Daughters of the Wolf Moon ~ Chapters Twenty-six to Thirty ~ Story 1
The Chunin Exam - Gaara - Chapter 26
Has anyone ever told the sun that it never could compare to my girlfriend as it rises over those perfectly formed emerald green farm trees. Even with its speckled pinks, blues, yellows and softly glowing violets that light the sky as magnificiantly as a stain glass window in a cathederal; the beauty of nature could never compare to the all natural beauty of my half-wolf, half-goddess girlfriend. The cloak of blood red she usually wore covering her faces and folded around her body, was let lose and allowed to whip around her back in the fresh breeze, the hood left to flutter behind her head like a giant butterfly of pure red. Moon's hair was waving softly, like a black velvet scraf of a greek dancer, in the fluttering morning breeze. I stood behind her trying really hard not to get in the way of her softly trickling river like locks, taken aback by the subtle beauty that was presented to me; just like it was every day and every night.
"You begining the Chunin exam today." she stated not turing away from the sun rise; the rainbow of colours that portrayed the sun danced in the corners of her eyes as she stood on the roof of the Hokage's mansion. It had become our ritual to meet at this very spot everyday as the sun rose; just so I could compare her mystical beauty to the suns common one {although it did inspire millions to paint scenes of sparkling colours and symbolism}. She knew I was doing so by the way I stood back from her, my eyes slightly glazed and mouth slightly open, like an idiot watching a magician perform; like my very pressence beside her could dull the overwhelming magic of the moment.
"Yes." I murmured faintly still lost, until finally she turned her body to face mine, she seemed distracted, far off in a distant memory of something; something like a sunrise, but maybe not quite as beautiful and perfectly serene. She usually looked like this in the mornings though and I blamed it on memories of sadder times and the insomnia that kept us both up for hours on end, never allowing sleep to claim our exhausted forms; but the insomnia thing, I really don't think either of us cared much about that, especially after years of having to sit through the endless nights alone.
"I don't want you to take it... Couldn't you wait until next year? I'm sure the others wouldn't mind waiting just a few months." she pleaded again, stroking my cheek, slowly waking to the morning of the day with the same thing she had been trying to get me to do for the last few days. I sighed and leant into the palm of her hand, not ready to speak for my tounge was lost in my own mouth.
I wanted to tell her everything and when Sabaka no Gaara says everything he means EVERYTHING. I wanted to tell her about the plan and what was going to happen, tell her to get out and save herself; save herself from the horror of what I really was, what I was going to do to this place. Tell her that I loved her, tell her that Orichimaru was going to destroy the entire village with the help of the sands {ok not sands, to be more specific almost our entire army, and ME}; but then orders are orders and no soldier disobeyed them {that is the number one rule of war}. No matter what, I was never going to ever betray my country; just so that my girlfriend would stop her never ending worries. Although it touched me deeply that she worried about me like that, I always got that warm fuzzy feeling people talk to you about whenever she did; and I knew that as long as she cared about me I would be safe, although I wasn't too sure she would be, or that I would be after she found out what was happening. Perhaps she would save me, just to destroy me herself for my lying to her.
"You know I can't do that. It was expressed by both my siblings that if I where to skip out on the exam they would turture me until the next years one came around. And you know neither of us want that to happen." The lie stung more than I expected, but some of it was truth; my siblings may not be the ones to turture me until the next years Chunin exam, but the higher ups would - mainly my oh so loving father. She sighed in resign, finaly, she was giving in and so softly, it felt like feathers being brushed over my skin, she kissed each of my cheeks and then my nose, it was like her greeting to them as the sun rose.
"Fine... Just be careful..." she made it sound like I was going to die as she watched. But I had sworn to myself and the Gods that if that happened I would come back just to tell her differently. Unrealistic I know but it was the only thing I could do to stop my worry for her well being; yes she may worry about me constantly, but I too worried about her in return and I believed my tiny whims where far worse than hers and more reaccuring.
