A/N: Wow…. This chapter was slightly hard to write. Naruto and Sasuke are just so Kawaii when their older! *fangirl squee * There's quite a bit of Fluff… and accidental two timing. O_o The main peoples are slowly fleshing themselves out…. *sigh * I love this chapter, and it will probably be one of my favorite that I write. There's a lot of Yaoi references and major Shounen-ai… warning to the guys! w Well, there's crack, puppies (obviously), seriousness, and maybe stalking… by Itachi, Hidan, Tobi, Kisame, and or Deidara. Oh, yes, and a VERY mild lemon. It's like a Limon. XD
Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto, unfortunately, owns these characters…. Or else Naruto wouldn't be rated PG =D Screaming Yellow Zonkers belong to ConAgra foods, but are sadly dead, being replaced by Fiddle Faddle.
The outside of the Uchiha Manor was covered in white candles, burning brightly. They were hanging everywhere. The doors, the roof, the trees, and the fence. There was an alter that was surrounded by burning candles. They all gave off a sweet, light vanilla scent. Naruto was standing at the white alter, waiting impatiently for Sasuke. There was a priest standing there, and all of Naruto's close friends were sitting in their chairs. The politicians were in the back, waiting for the ceremony to be over. Each of them had given a wedding gift, of course, but they still weren't convinced. Kakashi, Iruka, and Jiraya were all sitting next to one another, and Tsunade was sitting next to Jiraya. They were all in the front row, and Iruka was holding Kakashi's hand, smiling. Then, the door opened, and there was Sasuke and Chi standing there, with their arms hooked.
Everyone's jaw dropped slightly at the sight of Sasuke. He was being led slowly by Chi. She had to smile at the satisfaction of her work. Slowly, Sasuke was being led towards the altar. He was wearing white shorts and white boots that went up to the middle of his shin. The paint shimmered in the light, making Sasuke look even paler than he usually did. His shirt was tight fitting with a small blue fox at the corner. Sasuke's eyes—now red with Sharingan—were accented by eyeliner. They reached the altar, and Sasuke went up the two steps to Naruto. He was wearing his Hokage coat—fashioned after Yondaime's—and a white dress shirt underneath and an orange tie. They kissed for a second, and then turned towards the priest.
The ceremony was soon over, and everyone stood, clapping when they kissed. They got off the altar, and all of the Politicians left without another word. The married couple immediately got glomped and tackled by their friends. Shikamaru walked up to Chi, and smiled. Temari was standing beside him. Chi smiled, and hugged Temari. Hidan tried to climb up Temari's leg, and Chi set him down.
"Sorry, I have to dog-sit for Konoha," she apologized.
"Dogs are troublesome." Temari chuckled.
"These dogs are troublesome," Chi said with a tiny bit of malice in her voice. All of the dogs slinked away. Itachi was over in Sasuke's arms, barking happily.
"Well, we have to go congratulate the married couple," Temari said. They said quick good-byes. Chi smiled and noticed how happy both Sasuke and Naruto looked. Sasuke was slim and pale next to the Hokage, and they contrasted. The people started to dissipate, and go inside where the reception was going to be held. The puppies followed, trailing after Chi.
Gaara was over by the punch bowl, sipping some pink punch quietly. Chi hugged him from behind, and almost toppled him and the punch over.
"Gaa-chan!"
"Chi, no matter how many times I tell you, I'm not Gaa-chan!"
"Yes you are, Gaa-chan. I don't care what you say!" Chi retorted. "So, how's my hometown doing? Is it still as sandy as usual."
"It's a Desert, Chi."
"I know, I know. Still, how is Baki?"
"He's fine…." Gaara took another sip of punch.
"You know I put some alcohol in there, right?" Gaara nodded, and took another sip, just to spite her. Chi and Gaara had an older sister and younger brother relationship.
Chi had moved to Suna when she was only 3, and Gaara was one at the time. Her mother had a distant relationship with the Kazekage, making them family. Chi was given the job of watching over Gaara. That was seventeen years ago, and now Gaara was 18, while Chi was 22. Her family had moved back when she was four, and then moved back to Suna again when she was six, and then moved back to Konoha when she was thirteen, in which she observed the murdering of the Uchiha Clan. Afterwards, she had ran to the Hokage, and asked him about it, and he told her the truth. All of it. Chi's face darkened considerably as she though of the memories.
"Chi? Don't be sad. It's Naruto and Sasuke's wedding day. You've waited for this day since they've been twelve." Chi laughed.
