Brownie: Hey there! I guess if you came back to read this you like Temari and her sarcasm.
Monkey: ^_^
Brownie: Monkey?
Monkey: ^_^
Brownie: Are you alright?
Monkey: ( ^_^) Why wouldn't I be?
Brownie: Well you just did that weird overly happy face after I said...well the first line.
Monkey: (^_^) What were you expecting?
Brownie: Well I expected a sarcastic remark which would lead us into an other fight like thing, which we would then forget as we move along with the fanfiction...
Monkey: (0.0?) Would you like me to fight with you? (^_^)
Brownie: Uh, not anymore, instead I want you to answer my question.
Monkey: (Nods ^_^) Which is?
Brownie: What's with the faces? Mostly the happy ones.
Monkey: Plushi! (^_^!!!!)
Brownie: Oh. ( looks at readers) Monkey has an Itachi plushi, given to her by a friend of ours who went to Otafest (sp?)
Monkey: (cuddles plushi ^_^)
Brownie: (Sigh) On to the fanfic.
Monkey: (^_^) Which is the only thing Monkey owns, besides a suna head band!
Brownie: ~.~'
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Chapter 4: Swimming lessons?
Normal pov
"Kowabunga!!" splash. Kiba landed in the lake with a loud splash.
"Gah! Kiba! You're getting me all wet!" Tenten complained.
"Aw lighten up Ten you could go get your swimsuit and join us" Sakura said. She was wearing a pink bikini. All of the guys were in swim trunks. Most were dark colours, like red and black. Except for Naruto. His were orange. (Brownie: Oh yeah! Go orange! Monkey: I thought you liked purple?? Brownie: that too)
Tenten thought about it for a minute, "Okay!" she said, and ran off.
Kiba snuck up behind Sasuke and shoved him in the water. Sasuke resurfaced with a gasp.
"What was that for?"
"I dunno. I just felt like it"
"Hn"
Naruto sighed.
"Bored, Naruto?" Neji asked.
"Hell yeah!"
"Well too bad. It was you who suggested it"
Naruto just sighed again. That wasn't what was bugging him. Well, not really. He was confused as to why Temari hadn't come. Not that he cared or anything! It was just, well, odd.
Just then Tenten came back. She was wearing a black bikini with skulls on it.
Neji blinked for a few minutes before abruptly getting out of the water, mumbling something about a headache. Almost everyone seemed to notice his major nosebleed.
"What's with him?" Tenten asked.
Everyone burst out laughing. Everyone.
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Sakura's pov
"Are you sure about this Ino? She might get really mad," I asked fearfully, hoping to not find out what Temari do when she's angry.
"Shut up Sakura. I know what I'm doing"
Tenten and Hinata gave her skeptical looks.
We all heard the alarm go and Ino open the door to see Temari's expression. What they saw, however, was something flying across the room to hit Ino's alarm clock. The alram clock was destroyed in a small explosion.
"What the fuck!?" Ino yelled.
"I told you I'd shoot that thing," Temari said as she put down a rubber band gun. (Brownie: You know the ones that fire rubber bands? Right? If not your an idiot Monkey: Hey is that the thing I hit Gaa-nii-chan in the eye with? Brownie: Yes that was one of the many things Monkey: Cool!)
"But how did that," Ino pointed to the gun, "Do that?!" she pointed to the now destroyed alram clock.
Temari shrugged and rolled back to sleep.
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Naruto's pov
I looked over at the stage and sighed. Tonight was the Karaoke night. I remembered what we had done for it when we went here.
Flashback (Normal pov)
Naruto and his friends got on the stage, and began to sing 'Paralizer' by Finger Eleven. They were the seventh group to do a Finger Eleven song. There would be 8 more groups after them that did Finger Eleven songs.
End flashback (Still Normal pov)
Naruto actually chuckled at the memory. 'I wonder how many people will be doing our songs?' He thought to himself.
