Chifuyu woke up the next morning, feeling refreshed and ready for the day. She smiled, remembering her small talk with Naruto. He was truly one of a kind. He didn't fear, or feel intimidated by her. He simply respected her as an equal, and his teacher. She got out bed and was about to take a shower, when her phone rang.
She left the bathroom, dressed only in a towel, and answered the phone. "Hello?"
"HI, CHI-CHAN," A female voice greeted loudly, making Chifuyu move the phone away from her ear.
"What do you want, Tabane?" she asked hesitantly, rubbing her forehead. Tabane Shinonono was her closest friend; She was also the creator of the IS.
"I was calling to see if I could visit Chi-chan," Tabane sang happily.
Chifuyu frowned. She knew that Tabane never went anywhere, unless it had to do with something she was interested in. "Why do you want to visit?" she questioned, Tabane.
"I want to see Chi-chan, Ikkun, and Houki-chan!" she replied excitedly.
Chifuyu shook her head. "Can't you wait 'til you're finished making Houki's IS, like we planned?" She asked hopefully.
"But, I want to visit now," Tabane whined. "I miss Chi-chan."
"You can't visit," Chifuyu said authoritatively.
"Pretty please," Tabane begged. "I can help analyze the unmanned IS."
Chifuyu stiffened a little, but kept her composer. "How do you know about that?" she asked.
"I am the Great Tabane Shinonono, I know all." Tabane said with excitement, making Chifuyu sigh.
"Fine, you can come visit," Chifuyu relented.
"Yay!" Tabane said.
Chifuyu shook her head, "but, you'll have to visit with Houki and Ickika as well."
"Ok Chi-Chan," Tabane said happily. "I will be there tomorrow."
Chifuyu was surprised by this. "Tabane wa…." she began, but saw that the line was dead. "Damn," she thought, and started to get ready for class. She changed into her dress suit and headed out the door. As she walked, she saw Maya leave her room.
"Morning, Chifuyu," she said with a smile.
"Morning Maya," Chifuyu replied. "Ready for IS practice today?"
Maya nodded. "So, what's the plan?" she asked.
"Well, since the pair tournament is in three days, we can have mock battles between students," she suggested. "But, we must keep Ichika and Laura apart; they will settle their dispute in the tournament."
"Ok," Maya agreed. "Also, Celica and Rin will be let out of the medical wing today. Should we allow them to watch?"
"Yes that fine," Chifuyu decided, as she walked into the dining hall. She gathered her food and sat with Maya at a table by the window. She looked outside and watched the world wake. Suddenly a blonde blur sped past her, followed by a small red one. She focused in on the blurs and saw that it was Naruto, and his nine-tailed fox. When she first saw the fox, she was surprised by its tails, but that's what made it unique. What she did noticed about the blonde, was that he was running shirtless. She blushed a little, as she looked over his body. He was very toned, and had only a few scars around his chest. She wondered how he had gotten those marks. He stopped for a moment, and picked up a water bottle. He drank some, before dumping some on his hair. The water flowed down his head to his chest making Chifuyu blush even more.
"Someone his age can't look that good," she thought to herself, but quickly ended that line of thinking. "He is my student," she chided herself. "I am his teacher."
Suddenly she heard her name, and saw Maya talking to her. She turned and faced the other girl, "Yes?"
"I was asking if you were going to the teachers meeting later," Maya repeated and Chifuyu replied, affirmatively.
Maya wondered what Chifuyu was distracted by, and looked out the window. She saw Naruto and felt her face flush. She couldn't take her eyes off him. He was on the ground doing knuckle push-ups. She could see his muscles expand and contract with each repetition. She started to count in her head, completely forgetting about her food. Chifuyu noticed this and got up, she kept her view away from the window, not wanting to get captured like Maya.
Maya reached 150 before she saw the students trickle in. She quickly looked away and tried to hide her reddened face. She picked up her food tray and headed towards her room. She needed a cold shower after watching the blonde.
