A/N: Ok, just a note to you guys. Sometimes, when an updated fic appears on the top of the list on page 1 of the fanfics, the summary may read as 'Chapter 5', but when you go into the fic to read, there are only 4 chapters. I know it happens a lot, since when I updated my fourth chapter, people submit reviews on the third one. Unless they just happened to mean to do that… oo; Anyway, that missing chapter thing happens a lot to me, and I think it's just a mild default in So what you can do is wait for a while till the fic is somewhere further down (that is, a few other people have updated their own fics), and then click on it again and see if the updated chapter has appeared. Or, you can go up to the address barofwhatever chpt you're at, and change the ending number to the latest update. For example, ifyou see I've updated chpt 5 for this fic but all you see iseverything up to chpt 4, then change the number at the end of the website address from '4' to '5'. Then press'Go'.It should work. Oh, but PLEASE don't skip the reviewing for any individual chapter. I wanna hear your reviews for each and every chapter, just to see what you think of it. And besides, every fanfictionist loves lots and lots of reviews! LOTS! BUAHAHAHZZZZZ…. Actually, the main reason I'm letting you in on this is cuz I get confused as to how to reply to people's reviews. Like, when I post chpt 5 with all the review responses to people who reviewed in both chpts 3 and 4, will those reviewers from chpt 3 read their next chpt, which is chpt 4, and seeing they don't have a review reply, think I ignored them and get annoyed? Oh… hope not. Damn. I did that long-A/N-thing again.,
Once again, I say, you can skip this if it is of no importance or significance to you. But if your name is somewhere there or if you're someone who just lurves getting into other's business, then read right on!
Review replies (Beware. It is LONG):
residentevilgirl: Ooh, thanks for the review! Yes, even I surprise myself at how I can create such obnoxiously annoying characters. Hopefully it's not cuz I can relate or anything… o.o; And the plan has been well thought out by yours truly, and I doubt it would be a disappointment… I hope?
Thlaan the Badger/Spork-Loving Gennin: Ooh, love the name! Yes, I love sporks too. Nifty contraptions, aren't they? Wonder who created them… :helps stab Rika with spork:
Tales of Pwnage: Haha… With Rika in here, I'm sure this fic can beat any horror movie pants down. Let the hilarity ensue! Keep reviewing too! (Whoa. I just rhymed…)
hujin: Crap. Now you've gone and made me feel all dumb and inferior. Why the hell haven't I thought of that? Oh, but come to think of it, if Neji did say he liked another girl, I still don't think it's gonna put a monster like Rika off. She'd probably get that girl killed or something just to have Neji to herself… o.o
SGL: Thanks mate! Hope you get into it more. And by the way, just to satisfy my curiosity, what does ur name stand for? The question's been eating away at my head… Ah, unless you don't wanna tell me… of course I won't push it..:cocks gun behind back:
Kaeru Soyokaze: Thanks. :takes tissue: You know, I think I should get some official Rika-haters club started up… almost every reviewer wants to kill her. Not that I wouldn't mind… :sniggers evilly:
RedLotusNin and IceHunterNin: Thanks for reviewing! And whoa, you're two different people, are you? Your names are so ninja-ishly cool!
YoungSasuke: Oh, you came back! And I thought Mitsuka chased one of my most fervent reviewers away… Almost cried. Q.Q :wails: I have ruined my reviewer's purity! Her innocence is tainted:gazes down mournfully at blood-stained hands:
Eadha Ohn: Yes, don't we all feel sorry for him? Hehehez… Hmm. Why, then, am I laughing?
DotDotDotMan: Dotman, your level of crudity amazes me… You have earned my deepest admiration! Personally, I'd go for the second one, where they're beaten, drowned, and then torched. And then the gasoline. Fire is pretty… n.n And that little dude from next door, OH MAN… don't even get me started…
Steel Jaguar: Can I agree anymore:vomits along with you:
Sakura Uchiha Sasuke: Hey hey! You reviewed twice! You deserve a hug:big hug: Glad you're loving the fic. I loved writing it.
boredathome: Haha… your name is so cute… And I'm glad I made you smile! Makes me smile too! Poor Neji and Sasuke.. resorting to murder now. Come to think about it, I don't think they're resorting to it. They were probably planning it out from the very start already… herherz..
esther: Whooo.. long review! I love long ones… And I'm glad you're laughing! You practically picked out all the parts I loved in that chpt too! If you love Sasuke and Naruto, I've got a fic, The Prophecy Fulfilled which has a lot of them. Go check it out! Just a warning, it's very sci-fi-ish. So yes.
magy: Muahahaz. So NOW you know where Rika gets all her evilness from… MOI! Herherherz… Glad you like the fic, even after all the torture I shoved Neji and Sasuke into…
ayuka-chan: Yep, Rika and her two bodyguards are very much my own characters. Ther are annoying people, so I'm sure you didn't get very pleasant mental images of just how they may look like…
Smiling-Fox: Thank you capitano:salutes back: I'm glad you enjoyed! And I will try my best not too put Sasuke in harm's way… much… :cackles evilly: Let's just say it's a nice happy ending? Hehez..
