Wow! Already chapter 12! I never knew that it would be so long! Thanks to you *points at screen*, I managed to write this damn much!
After a long, boring hour of exams and papers and concentrations... Let's mess around!

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Hope you enjoy it!

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Last Chapter:

Hmmm... What could I do whilst waiting for tomorrow? I glanced around at all of the 'important' genins, the boys in particular.

I grinned to myself. I knew what I could do to mess with them some more.

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"Um... Himeko-chan? What are you thinking about? Your smile is creeping me out..." Ryo shivered and I laughed my butt off at the not-very-appropriate-timing-or-place idea that I just had.
"You will soon see! Unless you want to spare your sanity and let me go alone-..." Yuuki cut me off.
"Like hell we are letting you go anywhere alone after what happened last time! Who knows who is after us? Waiting to take us down one by one?" I rolled my eyes.
"Fine. Did you see Shino?"

They both looked extremely surprised and pointed in a general direction. I ran after the bug-nin, followed by my friends. Ryo grabbed my arm.
"Woah, slow down! What are you going to do? I do not want a thousand bugs after me at night!" I glared impatiently at him.
"OK. You know how Shino shows no emotion whatsoever right?"
"Um... Yeah?"
"Well, he is going to be the first for me to experiment on! If he reacts... Then I can't wait to see how the others would!"
"Hold your horses! I do not want bugs, ninja, sand, assassins and murderous psychopaths after us! What the hell are you going to do?"
I grinned my evil grin.
"Wait and follow me..."

I spotted the guy wielding sunglasses standing alone in the training grounds. I skipped over to him. Since most of his face is hidden, I had no idea what he was thinking. I think that it's either: Oh, what is she doing here? or Oh shit! What's she doing here?
"Hello Himeko-san..."
"Yo Shino-kun! Do you want to play a game?" I could practically feel his suspicion/curiosity.
"I... need to train to be ready for the next part of the chuunin exams." I sighed loudly.
"But... That's tomorrow!"
"Sorry..."

I racked my brains and came up with the perfect excuse.
"What if I said that this game was the perfect ninja training? That it helps you judge whether or not you have control fit for a shinobi?"
He paused to think for a moment. Please fall for it, please fall for it! Take the bait! C'mon! C'mon!
"Well... OK then." I wanted to high five myself, but that would be weird.
"Yay! So the rules... If you get nervous, tell me and I will stop. If you say no, I'll keep going!" He stared blankly at me. I saw my friends cover their mouths to keep from laughing. I think that they figured out what my plan was.

"Uh... what?"
"This game is called..." I placed a hand on his thigh. "Are you nervous yet?"
I think I heard him gulp, but that could have been my imagination.
"Uh... No?" I slid my hand up his leg. I think that he stiffened.
"Are you nervous yet?"
"No..." He didn't sound so sure. I mental laughed sadistically. I slid my hand up so that it was on his hip.
"Are you nervous yet?"
"... N... No." The only reason he is still going on is probably for the sake of his years of ninja training. I smirked and slid my hand slowly... closer and closer to his stomach until...

"ACKKK!" I blinked as Shino, the stoic bug-nin, jumped back halfway across the clearing and put a hand on his heart as if he was trying not to have a heart attack. He was swaying from hysterically from side to side. Then he passed out. Just like that.

My teammates and I sweat dropped and stared at his unconscious from.
"Wow... Kiba wasn't kidding when he said that Shino wasn't used to girls hugging or having any physical contact with him..." Ryo and Yuuki both nodded. My cousin then looked at me with horrified eyes.
"Do... Do you think that he's dead? Did you kill him?" I shrugged and checked Shino's pulse.
"Nope, he's alive." Ryo scratched the back of his head.
"Should we bring him to his teammates or something? We can't leave him here or anything..."
"You're right. I think I saw Kiba and Hinata walking towards the jonin or squad leader lounge."

My friend then picked up Shino and tossed him over his shoulder.
"Lead the way."

