((Okay, it has been way too long since I've put up any chapters. I'm sorry! I haven't had a whole lot of time, what with my work and everything... but Kitsune Slave is back and ready to write... until she has to go to work again... then it'll hopefully not be as slow as it has been. Seriously, it feels as if time has litterally stopped for me because I haven't been writing as much as I wanted to! Everything I've been thinking of has been attacked by writer's block... anyway, here's to the loyal people who have been waiting forever and have even written their appreciation for my story despite my sudden lack of chapters. The first 5 were written on the very first day the chapter was out!))

xXTwilight-KunoichiXx

HEY THANK YOU FOR DEDICATING THIS TO ME! I'M SO HAPPY AND I FEEL IMPORTANT
LOL I GET SENSITIVE LOL...it was cute i loved it right now i got away from my
mom(shes doing laundry) to review the story and read it yay shes probably
gonna make gaara jealous yay i love jealousy. Thank you love the chappie! I'm
15 now btw and Sasuke's Birthday was The 23rd!
-Ja ne, xXTwilight-KunoichiXx

((yay! I'm so happy that you loved it. hopefully I can keep it up... lol))

Dark-Passion67

I love this story!
Will Garaa catch Genma and Chikage hanging out?
Hito is the best!
Can't wait for the next update:)

((can't have jealousy without the subject catching them in the act. of course, Chikage's not really gonna know what's going on since her younger bro will probably be the mastermind behind whatever relationship she and Genma have lol the third wheel...))

Something Diabolical

oh god. if there are two swipers that means they must have invented a cloning
machine... ho.ly..

((and that means that they used Swiper as a guinea pig... Dora can't be that smart... bet Diago was the first and when his clone died, he refused to try again.))

kina

wow...genma? never expected that one! anyway..YAYZ hito's into older men!
LMAO XD yaoi!! WO!! good chapie! not useing firefox this time cause my
internet is a ..wha -crys-

((I'm sorry... but I can't write yaoi on my own... that Labyrinth story that I put up was the production of a friend of mine and myself. she was so mean to Jareth... sniffles))

cherry1315

hehe cute, interesting!
cant wait for the next one! :D

((me neither sits down and waits oh wait... I'm supposed to be writing that, aren't I?))

VampireGaaraCheesepuffs

Naruto spazzes everyone up don't he? XD Lol, who knew the Naruto world had a
WNTW (What Not to Wear)
The Map has been burned, backpack escaped by jumping in the river, and the
cow thing won't talk. .

((it was inevitable... WNTW has been taking over the minds of people for 10 years or maybe even more... I'm not sure. As for the cow... we have ways of making it talk... starts boiling milk Okay, cow... the more time you stay silent, the more the milk curdles...))

Gaara-frenzy

grr i find something wrong with this but whatever lets see what happens
update soon plz!! XD

((I do too... but sometimes, a third party must push a fourth in for anything to happen between the first two parties))

NeferNeferi

Oh, a longer chapter; I'm glad. )
Anyway, a new guy shows up! I kind of like him; I wonder if Chikage thinks
the same? What will Gaara do when he sees them together? Please update soon,
sorry for the short review but I'm in a hurry!

((he'll pretend not to care... which he doesn't... or does he? dang, he won't tell me anything... and I don't think he'll be affected by the boiling milk...))

Mrs. Neji Uchiha

Wow, this is funny. I like the idea of getting Chi together with Genma. Make
Gaara jealous, CHA! And I think that Cheesepuffs has my ferret tied up. He
never drops character, even when it'd be good for him.

((and I'll try to make it even funnier. but Cheesepuffs... the ferret belongs to her... does that mean that you made Swiper...Mrs. Neji Uchiha...?))

((so many reviews... and so little results. I'm so sorry!! Please forgive and don't send the ninja assassins! bows))

Chapter 26: Friends, My Foot

Gaara casually strolled down the street. There was no use in looking around. He'd seen everything and no one would bump into him since they feared him. All in all, it was a usual day, though he had to admit that he felt a little better after letting out some steam from the use of Chikage's body. Maybe she was okay... as far as that went. But nothing too structured. The girl couldn't have gotten pregnant, she'll realize her foolishness later and everything will be back to normal... completely and totally normal.

