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06. Worse I
(or) The Youth that Died (along with green spandex)
Sasuke was having a horrible day. You know those days that you just feel it is going to go all wrong after you get up?
I mean, he didn't believe in those stuff. His conscious couldn't become any worse? Right?
… He just jinxed it, right? Because look at his situation!
Like it wasn't bad enough to wake up and look at the idiot's face, have him shout (who in the right mind would shout in the morning?) some rubbish about his dear Sakura-chan and that he'd beat him, having a green gnome yell around the cafeteria that he'd make sure 'his amazing youth would not fade just because his dear pink-spring-sun of his life-Sakura left him alone'.
Then, the old hag was having a metal break-down from all the alcohol she ingested because she invented something socializing; a competition (a complete excuse to see them suffering, in his opinion).
He knew right away his day was getting worse because one) he was paired with Lee, two) this annoying girl was hanging in his arms like a loose monkey, three) Sakura ignoring him was making him unstable and four) he was receiving a huge amount of glares from Sakura's friends and from Naruto. And it was scaring (not that he is showing).
And something happened to Sakura's hair! It was short! Long was so...what the hell, like the day is like this, he must as well say it now! Long it was cute! Her style! Now... He couldn't touch it! Was it his fault?
In his team, he had Lee, the nature freak (but the only normal after himself) and an annoying girl giving him hints that she was free and that she liked his hair and bleh bleh (boring stuff he wasn't interested).
His group was trying to find those damned color-paper around this Inn. It would be ok if Lee wasn't jumping around, or shouting incoherent things every time he saw something. Shino was almost loosing his patience because Lee was stomping in those rare ants. The girl didn't mind because she was making every step an opportunity to 'accidentally' have her arm brush with Sasuke's.
And he was getting annoyed at Lee's rambling. "Why? Why orange? And not the beautiful, color number one GREEN? Orange… Orange reminds me of Kakashi-sensei and his perverted book! Green is the youth color! We should go complain! We should make a revolution because green is THE color! Let's get together and --"
"…" Shino thanked heaven because now he'd have his time in pea-
"I FOUND it! FOUNNDDDDDDD it!" Lee screamed at showed them the orange paper… Was it too much to ask? Thought Shino. It wasn't hard to see because it was around some green leaves. Ok so the worse part was that – "ARGHHHHHH! Get it off! GET IT OFF! KYAAAA!"
There were some beetles around. And they found a huge interest in the girl's hair. Sasuke was containing not to laugh at the girl, whose arms were in the air and she was running in circles screaming 'get it off'. Shino decided that he had enough, shoved the girl to the other side and took something out of somewhere and then the beetles were gone.
After and awkward moment Lee decided that he would read the task. It was written:
Get a small orange rock from the back of the waterfall.
Lee, with his youthful voice screamed that he should go first because he was man-enough to complete a difficult task like that. Sasuke raised his eyebrows but didn't comment and Shino just ignored him.
It wasn't so hard to find a waterfall in the area because of the sound from the running water. Lee soon undressed himself, staying with a green with dots boxers. He threw his (beautiful-youth) spandex aside and swam hard to the other end, always repeating that it was to impress Sakura-san (who was somewhere).
In a darker place along the waterfall…
"Really…Kidnap Sasuke? Isn't that too much?" Someone asked. "What if we make some… alterations?" Another said. The team smirked. "Then let's separate. I'll distract the team and you'll do this task." He said giving the paper to his teammate. "You two go and do the next task with some modification - here" he said tossing the paper, scratched with another name.
Agreement between team number one.
"But Sakura-chan!" Naruto complained to the pink-haired girl. "Why not get ramen?" He asked again. "Naruto, will you shut up already? I'm trying to find the paper!" The said girl replied back, looking at every inch of the space. "Besides, ramen isn't good enough to help us. We'll die from hunger," she explained.
"Found one!" Sakura shouted, showing a fuchsia paper. "Like I found it, I'm going to do it," she grinned. It was only fair. "It says: Get the book Kakashi reads…Easy. We just ask him," She said.
"Sakura… Maybe Gaara should make that one," Naruto said. Sakura just ignored him. "But Sakura-chan! You don't want to know what the BOOK is about! And Kakashi-sensei is always with it!"
