A/N: Kyaaa! I checked my files one last time and found this buried in my msn folder under a different name than it should have been! So I can actually update SOMETHING, yay! Granted it's the least read of all the stories, but I believe it's also the slowest for getting updated, so rejoice loyal readers!
Warnings: Nothing really...Sasuke tends to be a little OOC....well a little more than a little actually, but oh well. Keep in mind that this was like our first Naruto fan fic...and was written when we really didn't know a heck of a lot about the series, so it isn't quite as good as our other stories...but hey who cares, right? It's still amusing, so enjoy!
Chapter 3
Kakashi only smiled and continued along, leaving a twitching Mei behind him. "You are so annoying!" she called, throwing the book at him. He caught it deftly and it dissapeared back into his pack so quickly they were unsure it had even been out in the first place.
Naruto sighed and rubbed his grumbling tummy, they hadn't stopped for lunch and it was almost dinner time. "I'm soooo hungry." he complained for the millionth time. Sakura threw him an annoyed look, "You're always hungry!" she threatened to hit him, while inner sakura ranted. 'Damn Naruto! I'm starving! Waaaah!'
Mei, who was holding her hungry stomach, came up behind with Seda and Sasuke. "Master Kakashi, can we pleeeease stop for lunch?" she pleaded to the leader of the group, who was showing no signs of fatigue, hunger, or really anything out of the ordinary. He just had his nose buried in that frightening little book of his.
Kakashi looked up form his book and blinked at them, "We'll be arriving at a village soon, I don't know about you but I think staying at an inn is more preferable than sleeping on the ground."
Mei floated by with sparkly eyes. "Oh thank you Master Kakashi!" she cried happily.
"Will you get down?" Guido complained, grabbing her arm and dragging her back down to earth. She would have hit him but she didn't have the energy to spare so she just muttered under her breath. "Pervert." and fell back away from him.
Guido sighed, 'Why does she hate me so?' he wondered, then the image of his father popped into his mind, 'Yeah that's why...if only I wasn't his son I would have a normal life.'
Mei glanced up and noticed the slightly hurt look in his eyes and wondered if maybe she was all wrong about him....then she shook her head. Of course she wasn't wrong about him! He was nothing but a despicable pervert and she had to protect her fellow females from him.
Sasuke watched this all with interest. "Do her eyes do that often?" he asked Seda, referring the visible fire that burned in them
"I wouldn't know." She replied, "But Mei does seem to have a passionate hatred towards Guido." Sasuke nodded his head, not really concerned anymore if Seda could see it or not, she always seemed to know anyway.
Seda sniffed the air. "Do you smell that?" she asked, a hint of concern in her voice.
Sasuke sniffed but could smell nothing. "Smell what?" he wondered.
"...Nothing...I could be imagining things but the air seems...somewhat wrong here." her eyebrows knit together slightly. "Tell me, where are we?"
Sasuke looked around, and in a low voice he described the area that they were passing through.
Seda nodded, "We're headed for West village then." (yeah dumb name I know--) She commented. "It's a peaceful town...hasn't had any trouble in the last ten years."
Sasuke nodded. "Yeah, seems that way to me." he said in a low voice.
"Then I must be imagining things." Seda said with a smile. "Perhaps I'm getting too suspicious."
Sakura watched this exchange, and her eyes seemed to blaze every time Sasuke bent close to whisper to Seda. Her head swam with plans and schemes to get rid of the annoying girl, or at least get some time alone with Sasuke.
Guido looked at Sakura and took two steps back, 'She got really scary all of the sudden...I wonder why...' As Guido pondered the possible things that could have gotten Sakura in such a state he didn't notice the rock that was in front of his foot. The rock upon which he tripped. Something soft broke his fall...looking up, Guido noticed it was none other than Mei's butt...great...
Mei twitched and slowly turned to find Guido attached to her butt with a frightened look on his face. "Y-y-you...PERVERT!" she screamed, and somehow managed to fling him over the heads of the rest of the group and down the road a ways where he landed face first in a mud puddle. Breathing heavily, Mei shook her fist in his direction. "And to think I was actually almost feeling sorry for you! Jerk!" She finished by crossing her arms over her chest and huffing angrily.
