Best Friend's Brother 31

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any characters used aside from my OC.

Warning: This chapter features spoilers for the movie Daytime Shooting Star as its plot is discussed later on. Also the discussions had in this chapter feature heavy use of explicit language and references. Please be aware of these things when reading.

As the school day ended on Friday, the students in Guy-sensei's PE class slowly exited the gym with exhausted expressions displayed on their faces. The eccentric man had decided that today he would have his students perform his own workout regimen and in turn allow them to feel the 'true potential of their youth'. There was a dark gloom surrounding the students but a particular three, although tired as well, still managed to walk ahead of the others (and then there was Lee who wasn't tired but didn't walk ahead because he excitedly talked with Guy-sensei about the plans he had for the weekend). As they neared the exit, Natsumi released a heavy sigh as she walked alongside Sasuke and Naruto.

"You alright Natsumi?" Naruto asked looking at the dark haired girl who walked between him and the Uchiha. "You didn't have a hard time with Bushier Brow-sensei's workout today, did you?" the blonde asked looking at the girl with worried eyes.

Natsumi shook her head before reaching her hands upwards as she stretched.

"You sure about that?" Sasuke asked poking the girl in the side and making her flinch before swatting his hand away.

The Uchiha smirked as Natsumi glared at him while Naruto folded his hands behind his head a laughed at the antics of the two dark haired friends.

"You two sure are hilarious" Naruto commented with a light chuckle as both turned to look at him with confused expressions.

Natsumi scoffed at the blonde's comment as Sasuke rolled his eyes before giving a dismissive wave.

"Whatever you say dobe" Sasuke said as the trio started to make their way out of the front door of the gym.

"Wait a minute students!" Guy-sensei suddenly called brining everyone to a halt as they turned to look at the man with worried expressions. "I just wanted to be sure that you all remembered the cardio training I wanted you to do this weekend" the man said making groans of disdain escape the students. "Anyways I hope you all have a nice weekend" Guy-sensei said giving his students a bright smile and a thumb up.

The students then exited the gym hanging their heads low.

"Great just what we needed, more weekend homework" Naruto complained as he, Natsumi, and Sasuke walked out of the gym.

"Are you talking about the book summary Kakashi-sensei assigned this weekend too?" Sasuke asked raising a brow at the blonde who seemed to have the color drain from his face as he came to a halt.

"Did you already forget?" Natsumi asked stopping and turning to the blonde.

Naruto released a heavy sigh before face palming.

"Ah man" Naruto complained. "Why do our teachers have to do this to us?" Naruto asked. "Where do they get off taking time from our weekends... especially with a subject like PE ... Guy-sensei's never assigned weekend homework before so I wonder why he's been doing it lately" Naruto went on making a depressed gloom surround Natsumi as she found her gaze traveling to the ground.

Taking notice to the change on attitude for the dark haired girl, Sasuke walked up to Naruto before hitting him in the shoulder.

"Hey what was that for?!" Naruto complained holding his arm as he looked at Sasuke.

"Would you shut up and stop complaining, it's annoying" Sasuke chastised the boy before glancing over to see Natsumi run a hand through her dark locks.

The Uchiha had known about why this topic would upset her as she had informed him about what had happened when her father met Guy-sensei, so whenever someone (mainly Naruto) complained about the new weekend homework, Sasuke would take care of it.

"Oh come on Sasuke, not all of us are as boring as you that we actually want to spend the whole weekend studying" Naruto said narrowing his blue eyes at the Uchiha.

"Maybe if you spent more time studying then you wouldn't be such an idiot" Sasuke retorted.

"Who are you calling an idiot?!" Naruto asked angrily.

Sasuke scoffed before turning his attention forward and sticking his hands in his pockets as he walked back to Natsumi's side. Naruto opened his mouth to yell after Sasuke but stopped as the voice of another caught his attention.

"Naruto!" Lee yelled suddenly jumping beside the blonde boy.

"Huh? Oh what is it Bushy Brows?" Naruto asked as he looked at Lee.

"I wanted to ask you a few questions about tonight" Lee stated as he began walking alongside Naruto.

Meanwhile Natsumi and Sasuke walked ahead. The dark haired boy glanced down at the girl to see a somber look on her face.

"Don't listen to the dobe, he's an idiot" Sasuke said gaining the teen's attention as she turned to him.

"Hn" Natsumi replied with a nod as a stoic look crossed her face.

They walked on in silence for a while before parting as they started to make their way to their lockers. Natsumi released a deep breath as she went about putting in her combination before opening up her locker and beginning to load in the books she would need for the weekend.

"Hey Natsumi" a familiar female voice said gaining the girl's attention as she turned to the source to see Temari standing beside her.

"Oh hey Temari" Natsumi greeted the blonde girl as she slung her bag over her shoulder and shut her locker.

"Do you have a minute?" Temari asked as she casually leaned her back against the lockers.

"Hn" Natsumi replied with a nod.

"I just wanted to see if you were really going to Ino's tonight" Temari said making a confused look cross Natsumi's face.

"Uh why?" Natsumi asked giving the girl a perplexed look.

"Well if I'm being honest I'm just making sure I won't be the only one there who's not completely boy crazy. Don't get me wrong I can admit that Sasuke is pretty cute but I don't think I'll be able to handle an intense conversation completely dedicated to him." Temari admitted with a light laugh. "At least with you there I know I won't feel so outnumbered" Temari went on before slinging an arm around Natsumi's shoulders and turning so they could start walking. "Unless you're starting to think he's cute now too" Temari said with a smirk and wink.

Natsumi wore a blank expression before sighing.

"Not in a million years Temari" Natsumi replied earning a laugh from the blonde girl as the pair continued down the hall.

"Sure thing Natsumi" Temari said with a smile. "Anyways when are you thinking of heading over to Ino's?" the girl asked curiously.

"Ino said she wanted us over by 4 or 5" Natsumi replied with a shrug. "What about you?" Natsumi asked.

Temari gave a thoughtful look before replying.

"Maybe five, just so I'm sure that I won't be too early" Temari replied. "I still need to go home and pack though" she went on as she looked forward.

"Yeah that makes sense" Natsumi said with a nod of agreement as the pair neared the school's entrance. "I think I might do that to ... well if Sasuke doesn't mind" the girl thought aloud making Temari raise a brow in interest.

"Oh why are you worrying about what Sasuke thinks?" Temari asked in a teasing tone. "Unless you guys are secretly dating or something" she went on in the same teasing tone as she leaned towards the girl and made her face burn in embarrassment.

Natsumi scoffed before pushing off Temari's arm.

"Yeah right" Natsumi replied. "I already told you it wasn't like that" Natsumi said making more giggles escape Temari. "It's just that Sasuke and I have an agreement for him to drop me off and pick me up from Ino's" Natsumi said.

"I'm only teasing" Temari laughed. "But anyways if we're going to show up at the same time, maybe we should just head over together" the blonde girl offered making Natsumi come to a halt.

Temari stopped as well turning to look at the dark haired teen girl.

"Just say no if you don't want to" Temari said bluntly, bringing the girl out of her thoughts. "You don't have to cushion the blow for me like you would for Kiba" Temari said giving Natsumi another wink and smile that made Natsumi's face burn bright red.

"Temari!" Natsumi whined making the blonde girl laugh once more.

"Again I'm only teasing" Temari said through her laughter. "I know you prefer older guys anyways" Temari said making Natsumi stiffen.

"Temari!" Natsumi exclaimed in embarrassment.

"Wow you're almost as red as Hinata when she gets flustered over Naruto" Temari teased making Natsumi bring her hands to her face to hide her blush.

"What's taking you so long?" Sasuke suddenly asked catching the girls' attention as he made his way over with his hands on his pockets.

"Oh just catching up" Temari replied turning to the boy and making him raise a brow in question as he and Temari didn't usually talk.

"Anyways are you ready to go?" Sasuke asked looking to Natsumi.

Natsumi opened her mouth to reply but stopped when Temari slung her arm over her shoulders.