GaaraChibilover: Roger that! Next chapter is up and running just for you! Well, you AND every other reader… :mumble mumble:
starstar: Whoa, you sound pretty desperate. You're the actual review that got me pressured to post this chapter up! Hahaz… You should feel proud. Oh yes you should…
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Thank you for reviews and please, do review again! Just to keep me going. I feed on motivation...
Wedding Crashers
Chapter 5: Socially Insignificant
"Hey, TenTen, you ok?" Lee asked. The battle yesterday was rather vicious.
"Do I look ok?" TenTen glared at him. Her eyes were puffed and dark-rimmed, and her arm was in a cast. The other girls looked about the same, with bruises and bandages all over their bodies.
"We are NOT letting that wench off." Ino growled.
"Right…" Shikamaru stared at her, "Neji, just about when is your wedding?"
"Soon." Neji didn't elaborate any further.
"Do you know exactly when?"
"Mm."
"What?"
"Itsdischoosay…" Neji mumbled.
"When?" Kiba and the rest didn't catch it again.
Neji took a deep breath, "It's this Tuesday." he said, with a hint of sadness and annoyance in his voice, though his cold expression never slipped.
"WHAT?" The entire group of genins chorused. Even Shino's shades nearly fell off.
"NOOO!" TenTen screamed.
"That's only two days away!" Sakura gaped.
"Man," Kiba said, "When your uncle said soon, he really meant soon."
"That's not even enough time to run away!" Naruto said in disbelief.
"Even if there was time, the ANBU members won't be letting that happen anytime soon." Sasuke nodded to the top of a building. The genins tried to look there without turning their heads.
Lee saw a masked head duck behind the wall of a window. "Your uncle sent ANBU after you!"
"There are three more around. He said it was my fault for trying to run away. And that the hunter-nins refused to go as their policy is 'find and kill'." Neji sighed.
"Whoa. Tough dad." Kiba said, looking at Hinata.
The girl sadly said, "S-sorry, Neji-kun. I t-tried talking to my dad… but he scolded me, a-and said I wasn't going t-to the wedding now… And he was even m-more angry that I got into a fight with Rika-san…"
"She can't go for her cousin's wedding?" Chouji munched away on his sweets.
"Like I said. Tough dad." Kiba took Akamaru off the top of his head and put it into his jacket in front of his chest.
"H-He said that I'll be g-going away." Hinata said, almost in tears.
"Away?" Naruto asked, "Man… what's wrong with getting into a bloody fight and standing a chance of possibly dying or killing someone?"
The rest stared at him.
"Tuesday… isn't there any time needed for preparations?" Shika asked.
"The preparations were done a long time ago. My uncle just broke the news to me late so that I don't get any ideas on escaping."
"And I thought foresight was the Sharingan's gifting…" Shikamaru rubbed the back of his neck.
"My rival…" Lee sniffled, "Living with that girl all his life… :sob: It's just so sad…"
"Hey, are any of us invited?" Naruto asked suddenly.
The group glared at him.
"What! I just wanted to know how high up I was on the social level!" Naruto grumbled.
That got the other genins' interests. The turned and looked at Neji expectantly.
Neji looked back at them, "What?"
"…So? ARE any of us invited?" Sakura asked.
"None of you were."
The group sighed heavily.
"And for what reason is MY respectable clan not invited?" Kiba asked grudgingly.
"Well, this is what my uncle said. None of the girls are invited, except Hinata, but my uncle's pissed with her. Kiba, he said your clan stinks of dog. Shikamaru's clan were probably too lazy to go-"
"He got that right." Shika mumbled.
"-Chouji's clan would finish the all the food…
"He got that right too." Shika said, getting a glare from Chouji.
"…Shino's clan is creepy, Lee's clan couldn't perform genjustus or ninjutus-"
"Racists." Lee grumbled under his breath.
"-Sasuke's clan is dead, and Naruto's… just an idiot."
"HEY!" Naruto yelled.
Most of the guys were glaring at Neji now.
An anime sweatdrop appeared on his head, "Hey, I said that was what my uncle said…"
"Ok, as good as those reasons may be to him and as horrible as they actually are, we're your pals-" Kiba was cut off by a loud:
"NEJI-KUN!"