"Told you they'd get together." Gaara let one of his rare laughs escape. Sasuke and Naruto came to the food table at that time, and started laughing. They had heard her.
"Well, you were right," Sasuke deadpanned. Naruto kissed him deeply.
"Yeah, I was right," Chi said laughing. "I knew it, ever since Kakashi-kun told me about Sasuke dying, and Naruto going all crazy." They were startled by a sharp bark over towards the couch. Chi ran over to the couch, and looked on the cushions. Kisame and Itachi were on one side, Tobi and Hidan on the other. They were all growling, and Chi picked them all up by the scruffs of their neck.
"You guys don't do that, dammit. Excuse me, everyone. I'll be back in a few minutes," she apologized to the guests.
Quickly, Chi carried the four puppies into her room, and set them on the bed. They cowered on the bed, looking up at her with innocent eyes.
"I'm not falling for that." The puppies straightened, and sat in a row. "You had to cause trouble at their wedding, didn't you? You know how many years I've waited for Naruto and Sasuke to get married?" she ranted. Itachi whined, and nuzzled her hand that was resting on the bed. "I can't stay mad at you!" She growled out, sitting on the bed. They all started to rub against her, and jump onto her legs, yipping happily. She rough housed with them, and then realized she was wearing a dress. Chi pushed them off, and closed her legs. Then, she changed her wings, ears, and tail snow white. She stood, and they walked out of her room, making their way to the living room again.
The outside of the Manor had been transformed into a dance floor. Naruto and Sasuke were dancing slowly. Chi smiled at the sight of the couple as they kissed. As time progressed, other couples joined them. Kakashi and Iruka were some of the first. Soon, there wasn't anyone on the sidelines except for Sakura, Konohamaru, the puppies, Sai and Chi. Some of the puppies were gathered around Chi, looking up at her. Deidara, Sasori, Kakuzu, and Zetsu were gathered around Sakura.
"Oh, fine. I'll dance with you," Chi groaned, taking the four puppies into her arms and walking out to the dance floor. Slowly, she spun them around to the beat of the music, retracting her wings so that they didn't hit anyone. The party continued late into the night, and both Sasuke and Naruto revealed that they were taking a very long honeymoon, and Tsunade was going to have to take over as Hokage for a while. This was something that no one—except for Tsunade—was prepared for.
Chi sighed happily as Itachi's hand found it's way up her shirt. He kissed her again and again, and she responded by kissing him back. She moaned into his mouth as he teased her chest with his index finger and thumb.
"I love you," he whispered against her lips, and she smiled kissing him again.
Next morning, Itachi awoke in his futon. After he had filled the bracelet with fresh water from his bathroom sink, Itachi considered sneaking into Chi's room to sleep with her. Hidan would be pissed at him, though. He quickly dressed, and walked into the quiet living room. Chi was sitting on the couch, looking up at the ceiling, and didn't care to look at Itachi. She knew who he was by scent. Slowly, he walked over to her, and she moved her feet so he could sit down.
"Where's the married couple?" he asked quietly.
"Going on their honeymoon," she mumbled. He looked at her, but she refused to do the same to him. He wondered why this was. A blush spread on her face, and she turned her head towards the couch's back.
"Chi?" he asked.
"What?' she asked impatiently.
"Are you mad at me?" he asked quietly.
"No, I'm not. I'm mad at myself," she responded.
"Why?"
"A dream," she whispered, almost inaudible to Itachi. "Look, I don't want to talk about it. It involved you, okay?" Itachi was slightly shocked. She had a dream about him. Although he was slightly confused as to why she didn't want to talk about it.
"Are you alright?" he inquired, touching her leg lightly. She moved it away from his hand, and blushed again. "You sure you don't want to talk about it?"
"Yeah. I'll tell you about it later, when my mind sorts some things out.E/N: clears up/settles down would sound better here, I think. I didn't want to change it without your approval though haha" Itachi nodded, and he stood, walking out of the living room. Quietly—with the stealth of a ninja, obviously—Itachi walked the halls of the Uchiha Manor, smiling softly at all of the familiar surroundings. He ran into Tobi playing Solitaire in the hallways. The calm, serene face of the man was unsettling. Tobi was just turning over a card, and rubbing his chin in contemplation. Itachi sat next to him quietly, watching the game.
"Itachi-sempai!" Tobi yelled, messing up the cards. "Play Go Fish with me!"
