A/N: lemme get one thing clear: under no circumstances is this a Kiba/Hina or anything but a Naru/Hina. Kiba already has a girlfriend, as do Shino and Gaara; Do I make myself clear? Shino is paired up with Temari (I wanted to try this out). If this deeply offends you and you want Temari to be with Shika (Not happening as this is a ShikaINO fic), there are only a few Shino/Tema moments and you can just skip them, ok? Kiba and Gaara are with my OCs, who are not Mary sues! OK? Ok, now on with the story!
Chapter 5: Green puppies?
Sasuke's Point of view
Why did I let the Dobe taunt me into this? Why did I let him goad me into seducing a girl? Jeez, Sakura's going to hate me after this, but I had to, or it would kill my pride. I gulped as we got on.
"Are you ok?" She asked concerned.
"Hn," That word is a savior, because if I didn't say that, I'd be stuttering like a fool, which I am NOT. "Let's just go in, Heradite-san,"
"Ok," She shrugged as we entered the cart. The girl at the gate gave her a glare and she snarled back. God, this woman has so much fire.
"So, Uchiha-san, what's your favorite ride any ways? And please don't call me Heradite-san, I prefer Sakura." She asked me.
"The cannonball," I responded bluntly. "Don't call me Uchiha-san, it's annoying." It wakes me think of my brother… pathetic excuse for a worm… someday…
"Um, Uchiha-san – I mean Sasuke-san–" again, I cut her off.
"Don't call me san; it's annoying as well,"
"Alright… then what do you want me to call you?"
"You can figure it out."
"Urg! You damn, patronizing men!"
"And you lovely, cuddly women."
"Shaddup Saucy-cakes,"
"Saucy-cakes?"
"Yep!"
"O . . . k. . ."
"What?" She pouted angelically at me. Gods, she was gorgeous. . .
"Hn," I turned away to hide my slightly red cheeks. We sat there is silence for a while after that exchange. I could have kicked myself for that. I sneaked a look at Sakura, who was looking out the glass windows like a child in a candy store.
"Saucy-cakes, is that the zipper?" Sakura pointed at the flashing ride that was spinning around in a lot of different directions.
"Ah," I replied standing right above her shoulder. Her body was pressed against the glass of the compartment and her face was smooshed onto it as well. Her lips were probably kissing the window too . . .
Ack! NO! Bad thoughts! Sakura turned around; we were so close it was unnerving but. . .
"Saucy-cakes, I just remembered something; that DDR thing, where is it?" She asked me innocently.
"The beach,"
"Oooh! That would explain why they have DDR machines over there! And swimming lanes and running tracks and a flashy booth thing?"
"That's the competition."
"What competition?" I threw her a pamphlet.
"Hey, Saucy-cakes, this looks like fun and all, but why is it call 'the ramen beach'?"
"Naruto's family made it." Naruto's dad built this before he died and he left Naruto a huge legacy, almost as big as mine. Naruto's dad, I think, was the president of Japan, and Naruto wants to follow in his footsteps. It's a crazy dream, but he might just do it. Every few months, there's a competition and he forces us to join.
"Oh. . . So he forces you guys to enter the competition?"
"Ah."
"Ok . . . want to do the answering question thingy with me? That would be the only thing I excel in . . ."
"Better you than some other fan girl."
"Yay!" Sakura glomped me unceremoniously as the ride came to an abrupt stop. "Ouch! What just happened?"
"I think the ride broke down." She was lying across me in the most inappropriate way; we were sprawled on the floor of the cart with her legs between mine, her arms still locked around my neck and her body pressing onto mine.
"No!" She exclaimed, "I hate life!"
"Her-"
"It's so mean!"
"Hera-"
"And I wanted to go to that beach!"
"Sak-"
"It's been so long since I've been to one!"
"Saku-"
"It would have been so fun, and I get another excuse to bug Tenten-chan about –"
"SAKURA!" My poor ears! She had been wailing into them for the past minute!
"Yes, Saucy-cakes?" she blinked at me innocently. I could see every detail on her face; her eyes, her nose, the way that her hair framed her face perfectly, her soft lips- Ack, bad thoughts!
"Can you get off me?" I asked curtly. She blinked and noticed the position we were in. She scrambled off and started apologizing profusely until I stopped her. "At least I'm not stuck up here with a fan girl," I mumble, rubbing my head.
"What do you have against fan girls?" She asked me, curiously.
"Have you ever been stalked almost every day, had to install a state of the art alarm system every month to keep them from jumping you and stealing your under wear and bee harassed every day of the year?" I retorted. By the way, this was all true.
Sakura's eyes bulged. "Wow. . ."
