It was now August. Incora and Neji's birth month. They were going the be spending their 17th birthdays there, at the cottage tomorrow. Shikamaru and Temari somehow made up after the whole Kalina situation. It took a lot of convincing from Yume, seeing as she knew Kalina's twisted ways.
Shikamaru and Temari weren't the only couple improving. Neji finally confessed his love for Ten-Ten, Yume and Gaara were getting closer, Incora and Kiba started experimenting more physically, and even Itachi and Deidara were getting closer.
Yume still didn't like Itachi, but that was the last thing on her mind now. She had been more worried about Temari and her brother, but now everything was at peace, finally. The girls were in the water once again.
"So, what are we going to do for you guy's birthday huh?" said Temari.
"I don't know Temari...back at the Hyuga compound, we never had parties for side-branchers." said Incora.
"And that's a damn shame! Everyone should have a party! Have you ever been to a party at the compound?" said Yume.
"Yeah, sure. Hinata and Hanabi's every year." said Incora.
"Awww, that's cold. They give them parties, but not you guys?" asked Ten-Ten.
"That's life. One time, Akito bought us a cake when we were little to cheer us up, but other than that, nope. No parties." said Incora.
"Well, we're throwing a party. Damn the Hyugas." said Yume.
"But where?" asked Temari.
"Here! Duh! It'll be a big blowout before we all have to leave! They're birthday isn't until tomorrow! And then the next day, my parents will be back for us!" said Yume.
"You guys are the best!" exclaimed Incora.
"Duuuuhhhh!" said Temari.
"I thought you knew Incora!" said Yume.
The girls swam to the shore. Neji approached the girls with his swim trunks on, hoping to take a swim with them, but obviously he was too late.
"May I talk to you...alone Incora?" stammered Neji.
"Sure Neji." said Incora.
The girls went inside. Incora and Neji went on top the water trampoline.
"Well, what did you want to talk about Neji?" asked Incora.
"Well...I wanted you to know...that I love Ten-Ten very much." said Neji.
"I can see that. Is that all?"
"No...I...I wanted to take it to the next level with her...and I wanted to see how you felt about that..."
"Neji...are you asking my permission to have sex with Ten-Ten?" asked Incora.
"Uh...y-yes...I guess I am."
"Why would you think you'd need it?"
"Because...you know I'd never do anything you would disapprove of...right?"
"Of course. Of that I have no doubt. You know that I wouldn't do anything like that neither...right?"
"Yeah...of course. I just wanted you to know..." said Neji.
"I understand Neji. It's a part of being in a relationship! I might do it too...one day. I'm not saying anytime soon, but maybe one day."
"...I'd rather you not, because your my sister, but I understand if you do." said Neji.
Neji jumped off the trampoline and into the water, swimming to shore. Incora felt proud of her little brother. He was taking some bold steps into a normal relationship. Although she herself wasn't ready for sex, she was glad her brother came to her about it before he just did it.
Incora jumped off the trampoline and into the water. She swam to shore, and went to get dressed with the other girls.
"So...I know that by now we've all been doing things with our men. And don't try to say you haven't. I know when your lying! Thank you Mom genes!" said Yume.
"Yeah? Except me still. I'm glad that Shika finally told me how he felt, and I'm glad that he loves me like I love him and all...but I still don't think I trust him." said Temari.
"Aw...I know it stings girl...but trust and believe me when I say that he didn't do it! I know my brother, and I know that ho. And I'm telling you, she set that shit up to make it seem like he cheated."
"I know that that's your brother, and I believe you...but I'm just so confused...I believe he wouldn't do that, and I believe you because you don't lie to me...but it broke my heart to see him like that...with her."
"I'm sorry Temari...that must've felt horrible. But you've gotta hold on if you love him." said Incora.
"I know that..." said Temari.
"Hey, on a different subject, has anyone seen Hinata?" asked Ten-Ten.
"You know, I haven't seen her leave her room. Haven't seen Naruto either." said Incora.
Yume's jaw dropped, probably thinking of something perverted, seeing as she's Yume, and ran to their room. She opened the door on the two, and saw more of Hinata and Naruto than she ever wanted to in her life. Although there was one thing on Naruto that Yume was transfixed on. The thing is, they were so busy in their...deeds, that they didn't notice Yume go in, and then out.
She went back into her room with the other girls.
"Yume, where the hell did you just go?!" asked Temari.
"Oh, just in Hinata's room. And...I saw...Naruto and Hinata, butt ass naked. Didn't know she had it in her. Oh, and I definitely just saw Naruto's dick."
"She what?! He what?! Their doing what?! You saw WHAT?!" Incora bombarded Yume with questions.
"Calm down, calm down woman geez! I know that's your cousin and all, but you and Neji are gonna be having sex one day too, so what if Hinata got some before you? I say good for her!" said Yume.
"Wait...what? Hinata is having sex before us!?" asked Ten-Ten.
"Yup."
"And you saw them naked." said Temari.
"Yeeeah?"
"And you're not telling us about Naruto's dick size because?" asked Temari.
Incora and Ten-Ten blushed. Incora didn't really want to talk about her cousin's love life, but deep down, she was a little curious.
"Oh...that? It was...unreal. Naruto might be bigger than all the guys here. And don't ask me how I know. Don't act like we haven't gone swimming naked before. We've all seen everyone here but Hinata, Naruto, Tobi, and Itachi."
All the girls nodded and agreed.
"So...Naruto's cock is out of this world huh...lucky Hinata. Looks like she made the right choice." said Temari.
"It's always the dumb ones..." said Yume.
