Tuesday, December 31st, 2013. New Year's Eve (for about a half hour more, though - I'm trying to finish this before it's actually New Year's).
Hey!
Sorry it's late!
I'm stupid and procrastinated and I also partially blame Code Geass for being amazing and addicting.
I'll add it as a recommendation next time; this chapter's kinda long. I'll also talk about who I ship with Lelouch and all that.
So yeah, I watched Code Geass this week, and plan to watch Kyoukai no Kanata next. And I have to remember to watch a Garden of Words or whatever it was called. And then Guilty Crown after that. And Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun.
News: Uh... I have a science fair project to do that I haven't touched? I need to get it done... I hate that so much.
I watched Code Geass this week, which I already said.
Dedication: You all, because I love you.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
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Warnings: VERY lightly mplied sexual actions by Neji and Suigetsu's. But obviously, Suigetsu's a bit more crude. Again, it's just implied. Lightly.
A bit of language. Not that any of you seem to really care all that much.
Content: Neji asking Tenten about the truth; Karin and Sui interaction; Sui being approached by some of the guys.
Romance: Major NejiTen; a bit of SuiKa; mentioned and very lightly implied SasuSaku, and even lighter mentioned and implied NaruHina.
Length:
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AN: ~6.1k+.
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Chapter 44: Interrogations
The next evening
Neji POV
"Neji-kun?" I opened one eye to see Tenten sitting up from her bed and coming my way, on the floor in a corner of the room and beside the balcony. I closed my eyes again, not moving from my meditation position.
"Hn?"
I felt her take a seat next to me and lay her head on my shoulder. "What's wrong?"
I opened my eyes, realizing I wasn't going to get to meditate any longer.
"Nothing. Why do you think there's something wrong?" I feigned confusion.
"Because I know you. Now what's wrong? You've been thinking hard about something all day." She took a seat on my crossed legs, her own legs over my right. She turned her torso towards me and held my face with her hands, giving me a fierce look. "And give me the truth. What's been troubling you so much?"
I frowned. Might as well tell her… it's not like she'll believe me if I lie. Besides, I can probably turn this in my favor.
I gave Tenten a serious look. "What are you hiding from me?"
She jumped slightly at my question, startled by it and my stern tone. "Wh-what? Don't turn this on me, Neji, we're talking about you and what you've been thinking so hard abou-"
"I've been thinking about what you're hiding from me, Tenten," I interrupted. "You, most of the girls, Sai… you've all been hiding secrets from the rest of us, and we want to know what."
Her hands had long left my face, and one was instead twirling a strand of my hair, the other making designs on the carpeted floor, her expression hard to read. She avoided my eyes. She's not sure how to react.
She opened her mouth to speak, but before she could say anything (probably lame excuses), I interrupted her again.
"While you were out with the girls yesterday, the guys and I got together, to talk about your odd behavior, and try to figure out what you're hiding from us." Her eyes widened with shock. I continued. "Sai, Jiraiya, and even Shisui and Asuma were there. We're suspicious of them, also, but they acted like they didn't know anything, even when we revealed to them that they were suspects as well. They didn't reveal a thing. Quite loyal of them, isn't it?"
She was still silent.
"What's in those scrolls?" I began. "Who are you communicating with through them when you think I'm asleep?" She gasped softly; this was news to her.
"How did you get that old weapon smith from the outskirts of Konoha to let you test his weapons and own some after only speaking with him just once? Why did you seem so familiar to his odd weapons?(1) You've never been there and you've never met him." I continued questioning her, not waiting for an actual answer.
"Why did you suddenly start supporting Lee in the Chunin Exams, when just the day before you were discouraging him? Why did your behavior suddenly mature back then? How do you know so much about my clan, before I even told you everything?" I didn't stop. Tenten's eyes were now focusing on her lap. I let her.
"Why are you suddenly so close to the girls and Hinata-sama, when before you barely even spoke to them? Why did your fighting techniques increase in skill all of a sudden, and are still continuing to do so rapidly? How are you so close to Temari-san when you don't have the time to get to know her as well as you seem to? How do you know so much about things that are happening?
