Thank you so much for the nice reviews!! YAY! Ok, for those wanting to know if Sakura was from America, I guess she is. I'm not gonna explain it probably though…so ya. Just clarifying. (so it's not as confusing)
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Ramenrox1010: hi
Ramenrox1010: hi
TheAvenger678: go away
Ramenrox1010: hi
Ramenrox1010: woah, that was fast
Ramenrox1010: surprised me
TheAvenger678: what do you mean?
Ramenrox1010: well, it usually takes at least four or five "hi"s to get ya to respond
Ramenrox1010: why so fast?
Ramenrox1010: you happy to hear from me perhaps?
TheAvenger678: not really
Ramenrox1010: oh, don't mask your happiness
Ramenrox1010: just let it flow
TheAvenger678: not gonna happen.
Ramenrox1010: the first step to acceptance is denial.
TheAvenger678: thanks for that.
Ramenrox1010: ur welcome.
Ramenrox1010: so how r u?
TheAvenger678: I WAS fine.
Ramenrox1010: good for u
Ramenrox1010: what class you in?
TheAvenger678: why would you want to know?
Ramenrox1010: just curious. I'm in English.
TheAvenger678: fine, I'm in Chemistry.
Ramenrox1010: o.o
TheAvenger678: what?
Ramenrox1010: does that mean you get to go take ur classes in that really big fancy looking building?
TheAvenger678: ya
TheAvenger678: doesn't make chemistry any more fun, though
Ramenrox1010: I guess….still cool, tho
TheAvenger678: and as would have it, we are, as I type, doing a very dangerous project.
Ramenrox1010: sounds cool
TheAvenger678: yes, and if I were to be distracted for a second, and mix the wrong chemicals, this building could explode.
Ramenrox1010: o, c'mon.
Ramenroc1010: so not true.
TheAvenger678: actually it is, so please go away.
TheAvenger678: good bye, please.
Ramenrox1010: fine. Bye.
Ramenrox1010 has signed off.
Fine, so much for that riveting conversation. One false move and the building blows up? Yea, I'd believe that.
Not.
As I think this, I look out from the window and look across the campus to the large (and as I said, fancy looking) building that is known to house all classes involving Sciences. So, that's where TheAvenger is right now.
It's been about a week or so since they first said 'bye' to me. And since then we've been talking a lot on IM. Like, now I know their favorite color is black (but I could have figured that out), that they detest ramen, some of the things their brother does to tick them off, and other such facts. Basically, little things that friends can talk about. (even though they still tell me to "go away" whenever I IM them.)
It's pretty comfortable to talk to TheAvenger and tell all this stuff, and to listen as well, even though we have no idea who the other is. That just adds to the fun, really.
I sigh. Oh well, back to my essay. Well, maybe it isn't really an essay yet, more of a sentence. But, still.
As I told TheAvenger, I am in English class, in the process of writing an essay for Jiraiya-sensei. However, the topic is just so boring, I can't seem to focus on it, besides, if we don't finish, it's only homework.
I'm one to talk, though, right?
However, lost in my thoughts, I don't see Hinata turn around in her seat to face me until I begin to feel like I'm being watched. So I look up to see her pale, and almost scared face.
"Um…Naruto?" She starts, "Do you have a s-sense of foreboding right now?"
"Huh?" Why was she asking this?
"U-um….d-d-do you have the feeling that something….bad will happen soon?"
"No, why? Are you psychic Hinata? Are you holding out on me?" I say jokingly, but her face remains scared.
"Really, Naruto….I just f-feel….uneasy." She looks hesitant to tell me anymore. Must be one of those times where it just feels like somethings going to happen without warning. I hate when I get those feelings.
"Well, I suppose something might-" But as I start this sentence, I am cut off by a loud BOOM. From outside.
All the students rush over to look out the windows, including Hinata and I. And there, across the campus, is the Science building, a cloud of unusual colored smoke rising from one of its open windows. A fire alarm is clearly heard from said building, also.
"Holy-" I hear someone mutter beside me, as we all see a bunch of dots rush out of the building (its kind of far away, so it's hard to tell that those "dots" are actually students). However, aside from the fact that the building was so far away, screams could still be heard from the building.
"H-hinata?" I say, slowly turning my head to stare at her. Her face is grave as she just stares blankly out the window.
Then it hits me. TheAvenger (whoever they are) is in that building!