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Normal pov
Hinata, Tenten and Sakura were doing one more rehearsal before the performance. Temari was watching.
"So guys how do we *Cough Cough* sound?" Hinata asked.
"Pretty good, I'd say. Good enough to get the point across," Tenten said with a devious smile.
"Great *Cough*" Hinata replied.
"Hey Hina-chan, you okay? You keep coughing ," Sakura asked concerned.
"I'm okay. I just *Cough* have a bit of a sore *Cough* throat"
"Uh-huh. Yeah," Tenten said unconvinced.
"I'll *Cough* be okay," Hinata protested.
"Nope. You're sitting this one out. No sense aggravating that cough of yours," Sakura replied, being slightly mothering.
"But I-"
"No buts. We'll just find someone else"
"But *Cough* the only other person in our group who could do it is *Cough* Temari," Hinata said.
"No," Temari cut in before either Sakura and Tenten could say anything.
"But-"
"No"
"Even if-"
"No"
"Please-"
"Ugg. Why me? Why not some other random person who hates Ino. Kami knows there are plenty"
"But you're the only one in our group!"
"So?"
"So, It's important"
"Why?"
"No one else has to spend as much time with her"
"Ugg"
"Does that mean you'll do it?"
"No"
"Please!"
"No"
"Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease"
"Okay, fine! Just shut up!"
"Yayyayyayyayyayyay-!"
"I SAID SHUT UP!"
"Sorry"
"Ugg"
Tenten skipped away happily.
'How does that girl convince people like that?' Sakura wondered.
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Normal pov
That night
Temari fidgeted nervously. Sakura noticed the action, "You'll ne fine Tema-chan. Don't worrying"
"Who's worrying?" she replied. Trying not to figit anymore.
Sakura just smirked.
The act on stage ended, "Looks like it's our turn," Tenten said.
The announcer, Itachi, got back up on stage, "Right. Next group is Tenten, Sakura, and Temari"
Ino looked at the stage in shock. Her friends had ditched her! Why?
The music started and Tenten began the first verse with the slide-show on the screen behind them.
"Small town homecoming queen
She's the star in this scene
There's no way to deny she's lovely"
The slides of Ino all pretty and perfect flicked by.
"Perfect skin, perfect hair
Perfumed hearts everywhere
Tell myself that inside she's ugly"
Pictures of Ino in the morning, with out any make-up.
"Maybe I'm just jealous
I can't help but hate her
Secretly I wonder if my boyfriend wants to date her"
'Boyfriend!?' Neji thought desperately, 'who?' .All three started singing the chorus.
"She's the prom queen
I'm in the marching band
She's a cheerleader
I'm sitting in the stands
She gets the top bunk
I'm sleeping on the floor
She's Miss America
And I'm just the girl next door"
There was no pictures during the chorus. Just the girls singing. Now Temari started the second verse.
"Senior class president
She must be heaven sent
She was never the last one standing"
Naruto looked at Temari in awe. She was the best singer he'd ever heard. She reminded him of someone...
"Backseat debutant
Everything that want
Never too harsh or too demanding"
Pictures of Ino making out with Orochimaru. Everyone in the crowd looked shocked at that. Most looked disgusted. A collective 'eww' was heard.
"Maybe I'll admit it
I'm a little bitter
Everybody loves her but I just want to hit her"
A picture of the alarm clock blowing up. Most people chuckled at that.
"She is the prom queen
I'm in the marching band
She's a cheerleader
I'm sitting in the stands
She gets the top bunk
I'm sleeping on the floor
She's Miss America
And I'm just the girl next door
Oh and I'm just the girl next door"
There was a slight interlude and then Sakura started.
"I don't know why I'm feeling sorry for myself
I spend all my time wishing that I was someone else"
Ino was appalled. Was this really what they thought of her?
"She's the prom queen
I'm in the marching band
She's a cheerleader
I'm sitting in the stands
I get a little bit
She gets a little more
She's Miss America...
She's Miss America...
