Oh how long has it taken me? Too long! I give out 'my bads' to anyone who was truely looking forward to this chapter...Mamma Moose...

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Chapter 10

It had been one day since Kankuro's confession. Everyone agreed that Kankuro was stupid and they should put it all behind them. Today they would be traveling to the Leaf village. No one really seemed to be too exicted about it.

"Goodbye Ma." Kira said, opening the door for his mother.

"Oh, I'm going to miss my little boy. Now don't you worry, my report will only be important facts." Min told her son. "I don't want you to feel discouraged, Kira. I still believe you have a chance with Raidon. The Kazekage doesn't match you looks."

"Ma, you don't seem to understand, I don't want a chance with Raid. We're just friends." The blond said, gently pushing his mother out of the house.

"Dear, you'll realize your love for her sooner or later." Min told him, kissing his cheek.

When she was out of sight, Kira sighed.

"Damn, I was wondering if she'd ever leave."

Kira turned to Raidon.

"You could be nice to my mother."

"Could, but won't. It's too much fun messing with her." She took a drag of her cigarette. "And do you honestly think she's gonna put any important information into her report?"

Kira shook his head. "My guess is she's gonna call Gaara a lech and tell your mother how he's trying to woo you over."

Raidon walked over to the side of the building and leaned on it. "It doesn't matter what your mother tells that bitch. She's gonna try to take us off this mission anyway."

"Point."

"I'll say we have two days in Konoha before another team arrives."

"Another point."

"Then we kick their asses and send them back to Shadow with a message."

"Yup." Kira said with a smile. He walked over and sat on the ground next to Raidon's feet.

"Hey where's Ado?" he asked when he realized Raidon didn't have a shadow.

A smirk grew on the blue haired ninja's face. "Ado was pretty business last night. I sealed him into thirty-three different things. He's probably trying to regain some energy."

Kira looked up at her. "How did you find thirty-three different animals in the desert?"

Raidon snorted. "Who said I only sealed him into living objects?"

"Man, you're a jerk."

"I know ain't I?"

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"Come on, Kankuro." Temari called. "We have to leave soon."

"You've got to be kidding me." The puppetmaster yelled from his room. "Everyone's ready?"

"Yeah, Raidon and Kira are outside and Kangonji and Gaara are in the kitchen. Get your ass in gear."

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"Can I ask you a question?"

Raidon let out a long stream of smoke. "What?"

Kira averted his eyes. "Do you ever think about Sokeki?"

Silence followed. It was as if the whole village died.

His eyes down at the ground, her's up in the sky.

"Do you remember when we were kids and I told you only stupid people said things at the wrong moment in time?"

Kira didn't answer.

"I wasn't talking about you then, but I might just be talking about you now."

Pushing off the wall, she started walking away.

The door opened and Temari emerged. She smiled down at Kira. "Hey, I thought Raidon was with you?"

She had a backpack on and looked ready to travel.

"Oh, she went for a walk. We'll probably meet her at the gate."

Gaara came from the building next. He had nothing but his gourd. But come to think of it, Kira noticed Raidon didn't either.

Kangonji and Kankuro were the last to come. Kankuro had one bag and Kangonji had a record breaking three.

"Can't you pack light?" Kira asked with a grin. "You only came here with one bag."

"You can never be too perpared!" the shorter ninja replied. "Hey, is your mother gone? I didn't get to say goodbye."

"Yeah, she left about ten minutes ago, but don't worry. She'll be in Shadow."

"Lets just go." Gaara mummbled, walking toward the exit of the village.

When the five got into eye-shot of the gates, they noticed Raidon flirting (yes flirting) with a ninja on guard.

When in eye-shot Temari placed her hands on her hips. "Having fun?"

The blue haired ninja faced her with a lazy smile. "Yes, yes I am. I was just talking to...what's-his-face here." she said, pointing to the guard; who was stiff because he was within ten feet of the Kazekage.

"You know, not remembering his name isn't gonna score you a date." Kankuro noted.

"Hn." Raidon said, walking away. "I never said I was looking for a date. I was learning about Suna devenses, which...suck. Truely, truely, suck. Anyone could easily break in and kill everyone without you people even knowing about it."

Temari and Kankuro shared a gaze, then looked at Gaara and boy, did he look pissed.

"Lets jsut go." he forced out.

Not even an hour out of the village, Kangonji seemed to be the only one talking. He was telling Kira about all the things he brought.

He didn't seem to be bothering the others.

An hour later, Kangonji began telling Kira about why he brought each item.

Raidon suddenly stopped and spun around.

"Shut!! UP!!!"

The five other ninja stopped.

"I don't care about what you brought! There couldn't be anything stupider you could possibly talk about!"

Kangonji lip began to quiver.

"I don't wanna go to that queer village in the first place! Don't ruin the time I have not in it!!"

When her brother's eyes began to fill with tears, Raidon sighed loudly and walked over to a nearby rock.

"Why's she so mean to me?" Kangonji cried.

"Manapose." Kankuro muttered.

Temari gave him a sharp jab in the gut.

Raidon took a long drag out of her cigarette and growled the smoke out."

"Are you upset because you missed me?"

Looking up at Ado, she rolled her eyes. "Please, like I could miss you, I was hoping you'd would be stuck in Suna for while."

Ado smirked. "You should have learned. You could never get rid of me."

"Yead, I've learned that countless occations."

The spirit looked over at the others; Kangonji crying, Kira trying to cheer him up, Temari watching, Kankuro not caring, and Gaara...well, he didn't seemed to be doing anything. It wouldn't have surprised Ado if Gaara wasn't breathing.

"What's wrong with the kid?"

"I yelled at him."

"Man, what a pussy? Is he gay?"

Raidon sighed. "I'm not sure anymore."

"You know if I didn't know about Ado, I would probably thought you were crazy."

She looked up to see Gaara.

"Don't assume too much, I just might be crazy."

"You brother wants you to apologize." He said, uninterested in the situation.

Raidon smiled at the Kazekage. "He sent you over to tell me that?"

He didn't answer.

She continued to hold his glaze until she broke it, looking over to her brother and the others.

"Hey," she yelled, getting their attention. "I'm sorry you're a sap and Ado thinks you're a pansy."

Everyone looked at her (including Gaara) with WTF-kinda looks. Ado, was laughing.

"What? At least I didn't call him a pussy."

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In Konoha, the same time.

"Hey Neji!"

"What Lee?" the Hyuuga asked, clearly irratated.

"Gaara's coming!!"

"So?"

The Green Beast gasped. "You have to be happy! Gaara, the great Kazekage, is coming! He's bring his brother and sister and three ninja from that new neighboring village!!" he cheered.

"You can happy all you want, I just don't see myself becoming excited anytime soon. Besides, weren't you upset ten seconds ago?"

"What? I was upset?"

"Yes, you were whining to me how you have no one to train with because Gai-sensei's on that mission, Tenten's been busy and I just don't want to."

Lee stared at him flabbergasted.

"Not to mention, you can't bother that patheic ninja that you so stupidly have a sickening crush on."

His eyes grew huge and Lee began to cry. "Neji, you're so mean!!"

End of chapter 10!

What'd you think? Tell me!! Tell me or face a horrible fate, worse than a certain pink haired bitch...oh did I write that?

Ok, things to look forward to: Gaara and Raidon share a moment in the forest, the group is attacked, and as an added bonus, Naruto eats bad ramen and becomes horribly ill! Who will help him? Not Neji! All in chapter 11!!

Later!!.