Holy crap! Lots, seriously lots, of dialogue edits. I had a new idea for the "Mika/Sakura/Ino conversation's focus and I went for it! Read and Enjoy, my readers!
Chapter 28: Mika the Cruel
Mika pushed the two girls down into the dirt. "Now I want to know just what the hell is going on here!" They started to bicker again, so Mika sat down in front of them and stared at them till they got creeped out enough from her stare. "I'm going to ask you one more time, what is going on?", Mika pointed to Ino.
"Why do you want to hear Ino before me?", Sakura complained.
"Because you punched me in the face, now shut up.", she rubbed her cheek. "Ino, what's going on?"
Ino straightened herself out and looked Mika in the eye. "This morning, while I was opening my family's flower shop, I looked out the window and saw you and Kakashi walking, very closely together, toward the practice field."
"That is such a lie!" Sakura shouted. "You said they were limping! And that Mika's face was all flushed cause they just finished having you know what back at his apartment!"
Mika's eyes doubled in size. "No I don't know what." A bright blush spread across her face. "What are you talking about?!" Oh my god, are you kidding me? Everyone knows what 'you know what' is. Hehehe…
Ino leaned forward and started yelling at Sakura. "You shut up, you pink rat! How could I have possibly seen the color of her face? I was on the other side of the freakin' street, retard!"
Sakura lunged forward again in an attempt to tear out Ino's tongue. Mika shot out and managed to stop the attack. "Sakura!", she ordered. "Sit down and shut up! You'll get your turn." Mika turned back to Ino, hurriedly gesturing for her to continue with her tale.
The gossip queen cleared her throat and continued. "Sakura came by later and I asked her about who her sensei's girlfriend was and she jumped to the conclusion that it was you." Her tone changed from calm and explanatory to loud and annoying. "Then she went crazy and dragged me out here and started throwing out crazy words."
Mika raised her hand to Sakura in a threatening manner to halt the impending outburst of 'liar, bitch, etc.' "Hmmm…", she thought. I can't believe that there are teenage girls thinking about me having… that… with… him. God, talk about a bunch of perverts! I guess it's all ninja and not just the freaky grey-haired ones. "O.k. then."
"O.k. then, what?" Sakura to Mika.
Mika looked up at the sky momentarily before returning her gaze to the two girls. "I'm officially concerned for the two of you. Seriously, it's not normal for two… what are ya'll? Fourteen, fifteen? year old girls to be thinking about two grown adults having sex. Ya'll should not even be thinking about these kinds of things until you're at least of legal age. Not to mention how it's incredibly creepy that you put together an entire storyline for the two of us."
"So, Mika-chan, are the two of you, you know?", Sakura asked quietly; Ino listened, desperate for an answer as well.
Are these chicks serious? I believe they are… you're right. It is disturbing. "No. God, no we did not have sex." The two teenagers relaxed where they sat. But Mika continued to talk with her eyes fixed on the ground, "I mean, come on. I just returned to the village after nearly two decades away. I'm not some kind of whore or anything. It's not that the thought hasn't crossed my mind." She started to blush as her contemplative rant continued. "Cause it has. It just doesn't seem right. Or at least the timing hasn't been right. Well, it kinda was the other day in the citrus grove, but yea, that's another story altogether." She laughed, looked up and became agonizingly conscious of the wide-eyed stares of the two young girls. They both looked at her like she was some kind of huge pervert. "I… uh… Stop it!", Mika snapped at them. "You're acting like those same ideas weren't floating around in your heads!"
"They weren't." Ino straightened up her back.
"Yea, we were thinking of YOU with Kakashi, not US with him." Sakura almost choked on the words they were so awkward for her. "It's a completely different concept."
It was silent for two uncomfortable minutes. "Look Sakura,", Mika excitedly held up another one of her notebooks. "Chapter Five. Go fetch.", she threw it back toward the tree line where everyone else had gathered. Instantly Sakura took off after the precious notebook. She caught it and curled up next to a tree reading it. "You.", Mika stared at Ino with an evil look.