"What are these dreams I'm having? Why did you suddenly start having nightmares of me dying? And what does this have to do with Itachi and those boys he brought?" I gulped, almost scared to say what I had to say next.
"What else are you lying to us – to me, about, Tenten?" I spoke softly. I felt slightly betrayed that she hid so much from me, but I didn't want to hurt her either. Can I even trust her anymore?
I took Tenten's face in my hands and forced her to face me. I felt guilty and pained that I was treating her this way, especially so when I saw the hurt on her face. My heart twisted.
"Please, Tenten…." I pleaded softly, putting my forehead against hers. "What's going on? And why haven't you told me? Don't you trust me?"
"…Why are you with me, if you've been feeling this way so long?" She asked softly after a moment of silence, keeping her eyes on my nose to avoid direct eye contact in our close proximity. "Was it to try and find out what I've been hiding?"
"No," I said to her, realizing that she was feeling insecure about whether I really loved her or pretended to to find out her secret.
"I've noticed your behavior for a long time now, but I didn't decide to really find out the reason behind it until yesterday. Regardless, my feelings for you stay the same. I didn't lie."
I took one of her hands and placed it against my bare chest, above my heart. She looked up and into my eyes in surprise. "This is still yours, Tenten, and I have no objections to that. You're still my best friend and my girlfriend, even if I am unsure of how much I can trust you right now."
She removed her hand, saddened.
"If anyone," I continued. "I should be the one who questions whether you were lying to me about your feelings."
She shook her head furiously. "No, no!"
She took a breath, looking into my eyes again, calming. "I'll admit that I've been hiding things from you, and lying to you a bit, but I would never lie about loving you!"
I sighed; it felt like a weight had been lifted.
I smiled, pecking her lips. "Glad to hear that."
Suddenly embarrassed by her outburst, she stood up and jumped under her blankets in her bed.
I laughed (just a bit, because I am Hyu-... Neji, after all) and followed her, wrapping my arms around her after turning her over to face me instead of the wall.
"But honestly, Tenten," I held her chin and lifted it so she'd face me again, instead of staring intensely at my gorgeous pecs. However, she resisted and I decided to give up.
Wow. I didn't know she liked my body that much. Not that I'm complaining. I'm quite a fan of hers, as well.
I'm sure she was actually just thinking about what to tell me and afraid of what was going to happen next, but I just couldn't resist. I'm a healthy teen with working hormones and some semblance of a sense of humor. Let me be.
"Why can't you tell me what you're hiding?"
"Because I can't…" Now we're getting somewhere… Sort of.
"And why can't you?"
"Because it wouldn't be a secret if I told you, now would it?" I rolled my eyes.
"Ten." She sighed.
"I can't, okay?"
"Is this an organized thing? Whatever you're hiding? Do you have some sort of leader?"
She said nothing.
"I'll take that as a 'yes.'"
She still remained silent.
"What, are you part of some super-secret association that carries out underground tasks and are ordered to kill anyone who finds out your secret? Is that why you can't tell me? Wow. I never pegged you as the underground agent type, Ten."
She looked up and gave me an incredulous look. "Really, Neji-kun?"
"What? For all I know, that could be it."
She flicked my Adam's Apple, something she knew annoyed me because of how… weird and uncomfortable it felt, and the strangled noise that always erupted from the back of my throat.(2)
"Hey!"
"Here I thought you were the serious one. Where'd my serious, stoic boyfriend go?"
"He's ready and waiting to come out if you give him a kiss."
She giggled and pecked my nose.
"That enough?"
"Not at all."
My forehead was next.
"How 'bout now?"
"Nope," I said, popping the "p".
Now my cheek.
"And this?"
"Most definitely not."
She pecked my lips next. "Better?"
"Not quite. Serious!Neji requires a nice, long, real kiss to come out again. He's not against Frenching, either; more practice at that is beneficial to the both of us."
She giggled again. "So now my boyfriend's a pervert as well?"
