Le Phoenix

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters but the plot is MINE all MINE!

Sasuke: I know already!

Sera:…Mmm…

Sasuke: Hey! Where'd my cookies go?

Sera: Mmm? Munch-chew

Sasuke: HEY! Those were for the Konoha Bake Sale!-Chases her-

Sera: Nya! Hahahahah MINE! –trips- OW!

Sasuke:…

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Chapter 1

Join the Cabaret Part 2

"Hey shouldn't you take the highway? That'd get us to Konan District quicker wouldn't it?" Sakura asked from beside Ino in the front. (The front of a Vista Cruiser can seat three people comfortably 1 reason why I want one)

"Hn." Was his retort as he continued on the long stretch of road. Not like he needed to explain or anything, but his uncle usually worked the highway roads-sometimes he wished his family wasn't full of cops. It would be too easy for his uncle to notice his car. "Let's cruise." After all he'd given that car to Sasuke.

Sakura nodded, sipping her iced tea while Ino leaned against Sasuke's shoulder. The day was nice and cool, the sun shone brightly and from the opened windows the air just felt so good against the skin. She didn't even mind that she was in the train wreck of a car-as long as that breeze kept coming in.

"So ladies, which store did you decide on first?" Sasuke asked bringing up the question as a sort of conversation-the ride had been abnormally quiet. "Ya know, there's this cooking place that I've had my eye on."

"No way! I'm not spending a free day in some pots & pans place while you drool over cookware, Sasuke-Kun!" Sakura said. "Let's just go to the Fire-Front plaza and find something to do."

He nodded.

"That sounds like a plan…hey Sakura?"

"Yeah?"

"Is Ino asleep?"

Sakura looked over at the slightly drooling blond and giggled.

"Looks like it."

Sasuke rolled his eyes, looking momentarily at the blond on his shoulder sound asleep before looking back at the road in front of him.

"Hn, no wonder it's been so quiet."

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"Uchiha…Uchiha… Sasuke Uchiha"

Naruto's face almost hit his desk.

"He's ABSENT…DAMNIT!"

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Matsuri pulled into an empty space close to the Dai-Chi High entrance. After shutting off the engine of her car, she adjusted her new school uniform that her aunt insisted she wear on her first day.

Not like it mattered.

She was already late.

Getting out from the small confines of her VW Bug, Matsuri locked it up and swaggered slowly towards her new prison.

"Hope at least that He's here."

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"ACHOO!"

"Hey Gaara, you okay? Got a cold or something."

Gaara shrugged.

"Nope…must be someone talking about me."

Haku rolled his eyes.

"Whatever. So you were telling me about this ex girlfriend?"

Gaara nodded.

"Yeah. Anyway, we were together for a while."

Haku nodded twiddling his hair with his fingers. He didn't know how he and Gaara ended up hitting it off but both were currently cutting class at the basketball courts talking about life and all those things that they'd never really talked about before. Haku liked it, he finally got along with someone. "So what happened?"

"Well," Gaara started, crossing his legs and stretching his arms. His red hair was in a bit more disarray then normal for the simple fact that he'd been rubbing his hands against it. "-there was this guy…actually you might know him…his names Deidara."

"Yeah I know him."

Gaara sighed.

"Well one night as this huge party during the summer-I go out to look for her with my brother right, since were about to leave, and I find my bro's car is kinda moving."

"Moving?"

"Yeah." Gaara nods then continues. "So I peek in the window and find her with him."

Haku's eye widened.

"They were doing it?"

Gaara sighed.

"Yeah. Anyway, she calls me the next day a crying mess, telling me how sorry she is about it-that she never wanted to hurt me."

"So what do you say?"

"I tell her I forgive her…but that I need time."

Haku nodded.

"what was her name, Tiffany?"

Gaara nodded.

"Yeah."

(BET YOU THOUGHT IT WAS MATSURI! HAHAHA)

Haku pulled his hair into a high pony tail. It was getting it bit hot for wearing down and he began to sweat. He looked over at the red head sitting in front of him.

"So what's up? You guys dating again or something?"

Gaara shook his head.

"That was the plan but no. She moved to Connecticut-she still writes me and calls though."

"So you're friends?"

"I guess…anyway-what about you?" Gaara asked. The feminine boy hadn't uttered anything about himself.

"I live with my foster father, I have pet rabbit named Momiji. That's about it."

"What? No girlfriend?"

Haku laughed.

"Right…well girls don't usually date boys prettier them themselves."

Gaara nodded.

"So what, you play on the pink team or something? Not trying to be an ass I'm just curious."

Haku shrugged.

"No it's fine. Um well, I guess you can say I swing both ways however I haven't found anyone, of either sex Fair or otherwise, to catch my interest."

"Really? Must be tough being pretty."

Haku nodded.

"It is, especially when you get questioned about your sexuality constantly…do you know that guys actually check me out in the shower at the locker room? They wanna make sure I'm actually a guy and not a flat chested girl."

"Dwah? You serious?" Gaara asked then laughed.

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Sera: I wanted to throw people off with who Gaara's ex was…don't worry she wont be in the story. Also I needed to introduce the actually reason why Gaara and Deidara hate one another in this story-which will comically come up in later chapters-Matsuri will play a vital role in the Deidara-VS-Gaara fight and Haku? Well, Haku's just plain evil.

Sasuke: You ate my cookies…

Sera: Bake more then!

Sasuke:…hate you…