Rumors suck!
"So you guys are friends again, huh?" Shikamaru asked. We were in our homeroom class and he was turned around in his seat so he could face us.
Naruto decided to chime in with a big goofy grin on his face, trying to hold back his laughter. "Yeah! They made it official yesterday. Sasuke was so pissed off. He called me rantin' and ravin' about how his sister is friends with the 'school's number one player'."
"Gee, thanks Naruto." Kiba said sarcastically with his arms folded and pouting like a toddler.
"Yeah, you didn't have to announce that part!" I, Uchiha-style glared at him to get my point across.
"It's totally true though." Of course little Miss. Gossips-a-lot had to get into the conversation. "Ino told me all about what you tried to pull on just the first date." Sakura added with a mischievous smile.
Naruto points at Kiba and starts crackin' up laughing. "Haha! You dated Ino?! Seriously dude, what's up with that?!"
Kiba lets out a low growl before mumbling, "Don't remind me."
Shikamaru smirks at the thought he was currently having. "You really tried to mess with her on the first date? Haven't you learned by now that Ino's a bit of a diva? Knowing her, she probably blew it way out of per portion and made a big scene."
"Trust me she did. She started screaming and whaling her arms around like an idiot. I'm not allowed back in that candy shop now because of her." Kiba said, still in pout mode.
Naruto started laughing so hard this time, he had to hold onto his stomach due to the cramps it was causing. "You tried to mess with her inside of a candy shop?! Haha! You're literally my hero now Kiba!"
Sakura leaned forward so Kiba could see her and started singing, "I'll take you to the candy shop!"
Naruto stifled his laugh so he could join in. "I'll let you lick the lollipop!"
Choji even set his chips down to help. "Go 'head girl, don't you stop!"
Sakura and Naruto decided to finish it together, "Keep going 'til we hit the spot-"
"Alright enough!" Kiba stopped them finally. Oh, thank God.
[A/N: Song is Candy Shop by 50 Cent. At least I think it is. I haven't listened to it in years.Lol]
"Kiba's right, you guys are so childish." Shikamaru says with his arms behind his head, leaning back like nothing happened.
Naruto abruptly jumps on top of his desk and points an angry finger at Shikamaru, screaming, "Oh, shut up Shika! You was over there laughing at it the entire time!"
"Naruto...please get down from your desk. As much as it would entertain me to see you fall, I really don't think the school would just let it go without finding some way to blame it all on me." Kakashi says lazily as he slowly walks in and places his things on top of his large desk. Naruto immediately got down and sat properly in his seat. Shikamaru and Choji turned around to face the front as well. Kakashi Sensei was supper laid back, but he can be pretty brutal when he needs to be. "Alright everyone! Please send forward your field trip's permission slip. Double check and make sure it is properly signed first. And...trust me when I say...I WILL know if you forged your parents signature. Princess, Itachi contacted me this morning and explained your situation. He said he should be home by tomorrow night so be sure to bring yours in by that following morning. Also, all of you may turn in the money to me at any given time, however, it won't be necessary until this Friday." He finished while everyone began to pass their permission slips to the person in front of them.
"Uh...Kakashi Sensei?" I hesitantly asked for his attention.
"Yes Princess?" He answered.
"Do you really have to continue to call me 'Princess'?" I asked him kind of annoyed.
"Yes Princess." He stated just as lazily as he had answered me. I let out a loud, frustrated sigh. "That's what your parents called you." He paused, looking to the floor as if it would give him the right words to say next. "Me calling you by that same nickname, sort of feels like a small way for me to honor them. A way to...keep them in the present. You look so much like your mother when she was young, that I sometimes catch myself trying to call you by her name. I apologize if it offends you Kara." He pauses once more before continuing, "But I'm going to continue calling you 'Princess' or 'Lady' Kara."
I was so shocked by that deep answer to such a simple question. All I could do is stare at him wide and teary eyed. My heart pained at the mention of my parents, but I completely respect his reasoning for helping to keep such a small thing about them alive. I look down at my hands that are rested in my lap, trying to hold back the tears. I smile while quietly saying, yet loud enough for him to hear, "Thank you."
He suddenly lifts his head up and says, "Alright class! Ignore what just happened and continue on with your time spent pretending I'm not even here!" He then sits down in his chair and proceeds to get on his computer to, you know, do what he always does...which is play Facebook games.