"Okay, okay," Itachi groaned. He knew that he wouldn't get out of playing cards with Tobi. He sat across from the delighted and childish man, rubbing his eyes.
"Itachi-sempai, did you get any sleep last night?" Tobi asked as he doled out the cards. Itachi nodded, and looked out the window that was opened in the hallway. The morning was frigid, and he shivered slightly. It seemed as though Winter was coming quickly, even though they were in the middle of fall.The weather was screwed up lately. He would have to ask Chi about that. She seemed to know more about the weather than the weatherman Then again, with their stormy relationship, who knows how she'd react to her question.
"Have any twos?" Tobi asked.
"Go fish." Tobi took a card. "Have any kings?" Tobi put two cards down, and Itachi studied his hand. He had three kings. Tobi had had a pair. Then, he realized the card's faces looked familiar. The king had Naruto's face on it; the Queen had Sasuke's. The Joker had Kakashi's face. They all looked rather strange on the cards. "What is this?" His Otouto was a Queen on a deck of cards!
"They're a wedding gift from this boy named Sai. Naruto and Sasuke had laughed when the boy had given it to them." Itachi nodded, and they started to play again. Tobi started to epically lose, and Itachi beat him easily. "Another game! Another game!"
"Okay, okay." Tobi giggled happily, and started to set up another game.
Chi stood from the couch, and heard voices down the hallways. She followed the sound and came upon Tobi and Itachi playing Go Fish. She chuckled as Tobi lost again. Slowly, she walked to the game, standing over Itachi's shoulder to watch.
"Tobi, I'm not playing the twentieth game of Go Fish with you!" Itachi yelled.
"I'll play," Chi spoke up.
"Chi-chan! Let's play cards!" She sat down in the hallway, and Itachi shot her a glance. She gave him a small smile.
"Itachi, I'm sorry for being like that. It was just that I was beating myself up," she said quietly, looking at the cards Tobi just gave her, and pulling out two fours. Itachi had a pair already down too. Tobi looked at his hand, confused at first and then put a pair down. Chi leaned back on the wall, sighing.
They let Tobi win each time, asking for crazy numbers like 'sixty-nine' E/N: you had to, didn't you *shakes head* and 'one hundred and three.' Soon, Tobi was finished with his card playing. He gathered up all his cards, and walked away.
"Thank you Chi-chan and Itachi-sempai!" He skipped off, grinning the entire time. Chi sighed heavily, looking out the window. It was getting lighter.
"He had too much energy for this early in the morning," she grumbled. Itachi smiled softly. "When did you wake up?"
"About an hour ago. You?"
"About three in the morning."
"And you had been laying on the couch since you woke up?" Chi nodded. Itachi smiled more, and crawled over to where she was sitting, kissing her cheek gently. His long hair fell in waves down his shoulders and arms, which were braced against the wooden floor. Chi turned her head so that they kissing full on. Itachi sat next to her, kissing her deeper. Chi blushed, but kissed him back. Both of them were inexperienced, and they were a little bit awkward. Itachi broke it off slowly, and Chi looked down at her hands.
"I'm sorry," Itachi whispered, breathless.
"It's okay, Itachi-kun." They moved away from each other slowly, not meeting each other's eyes. Deidara walked to them, and sat down.
"Good morning, un."
"Morning, Deidara-kun," Chi said happily.
"Who was the pink-haired Kunoichi?" Chi smiled.
"Sakura, why?"
"Just wondering, un. She was annoying as crap, un." Chi rolled her eyes.
"Sure she was," she retorted back.
"What did you do to Sasuke, un? He looked like a corpse, un."
"I painted him, because I got to dress him up for a night." Chi let out a happy giggle. "It was very amusing because he couldn't stay still. But I think it turned out all right. He did glow in the candlelight." Chi gave Deidara a grin.
"Sasuke did look very pale, un." Itachi nodded in agreement to Deidara's comment.
"But that's the effect of it. It looked very nice," Itachi said happily. "I'm just glad Otouto is happy." Chi nodded, smiling. "By the way, where are they going for their honeymoon?" He looked toward Chi, and she was grinning.
"Well, first they're going on the same exact route to the Land of Waves, and they're going to visit the places where they traveled or large events happened."
"So they're going on their journey over again?" Itachi inquired.
"Yes."
"You helped plan it, un?"
