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A/N: And so, it's another chapter here, took me forever I know, but you know life and all that. It's pretty long but ah, well it's better this way. So I have news, school's officially OUT! Thank goodness. And I ended up going to the Paramore/No Doubt concert! Yeah, it was pretty awesome. But I hope you guys really like this chapter it took me like six month to write it. Peace!

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The Life Of A Skater

Chapter 9: Crashed Party

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You better look closely, before you fall into your swoon…

- Silversun Pickups

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So here I was standing in front of Sakura's door, I mean she's my first option for what I'm planning to do. After what I just saw she had to help, she had to.

I knock on the black door and ruffle my blonde hair. I start to think on the positive side if this works out, Sasuke will be his normal self, Sakura will quit being emo, we'd all be friends again, and I get a truck load of ramen!

I pressed my ear to the door, and heard slow footsteps come to the door. Quickly, the door swung open revealing a very pissed fuzzy pink head.

"What?" She asked rudely.

I expected this of course, for her to irritable, especially after having a huge fight with your so-called best friend who ditched you for his girlfriend and took back one meaningful thing he said…and all that.

"Sakura…I think I can get through to Sasuke." I begin.

She scoffed, "Good luck with that!" She chuckled and began to shut the door but my hand caught it in time. "Sakura, just let me explain."

"Let you explain?! Explain what? I already know that Sasuke is a brainwashed victim being manipulated by Rika fucking bit---!

"Yeah, Sakura I know how you feel about that but I heard something from Rika yesterday that might be helpful."

She looked down at the ground then to the street behind me and then me. She sighed, "Come in."

I smirked and proceeded into her house. Step one completed.

We sat at her kitchen table which was filled with newspapers and Alternative Press magazines along with few skateboarding ones. It's been forever since our whole group has really chilled and I'm sure we all missed it, even Sasuke with his problems.

"So what is it?" Her voice a little softer. From her pocket she pulled out a band to tie her hair back, and I saw her eyes. Her usually emerald eyes filled with spunk were dull and fading like she hadn't slept in days. They were emotionless, just like her facial expression when she looked at me. But her eyes weren't read and puffy like I expected them to be, from crying about Sasuke. I was wrong, she wasn't sad or mad at all, she was just numb. Utterly numb, like the song by Linkin Park which was a hit by the way.

"Okay so yesterday I was sitting on my window--

I told her every detail about what had happened. She kept a straight face the whole time even when I told her the most exciting part.

"So what's your plan?"

"I want to catch her in the act. You know like those crime shows, where they snoop around and follow the person around until they do whatever and then they catch 'em." My plan is so awesome.

She just stared at me, emotionless. "How do you know that it's going to work?"

"Because you know, I have a camera…and you know…it's high quality…?"

"And you want me to help you?"

"Yes…please."

There was silence, so quiet I heard the wood creak.

"Look Naruto, I don't think I can handle this…Sasuke he's--he's…you can't do anything. I'm done interfering, I've already gotten him mad."

"Nah Sakura, you can do something. All he has to do is see her in the act with another guy. We bust her and he breaks up with her."

"No Naruto, you don't understand. I lied to him! I told him I was okay with everything when I wasn't and he called me pathetic, he said I yearned for attention and…I.." She looked off in the distance.

"You can help, I mean we've got nothing else to lose…right?"

She looked at me for a minute and smirked. "Got that right. Fine, I'm in but if we get caught it's all your fault."

That's all I needed to hear, and literally…what else to we have to lose?

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So here I was skating on my board next to Naruto throughout the town on a Monday afternoon. I couldn't believe I was trying to convince Sasuke again. But if didn't help then who would?

We skate past familiar faces that are curious. It's felt like forever since I've actually socialized with anyone, but I didn't have time to now. Naruto skidded to a stop and we ducked in an alleyway.

Because The Whore oops I mean Rika was spotted on our left strutting like she owned the town. She really made me sick, and what does Sasuke see in her? She's…so EW!

Anyway Naruto pulled out his camera, and pressed the record button.

"And here we are in an attempt to catch, Rika, Sasuke's current girlfriend, in the act of cheating."

He turned the camera to me. "Yeah, Naruto sure."

We watched her continue to walk, and with a matter of concealing ourselves we were able to avoid her attention.

And then a guy stopped in front of her, a tall brown haired and green eyed guy. Rika sure did pull in the guys, even with a guy in front of her other guys walked by and told her to call 'em.

"And she confronts one guy and…oh my god she's KISSING him!" Naruto emphasized to the camera.

Indeed, Rika had the stud in one serious lip lock, and slowly his hand slid down to grip her ass. And don't forget that this is public. And somehow I found myself to find this humorous, for such mindless guys to be oblivious to this chicks habits.

"This is so easy." I said. Rika and the dude finally said good-bye to each other and Naruto stopped recording. We smiled at each other and knuckle touched. This is what we need and we can finally get Sasuke back.

I look over at Naruto whose practically still laughing and I'm about to say something until a thin hand swipes the camera away from us.

We immediately look behind us to see Rika tossing the camera in her hand with a smirk. "I think it's best if Sasuke doesn't see this." Without hesitation she slams it into the brick wall next to us. Pieces are everywhere the camera falls to the ground where Rika stomps on it. I'm so shocked I can't speak. Where'd she come from? How did she know?

She gives us one final wicked glare before swaying off.

Naruto looks at his busted camera. "Oh, fuck."

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I feel like I'm in that movie Sandlot. I feel like we're trying to get the ball that's gone over the fence, the ball with Babe Ruth's autograph. And no matter what you do the scary dog keeps destroying your plans. But this time I don't have another witty plan.

I picture me and Sasuke in the future. We're neighbors that won't even acknowledge each other anymore. Those two months we spent getting to know each other are all gone. That day we first met. The competition. The first time we kissed…all gone. And there's nothing I can do about it, I can only sit and watch.

Naruto attempts to cheer me up but nothing is working. We are just about to split to go down our separate streets until I hear foot steps. They're running foot steps coming at us fast. I look up to see Ino running toward us.

She's not saying anything while running, which is weird because she would usually be shouting my name even though she's already in front of me.

When she does reach us I realize she's holding a piece of paper. Again, without saying a word she holds the paper so that me and Naruto can see it.

It says : Rika's Birthday Bash!! The Party of the Summer! July 4 8:00 to 3:00 AM! Be There!

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Who would know

All the reasons you're alone

If the seeds were planted firm my dear

Would the banshees tear it all apart

There are a lot of things that happened after Ino showed us the flyer. It turns out that Ino, Hinata, Tenten, Neji, and Shikamaru discovered it after leaving the skate park. So obviously, Rika was trying to get us to notice it. They had been given to some skaters in the skate park personally by one of Rika's assistants. And obviously, we weren't invited.