Naruto and Shika turn back around in their chairs again. Choji just has to simply rest his back against the wall and sit in his seat sideways in order to face us. Naruto immediately notices that I'm still quiet and deep in thought. Him being concerned for me, because he knows very well my hurt for my parents' death, asks, "Are you okay Kara?" Once again, I know how serious he is due to the fact that he used my real name to address me.
I look up at him and force a smile. I don't want to ruin his day by having him worry about me. "I'm okay Naruto. Thank you."
He genuinely smiles at me and says, "Okay." He then has an abrupt mood swing back into his usual cheery self. "Alright! Enough depressing stuff! I'm inviting you four to a party at my house this Friday night! It'll start at 7pm and anyone that'll drink, which you all know you will, are more than welcome to stay the night. I already invited Princess last night. So...who's in?"
Sakura erupts into an excited smile and asks, "Will my sweet Sasuke be there?"
"Well duh! I'll tie him up and drag him there if I have to!" Naruto answers with a smile as big as hers. "Besides, it'll be Princess' first time drinking, so he'll have to babysit her that night." He starts giggling.
"Hey!" I yell at him, my face red from the embarrassment. The next thing I know, I feel a strong arm wrap around my shoulders from my right.
"Oh, I'll be there to watch over her." Kiba says with that handsome grin on his face.
Shika crosses his arms over his chest and says, with a smirk, "I'm sure you'll keep a very thorough 'watch' over her."
Naruto looks at Kiba annoyingly. "No awkward perverted stuff at my party you two! What I heard you say in the parking lot yesterday morning was enough to last me a life time, thanks."
Shikamaru raises an eyebrow, his curiosity peeked at that. "What was said in the parking lot?"
"Nothing!" I say as quickly as possible.
"Mmhmm. Sure it was nothing." Choji adds with a mouth full of potato chips. Kiba sits back in his seat, leaving me to drown in my embarrassment alone.
"Well, I won't be able to attend your little drunken shin-dig that night." Shikamaru informs us.
"Yeah, and why's that?" Naruto asks suspiciously.
"I have to go with my dad on a business trip. It's a real drag, but he made it very clear that I can't miss it." He answers.
"Yeah, and I can't come either. It's my mom's birthday that night, we have plans to take her out to eat." Choji says, stuffing his now empty bag of his favorite snack into his open back pack.
"Man, you guys suck!" Naruto pouts.
Kiba chuckles at Naruto's actions. "Looks like your 'party' is going to turn out to be just a little get together."
I rest my left hand atop his knee to get him to look at me. "It's okay Naruto. We'll still have fun."
"Yeah, right." He says in disappointment before the bell rings. We all grab our bags and begin stampeding towards the door. Naruto puts his hand on my shoulder before asking, "Will you invite Sasuke for me, since I won't see him until lunch?"
"Sure thing."
"Thanks Princess. Later!" He waves at me before sprinting down the hallway. As soon as he leaves my line of vision, I stop, realization hitting me like a brick wall. I haven't spoken to Sasuke since our argument last night. Great. What am I suppose to say to him? "Hey bro! Sorry I was a complete bitch last night, butNaruto'sthrowing a party this weekend and you're invited!" Yeah...right. He probably wants to punch my face in right now. I try to tell myself, "Shut up and stop standing in themiddleof the hallway like adumbass!"to get myself moving again before I'm late for class. One of Iruka Sensei's many pet peeves is for his students to come in late, even though he's almost as late as many times as Kakashi is. Almost.
I walk into class with about a minute to spare before the bell rings. I notice my brother is already in his seat next to mine. I sit down and quietly place my bag on the floor. There's an, oh so, awkward silence before my brother decides he'll be the first to speak. He doesn't look at me though. He just continues to stare at nothing with his chin rested into his left palm. "Itachi spoke to me this morning."
At first I was confused. Why is he telling me this? Then I mentally face palm. I was the one that told Itachi to let Sasuke know to leave me alone. I tattle-taledon him like a little kid. I just know I'm going to leave this classroom with a black eye. Sasuke and I decided when we was younger, that nobody was allowed to hit us...but us. I start to panic. "Look Sasuke, before you tackle me...remember, I'm your baby sister. I was just upset and didn't mean anything by it. We're in school, there's witnesses. You don't want anyone to think you beat on your sissy, do you? I won't hesitate to kick you in the nuts if you leave a mark on my face! I'm sorry, I didn't mean that either. I wuv you." I just know people that were actually paying attention, thought I was completely crazy. But hey, Sasuke use to hit hard when we were only 6. I don't wanna know how much harder he can hit now.
