The Girl Trading Cards
Out in an alley, contained by two high wooden fences, Sasuke shoot his head up at the flash of a weak street light filling in the dark portion of the street. He brought his feet back together, and continued to walk. Along the way, he found a stone to kick along the way. A few kicks down the alley, and the stone parted off to Shikamaru who waited on a bench across from a bar. Sasuke raised an eyebrow to Shikamaru's mine performance that looked like he was drinking a mug of beer with friends.
"My father said it would be best this way," Shikamaru's feet were attached to a shadow that reached up into the bar, "if things happen, he could put me out of my misery," he took a chug from his invisible mug, "but however, he's been failing to see the signs for a few years."
"Not exactly the greatest role model, uh?" Sasuke asked then walked by as Shikamaru started to make out with the air next to him. "I'll speak to you some other time."
"Do you know about the cards?" Sasuke asked. "The ones the girls are keeping of us?"
"It's in my pocket," Shikamaru said. He saw Sasuke step closer to him. "No, no, you will be trapped in the shadow. Wait, I don't have the intention of you going through my pockets at all."
"I'll avoid the shadow," Sasuke said. He reached into Shikamaru's pocket.
In the bar, Inoshin and Shikato were throwing back a beer.
Under the shadow Jutsu that makes people do the same, yes quite insane, Shikamaru was forced to move forward and kissing Sasuke.
"Click," Ino said after the camera had flashed. She spread her hands in innocence but then shrugged. "What else can I say?" Ino chuckled tensely. "Were you not satisfied with your kiss with Naruto?"
Rationally, Ino decided to run away.
"Damn," Sasuke said. Shikamaru was able to get up and run away as the shadows disconnected.
"I need to get somewhere where I would not go." Shikamaru said. "Do you know anywhere?"
"The Dance Hall," Sasuke said. They ran through the alleyway as the shadows grew. With a jump over the fence, they scaled up two vents that were along side a building. From there, they could get to the top where there were stairs up ahead that they went down. On the bottom, there was a door that Genma and Hayate guarded.
"Hey, Sasuke," Hayate said.
Shikamaru and Sasuke entered the club. Kurenai landed on the roof and approached Genma and Hayate.
"Hey, Genma and you Hayate over there," She told Hayate who was closest to her.
"I am Hayate," he said, "Genma is over there."
"And where's Anko?" Kurenai wondered about her friend; she did appear from around the corner and laughing loudly, Anko punched Genma over the head and knocking him out cold.
"Good diversion Kurenai," Anko struggled a bit as her small body dragged Genma away. "Now only the sick Genma is left."
"Hayate," he spoke.
"No need to morn the lost of your teammate," Anko said. "This morning, I opened up a can of worms, because I was going fishing. When I caught a fish this big," she created a shadow clone and held its hand so they could span two arm lengths. She was interrupted.
"You didn't do that at all; you opened up a can of worms because you use them to throw at the store clerk as you steal his fish." Kurenai said.
"Never mind, when I and Genma were in school," Anko explained, "we had to move to the different desks because we had a group project, and then I took Genma's old seat and it was warm! We got to hit on them!"
"I thought you meant hanging out with some guys." Kurenai said.
"Good thinking, Kurenai, we'll tar and feather them and hang them out to dry." Anko laughed.