Shortly after Ino showed up everyone else followed. We had told them about Naruto and I's failure to catch Rika in the act of cheating which we all laughed about.

I'll tell you a secret

Let's make this perfectly clear

There's no secrets this year

I'll tell you a secret I'll make it perfectly clear

There's no secrets this year

So your hearts blown open

Consider with your ear

We are still sincere I'll tell you a secret

Let's make this perfectly clear

There's no secrets this year

There's a good feeling about being reunited with your friends again. A feeling that you're now a part of something big and important. I missed this feeling in my week of silence.

But the most important thing we had to do right now was get Sasuke separated from Rika. And Ino believes that we can reveal who Rika really is at this party. So in order to pull this off we needed a huge plan to crash this bash. I mean, the flyer says that it's supposed to be the party of the summer right? We'll make sure that that's accomplished. As of today we began our secret mission.

Too late little one

I'm on the run

You think I'm having all the fun

I don't mind I'm still here

Everything seems perfect from down here

That's the reason you still fear

If the screams are buried oh my God

You'll let the record shake it all apart

So everyone packed for a sleepover at the Hyuuga's. Why? Simply because it's the biggest house out of all of us. Besides, Hinata and Neji's parents were out for the weekend at a conference. It was barely sunset when we all arrived and we would probably be up until midnight or later coming up with the perfect plan. This would be the most eventful 4th of July I will remember, I guarantee it.

I'll tell you a secret

Let's make this perfectly clear

There's no secrets this year

I'll tell you a secret I'll make it perfectly clear

There's no secrets this year

So your hearts blown open

Consider with your ear

We are still sincere I'll tell you a secret

Let's make this perfectly clear

There's no secrets this year

Lay your head down at your feet

I'll blow you kisses while you sleep

And when I know you're safe and dreaming My escape plans in full swing…

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"So how are we going to do this?" Naruto asked as Hinata sat down next to him with a plate of s'mores. Everyone had settled down in the humongous two-story living room in a circle. All the lights were turned off except for a small lamp in the middle of the circle.

"Well first where is her party going to be at?" Sakura asked.

Ino looked at the crinkled invitation. "Looks like it's gonna be at her house. And, damn that's a big house." There was a picture of her mansion on the back surrounded by lots of land with perfectly cut grass.

"Wait, how do we crash this bash if we're not allowed in?" Tenten asked chomping on her s'more.

"We need a distraction in order to enter. Look at this place, it's huge so that means that Rika will have security guards in some areas." Neji proposed. "So a distraction…like what?" Ino urged.

"Like how about a bunch of people trying to enter at one time so we're not noticed." Shikamaru replied lazily laying against the sofa.

"But where do we get a crowd of people?" Sakura asked. The room grew quiet.

"U-Uh, I-I have an idea." Hinata said raising her hand slightly.

"Why d-don't we copy Rika's invitations and give them to random people. Then they'll show up and cause so much commotion so we can slip in."

"…"

"Oh my god! Hinata I didn't know you were so diabolical!" Ino squealed.

"So who's gonna make copies?" Sakura held up the flyer. "I'll do it!" Ino raised her hand joyfully. "And I better help her with the coping machine." Shikamaru sighed.

"Now we have a distraction, then what?" Naruto reached for another s'more.

"Well, I think one of us should find Rika's room and find some dirt on her to show to Sasuke." Sakura said staring at her friends.

"That's good, all right Sakura that'll be your job." Neji replied.

"Wait, won't we need to communicate with each other? I mean, we can't just go in and run around." Tenten looked at Neji who thought about this.

"We need walkie-talkies!" Naruto yelled while crumbs spilled out of his mouth.

"Good job dude, but where are we gonna get that kind of equipment?" Shikamaru yawned.

"You need spy equipment?"

Everyone looked around for who just said that but they all remained silent.

"…"

"Wait, who just said that?"

"I don't know! Neji please tell me those words came out of your mouth!"

"…No?"

"Oh my Jesus."

The teenagers looked at the door way that led to the back of the Hyuuga house. There was a shadow standing there…

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"WILL YOU GUYS SHUT UP?!!!" The figure shouted and stepped forward into the light of the lamp.

It was Hanabi, Hinata's sister and Neji's cousin. Her pale eyes narrowed at the sight of the teenagers crumpled up in the corner.

"Hanabi! What are you doing here? We thought you went with Uncle Hitashi and Hana on the trip!" Neji stood up and walked over to her.

"Well, actually I decided not to go at the last minute and stay here with you guys."

"Then where were you all day?" Hinata asked her spooky sister.

"I was over my friend Hikaru's house. Anyway, that doesn't matter…so it looks like you guys are planning something big." Hanabi sat in the circle as the teens slowly slid back into their spots.

"Yeah, we're trying to crash this slut Rika's birthday party and get Sasuke to be our friend again." Sakura explained.

"Hm, I did hear about that party. It's supposed to be huge. They say their giving out mp3's as party favors!"

"How do you know about this?" Tenten asked and the whole group looked at her questioningly.

"Well my friend Hikaru has an older sister who was invited earlier today." Hanabi tapped her chin. "So if your planning to crash something this big, it looks like you'll need my help." She walked upstairs and came down minutes later with a huge brown case.

"Hanabi, what…is that?" Neji stepped further away, thinking it was some kind of killing machine. To tell the truth, Hanabi was always the outcast of the family. While the parents traveled back and forth between work and Neji and Hinata skated most of the time Hanabi had stayed in her room most of time doing what nobody really knew.

There were times when Hanabi would spy on her siblings with cameras and other materials. Hinata and Neji never really knew why or how she got them. Hanabi's room was also a mystery. When anyone came to knock on the door, Hanabi would come out first closing the door quickly behind her with no one allowed to enter. As a matter of fact, no one has really gone into her room.

Hanabi let to case fall in the circle and she looked up at them with a smirk. "What you are about to see should never be mentioned to mom or dad or you all will wake up confused in Timbuktu. Got it?"

Everyone gulped. "Got it."

Hanabi snapped the case open and gadgets galore were placed in the slots. Gadgets ranging from teensy chips to huge cameras disguised as birds.

"Whoa!"

""Oh my god!"

As Hinata and Neji's friends drooled over the materials they mysteriously looked at Hanabi.

"Uh, how did you get a hold of these items?" Neji crossed his arms.

Hanabi shook her head. "You guys are ridiculous. Of course I didn't steal them…on the other hand I probably could easily. But don't worry, our grandmother and grandfather used to be secret spies for Konoha years ago. They kept it secret froom the family of course, but when they passed away their things disappeared. When we moved here a couple years ago I found this in our luggage and I guess mom and dad overlooked it. So, I took it and trained with this stuff so I could be just as stealthy and grandma and grandpa."

"Well, you better not be using it on us." Neji said.

"Don't worry I wouldn't even think of it…" She smirked evilly. "Anyway…" She walked over to their friends. "I would make a suggestion on the tools you'll need."