"Actually there was a slight change of plans" Temari suddenly said making Sasuke raise a brow in question. "I was hoping Natsumi and I could show up at Ino's together but she mentioned that she was already getting a ride with you so I was hoping you wouldn't mind me tagging along with you guys as well" Temari said smiling at the Uchiha.

'Wow this girl's confidence never ceases to amaze me' Natsumi thought looking at Temari before glancing back to Sasuke.

Sasuke's brow twitched in annoyance as he looked at Natsumi before closing his eyes and releasing a heavy sigh.

"Fine" Sasuke said making a surprised look cross Natsumi's face.

"What?" the Uchiha asked looking at the dark haired teen girl.

"You feel ok Sasuke?" Natsumi asked wearily, making the Uchiha scoff.

"I'm fine" Sasuke replied before Natsumi walked up to him and brought a hand to the boy's forehead to feel his temp.

"You don't have a fever" Natsumi stated making an irk mark appear on the boy's head.

"Of course I don't" Sasuke said in an annoyed tone. "Why did you think I would?" Sasuke asked looking down at the dark haired girl before pushing her hand off.

"Well it's not really like you to be so easy going" Natsumi admitted honestly with a closed eyed smile.

Sasuke stared at her with a blank expression as Temari smiled to repress her laughter at the scene.

"Wow you guys sure know how to make others feel like third wheels" Temari said placing a hand on her hip and immediately gaining the attention of both black haired teens.

"You're one to talk" Natsumi and Sasuke replied in unison making Temari go silent.

Temari opened her mouth to try and retort but remained silent as Shikamaru and Choji then walked up from the opposite end of the hall.

"Hey Temari we need to discuss something" Shikamaru said releasing a sigh that made Natsumi and Sasuke smile in amusement. Temari gave Natsumi a blank stare before looking to Shikamaru and walking over to join him and Choji.

"We should head out now" Sasuke said as the Uchiha looked around and noticed how empty the halls had become.

The others looked around, noting how quiet it was before nodding in agreement and beginning to walk toward the exit. Once outside Temari agreed to text Natsumi when she was ready before the dark haired girl and Sasuke veered off from the group.

"I assume you need to head home to pack too?" Sasuke inquired as he pulled out of the parking lot and looked at Natsumi.

"No, I actually packed yesterday" Natsumi said making a perplexed look cross Sasuke face as he stared at the road. "What?" Natsumi inquired raising a brow at the boy.

"I didn't take you as the type to actually be excited for some dumb sleepover" Sasuke said in a teasing tone as he looked at Natsumi with a playful smirk that made her roll her eyes.

"I'm not, but my mom wanted to help me pack before she had to leave for her next trip" Natsumi said.

"She had another business trip?" Sasuke asked keeping his eyes on the road.

"Yeah she said she would be gone by the time I got home from school so she insisted we do it yesterday when I got home" Natsumi said.

"Hn" Sasuke said to let her know he was listening. "Well in that case should we stop by your house to pick up your bag and then we can just hang out at my house until it's time to go" the boy offered.

"Sure" Natsumi replied as she rested her head against her hand while resting her elbow on the window.

"Hn" Sasuke replied before turning in the direction of the teen girl's house and leaving the teens in silence for the rest of their drive.

...

It was getting close to five when Sasuke had Natsumi call Temari to get her address. The blonde answered immediately and complied, telling them she should be done by the time they arrived, so the Uchiha was more than a little upset when they pulled up to the house only to find she was not ready. Upon arriving at the home, Natsumi saw that it was a brown house with a rather large walkway leading to the front door.

"I thought you said she'd be ready when we got here" Sasuke said as he parked in front of the house.

"That's what she told me" Natsumi replied looking at the boy beside her.

"Go get her" Sasuke stated looking at Natsumi with an expectant look.

"Would it kill you to say please" Natsumi said looking at Sasuke.

The Uchiha scoffed before looking away from Natsumi. It was silent for a moment but after five minutes the teen boy grew impatient and began strumming his fingers along the wheel while Natsumi raised a brow at him.

"Can't you check now?" Sasuke asked impatiently.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I thought you weren't looking forward to the sleepover with Naruto?" Natsumi asked raising a brow at the boy.

"I'm not" Sasuke replied simply. "But I hate waiting around" he pointed out, earning an eye roll from Natsumi before she gave a light hum in response and turned to exit the car.

Natsumi made her way up the walkway before knocking in the front door of the home. She waited a moment before the door suddenly opened and Natsumi's brown orbs were met with the light blue ones of Gaara. Natsumi blinked as she took in the boy's presence. She was so used to seeing the boy in suits (uniform and suit at Homecoming) that it was a little odd for her to see him in casual clothes, even in the times that they'd hung out off campus Gaara would still be in his uniform. Right now Gaara wore a pair of black joggers with a maroon hoodie.

"Natsumi" Gaara said as he looked over Natsumi.

After stopping by her house, she had changed into a pair of dark blue denim shorts and a pink long sleeve with her hair in a side braid and a pair of white sneakers.

"Hey Gaara" Natsumi said in greeting to the boy. "Is Temari ready?" Natsumi asked casually bringing a hand to the back of her neck and earning a nod from the red head.

"Would you like to come in?" Gaara asked stepping to the side and motioning for the girl to enter.

Natsumi nodded with a polite smile as she stepped in. Looking around the home, Natsumi found it quiet nice as it had a spacious living room with white walls and many photos as well as a large grey sectional in front of a large flat screen. Further ahead was what appeared to be the kitchen and dining room while off to the side was a hallway.

"You can wait in the living room" Gaara offered motioning over to the sofa and earning a nod from the girl as she followed him into the home.

Her brown eyes took in more details as she made her way in and saw the many photos to contain photos of not only the sand siblings but a couple. There was a man with red hair much like Gaara's and a woman with short blonde hair that was the same color as Temari's. After noticing Natsumi's gaze, Gaara came to a halt making the girl walk into his back before turning to look at her.

"My apologies" Gaara said as Natsumi looked up at him. "Um these are our parents" he said motioning to the pictures of the couple.

Natsumi's eyes lit up in realization.

'So these are their parents' Natsumi thought with her brows rising as she looked at the woman more closely. 'This was their mother... she died when Gaara was born' Natsumi thought before looking back to Gaara, only to see the boy gazing up at the portrait as well.

It was silent after this as Natsumi looked at Gaara as he stared at the photo.

'Poor guy' Natsumi thought giving the boy a sympathetic look.

For a moment Natsumi contemplated placing a caring hand on the boy's shoulder, but as fast as the thought crossed her mind it passed when an abrupt pounding was heard that made the dark haired teen jump in alarm.

"That's Temari" Gaara said releasing a breath as he looked down and closed his eyes.

"Everything alright?" Natsumi asked wearily as she looked over Gaara's shoulder with a raised brow.

"My siblings are fighting" Gaara replied now pinching the bridge of his nose.

Natsumi wore a confused look before Temari suddenly emerged from the hallway with an angry expression. The girl had on a black skirt with a light purple long sleeve that had the sleeves pushed back.

"Don't you think you could say something?! He's been hogging the bathroom for thirty minutes!" Temari yelled at the redhead before taking notice to Natsumi's presence. "Natsumi, are you and Sasuke already here?" Temari asked in a softened tone as Natsumi gave a simple nod. "Oh crap, Kankuro get out of the bathroom!" Temari yelled as she turned back down the hall.

Gaara again released a heavy sigh before stepping forward. Natsumi gave a curious look before stepping forward to follow him to the scene. After turning the corner Natsumi's eyes widened as she took in the sight of an angry Temari banging on a door that she assumed was the bathroom.

"Would you hurry?!" Temari yelled angrily. "You've been in there long enough!" Temari yelled pounding on the door.

"Too bad!" Kankuro yelled through the door, making the girl growl.

"Kankuro what's taking you so long in there?!" Temari demanded. "I need to pack my skin care stuff!" she yelled angrily.