"W-who, me?", she stuttered.
"I've read your file. You can take over someone's mind with one of your jutsu, right?"
"Uh, yeah, I can. Wait, I'm lost. Weren't we just talking about something else?"
"No, that conversation ended, died, was buried, and will never resurface. Now, listen closely. You owe me a favor for making Sakura punch me. So this is what I want you to do." Mika proceeded to tell her about her evil plan for today.
"Are you serious? You want me to do what now?", she was shocked at Mika's request.
"You heard me. Now come on. I want to get this thing finished already." The two of them headed back to the awaiting group. Gai, Lee, and Naruto had already showed up. But there was one other now too.
"Hello, what's this?", Mika asked looking at the people she knew she hadn't invited to this shindig.
"Good Morning, Mika!", Jiraiya eagerly greeted her. "I heard that this test of yours was something to see, so here I am." He gave a big smile.
"Well, I don't know just how interesting it's going to be today.", she started to make an excuse. "I mean, Naruto is pretty strong. I wouldn't be surprised if he beat all of his opponents today."
"What!?....I mean, of course.", Naruto was shocked to hear her say that.
"I don't expect this to last too long today. So, nobody get too comfortable." Mika turned to Naruto and Kiba, "Go on, get out there. I'll start the timer once ya'll are set."
"Hold on just one second!", Naruto shouted. "What angle are you getting at, Mika-chan?"
She couldn't stop herself. "You wouldn't get it.", her straight face broke into laughter followed by Kiba. "Get out there.", she kicked Naruto in the back, lightly.
The two started fighting; Kiba was on the apprehensive side, probably afraid that the ground would eat him again. Everyone watched the fight intently, waiting for Mika to intervene, but all she did was sit down at the base of the tree that Kakashi was leaning against, reading his book.
He looked down at her, "So?", he asked.
She pulled her knees up to her chest and continued to watch the fight. "So.", she answered without looking up.
"What did Sakura want?"
You thought for a second. How should I put it? Not that big of a deal, really. Really?!….Kind of on the awkward side, don't ya' think. "She had a problem."
"With?"
"You sure are nosy.", Mika carelessly let slip out. She glanced up at him, "With us."
"What did we do?", he carefully asked.
Supposedly we fucked this morning. …Please don't ever say that sentence ever again. "She's just being protective of her favorite author.", she smiled. "She doesn't like us being so… close." With that she stood up and walked over to Gai.
I just need a little space, so don't read into this too much. I need to not think about it now… otherwise, who knows what could happen.
Please stop, I can't take your thoughts anymore!
Stay out of my personal life.
Our personal life, sweetie, 'our'.
Kakashi's eye followed her. Since when does she care what Sakura thinks? And why does she walk to Gai? Of all people., he thought.
Mika noticed the jealous look in his eye, so she decided to be nice. She did promise to not tease on purpose anymore. Walking right past Gai she casually said hello and then walked over to stand next to Ino. "You ready?"
"So soon? But I thought we were going to wait."
"We are, I just want you ready at the drop of a hat.", Mika patted her on the head. Looking up, she noticed that Kiba took his fall; Naruto was already jumping up and down. He had no idea that he wasn't actually winning fair and square. "Shino.", she turned to face the gloomy kid. "You ready?"
He nodded his head and started to walk forward but she stopped him. Naruto ran up in a super excited state.
"WOOOO! Did you see that? I'm awesome!"
Mika nodded. "Yes, yes you are. You seem kind of tired. Do you want five minutes to rest or get some water?", she asked in a genuinely sincere tone. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at her. "What?", she asked confused.
"What's with the manners?", Kakashi asked, now seemingly confused as to what she was up to.
"I am always polite.", she smiled.
"Since when? You are always rude to me.", Jiraiya scoffed.
"That's because you disgust me.", she snapped; then quickly regained her composure. "Not to say I still don't consider you a good friend. You are like that crazy uncle that everyone has.", she effortlessly feigned a smile. When she really tried, she could fake anything flawlessly. You are a friend, a gross perverted old man, but a friend., she thought.
