A/N: Cool, didn't think people would like the first chapter all that much! Anyway, as requested, here is chapter two. Longer than the first I might add. Sand Siblings are here!
Chapter 2-All Aboard the Lady Luck
The 4 teams were told to pack their bags and meet at a small park near the docks the next day, where they would wait until it was time to get on the ship.
"Sakura-chan, why can't you carry your own bags?" Naruto complained. He was carrying his bags and Sakura's, so he had to use a few kage bushins to help him carry them, though he was still pretty tired.
"Because you can use those kage bushins to help you." Sakura replied, carrying a backpack and a pamplet.
'Besids, I can't make Sasuke-kun carry them! On this cruise, We're going to have some nice alone time together, hell yeah!'
Exclaimed Inner Sakura. Sasuke walked in front of them, carrying his own suitcases. He sighed in annoyance.
"Just be glad we get this vacation dobe..." Said Sasuke.
"Stop calling me that Sasuke-teme!" Replied Naruto. Sasuke still looked annoyed, but said nothing else.
When they got to the park, Naruto set the bags down and collapsed out of exhaustion, his kage bushins doing the same before they poofed away. Sakura sat down on one of her suitcases, looking at the pamplet. Sasuke sat down on a bench as they waited for the others.
"Talk about a working vacation..." Naruto said from his collapsed position on the ground.
"Aw, how'd you guys get here before us?"
Kiba, Hinata and Shino came walking over to them, each carrying their luggage and Akamaru lying on Kiba's head.
"Uh, Kiba-kun, they might have beaten us here because you wouldn't wake up this morning..." Hinata answered his softly.
"Oh yeah, and Akamaru couldn't pick which portable bed to bring with." Kiba added. Akamaru barked.
"What do you mean by that! It's true!" Kiba said as Akamaru jumped onto the ground and looked at Kiba before giving a few more barks.
"Hey, we have a limited amount of space buddy!" Kiba said. Akamaru gave an 'arf.'
"You take that back mister, that's not true!" Kiba was starting to get angry.
"Can you two be quiet? You keep scaring the buys away." Shino interrupted, standing between Kiba and Akamaru.
"Fine..." Kiba mumbled before sitting down on the ground.
Hinata looked ovar at Naruto, noticing that he was tired. She gulped and walked over to him.
"N-naruto-kun, are you ok?" She asked in her usual low tone. Naruto looked up at Hinata and sat up.
"Yeah, I'm fine!" He answered.
"That's good..." Hinata said before sitting on another bench.
"Come on boys, it's not that much."
Ino came walking over to the others, Shikamaru and Chouji lugging a bunch of suitcases with them. They set them down with the other bags and then collapsed like Naruto had before.
"So hungry..." Moaned Chouji.
"That was so troublesome..." Groaned Shikamaru. Ino looked back at them and shrugged before looked back at the others.
"This cruise is gonna be so great!" Ino said happily. 'And I'll get to spend time with Sasuke...'
'She better not try and steal Sasuke-kun from me.' Sakura thought when she saw Ino.
'Yeah, or she'll pay if she tries!'
Exclaimed Inner Sakura once more.
"Come on guys!"
Tenten came running over to them followed by Lee, then Neji in the back, each carrying some suitcases. They set them down once they reached the group.
"Sorry we're late guys, we had to spend at least two hours convincing Neji to some." Tenten explained.
"Yosh! We had to convince Neji, for he was being very un-youthful!" Said Lee. Neji mumbled something under his breath.
"Neji-niisan, why didn't you want to go on vacation?" Hinata asked. Everyone else was thinking the same thing...except for Chouji. He was thinking about food and barbaque. Mostly wondering hwat kind of food would be there and if barbaque would be there.
"Because..." Neji started, "Every damn time we get to do something fun and awesome or something, something always goes horribly wrong!"
"..." A silence fell over the others as they thought about what Neji said.
"Hey, that's my line." Shino commented to the quiet ones. They continued thinking for a few more minutes.
