~ ReBound ~
A/N: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!!!!BUT I DO OWN RIKKU HIMIKU!
Chapter 3
~Naruto's P.O.V.~
"Hey Naruto…Come here," Sakura said, waving at me. This is weird…why is Sakura telling me to come over there? Usually she would tell me to get the **** away from her. I walked over to her with confusion written on my face.
"Want to hang out," Sakura asked, sweetly.
Is she seriously asking me out? Sakura Haruno is asking ME out. It's definitely snowing in hell right now. Should I say yes? I did lose my best friend because her but can I blame her for that? Rikku couldn't be happy for me. And now I have a chance with Sakura…I'm going to take it.
"Yeah, Believe it," I answered, happily.
~Rikku's P.O.V~
I never expected Sakura to ask Naruto out. She is up to something and I know it. Well…I better train. I jumped off the roof and ran towards the training grounds. When I got there, I saw a squad training. The sensei was wearing forest green spandex body suit, with bright orange leg warms. He was wearing the jounin vest over the body suit with his headband around his waist. Don't get me started on his hair and eyebrows. One of his students was identical to him except for the vest. (A/N: Too lazy to describe Neji & Tenten.)
"What brings a youthful young girl here," the sensei asked, smiling.
"Um…I just wanted to train…," I answered, sweatdropping.
What in the world are they wearing?! Green spandex body suits with bright orange leg warmers. It should be a crime for them to wear that outfit.
"You want to train?! How youthful! What is your name," the sensei asked, posing. Should I tell him my name. This dude is totally off his rocker.
"Um…My name is Rikku Himiku…And may I ask for your names," I answered, bowing.
"My name is Gai Might," Guy replied, posing on a giant turtle. Where the hell did that giant turtle come from? Am I in wonderland? Because that would be over the top.
"My name is Rock Lee," Lee said, loudly. He is a splitting image of Gai-sensei.
"Hey. My name is Tenten," Tenten said, cleaning her weapons. Probably going to be a weapon expert if she isn't already. I wonder if her family owns a weapon shop.
"My name is Neji Hyuga," Neji said, in a monotone manner. Hahaha…His name means screw. Man…Screw… I love when people have names that crack me up inside. I tried not to laugh but I couldn't hold it.
"Ahahaha…," I laughed, holding my stomach.
"What are you laughing at," Neji asked, glaring at me.
"Nothing you need to worry about," I answered, wiping my tears away.
"But I would like to know what was so funny that it made you cry," Lee said, looking at me with curious eyes. He is actually adorable if you look past his horrible fashion sense. He kind of reminds me of a squirrel.
"You don't need to know…it's an inside joke," I replied, smiling.
"We should be training…would you like to join us, Rikku," Gai asked, smiling.
"Um…Sure," I answered, cracking my knuckles.
"I would be honored to train with Rikku," Lee said, stepping forward.
I dropped into my fighting stance and Lee followed my suit. I wonder who is going to attack first him or I. He probably won't attack first since he is a gentleman. I ran towards Lee and aimed a punch at his gut. He blocked and tried to sweep kick but I jumped and kneed him in the back. I back flipped over his head and kicked him in the stomach.
~Gai's P.O.V~
This girl is extremely fast, faster than Lee with his weights on. I should make this match fair and let Lee take off his weights.
"Lee! Remove the weights," I yelled, doing the 'good guy' pose.
Lee removed his weights and his speed increased another notch. Rikku smiled and increased her speed also, passing Lee. This is amazing , I have never seen an student this fast. She must have trained harder than Lee. Impossible! Maybe it's a natural ability. I looked up to see Rikku holding Lee in a tight head lock.
"You are exhausted Lee…We should take a break," Rikku said, smiling down at Lee.
"But…I still can go on," Lee replied, tired.
"Rikku is right…take a break everyone," I yelled, giving a thumps up.
~Rikku's P.O.V~
"Lee, you are awesome," I stated, grinning.
"Thank you," Lee said, blushing.
"I haven't met anyone who could keep up with me…you must have worked extremely hard to get where you are now. That is totally wicked," I said, excitedly.
"Did you train hard to get to where you are," Lee asked, seriously.
"Of course…I may have some natural talents but I don't relay on them. Actually I barely use them," I answered, equally serious.
"Do you believe that if you train hard enough, you can surpass someone with a natural talent," Lee asked, bowing his head slightly.
"Of course…One day you will be able to beat Neji," I answered, ruffling Lee's jet black hair.
"You really think so," Lee asked, with a grin.
"I wouldn't say it if I didn't think so," I replied, smiling.
"It's getting late…training session is over, wonderful youthful kids," Gai said, posing.
I sweat dropped…Is the man serious? First he is wearing damn green spandex with orange leg warmers and he is freaking posing. This village is filled with a bunch of weirdoes.
"Bye…I will see you guys around," I said, running off before I got a reply.