"Hey yeah.", Sakura sat up, done reading the notebook. "You were showing off yesterday and interfering big time."
Ugh! She reads way to fast. I need her to not be moving around and I didn't bring chapter 6. Mika slipped her hand into her bag to find out what she did have with her. "I'm not in the mood today.", she smiled while digging through her bag with one hand. O.k. let's see. What do I have here? My idea book, she would eat that up. Better save it until Shino is about to fall. "Alright Naruto, if you don't want a break go ahead and head back out there." Mika turned to Shino and nodded for him to follow.
Shino took two minutes to 'trip and fall'. Pathetic, I guess he doesn't know how to make it look good. She shouted to Sakura and threw her idea book at her. The teenager let out one of those fan girl squeals and started to devour the contents.
"Well that was disappointing. I thought you said this was going to be interesting, Kakashi.", Jiraiya turned to him.
What? He invited him?, Mika thought.
"Sorry," He shrugged his shoulders. "I thought Mika would lose her temper and interfere."
"Why on earth would I lose my temper?", she sweetly interrupted the conversation.
"Because you are losing.", he gave her a sideways look.
She flashed a big smile. "Funny how you think I'm losing."
The two looked at her wearily. "You already lost your temper, didn't you?", Jiraiya asked.
"Yup.", she continued to smile as Shino and Naruto walked up to the group. "It's Sakura's fault really. She shouldn't have punched me."
Of course Sakura didn't hear a word; she was too consumed in the reading Mika had given her. 'Gasp', Sakura was stunned with what she just read. "I can't believe you would consider having Suki make-out with Jon!?!", she looked at Mika with disgusted eyes.
"Make-out? Now that sounds more like my genre of literature.", Jiraiya poked Mika in the shoulder. While Kakashi raised his eyebrow and looked at her with a curious stare.
"That's just shorthand for the two of them to share a passionate, loving kiss under the full moon. Not… 'that' o.k.?", she explained to Sakura and then swiveled around to face Jiraiya. "Don't for one second think, that you can compare the graceful and tasteful exchange of true love in my 'roman romantique' to that cheap and vulgar 'livre perverti' of yours, old man."
"It's so sad that you are so pretty and yet so uptight.", he shook his head back and forth. "You need to loosen up some. You only got a few years left before you're an old maid."
She was a bit taken aback by this comment. I'm not getting that old… am I?, she sadly thought to herself. "You're one to talk, old man.", Mika snapped back. "Besides, I'm plenty fun. Just ask any of my old boyfriends.", she flipped her hair back and turned to see Naruto pretending to be Rocky Balboa.
What?!? Old Boyfriend-s? God, I keep forgetting that she was gone for a whole fifteen years. I guess a lot does happen in fifteen years. She is going to hate all of the questions that I'm going to have for her later., Kakashi thought to himself.
"O.k.!", Naruto shouted. "Let's go. You and me, Lee!", he kept shouting.
Oh, whoa, hold on. Gotta stall., Mika gave Ino the signal. She nodded her head and sat down next to a tree, in clear view of Sakura, who was also sitting. "Hey now,", she grabbed Naruto by the shoulders. "You sure you don't want to take a break.", she started to lead him away from Lee and Gai and over toward Jiraiya and Kakashi. "You were really great out there.", she continued to grip his shoulders as a strangely determined looking Sakura stood up and walked past the group toward Lee. Mika caught her arm and whispered in her ear, "Hey, don't look so upset. Make it look believable."
"But this is going to be really gross.", she whined back.
Mika gritted her teeth and whispered again, "I don't give a damn. Now smile and look interested." The pink-haired girl lightened up her expression and continued to walk over to the oblivious Lee.
"Hey Sakura-chan, where are you going?", Naruto tried to follow her, but Mika stopped him. "Let her alone, silly.", she pulled him back.
"What did you do to her?", Kakashi started to walk after her also.