And I'm just the girl next door"
The slide show ended with a picture of Sakura, Tenten, Hinata and Temari without Ino. The message was clear. Ino stomped off to their cabin only to find all her stuff piled outside. Ino cursed to herself. Temari would pay for this. If she hadn't come, none of this would have happened.
Back at the stage, the girls are getting the royal treatment. Everyone was praising them for finally giving Ino what she deserved.
"And who knew Temari could sing like that?" Kiba said, impressed.
"Hey, where is Temari anyway?" Neji asked.
"I don't know. She was here a minute ago," Sakura answered, bewildered.
Naruto looked around. 'I wonder...'
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Normal pov
Naruto walked into the clearing and sighed. This was the fifth one he'd tried and still no Temari. He didn't even know why he was looking. He was about to turn around when he heard a splash from his right. He knew the lakeshore was there. Maybe, just maybe....
Temari felt someone behind her and turned, "Oh it's you," she said and went back to throwing stones in the water.
"Is there something wrong with me? Don't answer that," Naruto replied.
Temari smirked, "The list would be to long anyway"
Naruto chuckled, "Why are you out here all alone?"
"I'm not alone. You're here"
"You know what I mean"
Temari sighed, "I guess I just don't like being around people much"
"Why not?"
"I don't know. They're loud, annoying and self-centered....and annoying"
"You said annoying twice"
"No I didn't"
"Yes you did"
"Bo I didn't"
"Yes you did"
"No I didn't"
"Yes you did"
"Yes I did"
"No you didn't"
"Ha! Got you to agree with me!" Naruto glared at her. Temari just sat there chuckling.
"That was pretty funny what you did to Ino"
"It wasn't just me, blockhead"
"I know that. You probably did most of the planning though"
"Why would you say that?"
"Come on. The only one out of the others that seems to have any shred of spine is Tenten. And she'd just beat Ino up. She wouldn't bother using Ino's own bitchiness against her"
"And how do you know all that?"
"Um...."
"Well?"
"Well....Neji talks about his cousin and her friends.......a lot"
"Ah"
They sat in silence for a while until Naruto spoke up, "Why didn't you want to go swimming?"
"Why do you want to know?" Temari asked, suspicious.
"Honestly? I didn't think you'd want to pass up the opportunity to make fun of me"
Temari chuckled. They sat in silence for a bit. Once again Naruto was the one to break it, "You know, you still didn't answer my question"
"I know"
"Are you going to?"
"I'd really rather not"
"Why?"
Temari sighed again, "I can't swim"
"What?!" Naruto asked surprised.
"You heard me Naruto. Don't make me repeat myself," Temari snapped, suddenly defensive.
"Sorry"
"It's okay"
"So, um, want me to teach you?"
"Why?"
"I don't know, so you don't feel left out, I guess"
"No, I mean, why are you being so nice?"
"I'm not always an asshole you know"
Temari smiled at that. She surprised herself. She hadn't genuinely smiled in a long time, "Well then, I guess I'll have to take you up on your offer"
Naruto smiled as well, "Cool. I'll meet you out here tomorrow night"
He walked off leaving Temari to sit on the log by herself. (Brownie: Yay for logs!! Monkey: Way to ruin a perfectly sickening sweet moment between the two!)
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With Naruto
Naruto sat in his room, thinking. After he'd gotten back to the cabin he had decided to go through old photos of him and his friends. He didn't know what possessed him to do it. But talking to Temari had reminded him of the bands earlier days, back when they had just been six friends.
Naruto looked at another picture and sighed. It was of when the six of them had first met. It also happened to have been his first day of his first year of camp. Sasuke, Gaara, and Neji had already known each other from the buisness world, and Shikamaru was like, a genious, so they all had hit it off pretty well. They had stayed pretty much stayed in their own group.
Kiba was the one that had really made Naruto feel welcome. He had introduced himself to Naruto the minute Naruto had stepped out of his foster parent's car.