"I did, Deidara. I did it all," she said proudly. "I had it done, oh, months ago. I had it on reserve, saying it was for the Hokage and his lover. They immediately agreed to whatever I said. Then, I drew up a map—which doesn't have that many details—and labeled it. It's very childish, honestly, but they'll like it." Itachi laughed, which gained a stare from Deidara. "It has some info, like 'Gaara death' at the general area as to where Gaara died." Deidara blushed, as he had met the boy last night, and found him to be very nice. Deidara liked it when Gaara had scratched his ears.
"You know," Itachi said quietly. "Sakura took it rather well that eight S-ranked criminals were housed in the Hokage's house." Chi laughed.
"It's because she loves both Naruto and Sasuke like brothers. Once she saw that they were calm around you all, she calmed down. If she saw Pein, I don't know what she'd do. You know what he did to the village and all." Deidara and Itachi nodded.
"Sorry for our old leader, un." Chi waved it away.
"Not your fault for Pein's actions." Deidara nodded.
"Chi, will you take a walk with me?" Hidan's voice called from the corridor entrance. "It's fucking important." Chi stood, waving a quick good-bye to the two men.
Hidan stood leaning against the wall. His hair wasn't slicked back like it usually was, and looked very disarrayed. Chi walked up to him.
"You wanted to see me?" she inquired.
"Yeah, c'mon, let's take a damn walk." He pushed himself off of the wall, and she started to follow him. When they were in a completely deserted part of the manor, Hidan turned towards her, and grabbed her hand. Roughly, he pulled her towards him, and pushed her against the wall.
"What are you do-" She was cut off by a very rough kiss. Chi couldn't breathe, and she tried to get the man to stop. Hidan would have none of it.
"Chi…. I realized it last night while trying to sleep. I love you." Chi's eyes widened considerably, and she wriggled out of Hidan's grasp.
"I can't return those emotions."
"I know, but at least think about it?" Chi's lips were slightly swollen by the kiss that Hidan had just given her. She was very out of breath, and she didn't like it. It was nothing like kissing Itachi. The two men were very different, apparently. Hidan was more forceful and rough, while Itachi was loving and apologized after kissing her.
Chi growled, turned on her foot, and walked to the kitchen where Sasori was making breakfast out of twelve eggs, and many strips of bacon.
"Chi-sensei!" Sakura called from the Living Room. "I thought you might need help in watching over the Akatsuki, so I came over. Naruto and Sasuke had given me a key when they first moved in here, so I used it."
"Good morning Sakura-chan," Chi exclaimed. It felt good to have some estrogen in the house instead of so much manly testosterone. Chi walked over to Sakura—who was sitting on the couch—and sat next to her. Sakura's hair was perfect—like always—compared to Chi's messy hair. Sakura frowned a little bit, telling that Chi had a problem.
"Chi? If you ever have any problems, just come to me." Chi smiled, and hugged Sakura tightly. Sakura was as close to a best friend as the Kunoichis ran. Sakura and Hinata. They were the first to welcome her back when she had gotten out of the Akatsuki.
"Alright," Chi said, taking in a sharp breath of air. "I have a huge problem."
"What is it?"
"Both Hidan and Itachi kissed me. And I like them both." Sakura frowned.
"You know what we need to do?" Sakura inquired.
"What do we need to do?" Chi responded, completely clueless.
"We need to go for a girl's day in and a sleep over." She grinned. "A huge sleepover." Chi laughed, and covered her mouth.
"Just you and me?"
"Of course not! All of our girlfriends, of course," Sakura said. It was her vacation time off. "Except for the pig." Chi giggled.
"Well, let's gather everyone. I don't think they're sleeping."
Quickly, the two women ran throughout the house, gathering all of the Akatsuki into the living room and sitting them down in various chairs and on the couch.
"Alright, because Chi-sensei is having some troubles, I've decided on a sleepover and therapy for Chi-sensei!" Groans sounded from the Akatsuki, and Zetsu hit Hidan on the back of the head. "So, all of you have to be dogs for at least the next 24-hours, until everyone is gone." Many curses arose from the ex-S-ranked criminals.
"Are you serious?" Zetsu asked. Sakura nodded.
"Well, we have to gather all of the girls first," Chi said mildly. "There are three others." Sakura nodded, and they went to the front door.
"We expect eight puppies when we get back!" Sakura shouted, and the two women headed out the door and onto the street.
"First Shikamaru's place, right?" Sakura asked.
"Shikamaru isn't a girl."
"But Temari is staying over there."