"I promise..." I murmured onto the top of her head as I held her against me before dashing off to greet my waking siblings, and begin the final preperations for the exam adn the war. I knocked once before throwing the door wide, ducking as a kunai flew past my head; ignoring the shrieks of my only half dressed older sister I made no move to close the door.
"Gaara when you knock... WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE ANSWERS!" she screamed throwing herself back into the connected bathroom, dragging the door just enough to cover herself; like I hadn't seen it all before {well hers anyway - not my fault she forgets to wear more than underwear when walking round the house, filled to the brim with my sneaky traps and trigger systems... Like I said not my fault}. I grunted my reply, it was the morning of the Chunin exam and being late and unprepared was not on my agenda. Politeness and care could come into play later after this ordeal was over.
"Oh stop your complaining Temari, we're going to be late if you don't move your ass." I growled standing impatientley just inside the door, picking at the layer of sand under my nails, just like she did when she was impatient and waiting for me {except I could never get mine to go away}; she pouted but began to move slightly faster in getting ready, obviously going over a mental list in her head as she picked her way across the room. Kankurou sat silently on the bed in his usual post battle preperation; his puppet lay at his feet as he began to fix another knife to the hidden compartment under the bodies wrist, slightly irritated he had wasted one already and it hadn't been during a fight. Disturbing him now would end up with me dead and Temari screaming again, because she knew she'd be to blame if her youngest brother died under his older brother's hand {well older brother's puppet's hand}.
"Fine I'm ready to go." She sighed dragging her fan from the table and onto her back. The large metal frame diminishing her tiny body; compared to the strong metal her body, although deadly, seemed frial and spindly. Amazingly though her hard face still told the world {mainly the male inhabitants} that she was a woman of power, and not to be messed with.
"Excellent..." And that was the last to be said of it as we proudly made our way to the assesment building in search of the third floor door. Moonshadow stood silently at the end of the path at the gate moodily waiting for us to leave to head to our impending doom {as she would so cheerily put it}. "Are you going to be like this all day?" I moaned wrapping my arms around her waist, she sighed and hugged me back. Temari made a noise between a half snort and a cough; I knew I was being hypocrytical, because now if I didn't move, I would make us all late; but this couldn't be helped, if Moon was unhappy it would be stuck in my mind for hours and my participation during the exam would be useless.
"No... The exam goes for a few days, so I'll be like this for that long." I smiled and kissed her softly on her forehead. She was worrying for no reason, again.
"Get over it little one; we'll be fine, we're all very skilled and if anything happens we've always got your amazing healing skills." The others shared an akward glance that immediatly asked me about what had happened, but I shrugged it off they didn't need to know about the previous events and that was the way it would need to stay. "Come on let us pass, we're going to be late." She sighed but didn't let me go, "I'm guessing you're not coming with us then?" She smiled and tugged me through the gate followed by my siblings. We allowed her to lead us through the town tailing her like the lost children we where, a small smile slowly spreading across my inner self.
The Janitors Closet - Gaara - Chapter 27
"Come on Rookie bring it on." The obnoxious voice from the floor above set my jaw on edge. I hated people who thought they where better than others because they where older or at a higher rank than those around them. I had taken care of a lot of people like that, and so had Temari. People took one look at her during a fight and would always assume it was going to be easy, 'cause she looked weak. And then they ended up pleading for mercy and their lives once she had taken them down with minimal force. I on the other hand liked to play with my prey - I know it's sick and twisted, but hey it's what I like. Sometimes I'd let them think they're winning and bringing me close to death, and then I'll encase them in a sand coffin and turn them into pink and purple slushee. I'll explain what I mean later, but right now I should get back to what was happening around me. I snapped out of my thoughts in time to hear another voice say:
"Look we just wish to pass... Understand me..." A soft voice retorted I sighed when were things ever easy, we walked in on a team standing off against another which was gaurding the door to room 301. The door which we all needed to pass through, right strick that this was going to be easy {except Moon would scold me for killing people without the exam even starting - I loved her but sometimes a boy just needed to turn other contestants into giant bloody piles of goo}.
