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Chapter 5: The Mall!
"Now," Haku gathered his companions, "since we are quite a number here, I suggest we spilt into our own group and meet here back before 6." Haku said calmly.
"I am going to the arcade! Who's coming with me?" Naruto raised his hand, full height.
"I DO!" Kiba also raised his hand, full height, and flailed it in the air.
"Me, too!" Gaara called out.
"Okay, we're three!" Naruto counted his fingers. "Who else? No more? Okay then! We'll just be at the arcade!" the three of them made were on their way at the 3rd floor, where the arcades are located.
"Ummm, can I come?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto and Kiba blinked for a while and looked at each other, "Sure! You could come!" both of them grinned at Sasuke and dragged him towards the escalator, "See you later at 6 then people!" they waved good bye at the others.
"I'll be shopping!" Sakura already made her way. "Ino, coming?" she asked.
"Of course I am!" she followed Sakura. "Anyone else?"
"If you don't mind, can I come with you, ladies?" Lee stepped out. "I mean, I can carry your shopping bags and all…"
Sakura and Ino tapped their chin… "Well that's alright, sure you can come with us, Lee-kun." Sakura smiled. "Be sure you'll carry our bags." She gave her bag to Lee.
"Thanks, Lee!" Ino thrust her bag at Lee.
Haku smiled at the girls and the ever poor Lee, "Well, where would you be, Temari-san?" he asked the blond girl with 4 ponytails.
"Me? Well, Kidoumaru, Tayuya, Jiroubu, Kabuto and me will only be at the sports wear and music stands, like Odyssey and Record Bars or something like those." She smiled at the black haired, girly like boy. Dragging Kabuto and Kankuro, "Let's go then people!" she said.
"I can walk, Temari!" Kankuro protested, "Let me go!"
"So, who wants to come with me at the bookstores?" Haku asked the remaining group.
Neji and Shino raised their right hand, "I will." Said Neji,
"I want to buy some latest book to read." Said Shino.
Kakashi smiled under his mask and patted both Shino's and Neji's heads. "Well then, I'll be accompanying you three to the bookstore, after I find Icha Icha Tactics that is." He waved his favorite novel book. "I'll be joining Naru-chan and the others after that.
Haku smiled at his teacher, "Okay then, how about you, Gai-sensei?" he tilted his head at his P.E. teacher.
Gai strike his favorite pose, "Sure thing! I'll be joining you youngsters in the bookstores!" He said and smiled his teeth sparkled. Haku and the others sweat dropped. "So, come on!" he pushed the four at the nearest bookstore.
-;-;-;-;Arcade Center: Quantum-;-;-;-;-
"Hey, New Kid, why aren't you playing?" Kiba asked while playing Guilty Gear XX with Naruto. "Don't tell me you joined us just to watch us play." He said while punching the hard slash button, "Damn it! Got me again under!" Kiba cursed as his character was beaten up by Naruto's character.
"You know, Kiba," Naruto said while doing the aerial combo at Kiba's character, "your new kid has a name and that is, Uchiha, Sasuke. Keep that in mind, Mutt-face."
"Mutt-face? How many times do I need to tell you to not call me that, Dobe!" Kiba growled under the noise of the arcade place and punched the slash button. "And since when did you turn up against me? You're taking his," he pointed at Sasuke, "side than my side?"
Naruto punched the last button to his combo and let Kiba's Sol Badguy be knocked out by his Ky Kiske. "No, I don't take his side, you just happened to be using wrong names again." He grinned at Kiba then looked at Sasuke, "Hey, don't you really want to play?"
Sasuke's daze was snapped, "Huh, oh, no, I don't see my favorite game here." He excused.
"What is your favorite game anyways?" Asked an emotionless cold tone.
Sasuke jumped out of his skin and turned around to see the redhead kid, Gaara, "Umm…Vampire Nights…" he answered at him.
