Yay! Chapter 2!!!!!!!!!
I know I rock for posting this even with my busy schedule but no need for applause (fangirls chuck rocks at). Hey! That's not nice. But luckily I'm nice enough to post this chapter. Hehe, I'm srryz this took soooo long but u know how it is rite now…
Neji: No, not really…
Me: Your in Hawaii right now with your beloved Tent-
Neji: DON'T say it here!
Me: *smirks* On with the story!!!
Chapter 2: Ditched.
After dinner, the two groups decided to just so back and rest for the day. Each pair went to their respective room and it wasn't till breakfast that they saw each other again…
With Tenten and Hinata- 12 a.m.
Tenten twisted and turned but she couldn't get to sleep. She sat up and looked over to where Hinata laid.
"Hina-chan! Are you awake?" Tenten cried out softly. There was no response.
Tenten quietly got out of bed and pulled a jacket over her night gown. She shivered before she walked out into their sitting room. Tenten didn't want to disturb Hinata so she quietly opened the double doors that led to the beach. There was one light on and that was the light that separated the two rooms on either side. She looked over to see that the light for the room beside Ino and Sakura's was still on.
"Funny," she thought, "Why are Neji and Shikamaru still up at this time?" She considered going over there to see if Neji wanted to late night spar but decided to try and get some sleep. The group had decided that they were going to go get the scroll Tsunade wanted first before they do anything else. The sooner they got the scroll, the easier it will be to relax. Tenten shrugged before turning in.
Morning-7:30 a.m.- Sakura and Ino's room
Ino felt someone shaking her. She tried to brush the hand away. The hand shook her harder. She ignored it. The hand stopped shaking her but then it started to tickle her.
"Sak-ahaha-ura-ahahah-epp-stopppp-ahahaha!" Ino told the cherry blossom.
"Wakie wakie piggy, I'm ready and your still here snoring like a pig. We agreed to meet the others at the lobby at 8 remember?" Sakura said. Ino took a look at the clock and promptly bounced out of bed.
Sakura watched as Ino rushed around the room throwing clothing everywhere and scattering various items. After 15 minutes, she was changed. She grabbed her makeup bag and her key card and the two girls left their room.
Reaching the elevator, they rode down with an elderly couple. The couple exited on the second floor and more people got on. When they reached the lobby, the girls stepped off and looked for the other 6 ninjas. Sakura spotted Hinata waving to them from the entrance. Tenten was a little way off, trying to catch them a taxi. The two remaining girls ran up to them but they didn't see the boys.
"Morning, Hina-chan! Where are the boys?" Ino asked trying to seek out one in particular.
"I don't really know. They're probably sleeping still." Hinata replied.
"I have a taxi!" Tenten yelled from a little way down.
"What about the boys?" Sakura asked as they ran down to meet Tenten. Hinata halted.
"I'll leave the front desk a message that we went to eat and we'll meet them at noon at the hall." the girl said before she ran back into the hotel. Sakura and Ino waited for her. She came back out a few minutes later and the three ran to Tenten and the awaiting taxi. When they got in there was a surprise in store for them…
Neji yawned and sat up, rubbing his sleepy eyes. This will teach him to stay up late with the guys. He looked beside him to his alarm clock. It read 8: 30 a.m. Neji jumped out of bed. They were suppose to meet the girls half an hour ago down at the lobby. Tenten was going to be so pissed off at him. She was never the patient type anyways. He rushed around the room, making as much noise as possible in order to wake Shikamaru. No such luck. He got changed and combed his hair. Then he threw a bar of soap at Shikamaru. The body on the bed sat up, still half asleep. Sleepy brown eyes took a look at the clock before Shikamaru threw the sheets back and grabbed some clothes to change into. Neji sighed, reminding himself to never stay up late with Naruto…
Flashback…
Last night- 12 a.m.-Neji and Shikamaru's room
The four boys were gathered in the small sitting room. Neji had opened the door when Naruto was pounding on it half an hour ago. He had entered with Sasuke behind him and had sat down. Shikamaru was reading and Neji had been too until this interruption. Neji sat down and Naruto started talking.