"No can't do…" Sakura said, grinning. She liked some challenge. Naruto had a worried face but then decided he wouldn't interfere.
"So boring…" Said Naruto after seeing he wouldn't be able to change her mind. "Hey…Why don't we separate? That way, we'll find those things easier and complete them faster," He told the group. "I d-don't --" Hinata tried to say.
"Hell yes! That way we can prove we can do things alone!" Sakura said, nodding to Naruto, who grinned. Hinata just looked down. Doing things alone would only be worse because they would be separated…What if something happened?
"…How will we communicate when we are done?" Gaara asked leaned on the three. "Mhh…" Naruto tried to think something. "Ah! We could ring one another!" Sakura suggested. "I don't have a cell phone," Gaara said. "…"
"Maybe…Maybe we could meet here in two hours, and if someone couldn't find the clue then the others help…" Hinata said. They all agreed. "Then I'll start my task," Said Sakura. They said good-bye and left separated.
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"I think we should find the clues first and then decide who will do the task," Shikamaru gave his opinion. "That way, we can complete the task faster," He explained every part of his plan.
"Then…Let's go, shit-heads," Tayuya said, leading the group. Ino was really mad with the girl because she was always complaining at her. Kiba and Akamaru were running ahead of Shikamaru, who was, slowly, walking looking at the sky.
'Yosh! Bubbles from the youth, help me out!' Lee thought while swimming. It was a little cold but he could support! It was all part of his spring!
He could already see the end which would lead to the back of the waterfall. 'Now or never,' Lee told himself. He should complete this task before fifteen minutes or else he'd run eighty laps before night. He saw a path to the end of the waterfall.
Getting there he saw the most wanted prize: the small orange rock! His ticket to the outside world! His reason to live until three days! His guarantee Sakura would like him!
"YOSH ! I SHALL--- eh?" Lee said. After he picked the rock, there was ANOTHER youthful orange paper! "OH MY GOD! Sakura will like me forever! My youth strength was able to find two papers in less than twenty minutes! I will be able to declare my undying love for her as the light who guides me in the dark!"
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"What's taking him so long?" Sasuke asked, annoyed. It was almost lunch time and he was hungry. "Aww Sasuke-kun is so impatient!" Fan-girl squealed at his cuteness. Shino just looked with disbelief at the girl. Is she insane? The guy hasn't said a word to her and she thinks he's is deeply in love. And worst, with her!
Rustle. Rustle.
"What is that sound?" The girl asked. Both boys just ignored her. She looked around and found a snake. "Nooo! Too soon to die! Oh my God! Make it go away!" She screamed with a high pitched voice, making Shino and Sasuke cover their ears. When they spotted at what she was making such a noise Shino spoke.
"Whatever you do, don't mov-" He couldn't complete, because the girl was twenty meter from them, crying something like 'if the snake! Snake bites me…Sasuke-kun! Sasuke-kun might get disgusted at me!' Making Shino anime sweat-drop. "I'll go get her; you stay and wait for Lee…" Shino said, while sighing. Sasuke just nodded.
After two minutes came Lee with water dropping, looking quite shocked. Sasuke just raised his eyebrows. Lee stayed one more minute like that. Thud.
He fainted!
"Kakashi-senseiiii!" Sakura shouted, looking for Naruto's teacher. Really… Why was Naruto so worried? It was just a book. No need to get like that. He just wanted to make the first task! Her inner-sakura said, making Sakura agree. But why a simple task? It's only to get the book he reads… Maybe I should've waited the other task to know what to do. Hell yeah you should! This is sooo easy! Really… And you call yourself intelligent? Don't make me laugh! Geez… I only thought of this now…
"Yo!" Kakashi-sensei said from the top of the three, making Sakura jump. She looked at the teacher and saw he had the orange book open. Was that book she should get? Sakura thought. She couldn't see why Naruto was so worried. The book had a prohibited sign on the back and in the front you could read 'Come Come SPECIAL Edition'.
"Ermm…" Sakura now was speechless. Should she ask for the book? "I… wanted to… know if you could lend me the book?" She said quietly, swearing at her stupidity. She should've thought of this before!
