Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Sasuke escaped because his fangirls beat me up and stole the keys to his shackles. So if anyone wants to help me catch Naruto-kun…
Katsuko was in a daze as she walked to school. Trying to figure out dreams wasn't something she was exceptionally good at, and the dreams she'd had last night were more than a little confusing to begin with. Hopefully Hinata had received her email and would be able to help her out a little.
Unari and Hinata were waiting when she got to the school's fence. After passing Midnight through the fence to Unari, Katsuko climbed up the fence, more clumsily than usual, and dropped to the ground without looking. Her foot hit a small dip in the ground, and she hit her stomach with a yelp. "Sonova–" she started, then stopped when Midnight mewed in protest. "K-Katsuko-chan! A-are you okay?" Hinata asked, rushing to help Katsuko up. "I think I hurt my ankle," Katsuko said, wincing as her injured left foot touched the ground, "Ugh. Beautiful."
Slinging one arm over Unari's shoulders and the other arm over Hinata's, Katsuko sighed and started hopping towards the school entrance, daring anyone she passed to say anything.
On the way they stopped to see if the casting list was up yet. Pushing through the small crowd around it, the three girls stood and stared at the cast that had been chosen. All four jaws dropped; even Midnight was stunned.
Cast for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(Sophomore Drama class)
PHANTOM – Gaara
CHRISTINE – Unari Sabishii
RAOUL – Neji Hyuuga
CARLOTTA – Ino Yamanaka
PIANGI – Chouji Akimichi
MEG – Katsuko Mizuki
MADAME GIRY – Tenten
MONSIEUR REYER – Aries
MONSIEUR LEFEVRE – Kiba Inuzuka
MONSIEUR GILLES ANDRE – Naruto Uzumaki
MONSIEUR RICHARD FIRMAN – Shikamaru Nara
JOSEPH BUQUE – Sasuke Uchiha
CARLOTTA GROUPIE ONE – Sakura Haruno
CARLOTTA GROUPIE TWO – Hinata Hyuuga
CARLOTTA GROUPIE THREE – Temari
Katsuko laughed loudly, almost falling over in the process. She'd seen The Phantom of the Opera a few times, and she knew Sasuke had gotten the stage manager and first character to get killed off. And Aries had gotten an old guy who had to be like seventy years old. It was heaven!
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Of course, before they had gotten halfway to the nurse's room, Sasuke came and "took her off of Hinata and Unari's hands", carrying Midnight in one hand and supporting Katsuko with the other, ignoring her occasional glares as they passed several people, most of whom were likely to gossip. Katsuko made a mental note to push Sasuke in front of a bus. Or a tanker, if she could find one going fast enough.
"You know, I'm perfectly capable of hobbling all the way to the office."
"Yah, sure."
Katsuko growled fiercely at him. She didn't want to be anywhere near him, especially not after her weird dreams last night. He smirked that infuriating smirk of his and stayed with her, like Aries, even after she was in the office. Katsuko had a feeling they were both either hitting on her or teaming up to try and drive her mad. She chose the second one, as the first one made about as much sense as a cat with a unicorn horn and wings. This was the tomboy, remember. She didn't understand why guys like Naruto and Kiba drooled when she showed off her legs.
What really ticked her off was when he walked back to class with her. What does he have, every class I do? Apparently yes. Ugh. I really don't need this. He is a little annoying, isn't he? A little? Yep. Please shut up.Okay. Oi…
"Uhm, Sasuke," she said, trying to keep the growl out of her voice, "I think I can manage on my own. I wouldn't want you missing class if I tripped…"
That's when Aries showed up. Without warning, Katsuko's heart seized and she lurched forward with a strangled cry. Sasuke and Aries both looked at her quizzically; she smiled weakly and said, "I told you I was going to trip."
The two boys looked dubious, but both shrugged it off and the group went their separate ways.
Well, Aries walked ahead, and Sasuke stayed with Katsuko; they all had the same class.
What was that?! Fear. Of what?! Of whom,you mean. What?! Here, let me say it to you slowly:You. Are. Afraid. Of. Aries. I am not! Sure… This is why I can't get laid…What, because you fight with your inner on a daily basis?Shut it.
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Composition was their first class. Katsuko wasn't exactly Shakespeare when it came to writing, but her love of literature had taught her enough basics to be better than most of her fellow classmates. She especially loved to write folklore and short stories; she didn't have the humility to ask Unari or Hinata… or anyone, for that matter… to help her improve yet.
Their teacher was, not surprisingly, Jiraiya. (A/N: Don't worry, kiddies, he's doesn't teach them how to write dirty things. He's just excessively perverted with the girls.)
All of the students (minus Sasuke, Aries, Midnight, and Gaara) groaned; Jiraiya had been their homeroom teacher, a situation they had been hoping to avoid this year. Even Neji groaned, causing Katsuko to blush as she remembered that first day of high school, when Jiraiya had mistaken Neji for a girl ("Can't a guy have long hair without some old pervert thinking he's a chick?" – or something along those lines – was heard throughout the school all through first period).
Surprisingly, things went smoothly until Jiraiya walked by Katsuko and "dropped" something down her shirt. With his hand very, uh, close to her chest.
And that's when all Hell was unleashed upon the small Composition classroom.
Chairs and desks flew at the surprisingly nimble old man. Students screamed and cowered in corners. Some called their parents or curled up in a fetal position. Pens and pencils were thrown like darts. Really accurate darts aimed at Jiraiya's butt and precious gems, if you catch my drift.
Unari viewed the chaos with mild fear. Serves the old croon right. Oi, Katsuko's really mad, isn't she? She must be stressed; Hinata did mention something about an email Katsuko sent… Ooh, she said Katsuko had some nightmares, hee-hee! Why is my Inner an airhead? Inners are technically your opposites, yep-yep!…So asking you to mercy-kill me would have no effect?Nope, uh-uh! I wish I were dead…
Something furry touched her hand; Midoru-kun mewled and snuggled close to Unari as a stray pencil suddenly struck the ground two inches away. Unari's eyes widened; the pencil hadn't bounced off the ground, but instead had stayed sticking out of the carpet at the angle it landed at.
Sasuke and Aries, meanwhile, had hidden under the same table, and were now engaged in trying to scare each other away from Katsuko (A/N: YES, LADIES AND GENTS! It's official, they're both crushing on her!)
"You know, I hear the more violent the female, the more high-maintenance she is," Aries chuckled.
"Yah, and you don't seem like the kind of guy who could both up with that sort of woman wrath." That was Sasuke, also chuckling.
Their chuckles turned to growls, and soon they'd entered the Battle of the Glares: Uchiha v. Tsukiyo.
Those who witnessed the epic Battle of the Glares were sure that Armageddon had arrived.
A/N: Wow. Katsuko is not a happy camper, ne?
In case you're wondering...
Sasuke and Aries finally revieled that they are crushing on Katsuko! OMFingG!
Trivia: Aries's last name, Tsukiyo, means "moon". It doesn't indicate anything about him (yet), I was just searching for a last name for him.
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