Hanabi picked up the first level of the case and revealed another. She pulled out devices and handed one to each person. "These are talking devices for your ears so you can communicate."

"Cool!" Ino squealed playing with hers.

"Next you'll need these." She pulled out a regular pair of sunglasses. "These are x-ray vision glasses that will help you seeing far distance and through anything. They also include night-vision and radiation sensors."

"Awesome!" Naruto put them on and looked around. "Wow Ino I didn't know you were a 34C isn't a little too big for--

Ino turned bright red and tackled him.

"Anyway, these are smoke bombs, if necessary they are good for quick escapes." She tossed them into Shikamaru hands. "This is going to get very troublesome indeed." He mumbled.

Hanabi picked up yet another device. "This is a laser disguised as a pen in order to create small incisions or holes in walls or through metal." She handed it to Sakura who rolled it in her hands.

"And these are tracking devices." She held a tiny box of small chips. "Place these on a person you would want to keep track of." She then picked up a square screen. "And you'll be able to see them on this GPS system."

"Whoa." Tenten said.

"And these are cell phone recorders that can record any conversation on a cell phone for up too thirty minutes." Hanabi tossed it to Neji.

Hanabi dug even deeper in the case. "These are mini surveillance camera than can be placed anywhere and can catch your culprit in the act."

"And finally we have advanced hearing chips so you can hear up to two miles away." Hanabi placed them in front of Hinata.

"So this is all the equipment you'll need on your mission, so good luck guys." She closed her case and began to exit.

"Wait!" Sakura stood up. Hanabi turned around hesitantly. "Yeah?"

"Uh, I think you should accompany us on our mission."

"What?!" Neji and Hinata yelled. "B-But why would you say that? S-She's creepy!" They said in unison.

Hanabi only smirked at this. "I mean she is an experienced spy and she could help us grab some dirt on Rika. Right?"

"I could do that but only on one condition…"

"Oh god she's plotting again!" Neji gripped his head, yeah he has some paranoia issues…

"You have to teach me how to skateboard."

"…"

"Really? That's all we have to do?" Naruto laughed and stood up. "Sure we can--

Hinata and Neji covered his mouth and whispered in his ear. "Yeah it sounds easy but she'll find a way to us it against us…"

"Deal. Rika we'll teach you how to skateboard if you help us." Sakura stuck out her hand and shook Hanabi's. "Thank you Sakura." Her eyes slid over to Neji and Hinata who were still clinging to Naruto and she smirked widely.

She sat down at the circle and looked at everyone. "Okay so this is how we're going to do this…"

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And we sat there for hours plotting and plotting. Well, it was mostly Hanabi but we each contributed with ideas. We each had to job and a task to complete. Hanabi also created a separate plan in case our first one backfires.

I couldn't wait for this tomorrow. I had a feeling that this would work and there was no way that Rika could destroy this one. She couldn't even if she tried. I had one of the most important tasks of all and that was to reveal to everyone (especially Sasuke) the slut Rika really is. I also had to place a tracking device on Sasuke tomorrow before the party so we could avoid him while the party was on. I wasn't really scared, I mean it was Sasuke, my best friend, and this was to get him back to his rightful group again. It's so we could be normal and not feel hate and regret towards each other. This was for him and for that reason I was determined to make this work. I had to.

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The next day Hanabi got us up at the crack of dawn like roosters. We had exactly 10 hours to get ready for the our mission. We had to split up and complete our objectives separately. Ino and Shikamaru would make copies of the invitations and they had to put on disguises to infiltrate the party as guests so they could give the scoop to the others.

In order to get the guest entertained, Naruto would be the answer. Him and Hinata would have to make sure the guards and chaperones are not in the way in order for the mission to be achieved. Hinata would also have to help Naruto distract the guests from the chaos.

Neji and Tenten would be the look-outs from the outside. They will have the x-ray glasses and tracking GPS so they can warn us when Sasuke or Rika gets close. They are the eyes and ears of our operation.

And finally there's Hanabi, my partner who is in charge of placing the tracking device on Rika and placing the surveillance cameras around the mansion. She'll also be helping me get dirt on Rika and revealing it to the party( especially Sasuke). We are going to be the stealthiest of them all.

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I glance at my watch and it's noon. I skated out of the Hyuuga house and down the street to complete my first objective: To place a tracking device on Sasuke. Knowing Sasuke he would probably still be asleep at this hour while both Itachi and Mom would be at his physical therapy session until two. This would usually be the time we'd have their morning argument before heading off to the skate park.

I sighed. I missed him, alot. He's practically a part of me.

I shook my head and re-focused. I came here to complete my objective and that's exactly what I'm gonna do.

As I reached the door of the Uchiha house memories flooded my brain and I gripped the knob. Of course it was unlocked because Mikoto was probably too worried about Itachi getting into the car safely without breaking another leg. So she rushed out of the house forgetting to lock the door behind her, as usual.

The house was tidy just like how Mikoto always keeps things. I didn't spend a lot of time wandering around so I quietly made my way upstairs. Sasuke's door was open and I peeked inside.

His room was a mess as to be expected. He was sleeping soundly, shirtless, as usual. I then paused for a minute, where was I to put this tracking device anyway? And then I remembered what Hanabi had said before we all left.

"Try to put that tracking device on an article of clothing he'd being wearing at the party. Or try to place it on his person wear he wouldn't normally look…"

I looked around his room, normally Sasuke would never plan for an occasion. He'd never pick out his clothes before anything. I noticed a suit ironed out and flat on his chair in the corner.

It was Mikoto's attempt to make Sasuke dress formally for the occasion of course. But knowing Sasuke he would probably end up wearing his black and white skate shirt with a pair of his black jeans and of course his black and white VANS. I smirked, typical Sasuke I knew him too well but, I bet if it was me he would say the same thing.

I decide to put the device on the inside of his shoe at the top where he won't notice. After I'm done I just stand there watching him sleep. And I think, if I was to suddenly fall out of the loop for some guy would Sasuke to the same for me? Would he? I sigh.

I guess I'll never know. I get ready to leave before he suddenly wakes up I hear something. I turn back and Sasuke's gripping his fists and he mumbles "Sakura." My mouth drops open. "I'm sorry."

Is he dreaming? He's got to be dreaming. There's no other way he could've noticed me. Sasuke is one hell of a heavy sleeper, he could sleep through a tornado then wake up, pee and go back to sleep without noticing.

I furrow my brows and Sasuke goes back to sleeping soundly. I'm still shocked at what he said but I run out the room and out of the house. I stand with my back against the door and all I can do is breathe.

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"Do you think 50 copies is enough?" Ino asked coming out of Kinko's. Shikamaru carried half of the stack. "Don't worry Ino 50 copies is plenty."

They made their way downtown on their skateboards looking for the last people you would invite to a party.

