Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I own the evil plots, in this story, but not Naruto! But even so, I have the honor of owning those evil plots! buwahahahahahahaha!
Some Couples at this Chapter:
KibaOC- again.. how many times do I have to say it?
NaruHina- I like this... how 'bout you?
slight LeeOC- you should be knowing that by now.
slight NejiTen- THIS IS MY MOST FAVORITE COUPLE! Even better than KibaOC for me!...
iA-yOh: By the Way, please tell me if you want Temaru (b.k.a, ShikaTema) or ShikaIno. I'm stuck and I don't know what it would be better for you guys.. it's not about me! It's about you! So please vote... PLEASE! I noticed that there are many Hits, yet few reviewers... sigh... life is so tough..
Gai as Host: Enjoy, Fellow Readers! Enjoy the Springtime of Youth!
"this is so irritating!" Reshi said to Haru, "seriously!"
"(Me get the point already! okay!)" Haru barked with frustration slightly present. Reshi's been complaining about the mission that will take place tomorrow (it's yesterday when they talked to Tsunade). Now, Reshi's on her way to the training grounds... she's... surprising! just an hour and thirty minutes late! This is a record.. I mean, usually she's more late than that!
"(Does Reshi have intention of hurrying up? Reshi, we very late!)" Haru argued.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN LATE! WE'RE NEVER LATE!" Reshi argued harder to Haru. Haru whined in disagreement. Well.. Haru's right.
She slowly walked to the Training Grounds. Slowly, unexcitedly, casually, and BOREDLY! Then FINALLY she reached the Training Grounds, sadly she is now late for two hours because of her SLOOOOOW walking.
"WHERE WERE YOU!" Kurenai asked sternly.
"Don't worry, I didn't say anything to Team Seven.. particularly to Kakashi-nisan," Reshi teased, while walking passed the BLUSHING-MADLY-RED-LIKE-A-TOMATO KURENAI!
"Baka!" (if someone out there doesn't know this word, it's a cow... I mean, 'idiot'!) Kurenai called to Reshi, and Reshi just replied with a smirk. Oh how she LOVED smirking.
"Kurenai-sensei, we're running out of time for training, you know." Reshi said, stopping the arguement between her and Kurenai.
Kurenai calmed down, "Alright, Hinata, Shino, Kiba! You three go training"
"B-but h-how b-'bout.. " Hinata began to ask, but was answered before she can even finish her question.
"Reshi and I would spar," Kurenai said wile holding a kunai up, this would not be an easy fight. Reshi, when she fights, is like a differet person, because she fights when she needs to fight, and nobody can stop that.
Reshi sighed. This is gonna be troublesome for her. She closed her eyes, as if she's concentrating, seconds later, her eyes opened and it doesn't seem very friendly! It looks more sharper, and scary. (iA-yOh: okay people... back away slowly...)
Reshi got in fighting stance. "as you wish." she muttered, loud enough for Kurenai and the others to here.
Kurenai run towards her swiftly and at the end, she kicked her head (or cheek to be exact). She didn't move, her head just swung to the side because of the force caused by Kurenai.
They all waited eagerly to what Reshi's reactions would be. The three stopped training to watched the spar, and Kurenai's still in that position (when she kicked Reshi), waiting Reshi's actions.
Then, they saw her mouth open, they expect something scary like, "you hit me... you'll pay." or, "you'll never see the light of the sun again!". How did they know that she's not that exactly the same person when she fights? Well because they can also see Reshi's eyes. Showing determination and fortitude.
But what they expected was far from what she had just said, "ow" she said, with a hint of late reaction, as usual.
They all fell at the floor, animestyle. Yes, including Hinata. And if it's possible also the audience would fall ani-.. (audience falls animestyle!).. al- righty then...
Then, she took her foot and punched her stomach! She didn't let her punch bore, because that would REALLY hurt. Then when Kurenai's clutching her stomach, she kicked her back, and this is enough to make her slide back from Reshi.
Then, they all stared at Reshi, enthusiastic about what she'll say now. Hoping this would be a good one too.
"Sorry!" Reshi apologized with a hand behind her neck.
This time, because they're not too surprised, they just sweatdropped.
"Do you wanna stop now?" Reshi asked Kurenai. "No!" Kurenai said manifestly and rushed once again towards her, with a kunai she didn't used a while ago.