I recognised the opposing team with their backs to us as Sasuke, Sakura and the overly happy freak Naruto {I mean who could miss the bright blonde hair, pink highlights and the reversed chicken butt hairstyles of that team}; who even though his chances of entering the exam where suddenly coming into play and being challenged big time, was still a bouncing ball of sunshine and rainbows, that made me feel uncomftorble. Although the team that was creating havoc for them I didn't know at all, and had no intention of getting to know; unless of course I was beating them into a bloody pulpy slushee, and when I think about it further, even then the chances are quite slim almost impossible. Moon gave me a look to tell me she knew EXACTLY what I was thinking and should stop before she turned me into a bloody pulpy slushee.
"Hey Moon this isn't the third floor, so what's that door doing here?" Kankuro murmured into my girlfriends ear, I glanced suspiciously at the three Nins gaurding the door to the false room; silently I scanned the rest of the room, there where only two doors on this particular floor. The door at the end of the room stating Janitor Closet was the one I suspected to be more than what it was giving off. I supposed it was a hidden stair well, concealed by a jutso to test the newer competitors of their power of observation and deduction. Well we passed that test pretty easily.
"Just move through the crowd as subtly as possible and meet us at the other end of the room." I comanded taking Moon's hand and dragging her through the thinner parts of the crowd. So that her cloak wouldn't get stood on and fall off, she had made it very very clear to me that if it was removed I would be to blame and she would destroy me piece by piece {while I was still alive and kicking, she had threatened to start with my less important body parts so my fingers, toes, feet, knees, elbows and my special friend. The threat had worked really well, and now if a crowd was too big or tight I had sworn to myself to carry her through it - if only to save a few parts of me}; I had known from earlier experience that she was very very serious.
"So you worked out their scheme also. Keep as many people out of the exam as possible, gives you guys a higher chance of success." I pinched her arm lightly making her squeak in pain. "Not nice Gaara." she hissed, squeezing my hand tightly. I smirked at her but didn't retort using physical attributes knowing she would kick my ass infront of all these people without a moments hesitation, and that wasn't a good image for me to start the exam with - The Guy Who Got His Ass Handed to Him by a Really Weak Looking Girl. Yeah great way to start my exam, no one would take my threats seriously if that happened; and that was one of my favourite things to do.
"Who said anything about being nice." I hissed back, tugging at her cloak hood; she hissed her warning once again, of course I knew what would become of me if I revealed her secret to this many people but still, it was fun to tease.
"Why are you still smirking, I thought you wanted to be the mysterious broody guy from the sands. Not this happy go lucky lad that's my boyfriend." She laughed twirling to a stop in front of the small door, I had to supress my urge to drag her into a soft kiss; very much like the ones we had been sharing for the past month. But I knew she'd slap me and call me some of her german words before she let me do that in this sercamstance. That was another reason I loved her, she understood my desperate need to be the dark Emo guy.
"Can I not be both?" I asked, gently she took my chin in her hand and shook my head {it had become her new way of showing me her feelings, sometimes it was weird to be played with like playdoh, but other times I enjoyed it emensly - is that really sick to say I enjoyed her little games and the way she played them... Deffinatley}. "Fine, do you know what the first test is going to be then?" The smile twitched across my face as she nodded my head in responce.
"A test." I chuckled softly under my breath, knowing she'd be smirking with satisfaction at that moment.
"No really, we all know it's a test but what kind? Stamina? Endurance?"
"No... It really is a test." I blinked stupidly at her for a moment. "Mmhh..." Her hand dissapeared into her hood, and I knew she was pinching the bridge of her nose in her usual sign of irritation. "A knowledge test. One on paper, one that needs pencils and erasers for."
