Chapter Seven

"We have a long weekend coming up," Kiba was sitting on the girls' couch, "Me and some others were going on a camping trip. Neji asked if I wanted to invite you guys."

"That sounds like fun," Lore snuggled up closer to Kiba. Kiba had brought Akamaru over and he was asleep under the coffee table.

"I like camping," Naia agreed. She hadn't been camping in years. Her mom didn't like the dirt and Lore liked flushing toilets. Though, Lore seemed all for this trip, flushing toilets or not.

"Who else is going?" Mai asked as she took a seat in the beat up rocking chair in the corner.

"Neji, Sasuke, Gaara, Kankurou, Shikamaru, Hinata, Temari, and maybe a few other people." Kiba explained and Mai nodded in approval.

"I'll go," Amara said, "When would we be leaving?"

"Thursday night and we'd be home Monday night," Kiba told them, "So be packed by tomorrow. We're leaving right after classes are over."

"Okay," Lore smiled, "help me pack?"

"Lore!" Naia looked shocked, "You and a boy will not be alone in a bedroom together! Mom would kill me!"

"The door will be open." Lore whined.

"I don't care," Naia crossed her arms, "either you stay out here or we all go in there. You can pack later."

"You're mean." Lore snuggled closer to Kiba and crossed her arms, pouting.

"Yeah, I'm horrible. I'm just the older sister who doesn't want to be an aunt."

"Naia!" Lore screamed.

"What? With my luck it'd happen and then I'd have to take care of it!"

"If I had a baby I'd spoil it rotten and love it and take care of it," Lore pouted some more.

"That's exactly why I'd have to take care of it!" Naia explained, "We don't want another you!"

"What?" Lore looked about ready to cry.

"I meant that in the best way possible," Naia felt bad about what she'd said, "One of you is good enough."

"You're terrible." Lore whined.

"I know," Naia patted her sister's arm, "I'm sorry."

"You better be," Lore grumbled, "I forgive you though."

"I'll leave you guys to pack." Kiba stood up.

"How will we all get there?" Naia asked as he neared the door.

"Well, Neji owns this giant van from like the 70's." Kiba laughed.

"That big, gorgeous, avocado green Volkswagen in the parking lot?" Naia squealed.

"Yeah," Kiba looked confused and worried about her mental sanity, "We're all going to pile in there. So pack lightly," he looked at Lore who only nodded and waved.

"Bye, Hun!"

"See you tomorrow." Kiba waved and with that he and Akamaru left.

"Time to pack!" Lore skipped off to her room.

"Remember, light! Pack lightly!" Naia called after her, their previous fight forgotten, and Naia went to help her little sister. Lore never packed by herself because she either packed too much or she packed the right amount but it was all clothes she didn't need.

"I can pack by myself," Lore told her sister. Naia had pulled out her suitcase as well and was pretending to pack but was really dropping hints on what her sister should put in her bag.

"I know," Naia said calmly but soon after saw Lore was packing three pairs of shorts, "No, no, only two pairs of shorts. Then two pairs of pants. No skirts or dresses either, so, take those out."

"Naia," Lore turned to face her sister after she took out a pair of shorts and then added two pair of pants, "Stop."

"I'm helping you," Naia pointed out.

"Fine," Lore tried to keep her voice down, "What else should I pack then? A sweater?"

"Yeah," Naia nodded, "Plus two tank tops and a long sleeve shirt, too. And a pair of sandals and a pair of walking shoes. Oh, then a few pairs of socks and that should be it. Your camera if you want."

"Thank you," Lore thanked her sister. She had managed to pack all the clothes she'd need for the weekend in one medium sized suitcase.

The girls all put their suitcases in the main room so they could easily grab them after class the next day. They then practiced the cover songs they'd be playing for awhile before going to bed.

-----DAY ONE----

The next day dragged on longer then the rest and it seemed to never end. The girls all eagerly waited for the final bell to ring. When it did they rushed to their rooms and then to check out of the school. They met up with the others by the van.

"It is so pretty!" Naia ogled at the van, "Neji, can I hug it?"

"Uh, sure," Neji took her bag and Amara's and put them in the back. Everyone had one bag each. After Naia hugged the car she climbed into the back. Neji was driving and insisted Amara could sit shotgun. Mai sat by Naia and Hinata sat next to Mai. Shikamaru and Temari 'had to' share one of the middle seats. Temari was the teacher who was over looking the trip, she really wasn't a teacher, only an intern, but it still counted. Shikamaru, according to the rumors, had been in a relationship with her since his freshmen year and her senior. Gaara took the other seat. Sasuke and Kankurou sat by the girls' feet. Kiba sat in between the middle seats and Lore was seated on his lap.

