Disclaimer: "I hate having to explain the same thing over again" familiar? (Coughshinocough)

Author's note:

Hellooo, avid readers! Long time no read! (Nyahahaha-choke!) Thanks for all the luuuuvvvlyyyy reviews; it was so… so… TOUCHING! (Cries anime style… again…) anyways, yeah, a note to all the peoples there who like dramatic sasusaku, but not au with a little crossings, PLEASE READ MY OTHER FANFIC, "why do I dream" okay? Pls read and review that chappie, cuz I need suggestions, okay? Thanks!

Chapter 3: race to the skirt

Ino looked at her watch. Sakura had been in the 'little girls room' for about 30 minutes already. Ten-ten just recorded the people playing soccer in the background. Hinata was smiling "A la Mona Lisa" (meaning she knew something she thought others didn't) and continued to gaze calmly at the direction Sakura left.

"…Three …two … one…" Hinata muttered silently.

"Hey guys, sorry to keep you waiting! Hehehe…" Sakura suddenly said, appearing in the gateway to the tables outside. She sat down beside Hinata. Ino crossed her arms across her chest and looked sulkily at Sakura.

"What kept you?" she said, pouting, making Sakura nearly spit out her cola. "Do you realize we are 15 minutes behind our shopping schedule? There's this new skirt at the mall! I have to get it before Gerty does…" Sakura blushed slightly at the mention of what kept her, but she recomposed herself quickly… before Hinata noticed.

"You're out of luck, Ino. Gerty's wearing it right now…" Sakura said, munching on her pizza. Ino looked around. Yes, Sakura was right, Gerty was wearing the skirt. A smile was plastered on Ino's lips.

"She did get that skirt… but she didn't get the lavender one… which is the last one there… and fits me perfectly…" she drooled as she daydreamed about it. Then, when Sakura finished the last bite of pizza, Ino immediately pulled Sakura, who pulled Hinata, Ten-ten. They ran out of the school. As soon as they were outside the gates, they ran, ninja style, as in jumping on top of houses, buildings, and whatever. They ran… and behind Ino was… Gerty. And her three faithful dogs- I mean companions.

"You're not getting that lavender skirt, Yamanaka Ino!" Gerty said, racing after her.

"Oh yes I am, and I will." She said, smirking. "Ten-ten! Now!" Ino shouted. Ten-ten threw a kunai, which cut a rope, which let go of a million senbon needles. One of Gerty's dogs- I mean companions pushed her, and she ended up fainting… all the needles hit acupuncture points. Gerty and Ino raced on. While Ten-ten and the dog- I mean companion fought.

"Hinata!" Ino shouted. Hinata did a few hand seals for her Jyuuken (A/N: uh… too much, right? WHO CARES! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA! I DON'T CAREEEE! WAHA!) But the dog- err, companion pushed Gerty, again, and she ended up being hit by Hinata on the chakra points. (A/N: baka…) The two raced on, Ino and Gerty on the lead. The mall was just up ahead.

"Sakura!" Ino called.

"On it!" she said. She punched the dog- I mean Gerty's companion straight in the face. (A/N: hell yeah!) Then she raced after Gerty, and hit a place near Gerty's neck with such force that she fell. Perfect aim, Sakura! Ino thought. Gerty wanted to move her legs, but her shoulders moved instead. She moved her arms, but her knees moved.

"What the hell did you do to me, Haruno!" she shouted at Sakura. Sakura merely smiled.

"I disabled your nervous system. Isn't it that obvious?" she said, putting her arms on the waist. "Someone like you won't be able to figure that out, you're too shallow-headed…" she smiled. Gerty gave out an inhumane growl. Sakura grinned.

"Catch you later, Imukashi Gertrude." She said, laughing and racing after Ino. She was about to catch to Ino, but Gerty was riding on a giant bird.

"HWAHAHAHAHA! MY PET! ISNT SHE CUTE, Haruno!" Gerty said, flying past them. The bird flew past with such force that it whipped Sakura around. She balanced herself on a tree. She smirked.

"DO YOU KNOW I EAT FRIED CHICKEN, IMUKASHI!" she shouted. She did a few hand seals. "GRAND PETAL FIRE WHIP!" (a/n: yeah, I know its new, and the name's pretty weird, but, hell, this is my fanfic! Hahahahaha!) The fire whip slashed on the bird, burning it, ironically, into a perfect golden brown. (A/N: anyone hungry? ) Gerty and Ino were neck on neck. They dashed into the mall. Past the food shops, the accessory shops, and through the dress shop. But Ino was slick. She tripped Gerty. (A/n: old school… ) but Gerty pulled on Ino's leg, making her fall. Ino then pulled on Gerty's skirt, and Gerty grabbed Ino's boot. The saleslady sweatdropped. They both ran to the counter, but Ino slapped tape on Gerty's mouth. She shouted.

"I WANT THE LAVENDER SKIRT PLEASE!" Ino said loudly. The salesclerk smiled.