"You say that, but you love kissing me just as much, if not more, than I do kissing you."
"I don't know if I should be flattered or slightly insulted by that comment." She had a coy smile on her lips.
"You don't have to know, all you need to do is kiss me."
She laughed again. "My pleasure."
She leaned in but before our lips met, I slipped in one last remark. "See? You love it as much as I do. And you call me the pervert."
She rolled her eyes and moved her head back a bit to retort. "Shut up and pucker up if you want anything before I ban you from being near me for a week. And from the apartment."
"Oh? Just what does 'anything' entail? And besides Tenten – that'd hurt me just as much as it'd hurt you. You wouldn't do something like tha-" she shut me up with a fierce kiss that I immediately returned with a smirk on my lips.
Moments later, we broke apart for the final time, faces red and panting to catch out breath. That... was good.
She rested her head on my shoulder, her lips close to my neck, and I wrapped an arm over her waist. I felt her pants on my neck.
"That enough for Serious!Neji?"
"Yes, it was."
"It's been a while since you were so playful. New record, maybe? Not that I'm objecting to that behavior." Tenten commented.
"Maybe it is a record." I replied. "But I think doing that used up my Playful!Neji quota for the month. And the next one as well, probably."
"Aww, what a shame." I felt her pout against my neck.
We fell under a moment of silence for a bit, neither of us speaking, but knowing what the subject would be about once we did. In the meantime, I loosened her hair from her buns.
"Neji-kun?"
"Hn?" I responded, as I took her buns apart for her so she'd be more comfortable.
"Though I can't tell you everything, I want you to know this much:
"That I love you, and that I'm trying to keep us all safe. Maybe one day, I could tell you the truth. But no matter what, the last thing I want to do is for any of us to get hurt. Or worse… " Tenten…
My eyes softened, and I buried my head in her now-loose brown hair, taking a deep breath. She smelled like strawberries and raspberries. She really liked raspberries.
"Alright, Tenten." I kissed the crown of her head. "That's enough for now, then. Just know that I'm onto you now."
She giggled lightly. "Got it, Mr. Detective."
She wrapped her arms around my torso. "Are the other guys gonna tell the other girls they're suspicious, too?"
"Probably," I responded.
"Are we just gonna stay like this for the rest of the day? It's like, 5 or 6. We can't just sleep now, can we?"
"We could always take a small nap and eat dinner when we wake up."
"At this time?"
"Do you want to get out of bed and actually do something?"
"…"
"Didn't think so. But before we sleep, I want a goodnight kiss."
"Again? Well, alright then."
She took her head from its place at the crook of my neck and shifted up so she was level with my lips.
Before our mouths met, I retorted. Again. "I'm a healthy teenager with their hormones in full swing, Tenten. Such behavior is to be expected." I would kiss her all fucking day if she let me… and if we didn't need to breathe and all that. I would like to do other things too, but that can wait. Things like that can be approached much further down the line of our relationship, if we still have it. And preferably, some of those things closer (or after) marriage. If we get married.(3)
She ignored me and kissed me instead.
It was short, sweet, and slower than the one we shared before, but I was equally as content, if not more, afterward.
She moved back down to my neck and I place my chin on top of my head as sleep began to take us.
"Tomorrow…" Tenten began sleepily, before we could fully fall asleep, "we need to finish our Christmas shopping. It's the 22nd and we have to go to Mikoto-san's on the 24th."
I yawned. "Got it. Now sleep."
Instead of replying, I felt her pulse slow and her breathing even. She was asleep in minutes.
After securing my hold on her waist and the blankets on our shoulders, I followed her lead. I love you, Tenten, and I hope this trust I have in you on this doesn't go misplaced.
Suigetsu POV
"Oh, come on! The least you could do is tell me what he looks like!" I pleaded Karin playfully.
"1) I've told you, there isn't anyone like that! And 2) even if there was, I wouldn't ever tell you about him." Karin protested obstinately.