"Hey, let's invite those crack heads." Ino pointed out over in an alley. Shikamaru just sighed. "This could get ugly."

They approached the crew carefully. They were not much older than themselves made eighteen or nineteen and they looked like they'd been kicked out of their homes and living with rats.

"Hey!" Ino greeted happily. They boys looked up at her. "Hey chick, you wanna hit?" A boy offered smirking at her as he held out a blunt.

"Ew, no thanks but I have come to make you guys experience the best night ever." She beamed.

The boys immediately perked up. Shikamaru leaned over to his partner. "Uh, Ino I don't think they get what you're saying."

"Here." She handed each of them an invitation. "Come to this party and do whatever you want."

They frowned at the piece of paper. "Sorry missy but we aren't interested in your little tea parties."

The crew laughed with their friend. Ino narrowed her eyes.

"Well, I mean it is at a mansion with lots of girls and…free food!" For some reason she said the last part very loudly and that really made them stop laughing.

"Did…you…say…free…food?" One guy with a serious lazy eye asked.

"Yes, free food." Ino agreed. "But it's okay I can just leave since you don't want to go and all." She began to turn…

"Wait!!!! Uh, we'll go to your party okay!" The leader cried after her.

"That's what I thought." She murmured. "Okay! I hope to see you there!" She said happily before skipping off. Shikamaru skid beside her. "Wow Ino you handled that better than I thought you would…"

"Yeah...I know. But we still have a ton more to hand out."

And they skated off handing invitations to total strangers and hobos. Anyone and everyone would get an invitation to Rika's Huge Bash.

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"Okay so they've got about three floors and there are a total of four entrance doors on the first and there are about…fifteen windows all around." Neji says to his partner, Tenten who was seated beside him.

"Okay got it." Tenten was an excellent artist and she also took technical drawing classes during school. She created an entire map of Rika's mansion. It was important to have this so they could find entrances and avoid their enemies. They were positioned not to far from the property behind a set of bushes that outlined the area.

"Oh and there are security cameras, one on each side of the mansion." Neji added looking through his x-ray glasses. Him and Hinata have this trait in the Hyuuga family were they have super sharp vision and can see clearly like, miles away. So yeah, he's perfect for the job.

After getting the map finalized and double checking they were finally done. "Okay, it's finished. Wow, I did a hell of a good job didn't I Neji?" She says holding it up proudly.

Neji peeked over her shoulder. "Yeah you did." Tenten turned her head and they instantly locked eyes.

"So uh…since we're done why don't we go pick up some Monsters from the store. We're gonna need it tonight." She rolled up her map and grabbed her board.

"Yeah, let's go." Neji smirked. He hopped his board and they skated away.

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"So what are we supposed to get for a distraction Hinata?" Naruto asks walking through the aisles of the costume store with his hands behind his head.

"U-Um, I'm not sure Naruto." She trailed behind him distancing herself from the spooky Halloween outfits.

"Wait! I have an idea!" He disappeared around the corner and reappeared with striped shirts and white face make up. "We can be mimes!"

Hinata titled her head in confusion.

'Wow she looks cute when she does that…' Naruto thought.

"Or…we can do magic!" He appeared with a top hat and he reached in to pull out a chocolate bunny. "Wait that's not supposed to happen." He muttered.

Hinata laughed. "Um, Naruto why don't we just do a skit or something?"

"Ah, this is a good idea Hinata." Naruto was now in a long cape, fedora and fake mustache grinning. "Acting just so happens to be my forte."

"Really?" She giggles. Naruto walks dramatically up to her and grabs her hand, kissing it softly. "Really."

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Hanabi cursed to herself as she bumped her head in the vent she was crawling in. She was lucky that she just so happened to be small enough to fit in these things. She was currently weaving through the vents of Rika's mansion looking for places to hide the cameras.

Rika crawled over to a vent over a room and she heard someone talking, well yelling actually.

"I said I wanted Maroon 5 not Fall Out Boy!!" Of course it was Rika screaming at who knows who.

Hanabi sighed. Spoiled brats like her just give everyone a migraine. Rika wasn't done yet, she had to call in back up.

"DADDY!!!" She yelled. The middle aged man came running in. "What is it pumpkin?" He's sweating, eyes wide which have bags under them and a cell phone pressed to his shoulder. This man has been doing whatever's necessary for her daughters birthday, you can tell.

Hanabi settles over the vent watching through the slots.

"They got me FALL OUT BOY!! I wanted MAROON 5!!" She yells again, this time stomping her foot.

"Don't worry honey, I'll make sure they give you free tickets to the next Maroon 5 concert." He says but doesn't wait for her reaction because he's back on the phone. "Yes, I want the ice sculpture to be at least 10 feet tall."

Rika huffs and stomps out the room after her father. Hanabi took this opportunity and slipped skillfully out of the vent, doing a front flip and landing lightly on the floor. She smirked, this was really getting to be too easy. She might as well be an FBI agent herself.

Before, Hanabi had already planted cameras in the kitchen, living room, patio, and hallways. They were tiny little chips barely noticeable by the human eye, but they were sure to get good footage.

Hanabi looked around the humongous bedroom. It was a magenta color with designer furniture and decorations. She even had three closets!!

Hanabi shook her head and decided to place the camera in the back of the room where it could view anyone coming in and out. Before she was about to leave she walked past Rika's bed when she notices a small slip of paper peeking out underneath.

It was one of those slips of photographs from the photo booths at the mall. Rika and some other dude were hugging in the first one and then it led to little pecks on the cheek to intensely making out in the last photograph.

Hanabi laughed and slipped the paper in her pocket. This would be a treat. And then she heard Rika's whining voice coming closer.

Hanabi turned around and gasped.

Rika walked in and looked around her room. She paused and scanned the room slowly. "Hm, it sounded like someone was just in here." She shrugged and grabbed her cell before swaying out the door.

On the ceiling Hanabi was struggling into the vent. "That was a close one." She wiped her forehead and continued her journey through the maze.

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After I'd completed my mission, I snuck back into my house to find something to wear for this occasion. Do I dress up? Or do I dress in all black? Maybe I should just dress casual, I mean to me this isn't something worth dressing to.

My mom was probably at the grocery store, she heads there a lot. Probably because of that cashier guy, ch. I run upstairs and throw open my closet. Clothes are everywhere, really I stack all of my dirty clothes in my closet when my mom bugs me about cleaning up.

I pick up a pair of red skinny jeans and a black and white baseball tee with a single lightning bolt in the middle. I top it off with my blue high top Punk Roses and I pull my hair into a messy ponytail. I look in my side mirror and I look anxious to crash this party. I smirk and grab my book bag and stuff my equipment Hanabi gave us in it along with my cell. My mp3 is blasting Fall Out Boy when I slam the door to my room, and I'm ready to bust this slut and get my best friend back.

