A/N: hey everyone, sorry this took so long. I thought it would be up within the week but then school and life decided they would gang up on me, and then I decided to change half of it and…well, you get the picture. Oh, and life is no longer speaking to me cos I decided I would confront it about the way it was treating me so, if someone is in contact with life and has decided that they like me, or even just this fic or whatever, could you please tell life to stop being mean? Thanks

I'm glad that I got some reviews on the last chapter. The feedback was great. I'm sorry to say that no one guessed who the mystery person was but all is not lost, for you shall find out shortly. Although csi sidle lvl3 was close with the guess of Anko, who I have decided will come into this fic a bit cos I'm making her friends with Kurenai and our mystery person.

Anyways, I'm just gonna shut up now so you people can enjoy (hopefully) the new chapter. Reviews are always welcome. ^_^

Chapter Two: The Other One…Two

"Good, I'm glad we could all make it" Kurenai said once Shino had arrived, "the other person I mentioned doesn't seem to have arrived yet so—"

"KIBI CHAN!!!"

"Never mind"

Kiba was engulfed in the squealing blur that turned out to be Hana, his elder sister. Meanwhile, Hinata was jumped on by a black and white fuzz ball.

"Ookami, get off me" Hinata sighed as the fuzz ball (who was actually Hana's nin dog Ookami (wolf)) cleaned her face.

Shino and Kurenai just stood and stared.

--

An hour later the only changes were that Hana had decided that Hinata needed some of her love, while Ookami couldn't decide whether he wanted to dote over Kiba or Akamaru and so was alternating between the two.

"Okay ENOUGH!" Kurenai finally decided to put an end to this little 'love fest'. Took her time if you ask me, and even if you don't cos I'm the one writing this thing.

Hana and Ookami jumped off their victims—I mean, subjects of their affections, yeah, that—and tried to look innocent while Kiba and Hinata picked themselves up and dusted themselves off as if it happened every day, which of course it did.

Kurenai sighed, "Shino, this is Inuzuka Hana; she is Kiba kun's elder sister and will be helping me train you three—"

"Say WHAT?!" Kiba and Hinata yelled in unison, "you mean we have to put up with her here as well?!"

"YEP!" Hana replied for her friend cheerfully.

"—And this is Ookami, her…companion" Kurenai finished as if there had been no interruption.

"PARTNER!" Hana corrected.

"Yeah, partner in crime" Hinata muttered.

"Like YOU'RE one to talk!" Hana yelled wildly, pointing an accusing finger at Hinata, "I'M ONTO YOU GIRLY! I KNOW IT'S YOU THAT LED MY BABY BROTHER ASTRAY! I'M ONTO YOU!!!"

Hinata sighed and activated her byakugan, then she poked Hana in the throat, "I'm sorry but you were giving me s headache" the Hyuuga heiress said as she watched Hana mouth wordlessly. "I just closed the tenketsu around her larynx so she wouldn't be able to speak" Hinata explained innocently to Shino and Kurenai who were staring at her with wide eyes (yes, she can tell that Shino is still wide eyed cos she's still got her byakugan activated).

"I—" Kurenai began, "I wasn't aware you had advanced so far" she said quietly, looking at the young kunoichi with something akin to pride in her eyes.

"Neither does any of her family" Kiba said, "stupid pricks" he added under his breath.

"As if I could hurt Neji or Hinabi" Hinata said by way of explanation, "and Father has long since given up on me"

"Well, it's getting late and I still need to give you three a test before I let you go" Kurenai said, "Hinata, be a dear and Hana speak would you?"

"Tch, fine" Hinata huffed before releasing the tenketsu she had closed just a few seconds earlier, "so, what's this test you're giving us?"

-Some time later-

"Well," Kiba said, leaning back against a tree, "that was easier then expected."

Their task had been to plan and execute the removal of a scroll hidden amongst the monuments somewhere, while Kurenai, Hana and Ookami laid traps and generally tried to prevent them from obtaining their goal.

-Flashback
(come on, you didn't really think I wouldn't put this in did you?)-
-And yes, you have to read it cos I'm evil like that and put
important info in these things-

As soon as they were told to begin, Hinata sped off and Kiba grabbed Shino's collar and dragged him off in an entirely different direction as Akamaru leapt into his hood; both Hinata and Kiba automatically concealing their charkra signatures with the ease of long practice (master pranksters remember?).

Once they were out of range of his sister and sensei, Kiba whipped out his cell phone (yes, they have them cos I say so) and began a quick text to Hinata detailing their surroundings.

"You able to conceal your charkra signature?" he asked Shino in an undertone as his fingers deftly hit the keys.

"Why is Hyuuga san going to the academy? And yes, I have been concealing it since we left your sister and Kurenai sensei," the Aburame replied in his clan's custom monotone.

"She's getting our equipment off Uzumaki most likely, and I suggest you call her "Hinata chan" unless you actually want her to go all Juuken on your arse," Kiba replied, "and just when exactly did you bug us? I and Hina chan only realised once we'd reached the monument."

