Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. But, I probably could if I um, bought it. All I need now is a couple hundred thousand dollars, maybe a couple million, and um… does anyone know what else I'll need? Or a couple hundred thousand dollars to start me off?
The New Annoyance
Sakura and Ino sighed in relief. Sasuke didn't hear them. They both thought about how nice it was to kiss him.
Sasuke sighed. When did his life become so… exciting? At the same time it became perfect, when he met Keitorin. Oh no, he had to get Ino and Sakura now. He hoped with all his might that he wouldn't have to bribe them to get them to keep their oversized mouths shut!
Kakashi sighed. Hm, he may have forgotten to mention that Keitorin's leg would heal faster, due to the bit of Medical Chakra he put into Sasuke's blood… Ah, well…
Sasuke walked painfully slowly to Ino's tent. "Ino?" He called softly. Ino was sitting on her mat; her face was flushed as if she had just been running.
"Yes, Sasuke-kun?" Ino asked nonchalantly.
"About the… thing that happened…. You won't tell anyone, right?" Sasuke asked quietly.
"What? No, Sasuke-kun!" Ino promised.
"You promise?"
"I promise!"
Sasuke jumped up, did a few hand seals, and shouted, "There! If you break your promise, you will become blind," Sasuke left triumphantly.
He pretty much did the same thing with Sakura. He went to bed feeling pretty confident.
Of course he was just bluffing, but he was pretty sure they didn't know that.
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The next day, Sasuke went right into Keitorin's room.
"Keitorin, are you all right?" Sasuke watched as the girl stirred.
"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm…" She moaned. After an examination of her pajamas, she uttered, "Why am I in blue?"
Sasuke answered, "What?" She was just a bit obsessed with the color.
"Why am I in blue?" She repeated. "I hate this color!"
She looked up at Sasuke and blushed. "Who are you?"
Sasuke sighed. "I'm Sasuke! Keitorin, snap out of it!" He cried in exasperation.
She looked around, making sure he was talking to her. "Keitorin… That's a nice name. Is it my name?"
"Yes. That would be your name."
"Hm… So, where are we?" Keitorin asked.
"We're just outside of Suna."
"Ah. Are there any others here?"
"Uh, yeah." Sasuke cursed silently. This was just his luck! Maybe he should have believed Kakashi-Sensei that time…
"Who?"
"Kakashi-Sensei, Sakura, Naruto, Hinata, Temari, and Ino."
"Oh. Why does my leg hurt so much?"
"You hurt it yesterday."
"Oh."
"Does your head hurt?"
"Hm… Well, now that you mention it, it does, a bit."
Sasuke nodded.
Kakashi walked in. "Keitorin, are you feeling well?"
She looked around again, and then said, "Oh, right. Uh, yeah, I'm fine, I guess."
Kakashi sighed.
"Come on, we've got to uh, introduce you to the others," Kakashi said, pulling Keitorin up and leading her out of the tent.
Sasuke sighed, pushed himself away from the side of the tent he was leaning on, and followed them. She was beginning to annoy him, and he hated it. It was as if he never met Keitorin. Sasuke wanted to kick something, but he continued walking calmly out the door. Maybe he should kick Sakura or Ino... Or maybe Naruto!
"Now guys, Keitorin has forgotten a lot of the things. I want you to treat her the same way you did before," Kakashi explained.
Ino and Sakura smiled. Sasuke gulped.
Kakashi introduced them in order. "Naruto, Hinata, Sakura, Ino, Temari-sama-" Kakashi was careful to introduce Temari formally. "And- where did Sasuke go?" Kakashi wheeled around. "And Sasuke."
Ino and Sakura came up to her and said, "Hey! How are you? Are you feeling better?"
Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata, and Temari were confused. And let's not forget... Keitorin was confused. Kakashi wasn't confused, though. He was more... oblivious.
The three girls went to into Ino's tent.
"Well, thus ends our extremely exciting morning," Kakashi said.
Sasuke walked back to his tent. He figured that he should get some sleep before they take off that night.
He couldn't sleep, and that bugged him. He went outside to get a drink, and everyone was out there. Naruto and Hinata were sitting together against a tree. Sasuke smiled a bit at that. He found his Sensei reading (AGAIN!) and was deathly afraid that Tsunade would be with him again, so he walked swiftly and silently by. He went to get a drink and held out his cup to the river.
He saw the four girls walking by.
"Are you sure, Keitorin?" Temari asked.
"Oh, yes. Besides, Sakura and Ino think it's a good idea. And you said you've done it before, right?" Keitorin questioned Temari.
"Well, yes," Temari answered thoughtfully.
Sasuke noticed that all of the girls held flowers, all of them pink and red and white, that they had found at the oasis.
"Well, what's the problem?" Keitorin asked, tilting her head and flapping her blue hair over her shoulders.
"The shortest I can make it is a month. Okay? I don't want to ruin your beautiful hair!" Temari said to her.
"I trust you, Temari-san!" Keitorin said.
"Hm, okay, now just sit here. Ino, Sakura, give me the flowers!" Temari said professionally.
The girls handed her the flowers as Sasuke sat himself against a tree just within earshot. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the warmth of the sun.
Temari began grinding all the flowers into a sweet smelling pile of... uh, ground up flowers… and she added water to it and to Keitorin's hair and started squeezing the water out of the pile of flowers so that colored water dripped out into a neat little container. She took some of the now brightly pink colored water and applying it to Keitorin's hair.
Sasuke's eyes shot open. They were coloring Keitorin's hair! He watched in horror as Keitorin's hair turned from a bright shade of sky blue to a bright pink. It was brighter and more florescent than Sakura's!
Temari stepped back and admired her work when it was done.
"Perfect! But now you're going to have to change your clothes. I would lend you some, but I don't think this you're style, really. I would suggest red or pink or white," Temari said frowning a bit.
Sakura swallowed her pride. This wasn't part of the plan! "Y-you could… I'll lend you some of mine, Keitorin… chan!" Sakura added the last part as an afterthought.
Okay, quite a sukkish ending, but you'll like the beginning of the next chapter. And by the way, I would like it if you review to the chapter I post on Friday night/Saturday even thought there is another one coming up right away. I am noticing that I am getting almost no reviews for the one I post on Saturday. I'm not sure it's because people are losing interest in the story, or what. but please, just review. Please take note, you people who have this on favorites or alert but don't review, I know exactly who you are. Thanks!
. KK