Reshi sighed as she also run towards Kurenai, holding a kunai in hand (hey! that rhymes!).
The three could only see shadows, and could only hear the kunais linking, then seperating.
"Wow! She's fast!" Kiba complimented. Akamaru and his other teammates were taken by this, because it's RARE to find Kiba complimenting... ESPECIALLY TO A GIRL!
Then, Reshi fell from space! She's still consious and brething heavilly, while staring at the skies.
Kurenai landed on the ground gracefully, but she's also breathing in and out, heavilly... but less than Reshi's breathing.
"You're good." Kurenai came her admiring comment. "Thanks" Reshi smiled while closing her eyes and continued to breathe in and out. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.
"OI! YOU THREE! What are doing standing and looking like morons! Go on! Train, Train, Train! Chop Chop!" Kurenai ordered.
"H-hai!" the three replied. I mean two, because Shino didn't answer.
"Reshi, you can do anything now." Kurenai declaired to Reshi.
"fine.." she responded with a mutter.
Reshi laid below the shade of a tree. Taking her place beside Haru, who's just resting serenely. "(nya nya)" Haru mocked.
"shut that oral cavity of yours or I'll slaughter you, like the way hell does it!" Reshi threatened, with her eyes closed and her two hands beneath her thick locks. (Hey! Just like Shikamaru's favorite position! (" ,)
"(Reshi the Menace...)" the dog taunted again. Seems like he wanna die early. "WHY YOU-.." Reshi said with an irritated face on.
She strangled Haru, knowing that he wouldn't die that easy. So meaning, this is a joke.
Haru barked in a laughing, apologetic tone.
Kurenai chuckled silently at the sight of Reshi and her loyal dog. Then, this chuckle turned to a LAUGH!
Kurenai fell at the floor and grasped her stomach, nope, it's not because of pain, but because of too much of amusement. She laughed histerically while rolling at the ground. Reshi stopped from practically killing her dog and stared wide-eyed to Kurenai, then let go of her dog. She crawled towards Kurenai with a long stick in hand, when she's about60 centimeters away from Kurenai, she poked her with the twig she's holding. The three stopped from their training and began to stare at Kurenai with weird looks on their faces.
Then, Kurenai began to calm down, feeling the awkward stares sticking to her. She wiped the tear from the side of her eyes, then returned to her cool stance.
"Gomen! Gomen! (Sorry! Sorry!) I was just thinking.." Kurenai said with a smile.
"thinking? thinking what?" Kiba asked, curiousity has overflamed him.
She glanced at Reshi, then Kiba. With a grin, "nothiiing" she exclaimed while slightly chuckling evilly.
"What! Come On, Tell us!" Reshi insisted while holding tight Kurenai's right leg. Kurenai tried to shake off Reshi but she just won't let go.
"TELL ME!" she pleaded.
Kurenai grinned even broader, "No! It's nothing!"
"PLEASE!" she begged.
"Noooo!.." she said while holding up an index finger and gesturing Reshi that she would not say it no matter what.
"I BESEECH YOU!" she screamed with a matching drama look.
"... okay then..." Kurenai gave up and settled down in a childish way.
"I was thinking... well first thing first, I saw Reshi and Haru's relationship. It seemed like they are somehow alike in some ways... and I was thinking.."
"yeah? yeah? yeah?" Reshi said in eager.
"I was thinking what it would be like when Haru is... Kiba." Kurenai said with her eyes closed.
Reshi's jaw opened and her eyes have this weird look (o.O)... "Kiba's a dog?" she asked with a confuse look.
"No! He's not a dog!" Kurenai said with a vein escaping from her forehead, "What I mean is, what if you two would have that same relationship?"
"You mean he's my slave?.. That would be good." Reshi hold her chin.
"Iie! (No!) What I mean is, you two teasing but still friends! You know, even though you two are kidding around and teasing each other, you two stil have a connection of no matter what, it's still okay regardless the irritating jokes! Wouldn't that be a good idea?" Kurenai explained.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" the two screamed as their respond.
"Hey, hey! Calm down! It was just my opinion to-.." Kurenai said with a halting position.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" the two screamed MORE.
"But.."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" it seemed like it's the end of the world for the two.
