I would have updated sooner. But I went on a weekend retreat with my Youth Group (loved it) and no electronics are allowed. Not that I would've had time to write anyway. Soo here you go.


-1st Period (Earth Science)-

Over the first few weeks, lab experiences had repeated themselves over, and over, and over again, leaving Sasuke with no choice but to take refuge with Sakura at the other end of the classroom.

She glanced over at him as he worked, checking his answers with hers every so often.

"Sasuke?"

He looked up. "What?"

"Why…why do you work with me?"

He doesn't like you.

Maybe he does!

But most likely he doesn't-

Shut up, I'll miss what he's saying!

You shut up-

Tch!

STOP INTERRUPTING M-

"Well, the only girl who isn't crazy in this class is paired with the craziest one." He flicked his head toward Tenten and Ino, which made his bangs fall slightly over his coal-black eyes. "And…you're not so bad, I guess."

Thank you?

She felt a blush coming on, so she turned away. "Oh. Okay."

Chyeah! Suck it, Ino-pig!

-2nd Period (Gym)-

"Neji! I would like to fight you!"

He sighed and put down the weights. "Lee…"

"I am sure I will beat you this time! Please?"

He sighed again. "Fine." Tenten smiled and sat on one of the workout machines. Rock-paper-scissors had worked like a charm, so she was free to lift weights or lay in the grass of the football field (allowing that the activity of the day wasn't football. Watching out for being trampled wasn't the kind of physical activity she enjoyed).

And so they started. Apparently the both of them had taken martial arts as kids. Neji excelled all the way through and had finished early, leaving Lee behind. But he still trained religiously to this day, and challenged Neji whenever the opportunity arose.

Lee fell flat on the floor, then struggled sit up. "You win." He lowered his head in defeat. "I PROMISE TO TRAIN HARDER SO ONE DAY I CAN BEAT YOU!"

"Good luck with that." Neji yawned and went back to the weights.

Tenten hopped on a bike next to his station and started pedaling. "How come you never fight me?" she asked idly.

"You never ask. And besides, you're a girl."

She stopped dead. "What?"

Oh no he did not

"If Lee can't beat me, how can you?"

"You think I can't beat you because I'm a girl?"

"Yes."

"Alright, get up."

"What?"

"I said get up. We're going to fight."

"No we're not."

She glared at him. "Why not? Like you said, you can take Lee. I should be easy work for you."

Neji stood. "Have you even taken martial arts?"

"No. But I'm a decent fighter."

"You don't stand a chance if you don't know the form."

"Then humor me!"

"…Alright."

She went at him. Tenten had watched enough times to understand how Neji fought. He went for the pressure points and took you down until you could barely move. She would be careful.

She actually got in a high kick to the head, but he grabbed her foot and spun it so she would lose balance. She used her other foot to sidesweep his leg. They fell to the ground in a tangle of limbs.

"You fight dirty," he coughed.

Tenten sat on his chest. "I'm a girl. We all fight dirty." She grinned and held out a hand. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone I beat you."

He didn't take it. "You didn't beat me. You cheated." In most cases, this would sound like a really stupid comeback. But when he said it, it just became the truth. He flicked her forehead and walked to the locker room with Lee, leaving her to fume.

-SKIPSKIPSKIP-

-CanTeen-

"Ohmygosh!" Ino tripped over the arm of a couch and flipped onto a cushion.

Sakura looked up from her book. "What?"

"Halloween's coming!"

"And you just remembered now?" Tenten snorted. "They've had the stuff up in stores since before school started."

"Yeah, but it's exciting! What are you going to be?"

The brunette shrugged. "I dunno. I never really did Halloween."

Unless Mischief Night counts as Halloween.

Sakura gave her a look of mock-pity. "You poor, deprived child. What about you, Hinata?"

"M-my father d-doesn't like it."

"Ugh, you guys are like aliens! Shopping?" Ino asked.

"Shopping," Sakura agreed.

-

"Ino." Tenten shoved her hands in her jeans pockets and looked at the wall of costume pictures to choose from. "I don't have any money for this."

"We're not going to buy a costume!"

"We're not?" Hinata said, confusion raising her voice an octave.

"Nah, the store outfits are slutty. We're just looking for ideas."

"Yeah. Just imagine them if the skirt was a foot longer," Sakura giggled, "And then we can buy the accessories and make the rest ourselves."

"Hey, Sakura, check this one out." Ino smirked and pointed to a Playboy Nurse picture.

"Shut up!" She scanned the wall for an even worse one to get back at her.

Hinata bit her nails.

"What's up?" Tenten asked, stepping toward her.

"…I don't know what to be."

"I've never really picked out a costume before either, but I think it's about being who you want to be. You have a…darkness, I guess. Not like evil, but like, original Gothic. Dresses and black makeup and all that." She looked up thoughtfully, then nodded to herself. "You are a vampire."

"M-me?"

"You."

She smiled shyly and tilted her head. "Hm…"

"I am not a pumpkin!"

"Your face is round enough."

"Ouch." Tenten winced. "Sakura's going to get bitch-slapped pretty soon if we don't separate them."

Hinata nodded in agreement.

"Hey! We're supposed to be looking for actual costume ideas, ne?"

They evil-eyed each other a moment longer, then turned to their respective ends of the store.

"Ooh." Sakura pulled a pair of blue and purple wings off the rack and smiled. "I like these."

"Have you decided anything yet?" Ino looked through the racks and glanced at Tenten.

"I think so. But can I borrow stuff from you?"

"Sure. I think I'm going to have a party."

"Really?"

"Yeah. My parents are going to Vegas for their anniversary, and they're leaving the night before Halloween. I'm supposed to be staying at Sakura's, but…nobody really ever knows which house she's staying at." She smiled devilishly.

"Sounds good to me."

"I have things to plan now!" She seemed to enjoy the idea of being busy. "Will you help me?"

"Uh, yeah. I got nothing better to do."

"Did I hear party?" Sakura leaned into the conversation and grinned.

"No. A party while my parents are away would be wrong."

"And painfully cliché," Tenten added helpfully.

"You realize the flaws in this, right?"

""It's not like I'll have it at my house. I'll have it in the garden."

"I don't like this," Sakura worried.

Hinata bit her nails again. "I-I think S-Sakura's right."

"Aw, where's your sense of fun?" Tenten poked her and spun around. "It'll be great!" She crashed into a rack of masks and hats.

Ino pulled her up. "Well come on. We need to get so much more stuff now."


I feel kinda blah about this chapter. but it's meant to be a filler chapter for a Halloween one that I should get working on! X3

I don't know what Ino should be! I have an idea for everyone else, but I can't picture a good costume for her TT. If you have any suggestions put it in a review please! I'm stuck!