Guido slowly stood up, while everyone was holding their breath watching and waiting. He took two steps then fell down again. Mei stared, she hadn't meant to hit him that hard....or had she? Mei was pondering her own little thoughts on the matter while Kakashi went to go see if their fallen comrade was still alive.
Kakashi looked grave as he surveyed Guido's injuries. He then reached down and picked up the unfortunate youth. Seeing his immobile form, Mei decided that she really hadn't meant to hurt him that badly. She rushed up. "I-is he ok?" she asked nervously.
"He needs to see a doctor." Kakashi answered simply.
"Oh! Guido-kun, I'm so sorry!" she said, although she was sure in his unconscious state he couldn't hear her.
Kakashi smiled reassuringly at her, "He should be okay, but I suggest you not try to kill him for a while yet, k?"
Mei nodded her head meekly, 'I really have to watch what I do!' she scolded herself mentally, 'It's not like you're fighting a giant animal here!'
Kakashi turned and carried the unconscious Guido down the road, and through the wooden gate of West villiage. Mei followed meekly, unwilling to even speak or look up from the ground. Several children spotted the visiters and rushed off into a house near the entrance. A woman stepped out, wiping her hands on her apron, and smiled at them. "What you be needin, sir?" She asked sweetly.
Kakashi smiled and nodded, "You wouldn't happen to have a healer in this village ma'am?" he asked politely. The woman nodded her head and pointed down the street. "3rd house on the right, past the stables, you can't miss it." She informed him and Kakashi nodded his thanks, motioning for the students to follow him.
With every step into the village, Seda seemed to look more troubled, but she didn't say anything about it, so Sasuke didn't ask. The group passed the stables and came upon a small house with blue smoke coming from the chimney. "Mei, if you would." Kakashi said, since he couldn't very well knock on the door with a boy in his arms.
Mei didn't say anything, but stepped up and rapped the head shaped doorknob.
The door opened, and half of a face peeked out, "Yes?" a timid voice asked. Kakashi smiled, "Hello" he said and held up the unconscious boy, "We were just on our way to you're town when one of our comrads had an ...accident. A lady directed us here." the visable eye looked obviously scared, but the door closed and they could hear dead bolts being slid back. The door opened again and the owner of the eye, an aged lady, beckoned them inside.
They all trooped into the small house, and the healer all but slammed the door, throwing deadbolts back in place, locking the door thoroughly before she turned to look at them. The old lady seemed tired and strained, and it was with slight curtness that she waved at a small bed in the room. "Place him there." she told Kakashi.
Kakashi did as she bid him and stepped back from the boy. The room was very cramped with five teenagers, two full grown adults, and all the herbs, jars and other various items around the room. Sakura, who was very annoyed to be squished up against Naruto and Mei, would rather have been in Seda's place. Seda was standing by Sasuke...very closely because of the lack of space.
"How long do we have to stay in here for?" Sakura complained, while the Inner Sakura ranted. "How DARE she stand that close to him!!!"
"I hope not too long, it's kind of warm in here." Naruto complained as well. Mei remained silent.
Seda, however, seemed to have relaxed since entering the small house. "The air in here is much better." she told Sasuke.
Sasuke looked around the room and smelled the air. The herbs that filled the room were giving off a strong odour that was making him slighly light headed. But he did agree that there was a much better atmosphere in the small room than outside...the village just didn't seem right somehow...
"I know what you mean." he answered quietly. "When the old lady finishes, we should ask her if somethings going on here...she seems kind of nervous."
Seda nodded. "What is she doing to Guido, anyway?" she asked. Sasuke leaned a little closer to describe it all to her. Sakura, had she been able to get around Naruto to see this, would have been furious.
Naruto yawned loudly behind his hand, Sakura was about ready to immitate Mei and put the blonde in the hospital. 'Damn he keeps moving...meh well that's Naruto for you, always in the way.' she thought while inner Sakura ranted 'DAMN IT, MOVE YOU'RE FAT ASS!'