"Uh uh! I don't care if Naruto's dick was legendary..." started Ten-Ten.
"The way it was looking, it may as well have been!" said Yume.
"...Anyway, I don't care! I love Neji the way he is."
"And I love Kiba." said Incora.
"Awwwwwww you guys...I'm not saying that I don't love Gaara, I'm just saying that Naruto has a huge dick. That's all." said Yume.
Temari rolled her eyes and laughed. All of a sudden, Tobi came into the room.
"Friends? Can Tobi talk to Incora-nee?" asked Tobi.
"Damn Incora! What is this, family ties?!" said Yume.
Incora rolled her eyes and left the room with her little brother Tobi. They went into his room and sat on his bed.
"Tobi, where's Izuna? He's not in his crib..." Incora noticed.
"Lee took him! It's okay. Lee and Chouji have been wanting to be closer to Izuna a lot lately! It makes Tobi happy!" said Tobi.
"Awwww that's so cute Tobi! So...what did you want to talk about?" asked Incora.
"Tobi...doesn't feel like he belongs with Incora-nee and Neji-nii.."
Incora panicked a little inside. Tobi was starting to remember his life.
"W-What do you mean Tobi?"
"Don't get Tobi wrong...Tobi loves Incora-nee and Neji-nii. But Tobi started noticing that he didn't look like the rest of Tobi's family. But Tobi started noticing that he sort of looked like Itachi!"
"Tobi..."
"Is...is Tobi...adopted?"
Incora didn't know what to say. She promised Obito that Tobi would never know the truth, but he was getting smarter, piecing things together. She knew deep down she wasn't going to able to keep it up if he started questioning where he came from.
"...I...yes...Tobi, you're adopted. You were adopted from Itachi's family. But that doesn't mean we love you any less. You are our brother. You will always be our brother." said Incora.
"But...why didn't Itachi's family want Tobi?" asked Tobi.
"I...don't rightfully know Tobi. At this point, I don't even think Itachi knows."
"When did Incora-nee and Neji-nii adopt Tobi?"
"After you received surgery..."
"So...when you told Tobi he had been in Incora-nee's family his entire life..."
"Yes...we lied to protect you. We...I...didn't want you to find out about your life before..." Incora confessed.
"And...What was Tobi's life before?" he asked.
"I'm...not sure that I'm the the best person to ask Tobi...Maybe you should ask...Itachi."
"Will...Incora-nee go with Tobi?"
Incora nodded happily. Tobi smiled cheerily and the two got up and walked downstairs. Sure enough, there was Itachi and Deidara laying on a couch, making out heavily. Incora covered Tobi's eye and cleared her throat loud enough to interrupt them.
"Dei? We need Itachi please." said Incora.
"Hmm? Sure yeah?" said Deidara.
Itachi reluctantly followed the two back up to Tobi's room. They all sat on Tobi's bed, Tobi holding onto Incora's hand for support.
"What do you want with me?" asked Itachi.
"Tobi would like to know who Itachi really is. Tobi feels that Itachi is more than just Deidara's boyfriend." said Tobi.
"He knows that he's one of you. He pieced it together." said Incora.
"...I see...well...then you should know that you are...my younger cousin. And that I loved you very much. Me, and my brother Sasuke did..."
"Sas...uke? Tobi has met a person named Sasuke. Sasuke called Tobi stupid..."
"That's Sasuke alright. There's something else you should know. Sasuke is the father of Izuna." said Itachi.
"But...that means..." started Incora
"Yes. Izuna is his second cousin. His blood relation. Even though you've adopted him, he really is related to Tobi." said Itachi.
"Tobi will always be Izuna's daddy. Tobi has already decided that. Just like Tobi has decided that Incora-nee and Neji-nii will always be Tobi's family. Tobi just needed to know why he looked so different." said Tobi.
He hugged Itachi happily. And cheerily skipped away, probably going to look for Izuna. He left Incora alone with Itachi.
"Why didn't you tell him about Izuna?" she asked.
"You don't honestly think that he would have been ready to hear that story do you?" he asked in response.
"I...guess not. I wasn't really that ready to hear it."
"Most people wouldn't. The fact that you took it so well is impressive."
"...What can I say? I've been hearing disturbing things since I was 5. I'm not gonna bore you with details but...let's just say the Uchiha aren't that only clan in Konoha that's messed up in the head. Not exactly what you're going through, but almost as bad."
"Sounds like quite the story you have."
"Yeah...it's a long one too..."
"You'll have to share it with me when we have the time."
"Huh? Really?" asked Incora.
"Sure, why not? The Hyuga always did interest me a little." said Itachi.
Incora smiled at Itachi. He smirked back and left the room. Incora went to go find the other girls again. She found all her friends in the living room, watching the flat screen, when all of a sudden, the horrifyingly familiar big red words of 'The Circus' came on across the big screen.
She gasped and tried to quietly sneak back upstairs.
"I see you Incora! Get your Hyuga ass back down here right now!" demanded Yume.
Incora cursed under her breath.
"Why? I've seen this movie before."
"And you didn't like it. You will watch it until you love it. You will all watch it until you love it." laughed Yume.
Incora groaned and went downstairs. She sat down in between Kiba, Akamaru, and Lee, reluctantly watching the screen.
"Can Tobi watch this movie?"
"NO!" They all screamed.
"I'm sorry Tobi...why don't you go outside with Izuna? Take him out to the lake?" asked Incora.
"Okay Incora-nee! Tobi will take Izuna out to the lake! Maybe someone can go with Tobi and Izuna?"