"Let's talk!"
"About what idiot. It's 11:30 at night. Save it for tomorrow." Neji said.
"The dobe wanted to talk about IT." Sasuke said. Shikamaru looked up from his book
"I don't think we should do it. It's not the time or place. Besides, this is a mission." he said before returning to his book.
"But think of the possibilities. We're in Hawaii. It will be perfect!"
"The dobe has a point."
"…"
"…"
"Are siding with the dobe, Uchiha?"
"Hn. What do you think Hyuuga?"
"Hn. I don't know."
"Maybe you're just chicken?" Naruto said, nudging Neji. He death glared back.
"So does this mean we do it in the next few days?" Naruto asked again.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"How about we make this a contest? First one to do IT wins and last one has to buy lunch." Naruto asked for the third time.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"If you don't say anything then I'll just assume you all agree!"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Yay! I'm so going to win! This is too easy." At this comment, the three other boys smirked.
End flashback…
Neji smirked again at the memory. The four boys were currently riding down the elevator to see if the girls were still there. Neji highly doubted it. The girls were not ones to wait for them. When the elevator hit the lobby, the boys stepped out and looked around. There were no sign of the girls. It was 9 o'clock so they decided to go and eat breakfast. As they were walking toward the entrance, they heard a voice beckoning them to come back. The boys turned around, hoping it was one of the girls calling, but it wasn't. They approached the front desk and asked the lady who had called them what she wanted.
"Some girls left me a message for Mr Uzumaki and his accompanies. They said that if you should ever come down, to direct you to the great hall after you've had breakfast. The girls will not be eating with you but they will meet you there at 12 sharp." The lady replied, eyeing Neji, Sasuke, and Shikamaru.
"Thanks lady!" Naruto replied happily. The woman took one look at him and quickly looked back down to her computer. The four boys left the lobby and caught a taxi just as some uninvited guests were arriving…
"Thanks for the ride again Mr. Baccus!" Tenten called as she and the other girls exited the taxi. It turned out that Mr Baccus was the one who drove them to the hotel the first time. He also drove them to a nice restaurant to eat today.
"No problem sweeties, and if you like, you could come down to the beach tonight. There will be a big party." Mr Baccus said, ginning his pearly white teeth again.
"What's the occasion?" asked Ino.
"Well, sometimes people in the neighbourhood where I live in like to just host a big get together. Tourist like you would like the party because there is music and dancing and everything. There is also food and you could bring something to share if you like. We get a lot of people telling us how much fun it is. There are no requirements or anything. The water is warm enough this time of year to swim and everyone is in their bathing suit." Mr. Baccus said, his warm Hawaiian accent was a welcoming feel compared to Naruto's loud voice.
"I think we'll go!" Ino said.
"Good idea Ino! We'll come!" Sakura said.
"Wonderful!" replied Mr Baccus. He waved good bye from his taxi before driving off. Two girls talked excitedly about the upcoming party.
When they entered the restaurant, a young waiter led them to a booth in the corner and dropped off some menus before turning around to taking some fat lady's order. The girls talked quietly amongst themselves.
"I can't wait for tonight!" Ino said excitedly.
"I can." Tenten muttered.
"Why the long face Tennie-chan?" Sakura said, her face in full pout mode. "You don't wanna go to the party?"
"It's not that I don't want to go..." Tenten replied.
"I understand! Tenten knows that if she and Hina-chan go, we'll make them wear a bikini even if they don't swim!" Ino said.
"So am I allowed to be excused?" Tenten said, her face full of hope.
"Nope!" Ino and Sakura said at the same time.
"Hina-chan has to come too! We've got to impress the guys!" Ino said, winking at Hinata. Hinata just shivered.
"That's it. It's been decided. We're going shopping after this!" Ino said. Sakura nodded in agreement.
"I have a perfectly good bathing suit of my own!" Tenten protested.
"Me too." Hinata joined in.
