Ping Pong
Chapter Twelve- I'm Not Ok
After changing into a new pair of pants, Naruto decided it would be best if we went to our hotel. For once I agreed with him. I waited with the bags in the lounge while he went to get the key for our room. In the middle of the lounge was a small fountain. I watched the water spray out of a fish's mouth and sighed sighed. Three weeks. All I have is three weeks. Then the convention will be over. What will happen after that? Naruto…Yondaime…should I tell them?
The door opened behind me, I turned thinking it was Naruto, but it was only two girls. One had long blue hair, and the other one I'm guessing was her friend had sandy blonde hair.
WAIT!
Sandy blonde hair?
I stood up quickly before I could rethink my actions. The two of them froze; I think I startled them by my fast movement. It was her though! The same girl I had met at the market only minutes before. Judging by her expression she recognized me to.
"Umm…" She pointed to me and I gasped.
Quickly I turned around and sat back down in my chair. Oh no! idiot, idiot, idiot! What the hell was that? Standing up like a retard. GAH! Why is she here though? I wasn't ever supposed to see her again!
"Excuse me, are you hiding?"
"Hn?" I looked up, both girls were now standing in front of where I sat. "Wha? NO! I'm not hiding!" I turned my head to side. I didn't want them to see how red my face was.
"You're the guy from before, the one who lost his pants."
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHY DOES SHE HAVE TO REMEMBER ME BY THAT INCIDENT? Couldn't she just say the guy who got his bag stolen or something?
"D-don't remind me…"
Her friend giggled.
"To bad I wasn't there, must've been quite a show."
"IT WASN'T FUNNY!" I stood up again. "Who are you anyway?"
She took a step towards me, closing the space between us and brought her face closely to mine. I tried to take a step back, but the chair was in the way. Why is she so close to me? Is she…is she going to kiss me? She took a big breath and then opened her mouth.
"Your fly is undone."
…HIEN?
I sidestepped away from her and pulled up the zipper to my pants that were indeed down.
She giggled.
"Why you were even looking there?" I demanded.
"Sunshiny yellow is kinda hard to miss."
Next to her, the blonde girl shook her head.
"Hinata…"
"What? It was funny!" She laughed, "did you see his face? He was so caught up in the moment to! See look at him!" She pointed to me, "He's so red!"
She shook her head again and approached me.
"I'm sorry about that, please forgive her. We haven't introduced ourselves properly yet. My name's Temari and that's Hinata. I've never seen you around here before. Are you here for Teen Camp? What's your name?"
"Um…" She was nice. Temari eh? Cute name. She was polite to. Unlike the other one; I shot a quick glare at her friend who was still giggling. "My name…" EH? NAME? What is it again? Oh no, this is a horrible time to blank out!
"Oy!"
The three of us turned. Naruto had finally come back with the key.
"Sorry about that, there was a long line up at the front desk-hun?" He stopped, surprised at the appearance of the two girls. Or so I thought until a huge smile spread across his face. "Hinata! Long time no see! And Temari to!"
So…he knew them?
"Hello Naruto, yup, we're back again for another year at teen camp."
"Amazing!" Said Naruto and then turned to Hinata who had turned surprisingly quiet. "Hinata?"
She replied with a cold stare.
"Go out with me?"
"Wha?" My mouth dropped in shock.
Temari only smiled.
"Naruto…" Hinata sighed, "every year you ask me the same thing. My answer is still no!"
"Eh? That's mean Hinata! Well I'm not giving up! We got three weeks ahead of us!"
"Joy…"
"Well, I see you've all met Sasuke."
Eh? I jumped.
"Sasuke?" Temari repeated.
I felt my heart melt…
"So that's your name."
Naruto laughed, "what did he forget his name again?"
"No I did not forget my name!" I muttered under my breath, but they all heard me.
"Ha!" Hinata giggled and took another close step towards me, "he was probably to busy thinking of Temari!"
Temari let out a small gasp.
"Hinata!"
"EH?" I backed up, but she kept taking a step towards me. "N-no!"
"Mmmhmmm that would explain why you're so nervous."
"Y-you're wrong! I'm not nervous! I have no idea what you're talking about!"
"Oh please! Temari told me how you kept staring at her at the market."
"No! I wasn't staring! I was…. umm…that is…really…I!"
"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled, "don't back up anymore!"