I was trying to get her to tell me all about the guy she liked. No matter how much she tried to hide it, the fact that her tsundere was coming out to defend herself (instead of just to argue with me, because she actually enjoys spending time with me) told me she really did like somebody.
I already made sure that that "somebody" was indeed a guy, because it'd suck if she decided she was into girls. Well, it would be okay if she was bi, and seeing her and that girl getting it on… especially if it was the pink-haired girl would be hot… Actually, why would it even matter to me if she was into guys or girls? I'm not even interested.
*Inwardly shakes head*
Moving on.
But one more thing:
I think I understand why girls obsess about yaoi so much… 'cuz yuri's fucking hot.(4)
Anyway.
Whenever we talk about him, she gets a little blush on her cheeks and my stomach tightens, and it feels like my chest is constricting. Also, I feel like cutting up that guy into tons of pieces with my-beloved-Kubikiribocho-that's-not-really-mine-yet and then eat him. And then puke him back out and burn him.
Little mysterious son of a bitch.
And I don't know why I'm so pissed about this guy! It's not like I like Karin or anything. Hell no.
We hated each other back when we were actual teammates, and even though we sorta started our relationship over again and became even closer and better friends than before (we were hardly friends before, actually), liking each other still shouldn't be possible.
Karin's bossy, loud, ridiculously loud, bitchy, and there are definitely prettier girls around than her.
What's to like?
Exactly.
Nothing.
Okay, so she's changed: she's a bit nicer, somewhat calmer, and definitely less of a bitch. Still a bitch, but considerably less than she used to be.
She's also apparently artistic now – into photography and all that jazz.
Anyway, I don't like her.
... I think... I hope... I think.
She just belongs to me, that's all. Other guys (or girls, as hot as it'd be) can't have her. It's not like I or anyone else want her, though. If I want her, she's mine. If I don't, she's still mine. It's like she's in a little box with the name, "Suigetsu" printed on it. Or has it plastered as a tattoo or something on her body, visible. Claimed. I don't like sharing my stuff.
Yeah. That's all.
Think about it like Greed and his minions from FMA. Mostly FMAB, because he actually calls them his possessions and stuff and gets pissed off when- … anyway, his example is just to show that there isn't any romanticsm. A totally-non-girly way of explaining my claim on Karin, because Greed is fucking manly. That badass…(5)
So what if it's "weird" (what a nice way of putting it)?
I know I'm not the most mentally stable guy around, if my cutting obsession/fetish/disorder/whatever is any indication. And by cutting, I mean cutting other things. Not my wrists.
Chopping things up into pieces; people into several pieces.
Yeah. Mostly just people, really. Barry the Chopper (another FMA/FMAB character)(6) shared that love of chopping with me... hence his nickname and all...
Seeing their blood coat the ground and licking it off my sword; seeing their severed head and other body parts, the horror still in their expression… Mm… I used to get such a rush off of it.
But now, sadly, I just don't get the same high thinking about it that I used to.
Hell, I could have gotten off just thinking about that stuff, or after actually doing it before. And I have. *cough*
Sasuke, being the surprising goody-goody, didn't let me chop or kill anybody. Sure, I did it a couple times behind his back, (he found out later and beat the shit out of me for it, though) and man, did it feel good.
But now… all I get is just a little warm. Not a rush, like before. Just a little spark of excitement that's gave no real satisfaction. With no thirst or desire to try and satisfy... whatever it is that's not being satisfied.
When I told Juugo about my obsession, it was clear how obsessed with cutting I was. Certifiably crazy, and he knew it. He was definitely a bit weirded out by how much I liked it.
He had asked me why I enjoyed splitting Sasuke and Karin apart, (though Karin's feelings were terribly one-sided), and my answer was the whole cutting-things explanation. I enjoyed separating and taking things apart, which was true. (7)
I had no feelings for her then, not that I do now! But my answer to him was the truth.
I just liked splitting them apart; separating them. Like I was cutting an invisible thing between them. (Not that there was anything between them to begin with.)
But now? Not so much. I don't really care all that much anymore. I've changed a lot, haven't I? I wonder why...
