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This isn't happening... Not again... Sasuke pulled a pillow over his head as a loud voice traveled down the hallway.

"C'mon ladies! Get up! We're starting construction early! Last person in their assigned room has to clean up the trash in all four for the entire week!"

He moaned and got up. Why did I have to be leader? And why did they give a megaphone to Baki?

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Sasuke stepped out into the hall and saw Naruto, who looked as freaked out as he did the time he interrupted Lee's diabolical move on Sasuke. It was obvious Naruto was avoiding Sasuke by the way he ran to the other side of the hall and accidentally slammed into the wall.

He still hasn't gotten over that apparently. Jerk. He claims to know me better than that. Ha. Right.

A rush of guys trampled through the halls. Are they really that scared of Baki? Please... Everyone's lost it...

But a few seconds later, Sasuke was running as well after he saw the real culprit. Lee was on the prowl.

00000 Kitchen

"Mornin' Sasuke!" Choji sat on a counter eating food out of cardboard boxes. Apparently someone had packed all the food out of the fridge and cabinets. Starting this early? I hoped to at least procrastinate a little longer. Guess I don't have a choice.

"Where shall we start?" Choji pointed to a large pile of tools. Sasuke looked around the kitchen. "We have to disassemble the appliances first. Everyone, get to work."

The guys slowly grabbed the tools. It was easy to see that everyone hadn't gotten much sleep the previous night. My works done for a good few hours. Time for me to get some shut eye. Sasuke crept to the door before slipping into the busy halls.

00000 Bathroom

"I don't care! The color of your toolbelt matters to me as much as if you died right this second." Lee took in the boy's words. "It DOESN'T! Now if you're not going to help, get out!"

He pouted and sat on the counter. "Get your ass off, Lee. We're going to be taking the sink out soon." "Oh. Fine..." He hopped down, right on top of another worker's fingers.

"Gahh! My hand! Go away you idiot!" Lee stuck out his tongue and moved around in a circle, placing his hands on his hips like a model. Everywhere he went he was in the way, either stepping on a tool or person. Getting annoyed, the leader of the group finally came up to him.

"Lee, why don't you go get materials for when we decorate later." "You mean like the bathmats and tissue boxes! What about soap...?"

"Whoa whoa whoa. Hold on a sec. It's too early for decorations. I meant the cabinets...

doorknobs...wallpaper...border... Things like that. Oh, and don't forget the faucet, new toilet and sink. Do you want someone to come with you?"

"Nope! I've got it all covered!" He gave the leader a thumbs-up and wink before skipping down the hall.

"Phew. Okay guys! Get as much done as possible! Lee's finally gone!" Cheers flooded the bathroom.

"Hmm. Sounds like they're really counting on me! Hahahaha! I'll make them proud!" Lee continued his dorky skipping right out the front door. He unknowingly barely missed a run in with Sasuke who almost had a heartattack. That was close!

00000 Rec Room

"Gaara? Where do these go?" Gaara looked up from the room plans. "No you boke! Take the old carpeting outside before you try to put down the new wood!" "Oh...ahahahaha! I forgot!"

Gaara sneered and nodded. What basket cases. Doesn't anyone know what they're doing?

"GAARA! I stapled my shirt to the floor!" He slammed his pencil and ruler down on the table and stood to face the group.

"Kami you fools! I DON'T CARE! Now leave me alone and get to work! Put down that damn staple gun...we don't need it yet! Hasn't anyone pulled the carpet out yet! Argh!" He rubbed his temples and sighed. Yelling won't do anything...

"Here's what I'm going to do. I'm leaving the room and by the time I get back, I expect the carpet rolled up and out in the hall ready for dumping. Got it? If it's not done, I'll have every last one of you staying up late with me to finish the wallpaneling!" They nodded and immediately got to work.

Ha. That's more like it. He rolled up the blueprints and silently left.

00000 Dining Room

Naruto had pulled out all the lights and had thrown them to the floor. "Hehehehe! Hey I'm done already, believe it!" The dark haired boy looked up at the sparking wires protruding from the walls.

"The power wasn't shut off! Did you turn any of the lights off either!" Naruto looked around. "Uh...hahaha. No. Were they supposed to be off?" "YES! Everyone! Listen up! Don't touch the wires from the walls because..."

ZAP

"ACK!"

