CHAPTER SEVEN
BANNED
The next morning was rather strained.
Ren had went and woken up all they boys at five in the morning. He found Kakashi asleep on the couch with his orange book still clutched in his left hand. He handed the white haired man a set of clean clothes and directed him towards his bathroom. His next victims was Itachi, though the young man was already awake. Next was Nagato. He made some spastic movements before waking up fully, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Nagato's spasms caused Deidara to be violently thrown off the bed. The blond was about to shout something, when he was silenced by the glares he received from the other men in the room. Like with Kakashi, he handed the three a set of clean clothes and told them to shower and get dressed. Deidara called dibs on the first shower.
Ren's next victims were Sasuke and Naruto. Like Nagato, Naruto reacted violently. He did not know how, but the blond boy had somehow managed to land on top of the other boy, who was sleeping in the bunk beneath him. The dark haired boy did not react too kindly to being rudely awakened, and attacked the other boy. Ren could not help but be reminded of his daughter, and made a mental note to send someone else in to wake the dark haired boy.
The guys all wore jeans, and most of them opted to wear their own shirts. Kakashi kept his long sleeve shirt on. Itachi kept his V-neck shirt on. Naruto grabbed a white shirt and wore his jacket. Deidara, Sasuke and Nagato all borrowed one of Ren's T-shirts. Ren also lent them all a pair of Converse; he had a vast collection, courtesy of his daughter who was obsessed with the brand.
At around six, everyone was showered and dressed for the day.
Jade was the first of the girls up in the morning. She showered and dressed. She wore a pair of pink skinny jeans, a black and white horizontal stripped shirt, with a pair of nude sandals. She wanted her new friends, more like new Barbie dolls, to look good on their trip to the mall. Jade walked into her closet, and started contemplating on who would look good in what. She needed more time to think, and with a smirk she walked into the lion's den, AKA Kim's room. She raided Kim's closet.
She knew what her friend liked to wear. So she chose as pair of dark blue skinny jeans, a green and blur plaid button up shirt, her favorite soft gray cardigan, and a pair of black sandals with thick black straps. She held the clothes in her arms as she jumped up and down on Kim's bed. She jumped to the side when her best friend tried to kick her off the bed. Jade sat on top of Kim, and was met with a glare. She only smiled and held out the bundle of clothes. Kim got off her bed with an angry face, and stalked off to her bathroom to get ready for the day.
Jade continued sitting on the bed before running over to Kim's closet and going in. She stole a few articles of clothing and returned to her room, and promptly went into her own closet.
For Hinata she chose a pair of blue jeans, a white tank top to wear under her jacket, and a pair of gray sandals. For Sakura she chose a pair of yellow skinny jeans, a flowy cream colored strapless shirt with a blue jacket, and a pair of black sandals. For Konan she chose a dark blue baby doll shirt, a pair of black capris, and matching dark blue flats. For Hana she chose a pair of skinny jeans, a long sleeved dark pink sweater shirt, with a pair of gray flats with little bows on the toes.
Jade thought over her fashion choices in her head, imagining what they would look like. When she was sure that they would look great, she made her way to the other girls' room. She woke them all up threw their clothes at them. When they tried to tell her they didn't want to burden her with having to wear her clothes, she told them that she didn't mind. She was just happy to have more girl friends that she could play dress up with, and that some of the clothes belonged to Kim as well.
Soon everyone was dressed and sitting in the living room. Hinata decided to forgo her jacket, which caused Naruto's eyes to linger on a certain part of her anatomy. If she had noticed, she would have been so red that tomatoes would be jealous. Sakura was sitting quietly next to Sasuke, and was sneaking glances at him every few minutes. When he would meet her gaze, she would blush prettily and look away only to start the process all over again. Nagato and Konan were once again sitting next to each other. Kim was taking advantage of her new brother and snuggled up to Itachi's side sleeping with her feet on Jade's lap. Jade was talking with Hana, who was sitting on an ottoman. Kakashi was sitting between Nagato and Hinata, reading his beloved orange book. Deidara was on the floor complaining about unfair treatment, and Ren was in the kitchen cooking breakfast muttering things about it being a woman's job, which caused him to receive many glares.
After eating breakfast they resumed their positions in the living room. Ren kicked Deidara to the side, which only caused the blonde to complain more about unfair treatment. Ren pulled out a wad of cash.
"You've been holding back on me, old man," Jade cried, eyes going wide at the bundle of money.
"What do you mean 'you'? It's me he was holding out on," Kim shouted, which ended up in a glaring contest between the two.
"Girls," Ren groaned. They snapped their attention to him. "Okay. Now that I have everyone's attention I'll begin." He shot the two girls a warning glance. "Since our new house guests are going to be staying here for an indefinite amount of time. No one really knows how long it will be till they can find a way back home. In the mean time you all are going to need clothes, food, and other necessities. So, I'll start you all off, I will give you all two hundred dollars each." He paused. At the looks he received he started again. "You don't need to worry about paying me back. Just knowing that different dimensions actually exist, is payment enough for me." His eyes shined for a moment, thoroughly creeping out the newcomers and Jade. "Though this is all that I will be giving you, so spend your money wisely, and I do expect you all to get jobs. I don't want any moochers in my house. I already have one." There he turned to look at his daughter.