"So they're together now?" Sakura giggled a little bit.
"I guess you could say that." They walked in silence until Shikamaru's house was in sight. Sakura grabbed Chi's hand, and ran up Shikamaru's front door. She knocked. Temari opened the door, slightly surprised at the two women.
"Hi Temari-chan."
"Hello Chi-chan."
"Chi-sensei is having man troubles, and we need you for company tonight along with Hinata and Tenten." Temari groaned, and beckoned them in. She led them slowly to Shikamaru's room, and started to back a small bag.
"Chi and Sakura have dragged me off to the Uchiha Manor."
"How troublesome."
"I know," Temari agreed. Clothes littered the floor—both Shikamaru's and Temari's—and Sakura picked her way through the items.
"You two got busy in here last night." Shikamaru laughed a little bit, and Temari blushed heavily. Temari grabbed her bag, gave Shikamaru a kiss on the cheek, and pulled Sakura out of the room. Once the three girls were on the street, Sakura struck a dramatic stance. Chi giggled a little bit, and Temari rolled her eyes.
"Now on to the Hyuga Manor. Tenten and Hinata must be there with Neji," Sakura shouted. They walked slowly to the second biggest manor in Konoha, the Hyuga Manor. Once there, they knocked on the door, and was let in by Hinata's little sister.
Chi heard voices in the back, and the three of them walked into the training grounds at the center of the Hyuga's Manor. Hinata was serving tea and watching Tenten and Neji go against each other. Chi sat next to Hinata, and Sakura sat on the other side. Temari stood in the doorway, watching the battle between the Special Jounin.
"Hinata, we have something we need to tell you and Tenten."
"Wh…what is it?" Hinata asked quietly.
"TENTEN! COME OVER HERE!" Sakura yelled. Tenten and Neji immediately stopped fighting, and started to walk over to the edge of the ground. Tenten grabbed a towel off the floor, and started to dry off her forehead.
"You needed to talk?"
"Yeah," Sakura said. "Chi is having man troubles, and we need to get together for a girl's night in." Hinata and Tenten immediately agreed to the idea, and went inside.
"So, what's the man trouble?" Neji asked out of curiosity.
"I like four men, and they like me back—I think—but only two have kissed me." Neji's eyes widened considerably, and then he blushed a little bit.
"Well… that's interesting." Chi nodded, and looked down. Soon, Hinata and Tenten came out of the house with a bag each.
"We're ready," Tenten chimed. Quickly, she went over to Neji and kissed him lightly. "I'll be back probably tomorrow morning."
"Okay," Neji said with a small smile. "See you tomorrow."
The five girls headed back to the Uchiha Manor, talking about the latest fashion and such. Except for Temari, she generally stayed out of the conversation. Finally, they arrived at the Uchiha Manor. Chi slid the main gate open, and they walked inside. First, she attuned her hearing to that of an Owl's so she could hear tapping sounds of the puppy's feet on the wood. She heard one, and then another, and then another until she heard eight distinctive taps. They walked up to the front door, and were bombarded by fur and tongues. All the puppies were yipping happily that their owner was back.
"Down!" Chi yelled, and the puppies immediately stopped. "These are my asshole dogs." Sakura laughed. Hinata picked Zetsu up, and he licked her nose.
"They don't seem so bad. Weird colors, though," she commented quietly.
"Yeah, they're all males too. Wait, didn't you guys meet them at the wedding?"
"Not for long. They were always slinking off to somewhere. Especially the black one with red eyes. He was always seen with Sasuke," Tenten said, picking Itachi up.
"I can understand that, but they're very cuddly dogs sometimes," Chi laughed out. Itachi was wriggling in Tenten's arms. He obviously didn't like to be held by anyone but Chi and Sasuke. Gently, Tenten put Itachi down on the floor, and he immediately went over to Chi. She picked him up, and cradled him in her arms.
"He likes you Chi," Temari pointed out. Chi giggled a little bit, and set Itachi down. The eight dogs ran off into the manor someplace. Sakura sighed, and dragged all the girls to the couch, sitting them down.
"Well! This is Chi's forget-about-it-and-leave-it-for-later-sleepover. So!" Sakura dragged out the 'O' "We are going to have fun doing this. We are going out, renting a bunch of chick-flicks, buying popcorn, chocolate, chips, and any other junk food you can think of, and we are going shopping!" Chi giggled a little bit, knowing they all had quite a bit of money from their Missions, as everyone—except for Chi and Sakura—went on many S-ranked missions. Every one of them was highly regarded in Konoha as an expert ninja. Chi leaned back, sighing happily.