"Crap!" I shout loudly, but I am hardly heard over the screams and panic in our own classrooms, and those easily heard from other nearby classes.
Are they okay? What the hell happened over there?
Wait.
"if I were to be distracted for a second, and mix the wrong chemicals, this building could explode." Those words ring through my head for a second. Maybe I should've believed them. But, right now, all I can hope is that TheAvenger is all right. (and of course all the other people in the building. Can't forget about them!)
But I so should have believed him! Well, I would have if he didn't lie so much….his fault….jerk.
Hinata still looks out the window, fear for her fellow students written across her face. I am about to reassure her, but, I see that someone else has beaten me to it while I was lost in thought.
Kiba stands next to Hinata, a comforting hand on her shoulder. Awww.
I'd ask someone for a camera, but this hardly seems like the time for a photo.
Not long after, an announcement comes from the speakers, loud and authorative.
"Oi! Everyone, get your stuff, and get out of your classrooms and onto the track field! I'm sure all of you have noticed what has occurred to the Science Building, and are all concerned about the well-fare of your fellow students. Rest assured, all are safe and accounted for, but we allow you to leave your classrooms. Meet at once on the track field. I repeat, the track field!"
There is a clicking noise as the intercom turns off. The voice of our principal, Tsunade, disappears, but her words stay in our minds.
Track field? Why the hell would we meet there?
Jiraiya-sensei gets up from his chair. "Well, you brats heard her! Get up!" He shouts. His face is serious for once.
So, we are herded out of the room, and into the outside. I walk with Hinata and Kiba to the field.
"What were the chances?" I say, incredulously.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Kiba responds, just as shocked as me. Even though it has been at least thirty minutes, maybe longer, since it occurred.
From the track field, the Science building is clearly visible, the cloud of smoke still rising high into the sky.
"W-well, at least everyone is alright." Hinata mutters, her purple hair covering her eyes.
"That's right, Hinata." I pat her head, and ruffle her hair a bit, hoping to cheer her up. It works.
She looks up at me, smiling, and tells me to stop it, which, of course, only make me continue even longer. Even Kiba noticed how her mood lifts, showing a small smile of his own.
"Oh! How long have you been there, Kiba? I didn't notice you." I say mischieviously.
Obviously, both Kiba and I know I saw him there. Especially since I talked to him, briefly though. However, the tone of my voice snaps him back to reality and he stiffens.
"Really?" He responds.
"Most definitely, dog boy."
"Gah! What have you got against Akamaru?" He gestures accusingly towards me, stepping a bit away from Hinata.
"Nothing, just showing how observant I am. Where is he, anyways?"
"At the dorm." He says calmly, but I've already seen the big lump where is stomach should be. And as he said this, it barked.
"That don't look like any dorm I've seen."
"No shi-" He starts, but then the speakers we happen to be standing next to (when the hell were they placed there?) blast with sound.
"Good afternoon, students." Principal Tsunade stands behind a table to address us all. She wears a light lavender dress with a very low cut. Very low; showing off her rather large chest. Two pale, blonde ponytails fall down her back, so I cannot see just how long they are. But I can imagine they are at least three feet long.
"We are sorry to say that the Science building will be unaccessible for the rest of the week, as very dangerous, but not deadly, chemicals are residing in the building, but since it is such short notice, we are giving all students the day off. For today only. Because all the students in the building at the time, or for those who have classes in their later will be in a state of confusion of where to go, so in order to avoid it, we give you all the priveledge of no academics today."
The day off? A round of cheers springs up from the army of students gathered in the track field.
I look over to the building, where I can see that, already, it is in the process of being tented. Probably to clean the toxins in. I guess when the school is rich, they can afford to have people come in, like, thirty seconds to fix, oh….say a building?
But, now Tsunade grins.
"However, even though there will not be any academics today….that does not mean there won't be any physical education."
Damn.
"Which, is why I called you hear to the field. Gai please come up here and tell the students what game they will be playing."
A man in a very shiny green full on body suit comes out. His bowl cut and bushy eyebrows have all our attention,.
"Hello there, class. Today, we will be enlightening ourselves to a new game." He says loudly.
"Basketball?" "Football?" "Soccer?" Kids begin to shout sports from the crowd, all to which Gai-sensei responds to by shaking his head.
