Naruto tilts his head to the side. "What's that?"

*Gaara closes his book as the bell rings.

*Naruto jumps up. "YES!"

*Gaara stands, turning to you two. "Time for lunch."

*"Ahhhhhhhhh"

*Gaara nods and leads the way to the lunchroom.

*Naruto jumps up and down, chatting endlessly at a mile a minute.

*Fang stares at him shocked "I think its possible that ive found someone that talks faster than Vanille..."

*Gaara sighs. "Trust me. Naruto will bend anything you think people can't or shouldn't do."

*"Has he ever lost a game of Go Fish and had to streak?"

*Gaara nods. "Several times. We had to ban that..."

*Fang whistles "Daaaaaaaaaaamn...I need to play poker with that guy!"

*Gaara shakes his head as they approach their usual table. "This is Hinata, her cousin Neji, Sakura, Sai, Rock Lee, Chouji, Ino, and of course, Shikamaru."

*Naruto laughs and sits, setting his big bag on the table and pulling out a huge bowl of ramen.

*Vanille blinks "Where did that come from?"

*Gaara shrugs, taking a seat next to Neji.

*Naruto: "Everyone this is Fang and Vanille. Say hi!"

-an assortment of hellos and greetings follow-

*Naruto looks over at Shikamaru. "How was teaching today?"

*"Troublesome."

*Naruto laughs and digs into his ramen.

*Fang and Vanille sit down and begin eating

*Gaara talks quietly with Neji.

*Naruto laughs. "Oh yea! Hey Gaara, she never said-"

*Gaara reaches over and puts a hand over his mouth, glaring at him. "I told you to stop, didn't I?"

*Naruto gulps and nods.

*Gaara sighs and gets up, leaving the table.

*Naruto shudders. "He creeps me out sometimes, I can't deny that."

*"Thats only because you dont know when to drop a subject that he obvioulsy dosent want to talk about

*"... So?"

*Hinata sighs and whispers something in Naruto's ear.

*"Oh! Okay!"

*Fang rolls her eyes and stands up "Im going to get some stuff out of my locker, see you guys later" She stands up and walks out

*Vanille thinks for a second "Hope she doesnt get lost..."

*Naruto chatters to Vanille aobut the football game the next day.

*Gaara sighs, sitting on the steps of the school, scribbling in his notebook.

*Fang looks around the hallway and curses loudly "Dammit, wheres it at!"

*Gaara looks up and turns. He stands up and walks back into the school. "Where's what?"

*Fang turns around, miffed "The freaking lockers!"

*"Follow me."

*He leads you upstairs and stops outside Kakashi's room. "These are ours. Yours is right there." He points to one and starts walking away.

*"Um, thanks..."

*Gaara walks down the hall and climbs the stairs to the roof.

*Fang watches him leave, curious. Sighs deeply and follows after him up onto the roof

*Gaara is sitting on the edge, scribbling in his notebook.

*Fang walks up and sits down next to him

*Gaara continues. "You shouldn't have followed me."

*Fang shrugs "Doesnt really matter what i should and shouldnt do, its my life and i can do whatever i want with it, mistakes and all"

*"..." He turns back to his work, sighing. "People are goin gto think you're just like me."

*"Ive never really been one to care about what others think, Im not going to change for them..."

*..."

*Fang leans over looking down "Not a bad view from up here"

*Gaara shakes his head. "not at all." Gaara finishes his work, sighing. "Finallly finished."

*"What were you working on if i may ask?"

*Gaara tilts the paper toward you.

*-its a picture of her, Vanille, and Snow when they first came-

*Fang blinks "Damn...thats good..."

*Gaara shrugs.

*"Dont sell yourself short, youve got talent"

*Gaara shrugs again, standing up.

*"Gaara! You know you're not supposed to be up here."

*Gaara sighs. "Yes father. I know."

*Fang looks over her shoulder

*The older man sighs. "Gaara-"

*"We're going. Don't worry."

*Gaara grabs your arm and pulls you around him.

*"Gaara..."

*Fang gets dragged off

*Gaara storms down the stairs with you in tow.

*The principal sighs and heads back down to his office.

*Fang follows, thinking

*Gaara lets go, and goes to my locker.

*"Family trouble?"

*"... You could say that."