The attention of the group turned to the loud crackle from the corner in time to see a boy fall unconscious.

"...You'll get electrocuted. Someone get a medic! As for you Naruto... get!"Without a second bidding, he fled the room.

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Time for some sleep. Sasuke's room was in sight. He smiled proudly. Nothing can get in my way...

BAM!

"Sorry, sorry! I didn't... Sasuke! Ahh! Get away from me!" Naruto jumped up and began to run the other direction, but Sasuke grabbed his shoulder. "No! Don't rape me you...!"

"Naruto, I'm not gay!"

"You're...you're not?" Naruto stopped fidgeting. "But I saw you and Lee..." "I know you did! But trust me, I'm not gay!" "Are you sure?" Sasuke glared at Naruto. "Well why didn't you tell me?"

Sasuke let go of him, dropping him on the floor. "That's good. Hey! Where are you going?" Dark eyes looked down at the orange clad annoyance as he stepped over him.

"I need sleep." "Oh...but doesn't your group need..." SLAM "...you? Okay then! I'll talk to you later! Hehehehe. To think he was gay. Ha! That's a good one." After waiting an extra 5 minutes (just to make sure Sasuke wasn't going to return), Naruto turned down the halls.

Where do they want me to go? And how long? Did they want me to get something? Hmmmm. I guess I'll just see how the others are doing. Maybe they'll let me help! Ha! Ya! Hey... Gaara's a nice guy! I'll go see if he needs any help.

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Gaara slowly strutted to the kitchen. They better have food left. I haven't eaten all night.

When he got in, total chaos greeted him.

"Where is he!"

"Kakashi wants to go over these papers with him!"

"He vanished!"

"No, he deserted us!"

"Maybe he couldn't take the stress and killed himself!"

Ha. I can relate. Now where's the food?

Gaara quickly side stepped as the boy carrying a huge stack of papers tripped over a wire and caused even more mayhem. Tools turned on "by themselves," guys kept falling over pieces of torn apart cabinets, nails went flying... Gaara grinned widely. This project is fun...When you're not leading it. I wonder if I can pull a prank... Just to mess with them. Sasuke won't notice. I think I will.

Gaara grabbed a box of crackers and took a look around the messy counter top. Hmm. Power surge protector... They won't mind if I just take this for a bit. Hn. Maybe they will.

He quickly pulled the cords of whatever from the strip of circuits before walking off. Sasuke should keep a better eye on these maniacs. Someone could get hurt.

No one ever even noticed he had come and gone.

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By the time Gaara returned, the whole group had stopped working. Surprised, he entered speechless.

"Hey Gaara! What took ya?" Naruto was seated in the middle of the team. "Why are you here?" Gaara was insulted by the faithfulness being displayed by the boys.

"Hahaha! Well, you see, my group kinda...banished me."

"Really? Why was that?"

Naruto scratched his head. "Long story..." "Then make it short." "Hahaha...Well if you've gotta know. I didn't turn off the electricity when I was removing lights and someone got a bit of a shock."

Shocked, hm? I could use this to my advantage.

The group took a few steps away from Naruto, just what Gaara wanted. "So you thought you'd come to help us out?" "Ya that's it!" "I see. I can also see that all of you look anxious for him to assist us. So, how about you help with lighting since you're so good at it? That is...unless someone else would rather step in."

He looked around. It was visible that the guys were considering the chance of getting electrocuted themselves because of Naruto's clumsiness.

Not long after Gaara spoke, a brave ninja stepped forward. "It's okay Naruto... If it's alright with you, the others would rather have someone from the group to do lighting." Before Naruto could reply, the boy walked away. Gaara had a pleased look on his face.

"Bye Naruto." "Um...Sure. I'd better be getting back anyway! See ya later!"

"That was close!" "Ya! I'd hate to have a klutz like him on the team." "Shut up you lazy idiots! I see none of you did what I specified earlier. Why didn't anyone pull up the rug!"

"Well Gaara, you see..."

"Quiet! That was a rhetorical question, dumb ass. Hmph. No matter. I guess tonight I won't be the only one in here." Angered groans filled the room. "It's gonna be a long night. Now get back to work!"

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Somewhere in a hardware store...

Humming passed through the aisles as Lee pushed his shopping cart along.

Step. Hop on. Ride a little ways. Step again. Hop. Ride some more...