-With Naruto-
Naruto had just finished his push-ups and started his sit-ups. He did this about three times a week, out of habit. Back home, he would usually begin his routine in the afternoon, but decided to do it during the morning in hopes of avoiding being caught without a shirt. Unfortunately, he didn't notice the time. Many of the girls had already left their dorms and were eating breakfast. One of the girls noticed him as he was on his tenth sit-up, and stared. She had never seen anyone that hot before. Her friend tried to get her attention and turned to see what she was looking at. She too was captured under Naruto's spell.
Kyuubi watched the girls and snickered; She walked over to Naruto and lay on his stomach, making him change from sit-ups to crunches, so as not to hurt her. The girls watched as he continued to exercise. Ichika entered the dining room and noticed all of the girls staring out the window.
"I wonder what they are looking at," he thought.
Charles noticed this as well and turned to his friend. "Let see what the big commotion is," he suggested and Ichika agreed. They reached an open window and saw Naruto exercising. What surprised them the most was that he was shirtless. Charles grew wide-eyed and Ichika couldn't help but admit that he had some muscle. Naruto finally finished his workout and stood up. He grabbed his towel, turned, and saw everyone staring at him. Naruto could see the hunger in some of the girls' eyes and gave a little wave. They eagerly waved back as he started to walk back to his dorm room.
"They don't make them like that anymore," One of the girls stated plainly, and everyone nodded, including Charles.
-SB-
Naruto exited his room, fully clothed, only to meet Tatenashi, waiting outside his door.
"Hey Tatena," He greeted, wondering why she was there.
"Hey Na-ru-to," she said emphasizing each syllable and pushed him against the wall. "I heard you put on a show this morning."
Naruto blushed as she leaned in close. "I.I..I didn't put on a show," Naruto stammered. "I.I.I… was just working out."
"Well, you should have invited me," she whispered into his ear, making him shiver. She leaned away from him and walked away. "Invite me next time."
He slowly nodded, his eyes glazed over. "I need a shower," he said to himself, and walked back into the room, turning on the water to the coldest setting.
-Later on in class-
Naruto ran into the classroom, right as the bell rang. "Made it," he sighed, relieved, and sat down at his desk. Everyone looked at him as he sat down. Many of girls were blushing. He gave a quick smile and sat down. Maya was in the front of the classroom when she saw Naruto. Her face turned a slight red, but it quickly faded away.
"Ok, today we are going to have practical IS practice, to get prepared for the tournament. So, please go and change."
Naruto, Ichika, and Charles left the room and headed to change. What Naruto didn't notice, was that Charles was blushing the entire wIn the dressing room, Charles couldn't keep his eyes off the blonde. Naruto finally noticed him staring and stared back.
"Hey, are you ok?" he asked. Charles just looked away, nodding. Naruto eyed him and continued to change. They finished and headed out to the arena. Chifuyu and Maya stood in the center, surrounded by the girls from the class. Naruto, Ichika, and Charles joined them and waited for instructions.
Chifuyu saw that everyone was present. "Ok, we are going to have practice battles to help everyone learn how to fight with a partner. People who have a partner, stand over by Maya. Everyone else stand by me. Your pairing will be drawn at random."
Honne smiled as Naruto walked over to her. "Ready Naruto?" she asked and Naruto grinned.
"Of course!" he said. "This will give us the experience we need, to be ready for the tournament."
"Ok," Honne said with a smile, and hugged him. Naruto blushed a bit and patted her on the head. After everyone was put into pairings, they waited for the names to be called. Naruto and Honne waited in the stands as they watched Ichika and Charles, fight against a pair of girls using the school issued IS.
"This is boring," he concluded, and Honne looked at him with confusion.
"What makes you say that?" she asked.
"Ichika and Charles work well together, but the other two are not working together at all." He said, watching one of the girls attack, only to get in the way of her partner. "In a pairs competition you have to work with your partner, you need to talk, not just attack and hope they pick up on what you're up to."
"Oh," Honne replied, understanding. "So, a good pair is always talking, and helping each other."
"That exactly right," he said. Honne smiled and he smiled back. He was about to turn back and watch the match, when he noticed Cecilia sitting by herself, bandages covered her arms. He had heard of her fight against Laura, and how badly she was beaten. Next to her was Rin, looking pretty much the same. He watched them for a moment before turning back to the match. He hoped that they were ok.