"Oh... that sort of test... Can you tell me anything else about it?" I pushed, she sighed and shook my head once again. I knew why of course, she wasn't allowed to reveal any of the exams secrets, by orders of the Hokage {he'd been very stricked about it after he found out that we where dating, we wanted to tell him ourselves but somehow he already knew... Probably why he's the Hokage and we're civilians}. I sighed as the others arrived and pushed the door open just enough for one person at a time to squeeze through, while I stood making sure that no one else saw us heading in. Before I dashed in myself and headed up the last flight of stairs to our final destination. The Chunin exam...
Stuck - Sasuke - Chapter 28
I stood stuck infront of the offending nins, growling like Kiba did when he was pissed or didn't get his way {which was often enough for everyone to know his deep throated growl off by heart}. It was very anamalistic and the main boys goons seemed to shy away from me. Naruto and Sakura wheren't as visiouse compared to me but they weren't agitated by Gaara being in the room, although he'd seemed to dissapear into thin air - damn the bastard and all his stupid bloody magic tricks, bet you that was how he got to date Moon he must've impressed her with a simple dissapearing act.
"You're just a bunch of Rookies, why should we let you past?" the leader sneered, leaning on his left hand man like someone would a beam. The boy darted his eyes between his compossed leader and my really pissed off features, the fear becoming evident as his leg began to shake uncontrolably making a smirk want to spread across my face with just enough malice and irritation to scare him a tiny bit more than I already had done; but I remained compossed.
"So bloody what! We where invited to attend this exam and therefore we have a right to be here!" Cried Naruto trying to throw himself at the offending nin, his cry loud enough to draw a small crowd of curious bystanders to the show down. He seemed to sense my agitation as I glared at him, and backed off just a little bit; although his body stance remained ridged and ready for an attack, he must've known that was exactly what I wanted, just I wanted it for a completely different reason. I wanted to show everyone I was SASUKE UCHIHA great and powerful, someone not to be messed with; also I wanted to release some of my frustration from that Gaara guy and Moonshadow dating and flirting and... Another growl escaped my lips, well I was certainly animal enough for her.
"Have you not noticed yet?" I crooned, my eyes drifting slowly across the three nins before us; like a cooky cat eyeing of his prey before a strike."This isn't even the third floor... So why are you gaurding that door?" The three boys infront of me shared a glance that said everything I needed to know, making me smirk satisifying the need from earlier; now if I got to punch someone nice and hard I would be relaxed enough to take the exam in peace {well until I saw that Gaara guy again anyway}.
"You're only gaurding this door because that's what you where instructed to do. This is room 201 not 301, so all we can really ask you for is directions to the hidden staircase." Sakura said, finally catching on to my train of thought, although it may have been messy and wobbling all over the place. The three boys shifted uncomftorbly and then dropped the glimor that had been cast, the door at the end of the room shifted and a half hidden staircase was revealed. Naruto released a rushed breath and slowly turned away from the annoyance that had been so... well so troublesome {thank you Shikamaru for giving me nothing but this word to describe things with}; we slowly walked to the door cautious of the slight glares people where giving us, and as soon as we had calmly walked up the first few steps we broke into hysterical laughter. I think both the others where surprised I had joined them in the breakdown, but the way the boys had been looking at me I couldn't help it; I only wished I had a video camera with me, so as to save the moment for enternity.
"I can't believe they actually dropped the glimour." Naruto breathed out between giggles, "I thought they would've put up more of a fight." I regained my composure and led the others up the last few steps, thinking the exact same thing. We walked onto a landing that had a single room at the end, but now another obsitical stood before us. Kakashi, our sensei and master of our movements. I felt like groaning and just turning back then and there; he was obviously going to do one of his congratulatory speeches which would take FOREVER. But the elder simply pulled a smile behind his mask and gave us all an almost releaved and thankful thumbs up.