Gaara stared at him and blinked, he thrust his thumb behind, Sasuke looked over Gaara's shoulder and saw a mob of people on the shooting game he just said, "There's your favorite game." He said with a deep tone.
"Don't tell me you finished it all again, Browless?" Kiba sighed, "Man, you're just wasting token there, how many times did you already finish that game, huh?" he raised an eyebrow.
Gaara shrugged, "Every time we are here?" he said.
"And that every time is?" Naruto crossed his arms and looked at Gaara.
"Almost everyday…" he replied, "Okay, so I really am wasting token to it, so what? You two are also wasting yours." He protested, but sounded a matter-of-fact tone.
Kiba balled his fist, "No way I am wasting my token! I use my tokens to defeat Naruto!" he said and stood from the stall he was sitting at a while ago.
Naruto smirked at Kiba, "Hehuh? Really now, maybe Gaara's right, I am wasting my tokens on you." he said and stretched.
A vein popped at Kiba's head, "WHAT? You mean I am just a piece of something that is easy to defeat?" he growled and grabbed Naruto's shirt, "Just because you always win against me in Guilty Gear…" Naruto tsked and waved his finger at Kiba, "Okay, maybe all most of we play, you win against me, but that doesn't mean that I can't beat you!" he swayed Naruto by the collar, "Argh! Let's play Soul Calibur 2 then!" Kiba smirked at Naruto.
Naruto's face turned serious. "No way, dude, I won't play that game with you!" he said in a bored tone.
Kiba's lips curved into a sly smile and Naruto saw it, "Just because I refused that doesn't mean you can defeat me on that game!" he said before Kiba could say anything more.
"Then why are you refusing my offer?" Kiba narrowed his eyes on Naruto, "Scared are you?" he said mockingly.
Naruto gave an uncomfortable smile, "No I am not scared!" he said, but it turned into a squeak.
Kiba caught the tone of Naruto's voice, "Then why are you squeaking, Dobe?" he's smiled turned creepy.
"Don't call me dobe, Mutt-face!" Naruto punched Kiba's nose, and it bled.
Dropping Naruto and grabbed his injured nose, "Awww! Why punch my nose?" he said and sat down at the ground while nursing the injured face part.
Naruto panicked, "Oh I am so sorry Kiba, I didn't mean to hit you hard." Naruto pulled out his handkerchief and wiped Kiba's blood. "What can I do to repay that?" he asked hesitantly.
Kiba gave a sly grin. "Play Soul Calibur with me, tomorrow, at my house." He said, and Naruto pouted. "What? You said 'What can I do to repay that' didn't you?"
Naruto sighed deep. "Fine! Argh! You do know how to get what you want!" he joined Kiba at the ground and crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes on his best friend.
Kiba laughed at Naruto's face and Naruto raised an eyebrow at Kiba but joined the laughing session with Kiba, and soon the both of them are friends again.
Sasuke looked at the two with a question look. "Are the both of them always like that?" he asked the stoic red head. And he was answered by a silent shrug. "Okay, point taken." He said and continued to stare at the two laughing teens, while Gaara stared at the Uchiha with calculating looks.
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"Have you found any good book to read, yet?" Neji asked Shino. Shino shook his head and returned the book that he was looking at for a while. "So none yet? Argh! Why is it that this store is filled with romantic novels?" he scratched his head, irritated. "I wonder if Haku found a book." He looked at the other section of shelves to look for the long black haired boy.
"Go ask him, don't talk to yourself, Hyuuga." Shino stated softly while looking over the other shelf and picked a book; he read the summary at the back and shook his head. "No good, maybe at the other bookstores."
Neji pouted at Shino. "I thought I was talking to you a while ago, figures, you're not listening." He shrugged and walked towards at Haku.
Haku sighed and placed the book he was browsing back at the shelf. "No good, it's full of romance, and I don't find romance good." He said to his self while picking another book.
"Hey, any book that caught your fancy?" he heard the question and Haku turned to look at the person. "Yo!"
