Author's Note: Because the original Chapter 10 is very very very really really long, I've cut the chapter into 2 different parts, this one and the next one!!

Chapter 10

After the last battle, Team Gai had won. Every Genin that had won had lined up in front of Hayate. "All of you pick a number." Hayate stated as he walked by each and every single finalist, giving them numbers. He then asked for the numbers they've gotten and quickly jotted down something and showed the paper he was holding; Sakura vs. Misa, Sasuke vs. Neji, Tenten vs. Ai, Nozomi vs. Gaara, Kankoro vs. Lee and finally Temari vs. Naruto.

"In a month from now you will be facing you opponent in Konoha's Battle Arena where a Genin will be eligible to become a Chunnin. Until then, dismissed!" Hayate finished and dispersed and everyone was leaving. "Ai! Nozomi! I'll buy groceries so you guys and Suoh go on ahead!" They just shrugged and left as Misa took her liberty and freedom to spin while walking. "Bark bark!" Marco whined. "I know Marco!" She said as she stopped spinning, causing her to fall out of dizziness.

But luckily somebody caught her. She looked up and saw Sasuke. He said to her as he placed her on her feet, "Nice technique Misa." "You too!" She replied, who started walking out of the dome. When they exited the dome in silence, something happened.

Sasuke had pulled Misa towards him, and kissed her lips to lips. Misa was shocked, too shocked that at first she didn't break apart from the kiss as soon it touched. Finally Misa pulled away. She went walking a different path, and started crying in shock. "I love you Misa." She could hear Sasuke say behind her.

The path she took did not lead to the grocery store, but to Neji's house. She thought she could tell them, since they started talking to each other. She knocked on the door and Hinata answered the knock. "Is Neji home?' In her soft voice, almost a whisper, Hinata said yes.

Hinata brought Misa where Neji usually trained. When they arrived, Hiashi-san, Hinata's father, had said to Neji that that was enough training today. Neji saw Misa and beckoned her to follow him. Misa followed him as he went through a hallway, turned right, and then opened the door on his left. 'This must be his room.' Misa thought. They both sat down. "So Misa, what's the matter?" Misa took in a deep breath, thinking if she should really tell him.

But being her talkative self, Misa blabbed out what happened between herself and Sasuke. "And then he said he loved me." She waited for Neji to respond. Neji asked unexpectingly, "Do you want to stay for dinner? I'm sure Nozomi won't mind." That's when Misa remembered her errand. She got up and quickly said, "Sorry Neji, not tonight. Maybe some other time…bye!" Misa teleported back to the hotel room.

-At the hotel room-

Once Misa noticed the smoke had clear off, everybody was already eating. "Hey! How come you're eating? I said I'd get the groceries. Why'd you get food?" "Well for one,"-Nozomi started as she paused on eating her sushi-" eve though you said you were getting groceries we knew you wouldn't get them, also you don't even have the groceries." That was when Misa finally realized after the incidents she totally forgot about the groceries until now. "My point, exactly!" Nozomi went back to eating.

Misa then too got a box of sushi that had her name on it, sat on the bed and started eating. That was when Ai realized something, "If you didn't get the groceries Misa, what did you exactly do?" Then Misa almost choked on her sushi. She couldn't tell them about Sasuke! Well not Ai ad Suoh exactly. "Well…You see…" Misa finally looked up to see all eyes on her. Ai and Suoh bore a curious expression while Marco was simply finishing his own sushi. Nozomi had a bored expression, yet secretly she knew perfectly where she was.

-Flash back-

Once Nozomi saw Misa spinning she knew she was going to crash. 'Man she always does. Better make sure she doesn't crash in to someone important.' Then she noticed she stated to fall. 'Shit!' Nozomi was about to run to catch Misa until a certain cockatoo shaped hair boy caught her instead. She finally let a sigh of relief she didn't know she was holding. Nozomi looked around to see Suoh and Ai talking with the Hokage. 'Good, saves me some time.' She looked back to Misa to see a………very surprising sight.

'Looks like cockatoo boy finally got the guts to tell her. Now how is Misa going to handle this?' She saw Misa walk away and Misa confess his love. 'Where is she going?' Nozomi looked back to Suoh and Ai who were talking to some dude with a scar across his nose. 'Hmm…. I think his name is ummm….starts with Z? Oh forget it!' Knowing that they would be busy, she went to follow Misa.

Not only did Sasuke confess his love but the Hyuuga got something going on too. 'So Misa, you got your hands full. Good thing I ain't got boy problems.' But her thoughts moved to Gaara and Kabuto. 'Forget it, I'll just tell Ai and Suoh to order sushi before Misa gets back.'

-End of Flashback-

"Well you see, I-I c-came across a-a field of flowers! Yah sorry lost track of time." Misa spurted out. 'Wow she used her own hobby as a lie. I think being in Konoha got some sense into her. Or maybe the kiss from cockatoo craps.' Nozomi was now secretly chuckling. "Well you could have a least told us or something you know. Got us worried for nothing." Suoh muttered the last part. Misa, by now had a huge sweat drop. 'Good they don't know.' "Hey I'm gonna get some sake. The freakin' preliminaries got me stressed any takers?" Suoh announced.

Nozomi mumbled, "You weren't even the one fighting…" Ai heard her and not wanting them to fight, said, "Yah I'll come." Suoh then left with Ai, but not before saying, "Don't wait up! Get some sleep: intense training in the morning!"

'Finally!! I thought they would never leave.' By now it was late and Marco decided to sleep. "Nozomi I have to tell y-" "I know." Misa stopped at the sudden interruption. "Know? Know what?" "About you, Uchiha, and the Hyuuga. You like them, the like you, and it's a nice big happy role." Misa was blushing 10 different shades of red. "T-Then y-you k-k-know about t-t-t-the ki-" "Yes I know. I know everything remember?" Misa just sighed at that. "Yeah. I know." "Well, we better get some sleep." Misa just nodded. When Misa's head touched the pillow, she was out. But Nozomi had some other things on her mind. 'Gaara and Kabuto…'