"… 'Sui? Hey!" Karin's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. Still calling me by that nickname? I can get used to that. Kinda cute of her… not that she's cute or anything.
"Yeah, babe?" I gave her a smirk
"Don't call me that!"
She re-adjusted her glasses. "Geez, you provoke me and piss me off but don't even listen to a word I say in response. Rude."
"What's rude, my dear, is you staring at me like you want to eat me up." Her scandalized expression was priceless. Caught!
"As little as I'd mind you doing so, I'm a little out of reach, don't you think? It's too bad ogling is all you can do right now. But wouldn't your boyfriend feel jealous? Oh, wait – there's no way any guy would want to date you. You just like him from afar, huh?"
I had forgotten to tell you (whoever you are):
Karin's talking to me from the other side of the glass and steel bars (glass and bars? Geez, Konoha) of my cell. I was sitting on my cot with my chakra-handcuffed hands in front of me, only wearing a pair of shorts I was given.
As uncomfortable as it was to go commando in these awful shorts, it was worth it seeing Karin stare at my (barely there, sadly – I'll need to work out once I'm out of here) abs and the V that led to my family jewels, since the shorts were riding down my hips a bit.
Ever since I noticed her staring the first day she came to visit me, I purposely let my shorts ride low on my hips like this. So she'd stare more.
I inwardly chuckled. She's always been a pervert, hasn't she? Fangirlsm does that, I guess.
As lame as it may sound, this cell was actually pretty effective for trapping me in. The chakra handcuffs and the seal in the cell prevented me from not only dissolving into water at all, but I couldn't use any kind of jutsu in here. It felt like some of my chakra was being sapped away from both the handcuffs and the cell itself, so I was almost always slightly tired.
And that's just this cell! The whole prison was heavily (and in some areas, discreetly) guarded, from what I could tell.
I probably couldn't get out on my own if I tried, even if I tried doing it when I got my medical check-ups (they had to take me out of the cell) or when they opened the little slot on the wall for food and water and stuff.
"I'm staring so intensely because I want to rip. Your. Head. Off, bastard." She retorted, her nose scrunching cutely. "And for the last time, there isn't anyone I like!"
I rolled my eyes.
"Sure, sure. I believe you," I said sarcastically.
"Believe what?"
Karin turned to see behind her as 3 boys approached her and my cell.
I scowled. Who're they?
"Hey, Karin!" chirped the blonde one, who was the one who spoke earlier.
"Karin." The one in the dark one nodded a greeting to her, who was also the one who spoke earlier.
Suddenly, I recognized these guys. Uzumaki Naruto, Sasuke, and Nara Shikamaru, right?
I took a good look at the three of them. So this is what Sasuke looked like when he was younger. Huh. He looks even more feminine.
I resisted grinning. I have to pretend not to know them, especially Sasuke.
"What are you guys doing here?" Karin asked. She was obviously confused. So she didn't know they were coming either… why would they come anyway?
I had a sneaking suspicion as to why they came, and before they could come up with an excuse to disguise the real reason they were here, I interrupted.
"So who're you lot?" I asked.
I turned to Karin. "Is he one of these guys?"
Her face reddened. "No!" She shouted.
"One of what?" Naruto asked.
"Nothing!" She yelled. She realized she was too loud, she blushed again and coughed in her hand.
She sighed, putting on her "I-so-don't-want-to-be-here" face from her Tsundere Collection.
"Anyway, Suigetsu, this is Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Nara Shikamaru. Guys, this is Hozuki Suigetsu."
We exchanged our respective "nice-to-meet-you"s before I turned to Naruto.
"Uzumaki, huh?" Naruto nodded. Karin's an Uzumaki… I'm just gonna tease her through him a bit.
"Yeah."
"Sounds real familiar… like I should know it or something?" Naruto perked, but tried to hide it (and failed). I snuck a glance at Karin, who looked like she was trying hard to not to say something and glaring at me.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
Then I turned to Karin, while nodding at Sasuke. "Hey, doesn't he remind you of Leader? Seems real quiet and stoic like him, too. Bet he's got some real angst material down there. Then, he could be Leader's cousin or something."
