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I DON'T OWN NARUTO OR STEALING HEAVEN THEME

Mom sent me out on information hunting about Weather's house. I manage to get a pamphlet and drone out the guide that was telling a story about how he was related to them through marriage years ago. This made Mom happy and she was off my case. I drive back to the inn, at least I thought I was. Instead, I am driving toward the beach. I don't know why I am heading there. I got everything Mom and I need and I really have no use for it. This doesn't stop me from continuing to drive. I already have my swimsuit on so why not? As soon as I step out on the sand, I hear a familiar voice. "Kalahari!" I look around and notice Hinata waving her hand around. I walk over to her. "There you are. I almost thought you weren't coming." She says as I reach her. "I meant to come earlier, but you know how things get in the way." I doubted the things that got in her way involved targeting houses. "Parents?" She makes a face. Let's roll with that. "Yeah." which is true. "Well sit down. Jiraiya made his appearance and I need some help with coping." " Why? Is he hot?" she looks at me with a bless-your-soul look. "Ha-ha not unless you are into sixty year old men who wear speedos." Oh, gag. "Sounds hot." I laugh. "I think the marine life screamed and swam away in terror." We share another laugh. "So what exactly did your parents want you to do?" I cant exactly tell her what. "Oh the usual do this. Do that. Did you finish this? So annoying" I say with a bored tone. I really don't want the conversation on me so I change the subject. "So how is Naruto?"

Her face lights up like the fourth of July. "I saw him yesterday! I asked him if he wanted to come to the beach with me and it looked like we wanted to say yes, but he didn't. You know guys say the exact opposite of what they really want to." She says still smiling. I guess even if he did shoot her down she is happy to talk to him. "Huh, I just thought they lied all the time." She laughs a bit. I never spoke about how I feel about guys. I never do have the chance to talk to someone real about this. "Neji can be overprotective and something tells me he said something to Naruto last time we saw him. I mean, it not like Im going to marry the guy or anything. It's just that people here are…" she trails off and makes sad looking face. It only lasts a second before she goes off about Naruto again. "Naruto is adorable. I just have to figure out a way to-I know! How about this. I get up in morning and go running and end up at his house." This girl has it bad for the boy. "Hinata that would require actual exercise." Neji pops out of nowhere. He smiles that arrogant smile of his to me. "Hey glad -" "Did you say something to Naruto." Hinata says cutting him off. "No I wouldn't do that. I know you like the guy, but how much? Sure we hung out a lot when we were little, but now it's different since he is older." He says in a defensive tone. "Sure ya didn't." that sarcasm in that was easily heard. She gets on her stomach and closes her eyes.

Ignoring Hinata's fit, his attention comes back to me. "So want go for a walk to Hinata time to get over her fit in peace?" "Sorry long day I don't feel like walking." I put on a fake smile. I even try to sound polite, but that was blown with the fake smile. "You mean you don't want to walk with me." That's an understatement. "Bingo." His face falls and he walks off. I admit he maybe hot, but I can see how he checks out other girls and smiling at them the way he does at me. I wonder what Tenten sees in him. I look over at Hinata who has her face in a frown. "What?" I say. "Neji is…he knows he is Neji Weathers. My dad says-" but I zone out the rest. All I hear is the name Weathers.

Mom is home when I get back. Coughing up a storm. "You should see a doctor." I tell her, but we both know she isn't listening. I can tell she looked over what I got cause of her infamous smile. "So what's next?" she hugs me. "You did good and tonight we celebrate how about a lobster dinner?" Well, that's new. "Sounds great, where are we going." We weren't going anywhere. Turns out Im going to the supermarket to get them. "Remember low profile." Mom tells me as a leave. Mom if only you knew, I thought to myself. The supermarket is packed and parking was a pain. I end up parking by an office across the street. The lines are a bit narrow so I did some correcting. As I got out of my car, I realize there is someone by my bumper. Just what I need, a freaking lecture by some old person or better yet by an annoying person wanting me to sign a petition. I roll my eyes preparing for the worse. I look up at notice that mess called hair. It's the guy from the other day. "Um, what are you doing by my car?" he ignores my question. "Hey there," he says with that nice smile of his. I notice his hair is like blood red and somehow he seems to pull it off. I skip the pleasantries.