"Hyuuga-kun." Haku blinked and looked at the book, he sighed at it and returned it to the shelf. "No, nothing yet, I guess it's at the other store." He walked over at the other shelf. "How 'bout you?" he asked the brunette. "Any book that you like?"
Neji shook his head and shoved his hands in his pockets. "None still, I don't like love stories much." he said and saw Kakashi at the counter, paying. "I think Sensei already has a book."
"Kakashi-sensei?" Haku looked at Neji.
"Yup! He's at the counter now." He pointed at his silver haired teacher. "Do you think that book is really educational?" Neji raised an eyebrow.
"I don't think so." Said a voice at his side.
"Abumare!" Neji jumped out of his skin. "Don't do that!"
Shino turned at Neji and raised an eyebrow. "Didn't know that you're jumpy, Hyuuga." He stated and looked at the approaching teacher. "Homeroom teacher at twelve o'clock." He said in a toneless voice.
"Yo!" Kakashi raised a hand to greet his students. "Since I bought what I want, I'll be joining Naru-chan and the others at the arcades then?" he said.
"Sure sensei, take care." Haku waved a hand at him. "And don't call my brother Naru-chan!" he said with venom on the tone but kept his smile.
Kakashi looked over at his shoulder and turned his heels to look at Haku, there he bowed politely, "As you wished, Haku-sama." He then stood straight and walked out.
"We should really go to the other book stores." Haku bowed down hiding his eyes and his tone was very dangerous. "Love stories makes my hair stand!" he walked away.
"How about Gai-sensei?" Neji asked pointing at the happy teacher who was browsing shelf to shelf.
"He's already old, he knows what to do when he gets lost." Haku walked faster than normal.
Neji and Shino shrugged, and then both of them followed Haku at the other bookstore.
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"Temari, can I go out for awhile?" Kankurou asked his sister desperately.
Temari looked at him. "Why? Don't you like the place Kankurou?"
Kankurou stared at her. "No I don't like the place, especially the sound of this place!" he pointed at the speaker nearest to him that happens to be playing Play It High, Guilty Gear Sound track. "This place is too loud!"
"You mean that this is louder than arcades?" Tayuya glared at him.
Kankurou shivered at the glare that Tayuya gave. "Maybe." He loosen his collar.
Tayuya made cracking sound out of her hands and she cursed fast under her breath. Kankurou's eyes bulged out.
"Okay, Tayuya, don't do that in public." Kidoumaru pulled Tayuya.
"-Censored- let go off of me you –censored- -censored- -censored- guy!" Tayuya struggled at Kidoumaru's grip.
"She really is violent." Kankurou whispered at Temari with a feared tone. Temari nodded in response.
-;-;-;-;-;-;-Back to the Arcades-;-;-;-;-;-;-
Sasuke fidgeted. Debating whether he would ask Naruto or not. Should I ask him about Haku, since they're brothers, maybe he'll tell something about Haku, but I couldn't just say that, "Hey Naruto I like your brother, Haku, can you help me hitch with him?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow at his own thought. Oh, man! How can I say it in a way that he wouldn't suspect?
"Sasuke," Naruto looked at Sasuke and waved a hand on his face. But nothing happened, he was too absorbed at what he was thinking, but we all know Naruto, he wouldn't notice that, so he continued to call on Sasuke. "Oi, Sasuke! Uchiha, Sasuke!" he hit Sasuke's head.
"Aw! Hey what was that for?" Sasuke snapped at Naruto evenly.
Naruto crossed his arms and looked suspicious at Sasuke. "What was that for you ask?" he said and Sasuke's brows furrowed at the blond. "Well if you haven't noticed it Sasuke," eyes narrowed further that made them all closed, "you were looking like an idiot a while ago!"
Sasuke was taken aback, he couldn't accept that, and Uchiha like him looking weird? That was ridiculous for him. "What do you mean look like an idiot?" he demanded.