~Rikku's Apartment~
Wow, it feels so empty without Naruto harassing me to make a supreme bowl of ramen for him. I guess I really did lose my best friend. I went to the kitchen and started to making my dinner which was a bowl of ramen. I really wasn't in the mood to make a real meal. Oh well, this will do for tonight. I grabbed my bowl and sat down in the living room. While eating the ramen, my mind kept thinking about Sakura and Naruto. Why is it bothering me so much? Why couldn't it be a different girl? Why a whore that's in love with Sasuke? I finished my ramen, washed out the bowl. I headed for the bathroom, took a shower, brushed my teeth and jumped into bed.
~Next Morning At Training Grounds~
Those pancakes that I made was delicious. I hope those idiots ate breakfast. Hey! That's none of my concern. I turned my head to side and caught a glimpse of Naruto and Sakura walking up to the bridge. Speak of the devils or more like the She-devil and village idiot.
"Good Morning, Sasuke-kun," Sakura said, excitedly.
"Hn," Sasuke replied, coldly and took a seat next to me. I like have personal space. Why do I have to be surrounded by the people that I dislike the most.
"Where is Kakashi-sensei," Naruto asked, loudly.
I didn't answer him or gave him any sign that I was paying attention. Man… I can't even look at him.
"Yeah. Where is Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke-kun," Sakura asked, sweetly.
I think I'm going to vomit my intestines up. Anyway…it's seems our Sensei is going to be late majority of the time. Maybe I will have time to eat a snack. I pulled out some grapes out of my pouch. I wonder if Sasuke would want some. I shifted my position to face Sasuke.
"Would you like to have some grapes, Sasuke," I asked, grinning. He turned to me and looked at me weird. I continued to smile and hold out the grapes.
"Kakashi-sensei…said do not eat breakfast," Sasuke answered, glaring at me.
"You should eat breakfast no matter what…It's dangerous to work your body for a long period of time without the nutrients you need to stay strong and health," I replied, still holding out the grapes.
He should hurry up before my hand goes numb. Is he seriously going to take forever to decide. It doesn't matter if he says yes or no. I'm going to shove it down his throat.
"I don't want any," Sasuke said, crossing his arms.
Wrong answer, pretty boy. Now you will meet your match. I took two grapes in my right hand and grabbed Sasuke with my left. I forced him down to the ground and shoved the grapes in his mouth.
"Chew or I will chew for you," I said, sitting on top of him.
"Get off him," Sakura yelled, clenching her fists. I wish that whore would mind her own business.
"Sasuke is a big boy. He can handle himself," I replied, forcing more grapes in Sasuke's mouth.
I was about to force more grapes into Sasuke's mouth, when someone yanked me off and kept a strong hold on me. I turned around to see that Naruto was the one holding me. Sasuke sat up and started to wipe his red face. The Great Sasuke Uchiha is blushing, where is a camera when you need one? I tried to get away from Naruto but his hold tightened. What the hell? Why won't he let me go?
"Why did you do that? It gave me a bad feeling," Naruto whispered, in my ear. It sent a shiver down my spine. That never happened before, things are getting weird.
"You should let her go, Naruto," Kakashi said, from behind us. Naruto finally released me.
"As you know… We are going to have a Survival training in the training your goal is to retrieve a bell attached to my waist-," Kakashi said, before I interrupted him.
"You only have three bells," I stated, glancing at the bells.
"I was getting there…Whoever doesn't get a bell will not be eating lunch," Kakashi said, pointing at the bentos.
I knew it! Good thing I ate a big breakfast…Hmmm…Pancakes. I wiped the drool off my face.
"You can also use your weapons," Kakashi added, while reading his book.
"But wouldn't that be dangerous, Sensei," Sakura asked.
What kind of dumb question is that? Being a ninja means a life of danger in training and missions. Sometimes I just want to strangle her.
"Ready…Set…Go!," Kakashi yelled, ignoring Sakura.
Sakura, Sasuke and I disappeared and hide in the bushes, watching the opeining. Wait, why is Naruto still standing there? He really is an idiot. I watched as Naruto attacked Kakashi-sensei with no idea what he was getting into. Does he really think he can beat a Jounin without a plan? I'm not evening going to watch this…I need to find Sasuke and team up with him. I closed my eyes to track down Sasuke's chakra. There he is! I opened my eyes and smirked. I teleported behind Sasuke and tapped him on the shoulder. He spun around and placed a kunai at the base of my throat.
"Is that how you treat your teammates," I asked, smirking.
Sasuke glared at me but removed his kunai. He turned back around to watch Naruto and Kakashi-sensei fight. Probably observing Kakashi's fighting style.
"We should team up… If we work together we can get bells in no time. And don't give that crap…`Oh I work alone or you are dead weight or-," I said, before Sasuke interrupted.
"Fine! Just shut up already," Sasuke said, glaring. He seriously has a social problem. So bent out of shape. Maybe because I forced feed him grapes.
"Here is the plan," I said, grinning.