"Too bad your not going to wear it tonight or else we'll tell the boys EVERYTHING…" Ino and Sakura said, closing in on our poor victims. Tenten twitched before giving up. Hinata fainted at the thought of him knowing THAT. Ino and Sakura just giggled before turning the waiter's attention to them.
"Where do you think the girls are eating right now?" Sasuke asked.
"Wherever they are, they're definitely eating better than us." Neji muttered.
"What do you mean? Ramen is the best!" Naruto yelled excitedly, already into his 9th bowl. Neji just stared at his and Sasuke picked at the noodles. Shikamaru was going to end up drowning in his if he didn't wake up soon. (a/n: I don't KNOW how he found a RAMEN stand in Hawaii...)
When Naruto was finally content enough, the four boys paid and left the restaurant. They decided that it was much too early to be heading to the hall so they wondered around a bit before coming across a small jewellery store. Naruto decided to use this to his advantage. He headed into the small store without the other three boys noticing. He looked around a bit before selecting a small gold bracelet. On the bracelet was a single charm in the shape of a flower. A lavender flower to be exact.
Neji sighed. Was Naruto that much of an idiot? The three boys already knew that Naruto had gone into the store to try and get a head start on their bet. It wasn't going to work because his cousin didn't like gifts like that. She preferred snow globes that she could collect. Neji sighed again. Naruto did have the right idea though. Maybe a gift would be a nice way to start…
Sasuke look bored. Naruto had headed off into that stupid store and they were all waiting for him to catch up. Even the stupidest person could figure out that Naruto wanted a head start on their little bet. Sasuke looked around to discover there was a makeup store nearby. Not far from it were some small stalls that sold various little Hawaiian items. It ranged from necklaces to handmade gifts. Walking over to one of the stalls, Sasuke found something that was perfect…
Shikamaru put his hands behind his head. Naruto had wondered off somewhere (probably to get a head start on their bet) and Sasuke was walking over to one of the stalls nearby. Neji had just walked over to sit down on the bench and Shikamaru was considering going too until he saw that Naruto was coming out. "Too much trouble now." He thought before continuing towards the direction of the hall.
At the entrance of the hall-12 o'clock
The boys arrived first at the front of the hall. Each took a seat on a nearby bench with Naruto and Sasuke holding onto a small package of their own. After a little bit, the girls arrived in a taxi. NAruto and Sasuke quickly shoved their packages into their pockets. The girls went to the back and grabbed a whole bunch of shopping bags out. Then they went back to the taxi and waved goodbye to the driver in it. The driver waved back very friendly to the girls. The boys felt their jealousy grow. How come he was so friendly with the girls? Who was he to them? Why did he get to drive the girls around?
The eight met up and the girls could feel the death vibes coming off from the boys. They looked at them weirdly but shrugged it off. They headed into the building and the secretary told them to wait. She then directed them to an office door and opened it for them. A bald short man was perched up on a high office chair. He had a grin wider than the cat from Alice in Wonderland.
"Why come on in! I assume that you are here to retrieve the scroll for the alliance am I correct? Well, we are very happy to finally get our alliance with Konoha! We hope to work with you in the future!" The man said in a strange Italian accent.
"I must be mistaken because I thought we were here to talk about the negotiation." Sakura said to the bald man, watching as the light reflected off of his hairless head. The others couldn't help but stare.
"No no no! Talk is done! You are here to take the scroll back safely are you not?" the little bald man asked then, his head still shining in the sun. Suddenly, two black cloaked figures burst through the door, followed by the secretary from outside.
"Sir, I told them you were at a very important business meeting but they would hear nothing of it. They burst through the door! I'm sorry." The woman said. She cringed away from the figures.
Tenten and Sakura both reached to grab a kunai while Hinata hovered over the bald little man. Before Neji or Hinata could even activate their byakugan, the two figures took the scroll and waved a friendly goodbye to them. They were gone in a flash. The ten people just stood there. Then Neji said a quick good bye to the man and the eight ninja stepped out of the office. The little bald man didn't seem worried at all.