"No, since this rarely happens, with all the students together….First, Second, and Third years….we shall be playing…."
He pauses for dramatic effect. We all hold our breath. But, what can we expect a man in a leotard to say? Ballet?
"Dodgeball."
Silence.
"I'm sure many of you know the rules of dodgeball." There are shouts of agreement. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad.
"So, for those of you who don't, here they are: Grab a rubber ball, throw it and hit the other team, if it hits, they're out. If you catch a ball, one of your team can come back in, and the person who threw it is out. No crossing the dividing line, and don't forget. DODGE THE BALL. That is the point of this game. The game is over when all the players of one team is out. Any questions? No? Okay, I'll continue. Normally there are six players, but since there are so many of us, there shall be thirty per team."
"Sensei? If there are sixty players per game, how many games will there be?"
"Three."
"B-but…There are a lot more students here than for just three games."
"And that is why, it shall be boys vs. girls."
Once again there is silence.
Boys vs. Girls? Are you serious? There were probably ten boys per girl here at this school. Maybe….a little less than ninety girls? Yeah….three games, thirty girls per game. Ninety.
Never have I been more aware that this used to be an all boys school. Well, maybe excluding when I first came here.
"So, please, boys over here," He points to his left, and then to his right, "and girls over here." He then shouts six names of people who are to be team captains.
Crossing over to the girls' side, I finally notice the big, white chalk line running down the middle of the field. I guess I found the dividing line.
"Okay, I'll pick first, then…" says a girl with black hair pulled tightly into two buns on the top of her head. Her name is Tenten. She's one of Hinata's two roommates. (refer to chapter 2) She has a very confident look on her face, as though she can't wait to get started.
"What's the point?" says a high pitched voice that I don't remember ever hearing before. "They're boys, we can't beat them at such a violent sport! Hit them with a ball? They'll murder us!"
They're boys. Is that what that girl just said? Geez, should that really make a difference. So I decide to stand up and say it.
"Okay, now you're just being sexist! So what if they're boys? We're girls! We should go out their and kick their asses and just show them what we girls can do!" Yeah, yeah, I know. Kind of a weird pep-talk for a dodgeball game. But seriously, did she say we couldn't win because they're boys?
The girl with the buns suddenly lights up, and says, "I want Naruto on my team!"
"What?"
"You heard me, get on over here!" So, slowly I make my way over, "Quite a pep talk you gave there." She says once I am next to her.
I grin, despite myself. "Thanks."
It takes a while for all the girls to be chosen. And in the end, Sakura, Ino, and Hinata all end up on Tenten's team, also. What a coincidence.
"Okay, we're team two. Which means we are going to be the second game, got that? Kay, see ya then." Tenten walks over to the edge of the field where there is grass all over (for parents who want to watch their kids during track meets). All others, besides the girls and boys on teams one, follow her example (even boys) and find a seat so they can view the game.
However, I'm too eager to talk to TheAvenger about the explosion to focus on the game (which hasn't even started yet.)
What if they weren't okay? Who would I talk to? No. I'm being selfish. Oh, who cares! Please be okay!
I take my backpack off and set it next to me, careful not to hit Sakura who is sitting to my left. (by the way, Hinata is to my right, and Ino is sitting on the other side of Sakura. I don't even know where Tenten is)
Then, carefully, take my laptop out, noticing several other students are doing the same. I didn't know it was so addictive to other people as it was to me. Sweet.
I look around at the faces of all, thinking that one of these people could be TheAvenger….
Ramenrox1010 has signed on.
Thankfully they were logged on too.
Ramenrox1010: YO AVENGER
TheAvenger678: what?
Ramenrox1010: wow, getting faster and faster at responding. Good job
TheAvenger678: ya, sure.
Ramenrox1010: so, what happened?
Ramenrox1010: r u okay?
TheAvenger678: yes. I'm fine. Why? Are you concerned for my safety?
And I actually was……TheAvenger really wasn't so bad a person…they could be, you know….nice. When they wanted to be.
Ramenrox1010: ya, so what of it?
TheAvenger678: nothing. But sometimes it's nice to know someone cares.
Ramenrox1010: yeah. It is nice.
Ramenrox1010: if it was my building that blew up, would you care?
TheAvenger678: that depends….
Ramenrox1010: what the hell?!
TheAvenger678: would you have annoyed be before then?
Ramenrox1010: mmm…..probably.