"Where are we going to sleep tonight?" Tenten asked.
"Living room. We can drag some futons out," Sakura responded, and started to pace throughout the room. "First things first! We go for some shopping!" Three girls stood up, and pulled Temari up. "Let's go!' Sakura shouted, and they paraded out of the living room. None of them noticed the two golden eyes from the wall.
Zetsu made his way back to the room that the Akatsuki were staying in so that the women didn't find them. Itachi and Hidan sat up at the sight of Zetsu coming out of the floor, and walking over to them. He had a slight smirk on his face.
"They just went clothes shopping." Itachi stood, and started to disguise himself again. "Where are you going?" Itachi went to the door.
"They need protection," he said with a cold smile. Everyone in the room shuddered as soon as Itachi—disguised as a brown-haired man—left. Hidan and Deidara stood at the same time, disguising themselves and following Itachi out the door.
They caught him trailing the five women, and they walked right up to him, and walked beside Itachi, smirking a little.
"Who are you?" Itachi asked, exasperated.
"Deidara and Hidan, un." Itachi nodded, and they all looked towards the four women. "We're stalking them, un." Itachi and Hidan growled.
"No, we're protecting. That's the word for it," Itachi explained. Deidara made a small noise, and Itachi immediately started to browse through the various stands, seeing that the women went into a boutique. Deidara and Hidan joined him.
"This is boring, un."
"You're starting to sound like Tobi," Itachi stated. Hidan spotted the women, and started to walk after them. Itachi and Deidara quickly followed suit. The three men's eyes widened slightly at the amount of full bags each girl except for Temari was carrying.
Chi was carrying two, Sakura three. Both Hinata and Tenten were carrying one.
"Is this what they fucking meant by shopping?" Hidan asked curiously. "Kakuzu would have a fucking cow." Itachi and Deidara laughed.
"Yes, actually. It's Chi's forget-about-it sleepover."
"And you would fucking know because you're a fucking pussy," Hidan said dryly. Itachi shook his head, rolling his eyes.
"No. I know about it because I used to have girls fawning over me in the Academy, and they told me everything. I hated it," Itachi growled out as they followed the women. "Chi was the only one that didn't actually try to go out with me. We were best friends ever since we were little." That's why I love her so much, Itachi added in his thoughts. They walked along for a little bit until the women decided to go into yet another shop. Instead of just waiting outside like Hidan and Itachi did, Deidara went inside the shop, and started to look around absentmindedly. The five girls were searching through various different racks, occasionally picking out something they liked. Sakura was the first into the dressing rooms with a handful of clothes. Then Hinata, Tenten, and Chi. They walked out with different outfits. Most of the shirts Chi walked out with had open backs so she could easily grow her wings out of them. Deidara chuckled a little at the thought of her wearing an open backed shirt inside the house. She'd be jumped by one of the Akatsuki in less than an hour. Once they were done with that store—with more bags, about two a person—they headed out for a teashop across the street.
"I'm glad we did this!" Chi said, putting her bags beside the bench, and sitting down at the table. Everyone followed suit, laughing a little bit. They even got Temari to loosen up and buy something. "I really needed it." She ordered tea for everyone and a side of Dango. They thanked her, and waited for the tea to come. Coincidentally, it was the same teashop that Itachi and Kisame had visited when he was checking up on his brother. Chi looked around the shop, smiling a little bit.
"So, what should we do after we get a drink?" Tenten asked, thinking aloud.
"Well," Sakura started. "We can go back to the manor, drop off our bags, take the dogs for a walk, and go a little bit outside of the village for awhile."
"That sounds like a very good idea," Chi commented. If she didn't find eight dogs when they got back, there would be major trouble. After the tea, the girls picked up their bags and stood from the table. "Let's go back."
Once they got into the Uchiha Manor, eight happy puppies greeted them. Chi grabbed their collars and leashes, and put them on each. The other women were dropping off their bags. Kakuzu looked at the bags as if they were about to murder him and everyone else in the room. Chi giggled, and patted him on the head. Standing, she looked at the puppies nervously. There was one major rule to walking them. Don't get them wet.