She glared. "Shut up."
The boys shared a look. I knew it…
Suddenly, something occurred to me. "Ooh! I bet it's him, isn't it? That would make sense."
My voice was bright and teasing, but inwardly, fury was swirling. I thought she said she's trying to get rid of her lingering feelings for Sasuke, and if it wasn't for that little piece of her that wouldn't let go, she wouldn't love him anymore! Would've moved on. I know she likes someone now, but is it really Sasuke? To her, are they such separate entities? The one we knew and this one here? So when she said she doesn't love Sasuke anymore, she meant the old one and not this one?
Once again, my stomach twisted and burned in some foreign but vaguely familiar emotion. That Sasuke… even now, she can't resist you.
Despite these thoughts, though, most of me wasn't convinced that the guy she likes was Sasuke. So who is it, then? That blondie? No… they're cousins. Well, I think they are. Anyway! She doesn't like him. What about Nara? Maybe she likes the smart type now? Nah…
"What? No!" Karin sputtered. "Of course not!"
The boys looked confused.
"Really?" I turned to the guys. "Only one way to find out!"
I turned to the guys, ignoring Karin's questions about what I was about to do and her protests for me to stop. "So, dudes; have you been missing any underwear or toothbrushes lately?"
They looked startled at me, and then Shikamaru and Naruto slowly (and comically) turned to Sasuke.
"What?" He asked, annoyed.
"If anyone's getting their stuff stolen, it's you, Teme," said Naruto. Is "teme" some sort of nickname?
"You know fangirls," yawned the Nara.
"Well?" I asked again. "Have you?"
"No," they all answered.
"Why?" Shikamaru asked.
I sighed. "Well I guess that settles that."
I fake pouted at Karin. "Looks like you were telling the truth after all."
She looked like she'd strangle me if she could. Ah… that's Karin, alright.
I turned to the guys. "I was wondering if any of you guys were the the guy she liked, but it seems that you aren't."
"And how does that relate to asking us about our missing stuff?"
"Simple," I responded. "The last guy she liked, she was a fangirl for, and she tried several times to steal his clothes and everything. Even succeeded in stealing his toothbrush, which actually turned out to be mine. So, why wouldn't she do this for the guys she likes this time?"
"I've told you, I've changed, you bastard!" Karin yelled, furious. I love getting her mad. She's hot- I mean, kinda attractive when she's angry.
"And there isn't anyone, okay!"
I rolled my eyes.
"Didn't you say you had a shift at the hospital soon?" I asked, changing the subject.
"Oh, right! Shit!" She shot up from her seat outside my cell.
"Bye guys," she said, turning to the Konoha nin.
"Make sure to tell that cute, pink-haired girl that I'm interested and totally available! You know, once I'm out of here." I gave Karin a wink. I knew this would piss her off.
Sure, that Sakura girl's kinda cute, but she's too… innocent and bright, despite being apparently violent (from what I could tell from what Karin told me and my dreams). Not my type.
Before she left, she gave me the finger and called over her shoulder as she did leave, "Later, you rotten son of a bitch!"
Once she was out of sight, I turned to the guys; Shikamaru was now sitting at the chair Karin formerly occupied, Sasuke was leaning against it, his arms crossed and facing me, and Naruto was seated at Shikamaru's feet, also leaning against the chair.
"Now that she's out of the way, you have something to talk about with me, right?"
"Yeah," Naruto said.
Shikamaru took another look around. "Pretty empty here, huh?"
I nodded. "Not many inmates around here. The only person I know of that's also locked up nearby is Itachi, and he's in the next ward over." I nodded my head toward the direction.
Sasuke bristled at the mention of Itachi, but with a stern look from Naruto and Shikamaru, he calmed down. Yup. That's Sasuke, alright.
"And your other teammate?" Sasuke questioned, his eyes harsh. Man, he really doesn't like me, huh?
"Juugo?" I asked. "Oh, he's being kept in the hospital, for proper research and monitoring."