"Yeah, welcome to my life. Ow. . ." I rubbed my head gingerly. I think I must have hit it when the ride jolted.
"Aw, Is Saucy-cakes hurt?" She mocked. "Here, let me see," she stood on her tip toes and parted my hair and poked the bump.
"Jeez, women, that hurts!" I growled.
"Sorry!" She replied, "Nothing major, but it is a bit big. When we catch up to Hina-chan– What was that?"
"God, not him," I groaned. Rock Lee worked here as a technician and it was his job to bring the rides down here. Apparently, he was now knocking on the window. I sighed and signaled it was ok for him to come in. He opened the latch and bounced in.
"Hello Sasuke-san!" He beamed. "And who is this pretty flower?"
"Sakura Heradite, pleased to meet you," Sakura replied primly. She was trying to look pleased, but she was barely concealing disgust.
"Such a wonderfully youthful name for such a beautiful flower! The power of youth inspires you!" Lee was bouncing all over the place. Then He got serious and went down on one knee, "Will you date me, the green beast of this amusement park, Sakura-san?"
Sakura was totally and utterly freaked out at this point, "Um, no, there just isn't a spark, you know?"
"Why? The fires of youth rage inside me!" Lee cried.
"Lee, stop freaking her out and get us out of here," I snapped. This is getting annoying.
"Ok!" Lee saluted me and Unscrewed a panel on the bottom of the cart. There were a set of grips going down into the core of the Ferris wheel. Lee and I started climbing down the shaft while Sakura followed us. Down into the dark dankness we went.
"I'm scared." Sakura whimpered.
"Do not fear! I am here!" Lee called.
"EEEE!" Sakura was probably startled by the loudness of Lee's voice.
"Sakura, calm down, it's only Lee," I snapped at her.
"Not that, BUG!" She shrieked. I slapped my forehead and climbed back up there to where she was.
"Now you see it, now you don't," I growled and flicked the bug away. "Let's go."
"Thank you Saucy-cakes," Sakura smiled and followed me down. Finally we got outside. I was glad; it meant no more Sakura freaking out a bug or a shadow she saw out of the corner of her eyes and No more Lee being impossibly loud.
"Sakura-san, would you like to accompany me to the competition later this afternoon?" Lee asked sickeningly.
"Uh, thanks-"
"Lee you have other people to rescue," I pointed to the damaged ride, "Don't forget your job or you won't have one."
"YES SIR!" Lee saluted me and ran off, as soon as he was gone, I grabbed Sakura's hand and ran. When I judged we were far enough, I let go of her hand.
"What did you do that for?" She asked me, irritated.
"Did you really want to be stuck there with Lee?" I retorted.
"No but…" She trailed off, not able to find a comeback.
"Then don't snap. Besides, you need to get a bathing suit don't you?" I sighed at her naivety.
"Alright," She sighed and immediately perked up, "Let's go! She dragged me into the nearest clothing store where she stopped abruptly.
"Ow women, what are you do…ing?" I peeked around and say Hinata there, with Naruto, two other boys I knew as Shino and Kiba and two other girls.
Change Point of View to Shikamaru.
Why does Kami-sama hate me! I am stuck on a ride that goes in 3 different directions at once and had the most annoying girl in the whole world SCREAMING IN MY EAR! She may be pretty, but this is the 25th time we've been on this stupid ride! Damn Temari-chan for forcing on onto it over and over again. Ug . . . I want to barf.
"Did you guys have fun?" Temari asked as she swung open the door of our cart.
"No," I answered as I tried to focus on one thing. The world was spinning around me confusingly.
"YEP! It was fun!" Ino exclaimed, bouncing on her heels. "But, I won't go on any more; I wonder if there are some other good rides around here."
"Why'd you stop now?" I asked. She was obsessed with that ride but she stops now? It doesn't make sense!
"The girls made me put a limit on how many times I would ride a ride and it was 25. They'll know if I rode it anymore." She pouted slightly as she said this but then instantly brightened. "Let's go!"
"Hold on Ino-chan, I have a better idea," Temari grinned.
"What is it?" She asked curiously.
"Every few months, this place has a beach competition and Naruto always forces the other guys to take part in it. Shika-kun always does the running section because I usually chase him down the path but this time, I won't be able to." Temari explained.
"Why?" Ino butted in.
"Because I'm participating with my new Boyfriend, Shino, this year," She grinned, "Anyways, can you do me a favor and chase Shika down the track this time?"
"Sure, I love running!" Ino responded happily. Oh god, kill me now!
"Great! Let's go then!" Temari clapped her hands happily.
"What?" Ino looked confused.
"She means that since you're competing and the competition is on a beach, you'll need a bathing suit, which I doubt you'll have," I interrupted lazily.