Kakashi looked at her then grinned. "Oh?" He said. She nodded. "I..yes…You see, it's part of my…summer homework?" God… how lame could she get? Kakashi didn't say a thing but then his eyes held a glint of malice and he grinned some more. "I didn't know Haruno's daughter could be a pervert!" He said. Sakura looked at him confused.
"You know my mom? Perverted?" She asked, loosing track of her main goal. She didn't know him until the trip! He couldn't have met his mom!
"Yes… Your mom, Haruno-san…Quite a lovely lady I'd say," Kakashi said, making an expression Sakura didn't recognize. "You know her? From where?" Sakura asked. She never heard her mom talking about him!
"Now… Why would you want the book? You see… This isn't for girls like you," Kakashi said. He was having a great time teasing the girl, but he needed to finish that part when the main heroine puts her hand on the male's character -- err finish the book.
"I told you. Homework." Sakura tried again. "If you want… I could teach you homework," Kakashi said looking like he would burst from laughing. Sakura's eyes widened. Now she knew why Naruto was so worried about! He was a pedophile!
Kakashi saw the girl's eyes widen and he could just grin. So she had already bitten the bait? Kid's these day were so innocent. "I… I remember now that my friend has the same book! I'll…go ask him. Thanks, sensei!" And with that, she dashed to the other direction.
Ahh… Now he'd have the time to finish his book. For the twentieth time.
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Gaara was walking with no direction when he found those annoying fuchsia paper. So bright.
Find your cherry blossom.
What does it mean? Was… the pink girl (aka Sakura) in trouble? That could be the only logic because her name meant that, right?
Now… to save a loud-pink-teammate (?).
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"Really… So stupid. I could've been shopping now," The random girl said out loud. Tenten couldn't help but roll her eyes. They were looking for that damned black paper for hours and still no sign!
"Hey… Let's separate," Chouji said. Even thought he only knows how to eat, he can give good advice. Neji nodded. "Maybe we should be paired!" The girl said, already plotting a way to be with Neji-kun. Chouji thought for a while then decided. "I'm not good with strategies like Shikamaru, but it might work…" He said making Tenten wish to get Chouji! Please, anyone but not Neji!
"Then let's jaken…" The girl said, already making sure to look fixed at Neji's hand. Tenten sighed. She was never good with these games… Please, luck, come to me! She would always pray but it never worked. So she hoped for the best…
"One… Two…Three!" Chouji said. He had paper, Tenten scissors, Neji rock and the girl paper. "What now?" Tenten asked. Chouji did a thinking pose and then he smiled. "Let's make this fair and just once… Like me and her got paper, we go together. You and Neji go together," He said, taking the girl's bag, not noticing the pleading faces of both Tenten and the girl.
"Until Neji," Chouji saluted and then dragged the girl to the other side.
"We are together…again," Neji said. He didn't need to point the obvious, thought Tenten bitterly.
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"I don't see why we can't separate… It would be the best," Kiba said after a while of walking. They had already found two sky blue papers but they didn't open to know what it was about. "Because that way we can make it fair," Shikamaru told him. Kiba had asked him the same question three minutes ago.
"But Shikamaru! Me and Akamaru could smell the papers if we separate!" Kiba kept complaining. "Yo… Dog breath! Would you just shut it?" Tayuya said. She was making such a great deed to the world when she had her mouth closed, Thought Ino sighing. "Hey! I'm just bored, flute-weirdo!" Kiba said referring to the flute she was carrying.
Tayuya went to Kiba and gave him a nice mark on his cheek.
"Lee! Oi, Lee! Idiot, wake up!" Sasuke said, trying to make Lee regain his consciousness. Why did he faint? What was so shocking? Shino and the trembling girl were already back he didn't even move. "Maybe we should leave him here?" The girl said. Even thought the idea was tempting, he couldn't do that. He still had his hero side. Besides, he wanted to know what shocked Lee so much.
"Why?" Lee said, with crying eyes. He was back. "Nooo…my youth…my beautiful youth, so, so lost…Come back to meeee!" She said, sobbing. Shino looked at him and gave up. His 'friend' was having a break-down and he could only watch. He wasn't a medic. He was a nature lover not gnome lover!