TheAvenger678: eh.
Ramenrox1010: so you would care.
TheAvenger678: never said yes.
Ramenrox1010: never said no.
TheAvenger678: ch. Whatever.
Ramenrox1010: I'm gonna print this conversation out just to prove you care
TheAvenger678: that would just be a waste of paper
Ramenrox1010: and then I'll frame it and put it in my room
TheAvenger678: why a frame?
Ramenrox1010: because you showing feelings is such a rare thing
Ramenrox1010: that's y
TheAvenger678: such a waste….
Ramenrox1010: ur just saying that cuz u don't want me to have proof
TheAvenger678: whatever
Ramenrox1010: u know, you're an okay person.
TheAvenger678: and you're really annoying.
Ramenrox1010: I'll take that as a compliment.
TheAvenger678: fine. You're ok, too
Ramenrox1010: : D : D : D : D : D
TheAvenger678: this is why I don't say nice things to you
Ramenrox1010: : D : D : D
TheAvenger678: kind of flattering to know that what I say has such an impact on you happiness though
Ramenrox1010: I guess it would be…do I raise your self-esteem, Avenger?
TheAvenger678: Only a bit…but whatever.
Ramenrox1010: see? We both help each other! W00t!
TheAvenger678: hn.
Ramenrox1010: so what happened? To make it ur building explode?
TheAvenger678: some idiot added the wrong chemicals and blew the place up.
Ramenrox1010: was it you?
TheAvenger678: NO! I just said some idiot. I am not that person.
Ramenrox1010: oh, so your another type of idiot.
Ramenrox1010: I get it.
TheAvenger678: haha. Very funny.
Ramenrox1010: why thank u. I try.
Ramenrox1010: was it scary though?
TheAvenger678: no, even though I was in the same room.
Ramenrox1010: the same room? Seriously?
TheAvenger678: ya. I still can't believe it was a fellow second year who did it.
Ramenrox1010: you're a second year?
TheAvenger678: yes, I am.
Ramenrox1010: cool, I'm a first year.
TheAvenger678: really?
Ramenrox1010: yes. Is it so unbelievable?
TheAvenger678: just a bit.
Ramenrox1010: y? is it because I am so mature sounding?
TheAvenger678: no. In fact, I take it back. I should have seen this coming.
Ramenrox1010: ch. Whatever dude.
TheAvenger678: by the way, are you watching the game.
Ramenrox1010: uh….
It is now, when I finally glance up from the screen.
Damn. We're losing badly.
There are only about five girls left, out of the original thirty. There are fifteen boys. Oh well, as soon as I play, we are going to so beat their asses!
Ramenrox1010: wow, there are only five girls left!
TheAvenger678: four.
What? I look up again. Now there are only three. Great.
Ramenrox1010: three.
TheAvenger678: so it seems.
Ramenrox1010: but they'll probably make a come back.
Ramenrox1010: the boys might lose
Might as well remain hopeful.
TheAvenger678: or not.
Always so pessimistic….
TheAvenger678: two
Damn! It's only been, like, twenty minutes!
However, from where I am, I can see that one of the girls left is Temari, determination plastered on her face.
"Go Temari!" I shout. I don't think she hears me over all the cheering.
Ramenrox1010: I don't think this game will last much longer…..
Ramenrox1010: boys will probably win this one
Ramenrox1010: but the girls know what to expect for their next game.
TheAvenger678: so…who's side are you rooting for exactly?
Oh? What's this? Trying to find out whether if I was a boy or a girl? Hmm?
Ramenrox1010: it's a secret.
Ramenrox1010: who you rooting for?
Hey, don't judge me. If they can ask, then I can, too.
TheAvenger678: also secret.
But, all too soon, the game is over and boys win.
Fine. We'll just have to win the next two.
Ramenrox1010: sorry, avenger. My group is next. Can't talk.
TheAvenger678: really? Mine, too.
Ramenrox1010: that's weird.
TheAvenger678: sure is. So, I'll see you in the game.
Ramenrox1010: yeah, I'll be the one who's seriously kicking some ass!
TheAvneger678: so, basically, I have to keep my eyes open for an idiot.
Ramenrox1010: I'd give you a snappy comeback, but now I really hafta go
Ramenrox1010: bye.
TheAvenger678: bye.