"Lunch" came the reply, "Sensei, your sister and Ookami—"

'Kawaii,' Kiba broke in "call him Kawaii, everyone does except for Mum and Hianta when they're mad"

"Kawaii then, are still back where we left them at the monument, talking I think"

"Good," Kiba said, sitting down and pulling Akamaru out of his jacket, "Hina chan will have a plan or twelve when she gets back so you may as well sit down and enjoy the wait"

"What equipment did you lend Uzumaki?" Shino asked cautiously, deciding he may as well try to get as prepared as he could under the circumstances as he took the Inuzuka's advice and sat down.

"Well..." Kiba began, "you know how he uh...decorated the Monument the other day?"

"Yes...?"

"Well see...he kinda needed some ropes and stuff so..."

-With Hinata-

'Good, they're still here' Hinata thought as she entered the classroom where Team 7had been waiting for their sensei, remembering just in time that she was supposed to be ultra shy. "A-ano" she said as she neatly caught the duster that had been set to fall on her head as she entered via the door.

"Oh Hinata chan!" Sakura said, please to have a distraction from her teammates who stood glaring at each other, "is something wrong?"

"N-no Sakura chan, Kiba kun just wanted me to ask Naruto kun for his equipment back" the Hyuuga said, blushing deeply to enhance her act.

"Oh yeah!" the blond prankster said, scratching the back of his head as he broke the glaring contest between himself and the Uchiha prodigy, "its right over here" he showed her the tangled mess of equipment "sorry about the mess" he said sheepishly "uhh, do you need help carrying it or something?"

"I-iie, I'll be fine" Hinata stuttered, picking up the equipment and climbing awkwardly onto the window sill, "ja ne Naruto kun, Sakura chan, Sasuke san" she said as she jumped out of the window and sped off to where Kiba had described in his text.

--

"Back" a voice came out of the gigantic mess of ropes and other crap that made up "Kiba's" equipment.

"What did that—(this part has been censored because I promised a friend that this fic would only be rated T)" Kiba growled as he helped untangle Hinata,

"Shut up Inuzuka" Hinata snapped, "we've got work to do." She and Kiba began to straighten out the mess of. "Does anyone know where exactly the scroll is?"

"Nope"

"Unfortunately I am not in possession of that information either"

Her teammates replied. Guess which one said what. No prizes.

"I'll look for it then, before we decide on the plan" Hinata said, fingers flipping through seals with practiced ease, "Byakugan"

Shino looked at Kiba for an explanation.

"Uhh, she calls me Inuzuka when she's pissed off at me or really, and I mean really, serious about something."

Shino continued to stare at him, clearly unsatisfied with that answer and looking for another, more detailed explanation.

"Uhh, she comes up with a heap of plans, and then makes sure she's allowed for all the factors that could go awry, and then she shares them and we pick out all of the flaws before picking some of them, you know, like Plan A) and Plan B) and so on."

This time, Shino nodded, apparently satisfied with this explanation.

"If you two have finished discussing me," Hinata said scathingly, "maybe you could think about untangling that mess?" she jerked her head in the direction of the equipment that was lying in a neglected heap on the ground.

"I was not aware that she could talk with her Byakugan activated" Shino remarked in an undertone to Kiba as he moved to help the dog boy straighten out the mess.

"Dude, I didn't know that she could concentrate on anything but what she was looking for" Kiba muttered back.

"I would be dead if I did that Inuzuka" Hinata said "if I can only focus on what is ahead of me I will be venerable to attack from the sides and behind. This is why we have a visual range of almost 360°"

Shino and Kiba just stared at each other for a moment before remembering with a start the task they had been assigned to.

"Shino san, can you tell me the exact location of Yuuhi Kurenai?" Hinata asked suddenly.

"100 meters north east from where we left them" Shino replied instantly.

'Excellent,' Hinata thought to herself, 'spot on. This will be easier then I had thought.'

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A/N: okay, it's official. Life now has a restraining order on me. *Pouts* it's not like I even did anything…much.

Anyways, yes, I am evil enough to leave you at that and to have most of this and next and maybe even the chapter after that in flashbacks. Please try not to hate me too much.

I've actually had this chapter written out for a while. It just took me a bit to type it up around school and the court case (with life) and exams.

But now I've got a week free! YAYZ!!! *ahem* anyways, I should be able to get a good start at least on the next chapter, but don't be mean if I don't.

Oh! And something that is happening soon in my life that is actually good, (I know shocking isn't it?) is that I'm gonna be going to see Wicked! *does little happy dance*. And I've been getting more hugs and stuff from my friends recently. ^_^

Anyways, I shall let you get back to whatever it is you do in your lives. And if you happen to see life, tell him I didn't know that it was acid in the bottle and I'm willing to compromise for just being semi-normal again if he'd just drop the restraining order.

Thanks!!!

Suzette