Chouji shot up and out with Tobi. Yume rolled her eyes.
"Chouji, you bitch! I will make you watch this movie one day!" said Yume.
Chouji smirked and went outside. All the others envied Chouji. Especially Deidara and Shikamaru, who've seen the movie millions of times and are still scared of it.
As the killer clown struck its first victim in a gory mess, Incora got used to the movie and started giggling. Yume was cracking up, Gaara sitting there emotionless, Temari laughing her head off, even though it was her first time watching it. Shikamaru rolled his eyes, although he was scared on the inside.
Kankuro cowered behind an apathetic Shino, Lee and Kiba were frantically looking at each other, secretly wondering how Incora was laughing, Hinata and Naruto were too busy with each other to even notice, Neji and Ten-Ten were both cowering in fear at the movie, Deidara was still cowering even though he's seen it a million times before, and Itachi and Suigetsu were somehow stomaching the movie.
Once the movie was over, Yume happily turned off the TV.
"Hey everyone! I just got an awesome idea!" said Yume.
"What, pray tell, could be worse than what you have already suggested?" said Neji.
Yume glared at Neji. She pulled him off the couch, and he went along with it, afraid of her monstrous strength. She quickly stripped Neji of all clothes.
"Yume! What is the meaning of this?!" asked Neji.
"We're going streaking!" said Yume.
"STREAKING?!" asked the group, including Neji.
"Yes people streaking! Now off with the damn clothes! I'll strip you if I have to! You know I will!" said Yume.
The group, even Itachi stripped naked. Most of the group had already seen everybody naked, so it was easy for some, still difficult for others. Just then, Tobi, Izuna, and Chouji came in. Thank god Izuna was asleep.
"W-Why are all of Tobi's friends naked? What's wrong with their clothes?" asked Tobi.
Chouji blushed and took Izuna upstairs, Akamaru running up behind him. He shut his door, and it sounded like he locked it. That took care of Izuna and Akamaru for the night.
"Easy Tobi. We're about to go streaking." said Yume.
"St...reak? Tobi wants to too! Tobi has been a good boy all summer for Izuna! Tobi wants to be a bad boy for once! Tobi wants to get naked with everybody else!" exclaimed Tobi.
He stripped himself happily to the groups confusion. Incora didn't mind. Tobi had been cooped up in the cottage with Izuna the entire trip. It was time for him to get some of the partying out of him.
"Now what does Tobi do?!" he asked.
"Calm down Tobi...let me think...okay. We're gonna have a free run. We're gonna run 5 blocks over to the beach. You hit the sand, and then you run back here buck ass naked. Last one here, is getting locked the hell out with a blanket."
"Yume, don't you think that's a little...extreme?" asked Shikamaru.
"Or we can just skinny dip and lock Shika out." said Yume.
"Point. Taken." Shikamaru sighed.
As soon as Yume opened the door, Tobi took off like a bullet out of a gun. The only ones who could catch up with him was Yume and Lee, making them all tie for first. Incora, Kiba, Ten-Ten and Neji all tied for second. Following them was Gaara, Kankuro, Shikamaru, Itachi, Deidara, Suigetsu, Temari, and Hinata. Naruto and Shino were dead last, seeing as they weren't even trying.
Yume, Lee, and Tobi hit the sand, and turned around back to the cottage, when they realized she was serious. Everyone started sprinting then. Even Naruto and Shino. Tobi was first in the house, followed by Yume, Shikamaru, Kiba, Incora, Suigetsu, Itachi, Deidara, Kankuro, Naruto, Hinata, Suigetsu, Ten-Ten, Temari, Neji, Shino, Gaara, and Lee came in dead last, running out of juice at the last minute.
Yume threw a blanket at poor Lee, who hung his head in shame as the door was closed on him. Incora felt bad for him. She wanted nothing more than to keep him company, but she knew how Kiba would react to it.
The group all went to their respective rooms, while Incora went into her own room. She couldn't get Lee out of her head, so she decided to go keep him company for awhile. Kiba was already in a light sleep, and didn't even notice when Akamaru jumped into the bed from being in Chouji's room. She kissed his lips lightly and giggled a little as he smiled in his sleep.
She went into Chouji's room and got Izuna to put him in Tobi's room. Tobi was passed out naked on his bed. Incora snickered and put Izuna in his crib. She covered Tobi in his blanket and kissed his cheek goodnight.
She grabbed a pair of Lee's shorts and ran downstairs to unlock the door. She saw Lee huddled on the porch swing looking out at the beach 5 blocks away. She made her presence known and dangled the shorts in front of his face.
"I...thought you might need these." said Incora.
"Thank you Incora. I do not suppose you will keep me company for a moment?" he asked.
"That's the whole reason I came out here, Lee. I was worried about you,you know."
"I thank you. I do not know what happened to me tonight. My...dad trained me better than that." he said.
"Lee? What were your real parents like?Its just...I notice that sometimes you hesitate when you say the word 'dad'."
"My real parents? Well...they were not nice. My real father was the physical type. He would beat my mother in front of me...and he knew I was defenseless...I...was only 4."
"Lee...I'm sorry."
"When I got a little older I started elementary school. I was teased because I was the smallest in the whole class. I was never athletic when I was a kid. I was little and feeble."
"I...can't imagine that. You are one of the most athletic people I have ever met."
"It was then that I met Gai. He defended me from those bullies, and he looked into my family. By then...it was only me and my father...my mother...killed herself when I was 5."
Incora was speechless.
"Lee...I...I don't know what to say..." stammered Incora.
"I did not either. Gai took me away from all of that, and I have not thought about it ever since." said Lee.