After a few minutes of running around and weird looks from passers, we managed to locate the four jonins' meeting spot. Indeed, Kiba and Hinata were with them. They all stared wide eyed at the unconscious teammate/student/colleague's student.
"Shino! What happened?" asked a worried Kurenai, making space on the couch for Ryo to put the out cold ninja on. I shifted nervously from side to side. They all stared at me, expecting an answer. I glanced at my friends. They glared at me. I gulped. What do I tell them?
"Uh... Shino-kun passed out due to... intensive ninja training." Hinata's eyes widened.
"B-but... Himeko-san! W-we only just left the e-examination ce-center!"

Crap. She has a point. Kiba was trying to reanimate his friend and all the jonin were staring suspiciously at me. I snapped under the pressure.
"I'm sorry! I had no idea he was going to pass out!"
"What did you do to my student?" asked Kurenai, clearly ready to pound me to death if I had tried to harm Shino.
"I played an innapropriate game to test his self control with him! I mean... He's Shino Aburame. I didn't mean for him to pass out! And I wasn't trying to rape him." I added the last part because of the look Kakashi gave me.
Everybody looked clearly relieved. I didn't know if that was insulting or not.
"Fine. You are dismissed." I waved to Hinata and Kiba and practically ran out of the lounge.

When my friends and I were safely outside, we just stood their glancing at each other for some time. Then, we bursted out laughing.
"Hahaha! That was... Hahaha! That was so hilarious! I can't believe that Shino fainted! Hahaha!" choked out Ryo. Yuuki tried to say something as well, but nothing came out because she was giggling too hard. When I calmed down, I looked at the sky and thought aloud to myself.
"Wow. If the most stoic ninja here passes out during a game of 'Are you nervous yet?', then what would another cold, emotionless ninja do?"
Ryo and Yuuki instantly stopped laughing.
"NO! Himeko! That was dangerous already! STOP!" I chuckled and ran away, with my friends trying to stop me.

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Well, of course, they gave up and decided to watch me in work. After a few moments, I found my next victim throwing kunai at innocent trees.
"Hiya Sasuke-kun! Congratulations on passing the test!" I grinned when the Uchiha jumped a bit in surprise.
"Ah. Ryo-san. Yuuki-san. Himeko-san... Um... Thanks, I guess." He walked over to the tree and pulled out his projectiles. He then placed them in a pile, ready to throw again. He looked up and saw that I was still standing there.

"What do you want now?" I grinned at him and skipped closer to him. I used the excuse that worked with Shino.
"Well, Sasuke-kun, you train so hard. I have a ninja training exercise to share with you, if you want. It's very convenient because it tests your ability to remain cool in face of adversity. So, want to try it? Or are you scared?" I hit a sensitive spot there. He stood up straight and glared at me.
"I'm not scared. I can complete your training exercise with my eyes closed. What is it?" I had a mental laugh that put Orochimaru to shame.
"OK! If you feel nervous, therefore cannot control your emotions, say 'yes'. If you say 'no', I will keep going." He raised an eyebrow.
"So, what is this exercise?"

I smirked evilly and placed my hand on his thigh.
"Are you nervous yet?" Sasuke gasped as he realized what I was doing. But, then, he probably remembered my words about not being able to control emotions. He pressed his lips into a hard line.
"No." I grinned and slid my hand further up his leg. His cheeks started turning slightly pink. Hehehe.
"What about now?"
"No."
I placed my hand on his hip. He was really starting to become red now. Awww. Sasuke-kun is blushing. How kawaii! If it wasn't for the fact that we were playing a perverted game. But, I think that he was starting to realize that too.
"Are you nervous yet?"
"No."
I slid my hand onto the bottom of his stomach. I could feel his abs under his shirt. I held back my own blush. Well, yeah, this is the gorgeous Sasuke Uchiha's stomach that I'm touching. I nearly giggled like a fangirl.
"Nervous yet?"
"Hn... No." I smiled innocently and slowly, slowly slid my hand lower. Sasuke realized what my next destination was.
"Are you ner-..."
"YES!"

