Disclaimer: Read chapter one. Rated M for breathing room.

Pairings: Not known as of yet.

Note to readers: Any suggestions, leave in review. Any idea for pairings, leave in review. Flame me - I'll hunt you down and make you regret it. XD

To Random Kidd: Thank you for pointing out the misspelling about Gwyn's hair. I didn't notice till you mentioned it. Anyone who takes enough time to read this, please PAY ATTENTION! In Chapter One, I said Gwyn has Black and Pink hair but I meant Brown. I was thinking on a story I was working on, not one Fanfiction or Fictionpress, and I accidentally put his hair color down instead of Gwyn's. Please forgive me. I, as a writer, make mistakes. I'll have to fix it soon. Random Kidd, if you see mistakes like that again, please tell me! Thank you very much. Anyway, back to the story.

Rating: T


Midnight Summer

Chapter Nine


Gwyn's heart pounds in her chest. Can she just pass off like she's asleep? Maybe the teacher will cut in and have them leave her alone. She already knows the blond one, Deidara, is mad beyond reason at her. Just because she bumped into him, kicked him, and then kneed him. Yet he provoked her. It is far from her fault.

She knows that she is in trouble. Knows that if she doesn't do something then she will be royally screwed. More than that – probably dead.

So she decides she will pretend to be asleep.

She lets herself completely relax. She evens out her breathing. Stirs slightly and mumbles something about Chocolate covered Fish. She mentally thanks Gin for his odd creation that he had her try.

"What is she talking about, hmmm?" Deidara's voice is close and the one who has a hand on her, Sasori, answers, "How would I know, you idiot? She's asleep."

She hears Deidara snort before saying, "That is remedied easily."

She does not like the sound of that. Not one bit.

As the hand on her shoulder tightens it grip, the door bursts open, and she hears Gai-sensei's voice roar, "For the Flame of Youth!"

Random. Where the hell did he come from?

"Gai-san? What is the meaning of this!" Kurenai-sensei asks and the hand on her shoulder loosens before she hears the gym teacher say, "I received an urgent message regarding one of your students. She is needed for a physical this very minute! For the Flame of Youth, I will not fail my precious students!"

She hears his stomping across the room before she is pulled out of her chain and cradled in really muscled arms. Her face, thankfully, stays hidden.

"Sai-kun! Hand me her bag!" Gai-sensei explodes and, a few minutes later, they are moving.

She holds still even when they enter the hall. She only opens her eyes when she feels them going downstairs and eyes her teacher. He is grinning ear to ear.

"Gai-sensei?" her voice is small and he looks down at her.

"Shhh. You are sleeping." He grins as they hit the next hall.

She nods and closes her eyes. He keeps on marching through the halls and down the next stairwell. Before long they are in another room and it is there she is laid down on a soft surface.

"Is she o-okay?" Hinata's voice reaches her and Gwyn's eyes fly open.

She bolt's up into a sitting position and she grins at her friend.

"Hinata!" the girl startles and smiles.

"Hey, I'm here to!" she turns to see Naruto grinning at her like the cat from Alice in Wonderland.

Then that smile turns to an outright glare and his hands slam on either side of her face. His eyes, so light a blue, are like ice as he stares her in the face.

"What were you thinking?" he bites out and she scoots back.

Bring back happy Naruto! Bring him back!

Even Hinata is frowning and her arms are folded across her chest.

"I said sorry." Are the words that come out of her mouth.

"Said sorry? Said sorry? I highly doubt Deidara of the Akatsuki really cares! You pissed him off!" he snaps before pulling away.

"I agree, young Gwyn." Gai's voice is softer than usual. He has a frown on his face and he seems to be deep in thought.

She sighs before running her hands through her loose hair. She decided to let it down for today. She's glad the blond psycho didn't grab it in her flight.

"He's part of this Akatsuki?" she asks slowly before Gai nods.

"Yes, he is. He's one of the newer members but he is still as dangerous as the rest." Gai explains.

Gwyn groans as she leans forward. Her elbows rest on her knees and she props her elbows into her hands. This is not a good day.

"Okay, so what do I do? I can't just make him go away, can I?" she asks.

"If it was that simple then this school would a much…peaceful…er…place…" Naruto tries the words over his tongue but it seems like he knows something wrong with that sentence.

"Peacefuller is not a word." Gwyn says and Hinata smiles.

"Yeah, I know that." The blond covers up for himself.

Gwyn rolls her eyes as she leans back in her seat.

"I-I would t-try to have my classes changed. I-I'm sure T-Tsunade-sama would understand." Hinata offers.

"Doing that would make it a bit easier but I'm not a coward. Even if I did run away. Anyway, I like my class. Even if he's in it." Gwyn stands and dusts off her skirt.

She straightens her hoodie and pushes her bangs out of her face. She has a problem. A major one.

Now she only needs a cure.


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Note from the Author: Hello again, my faithful readers! Lol...I sound like a queen right there...anyway, just wanted to say that this was a fun chapter to write. Again, To Random Kidd who always has something good to write me. Five, now six, chapters! Table hopping sounds fun! To answer your question, I write it up as I go. I first put it in Microsoft Word for spelling errors and then I transfer into here! I'm sorry about the confusion about Gwyn's hair. I hadn't slept in a few days when I started this yesterday. I hope more Akatsuki show up to! I'm sure they will but we all have to wait. Thank you again for your kind reviews. Oh, and for suggesting your friend reading it, that would be really nice! XD

Profiles (only original characters unless asked otherwise - they only come up when the new character comes into the story):
Gwyn Armstrong
Age: Not Mentioned (NM)
Gender: female
Hair: chocolate brown, long
Eyes: NM
Family: Mom, dad, Max, Grandma Berta(the old lady)

R&R