"Why?"
"His Curse Mark. They need to monitor it," I said. "Otherwise, they might just find themselves trying to survive one of his rampages – once the Curse Mark takes control, he becomes a killing machine."
"Oh?" Sasuke lifted his chin. "What else can you tell us about him?"
I rose a brow. "Not my place." I grinned then, remembering something. "But that pink-haired girl that's friends with Karin –Sakura, was it?– is one of the nurses monitoring him. She your girlfriend? You can ask her." Sasuke's face turned hard. Knew it.
I brightened my expression with fake, delighted surprise. "Oh, so you're not dating? Mind telling her I'm available, too?"
I had no real interest in Sakura; like I said before, I just like to piss people off. And seeing Sasuke jealous was something I've never had a real opportunity to see before. Hell, Sasuke having romantic feelings for a girl was unheard of to me, until I saw the two of them when Itachi brought us to the village. Oh, this is too much fun!
"Sakura-chan isn't interested." Naruto said, looking at me harshly.
"She's dating you, then?" I fake-pouted. "Man, here I thought you had that dark-haired girl. Well, if you don't, she's also cute… damn nice rack, too."
The blonde looked furious. Ha! These guys are too easy!
Shikamaru sighed and dragged a hand down his face. I frowned, able to tell that he knew what I was doing and was planning on ending my game. He's gonna ruin my fun! Party pooper.
"Enough about anybody else," Shikamaru said, giving his companions a stern look before turning back to me. "We're here to talk about you." I was right. They're onto everybody… and they're gonna start their interrogations… with me.
"Oh?" I rose an eyebrow. "As much as I like to talk about myself, there's only so much that I can tell you. It's all classified, you know?" I winked. Now that I think about it, how'd they get in here? In this ward? To me? Karin's allowed in because the Hokage knows everything and all… but what about these guys? Hm…
I gave them a dark grin, feeling the light tone that was in the air earlier dissipate. "Now; where would you like to start?"
(1): That one Konoha History Arc episode when Naruto, Neji, and Tenten went to that smith's place and all that. In here, Team Gai got that mission, but at a different time. I've talked about it before, and decided that it would be during the month between the Prelims and the Finals. In here, he remembered her and gave her his weapons easily and stuff.
(2): Made it up on the spot. Never done it; just figured it'd feel weird to a guy. Can any guys tell me if it does or would feel weird?
(3): I don't think I need to spell out what he's talking about for you. Use your imagination.
(4): If you don't know: Yaoi=boyxboy stuff, usually of a more sexual nature. Shounen Ai is the same thing, but for a lack of a better world, a lot milder. Yuri=girlxgirl. Again, Shoujo Ai's a "milder" version of it.
(5): In FMA, and more so shown in FMAB, Greed thought of his minions as his possessions (though he cared deeply for them). They were his. That's all there is to it. If you have seen either FMA or FMAB or both, you get this. I'm using that relationship as an analogy for Suigetsu's feelings for Karin, though there's a lot more care on both sides in Greed's example. Suigetsu kind of likes Karin, but doesn't quite know it yet and is denying it. But the possessiveness is still there.
(6): For those who don't know, Barry was a serial killer in FMA and FMAB that killed multiple people with his axe via chopping them up. Hence, the name "Barry the Chopper". Despite this, people, Barry was actually a very likable character in the series, if you haven't seen them. In Brotherhood, at least. I don't really remember him doing much in the first season...
(7): That's canon, when Juugo and Suigetsu were wondering around and trying to find their way out of Iron and soon found a mysterious scroll that they later gave to Orochimaru that we still don't know the contents of.
Hey! Sorry it's late!
I neglected this and procrastinated. I partially blame Code Geass for being so damn good that I didn't want to do anything else but watch it, but still.
QotW: #1: Again, X-Mas gifts.
#2: New Years' plans? If it's already New Year's, (less than an hour 'til, over here) what did you do when the clock struck midnight? What are you gonna do next. Everyone: any resolutions?
Sorry it's late!
With love,
Cherry.