'They still don't know about that...' Naruto thought with another sigh. He had never told his friends that he had never known his parents. Apparently they had died in a car crash when he was really little. All he knew was that they weren't in his life. That they had left him for foster care. He had had 14 different families. All of them sucked.
Naruto glanced at another picture and chuckled. It was of him and Sasuke fighting. To say that they hadn't gotten along at first would have been an understatement. They had hated each other. But Naruto had been friends with Gaara, and more importantly (well not really) Kiba had been friends with Sasuke. So they learned to tolerate each other and eventually became good friends. One thing Sasuke had always complained about, however, and even when they were friends, was that Naruto was hyper. Too hyper, in Sasuke's opinion, and Neji's, and Shikamaru's. The only one who hadn't complained was Kiba, and that was 'cause he was as hyper as Naruto.
'What happened to me?' Naruto asked himself, 'I use to be so happy, and upbeat and now I'm 'such a stuck up prick that I'm making Sasuke look nice' in the immortal words of Temari. Sigh. Maybe she's right' Naruto was confusing himself. A few hours ago he hadn't even liked the chick and now he was agreeing with her? "I need sleep," he mumbled and climbed into bed.
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Sasuke's pov
I got up, yawned, and stretched. I looked over at the clock. 8:22. still plenty of time to get to morning class. I looked around the room. Neji and Gaara were still asleep. So was Shiki. Kiba was somewhere. He wasn't in his bed anyway. And of coarse Naruto will be-um....not here. That's odd. Naruto's usually sleeping right till 9:55. That's very odd.
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Naruto's pov
I walked through the camp and sighed. I didn't even know what I was doing. I just knew that I needed time to myself. All the other campers were in class. It was quiet. Almost-
"Wait," I stopped in my tracks, "what's that music?" I muttered more to myself than anyone else. It sounded different, and almost like I had geard it before. I looked around. Suddenly I recognized where I was.
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Normal pov
Temari sat on her bed and strummed out a few more chords on her guitar. Sakura, Tenten and Hinata had all left for class already.
Temari played a few more notes. She was trying out the song she had rewritten the night before.
"Gonna break away from you
Gonna find what it means to be
What it means to be me
and there's nothing you can do
Gonna break free
I need to find me
and all that tied me to you
and I'm gonna break through
I'm tired of standing on the sidelines
I'm tired of being your shadow
I'm throwing my life out the window
and starting agian this time
Gonna break free
I need to find me
and all that tied me to you
and I'm gonna break through
gonna get away from you"
Temari finished the song and smiled. Somehow it reminded her of her friends and Ino. And it was certainly less emo than her last song. 'I like it' she thought to herself, 'I just need to add one more verse. It's too short right now'
Temari looked at the clock and sighed. 9:45. She had to leave now if she was going to the mess hall to get a coffee before class. And she definitely needed coffee.
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Normal pov
With Kiba
Kiba looked up from his note taking. Everyone else was still writing. Kakashi had stepped out for coffee. 'I wonder how he drinks it with that mask on' he thought, never stopping to consider that maybe Kakashi took the mask off to do stuff like that.
Kiba looked over at Temari. It was still hard to believe that she was as smart as Shikamaru, but she was proving that time and again. She had actually beat him in a math contest they had the other day.
Kakashi walked through the door with his head in a book and coffee in his hand. He sat down at his desk and continued to mad. They had al finished the notes now. And still he read. On and on and on and on and on and-
"Oh, good. You're all done"
Everyone sweat dropped.
"We've been done for 10 minutes!" Naruto snapped.
"Oh really? Heh heh, oops," now Kakashi sweat dropped. He regained some of his composure and said , "Well then, um, I guess you can have the rest of the class off," and then eh walked out of the classroom, still drinking his coffee and reading his book
"What's the point of having him teach us if he doesn't do anything?" Temari asked aloud, although it seemed like she was talking more to herself than anyone else.