Mei moved away from Naruto to inquire nervously if Guido was any better, and in doing so left a wonderful little window through which Sakura could see Sasuke and Seda perfectly well...and to her jealous eyes it looked like he was whispering sweet nothings into her ears or something.
Naruto felt a battle lust in the air, and quickly checked to see if anyone was targeting him. Looking to his left he saw Sakura, the battle aura swirling around her dangerously. Following her gaze to see where she was glaring daggers at, Naruto saw a sceme he thought would never happen. Sasuke was FLIRTING WITH A GIRL! 'My god! I thought he was too good for any of the girls at home...apparantly my theory on Sasuke being gay was way off course.' He thought, a little shocked.
Breaking into Naruto's thoughts, the healer stood up and addressed them all. "He should be ok after some rest..." she said, sounding tired. "Take these and protect yourselves...if you survive the night come see me again." she added, pressing some paper wards into Kakashi's hand. "Although I would advise you to get out of this town as soon as you can." she said in a hoarse whisper. She then unbolted her door once more and practically threw them all out, slamming it shut behind them.
Everyone stood there looking back at the door. Everyone, that is, except Seda, who was clutching one of the wards in her hand. Sasuke placed a hand on her shoulder, trying to ease the girl's nerves. Sakura saw this and almost exploded right there.
"I think we should leave as soon as Guido recovers." Kakashi advised with a serious expression. Seda looked slightly relieved by this, but still remained tense. Sasuke didn't remove his hand, partly because for some reason he couldn't bring himself to and partly because he was watching Kakashi and wondering what exactly was going on around here.
"N-now what, master Kakashi?" Mei asked nervously.
"Now..." Kakashi was tense as he looked into each of their eyes, (very serious here) "We find a place to stay for the night! " He exclaimed with unexpected cheeriness, holding up his finger.
This declaration got him five very annoyed looks from the teenagers, but he paid no heed. "There should be an inn around here somewhere..." he said cheerily, scanning the town. "Aha, there's one, let's go, boys and girls." He shifted the weight of Guido in his arms and walked with surprising swiftness to the building he had indicated.
Mei, Sakura and Naruto followed, apparently they couldn't sense the strange aura that hovered over the town. Seda, on the other hand, was almost in a right panic because of it, although she hid it very well.
Sasuke watched her with the slightest feeling of worry. She had an outward appearance of calm, but something beyond the surface made him know that something was bothering her, and that bothered him as well. After all, he'd come to the understanding that she had better sensory perception than he, or any of the others did.
Slowly Seda moved slowly to follow the other taking comfort in the hand that was still on her shoulder. She wasn't sure what was going on, but she knew that something was very wrong.
It was if there was a veil over her senses...she was unable to perceive what she normally could, and that made her more frightened than if she had been able to sense it all. It was almost a suffocating force bearing down at her, and her head swam. She was starting to feel feint when Kakashi rented them rooms for the night, and was almost ready to fall over by the time they reached their room. She grasped Kakashi's sleeve as he closed the door and gasped. "The wards...please..."
Kakashi looked down at the pleading look in her eyes, and his one visible eye widened. Quickly he placed Guido on a bed and got to work placing the wards. Once they were all up and activated, Seda sighed with relief and sank to the floor.
The oppressive air around her dissipated and she was finally able to breathe. Sasuke knelt before her with a worried look in his dark eyes. "Are you alright?" he asked quietly, wondering if she was sick or something. Sakura twitched at the other end of the room.
Seda nodded her head, taking deep breaths, "Yes, the wards worked better then I thought they would." She answered, and Sasuke sighed with relief and stood up to be met with 4 pairs of eyes staring at him (...well okay 3 1/2) in disbelief.
"What?" he asked, his voice dripping with venom.
"Nothing..." Naruto answered, looking to the side, but keeping the corner of his vision on what he now deemed the 'lovelorn' Sasuke. Sakura looked daggers at Sasuke but he paid it no heed, shoving his hands in his pockets.
"If your done staring, I need to use the can." he said simply. Mei, who was standing next to the bathroom, jumped and turned away. Something in his voice told her that it would not be wise to stand in his way at the moment.