Back at the hotel…
The boys had taken special care to make sure that the driver for the girl's taxi this time was a woman. The eight rode home in silence. How were they going to explain to Tsunade that the scroll was stolen from right under their nose? When they got back to the hotel, all eight headed into Ino and Sakura's room. They walked right back out. Ino's mess from that morning was still splattered all over the ground. They decided that Tenten and Hinata's room was probably better.
"What do you think we should do?" Ino said, looking at Shikamaru. The other's did too. He was a genius after all.
"I don't think we have anything to worry about" Neji said, his eyes closed and his arms crossed as he sat on the love seat.
"Well, someone seems to be awfully calm." Tenten muttered as she went to sit next to him. "Is there something you're not telling us?" she poked him in the ribs. He opened one eye and glared at her. She didn't even flinch.
"Just don't worry about it anymore." Neji muttered as he closed his eye. There was a knock on the door and Sakura got up to open it. A strange bellboy in a green uniform was at the door and he asked four boys by the names of Neji, Sasuke, Naruto and Shikamaru to go and take a phone call. Sasuke lifted and eyebrow at the guy before the boys left, leaving the girls in the room.
"Why do you think the phone call was only for the boys?" Hinata said.
"Do you think it might be from girls that they meet on the island?" Ino said, her voice seemingly hostile.
"I hope not…" Hinata said, her voice more worried then hostile.
"Don't worry, Hinata. We'll get to the end of this!" Sakura said, her voice very determined. Tenten didn't say anything.
With our boys…
The boys went down to the lobby with the bellboy. He led them into a dimly lit room behind the front desk which had a phone on top of a small table. The bellboy turned to look at them.
"Lee, you can stop it now. What are you doing here?" Neji asked annoyed.
"Neji! I know a youthful genius would figure out it was the handsome beast of Konoha even in this not so youthful uniform!" YOSH!" Lee said really loudly.
"JUST LET ME TALK TO THEM!" an annoyed voice said from the receiver on the phone. Lee put the phone on speaker and a woman's voice boomed out from it.
"Hello boys. I want to let you all know that the scroll is safe, although I bet that three of the four of you already know that." Tsunade's commanding voiced boomed out of the speaker.
"Hn."
"Hn."
"Troublesome work."
"BUT BAA-CHAN!! THE SCROLL WAS STOLEN FROM THE BALDY'S OFFICE!!!!"
"IDIOT! BE QUIET AND LET ME FINISH!" Tsunade yelled. "Now as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted, the scroll is safe and all of you are free to go as you please, but you must stay on the islands because they will be here to pick you up in a week. Any questions?"
"WILL LEE-KUN STAY WITH US?"
"YOSH! I can not stay with you Naruto-kun but we will meet back at our youthful village once your mission and hokage-sama's go-"
"BE QUIET LEE!!!"
"YOSH! I WILL BE QUIET ABOUT HOKAGE-SAMA"S TRUE INTEN-"
"LEE!!!! GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!!!"
"YOSH! I AM OFF!" and with that, our beloved Lee-kun takes off at lightning speed back to Konoha.
"Now, ignore everything he has just said. Any more questions?" Tsunade asked innocently. It was quiet.
"Very well. See you in a little while." and with that, our hokage has left the building (or the phone)!
"Hn."
"Hn
"Let's get back or the troublesome women will yell."
"WAIT FOR MEEEEEEE!"
Back at Tenten and Hinata's room…
The boys knocked. Then they knocked again. No one came to answer the door. Naruto went and rammed at the door. Still no one came to answer. They boys all shrugged and went back to Naruto and Sasuke's room. Three of the four boys were quiet.
"Where do you think the girls went? Do you think they ditched us? Do you think they might have gone to find the taxi guy? Do you think they're on a date?"
Although the three boys didn't listen to their companion, they couldn't help but think about the last question he posed. Have the girls really found dates already?
TBC…
Heh…I love cliffys because it makes me want to write more. Sorry I haven't posted in such a long time, but between school, and school trips, and depression, and anime, and manga, I don't have much time to type. Now that I've quit piano (YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!!) I have more time to type.