-SB-
Cecilia watched the fights and sighed. She longed to be out there, in her Blue Tears. "This stinks," she exclaimed. Rin sighed in agreement.
"You can say that again," Rin replied.
They were both silent for a moment. "So how goes the repairs on Blue Tears?" Rin asked. Cecilia rolled her eyes.
"They are not going anywhere," she grumbled. "The repair team has yet to start."
Rin patted her friend on the shoulder, as she noticed Naruto looking over at them. She looked back, but he seemed not to notice. She had heard the rumor that he had built his own IS, but had yet to see it with her own eyes. Her own repair team had already started to work on Shen Long, but she wanted to help Cecilia
"Why don't you ask Naruto to help you?" she said, making Celica look at her with confusion.
"Why should I ask him?" She questioned.
"I heard that he built his IS," Rin replied. "So if he did, he can help you repair Blue Tears."
Cecilia looked at the blonde and pondered over this suggestion. She vowed to ask him once class was over.
-SB-
Naruto's and Honne's names were finally called. "Let's go," Naruto said. Honne cheered. They headed into the IS launch area and activated their IS. Honne had the Launcher Striker equipped to the Strike while Naruto looked on.
"So, ready to get to know the Strike?" he asked Honne. She nodded excitedly.
"Let's win this!" she exclaimed, and they flew out into the arena. They floated in the middle of the battlefield and waited for their opponents. A few moments later Laura and Houki flew out. Houki was using an Uchigane, provided by the school. Laura looked at Naruto and Honne with a sneer.
"This will end quickly." She figured, and prepared to fight. Naruto looked at her IS and could feel that it was going to be a tough fight. It was all black witha large cannon on her shoulder. Naruto narrowed his eyes and opened a private channel with Honne."
"Let me deal with Laura," he said. "Use the launcher, then switch to Sword, depending on how she does against the Launcher. If you need help, flag me."
Honne gave him an understanding look and turned to Houki. Maya saw that the pairs were ready and smiled. "Begin the match," she called over the speakers. Naruto lunged forward. He brought his beam saber out, quickly charged.
"Idiot," she murmured, and stuck out her hand. Naruto suddenly stopped.
"What the hell," he thought as Laura smiled at him.
"You can't hurt me," she said defiantly, "Nothing can get past my AIC."
"AIC?" Naruto thought, and tried to move. He pushed his thruster higher and got some movement. He pushed further and Laura felt her IS move backwards.
"What's going on?" She said with a frown, and aimed her particle cannon at Naruto. He pushed his thrusters and fired his waist blaster at the ground, allowing him to move out of the way. He flew above her and rained down blaster fire. She had to move out of the way quickly or take a hit. Naruto flew back a bit and studied her.
"Damn," he thought. "She can stop my charge. Her machine must be equipped with some kind of momentum canceller. Need to get past that." Before he could think about it more, he watched as five spear-tipped strings flew towards him. Naruto push his thrusters, and dodged to the side, he saw that Laura was standing, there controlling the strings. He dodged to the side and headed towards the wall. Everyone watched as he charged forward.
"He's going to crash," one of the girls shouted. Suddenly he shot up, and the strings slammed into the walls. Naruto flew upwards and flipped before raining fire on Laura once again. She frowned and dodged the fire.
"Grr," She growled, and tried to get back into the fight, but Naruto wouldn't let her move. Her shields were dropping. She targeted him with her shoulder cannon, and fired. Naruto dodged and fired back. He kept up his rate of fire and looked over to Honne. She was still equipped with the Launcher Striker. She had Houki pinned down in a corner, firing off her main cannon. Houki dodged to the side, and tried to charge forward, but was met with a face full of missiles.
"Damn!" she grumbled, and tried to dodge, only to take another cannon blast. Her shield dropped low. She finally got an opening and ran forward. Honne flew back, but Houki was able to destroy the main cannon. Naruto saw that she was in trouble and opened a channel.
"Watch it, Honne," he warned. She fired off a barrage of missiles and flew backwards. She wanted to test a different weapon system, so she gave herself some extra time.