"Yeah yeah, whatever. Again what are you doing by my car?" he points at a sign clearly marked Employees Only. "Point? Im sure they won't mind considering the lot is empty and no one is obviously here." I seriously didn't have time for this. I walk towards the market. "You shouldn't leave your car here." He says. I turn and look at him. "I doubt a fight will break out here over a parking space." "Im just saying if you don't move your car you may get a ticket." "Thanks for tip" my voice drips with sarcasm. "Seriously." He says. He caught up to me. He stands next to me as I wait to cross the street. I could look at him all day with that smile and hair of his. The worst part is I want to keep talking to him. RED ALERT. "Seriously, thanks for letting me know. Now goodbye." He ignores my blow off. "You're new to town aren't you?" with no traffic I manage to cross. He follows. Seriously, what's up with that? "I'll take that as a yes. Are you here for the summer?" I continue walking. "Maybe" How much longer is he gonna keep this up? "Maybe yes or maybe no?" I turn and look at him again. There again was the smile again. "What are you, a cop?" He just grins at me.

Oh, shit. A cop. Just what I need. "Don't look so freaked out." He says. Red flag is up I need to get away from him. "I don't look freaked out." "Oh yes you do." I sigh. "I don't. Ok. Fine I'll move my car, all right?" Just go away already. "You don't have to do that. No one's at work in the office anyway." I glare at him. "So you decided to give me a hard time." He looks amused by this "Actually I was just pointing out the sign." He says. What a smartass. "So you decided to follow me?" He laughs. "Wow now are we paranoid. Im going to the market and was cutting through when I saw you." "And yet you talked to me." He shrugs a bit. "If it makes you feel any better I also talked to someone else who was waiting for their ride." I ignore and walk to the store. The seafood counter is crowded. I wait for my order making sure cop-boy isn't around. Curse him for being so cute. My order is ready. I wait in line and get some magazines for Mom and pay. However, there is a surprise waiting for me at the car.

There is the cop-boy sitting my car with groceries. Ugh. "Get off-"wait wait can't let him know Im mad cause he is cute. "Is there a reason you are sitting on my car?" I think to myself, a cop, be nice, disappear and low profile. "Got the lobsters I see." There we go with avoid the question game. "Yeah and I need to get them home." Okay that was lame. They were already dead and steamed. Maybe he hasn't noticed. "So you live around here?" Yep he noticed. "If I say yes will you get off my car?" "Is that a yes?" he looks at me. "What do you think?" I say. He gets off the car. That was easy. "Im Gaara and you are?" "Leaving will you get your bags?" I unlock my door. He grabs one. "Im Gaara and I work-" he points the police station. "I figured." I say loading the car. He just grins at me picking up the other bags. "Graduated right of high school and into the academy, graduated two years ago." "Right after high school/ Why?" I should've known better than to ask. I assume people became cops because they failed at other jobs. "I don't know. I guess because my dad was one." Great, a law enforcement family. I won't be shocked if his dad is the sheriff or something. "So what? Are you telling me I'd better watch my step? Stay on the straight and narrow?" He gives me a look. "Stay on the straight and narrow? Never heard that one before. Except on TV. Anyway, maybe I'll put out a bulletin on you if you wanted. But then again I don't have a name." He says smiling. "Gee, that's too bad." I say half-heartedly. "So you're not going to give me a name?"

I open my car door. "Exactly, but there is anything else you wanna tell me do feel free and go ahead. When I drive away, I promise to still be listening." Take a hint already. "What do you wanna know?" I grit my teeth. "How about Blood type and Birth sign?" He holds the door open for me as I get in. Chivalry isn't dead yet. This causes me to melt inside. I hear glass break from one of his bags he drops. "Very smooth." I say trying to keep my voice shying away. "At least, im trying. Also its AB and Gemini." " I was kidding now if you don't mind." "Okay." He says moving away. "You gotta be a Cancer, Note how I didn't make a crab joke." "Except that one right there." I say. I close the door and then he decides to knock on the window, ignored. He knocks again. I put the car in reverse. "See ya around Karin." He says. Goodness the name is worse than Savannah. I roll down my window. "Excuse me?" "Well since you won't give me your name I gotta call you something. At least until we see each other again." "And that's the best you can come up with?" God is taste in names in worse than Mom's.

I roll up the window and drive off. I notice him in the rearview mirror picking up the groceries. I can't help but feel bad. I sigh, stop the car, and get out. A lot stuff fell out of the one bag.I get two cans and a box of pasta. "Here" He looks at me with a surprised face. "Thanks." His eyes looks super green. "Whatever, I just don't want to drive over groceries. Even if they are yours." He smiles a bit. "You're one hell of a sweet talker." I leave. "Bye." "See ya around." He says after me. "Not likely." I reply. I look again at the rearview mirror driving away. There he is walking cross the lot. He looks as if he won a contest. What a strange guy. Even for a cop, it overrides the fact he is cute. Also, the fact that he is the first guy I ever want to talk to makes it stranger. I look at myself in the mirror. "There is no way I look like a Karin."

Done! With the second update of the week . Tune in next week for two more chapters. Don't you just love Gaara trying to put the moves on Sakura? Ha-ha Review please.