"Is...is it hard to talk about? I'm sorry I asked."
"No! No...it is fine. It is just...I do not know...I swore I would never talk about it to anyone, not even Gai. But when I am with you...I feel like I want to tell you everything about me. Like I can trust you with anything."
"...Funny, I feel the same way about you." Incora smiled at Lee.
"What about you? What of your parents? Why do you live with your older cousin?" asked Lee.
"That...is a long story. My mother died giving birth to Neji...and my father...died protecting the main household of our family."
"Main household?"
"It's a clan thing. We have two branches to our family. Main, and side. Neji and I are side, that's the reason we have these tattoos on our foreheads. Hinata and her little sister Hanabi are main. Akito is also side...but was born main. Again, other long story."
"I see. Your family life seems to be more complicated than mine."
"A little. I take no pride in that. I...I think it's time for me to go to bed. If you want...I'll leave the door unlocked."
"Thank you, but I must take my punishment with pride. Please lock the door." said Lee.
Incora nodded and kissed Lee on the cheek goodnight. She gave him a final hug as she went into the house. Lee blushed as he realized that she was still naked. It was then that he remembered the shorts. He blushed harder, knowing that they had a casual conversation while they were naked.
Incora woke up in a fuzz, and more importantly, in her pajamas. It was her birthday. One more day until she went home. She wondered what exciting things Yume had planned. Hopefully nothing as extreme as streaking. Incora didn't know how much more of being naked she could take.
She went downstairs and the first thing she noticed was a very still naked Tobi eating cereal with Yume and Suigetsu. Incora ran back upstairs for one of his blankets.
"Yuuummmmee! How come Tobi gets to walk around naked, but I have to wear these clothes?" whined Suigetsu.
"Because Tobi is cute, and I'd rather see him naked than you." said Yume.
"You're not nice, you know that?" said Suigetsu.
"I live on being mean to you Sui." teased Yume.
Incora ran back down and wrapped Tobi up in the blanket, leading him back upstairs.
"Incora-nee! Why can't Tobi finish his cereal? Was Tobi being bad still?"
"Tobi, you're still naked. It's time to put on clothes, don't ya think? Izuna is going to wake up soon, and he's gonna be looking for his daddy!" said Incora.
"Awwww...Incora-nee! Okay! Happy Birthday Incora-nee! Tobi loves Incora-nee!"
"Awwww, Thank you Tobi! I love you too!" Incora exclaimed.
Tobi hugged Incora to him, Incora still quite nervous that he was naked. Incora went downstairs and was greeted by Yume, Suigetsu, Deidara and Itachi.
"Hey girl! Happy Birthday!" said Yume.
"Thanks Yume." Incora smiled.
"So, we're ordering like 15 pizzas for the party tonight, and I still have to figure out what the rest of you are gonna eat!" joked Yume.
"Ha Ha Yume hmm. So funny that I forgot to laugh un. Anyway, get dressed birthday girl yeah? Tell the birthday boy to get dressed too hmm." said Deidara.
"Why?" asked Incora.
"Oh, before we throw this party,we're going to the Kiri Mall! What? You thought we were going to spend the entire summer without going shopping once?" asked Yume.
"Oh...I guess not..." said Incora.
"So go shoo scram! As a matter of fact, why don't you let ol Suigetsu help you get dressed?" asked Suigetsu, pushing Incora up the stairs before getting dragged back down by Yume.
"Where the hell did you think you were going? Up there? Hell no." said Yume.
"Awwww...you always ruin my fun..." pouted Suigetsu.
Incora ran upstairs to Neji's room, and knocked. Ten-Ten entered in her underwear.
"Incora? What time is it..." she asked groggily rubbing her eye.
"Time to get dressed apparently...Yume says we're going to a mall. Tell the birthday boy to get dressed for me will you?" asked Incora.
"Sure thing. By the way, Happy Birthday."
"Thanks!" said Incora.
Ten-Ten went back into her room, and Incora finally went to get dressed in her own room. She got her clothes for today and was about to take her pajama shirt off she was shockingly hugged from behind.
"Hey. Happy Birthday beautiful." said Kiba.
"Thank you Kiba..." said Incora was a blush.
Kiba inhaled deeply into Incora's hair, which made her blush more.
"Mm...why is it that you can smell so good...even when you first wake up?" he purred.
Incora playfully pushed him away.
"C'mon Kiba! We still have things to do! Like pack up for one? I mean, I know it's my birthday and all, but I still have a lot to pack before we leave!" said Incora.
Kiba looked around their room. Everything of Incora's was neatly folded and put into her suitcase. The only things out were Kiba's clothes and belongings, everywhere.
"And I assume when you say us...you mean.."
"You. Yes. This entire room has you all over it. We're leaving tomorrow...so hopefully it'll be all cleaned up when we leave?" Incora asked hopefully.
"Yeah...yeah...I hear ya. Gosh..where's Shino when I need him?" grumbled Kiba.
Kiba grumbled and left his room. He knocked on Shino's door, but with no answer. He turned the knob, which was surprisingly unlocked. He opened the door, to see Shino and Kankuro making out.
"Whoa! Sorry..." blushed Kiba.
The two jumped and looked at Kiba, Kankuro with embarrassment, and Shino with guilt. Kankuro could sense that the two needed to be alone, so he darted out the door. Shino looked down at the floor.
"So...Shino...you're...gay?" asked Kiba, still in the open doorway.
"Bisexual. But...I've...been with Kankuro for a while now.." said Shino.
"Well...it's about time you told me. I thought you were going to make this hard. " said Kiba.