"Switching to Sword Striker," she announced. Everyone watched the equipment change. The green armor she was wearing, disappeared. It was replaced by a light-blue armor. The entire change took only about 1.5 seconds. Honne drew her sword and charged. Houki had just cleared the missiles and was surrounded by smoke. She suddenly saw a red glow coming through the mist. She brought up her sword, blocking the incoming attack. She was pushed back a bit when suddenly, a fist came flying out and hit her in the face. She fell to the ground and saw Honne holding a sword. Houki frowned and attacked. She stabbed at Honne, who blocked with her blade, and kicked Houki in her stomach. Houki stumbled back but pushed onward. Honne was soon put on the defensive, as Houki took control of the fight, due to her superior skills with a sword. Houki blocked Honne's strike and brought her blade towards Honne's left side. Honne took the brunt of the attack and flew to the side.
"Dang," Honne said, moving out of the way, as Houki tried to strike her. She pushed forward and brought her blade down on Houki. Houki was already attacking the sides and couldn't block. Both attacks connected and both machines shields fell to zero.
Houki just stood there. "Damn," she said, and looked over at Honne.
Honne had a smile on her face. "That was fun, Houki!" she exclaimed. "We should do that again."
Houki smiled at Honne antics and nodded. "Yeah we should."
They were abruptly pulled out of their conversation when they heard an explosion fill the air. Both girls turned and saw Laura and Naruto in a heated battle. Laura was firing blast after blast at Naruto with her shoulder cannon, which he blocked with his shield, returning fire. She blocked the attack with her AIC, making Naruto frown.
"Damn, I can't get a hit," he said to himself, and blocked one of Laura's attacks. He fired back and wondered his next strategy should be. He looked at her and saw that physical bullets couldn't penetrate her AIC, but what about a blast of energy. "Might as well try it now," he said to himself. He activated Full-Burst Mode. He unfolded two blasters attached to his legs and attached them together. He aimed at Laura and fired. Laura held up her hand to block the attack but it had no effect, she was hit by the full force of the blast.
"Wha.. what was that?" she thought as she looked up at the Freedom. Everyone watched in awe at the blast and wondered what weapon he was using. Naruto folded the weapon back into his legs and charged forward. He flew towards Laura at amazing speeds, beam saber out, but suddenly an error warning flashed in his screen, shutting down all his systems. Everyone watched as he suddenly stopped, and The Freedom went into standby mode.
"Damn, still can't use it," he reluctantly said to himself. He looked over at Laura and gave her a smile. "Great battle, it showed me what I needed to do, to make the Freedom better, thanks."
Laura looked at him with an odd look on her face. Naruto stared back, wondering what she was thinking. "Hello?" he asked, making Laura blink.
"What was that last attack?" she demanded, as she came back to herself.
Naruto looked at her. "It was a railgun," he replied.
She looked at him with shock. "A railgun, but that's impossible," she exclaimed.
"Not really," he explained. "It just takes a lot of power, most people can't seem to find the right, power to charge value, to make it work, but I got it down. I can only fire it off in Full-Burst Mode."
Laura looked at him and nodded. He smiled and walked over to Honne and together they headed into the stands. He had made a weapon that most governments were still working on, in the development stage, but he had made it and used it.
"I have to watch him, he could be a threat." She said and watched the blonde.
-SB-
It was after the battle and the end of class, everyone went to change. Naruto was changing but was also trying to think of a way to make Full-Burst Mode stay activated for a while, so he could use his railguns and plasma cannons. He could use them to shoot regular laser but he couldn't stay in Burst Mode long enough to get a consistent rate of fire.
"Maybe I should change the power connection, so the power flow is better." He mumbled to himself as he changed. He headed out of the locker room, notebook in hand. He was busy scribbling notes into his notebook, oblivious to the world around him. As he walked he didn't notice Cecilia walk towards him.
She walked next to him and tried to get his attention. "Um, excuse me," she said, interrupting his train of thought.
"Hey, Cecilia what can I do for you," he said, looking up from his notes.
Cecilia smiled. "I was wondering if the rumors are true. Did you really build you IS?" she asked him.
"Yeah I did," he stated, matter-of-factly. "It took me awhile, but it was fun."
