A.N. Hey guys! Sorry it's been so long, I'll have the next installment of No Good Deed up in the next day or two, just wanted to update When It Rains first. Here we go!
"Seriously. Kodaka-kun...what the fuck?" Naruto asked, his head firmly planted in his hands.
"Let me see if I have this straight. You were walking back to class. You heard a bang come from the science lab. You went in and saved a girl from some purple miasma that was permeating the room." Naruto looked up to see the mixed blond nodding, his head hung in shame.
"After taking the girl to the nurse's office, you went on about your day. Good on you so far, very heroic." Naruto had to praise the boy for the save at least.
"Then, as the day was about to end, this girl, whom you saved, approached you, in the middle of class, and accused you of rape." Naruto pointed to the young girl seated beside Kodaka.
Rika Shiguma. A slight girl, long brown hair, held in a single pony tail. Glasses perched delicately on her dantiy nose. She had a beautiful set of chocolate brown eyes that the glasses accented perfectly.
By all means a brilliant, beautiful girl, and out-standing student. She was attending Saint Chronicas, simply to increase the school's reputation. Naruto had spoken with the girl on more than one occasion, and she seemed fairly grounded in their brief exchanges.
If it came down to Kodaka's word against her's...Naruto felt his hands were kinda tied.
"BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED!" Kodaka shouted, denial written across his face.
The girl next to him chuckled, a certain look flashing across her face.
It kind of reminded Naruto of his late Master.
Perverted Hermit.
Naruto looked at the girl blankly.
"So then what happened Miss Shiguma?" Naruto asked her.
"Uzumaki-Senpai, it is like Kodaka said, that is not what happened. Rika was not taken advantage of by Kodaka." The girl spoke, for some reason referring to herself in third person.
Naruto shivered.
Tobi flashbacks.
"Then why do I have a teacher and no less than ten other students claiming otherwise?" Naruto steeped his fingers as he leaned against his desk.
Could NOTHING be simple with this boy?
"Rika was trying to thank Kodaka for saving her. Rika...may have been a bit imaginative with the repucessions, had Kodaka left her in the science lab.." The girl rubbed the back of her head, a sheepish chuckle leaving her lips.
"Oh, and what did your imagination conjure?" Naruto asked, skeptical to his core.
"Rika was working on a new type of sleeping gas for a military contract, as she is an accomplished inventor, since it acts almost instantly, Rika would have been alone and unconscious for some time...had anyone happened upon a poor defenseless Rika, she could have been raped!" The girl had a slow growing blush spreading along her cheeks, something that set Naruto on edge.
"Big strong men could have taken Rika and used her like some kind of play thing! And Rika would have been helpless, with no choice but to appease them!" The girl held her cheeks and squirmed in her seat.
Naruto felt his eyebrow twitch.
And once more.
"Rika-chan...never do that again." Naruto spoke finally, a sweatdrop appearing on his head.
What was WRONG with these kids?
"Kodaka...Thank you for saving Miss Shiguma, and I'll help clear your name. Miss Shiguma, is there anything you would like to say to Kodaka-kun?" Naruto looked at the girl, hoping she would apologize and thank the boy for his...efforts.
Kodaka, for his part, just looked relieved he wouldn't be branded EVEN more of a criminal.
"Kodaka, Rika is sorry she damaged your public image even more. Rika is also grateful you helped her. Please, let Rika repay you with her body!" Rika spoke after standing, bowing her head submissively.
Naruto face-planted on to his desk.
Kodaka sputtered in abject confusion and embarassment.
Rika stayed bowed.
"RIKA SHIGUMA!" Naruto bellowed, shooting to his feet.
Rika looked up in confusion. Why was Uzumaki-Senpai upset?
"Yes Uzumaki-senpai?" The girl tilted her head cutely.
Naruto just smacked his face in exasperation.
These kids would be the death of him. He could already feel the anureism.
"Just...just don't make statements like that around other people. Kodaka, with this one, you're on your own." Naruto looked at the boy pointedly.
Naruto smirked a little as he watched the color drain from the mixed blond's face.
'I still got it.' He thought smuggly.
. Line Break .
"Summoning Jutsu." Naruto spoke out, his right hand face down on his desk.
It was time to send a report to the old lady, and since he had a few minutes before the Neighbors Club arrived, he might as well get it out of the way.
"Hey Naruto-bro!" A little red and orange toad.
Gamayachi. One of the newest generation of the Toad clan, and a personal favorite for Naruto. Kinda reminded him of Konohamaru when he was still a brat.