To late…
I hadn't realized how close I was to the fountain. I tripped over the edge and fell backwards into the water."
"Sasuke!" Naruto ran to help me out, "Oh no, you'll ruin your new clothes!"
…why…..
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?
"When we get in, you'll change your clothes again before you get sick!" Said Naruto, knocking on our door.
"Why don't you just use the keys?" I asked. I was completely soaked the bone.
"Just checking if my dad got back yet."
"Oh."
Yeah he was back. Yondaime answered the door as cheerful as ever.
"Oh great you're back!" He said, "and Sasu-Oh my god! What happened to you?"
"He fell in the fountain downstairs." Naruto explained.
"Well hurry up and come in and change, I have someone who I would like for you to meet."
"Me?" I asked.
"Yup so hurry up!"
Me? Someone want to meet me?
After hanging my clothes on a rack to dry, Naruto dragged me into the kitchen.
"Who is it?" I asked again for the thousandth time. I was worried it was my father.
"You'll see!" Said Naruto excitedly.
He pushed me in. Yondaime was seated at the table. Seated across the table from him was…I have no idea. Some man with husky, gray, hair. He was dressed in a blue uniform, so he must've been someone important. There was a long scar going down his left eye. Maybe He was a CSI agent?
"Well come and sit down boys," said Yondaime, nodded at the two remaining chairs.
The strange guy kept staring at me, and didn't say anything as Naruto and I sat down. Naruto smiled at him, but he kept his eyes fixed on me. I stared at the tablecloth feeling just a slight bit uncomfortable.
"Sasuke, this is my boyfriend Kakashi."
"Oh…wait what?" Did he just say boyfriend? I glanced back and fourth between them. From the happy smile on Yondaime's face t the blank look on Kakashi's.
"My dad's boyfriend," said Naruto, "this is Kakashi!"
"H-hi?" Yondaime was gay? Well…didn't see that coming…I wonder if father knew about that….
"Hello Sasuke."
"Eh?" He spoke! Well no shit he can talk. Really…what's wrong with me?
"How are you?"
"Umm…I'm good." There was something about his tone I didn't like. He was…very serious. "You?"
"I'm good thank you."
"Umm…are you a CSI agent?"
"What makes you think that?"
"Well…Yondaime is the chief so I thought that's maybe how you guys met?"
He took a sip out of a glass of water.
"No, I don't work for Yondaime. I work for Youth protection."
"Youth protection?"
"Have you never heard of it?"
I shook my head, "no."
"I see…" He took another sip of water. "Unfortunately there are children out there in the world who are being mistreated. Youth protection is there to protect kids in danger. In my department, I look for kids who suffer from abuse from their parents."
"A-abuse…"
"It sickens me!" Said Naruto and this was the first time I heard him sound so serious. "I can't believe there are parents out there who actually beat up their own kids! Whenever Kakashi finds kids being abused, he takes them away and finds new families for them who will love them and take care of them."
"What happens to the parents?"
Kakashi answered my question, "Child abuse is a major crime. They go to jail."
"I see…" I stood up. "Excuse me, I need to use the washroom." I turned and wobbled to the bathroom. I locked the door and then sank back against it. Suddenly…I didn't feel to good. I found it difficult to breath and I felt very hot.
"So what do you think?" I froze. I was still able to hear them. I held my breath and listened. That had been Yondaime's voice.
"Something's troubling him," came Kakashi's voice.
Troubling me? I brought my knees up to my chest and hugged myself tightly. I didn't like this. It feels…. no…I feel like he can read right through me!
"You think if something's wrong he'll tell us?" Asked Naruto.
I stood up and flushed the toilette. I didn't want to hear anymore. I turned on the water, pretending to wash my hands, and went back to sit with them.
"So Sasuke enough about what I do," said Kakashi, "tell me about yourself."
I swallowed. "There's nothing really interesting about me."
"How are things at home?"
"Eh?"
"Are you…happy?"
What? What? What do I say? Oh my head hurts!
"Y-yeah! Things are very good! I'm happy." I continued to stare at the tablecloth.
He sighed. "Well it's good you're happy. We wouldn't have saved you from that accident if you were going to live a miserable life."
"WHAT?" My head shot up so fast I became dizzy. I looked at him, but for once he wasn't looking at me.
"I'm only sorry we couldn't save your mother…"
TBC