"Kiba? What the hell are you on? Aren't you mad? Disgusted? Anything?" asked Shino.
Kiba sat over by Shino on his bed.
"Shino...you're my best friend...you've been my best friend since we were babies. I've known for a while now...that you were at least bi-curious. I may be thick headed sometimes, but you weren't as discreet as you thought you were. I was really waiting for you to actually tell me so. And plus, it's not like just because you're like my brother, I'm gay by association or something. You are who you are." said Kiba.
"I've...never heard you talk like that...it's so...uncharacteristic." joked Shino.
"Awwww...I love you too Shino. Now, get up and get dressed, we're going to some mall. And don't forget to pack up, Yume's parents are coming for us tomorrow." said Kiba.
Kiba got up to leave, when he got pulled back down to the bed for the most uncharacteristic hug Shino was ever given to anyone.
"Thanks Kiba."
"Awwww cut that that out Shino! If Kankuro sees us like this, he'll get jealous! And then he'll tell Incora, and then Yume'll kill us both...it'll be a whole thing." said Kiba.
"Moron..." Shino smirked and got up to get dressed.
Kiba left the room once again, on the hunt for Akamaru next.
Back in Incora's room, she got dressed and packed away her last item. That was one thing she could check off her list, and she knew that both Neji and Hinata probably have too. Hyugas were a clean people. She would probably have to do a comb over of Tobi and Lee's room for Tobi and Izuna's sake, but she decided she wouldn't worry about that until later. She went back downstairs with the others.
Yume got everybody out the door to the mall. This mall was a huge tower, even bigger than the one at home. Yume grabbed Suigetsu back from the crowd.
"If this is your misguided way of telling me you finally want to make out, I'm down! Wow...and it's not even my birthday!" said Suigetsu lecherously.
"Shut up you perverted idiot! I need you to use that big mouth of yours to tell everyone to look out for presents! And yes, Suigetsu, you are getting them both something. Or I'll murder you before you can even get back to Konoha." said Yume.
"Okay! Okay...sheesh! As you wish, Oh great slave master Nara..." said Suigetsu.
"And it had better be good." said Yume.
Suigetsu scrambled back up to the group, where Incora was pulling Lee, Neji and Kiba into a cute little store.
"Aw...Incora! Do I have to go in there? It looks so girly!" said Neji.
"I have to no problem going in." said Lee, proudly marching into the store.
"Neither do I!" said Kiba, holding Incora's hand and walking into the store.
Neji rolled his eyes at both of them, all the while Incora gleefully started dragging Kiba deeper into the store.
Ten-Ten, Yume, Gaara, and Chouji went into a darker looking store called "The Pit."
"I love this store. It's the only place that sells merchandise from my favorite movie, 'The Circus'." said Yume.
"Yume, we all know you love that movie. I don't know why...it's...creepy." said Gaara.
"One of the true mysteries about me dear Gaara." said Yume.
"Like the mystery of how you can clean up your language so well in public?" asked Chouji.
"Watch it chubs. Don't start with me. I'll cuss so much it'll make the little kid's ears bleed." said Yume.
Hinata, Naruto, Suigetsu, Tobi, and Izuna went into a clothing store.
"So what are you guys gonna get them?" asked Suigetsu.
"I'm set." said Naruto.
"So am I." said Hinata.
"Awwww...damn. That means I'm the jackass who has to do last minute shopping alone?!" asked Suigetsu.
"Tobi hasn't got his presents yet either! Suigetsu can help Tobi and Izuna!"
"Should be fun Tobi." said Suigetsu unenthusiastically.
Seeing Naruto and Hinata together gave Suigetsu an evil but provocative gleam in his eye. He knew how exactly what to get them both, and have a little fun at Tobi's expense. His smile widened so much that it even scared Izuna.
"Anyways...let's go Tobi. We have...shopping to do." said Suigetsu.
"Okay!" said Tobi with glee.
Tobi and Izuna followed Suigetsu out of the store, and Naruto could have sworn he heard Suigetsu laughing.
"What do you suppose was wrong with him?" asked Hinata.
"I don't know Hinata...I...think I heard him laughing...evilly." said Naruto.
The two looked at each other with worry. They had both thought the same thing. Suigetsu was gonna get it by the end of the day.
Kankuro and Shino went into another girly store, Kankuro swearing he saw Deidara and Itachi go in.
"Hey...is...Kiba okay?" asked Kankuro.
"Surprisingly, yes. But I should have known better than to doubt him. He is, after all, my best friend. He said he's known for awhile now..." said Shino.
"So...we don't have to hide anymore?"
"...no, and I apologize that we had to in the first place. It wasn't like I was ashamed of you. I was more ashamed of myself for not telling anyone sooner. Especially Kiba...I owe him more than that." said Shino.
Kankuro kissed Shino's forehead, silently forgiving him as they tried to look for things that the twins would like.
"Question." said Kankuro.
"What?" said Shino.
"What are you gonna get Incora and Neji? I've already got their gifts planned out and made." asked Kankuro.
"What?! Oh jeez...I don't know! What wouldn't get me killed? I thought we were on the same boat here. Yume's gonna kill me if Incora's birthday isn't perfect..." said Shino.
"How do you know that?"
"Well, you know how close those two are. And plus, I heard Incora and Neji have never had a birthday party before. It's a safe assumption that if I screw up, Yume will kill me."
An hour had passed when the group had all started to leave. Yume and Ten-Ten, giving their gifts to Gaara, had started walking Incora and Neji home, wayyy behind the group.
"So...what did you guys get?" asked Ten-Ten.