"okay okay! Forget what I said earlier." Kurenai said, then left, afterwards sulked.
Reshi smiled big, and Kiba scowled to Kurenai, even though she wasn't looking.
Hinata decided to start a conversation because she's getting uncomfortable by the silence that's occuring at them, "a-a-aren't yo-you t-thrilled a-about tomo-tomorrow?" unfortunately, she picked the WRONG choice from the "Conversation that can be discussed list".
Reshi and Kiba's eyes glowed with fire! But since it's Hinata nobody answered rudely.
"I g-guess n-n-not.." she answered her own question, "g-gomen, Re-Reshi-chan. K-Kiba-kun."
"aw, it's nothing!" Reshi quickly replied, not wanting Hinata to feel guilty.
"neh, want to go to Ichiraku later on?" Reshi asked to Hinata, knowing that Hinata wanted it there.
Hinata blushed madly knowing that she'll spot Naruto there, at that certain place. "h-hai (yes)" (I believe you know those simple japanese words...)
Reshi grinned, just her second day there and she's going on her favorite hobby already, matchmaking. (iA-yOh: I know guys, I know that it's similar with Hibana, but I just can't eject that Matchmaking thing! I really wanted to write that because it's fun writing those kind of things! you know... -evil grin-)
Kiba glared at Reshi. Kiba treats Hinata as her little sister, and he doesn't want Hinata to get hurt by some irresponsible brat! (iA-yOh: that's not my opinion to Naruto, okay? I don't hate Naruto! That "Irrsponsible Brat" is by Kiba, I mean!). Okay, Kiba's not really admitting that he LIKES Hinata more than a friend!
"I don't think that's a good idea, Hare." he still calls Reshi by her real name.
"psh! Having a bite to eat is not a good idea?" Reshi complained.
"It isn't... besides... Hizashi-sama might get worried!" Kiba tried to convince Reshi again.
Then, Reshi placed her right hand at her hip and then faced Kiba, "tell me something.. are you concerned? " Reshi asked while smirking... oh the smirk that could make people die because of scareness that somebody would know that he or she's hiding something! The smirk that's curious. A smirk that would not let any secret be present.
"I-.. I'm not concerned!"
"really? then what's that? ooh... I get it," she continued to smirk then she slowly said it to Kiba, "jealousy."
"I'm not jealous!" Kiba said while a tinge of pink crawled across his cheeks.
"Then, why guilty?" Reshi's mischief smirk is so working.
"I am not guilty!"
"tell me, do you like Hinata-chan?" the most dangerous question that Kiba's been avoiding to answer! Finally came, asked by the perfect person!
Kiba got all awkward and tried to walk away from the Training Grounds, but when he faced back, Reshi's already there... she's very fast, you know? but still, she has a weakness.
"Answer me!" Reshi said sternly.
Then, he could hear Reshi say between her gritted teeth, "say no... no.."
"No! She's just a friend!" Reshi smiled at Kiba's reply, and Kiba continued to walk away.
"Kurenai-sensei.. I'm sure we can go now!" Reshi reassured.
"of course," Kurenai said with a smile then disappeared in sight.
Hinata and Reshi went to Ichiraku but before that, "would you like to come with us, neh, Shino?"
Shino shook his head slowly, "I need to go."
"alright.. Bye then!"
"s-sayona-ra" (goodbye) Hinata farewelled.
Shino just nodded then disappeared.
"Let's go, neh, Hinata-chan?" Reshi said, reaching out a hand. Hinata first stared at it, because usually people will just walk, but she wanted to hold hands with her.
Hinata smiled shyly, then took the hand. Reshi laughed and pulled Hinata with her while slowly running, "Come on, Hinata-chan! You'll feel much better when you run! You'll feel free... there's not much of people, don't worry! When you bump to people, just remember the 'triple S'!" Reshi exclaimed.
"t-tri-ple s?" Hinata asked.
"Triple S! As in, 1.) Stop!; 2.) Smile VERY sweetly; 3.) and say Sorry! Get it?" Reshi explained for Hinata. Hinata nodded.
"Let's go!" she said, while running but still not letting go of Hinata's hand. It would be a shame to make her lost.
Reshi laughed as she run with Hinata. Hinata slowly smiled because of the sensation it gives. She feels... unbound!