"Hey! I'm your kid! You're supposed to support me," Kim shouted, offended at her father's remark. Her father just ignored her, and handed everyone their money. He then shooed them out the front door, following after them and shutting the door behind him.
The group stood in the center of the mall. They all had various reactions to what they saw. Sakura could not help but think that Ino would be in Heaven. Naruto was gaping at all the sights, practically shaking from excitement. Sasuke groaned at the group of girls forming behind him, even in a different dimension he could not escape his fangirls. Kakashi just stared lazily at everything in sight, taking it all in over the top of his green book.
Itachi was taking everything in with a blank face. Nagato and Konan were chatting happily, they no longer had to worry about catching Jinjuriki to bring peace to the shinobi world, they were leaving that to Naruto, and in the mean time they were going to enjoy themselves. Kim was talking to Hana about getting a job at the pet store. Jade was telling Deidara about the art supply store that she worked at, and about how they could teach classes for extra money.
Hinata was blushing and covering her chest in embarrassment from all the crude gestures some of the male population were giving her, she wished she had chosen to wear her jacket. Naruto was the only one who seemed to notice her discomfort. Being the nice guy that he is, he took off his jacket and gave it to the shy girl. She blushed even deeper when he helped her into his jacket, giving her a bright smile. All the girls could not help the smiles that graced their faces at the sweetness of their moment.
"Okay, so where to first," Kakashi drawled lazily, putting his book away. They all exchanged looks. Kim stared at Jade expectantly. The mall was, after all, her domain.
"Okay." Jade put her hands on her hips, and squinted her eyes; her thinking pose. "You all are going to need toiletries. Things like shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. We can go to Bath & Body Works!"
"Jade they mainly sell lotions, body sprays and perfumes," Kim put in.
"Your point," Jade said raising an eyebrow. Kim gave her an are-you-serious face. "Fine, we can stop at Target too. They sell the best shampoo at the Hair Garden, though. Okay! Next, they'll need clothes and underwear. We can go to places like Hot Topic, American Eagle, Express, Forever 21, and Victoria's Secret!" Kim made a face. "Maybe not Express. What else... Right! Shoes! The Flip Flop Shop and that Shoe Place! After that we can roam the mall and find jobs for everyone. Sound good?" She looked over at the group. They all nodded. "Where to, first?"
"We should go to Target first. Get all the personal hygiene stuff first, then the clothes," said Kim. She added, "I can deal with lending them my clothes, but I can't deal with them stinking up the place." At that everyone turned to look at Naruto.
"Why is everyone staring at me, dattebayo?" Naruto shouted, pulling at his hair.
"Okay. Off to Target we go," sang Jade, grabbing the two people closest to her arms. Hana and Itachi happened to be closest.
They all arrived at the in-mall Target five minutes later. As Jade and the others walked off, Kim stayed behind. She was looking at gray wigs and canes that were left on a pile of random things in a shopping cart.
"What are you looking at," a curious voice asked from behind her, making her twitch in surprise. She wasn't expecting anyone to notice her absence.
"N-nothing much," she stuttered.
"Uh huh. Are those wigs and canes?"
"Maybe," she replied.
"What do you plan to do with them?" Before she could answer, he spoke again. "You remind me of Hinata-chan, 'ttebayo! She's always quiet and weird whenever I'm around, I don't know why. Kind of like you, only it's when you're around people other than Jade and your father, and now Itachi and the Teme!" He continued. "You know what? I'm going to teach you and Hinata-chan not to be so shy anymore, dattebayo!"
"You really don't have to do that," she finally managed to get out. "And haven't you ever thought that Hinata is only ever acts weird whenever you're around because she likes you?"
"No, that can't be it, 'ttebayo." Kim began to sweat. Hinata's crush on him was the most obvious thing in the world. How he could not see it was beyond her knowledge. "Why were you looking at those wigs and canes?"
"Well... I don't know if you would be interested, but..." she whispered her idea into the blond's ear. A big goofy grin spread across his face. This was going to be good.
A few minutes earlier with the others:
"Hey, Jade?" Naruto called out to the girl. "Do they have Ramen here?"
"Yeah it's in-" Before she could even finish Naruto was gone. Sakura clenched a fist at her teammate's antics. He had rushed out before he could even find out where he had to go.
"W-where's Kim?" Hinata asked.
"She probably went to go pee. I told her not to drink all that orange juice at breakfast," Jade answered. They continued walking until they reached the isles in the back. "Smell the shampoos and body washes before you buy them, and read the ingredients. Last time Kim had an allergic reaction to a body wash that she had bought. It was funny, for me not her."
"How was it funny," Itachi asked, curiosity leaking into his voice. He had wanted to learn as much as he could of his new sister. The good, the bad, and the embarrassing things. Everyone listened in, their interest piqued.
