Well, as promised, here's chapter nine. I seriously can't believe how fast this story is getting reviews. This morning when I logged in I had and now I've got 86! AMAZING! I love all you guys... hugs And last night I got some really cool news! I'm going to my second cousin Lauren's Sweet 16 Birthday Bash! It's a little weird, seeing as I'm only eleven, but I think I proved myself mature when I was hanging out with my older brother, our cousin Erik, and Lauren's sister Hillary on our families' annual Christmas Eve party, when I listened to 6 Greenday songs, unedited, on Hillary's iPod. I'm so happy!

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"What the HELL are you people doing in my moutain house!" screamed Anna.

Uh-oh.

Things do not look good for our favorite band of campers.

Everybody cowered in fear of Anna's death glare, while in the background Gaara was still screaming and running around, and Tenten was chasing him (someone asked why Gaara was screaming like a little girl, coz it's so unGaara-ish. It's just to add to the humor).

"Um... why is that guy with the stupid kanji (sp?) runnning away from the girl with the dumb-looking buns on her head?" asked Yoh. He, being ill with the flu, didn't notice that both of them had a firey aura to them. Gaara and Tenten stopped running and slowly turned their heads to look at Yoh.

"You think we look stupid?" they asked simutaneously. Yoh shrank back in fear. Flames erupted in both Tenten's and Gaara's eyes, and Tenten handed Gaara the pan she was holding.

Five seconds later, Yoh was running around screaming, Amidamaru hot on his heels, and Gaara and Tenten were going spastic trying to attack Yoh. Anna buried her face in her hands, muttering something about how "Her fiance is and idiot" and then got knocked over as Neji, Sasuke, and Lee finally decided to stop the madness.

tbc...

No, just kidding.

Sasuke grabbed Tenten by the collar, Neji grabbed Gaara, and Lee got Yoh. Amidamaru, being a spirit, couldn't be grabbed.

"Look, people," said Anna, getting up. "We're leaving here now, anyway, because Yoh is sick. He WOULDN'T be if he'd remembered to close the FRIDGE while watching SPONGEBOB, but what's done is done. You guys can borrow the house so long as you don't trash it and pay a rent."

"How much is the rent?" asked Sasuke. "We'll only be staying here for a few days."

"2,000 yen a day"

"DID SHE SAY 20,000 YEN?"

"No, she didn't, Tenten. Calm down."

"Oh, ok. We'll pay the rent."

"Alright. Well, we've gotta go. Manta and Ren should be here any second." Almost as if on cue, a black SUV drove up to the front of the house and Manta got out of the passenger seat, then walked inside. As soon as he saw the group of ninja inside the house, his eyeballs popped out of his head.

"WHO THE HECK ARE YOU PEOPLE?"

"Calm down, Manta, they'll be renting the house." said Yoh, and he, Anna, and Amidamaru grabbed their luggage and left. Tenten slowly picked up the pan that Gaara had dropped, and went into the kitchen to put them away.

"Well, looks like this house is ours for the next few days. For room arrangements, let's just do tent arrangements." said Sakura.

"B-but, Sakura, N-Naruto is gone, and a-anyway, there's only th-three b-bedrooms." whispered Hinata.

"Well, then, you, Gaara, Temari, Lee, and Kiba will all have to sleep on the couches in the den or on the floor." Sakura replied. "Ino and Shikamaru'll share a room, same with Sasuke and I, and Tenten and Neji. It's easier to remember because those were the tent arrangements."

"Somebody kill me." muttered Sasuke.

"Right there with you." said Neji.

"Okay, come on, we've gotta get settled in." yelled Sakura. "Gaara, Kakashi still has your PSP, so you'll have to use this Nintendo DS instead." She tossed Gaara the litle silver machine, and pretty soon the whole house was a flurry of activity. Hinata was cooking dinner, Ino and Sakura were putting away the bits of stuff they'd recovered from the now-soakin-wet campsite, Temari, Kiba, Neji, and Shikamaru were watching a rerun of Drake and Josh, and Gaara was playing NintenDogs while Tenten coached him along over his shoulder.

"Just remrember. I'm younger than you. So someday, you'll be old and weak. That's when you'll need me. But I'll be far away, in Paris, laughing it up while you two lie there, and choke on your own saliva." said Megan on the screen. Kiba, Temari, and Shikamaru cracked up, and even Neji showed a hint of a smile.

"How funny is Drake and Josh?" said Temari.

"The funniest!" called Sakura from one of the bedrooms.