"Well done you guys, I never thought you would make it to the third floor." I stared at the door on the end of the hall, with 301 scribbled on the wooden hanging sign. Releaf swept through me as the realisation that I was going to attend the Chunin exam finaly seemed to sink in; Sakura and Naruto at my side {although they mightn't have been my first choice as team mates, they deffinatly had come along way from the two annoying little brats I had known before}, for the first time scince Itachi left I felt like grinning as Naruto always did. Big happy and delirious, that was exactly what I was feeling as Kakashi finished his speech. "I hope you all do well, good luck." He murmured dissapearing with a slight popping sound, leaving us all standing there once again alone in the walkway - no more motivated then we where when we first entered the building.
"We may as well go in." I murmured gently guiding the others towards the door.
"Not so fast Sasuke Uchiha!" We all looked up at the voice which had spoken/ screamed; a boy dressed completely in a dark green skin - tight jumpsuit and yellow leg warmers was now keeping us frozen in place. His eyes where bigger than Naruto's, but unlike the other boys bright blue his where silvery white and delirious looking, while his inky black hair was cut to form a bowl around his circular head made him seem rather out of date; the only way to describe him any better would be to say someone heading for an eighties disco that got really, really lost. "I Rock Lee, challenge you, Sasuke Uchiha, to fight me!" He cried leaping onto the balcony railing, pointing an acussing finger at my face. This was going to be a long day, and it wasn't even ten in the morning.
Rock Lee + How to Not Get Your But Kicked and Lose All Self-Confidence in the Chunin Exam, All in Under Five Minutes - Sasuke - Chapter 29
"WHAT! Why would you want to fight him? I Naruto Uzimaki am far more powerful than that mother fucking Uchiha over there. You cannot fight him until you've faught me!" Naruto insisted throwing himself forwards, I groaned at his stupidity and looked up at Rock Lee. This would not end well, especially if this guy had anything to do with it.
"Mr Uzimaki it is unyouthful to turn down any set challenges, so I will accept as long as it is alright with you Mr Uchiha." I grunted in response and indicated for them to knock themselves out, litteraly. Lee took on a serious expression and launched at Naruto, who was still standing there staring him down - judging him and forgetting his training about how to fight hand to hand/ foot. I rolled my eyes as the two launched into a fight; fists, feet and chakra where being released here and there, everywhere, it was not exceptionally good from either party. It was a battle that seemed to be leaning towards the success of Lee though, his technique was refined and Naruto's was sloppy, for he relied on his other skills more such as his increased chakra {to put it simply he wasn't good at. I sighed heavily, we where stuck again; this time by a boy with some serious taigustu moves. I was sooo dead.
Finally it ended with a swift chest, head kick by Lee; Naruto remained down, smashed against the side wall. Blood was dripping from a cut on his cheek and a fist shaped purpley yellow bruize was appearing on his jaw line, Sakura rushed to his aid. For the first time ever she was giving some concern to what happened to the blonde idiot, this was a really big surprise. I glanced at Rock Lee who was staring awe struck at Sakura, his look looked something like her own when staring at me. He suddenly rushed over to her side.
"You are truely beautiful, I am terrible ashamed to have kicked Mr Uzimaki's butt, even though he asked for it. For he obviously is someone special to you, I had no idea." The idiot began blathering staring into Sakura's eyes. I was about ready to retch, the way she looked at him so astonished and awestruck, really this was sickening.
"Ummm..." she began, but he interupted her with a single finger to the lips. He suddenly dropped to his knees and took Sakura's hand in his. Suddenly the idea of retching didn't seem so bad, this was a bloody love story tradgidy unraveling before my very eyes.
"Please Miss..."
"Sakura, Haruno Sakura."
"Miss Sakura Haruno, please be my girlfriend... I promise on the my honourable honour to protect you till the day I die." He cried leaping abruptly to his feet and dragging her to him.
"Oh, umm... Lee you're sweet and all but I'm interested in another person at the moment. Maybe, later on in life." She managed to get out, I had to give him points for enthusiasm and almost valient knight like statements from the fifteenth centurary. He could probably one day get a girl with those charming words of his.
