- Chapter 4 -

~ Ino's P.O.V ~

I could feel my body tremble as I watched how minutes began to fly by, only meaning that there was less time till our parents arrived. Though I could care less about the other girl's parents because it was my parents in particular that you truly had to fear.

Though then again this time around was different from all the rest, because this time we actually had something to lose. Usually, we'd just get a phone call that told us which school we'd be attending next, my mom would then yell at me for 2 hours, and then would just continue on. But this time Tenten's parents didn't plan on sending her to just any other private school.

"Agh!" Just the thought of it pissed me off! What the hell is wrong with them? I guess we have been getting expelled a lot lately though separating us? Without a single warning? Will they even hear what we have to say?

I slammed my fist into a wall. This was just too much.

"Calm down Ino, spiders don't bite unless you give them a reason to," Temari suddenly spoke.

"What?" I quickly looked around, only to notice a huge ass spider right next to me. "Bitch!"

"The spider smaller than you, Ino. Calm down."

"Yeah, and so are grenades!" I snapped while quickly moved away from the window as I took a seat on the couch while squeezing myself between Temari and Hinata. "Now Protect!" I peacefully sighed while relaxing my back against the couch. But then again that was also when I realized I wasn't the only one panicking.

It wasn't surprising though, to see that the rest of the girls were just as worried as I was, but it was funny how they all tried to hide it in their own subtle ways.

Like always, Tenten was twirling a kunai on her finger, though if you didn't know her, you probably wouldn't even notice, that Tenten only ever twirls a kunai on her left hand when she has something on her mind.

And even though it might seem like Hinata was just watching Shawshank Redemption, she actually only ever watches it when she trying to come up with a plan. And even though Temari looked like she was just watching it with her, her thumbnail would tell you otherwise.

Overall we were all feeling the same. We haven't seen our parents since Christman, and we're already in November of the next year. And now they're not even here just to see us but more like to clean up the mess we've made. And just as soon as that's done they'll just leave again, just like they always do.

Though it was hard to feel sorry for myself when two specific idiots were taking up most of the U shaped couch. Like what the hell is wrong with these bastards? Did they forget who burnet the stove?

I let out a stressful sigh as I stared up at the ceiling. I don't think my heart can take any more of this.

- Ding Dong! Ding Dong! -

Crap! They're here! "Someone get the door!" I yelled as I throw one of the throw pillows at Tenten.

"Are you crazy? You get it!" Tenten yelled back while tossing me back the pillow.

"Don't be stupid there is no way in hell I'm getting that fucking door!"

"Can both of you just shut up! If one of you won't do it then both of you go." Hinata yelled loudly at us, which would have been more threatening if she wasn't hiding behind the couch.

"Then how about you say that to our faces, you bloody coward!" Both Tenten and I yelled back.

"Enough. I'll get it!"

The room went silent as we all stared at Temari in awe. "What a brave soldier," We all saluting her, as Tenten and I took shelter from behind the couch as we watched her head for the door.

Her expression was blank but we could tell she was shaking.

While Temari got closer to the door we all noticed that she was beginning to hesitate. As her movements began to grow stiff. "You got this Temari. Show that doors who's boss." Hinata sarcastically added as she continued to watch her movie.

"Not helping!" Tenten barked while hitting her on the back of the head. "Ow."

Temari hesitantly reached for the door nob, as we all peeked from behind the couch, waiting to see what laid behind that door.

Though when we noticed who was actually there we all dropped. "Hello!" Chirped a small old man, as he waved at Temari.

"U-um can I help you, sir?" Temari asked while slowly getting back up.

"Yes. Is this the Jonson's residence?"

"No, that's next door,"

"Is that so? Thank you, young miss, I'll be on my way then."

"A-Anytime."

Temari sighed as me and the girls finally came out. "Well that was weird," Tenten said while I and Hinata nodded in agreement.

"But thank God that's over-" Though just as I finished my sentence, a large gust of wind came pouring into the house, even causing Temari to lose her grip on the door as it flew open.

We shielded our eyes as the sound of a helicopter could be clearly heard from outside. "Seems like our parents decided on the flashy entrance." Hinata laughed.

When the copper finally touched the ground and the sound coming from the propellers began to die down, we all took a step outside, as we watched as the doors to the helicopter slid open.

