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Hikaru: Hey Kaoru?

Kaoru: What is it Hikaru?

Hikaru: Where is Duck Head?

Sera: Oh Sasuke? He's around here somewhere pouting about the flames of youth being taken from him…I swear he spends too much time with Lee.

Hikaru & Kaoru: So since our new toy has gone lets start the story!

Sasuke: -suddenly appeared- I am not your TOY!

-- (Be warned it starts off a little dramatic…but don't worry the humor will return)—(RANDOM CHAPTER)

"I like you, will you go out with me?"

Hinata's mind formed a blank. Her heart leapt for some unknown reason. She stared at her friend whom seemed as impassive and agitated as ever, however, she noted his cheeks were lightly stained pink. She didn't know what to do.

She saw her cousin's face, contoured first in surprise then something else. He looked away, and then she realized what she had to say.

"Shikamru…I-"

"Her answer is no."

Shikamaru looked up at the owner of the smooth cool voice. The boy, he recognized, as an upperclassman that he'd seen Sasuke with countless time, however he couldn't put a name to him. He was relatively good looking, more so then Sasuke-in the cool sense. His glasses shone a bit too brightly hiding his eyes as he hiked them up further with his middle finger.

"Who are you to answer for her?"

The glasses guy gave Hinata a 'what were you thinking, doesn't he know why?' look before answering Shikamaru. "Who me? Her fiancé of course." The boy with glasses smiled

"Fiancé?"

"Yes."

Hinata hadn't said a word, she didn't think she could really say anything anyways. When she saw him walk up she assumed it would end badly-though they were betrothed they harbored no romantic feelings for one another. Sure he was a Host and sure she liked Naruto, but that never meant she'd date another boy just as sure he wouldn't date another girl. They weren't really allowed to, that much both their parents made clear.

What had she been thinking, anyway? Even considering Shikamaru's question, she didn't even like him, right?

"That's enough, Shikamaru gets the message." Neji said then turned to Shikamaru, who still held Hinata's hand. "Don't you, Shikamaru?"

Shikamaru nodded and slowly let go. He looked at his feet, embarrassment written all over his features before looking up at the sky.

"Troublesome."

Hinata watched as Shikamaru walked away, with Haku and Choji in tow not speaking while Naruto spewed forth many questions.

Neji stood beside them, staring in the same direction as his cousin before facing her fiancé with a smile so fake it made Sai's appear warm.

"Good to see you again, Ootori-Sempai."

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CHAPTER 3 (FUN FUN AT THE KONOHA MALL.)

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"So where should we go to after we have our lunch?" Ino asked from Sasuke's side. She was latched onto his arm staring up at the menu of the Hovan Stand at the mall. "What do you think Sasuke?"

"What about the new store Loli-Game? There are supposed to be really great clothes there…we could pick up something cute for you to wear, I think."

That was music to Ino's ears.

Loli-Game was a brand new shop that opened up the week before. The clothes weren't too horribly expensive and were the best.

"Really Sasuke?"

He nodded.

"Really."

And it was even better that Sasuke's aunt Rin, Obito's wife, owned it.

"Well well if it isn't Ino Pig." Sakura piped up behind them, shopping bags in hand. "Hi Sasuke-Kun."

"Hey Forehead, what's up?"

Sakura sipped her slushy.

"Nothing much, just shopping to clear the mind-my cousins are driving me up the wall…first it's Matsuri coming to live with us and then it's the demon twins Hikaru and Kaoru who decide that they want to move in too…my living room has become the fourth pit of iniquity-the first being Naruto's bedroom, the second Sasuke-Kun's train wreck and the third being Bei-Jia District."

"Bei-Jia?"

"…Naruto took me there for a festival once and well…just don't ask…the festival turned out to be a…well that's not the point!"

"My car is not a train wreck."

"And hell isn't hot." Sakura said sarcastically. She tried to lift her hand to look at her watch but her bags were just too heavy. "Damn…what time is it?"

Sasuke looked at his cell.

"About four thirty."

"Oh shoot! I was supposed to meet those evil twins an hour ago at Spencer's! I'll see you guys later ok?" And Sakura sped off in a flurry of shopping bags and bubble gum pink hair.

Sasuke stifled a yawn.

"You don't think my car is a train wreck, do you?"

"Uh…weren't we going to go to Loli-Game?" Ino said running off in the opposite direction of the store and Sasuke.

"HEY! I was talking to you!"

"Huh what was that? Run faster?" And she did.

"HEY!"

Naruto, whom was calmly talking to Matsuri, whom was behind the counter of Blue Wave-a popular sporting goods store-noticed hurricane Ino and hurricane Sasuke speed by. He smirked. "That's how ya get the girl Sasuke! You make her run!"

Matsuri smacked him on the back of the head.

"Arent you supposed to be sweet talking me?"

Naruto rubbed the back of his head. "Sweet talking you? Why Matsuri, I didn't know you felt that way!" He clasped a hand over his heart. "My lovely Matsuri!"

Her eye twitched. "Oh ha ha ha, very funny Naruto…what I meant by sweet talking was to make my new shadow go away." She pointed to the good-looking blond with grape colored eyes standing behind her-he'd somehow weaseled himself into getting a job with her and was attracting a slew of female costumers. "You're the boss man right? Your dad owns this shop…can't you, ya know, fire him?"

