CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
KARAOKE AND HAPPY JUICE
"Please! Someone please sing a song. It doesn't have to be dedicated to me. I just want someone to do karaoke," Jade pleaded to her group of friends. They were all standing in a group to the side of the stage, by the glass windows.
"I going to get something to drink," Kim muttered, as she hurried away.
"Kim," Jade shouted after her, but the girl had disappeared in the mass of party guests. She rounded on the others. "I thought you were fearless warriors. Hinata! Please go and sing a song," she pleaded to the girl that was standing on her right, catching her off guard.
"O-okay. I'll t-try my best," Hinata stuttered out before she was pushed up on the stage. From his speak behind the DJs station, Ren handed her a list of the songs that she could choose from. After a bit of contemplation she had finally come to a decision. If she was going to embarrass herself in front of everyone, she might as well sing a song that portrayed he feelings for someone special to her.
Ren set everything up, and handed her a microphone, then he motioned to the monitor off to the side that would display the words. When the song that was playing finished, Hinata stood center stage, waiting for the music to start. Once it started she waited for her cue. She started of softly, but as her friends started to cheer her on, she sang with much more confidence than she even knew she was capable of. Cheers broke out when Hinata sang the last notes and the music faded away. When she looked over the crowd that had formed, she couldn't help but turn red. She had been so focused on one person, she'd somehow forgotten about the crowd.
When she walked off of the stage she was pulled aside by the other girls that wanted to get up on stage to sing and have all the attention on them, and was soon engulfed in a giant hug by all of her girl friends.
"You know, she was thinking about you right," Kakashi asked looking down at his blond haired student with a fond smile.
"Congrats! The Hyuuga Heiress likes you, un," Deidara shouted slapping his fellow blond on the back, nearly causing the boy to stumble forward.
"Who would like the Dobe," Sasuke questioned with a blank expression. When his friend didn't respond he looked at his face, only to see a thoughtful expression he had only seen a few times when things serious or he thought no one was looking. "Naruto?"
"I know," Naruto said quietly, answering Kakashi's question. He turned to face Sasuke. "Just like I know that you realized you love Sakura-chan after watching her preform major surgery under immense pressure. I also know that Deidara took Jade out on a date today, and that there's something going on between Itachi and Hana. I'm not blind. I know how to read people."
"We're not talking about us right now. We're talking about you and Hinata," Itachi answered calmly, while on the inside, he was surprised. Though he would never admit it, Deidara was thankful for Itachi right then.
"She deserves someone stronger who can protect her," was the blond boy's reply.
"You defeated all of my Six Paths by yourself when no one else could. Not even Kakashi could." Right there the aforementioned man gave the redhead an annoyed glare. "I brought you back to life," he said patting the man's shoulder. Kakashi's shoulders slumped forward in defeat. Turning his attention back to his cousin, he asked, "Didn't you say that everyone in the village considers you a hero, and from what I've read in Ren's comic book, doesn't the hero always get the girl?"
"They're Kim's comic books... but... we'll help you get your girl Naruto," Kakashi said smiling down at him. Naruto started to get freaked out by his smile. "You're an amazing guy."
"Get away from me, you pervert," Naruto shouted as he pushed past the white haired man, momentarily stopping to whisper, "I'm not Kimi-nee-chan." Kakashi didn't need to know Naruto had wondered where the man went in the middle of the night and caught the two laying together on the sofa. Or that the blond had seen him carry the ebony haired girl to the room when, had it been anyone else, he would have left them there.
"Wow," Deidara drew out with a slow whistle.
"Wait! Naruto! It's like that," Kakashi yelled, chasing after his sensei's son.
The other three just shrugged and followed after the two. Naruto ran and had hid behind Jade while Kakashi was trying to explain himself, but the blond would not hear any of it. Nagato had explained most of the situation without giving anything away to the others. Sakura just shook her head at her Sensei, having already gone through this once before. She swore the two acted more like brothers than student and teacher.
The ebony haired girl stumbled slightly as she was trying to make her way across the dance floor over to a certain group. From what she could see, two people were shouting, and the others were just watching. She tripped and got a hold of some random person that was on the dance floor to keep herself from falling over. From there she latched onto another and then another until she had made it to the French doors that led to the backyard. Strutting over to her friends.
"Hey guys! What's up," Kim shouted once she was within hearing range. She held up her plastic cup of punch and took a sip.
Naruto and Kakashi stopped their arguing, and turned, along with the others, to face Kim as stumbled stumbled in their direction. Jade pursed her lips, and shook her head. She walked over to where her best friend was standing.
"Okay princess, I think you've had a little too much happy juice," Jade said taking the half-empty cup away. The dark haired girl pouted, crossing her arms and looking towards Deidara.