"Alright Miss Haruno I'll let you pursue this other man, who ever he may be. BUT I promised to protect you till the day I die, and I swear that I will not break that promise. No matter what." He cried dragging her to his side, and doing the tradgicly desperate hero with his useless blonde heroine. I really had to intervine right then and there before he said he'd rescue her from a dragons lair if he had to, or if she asked him to take this favour as a sign of her gratitude... I don't know, but I had to stop this flash back to another time.
"I guess you want to verse me now?" I murmured, Lee nodded enthusiastically taking up his original fighting stance but now on the ground; leaving Sakura forgotten and left to tend to a bloodied Naruto, perfect, the diversion had worked. I initiated the fist fest, by dashing fowards and releasing a kunai from my grasp; the knife landed at the boys feet even though my aim was dead acurate, he had dodged the blade and made it look like he hadn't moved {surprisingly he was good, but he'd had a warm up with Naruto (if you could call it that) and I hadn't}. He leapt forward and landed blows to my side, I blocked most of his attacks and he blocked most of mine. He was about to deliver a devistating kick to my gut when I leapt high into the air, arching gracefully over him.
"Shadow leaf jutsu!" He cried {or something which contained those words}, I looked below me and there he was, hanging to me like my shadow. He grinned and I knew this fight was over. "Leaf windmill." He cried, well something along those lines; I couldn't exactly hear him because of the rushing sound in my ears, instead I was soaring across the hallway and ending up smashed against the wall crushing Naruto as I did. Lee landed gracefully before me and took up another stance.
"Lee enough!" we all looked past Lee at the giant tortoise that had apperated in the centre of the room, the great animal stared out on us all raising its neck to get a better view. "Enough." It said again, Lee stared at it a moment longer and a wisp of smoke twirled around its shell - back - home... whatever; we all watched in awe as a pop sounded and the smoke cleared, revealing a man dressed exactly like Lee, or was Lee dressed exactly like him? Well whatever the important things was the man and Lee looked exactly the same they could've been identical twin brothers {except for the massive age factor, God must've been like twenty years minimum - this new guy could've lived in the eighties which would explain the get up}. The man had been yelling at Lee while I was distracted with my thoughts about their strange way of dress swishing around my head.
"I'm so terribly sorry Gai - sensei." Lee cried bursting into tears, the older man procceeded to do the same dragging Lee into a hug.
"I'm sorry too Rock Lee, that was very unyouthful of me to do that." I stared at the two and couldn't help the hysterical giggles that where trying to force their way up through my mouth, I was forced to concentrate on a crack in the floor with my lips pressed tightly together.
'I was beaten by THAT. The only person yet to beat me and it's a kid with identity issues and who's more high than Naruto. I mean come on people, what is the world coming to.' I thought regaining my composure, as the two decided on going to do some 'youthful' training.
"Did that really just happen?" asked Sakura, I glanced at her nodding solomnly, "Well you better hope he gets disqulified otherwise we're all stuffed." Naruto excitedly punched the air, even though his arm looked like it was giving him some serious trouble; meh he'd dealt with worse injuries from me, he would be fine in a few minutes.
"Believe it!" he cried making me roll my eyes for the {I don't know} fifteenth time that day. And with that said we all headed to the end door awaiting eagerly what was on the other side. Naruto pushed to the front of us and was the first to burst through the door, followed at a more lessurly pace by me and Sakura; the entire room turned and stared at us, with a look of pure and utter annoyance. I'd only seen a human being look at me like that once and that was Itachi, and it had nothing to do with the fact I'd shaved the cat or anything, deffinatly not.
'This is soo not a great start to the exam.' I thought scanning the room for that bastard from the sands Gaara, hoping he'd give me some reason to scowl at the world for just a little while.
"Sasuke - kun!" A high pitched scream rang through the room and something heavy smashed into my back; deep blue sleeves {almost as dark as mine, but still slightly lighter} strangling my throat, preventing any chance of breath.
