A/N: Hello!! *sigh* CCP is finally coming to an end...but don't worry!! Just to let you know...I was supposedly supposed to have one more chapter for Come Come Paradise...and since there is lots to put in...I figured that I should make it into two parts. ^_^ And also there will be a sequel...now if only I know what to write...hmmm....*thinking* huh.....*still thinking*.........*thinking even more*.........I'll ask Kaveh *will later think*. Please review!! Oh yeah...I am not sure when I will put up the sequel...but look for, "Eternally in Paradise," because that is the title...obviously...^_^ Since tomorrow is registration . I will have to get my textbooks and schedule...and my picture taken!! ((What am I going to wear???)) Daydreamer5290 and I have been panicking for the past 24 hours...very interesting. Anyway, I really do hope that you will appreciate this chapter...and also be PATIENT for the sequel. Thank you!! Please review!! I would really appreciate you giving me an honest feedback, and how you thought of this chapter. ^_^
Note: Since I am going to be a freshmen . I will not be able to update as much as I could this summer...but I will still update. hehe . Don't worry!! XD*
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto...but only the characters that you have never ever heard of. ^_^
~The Beginning and End of Everything Part I~
It was night. The cool breeze calmly swept across the smooth surface of the sandy beach, the bright moon was in the sky with its light glittering in the dark. All that had light was the beach house. Everyone was all packing their belongings to go home the next morning. The roommates have lived together under one roof for a long period of time, and so far...no bloodshed. ^_^
Naruto was in his bedroom cleaning up his memories as Sasuke, his roommate was doing the same thing. The hyperactive blonde went to the closet and brought out his various sets of clothing...all in orange and blue. ^^ He, instead of folding them, threw them into his suitcase and then slammed it shut. Later, the suitcase reluctantly opened by itself...Naruto sweat dropped and scratched his head.
"What the..." Naruto then closed the suitcase...but then it opened. He did it again, it did it again. He did it once more, the suitcase did it once more, "Waah?!?!?!" Naruto then jumped and landed on his butt onto the suitcase which then made a click sound...the suitcase was closed.
"Idiot," Sasuke smiled under his breath as he closed his suitcase slowly as if to show Naruto the proper way to close a suitcase.
"I have my own ways to do stuff," Naruto pouted crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"Sure you do..." Sasuke replied back, and his dark onyx eyes laid on Naruto...who was blankly staring at him, "what?" Sasuke rolled his eyes at him and resumed packing his own belongings while he could still sense the blonde looking at him.
"Uh...Sasuke?"
"What,"
"Uh...well, I overheard you and Sakura talking this afternoon in the living room," Naruto steadily let the words out of his mouth.
"Oh,"
"That's it?"
"Sure, if that's what you want,"
"But...but...but...you're supposed to be pissed off," Naruto scratched his head, "you certainly have changed here Sasuke, heh heh!!" he flashed Sasuke a smile...and Sasuke smiled back, "uh..." Sasuke turned his head around waiting for Naruto to finish.
"Uh...heh heh!! Sasuke...do you still like Sakura?" the words stung Sasuke like a virulent disease that could not be healed.
Sasuke tried to curl his lips into a smile, "Yes...as a friend," Finished with his packing, he then left the bedroom.
"As a friend, huh?" Naruto then stood up and the suitcase opened harder which then hit Naruto who then flew off onto the ground. ^_^
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Temari let out a deep sigh as she looked at her suitcase. She couldn't fit any of her clothes into the travel case...with all her shirts and pants and accessories...basically it could satisfy a whole indigent village. The blonde girl looked to her side and looked at Gaara, her brother, who was obviously just plainly sitting there...doing nothing.
"Gaara,"
"..." ~~~ dragon18 says, "great use of words, huh?" XD*
"Gaara?"
"..."
"Gaara!"
"What,"
Temari shot him a mean look, and Gaara darted her a death glare. If they had a staring contest, Gaara would have obviously won. His sister looked at his luggage, and it was folded neatly into that small bag...and then she turned to her suitcase, which was obviously messy and untidy...not fitting most of her clothes.
"You got a problem?" Gaara laid out a malicious smile as if mocking for Temari's "neat" qualities.