'Nothing out of... the... ordina--ry...?' he thought as he passed by a restaurant and somehow saw Chikage and her brother eating in there with a boy he'd never seen before. They were blushing wildly while that little runt laughed at them. He'd seen this scene before in one of Temari's hidden mangas. The boy and the girl usually blushed because they liked eachother a lot... more than a lot, though. It was a sign of love in those kind of books. That was why Kankuro's porn never had blushing maidens. His kind of magazines never had to do with love, only lust for sex and a quick buck.

He looked at the new kid and sneered. The boy's eyes were too wide and colorful. A green that shown out with the same intensity as Naruto's. Naruto himself was okay, at best. But this boy had dark hair that contrasted against his eyes. Not like the bouncy blonde of Konoha. Not like that pink-haired kunoichi with the light green eyes. Not like... himself.

Shaking his head against those ill thoughts, he looked back at Chi and noticed that the girl was poking childishly at her eggs. Then it hit him-- they ordered the same thing! Maybe she couldn't make up her mind so he ordered for her? No, that's impossible... the other way around then! He asked her and decided to order the same food. An obvious act of seduction on his part. And the red haired, violet-eyed twit fell for it!

'I thought she was supposed to love me! I'm the one that had sex with her! She should be busy making... wait... I see where this is going. She's probably just using that poor sap so I'll do something stupid. Not on your life, Chikage. You can't catch me off guard THAT easily,' he thought, suddenly figuring out what was going on.

"Gaara-san?"

The boy in question turned around quickly to find that the group had left the table and was now looking at him with worried eyes. Scratch that-- Chi's eyes were worried. Hito's showed spite and angry disgust. And the new kid looked as if Gaara was insane but like he was really going to say that to his face.

"Gaara-san, what's wrong? Were you hungry?" she asked softly. But she didn't take a step closer. Her eyes were worried... but they also held a pain so deep that he could even feel it in the very air. And so could the others because they tensed up suddenly.

He snorted. "No. I saw a new face and I wondered how that rat snuck into the city... the fact that you're near him is an insult."

"Why? You have nothing to be jealous about," Hito replied with a smart-aleck grin. The green-eyed red head glared at the boy for his insinuation.

"I don't. I can't love her so I obviously can't feel jealousy. But you can, can't you? That's why you dare to pick a fight with me, isn't it, little fool?" Gaara's words were careful and venomous to a point.

As Chikage moved her brother behind her, the black-haired boy stepped forward. "Hey, that wasn't necessary. He was only trying to protect her. What's your damage?"

"You. You're in my city and I don't like you."

Genma scowled and declared, "You haven't even given me a chance! You don't even know my name!!"

"I don't see how that should make a difference. Leave now and I'll let you live," Gaara said, turning his back on them and walking away.

"You can't say stuff like that! My father just got a job here and you expect us to leave just because you want to be a jerk?!"

The red head just kept walking.

Genma growled in anger. "My name is Genma! And I challenge you, Gaara!!"

That stopped him. And started him laughing maniacally. "You dare to try to defeat me?! You must be joking. My sand will crush you into a pulp. Are you so eagar to die?" Gaara turned around and grinned evily at the boy.

The black haired new kid walked to face him and said, "I can't win if you have an unfair advantage over me, can I? So this isn't going to be a fight."

"What do you propose?"

"A battle for Chikage's heart. If I get her to say that she loves me, I win."

"I've already won. That stupid girl has already told me that she loved me."

"She's depressed because you're such an ass. I bet you took advantage of her."

"So?"

"So if you can't find yourself in love with her before she falls in love with me, I win. I like Chikage a lot and I've got her brother on my side. You have her childhood feelings on yours. Now either you love her back or she loves me back. If you win, I'll pack up and leave for home and Dad'll stay for his job."

"And if you win?"

"I stay."

"No deal."

"Fine. If you're afraid to lose, I'll just stay here and try to win her anyway."

"You don't stand a chance with her."

"Then accept the deal if you're so confident. It shouldn't be that hard for someone like you..."

Gaara glared darkly at the smirking Genma. He knew he'd been caught. He could have easily killed the boy but then that would lead to energy best not wasted if his home town found out. A war could erupt just because he killed a snot-nosed punk. "Deal."

((Okay, lame reason for Gaara to accept Genma's reason. But hey, the real reason is something that he didn't want to admit. So we'll cut the guy a break... at least I will. And thus, a competition is formed between two boys for Chi's heart. Notice how Gaara didn't shove her shattered virginity in Genma's face? He'll save that for a rainy day. Anyway, that was chapter 26. I hope you liked it! Review please and I'll try to get the next one up as soon as I can!))