"Then you should have gotten to the bathroom sooner!" Kankuro yelled back.

"Damn it Kankuro!" Temari yelled hitting the door again. "If you shook it more than once then you're playing with yourself!" she yelled making it go silent on the other end of the door while Natsumi brought a hand to her mouth as her face burned red and Gaara face palmed.

Not long after this comment was made the door burst open to reveal Kankuro in a pair of black pants and a grey long sleeved shirt that had the sleeves pushed up.

"What makes you think I would choose now to rub one out?" Kankuro asked before taking notice to Natsumi and Gaara.

Kankuro's face glowed bright red in embarrassment as he stared at the two.

"You couldn't have given me a head's up that we had a guest" Kankuro said as he turned back to face his sister, but only for Temari to laugh before pushing the boy aside and making her way into the bathroom to gather her things.

...

After Temari had finished gathering her things, both teen girls rushed out to Sasuke's car.

"Took you long enough" Sasuke said to Natsumi as she slid into the passenger seat beside him.

The dark haired teen gave him a blank look before putting on her belt.

"What's wrong with you?" Sasuke asked raising a brow at his dark haired friend.

"She's not used to sibling humor" Temari replied when Natsumi remained silent.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Sasuke asked curiously as he turned his head to look at Temari.

"You have a brother right?" Temari asked making Sasuke scoff as he turned forward.

"Yeah" he said.

"I'm guessing you don't share a bathroom" Temari said knowingly, making Sasuke turn back to her again but with a confused look.

"We each have our own bathroom" Sasuke replied in a confused tone.

Temari's eyes lit up before she clenched a fist and released a sigh.

"Lucky ... I guess you wouldn't understand either ... it's terrible having to share a bathroom with two boys" she complained as Sasuke gave the blond a perplexed look before looking back to Natsumi and realizing what she might have witnessed because even if he didn't have regular sibling fights with Itachi, it was made up for when Naruto was over.

After this Sasuke pulled away from the home while Natsumi went about playing some music that was the only thing heard in the car as it was otherwise silent. Temari occupied herself on her phone while Sasuke focused on the road and Natsumi looked out the window. It didn't take long until the Uchiha pulled up to the front of Ino's family's shop and put the car in park. Temari immediately gathered her things before beginning to open her door.

"Thanks Sasuke" Natsumi said as she picked her bag up from the floor up front and looked at the dark haired boy who was currently checking his phone. "I'll text you tomorrow" Natsumi said earning a light hum and nod in response.

"No kiss goodbye?" Temari asked teasingly, making Natsumi and Sasuke stiffen before turning to her with blank expressions. "I'm only kidding but thanks for the ride Sasuke" Temari said smiling to the Uchiha before making her way out of the car.

Natsumi released a sigh while Sasuke shook his head. Natsumi then opened the door and looked at the building before freezing up as she felt a nervous ball form in her stomach. Taking notice to the uncomfortable look that his friend wore, Sasuke gave her a weary look before poking her in the back of the head. Immediately Natsumi turned back to the boy with a bewildered look only to be met with a serious expression.

"If you back out now we can skip the sleepovers and hang out at my house until you want to go home" Sasuke offered making Natsumi give him a skeptical look at the kindness of his tone. "But I'm never gonna let you live this down, especially after all the crap you talked" the Uchiha said with a cocky smirk that made the girl scoff.

Natsumi smiled as she shook her head at the boy.

"Yeah I don't think I need to give you more ammo" Natsumi said before opening her door and stepping out of the car.

Sasuke gave a small smile as Natsumi shut the door before giving her a small wave and driving off.

"Jerk" Natsumi breathed out as she watched the boy drive off before turning to Temari who had a knowing smile. "What?" Natsumi asked wearily.

"You two are precious" Temari teased making Natsumi roll her eyes before the two proceeded to walk toward the building.

The building had the flower shop downstairs upfront with a side entrance to access the stairway to the home upstairs. Natsumi and Temari walked up the steps before knocking at the large white front door. After a few moments the door opened to reveal Ino's father Inoichi, wearing a pair of jeans and blue sweat shirt that had the sleeves rolled back.

"Hello girls are you here for Ino's sleepover?" he asked as he looked down a Natsumi and Temari, earning polite smiles and nods from the girls before stepping aside for them to enter. "Welcome" he said as the girls stepped in and removed their shoes. "I'm Ino's dad Inoichi" he introduced himself.

"I'm Natsumi" Natsumi said.

"Temari" Temari introduced herself with a wave.

The man gave the blonde a weary look.

"Shikamaru's girlfriend right?" he asked making the girl's confident smile fall as her face lit ablaze and Natsumi didn't bother to stifle the giggle that escaped her. "Sorry for asking" Inoichi said with a dismissive wave before motioning for the pair to follow him. "Here's the kitchen. You can go ahead and help yourselves" he said motioning to the left to a clean kitchen. "Bathroom is up ahead to the left and Ino's room is straight ahead" he said pointing down the hall and earning nods of understanding from the girls. "I'll be in the living room if you girls need anything" he said pointing over his shoulder to the right where a there was a brown sofa and a matching recliner in front of a large television.

"Thank you" Natsumi and Temari replied politely before making their way to Ino's room.

Slowly they approached before knocking lightly and having the door suddenly swing open to reveal Ino.

"Hey guys" Ino said as she smiled at the pair. The blonde wore a pair of black leggings with an off the shoulder purple shirt that showed her black lace bralette strap.

After being pulled in, Natsumi noted that Ino had a fairly large room with white walls and beige soft carpeting. When you first entered the first thing seen was her full sized bed pushed against the wall by the window. Her bedding was purple with multiple fluffy pillows on top of a brown wooden bed frame that had a large drawer pulled out to reveal a second mattress with a light purple sheet fitted over top. When looking to the right, there was a brown wooden dresser pushed against the middle of the wall. On the left was a large brown wooden desk with a mirror stand and some makeup across the top.

"Hi Natsumi" Hinata waved shyly from her seat on the bottom bed beside Yukata who smiled and waved as well. Hinata had on a pair of white shorts with a grey hoodie with light purple sleeves while Yukata wore a pink pleated skirt with a fitted grey long sleeve shirt. Natsumi immediately waved to the pair before turning as another voice caught her attention.

"Hey" Tenten greeted with a large smile from her seat at Ino's desk. The brunette wore a pair of black shorts with a loose maroon t-shirt.

"Glad you guys could make it" Sakura said from her spot on Ino's bed. She was dressed in a pair of white shorts with a red hoodie jacket zipped down to show the black tank top she wore underneath.

Natsumi and Temari walked over to set their bags in a pile of others that accumulated in the far right corner of the room by the doorway before going to take their seats by Hinata and Yukata.

"You guys got here just in time" Ino said as she made her way back to bed and jumped next to Sakura. "We were just about to pick a chick flick before we order a pizza" Ino went on before pulling out her phone and the other girls broke into chatter on what they would want to watch. "Hey one at a time guys" Ino said awkwardly trying to calm the excited girls as they called out movie titles.

Not long after Ino had ordered a large peperoni pizza and decided that until it arrived, the girls could head to the kitchen to gather their other snacks for the night. The girls were in the midst of preparing fruit smoothies, popcorn, and putting chips into bowls when the doorbell rang. Ino called for her dad to get it and after he paid for it, his daughter took the pizza before sending him away so the girls could take over the living room to start the movie they wanted to watch. The girls had settled on Daytime Shooting Star and proceeded to make themselves comfortable around the screen with the food they had prepared.

"Oh my god this girl is so lucky" Sakura gushed as they watched. "Can you imagine what it would be like to have two guys pining over you?" the pink haired girl went on.

"You would think you'd have the most experience with that" Tenten said in a teasing tone making Sakura's face burn as her cheeks dusted with pink before throwing a couch pillow at the brunette. "I'm just saying" Tenten said as she dodged the pillow and held her hands up in defense as the others laughed at the scene.