"Two puppies have to be separated no matter what," Chi said. "The black one and the silver one. They will kill each other." Temari took Hidan and Kakuzu's leashes. Sakura took Deidara's. Hinata grabbed Zetsu and Kisame's, Tenten got Sasori and Tobi's and Chi was left with only Itachi's. They headed out the door, but Chi suddenly kneeled outside. The four other women turned towards her.
"Chi? You okay?"
"Yeah." She had Itachi in her hands, and against her chest. He was struggling to get out, but she wouldn't have it. Suddenly, she took a hand and opened his mouth. "Their teething." She could tell right away by the signs that they had been giving off. "I need to buy some plastic toys for them all. I'm sorry, but it's a need."
"No worries. So, to the pet store and then around town and maybe out of it?" Hinata inquired, and Chi nodded. Chi stood, and they got on their way to the pet store.
Once there, they walked in, and Chi found her way to the puppy section. The others followed, knowing that Chi spent quite a bit of time in here. Quickly, she picked up eight different chew toys for the dogs, knowing that they'd choose their own. Soon, they were out of the store, and Chi had a bag in her hand. They set off again, and found themselves in front of the Academy. The small children marveled at the puppies, and asked Iruka if they could go out and pet them. He allowed them, and the children gathered round, and started asking questions. The women laughed a little bit.
"Now, now. One at a time," Iruka admonished gently. A small girl raised her hand, and Sakura called on her. She had Zetsu at her feet.
"Why are they weird colors?" she asked. Chi thought about it for a second.
"They're Chakra enhanced puppies. When they were still in their mother's belly, a special ninja put Chakra into them so they could help people," Chi lied. "It doesn't harm them, of course, they only look different than other puppies." The little girl nodded, and a small boy raised his hand next. Hinata called on him.
"Why are these puppies so tolerant of us, but they don't like each other?"
"Because they're in the middle of teething, and the puppies often bite each other, causing much dislike. It's like the Villages. Two Villages can be friends, but another Village might not like one of the two." The little boy nodded. The women answered the questions until there wasn't any, and stood up to walk the dogs more. They passed through the open gates, and the puppies were anxious to get outside the village. The four women started to walk them around Konoha's perimeters.
"Hey Chi?"
"Yeah Temari?"
"What are the four men like?" Chi froze for a second, but continued walking.
"Well, three of them are very kind, but one always calls me names. Two have black hair and the other two have brown hair," she lied, sticking to the truth as much as possible. "One apologized after he kissed me, which I thought was very sweet, but the other was slightly mean and told me 'to think about it.' I didn't like that much." Temari nodded, and then asked their names. "Their names are Hikaru, Yuki, Keitaro, and Akemi." Temari nodded again, laughing a tiny bit.
"Who are the two that kissed you?"
"Akemi and Keitaro," Chi answered. Temari nodded again.
"You need this sleepover, then." Chi laughed.
"Yeah, I do. Thanks for coming, by the way. This'll help me a lot." They found themselves at the front gates again. "Well, I guess we go back to the Manor." They walked the dogs in front of the manor, the Akatsuki pulling slightly the entire time. Each puppy had reluctantly done his thing outside of the village, so there wasn't any need to pick it up. Chi laughed as she opened the door to the Manor at the thought of a ninja stepping in dog poo when he was running past.
"What's so funny Chi?" Sakura asked.
"Well, I just had this crazy thought about this ninja stepping in one of the puppy's crap," she laughed out. "Yes, I'm a little childish sometimes." Sakura laughed a little bit, and removed the collar from Deidara. Everyone else started to do the same. Soon, the puppies were begging for Chi to take their new toys out. She quickly removed the eight plastic toys from their packages, and threw them into the kitchen. The puppies ran after them, and she giggled, imagining eight naked men running into the kitchen, and chewing on the toys themselves. Sakura sauntered over to the couch.
"We need some movies and popcorn," she said. Itachi had just come out of the kitchen with a hard plastic shark in his mouth. Chi giggled.
"Kisame," she whispered, inaudible to everyone else. Itachi let out a noise, and walked to Chi's feet. She picked him up, and cradled him in her arms gently.
"That dog is attached to you," Tenten teased.
"Let's go get some movies!" Sakura said, standing up.
"Hell yeah!" Hinata agreed. They walked out of the house again.
They quickly found themselves at a Blockbuster, giggling a little bit. Everyone went inside and started to browse through the movies. Each girl came back with a stack of her own. In the end, they rented Atonement, RENT, The Notebook, 27 Dresses, Titanic, Because I said so, Phantom of the Opera, The Dark Knight, and Across the Universe. Sakura then directed them to their local grocery store, and bought many boxes of popcorn, cookies, peanut butter, and various kinds of candies and chocolates. They walked back to the Manor, and sat on the couch, putting their bags on the coffee table.
