#2
Requested by: 678yui-julie-and-kiki
Characters: Naruto, Gaara, Neji
Situation: Perverted Neji, annoyed Gaara, and clueless Naruto … all trapped in a classroom thanks to Kakashi-sensei.
Specifics: Neji fears spiders, Gaara's claustrophobic, and Naruto likes to poke people.
Pairing: Gaara/Naruto/Neji
Length: 931 words
Style: Third person; past tense.
Setting: A normal school classroom.
-Shoot Me Now-
People had a habit of doing crazy things when they were in love with someone. People, namely senseis who should mind their own business, also had a habit of locking said love-struck fools in the same room with that special someone who was completely oblivious to said feelings. It was based on the theory that if the couple were around each other long enough … well, secrets would spill and feelings would finally be expressed. However, theories were known to back-fire occasionally, and Hatake Kakashi really should have taken that into account when he decided to lock Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuuga Neji, and Sabaku no Gaara in the same room for no better reason than "This should be more entertaining than reading Icha Icha Paradise."
Although Neji and Gaara enjoyed spending quality time with Naruto, they preferred to do it alone … meaning that they didn't like to share. Gaara was the Fifth Kazekage, after all, and he felt he was above such things as "sharing". And of course, Neji believed it was his fate to be with the little blond dobe. He had been treating him to ramen ever since his return to Konoha a short while ago, enjoying Naruto's company whenever he could without looking too obvious. So, it was in good conscience that the trio sulked, miserable in their confined torture chamber – also known as Classroom B of the Academy.
Feed up with the silence, Naruto remedied it with a trademark shout of, "This is your fault!" He pointed an accusing finger at Neji, who blinked and tried to figure out how he had arrived at that conclusion.
"How …?"
"You told me you were treating me to ramen after your shift as a substitute! This is your fault! I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you!" He pouted when he was finished yelling, slumping back over his desk and resting his forehead against his arms as if to drown out the world. Under his breath, he repeated the mantra over and over again. "This is your fault. This is your fault. This is your fault."
As amusing as it was to watch Naruto blame Neji for the current situation, Gaara was starting to get annoyed. And an annoyed Gaara was never a good thing, especially when one valued his life. "Will you give a rest already?" Gaara finally snapped, rubbing his temples to ease the headache building. "Look, it is Neji's fault that you're here, just like it's your fault that I'm here. And Neji … well, he's just here."
"Are you saying I'm not important enough to have a reason for why I'm here? I'll have you know that I was teaching! And that's very important to our society."
"Yes and how about I buy you an apron in spring so you can do the cooking as well? You are such a pansy, Hyuuga. Just face it."
"What did you just call me?" Pale eyes glared at the smirking redhead, just asking for a fight.
"Well, I would say we could take this outside, but … oh, that's right!" exclaimed Gaara false sweetly. "We're kind of locked in a room! However did that happen?"
Naruto repeatedly hit his head on the desk, muttering about how stupid this whole thing was. "Hey, Gaara?"
"Yes, Naruto?"
"Are you hyperventilating?" He picked his head off the desk and stared at Gaara, who was indeed hyperventilating.
"No! I … just dislike … confined spaces …"
"Is that why you're getting hysterical?" Naruto asked curiously.
"You know, they have a word for people like you, Gaara." The redheaded Sand-nin raised an eyebrow in question; taking deep breathes all the while to calm his rising sense of panic. "…They call you claustrophobic. And … only idiots would have silly fears like that," Neji stated scathingly.
"Neji! That's not nice," reprimanded Naruto, looking over at the Kazekage with worry. "And he has more power than you … he can easily have you arrested!"
"I'm a Jounin, Naruto … from Konoha, if you've forgotten. Why are you standing up for him anyway?"
"Because he's my friend."
"Oh … and I'm not?" Neji was good at hiding his emotions, and the hurt he felt never crossed his face in the slightest.
"You are my friend, too! But right now you're being a baka. Even more so than me." Turning to face the Hyuuga properly, he couldn't stop his eyes from widening. "Wh – What's that … on your shoulder there?"
"What?" With a quick glance to both his shoulders, he shrugged, not understanding what Naruto was getting so worked up about.
"Ahh! It moved!" Naruto gestured wildly to Neji's shoulder again. "It's right there! And it's moving again!"
Sighing, Neji took a longer glance in the direction of his shoulder … and then stopped, stiffening as if suddenly froze in place. "Is that …?"
"Spider!"
Neji screamed; a very high-pitched, non-manly scream. "Get it off! Get it off! Get it off right now!"
Throughout the whole scene, Gaara just continued leaning casually against the wall, smirking. "And you were saying, Neji dearest?"
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"Poke!"
"Naruto."
"Poke!"
"Naruto."
"Poke!"
"Naruto, will you cut it out!" Gaara hissed, slapping away the finger that threatened to poke him again. "We've been stuck in this godforsaken room for hours, aren't you tired of poking me yet?"
"Nope, not really. Poke!"
"Go bother Neji for a while, would you?"
"But he threatened to molest me!"
Gaara just stared. "… Do you even no what that word means?"
"No, but if I promise to stop poking you, will you tell me?"
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A/N: All right, there are a few things to take into consideration when reading this one. … one, Gaara hasn't had his demon removed yet and I blame his claustrophobia on that (grins) … two, this is full of pure insanity … three, Kakashi is a very skilled Jounin; I have confidence in his detaining/locking people in a room "skills".
I need challenges if you want more one-shots. This is the last one I have at the moment … and I rather enjoy creating these. They're quite fun to write.
Avril. :)