"She got a rash, and had these red patches all over her body. Me and her father tried so many things to get her to stop scratching. In the end, I had to sit on top of her while her father duck tapped oven-mitts on her hands. After that you could see her twitching and rubbing herself on anything to get rid of the itches," Jade recalled. She smiled thinking back on that time. She frowned remembering what happened afterwards. She had been stuck rubbing some type of lotion all over her friend's body, because Ren had refused to do it.
"Sasuke-kun, do you think this smells good," Sakura asked, holding a bottle of strawberry scented shampoo up to his nose. She gripped the bottle a little too tightly, and a good amount squirted out and onto Sasuke's face. Her eyes widened comically. "Sasuke-kun! I didn't mean to. I'm so, so sorry," she apologized, hanging her head.
The rest of the group waited with baited breath, wanting to know how the youngest Uchiha would react. Sasuke didn't know what came over him; maybe it was because he had been in a good mood for the past couple of days. He had his brother alive and well, and he had the sister he always dreamed of, so yeah. He was happy, why not act like a stupid teenager for once and have a bit of fun.
"Sakura," he spoke her name in a way that made a shiver run down her spine, the way that only he knew how.
"Y-yes, Sasuke-kun?"
"Do you think this smells good," he questioned, and did something so un-Sasuke like. He had reached over and grabbed a random bottle of body wash off the shelf and squirted it at her. She had a trail of light green body wash running down the side of her face. She looked up at Sasuke, only to see him smirking, as if he were challenging her. She was never one to back down from a fight.
"Eat strawberries, Sasuke-kun," she shouted, squirting her bottle. Too bad he had excellent reflexes and ducked. Too bad for Deidara though, who was standing behind Sasuke. Just like that the smile was wiped off his face, and replaced with a scowl that marred his boyish features.
"Oh no you don't, Pinky," Deidara shouted, getting a bottle of the closest thing next to him, and taking aim.
"Don't call me Pinky," Sakura muttered darkly, while dodging a stream of orange. Behind Sakura was Nagato, who ended up being hit. Deidara froze; he had just hit the leader of the Akatsuki with hair conditioner. Nagato took it all in stride, before a mischievous glint entered his eyes. A glint that was only ever seen in those of the Uzumaki clan. Nagato took two bottles off the shelf and took aim at the blond bomber, a wicked grin on his face that looked demented in Deidara's eyes.
Deidara took a direct hit. He was still in too much shock at what Nagato had done. He had never seen that side of the fearsome Akatsuki leader before. Jade entered the fray when her fellow artist didn't move. Just like that Konan had entered the fray. When Nagato had tried to get Sakura he missed, getting Hana and Hinata instead. Itachi and Kakashi joined forces, when Sakura and Sasuke made a surprise attack.
Soon the isle was turned into a battle field of sorts. An array of different colors and smells coated the area. The isle's occupants smelled good and looked like human rainbows. They were all laughing, chuckling, and giggling. They were having a great time. They all laughed harder when Kakashi got a lump of green-ish yellow goop in his hair, and Sasuke had a bottle of Gorilla Boogers clutched in his hands.
"You will never take me alive, 'ttebayo!" They group froze when they heard a familiar voice shout.
"You young whipper snappers just don't know when to quit!" Another familiar voice shouted.
"They're gaining on us, Marge!"
"Gun the engine, Bert! Put the pedal to the metal!"
"There aren't any pedals on this thing! There's only handle bars, dattebayo!"
"Then squeeze them!"
The group's eyes widened as a whole, when Kim and Naruto came into their line of vision. They were both riding on the electric scooters, that the elderly or disabled used, they wore matching short curly gray wigs, and both were waving wooden walking canes high in the air.
"Hey Kakashi, get your cane and help us out here," Kim called out to the white haired man.
"Yeah, us Senior Citizens have got to stick together, dattebayo," Naruto added with a foxy grin.
"I'm 29! I am not old," Kakashi yelled out indigently. Kim and Naruto sent him pouts. While they were distracted by making faces at Kakashi, they lost control of their scooters. When the scooters were about to collide, Naruto and Kim jumped off before they could make contact. The two stood up and walked over to where the others were standing.
"What happened to you guys," they asked in unison. They had just noticed that everyone was covered in good smelling goo-like substances.
"Sakura," they answered as a whole.
"Hey!" Sakura exclaimed offended. "It was an accident. Sasuke-kun started it!"
"Hn," came the accused's eloquent reply.
"What did you guys do," Hana questioned. Kim and Naruto shared a look.
"We got bored," they answered together again.
"Hey!" A shout broke through their conversation. The group looked over to where the shout came from, only to see the manager. He paused for a bit, and they could see him mouthing numbers. "You twelve, follow me," the man ordered. They were led to a room in the front of the store. There they had their names and pictures taken and hung up on a wall. "You twelve are permanently banned from this store. If you are spotted trying to enter, we will be forced to alert the authorities." With that they were pushed out the entrance doors.
They all busted out laughing. Then they headed to the restroom areas to clean themselves off, and continue with the rest of their shopping.