We all meet at the corner when the sun is just beginning to set. We give each other a nod and we skate off to the mansion. Let's get it on.

Rika's mansion is glowing when we arrive. The stars are perfectly aligned and so are we…

Before we get ready to begin Hanabi pulls us into a huddle.

"Okay so we all know are positions right?" We nod. "Okay so when the crowd gets here me, Sakura, Naruto, Hinata, Shikamaru and Ino will enter. Neji and Tenten, do you guys have a lock on Sasuke yet?"

"No, he hasn't arrived yet." Tenten answers looking down at her screen. "Typical." I mutter to myself, but it's true he's always fashionably late.

"Do you have Rika's tracking device?" Neji asks.

"Yeah I'll place it on her when we get in. Okay so everyone put in your talkies." I place mine in my right ear and adjust it. "And now you can sync--

"Wait! Can I say it? I've always wanted to say it." Naruto interrupts. Hanabi rolls her eyes. "Go ahead."

He puts on a serious face. "Okay everybody synchronize your watches."

We slap or foreheads, but do so anyway.

"Wait, speaking of crowds, where is ours at?" Ino looks around and sees no one.

"Uh…I don't know."

We wait about three minutes and we heard footsteps and cars rolling up in all directions. Even people on motorcycles and mopeds, skateboards and bikes. Girls, guys, dudes and dudettes. There were a couple of college kids too. We smirk.

"Hey guys!" Ino waves at the crowd of at least a hundred people. They wave back at us. "Okay so can you guys do us a favor?" She yells. They agree and even one guy screams "Anything for you babe!" She chuckles. "On the count of three can you guys run screaming up to the house and try to get in with us?"

"Yeah!" Some people yell while some shrug and some just stare.

"One!" Ino yells.

"Two!"

My head is racing, I'm so ready.

"Three!"

You know those commercials where those screaming teenagers are racing to get that Ipod touch? Yeah, that's what we looked like. We climbed over the bushes and fancy gate and ran full speed ahead up the hill to the mansion. This was going to be the night of our lives, really.

-

When I arrive at Rika's party there is something that isn't right. I kick my skateboard into my hand. I wasn't planning on taking it but my brother wouldn't let me take his precious Mustang GT out of the garage. And besides, he hides his keys in his underwear drawer. Yeah, I'm not even trying to kill myself.

The first thing I notice is all these skateboards and bikes and whatever transpotation you can think of just lying around outside the gates of her house. I strictly remember her telling me that this was invite only.

I shrug, not my problem. I'm currently dressed in my black skinny jeans with my black leather jacket and stripped black and white skate shirt. And of course, my black and white Vans. My mom dressed me in this tuxedo and everything insisting I looked my best for my girlfriend. And I was like, if she's my girlfriend she'll accept my fashion sense.

Little did she know I quickly changed while she wasn't looking and ran out of the house before she could notice.

Anyway, I'm not really looking forward to this thing. Rika says it's going to be all top-notch with her family and close friends. Great, that means I'll have to actually talk to people. I sigh.

I check my hand and I'm holding Rika's gift which is this expensive bracelet. My mom told me to get it for her, again, as they say mother knows best. Because, I sure as hell didn't know what to get her.

When I reach the mansion, every square inch is crowded with people, and the guards are trying to hold them back. Some are getting in while others are sneaking in through the first floor windows. So, I'm at a lost for words, really like, where the hell did all these people come from?

I recognize some from the skate park (when I used to go daily) and some I've never even seen before.

I look for an entrance and I notice someone broke a window on the first floor but tons of people are trying to get in. There's no way I'm about to be pushed by those animals. On the second floor I see a balcony with one of those white garden things leading up to it. So I climb up and push the window open and jump inside.

I walk into the hallway and I see people in dresses and fancy suits with terrified looks on their faces. It's like they've never seen teenagers before. I recognize two adults, which happen to be Rika's parents rushing around telling everyone to remain calm. It's total chaos. And just when I thought things couldn't get worse a guy rushes past me and jumps onto the chandelier, swinging from it like a monkey. I look behind me and see people coming from where I came. Shit, I just let more people in. I'll just act like I didn't. Yeah.

Then I feel someone wrap their arms around me. I look down to see Rika with a panicked expression on her face. She's on the verge of tears. Her hair is curled and her dress is long and expensive.

"Sasuke! I'm so glad you're here! My party's turning into a disaster!" She holds me tightly.

"Did you invite all these people?" I ask.

"No! They just came out of nowhere and tried to get in! They're monsters!" She cries.

I don't say anything because this is sounding very strange. Someone had to have set this up.

-

"Darkness has just entered the building on the second floor. Be cautious." Neji's voice rings in Ino's ear.

"Cool. Sasuke's joined the party." She answers bumping her partner Shikamaru. They were positioned downstairs on the first floor. They were disguised as rich guests. Ino was a brunette in a long purple dress while Shikamaru wore a blond wig in a tuxedo.

"Yeah. Now things will get even more difficult. We have to avoid eye contact with him and Rika." Shikamaru sighs and sips his drink he'd retrieved from the bar earlier.

"You know, we look pretty convincing for a fake couple…" Ino grins at her friend. Shikamaru grins back, really thinking of the meaning behind her words. "Yeah." He says.

-

"You know this is going pretty smoothly." Tenten smirks.

"Yeah, but I don't know how long we can pull this off. Who knows, they might result in calling the police. So, at Naruto and Hinata's signal Hanabi and Sakura have to quickly get their mission completed." Neji says smartly bringing down his x-ray glasses.

Tenten smiles. "You sound like you're a pro at this."

He grins. "But I'm also a pro at other things…" He leans closer to her and they stare into each others eyes.

Just as their lips barely touch the static in their ear talkie's goes off. "You know I can hear you guys right?" Hanabi's childish voice said.

They instantly pull away and continue what they were doing.

-

"Whoa, who knew Neji had a romantic side." Hanabi said to me. We were on the third floor hiding in a hallway closet.

"Yeah, who knew." I replied. Moments ago we'd got the message from Neji that Sasuke had arrived. I thought of him for a few minutes before Hanabi began talking again.

"Okay, so the next step is a series of signals. Ino and Shikamaru will signal when they see Sasuke and Rika seperate and then I'll casually walk up to Rika congradulating her on her birthday. Then, once I'm done Naruto will set off his distraction with Hinata and we proceed to find dirt on Rika. Okay?"

"Got it. You know, you're pretty great to have around Hanabi. I'm glad you decided to help us." Really, I mean this 12 year old is amazing to be able to plot such evil schemes. You've gotta give her props.

"Thanks. You're not too bad yourself, Haruno." She smirks. And as if on cue Shikamaru's voice rings through my ear.

