Sorry for the late update, been a bit busy with planning an HP flash mob to do in the local Burger King XD. Hands together for people with no dignity!
"Hehe, about time. Aye Hinata-chan?" Naruto whispered to Hinata. The two had found a passageway that lead them to a spot just ahead of their friends and both decided to eavesdrop in on their conversation...or well Naruto decided that they should.
Hinata nodded "yes. B-but we should leave them a-alone now" she said, tugging at Naruto's sleeve and successfully pulling him away from the corner that he had been peeping around.
"Aw why?" Naruto asked with a small pout.
"B-because Sakura and Sasuke a-are headed this way" she replied.
"Mm.. we should probably leave then. Or else they may kill us" Naruto laughed.
"Too late dobe" Sasuke's voice spoke.
Naruto turned around slowly and came face to face with Sasuke. Not an angry Sasuke like he had expected, but a smirking one.
"W-we weren't e-eavesdropping or a-anything along t-those lines!" Naruto stuttered quickly.
"Sure you weren't" Sakura laughed from behind Sasuke.
"Alright, we...well I may have been..." Naruto laughed nervously "and if you kill me for it. It was worth it"
Sasuke rolled his eyes "In case you haven't noticed. We're not allowed to kill you...being on a mission and all"
"Gotta love missions, they make me Sasuke proof." Naruto grinned, earning a glare from Sasuke "well we should probably carry on with scoping the castle and all that..." he added, taking hold of Hinata's hand and started to back away.
"Yes, w-we should probably get b-back to that" Hinata giggled as she was getting pulled backwards "see y-you guys later"
"I'm surprised that Naruto was able to eavesdrop without us knowing" Sakura thought out loud.
"Mm, yes. Hate to admit it but he has gotten a little better" Sasuke admitted.
Sakura fake gasped "did you just complement Naruto? Thought I would never see the day!" she said acting astonished.
"Hn, iv'e complemented him before" Sasuke said, defending himself.
"Yea thats true. Though you should probably say it to his face, rather then when hes not around"
"The only time I would do that is on my deathbed" Sasuke spoke stubbornly, crossing his arms.
"You know. You may have changed a lot, but your still the same childishly stubborn Sasuke Uchiha" Sakura giggled, earning a light shove from Sasuke.
"I'm not childishly stubborn..."
"Says the guy who wont give his best friend a complement to his face"
"Hn"
Sakura rolled her eyes "and we're back to the famous one word replies"
"We should carry on with the job. Classes will be over soon" Sasuke said, starting to walk up the corridor. Sakura simply smiled and followed him.
(Gryffindor common room, break.)
"So nothing to report?" Kakashi asked from behind his book.
"Nope. Nothing at all." Sakura replied from her position next to him "are you re-reading that again?" she asked, pointing at the book.
"Unfortunately." Kakashi sighed sadly, making the four genin laugh.
"I know something that will cheer you up Kakashi-sensei" Naruto grinned, secretly glancing at Sasuke and Sakura.
"And what would that be Naruto?" Kakashi asked curiously.
"Well, when Hinata-chan and I were out scouting, we followed this corridor which lead us to the end of the one that Sasuke and Sakura were kis-" Naruto was interrupted when both Sasuke and Sakura clasped a hand over Naruto's mouth.
"Interesting" Kakashi said "I wonder what you two could have been doing that you don't want Naruto to say"
Naruto forced himself free of his friends and yelled "Sasuke was KISSING Sakura!"
"No way" Kakashi said disbelievingly.
"Way" Naruto said seriously.
Kakashi looked down at Sakura "really?"
"No comment" she replied, a light blush spreading on her face.
"I'll take that as a yes" Kakashi smiled "naw, my students are growing up!"
(Across the room)
"What kind of a teacher is he?" Hermione whispered to her two friends "I mean, he doesn't even teach us anything. Its just like what Umbridge is doing"
"Well keep in mind that hes not from around here. Plus do you remember what the transfers said about each teacher having 3 students each to teach rather then a huge class" Harry replied, trying to ease his friends suspiciousness.
"Thats true. But have you seen how he interacts with those four?" Hermione said.
"What are you on about? He acts like any teacher does" Ron spoke, giving up on his potions homework.
"What I mean is that rather then encouraging them to speak English, he openly speaks to them in Japanese"
"Maybe they don't know English very well and need to be told what they have to do in Japanese" Harry suggested, not really believing what he was saying.
"I doubt that Harry" Hermione said, dismissing the idea.
"I think your just being suspicious and crazy" Ron laughed.
"Oh be quiet Ron" Hermione huffed, turning away from the red head.
"Hermione, if their was something worrisome about the transfers. Why would Dumbledore let them into Hogwarts?" Harry spoke "you know that before having someone come into the school, he would have them checked out. Especially nowadays"
"You do have a point their. But what if Dumbledore is in on it too? And their all keeping something from us"
Harry sighed "you just don't give up do you?"
"No, I don't" Hermione smiled "well our next classes start in a couple of minutes, so we better go" she got to her feet and made her way towards the exit.
(Small time skip to 11:45 that same evening)
Naruto and Kakashi were, or well had been sparring. Going all out at each other.