Kiba rolled his eyes. "Do you think anybody who shakes his own head and scratches his head out of nothing wont look like an idiot in public? I mean, you eeped without reason and you shook your head like disapproving on something." Kiba explained at Sasuke, joining Naruto on crossing arms and narrowing eyes at Sasuke.
"That's it! Umm Naruto, can I talk to you? Alone?" Sasuke asked permission, he saw Gaara and Kba glare at him. "Don't worry this wont take long." He excused.
"If you're going to talk to Naruto, you have to say it also to me!" Kiba came between Sasuke and Naruto's range.
Naruto sighed and pushed Kiba aside. "Sorry Kiba, but don't worry, if he said it wont take long, then I believe in him." He smiled at Kiba, to whom he offered a hand, since he pushed him too hard that made him fell face first at the ground. "It's okay, Gaara." He gave Gaara a reassuring smile.
Gaara and Kiba looked at Naruto, then to Sasuke, then back to the blond, than back to the black haired Uchiha. "Fine, you can go." They sighed in defeat and slumped their shoulders. "But just 10 minutes okay?" Kiba showed his wristwatch and tapped it.
Naruto pouted. "Fine, 10 minutes itisthen!" he said and pulled Sasuke out of the arcade. "I am like their baby brother or something! Always timing me! They treat me like I am going on a date with someone they distrust!"
"Really? Then they really care for you that much?" Sasuke asked as Naruto was pulling him outside of the arcade.
"Yeah they do care for me so much that I feel I am being choked!" he said. "Anyways, what was that you wanted to talk about?" he tapped his foot.
Sasuke's eyes grew big then came back to normal. "Oh, it's about your brother…" he said and twiddled his fingers.
Naruto tilted his head and his cheeks were puffed out. "What about him?" he asked.
"Ummm… I know this is weird but…"
"You have a crush on my brother, right?" Naruto looked at Sasuke with a sly smile. Sasuke blushed more and ducked his head like Hinata always do. "I didn't know you're this shy! Just like Hinata-chan!" he laughed and patted Sasuke's back. "So tell me, do you want to know something about my brother?"
Sasuke nodded, "I just want to know his hobbies." He said.
Naruto laughed. "Wow, you got attracted to my bro that fast, didn't know that he's that gorgeous." Naruto grinned at Sasuke. "So hobbies, hmmm, oh, he really loves to read and write poems then he loves doing math equations."
"All you said, it's all I always do!" Sasuke said in surprise.
"Really? Then maybe you two could get along!" he smiled at Sasuke. "But always be careful, I think Neji likes him." He whispered. "And I don't like him very much!"
"That Hyuuga, Neji?" Sasuke blinked for a while in disbelief, "I thought he liked you, cause when I was seated next to you he glared at me like I am stealing something from him."
Naruto made a face, "Yech! I can understand if Kiba's the one being jealous, cause he always acts like a big sore loser brother to me, but Neji? Yech! I am straight, man!" he proclaimed and raised a thumb. "So, you are going to ask me to help you with my bro or not?"
Sasuke snapped and nodded at Naruto, "Oh, please would you help me?" he asked.
Naruto smiled at him. When Kiba and Gaara made their selves present. "Hey, 6 is already near, we should get going now." Kiba ruffled Naruto's hair.
Naruto shoved Kiba's hand. "How many times do I need to tell you, don't mess my messy hair!"
Kiba laughed. "Until I beat you in Guilty Gear!" he winked at Naruto.
"Then you'll ruffle my hair forever?" Naruto slapped his forehead.
Kiba raised an irritated eyebrow and his knuckle shook. "So you're telling me that I can never beat you on that game?"
Naruto poked his tongue and pushed down the skin under his eye. "Bleh! You'll never beat me in that game!" and there he ran away, chased by Kiba towards the stairs going down.
Gaara sighed and looked at the Uchiha. "Leave them be, they're always like that." And there he walked his way, following Naruto and Kiba.
-;-;-;-;-;-;-So it's 6!-;-;-;-;-;-;-
"Hey, we'll be going now!" Ino and Sakura waved at the others goodbye and their friends waved back to them.