Kakashi sighed and sat on the floor by the door. "We should get some rest." he sighed, and although outwardly their teacher looked calm, he was pondering many things. For one, what was up with this town? For another, what was wrong with Seda, she didn't have a Sharingan eye but she seemed to be affected by what was going on more than the others.
Also, Sasuke was acting strange, and he had an unconscious teenage boy on his hands. He hung his head and continued to ponder.
Mei timidly approached the prone form of Guido, racked with guilt. For once, however, she could think of nothing to say about the matter.
Kakashi looked up from his pondering and saw Mei standing over the unconscious Guido. "It's not polite to attack people when their bedridden, Mei, why dont you get some sleep?"
Mei started. "I-I wasn't going to attack him!" she retorted, obviously put off by the suggestion. She frowned though, and decided Kakashi was right. Besides, she was very tired. She looked around for a place to sleep, and wondered how they were to split up the two beds in the room, one of which had Guido resting on it.
She looked over to the other bed, and found Seda and Sasuke were sitting on the end of it talking quietly to each other. She stormed over to them, "Move it or lose it," she ordered with a jerk of her thumb. She was tired, travel worn and cranky...not a good combination for a young ninja. Sasuke glared at her but Seda merely smiled and got up off the bed.
Sasuke looked at Seda, then sighed and followed suit. Mei crawled into the bed and pulled the blankets over her head, trying to pretend that the rest of them weren't there. Within a few minutes she was snoring.
As Mei snored the night away she didn't know that her bed was also being inhabited by a certain blonde boy, since he refused to sleep in the same bed with Sasuke and the other bed was being taken up by Guido.
Naruto turned over in his sleep and smacked Mei in the face...apparantly the bed was really not big enough for two people. Groaning, she opened her eyes, noticed who her bed partner was, and was about to scream when she noticed a lone figure standing in the moon light beside the window.
To Be Continued....
Hmmm I wonder who that could be...no seriously, I can't remember who it is lol. Could be anyone really...
Anyway, I hope that can tide all you readers over until I can get the chapters for the other stories up...which should be anytime after the 9th...I think...
Warnings: Nothing really...Sasuke tends to be a little OOC....well a little more than a little actually, but oh well. Keep in mind that this was like our first Naruto fan fic...and was written when we really didn't know a heck of a lot about the series, so it isn't quite as good as our other stories...but hey who cares, right? It's still amusing, so enjoy!
Chapter 3
Kakashi only smiled and continued along, leaving a twitching Mei behind him. "You are so annoying!" she called, throwing the book at him. He caught it deftly and it dissapeared back into his pack so quickly they were unsure it had even been out in the first place.
Naruto sighed and rubbed his grumbling tummy, they hadn't stopped for lunch and it was almost dinner time. "I'm soooo hungry." he complained for the millionth time. Sakura threw him an annoyed look, "You're always hungry!" she threatened to hit him, while inner sakura ranted. 'Damn Naruto! I'm starving! Waaaah!'
Mei, who was holding her hungry stomach, came up behind with Seda and Sasuke. "Master Kakashi, can we pleeeease stop for lunch?" she pleaded to the leader of the group, who was showing no signs of fatigue, hunger, or really anything out of the ordinary. He just had his nose buried in that frightening little book of his.
Kakashi looked up form his book and blinked at them, "We'll be arriving at a village soon, I don't know about you but I think staying at an inn is more preferable than sleeping on the ground."
Mei floated by with sparkly eyes. "Oh thank you Master Kakashi!" she cried happily.
"Will you get down?" Guido complained, grabbing her arm and dragging her back down to earth. She would have hit him but she didn't have the energy to spare so she just muttered under her breath. "Pervert." and fell back away from him.
Guido sighed, 'Why does she hate me so?' he wondered, then the image of his father popped into his mind, 'Yeah that's why...if only I wasn't his son I would have a normal life.'
Mei glanced up and noticed the slightly hurt look in his eyes and wondered if maybe she was all wrong about him....then she shook her head. Of course she wasn't wrong about him! He was nothing but a despicable pervert and she had to protect her fellow females from him.
