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Knock knock

Emi groaned, awakened from her slumber. What time is it? She grabbed her watch to read...

THREE A.M.! she mentally screamed. Sighing, she got out of bed and slowly walked to the door. He may be an Uchiha genius, but he seriously needs to work on his common sense... 'First thing tomorrow morning' indeed.

She opened the door to reveal the one and only Sasuke. "Do you know what time it is?" she asked him, whispering.

He seemed surprised. "Of course I do. It's three..."

"Exactly."

"You said 'first thing tomorrow morning.' I wake up this early, so I was just following orders."

Defeated, Emi invited him inside. Next time, I'll know never to say 'first thing tomorrow morning'! She turned on all the lights and opened one side of the closet. Inside were many traditional kimono, hung neatly to avoid wrinkles. She sighed again as she browsed through them.

"Hmm...okay, this is for Ga-chan..." she muttered, placing one kimono on her bed. "For Sasuke...hmm..." She continued browsing. He has very pale skin so something dark would do him some good... She looked over one that caught her attention. This would be perfect.

Sasuke watched as Emi looked over the kimono. Where did she get all these...? he wondered. He know that her and her teammates did not carry around huge packs with them, so where was all of this stored during their travels? He decided to ask later.

She turned around holding a black kimono and smiled.

Hn? What's the big deal with that kimono? Sasuke asked himself. It's all black just like the one I have back home - wait, what's that? He looked at it closely.

"What do you think?" Emi walked over to where he stood and lifted it next to his body to make sure the length fit him.

It looks even more beautiful close up. The light bounced off the intricately placed threads and sparkled. Sasuke knew it would look great at the festival.

H-he's been quiet... "Y-you don't like it? Should I look for another one?" She turned around.

Sasuke grabbed her arm. "No. I think it looks fine..." He paused. "I just have a question."

"What is it?"

"Where did you get all those?" He gestured toward the closet.

"Well, Asuka, Dawn, and I would always buy a few clothes from each village we stop by - kimono, too - in both male and female styles. That way, we could blend in wherever we go." She smiled from the memories.

"Each village?"

"Yeah...from our travels or missions." She walked back to the closet. "I have two kimono, male and female, per village, except for Sunagakure. Same with Asuka and Dawn."

"Hn. That's a lot...but how do you bring all that stuff with you?" His curiosity was getting the better of him.

She just grinned. "That's our secret." I should have known he'll ask that. She closed the closet door and sat on the edge of the bed. "Why do you wake up so early?"

He was taken aback by her question. Surely she knew...? "I-I got used to it."

Just when she was about to ask another question, she was cut short by a scream. "DAMN PERVERT!"

Boom!

Emi sighed. "Looks like Neji's getting himself into trouble..." She chuckled when she imagined him getting beaten up by Asuka again. Heh...the expression on his face is so comical, it's priceless.

There was another scream, this time made by TenTen. "Nooo! My dear Neji!" Hurried footsteps passed in the hallway.

"NEJI! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!" Naruto's voice rang throughout the whole building. More footsteps were heard.

"Hee...seems like everyone's awake." Emi walked towards Sasuke. "Want to go see what's going on, too?"

"Um...Emi?" Sasuke asked.

"Yes?"

"About yesterday..."

Yesterday? She thought back. What about yest - oh... She felt the heat rush to her face. The-the kiss. "U-um..."

"I'm sorry. I-I shouldn't have done that without asking first..." He turned his head away so she couldn't see his embarrassment.

"Th-that's-"

"That stupid Neji woman!" Asuka burst into the room. "He sneaked into my ro-" She stopped when she saw the red faced pair. She blinked. Hmm...

"Ah...Asuka!" Emi exclaimed. "What happened? We heard the ruckus..."

"Neji sneaked into her room!" Naruto yelled, popping up besides Asuka. "I took care of him, though." He dusted off his hands.

Asuka was happy now. "Yup! my Naru-chan!" She hugged Naruto.

"Whoa..." He blushed. He then noticed Sasuke in the room. "Haah! Sasuke, what are you doing in Emi's room!" Another Neji-wannabe? he thought. "Don't tell me you...spent the night...?" He asked the last part in a low voice.

"N-no!"

Sasuke shook ever so slightly with anger. Remind me to kill that baka for having a loud voice. let me just hope now that Gaara didn't hea-

"WHAT? Uchiha, you're dead!"

Sasuke sighed. "You and your big mouth, dobe." Great. Just what I need this fine morning.

note

yay! next is the festival time! hehe...and...dun dun dun...

sum ita x dawn and naru x asuka - ness

xDDD wheee!