Cecilia looked at him and was silent for a moment. "Well, I was hoping you could help me. Help me repair my IS Blue Tears." She asked him hesitantly. He responded with a surprised look.
"Maybe," he said, desperately trying to find a way out of this situation.
"Maybe?" Cecilia questioned, wondering what was going on in his mind.
"Yes, maybe," he reiterated. "I am always trying to improve my IS, so if you let me study one part of yours, I help you."
Cecilia looked at him with wearily. She didn't want to let him study the Blue Tears, but she needed it up and running as soon as possible. "That is fine," she replied. "When can you start?"
"Let me get my tools, and we can start today," he said. Cecilia nodded vigoriously. They headed towards Naruto's IS Storage area. He entered and headed towards his tool chest, making sure everything was in there. Kyuubi was hanging out there, and walked over to Naruto. She saw Cecilia and looked at her, questioning. "Who are you?" she said with her look.
Cecilia looked back at the fox, and wondered why she was staring at her. Naruto noticed Kyuubi's curious glance at Cecilia. "That is Cecilia. She is in my class," he explained. Kyuubi nodded understandingly. She jumped up on his shoulder before he stood up, his tools in a rolling case behind him.
"Lead the way," he said. Cecilia led them to an IS storage area, on the other end of the campus. She punched in her key code and lead Naruto inside. Naruto looked over at Blue Tears and could see the extensive damage. He walked over and headed over to the computer. He quickly ran a system check on all of the Blue Tears systems, to see what he needed to work on.
"Kyu, I need you to set the tools out," he ordered, as he ran over the schematics. Cecilia watched as the fox dropped off his shoulder, and push the tools towards her IS. She opened the latch with her tails, and opened the case wide. Cecilia was surprised at all the tools he had. She even saw some that were made specifically for IS. Kyuubi yipped and Naruto nodded. "Thanks Kyu."
"Man, this is going to be a lot of work," Naruto concluded. "You've lost most of your thruster linkage, the right stabilizer, and your flight system is shot. Your movement systems need a replacement. I have to remove and replace all of the stabilizers in nearly all of the bits. The rest is just cosmetic."
Cecilia nodded and turned to leave, when he stopped her. "Hey, where are you going?" he questioned, making her turn.
"To leave you to your work," she replied. Naruto just shook his head.
"No, you're not," he demanded. "You're going to help."
"But, I don't know how to fix an IS," she admitted.
Naruto smiled. "I'll be here to help and it's good for you to know how to fix Blue Tears, if it ever gets damaged again," he explained, and headed towards his tool set. Cecilia stood frozen for a moment, "Well, come on, we haven't got all day."
Cecilia nodded and ran over to Naruto. He smiled. "Ok, let's get started." He led her to the main computer and glance at her. "First we are going to order the parts we need to fix the thrusters and bits."
"Ok," she said, walking to the back room. "We keep extra parts back here. "
"Great, let's get the parts we need," he said, looking around. He was amazed at all of the parts available. "This is going to be harder than I thought," he said with determination and Cecilia giggled. He looked at her and sighed. "Ok, you take the right, I'll take the left. We need stabilizers and thruster linkage cables."
"Got it," Cecilia replied, and started to look for the needed parts. She looked through the stacks and found the stabilizers. "Found them!" She called and went to reach for them. Unfortunately for her, they were on the top shelf. As her fingers brushed the boxes, she fell over, causing the boxes to fall on top of her. Naruto heard the sound and watched as the tower of parts and cardboard fell.
"HELP ME!" she cried. Naruto ran to her aid. He removed the boxes and finally reached her. She was on her back, legs in the air. Naruto blushed as he got a good look at her panties.
"Black lace, very sexy," he thought, briefly. He picked her up, bridal style and lifted her out of the mess. Cecilia felt her face flush, unable to hide her embarrassment. He set her on her feet. "Are you ok?" he asked. She nodded quickly, trying to hide her reddened. "Well, I'll get the parts. You head outside and sit down," he ordered. Cecilia complied, willingly. She sat down and Kyuubi jumped in her lap. She petted the fox and waited for Naruto's return. He was out of the storage room with several boxes in hand.
"Is that everything we need?" she asked. Naruto nodded affirmatively.