And so, we head out to the dodgeball field. Tenten leads us to our side, as the depressed girls from the losing team step off the field.
"Ready?" she says to me.
"Hell yeah." I respond.
I wonder what side TheAvenger is on. Though, at the moment, I can't help but hope it's the boys side….okay, so I really hope it's the boys side, but whatever….
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"Kay, team. Here's what we're gonna do," Tenten whispers to the large huddle us girls have formed ourselves into. Then she goes into some intricate strategy for beating the guys at dodgeball. But nobody really listens. Let's just let her have her moment for now.
"Whatever, boss." I mutter. That earns me a glare.
"Fine. If we lose, I'm blaming you."
"Why are you taking this so seriously? It's a friggin game of dodgeball!"
"There is much more at stake here than just winning." Her tone sounded serious.
"And what's that?"
"Honor."
"….." Was she serious? "Honor." I repeat.
"Yes. We have to show these boys just how strong we can be! And totally kick ass in this game!" This gets a round of cheers from our huddle.
"I still don't get what the big deal is…" I start, but then I see Tenten's expression, "but I'll just go along with it." Then I decide to add a sarcastic, "Go Team."
"That's the spirit." Tenten says, ignoring the obvious sarcasm.
"Uh…guys? Er…girls?" Sakura says, pointing to the boys' side, "maybe we should just play already."
I lean out of the huddle, and glance over at the other team. They look pretty bored. In fact, most are all spread out, just kind of zoning out.
"I agree." I say.
"Fine. Whatever." Tenten finally goes up to Gai-sensei and tells him we're ready to start. We all head over to our side's boundary line. The boys do the same in reflection.
Before they finish talking, I see a couple of recognizable faces on the other side.
Kiba glares at me half-jokingly from his boundary line. Then he does that thing with the fingers, where he gestures the sign for "I'm watching you." I nod in acknowledgement, and continue to glance around.
Next, I see Gaara, glaring at nothing in particular, but glaring none the less. Does he look happy? Is that a hint of a smirk on his face? Uh….moving on….
Uchiha. That is the next face that appears from the other side. Sasuke Uchiha. I decide that if I ever do get hit by a dodgeball and get out, it's not going to be because of him, and also it's going to be after he gets out first.
Gai-sensei stands outside the boundaries, in front of the dividing line, where maybe about twenty red, rubber balls have been neatly lined up.
"Ready?" No objections. "Then, begin!" He blows on a whistle, and the game begins.
We all charge to the dividing line, eager to start winning. But many of the boys beat us there, and greet us at the line, tossing the balls in their hands with wide grins. Luckily, enough of the girls remain unphased and steal an untouched ball from the line and retreat back, but not before four of us are taken down.
Damn. Already?
I creep to the back of our side, a rubber ball hidden slightly behind my back. The other girls scramble across the field, trying to escape the very fiercely thrown balls targeted at them.
This is probably why the other team lost so fast. Girls are always so determined not to get hit, they forget to catch and throw the balls, and simply dodge the whole time. But not me, oh no. Not me.
I soon see an opening at a boy who is at the moment unarmed, and I hurl my ball right into his gut.
One down. Well, for me at least. Tenten and the other's have been able to hit some of the boys, too.
I glance around, trying to find my friends in the confusion. Hinata stands in the back, too far for a ball to be able to hit her without bouncing first. (and therefore the hit won't count). But, she is making herself useful by running around, finding, and then giving stray dodgeballs to players without one.
She sees me, and tosses the one in her hand to me. I mouth a silent thanks to her. She just smiles uneasily, as if to say, "What a violent game. But I guess I have to make myself useful."
I grin, then quickly run forward, so I am almost right in front of the dividing line, then, carefully aiming, throw the ball. My aim is true; it hits a blonde haired boy right on the back, then ricochets and hits another boy in the arm.
Double whammy!
However, I am hardly able to enjoy this, because before I know it, there stands Kiba. A grin on his face, and a dodgeball held firm in his grasp.
Oh no….
"Sorry, Naruto. Nothing personal." But his grin hasn't grown any smaller. And he throws it right at me with a sudden speed I wasn't expecting.
Luckily, my reflexes kick in and I am able to dodge. Therefore, I am able to return his grin.
"Nice try, dog boy. But not today!" Then I sprint to the back of the field.
Close one. Too close….