Sasuke watched this all with interest. "Do her eyes do that often?" he asked Seda, referring the visible fire that burned in them
"I wouldn't know." She replied, "But Mei does seem to have a passionate hatred towards Guido." Sasuke nodded his head, not really concerned anymore if Seda could see it or not, she always seemed to know anyway.
Seda sniffed the air. "Do you smell that?" she asked, a hint of concern in her voice.
Sasuke sniffed but could smell nothing. "Smell what?" he wondered.
"...Nothing...I could be imagining things but the air seems...somewhat wrong here." her eyebrows knit together slightly. "Tell me, where are we?"
Sasuke looked around, and in a low voice he described the area that they were passing through.
Seda nodded, "We're headed for West village then." (yeah dumb name I know--) She commented. "It's a peaceful town...hasn't had any trouble in the last ten years."
Sasuke nodded. "Yeah, seems that way to me." he said in a low voice.
"Then I must be imagining things." Seda said with a smile. "Perhaps I'm getting too suspicious."
Sakura watched this exchange, and her eyes seemed to blaze every time Sasuke bent close to whisper to Seda. Her head swam with plans and schemes to get rid of the annoying girl, or at least get some time alone with Sasuke.
Guido looked at Sakura and took two steps back, 'She got really scary all of the sudden...I wonder why...' As Guido pondered the possible things that could have gotten Sakura in such a state he didn't notice the rock that was in front of his foot. The rock upon which he tripped. Something soft broke his fall...looking up, Guido noticed it was none other than Mei's butt...great...
Mei twitched and slowly turned to find Guido attached to her butt with a frightened look on his face. "Y-y-you...PERVERT!" she screamed, and somehow managed to fling him over the heads of the rest of the group and down the road a ways where he landed face first in a mud puddle. Breathing heavily, Mei shook her fist in his direction. "And to think I was actually almost feeling sorry for you! Jerk!" She finished by crossing her arms over her chest and huffing angrily.
Guido slowly stood up, while everyone was holding their breath watching and waiting. He took two steps then fell down again. Mei stared, she hadn't meant to hit him that hard....or had she? Mei was pondering her own little thoughts on the matter while Kakashi went to go see if their fallen comrade was still alive.
Kakashi looked grave as he surveyed Guido's injuries. He then reached down and picked up the unfortunate youth. Seeing his immobile form, Mei decided that she really hadn't meant to hurt him that badly. She rushed up. "I-is he ok?" she asked nervously.
"He needs to see a doctor." Kakashi answered simply.
"Oh! Guido-kun, I'm so sorry!" she said, although she was sure in his unconscious state he couldn't hear her.
Kakashi smiled reassuringly at her, "He should be okay, but I suggest you not try to kill him for a while yet, k?"
Mei nodded her head meekly, 'I really have to watch what I do!' she scolded herself mentally, 'It's not like you're fighting a giant animal here!'
Kakashi turned and carried the unconscious Guido down the road, and through the wooden gate of West villiage. Mei followed meekly, unwilling to even speak or look up from the ground. Several children spotted the visiters and rushed off into a house near the entrance. A woman stepped out, wiping her hands on her apron, and smiled at them. "What you be needin, sir?" She asked sweetly.
Kakashi smiled and nodded, "You wouldn't happen to have a healer in this village ma'am?" he asked politely. The woman nodded her head and pointed down the street. "3rd house on the right, past the stables, you can't miss it." She informed him and Kakashi nodded his thanks, motioning for the students to follow him.
With every step into the village, Seda seemed to look more troubled, but she didn't say anything about it, so Sasuke didn't ask. The group passed the stables and came upon a small house with blue smoke coming from the chimney. "Mei, if you would." Kakashi said, since he couldn't very well knock on the door with a boy in his arms.
Mei didn't say anything, but stepped up and rapped the head shaped doorknob.