"Pretty much," he said. "We can at least get the bits up and running today. I have to look over the designs to make sure I can get the thruster linkage at the right length."
"Ok." Cecilia said and got up. She followed him over to Blue Tears and watched him detach every bit.
"Ok, open the boxes for me, and put the parts on top," he began. Cecilia nodded. She did as she was told and soon all of the stabilizers were out of the boxes. Naruto finished detaching the final bit and smiled.
"This is going to be a little messy, so if you don't want to get something dirty, take it off now," he warned, and took of his jacket. Cecilia nodded and did the same. She was surprised when Naruto took off his shirt as well. He smiled at her, then looked to Kyuubi. "Kyu, we need the magnetic screwdriver and the stabilizer complink."
The fox nodded and disappeared into the toolbox. Cecilia wasn't really paying attention, her eyes focused on the, now shirtless boy, next to her. She was pulled out of her musing when she heard her name being called, and saw Naruto and Kyuubi staring at her.
"You ok," he asked. She nodded trying to block the excessive color from reaching her face again. He looked at her for a moment, before showing her the tools they would be using. "Ok, first we need to take the bit, and open the top panel," he said and unscrewed the screws holding the panel in place. Cecilia nodded as he worked, but kept glancing at him from time to time. Once the panel was off, Naruto set down the screw driver and picked up the stabilizer cuplink. He connected it to the broken stabilizer, pulled up, popped it out and caught it in his hand. He then picked up one of the new stabilizers and inserted it in. He made sure everything was linked before adding a little power to the bit. It flew into the air and hovered, perfectly leveled.
"That," he said proudly, "is how you fix a bit." Handing her the screwdriver, "Now you try."
Cecilia took the screwdriver from him. She grabbed the bit and started to take the top off, when she dropped the screwdriver. She picked it up and tried again, but it seemed that the screw didn't want to come out. She kept trying, but suddenly felt a weight against her back.
"Don't force it," Naruto whispered in her ear. He guided her hand and showed her what to do. Cecilia blushed the entire time but was able to pay attention long enough to learn how to remove the top. He guided her hand on every step until the bit was fixed. She watched as it flew in the air and stabilized. She was proud of her accomplishment, and Naruto gave her a smile. "See, it's not that hard."
"Yeah" she said, beaming back at him.
-SB-
Naruto walked to his dorm with a smile on his face. He'd helped Cecilia fix all of the bits on her machine and got the data on how they worked. He was quite pleased with himself as he reached his dorm room. He opened the door and walked inside, only to see Tatenashi lying on his bed, in nothing but a tank-top and Sophie shorts.
"Hey, Naruto," she sang as she saw him. "I was wondering when you were getting back."
"Hey Tatenashi," he responded, questioning. "How did you get in here?"
Tatenashi smiled, "It is one of the perks of being Student Council President," she explained, rising from the bed.
"Well, that is nice to know," he responded. She walked towards him with a sultry smile on her face, pushed him into a chair, and straddled him.
"Naruto, can I ask you something?" she asked sweetly. Naruto just nodded, blankly. He tried to keep his eyes at her face, and not look down. Tatenashi smiled.
"Wh…what is it?" he muttered trying to think straight.
She leaned in close and whispered. "I have a plan to help the school, but I need someone help. Will you help me?"
Naruto blushed brightly. "Sure, I'd love to help," he squeaked. Tatenashi smiled.
"Great!" She said, rising from his lap. "I'll see you in the student council room tomorrow." She waved to him and left his room. Naruto sat there frozen for a minute. It finally registered to him that she was gone and looked around the room.
"What, in the world, did I get myself into?" he frantically wondered as he stood up, heading for another cold shower.
-SB-
Maya was headed towards Naruto's room; She hadn't talked to him in a while and wondered how he was doing. She had missed seeing him at dinner, so she decided to bring him some food she had made. As she was about to reach his room he saw Tatenashi, walking out. She was wearing very skimpy clothing that Maya didn't approve of.
"Tatenashi, what brings you to the first year dorms?" she asked the second year student.
"Oh, I was just visiting a friend." she said and Maya frowned.