"Hey DeiDei," the slightly intoxicated girl slurred as she played with the blond man's soft hair. Running her finger through the long golden blond strands, she giggled. "You hair is so pretty, so lush. It's very voluptuous. Tell me your secrets." The others just stared at the girl in confusion, not really getting what was going on. Then they realized that the small girl was in fact drunk, and decided to watch and see what would happen next.
"Tell me you secrets," she whispered into the palm of Deidara's hand. When she got no reply she kissed the mouth that was there. The blond bomber was shocked, and the others speechless. She dropped the hand she was holding and before anyone could stop her, sashayed over to the shy Hyuga Heiress. She threw her arms around her and shouted, "Hinata! I like you! Your performance was amazing! I wish I could get up on stage like that, but alas I cannot. I have a horrid case of the stage fright."
"I-I l-l-like you too, Kimi-san," the pale eyed girl replied, feeling a bit awkward everyone's eyes on them. Kim grabbed hold of the other girls face, cupping both her cheeks gently, and placed a slow sensual kiss on her lips. Once again everyone was rendered speechless. Naruto, the first to snap out of his stupor, started to cheer them on, but was silenced by the glares he received from the Uchiha Brothers. They shy girl was turning an extremely deep shade of red. Kim pulled back with a sly look on her face, and then clambered onto Hinata's back, piggy-back style.
"You know, I like to climb on top of tall people. It makes me feel like I'm on top of the world," she explained, throwing her arms back when she shouted the word 'world,' nearly causing Hinata to fall over backwards. She then scanned her group of friends. Her gaze landed on the tallest one, which so happened to be her fellow pirate.
The white haired Jonin gulped, slightly afraid of what she might try to do to him. Though at the same time he was quite curious. He watched her small form wearily as she slowly approached him, flashing him a seductive smile. Itachi made to stop her, but she quickly evaded him. Placing her hands on the man's shoulders, she whispered words that left the man incapable of breathing as she slowly slid her arms to wrap around his neck. Placing her right hand on his cheek, and the other was grasping the hair at the back of his head as she quickly pulled down his face mask, and smashed her lips to his.
Over at the stage there was a shout of joy that almost sounded like, "Fuck yes! I'm getting grandchildren! They'll be gorgeous!" The group watched the scene in something akin to amazement. The Uchiha Brothers were glaring holes into the Hatake's head, and imagining ways to eliminate him.
Meanwhile the Hatake was stunned into stillness, and found himself reacting to the tiny woman. As he stood to his full height, the woman refused to get go of her hold and ended up wrapping her thighs around his waist. He was snapped back into reality when he felt something wet glide across his bottom lip, causing him to gasp in shock at the feeling it gave him, the girl took her chance to explore his mouth. He could taste nothing but chocolate and other sweet treats, and something fruity with a hint of liquor. Regaining control of his motor functions, he placed his hands on her hips stopping them from moving and pushed her back, quickly pulling his mask back up.
Although the girl's brothers were relieved that their sister was no longer making out with the white haired man they, along with everyone else, were pretty miffed at the fact that they missed a chance to see he white haired Jonin's face thanks to Kim's long hair shielding his face.
"Here give her this," Sakura said trying to stifle her giggles, as she handed Kakashi a small round pill.
"Sakura-chan I don't think he wants to kill her," Naruto stated.
"Idiot! It's not a food pill! It's to flush out the alcohol," she seethed.
Kakashi ignored them, and popped the pill in the girl's mouth.
"I have to pee," Kim announced. Kakashi set her down, and she ran to the nearest bathroom.
All too soon the party had come to an end when some parents showed up. They were angry at the 'lack' of adult supervision. They were furious when Ren had told them that he had been supervising the party the entire night. They tried to argue that there was a drunk teenager, but Ren told them it was okay, she was his daughter. In the end, the infuriated parents had taken their children home, and called their friends to get their children.
The last of the guests were getting worn out, and decided to make their ways home. It was two in the morning and the only ones left were the just a few random passed out people. Ren had woken them up, called them a cab, and sent them on their way.
The group sat around the pool, looking up at the stars. Overall they had a great time, but all good things must come to an end. They were just talking about random things.
"We should go for a swim," Jade suggested.
"I don't even own a swim suit," Hana muttered, splashing her feet in the water.
"We can go in our underwear. It's basically the same thing," Konan stated.
"I can't. I'm not wearing a bra because someone," Kim shot Jade a look, "told me not to wear one, and I'm not about to flash everyone." There were several coughs that sounded a lot like 'Kakashi' being choked out. Her glare intensified.
"What was that," Naruto asked, catching the attention of the others. He was pointing to one of the windows to the mansion. He jumped up and started to make his way inside to investigate.
The rest of the group decided to follow after him. Kim and Naruto were the firsts to reach the mansion. When everyone else had made it to the entrance, Kim and Naruto were nowhere in sight.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