"Well excuse me mister know it all," Ino huffed at me. "At least I'll look good in a swim suit!"
"I wouldn't bet on that," I muttered.
"What did you say?" Ino drawled out, looking at me dangerously.
"I wasn't the one looking at your fly!" I replied quickly.
Ino flushed a bright red. "Shut up!"
"You were staring at his fly, Ino-chan!" Temari burst into giggles.
"Don't we have a bathing suit to buy?" She snapped at the two of us, bright red.
"S-sure," Temari giggled, "Let's go to Make a Splash, it's suppose to be pretty good. It's over there," She pointed towards the water section of the plaza.
"Great! Let's go." And for the second time in a day, those two girls had me by the ears and off. Again.
"Hey look, there's my little brother's girlfriend!" She squealed, and pulled me right into the store, Ino lagging behind us and pulling my ear in the other direction.
"Wait, Temari-chan, Even if I don't know these people, the scene doesn't look good," Ino whispered and she pointed to the center of the store, both of them forgetting to let go of my ears.
Change Point of View to Neji
"Can we go on again?" Tenten asked hyperly.
"No," I responded bluntly.
"Please?" She asked again.
"No," Get the hint already!
"Pretty please," Now with the puppy dog eyes.
"NO." I responded firmly and hinted over my shoulder at the hoards of angry fan girls.
"Oh," She mouthed in understanding. Her eyes widened, "RUN!" She screeched and started pulling me along at top speed.
"GET HER!" The fan girls roared as we ducked through the plaza. I think we stumbled on and knocked over a lot of people while we were running. Luckily, Tenten was fast enough to keep up with me. Unfortunately, those girls were running like the devil was after them as well, and were slowly gaining on us.
"In here!" I hissed at her and pulled her into a random store. She sighed in relief as we saw the crowd run past the display window.
"I thought we'd never get away from them," She breathed. "Come on; let's look for another way out." We turned around to find another way to leave, when Tenten just realized what store we were in. "Oh shish-kabob," She breathed and silently, I agreed with her.
We were in a bathing suit store.
A WOMEN'S Bathing suit store.
Damn.
"The sooner we get out of here the better, Hurry up," I said sensibly, pulling the incredibly pale girl through the store with me, avoiding thinking about what types of clothing were hanging around me.
Suddenly, she instantly perked up and ran. I had no choice but to follow her as she ran towards the change rooms. "Hinata-chan?" She called as she stopped abruptly. I looked around her impassively and Saw Naruto, Kiba, Shino, Kai, Natsu and Hinata looking at us weirdly.
Change Point of View to Naruto
"Wait, Hinata!" I called after her. She had just run out on me, looking extremely upset.
"Go after her you baka!" Ayame hissed.
"But, why-" I started but she interrupted.
"She obviously likes you, so she was hurt when you started to flirt with me! DUH!" Ayame whacked me over the head painfully, but I barely even noticed.
Yeah, kid you screwed up BIG TIME.
Shaddup Kyuubi-baka!
Feh, whatever. Being in your family makes me wonder what Athena had against me.
Stupid Kyuubi, Stupid magical persona that I've had in me forever! Kyuubi is a 9 tailed fox that apparently was a hunting mate of Athena, some how or another ended up in my ancestors and he's been passed from generation to generation. It's useful though; he gives me powers of all kinds and helps me heal faster.
"Hurry and go after her!" Ayame screeched and I ran off, scared of what she would do if I didn't.
Now, if I were Hinata-chan, where would I be? Maybe she'd be at the rides. . . Maybe she actually wanted to go on the water rides! Oh shoot, I thought she just wanted to match-make her friends so they could get boyfriends and I was the only one left over! Oh shoot, Oh shoot, oh shoot! Idiot Naruto!
"Watch where you're going- oh Naruto, it's only you," I looked down. Oops, looking down, I was faced with Nekonee Natsuko or Natsu for short and her sister Nekonee Kaijuuonna or just Kai.
"Sorry Natsu-chan, just I'm worried. . ." I trailed off as worry consumed me, what if Hinata-chan was really hurt?
"About a girl?" Kai grinned. She was a shy girl but very sweet. She had long black hair that covered one eye; her eyes were liquid blue. She was a straight A student and skipped a grade into our class, and my buddy Gaara (who also skipped a grade)'s girlfriend. Great girl, pretty weak though, the only sport she does is swimming.
"With long black hair, glasses, black eyes and likes to stutter?" Natsu added. Natsu was almost the exact opposite of her sister. She had short layered brown hair and bright blue eyes (the only thing she shares with her sister). She was hyper and a bit crude at times but she was fun to hang around. She, unlike her sister, can pack a punch, but she, unlike her sister, isn't really a straight A student (far from it). Perfect match for Kiba, another friend of mine, of who she was dating.