"She has a point Sakura" Ino chided with a light laugh.

"Like you have room to talk" Sakura chastised.

"I'm not the one Naruto and Lee has been in love with since elementary school" Ino shot back making the others break out in laughter.

Suddenly the laughter died down though as the girls took notice to Inoichi sticking his head out from around the corner to gain his daughter's attention.

"Hey honey, Shikaku called to say that the game is starting soon so I was wondering if you girls were done with the TV yet?" the man asked making Ino release a heavy sigh.

"You know dad, you could just go out with Shikaku and Choza to watch the game" Ino pointed out. "We don't need a babysitter" she went on as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Please honey" the man pleaded holding his hands together, seemingly ignoring his daughter's previous statement.

Ino closed her eyes as she released a sigh.

'Wow I can't imagine this happening with my dad' Natsumi thought as she watched the scene fold out. "He greeted her friends when they first got here, paid for our food, got kicked out of the living room, and is now begging to watch TV ... wow' Natsumi thought thinking about all the man had done.

"Fine" Ino said earning a grateful smile from her father.

"Thank you" he said. "But the game won't start yet so you girls can watch a little more" he said earning a nod from Ino before she looked back to her friends.

"I'm sorry guys ..." Ino said with a sigh.

"It's ok" Sakura said.

"Yeah it's all good" Tenten said as the others nodded in agreement.

"Uh why don't we finish the food?" Ino asked suddenly picking up the remote and turning off the TV.

"Yeah" Temari cut in from her seat in the recliner. "Besides I'm not really one for romance movies anyways" she said taking a seat between Hinata and Natsumi.

"Me too" Tenten said in agreement as well before picking up a spoon and digging into one of the ice cream containers she had set down earlier.

"Yeah" Natsumi said in agreement before scooting forward to grab another slice of pizza. "I've already seen it and it's not like she's going to pick Sensei this time" she went on with a dismissive wave before taking a bite out of her pizza.

"Whoa spoiler alert!" Ino called from her spot on the couch.

"You act like everyone here hasn't seen it before" Sakura said giving the blonde a playful push.

"Hold on a minute" Temari suddenly said as she held up a hand to silence the other girls. "Can we go back to what Natsumi said?" she asked making curious looks cross the other girls' faces. "She said 'it's not like she's going to pick Sensei this time'" Temari said turning to the dark haired girl beside her. "Is that who you would have picked?" Temari asked making Natsumi's face light ablaze in red as the other's laughed. "Daddy Issues" Temari sang in a teasing voice that made hide her face in her hands as the other girls chorused in laughter.

"Wait a minute I would've picked him too though" Tenten suddenly said catching the attention of the room.

"Really?" Yukata asked wearily trying to stifle a laugh as she entered the conversation while shifting in her seat.

"Well yeah" the brunette admitted with a light laugh.

"Hold on" Ino said holding her hands up. "How many of you would actually pick Mamura?" the blonde asked curiously as she looked around to the other girls.

Slowly Sakura, Hinata, Yukata and Ino raised their hands and a look of alarm crossed Natsumi's face as she turned to Temari.

"You picked Sensei too!" Natsumi exclaimed.

"I never said I wouldn't" Temari said with a laugh.

Natsumi wore a blank look before reaching behind her and grabbing a couch pillow to throw at the blonde.

"You called me out for it!" Natsumi said making the others laugh.

Natsumi released a sigh before looking around to the many laughing faces of her female friends.

"So did you guys want to finish this movie later or are we completely done with it?" Ino asked as the girls began cleaning up the living room.

All the females shared looks of uncertainty before a smirk crossed Temari's face as she turned to Natsumi.

"What?" Natsumi asked narrowing her eyes skeptically.

"I have an idea on how to make things a little more interesting" the girl stated making a weary look cross Natsumi's face. "I was just thinking about daring you to get Sasuke to watch it" Temari said catching the attention of the room as the others turned to the pair.

"What? Why?" Natsumi asked taken aback by the girl's statement.

"I would pay money to see him watch it" Temari said with a smirk. "And besides you're the only one who could get him to do it" the blonde went on making Natsumi stiffen as the others started to weigh in.

"Yeah that would be pretty funny" Tenten added as Yukata giggled while she nodded.

"Can you imagine Sasuke watching this?" Sakura asked turning to Ino with starry eyes before both squealed in excitement.

Natsumi raised a brow as she looked at the others and upon seeing a shrug from Hinata; Natsumi released a heavy sigh before nodding in defeat. The others laughed before continuing with cleaning and when they finished, Ino wore a thoughtful look before a smile crossed her face.

"You know that gave me an idea ... Let's go back to my room and play truth or dare" the blonde said earing excited nods of agreements before the girls retreated to her room. Ino sat down first with Sakura on her right then Tenten, Temari, Natsumi, Hinata, Yukata, before looping back to Ino as the girls sat in a circle on the floor.

"Who's going first?" Sakura asked excitedly.

"Technically Temari went first in the living room with Natsumi" Ino said as the girls nodded in agreement. "So I think it's Natsumi's turn" the blonde said turning back to Natsumi with a smile.

Natsumi felt awkward as the eyes of the others landed on her. In all honesty she had no idea who or what to ask as she looked around the circle.

"Um can I pass?" Natsumi asked awkwardly.

"Come on you can't say you don't want to get Temari back for the 'Daddy Issues' comment" Tenten said as the others broke into giggles.

"Fair point" Natsumi admitted turning to Temari who gave her a challenging look. "Temari truth or dare?" she asked.

"Dare" Temari said with a confident smile as the others watched intently.

Natsumi wasn't expecting Temari to respond so confidently so she grew silent as she looked down to her lap and took a moment to figure what she might say.

"I dare you to text to Shikamaru at midnight to see if he's awake" Natsumi said making Temari's smile falter as a pink blush crossed her cheeks and the others broke into laughter.

"Fine" Temari said looking to the side. "It's not like he'll text back though. That guy loves sleeping" she argued.

"Yeah right I bet the other boys will keep him up all night so he'll be looking forward to a distraction" Ino said with a wink as Temari blushed again.

"Ok let's move on" Temari said trying to wave off the subject as the others laughed. "Ino truth or dare?" she asked as the attention of the group turned to the other blonde.

Ino looked to the side in thought.

"Truth" Ino said.

"Is Sai a good kisser?" Temari asked making Ino grow flustered as the others giggled and looked at her eagerly.

"W-well ... I um ... he ..." Ino began nervously before bringing a hand to the back of her neck. "Yeah I guess but don't think anything of it because it was just for a game" she admitted as the others reacted with giggles.

"Anyways Hinata truth or dare?" the Ino asked looking to the Hyuga.

Hinata had a surprised look as she looked at Ino before looking down and fiddling her fingers before answering.

"Truth" Hinata replied almost immediately after a moment of thought.

"Well since we all already know, when do you think you'll finally confess to Naruto?" Ino asked making Hinata's eyes widen in alarm.

"Ino you don't have to be so blunt" Sakura said.

"It's not like it's that big of a secret" Ino replied as all eyes turned back to Hinata.

The Hyuga nervously fiddled her fingers as she looked downward.

"Uh I- I don't know" Hinata admitted shyly as the others looked at her with sympathetic eyes.

"It's ok" Temari said catching Hinata's attention as she gave her a kind smile.

Hinata nodded before smiling and lifting her head.

"Naruto doesn't seem like he'd like me anyways" Hinata said.

"Don't say that Hinata" Sakura said catching Hinata's attention. "He's an idiot but with you as his girlfriend at least he'd be a lucky idiot" the pink haired girl went on making Hinata's eyes widen as she blushed more.

"Yeah" Tenten agreed.

"You just need to be more confident" Natsumi said patting Hinata on the back. "Naruto would be so lucky to have you as a girlfriend" she said with a kind smile.

"That's what Shino says" Hinata said before holding her hands tightly together. "You guys are right, maybe I do need to be more confident" Hinata said looking up as the others chorused in agreement.

