OH, FOULED BELIEFS OF AN UNDERBRED PERFORMER…:
"Good morning! Is everyone ready to go? I packed extra ramen, Naruto-kun!" Kasumi called, waving at the group from the gate. She immediately noticed their expressions (all except Naruto, who didn't actually read the letter) and scowled. "Just what did Tsunade-baba-san tell you now?"
Instead of answering, Shikamaru handed her a list and started walking.
Kasumi could be heard muttering, "Well, she's got that right…what's so horrible about…OMG! YOU GUYS DIDN'T ACTUALLY BELIEVE HER!"
Everyone (except Naruto) looked at her with looks that said, 'Yeah, actually, we did'.
"Oh," Kasumi said, bowing her head. Naruto was still standing to the side with question marks above his head.
The group continued to walk for about fifteen minutes before Sakura asked, "Hey, Kasumi, you all right?" The girl nodded briefly and continued to walk. All of a sudden, Neji stopped, causing Kasumi to walk into him because she wasn't looking where she was going, causing them both to fall, causing Naruto to trip, causing…nothing, really.
"Hey, is everyone all right?" Naruto asked, sitting on top of Kasumi and Neji.
"Gerrof us, dobe!" yelled Neji.
"Ow! Naruto! You're poking me! Haha! It tickles!" (Kasumi)
They sat there in the road. And sat. And sat. And…
"Are you three coming?" asked Kiba curtly.
"Let's just stay here for a while. Look at the clouds. Get to actually know each other…" Kasumi suggested, laying down on the grass and looking up at the sky. Fluffy white clouds floated slowly across.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Fine, we get it. Don't judge a book by its cover, or by what other people say about it," Shino suggested out of the blue.
"Huh?" Sakura looked at Shino. "Oh. I guess Shino's right. We shouldn't judge you by what our lists say.
Naruto looked around at everybody nodding. "Huh? What lists?"
"Say no more! For we have listened, oh just, oh wise! Never again shall we dwell upon horrid writings of sprite and hell-dweller; instead, let us move onward, and commence another time," said Kasumi, jumping up energetically. "Granted?" Everyone nodded as Kasumi pulled out a book; A Midsummer Night's Dream. Everyone sweat-drops and continues on their way.
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Kasumi's house…no, mansion…was huge. It was white. It had wooden carvings. It was beautiful. It had flowers. It had…everything you could ever want!
"Oh, fouled beliefs of an underbred performer; why doth this manor do unto me what I for sure merit not. Oh, kindred spirits of my former haunt; how dost thou lie and await my anxious company? How…"
"We get the point, Shakespeare," muttered Kiba.
"Okay. This is my house. The boys are in one bedroom, the girls in another (mine). Follow me."
After climbing the grand staircase, everyone followed Kasumi through a couple of long hallways with lots of doors. Finally, they came to the room at the very end of the hallway (the southeast corner (the house faces north)).
"This is my room, Kasumi said, pushing open the door. The room was a light rose-petal pink. The bed was large with white silk sheets and a pink comforter. Many different pillows of all sizes and shapes adorned the bed, along with a white canopy above it. Large windows to either side of the bed took up the entire wall and were covered with white curtains. One of these was a door that led to a balcony.
On the wall opposite the wall with the bed (the bed was to the left of the group) was a white wardrobe with golden handles. To the right of the wardrobe was a vanity, same colors as the wardrobe, with a mirror and perfumes and a pink hair brush. To the left of the dresser was a desk (same color as the wardrobe) with a light pink desk lamp.
At the very end of the room was an opening where you could see into the bathroom. The bathroom was large with white marble. The bathtub was sunk into the ground and about five feet by seven feet. Fluffy white towels were provided on glass shelves, along with about any bath supplies you could ever need.
"Wow."
"Okay, this is where the girls will sleep. If you check in the closet across the hall, there are some futons that you can set up in a circle. Set one up for me, too please. Boys, follow me," Kasumi announced.
The girls stood there staring at the room a little while longer before Tenten said, "Well then…let's get to work!"
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Kasumi led the boys to the room right next to her own. She opened the doors and…it was exactly like her own, except with black walls with a single red stripe painted around the room. The sheets on the bed were black silk, and the comforter was black and red. The curtains were red. Mainly everything was black and red. And more modern. "This was my brother's room," explained Kasumi.
"Hm? Where is he now?" asked Kiba, looking around the room. "He won't mind, will he?"
Kasumi laughed bitterly. "No, no, he won't mind. He's long dead," she explained, walking out of the room. "Futons are in the same closet the girls are getting them from!"
"Dead?" Shino muttered.
"Mhmm. Jiraiya sensei told me that…"
Everyone looked at him, and he began sweating profusely.
"…that I'm not supposed to say anything!" Naruto claimed, running off to get his futon. "Wow! This is a big closet! Come check it out, guys!"
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Next time on OBJECTIVE: NEJI: SUPER FLOATY SNEAK ATTACK, COMMENCE!
Tenten informed Kasumi, "Your plan isn't going to work. You can't just sneak up on them and…"
"Oh, yes I can! SUPER FLOATY SNEAK ATTACK, COMMENCE!" Kasumi yelled, diving under the water.