"Neji, that's sily, this is a vacation!" Said Sakura, breaking the silence, since Shino didn't really do a good job of it.
"For once, forehead girl is actually right about something other than trivias." Ino said, actually agreeing with Sakura. Everyone gasped in unison, then another silence fell other the crowd of kids.
"How'd you get Hyuuga to come?" Sasuke asked bluntly, having to break the silence this time.
"We told him that there would be a training area and an all you can eat buffet." Tenten replied.
"ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET!" Kiba, Naruto and Chouji shouted in unison. They each jumped up in excitement.
"How come no one told us that there would be an all you can eat buffet damnit!" Naruto yelled.
"Because you're not cool enough to know!" Came the voice of a certain Suna Puppeteer.
The Sand Siblings walked over to them, Kankuro's puppets carrying their luggage. Gaara looked like he was in a slump, Temari trying to comfort him...sort of.
"Come on, it's just a teddy bear." Said Temari.
"NO IT'S NOT!" Sulked Gaara.
"What are you guys doing here? I thought we were the only shinobi going on the cruise." Sakura said.
"Well, it's kind of a long story..." Said Temari.
(Flashback)
"I WANT MY TEDDY BEAR!" Gaara was going on a killing rampage through Suna, trying to find his teddy bear and the fiend that stole it. Kankuro and Temari were trying to stop their beserk little brother.
"We'll just buy you a new one!" Yelled Kankuro over the screams of terror. He was having a bit of trouble controlling the puppets through the sand, some of the sand also getting in their joints.
"NO!" Shouted Gaara in reply to his older brother. Temari blew some of the sand away with her fan and finally reached her demon brother.
"Gaara, some of the Leaf shinobi are going on a cruise, how about we go so we can relax and maybe mourn the loss of your teddy bear for a bit." She suggested., trying to talk over the screams without shouting, which was proving to be quite difficult. The sand Gaara was controlling suddenly stopped and fell silent, along with the rest of Suna.
"Ok..."
(End of Flashback)
"Yeah, it's a long story..." Agreed Kankuro. Gaara was still sulking a bit.
After a few minutes, a shuttle came for their luggage. A guy with dark hair, a weird, spiraly mask covering his face an one of his eyes and wearing a white and black sailor outfit was driving it.
"What's with the mask?" Chouji asked the guy, eating more chps. The guy shot a glare at Chouji through his mask. He loaded up the rest of the bags and drove away on the small shuttle. Chouji shrugged and ate more chips.
A few more minutes later, Kakashi walked over to them.
"Alright kids, time to get on the ship!" He announced. Everyone stood up and looked excited, eager, and prepared for their well deserved vacation...except Neji. He had his arms crossed, his back to the others.
"I am NOT going on the stupid cruise ship vacation. They may have taken my bags, but I don't care, I'm not going." Protested Neji stubbornly.
"..." The group of genin, one chuunin and one jounin all looked at each other. They nodded before looking back at Neji.
(Five minutes later...)
"SHIT! CRAP! NO! NOT MY HAIR!"
Kakashi was dragging Neji by his hair/ponytail thing onto the cruise ship. The other genin (and one chuunin) were following behind them, some covering their ears so they wouldn't have to listen to Neji scream his head off.
"DAMNIT! YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO HELL FOR THIS KAKASHI! I KNOW YOU ARE DAMNIT! IT IS YOUR FATE!"
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Alright, longer than the last one. Right? Yes, Gaara was a bit OOC in the chapter, but I just couldn't resist. He'll probably get better over the chapters. Poor Neji being dragged by his hair...that's gotta be painful. Oh well.
Hope I described the mysterious masked man correctly. Are you smart enough to know who he is? Cause it matters. Oh, yes it matters. Post in your reviwes if you think you know!
Now, I think I'll post the next chapter when I get around 5 more reviews. Not sure. Might not. Don't know. Anyway, R&R!
-Bijuu of the Kaji