door, "Ino! Aunt Kurenai! Help meeeee!" She almost tripped as she quickly turned another corner.
"What the?!" Ino's jaw dropped as the hoard of women inched closer and closer in an instant.
"Hey!" Kurenai started, "You're all being disruptive to the village, continue with your daily activities!" She ordered. The mob stopped at once and there was silence as they separated and walked in different directions.
Temari had seen this from her apartment window, "It seem I have some competition…" She sighed, laughing at the dispersing mob.
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The sun had set and Hayden had made her way through the village gathering ingredients for the night's dinner, she had given up after the earlier scenario. Ino had stayed back and taken a bath as she had trained hard throughout the day with Shikamaru and Chouji, who now knew of Sakura's dare and Hayden's orientation. She decided to take a shortcut home through a dark ally, and Temari followed close behind, going out without Shikamaru against his wishes. Temari grabbed Hayden's shoulder and in an instant the dark haired kunoichi held a kunai to her neck. As she recognized her ex she lowered the weapon and apologized. Temari proceeded to greet her as she had before, a swift kiss on the lips. "Are you still willing to deny me of pleasure?" The blonde kunoichi pressed her body against the other backed up to the ally wall. "You know those other girls can't compare to me." She rubbed Hayden's face gently, lustfully.
"I told you before, Temari, it's not something that I'm willing to just throw away like you did." Hayden squirmed beneath Temari's body.
"How can you resist me?" Temari again planted her lips on Hayden's, pressing their bodies closer. Hayden tried to pull away, but the wall blocked her escape. She placed her hand on Temari's hip in an attempt to push her away. At that moment, Ino peeked into the ally looking for her friend. Tiers welled in her eyes at the sight, she was confused, she had never felt this way before. She didn't know why these tiers were pouring as they did and wiped them away over and over as they wouldn't stop; she ran to the only person she thought could clear things up.
Hayden's hand was pushed away from Temari's hips, not allowing her to escape. Hayden shook her head violently and forcefully pushed Temari away. Her eyes had changed to gold and cross-shaped pupils burned to the surface.
Notes from the Author: So this turned out okay I guess, I need to work on drawing things out a bit. Everything happened a little quickly but the point got across. Every teenage girl in Konoha is after the red eyed kunoichi, but she only desires one person…and a real love. Things take a more angst-filled in the next chapter, but not too bad. Please read and review, constructive criticism is appreciated.