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The Ride Home

Autumn's fresh winds and crispy warmth had come quickly, leaving summer's sun in the past. In that amount of time, the following things had occurred: Ino and Hinata (And the others.) had finally met Gaara's infamous girlfriend. Her name was Kazumi, which meant harmony and beauty, and indeed, she was gorgeous! She had long, brown, soft, curly curls, two big brown eyes, was a size zero, had perfect teeth, had clear skin, was slightly tanned, could actually touch Gaara's head (Unlike Hinata.), was sweet, sexy, sassy, perfect… and was cheating on the poor red head. Ino caught her lips pressed on a tall brunette boy- Kiba, but Kiba was dating the head of the cheerleading squad, and the first chair for clarinets in the high school band- Sakura, AND Sakura was hitting on Gaara, who was dating Kazumi, who's lips were stuck to Kiba's, who was dating Sakura, who was… point is, there was some lying going on that Ino and Hinata knew about.

"Hey, Gaara, we've been to everyone's house except yours, man. What? Do you have like this super special secret? Besides, you're the only one with a car that you can drive cause now no one can pick you up, right? Can't you take us?" asked a content Naruto. Sweat was dripping down his fore head as he unzipped his orange sweater. His shiny blonde hair was still smothered in sweat, clomped underneath his beanie. Gaara walked with the cheery Naruto and the sweet-hearted Hinata to the parking lot, "Listen cross-dressing boy…"

"Ssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! I thought I told you not to call me that in public… Boo-Boo Bear…" Naruto whispered in a sweet, girly tone, fluttering his eyebrows as each syllable was enunciated by the sound his lips- mimicking an oddly familiar girl, Kazumi. Gaara's normally impassive face had altered into such a menaced scowl; Hinata just had to step in. "Guys," she began confidently, but as Gaara turned his scowl towards her direction, her boldness withered away, "U-Umm…"

"Yes?" asked an impatient tone, rough and cold- Gaara's. "If you want to say something that's important go ahead, but, otherwise, I suggest you keep your mouth shut because I don't want to waste my time…" Hinata could already tell Gaara doesn't exactly like her.

A screech pierced through the air and the trio began to stride over to that direction, for only the sound of a high pitch could match two of the following things: Ino's parents, or Ino and Shikamaru getting into another dispute on feminism, woman's rights, the man's role and responsibility in the household, or just another scream match.

"HEY! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?"

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WOMAN? DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME?"

"DAMN, I HEARD YOU! I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THE SHIT I'M HEARING!!"

"SHIT? I SAID ALL WOMEN ARE TROBLESOME'! LAST TIME I CHECKED, THAT WAS FREEDOM OF SPEECH!"

"Freedom? FREEDOM? WHO THE HELL GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO HAVE FREEDOM? YOU HAVE NO DAMN FREEDOM!"

Hinata's and Gaara's head turned towards the sudden uproar which astonishingly turned out to be right next to Gaara's rusty old truck. "Oh no…" he muttered under his breathe.

"Gaara," Ino said, "Naruto told us that you were finally going to show us your house. So…"

"So?" he stated unenthusiastically as he raised his hand up towards his fiery red hair and ruffled it.

"So," Hinata continued for Ino who seemed to be in her own little world at the moment, for she had just noticed that Shikamaru was no longer by her side, so she might've been waiting for him… so she could start another screaming match, "Me, Naruto, Lee, Shikamaru, Ino, and Tenten want to ride with you to your house. Is that a problem Boo-Boo Bear?" Hinata managed to say. Naruto and Gaara each seemed to be having a wide-eyed trance, but Naruto began to laugh and try to high-five Hinata.

Gaara took the opportunity of speaking when Hinata gave his blonde friend a funny look, "Where would you sit?"

"I can answer that question," an eager Tenten began, "the guys and Ino will sit in the back, while Hinata and I are going to sit in the front!"

"Wait, whoever said that I was gonna sit in the back with the guys?" Ino asked with a disgusted look on her face. Tenten glared.

"Alright," Gaara began," something tells me that there's nothing I could do to stop you…" he then gave a confused look to no one and glanced at Naruto" … I lied, there is one thing I could do to stop you, but I don't want to go back to juvi."

Every one stopped all their noise and stared at Gaara, leaving the poor red head in uncomfortable silence, that is, until Hinata slightly coughed. "So," she looked Gaara straight in the eyes, "shouldn't we be leaving now?"

"Yes, we should."

The ride home was filled with unwanted questions and comments referring to his vehicle. Naruto sat in the back of the truck; his questions and comments were peculiar: Are we there yet? Why does it smell like fish and dogs? Are we there yet? Is this thing a chick magnet because Ino said that any farmer would carry his poultry here!! Are we there yet? When was the last time Kazumi got a glimpse of this? Are we there yet? I GOT TO USE THE BATHROOM! ARE WE THERE YET?

Naruto's comments were incredibly dimwitted compared to Shikamaru's brilliance: Troublesome… I feel like this crap is gonna break down any second… Troublesome…Maybe we can take it back where you got it and get the whole two dollars you paid for it! Troublesome…Any man's dream car…. Troublesome…

He made many more comments, but this is the only one that's not too twisted- to Shikamaru. Ino was complaining the entire way, Tenten was arguing with Ino, Lee was defending Ino. Lee did not do a good job.

Hinata and Gaara were the only two who remained silent throughout the majority of the time; they didn't want to include themselves into such nonsensical behavior. Instead, the two caught glances of one another, and for the first time, Gaara noticed Hinata's appearance. Her short raven hair was a contradiction against the ripped leather seats, reaching barely past her shoulders; it framed her heart shaped face, each single strand of hair perfect against her snowy unblemished skin. However, atop of her head was a lavender hat, obviously knitted and laced with a silk, strangely, it also greatly contrasted against something: her apparel. This hat was unprofessionally stitched, while her clothing was flawless. It looked like something a character in a movie would wear- something so normal, yet so excellent. From head to toe, she was wearing a pair of black boots and some fishnet stockings, not too dark or broad strands were on them, so it did not draw unnecessary attention to her legs. Her stature was small and petite and her clothing gave the illusion that she was much more delicate than in actuality. As usual, she was wearing a dress that reached a bit above her knees, a simple, slimming strapless dark purple dress which seemed to accent her curves. The trimming was a deep violet, it illuminate her skin and brought life to her dress. Still, although the dress was strapless, she was still wearing a horrific sweater that ended the life of her cute dress. Abruptly, her head snapped toward the opposite direction, her glossy pink lips in the shape of an "O" and her eyes wide, her pale eyes effervescent for the mere second as they slowly pulled to a stop.

Then he noticed something odd, her cheeks had a rosy blush on them. Had she noticed he was staring? "Whatever," he muttered under his breath. His home was only steps away as the shadows crept onto the driveway, they would finally be entering his home… all of them…

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Lol. What can I say? I've been busy with school, and my power went down for two weeks due to a hurricane, and I got lazy… yeah. Lol. HERE'S THE CHAPTER!! I forgot who this chapter was gonna focus on so I' m just gonna pick one randomly for the next one. REVIEW!! I may still be busy during the next… idk, BUT I WILL UPDATE CAUSE I KNOW WHAT THE NEXT CHAP'S ABOUT! And I hope I didn't/don't disappoint anyone. REVIEW!! Please? I STILL LOVE YOU! MissPoprocks'n'Coke out! (Hopefully not for long…)