Lee looked up and down the twisted maze of tall scafolding. I don't need wood. Let me see... Ooo! Sign! Paint that way... I wonder if that means wallpaper, too. I guess I'll find out!

He continued pushing and riding on the cart. And he was well on his way towards the home decor section when...

Gasp! He's kinda cute! How's my hair? Lee looked in a mirror he was riding past and quickly combed through his hair. Perfect! Hmmm... If I go up and down these two aisles and the clerk is still there, that means he loves me! Wait, that's too easy. How 'bout I make it three? No! Four! Wait! FIVE!

Deciding five was a good number, Rock Lee quickly flew down the rows. And guess what? Oh my gosh! He's still there! He LOVES me! Excited that the guy his age was still standing close by (not that he had a choice, he was stationed there at the desk that particular day), Lee deemed it safe to flirt.

Slowly creeping around the corner, Lee popped his head out between shelves. And yes, to anyone watching, it was a very scary sight.

Here I go! Straightening his jumpsuit, Lee slowly strutted to the desk.

"Excuse me..." He leaned half way over the table so he could read the nametag. "... Sochi. Where do you keep your faucets?" Sochi gave Lee a scared/ freaked out stare for a long time before answering.

"Uh...That way. They're between the two kitchen and bathroom areas. Turn left...right...half a left then a quarter turn right. Five paces a little left from the right and it'll be behind you." "Oh. Thanks." He nodded and went back to his clipboard.

Feeling eyes on him, Sochi looked up. "Can I help you?" Lee hadn't left, instead, he had taken a seat on the desk. "Hehehe. Well, you see...I was so busy staring at your gorgeous eyes that I didn't quite catch your directions. Could you just... take me there?"

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Sasuke yawned and grabbed a can of soda from the miniature fridge next to his bed.

What time is it? He wiped his eyes and looked at the digital clock. Oops. 3:00 already? I overslept. Oh well. I don't hear any screaming. I deserve an extra 30...45 minutes. He pulled the covers over his head and went back to sleep.

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Hn. It's 3:10. I wonder if Sasuke's back yet. My group sure has me running the strangest errands! Find a cooking pot, ladle, toilet paper tube and half used candle. Ha! Wonder why they need them? Whatever.

Naruto entered the kitchen. "Hey Choji! Is Sasuke around!" Choji banged his head on a pipe inside the sink cabinet that was spewing water. "How...gargle... should...spit...I... choke... know!"

Another boy answered. "Look Naruto, we haven't seen him all day. No doubt he ran off to leave us with these shitty jobs. But if you do see him, could you tell him that I'm gonna pound his face in as soon as I get a chance?" "Sure! Hey... Where'd you put the silverware?" "In that box... No that one... The one that is half full of water! Yeah, you idiot."

Naruto grabbed a pot and ladle and left the room to find the group's missing captain.

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"Sasuke! Let me in! C'mon!" As expected, Sasuke had locked the door. But this didn't stop Naruto from breaking and entering.

"Ha! I always have to barge in here. You should just get a new screen while the rest of construction is going on. No one would ever know! Hahahahaha!" Only the sound of light breathing responded.

"Huh? You're sleeping?" Instead of waking him as usual, Naruto decided to look for toilet paper (for his "errand list").

"Hmmm. Where would you keep... sweet, alright! T.P!" He took it out from a cupboard full of extra items such as toothpaste, combs and...

"Hey look! A rubber ducky! I'll take this just in case... I only need the tube. Hm. I'll just be taking this off then." Naruto unwound the entire role, unintentionally toliet papering the room.

"Thanks Sasuke! Oh and by the way, some guy wants to kick your ass when you wake up." Naruto glanced over at Sasuke who was still unconscious. Sheesh. Shouldn't he be awake by now? Whatever!

And he left the room, loudly slamming the cupboard and screen shut on his departure.

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Lee was carrying a huge pile of bathroom fixtures on his back as he staggered down the streets. As soon as Sochi realized Lee was going to carry everything back to where he came, he made sure to help him find everything he needed.

And by everything we're saying: a sink; a toilet; five rolls of wallpaper; a large tub of glue; a border; 35 half a foot by half a foot tiles; a preassembled cabinet; and three glass light fixtures.

He finally reached the steps of the dormitory four hours after he had set out.

"Anyone wanna help get these to the bathroom?" He panted and looked around. No one even acknowledged he was back. "Anybody?"

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