"Yeah. Now be quiet, I'm trying to teach my NintenDog a new trick." said Gaaraa distractedly, staring at the screen with utmost attention. "If I can teach him to roll over, Tenten will let me play Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow!"

"D-Dinner is ready!" called Hinata from the kitchen. Everybody hurried to get inside, and smelled the great scent of chicken and rice in soy sauce (like, my favorite meal EVER). They all scarfed down the food, seeing as their last meal was breakfast yesterday.

"Oh, boy!" yelped Kiba, burying his face in his plate. When he looked up again, Everyone else was staring at him. "...What?"

"Um, nothing." said Sakura shakily. Then she picked up her chopsticks and ate the remaining food in her bowl. Eventually, Temari was the only one left with a full bowl.

"D-Do you not like my cooking?" asked a shamefaced Hinata. Temari looked up guiltily.

"No, no, it's good, really! It's just-"

"She's allergic to chicken." finished Gaara, smirking. "Some sort of weird genetic. Kankuro and I don't have it, but she does!" The red haired sand-nin did little dance before flipping open the Nintendo DS screen and screaming, "C'MON YOU DAMN DOG, ROLL OVER!"

"All, right! All That is on!" exclaimed Lee, jumping onto the couch. A "Know Your Stars" came on.

"Does this look familiar to anyone?" asked Sasuke, staring at the screen, where Ryan Coleman was trying to get a Know Your Stars while the voice-man ordered Chinese food.

"Yeah, it does. I wonder if Kakashi got the idea to do Know Your Shinobi from this." said Lee. Everyone stared at him.

"No effing DUH!" screamed Ino. She glared at Lee for a second, then made a seal and muttered something under her breath. Her body slumped over, and Lee walked into the bathroom. Everyone could see through the open door that Lee was sticking his head into the toilet, and pushing down on the flusher. Then Ino's body jolted back up again, and Lee scrabbled around in the bathroom as he tried to get his head unstuck.

"The deed is done." said Ino. Everyone just gaped at her except for Lee, who was trying to get his head unstuck, anfd Gaara, who was giggling - yes, GIGGLING - over the Nintendo DS.

If I'm still sane by the end of this camping trip, it'l be a miracle. thought Sasuke. Sharing a room - and most likely a bed - with SAKURA? Ino taking over Lee's body and flushing him? Gaara giggling? Yeah, I'll go insane.

Finally, All That was over, and everybody groggily went off to their rooms.

Sakura's and Sasuke's Room:

Sasuke went into the bathroom and changed into his night clothes. Then he stepped out to see... Sakura without a shirt.

Oh... oh, god...

"Sasuke! What are you DOING! I'm not dressed yet! cried Sakura, quickly pulling on her top. Then she climbed into the bed and pulled out a book, Eldest. (You've gotta read that book. It's really good!) Sasuke just stood there for a few seconds, still in shock, before walking over to the other side of the bed and crawling in.

At least she wears a bra when she sleeps... otherwise that could've been trouble...

Ino's and Shikamaru's Room:

Ino, after staggering into the room, collapsed onto the bed without even taking off her shoes. Lucky for her and Shika, they had two separate beds. Shikamaru stared at Ino for a second before going into the restroom across the hall, changing, and coming out again. Ino had bunched up into a ball, and when Shikamaru came back in he noticed it.

What the heck...

Then he noticed that she wasn't under the blanket, and of course, if you're on a mountain, it's bound to be cold. Shikamaru pulled it gently over her before noticing that one of Ino's eyes was open a crack and watching him carefully. Suddenly she whipped out a pillow and whacked it at him.

"Hey, what was that for?"

"Just some fun."

"Troublesome..."

Tenten's and Neji's Room:

"Tenten?"

"Tenten."

"Tenten!"

"Wha? Whuzzit? I trynda slee'ere."

"Can you stop hugging my arm?"

"Thizzur arm?"

"Yes, that's my arm."

"Oh... s'rry, Neji..."

TBC...

Too short? Well, sorry, but I always make sure my chapters have at least 1,000 words, and this has 1,686.It keeps balance, or at least that's the way I see it. I'm experiencing some writer's block here, people, so... you guessed it! FEEDBACK TIME! If anyone wants to send me ideas, I'll let you know you get chapter dedication! Also, if you've tried to send me ideas before by e-mail, the last time I checked it was three months ago. So I seriously advise to send ideas by review!

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PS: What's Inuyasha? I would try to watch it but the only place I know where to watch it is Cartoon Network on Tuesdays at 12:30 am, and I'm not allowed to stay up that late! Does anyone know another place where I can see it? Thanks!