"They don't have a real place to land, so they park their helicopter in the middle of the street. Smart." Tenten, Temari and me groaned in embarrassment, as Hinata simply laughed. "Those old-timers really know how to make an entrance."

Suddenly a woman with short brown hair who had her arm wrapped Temari's father, emerged from the copper, as she suddenly smiled when she saw Temari. "Hello, girls~! Hi, Temari! Did you miss Mommy?"

We watched how Temari covered her face with her hand as she walked back inside. "Close the door and tell them to go home. I'm going to bed." Though Hinata quickly grabbed ahold of the back of her shirt. "No, you're not." She said just before pulling her back outside and pushing her into Temari's mother's arms.

It wasn't long till Tenten's and Hinata's parents unboarded the helicopter. As I hid behind Tenten, waiting for mine. "Well I'll go inside and make some coffee," And just like that, she was gone.

I sighed in relief when everyone went inside and with no sight of my parents around. 'This might be the first time I'm actually happy not to see those old-timers.' I thought to myself as I turned around and walked back inside. Though just as I was about to close the door, I froze at the sound of my name.

"Ino Yamanaka."

I shrieked as I slowly turned around only to see my dad trying to contain mom. "Noriko, please. Calm down."

Her sinister voice sent shivers down my spine. "No."

'I'm so screwed!'

|20 Minutes Later|

~ Temari's P.O.V ~

Once we were all inside Tenten led our parents to the dining room where Hinata had set up tea, coffee and finger sandwiches, that she had already made an hour ahead of time. Once we were all seated, all we were waited for was for Ino's parents to finish up.

Our table was long enough for all our parents to be able to sit across from us and even though our parent's hard stares were kinda uncomfortable the girls and I still found it kinda hard to muffle our laughter as we could clearly hear Ino getting scolded by Noriko in the other room, as Inoichi tried to calm her down.

Once Ino and her parents finally joined us, Tenten, Hinata and I almost died of laughter when we saw the expression on her face. With tears hung from the corner of her eyes while she sniffed.

Though our fathers quickly shut us up with a single "Huff" and tap on the table, as we all pretend to cough. 'Christ, this is going to stretch out."

And just like I thought, it did.

About a half-hour flew by as we did nothing more, but make basic small talk while sipped tea and eating away at the sandwiches.

Just as I was about to lift up my cup, Tenten suddenly nudged me while she and Ino both gave me a look while looking back at Hinata. I let out an annoyed sigh while I rolled my eyes at them.

I slowly placed down my cup as I suddenly pretended to clear my throat while nudging Hinata.

She looked at me and the girls while smiling. "Well, I guess this time is a better time than any." As she then softly put down her cup.

"Well, I'm sure you guys aren't just here small talk and catching up. Tenko told us everything, so you can save your breath. We won't just let you take Tenten away from us."

I stared at them, searching for any type of reaction. And at first, they didn't respond, that is until a few seconds later as they all began to roar with laughter.

Hinata quickly stood up while slamming her hands on the table. "Do you mind telling us what's so funny?" Tenten also stood up as she shouted. "I don't know about you but we're not joking! We're serious about this! I don't want to go to England, I want to stay here with my friends!"

"We know, we know," Tenten's father repeated while waving his hand back and forth.

"Then why-," Tenten was about to ask though was quickly interrupted by Ino's father. "Because we knew you were going to say that."

It was only until Tenten's mother, Takuma, spoke did everyone quiet down. "I already knew Tenko would tell you about our plans for Tenten. And before even coming here, we already knew none of you had any intention of letting us separate Tenten from your little group. Though I have to make myself perfectly clear. In 1 week's time, we do plan on having Tenten attend a boarding school in England." All four of us froze at what Takuma said next. "And there is not a single thing any of you could say that will change our minds."

Tenten sat down, her eyes wide with shock. As Ino looked down at her lap, her fist clenched.

Was it really that much of a surprise though? From the start, I knew that this was a long shot. 22 expulsions. What did we expect? That they'd just let us carry on like this till we graduated? It was about time that they realized us being together was one of the major reasons why we always got expelled. And now it's time for us to pay the price.

Though even though I knew that we weren't going to get away with, I still felt so angry. I felt like such a spoiled child. But then again, why did they even come if they never even thought of hearing us out in the first place. We just wasted so much time on nothing!

Suddenly Hinata's words cut through the silence like a knife.