"Maybe work on carrying a conversation with him without fainting first" Ino said making Hinata drop her head to her lap.

"That's a good point" Hinata mumbled in a depressed tone.

"But you can do it" Tenten said encouragingly.

"Yeah we have total faith in you" Sakura said as Hinata lifted her head with a small smile and nodded.

"Ok" Hinata said with a nod.

"For now let's keep going with the game" Ino said earning nods of agreement from the others. "Go ahead Hinata" she said.

The Hyuga gave a nod of understanding before carefully looking around the circle to pick someone.

"Um Tenten truth or dare?" Hinata asked as the group turned to Tenten.

"Truth" Tenten said as if it were the obvious choice.

Hinata wore a thoughtful look as she furrowed her brows and looked down in thought before speaking.

"Do you like Neji?" Hinata asked wearily, making Tenten stiffen as the others turned to her with wide eyes.

"I've been waiting to hear this" Ino gushed as the girls waited for her to reply.

Tenten nervously grabbed the back of her neck as she looked to the side.

"I don't know" Tenten admitted shyly. "I mean I spend basically everyday with Neji and Lee but I never really thought that either of them would think about dating me" she went on.

"But what do you think about dating Neji?" Sakura asked.

"I mean I can admit that I'm attracted to him but I don't know" Tenten said as she hugged herself.

"It's a yes or no question" Ino stated.

"I guess" Tenten said making the others sequel while she blushed. "Ok that's enough" Tenten said waving off the topic. "Um Yukata truth or dare?" Tenten asked redirecting the conversation.

Yukata's brown eyes lit up in surprise as she hadn't expected to be included so soon. In all honesty she was surprised to get the invite to begin with and throughout the evening she felt a little awkward and out of place, so now she was a bit taken aback.

"Truth" Yukata said with a weary smile.

"You girls are no fun, so far Natsumi and I have been the only ones to pick dare" Temari commented folding her arms over her chest as Tenten rolled her eyes before turning back to Yukata.

"How far did you go with Kankuro on Homecoming?" Tenten asked making the room go silent as Temari and Yukata both went rigid.

"You're seriously going to ask her that when his sister is right next to you?" Ino asked raising a brow at the brunette before everyone looked between Yukata and Temari.

Yukata's face glowed bright red as she brought a hand to her neck and seemed to look everywhere but Temari.

"Well ..." she started shyly, before Temari suddenly stood waving her hands in front of her.

"I don't want to hear this, I'm going to grab a soda" Temari said before rushing out of the room.

"We didn't do anything" Yukata said holding her hands up in defense as everyone turned back to her with expectant eyes. "After the party on Friday, he took me and Matsuri home and when he walked me to my door I thought he might try to kiss me but he didn't" Yukata said with a shrug as the others dropped their shoulders in disappointment. "If I'm being honest, I'm actually not that surprised since we only went together as friends" the girl admitted with an awkward laugh.

"Wow Temari didn't have to leave" Sakura said as the others nodded in agreement.

"So you and Kankuro aren't going to go out again?" Tenten asked curiously making a surprised look cross Yukata's face before she shyly shook her head no.

"I guess we should just move on" Ino said before looking to Yukata.

It was silent for a moment before Yukata noticed everyone's eyes fall to her.

"Oh I'm supposed to go next" she said with a light laugh as everyone sweat dropped. "Ok um Sakura truth or dare?" Yukata asked looking at the pinkette.

Sakura opened her mouth to reply just as Temari entered the room again.

"Dare" Sakura said with a confident smile as Temari's eyes lit up in excitement before starting to rush back to the circle.

"I dare you to ..." Yukata began before trailing off as she couldn't think of a dare.

Sakura waited patiently before Temari made her way to Yukata and whispered into her ear, making the girl's eyes light up as Temari smiled at her and sat down.

"Delete all the pictures you have of Sasuke that he didn't know you took" the girl said making Sakura's eyes widen as she stiffened.

Ino snickered while everyone looked at the pink haired girl with wide eyes.

"You have pictures of him that he doesn't know you took?" Natsumi asked as she looked at Sakura with a raised brow.

Sakura nervously glanced to Natsumi before giving her a guilty smile as she nodded and Natsumi rolled her eyes.

"I can really feel the judgment radiating off of Natsumi" Tenten said trying to break the ice but instead leaving an awkward silence.

...

After a few more rounds more of the girls had started to loosen up and pick dare, so Hinata nervously held her phone to her face as she listened to the ringing from the other end of the line. The Hyuga felt like her heart could beat through her chest as she waited for the call to be picked up. Her light purple eyes nervously shifted from the ground to the faces of her friends.

"Hello?" a certain male voice came answered making her go beet red.

"U-um N-Naruto?" she asked shyly as the other girls were frozen in silence to see the outcome.

"Yeah" the blonde's voice came from the other line. "Hinata is this you?" he asked as he recognized the girl's voice.

"Y-yes" she replied shyly.

"Oh what's up?" he asked from the other line.

"Um ... well ... I-I ... I was ... n-nothing never mind goodbye!" she said timidly into the line before hanging up and bringing her hands to her face as the others gave her sympathetic looks.

"I can't believe you dared her to call him" Sakura chastised as she looked at Ino.

"I thought she might have an easier time talking to him over the phone than in person" Ino defended herself as she held up her hands.

Suddenly Hinata's phone started ringing again, and upon reading Naruto's name on the caller id the timid girl felt a feeling of nerves and terror before throwing her device unto Ino's bed.

"It's N-Naruto!" she exclaimed before Natsumi brought a comforting arm around her shoulders. "I think I'm going to use the bathroom" Hinata said standing up and slowly making her way out of the room as the others looked on with worried eyes.

Not long after this, Natsumi noticed Hinata's phone ringing again and after being handed it by Yukata, she saw it was the girl's protective cousin Neji.

"Hello?" Natsumi answered the phone wearily.

"Natsumi?" the boy asked from the other line.

"Yeah" Natsumi replied.

"Is everything alright?" Neji asked.

"Yes" Natsumi replied simply.

"Do I need to come pick her up?" he asked.

"No everything's fine" Natsumi said hoping she sounded reassuring.

"Alright, have her call me back" Neji instructed.

"Will do" Natsumi replied.

"Goodbye" Neji said.

"Bye Neji" Natsumi said before the young man hung up and she released a breath she didn't realize she was holding as she set the phone down.

After she returned, Natsumi told Hinata about the call before the Hyuga once again excused herself to call Neji as the others decided the game should end with that round.

"Ok but how about we play a different game?" Sakura suggested.

"Oh we can play would you rather?" Tenten exclaimed excitedly.

"Yeah that sounds pretty entertaining" Temari agreed crossing her arms over her chest.

"I don't care" Natsumi said with a shrug.

"It sounds like fun" Yukata added.

"Who'd you rather might be more fun" Ino said with flirty wink as the others giggled well aside from Natsumi who tried not to be awkward. "Wait no!" Ino suddenly exclaimed making the room grow silent.

Just then Hinata reentered the room and blinked in confusion as she noted the silence. She quickly took her seat beside Natsumi before directing her attention to Ino with the others.

"Let's play Fuck, Marry, Kill" the blonde said as the others chorused in agreement, while Hinata and Natsumi shared an awkward look before looking back to the blonde.

"Maybe we should do Kiss, Marry, Kill to keep it PG for Hinata" Tenten suggested after noticing Hinata nervously fiddling her fingers.

"N-no it's fine" the Hyuga said as the others turned to her.

"Are you sure?" Sakura asked wearily, earning a timid nod from Hinata.

"Alright Hinata can go first" Ino said with a grin that made Hinata's eyes widen.

'Girls are so much trouble' Natsumi thought running a hand through her dark locks as the game started and she looked to the side. 'I wonder how Sasuke's doing with the boys' she wondered.

...

Meanwhile at Naruto's house, the living room was filled with the loud sounds radiating from the TV as the boys all gathered around to play video games while surrounded by pizza, chips, and drinks. And even though all the boys were together, not all of them were preoccupied with the small tournament they seemed to be having.