"No."

"No?"

Naruto shrugged. "So he's a little annoying-yet he's bringing in tons of new costumers, and that's always a plus-besides…"

"Besides what?"

Naruto smirked.

"He's my cousin."

Just as her world couldn't get any worse, a voice piped in behind her.

"Ah cousin, thank you for finally getting me this job, I've been trying to figure out how commoners make their money."

"Commoners?" Matsuri asked.

Naruto nodded in agreement to his cousin while Matsuri felt herself fade to the background.

"Yeah I know! And can ya believe it Tamaki, they drink instant coffee!"

"Instant? What, are the beans special?"

"That's the thing! There are no beans!"

"No beans? That is unheard of!"

Matsuri rolled her eyes at there conversation and said, at the same time as a short brown haired boy: "Rich bastards."

Both stared at one another.

"I'm Matsuri."

"Haruhi Fujioka."

"Nice meeting you." Matsuri said, shaking hands. "So is there anything that I can help you with?"

Haruhi nodded, handing Matsuri the desired item. A bottle of perfume called Wave.

"A gift for a girl?"

"Uh…something like that."

Matsuri rung up the item.

"That comes up to thirty dollars and twenty five cents."

Haruhi handed her the money.

"I see you're working with Tamaki-sempai."

"Yeah…it's an experience."

"I'll bet. Well, thank you and I'll see you around Matsuri."

"Nice meeting you Haruhi."

As she watched Haruhi walk out the store, with a ding as the door shut behind the brunette, Matsuri suddenly felt dread.

"Uh…"

Naruto pounced, hugging Matsuri tightly, spinning.

"You're so CUTE Matsuri! You're so GOOD with the customers!"

"Gyaah!"

Tamaki joined in.

"Good! Good! Very Good!"

"G-GET OFFA ME!"

From the other side of the mall, Haku was enjoying himself gabbing about his new clothes while Gaara sat on the bench beside him, reading.

"And can you believe that whore at that shop actually thought I wore extensions? Does my hair look like it belongs on a horse to you?"

"No."

"Then that guy had the nerve to ask me out! What do I look like, some girl?"

At that, Gaara closed his book and stared at his androgynous friend and quirked a would be eyebrow. "Do you really want me to answer that or lie to make you feel better?"

"Lie."

"Okay, then no, you do not look like a girl, and do me a favor."

"What?"

"Stop having bitch fit."

Haku blushed.

"Was I?"

"Yeah."

"Sorry."

"Hey guys!" Ino said from behind their bench. Her breathing was haggard slightly. "Are you guys doing anything right now?"

"No." Gaara answered, stuffing his newly bought book into his messenger bag. "Why?"

"Well I need a ride home."

"Where's Sasuke?"

Ino blushed.

"Well that's the thing…you see I kinda said his car was a train wreck and now he's super pissed at me and chasing me around the mall."

Haku nodded.

"So instead of being a mature adult you're just going to run away from him in hopes that he'll be over it by tomorrow?"

"Yeah?"

Gaara smirked.

"Oh, well he'll be over it all right…he'll just be pissed at you for ditching him, but then again…Haku and I have nothing to do right now so well take you home after we get something to eat. Deal?"

"Deal."

The three skulked out t the mall, followed closely by Sasuke whom had spotted them which wouldn't be so bad if Ino had not tripped and fallen on Gaara whom had turned around…a pretty picture for Sasuke that did not paint.

"Hey what the hell are you doing with my girlfriend Sabaku?!?"

"Nothing Uchiha, she fell."

Haku ate a piece of candy.

"Fell? Right?"

"She did."

"Sasuke it was an accident!"

Haku walked off then returned with a coke and a pretzel.

"Then why was your hand on her ass?"

"WHAT? She fell, I tried to grab her! Excuse my hand for accidentally landing where it didn't want to!"

Haku sipped his coke loudly, Ino, having walked form the fight, stood by his side nibbling the offered pretzel.

"You're just a pervert Sabaku!"

"Pervert! That's it I'm kickin' your ass!"

"Bring it on Chucky!"

"DIE!"

Haku turned to Ino.

"You wanna see a movie?"

"Sure."

And what an exciting time the mall on a Friday…imagine what Saturday is gonna be like.

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Next Episode of Le Phoenix: It shopping time and the girls, plus Haku, are trying on clothes, buying shoes and scoping out the competition for their guys (minus Haku whom isn't gay) and what's this? Gaara and Deidara have some competition for Matsuri's heart-but what no one knows is that Matsuri's crush is actually a GIRL? Find out next chapter of Le Phoenix!

With a Review I'll see you then! Only with a review!

Sasuke: My car is no train wreck.

Sera:…sure…but it's cool anyway.

Sasuke: It's awesome!

Sera: It was s dramatic in the beginning.

Sasuke: And was random after that.

Hikaru & Kaoru: We didn't appear.

Sasuke: You were mentioned.

Hikaru: Whatever…

Kaoru:…duck butt head.

Sasuke: SHUT UP!

Sera: HAHAHAHAHA!

Hikaru & Kaoru: DUCK BUTT! DUCK BUTT!

Sasuke: I HATE YOU BOTH!

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