The door opened, and half of a face peeked out, "Yes?" a timid voice asked. Kakashi smiled, "Hello" he said and held up the unconscious boy, "We were just on our way to you're town when one of our comrads had an ...accident. A lady directed us here." the visable eye looked obviously scared, but the door closed and they could hear dead bolts being slid back. The door opened again and the owner of the eye, an aged lady, beckoned them inside.
They all trooped into the small house, and the healer all but slammed the door, throwing deadbolts back in place, locking the door thoroughly before she turned to look at them. The old lady seemed tired and strained, and it was with slight curtness that she waved at a small bed in the room. "Place him there." she told Kakashi.
Kakashi did as she bid him and stepped back from the boy. The room was very cramped with five teenagers, two full grown adults, and all the herbs, jars and other various items around the room. Sakura, who was very annoyed to be squished up against Naruto and Mei, would rather have been in Seda's place. Seda was standing by Sasuke...very closely because of the lack of space.
"How long do we have to stay in here for?" Sakura complained, while the Inner Sakura ranted. "How DARE she stand that close to him!!!"
"I hope not too long, it's kind of warm in here." Naruto complained as well. Mei remained silent.
Seda, however, seemed to have relaxed since entering the small house. "The air in here is much better." she told Sasuke.
Sasuke looked around the room and smelled the air. The herbs that filled the room were giving off a strong odour that was making him slighly light headed. But he did agree that there was a much better atmosphere in the small room than outside...the village just didn't seem right somehow...
"I know what you mean." he answered quietly. "When the old lady finishes, we should ask her if somethings going on here...she seems kind of nervous."
Seda nodded. "What is she doing to Guido, anyway?" she asked. Sasuke leaned a little closer to describe it all to her. Sakura, had she been able to get around Naruto to see this, would have been furious.
Naruto yawned loudly behind his hand, Sakura was about ready to immitate Mei and put the blonde in the hospital. 'Damn he keeps moving...meh well that's Naruto for you, always in the way.' she thought while inner Sakura ranted 'DAMN IT, MOVE YOU'RE FAT ASS!'
Mei moved away from Naruto to inquire nervously if Guido was any better, and in doing so left a wonderful little window through which Sakura could see Sasuke and Seda perfectly well...and to her jealous eyes it looked like he was whispering sweet nothings into her ears or something.
Naruto felt a battle lust in the air, and quickly checked to see if anyone was targeting him. Looking to his left he saw Sakura, the battle aura swirling around her dangerously. Following her gaze to see where she was glaring daggers at, Naruto saw a sceme he thought would never happen. Sasuke was FLIRTING WITH A GIRL! 'My god! I thought he was too good for any of the girls at home...apparantly my theory on Sasuke being gay was way off course.' He thought, a little shocked.
Breaking into Naruto's thoughts, the healer stood up and addressed them all. "He should be ok after some rest..." she said, sounding tired. "Take these and protect yourselves...if you survive the night come see me again." she added, pressing some paper wards into Kakashi's hand. "Although I would advise you to get out of this town as soon as you can." she said in a hoarse whisper. She then unbolted her door once more and practically threw them all out, slamming it shut behind them.
Everyone stood there looking back at the door. Everyone, that is, except Seda, who was clutching one of the wards in her hand. Sasuke placed a hand on her shoulder, trying to ease the girl's nerves. Sakura saw this and almost exploded right there.
"I think we should leave as soon as Guido recovers." Kakashi advised with a serious expression. Seda looked slightly relieved by this, but still remained tense. Sasuke didn't remove his hand, partly because for some reason he couldn't bring himself to and partly because he was watching Kakashi and wondering what exactly was going on around here.
"N-now what, master Kakashi?" Mei asked nervously.
"Now..." Kakashi was tense as he looked into each of their eyes, (very serious here) "We find a place to stay for the night! " He exclaimed with unexpected cheeriness, holding up his finger.
This declaration got him five very annoyed looks from the teenagers, but he paid no heed. "There should be an inn around here somewhere..." he said cheerily, scanning the town. "Aha, there's one, let's go, boys and girls." He shifted the weight of Guido in his arms and walked with surprising swiftness to the building he had indicated.
