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Chapter Seven: PHONE!
Kiba rushed into Shikamaru's office and closed the door behind him quietly. Shikamaru looked up at the dog lover quizzically. "Is it just me or are Naruto and Sasuke suddenly very close."
Shikamaru's eyes widened. "Wh-what do you mean?"
The dog lover paused and looked around as if someone else was just standing in the room. "Okay... I was walking over to the kitchen when I saw Naruto leaving Sasuke's office and he was redoing his tie and all..."
'Shit...' "I'm sure it's nothing, Kiba." Shikamaru said calmly with a sigh.
"No way, dude. It's something!" The brunette began pacing back and forth in front of Shikamaru's desk. "Sasuke's gay..."
"And how do you know this? I don't see him going around saying 'sparkles!', Kiba."
Kiba snickered at the image in his head but quickly got back on track. "Did I ever tell you how he was checking me out once?"
"You're not much of a looker, in my personal opinion..." Shikamaru retorted.
"Well, no one asked for your personal opinion, asshole. Anyways, he is gay. If not gay, then bi. All I know is that does...uh...take interest in the company of men!"
Shikamaru chuckled at Kiba's choice of words.
"Shut up. Anyways, Naruto has been sent into Sasuke's office a lot lately and he hasn't been complaining about the bastard at all! I think they're going out, Shika!"
The black-haired man sighed and clapped slowly. "Congratulations, Kiba. You have finally lost it." 'Damn, Naruto better thank me for covering his sorry ass.'
"Dude, I have it (what ever "it" is). You can't tell me you haven't noticed them!"
'Of course I have.' Shikamaru just stared blankly at the dog lover.
"Gawd! You don't believe me, do you?"
'Of course I do.' "Of course I don't. Naruto is a wacko, I'll agree with you there. But there's no way he would go off and do gay stuff with Sasuke." 'Even though he has.'
Kiba sighed in defeat. "Fine. But I will investigate and prove to you that those two are doing…STUFF together!"
Shikamaru's eyes widened. "What do you mean investigate?"
Kiba laughed evilly and winked at the black-haired man, raising a finger in the air. "Inuzuka, Kiba! Under-cover detective is on the code name: 'Queer' case!" The brunette continued to laugh as he dashed out of Shikamaru's office, avoiding the lazy man's protests.
"Shit…"
Naruto walked into his office on Tuesday morning with a grin on his face. Nothing happened in particular. Just a happy blond, is all. However, deep down in his heart, he knew he was just gleaming with joy because Sasuke totally embarrassed Kiba yesterday!
Naruto flung his messenger bag off of his shoulder and onto the wooden chair by the door. He grinned when he noticed the yellow post-it note on the bottom of his monitor and scanned over it quickly. 'Shout "phone!" every time someone's phone rings. 15 points.'
The blond groaned in annoyance. To be able to hear everyone's phone meant he had to keep his door open. And he hated keeping his door open. Oh well, it couldn't be helped.
With great lack of enthusiasm, Naruto walked over to his door and opened it wide.
"Neji, please. I told you, I was just going through a mid-life crisis. I'm not going to kill myself with fatal paper cuts, I swear." Gaara said through gritted teeth. Seriously, Neji was breathing down his back all day yesterday and already at it this morning. Stupid dares and their side affects.
"Mid-life crisis, my ass! How old are you? Like.. 30?" Neji exasperated.
"25..." Gaara growled.
"Yeah! So there's no possible way you're going into a mid-life crisis!"
The red-haired man sighed and opened his office door. He slammed it shut behind him before Neji had a chance to enter. Walking over to his desk, he dropped his briefcase on the floor and loosened his gray tie.
Green eyes locked onto a yellow post-it note stuck to his stapler. He picked it up and examined it before smirking. "15 points, huh?"
The sound of the door opening pulled Gaara out of his thoughts. Neji stuck his head in and looked at the red head warily.