"Well, what movie first?" Sakura asked, laying them out on the table. "You know, I wonder if Sasuke and Naruto have anything interesting to watch." She stood again, walking over to the slim and tall bookcase that held the Blu-Ray discs that Sasuke and Naruto owned. She started at the top, going across the rows quickly.
"They like their war and fighting movies. There's some horror ones too." Sakura was getting towards the bottom, and her nose started to crinkle up at the titles.
"What's wrong?" Chi asked.
"Well, there's a lot of… um… wrong material in here. The bottom shelves," Sakura responded, and all of the women—and puppies—crowded around the shelves, pulling out a few movies. All of the covers had explicit pictures of two random men. Tenten giggled a little bit, pulling one out of Sakura's hands.
"Maybe we should watch one or two for the heck of it." They laughed nervously.
"What if the two lovebirds come back?" Chi proposed.
"They won't," Sakura assured. She took the DVD, and put it in to the player. They all crowded onto the couch, and giggled slightly as Chi pressed 'Play.' All eight puppies sat in front of the couch, starting to watch the image that flashed across the screen. Slowly, everyone's eyes slowly widened.
"What do Naruto and Sasuke do in their free time?" Tenten wondered aloud. Chi giggled again, wiping her slight bloody nose.
"Wow…." Hinata whispered staring at the screen. It was all very childish of the women, of course. The puppies were barking loudly at the screen, seeing the familiar faces. Chi urged them down, and they slinked away to some other part of the house.
Itachi was growling slightly as he sat again in the empty room that the Akatsuki previously occupied. Hidan had his head in his hand. Tobi was blushing heavily.
"Well, Itachi, I never knew your little brother was like that," Zetsu said mildly.
"Neither did I. And he's my Otouto." None of them could get the image of the Hokage and Sasuke on screen out of their mind.
The day was calming down, and the girls were doing their hair. Soft music was playing in the background, and Naruto and Sasuke's porn was turned off.
"So, Temari?"
"Yeah Chi?"
"You and Shikamaru are together now?" Temari coughed into her hand slightly.
"Yeah. We are, but the relationship is secret for now." The puppies were about the room, sniffing at the products. Kakuzu was immediately picked up when he got a little bit too close to the straightening iron. After the rest of them observed this, they generally stayed away from the irons and the other products generally. It took a few hours for the girls to do each other's hair. Generally, most of them looked almost the same—except for Chi, as she had gotten her hair straightened. They all ran into the kitchen, and popped some popcorn in the microwave. Chi grabbed two large bowls out of the cabinet, and ran into the living room to put all of the other snack food on the coffee table. Soon, they had a large array of snacks on the table, including two big bowls of popcorn. Four of the five women crowded on the couch while Sakura put in The Dark Knight. Then, Sakura ran back, and sat on the couch. All of them had wanted Action, with a slight bit of Romance.
The movie started, and the puppies hopped on the couch in the girl's laps to watch it with them. Everyone was snacking and watching the movies at the same time. Soon, when the puppies couldn't take it anymore, they slinked off to their room. The night was winding down quickly. Everyone soon lay down futons on the floor, and climbed into them. They fell asleep watching Titanic.
In the middle of the night, Itachi couldn't take it anymore. He was starving, but couldn't hear any signs of the women being awake. Slowly, he crept into the living room. Hinata rolled around, and Itachi froze. Don't wake up, don't wake up, he chanted in his head. When Hinata didn't make any other signs of getting out of her futon, Itachi walked into the kitchen. Chi would hate it if she found out that he was risking them all because he was hungry. Slowly, he opened the cabinet, easing it open. Thankfully, the Uchiha's cabinets were all well oiled, and this one hardly made any sound. He searched through the various snacks—Naruto and Sasuke liked to munch, apparently—and finally pulled out a box of Screaming Yellow Zonkers. Accidentally, he knocked over a bag of something, and Hinata immediately jumped up, turning on the light and running to the noise. Itachi was crouched down, his eyes closed in an insignificant attempt to disappear.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" she yelled before leaping forward, and was stopped immediately by Chi, holding her back.
A/N: Heh heh…. I like cliffhangers. ^_^ Part 4 coming soon!~3