"We're off!" Amara said as Neji started the engine and pulled out of the parking lot. The car ride was a very long three hours. Half way through Temari complained that Shikamaru was really heavy and she should get to sit on his lap. Kiba had fallen asleep between the middle row and the front seats. Lore was petting Akamaru who was drooling on Sasuke's shoes. Sasuke was throwing a fit about it and Mai was trying to calm him down. As the noise elevated Neji turned the radio up louder and louder until it was almost impossible to hear anything over the noise.

When they finally arrived, everyone jumped out of the car and took a sigh of relief. The boys set up the tents soon after while Amara, Mai, and Naia went to gather firewood. Lore and Hinata unloaded the van and Temari sat in a chair and over saw everything.

They were camping near a lake and were surrounded by woods. It was beautiful but to Lore's dismay the only flushing toilet was three miles away at a dumpy gas station where an old, creepy guy liked to sit outside them.

Once camp was set up it was already dark out. Neji made hot dogs on the grill for dinner. After dinner Kiba told a ghost story that had Hinata freaking out. Then they roasted marshmallows.

"Make me a marshmallow?" Lore asked Kiba.

"Alright," Kiba put a marshmallow on a stick and put it into the fire. Mai and Hinata had gone off to bed a while ago. Amara was flirting with Neji and Shikamaru and Temari had vanished 'to get more firewood'. Gaara and Naia were talking, which made Naia very happy. Kankurou was lying on his back and looking at the stars, "Shit! The marshmallow is on fire!"

"Ah!" Lore jumped up as Kiba swung the burnt marshmallow wildly, trying to put out the fire. The next thing Lore knew her t-shirt was on fire, "Kiba!"

"Holy shit!" Naia's eyes widened as Kiba scooped Lore up and tossed her into the lake, "Kiba! She can't swim!"

"What?" Kiba looked confused, "How do you not know how to swim?"

"She was never taught!" Naia stomped her foot, "Now go and fucking save her, dumb ass!"

"Oh, yeah!" Kiba pulled off his shirt and dove into the ridiculously deep lake. Lore was flailing her arms wildly and screaming. This attracted everyone's attention. Mai and Hinata walked out of the girls' tent in their pajamas. Temari and Shikamaru rushed back, everyone noted that Temari's hair was down and Shikamaru was missing his shirt.

"What the hell is happening?" Shikamaru was out of breath. Sasuke poked his head out of the girls' tent after that.

"What's going on?" he asked and everyone just looked at Hinata, Mai, and him, eyes very wide.

"Hinata?" Neji looked displeased with his cousin who blushed.

"Mai?" Shikamaru looked at Amara.

"Maybe." Amara and Naia nodded simultaneously and shrugged.

Kiba then walked out of the lake with Lore in his arms, bridal style.

"Is she okay?" Naia and everyone ran over, forgetting about the scandal with Sasuke.

"She's breathing," Kiba pointed out, "she fainted."

"When your drowning it's not fainting it's passing out," Naia scolded him as he set Lore onto the ground.

"Is she going to be okay?" Temari asked.

"Yeah," Naia nodded, "she'll be fine." She patted her sister's cheeks a bit.

"What happened?" Lore started to wake up.

"Your dumb ass boyfriend tried to drown you." Naia slapped Kiba.

"Sorry!" Kiba whined.

"I'm hungry." Lore ignored everyone's concerns.

"You just almost drown!" Naia screamed as Lore stood up and dug through the cooler.

"Yeah, I'm still hungry though," Lore took a bite of a granola bar and pulled out several more, "Oh, and from now on, I'm making the marshmallows,"

"Deal," Kiba came up and put his arms around her. Lore rested her head back on his chest. Shikamaru and Temari made the excuse that they dropped all the firewood and had to go get it again. Neji and Amara pulled Sasuke out of the girls' tent after he tried to sneak back in. Amara then yelled at Mai and Hinata and talked about respect for themselves. Neji told Sasuke they were both underage and threatened to do something about it, if he tried it again. Naia and Gaara started talking again.

"I've been meaning to give this back," Naia handed him his iPod.

"Thank you," Gaara took the iPod, their hands touching for a minute. Both blushed wildly and turned away.

"I'm going to go to bed," Naia stood up, still blushing, "to make sure Mai and Hinata don't do anything."

"Night!" Lore waved.

"You're going to bed, too!" Naia pulled her sister away from Kiba.

"Goodnight, Hun!" Lore blew a kiss at her boyfriend before disappearing into the tent after her sister.