Chapter Five- Coffee anyone?

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Gaara started on his way home and away from the noisy crowd of kids that decided to stay around the school for the day. "They are all a bunch of pathetic morons" he muttered hoping over a large brown fence and cutting through the owner's backyard. Swiftly he made his way to the house he shared with his two siblings.

Not bothering to check if they were home the Goth boy made his way to his downstairs room and locked the door. Dropping his bag onto the floor he turned on his stereo blaring it loudly before lying back on his bed. His room was decorated similar to which he decorated himself, dark and depressing. Running his hand through his unruly black hair he stood up and started to pull out his painting supplies.

Gaara and his two siblings Temari and Kankuro had moved to Kohona about 4 years ago from Cairo Egypt. Since then the two eldest got jobs and paid for the house where as Gaara stayed in school. Since the first day of high school Gaara had been alone and he liked it that way glaring at anyone whoso even looked at him wrong. From day one he had been penalized for his dark attire and warped drawings. Not from the teachers mind you, they thought his work was amazing, but from the student body. Through the past three years he had gotten into a number of fights because he was from someplace else and because they said he dressed weird. But none of this ever bugged him. He just fought back and told them to fuck off and mind their own business.

He set to work on his current piece of art, a picture dark picture of a crow sitting atop of a lifeless corpse. The whole painting in general was dark, but the crow itself seemed to be the darkest point in the picture. It's blood red eyes standing out against the blacks and grays which covered the canvas. There was a sudden knock on his door and Gaara growled in frustration. Walking up the stairs he flung the door open glare set for the person on the opposite end.

"Yes" he drawled when he saw his blonde sisters smiling face.

"Gaara, I was just coming to tell you lunch was ready, I heard you come in and figured you might want something to eat." She smiled at him.

"Not hungry" he muttered and closed the door heading back downstairs to his dark sanctuary.

Temari sighed and headed back towards the kitchen. Sitting at the table she started eating her bowel of soup. Ever since they had moved to Kohona Gaara had become even more withdrawn and it really made her sad. They all used to be so close back in Cairo but now… She couldn't even talk to Gaara without him glaring or sneering at her. Now that she really thought about it back in Cairo Gaara even had some friends who looked up and respected him. Here he was out-casted because he dressed differently and acted different. He wasn't one who liked a lot of conversation but she knew he didn't enjoy being alone all the time as much as he denied it. She knew what he needed right now was a good friend.

She finished her lunch and put Gaara's in the microwave before heading back to work.

Not long after Temari left did Gaara come up from his room and grabbed his own lunch muttering "thank you" to nothing and heading back downstairs to finish working the rest of the day.

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On his way home Naruto bumped into Temari once more, this time it was at the grocery store.

"Temari hi!" he said smiling brightly.

"Hello" she smiled back.

The chatted the whole time while they shopped for last minute items. Once they reached the check out line Temari purposed an idea "How about we stop for coffee now, before heading home." She smiled amazed at her own brilliance.

"Love to" Naruto said smiling back happily as she took his arm.

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They entered the coffee shop laughing together at a joke Naruto told.

"So what would the pretty lady like?" He asked smiling that irresistible smile of his.

Temari couldn't believe her luck. Naruto was hot, nice and extremely charming; she couldn't understand how he was single, or not gay. Not that it mattered right now he was hers for the picking.

"A vanilla late please" she smiled.

He nodded once before turning to order their drinks. Paying the nice lady he led Temari to his favorite corner to sit, along the way they passed a group of boys chatting amongst themselves. Temari recognized them as students from her brother's school but she kept her main attention on the blonde in front of her.

"This is a really nice place" she commented looking around the tan room and noticing the comfortable looking cushions and low tables.

"Yes, I come here all the time" he smiled pulling out a cushion for her to sit on before seating himself.

He smiling brightly at her and she found herself staring at him. "You have a great smile"

Naruto ducked his head flushing "thanks" he mumbled still blushing furiously. She chuckled.

Their drinks were served and Naruto took the excuse gladly, he took a big gulp before his eyes popped out of his head and he started choking "Hot! Hot!" he gasped out. Temari chuckled at his antics and rubbed his back soothingly "Of course it's hot honey, it's a hot chocolate."

Naruto rubbed the back of his head grinning foolishly, "I knew that… I just… wanted to make you laugh." He covered.

She chuckled once more and kissed him on the cheek, "That's very sweet" she said before breaking up into a fit of giggles as Naruto turned red once more.

The chatted merrily once more until Naruto's stomach growled loudly.

"E heh heh" he said patting his tummy "sorry about that."

She laughed "It's no problem I should be heading home to cook Kankuro his dinner anyway." She said standing. Immediately Naruto stood up to giver her a hand and headed out the door beside her. She took his arm once more as he held the door open.

"Kan ku ro?" he questioned tilting his head to the side.

"He's one of my brothers" she explained seeing the questioning look on his face "So you don't have to worry about anything cutie." She smiled.

Naruto walked her to her house, with her direction of course, before heading home.

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"She's so a lesbian" he muttered to himself grinning as he unlocked his front door. He was met by Kyuubi's angry growl.

