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(Chapter 4) The Evening to Come.
(Naruto's P.O.V. )
*Ring ring ring* I picked up and answered the phone while rubbing my eye. "Hello" I could hear Eseachi breathing on the other end of the line. "Come with me to the department-store. I need a costume for the masquerade and I don't like malls" "Ok sure let me get dressed" "Alright see you in 10" I hung up the phone and got out of bed. I chose to wear an orange t-shirt with faded blue jeans and white tennis-shoes. Misa busted through the door as I was about to walk out. "What the—How did you get a copy of my key?" There was a pause and all she did was blink. "What....oh I picked the lock" I started at her and thought 'Dude my friends are freaky....'. Misa started jumping up and down screaming something about wanting to go too. "Misa were you listening in on my phone conversation?" she stopped bouncing and said maybe. I sighed and told her go get dressed. She ran out and came back a minute later tying her apron around her waist wearing her silver converse sneakers that went up to her knees, her adorable short over-hauls with the rainbow shirt I gave her for her birthday last year. Some how her shoes made her look taller. There was a soft knock on the door. "Naruto come on let's go" Eseachi commanded. I opened the door and let her in. "Why don't we have breakfast first?" Misa jumped up and down again saying she wanted to set the table. I patted her head "Of course you can" I started making breakfast while Eseachi roamed my dorm-room writing in a small pocket book and looking around and sometimes picking up my laundry and putting it in the hamper. "Breakfast is ready" Eseachi walked over at her usual slow pace and sat in the seat by the window. She took a bite and her eyes went wide and I thought she had lost her mind. She scarffed it all down faster then Misa.....no one can do that!!! Misa looked at her slightly creeped out and I started laughing. "Eseachi calm down it's ham and scrambled eggs" "But it's delicious...better than....never-mind" Ok now I was confused. Misa sat eating the rest of her food pouting. No one had beaten her in eating except me in last year's ramen eating contest and she wouldn't talk to me for weeks until I gave her the shirt. Misa slammed her cup on the table. "Eseachi I challenge you to a milk drinking contest" Eseachi stared then raised her cup in accepting the challenge. I filled their glasses and Misa downed it in a second while Eseachi stopped half way and gagged on it. "I win Eseachi. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I WIN" "Ok let's go already" we stood up and walked out. I locked the door behind us and we walked to Eseachi's garage. Misa did cartwheels down the isle between the cars and the bikes. Eseachi walked over to the key rack and looked at it for a second then mumbled something under her breath and took a set of keys from the rack and walked over to the cars. It was a 1972 ford mustang convertible in navy blue. She grabbed Misa by the foot, picked her up and dumped her in the back seat. "Stop that" Eseachi got in the drivers seat and I climbed in the passenger side. "Misa stop moving around I don't have air-bags in this car" my mouth dropped. "WHAT!?!?!" Misa sweat dropped. "Hey this my only one that doesn't have 2 seats so stop complaining" We came to the store 2 hours later, everyone got out peacefully. "Ok guys I'm paying" Misa had no problem with that and tumbled into the store. My eyes caught glance of a familiar brown Honda civic. 'Oh no' I thought my breakfast was going to pay me a visit. I went in dragging my feet after Eseachi. As soon as she got in she started looking at masks until she found a plain black mask. She paid for as soon as she found it. It looked too big for her small face but I didn't want to pry at her. "Is that all you're getting Esea-chan?" She nodded at Misa's question. Misa took a slip of paper out and handed it to the cashier. "I have an order I would like to pick up please" The cashier nodded, smiled kindly and reached under the counter. He pulled out a medium sized bag….like the kind they use at dry cleaning places. Eseachi started at Misa. "What? Can't a girl have some privacy?" with that she walked off. Eseachi turned to me after she paid and asked if she could buy me a costume. I shook my head no and told her I already had one.
(Flashback)
*Bang* I was now pinned between the guy lockers and the football players. I winced in pain at the contact of the hard cold lockers. They laughed at me "Please…just leave me alone. I haven't done anything to you" again...they laughed and shoved a white dress in my arms. Neji, the all-star quarter back came up to me and told me "This is what you're wearing to the dance….if you wear anything else…you'll wish you'd never been born" He released his hold on me and I fell to the floor as they walked out laughing and calling me crude names. I wept quietly and from the corner of my eye I saw a brown haired boy but he quickly looked away.