She stopped him too and said, "Just wait and watch the show.", she started to giggle. Everyone watched as Sakura tapped Lee on the shoulder. He turned to face her and was about to speak when she planted a deep kiss right on his lips. Everyone's jaws hit the floor, even Mika's. Poor Lee swayed back and forth and then passed out. While Sakura stood there awkwardly. "Mika, I'm done now, right?", she whined.
"Oh yea, you're done.", she laughed as tears flowed from her eyes. "I couldn't have planned that any better!" Sakura collapsed to the ground as Ino stood up, gagging.
"We're even! You hear me you cruel, disgusting, woman! We're even!", Ino shouted at Mika and her tears of laughter.
The 'oh-my-god's' started and Naruto turned on his aunt, asking in a shocked voice, "But why?..."
"Simple.", she wiped the tears from her face. "You can't exactly fight Lee if he's unconscious. Wouldn't be fair."
"Ugh. What happened?", Sakura sat up.
"You totally just kissed Lee!", Kiba laughed. TenTen and Ino were laughing too, while Shino stifled his amusement.
Sakura glanced up at Ino, who showed a completely guilty face through the laughter. "I'm going to kill you Ino-PIG!", she screamed and ran at her. They started fighting again while Mika picked up the notebooks that Sakura had been reading.
"That was…", Kakashi started.
"Mean, hurtful, cruel?", she offered walking past him.
"Completely, but really smart.", he scratched his head. I really didn't see Sakura as being that kind of a liability in this.
"Oh,", she cheerfully smiled. "Thank you." Mika walked over to Gai. "Um, sorry about Lee. I thought it would be the most humane way to knock him unconscious."
"I guess that's one way to do it.", he answered looking down at his still twitching student.
"Maybe you should take him home and then you and I can practice, say in one hour?" Gai nodded his head as he threw Lee over his shoulder and took him away.
"I guess I'll see ya'll here tomorrow.", a majority of the group left while Mika walked up to Naruto and patted him on the head. "Sorry about that, but I had a timetable set, so…"
"So it was decided that you would make Sakura kiss…bushy-brow.", he turned away from her and pouted.
What? Naruto likes Sakura. Awwww…I still would have done what I did, but gosh. Now I feel bad. "Hey.", she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Don't be upset with me. It was a spur of the moment plan; I didn't realize it would upset you so much. I promise I'll make it up to you."
"Like what?" He got a sneaky look in his eye.
She noticed the look and raised an eyebrow. "I'm not going to make her kiss you." His shoulders dropped. "How about I take you to dinner, tonight; anywhere you want?"
"Yea, o.k. I guess that sounds good."
"Come on, Sparky." Kakashi grabbed Mika's hand and started to pull her away. "I only get one more hour before Gai steals you away from me."
"What did I tell you about dragging me around?", she quickened her pace to walk next to him, then shouted over her shoulder to her nephew, "Bye!"
-Still with Naruto-
"Why does Kakashi-sensei always drag Mika away from me?"
"Oh, come on Naruto.", Jiraiya put his hand on Naruto's shoulder. "It's obvious."
"What's obvious?"
A stress mark appeared on the sannin's forehead. "I've been training you for two whole years and you can't tell that he likes her." He smacked himself in the head. "Have you learned nothing from me?" Naruto gave him a look of complete disbelief and disgust. "It's kind of cute actually. They were really good friends when they were little. And now, well, just look at her; can you blame him?"
"Yes. Yes I can!" Naruto started to follow the two grown adults only to be stopped by the old man. "Let me go!"
"Just think about this for a minute; judging by the fact that she hasn't bashed his head in must mean she likes him too. Do you think that she would appreciate you budding in?"
"……no, I guess not.", Naruto mumbled under his breath.
"And what would she do if you pissed her off?"
The thought of what cruel punishment, Mika could come up with, made Naruto shiver. "O.k. I'll leave her alone. But I'm going to have a serious talk with one of them later!" The two walked back toward the village in a different direction.
YAYS! This is like my new favorite chapter now! What about ya'll? What did ya' like, not like?