For example Naruto and Kiba currently sat with controllers in hand as they faced one another. Naruto wore a pair of black and blue plaid flannel pants with an orange t-shirt. Kiba had on a pair of black basketball shorts with a maroon t-shirt.

"You're making this way too easy!" Kiba laughed as his character punched Naruto's.

"Oh yeah!" Naruto challenged as his character kicked Kiba's.

In between the pair sat Choji with a bag of chips. He was wearing a pair of black basketball shorts with a white stripe down the side and a faded blue t-shirt. Sitting on the arm rest by Naruto was Sasuke scrolling through his phone while offering critism to Naruto every so often. The Uchiha wore a pair of dark grey sweat pants with a navy blue long sleeve that had the sleeves pushed back. On the other side of Kiba was Neji who had his arms crossed over his chest as he stared blankly at the screen. The Hyuga wore a pair of grey sweats with a white long sleeve shirt.

"You're losing dobe" Sasuke pointed out earning a sideways glare from Naruto before he returned his attention to the screen.

"So it's Sasuke or Neji after this right?" Choji asked as he stuffed a handful of chips into his mouth.

"Yes" Neji replied earning a nod from Choji.

Standing behind the couch by Naruto was Lee who cheered excitedly for his blonde friend. Lee had on a pair of black shorts with a sleeveless green shirt. Beside Lee stood Shino, who watched with his hands in his pockets as he would offer advice to Kiba sporadically. Shino was dressed in a pair of black joggers with a green hoodie that said Konoha written across the front in white.

"Yeah Naruto!" Lee cheered holding his fists into the air as he jumped. "Defeat him with the power of youth!" the black haired boy went on loudly.

"Would you shut up Lee?" Naruto yelled. "You're going to make me lose my concentration" the blonde went on only to be ignored as Lee continued yelling.

Off to the side of this Gaara sat by Naruto's feet, eating a piece of pizza from the coffee table currently filled with junk food. The red head wore the same clothes from earlier except he'd since taken off his hoodie to reveal a plain white t-shirt underneath. Sitting on the other side of the table was Kankuro who was currently opening a can of soda while keeping his eyes on the screen. He had on a black t-shirt with a purple and orange circle in the center with a pair of black sweatpants.

"Kankuro pass me a can of soda" Gaara said pointing to the case closest to his brother and earning a nod until the brown haired boy turned to the side to grab one.

"Hey Shikamaru you better not be sleeping!" Kankuro called earning a wave from the Nara from where he laid on the other couch to show that he was awake.

Shikamaru had been on his phone for the majority of the night while lying on the other sofa as the others did not permit him to sleep. He wore a green faded t-shirt with a pair of black flannel pants.

"I'm not the only one being quiet, for all we know Sai could be sleeping" Shikamaru said sitting up and turning to the others.

"I'm up" Sai called from his seat in the corner.

Sai had taken a couch cushion and leaned against it in the corner while he took the liberty of sketching out everything that was happening around him. The pale boy wore a black long sleeve and a pair of black shorts with two thin white stripes down the side.

"I wanted to get some pages done in my sketch book since it's almost full" Sai said as the boys turned to look at him.

"Damn it!" Naruto yelled as Kiba's character delivered the final blow and his health bar depleted. "You know Kiba if you weren't cheating I would've had you" the blonde said.

"Really?" Sai asked turning his head to the side. "Because from what I could tell that wasn't the case the last two times you lost" he pointed out with a smile.

"Shut up Sai" Naruto replied while Sasuke rolled his eyes before pushing Naruto to the floor so he could take his seat and controller.

"You're going down Uchiha" Kiba said as he looked at the dark haired boy.

"Hmph" Sasuke said making Kiba narrow his eyes.

"Why don't we make it interesting?" Kiba asked as Sasuke selected his character. "If I win, you have to get Natsumi to go out with me" the brunette said making the room go silent as everyone turned to him with a raised brow.

Sasuke rolled his eyes before a smirk crossed his face.

"Fine" he said as the boys started and the others wore looks of disbelief that the Uchiha had actually taken on the bet. But it wasn't like it mattered as in the end Kiba dejectedly handed his controller over to Neji before rising from the couch.

"I'm not surprised. Me and Sasuke play this all the time and he wins" Naruto said trying to lighten the mood as the others shared awkward looks. "I wonder if the girls are having more fun than we are" Naruto thought curiously before looking to Neji.

"Did you find out why Hinata called earlier?" he asked curiously.

"They were playing a game" Neji responded simply.

"Huh I wonder what they were playing." Naruto thought out loud as he ran a hand through his golden locks before noticing Neji and Sasuke each check their phones before starting their round. "Are you guys waiting on a call or something?" the blonde asked curiously.

"If Lady Hinata calls and needs a ride home, I need to make sure I don't miss it" Neji replied as he focused on the screen to pick his character.

"You act like such a lap dog to Hinata sometimes" Kiba said making the other boys chuckle as Neji's eyes widened.

"Of course you would think that" Neji retorted. "What would you know about being a gentleman?" he asked making Kiba scoff.

"What about you Sasuke?" Naruto asked looking to Sasuke as the others laughed again.

"Just waiting for Natsumi to break first" Sasuke replied earning weary looks from the others.

"You mean you're both just waiting to bail when you get a text?" Naruto asked in an offended tone. It was silent as Neji and Sasuke proceeded to play and ignored Naruto's question, thus making the blonde do an anime fall as the others laughed. "You know what, I have an idea" Naruto said gaining the attention of the room as he stood.

"That's a first" Sai said making the others snicker as Naruto glared at him.

"Everyone put your phones on the table" Naruto instructed earning weary looks from the boys. "The first person whose phone rings or gets a text has to buy breakfast for all of us tomorrow" the blonde explained making the boys' eyes light up while Sasuke paused the game. Slowly, one by one they began placing their phones on the table.

"This will be easy since my phone is so dry" Kankuro said as he placed his device down.

"With Naruto's luck, watch Jiraiya call" Kiba laughed while putting his phone down and making the blonde stiffen.

"Why'd you have to say that?" Naruto complained as he put his device down.

"Oh what a drag" Shikamaru complained. Regardless he also set his phone down.

Sasuke and Neji shared a look before nodding in defeat and placing their phones down as well.

"This is stupid" Sasuke said earning a nod of agreement from Neji.

'But I still hope I don't get a call' the Uchiha thought as he looked down at his device before refocusing on the game.

...

Back with the girls, Temari had taken notice to the bored look Natsumi wore as the rounds of the game persisted.

"Are you alright Natsumi?" Hinata asked in a concerned tone catching Natsumi's attention.

"Yeah" Natsumi lied as the others turned to her.

'I'd probably be a lot better if Ino and Sakura weren't taking so long deciding on what they'd want to do to Sasuke ... but I guess it's better to be left out of it rather than interrogated about Sasuke' the teen thought.

"Why don't you go?" Tenten suggested.

"Oh I have one for you" Sakura exclaimed. "Kiba, Lee, and Neji" she said.

"You know this game might be a little more interesting if we expanded the names" Temari suggested as the other girls turned to her. "I mean I know I can't be the only one who'd be interested to hear the names of some older guys" she said winking at Natsumi as the others chorused in excitement.

"Like those college interns for Kurenai-sensei?" Hinata asked earning surprised looks from the others.

"Whoa what interns?" Ino asked curiously.

"Well sometimes Kurenai-sensei has me help them with grading and the blonde one named Deidara talks about Natsumi a lot" Hinata said making Natsumi sweat drop as the others gasped and leaned in interest.

"Really?" Tenten asked. "Hey aren't you close to Orochimaru-sensei's intern Kabuto too?" Tenten asked curiously as the others turned to Natsumi excitedly.

"Wait a minute back to the art interns; is the other one named Sasori?" Temari asked raising a brow at Hinata and earning a nod.

