((Okay, I know it's been just about FOREVER and a day but I was trying to get my beyblade story Clashing Blades, Song Possession going again... needless to say, it's not working out oh-so-well. But I've gotten 11 reviews since then so I guess I'll put CB,SP on hold... again! sorry all of you fans out there! huggles))
blackbutterbly1997:
sorry its taken so long to get back to you on this story. I was out of town
for awhile, an then I had alot of stories to read an reveiw. I just got done
reading chatpers 14-24. An I most say that you are doning very good, an that I
hope that you well continul to do very well too. thatnks for writing your
story, an I hope to read more of it soon.
((think nothin' of it! I'm just glad that I've given you time to do the reading that you had to do... I'll use that as the other excuse for not putting up this chapter!))
Something Diabolical:
:giggles: i liked this one! youre really good at writing tragedies. very.
good god, if this gets any further into the pitts of hell, id be very
surprised. they might meet the teletubbies down there. MAYBE... i dont think
anything other that Thomas the Train can go further than that... don't go down
there. Chikage couldn't take it... oh!! maybe thats what Hito will have
nightmares about... i feel for him...
((lol I'm glad that my tragedy meet your expectations as to what is a good tragedy! but don't worry... my story will get slowly worse... until Gaara breaks down and then it'll be a miracle for Chikage to love him again... or not. I don't know. I go with the flow...))
Kina Lupi:
WHAHA so sad..kinda lmao XD i think i set a record for most quick replys.. XD
good chappie! LURV U KITSUNE-CHAN lol beleave it or not im useing
firefox...FOXY woot
((mad loveness for the firefox! lmfao))
NeferNeferi:
I'm glad she's fine...for now. Now I wonder what will happen next with her
and Gaara? And will you introduce someone else in her life to create conflict?
Well, an apology is something, at least. I just really hope that guilt eats
him away someday...at least a little. A little is better than nothing. Anyway,
please update soon!
((believe it or not... that was my plan that I got from LadyAmazon... and you just reminded me! lmfao just imagine the competitions that the new guy and Gaara will get in too. the guy will be in it for Chikage, of course, while Gaara won't know why the Hell he WANTS to beat the guy! LMFAO))
LadyAmazon:
ah...i feel alittle better now. This chapter calmed me down. I'm sorry for
that little outburst for two straight chapters. I sometimes get that way when
a boy does that to a girl. I didn't mean to be so scary, it won't happen
again. (But i'm still hiding weapons just incase gaara decides to act up
again. I know your weakness gaara.)
Keep it going! Believe it! Cha!
((don't think nothin' of it! extreme outbursts are what I live for and thanks to yours, I came up with a wonderful new idea with which to torture the elusive Gaara!))
VampireGaaraCheesepuffs:
See! Hito is such a fawesome bro, can't they ALL be like that?! ;;
I KNEW BOOTS WAS ACTIN STRANGE!
Oh, and I have Swiper tied up in my closet .
VGC
((lmfao yes, don't you just wanna kidnap him and use him against your not-so-fawesome brother?? haha Swiper will be last... we have Dora to get rid of first... totally serious lmfao))
cherry1315:
it was short! -tear-
ohhwells lol :)
((it was? I'm sorry... huggles forgive?))
Mrs. Neji Uchiha:
Gasp! And I is part of the alliance as well. One of my ferrets took care of
Baby Bop, and my head thumbed cat ate Swiper the fox.
((wait a minute... if your cat ate Swiper... then who does VampireGaaraCheesepuffs have tied in her closet?? oO))
xXTwilight-KunoichiXx:
sorry im getting lazy with the reviews...its just that july 21 is coming up
and im happy yet really lazy eh o well im sorry for not review its just me
getting older ill be back to myself in no time!
((Happy B-day absolutely LATE! This chapter is dedicated to xXTwilight-KunoichiXx!!
((Okay, now that's all said and done... time for chapter 25!! woot!))
Chapter 25: New Kid
The sun rose and eventually, so did a dishevelled Chikage. She wasn't quite as sore as she was last night but that was because Gaara hadn't used his full strength. Or so she told herself. Standing from the bed, Chikage fell over and just laid on the floor. 'Why should I move? So I can see Gaara-san again? So he can look at me with eyes of disgust and glare at me?' she asked herself silently. Sighing, she pushed herself up to a sitting position and seconds later, Hito about broke open the door.
"Chi! Chi!! Mom's making breakfast! Save me!!" he shouted, tackle-hugging his sister in humorous fear.
Looking up at the face of the boy who sat on her stomach, she laughed softly. "So I'm takin' you out to eat then."
"You promised!" he declared, looking as though he suddenly remembered their conversation. His eyes got sad. "Besides... it'll cheer you up a little bit. We can make it a play-date!"
Chikage chuckled. By play-date, he meant like a practice date. There were times when Chikage was very down and her brother often asked if they could go on a date to cheer her up. Since it sounded too much like a step towards incest, the brother-sister duo had agreed that their "dates" were officially "play-dates". They loved each other but ultimately, they were siblings and friends.
"Then get off me and pick out my clothes. I'm too lazy and you have a better sense of style."
"Only because you don't really try to match up your clothes unless it actually matters!" Hito retorted, getting off her and heading towards her closet. "I'm not gonna be here forever to pick out your clothes, you know..."
Chikage shot back, "And when that happens, "What Not To Wear" will have to come and change my ways, won't they?"