"Yeah, do you know her?" I asked anxiously.
"Kiba and Shino-kun took her shopping; they're at Make a splash," Kai shrugged.
"How do you know?" Natsu asked, bemused.
"Gaara came by earlier, wanted me to know and you too, so you didn't strangle Kiba when you found out he was with another girl." Kai responded.
"Oh, I would have strangled him if he hadn't; that girl seems nice and she seemed like she need some friends," Natsu shrugged it off.
"Thanks guys! BYE!" I yelled and was about to leave them when I felt a grip on my collar.
"Hold it Naruto, we need to ask you a few questions," Natsu said.
"Like why was that poor girl near to tears when she mentioned your name, as Gaara told me," Kai added.
"I have no clue; I was just flirting with Ayame and. . . What?" I looked up at the two girls who were holding me by the collar.
"NO WONDER!" Natsu exclaimed.
"What?" This is confusing.
"Arg stupid Idiotic boys, C'mon, let's take him to her to APOLOGIZE," Kai glared at me and they dragged me to a store where I noticed some scantily dressed women in bathing suits. "KIIIIIIBA!" Natsu hollered.
"OW! Natsu! Too loud!" Kiba roared as he stepped out of one the sections of the store.
"Yeesh, we found him," Natsu snapped back.
"Oh, I see," Kiba's demeanor changed. He loomed over me threateningly as he asked, "What did you do to Hinata-chan?"
"I didn't do anything!" Why was everybody treating me like a common criminal today?
"He flirted with Ayame-chan in front of her," Kai interrupted me darkly.
"YOU WHAT!" Kiba exclaimed looking outraged.
"Ayame-chan and I do it all the time, it's no big deal and Ayame-chan knows I didn't mean it!" I shot back at him.
"But Hinata-chan didn't know that, and you hurt her!" Kiba responded.
"How'd you know, you barely even know her and you have a girlfriend already!" I screamed back.
"WHY YOU-!" Kiba lunged at me but Natsu held him back.
"W-What's happening?" A shy timid voice came from the change room
"Hinata-chan?" I turned around and looked at Tenten, who had popped out of nowhere and was staring at us curiously. Neji was looking at us too and I could see the hint of curiosity on his face.
"Hi T-Tenten-chan, I d-don't know w-what's happening, e-either," Hinata smiled at her friend.
"Ah well, I believe introductions are in order," Ino came out, dragging a disgruntled Shikamaru by the ear and Temari hanging onto his other ear.
"Fine, but Ino-chan, Temari-chan, you should let go of his ear," I winced at the painful sight.
"Yeah, poor Shikamaru!' Sakura, who appeared out of one of the other racks.
"Where did all these people come from?" Kiba asked confused.
"The doors," Sasuke replied simply, pointing to the three doors that allowed entry to the shop.
"Ooh. . ." Kiba mouthed as Natsu wacked him over the head. "Ow! What'd you do that for?"
"Honestly, I wonder why I love you sometimes," She sighed. "Hey there, I'm Nekonee Natsuko, but call me Natsu. That bone head over there is Kiba, my boyfriend, and she's my sister," Natsu cocked her thumb over to Kai, "Nekonee Kaijuuonna."
"Not my full name, please! It's Kai," She groaned, crossing her arms defensively.
"What's going on here?" Gaara had come back and he looked confused. "Hi Kai-koi."
"Hi Gaara-kun!" She smiled shyly at him as he strolled around her and put his arms around her waist protectively.
"Aww, Baby brother you learned some compassion!" Temari squealed.
"Gaara, no killing," Kai tapped his arm that had tighten around her. He was glaring at his sister menacingly.
"He's changed. A month ago, Temari wouldn't even call him baby brother!" I whispered to Kiba.
"Yep, it's cute!" Kiba whispered back.
"So lemme get this straight," Ino said slowly, "That's Natsu, Kai, Kiba, Temari, err. . . Gaara and he's . . .?" She pointed at Shino questioningly.
"That's Shino, My Boy friend." Temari grinned.
"So he's the boyfriend you've been telling me about!" Ino exclaimed.
"Yup," She laughed as she went over and hugged her silent boy friend.
"Anyways, I'm Ino, that's Sakura, Hinata I think you all know and that's Tenten," She smiled pointing to each of the girls in turn.
"Nice to meet you all, now I think we have business!" Temari exclaimed.
"Hold on Sabukano, These girls don't know what you're talking about," Ino exclaimed, holding Temari back and talking about her friends.
"Oh! Right, the competition!" She exclaimed. A look of understanding dawned on all the girls but Hinata's face. I winced, I'm gonna be in for it now. . .