"I saw this black spaghetti strap tubetop and this little black skirt and instantly thought 'club ware?' so I got it just in case." said Incora.
"That's my girl Incora! You're finally starting to use your head." said Yume.
"I didn't get anything. I couldn't decide, and I didn't have much money." said Neji.
"Awwww Neji...maybe you shouldn't have used most of your money on hair conditioner?" asked Ten-Ten.
"...I've told you before. My hair needs constant attention."said Neji, annoyed.
"Oh shove it ass boy. Any more 'maintenance' to that do, and it's gonna fall out." said Yume.
Neji gasped, grabbing onto his beloved long hair.
"Don't do that to him Yume. Once when we were little, Akito cut off Neji's hair in the night because 'he was tired of hearing about it.' It literally took him 5 years to get his hair looking back to normal." said Incora.
"Damn! Why the hell haven't you introduced me to your hero of a cousin before?" said Yume.
"Because Akito is the devil's spawn, and a really bad influence." said Neji.
"All the more reason to meet him! Honestly, he can't be any worse than you." said Yume as Neji glared at her. She gave a teasing glare right back.
The four made it back to the house, where the group had been waiting with their gifts. Incora looked dazed, she had only seen so many bags either underneath Akito's eyes, at Hinata's parties, or when Hanabi felt like being a brat. None of these things had ever been for her and Neji before.
"Are those...for us?" asked Incora.
"Of course girl!" said Ten-Ten.
"Nah, just kidding, they bought them all for me!" said Suigetsu.
"Stuff it Sui." demanded Yume.
"...can we open them now?" said Neji, almost as anxious as Incora about their first birthday presents.
"Ah-Ah...first things first...Naruto?" said Yume.
"Yume didn't actually order pizza. My gift to you two is that I'm taking us all out to a birthday dinner, my treat. I've already made reservations to that fancy place next to 'The Romp'" said Naruto.
Incora and Neji were the first to make it up the stairs and into their rooms. Incora ran into the bathroom for a quick shower, and she put her hair in an up do and kept it in place with a giant hair clip. She put on the black outfit, satisfied at how cute she looked. She went into her room and slipped on her black flip flops.
Incora was the first back downstairs. The rest of the group followed, and then headed out the door. They walked the 7 blocks it took to get to 'The Romp' and went next door into the restaurant. The waiter pointed the group to their biggest table, and Incora grabbed a seat in between Neji and Kiba.
After they placed their orders, Incora ordering the cheapest she could muster, seeing as she felt bad about Naruto paying the whole bill, Yume finally let them open presents.
"You're opening mine first." said Yume.
She handed Incora a colorfully wrapped box, and Neji a blandly colored rectangular box. Incora happily opened her present first, revealing a beautiful silver locket.
"Open it."
Incora did what she was told, and inside was a picture of her and Yume at Yume's party, as well as a picture of the five girls.
"It's...beautiful Yume...thank you." said Incora, on the verge of tears.
"Calm down woman! Just put it on and don't start crying or else I'll have to start too." said Yume.
Incora stiffened herself up and put the locket on. Perfect fit, and it matched. She was going to treasure it always. Neji carefully opened his box to find...a stick of butter.
"What is this Yume?" asked Neji.
"It's a stick of butter. It should help you slide that stick out of your ass!" laughed Yume.
Neji glared and growled at the same time. Incora could tell he was really hurt this time.
"Ah I'm just kidding Neji! Lighten up! It's your birthday for fuck's sake! I did get you a card though." said Yume.
She handed the card to Incora, who was more willing to read it than Neji at this point.
Dear Incora and Neji,
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Poems suck ass.
So, where's the cake?
Yume.
Incora laughed at her friend's personality. Even Neji chuckled a little. Yume smiled.
"Hinata's next!" said Yume.
Hinata blushed and handed them both a bag, and left.
"Where's she going?" asked Incora.
"To get the rest of your present!" said Naruto.
Neji and Incora opened their gifts at the same time. Incora got a fuzzy blue scarf, while Neji got a fuzzy green hat.
"Awwww look Neji! She knitted these for us!" said Incora.
"Indeed. Very impressive. They'll be sure to keep us warm during the winter." Neji struggled to compliment their cousin.
"Awwww Neji! I've never heard you compliment someone other then yourself before! Someone should tell you it's not my birthday! You don't have to surprise me!" said Yume.
Neji glared, and Ten-Ten saw it as an opportunity to whisper something in his ear, while handing Incora her gift. Neji's face changed, and a blushed hardly.
"Hey Neji, where's your present from Ten-Ten?" teased Naruto.
"L-Later..." murmured Neji with a blush.
Incora opened her gift, and she lifted up a a beautiful charm bracelet. It had the word 'Skillet' engraved on it. Ten-Ten lifted up her arm and show she had a similar one on, and so did Yume, Temari,and Hinata.
"It's beautiful! And we all have one?" said Incora.
"Yeah! I have 'Home'" said Ten-Ten.
"You know I have 'Biscuits!'" said Yume.
"I have 'For'" said Temari.
"And I have 'Life'..." said Hinata.
"...Home Skillet Biscuits For Life?" asked Suigetsu.
"Why, yes Suigetsu. Is that a problem?" asked Temari.
"Sounds stupid yeah?" said Deidara.
"You're just jealous that you didn't get one!" said Yume.
"N-Nooooo..." lied Deidara with a blush.
Deidara handed Incora a small box, and Neji a fairly large box. Neji eyed the box with suspicion and interest at the same time. Deidara sometimes had the same sense of humor that Yume had.