"ARGH!" The group screamed.
"She's everywhere!" Naruto wailed. "We gotta hide!"
"You mean I gotta hide." And Neji was off.
"Poor guy." Sasuke sympathized.
"SASUKE HONEY! WHERE ARE YOU MY SUGAR!" Mitsuka's voice rang out.
Sasuke jumped, "I think I'll join Neji." He took off.
"I don't know which one's worse." Kiba said, "Getting married to some snobbish self-centered brat or getting chased down by a loony bodyguard with gender issues."
Rika ran out from the corner she was yelling from, and her bodyguards walked casually behind her. "Where is he?" She asked, scowling at the group.
"Yea, where is he?" Mitsuka asked, looking around for Sasuke. Rika twirled around to whack him, but hit Bouka instead.
"OW. It was HIM." Bouka pointed at Mitsuka.
"Whatever. You both look the same." She snapped. (A/N: oo?) "Now, where's my Neji?" she whined, glaring at the genins.
"I don't know. Maybe he's trying to get away from you." TenTen said, not bothering to hide the malice in her voice.
"Oh… I know. You're just jealous. I can tell! You want him to yourself!" Rika grinned evilly.
"N-no I don't!" TenTen turned red.
"Well, he's mine! And you girls will be gone for a long time. So me and my Neji can have a peaceful wedding without any of you bitches interfering. As my dear cousin-in-law here may know, "She pointed at Hinata, "You girls are going on a nice long trip."
"All of us?" Sakura asked in disbelief.
"Yep, that's right. I had a long chat with my dad last night about the things you envious hags did yesterday and gave him a few ideas as to what to do with you lot. And he's talked to my to-be-father-in-law who is going to have a longer talk with the Hokage of this stinky village. And you wenches aren't going to be around for a while!"
"What is the trip about?" Tenten asked, anger boiling within her.
"Oh, just some… punishments. No biggy. Run round this mountain fifty times. Climb two hundred trees. Swim countless laps across a crocodile infested river… that kind of stuff." She grinned that same wicked grin.
"Who do you think you are!" Ino spat angrily.
"Neji's perfect wife, of course. But don't worry, my jealous rivals. Just because I'm prettier and nicer than you all, doesn't mean you can never come back to the village to show your jealousy. You'll be limping back soon after your little trip just so you can see me and Neji lead a happy married life together, and all of you can just watch and weep."
"Crap. Who's gonna watch out for Sasuke-kun!" Sakura wailed.
"What if he gets kidnapped by that… that… thing?" Ino pointed a shaking finger at Mitsuka, who was doing a victorious dance at the back.
"Hey kids."
The genins looked up at the top of the building they heard the voice come from.
Kakashi jumped down between the two groups and said, "O-hoh… looks like you bunch are all getting along well with the Ruki girl…"
The genins stared incredulously at him.
"It's RIKA!" The brat yelled.
"Anyway, guess what girls?" Kakashi continued, oblivious to the roaring Rika and the gloomy genins. (A/N: Alliteration! )
"Lemme guess, we're going on a trip?" Sakura asked glumly.
"Whoa. How did you know? Your perceptive skills are improving considerably, Sakura. Of course… with a trainer like myself…" He grinned under his mask, "I heard Raki was kind enough to plan the trip for you."
"It's RIKA!"
"Anyway, pack up. You girls must be so excited! A trip to the northern mountains. You all must be so eager to go training there. No guys to annoy you."
"Train?" Hinata moaned softly.
"No guys?" Ino didn't feel very well.
"So say goodbye to Raku. You'll see her after your trip. Don't miss each other too much!" Kakashi waved good-naturedly and hopped off.
The genins gawked at him.
"He has no idea, has he?" TenTen mumbled.
"Is your sensei that dense?" Kiba asked.
"You have no idea." Sakura felt like crying.
"I know your trainer's always late, "Chouji said, "But he's even later when it comes to general knowledge and gossip. Practically the entire town knows about the bitch fight. Well, the entire town except him."
"That's Kakashi-sensei for you." Naruto stared after the direction his sensei had gone.
"There'll be no way we can get out of this one." Sakura clenched her fists. "Hokage will make sure we don't spoil anything, I'm sure of it."
TenTen looked at Rika and her bodyguards leave to look for Neji, and she felt her heart fall. She stomped off to her house to pack for the trip, leaving the other genins staring after her.
A/N: Aww… ended off on a depressing note there… But no worries! More laughs to come! Sorry if this particular episode isn't too exciting. I was just looking for a way to break the news of the trip to the genins.
Anyway, hope I made you guys smile, even the slightest!
-sylver