Damn, I keep forgetting the disclaimer.
Well here it is: I don't own Naruto. Sheesh. What a waste of space.
So here's the chapter that I didn't even plan on doing. It just got so much fun to write and the characters had a mind of their own. I planned out the pairings in advanced, but already one pairing was kind of already changed because of this chapter. So now the main pairing won't be announced until next chapter. Sorry. . Seriously, during this whole chapter, it was 'Where in hell did THAT come from!' Just warning you now.
A big THANKIEES! Goes out to:
Gromph-Thanks! I really hope that this gets better and better.
Shy-Lil-Dreamer-I LOVE alternate pairings too! So don't worry, especially with this one. I really don't know what I was thinking. And thanks for the suggestion on Lee/Tenten, I'm considering hints of it now ^.^
Naruke-Sorry about the cliffhangers, I don't even realize that they're cliffhangers sometimes ;__; Thank you sooo much for telling me about the three dots thing, I went back and fixed it.
KakashisNo1Fangirl-Thanks! I hope to update this once a week. I'm sooooooo sorry that you got confused. I went back and edited it. Thank you for telling me.
Dark Nemesis 7-I hope the plot thickens and becomes even thicker.but not this chapter -__-; This chapter is kind of like a filler.
The next chapter might be out really soon. But here's the chapter that went off on it's own. Enjoy!
Chapter 3
The youngest and newest chuunins were now gathered in a moonlight filled clearing a few miles in the forest of Kohana. It took one week for Sakura and Ino to plan and organize this very low profile gathering. They had to meet with one person at a time, persuade them into coming, and tell them the time it was to be held and where it was. Ino had to talk to the people who might have been too stubborn to listen. Sakura took the younger chuunins who would listen to what she would have to say. She also had Naruto to tell. What will he do? He was the 'most surprising ninja' after all. Deciding to leave the louder people till later, in case they blabbed (Naruto and Kiba) both of them went for the easier people first.
It was five days till Saturday, the day of the meeting, and both Sakura and Ino were just starting to inform people. Hinata was the first she would tell, the pink haired shinobi decided. After going on their customary shopping trip, Sakura and Hinata walked along the deserted road that would lead to the Hyuuga Estate. It was silent between the two of them, which was unusual. Sakura would always talk about almost everything and ask Hinata questions to try to get her talk more. The silver-eyed female would answer them shyly and sometimes ask a question in return. The two talked to each other more and more as the years went on. At first they would only talk a bit only in passing, then the conversations would grew into a little bit of a friendship. The winding road to the Hyuuga Estate was about to end and the lengthy silence soon ended as one of them asked a question.
"Hinata. Can you do me a huge favor?"
Hinata had heard the seriousness in the innocent question and wondered why it was there. Sakura wasn't a very depressing person, like herself. Wanting to help Sakura she answered. "Yes."
"Can you meet me somewhere at eleven o'clock on Saturday? I'll explain everything then." She couldn't explain everything right then, there might be other ninja around. She threw a quick glance to either side of her and saw a tree branch move. The emerald-eyed girl focused on the spot and found nothing. This secrecy would get anybody paranoid she told herself as she turned her attention to Hinata's answer.
"Of course." At this answer Sakura smiled cheerfully and started a conversation about the various guys their age.
This was what Sakura hoped it was like it would be with everyone. Unfortunately with Ino it wasn't the case. Of course the first people she went to was her teammates Choji and Shikamaru. All she had to do was ask them to be there, after a little persuasion. Persuasion that included telling Shikamaru to 'stop being a lazy ass, just get out of bed and be there' and telling Choji to be there with them. After all that they actually asked what it was about, but Ino perfectly evaded their questions about anything else. Shino was a surprise. When deciding on who should talk to which people they greatly debated about who would talk to him. Evidently, Ino ended up with him; both girls were wondering what he would be like. As soon as Ino just stated that 'something wasn't right' he immediately agreed and so she told him the time and place. It seemed he was really into mysteries and that kind of stuff.
At the end of the week, Sakura managed to get a hold of Lee and Tenten. It didn't take much for them to agree to come. It looked like it had been an easy job so far for the pink haired ninja, but she still had Naruto to go. After thinking about it awhile, she just decided it would be better if she went to get him herself on the night. He would be half asleep and so all she had to do was give him motivation to come. Like her fist in his face her inner self suggested.
Too bad for Ino, she got Kiba. The day Saturday came and Ino had to work at the Yamanaka Flower Shop since there was nothing else she had to do that day. The morning sun was still rising as she opened the doors to the shop and flipped the sign saying the store was now open. The sleepy blonde yawned as she wondered when she was going to get to talk with Kiba, the last of her 'targets.' 'Maybe I should just do what Sakura's going to do and wait till the last minute. It would be easier.' Her mind wondered the possibilities. She set up shop and started watering the plants set outside in the display.
"Come on Akamaru! Let's go train by ourselves today!" the loud Kiba told his dog running next to him.
"Just my luck." The kunoichi grumbled as she set down her watering can on the floor and caught him before he got away. "Kiba-kun!" Ino forced a smile as she waved the boy and his dog over.
Kiba wasn't smart, but he wasn't that dumb, he knew when people were up to no good- particularly the woman. "Oi! Ino, want do you want?"
"I just wanted to tell you something. Kiba-kun. Just come inside for a minute- it won't take long." The fact that the smile was forced was obvious to everyone passing by. Kiba eyed her suspiciously and went inside anyway. Akamaru walked beside him sniffing everything as he passed. Kiba curiously looked at all the different kinds of flowers that were in many rows around the store. Who knew there could be so many types?
She asked herself why did she get this idiot when Sakura was the one use to being around them. She led the two of them to the back of the shop, glancing around for customers as she did. No customer in sight. Good. This idiot was unbelievably loud. Except, right now. She glanced back behind her to see what he was doing. He was just staring at all the flowers. Weird.
As they made it to the back, Ino walked behind the counter as he just stood in front of it. She quickly grabbed a piece of ripped paper she had hid when she got here.
"Kiba, can you." she trailed off. How was she going to get him to come?
'Yamanaka Ino, not knowing what to say. Now this was getting interesting.' Ino now had Kiba's full attention. He really didn't see her around that much, but when he did, she was always loud and demanding.
"Just be here tonight at eleven!" Ino screamed frustrated as she slammed the scrap piece of paper down. It had what looked like a sketched out map on it.
Kiba was in shock. He just thought he heard Ino ask him out on a date. Well, not really ask.
"Wait a minute! Did you just DEMAND me to go out on a date with you!?!" he growled out. Akamaru sat down next to them and looked up, this was getting fascinating.
The female fumed and looked like she was about to blow. "Y- you MORON! How could you think it was a date?! What the hell did I say to make you think it was a date? You don't have to be there. We just thought you might like to know. Now get the hell out of my store!" She was never more embarrassed in her life.
"Hn. Like I'd go out with that bitch anyway." He muttered as he grabbed the scrap of paper off the counter and walked out the front door to the flower shop. The blonde woman with a bright-red face and fiery blue eyes glared at his back and screamed out something to him.
"KIBA! WHAT did you just call me?"
The male ran out of the flower shop and called to his dog. "Come on Akamaru! Let's go train!"
"KIBA! Get back here!" was yelled from the shop door.
That Sakura owed her BIG time for this.
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And so they gathered at the moonlit clearing showing up one by one. One unexpected guest arrived and hid from all of them. Blending into the shadows of the trees like it was natural to him.
So.this might be a possible Ino/Kiba pairing. Anyone interested?