"Ino pig get off my Sasuke - kkkuuuunnnnn!" and here came the scream battle about who owned me {like I was an inanimate object and not a human being}, with me in the middle of the two of them and Naruto staring on with a look of complete longing. Who in hell would want THIS, two girls battling over you {litterly} and no chance of escape, please give me his life anyday.
"So my advise helped." A soft whisper came from my side as Ino and Sakura launched into another bitch fight. I nodded slightly at Kiba, Akamaru was sitting on his head in the most relaxed doggy position ever {actually scratch what I said about Naruto I really wished I was Akamaru, no girls fighting over him. And Kiba was a pretty awsome guy so no complaining about your owner being a complete jack ass}. Shino and Hinata stood close behind him, Hinata was shaking slightly as she tried to gather some of her courage to talk to Naruto, although we all knew she would faint before uttering a word; ah scratch that she can't even utter a sylable without almost fainting when around him.
"Great stuck again." I sighed, rolling my eyes and trying to unsucsefully seperate Ino and Sakura before they came to physical blows, no matter how entertaining it may have been to everyone else in the room.
The First Test - Moonshadow - Chapter 30
Three rookie groups huddled in front of the only door, probably awaiting the end of us all; Naruto was starting to act like the jerk he was and soon they would all pay for it. His loud mouth would be the death of every single nin in the room, as well as his stupidity, probably his only alright quality was his sky blue eyes that stunned and memorised any one staring into them for too long.
He also had a very short fuse, that ignitted quickly whenever Sasuke was around him; and of course he was, but the more experienced nin had his own issues to deal with. Two girls, I could only pick one out and that was Sakura, the other had the same blonde hair except shorter, and was wearing an almost matching blue female version of Sasuke's outfit; they where fighting around him as he tryed to control the screaming match by getting between the two girls. I sighed, if they wanted everyone to pick them off they should continue with what they're doing now; bloody idiots will be dead in the second round of the test.
I redirected my attention away from the commotion at the door and slowly scanned across the older contestantst; the look of irritation and murderous intent was plastered across most of their faces {like I said, dead by the second round - or at least seriously injured}. This was going to be an issue, and I couldn't help but slightly enjoy the evil that was seeping through the room like static electricity.
Gaara, Temari and Kankurou where all huddled on a desk to the far side of the room, an evil aura was emitting from them as well; I huffed I guess it was time to start the first test {well in a few minutes anyway}. I tried to relax as much as possible, the jutsu I had used to disquise myself made my skin prickle in irritation. I hated having to change my very form so as to not be seen and therefore recognised by the others; but in this case that was a very good thing. I had a feeling something was going on, and it wasn't the strange exam proticale or the fact half the group wanted to murder the rookies; something was making my wolven instincts tell me to run, run like I had done many times before when lives had been threatened {mainly mine and Achilles - who at this very moment was locked in the Hokage's office, because if he got out and came to me the game would be up}. But it could've just been the fact I'd never stayed in any place longer than a few days, now it had been a few months; and for me and Achilles, who'd both grown up traveling from place to place without stopping for too long, this was a world record. Although I still couldn't shake the fact something was making me want to run for the hills and never come back.
The gong rung out at the front of the room and all the students rushed to their assigned seats, it was going to be a long couple of hours. The master instructur for stealth missions and enemy interogation appeared at the head of the room and I almost groaned out loud; why did it have to be him? Non of these guys stood a chance as long as HE lead the exam, they where all doomed.
'You're just being melodramatic, remember these guys are pretty good. You trained Gaara slightly... Ok you kicked his butt several times, and then nursed him back to health. But that's got nothing to do with it. You needed to have faith in these guys and try not to help them too much.' I sighed listening to my inner self, although it was really hard when I knew what this guy could do. He was a master of turture and not just the physical kind, the pen in my hand began to shake slightly as I glanced up at the impossing man before us all. 'Ok... Ok... You can worry, just don't blow your cover. If you do there will be hell to pay.' I sighed hevily again and sank into the wooden bench.
"Your first time judging an exam?" I turned my head slightly, the man/ boy next to me was maintaning his straight face, but the smile was in his brown eyes.