"I can't fit some of my clothes...I could when I came here,"
"Maybe it's because you forced Kankuro to fold them for you?" Gaara crossed his arms and legs on his plump bed.
A stressed vein popped from Temari's temples and she held up her fist at Gaara, "shut up!"
Not affected by Temari's actions, he simply smiled and closed his eyes, "Pathetic,"
"What do you mean pathetic? Look who's talking," Temari crossed her legs in "Indian style" and laid back onto her bed.
"First of all, you have not at all made an effort to socialize with any of the roommate ever since you came here...except for that Sasuke," Gaara pointed out.
"And second of all, I do not lay my undergarments on the floor...oh wait, you don't have any," Gaara could feel Temari boiling up with anger inside, he liked it.
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Downstairs, Lee ((happy now?)) and Ten-Ten were playing innocent little games with each other, while washing the dishes. "No, Ten-Ten...that's not how you do it, here," Lee went behind the black-haired girl and put his arms around her own and then held her hands while instructing her how to wash the dishes properly. ((nice...))
"Lee?" Ten-Ten asked while Lee was busy washing the dishes for her using her own hands.
"Yes?"
"Where will you go tomorrow?" Ten-Ten asked as she turned around facing Lee with his arms wrapped around her. The couple stared gently into each other's eyes as if the answer was on the other side.
"With you," the simple answer made Ten-Ten flush red as Lee put a soapy hand onto her face as he caressed.
"Lee!!" she swiped his hand away and used the faucet to clean out her hair which had soap in it. XD*
"Sorry, hehe...I didn't know that you were high-maintenance," Lee sweat dropped as Ten-Ten gave him a smile.
"It's ok..." Ten-Ten waited until Lee let his guard down, and then flicked some soap at him.
"Aah! Ten-Ten!!" Lee wiped his face with a clean towel as Ten-Ten ran onto the other side of the kitchen.
"You think I'm high-maintenance, huh? We'll see about that," Ten-Ten stuck a tongue out, playfully.
"You're going to get it," Lee smiled as he chased Ten-Ten across the area attempting to get her wet with his hands, flicking it everywhere. Somehow after a few minutes chasing each other...Ten-Ten lost her balance while Lee held her hands as if wrestling with her, gently.
With her loss of balance Ten-Ten fell forward onto Lee, who fell backwards having Ten-Ten to land on him like a pillow. "Ow," Lee said while having his back against the tiled floor.
"Oh, sorry," Ten-Ten sincerely apologized as she ran her hands through his smooth black hair. ((He definitely kept his hair clean...)) XD*
"It's ok, it's nothing..." Lee waited for a few seconds and then flicked Ten-Ten with as much soap and water he had left in his hands. The two then held each other's hands wrestling and then they paused. Ten-Ten and Lee looked at each other and gazed into each other's eyes. The girl slowly leaned closer and closer and Lee tried to lean closer. Their lips were just a few millimeters from each other...from the touch...the feeling of love...
"Lee!! Ten-Ten!!" Hinata interrupted the two before they could share their first kiss. ((bummer...))
Ten-Ten quickly got up and Lee followed her and looked at Hinata who looked everywhere. Lee and his girlfriend felt ashamed because of the mess that they had left from their "water fight".
"Everything is a mess," Hinata almost lost her footage on the tiled floor as she carefully walked on the slippery flooring.
"Sorry," a wet Lee apologized as if he was a first grader, and Ten-Ten held his wet hand.
"It's ok...I could tell that you were a bit 'busy'...anyway, could you clean this up before 10 PM? Thanks," Hinata then vigilantly walked away into the hallway. ((Sorry to make her like a mom...^_^))
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Sakura and Neji were in his bedroom...on the floor. ^_^((Should I have any lemons in my sequel??)) The couple were finishing up on their card game of "Speed". "Yay!! I won!!" Sakura smiled triumphantly as Neji held his last card.
"You wouldn't have won if I didn't put my Queen next to the King!!" Neji smiled.
"So? I put my Ace card next to the King...hehe," Sakura blushed as she held up her victorious card that made her win.
"I love you," Neji said as he leaned toward her and kissed her. When he pulled away, Sakura still had her eyes closed from their kiss...and Neji kissed her again.
"I love you, Neji," Sakura held his hand and Neji flushed slightly pink, "you're blushing," the pink-haired girl giggled as she gently touched his cheeks. It was warm. ((drool...))