But while Naruto now wandered lost in the forbidden forest, Kakashi was making a bet with Sasuke over how long it would take for Naruto to find his way out.
"Isn't this m-mean?" Hinata asked Sakura. The two girls were seated in a tree above Kakashi and Sasuke.
"It is a little mean" Sakura admitted "maybe someone should go in and find him before he gets himself eaten by something"
"He'll be fine" Kakashi laughed. Being very un-teacher like.
"What if he got sick? Its quite cold and damp in the forest"
"If your worried about the dobe, then go find him" Sasuke suggested.
"Fine then I will" Sakura said before jumping down from the tree and heading off into the forest.
(With Naruto)
"All right Naruto, face it. Your lost." Naruto muttered to himself, sighing as he sat down on a mossy rock. 'Hopefully the others will come looking for me' he thought hopefully. He stayed on that rock, waiting for an idea to pop into his head.
Crunch
Naruto jumped to his feet, kunai at the ready "whose there?" he asked, his question echoing slightly "this place is creepy.." he muttered under his breath"
Crunch
He spun around, eyes darting over every inch of the forest "who ever you are, quit messing with me!" he growled into the darkness.
Crunch
The noise was getting closer. Making Naruto more and more anxious "if this is a joke, its not very good" he called out, hoping it was just his friends trying to scare him.
Crunch
As he turned around, trying to find the source of the noise he saw a flash of wizardry robes disappearing behind one of the thick tree trunks.
"Iv'e got you now" he mumbled, running towards the tree. But when he flung himself around it, he was met with an empty space "what the..."
"Naruto?"
"Ah!" the voice startled him and he threw a set of kunai knives at the owner.
"Ow! Naruto what the hell!"
"Sakura-chan! Sorry, you scared me and I thought you were someone else!" he rushed his sentence and went to assist his friend.
"There is no one but us out here Naruto" Sakura informed him, as she pulled the kunai that was lodged in her forearm and began to heal it.
"But I saw someone! I saw their robes disappear behind the tree" Naruto insisted.
"Then where are they?"
"I don't know..." he admitted. Helping Sakura up once she had finished healing the wound he had inflicted.
"Maybe you just imagined it"
"Mm maybe... eh Sakura-chan, do you know how to get out of here?" Naruto asked, wanting to get out of the forest as soon as possible.
"Uh ha, just follow me." Turns out that Naruto was only about 10 minutes away from the edge of the forest.
"I see your still alive" Kakashi said when he saw two of his students exiting the forest.
"No thanks to Naruto" Sakura replied when they reached the small group.
"What happened?" Sasuke asked poking at the drying blood on Sakura's arm.
"I accidentally attacked Sakura with a kunai" Naruto confessed.
"You what?" Kakashi asked/yelled.
"I thought I saw someone hiding behind a tree and then Sakura-chan appeared out of no where and startled me, so I instinctively attacked"
"I'm surprised you were able to actually hit Sakura with a kunai" Sasuke said.
"To be fair she wasn't expecting me to attack her" Naruto laughed.
"You shouldn't sell yourself short" Sakura told him. Hinata nodding in agreement.
"Hehe.." Naruto laughed nervously.
"Now is your turn to say something nice" Sakura whispered to Sasuke.
"I'm not going to do it" he whispered back.
"Yes you are" Sakura replied, pushing him towards Naruto.
"Fine" Sasuke growled "Naruto..."
"Yes Sasuke-teme?" Naruto asked innocently.
"You...don't suck as bad as you used to"
Naruto's eyes sparkled "do you really think so?"
"Hn" Sasuke replied walking away from the blond. "happy now?" he asked Sakura who nodded.
"Did you hear that! Sasuke-teme said something not mean to me!" Naruto yelled happily, jumping about with joy.
(Common room, about 1am)
"Well i'm pooped" Naruto yawned "i'm gonna go straight to bed. Nighty night Hinata-chan, Sakura-chan, Sasuke-teme"
"Goodnight Naruto-kun" Hinata giggled "I think i'll head to bed as well"
"Night Naruto, Night Hinata" Sakura said for both herself and Sasuke.
"Sakura, perhaps you should head to bed as well" Sasuke said, noticing how she was swaying sightly.
"Mm, I will soon" she replied "you know, Naruto really appreciated you saying something nice to him"
"Hn, well he better not get used to it"
"Your such a nice friend" Sakura laughed, trying not to yawn.
"Hn, your tired. Go to bed"
"You can't tell me what to do" Sakura said, pointing her finger at his nose.
"Are you sure about that?" Sasuke smirked.
"Well you probably could if you used your sharingan on me, but you wouldn't do that"
Sasuke's smirked turned into a small smile "I don't need the sharingan"
"Oh rea-" Before she could finish her sentence, Sasuke lent down and kissed her softly.
"You should head to bed Sakura"
"Mm, alright then.." she replied in a daze "goodnight Sasuke-kun" she said before stepping away from him and heading to the dorms.
"Goodnight Sakura"
Finally another chapter done, sorry about the wait. And sorry if its a crappy chapter or if it doesn't make sense, i'm on intensely strong painkillers so yeah XD. I hope you liked it, and don't forget to review!