Eventually, Hito threw the clothes on top of her head and Chikage got up and made him at least turn around so she could get dressed. Her brother had seen her in her bra and undies before but that was only because she rarely closed her door and he always had to walk by at the least convenient time. He was given permission to turn around and he watched as she brushed her hair and put on her makeup. On their play-dates, she always put on makeup just to make it that much more special.
Sooner rather than later, the two were out the door, giving the excuse that they had to be at school early today. So they headed down the street, hand-in-hand, enjoying the quiet of the morning. Casually looking to the left, Chikage saw a new boy. He looked lost and he was wearing a strange school uniform. It wasn't like any other she had seen and he was viewing a map with confusion in his green eyes.
Hito noticed his sister's stare and looked at the boy. His hair was stark black and fell to about his shoulders. He was about 5'11" tall, almost a tower in his opinion. But then he looked back at Chikage. The wheels in his head began to turn and as soon as the boy noticed the two siblings, a plan had formulated. "Hello!" he called, waving with his free hand.
The black-haired boy smiled in embarrassment and Chikage waved shyly. She blushed slightly, feeling bad for being so rude as to stare at an unfortunately lost young man. "Hello. Good morning," he said quietly, waving back at the two.
'Chi needs to get back in the dating game. I can't keep pulling her out of her sadness and if Gaara won't love her in return then this new kid can be there for her!' he decided to himself before saying, " You look like you don't know your way. You're new so... do you go to school?"
"Yes. High School. But I don't know where to go."
"We can show you. I'm Hito and this is my sister, Chikage. We're going out for breakfast so you can come along and then you can follow Chi when we split up."
Chikage looked down at her brother with a look of suspicion. Something was up! As far as she knew, this was THEIR play-date! Now he was inviting a stranger to dine with them? Hito didn't normally trust people this quickly.
"That sounds great! My name's Genma Jinchuru. I just came here from Konoha. Dad said that he had a job offer here that was better than the job he had back home so, yeah... here I am!" At his last exclamation, he held out his arms in presentation. Then he lowered them and laughed lightly. "Sorry... a kid named Naruto kinda spazzed me up."
'That sounds so perverted... but I get what he says so...' Chikage thought before giving a soft laugh. "That's okay. I'm a little spazmic, too... Let's get going."
He nodded and took her free hand. When she asked him why, he said, "Well, I felt left out..."
At the restaurant, Chi found herself in a booth, her brother in front of her and Genma to her left. She was trapped between a stranger and the wall. The waitress came and they ordered their drinks. But just before she left, the waitress, Mauve, made a comment about how cute Hito was. He had to put up with her pulling his cheeks. Then she gave him crayons and a piece of paper to color on. And Chikage loved ever second of it. Revenge was a bitch for him.
"So when did you move in?" Hito asked, rubbing his abused cheeks.
Genma chuckled slightly evilly. Evidently, he liked the course of vengeance upon the poor boy too. "Just yesterday... but we spend almost all the time in our house getting everything set up. Have you guys lived in Suna a long time?"
"Yeah. This is our home town," Chikage answered softly.
"Show me around?" Genma asked her. Then he realized how bossy that sounded and blushed. "I mean... could you? When it's to your convenience."
"Relax. Chi can show you around after school. She's got plenty of time," Hito answered for her.
Genma then stood up. "I'll be right back." He was obviously going to the little-boy's-room.
Mauve brought the drinks just as he left. "So adorable..." she muttered, a small blush on her face as she resisted the urge to pinch his cheeks again.
As soon as he was out of sight, Chikage glared at him. "What are you up to, Squirt?"
"Nothing... but he's pretty cute, yeah?" Hito looked as innocent as a young man could.
"So now you're into older men?"
"No, for you! You don't think so?"
Chikage looked away and towards the restrooms. "I love Gaara-san... you know that."
"But he doesn't. And he doesn't even know anything about Gaara. He won't ridicule you and he totally likes you. He's a good thing, that Genma. You need to move on."
"But I can't. If I would have been able to, I wouldn't have pined over him for this long."
"Pined over who?" Genma was back and he sat down next to Chi, looking at her.
"Um... he's..."
"Just a guy who's totally mean. He knows how she feels and he won't even give her a chance. But she can't stop liking him." Hito chose his words carefully.
"Chikage... you shouldn't wait for someone who'll never come to you. You need to find the ones who like you as you are. Going after the unapproachable guys only ends up with you looking down on yourself," Genma advised.
Chikage sighed. "Maybe you're right... but... I can't stop my feelings for him."
"Are you kids ready to order?" Mauve was back and her trusty pad of paper was out. They ordered, looking at the first thing they saw on the breakfast menu so they wouldn't seem so ignorant. In reality, they had only opened the menu and nothing more.
"Well, I can't tell you what to do. But since you already know my opinion... guess there's nothing more to do but wait to eat."
"So you're gonna be Chi's friend?" Hito suddenly asked.
Genma and Chikage looked at the boy with wide eyes. Then each other. He smiled and said, "Sure... friends?" He held out his hand towards her.
Chikage blushed. Her first real friend... who still didn't know about Gaara... but still! She grabbed his hand and gave it a shake. "Friends." She smiled happily and it was Genma's turn to blush. They then looked away with blushes and the next time Mauve came back, she teased whom she thought was a newly-formed couple (Genma and Chikage).
The two blushed even more and muttered curses towards the insane waitress into their eggs. They had ordered the same thing on accident. Was it fate? Was it destiny? Or do two minds just make four eyes go to the same breakfast item?
((guess you'll just have to find out next time! review and I'll TRY to get it up sooner! but I think that this chapter is longer than the last!))