The couple gazed at each other when Neji held up an Ace card and smiled, "Winner takes all," Sakura beamed at him with delight as the two reverted back to another game.
~*~
Ino sat alone in her bedroom as she heard laughs and happiness coming from the room across from hers. The blonde held herself together as she began to contemplate. She had been the popular girl who had gotten what she wanted...but ever since she had moved into this beach house, everything changed that. Her now friend Sakura had gotten a guy who liked her before Ino did. At first, with the whole Lee thing, everything was going well...the two loved each other.
Ino winced at the word.
Love.
The blonde turned to her other side and held her pillow close to her ears to muffle out the happiness. A tear streaked down from her cheek as she thought of the what if's in her head. After a while, she felt her bed go slightly up and down. Ino knew that someone was sitting on her bed.
"Leave me al-" Ino then couldn't finish as she stared into her visitor's eyes...but then realized that the two were both in the dark.
The darkness laid out an advantage for the visitor, because Ino couldn't tell who he or she was...and why he or she came. A few seconds later, a hand...a soft hand touched Ino's cheek...and then wiped away her tears she had been weeping. Ino could tell that it was a guy...the touch was very familiar...but she couldn't tell who it was.
When Ino was going to say a word, the hand then laid a finger onto Ino's lips, "Shh..." the person whispered. Ino was surprised by her emotions she had felt for the visitor. Even though she couldn't see who he was...her body...her feelings went toward him.
"Who are you?" she whispered. The person just sat there in front of Ino and probably stared at her, "how come I feel comfortable with you? Who are you?" Ino asked again softly while the laughs and giggles from Neji's room filled Ino's room a little.
"I've been wanting to tell you this," he whispered. ((aww)) This then served Ino a disadvantage, since he whispered...she can't tell which roommate it is.
"Tell me what?"
"That I love you," the person then slowly tilt his body closer to Ino. The blonde could tell that this person has liked her for a long time...her body and everything inside of her was screaming to kiss him. Ino was surprised at this and tried to fight back because she didn't want to get hurt again.
"It's ok...I won't hurt you," the sincere whisper calmed Ino down.
Later, the visitor leaned closer and so did Ino...and later their lips met. It was a long kiss with an unknown person that Ino had with. When they pulled away...the lights were turned on.
"Ino...Neji and I wanted to see if you were ok-," Sakura and her boyfriend froze dead in their tracks when they saw the person who was with Ino.
In front of Ino, she looked at the visitor. Her eyes gaped opened and her pupils were dilated with astonishment. The guy in front of her looked at her with those soft eyes that Ino could feel herself drown in.
Ino didn't care that Sakura and Neji was there...she felt that the guy and her were alone in the room like before. Nothing but them. The blonde gazed gently at him, and looked at him.
His black hair shimmered in the light, while his pale face glowed with red. Ino finally knew why her inside emotions were wanting to kiss him. Touch him. Feel him. Love him. She finally knew why.
Ino then went to him and kissed him gently on the lips to savor the feeling that she had not been feeling in her whole life. When their lips met, Ino felt this feeling of being safe...loved...even befriended. "So this is how love feels like," she thought as she slowly pulled away from him.
The two smiled as Sakura and Neji quietly tiptoed out of the room, hoping not to interrupt the "couple". When they were gone, they had the room to themselves. The young man touched Ino's face and the blonde felt herself blush pink from its contact. Every cell and feeling wanted him, and Ino knew why.
Years she has been fighting this feeling for him...and now, it went up to the surface.
"I love you...Shikamaru," she whispered softly just when a tear...a warm tear fell from her eye.
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A/N: Sorry if it's long...*sigh* So, how was it?? Please review!! Don't forget to read my other stories:
What a Girl Really Wants
Summary: Haruno Sakura has everything that anyone would dream of having: the money, great looks, fame, and the guy of her dreams. But behind of all the glitz and glamour, Sakura is just one of us trying to live her life as a normal person.
Dangerously Sixteen
Summary: How far would you go to be in the "Crowd"...would you risk anything...even your life?
Anyway, I would GREATLY appreciate it if you all will read and review my other stories!! XD* As always, I love you all!!
God Bless,
~Eva~ or ~Ava~