"I know, I know, I'm late what are you gonna do about it? Kill me?" he taunted the kitsune.

No sooner had he finished his sentence then did the kitsune leap at him knocking him over causing his groceries to spill out of the bags. Kyuubi started licking his face in rebellion despite the blonde's cries or stop.

"Okay, okay I'm sorry." he gasped after his fit of laughter passed and he ruffled the kitsune's fur. "I got you a treat you know." he muttered picking up his fallen food supply.

Going to his pets storage fridge he pulled out some food for Kyuubi and heated it up before throwing that and the fish he bought in the fox's food dish. "Enjoy, you miserable bastard." Naruto chuckled preparing his own meal.

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Neji watched with a raised eyebrow as Gaara's sister and the new kid walked into the café arm in arm laughing together. 'I thought she was a dyke' he thought to himself but didn't voice his opinions to the others.

"I told you I am not telling you a single thing so leave me be you fiend!" Lee shouted at his black haired friend.

"Fine!" Takero huffed crossing his arms over his chest like a spoiled brat.

Shino pulled out a deck of cards and passed it to Lee "entertain yourselves but be quieter." He mumbled.

Lee nodded before turning his gaze to Neji "Cards?" he asked hopefully.

Neji shook his head before his gasped and glared at one bug obsessed boy accusingly. Shino seemed to be looking elsewhere and hadn't done a thing.

Lee having turned away as soon as Neji shook his head missed this little interchange.

"How about you Honada-san?" Lee asked smiling.

"Sure," he shrugged

Lee happily started dealing out the cards.

After the four ordered another round of drinks the game proceeded. A while later had Takero holding his tongue between his lips in concentration. He seen a double king and was just reaching out when...

"SNAP!" Lee shouted happily.

Takero growled in frustration. "Kuso!" he swore. The game was finished, he lost.

"Ha-ha! My speed will always prevail!" Lee cheered starting to clean up the cards and handed them back to Shino.

"So much for him being quiet" Shino chuckled and Lee stuck his tongue out.

They left not long after the card game ended and went separate ways. Shino and Neji met up with Hinata halfway to the Hyuuga estate.

"Konbanwa Shino-kun, Neji-san." the blue haired girl greeted bowing to each.

Both boys nodded back. The trio walked together in relative silence until they were safely in the male Hyuuga's house. Hinata and Neji were twins Neji was born about a minute before the quiet female Hyuuga but you wouldn't be able to tell just by looking at them. Neji looked much older and he was much more confident where as Hinata was quiet and shy and looked very childish.

"How was your day?" she asked sitting on the couch.

"Pretty uneventful." Neji said slouching onto his bed visibly relaxing.

Shino stood leaning against the wall "Boring as always." he muttered "How about your practice?"

"Oh it was cancelled." she smiled "We all went shopping, okay they went shopping and I tagged along."

She smiled at her childhood friend. Ever since she could remember Shino had always hung around with herself and her brother. It was always the three of them, and then once school started Lee and Takero joined in their little group and as they grew they became closer.

When ever there was family trouble or anything Shino was always there to lend a hand or just simply support. As good of friends as the others were Shino would always hold a special place in her heart as her adopted brother.

"So you're telling me you didn't buy even one thing?" He asked raising and eyebrow from behind his ever present glasses.

"No I didn't." She made a face at him and Neji chuckled.

"Don't you have your own room to be in?" He asked.

"Sure I do, but you just want me out so you can make out with him" she teased and Neji threw a pillow at her.

"Better him than fantasizing about Uchiha" he countered.

Hinata just laughed and danced out of the room. Neji growled "I don't know how she gets under my skin so easily." He muttered staring at the ceiling.

Shino shrugged and took her place on the couch, "she just knows you too well."

Neji shook his head and the two sat in a comfortable silence.

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Walking in the door Temari ignored her brothers harassing calls of "Where's dinner?" and "Where the fuck were you?" and started to make said dinner.

Quickly she made some spaghetti and served her insistent brother before knocking on Gaara's door and calling down "Dinners ready, come up and eat with us."

To her surprise the raven haired boy started up the stairs and nodded thanks to her. She followed him to the kitchen table and started eating. Dinner was quiet there was no talking only the sound of forks hitting plates. It finally got on Tamari's nerves so for once she started a conversation. "How was school today?" she asked looking at her youngest brother.

"There was none" he replied with a shrug

"Oh okay, umm how was painting then?"

Gaara looked at her never before had she asked about his interests or actually she never seemed to care about anything she did, "It was fine, I finished one"

She smiled "Well that's great, you should show me some of your work sometime." she felt bad that never before had she taken any interest in what either of her brothers did and decided it was time that she did..

"What about you Kankuro how was work?"

"Good, I kicked some punks ass today" Gaara shook his head sadly before excusing himself. He rinsed his plate and headed back to his room and flung himself on the bed falling asleep instantly.

TBC

Ok peoples, I have to say I'm sorry in advance for this, but first I'm sorry for taking so long to get this chapter out. Next is I wont be updating for a while due to the fact that I have a story to write for school and I don't think I can balance three stories at once so thanks all and ill update as soon as I can.