Victory. I chuckled and removed my hand from the Uchiha's personal bubble space. He looked slightly wobbly and was very red in the face. Heh, looks like almighty Sasuke can't survive a game of 'Are you nervous yet?'. He lasted longer than Shino though. He must be more used to girls since he constantly gets glomped by fangirls.
"You failed! Hah!" He was so messed up that he didn't even retaliate against that. I suddenly felt nervous.
"Uh... Sasuke-kun? Are you OK? Please don't pass out! I don't want to have to carry you to Kakashi and explain myself to the jonins again!" He blinked back into existence and glared at me.
"I'm not weak! I'm not going to faint! I'm not... What? Again?" I grinned sheepishly.
"Heh. Shino didn't stay conscious when I did this to him. Ryo had to bring him to Kurenai-sensei! It was... very awkward." Sasuke's eyes widened.
"Shino? The Aburame kid?"
"Yeah."
"Wow."
"I know right?"

He wasn't completely colorless yet. He still looked nervous. I wanted to gather a circle and laughed hysterically at the Uchiha, but something inside of my told me that I wouldn't live to see tomorrow if I did.
"Well, be proud of yourself though! You didn't faint! I guess that you sort of pass the the training test in some ways. Bye!"
"Hn." Sasuke nodded at my friends and I before continuing his kunai throwing, still slightly wobbly. I smiled and left him in peace.

Once out of his hearing range, I had another round of relishing-people's-discomfort-evil laugh. I scared myself sometimes. But, as they say, 'If you scare the hell out of yourself, then you must be doing something either very right, or very stupid.' Well, OK, I said that.
"Ne, Himeko-chan? Who's next, Neji-kun?" I stared Yuuki down as if she was dumb.
"Oh, sure. If you want Tenten to hack my freaking hand off!"
"Oh. Right." I sighed. Then, Shikamaru just happened to randomly walk by.

"Shikamaru-kun! Do you want some intensive control training?" He froze mid-step and looked at me, horrified.
"No way! That's to troublesome! Besides, I heard what happened to Shino!"
Aw, damn. Trust Shikamaru to know everything. Too bad.
I was going to ask the genin another question, but when I turned back to look at him, he had disappeared and left behind a swirling cloud of dust. How suspicious.
I tapped my chin, deep in thought. Who else is stoic, cold, dark, cool, emotionless, calm and is not Neji?

My face split into an ear-to-ear grin.
Now, to locate the next victim.

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The little red head was sitting alone, in a clearing, doing something that looked a lot like meditating. He looked up at me when he heard my footsteps.
"Hi Gaara-kun! Did you ditch your team?" He stared at me before nodding. He glanced over my shoulder. I guess that my friends followed me again.
"Where you just training you control and stuff?" I glanced at his crossed legged position and gave him a look that dared him to disagree with me. He didn't.
"Yes."
"I have another training exercise that tests how well you keep your cool in face of... uh... adversity. It's not of any danger to your existence, unless you get a heart attack. But I highly doubt that." I looked at him with wide, pleading eyes. He stared blankly at me.
"Fine."

I mentally happy danced. I walked over so that I was closer to him. He raised an invisible eyebrow. I cleared my throat.
"So, it's simple. I'll ask you 'Are you nervous yet?' and you can reply by 'yes' or by 'no'. If you say 'yes', I'll stop. If you can take it and say 'no', I'll keep going. 'Kay?"
He shrugged and nodded slowly. I held back a scream of victory. I gently placed a hand on his thigh. His beautiful, muscled thigh. His eyes widened in complete shock but he didn't move.
"Are you nervous yet?"
"... uh... No." His eyes didn't leave my hand as it slid up his leg. He must really want to be able to control himself.
"Are you nervous yet?"
"... No?" I put my palm onto his hip. I'm pretty sure that my cheeks were the same shade as his hair now. Since I'm, like, absolutely obsessed in him and I'm touching him.
"What about now?"
"No." I held back a fangirl squeal as I slid my hand onto his stomach. It used every amount of my self control to stop myself from... RIPPING THIS FREAKING SHIRT OFF AND TO GLOMP GAARA'S ABS! Ahem. I do value my life though.
"Nervous?" I waited for an answer. I never got it, because he killed me then and there. Then, he went after my family.