I look to my left, to our "jail" which is where about ten or so girls sit on the grass. Then look at the boy's. Only about seven or so.
Ok, I'll just have to pick it up a bit.
"Sakura!" I shout as I see her run by. She stops and turns to me.
"Hm?" She says pleasantly. "Isn't this fun?" I can see her Inner Sakura bubbling behind her green eyes. Not good.
Oh, have I forgot to mention anything about her Inner Sakura? Well, not exactly a person you'd want to be friends with…actually, not even a person. More like a split personality. All you need to know is, beware of Inner Sakura. Follow that rule, and you'll be safe.
"Uh…sure." But, ya. I had to admit. It was fun, though maybe I'm not enjoying this as much as Sakura and her alter-ego.
"Well, see you later, then." Then I see her run forward, catching a ball flown at her. "Out!" She screams, thoroughly excited. A girl from "jail" comes back in the game. Finally, Sakura hurls her ball at a very tall boy, then runs back to me. Grinning a bit too evilly for my taste.
"Don't you think you're enjoying this a bit too much?"
"What? Ch. No. What are you talking about. Besides, I have to beat Ino. I am gonna win this bet!"
Ah, I see. A bet. Why hadn't I thought of that?
"What's it this time?"
"Whoever gets more of them out, gets the affection of Sasuke."
"So…kind of like a curse?"
"No, a charm. It was Ino's idea."
"Yeah…see you later." Still excited, she picks up a dodgeball by her feet and chucks it at yet another helpless victim from the boy's side.
I could figure out that this "bet" was Ino's idea. She's totally into all that voodoo, and witchcraft stuff. Anything to get what she wants, though normally she knows when she goes too far, and is able to correct it. But this time….with this whole whoever-wins-gets- Sasuke-thing, that's just crazy.
She relies on luck and chances for a lot of her decisions. But the weird thing is: most of the time it works! Freaky, no? But this one is bound to fail.
However, I can see Ino moving just as fast as Sakura across our side of the field, picking up as many balls as she can, and throwing them just as fast.
It may be a bunch of crap, but at least this "charm" was getting both her and Sakura to give us an edge here.
Eight minutes later, I have made an observation. Well, two. First: there are now about fifteen boys and thirteen girls left. Second: none of the girls were trying to hit Sasuke.
Probably afraid that if they hit him, there won't be a chance for him to somehow miraculously fall in love with them.
Gag me.
I glide over to the back, where some girls are dodging the one or two balls that would come towards them here and there.
"Why not go for the Uchiha?" I say loudly, to no one in particular. Loudly enough for the girls next to me, and some maybe even across the field to hear, but not the boys' side.
However, with this I am greeted with silence, with only the sound of dodgeballs whizzing by to build on.
"I think it'd be smart to hit him with one of these things." I say, smoothy, turning a dodgeball around in my hand.
One of the girls speaks up, "Are you crazy?"
"I have been told that before."
"If we hit him, he'll hate us."
"Not true."
"Huh?"
I now have all the girls' attention. Well, not all. They still have to dodge a wayward ball every now and then.
"In fact, it would be pretty much the opposite, if you ask me." I can practically feel their curious glances on me. "Because, if you hit him hard enough," I emphasize the word 'hard', "He'll need someone to help him around with his injury. Maybe all the way to the nurse's office if it's a bit too strong." I grin, despite myself. "That lucky girl would have ten, maybe even more, minutes of Sasuke all to herself…."
The girls all glance at one another, rivalry in their eyes. And before I can even finish what I was going to say, they are off.
One is even so eager as to say, "Hit Sasuke with all you've got!"
And at this point, I see Sasuke's smug face change expression. From confidence to almost…fear, as he sees the approaching army of girls who only threw their dodgeballs at him. And him alone.
It looks almost as if he were dancing, the way he has to dodge all the balls at once.
This is too much. I start laughing uncontrollably.
Even if we don't win this game, score one for me, Sasuke, I think ruefully.
There is also another benefit to this plan that I hadn't thought of. It so happens, that with all the girls focusing their attention on Sasuke, all the other boys let their guard down and are laughing just as hard as I am at Sasuke's little dance. This gives me the perfect opportunity to take them down!
I catch a ball that is thrown into the hord of girls. One down already.
And fling it at an unsuspecting boy. He goes down.