"Oh will you stop glaring at it and just open it hmm?" said Deidara, catching onto Neji.
Incora shrugged and let Neji open his first. It was a dressy white button-up short sleeve shirt, and what looked to be a very nice pair of designer jeans.
"Your welcome hmm. It's some fashion for you yeah? And don't worry, it wasn't expensive hmm. The way you dress...is so bland un. So I decided to spice things up for you yeah?" said Deidara.
"Uh...I don't know what to say...T-Thank you?" said Neji, unsure.
Deidara smiled at Neji and nodded at him. Incora opened hers next to find a pair of pure silver hoops.
"Deidara! They're beautiful!" said Incora.
"I saw you when you bought that outfit, and I thought they would go well with your cute little get up yeah?!" said Deidara.
Incora put them in her ears. They went well with everything else she was wearing.
"Incora, your beautiful." said Kiba.
Kiba gave the twins their presents as well. Incora eagerly opened her gift before Neji could even receive his. In the box was a blue anklet. It had a bell on it.
"A bell? Seriously Kiba? Can you be any more tacky? She's not a cat. You may as well have bought her dog tags!" said Suigetsu.
Kiba glared at Suigetsu and opened his mouth to fire back at him.
"Shut up Suigetsu! You always got something to say! Don't make me put you back in timeout!" interrupted Yume.
"No! Not timeout! You don't actually believe in timeout, just beating me until you get tired!" said Suigetsu.
"I think it's beautiful Kiba. Thank you." said Incora.
Kiba smiled with glee. Neji had already opened his gift, a novelty T-Shirt with a dog on it.
"Thank you Kiba...I'll be...sure to wear it." said Neji awkwardly.
Lee jumped with joy and handed Neji his present. Incora was nuzzling noses with Kiba, so Lee waited impatiently for her to accept it. Incora pushed Kiba back and embarrassingly accepted his present.
"Awwww...you don't have to be embarrassed about being in loooove Incora. I think it's the cutest." said Kankuro.
"You only say that because you're happy that you don't have to do it anymore." said Shino.
"I wasn't really hiding it in the first place." said Kankuro.
"Can we please just get back to it?" said Yume.
Incora and Neji open the presents at the same time. Incora was presented with a beautiful little hair clip. On it was a crystal white Lotus flower.
"Thank you Lee. It's beautiful." said Incora with a smile.
Lee blushed and jumped with excitement when Neji lifted up a...green...jumpsuit.
"Lee, what is this?"asked Neji with a hint of disgust.
"It is a jumpsuit. Are you blind? It is for training. With this, you do not have to worry about sweating! It is made of 100% spandex! I was also thinking that we should do something about your hair. It's gotta get to you when you work out... " rambled Lee.
"I am not blind, but you're crazy if you think, for one minute that I would do anything to my hair, or even wear this-" Neji was cut off by Incora stomping harshly on his foot. Neji almost jumped out of his chair in pain.
"I..mean...t-thank you...but green really isn't my color, and I like my hair the way it is." said Neji politely.
"That's better." said Incora. The twins glared daggers at each other.
"Hey! If there's gonna be a fight on your birthdays, can we please do it outside, where the lighting is better and I can record Neji getting his ass whupped?!" asked Yume.
"Please. Incora couldn't beat me. She never could." said Neji arrogantly.
Incora scoffed and resisted the urge to punch her brother in the face as she was handed a card. Itachi handed it to her, along with a small bag for Neji. Incora read the card.
Happy Birthday.
Thanks for being the only one to give me a chance.
Itachi.
Incora smiled sweetly and nodded at Itachi. Neji lifted his present up out of the bag. A bag of rubber bands.
"I thought it would match Deidara's outfit, if you took all that hair out of your face." said Itachi.
"Thanks...I guess, but I'm not one for...beauty advice." said Neji.
"Awwww...don't be that way Neji. You're the stubborn one who won't take any advice about your hair! This'll give the push to experiment! Aren't you tired of just wearing it straight down?" asked Incora.
"No. I'm not. I like my hair the way it is. If I wanted advice, I would ask." said Neji.
"Well...it's a nice gesture anyway." said Incora to Itachi, silently apologizing for her younger brother's rudeness.
"Your welcome." said Itachi apathetically.
Kankuro was next.
Incora and Neji received little wooden puppets of themselves. They were very detailed, down to the point that it was down right creepy.
"Kankuro! Is this me?! It's so cute!" said Incora.
"It's just a little something I've been working on. I'm kind of a crafter of sorts...I hope you don't think that's creepy..." said Kankuro.
"After Suigetsu, this is normal." said Neji, Kankuro took that as a compliment and a thank you.
"Hey! I don't appreciate that Hyuga. I will take your gift back! Speaking of which, my turn!" said Suigetsu, who handed them both similar boxes.
They opened them reluctantly at the same time, and instantly regretted their decision. In Incora's box was a long, black, lacy lingerie. In Neji's was a red one. The twins blushed, as well as Kiba and Ten-Ten...probably thinking the same thing they did.
"Ta dah! Do you like them? I thought they would...spice things up in the bedroom!" said Suigetsu.
"...I...uh...can't...accept it." said Incora.
"Me...neither.." said Neji.
"What?! Why?" asked Suigetsu.
"Suigetsu, you idiot!" raged Yume.
Suigetsu fearfully fled the scene, Yume right on him. It didn't take her long to catch him. She dragged him back to the table by his ear.
"As funny as it was to see their reactions, you should have known they weren't gonna accept them!" said Yume.
"...I know...I'm just glad you didn't beat me...I thought..." Suigetsu was cut off by a fist connecting with his face.