"Which friend?" Maya asked, already sure of the answer.
Tatenashi grinned brightly. "Naruto, of course," she said. "He is a good friend."
"I would prefer, if you didn't visit him in his dorm," Maya stated. Tatenashi frowned.
"Why is that, Yamada-sensei?" she asked, not wanting anyone to ruin her time with Naruto.
"It is improper for a girl to be alone with a boy in a bedroom," Maya stated, trying not to blush.
"That a lame excuse," Tatenashi grumbled. She then noticed that Maya was holding a basket. "Yamada-sensei, why are you here?"
Maya blushed but quickly regained her composure. "That is none of your concern."
"You are going to visit Naruto aren't you?" Tatenashi presumed. Maya blushed confirming her suspicion. "I knew it! Isn't improper for a girl to be alone with a boy?"
"I said it was none of your concern," Maya snapped, with a hint of anger. "Please head to your dorms, Tatenashi."
Tatenashi nodded and walked next to Maya. She stopped and looked at the older girl. "I won't let you have him that easily you know," she said walking away.
Maya watched as Tatenashi disappeared around the corner. "I won't let you have him," she thought to herself and continued onto his room.
-SB-
Naruto stepped out of the shower in nothing but a towel. He was about to grab his clothes, when he heard a knock at the door. He opened the door and saw Maya standing there, basket in hand.
"Hey, Maya," he said with a smile, as she blushed at his half-naked form.
"He…hello Naruto," she said. "I brought dinner, can I come inside?"
Naruto agreed. "Sure come on in," he said letting her inside. "I'll be out in a sec."
He grabbed his clothes and headed into the bathroom. Maya sat down at the desk and opened the basket; it was full of tasty rice balls and ramen. Naruto came out fully dressed and smiled at the meal.
"Thanks Maya, I'm starved." he said, taking a bite.
"I can see that," She said with a smirk. "So, Naruto, how have you been?"
"I am doing great," he replied, as he set down the ramen bowl. "I have just been working on the Freedom, practicing with Honne for the tournament, and hanging out with Tatenashi."
Maya frowned at Tatenashi name, but didn't let it show. "How do you know Tatenashi?" she asked.
"I ran into her on my second day here," he explained. "She was here in the first year dorms, she said she was looking for the male pilots, when she ran into me. She and I have been hanging out ever since."
"That's nice," she politely responded, but inwardly she frowned. "She is further than me," she determined. "I need to catch up." Suddenly Maya's eyes brightened.
"Naruto, remember when you asked me to spar with you sometime?" Maya asked eagerly. Naruto nodded. "Well, I am free tomorrow, if you want to spar."
"That'll be awesome," Naruto said with a smile.
"Great! It's a date," she said, blushing at what she had just said. Naruto nodded. Soon their conversation turned light, and they were laughing into the night.
-SB-
Naruto stirred as the sun hit his face. He opened his eyes and saw Kyuubi lying next to him,her tails wrapped around her small form. He stroked her fur before getting out of bed. As he got up he noticed someone sitting at his desk. She was tall with long purple hair, wearing a frilly, blue, maid outfit with two robotic bunny ears on top of her head. She was typing away, on his laptop. Naruto got up and bolted towards her. He tackled her out of the chair, and held her down to the ground.
"Who are you and what are you doing on my laptop!" Naruto demanded, looking at the girl below him. She had purple eyes and a frown on her face.
"Awe, I wanted to see Naru-kun's designs," she whined, pouting. Naruto tried not to find this cute, but blushed a bit.
"You're not getting my designs," he exclaimed.
"But, I don't want your designs Naru-kun," she said. "I want to help with them."
Naruto looked at her, "Who are you?" he questioned.
"I am Tabane," she replied happily. "Tabane Shinonono,"
This is chapter 4, it has been edit , so give jessica a round of applause and a thank you when you review. man this was a fun to write but I think I'm going to work on my other stories a bit before writing another chapter of this. I really like the comments I am getting and really like all the feedback. Also when you review this chapter please tell me what parts were funny, what parts I need to improve, and what parts made you feel. I really and enjoying writing this story and really happy you all are enjoying reading it. As always, PLEASE REVIEW!