(End Flashback)
(Kiba's P.O.V)
As we (The entire football team) walked from the parking lot towards the mall I noticed a sexy looking car. 'It must be Eseachi's car' I thought as I walked past it and into the mall. All the guys were conversing about going to some new sporting goods store. I elbowed Neji in the side. "What?" "I'll be right back; I've to go to pee" Neji shrugged and went right back to talking as I walked away. I didn't really need to go to the bathroom but I did need a costume. I didn't want to do the same old thing, dressing up like all the others. I went into the costume store and walked in. As I looked at the princess costumes it made me think of what we did to poor Naruto. I didn't mean to do anything harmful but I didn't stop because I didn't want to deal with the ridicule. My hand skimmed over a peppermint princess dress. I stopped and looked at it. It was mid-thigh with a small apron that was decorated with small peppermints at the bottom, it was red with puffy sleeves, a small peppermint crown and a giant candy-cane for a staff. I looked around and saw no one, so I took it off the shelf. I walked up to the counter and saw a guy with an acne issue "Where are your dressing rooms?" He blinked and looked at the costume, then pointed to the back of the store. "Oh, right, sorry for bothering you" I turned and saw a flash of long black hair, then realized I saw Eseachi's car outside. 'Shit, if she sees me I'm dead' I rushed to the dressing rooms and locked myself inside. 'That was close….Maybe I should just try this on, buy it if it fits, and leave as fast as I can' I began undressing when I heard Neji's voice outside. "Excuse me, I'm looking for a friend of mine" "What does he look like?" It was a woman's voice he was talking too. 'Thank God…' I looked at the costume in the mirror. It looked kinda good on me…'I'll take it!' I put my clothes back on and went out to pay for it, Neji was gone so I went to the cashier and paid for the costume, I guessed Neji and the rest of them were gone. "Hey, you" 'Oh shit..' I turned around and saw Eseachi. "Uh…Hey…" "Do you want to get smoothies with us?" I looked behind her and saw Naruto and Misa. "Sure, that sounds great" I saw Naruto look nervously at me so I smiled nicely at him. He seemed to relax slightly and we walked to the food court to the smoothie shop. I found out Eseachi loves blackberries and strawberries mixed together, Naruto likes peaches and Misa loves chocolate. I think I made some new friends, That aren't jerks or jocks.
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(Eseachi's P.O.V)
After we got back I went to Sasuke, gave him the mask and went back to my room. I opened the door to my closet and pulled a large box down from the shelf in the top of my closet. I set the box on my bed and opened it, there it was, the 3 months of work, it was an altered version of a dress Sasuke had gotten me. I took off the original top and made a new one, it was a corset-halter top with a chocker to wrap around my neck, the skirt I kept the same, petticoat, hoop-skirt and all. I closed the box when I heard a knock on the door. I opened it slightly and saw Naruto. "Hey Eseachi, wanna come over to my room and we can show off our costumes?" I thought for a second "Mine is a surprise but if you want to show my yours, I'd like to see it" Naruto, Misa and my master were the only people I was ever kind to. Naruto smiled and went to get his costume. I left my door opened and he let himself in. He was carrying a box like mine. "What are you going as?" He got a scared look, like he didn't want to tell me. "You don--" He cut me off by saying "I want to show you, but you'll laugh or get mad…" "Why would I get mad? I'd only get mad if someone made you wear it" He looked down and I figured it out. "Who is making you wear it?" I was going to kick some ones ass. "I still want to see it" He looked at me and smiled slightly. I turned around so he could change and when I turned I saw him in an adorable white princess dress, diamond tiara and long gloves that matched the dress. "You look wonderful. I'm sure you'll drive people insane in that." He smiled; I knew that I had made him happy ever since I met him. I was sure Sasuke was happy that Naruto was happy. I got my camera. "May I take your picture?" He nodded and I snapped several pictures while he did several poses. After a while he changed back into his other clothes. "I'll keep your costume here until the ball." I wanted to make sure Sakura didn't see it before the ball. She'd never shut up about it and I'd loose my mind. I put masking tape on it and wrote his name on it so he wouldn't end up with mine and vise-versa. I decided to take a nap until the dance so I laid down in my bed and slept for a few hours.
(Sasuke's P.O.V.)
I sat by the window of my tower watching the sun set. I saw Kiba Inuzuka walking that dog of his. It wasn't allowed but he kept the dog anyways. I looked to Eseachi's room and saw her sleeping. I pulled out my cell phone and dialed her number. I gave her a phone so I could call her when I needed her. She woke up and answered "…Hello?" "Bell tower. 20 minutes, bring dinner." I hung up before she could say anything. She came on time with plasma bags and cups. "Here ya go, O negative." She tossed it to me. I poured it into a cup and drank it. "Did you get the mask?" I licked my lips and put the cup down. She tossed me the bag with the cheap little mask. "Perfect Eseachi." She smile slightly, going to the small wardrobe and pulling out my suit. "We should both get ready, I'll meet you buy the front gate" She left after saying that. I began to change my clothing and put on the mask.
(Sakura's P.O.V.)
Everything was perfect. I was going to be the most popular, beautiful, and sexy girl at the dance. No one will be able to resist me. I had spent weeks working on my dress…Ok, my maids did the work on it. But still, they're just servants. Far beneath me, the great Sakura Haruno. I was going to look amazing, and get a blue rose from the spirit, he is my soul mate after all. No one --And I mean NO ONE-- is going to another rose but me. I will be the spirits bride, and nothing is going to get in my way. I started to get ready for the dance.