Nah, just kidding.
Actually, I didn't get the answer because Gaara was silent. Creepily silent. I looked up at his face and expected him to be blushing or sweating or something. But his face was completely blank and void of any emotion. Suddenly, he started twitching. Badly. And he gulped loudly for air. Again and again.
Holy Janshin, is Gaara having a heart attack? Damn! Please don't tell me that Gaara is going to die! Don't die!
"Gaara! Calm down! Are you OK?" He didn't stop twitching. I panicked, snapped and did the only thing I could think of. I slapped him. Hard. It went straight through his sand shield and armor and hit him in the face. He stopped twitching and stood still. Then, he shakily put a hand to his cheek.

Aw, crap. What did I just do?
"HolyshitohmygodI'msosorryIdidn'tmeantohityouohmygod! I'm so sorry Gaara! Did I hurt you?" I stared at the boy with huge, worried eyes. My god, I can't believe that I just slapped Gaara across the friggin' face! Not only because he was probably going to kill me, but I can't believe I just panicked and did that! At least he didn't die of a heart attack during 'Are you nervous yet?'. That would have been much more terrifying.
"Yes. You did." He said in a voice empty of all emotion. That was better than no voice I guess.
"Damn. I'm really sorry. I just freaked out! Is there anything that I can do to make it better?" He slowly lifted his hand off his face and rubbed that spot.
"No. It's fine." My eyes nearly bugged out of there sockets.
"What? I slapped you! I feel terrible about it! You're not going to kill me?" He looked surprised.
"No. Just don't do it again." I sighed in relief and nearly hugged Gaara like a teddy bear. But, he just spared my life, so that was probably pushing it too far.
"Sorry. I promise that I won't slap you again! ... But if you wack out and start getting a heart attack, what should I do? I can't let you die!"

He wasn't planning on answering, but, he stared at my worried eyes and decided that it was for the best. He didn't look as if he enjoyed being smacked across the face.
"If I have a panic attack, just get out of the way before I snap. That's what Temari and Kankuro do."
"What? But I can't just let you have a panic attack and don't do anything about it!" He stared at me for a long time.
"Fine. If I'm about to snap, hit me again. Since it seems to work." I blinked in complete and utter bewilderment. Did Gaara just... give me permission to slap him if he was about to lose control over his mentality?
"Uh... OK?"

I looked shamefully down at me feet. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Ryo and Yuuki. They were both frozen in shock with their mouths hanging open and closing, a lot like fish. I guess they can't believe that I didn't die either.
I felt so bad about hitting Gaara in the face. And I was right, he is really kind once he got past the adorable bratty side of him. But he was starting to act really weird in the last couple hours. It was frightening yet a good thing.

Then, I had a wonderful idea.
"Say... Your siblings aren't here with you. You're alone. Do you want to come eat something with us?" He stared at me with wide open, shocked eyes. Something tells me that jinchuurikis don't get invited out to eat much.
"I... I don't know if..."
"I still feel like stabbing myself for hurting you, so it could be like an apology gift or something. How does that sound?" I really, really wanted to eat lunch with Gaara, but that was really obvious.
"Um... OK." I grinned and cheered up right away. I grabbed his hand and pulled his still-in-shock self out of the clearing along with my friends, who were in a similar state as the red head.

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All four of us were sitting in a small dessert shop somewhere in Konoha. Since it was only about 5 o'clock, it was practically empty. Yuuki and Ryo were both looking at the menu, scanning through the pictures to find something that looked appetizing. Gaara was sitting there, clearly uncomfortable and was probably wondering what the hell he was doing here.
A young waitress, in her twenties, came over to take our orders. I looked at my menu but didn't understand anything. I then remembered the name of one of my favorite Japanese desserts.
"Uh... Do you have white chocolate mochis?" She smiled and looked at the miniature menu she had.
"Yes! We do!"
"Oooh! Mochis! Can I have one of those too please?" asked Yuuki.
"White chocolate mochis? Sounds good. Can I take an order of those too? Thanks!" said Ryo. The waitress smiled and noted everything down. She turned to Gaara.
"What about you sir?" Gaara blinked a few times.
"Same... Please."
"OK! Four orders of white chocolate mochis coming up!" The waitress left and we were left in complete and awkward silence.

