A/N: Daaaaaaaamn, Itachi's hawt. Oh, sorry...while we were writing this, we kept taking breaks and looking at pictures of Sasuke and Itachi to...er, for a lack of a better word, indulge our Uchiha tastebuds. Nyanya. Well, anyways, we're back after a looooooong absence. I blame Maybelle...she got grounded...OK OK it was my fault too. Our lives are so busy, and we can hardly ever type because I have five million essays right now and Maybelle's doing a play...I literally flew over to her house this morning, banged on her door, and handed her a written copy of MY chunk of Chapter three, steered her to her computer, and then we put my part in, and typed her parts, and now here we are... -sigh- Anyway, no action...eh well, kinda. Man, I hate the first chuunin exam-I am SO FREAKIN TEMPTED to skip it. BUt I can't. -sigh- Oh well...We hope you enjoy this chapter, and...WAITWAITWAIT. Reviewers: SandFumes and sasusaku0129, thank u. EVERYONE ELSE, leave another review, DAMMIT!

Disclaimer; Maybelle has a Gaara plushie; that's the closest thing to Naruto that we own. BUt we own Sia and Rika. That counts for something, right?

Uchiha Four

Chapter Three.

Sia.

Rika looks just as excited as I do. Her eyes are gleaming and I'm pretty sure mine are, too.

"Oh I'm so excited!" Rika squeals very un-Uchiha like. I sigh.

"Stop it,' I say, pushing her gently. "Starting acting like who you really are."

"I can't," She grins ferally. 'Not when I'm excited….mmm fighting."

I roll my eyes and ignore the stares of Kohona nins.

Hennan, standing next to us, sighs. "When are we going to get to fight?"

Good question.

The three of us are standing in a wooden room. I'm getting really sick of full wood rooms-they bother me.

Too many other shinobi are all gathered around us, and Rika goes from playful to serious in a second, looking around the room at all the other people gathered with us.

"I don't like this," She murmurs. "Too much competition."

"We'll come out on top," Hennan promises, and Rika and I nod.

Feeling rather bored, my eyes dart curiously around the room until they are suddenly locked into a gaze with another person.

A chill sweeps up and down my spine and I fight to control the shiver that's racking my body. The red-haired boy my gaze is locked with smirks, licking his lips loosely.

Oh, fuck.

My eyes widen slightly and his smirk grows. I think I'm blushing…

I don't know this guy, and he's making me blush??

What is wrong with me??

Rika.

I want to smirk so freakin' much…

My sister is blushing.

This is hilarious.

I put my hand on her shoulder, calling her back to the real world with a gentle smile. "Sia," I whisper. "Look."

She looks.

It's Sasuke we're looking at; he's currently being glomped by that Ino girl. Sakura looks pissed, and Naruto is trying to capture Sakura's attention.

"Well well well," I say. "He IS a ladies-man…wanna bet that he's going to turn out to be a heart-breaker, too?"

"Sure," Sia says, and instantly the bet is sealed. If he turns out to be a heart-breaker, Sia has to do my bidding 'til we get back home to Dark Forest; if he isn't, I have to do Sia's bidding.

We both know he is going to be, though.

Sia just goes with the flow, indulging me.

And vice versa.

"…there are two new villages this year no one really knows about…" A silver-haired teenage says. He's with Sasuke, and Sakura, and Naruto, and Ino, and a bunch of others in the front of the room. 'The Village Hidden in Sound…no one really knows anything about them…they popped up about a year ago…"

I glance around, instantly seeing some Sound nins. Its easy; they've got headbands with musical notes on them.

'…and then there's the Village Hidden in the Dark Forest. I don't know if anyone from that village are participating, they became a village about half a year ago…"

I roll my eyes. Yeah right. Dark Forest has been around a loooong time, its just been kept secret.

"No one knows anything about them at all…"

Sia pushes her way through the crowd, stopping before the silver-haired teen. "Care to learn?' She asks, flicking her headband and tilting her head down so he can see the symbol-tree covering part of a moon. 'Or are you just going to stay ignorant…information collector??" A smirk finds its way across her cheek.

Silence reigns. Everyone's now staring at her. I push my way to Sia, Hennan right behind her.

"C'mon, ease up a little bit, sis. It's obvious he can't take it," I say, control a smirk with practiced ease, standing right besides my sister, but facing her, so everyone can see my headband around my neck.

I'm good.

Hennan sighs. "Girls, its obvious everyone thinks we're stupid, and weak, so why don't we wait until the end of the exams, when we win, to prove them wrong?"

"Good idea, Hennan," I say. "Surprise is key."

"Hey, Rika, Sia!" Naruto shouts.

I stare at him. "…Why do you shout…?"

"The dobe is naturally hyper," Sasuke says, rolling his eyes. "He can't stay quiet."

Sia smirks. "Better learn how to do so, little boy, 'cause that's what a ninja's all about." We turn and melt back into the crowd.

"HEY! I'M NOT A LITTLE BOY!" He shouts.

We chuckle.

POOF! "Alright, everyone, enough fighting," A man with scars across his face shouts. Besides him are at LEAST ten other jounins...

Ah, crap.

'Come here, pick a number, and let's get started!" He yells.

Everyone rushes forward, grabs a number, and then waits for further directions.

"Each number corresponds to a different seat. Find your seat!"

I stare down at mine. 58. I weave across the room and find myself seated next to a male Kohona nin with long, chocolate brown hair and white eyes.

Interesting...

"Everyone in their seat?" The man shouts. Everyone nods.

"I'm Ibiki Morino, and I'll be your proctor for your first test…"

Everyone inhales. The room is dead silent. I lean forward in my chair…

"Your first exam is…a written test."

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT??"

A/N: Sorry it is so short, everyone meh-meh. Life can't be helped...I wish I could just press a 'pause' button, go finish all my stories, and then press the 'play' button again. Oh I wish we had rewind too...damn global warming...Anyways, don't forget to review-but NOT a flame. We will, of course, have to twist around plot details. It is irrevocable, I suppose. Oh well.

Until next time,

Maybelle

Ja ne,

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