"Shut up Kara. I'm not going to hit you." He says nonchalantly.
"Y-You're not?" I stutter.
"No, we're too old for that stuff. Besides...Itachi explained to me your issue with how I acted. I didn't mean to remind you so much of father. I wasn't trying to be your superior. And I wasn't really trying to come at you sideways. The only intentions I had, was to protect my only sister. I apologize, Kara. I apologize for blowing up on you instead of just talking to you about it like we usually do. The only thing I won't take back though...is my promise to kick that mutt's ass if he even thinks about hurting you." You could just hear in his voice how serious and sincere he was.
I feel bad now. "I want to apologize too. I shouldn't have yelled at you. Plus, I was a complete smart ass. Itachi told me you was just trying to take care of me, and I acted very disrespectful and ungrateful. So much for our twin telepathy, huh?"
Sasuke smirks at that. "Hmph. Looks like we can't do anything without big brother. Apology accepted...sissy."
"Yours too. Oh, and Naruto wanted me to invite you to his party this Friday. We'll be staying the night. He also said you really don't have much of a choice, because you have to babysit me."
"He's really throwing a party this early in the school year?"
"That's exactly what I said, but his parents will be gone from Friday afternoon, to Sunday morning. He said he couldn't pass up the opportunity. There will be booze, however, there will also be Sakura and most likely Ino. Thought I should warn you ahead of time. You probably don't want to sleep shirtless that night."
Sasuke groaned, "Great."
Out of nowhere, Sammie ran up to the front of my desk, slamming her hands on top of it in excitement. Sammie was in our grade, she hung out with Naruto occasionally. I didn't really know her. "Oh my God Kara, guess what?!"
"Um...what?" I asked, still surprised by her sudden out burst.
She started talking so quickly, I almost didn't grasp what all she was saying. "You know how Naruto's locker is next to mine? Well, we was just setting there talking, when these two guys that was on his football team last year, started teasing him. They were making fun him, saying that he was secretly in love with the school's Princess. When I heard that, I automatically assumed they meant you. So after they left, I asked him if he really did like you more than just a friend. He acted all suspicious and tried avoiding me. Well, I bugged him until he finally answered me. He said that he was secretly in love with you, but he told me not to tell anyone. When he said that, I thought it was so cute and I got all excited and-" She paused and glanced around the room. About half of the class just heard everything and they were all staring at her. Her face went completely red. "Oops. My bad. Uh...nobody heard that from me." She then took off running to the other side of the room to sit in her seat.
I was in complete shock once again this morning. Not exactly from what she told me, since I already had suspension in the back of my head about my best friend, but mainly from the, way too excited, approach she took to tell me. Even though I had my thoughts, I still didn't truly believe them. Does Naruto seriously, love me? Iruka walked in, interrupting my thoughts.
"Okay everyone! Sorry that I'm late. Let's go ahead and get started. Open up your text book to chapter one. This will be mostly what you've learned already, along with a few new things mixed in. I want you to do problems one through fifty, even numbers only. You may have the maximum of one partner to help you, or you can simply choose to do them on your own. Once you are finished, place your work in this black tray on my desk. The rest of your time may be free time, however, these problems do have to be finished and turned in before the end of the class period. Also, please keep the noise to a minimum. You'll have three warnings before I tell you to separate from your partner and finish what's left on your own. And before you even ask, yes, you each have to have your own papers. You cannot put both of your names on one sheet. So make sure that each of you have all of the answers on both pieces of papers." He then takes a seat at his desk.
Sasuke and I immediately scoot our desks together and open his book, placing it in the middle. Between the two of us, we should be finished in no time. He suddenly speaks to me after our tenth problem solved. "Do you think what all Sam said about the idiot being in love with you was true?"
"I don't know. Let's just get our work done." I answer him blankly. He just glances at me for a second before silently going back to our math problems. Truthfully, I don't want Naruto to like me, because I don't want to hurt him. I don't really like anybody that way right now. I know me and Kiba flirt, but it's way too early to think about us like that. Come on Kara. Everyone knows that Sammie can be off her rocker, so it's probably not even true. Just...finish this stupid math work already.
