Omigosh Omigosh Omigosh! GUESS WHAT, EVERYONE?! I HAS A GAARA PLUSHIE! OMG-NESS! THANKS SO MUCH, PANDA-CHAN!(no, I'm not talking about Gaara, I mean my best friend. She reminds me of fluffy panda bears)
THANK YOU SO SO SO SO SO SO SO MUCH! ME SO HAPPY! KYAAAAAAAA~ I SLEEP WITH HIM EVERY NIGHT! that just sounded so wring..
IM SO HAPPY! SOOOOO HAPPYYYYYYY! Therefore, this chapter is in honor of you~
KYAAAAAAAAAAA~
I blinked at my sudden realization. No way, what kind of friend would I be if I made Fuyumi a suspect? I needed more evidence before I accused her of mass murder!
"Is something wrong, Ayumi?" Gaara asked.
I profusely blushed. "Nope, not at all!"
"We've been at this for an hour. You can come by tomorrow and help again."
"Okay!" I let out a mental sigh of relief. All the investigating made me more and more suspicious of Fuyumi, and I didn't want that. "It's only seven. Are you busy?" I asked as I crossed my fingers under Gaara's desk.
"No, why?" Gaara-kun inquired, though I was pretty sure he knew fully well why I asked.
"Let's do something!" I eagerly suggested. "You know, maybe without any interruptions!"
"If you really want to, then I suppose we can," Gaara agreed.
Heck yes! We were gonna have so much fun! Which is Objective D on my list!
Objective D: Have a fun night out with Gaara-kun
I almost forgot about that list..
"Yay, let's go!" I cheered. I hopped out of the office, bumping into the ANBU guard from earlier.
"Hey, aren't you that girl that-"
"What girl?" I giggled nervously, my eyes shifting over to Gaara, who was right beside me. "I'm a guy..!"
"No, you're that girl from earlier who tried to-"
"You must be mistaken!" I interrupted. "That may have been my twin sister, Ayame! She's uh.. A bit slow."
"Yeah, right." The guard turned to Gaara-kun. Snap. "Kazekage-sama, this girl has been impersonating ANBU guards in order to-"
"Look, a flying unicorn!" I yelled frantically, pointing up at the ceiling.
Even though the guard knew better, he turned his head to look up, giving me the perfect opportunity to turn me and Gaara into chibis and haul our butts out of the Kazekage Tower.
"That was close." I muttered under my breath once we were outside.
"Impersonating ANBU guards, Ayumi?" Gaara narrowed his eyes at me, but he didn't seem all that upset.
"A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do." I stated. Hopefully, that lame excuse would cover up the whole incident.
Gaara-kun clearly didn't buy it, but he seemed to let it go. Thank goodness. I didn't want an angry Kazekage with me when we're supposed to be having fun.
"Okay, first stop!" I whipped out a list from thin air(because I'm a boss), and read the first thing. "Miki Creek. Hey, you guys have water sources here?"
"Honestly, Ayumi, where do you think we get our water from? We have various creeks surrounding Suna."
I blinked. "Seriously? But are creeks the only way you get water?"
"We also have summer rains, like a while back during your.. sleepover."
Oh.. That would explain it. I was wondering why it would be raining in the desert!
"That explains a lot." I said. "Now let's go to Miki Creek!"
"Ayumi, why would that be on your list if you didn't even know that Suna had creeks?"
I blushed red, not wanting to tell Gaara-kun that 101 Ways to Seduce a Kazekage had an extensive list of romantic spots that I ripped out and took with me without a second thought. Translated, of course.
"Uh, I thought that.. You know.. Because.. Yeah." I awkwardly finished my not-very-explanatory explanation.
Gaara sighed. "Let's just go then, shall we?"
"Yes!" I almost let out a fangirlish squeal, but stuffed it back in just in time. "Off to Miki Creek we go!"
I wasn't prepared to yet seduce Gaara-kun, but it would be a great place to hang out and hopefully get romantic. Wish me luck, reader!
Five minutes later, Gaara-kun and I were standing in front of a gentle stream of water, happily sitting on some super soft sand that I knew for a fact was going to get into my underwear later(joy).
"You know, I never expected Suna to be so windy," I remarked as I gazed up at the dark blue sky.
"Well, we are in Wind Country." Gaara-kun pointed out. "Of course it's windy."
"Well, thanks for making me feel stupid." I muttered. Thank goodness the darkness was hiding my scarlet blush. "Anyways, I was wondering.. If you were ever to get married, what would your wedding colors be?"
"Ayumi, I feel that I'm going to regret answering that question."
I laughed nervously. "No way, why would you regret answering such an innocent question?"
"I wouldn't call that an innocent question."
"Ugh, fine. How about.. Where would you want your wedding location to be?"
"Really, Ayumi?"
"KYAA~ Just asking!"
"By the way, I don't plan on getting married anytime soon." Gaara-kun said.
"Huh, why not?" I asked. "I'm right here, once we're legal, all you have to do is ask!"
"..."
Oops. My stupid inner fangirl just had to open her big fat mouth.
"Um, I mean.. I didn't mean.. Uh.. STUPID INNER FANGIRL!" I growled in annoyance. "You can't shut up, can you?!"
"You have an inner fangirl..?"
If possible, my blush got even darker. "Maybe.."
"I guess I should've expected something like that," Gaara smiled. Smiled. Omigosh omigosh omigosh omigosh omigosh omi-
"Gaara!" A sudden, familiar voice interrupted us.
I turned to see Temari running towards us.
"What is it, Temari?" Gaara asked, concerned by the urgent tone his older sister used.
"The council has planned a banquet, some kind of grand ball one week from now." Temari informed.
"What's the occasion?" Gaara inquired.