Tenten and a few others who are immune to Sasuke's charm follow my example, and soon there are only ten boys, but it comes at a price. The army of girls I had convinced, now only had a few left willing to take down the Uchiha.
I note that Hinata has been hit and is sitting in "jail" looking relieved instead of sad of being sent out of the game. I also take in the fact that no one seems concerned about the explosion in the Science building anymore. At least that's good.
Gaara also hasn't been hit yet. I wonder why, I think sarcastically. Probably if we do hit him with a dodgeball, he'll kill us. Hardly worth it. So…I if I want to win this, I have to catch a ball he's thrown. Okay, I can do that, but first, let's check on Sasuke.
He looks tired now, his dance seems at its end. However, past all of this, he is still able to conjure a glare pointed directly at me. I figure he knows this is my fault for what's being done to him.
I give him a girlish wave and my sweetest smile. His scowl deepens.
But, I have no time to just stare at him, so I pick up two stray dodgeballs and heave one ball high into the air.
This may seem weird, but follow me, here. My target is an exceedingly hyper boy with his pitch black hair styled in a bowl cut, and eyebrows so bushy they could give Gai-sensei a run for his money.
All throughout the game, he'd been running back and forth, hurling a ball here, tossing one there, and taking out our side one by one. It was getting annoying. And for awhile now, I've been trying to hit him, to no avail. He's just too fast. So now I try plan b.
So up goes the ball, higher and higher into the sky. Bushy-brows (that's what I decide to nick-name him) stops right in his tracks and stands where he probably thinks the ball is going to land, arms open and ready to catch it.
Now's my chance!
I let fly my second, hidden, dodgeball and it hits him on the ankle before he can even see it.
He glances sadly down at his ankle where he was hit, sadness in his expression. And slowly walks to his side's "jail".
The decoy ball finally starts to descend, and when it is about a foot or so above me, I raise my arm and smack it with the flat of my right hand. It plunges right into the back of a small boy's head. However, it bounces off, and is almost caught by Kiba, but then it evades his grip, and drops to the ground, so both he and the kid are out.
I silently gloat in Kiba's direction, but he refuses to face me. His pouting just makes me grin.
Ha! Look at all those guys I've taken down! No problem! I could do this all da-
And then it finally dawns on me.
One of those guys could be TheAvenger! What if he was one of the guys I just recklessly hit without a second thought? Would he hate me?
Gah! Wait! They might be a girl. And then I wouldn't have injured them. Yeah. That works! (though I am sincerely hoping they are a boy)
I offer a silent apology to all the boys on the enemy's side, then pick up another ball.
Okay, now there are only four boys and four girls.
Well, at least the teams were equal.
On the boys side is Gaara, (who hasn't really moved. Except for throwing a ball every few minutes when he felt like it) Sasuke, (who has stopped dodging now, because all the girls that were originally aiming for him are now out) a boy with amazingly pale eyes, and long, black, though loose ponytail falling down his back (he looks so much like Hinata, they could be brother and sister!) and a boy who wears his uniform with a very high collar, and wears dark sunglasses.
On our side is Sakura, Ino, Tenten, and last but not least, Me!
After a while, neither side throws a dodgeball, as if all are trying to think of ways to outsmart each other.
In fact, seconds later, Sakura creeps next to me, and says softly, "I have a plan."
"For what?" I'm intrigued.
"To get the sunglass guy out."
"Ok, lets hear it."
So she whispers the plan into my ear, and I can't help but find myself believing that this really will work.
Nobody, not even the boys side, makes a move as me and Sakura move forward, balls in both our hands.
Gracefully, I toss one up into the open sky. Sakura releases hers at exactly the right moment, so it makes contact with mine, and flings toward the sunglasses guy, hitting him on the knee.
We both high-five each other, because that 'play' was pretty fun. Effective, too.
Yeah, I know such an elaborate plan wasn't really needed, but since no one is doing anything right now, it's pretty boring.
And now, only the dangerous players are left. Uchiha, Gaara, and the pale eyed boy. Against us four girls.
Bring it on!
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Next time: Girls vs. Boys. Who will win?
Yeah…I would've made this chapter even longer, but it looked too long to me. A little bit less IMing in this one…..oh yeah, if you don't like the concept of this chapter, I'm sorry, but I just saw the movie Dodgeball (which I do not own in any way and am not trying to promote it) on television, and it made me think of using dodgeball for a chapter. That movie is hilarious!