"Hey Yachi-kun, think you could deliver this for me?" Naruto hed up a scroll with a red boarder, five weeks worth of reports, all at once.
"Can do Naruto-bro...say...got any candy?" Naruto chuckled before tossing the small toad a bag of candies.
He was just glad he didn't have to pay using Sake.
Drink him out of a paycheck.
"Bring back any reply the old lady might have for me, okay?" A nod was Naruto's response, before a poof of smoke signled the dismissle of the summons.
Not a moment too soon either, as his door opened and in came three of his favorite people.
Sena, Yozara, and Kodaka.
Or as they knew each other now, Princess from Kodaka (in a very sarcastic tone) or Meat from Yozara (A good name to be sure, but Naruto still preferred bean pole), YoYo-chan (stealing from Naruto's genius), and Puddin' (a name that Naruto was sure would fit better in a more intimate relationship).
A stray thought struck him as the teens took up their usual spots. Kodaka on the couch with a book, Yozara at table that had been situated near his bay window, and Sena opposite of Yozara, who probably planned on doing some after school work.
"Welcome guys, listen, go ahead and get started on club activites, I need to go pick up a few things. I'll be right back." Naruto spoke, grabbing a stack of papers before walking out of the door, leaving the teens to their devices.
"...Uh...was that weird to anyone else?" Kodaka spoke after a moment. Their club advisor had looked like a man on a mission.
"It doesn't matter, for now, let's focus on why we're a club in the first place. Making friends!" Yozara said, slapping her hands against the spare table in the room.
She really had to thank Naruto-senpai for all the stuff he had procured for their club. A large table, some chairs, a white board, the list went on.
Even a fairly nice TV.
"Oh, and how do you plan on us doing that YoYo-chan." The tone Sena spoke in was so disgustingly smug. Sena had taken to using Naruto's nickname for her at every turn.
It was humiliating. So she reacted as any rational person would.
She through a fly swatter at Sena's face.
A resounding SLAP was her reward, as Sena feel to the fetal position cradling her face.
Bulls-eye!
"Meat has a point. we need some way to relate to normal people. Naruto-senpai helped us out with the whole nickname thing, but what else do normal people do?" Yozara played with a strand of her long hair, idly twirling it around her finger. A note book sat before her with ideas written across the pages.
"Well...lately I've seen alot of people using those handheld gaming systems...they even talk about playing together." Kodaka spoke, looking up from his spot on the couch, book in hand and thoughtful look on his face.
Handheld systems had always been pretty popular, with things like the gameboy. However with the new handheld playstation, things had really taken off, internet connectivity was at an all time high, so multiplayer had seen a massive upswing.
"Yeah I know what you mean...If we all start playing these games, then we can earn friends online, then meet in real life, or something of that nature. It would also be useful to have information in popular game titles so people would seek us out for our input. God idea puddin'." Yozara said, a small smirk on her lips, as she lightly waved her book in the air.
Kodaka hung his head in defeat.
Damn you Naruto-senpai!
"Do any of us have any of these game systems though?" Sena spoke up, dragging the room in to a slight awkward silence.
A gray cloud hung over each teens head at this flaw in the plan.
Kodaka perked up, "I think my little sister has one, so I can borrow hers...What about you guys?" he leaned back in his chair, rubbing the back of his head thoughtfully.
"Well...Daddy wouldn't mind buying me the system..." Sena spoke, a slight hesitation in her voice. She wasn't completely sure, but she didn't ask for alot so he SHOULD agree...
She hoped anyway.
"I still have money saved up from a few jobs last summer, so I shouldn't have a problem getting one." Yozara spoke.
Kodaka perked up at that...wondering what kind of job Yozara had, had.
Not really jobs persay...but there was no way she would tell Meat of all people about her singing hobby.
The karaoke shop had great competitions, with awesome prize purses.
"Then it's settled, on Monday we'll meet back here and start in on a few popular titles." Yozara said, closing her book with a clap.
Kodaka let out a chuckle, "Looks like we have a game plan."
Sena and Yozara crossed eyes, before twin scoffs reached Kodaka's ears.
"That was lame Puddin' even for you." They spoke in a rare moment os synchronicity.
Kodaka hung his head, "Naruto-senpai would have thought it was Punny."
"Weak/Just stop."
A.N. Well here's chapter 4 guys! What did Naruto have to do? What will happen with Rika? How can video games help you make friends? Until next week.