"Oh, Neji. Perfect timing..." Gaara said. "Could you help me move my desk?"
The Hyuga stared at him for a moment before nodding. Together, the two pushed the cumbersome desk all the way to the other side of the room.
Gaara put his hand to his chin and hummed. "Hn, never mind. Okay, let's move it back."
"What? But we just moved it!" Neji whined.
The red head shrugged. "I don't like it here. I liked it where I had it."
Neji growled, but helped push the desk back into it's original place nonetheless.
"Thanks, Neji. I couldn't have done it without you." Gaara said with a taunting smirk.
Neji just growled and left the room.
"Well, now that my dare is done, I can focus on my work." The red-haired man said and walked over to his desk.
Aburame Shino hasn't always been one to willingly help others around him. That is, until he entered the bathroom that fateful Tuesday morning.
The pale man finished doing his business and was at the sink, washing his hands when he heard a faint cry. "Hello...?"
"Shino? Is that you?" The voice said shakily.
The brunette stiffened. "Yeah... Who's there?"
"Choji..."
Shino raised an eyebrow quizzically. "What do you want, Choji?"
There was a long pause before the chubby man replied lowly, "I'm stuck in the bathroom stall..."
"What...?"
"I'm stuck in the bathroom stall!"
"How...?"
"'How' what?"
"How the hell are you stuck in a bathroom stall?"
"I don't know! I wouldn't be if i knew how!"
"Have you tried unlocking it?"
There was a clicking sound and Akimichi Choji emerged from the middle stall. Shino sighed and left the bathroom.
"Thank you!" Choji called after him. "For helping me get 20 points." He added darkly and stuck out his tongue to his reflection in the bathroom mirror.
Kakashi knocked on his boss' door quietly.
"Come in..." Came the man's dark voice from the other side.
The silver-haired man entered the dark office quietly and bowed to his boss in respect. "I just thought I should let you know, Uchiha-san…"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the awkward pause that Kakashi made. He nodded his head for the older man to continue.
"Inuzuka Kiba is walking around on his hands and knees with a stick in his mouth…"
"Where?"
"Outside the building. I think he's circling it."
The Uchiha sighed and rubbed his temples. "Okay… We shall pretend we don't know him. If he talks to you, spray him with pepper spray…"
Kakashi suppressed a chuckle and tried to remain serious. "I don't have pepper spray, sir."
"Why not? Pepper spray is now a Konoha Employee necessity."
"Yes sir!"
Lee sauntered up to Haruno Sakura's desk casually and leaned against it. "Ne, Sakura-chan…"
"No, Lee. I will not go on another date with you." The pink-haired woman replied quickly.
The bushy browed man pouted slightly, but shook his head. "No, I wasn't going to ask that. I just wanted to know if you saw that absolutely brilliant TV program last night."
Sakura looked up at him and tilted her head to the side in a questioning manner. "Which one?"
"Oh, you know… The one… With the people… In the city… On Earth…" At that moment, Sakura's phone rang.
"PHONE!" Someone shouted.
The pink-haired woman furrowed her eyebrows and answered it. She waved her hand in a shooing manner, sending Lee off.
The black-haired man grinned as he walked away. '10 points for me.'
"Nara. I need you to view over this meeting schedule for me and return it by lunch time." Sasuke said as he entered the lazy man's office.
Phone rings… "PHONE!"
Shikamaru smirked and pulled out a handkerchief from his back pocket.
Sasuke watched in utter confusion as Shikamaru wiped down the folder with the linen before removing it from his hands.
Another phone rings… "PHONE!"
Sasuke sighed. "Okay, I'm not going to ask, because frankly, I'm really tired. So I'll let all of you slide today."
"What ever do you mean, Uchiha-san?" The black-haired man asked mockingly.
"Don't push it, Nara." The raven growled and left the office.
Phone rings… "PHON-"
"Naruto, shut up!"
"….Okay!"
