The next day, Shana woke up early to make breakfast. In no time at all, she had eggs frying, pancakes sizzling, and the table set.
"Breakfast!" she called out. Slowly, sleepy faces reached the dining table. Naruto yawned.
"What are we eating?" he asked bluntly.
"There's pancakes and eggs. Eat up." Shana replied. Their eyes widened at the amount of food.
"You made this?" asked Kiba. She nodded.
"I've been up for two hours." Shana said. It was 8 A.M. After they ate, Naruto, Kiba, Shikamaru and Sasuke explored Shana's computer.
"Hey, what's this site she bookmarked? asked Kiba. It didn't take them long to discover the Naruto category.
"Hmm…What's yaoi?" asked Sasuke. Shana's head immediately jerked up from the book she was reading. She quickly rushed to the computer and shut it down.
"Eh, that's enough for today…" Shana laughed nervously. They gave her confused looks.
"Ok…" noted Shikamaru. For the next four hours, Shana had to keep anything related to Naruto, as we know it, out of their reach. And it wasn't easy.
"Geez, I can't believe I never noticed how much Naruto stuff there is around here…" She thought, sighing.
When it was nearing lunchtime, she realized she didn't have all the stuff she needed to make lunch.
"Ummm… Hinata?" she asked, "Would you mind going to the store and getting a few things for me?"
"Oh! I'd love to." Hinata replied, "It's the least I can do for letting us live here." Shana smiled.
"Oh that's no trouble!" Shana drew a map and gave Hinata the grocery list and forty bucks. "Thanks again, and if you get lost, just ask for directions, k?" Hinata nodded and walked out the door. She looked at the list.
1 carton of Milk
1 head of Lettuce
1 box of Strawberries
1 bottle of Vanilla Extract
4 Tomatoes
3 packs of Tortillas
Hinata looked around and then back at the map. She turned to the right and saw the store. She walked in and picked up a basket. She quickly got most of the things on the list and now all she needed find was the milk. She went to the refrigerated section and found it. She reached for one and her hand met another.
"Oh! I'm sorry! D-did you want this c-carton?" she asked, turning to the person next to her. It just happened to be Alex Zha.
"That's ok. You can take it. I'll take this one." He smiled, "I'm Alex. Alex Zha." He held out his hand. She shook it.
"I-I'm Hinata H-Hyuuga." She replied shyly. Is eyes went wide in realization.
"THE Hinata Hyuuga?" he asked. She nodded. "Wow. Well, it's nice to meet you." She smiled.
"Same to you." Said Hinata. They continued to talk and after she had bought the groceries and stepped out, she realized that the map seemed very confusing. Seeing her face, Alex asked a question.
"Are you lost?" he asked. She nodded shyly. "I'll help. What's the address?"
"732 Sawyer Avenue." She said. He nodded.
"Ok, then. C'mon let's go!" he smiled. She followed him and after a couple of turns she saw him scratch his head and look around. She giggled. "What?" he asked.
"We're lost, aren't we?" she asked with a small smile.
"What? No!" he exclaimed. He would never admit defeat. He looked around frantically and by chance he saw the Sawyer Avenue street sign. "Aha! See? We aren't lost1 I know exactly where we are." Her smile widened as she followed him down the street. They reached 732 and Hinata rang the doorbell.
"Thank you for helping me." She bowed.
"Huh? Oh, it wasn't that much trouble, really!" he replied. The door flew open. Shana's eyes widened.
"Crap." Said Shana as she saw Alex. He was in shock.
"YOU live here?!?!" he exclaimed.
"Darn it. Now you know where I live." Shana muttered. Hinata looked from Alex to Shana.
"You two know each other? She asked. They nodded. Naruto popped out from behind Shana.
"The food's here? Great!" he exclaimed.
"What? Do you have all the Naruto characters living in your house!?!" exclaimed Alex.
"Ssshh!" she shushed, "Not so loud!" Shana pulled Alex and Hinata into the house. She poked her head out the door and made sure no one saw them. She then slammed the door shut behind her. She took the groceries from Hinata and put them on the kitchen counter.
"You guys! Everyone to the living room!" Shana yelled. Shikamaru, Naruto, Sasuke, and Kiba came to the living room.
"What is it?" asked Kiba.
"Who's that guy?" asked Naruto.
"What the hell?" Alex exclaimed. Shana took out her mallet.
"You keep this a secret or else." She threatened.
"Who else knows?" he asked, still confused.
"Alyssa, Yvonne, Melanie, Faranak." She replied. "Everyone, this is Alex Zha." She grumbled.
"Hn." Said Sasuke.
"Hello." Kiba said. Shikamaru just sighed.
"Hi!" said Naruto enthusiastically. Alex nodded slowly.
"Ok, what the f is going on here?" Shana whacked him upside the head.
"Don't swear!" she exclaimed.
"Dammit…" Alex muttered while rubbing his head. She rolled her eyes. "Do they know…?" he asked.
"NO." Shana replied firmly. "And they're not going to find out." The rest stared on, left out of the conversation. Alex nodded, thinking.
"So… Can I come visit 'em?" he asked curiously. Shana sighed.
"Fine." She replied. "Someone has to take care of the when I'm at Archery classes." He nodded.
"Awesome!" he exclaimed. Shana rolled her eyes.
"Well now that you're here, I guess you can stay. So, get acquainted. I'll be in the kitchen making lunch." She said, rushing off.
"I'll help!" said Hinata, following. They stared.
"I guess it's a girl thing…" said Kiba. Akamaru barked in agreement. He had spent most of the day in the backyard, sniffing around.
"So…" said Alex, "What's Konoha like?" he asked.
"Ichiraku Ramen is the best place!" replied Naruto immediately.
"The training grounds are lush." Added Kiba. They talked for the next 15 minutes when Hinata came into the room.
"Lunch is ready. Shana says the dish is called… soft tacos…" she said.
They went into the dining room and ate. Talking and laughing. Shana caught Sasuke trying to steal back some of his shuriken, but easily stopped him with her mallet. As for Alex, he enjoyed himself, but he pinched himself a couple of times to make sure it was real.
TQL: So? Did you love it? Hate it? Somewhere in the middle? Please review and tell me! (Resistance is futile. You know you want to.)