"Hold it, Sabukano?" Tenten exclaimed. "You wouldn't happen to be related to that jerk who I kicked in the balls would you?"
"Jerk who you kicked in the balls? He wouldn't have been wearing make up, calling it Kabuki paint, now would he?" Temari grinned
"Um, yeah?" Tenten winced.
"That would be our brother," Gaara agreed.
"Oops. . ." Tenten trailed off.
"Don't worry about it; he's annoying anyways," Temari snorted, "He had it coming to him."
"Don't worry about it, Tenten–san, none of us like him very much," Natsu reassured her.
"He had the nerve to call Natsu-chan a bitch!" Kiba growled.
"Um. . . Ano, I hate t-to break this u-up, but w-what is the c-competition?" Hinata asked shyly. Shoot, this is it.
"YOU DIDN'T TELL HER ABOUT THE COMPETITION!" Kai exploded, shocking everyone.
"Uh-" I got scared. If Tenten, Sakura and Ino knew what happened-
"First you don't take her on the ride she wants to go on, which you misleadingly dragged her away for, then you flirt with another girl in her face, then you send her crying and now you forget to tell her about the festival?" Kai started but stopped this time, because Ino, Sakura, and Tenten, had me pinned down by weapon point.
"You didn't take her to the water park, like you promised?" Tenten growled menacingly, Kunai jabbed right above my head and another 10 tickling my chin.
"Yes," Sweat was pouring off me in waves; I could feel the cold aura rolling off them.
"You FLIRTED with another girl in front of her?" Ino spat out threateningly, steel ribbons wrapped around my neck to be tightened any second.
"Yes," Kyuubi help me!
"You FORGOT to tell her about the competition?" Sakura asked terrifyingly low, her sword positioned so it was hovering above my nose.
"Yes!" I squeaked, hanging on for dear life.
"YOU MADE HER CRY!" All three of them screamed at me.
"On accident! I swear, I-" I saw my life flashing before my eyes but luckily, godsend, Hinata interrupted me.
"G-Guys, you c-can stop," Hinata mumbled. Thank you, thank you, thank you Hinata.
"But-" Ino protested.
"NOW," She added firmly.
"Fine," grumbling the 3 girls got off me ticked off, though they still shot death glares at me regularly.
"Now, are w-we going shopping or w-what?" Hinata smiled and pulled her friends into the racks.
"Be glad she got the girls off you, Naruto, they looked like they meant business." Neji said seriously.
"Don't worry, right now, I'm glad I'm alive." I breathed happily. Sweet, sweet air, I can breathe again! I wonder why Hinata-chan was so upset though?
Change Point of View to Hinata
I sighed as I looked at some of the swimsuits the girls had forced me into. Temari-chan had wanted me to get a scanty black bikini, but the Tenten said no out right. She hated shopping and was protesting heavily as we pushed a few suits onto her.
You alright Hinata? I felt Tenten speak from the corner of my mind.
Fine, don't worry. I replied reassuringly.
Really? Because if you're not, we can always beat him up. Ino's voice came echoing through
Really, guys I grinned. That was my friends for you, any one hurts me and they'll be long for blood. Of course I do to, if any one does hurt any of my friends. What Naruto did, did hurt, but boys will be boys.
Lay off her! Sakura exclaimed and Hina-chan, you had better change your body a lot!
Listen to Sakura, or she'll rip you apart. Ino joked.
Alright, alright, just let me change! I responded.
OK! The three of them chorused and I started changing.
To respect the character's privacy, we will skip this part or the E4 will have our heads, to quote Ino, Sakura and Tenten. And a warning: don't read the next part unless you don't get nose bleeds easily!
"Ready girls?" Temari grinned.
"This'll be fun!" Kai smiled.
"Why, oh why, oh why do you feel like torturing me?" Tenten groaned.
"Because we feel like it, now let's go!" Ino grinned.
"NOOO!" Tenten exclaimed.
"Oh relax, Tenten-chan, your next to last anyways!" Sakura sighed.
"Go Temari-chan!" Natsu grinned. She swung the door open and Temari strutted out of the change rooms.
"Well boys, you're in for a treat! The ladies would love your opinion on the bathing suits, so they're going to come out and show you," Temari laughed at the guys wide eyed expressions as she leaned onto her boyfriend. "We're starting off the show with NATSU!" We all giggled inside the fitting room as Natsu sauntered out of the room, flipping her hair. Natsu was wearing a leopard print bikini top and black jeans cut off at the knee. I think she blew a kiss at her boyfriend and went to stand at the side.
"Kiba-k-kun's g-got a l-lot of b-blood!" I giggled quietly at the dog lover who was ogling his girlfriend.