~Naruto's P.O.V~
Kakashi totally kicked my butt. There is no way I can beat him myself. If Rikku was still my friend, we would tag team. Maybe I can team up with Sakura. She is probably looking for Sasuke. I walked through the some brushes and came upon a clearing with our lunch laid out. I grinned. If I eat lunch now…I wouldn't have worry about the bells. I'm such a genius! I ran towards the bentos but something caught my ankle and yanked me upwards. Damn! How the hell did I end up here? Kakashi-sensei must have set up traps to make sure no one touches the bentos. I pulled out a kunai and tried to pull myself up to the rope. But I dropped back down and also dropped the kunai. Shit! How am I going to get out of this?
~Sakura's P.O.V~
Where is Sasuke? That whore Rikku better have not gotten to him. She would probably do bad things to him. My face turned red at the thought of Rikku with Sasuke. I will not let that happen. How can I stop her? I already ruined her friendship with Naruto without trying. Maybe if I continue, she will back off Sasuke.
"Help…Help me…Sakura," a Voice said, in pain.
That sounds like Sasuke. Where is he? I think it's coming from the bushes and opened it. The sight in front of me made my stomach turn and brought tears to my eyes. Sasuke was lying in a pool of blood with kunais sticking out of his body.
"Help…Me…Sakura," Sasuke said, before fainting. Oh my gosh! No! Sasuke! My eyes rolled behind my head and everything went black.
"Maybe I went to far…Nah," Kakashi said, smiling.
~Sasuke's P.O.V~
"Are you sure this going to work," I asked, glaring at Rikku. She looked up at me and smiled. What the hell is wrong with her? Smiling for absolutely nothing.
"Of course it will work. Wasn't I right when I said you needed to eat something," Rikku answered, pulling out Icha Icha Paradise and a lighter. She is out of her freaking mind. Like burning a book would make Sensei freak out.
"Sasuke…You are going to have the honors of holding the book hostage," I asked, glaring.
"Because I'm faster than you…Please I can go undetected," Rikku answered, before disappearing.
I guess we start now. I ran out of the bushes and into the clearing.
"Kakashi-sensei! I found one of your precious books," I yelled, on the top of my lungs.
In mere seconds Kakashi appeared in front of me. I smirked, this plan is actually going to work. I turned on the lighter and moved it under the book. Kakashi made a horrid face and started to cry.
"What do you want? I'll give you anything," Kakashi said, in panic.
"You can give all the bells," I replied, smirking. Kakashi reached for the bells only to realize that they were gone, he looked around in panic.
"Are you looking for this bad boys," Rikku asked, leaning against a tree with the bells in her hand.
"Damn…You two got me," Kakashi said, grinning but it quickly turned into a frown.
"Give me back my book," Kakashi said, seriously. He has some major mood swings.
"Kakashi-sensei…If I could have gotten your book without you noticing…Why wouldn't I get the bells one time? Unless it's really not your book," Rikku said, smirking.
The book in my hand turned into regular manga named 'Bleach'. I sweatdropped, who the hell names a book bleach? Kakashi's eyes widen and his jaw dropped but snapped back like elastic because of his mask.
"That was too funny," Rikku said, laughing. She really is a genius. I will never underestimate her again. The bell rang signaling times up.
~Rikku's P.O.V~
We were sitting in front of Kakashi, waiting for him to say his speech.
"It seems Sasuke and Rikku understands the concept of team work. Sakura, you was to busy looking for Sasuke then trying to team up and Naruto you thought you can handle it yourself," Kakashi said, while reading his book.
"So does that mean Sasuke and I passed the test," I asked, grinning.
"Yes…But I will give Naruto and Sakura another chance. Sakura, you can eat lunch but not you Naruto because you tried to eat lunch before time," Kakashi answered, looking up at us.
"You better not give Naruto any food. And I repeat do not give him any food," Kakashi said, before disappearing.
" I don't need to eat lunch," Naruto said, loudly. His stomach growled loudly, disagreeing with his statement.
That's Naruto for you. I stood up with my bento and walked over to Naruto, who was tied to a post.
"Open your mouth," I said, holding out my chopsticks.
"But it's your food," Naruto said, before I stuffed his mouth with food. Why am I doing this?
"Sakura, you need to eat," I said, feeding Naruto.
"No. I'm on a diet," Sakura replied, rolling her eyes. She can starve to death for all I care.
"Sasuke, you better eat before I come over there and force feed you," I said, glancing at Sasuke.
I was going to give Naruto more food, when Kakashi appeared.
"I thought I told you not to give him food," Kakashi said, angrily.
"You said we need to work as a team. If Naruto is hunger he can't work well," Sasuke said, frowning.
"You're right…You pass!," Kakashi said, excitedly.
He is a complete weirdo but who isn't in this village. Well…We all passed…Yep! That was pure sarcasm if you didn't know. I felt someone staring at me, So I turned around to find Naruto and Sasuke staring at me.
"What are you two staring at? Do I have something on me? Or do you like what you see?," I asked, confusedly. They blushed and turned away. Like I said a bunch of weirdoes.
"We will be starting D level missions tomorrow," Kakashi said, before disappearing.
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