"I was gonna hit you? Yup, I just wanted to make sure everyone saw it."Yume said with glee.
Suigetsu moaned in pain from the ground. No one paid him any mind. Neji closed both of the boxes and tossed them aside. Gaara stepped up then, handing Neji a card, and Incora a medium sized box.
"I didn't know what to get you." Gaara said to Neji.
Neji nodded and opened the card.
Happy Birthday...
I hope you cherish this, because I seem to have misjudged your intentions with Naruto.
You have my apology, and if you tell anyone I did this, I'll kill you.
Gaara.
Neji nodded, and shot Gaara a smirk. Gaara nodded and smirked right back. Incora opened her box to find a decorative sandcastle in it.
"Thank you Gaara! It'll look good in my room!"
"Your welcome Incora." said Gaara.
Tobi ran up and handed Neji a bag. He handed Incora a box with a smile.
"Tobi hopes you will like them!" said Tobi.
Neji cautiously opened his bag, and blushed once again after seeing the strange uncharacteristic object that rested in Tobi's bag.
"Tobi. Who put you up to this? You couldn't possibly have thought to give me this." said Neji.
"Doesn't Neji-nii like them?" asked Tobi hurtfully.
After opening the adorable little dog stuffed animal out of her box, Incora looked into Neji's bag and saw it. A lacy red thong. Incora held back a snicker.
"Friend Suigetsu said that a person gives these things to someone special. So, Tobi flipped a coin to see who Tobi would give it to. Neji-nii won!" said Tobi.
Incora busted out laughing. Neji glared at his sister.
"You wouldn't be laughing if you had won the coin toss, Incora." he spat.
"Well, of course not Neji. It wouldn't be appropriate then. As of now, this is hilarious." laughed Incora.
Yume, once again had Suigetsu in head lock.
"Ouch! Okay! I admit...Having a laugh at Tobi's expense was probably a little much." said Suigetsu.
"Apologize. Now." demanded Yume.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I'll never be bad again, as long as you let me go!" pleaded Suigetsu.
Yume threw Suigetsu onto the ground. Suigetsu once again cowered onto the floor. Chouji approached them now, and gave them their presents. Incora opened her gift, and there were some cute blue butterfly hair pins.
"Oh Chouji! These are cute! Are they hair pins?"
"Yeah, for special occasions. I hope they're okay." said Chouji.
"You're so sweet. Thank you!" said Incora.
Neji opened up his box to see a pretty little bird statue. Neji looked up at Chouji with what Incora could have sworn was a twinkle in his eye.
"I saw you looking at it at that store in the mall...I thought you might like it." said Chouji.
"I don't know what to say...Thank you Chouji." said Neji.
"You're welcome guys...Happy Birthday." said Chouji.
Shikamaru blandly handed both the twins a wrapped box. They opened them to find books. Incora's was titled "The Fade" and Neji's was "A Tale Of His Freedom".
"Really Shika? A book? How original." said Yume.
"I think it's thoughtful." said Incora.
"Sure. I'll try it." said Neji.
"...I'm glad some people have class and taste." said Shikamaru.
Temari rolled her eyes and handed Incora and Neji their bags. Incora received a stuffed ferret.
"Oh! Thank you Temari, it's cute!"
"Yeah, well I thought you liked animals, and I also thought whats cooler than a ferret!?" said Temari.
"Only you Temari." said Kankuro.
"You should see her room..." said Gaara.
"Speaking of which, I hope Kamatari has been okay..." said Temari.
"Can't you ever go a day without thinking about your pet ferret?" asked Gaara.
"...he's my pet!" pouted Temari.
Neji received a decorative wall fan. It was white, with three purple circles on it.
"Thank you, Temari." said Neji plainly.
"Anytime!"
Shino went last. Giving Incora a lady bug head band, and Neji a yellow shirt with a bee on the front.
"I hope they're okay...I really didn't know what to get you guys."
"It's okay! This is...cute." said Incora.
"This is...nice?" said Neji.
Shino nodded and smiled at the twins, satisfied that he was gonna live another day and not die a Yume related death.
Once everyone ate and Naruto paid the bill, everybody rushed back home. Even though it was the twin's birthday, it also was one of the worst days in Yume's eyes. Packing night. Incora was happy, she kept all her belongings in her suitcase, with a little room for all of her presents. (except the ones she was going to wear, AKA her locket, bracelet, and anklet.)
She went into Tobi's room to help him pack, thinking back to her original thought this morning. She found Tobi stuffing all of his clothes into his suitcase.
"Hey Incora-nee! Tobi is excited! Tobi gets to go home to Akito tomorrow! Do you think cousin would have missed Incora-nee,Neji-nii, Izuna, and Tobi?" asked Tobi.
Incora missed Akito too. Even if Neji thought horribly of him, he was still her beloved cousin, and she had missed him. And she was pretty sure he missed them too.
"Tobi, I'm sure he misses us." said Incora.
Tobi jumped with glee, starting to pack little Izuna's things next. Izuna was asleep in the crib that would have to be taken down in the morning. Tobi seemed to have everything under control, that made Incora happy. Tobi was becoming more dependent.
Incora returned to her own room, happy to see that it was as clean as when she first got there. Kiba was making the bed, when Incora hugged the dog-boy from behind.
"Hey Incora. Whats up?" said Kiba.
"I think we're all going for a final swim outside." said Incora.
"That was the plan." said Kiba.
The couple changed into their swimsuits and set out to their final swim for the summer. Thus,ending Incora's first summer with her best friends.