"Wow Natsumi, I can't believe you've managed to get the attention of college boys" Ino said with a wink that made Natsumi face palm.

"It's not really like that" Natsumi said holding her hands up in defense. "Deidara likes to joke around while Sasori and him go back and forth ... and Kabuto and I definitely aren't close" she tried to explain only to receive knowing smirks.

"Alright then Natsumi" Ino said pointing to the dark haired girl. "Fuck, Marry, Kill for Deidara, Sasori, and Kabuto" the blonde said as the others agreed.

Natsumi sweat dropped before releasing a sigh.

"Well it doesn't seem like I'm going to have much say ... and since this is just a game I guess there's no harm" Natsumi said in a defeated voice before biting the inside of her cheek in thought as a silence befell the group. "I guess I'd keep them in that order" Natsumi admitted with a shrug as the other girl's looked at her in disbelief.

"Wait why?" Yukata asked curiously.

"Well Deidara seems nice enough, but I think I see myself marrying someone more quiet and reserved like Sasori while Kabuto ... I don't know about him" Natsumi replied as she scratched the back of her head.

"Ok now Natsumi ask one" Tenten cut in excitedly.

"Oh ok Ino ... um Neji, Shikamaru, and Sai" Natsumi said looking to the blonde.

"Finally someone stopped giving Sasuke as an option" Tenten said earning glare from Ino.

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Sakura asked in an offended tone. "His name only came up twice so far" she argued.

"Yeah only you and Ino have gone and you've both taken forever just because he was listed" Tenten retorted making Sakura blush while Ino was silently thinking over her choices with furrowed brows.

"Ok I get it ... Um probably fuck Sai since you know what they say about the quiet ones, marry Neji since I'd pretty much be set after marrying a Hyuga and kill Shikamaru because he's such a lazy guy" Ino replied.

Everyone looked at the blonde with wide eyes before Temari spoke.

"You answered that so fast" she pointed out.

"What do mean set after marrying a Hyuga?" Hinata asked in disbelief.

Ino smiled while scratching the back of her head.

"Uh Yukata, Fuck, marry, kill for Kankuro, Neji, and Sai" Ino said quickly changing the subject.

"I can't believe you listed Sai for her" Sakura commented earning an eye roll from Ino.

"It's just a game" Ino pointed out before turning back to Yukata who was currently thinking.

"I think I would want to marry Kankuro but I'm not too sure about Neji and Sai since I'm sitting between you and Hinata" Yukata replied with a smile as she scratched the back of her head with an awkward smile.

"It's ok it's just a game" Ino said placing a reassuring hand on Yukata's shoulder.

"Well in that case, I think I'd have to say kill Neji" she admitted looking downward.

"Why?" Hinata asked wearily.

"Don't get me wrong your cousin seems like a nice guy but he seems a little mean too ... and like Ino said Sai is a quiet guy" Yukata explained with a light blush as the other laughed. "Oh I know!" Yukata said excitedly bringing her hands together. "Temari for Shino, Sai, and Lee" she said as everyone turned to see Temari raise a brow as she smirked.

"That's too easy" Temari said as she closed her eyes. "Just keep the order the same" the girl said dismissively.

"But Lee is such a nice guy" Tenten argued.

"If you want to marry him, be my guest" Temari replied earning laughs from the others as Tenten grew silent. "Ok well Tenten why don't you do Kiba, Shikamaru, and Sai?" Temari asked looking at the brunette.

"I think I would sleep with Shikamaru, marry Sai and kill Kiba" the brunette replied after a moment of thought. "You know since I'd hate for Sai to pull a book out right in the middle of-" the brunette began to explain before the girls exploded in laughter.

"Oh my god he would!" Sakura laughed falling onto her side as the others doubled over.

Tenten shook her head as she laughed and after everyone regained their composure she turned to Sakura.

"Kankuro, Kiba, and Neji" she said making Sakura's eyes widen before she brought a finger to her chin in thought.

"Well Kankuro does seem like he would be good with his fingers" Sakura thought out loud making Temari cringe as the others laughed. "So I'd probably fuck Kankuro, marry Neji, and kill Kiba" Sakura said as the others laughed. "Um Hinata why don't you do Sasori, Deidara, and ... Shino!" the pink haired girl exclaimed making Hinata blush.

It was quiet as the Hyuga looked down and furrowed her brows in thought.

"Probably Sasori, Shino and Deidara" Hinata replied timidly.

"Wait a minute you have the opportunity to marry a loud mouthed blonde but you're going to pick the red head?" Ino asked bluntly.

"W-well Shino is such a good friend of mine that I can't kill him and Sasori is a lot more mature than Deidara" Hinata pointed out making the other laugh as Natsumi sweat dropped.

'She's not wrong' Natsumi thought before Hinata spoke again.

"Um Yukata for Kankuro, Gaara, and ... um" the Hyuga began before trailing off as she tried to think of another name.

"Oh her friend with the glasses!" Sakura suggested.

"Mikoshi?" Yukata asked earning nods from Hinata and Sakura. "Ok well ... it might be weird to sleep with one brother then marry the other" Yukata thought out loud as Temari face palmed. "... but I think I would fuck Gaara, marry Kankuro, and kill Mikoshi"

"Why would you kill your friend?" Hinata asked with wide eyes.

"Because we're such good friends that it would be weird to do anything with him" Yukata replied with a smile.

"Less weird then doing things with two brothers" Sakura mumbled out earning snickers from the others.

"Ok Tenten fuck, marry, kill for Neji, Sasuke, and Gaara" she said directing the attention to Tenten.

"Just leave them in that order" Tenten said nonchalantly before turning to Ino. "What about Shikamaru, Choji, and Naruto?" the girl asked making a shocked look cross the blonde's face.

"Why those three?" Ino asked with her brows raised. "Ok fine ... I think I'd fuck Naruto, marry Shikamaru, and kill Choji" Ino answered earning bewildered looks from the others. "Don't look at me like that when we did that cardio day in PE, Naruto had the stamina of a horse unlike Shikamaru and Choji" the girl pointed out making the others blush as their eyes widened in realization. "And as for marrying Shikamaru instead of Choji, that's only because I know I'm not a good enough cook" the girl said with a dismissive wave as the others laughed. "Ok Sakura how about you do Lee, Naruto, and Sai?" the blonde said.

"Naruto, Lee, and Sai" Sakura replied without a moment's hesitation.

"Why'd you kill Sai?" Natsumi asked raising a brow at the girl.

"Because she's still mad that he called her ugly that one time" Ino said snidely earning an eye roll from Sakura.

"Let's move on ... um Hinata why don't you do Kiba, Shino, and Naruto" Sakura said making Hinata blush.

Hinata looked down nervously before bringing an arm across her chest as she grabbed her other arm.

"I-I ... w-well N-Naruto, Shino, and Kiba" she replied shocking the room.

Yukata opened her mouth to ask why but stopped when Natsumi shook her head no before putting a hand on Hinata's shoulder.

"Um Temari" Hinata called as Temari gave a nod in reply. "Sasuke, Shino, and Neji" she said making a thoughtful look cross Temari's face as she thought about her response.

"That's a hard one" Temari admitted with a smirk. "Well I'd probably say fuck Sasuke, marry Neji, and kill Shino" Temari said. "I've always thought Sasuke was kind of cute, and if I marry Neji then I'd be Temari Hyuga and that sounds better than Temari Aburame" the girl explained making the others laugh as some nodded in agreement.

Natsumi smiled as she rolled her eyes at the logic Temari used before the laughter died down amongst the others.

"Wow I didn't take you as one to say something so shallow" Natsumi said making the other girls' eyes widen at the bluntness of the statement before turning to Temari and being surprised when they saw the smirk she wore.

"Natsumi fuck, marry, kill for Kakashi, Sasuke, and Itachi" Temari said making Natsumi's smile fall as the heat rushed to her face and she felt her heart stop.

"What?" Natsumi asked in disbelief as the others reacted.