"Darkness and…wait what's her codename again?" Ino's says something to him and he sighs. "Darkness and…Slutbag have seperated. Slutbag has come down to the first floor and Darkness is proceeding upstairs. Hanabi and Sakura it's you turn."

"We're on it." Hanabi and I say in unison. We step out of the closet and proceed down the hallway and down a back staircase. This place is humongous, it's like three times the size of my house. It's like a castle, really. Hanabi's in front of me and we pass some of the teens we came here with making out against the walls. Some are drinking beers and chatting while others are breaking vases.

Hanabi tells me to stay here while she goes to greet Rika. I stand in the corner against the window overlooking their backyard. And then all of a sudden, the static echoes in my ear.

"Sakura! Sasuke's getting closer to you! You have to get away from his path!" Panic takes over my body as I search for somewhere to hide, but I'm still in this corner with only the window.

"Sakura! He's with six feet of you. You have to get out now!" Neji says in my ear. I hear footsteps and I gasp and look behind me at the window.

I open it and climb out and drop into a bush. Neji comes back in my ear.

"Sakura! Sasuke is looking out the window right now, don't move." He says, his voice is calmer.

Great, I'm stuck in a bush, I thank god it's not a thorn bush, hiding from Sasuke. Why does he always seem to find me?

"Okay Sakura, he's gone now to the third floor. Be careful." And his static goes away. I climb out of the bush and brush myself off. Now, I'm outside again and I have to find a way to get back in. This is stupid. Damn, you Sasuke.

-

Hanabi paused for a few minutes and waited for her partner to be in the safe zone. Then she made her way downstairs onto the main floor where guests tried to remain calm by comparing Rika's mansion to their own.

I looked around for the chick that seems to cause everyone problems. And then I spot her across the room in a sparkling hot pink dress that reached swept the floor. I bet it's about a thousand bucks. I make my way over to her. I nod at Shikamaru and Ino who casually stand by the bar pretending to look sophisticated.

I tap on Rika's shoulder and she whirls around and looks down at me. Wow, she's got a lot of make up on.

"Hi, Rika."

"Look kid, I don't know how you got in here but I want you to get out and take your nasty friends with you." She snarled. I guess I'll have to hurry this up.

"Well, I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday and all." I put on my innocent face and for a second she's fooled but she just narrows her eyes.

"Really? Is that so?" Her voice is high-pitched and snobby.

"Really. It's a pleasure to finally meet you. I personally admire you." Praising her is the only way I can make conversation. I look over her shoulder for a second to see my partner trying to get in through the window. My eye's widen this isn't supposed to be happening, she's in the danger zone. If Rika even turns around and spots her, Rika will get mad and suspect her.

"You admire me? What do you admire about me?" Good, she wants detail. While I pretend to think I try to signal Sakura to get through the window while Rika is peroccupied. But she's hopelessly confused.

"Uh, you just seem so…graceful and sophisticated." She's gonna love that. Girls, like her love to hear stuff like this. I try not to gag.

Sakura is slipping through the window right now.

"Well thank you, I know." She puts her hand on my shoulder and fake smiles. "I'll make that we can get a picture together later okay?" She's about to turn around but I stop her. "Uh, can I get your autograph?"

She chuckles. "Wow, you're a clingy one aren't you? I can't right now kid, I've got to get back to my boy---

It's too late, she's looked already. At first she didn't notice but Sakura was making her way up the stairs and she turned around to make sure I was still distracting her. And then Rika saw her, I guess we should have worn disguises too. Ooops.

"YOU!!" She screams pointing directly at her. "YOU DID THIS!!"

Sakura's eyes widen and she makes a break for it up the stairs. We need another distraction A.S.A.P.

"Naruto!! Now!" I scream in my ear piece.

And then there's a huge burst of smoke right in the middle of the room. It stops Rika in her tracks as the smoke blows everywhere making the room grow quiet.

"Behold!!! The great magician Foxy and his lovely assistant Julia!"

You have to admit, Naruto is one for big entrances and it was perfect. Although, I don't know how he's going to do magic…

His face is painted red over the three marks on his cheeks and his hair is black. He wears a red cape in a fancy tuxedo while Hinata is a red head in a sparkly red dress that's above her knees. Wow, sis looks pretty hot.

Naruto stands in front of his assistant bravely looking at the crowd. "Now! If you want to see the most amazing magic tricks you've ever seen in you're life then follow us outside!"

Naruto waves his wand and a red carpet rolls out in front of him that leads into the backyard. People are curious and begin to follow him while Rika is standing confused at what just happened.

I turn around to Shikamaru and Ino who are just as stunned as everyone else. "Guys, you need to warn Neji and Tenten of what just happened. I've got to go help Sakura out now."

And then I run up the stairs to follow Sakura. We've got to speed this up. It just got harder.

-

Rika left to go check with her parents about something. So I toured the place by myself looking for somewhere that isn't so crowded and loud.

I pass by drunk teenagers that are making complete fools of themselves. Some girls are watching me as I walk by. I don't care.

The third floor isn't as crowded and the hallways are just more confusing. I headed down some stairs, at this point I'm just walking around. I turn to see a corner with a window and I swore I just saw someone jump out and then…pink hair. I walk over to the window and look down below, but no one's there.

I remember the last time this happened when I saw that pink hair, but just for a second. I swore that was her, it had to be.

-

Naruto walks outside where a stage is already set up. He looks over to his assistant, he had to admit the outfit they bought together looked pretty sexy on her. He let her go up the steps first.

A crowd began to gather in front of the stage and he smirked, nothing could be more perfect.

"How are you guys doing tonight?" He asks the crowd. Most of the people shout things like terrible and hungover. Naruto chuckled to himself. "Well let me make your night more enjoyable." Some girls scream.

Hinata whispers in his ear. "What are we going to do first Naruto?"

"We'll do the sword trick first." He whispers . Her eyes widened. "A-Are you sure about that?"

He looks at her intently and speaks softly. "Don't worry, I won't let anything hurt you." He holds out his hand. "Do you trust me?" She smiles a places her hand in his. "Yes."

Then he faces the crowd. "For our first trick I will need this box." He unattaches his cape and holds it beside him for a few seconds and then he flips it up revealing a box with wheels. The crowd cheers.

He walks over and opens it. "Now I will need my lovely assistant to enter this box." Hinata timidly crawls inside and he closes it.

"And I will need these swords!" He pulls one out of his pocket and the crowd cheers even more. Then he slides the sword through the box. The crowd watches quietly. Naruto then pulled out another sword and slid it in on the opposite side.

After four more swords have penetrated the box Naruto fiinally opens it. And shockingly, no one's there.

The crowd whispers all around. "Where is my assistant you ask?" Naruto points to the corner on his left. "Why, she's right here!"

In a huge puff of smoke Hinata/ Julia appeared. The crowd cheered wildly. Naruto looks at his partner and smiles. Hinata smiles back. He mouthed to her "I told you".