"KAI!" Kai skipped out, wearing a black and white marble patterned top and matching mini skirt. She struck a pose, waved at the guys when the slightest trickle of blood ran down Gaara's face. Giggling, she tossed him a tissue and stood to the side with her sister.
"INO!" Ino strolled lazily out the fitting room, grinning. She wore a light purple bikini top with a almost see through white skirt that when down to her knees. She winked at the guys in the crowd, wiggled her fingers and stood off to the side with the others.
"Where's Shikamaru-san?" Tenten asked me.
"H-he's hiding," I pointed to the spiky ponytail protruding from the guys.
"Ha!" Sakura laughed.
"SAKURA!" Sakura hopped out of the change room, licking her lips. Her out fit was a pink top and a pair of beige capris She just winked at the guys and hopped off to the other girls, where Ino high-fived her. Sasuke had his face turned away determinedly, with the slightest blush on his face.
"Sasuke-san's embarrassed!" Tenten laughed.
"TENTEN!" looking at the horrified expression on my friends face, I pushed her out. She stumbled and fell flat on her face, to the amusement of almost everyone there. Neji, however, was trying to look uninterested, but you could see a trickle of blood flowing down his face. She scowled, brushed her dark green top and her black pants off and stalked to the side lines where the girls were laughing.
"And HINATA!" Oh shoot! I crept outside embarrassedly, feeling especially self-conscious in my skimpy light blue bikini top and long white skirt. I could feel everyone staring at me, so I blushed and looked down at my feet, then ran towards the girls.
"Sorry, guys, it's just Hina-chan's really shy!" Sakura called to the shocked crowd.
"Anyways, let's change so we can get onto the beach and have fun with the contest!" Ino said, bouncing up and down. As I followed the girls back to the changing rooms though, I was held back like a blushing Naruto.
"Um Hinata-chan? Sorry about what happened at the ramen stand." He apologized shyly.
"It's o-ok, Naruto, but y-you have to t-tell me about the c-competition they're all t-talking about," I smiled at him.
"OH that's a lot of fun! See, we form teams of 8 and then split it up into pairs. One pair does brain challenge, another does the DDR competition, another does running and the last one does swimming. The guys and I always do this together; Sasuke does the brain challenge, Neji DDRs, Shikamaru runs and I swim," Naruto explain the whole thing to me in one breath.
"Swimming? C-can I be y-your partner?" I love swimming and anything to do with the water!
"Sure! Actually, I was hoping you'd ask, because I need a partner," He scratched his head sheepishly.
"Alright, see y-you in a few m-minutes," I smiled at him and made my way to the change room changing back into my comfortable every day clothes, we paid for our purchases and left.
At the beach, Sakura was filling out the application forms. "Let's see, Saucy-cakes and I are doing the brain challenge, Neji-san and Tenten-chan are doing the Dance Dance Revolution part, Naruto-kun and Hina-chan are swimming, and Ino-pig and Shikamaru-san are running?" She asked to clarify what she had written down.
"Yep!" Naruto smiled and bounced around. I laughed- Ow. . . I have a headache. Mm . . . I see green. . .
"Hinata-chan?" Sakura was stooped over me concerned.
'Hinata-chan! Are you alright?" Ino and Tenten were at my side instantly.
"Yeah, just saw a bit a green," I looked at them significantly.
No way, Envy here? Sakura exclaimed in my head.
Yes, unfortunately. See all of the E4 have a sensing power. I can sense one of the seven sins or foreboding, Sakura can sense danger, Ino can sense intention, and Tenten can sense lies. This was serious though, I passed out by the pure strength of the sin. It was going to be stronger than we normally ran into.
Let's just go with the flow until Envy reveals itself. If we do anything now it'll be suspicious. Tenten advised.
Alright, but be on watch Sakura warned.
Aren't we always? Ino quipped.
"Girls, let's go," Sasuke called. The guys were far ahead of us, already changed and onto the beach. We girls rushed into the change room and got into our swim suits. We finally met the guys outside, to their annoyance.
"That took to long, troublesome women!" Shikamaru grumbled.
"Shikamaru . . ." Ino drew out his voice dangerously.
"Attention competitors! The brain challenge is about to begin! Please make your way to the shoreline." A loud voice blared over the speakers.
"That's our cue! C'mon Saucy-cakes!" She pulled him to the shore line where a floating maze stood.
"Basically, the contestants have to get through the maze and answer a question at each turn. Your goal is to get through there as fast as possible." Naruto explained to me.
We watched as Sakura and Sasuke swam through the maze at a fast speed. Every time they came to a corner, they'd stop for a second answer the question and move on.
"Hey, isn't that Temari-chan and Shino-san?" Ino pointed to a couple who were making their way through the maze at a much slower pace than Sakura and Sasuke, but where far ahead of everyone else.