"Okay. Here you go." She said, giving Ino the lavender skirt. Ino slapped 100 yen on the clerk table (A/N: I don't know how much clothes cost… so please just bear with me) she took the skirt.

"YES! I WIN, IMUKASHI!" Ino shouted at her, who was still tugging at the tape. Ino smirked. "You won't be able to remove that, it's controlled by my chakra. Sakura taught me how." She smirked again, and looked at the doorway. Sakura just went in, holding a giant roasted bird. She laughed.

"Anyone for chicken?" she said, laughing.

"Chinee! My bird! Noooo!" Gerty said. (Ino had removed the tape)

The four girls raced back to the classroom. They were doomed. Ino's race for the skirt had just cost them a workload of detention… if they weren't in time. They ran madly through the halls. And was soon joined by the four chick- catchers (Sasuke, Naruto, Neji and Shikamaru). With their fan clubs at the back.

"Hello… girls… I… see… that… its… not… always… us… that… are… late… for… class… huh?…" Sasuke panted at them. Sakura's eyes narrowed at Sasuke and she smirked.

"Shut… up… Uchiha… at… least… we're… not… being… chased… by… crazed… fan… girls…" she panted back. Sasuke was about to answer back, but Neji and Ten-ten cut them both at the same time.

"SHUT… IT… YOU… TWO! WE'RE… ALREADY… FUCKING… LATE!… SHUT… UP… AND… RUN!" they said loudly, sprinting ahead of them followed by Hinata and Naruto, then Ino and shikamaru. Sakura and Sasuke followed them. They opened the classroom door and crashed inside, falling on top of each other. Here's how it goes: Neji is lying on the floor, his back facing the floor, Ten-ten is on top of his chest, Naruto is sprawled face-first into the floor, Hinata is sitting on Naruto's back, Shikamaru trips and falls on the floor, and Ino's chest is in his face (A/n: hell yeah!) Sakura was about to fall, but Sasuke pulled her, but… well… they fell anyway, cause Ino pulled Sakura. (A/N+ that's must hurt…). Ms. Kurenai sighed and walked over to them. Before the chick-catchers' fan girls entered the classroom, Ms. Kurenai had shut the door, and locked it. She looked at the eight teen-agers sprawled on the floor. 4 were blushing (Naruto, Hinata, Neji, Ten-ten) two were fuming at each other (Sasuke and Sakura) one was burning with anger (Ino) and one had a red hand print on his face (Shikamaru).

"Don't tell me you've been chased by fan girls again, boys." She said, crossing her arms against her chest. The four boys grunted.

"We haven't been chased by fan girls, sensei…" they chanted monotonously back at her. The four girls snorted at them. Kurenai narrowed her red eyes at the four.

"Were you four included with the girls chasing them?" she asked. An explosion blew in the room.

"WHAT? HELL NO! WHAT THE HECK DO YOU THINK OF US!" Sakura, Ino and Ten-ten shouted. Hinata hiccupped. Kurenai's eyes twitched.

"Sensei…" Hinata added at the end. Kurenai's eyes relaxed as she looked at the timid Hinata, and the 'blushing-from-embarrassment' Sakura, Ino and Ten-ten. It was now the four boys' turn to snort back at them. Kurenai smiled mischievously.

"We were just talking about the attacking monsters in the school and how to stop them, when you eight came… err… crashed in…" the rest of the class chuckled. The eight teen-agers stood up and dusted themselves. "We found the perfect solution!" she pointed to eight monster-like helmets on top of her table. One was blue, another was cherryblossom pink, one was orange, the other was lavender, the other was yellow, the next to it was black, the next to it was brown, and the last in line was gray. The eight students looked at it. Sakura looked at the monster-helmets, looked at Ms. Kurenai, then at her and the chick-catchers. It clicked. She nearly fainted with what she had realized. Kurenai smirked. Sakura screamed.

"NOOO! PLEASE, Kurenai-SENSEI! DON'T! I BEG YOU! I'LL DO A HUNDRED DETENTIONS FOR YOU, NO, ME AND MY FRIENDS WILL DO A HUNDRED DETENTIONS FOR YOU, JUST DOOONNNN'TTT! PLEASE! I PROMISE WE'LL BE ON TIME NEXT TIME! IT WAS… UH… I ATE LATE, AND WELL, I HAD TO GET SOMETHING BACK AT OUR HOUSE, THEY ACCOMPANIED ME… AND… AND… PLEAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Sakura was frantically on the verge of tears. Kurenai smirked. Shikamaru understood. He glared at Kurenai.

"YOU… Won't… DAREEEEEEEEE!" he shouted at her. Kurenai just smiled.

"Aw, why waste a hundred detentions when you could just get this one?" Kurenai said, smirking. It dawned on the other six. Eight monsters. There were eight of them. One for each. The protectors…

It was them.

So, that's it! Oh yeah. Don't forget to read and review my other chappie, why do I dream, okay? It's a bit funny, but it's drama. thanks. Till the next update! Ciao!