-

Standing not too far from the act Ino and Shikamaru stood with their mouths open.

"W-Where'd they learn how to do that?" Ino gawked as Naruto/Foxy bowed to the crowd.

Shikamaru shrugged. "Who knows, but it's working." He grabs his ear piece and begins to reach Neji and Tenten.

"Hey, guys?"

"Yeah." Neji answers. "What's going on in there?"

"Well, Slutbag noticed Sakura but Hanabi signaled for Naruto and Hinata. Now they're putting on a Magic act and keeping the whole party distracted. But Rika's gone off to find Sakura."

"Oh my god. Hanabi can handle that. They've got to hurry, these guards have called the police because people keep coming. I don't know how long until they get here."

"All right, we'll keep you updated. We'll try to reach Sakura."

"Good luck."

"You too."

"Oh, and Sasuke's on his way downstairs be on the look out and make sure Naruto and Hinata maintain to conceal themselves."

"Got it."

-

I'm practically running for my life. I can't believe I let myself get spotted! I speed up another flight of stairs. I've got to find Rika's room and find something to show to Sasuke.

Minutes later I find her room on the second floor. I walk in and I'm instantly disgusted. She's got pictures of celebrities, but mostly of herself everywhere. And her rooms all pink-ish. I gag.

I search for anything suspicious, but there's nothing. I look through her closet, dresser and under her bed but there's still nothing. I look behind her nightstand and find a pile of tapes. I pull out the mini dresser and look at each tape carefully.

One said 'Christmas in Hawaii' and anther one said 'Sweet 16' but one just said 'XXX'. My mouth opens wide, this has got to be some embarrasing shit. The date was printed in very small numbers but it said that it was taken a few days ago. Wow, this happened while her and Sasuke were dating. What a shame, but I can't say I wasn't surpirsed.

I snatch the tape and sprint downstairs. This has got to be it.

-

There's even more commotion downstairs that's necessary and since I'm close enough I travel down to see what it is. Once I reach the balcony I see a huge puff of smoke and two people appear. A guy and a girl appear and the guy announces something. They walk on a red carpet to the backyard while people follow them.

This party just keeps getting weirder. I look to my right where I see Rika sprinting up the steps with an angry expression. Yeah, well I'll let her do that. Running after her is some little kid. Before she disappears up the stairs she glances over my way.

Those eyes, are just like Neji's and Hinata's. I blink and she's gone. Okay, it just got wierder.

I walk down the steps to see these two strange people that appeared out of nowhere. They are doing some magic trick that involves a box and swords. I barely pay attention because I'm trying to piece everything together. Someone set this whole charade up to embarrass Rika. I swore I saw Sakura jump out a window and now I see a Neji/Hinata look-a-like.

I have a strong feeling this revolves around me and Rika. And I know just who's behind this.

When I look up the guy is walking across the stage probably preparing to do another trick when all of a sudden he trips over his cape and tumbles across the stage. His hat falls off and so does his wig?

-

Rika is in front of me running for Sakura. She looks like she's out to kill. I hope Sakura uncovered something about her by now. She had extra time thanks to Naruto. God, she sure is covering ground in those heels. But I'm just a little faster. I stop right in front of her panting hard.

"Hey, Rika can I get that picture now?" I ask innocently. She glares at me.

"Don't you see that I'm in the middle of something?" She growls.

"But, what about my picture and autograph you promised me?" I know I'm getting on Rika's last nerve.

"Look kid, if you don't get out of my way I'll make you!" She grabs my shirt and pushes me against the wall.

I look up after her. Sakura's on her own now, I can't stop that angry bitch.

-

Ino looks as Naruto proceeds to start his next trick when she notices a new figure standing a few people over from her. She nudges her partner.

"Shikamaru, look it's Sasuke over there."

"Don't make eye contact."

She nods. When she looks up she sees Naruto trip over his red cape and tumble across the stage. His hat goes flying off and to our misfortune so does his wig. Oh shit.

Naruto jumps back up as if nothing happened. "I'm okay!" He assures the crowd. But Hinata rushes over to him and informs him of what just happened. His eyes widened as he looks down at his black wig on the floor. The crowd is whispering.

"Oh fuck." He whispered. But the strange things don't stop there.

Him and Hinata rush off the stage while everyone is gossiping.

"Hey guys." A calm, unemotional and familiar voice says next to Ino and Shikamaru.

Ino coughed and disguised her voice. "Well hello young man." Shikamaru rolled his eyes, that was the worst imitation of an old lady…ever.

"Save the act Ino, I know it's you." Sasuke says.

Ino grunted and tore off her hat and wig. "How'd you know?"

"It's obvious." He looks over to the stage. "And that was Naruto and Hinata, right."

"Right…" She sighed.

"Wow, Uchiha I almost forgot how clever you were." Shikamaru takes off his ridiculous wig and grins at his old friend.

Sasuke smirks but only for a few seconds. "Why are you guys here to ruin Rika's party?"

Ino held her breath and looked at Shikamaru. They had to tell him, he'd already figured them out.

Naruto and Hinata made a break for it. "We've gotta get out of here." He said to Hinata but he ran straight into a wall or a body in fact.

He looked up and he screamed like a little girl. "Oh…my…god! Y-You're F-F-F-Fall Out Boy!"

"Uh, yeah. We came to perform for a birthday party?" The lead singer replied helping Naruto and Hinata up.

"Oh, yeah the stage is back there, it's all yours." Naruto said before grabbing his partners hand and sprinting off . But he came right back. "Wait before you go can I have your autographs?"

They all pulled out a pen. "Sure."

-

Tenten and Neji sat outside watching as everything unfolded right in front of them.

"This isn't good. The screen shows Sasuke, Ino and Shikamaru talking…it's like he actually figured out who they are." Neji observed.

Tenten then heard something in the distance. She turned on her advanced hearing device and listened. "Uh…Neji we've got more important things to worry about."

"Like what?"

"Like the police. They're two miles away. We need to get out of here now." They stare at each other in fear.

-

Rika raced up one more flight of stairs checking for the one person she knew who caused this. She ran past her room and paused. Hold on a minute, she stepped back and noticed that it had been ransacked. She screamed. "SAKURA! YOU'RE SO DEAD!" Rika was going to really make her pay for this.

-

Ino and Shikamaru stand looking at Sasuke. He'd figured us out, so there's no point in trying to hide it now. "Look, we were just rying to--

"HEY! EVERYBODY!" They whip around and see Sakura standing on top of a table waving a tape in the air.

"THIS IS A PRESENT FOR RIKA!" She then slips the tape into a VCR behind her and a screen comes down from the ceiling.

We're all watching closely as it clips to a scene with Rika and some other guy in her room. They were sitting closely looking into each others eyes.