She began to slowly giggle.
"That's good! You're laughing somehow!"
Hinata began to blush, but get over it and continued to laugh gently.
Sooner, they reached Ichiraku. There, Naruto's sitting at the third from the very corner. "Hey, Naruto-san!" Reshi knows everybody now.. she'd spent the whole day yesterday meeting with new friends.
"Reshi-san! What's up?" greeted Naruto. Reshi rushed at the very corner, so Hinata doesn't have a choice but sit between her and Naruto.
"Neh, Hinata-chan.. come on! Sit, sit!" Reshi invited. Hinata nodded and slowly walked towards the stool. She sat silently and uncomfortably.
"Hinata-chan, enjoy it here! Nobody wants you to be uncomfortable," Reshi said.
"What's the order, Reshi-ne-san?" asked Ayame. Yesterday she made friends with EVERYONE!... almost.
"neh, Chicken Ramen for me, Ayame-ne-san!" Reshi said cheerfuly.. and a hint of Reshi's personality, juvenile.
"I-I'll h-have a-a B-beef Ra-ramen, p-please."
"Coming right up, Hinata-chan!" Ayame noted her order.
"Ayame-ne-san. I'll just have a small cup, neh," Reshi said.
"Naze?(Why?) In a hurry, Reshi-ne-san?" Ayame questioned, a little bit worried.
"Neh, I have to deal with a business. Sorry." Reshi apologized. The first thing she's gonna deal with is... Hinata and Naruto's privacy. Two, questioning Kiba. And three, take Haru to a forest very full of memories.
"okay then," Ayame said.
"anou, (it's like uhm, or aah.. or anything you like to say if you're nervous) w-wh-where a-are you g-going, Re-Reshi-chan?" Hinata stammered.
"Somewhere I need to." Reshi answered.
"eh, just say one reason!" Naruto tried Reshi to spill the secret out!
"okay, to leave you two in privac-.." but before she can continue she slapped her forehead, good thing Naruto didn't get it.
"what?" Naruto asked. Hinata's blushing like a VEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRY ripe cherry.
"nothing.." by this time she got her ramen... Hinata's and Naruto's still cooking, because Reshi's ramen is just a small one. Reshi slurped silently the Ramen as it slid into her mouth, Naruto asked. "No really, what did you say a while ago?"
"nothing," Reshi said, almost done with her food..
"No, really say it to us.." Naruto asked once again.
Then, Reshi placed the bowl at the counter (which is also the table). "bye!" she said while raising a hand, mentioning goodbye.. and not looking back to them.
Much unknown to Reshi, Naruto DIDunderstand it.
Sometimes Reshi-san can be very weird! I mean, why would she leave me and Hinata in privacy, while there's nothing to be private about... Naruto thought, NYAH! WHAT IF SHE KNOWS THAT I LIKE HINATA!
He didn't know that while he's thinking, his face is panicking, thinking what would happen if Reshi DOES know that he likes Hinata.
"anou, i-is the-there s-some-thing wro-wro-wrong, N-Naruto-ku-kun?" Hinata asked, kinda getting worried.
"uh, no, Hinata-chan! None at all!" he decided to leave that thought and visit it later on.
Meanwhile... with Reshi...
hmm... maybe the two is getting along well, now to deal with Kiba... I wonder what's going on...Reshi thought while walking,she's hands are behind her neck while she's walking.
After a few minutes of walking, Reshi found Kiba belowa treewhile patting Akamaru's head.
She walked closer to him, "ei." she greeted.
"hm."he replied.
"I know you like Hinata-chan." she said, hastilly. She's kinda always in hurry.
"I-.. I do." he admitted.
Reshi smiled gently, "if you really like her, you'd let her go." she said.
This is Kiba's fear! Letting go of something, of someone, he really likes.
"admit it! You know she likes Naruto-san!"
Another one of Kiba's fear is admitting the one he likes is liking somebody else.
"Kiba-san... I know it's not easy to let go of someone you-.." but before she can finish her sentence,
"NO! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! NOBODY WOULD EVER ACKNOWLEDGE ME!" Reshi was a bit startled at this respond. But she just replied a small frown.
"How disappointing," she answered, "who'd have thought, the great Inuzuka is afraid to sacrifice."