"Why would you list Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked with a perplexed look.

"He is kind of cute" Yukata pointed out.

"But isn't he kind of old?" Sakura pointed out.

"Ok you have to admit our school has some pretty cute teachers like Obito-sensei" Ino pointed out gaining the attention of the group.

"You think Obito-sensei is cute?" Tenten asked with a raised brow.

"He is" Ino said as Sakura playfully pushed her. "Hmmm Itachi ... isn't that Sasuke's older brother?" Ino asked curiously, earning a nod from Temari. "Whoa don't tell me another college guy likes Natsumi" Ino exclaimed in shock.

"He doesn't" Natsumi said holding her hands up in defense as the others turned back to her, " Uh ...I need to think about this ..." Natsumi admitted as the others started to giggle and she found her gaze traveling to the ground.

'I need to stop acting so weird or they might figure it out' Natsumi thought trying to make her blush go away before she raised her head to reply.

"I think I would have to say ... Itachi ... Kakashi ... and Sasuke" she said wearily as the others looked at her with wide eyes.

"Really?" Ino asked in disbelief.

"You would kill Sasuke?!" Sakura exclaimed.

"Would you girls shut up?" Temari asked. "I want to hear her explain why" Temari said making the room go silent.

"W-well ... Itachi ... Um ..." Natsumi began before noticing how she stumbled over her words and shaking her head. "Sasuke is my best friend so I know him well enough to know I couldn't stand marrying him" Natsumi said earning bewildered looks from Sakura and Ino. "I just don't want to pick Sasuke for anything actually ... especially when it might get me killed by a fan club ..." she went on making the two close their mouths as they blushed. "So that would leave Kakashi and Itachi ... and I get along well enough with Kakashi so I don't think I would mind marrying him and that would leave Itachi to ..." Natsumi went on before trailing off as her face burned bright red once more, while making the other girls laugh.

After the laughter died down, Ino said the girls should start changing before they did face masks. As the others started to line up, Natsumi still felt like her face was on fire so Hinata suggested that they step outside to get some fresh air. Upon stepping out into the cool evening air Natsumi took a deep breath as Hinata placed a caring hand on her shoulder.

"Are you alright Natsumi?" Hinata asked in a concerned tone.

"Hn" Natsumi replied with a nod as she offered the Hyuga a reassuring smile as the girls leaned against the railing of the stairs. "I just ... it's been a long night" Natsumi replied wearily.

"That's true" Hinata agreed with a nod. "On the bright side though at least they haven't started a full conversation dedicated to Sasuke" the Hyuga joked making a smile cross Natsumi's face as she shook her head.

"I don't think I'd be able to bear that" Natsumi admitted before reaching for into her pocket and pulling out her phone.

"Are you going to call Sasuke to pick you up?" Hinata asked curiously.

Natsumi bit the inside of her cheek in contemplation before looking at Hinata and shaking her head as she stuffed her phone back in her pocket.

"That's good, I don't think I would be having much fun if you left" Hinata admitted honestly, making a surprised look cross Natsumi's face before she smiled.

"Thanks Hinata" Natsumi said before looking up to the night sky.

It was silent as the pair gazed up in silence.

"Hey Natsumi" Hinata called breaking the silence.

"Hn" Natsumi replied in acknowledgment.

"You seemed a little upset after Temari's turn so if you want, we can talk about it" Hinata said making Natsumi's brows raise in alarm before she looked to the side.

"I'm fine" Natsumi said with a stoic expression, making Hinata furrow her brows in concern.

"Are you sure because you're still really red" the Hyuga pointed out making Natsumi stiffen.

'I might feel better talking about what's bothering me ... but wouldn't it be wrong to tell Hinata before telling Sasuke?' the dark haired teen wondered before being pulled from her thoughts as Temari stepped out the front door wearing a pair of light grey shorts and a purple tank top.

"I was wondering where you two snuck off to" the blonde said walking up to stand beside Natsumi. "What are you guys talking about?" Temari asked curiously before noticing the awkward tension.

Hinata folded her hands together while Natsumi ran a hand through her hair and sighed.

"Are you upset?" Temari asked looking at Natsumi with a weary look.

"I'm good" Natsumi lied holding her hands up in defense as both girls' raised a brow at her in question.

"You're red so you're either mad, embarrassed, or sick" Temari pointed out earning a nod from Hinata as Natsumi looked away from the two and leaned against the railing again.

It grew quiet between the three girls after this until Temari released a deep breath.

"Listen I'm used to joking around with my brothers and I get that you might not be used to being teased but it wasn't malicious" Temari said breaking the silence as Natsumi gave her a confused look.

"What?" Natsumi asked.

"Well I noticed that you seemed pretty quiet after that game so ... I just wanted to apologize about calling you out on liking older guys" Temari said with an awkward smile that made Natsumi sweat drop.

"No that's ok" Natsumi said trying to wave off the subject as Hinata put a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing. "I'm fine" she said looking between Temari and Hinata.

"Are you sure?" Temari asked wearily earning a nod from Natsumi.

"If I'm being honest, I think I'm just a little out of my element with all of this sleepover stuff" Natsumi said sheepishly. "I mean I'm still getting used to having actual friends I can hang out with so the fact that we're all talking about some pretty private stuff ... is a little weird" Natsumi said as she scratched the back of her head.

"I think I understand" Hinata said making a confused look cross Natsumi's face as she turned to her. "I like hanging out with everyone and all but sometimes I still feel out of place. Sakura and Ino have been inviting me to their sleepovers since elementary but I can't help but think they're just being courteous since we all hang out in the same group... especially when we don't have a lot in common ... tonight's probably the most fun I've had since you guys are here" the Hyuga admitted making both girls' eyes light up in realization.

"Oh Hinata" Natsumi said furrowing her brows.

"It's ok" Hinata said sheepishly.

"At least no one's talking about doing things with your brothers" Temari said as she released a sigh.

"Temari that was just for a game" Natsumi pointed out as she raised a brow at the girl.

"I'm not talking about that I mean when everyone wanted to hear about how far Yukata went with Kankuro" the girl clarified making Hinata and Natsumi giggle.

"Hey its ok Temari if I'm being honest on my first day I thought Gaara was pretty cute" Natsumi said through her laughter. "Oh and when I heard his voice ... Oh my god it was like velvet" the dark haired girl praised making Temari cringe before pushing Natsumi as she broke into laughter and leaned against Hinata to stay upright.

Not long after this though all three girls seemed to be laughing, and the earlier feeling of being out of place seemed to dissipate for all of them as they took in the comfort of being in one another's company.

"Hey guys bathroom's open for whoever wants to go next" Ino suddenly as she stuck her head out the door and turning to look at Temari. "Also it's almost midnight in case you forgot about texting Shikamaru" the blonde said with a wink that made Temari sweat drop as Natsumi and Hinata giggled.

...

"And it looks like Shikamaru is buying breakfast tomorrow!" Naruto said as the other laughed.

Shikamaru wore a look of disbelief as he stared down at his phone on the table. Sure enough the screen lit up and after 2 minutes it dinged again to notify him he'd gotten a text.

"Who would be texting me at this hour?" Shikamaru wondered looking down at his device and reading the name of who texted him, before his brows rose in alarm and he released a sigh as he shut his eyes. "Troublesome woman" he breathed out as Naruto and the others laughed while grabbing their phones.

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A/N: Hello readers! I apologize for the late update as well as skipping a few updates these past couple weeks. I hope the length and tea in this chapter makes up for it and you all are enjoying the story I've worked really hard on this chapter and I still have lots of other plans coming up as well. Feel free to let me know your thoughts on the story thus far because I appreciate all of you who read and review! Anyways I hope everyone is staying safe out there and until next time xoxo friends! (Also this chapter really had me stumped since some of the discussions were a little more mature so I wasn't sure if the warning at the beginning was enough or if I'd have to change the entire rating for the fic M... still pretty confused so if you'd like to help a girl out please let me know your thoughts in the comments)