Rika says something to the guy and he smirks. "You're so hot." He says and he leans into her and she leans in too. But right when they're about to kiss the tape starts to malfunction. The screen is covered in gray and black and the voices are so fuzzy you can't hear what anybody's saying. Then the whole tape starts to spit out its film.

Everyone is shouting boo at Sakura. While she just bites down on her lip. This isn't supposed to happen!

"YOU!" Everyone whips around to see Rika rushing down the stairs almost tripping over her dress. She steps right in front of Sakura and glares daggers.

"YOU CRASH MY PARTY JUST TO SHOW EVERYONE A MESSED UP TAPE?! ARE YOU CRAZY?" She screams at the top of her lungs.

Sakura jumped off the table and stepped in front of her. "Admit that you're cheating on Sasuke!"

Rika laughs. "Admit it? I'm not cheating on my boyfriend. And what you just showed everyone was one of my acting tapes." She hissed.

"You call that acting? You were about to have sex with the guy!" She yelled for everyone to hear.

"You are a psycho! Will you just admit that you're just jealous of me!" She snarled right in Sakura's face.

"Jealous? Why would I be jealous of a slut like you who just thinks she can use anyone she feels like!" Sakura retorted looking her straight in the eye. Even though Rika was at least and inch taller than her she still wasn't scared. It's about time someone told her off.

"Whoa, Sakura that hurts." She raises a thin hand in the air. "Look you're just another wanna be. I have Sasuke, money and looks and you can't stand it!"

"I don't your money or you looks, you can keep them. But when you use my best friend for your own enjoyment, that's when I really get pissed."

Rika narrowed her eyes and grabbed the collar of Sakura's shirt. "Really? Well what are you gonna do about it?"

"Hold it! Hold it! Hold it right there!" Everyone looked away from the scene at Hanabi walking through the crowd.

"You again? Look, I'm not going to give you a fucking autograph so scram!" Rika spat.

Hanabi only smirked. "I don't need your sass Rika. I could care less about your autograph."

Sakura looked at her. "Hanabi don't worry about me. I can handle her." She whispered.

"I didn't come to fight her, Sakura." She then turns to face the circle that surrounded them. "Everyone! Rika here claims that she has not, in fact, cheated on her boyfriend, Sasuke Uchiha." She pauses. "And the tape that had the possible proof of our theory has been sabotaged. But what if there is one more way that we can prove that she cheated?"

Rika released Sakura and stared at the kid. "Do you really wanna go there?"

Hanabi stared back. "Yes I do." She reached into her small pocket and pulled out a small slip. "These are pictures of Rika and yet another guy in a photobooth." She holds it up for everyone to see. "Please observe in the last shot how Rika and the guy are intensely making out." The crowd gasps.

Rika laughed nervously. "Ha! Well those photos are from my ex-boyfriend!"

Hanabi grinned. "That is a negative. Also observe the date in the corner of the picture. It dates back to a couple of days ago, while Sasuke and Rika are dating!"

The crowd is in an uproar and Rika's looking around as people start to glare at her. Then she looks at Hanabi.

"Give me that!" Rika storms over to Hanabi and pushes her, making her fall to the ground. She snatches the picture away and rips it up into pieces.

Sakura's eyes widened as Hanabi winced in pain. "You bitch! Will you leave her alone!"

Rika whipped around. "I've had enough of your mouth, Haruno!" As Rika comes closer, Sakura thought of what to do. When she did she smirked.

Just as Rika approached her Sakura reached inside her dress and pulled out two rubber pieces. They were used to make her boobs appear bigger than what they really are. Rika gasped and covered herself. Sakura wasn't even done yet, she grabbed a glass of punch and threw it on her. Rika's make up and concealer came running down her face reavealing her blemishes.

The crowd backed away as the true Rika came out. Some guys screamed as if they'd seen frankenstein.

"Heh." Sakura said to herself. She walked over an helped Hanabi up off the floor. "Thanks." She said.

"No problem."

"You really showed her." Hanabi held out her fist and Sakura bumped it with hers. "Sakura!" They turned around and see Ino, Shikamaru, Naruto and Hinata come through the crowd. All at once they praised her for what she just did but she was barely paying because someone also came out of the crowd too…Sasuke.

As soon as Sasuke's eyes caught hers they just continued to stare. Even the group stopped talking and looked at them curiously. It was like they were sending a telepathic message. And then the static in our ears began and Neji was in panic mode.

"The police are here! We have to get out now!"

Then one teen looks out the window and they see the flashing blue and red lights. "OH SHIT! IT'S THE FIVE OH!" And as if on cue, everyone scrambles to get out. People are running all around us, some are grabbing merchandise and food from the table. It's a total panic switch.

"Sakura! We've gotta go!" Ino screams over the ruckus. But I just stand there as Sasuke approaches me and when he's right there, he opens his mouth to say something, but the moment is interrupted by Rika.

"Sasuke!" She yells and she latches onto his arm. "You've got to believe me I--

"Save it, Rika. It's over. I saw everything." He looks at me for a split second and then back at her.

"But Sasuke I, She, We…why?" Her face looks like it's melting, really. Sasuke detaches himself from her and just shakes his head. She bursts into tears and gives me one last look before running off somewhere.

"Sakura! Let's go!" Naruto yells one last time. The police have entered behind us and people continue running all over the place. The guys go ahead and leave and I hear Fall Out Boy playing their song.

I found the cure to growing older

And you're the only place that feels like home

Just so you know, you'll never know

And some secrets weren't meant to be told

But I found the cure to growing older...

Sasuke slides his hands in his pockets and looks at me. "So uh, you've finally showed me what Rika's really like, huh?"

"Yeah, I told you so." I tease a smirk playing at my lips. He looks around and sees the police getting closer.

"So I guess I'll have to save my apology for later…right?"

I reach out and grab his sleeve. "Yeah. Let's ditch this place."

I'm the first kid to write of hearts, lies, and friends

And I am sorry my conscience called in sick again

And I've got arrogance down to a science

Oh, and I'm the first kid to write of hearts, lies, and friends

And we escape out of the broken window to catch up with everyone else. As I'm running beside Sasuke I think about everything we'd gone through tonight to get him back. Now we're on the run and possibly at risk of getting arrested. But I truly wouldn't want to have it any other way.

Douse yourself in cheap perfume it's

So fitting, so fitting of the way you are

You can't cover it up

Can't cover it up...

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To Be Continued…

A/N: So what do you think? I personally think this will be my favorite chapter of all. I've always wanted to be able to do stuff like this with my friends. It just seems so...fun! Well, I think that the chapters I'll write after this will be easier to write. Now, I have an idea of how the story's going to wrap up, but it won't be so short. I'm not sure how many more chapters this will have, eh, I'll figure it out. I'd like to thank the Silversun Pickups, Fall Out Boy and all those teen movies that come on ABC you've really been my inspiration for this chapter.

Review plz :)

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