"See you all tomorrow!" Lee said as he was carrying the bags of Sakura and Ino. "Goodnight to all of you!"
"Good night to you too, Lee!" Gai posed his good guy pose, with the teeth sparkling.
The company's hair stood up and shivered. "So much about that, I'll be seeing you again youngsters tomorrow at school!" Gai waved at them and looked at Kakashi. "My dear Rival, see you again tomorrow!" Kakashi just shrugged and continued to read his book. "Well then, I bid you all farewell!" he saluted and laughed walking away.
"Creepy teacher…" Sasuke muttered, and Haku heard.
Haku smiled at Sasuke. "Don't mind him, he really is just weird. Even I do get creep out by him sometimes." Sasuke ducked his head and blushed. Haku blinked but still smiled.
Naruto sensed. "Umm, Haku-nii, maybe we should also go." He pushed Haku. "Umm, Sasuke, where will be your route?" he asked the young Uchiha.
"Oh, over there." He pointed at the west gate.
Haku blinked at his brother and looked at the finger of the Uchiha, "Uchiha-kun, why don't you join us then? Since our route will be the same." He suggested. Naruto winked at Sasuke, who nodded in reply. "Oi, Hyuuga-kun," Haku called Neji, who snapped his head towards the caller and Hinata turned to Haku, "come on! Time to go!" he gestured the two to follow them.
Temari puffed her cheeks. "Well, we're going too, Kankurou, Gaara, come on." She said, she smiled at her new classmates and friends goodbye. "See you all tomorrow!" she bid farewell, Gaara and Kankurou nodded and waved goodbye.
"Well, students, run along then." Kakashi patted the remaining students and walked away. "See you tomorrow at school, kids!" he waved goodbye.
"So much for that…now come on! I am hungry!" Jiroubu said and lead their way back to their place.
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"So you two are all by yourselves?" Haku nodded while walking together with his new friend and classmate and ever so loud brother. "Just like us. Ne, Naruto?" he smiled at his blond brother.
Naruto nodded with a grin. "Yup! And hey, I'll go along a head, I forgot to do something in my room, and I don't want Haku-nii to know what it is, so see you guys!" and there he rushed to their house, leaving Haku and Sasuke on the quiet streets. "BYE. SEE YOU LATER!" he looked back and waved at them while running.
Haku shook his head. "Hey, do you know how to return to your home?" he asked Sasuke.
Sasuke blushed but Haku didn't notice it because it was dark and. "To tell you the truth, I don't know how to, all I know is that my brother drove me and I didn't manage to see where he was taking me."
Haku blinked and laughed. "Hoho, then, tell me your address and maybe I can bring you there. And remember," he raised a finger between him and Sasuke, "do remember where we're walking, okay?" he suggested and smiled. Sasuke nodded in reply and gave him his address in a small piece of paper. "Oh, this street? It's just close to ours!" Haku handed him back the paper.
"Really?" said Sasuke, and Haku nodded. "Then, that'll be easier, It wont take too much trouble to you." he said. Haku grinned at him.
"Yup! Now come on! Your brother might be worried about you." he pulled Sasuke by the hand and ran.
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Itachi looked at their wall clock and he looked at his wristwatch, then looked at his ring watch, then looked at the alarm clock, grandfather's clock, radio time and TV clock.
"Oh, where could that Ice Cube be?" he said while tapping his foot at the floor. "I hope nothing bad happened to him." He looked again at the clock. "Argh! if something happened to him I will never forgive myself!" he pulled his hair. "Aaaaaa, Watashino Daisetsuna Otouto, where are you?" he started to get paranoid, when he heard voices out from his house.
"See you tomorrow, Uchiha-kun!" said a girl and waved at his brother.
"See you too, tomorrow, Haku!" Sasuke waved back at the girl, and there he closed the gates and walked towards the door, but before Sasuke could ring the doorbell the door slammed open.