She sat and stroke Haru's soft fur. "You know... that's also myreply when somebody asked metosurrender someone that Icare about."
"who?" Kiba asked eagerly.
"...My father..." Reshi replied, with depression. But soon, she flashed a fake smile.
Kiba was sorta troubled by this.
"I wouldbe convinceif you tell me the whole story," Kiba stated.
Flashback of Reshi... (of course while her flashback begins, she's also saying this to Kiba)
"NO, I WON'T!" Reshi shouted to an old man with complete formal suit.
"Ms. Hoshi Hare, it would be better if-.."
"NO! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! NOBODY WOULD EVER ACKNOWLEDGE ME!" Reshi said, as tears formed at the sides of her eyes, yet she didn't let those tears fall.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Hoshi Hare. But, even your father wants this." the old man said.
"he... he does?" she asked, not believing what she just heard.
"Yes. Ma'am. He said he would like to depart from here... and leave you behindbecause ofthis mission."
"b-but.. THIS MISSION YOU'RE SAYING IS NOT OFFICIAL! THIS MISSION WOULD CAUSE HIS LIFE! DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT!" she retorted.
"If I were you, I would let what my father likes." the old man said, serious.
After a few minutes, "if this would make him happy..." Reshi continued, "... I accept the responsibility of taking care what he left and gave to me." she replied withthe thought of.. 'I will respect my father's decision.'
The old man bowed to Reshi, "thank you, Ma'am."
Before the man left, "Ms. Hoshi Hare... I'm suprised with your decision, regardless, that your mother died yesterday because of a mission... I'm sure you'll handle all what's left for you well."
She smiled gently, "thank you, sir. Thank youfor the compliment."
"you're worth it.." he replied, and left Reshi.
End of Flashback, as well as Reshi's story...
"now, are you aware of what I'm trying to say?" Reshi asked, "you understand... that situation is same as yours. It would be better if you let go of Hinata-chan... That would make her really in high spirits."
Kiba was a bit disheartend (is the word right?), it's true. Reshi made the right choice, even though it was a difficult to pick the correct choice... even though her mother died because of a mission... even thoughshe know herfather would die...
"Think about it, Kiba-san. This is Hinata-chan's happiness we're talking about. Make the right decision as I did!"
With it, Reshi left.
"What do you think, Akamaru?" he asked.
"(I'm sorry, Kiba. But.. I think she's right.)" Akamaru replied.
"Hoshi Hare... The Responsible yet Dependable Gal." Kiba said. Recalling Reshi's reputation.
"(Don't tell me you're starting to...)" Akamaru barked, then placed a paw at his small eyes.
Flashback of Akamaru...
'it's the first time, Kiba met his groupmates.' Akamaru thought while resting at Kiba's lap. Kiba's beneath a tree's shade.
"Hyuuga Hinata... The Hyuuga Heirress." Kiba said.
"(you're starting tolike her don't you?)" Akamaru asked.
"... it's none of your business!..." Kiba retorder selfishly.
Akamaru already know what this means, this means yes!
End of Akamaru's Flashback..
Let's go at Gai's Team... Shall we?
"aah, Welcome to our Team, Tara! It's an honor of having you here." Gai greeted.
"Me too, Gai-sensei!" Tara, the new student, replied.
"Is she strong?" Tenten and Neji asked each other. They didn't know they would ask each other the same question, so Tenten slightly blushed... I mean, REALLY slight. It's not that easy to see... but Tara can see darn well, she saw that crimson at her cheeks. "how cute" she muttered. Lee noticed that she muttered something,
"what did you say?" Lee asked.
"oh... nothing... none at all." Tara smiled. Lee smiled back... Then again,Gai detected Lee and Tara's sudden smiling at each other since yesterday. He grinned at the thought of getting the twotogether. Things are getting weirder and weirder...because.. if you add Gai, Lee... then Tara... that would be really wacky!
A/n: Ei! Sorryifthe NejiTenis not that present, it's just because the chapter'salreadylong for me. So, some of you might be bored to read a VERY long chapter (that's me, yet I don't like very short though..) Next Chapter would have more couples though... Please Review if you want! Flames, Suggestions, Comments, especially GOOD reviews are welcome! Very WELCOME!