"Gaara-kun? Would you rather trip and fall flat on your face in the middle of Suna's main road or... get caught wearing a miniskirt and high heels by your father and Baki?"
Both Ryo and Yuuki spluttered in surprise and looked at me with a 'what the hell?' look. I shrugged. I seriously hate awkward silences. Gaara looked as he was hesitating between glaring at me and being shocked.
"Both of those are impossible."
"That's the point. It's called 'Would you rather...'. It shows that people can think really differently for each other. So, which one?"
"None." I sighed, exasperated.
"Gaara-kun... Just pick one." He looked irritated at me, but actually answered.
"Fall flat in the middle of Suna's main road." I chuckled.
"Why?"
"Because... Suna already hates me. But, if the Kazekage and Baki caught me cross dressing... I could never live it down." I nodded. That was a pretty good reason. Though I didn't expect Gaara to know the feeling of humiliation. I guess that there are still a few things about him that I don't know.

After asking Yuuki and Ryo a question each, the desserts arrived. My eyes were gleaming like stars as I stared at the delicious looking mochis.
They tasted delicious too.
Judging my friends' faces, they agreed with me. Gaara looked blankly down at his bun, and took a bite out of it. His eyes widened.
"It... tastes good. Suna doesn't have these." I grinned. Seeing Gaara actually like something, even if it was a chocolate dessert, made me happy.
"These would probably melt in two seconds flat in your village's heat. Just saying." Gaara smiled a small smile. I blinked a few times, to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. I wasn't. I grinned even wider. So, not only was Gaara enjoying a little afternoon snack with us, but he smiled too. This day was getting better and better.
I finished my mochi, watching everyone else eating theirs.

When we were all done and paid the bill, we just sat in the shop for awhile. Yuuki broke the comfortable silence.
"Hey, Gaara! Would you rather catch Kankuro and Temari having a threesome with someone, or would you rather kiss your siblings on the lips?"
Ryo and I groaned and slapped our foreheads. Trust Yuuki to come up with something like that. Poor Gaara. He looked horrified at the mental images my friend had just given him. He just stared opened mouthed at her. Yuuki shrugged.
"You have to pick one!"

Gaara looked extremely tormented. For a second, I thought he was going to start twitching again. Then, he gulped and answered the question.
"I would rather... kiss Temari and Kankuro on the lips."
"Huh? What?"

All four of us jumped in shock and stared at the three people standing there. Speak of the devil. Temari, Kankuro and Baki were ogling at Gaara.
Shoot, they must have heard Gaara say that he would kiss his siblings. That is embarrassing. I felt so bad for him. Gaara was staring enormous eyed and lips pressed into a thin line at them. I think that he was starting to turn as red as his hair.
"..." Nothing came out of his mouth when he was trying to explain himself. I tried to help.
"We were playing 'Would you rather...'. Gaara-kun didn't mean it that way! It was either a choice between kissing you two or... uh..."

"I do not want to know." choked out a very disturbed Baki. "We came here to bring Gaara to his training session. I have no idea what the hell you were doing, but Gaara, come. Now."
Away from the three freaks! his tone seemed to scream. Gaara gulped, blinked, then plastered an emotionless look onto his face. He slowly stood up and followed his team out. He turned around and mouthed 'bye' to Ryo and me. He glared at Yuuki for getting him into this mess. She mouthed 'sorry' before we all waved good-bye to him.

When it was the three of us alone in the empty restaurant, we just sat there for a long, long time. Suddenly, Ryo looked up at Yuuki and I.
"Does someone care to explain to me what the hell just happened?"

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I hoped that you enjoyed reading this chapter!
Mochis are thin sticky buns made with rice flour and stuffed with cream and chocolate and stuff. They are amazing!
So, this is what would happen if I decided to play 'Are you nervous yet?' with Gaara. He would end up weirding his siblings out. I have no idea how it ended up there!
Well, please review! It would make me so happy!
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