"Yeah, I got some idea of what I'm doing, but last time I was here I was the one taking the test... Besides I thought our instructor was to be the one we had last year." I whined scanning over our assigned group, three grass nins; non too happy with the instructor either, hey so it wasn't just me.
"Don't worry I'll give you a hand wherever possible. And our instructor well, I'm about as clueless as you with that one." He murmured, slidding a piece of paper my way just as the exam leader stepped forward and began to speak.
"THERE ARE A FEW RULES THAT COME IN TO PLAY DURING THIS EXAM!" his loud voice silenced everyone into quivering whimpering children, well his techniques may be harsh but at least they respected him {slightly}. I already knew all about the rules but it was hard not to hear them, when they where being screamed into your head. To distract myself I tried to opened the piece of paper, there where up to thrity folds; the guy next to me smirked slightly as I furrowed my brow at the parchment, this was going to take a while. "THE FIRST IS THAT CHEATING IS NOT ALLOWED! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT CHEATING FROM ANOTHERS TEST YOU WILL BE PENILIZED! FOR EACH PENALTY ONE POINT WILL BE REMOVED FROM YOUR FINAL SCORE OF TEN!"
"Wait so if I got two penalties and only got two answers right, what would happen to me." Sakura piped up, sticking her hand in the air trying to be polite, but rude and demanding at the same time.
"MISS WAIT UNTIL I'VE FINISHED EXPLAINING, YOU SEE IF YOU LOSE ALL YOUR POINTS THEN YOU LEAVE THE EXAM; IF YOU USE UP YOUR FIVE CHEAT POINTS YOU'RE DEFINATLEY GONE. YOU CAN'T CONTINUE WITH THE REST OF THE EXAM, NO SIDE ALLEYS OR SECOND CHANCES. DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT YOUR CHUNIN EXAM PASS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW?" He stared Sakura down and she seemed to hide behind the desk slightly. I knew what she and Sasuke must be thinking, Naruto was not exactly that brainy when it came to general knowledge about anything ninja. "THE JOUNIN'S AROUND THE ROOM WILL BE MAKING SURE THAT YOU ARE CAUGHT IF YOU DO. THEY WILL ALSO BE THE ONES TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN CAUGHT FIVE TIMES AND ARE TO LEAVE THE EXAM." He was a very confusing guy to listen to but thankfully for me the unfoldable piece of paper decided it wanted to be opened now. I felt like shrieking and switching places with the guy on the other side of the room to me. I stared at the guy next to me running the query round my mind, this could get me in a lot of trouble {especially if Gaara found out}. I glanced at the note again, trying to see if there was any other meaning, ANYTHING.
Hey, if you're not already taken there's a really nice restraunt called the Rose Hollow. I'd really like to take you there... - signed Atsumi
"Um... you're really sweet and all Atsumi but..." I didn't know what to tell him, I just had to at least try to clear this mistake up with him.
"But you're straight, I know. I know, I was being to forward. I shouldn't have do-"
"Will you shut up a second." I hissed at him, he stared at me mouth slightly open but I just glared back. "Like I was saying, I'm not straight. I just already have a boyfriend." {Remember I'm undercover as a guy, and I can't lie about dating Gaara, no way in hell} He blinked a couple of times before smiling shyly.
"Well if you ever break up my numbers on the other side of the sheet." He smirked making me feel slightly more uncomfortable. The gong to start the exam rang out and I redirected my attention to the grass nins who seemed to be giggling slightly at the blush that had spread across my face; they better behave otherwise I'd send them out without thinking twice. The silence was deadly, the look on Naruto's and Sakura's and Sasuke's faces was almost the exact same, one of complete dread. I guessed the test was harder than when I did it {no they don't change each year, so it must be something else}, so Naruto would definatly be panicing and so would the others; for if he went they all had to go. I hoped that they all knew how to cheat without getting caught, 'cause that was what this test was all about. The stealth of cheating...
Sakata Bluemoon