The rest of my classes went by rather quickly. The next thing I know, I'm in the lunch line, waiting to get my damn pizza. I can't stop thinking about what Sammie told me. I don't know why I'm letting this bother me so much. I already had a hunch that Naruto thought of me as more than a friend. So...why is the sudden 'confirmation' of it becoming such an issue?The two guys behind me broke me from my thoughts. I don't recognize them. One has red hair, the other being a Pooh Bear blonde.
'Red' tapped on my shoulder, causing me to turn and face him. "Hey you're Kara Uchiha, right?"
"Depends on who's asking."
'Blondie' chimed in. "Did you know that Naruto kid is like, infatuated with you?"
My eyebrow twitched from irritation. This is starting to get ridiculous! People I've never met before is walking up to me, telling me this crap. What really got all of this started anyway? 'Red' interrupted my thoughts again. "We was just letting you know, wouldn't want Kiba to think you was cheating on him. That could cause that scrawny Naruto kid to get his ass busted." He finished with a nasty smirk. What?!
I lost it. "That's it!" I threw my empty lunch tray down in the midst of my anger, causing a loud crash against the concrete floor. Almost everyone in the lunch room looked at me with wide eyes. I can see Kiba, Naruto and my brother staring at me from my peripheral vision. "Everyone around here needs to get their facts straight before they come at me with this bullshit! Kiba and I are NOT, I repeat, NOT a couple! We just started talking as friends yesterday! And Naruto is my best friend! That's it. And even if he did like me, or was secretly in love with me, or WHATEVER the case may be...it's nobody's damn business! So, if you all would kindly leave me alone, I would really appreciate it! Thank you."
I quickly began my walk of shame out of the cafeteria. I went outside to the bleachers and decided to stay there until lunch was over. I seriously just embarrassed myself, but I just got so frustrated. I wasn't out there long before I heard the school's double doors open and close. I didn't bother to look who was walking out here. But then...a pair of black stilettos came into my eye sight. I narrowed my eyes at them. Great...just what I needed right now.
"Bravo, Lady Kara. I must admit, I wasn't really expecting that kind of reaction out of you so early. It was very entertaining though." That Medusa voice. A voice that can sound so sexual, yet so frightening. I look up at the owner of that voice with a clear scowl printed on my face. Kori...
"What do you want?" I ask as hateful as I can.
"I thought I would come out here and tell you who deserves credit for what caused that little performance of yours just a moment ago."
"Let me guess, it was your brilliant mind that started the rumor about Naruto being in love with me?" I said like a professional smartass.
"You are correct. However, the best part was the fact that Naruto confirmed it himself. Thus, causing the quick spread of said 'rumor'."
Naruto confirmed it? "Are you also the one that started the rumor about Kiba and I being together?" I asked the she-witch.
"Yup." She giggled after making the last letter in that word 'pop'. This was all just a game to her. People's lives was just one big toy for her to play with.
"Why? Why those rumors? Especially the one about me and Kiba? I thought he was suppose to be 'all yours'."
"Silly girl. Kiba is mine. I wanted everyone to think you two were dating, then you tragically cheated on him with your best friend. Soon everyone would see what a slut you are and begin encouraging Kiba to go to me, someone who always cared for him. I warned you Princess. I told you to stay away from him or you would start to regret it. If you don't heed my warning, then I'm afraid I'll have to let out the next rumor, and I really don't think you want that one to go around the school." She said all of this like a child would explaining a game's rules.
Another rumor? Is she serious?
"Kiba was right, you are a psycho bitch."
She let out another playful giggle before strutting away while singing, "I tried to warn you!" Then I hear the heavy double doors swing open and shut again. Friday needs to come sooner...I need a damn drink after today.
A/N:Onceagain, sorry for the slow updates. I know this chapter isn't the longest/greatest either. Real quick disclaimers; I do NOT own the song that was quoted. I do NOT own Facebook. Oh, you guys get it. I don't own anything but myOC. Okay, anyways, Naruto's party should start in either the next chapter, or the one after that. I have some drama planned in my head to go down at that party. Hopefully it will come out the way I want it to. Anyone care to guess who it will involve? Enough of me. Thank you guys so very much for reading. I'm still very new at this so some feedback from you guys would be very much appreciated. Thank you again and happy reading/writing everyone!
