Hey I'm back again!! Bet you missed me!! Lol just kidding!! Thanks to all who have reviewed so far!! I think that maybe in the future, this will change to M rating.. I might have a little mature content... not too sure yet
Disclaimer is in the first chapter, no point in repeating it!
"What the hell is that on your face?" asked a puzzled Ino, standing in the doorway. Temari made to wipe the flour off of her face while Ino stepped past her, long blonder hair flowing in the light breeze entering in the house via the open door.
Shikamaru still lay sprawled on the floor, a look of utter shock etched on his visage, only to be replaced by boredom as he got up and composed himself. Ino didn't seem bothered (or suspicious) that Shikamaru had lain on the cold wooden floor.
If anything it looked like she found it to be the norm. Re-entering the living room, Temari sat on one of the small sofa's, careful to avoid eye contact with Shikamaru who was now standing by the fire grate.
Ino clapped her hands enthusiastically, earning their attention and waking them from their reverie. "The girls should be here shortly!" she said as she plopped herself down on another chair opposite Temari.
The only thoughts running through Temari's mind were "Oh KAMI I nearly kissed that retard!! Finally returning back to reality, she nodded her head slowly, still not looking at Shikamaru who had conveniently moved from her range of sight.
The sound of broken glass caught her attention, which seemed to deviate back and forth. Shikamaru was bent down, kneeling on the floor, gathering up the shards of broken ornaments they had previously disturbed. Jumping up, Temari began to do the same. Ino's puzzled expression returned to her beautiful face as she glanced at the mess.
"What happened?!"
Shikamaru remained quiet, signalling for Temari to answer the question, which was probably running through his own mind. "Strong wind" she mumbled, hoping that Ino would believe such a feeble attempt at a lie.
Thankfully, she seemed to buy it and turned her yes to Shikamaru. "He's thinking about something important" she stated flatly, allowing her eyes to drift over the mess. He didn't seem to hear her or anything for that matter as he continued to pick up the broken shards.
Temari raised an eyebrow in question but Ino shrugged it off. "He gets like that sometime".
Ten minutes late, when the glass was discarded and the room de-floured, a loud knock echoed through the room. Ino squealed with excitement while Temari winced. She would definitely have to get Solaris to take a look at her ears when she returned home.
Ino pranced from the room, her small hips swaying as she pulled open the door. Temari watched the strange assortment of girls as they filed in, one after the other. First was a tall girl, Short chocolate brown hair tied in two buns, wearing light cream clothes.
She was carrying two bags; one with sweets and the other filled with her own necessities like clothing for the next day. She was followed by a slightly smaller, pretty girl with bright ink hair (and I thought MY hair was weird!?). She was wearing greyish leggings with a dark pink yukata placed over it, coming down to her waist.
A few seconds later, a small, shy looking girl entered, light Indigo hair and eyes that greatly resembled Neji's. Maybe they're related? She was wearing light purple-grey pants and a purple jumper to match. She was rather unique in Temari's opinion. Ino bounded over to them, waving frantically for Temari to follow.
She obeyed, hoping to get this night over and done with as soon as possible. She did not like the idea of pretending to be friendly and kind for the entire night with girls she didn't even know, and probably would never see again when her mission was over.
Ino, she could handle, but just barely. Temari had always found herself to be one of the guys, often hanging out with them instead of the other girls. She figured growing up with two brothers had toughened her up considerably. Then came the day she was enrolled to be a Goddess.
It was tradition in Suna for all women to become one as soon as they turned fifteen and for Temari, that was seven years ago. Seven long, agonising years ago. She enjoyed her job most of the time, as long as there was a bit of action involved but this??
This was just a waste of time in her opinion. She didn't even know why she was here in the first place. "Everyone, listen up!!" exclaimed Ino, standing on her tip toes as she raised her head to speak.
"This is Temari, she's from the desert!! She'll be staying with Shikamaru for awhile!! Isn't that neat!!" Temari smiled weakly at the other girls who all bowed and returned the smile respectively. Ino decided to introduce them one by one.
"First is Tenten, loves sports and all that nonsense" said Ino, shaking her head. Temari could tell instantly that she and Tenten would have a lot in common. "Then it's Forehe-" but she stopped abruptly because of the glare she was receiving from a certain pink haired girl.
"It's Sakura" she continued albeit reluctantly. "She loves everything I love really..." she said thoughtfully. She then inclined her head to the shy girl who stood in the corner of the room, holding a bag of CD's and her own bag on her back.
"That's Hinata; she loves classical art and music Etc... Etc..." Ino finished, a huge smile on her face (one that she had probably practiced in the mirror a dozen or so times). After ushering a groaning Shikamaru out of the room, the girls walked down towards Temari's room at the end of the hallway.
They fixed their sleeping bags in random places but all were within a few centimetres of each other for easy access. Ino picked out a CD and began prattling on about a boyband (that Temari had never heard of) and was soon joined by an enthusiastic Sakura while Tenten rolled her eyes.
"I take it you're not into the girly-girl scene?" asked Temari, attempting to make conversation. Tenten smirked in response, agreeing with her statement. "Neither am I" Temari confirmed.
Ino called the girls into a circle where they talked about a variety of subjects, differing from make-up to underwear. Temari, Hinata and Tenten stayed relatively quiet throughout the discussion until Ino turned to Temari.
"So have you any questions?" she asked, smiling at her politely. Seizing the opportunity, Temari perked up at once, throwing caution to the wind. "Yeah, what's the deal with the guys around here?"
The girls eyed her suspiciously, which Temari was quick to catch. It was the same everywhere she went. Woman would become jealous of her interaction with the men and wouldn't instantly turn on her.
"Oh, don't worry, I'm not interested in any of them!" she reassured and watched as they visually relaxed causing her to smirk. Ino was first to answer. "Well we've known them since we were little kids, since about 4 or 5." She said thoughtfully.
Sakura nodded in agreement, "We started school at the academy at the same time you see" she explained. This was getting her no where so she decided to take the more practical approach. "So which one would you say is the most noble?" she inquired smiling brightly (not unlike the one she used when talking to Solaris... had to keep up the pleasantries.
At exactly the same time, the four girls answered, "Naruto", "Kiba", "Neji", and "Chouji".
So here it is!! At last!! Please review!! I love them all so much... Oh and in case you're wondering, there WILL be references to NejiTen, SakuNaru, HinaKiba, and InoCho... I'm sorry if you don't like these pairings but they are subtle... Not too big!!
Thanks for reading anywho!! It means a lot!!