We all shrugged and walked out of the classroom.
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Sasuke's pov
"-and, because we're nice, we're giving you all a break from classes. You will be going on a hiking/camping trip," Tsunade said from up on the stage. Several people cheered when they heard that they were getting a break.
"Now, we'll be grouping you into trio's so pay attention," she said several groups before , "Group 6: Tenten, Sakura, Neji," a few more groups, "Group 10: Gaara, Temari, Naruto, Group 11: Kiba, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Group12: Hinata, Ino, Shino, and because you'll need supervision Group 13: Kakashi, Iruka, Itachi. Now you have tonight to pack, and you leave in the morning. The eariler you leave, the earlier you get there. Oh, and maps and comapss' are here if you really can't figure out where to go without a map so...." Tsunade trailed off, obviously losing her train of thought, "Anyway, have fun, and don't come back 'till the end of the week!" Tsunade walked off the stage, muttering something about needing a drink.
I walked over to Kiba, who was already talking tp Shikamaru, "So we'll be ready by 8:00," Kiba was saying.
"I'm okay with that, Shiki?" I said.
"Sure," Shikamaru replied, "I'll go start packing," and walked off.
"Sigh. This is gonna be awkward," I muttered.
"Why?" Kiba asked being the idiot that he is.
" 'cause Shiki was the one who walked in on us,: I said and started to head back to the cabin, but not before I heard Kiba's reply of "Oh, shit!"
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Naruto's pov
I walked around the groups of people trying to find Gaara. I finally spotted him. He was already talking to Temari. 'That's odd I didn't know they were so close'
"Hey," I said as I walked up to them.
"Hey"
"Hn" (Brownie: Can you guess who's who? Monkey: Normally I would say that Temari was the one who said 'hey', but..... Gaara seems more the type to say 'hey' to a friend- Brownie: I wasn't asking you Monkey: =.=)
"So where and when are we meeting tomorrow?" I asked
"I object to getting up earlier than 10:00" Temari said.
"If you get up at ten, we'll be leaving at 11, which means we wont get there 'till midnight," Gaara drawled.
Ok. Something was seriously messed up here. Gaara never talked taht much. Ever.
"Fine. We'll get up at 8," Temari sighed, depressed at the thought of getting up early.
"No, we'll meet at 8:00. out side our class hall"
"NANi!?" (Brownie: It means what Monkey: Who?)
What the hell? The only time she raises her voice is to insult someone.
Gaara glared at Temari.
"Fine," Temari muttered, "I'm gonna go pack," she walked off in the direction of her cabin.
Gaara walked in the direction of our cabin as he called over his shoulder, "You coming?"
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Neji's pov
I had been standing there for 10 minutes. Tenten and Sakura had been talking about how much fun this was going to be. I'm pretty sure they didn't even know I was there.
"Um, hi?" I said, thinking that they knew I was there..
"Holy shit Neji! Don't sneak up on me like that!" Tenten yelled, after jumping nearly two feet in the air.
"Sorry. I just wanted to know what time we were meeting tomorrow," I replied, trying not to laugh at her reaction. Because, well, Hyuuga's don't laugh.
"Oh, we're meeting out side the mess hall at 7," Sakura said, and turned back to her conversation with Tenten. Completely ignoring me.
With a sigh, I turned and headed back to my cabin.
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End Chapter
Brownie: Done, finished, you've probably are't reading this.
Monkey: Then why won't you let me go home?
Brownie: You want to leave me?
Monkey: Hey I'm working over time with this! And I don't even get paid!
Brownie: Isn't my company enough?
Monkey: ......
Brownie: Monkey?
Monkey: Hey look, it's Jiji-chan! It's about time you got here!
Brownie: Hey Jiji-chan.
Monkey: So please review so I have time to cuddle my Itachi, and not spend my time sitting at a computer with Brownie, and now Jiji-chan.
Brownie: Yeah let's go with what Monkey said
Jiji-chan: Ja ne!