"But that's not the real reason you're here, is it?" Hinata's asked as she stayed standing, her expression was unchanged. "If you really wanted to just say that, then why not just tell us through the phone? You have with everything else up until now."

'What are you getting at Hinata?'

Tenten's father, Rinmaru, smirked at Hinata. "We came because we haven't seen you guys in such a long time. Plus we thought it was a good idea to deliver news this import directly ourselves. And it wouldn't be a wild thought to think that maybe you girls would do something reckless if we had told you through the phone."

"That's fair, but how about you just explain this to me. Temari's still has another week left to her probation. So leaving the state, let alone the country is out of the option. Then there's also the fact that you could easily have cut our credit card use. Meaning why didn't you just tell Tenten to pack her things before you even got here? Why egg us on when you could have just made it perfectly clear that you never intended to fight with us in the beginning. Or do you find pleasure in tormenting children?"

Tenten's father was quick to stand up and protest though as he opened his mouth he found that he had nothing to say. He shook his head from side to side as if looking for something to answer back with though nothing came out. It was until Hinata's father, Hiashi, stood up and placed his hand on Rinmaru's shoulder did the truth finally began to slip out.

"So tell me Hinata how did you find out we were lying?"

"Simple. Mom couldn't look me in the eye. She's always been bad at hiding her emotions and the moment she walked into the dining room I could tell she was hiding something. At first, I just thought she just felt bad because she already knew about our situation, though when she still didn't calm down after Mrs. Lalin laid down that major bombshell. It just took me a minute to put one and two together and finally put my hypothesis into play and see which one of you would crack."

Hinata smirked as if she was only seconds away from patting her self on the back. It didn't help when all our parents clapped in awe. "Now how about you drop the act guys. Tell us what's really going on."

Though our parents weren't so quick to give in just yet. "Nope, we still want to milk this in for a little longer." Our parents said while turning their head away, like a couple of stubborn brats.

Which finally made me crack. "Ok, that's it! One of you are going to tell us what's up or all of you are going to the hospital!" I yelled as I climbed the table as all three of the girls quickly held me back.

"Temari! Calm down!"

"You make it sound like you actually want to hurt them," Someone said from the other side of the room.

"Yeah! And what of it? Actions always spoke louder than words!" I yelled as I watched how our parents plugged their ears and whistled, pretending not to listen. These old bastards are as bad as Tenko and Oji!

"Wait who said that?" Hinata asked as she let go of my arm, causing me to swing into Tenten and Ino.

"You just put your name on the list, bitch." I barked at Hinata, as I pushed myself off the floor. Though suddenly I stopped when I noticed the expression on her face. "Hinata?"

"Neji? Is that you?" She asked as she slowly made her way towards the guy who just walked in.

"Just Neji? What happened to my Nii-San?"

Hinata's lips soon curved into a wide grin as she quickly went running to a boy with long brown hair and eyes just the same colour as hers. As she hugged him tightly. "Neji! What are you doing here!"

"Maybe if you let me go I could tell you." The guy struggled to say, as Hinata's hug only grew tighter. "Just a second more." He sighed painfully though none the of the less a smile still made its way to his lips as he hugged her back. "I missed you too, Hinata."

As Hinata and this boy named Neji continued to hug, I leaned over to Tenten and Ino as I whispered. "Hey, do you guys know who this guy is?"

"Not a clue."

I slowly sat back into my chair as I raised a brow at them both. As Ino said something interesting. "They look so close, makes you wonder why she's never introduced us to him." Ino's lips soon formed into a mischievous grin. "Hey, maybe they're engaged to be married, and she's been too embarrassed to tell us!"

"Nope. We're cousins." Hinata stated plainly while Tenten and I leaned away from Ino. "Ew, incest."

"Oh, Shut up! I didn't hear any of you coming up with any bright ideas!"

I stared at Hinata. "So are you going to introduce us or is Ino going to have to search up his life story on the internet?"

She laughed, "Girls this guy's name is Neji, Neji Hyuga. He's one year older than me. When I was 5 he moved away to England to study abroad, though before that we were basically glued to the hip. I've only seen him a hand full of times since he moved, though the last time we saw each other was four to five years ago. Now Neji, these are my friends. Temari, Tenten, and Ino. I've known Temari and Ino for 2 years and Tenten for 3."

"Now, Neji how about you tell me what you're doing here exactly. Because I can tell this wasn't just a warm visit."

Neji looked at our parents before speaking, as they all nodded at him. "I'm here to take you all to England."