"They want to see if you're capable of hosting a large celebration and making yourself presentable, along with a mandatory partner to come along."
I sat there, nearly bouncing out of my skin in excitement. At that moment, I was glad I didn't have any chakra, because Gaara and Temari would've easily noted it spiking up in hope and eagerness. I didn't want to seem like I was desperate to be Gaara-kun's partner in whatever ball was being hosted.
"That's an awfully suspicious reason to host a ball." Gaara said. "Do you have any idea who will be attending?"
Temari nodded. "Some super important princess from who knows where. But the council didn't elaborate."
"Then something's up." Gaara observed with ease. "I shall attend and help with the planning to welcome our guest, but we must be wary of what's on the council's mind."
This time, I was still sitting there, but I was fuming. Maybe Gaara or Temari hadn't been able to figure it out, but my extremely jealous and overprotective inner fangirl was fuming. Some "super important princess" attending some over-the-top banquet thrown by the bachelor Kazekage? Clearly, there was an arranged marriage around the corner. Since my super irritated inner fangirl was a total whiz when provoked, I was also able to figure out that the partner Gaara-kun was supposed to bring was basically whoever Gaara had affections for, and they were to be viewed as an obstacle to be cleared. So if Gaara-kun brought me, I was basically the girl in the way of a royal marriage or whatever.
Aren't I smart, reader? Yes, yes I am.
Well, so much for an uninterrupted night. Can't have one of those, no way. The universe would never allow me some quiet time with Gaara-kun. Sigh..
"In the meantime, find someone to ask out to the ball, okay Gaara?" Temari suggested. "It's alright, Kankuro and I will take care of the planning."
"I'm not sure I trust you and Kankuro to plan something so important.."
"Whatever, don't worry, little brother." Temari reassured him. "And by the way, Akahana," Temari turned towards me. "Don't fume too much, it'll develop a sour attitude."
I immediately halted my intense glaring session with the sand dune behind Temari.
"Fuming? Who's fuming?" I denied my actions, but I was beyond the point of no return.
"Akahana, you may have to encourage my little brother a bit. He can be a bit oblivious." Temari winked and set off.
"Oblivious?" Gaara blinked.
I tried to stifle my laughter, but it burst through. "Yeah, oblivious," I giggled. "But don't worry about it. It's cute."
"Cute?" An angry vein appeared on Gaara-kun's forehead.
"Yup." I nodded vigorously. "Good for you, you're officially the cutest Panda-chan around!"
Gaara-kun groaned. "That doesn't make me feel any better, Ayumi."
I blinked in confusion. "But.. Who doesn't want to feel cute?"
"Many, many people."
I sighed as my head hit the pillow. A night out with Gaara-kun.. That was always one of my biggest dreams, and it came true, but..
Temari couldn't have picked a worse time to announce the stupid banquet thing. Though I was inwardly fangirling my heart out(which is very painful), I was constantly on edge. Would Gaara-kun ask me to be his date to the sudden ball? Gosh, the entire situation is so cliché, I can't even think straight!
Maybe the best way to figure everything out would be to think like Cinderella. Okay, singing mice, evil stepsisters, hot prince. What did I have that related to that? I had my bear Ramen, Fuyumi as an evil stepsister(since I have nobody else to use), and Gaara-kun as my hot "prince".
Yes, thinking like Cinderella would definitely help me. I needed to see everyone as a happy, nice person, and give them the benefit of the doubt! If Gaara-kun wasn't asking me out to the ball, then I was going to crash it, and collect information through a hidden, unknown identity!
Gosh, I can be such a genius. Hooray for me!
Although.. If Gaara-kun wasn't going to ask me, then who would he chose? I sweat dropped as I stared at my ceiling. I definitely wasn't cut out for being a genius.
I turned my head, seeing Ramen sitting next to me. He patted my head, almost like a gesture of reassurance. Smiling at him, I scratched him behind his ear and sighed.
"I don't know, Ramen. Asking me to be his partner to that banquet would be a horrible decision, seeing as I can't put on lip gloss without gagging, but.."
Ramen shook his head before hugging my hand.
"You're right." I grinned. "I shouldn't worry. I'm the coolest person in the world either way, right?"
Ramen shook his head fiercely.
"What do you mean, I'm not the coolest?" I narrowed my eyes. "Ramen, don't go Benedict Arnold on me right now."
Ramen waved his hands around, and pretended to be reading a book.
"Oh.. You mean our reader is the coolest person in the world?"
Ramen nodded frantically.
Sighing, I agreed with my bear. "I suppose you're right.."
Shortly after, I fell asleep, my mind taken off the whole stupidly cliché ball thing.
LALALAALALALALAAAAAA I have so much homework! But that's okay- I'll play video games all day long!
Also, some of you may be wondering who my favorite Naruto/Naruto:Shippuden character is. I present to you..
KONAN-SAMA! KYAAAAA~
She's so amazing! I play my favorite video game(Naruto:Shippuden:Rising Storm 3) with her ALL THE TIME.
SHIKIGAMI DANCE!
Sorry, I just love her to death! I always choose her as my character to battle with, with Deidara and Sasori as my support.
Deidara: ART IS AN EXPLOSION!
Sasori: ...
KYAAAAA~
Sorry, Konan-Deidara-Sasori stuff makes me fangirl-y hyper. :3 Thanks for reading! I'd really appreciate it if you Favorited, Followed, and Reviewed!
Thanks!
Yours Truly,
Princess Kaminari of the Sand
PS: SHIKIGAMI DANCE!
Next Time on Sand vs Bubbles..
"KYAAA~ How on earth did you guys get in?!"
"It was an accident, I swear!"
"What are you doing, Kazekage-sama? Conversing with ghosts?!"
"You look stunning. That dress was created just for you, Temari."