Mei, Sakura and Naruto followed, apparently they couldn't sense the strange aura that hovered over the town. Seda, on the other hand, was almost in a right panic because of it, although she hid it very well.
Sasuke watched her with the slightest feeling of worry. She had an outward appearance of calm, but something beyond the surface made him know that something was bothering her, and that bothered him as well. After all, he'd come to the understanding that she had better sensory perception than he, or any of the others did.
Slowly Seda moved slowly to follow the other taking comfort in the hand that was still on her shoulder. She wasn't sure what was going on, but she knew that something was very wrong.
It was if there was a veil over her senses...she was unable to perceive what she normally could, and that made her more frightened than if she had been able to sense it all. It was almost a suffocating force bearing down at her, and her head swam. She was starting to feel feint when Kakashi rented them rooms for the night, and was almost ready to fall over by the time they reached their room. She grasped Kakashi's sleeve as he closed the door and gasped. "The wards...please..."
Kakashi looked down at the pleading look in her eyes, and his one visible eye widened. Quickly he placed Guido on a bed and got to work placing the wards. Once they were all up and activated, Seda sighed with relief and sank to the floor.
The oppressive air around her dissipated and she was finally able to breathe. Sasuke knelt before her with a worried look in his dark eyes. "Are you alright?" he asked quietly, wondering if she was sick or something. Sakura twitched at the other end of the room.
Seda nodded her head, taking deep breaths, "Yes, the wards worked better then I thought they would." She answered, and Sasuke sighed with relief and stood up to be met with 4 pairs of eyes staring at him (...well okay 3 1/2) in disbelief.
"What?" he asked, his voice dripping with venom.
"Nothing..." Naruto answered, looking to the side, but keeping the corner of his vision on what he now deemed the 'lovelorn' Sasuke. Sakura looked daggers at Sasuke but he paid it no heed, shoving his hands in his pockets.
"If your done staring, I need to use the can." he said simply. Mei, who was standing next to the bathroom, jumped and turned away. Something in his voice told her that it would not be wise to stand in his way at the moment.
Kakashi sighed and sat on the floor by the door. "We should get some rest." he sighed, and although outwardly their teacher looked calm, he was pondering many things. For one, what was up with this town? For another, what was wrong with Seda, she didn't have a Sharingan eye but she seemed to be affected by what was going on more than the others.
Also, Sasuke was acting strange, and he had an unconscious teenage boy on his hands. He hung his head and continued to ponder.
Mei timidly approached the prone form of Guido, racked with guilt. For once, however, she could think of nothing to say about the matter.
Kakashi looked up from his pondering and saw Mei standing over the unconscious Guido. "It's not polite to attack people when their bedridden, Mei, why dont you get some sleep?"
Mei started. "I-I wasn't going to attack him!" she retorted, obviously put off by the suggestion. She frowned though, and decided Kakashi was right. Besides, she was very tired. She looked around for a place to sleep, and wondered how they were to split up the two beds in the room, one of which had Guido resting on it.
She looked over to the other bed, and found Seda and Sasuke were sitting on the end of it talking quietly to each other. She stormed over to them, "Move it or lose it," she ordered with a jerk of her thumb. She was tired, travel worn and cranky...not a good combination for a young ninja. Sasuke glared at her but Seda merely smiled and got up off the bed.
Sasuke looked at Seda, then sighed and followed suit. Mei crawled into the bed and pulled the blankets over her head, trying to pretend that the rest of them weren't there. Within a few minutes she was snoring.
As Mei snored the night away she didn't know that her bed was also being inhabited by a certain blonde boy, since he refused to sleep in the same bed with Sasuke and the other bed was being taken up by Guido.
Naruto turned over in his sleep and smacked Mei in the face...apparantly the bed was really not big enough for two people. Groaning, she opened her eyes, noticed who her bed partner was, and was about to scream when she noticed a lone figure standing in the moon light beside the window.
To Be Continued....
Hmmm I wonder who that could be...no seriously, I can't remember who it is lol. Could be anyone really...
Anyway, I hope that can tide all you readers over until I can get the chapters for the other stories up...which should be anytime after the 9th...I think...