"Otouto!" Itachi hugged his brother in a very tight welcome-back-I-was-so-worried-about-you hug. "Where were you?" he demanded, while hugging his brother.
Sasuke, tried to speak but his windpipes were being closed because of the hug of his brother. "Aniki, y—you're killing me!" he said while being crushed by his brother.
"And who was that girl with you a while ago?" questioned Itachi with a sly grin when he loosed his hug at his brother. Sasuke blushed and Itachi grinned. "Ohhh, my baby brother surely is a Girl Magnet! He already has girlfriend! Oh my brother's growing up so fast!" he snuggled his brother.
"EWWW! DON'T DO THAT TO ME, SICKO!" Sasuke struggled away from the clutches of his disgusting brother. "And that she is a he! He's the brother of my new friend!" he explained while trying to peel his self away from his brother.
Itachi blinked and raised an eyebrow to his baby brother, "Huh? So that girl is a he! Kids these days! Cross dressing and all." He muttered while carrying his brother inside the house and kicked closed their front door.
"He was not cross dressing, Aniki! Didn't you notice the uniform? It was just like mine!" Sasuke exclaimed and pulled his uniform towards his brother. "He's wearing the boy's uniform!"
"Really I thought he was wearing a long skirt." Itachi looked at the ceiling. "Ohh, man…I forgot to cook dinner because I was so worried about you!" he dropped his brother without any grace. "This is all your fault!" he accused while running towards the kitchen.
"Right go and blame it all to your Daisetsuna Otouto!" Said Sasuke while making his way to the stairs towards his room. "Just call me when food's already ready!" he called at his brother who shouted 'Okay' in the kitchen. "'See you tomorrow Uchiha-kun', he said to me!" Sasuke ran a hand on his hair and smiled. "Cant wait." He flopped on his bed and looked towards the window.
Sasuke was dozing off when suddenly a knock echoed in his room and Itachi poked his head inside of Sasuke's room. "Sasuke, phone call." Said his brother.
"Huh? Who's the caller?"
"Dunno, go answer it, I am still cooking!"
Sasuke shrugged and raised his phone in his room and signaled Itachi to place the other receiver at it's hook. "Hello?"
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Ire: Hahahaha! So sorry that I didn't update for such a long tiiiiiiiiiiime!
Zabuza: Yup! I hate to admit it, but we missed you!
Ire: Oh, Zabby-chan, missed me! How touching!
Zabuza: Zabby-CHAN? Why you….
Haku: Now, now, no bickering, and so glad you updated, Ire-sama… -smiles-
Ire: Haku-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! I missed you so much! Don't worry Zabby-chan I missed you too.
Zabuza: Don't call me Zabby-chan! And oh right…
Haku: Thanks for reading the last chapters and this chapter, well if you're reading this one, I am really grateful, and let me thank, eeza-sama, jo-sama, anna-sama and MAD-ED-sama for reviewing the last chapters! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! –bows-
Ire: Yup, thank you very much! You motivated me! I love you all! THANK YOU FOR MOTIVATING ME! –bows-
Ire and Haku: Anyways, Please read and review if you have the time! Thank you very much! –Bows-
Ire: Zabby-chan! Go say thanks to everybody who read this story!
Zabuza: Why would I? I am not even included in the story, and don't call me Zabby-chan!
Ire: Oh, my wittle Zabby-chan ish mad. Don't chu worry witlle Zhabby, -pinches Zabuza's cheek- at weasht you're here in the ending credits. –smiles-
Zabuza: AAAAAAAAR don't baby talk me! And remember this, your story is really jumbled and too hard to understand!
Ire: WAAAAAA you meanie! I hate you! Take this! 'Thundaga'! –Lightning strikes at Zabuza- Bleeeh! That's what you get when you argue with me! MWAHAHAHAHAA!
Haku: Weee, let the two of them be…anyways, I, again thank you all for reading and reviewing this story and chapter! –Bows- See you at the Next Chapter.