Disclaimer: Read chapter one. Rated M for breathing room.
Pairings: Not known as of yet.
Note to readers: Any suggestions, leave in review. Any idea for pairings, leave in review. Flame me - I'll hunt you down and make you regret it. XD
Oh, if anyone wants me to put up a profile for a character that has already made an appearance, then please tell me so! It can be Gwyn's family or her friends at school. Just leave it in a review. If I don't answer all of them then I am sorry. I'll try my best.
Rating: T
Midnight Summer
Chapter Fourteen
A yawn escapes Gwyn's mouth as she makes her way downstairs. She dosed off and the smell of chocolate chip pancakes and bacon greet her nose. Her mouth waters as she skips down the stairs and she enters the kitchen. Her mother and brother, after about three days of unpacking, managed to clear out all the boxes. Now the table has fore chairs instead of one.
She can't believe a week has passed since she started school here. A week since she met Naruto and Hinata. They are both so nice. A week since she met Gin…
Her cheeks start to redden. She'll be working with him. She has to tell him today after school that her mom said yes. Yes to work there…as long as the hours are reasonable.
She plops down into her seat and her mom fills her plate imminently. Her brother, who is sitting next to her, grins.
"Sleep well?" he asks and she answers between bites, "Yeah. You?"
"Like a log." He replies and she smiles. Of course he didn't say anything about the nightmares.
A few minutes later and the milk makes its way next to her plate. She thanks her mother before taking a bite of her pancakes and bacon. Then a sip of milk.
"I heard ye are getting a job, grandchild." Her grandmother's voice reaches her ears and she nods.
"Yep!" she replies and she casts a glance at the clock.
Her eyes widen.
"I'm going to be late!" she cries out as she jumps from her seat.
She races out of the room and hunts down her shoes. Then she pulls her hair up and grabs the straps of her bag.
She throws open her front door and stumbles down the stairs. A pair of waiting arms catch her and she looks up into Naruto's beaming face.
"Morning, Gwyn-Chan!" he grins and she replies, "Morn, Naru-Chan!"
His face reddens before he exclaims, "Hey, I'm a guy! You can't use –Chan on me!"
She can hear him racing after her as she laughs.
The sky is so blue! Not a cloud to be seen, her smile widens as this crosses her mind.
She twirls so that she can face him to call back, "But –Chan is used on cute things!"
She twirls back but she could see the pink red flush of his cheeks spreading. She laughs to herself as she continues to race on.
She can hear Naruto catching up before he calls out, "Hey, Gwyn, you're in a really good mood! Did something happen?"
She turns to answer, "I'm getting a job!"
She sees the confusion dotting his face and she grins.
They reach the school in record time and, like the day before, it is unusually quiet. Many students turn to look at her and others look completely uneasy. Many look at her like she's crazy.
"Naru-Chan, I'm heading to class!" she calls out as she bounces over to the double doors and into the locker room.
A few students look at her with awe before one asks, "Aren't you afraid?"
She turns, smiles, and says, "Nope!"
She then bounds up the steps, past the cafeteria, and up the stairs till she reaches the top floor. She then enters the art room, greets her teacher with a smile and a compliment, and takes her seat. A few minutes pass before the bell rings and the students fill in to take their seats.
She bounces in her seat, unable to stay still, and drawing at the same time. Her tablemate is staring at her and she turns to smile at him.
"I forgot to ask this, but what is your name?" she asks and his eyes widen slightly.
"Sai." Is his only answer.
"Nice to meet you!" she grins before turning back to her drawing.
The class goes quiet once more before the two chairs across from hers move. Then she can feel someone staring at her. Two someone's to be exact.
"You got guts, hmmm." Deidara's voice breaks her concentration and she turns her beaming gaze up to his face.
"It's not guts, sir, just a strong will to do good in school." She replies sweetly before turning back to her drawing.
She continues to draw, to shade, to erase, before Deidara says, "You got nerve, girly."
She casts him a look before replying, "You have no room to talk."
"Excuse me?" he snaps out and she can see his hands clenching into fists.
Still bandaged.
"You bully people for a living. You're an ass. No, correction, that's an insult to a donkey. You're just a bastard with money." She smiles once again before turning back to her drawing, now humming.
"Deidara, calm down." She hears the male next to him, Sasori, say in his aloof manner.
"Sasori-danna, I just cannot sit here and that an insult like that! She doesn't know her place, hmmm!" the male shoots off.
"Do you have a speech impediment? I mean, yeah, you look like a girl but that – " she is cut off when he jerks to his feet, chair flipping across the floor, yelling, "What the fuck did you just say!"
"Ah, you have a speech – " she winches when he grabs the front her top and jerks her face close to his as he snarls, "You just said I look like a woman, hmmm!"
"You do. Especially with that hairdo." She smiles and his brows start to twitch.
A sadistic grin breaks across his face as their noses bump. Her skin goes cold as he says, "You know what, little girly,"
He drops her and she stumbles back.
"You're so dead."
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Note from the Author: Anybody think Deidara just lost his mind? I mean, a sadistic grin follwed by "You're so dead" is enough to get me running. And he's not even real! LOL. Naru-Chan. That's classic. Now I wonder what's about to happen. Any guesses? Anyway, I have to say, I might to writing today, or tomorrow, because it's my sister's baby shower! I'll be gone a good deal of the day unless I get up early and write then. That won't happen. I normally get up at noon. If that. Anyway, please review! Man, I wrote a lot today...
Profiles (only original characters unless asked otherwise - they only come up when the new character comes into the story):
Gwyn Armstrong
Age: Not Mentioned (NM)
Gender: female
Hair: chocolate brown, long
Eyes: NM
Family: Mom, dad, Max, Grandma Berta(the old lady)
Gin (NM)
Age: (NM)
Gender: Male
Hair: Long, brown
Eyes: Green
Family: (NM)
R&R