"Yeah, that is. They usually come first because Sasuke's used to always be paired with an annoying fan girl, so they'd never get through," Naruto responded.
"Sakura-chan a-and Sasuke-san a-are at the last t-turn!" I squealed. They stopped at the opening for longer than they usually would but then, finally, the gates swung open and they won!
"They did it!" Ino jumped up and clapped excitedly. I laughed at my friend's antics and leaned back to enjoy the view. The beach was covered with white sand and blue water, and the bright sun from outside the glass dome shone. Even though it was fall, the dome was nice and warm. The white beach was dotted with palm trees and brightly colored umbrellas and it was beautiful!
"Heradite Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke have won the challenge! Would the DDR competitors make their way to the station please! The announcer's loud voice blared out the speakers once more.
"Yay! DDR!" Tenten laughed as she pulled a reluctant Neji down to the place that was highlighted by torches.
"C'mon!" Naruto pulled me up and took me to the stations. We squeezed our way through the crowed and watched as Tenten got set up for her match.
"Ready and. . . GO!" The ref cried as the game started. Tenten leaped into action and started moving.
"Hey look, it's Natsu!" Indeed, it was her dancing away on the station. They were both dancing to Butterfly, a song that Tenten knew well. I hummed a little as the lyrics took over. (I don't own these lyrics!)
Ay, iyaiyai,
Ay, iyaiyai
A-a-a iyaiyai,
Where's my samurai
Ay, ay, ay,
I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue,
Make the colors in the sky
Ay, ay, ay, I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue,
Make the colors in the sky
Where's my samurai
Where's my samurai
I've been searching for a man
All across Japan
Just to find, to find my samurai
Someone who is strong
But still a little shy
Yes I need, I need my samurai
Ay, ay, ay,
I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue,
Make the colors in the sky
Ay, ay, ay, I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue,
Make the colors in the sky
Where's my samurai
Where's my samurai
I've been searching in the woods
And high upon the hills
Just to find, to find my samurai
Someone who won't regret
To keep me in his net
Yes I need, I need my samurai
Ay, ay, ay,
I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue,
Make the colors in the sky
Ay, ay, ay, I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue,
Make the colors in the sky
Tenten finished the song in a pose and laughing. The scores came up: Tenten had beaten Natsu by one step.
"Good dance!" Tenten laughed, breathless. She and Natsu hugged and stepped back as a Kiba and Neji took the stage WW Blonde girl turned on. This was so girly! I giggled as I saw a disgruntled Neji start on the first step. He was good! He and Kiba were both doing flips and whatnot and neither missed a step until Kiba missed one at the very end. (Or these lyrics!)
Baby tonight
You surfed into my site
(Sweet lover)
Oh my oh my
You are the king of the nite
(Web lover)
I know I know what you need it
I do I do what you wanna, princess
I know I know feel my heartbeat
Beatin just for you!
To be your blonde girl
Webby webby girl
And with me this love be forever your
A cha cha lovely girl
Virtual hootchie girl
life will be so crazy
play the game, I'm ready
Be your blonde girl
double ww girl
cybernetic love in a cyber world
to feel it everywhere
in the air
chiki chiki hot blonde girl!
To be your blonde girl
webby webby girl
and with me this love be forever your
a cha cha lovely girl
virtual hootchie girl
life will be so crazy
play the game, I'm ready
Be your blonde girl
double ww girl
cybernetic love in a cyber world
to feel it everywhere
in the air
chiki chiki hot blonde girl!
The scores showed that Neji had won. It was close, though. Now we just waited until the judges totaled the scores of the partners to find the winners of the competition. . .
"Attention All competitors! The winners of the Dance Dance revolution contest have been decided! The winners are. . . Hyuuga Neji and Demaphone Tenten!" The speakers screamed. Tenten and I cheered happily "Will all swimmers please go down to the docks and be ready to swim! Thank you!"
"Let's go Hinata-chan!" Naruto pulled me to the beach. I pulled off my over skirt and threw it to Tenten.
"N-not so fast, N-Naruto-kun!" I giggled. Yay! We're in the water again!
"Alright, gather around," One of the organizers motioned for us to get close. "This is a relay, pretty much. One partner needs to swim to the marker and back and then the other person must dive off. Both partners need to finish at least 1 lap!" We all nodded and lined up on the huge dock. Naruto was going first and I was going to finish.
"Ready, set. . . GO!" Naruto pushed off with the other swimmers and soon gained a pretty good advantage over the others. There was one red head that came pretty close to him, and by the hyper girl calling "GO GAARA!" next to me, it was probably Gaara.