"What?!"

"Awe, and I really wanted to tease them a little more," My mother whined while pouting and crossing my arm.

"Huh?" I asked as I could feel a dozen veins pop on the side of my forehead while I slowly began to pull out my bat.

"Quick! Grab Temari!" Ino yelled as she wrapped her arms around me from the back. "Right! But where the hell did she pull out that bad!?" Tenten yelled back as she wrapped her arms around from the front.

Though suddenly Hinata took away my bat. "Hey! Give that back."

"Not until you let them finish."

I groaned as I sat back down and crossing my arms, as I stared daggers at them all. "Talk."

Ino's father cleared his throat as he spoke. "In all honesty, we all meet a week ago in Paris to discuss the matter of your last expulsion. We said that if you got expelled one more time we'd have no choice but to separate all four of you. And when we got the call from your principal at Capa, well our hands were tied."

"So what you're saying is..." Ino couldn't bring herself to finish her sentence.

"Well, that was the plan." Hinata's father soon continued. "That is until we found out what school Takuma and Rinmaru were planning on sending Tenten. I recalled hearing about that school before and remembered that Neji attended that exact school. That was when we decided to give you one last chance."

Hinata's mother soon added in. "We thought that it was too harsh of us to just separate you guys without even giving you the chance to prove to us that you can be good students!" She clapped cheerfully.

"Though here's the deal." My father soon spoke. "If you all get expelled one more time. Then there will be no second chances. The choice is yours. Behave or say your goodbyes while you still can."

We all looked at one another then back at our parents. For as long as I've known them our parents have always been the type to fool around just like how they did a few minutes ago. Though as I looked into their eyes, there was no doubt in my mind, they were serious.

Giving each other one last look, we nodded.

"Good, now that that's over how about me and Hiashi have a little talk with Tenko and Oji," Rinmaru replied while he and Hiashi stood up and walked towards the living room.

"Wait. What about Tanko and Oji?" Tenten asked.

Tenten's mother sighed as she placed her hand on her forehead. "Though they might not seem it, both Tenko and Oji are very skilled engineers. Though they don't really have any intention of attending a university any time soon, let alone take over the family business. So we've decided to give them a one year break. If at that time they still don't know what to do we will be sending both of them to the university of our choosing. Those are their two options. Though for now, they will be going to England with you."

"What?!"

"And that's not the best part~!" Hinata's mother chirped. "When we asked if it was ok for them to stay they said it was only possible if they work as dorm mothers."

All four of us burst into laughter.

"Well, it was nice seeing you four again, though we will be taking our leave now," Takuma said before her and everyone else stood up. "You guys will be leaving in 1 week. Your flight leaves at 5:30 am so don't miss it. Oh, and Neji will be there to pick you up at the airport. He just wanted to come today because it's been so long."

And just like that, they were on their way again. Hinata hugged Neji goodbye as Tenten went to go say goodbye to Takuma and Rinmaru. Ino got scrolled by her mom a bit longer, though still said their tearful farewells.

"You sure have grown Temari," My mother smiled as she hugged me. "Yeah? And how are Gaara and Kankuro?" The smile on my mothers face vanished as she stepped back. I laughed. "Hopefully that means good."

She didn't say another word as my father quickly guided her outside, as he only stopping for a second to glare at me with his cold icy stare.

We watched how they all boarded the helicopter, as the girls waved them off, as I clenched my fist in my pocket.

"Hey, Temari are you okay?" Ino suddenly asked me.

I smiled at her. "Never better."

"Well that was short and surprisingly painless," Tenten muttered.

"Looks like we're going to England," Hinata added.

"Seems like that's the plan, but at least where staying together and that's what matters,"

We all nodded.

"Well, let's get packing guys. We only have a week and we still have to tell Oji and Tenko too, because I doubt that Rinmaru and dad were able to wake them up."

"No! I'm too tired!" Ino grounded.

Tenten didn't help either. "But they ate all the sandwiches!"

"I baked an apple pie."

Ino and Tenten quietly asked, "Do we have ice cream?"

When Hinata nodded both of them bolted into the house, which left me and Hinata in utter laughter. Though as our laughter died down I noticed Hinata stare at the house as if caught in a daze.

"I'm sure going to miss this place."

I smiled. "Not to be incredibly cheesy but home is where ever you guys are."

- End Of Chapter -

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