Naruto hit the marker and came closer and closer to the dock. I got ready, my body just waiting to jump. As soon as he reached the dock, I jumped.
Bliss! It was pure bliss to be back in the water, just swimming as hard as I could through the crashing waves. I touched the marker and started doubling back again. The waves just cut for me to walk through; the advantages of being a water demi-goddess. Finally I hit the dock and was pulled up by a pair of strong arms.
"D-d-did w-w-we w-w-w-win?" I asked through chattering teeth.
"YEP!" Naruto exclaimed and hugged me. It felt nice as I was freezing and he was warm . . . Ow. . . Envy's over whelming!
"C'mon," He murmured softly and he wrapped a towel around me gently as we headed back towards our friends. My head still hurts, though.
"C'mon Shikamaru!" Ino whined.
"No," He responded.
"Shikamaru . . ." Ino drawled out. "Le-" She was cut off by a large shriek. Our eyes widened. A huge green dog was attacking the Faculty! The girl's eyes met and we all thought the same thing: Envy!
"Run!" Naruto grabbed my arm and pushed me towards the exit. The girls and I ran towards one of the exits where it was deserted and started to chant.
By the powers the Immortals have given,
By good intent we are driven,
Hera, Aphrodite
Amphitrite, Athena
Iris, Artemis
Demeter, Persephone
The elemental four beg of change!
The familiar feeling of being washed and soothed by the ocean came as we all vanished in our respective lights. A blinding blue light peeled away my façade, gentle as a stream. When I opened my eyes again, I was no longer Hinata, but Naiad, a water Demi-goddess.
"Let's go!" Phoenix (Sakura) barked and we lifted off. All our forms had some kind of wings; I had pale blue butterflies, Phoenix had Phoenix wings, Gaia (Tenten) had eagle wings with leaves instead of feathers, and Halcyon (Ino) had angel wings.
"Hahaha! Four puny mortals who just grew wings challenge ME, the great Odysseus?" The great big dog barked.
"You're nothing like your namesake," Gaia scoffed,
"One big over grown puce colored puppy challenges US, the E4?" Halcyon mocked him.
"Silence!" He bellowed.
"Alright, let's fight!" Phoenix snapped her swords out of their holders. Her medieval styled gown that had flames crowding around the skirt and the sleeves flared as she positioned her attack. "Fire cross!" She yelled as the blade of her two swords burned and shot a fiery X at the do and hit him square in the eye.
"Poison Mist!" I raised my hand and pointed it at him as he roared in fury. My long off shoulder top dress rippled slightly as I launched the attack. A purple mist formed around him and burned him so he wouldn't stop howling.
"Windy death!" Halcyon exclaimed and she directed the winds whistling fast towards the dog, bowing away my mist and cutting him in a thousand different places. Her off shoulder top was covered by the see though silk which rippled against her winds, inexplicably.
"Cutting leaves!" Gaia cried as a lot of leaves appeared out of no where and attacked the dog. It hit his heart and with one final howl, he disappeared. She smoothed her dark green pants and her pink off shoulder top down. As she moved, the darker pink sash clinked, as it was full of invisible weapons.
"Well, that was a waste of time; that dog was a minor and no challenge at all!" Halcyon quipped as we descended on one of the broken supports. The place was a mess. The dog might have been weak, but he knocked over many of the cement supports. This place would be a mess for while yet.
"No, it wasn't," I replied softly. "We know that the enemy has come, they're here, and they're on the move."
My words rested heavily on the girls, as a stiff air fell upon us.
A/N: Finally done! Whew, that was long! Over 6000 word! –faints- but I didn't want to break it up, or that'd make the story longer than it's already planned to be; over 50 chapters!
Anyways, how'd you like the first battle between the girls and the first sin? It was anti-climatic, I know, but this guy was weak! I hoped my OC's weren't Mary-sues; It you didn't like them, please give me some advice in a review!
Some new Greek Names:
Naiad: A Greek water nymph. They protected streams, rivers, ponds, that kind of thing.
Phoenix: A bird that would arise from its ashes
Halcyon: The princess of the four winds. She was turned into a beautiful white kingfish when she drowned herself because her love died and her father didn't allow the winds to blow where she laid her eggs.
Gaia: Mother earth, grandmother of the Olympians.
Odysseus: Brave Greek Hero, known for his participation in the Trojan War; both in battle and on his way home.
If you want, I can put the drawings of their costumes onto my Deviant art Account (I know my description sucked) just leave me a review if you do.
Next chapter: At night, the guys say more than in day! Tune in to find out exactly what they say.
I NEED A BETA READER! Contact me if you're interested, please. If you have any other animes you read and know well, tell me that to, ok? Thank you in advance!
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Ciao until the next chapter,
Nyte