The girl slapped Lee so hard that even Sasuke felt the pain. "Would you make things understandable?" She said in a commanding tone. Lee was quiet for a moment. He opened his mouth but nothing came. He started crying again, making the girl slap him in the other cheek.
"Now. Tell us what happened?" She said, kindly. Lee nodded. "They…someone… stole my amazing spring of youth spandex!" He said sobbing harder. "What will Gai-sensei say? He gave it to me with so much affection! I'm a disgrace to humanity! I shall never see the sun again!"
"Is…that…all?" the girl asked with flames in her eyes. The green thing had fainted because of a spandex thing?
"No…I also found the next task. Here's my task," he said whispering. Sasuke thanked God that Lee had some usefulness. It's not that he didn't like Lee, but his youth was starting to rub him and he didn't want that!
"My turn…" Said Sasuke, tired of doing this.
Kidnap Sakura. ---s- --- --r-
What the fuck? He thought confusion all over his face. Sakura?
"I told you… Why! Oh why! I should've done this task! NOO! my YOUTH! Now I'm without the spring to protect me!" Lee said, making the girl look away when she saw that Lee still had his green boxers on. "Common Lee, we must continue this…" Sasuke said. He was going to kidnap Sakura? Is there a double meaning?
"I must remain here. Without my spandex, I can't walk! I can't breath!" Lee said dramatically. "But you can talk?" The girl said with sarcasm. "You stay. Sasuke and I will separate. When we complete the task we return…" Shino said with his leader voice.
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"Ah! Kurenai-sensei!" Sakura panted while grabbing Kurenai's sleeve. "What's the matter Sakura?" The teacher asked. She never saw Sakura so flushed. "Kakashi-sensei! He's…Kakashi-sensei!" She tried to say but nothing came. Kurenai observed and then remembered what Asuma told her.
"Sakura…And I thought you were intelligent? He was only joking," Kurenai told her understanding the problem. "But he! He!" Sakura tried again. "He was joking, I can assure you. He just wanted to read his book alone," Kurenai tried to make the girl calm down.
"Oh…" Sakura said after a while. Of course. Kakashi-sensei must have known of the task, no wonder he was almost laughing at her. "Then I must go and apo-" She didn't finish because she was lifted by someone who started running. Kurenai just heard a long screeched 'kyaa'.
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Really… To find a cherry blossom. He liked the flower. He really did. In spring it was something to stop and look. But now? Gaara was walking thinking if he should complete such a task or think about it. Maybe there was a double meaning…Should he ask for help? He thought.
As soon as those thoughts reached his mind Hinata appeared from a bush quite flushed. Gaara's eyebrow rose. What was she doing there? When she saw Gaara standing there she almost had a heart attack. "Gaara-san!" She said, looking redder at the moment. "Thank God I found you!" She said happily. He gave her a confusing look. She then gave him a fuchsia paper brighter than the one he found.
Kiss someone in front of you.
He just looked at her with his eyebrow twitching. "What…do you want me to do?" He asked. Hinata became redder, if possible. "I…ehmm…I don't know. I just ran because when I found this, Uchiha-san was just coming closer," She explained. Ah…That's why.
"Uchiha-san? So when you started calling me Gaara-san?" Gaara asked, surprising himself; he was speaking and thinking too much today. "I…Sorry," She said with head down. "It's just that…You are Temari's brother and Naruto-kun is you friends…And I…" She tried explaining while her hands moved closely to her mouth. "…Sorry"
"Come one, Hinata…Chan" He said, while pecking on her cheek. She looked startled (and very red) when she had her hand on her kissed cheek. "It was to kiss someone in front of me. And it never said where to kiss…" Gaara said, not liking this. He was explaining something.
Not a good day.
"Put me dowwwnnnnn!" Sakura shouted at whoever had kidnapped her. "Would you shut already woman? Jesus… If I knew you would cause such a problem, I'd suggest Ino..." The person said. Just by the voice she could make it was a boy.
"Now… Stay put. You just need to stay with me for two more days," the boys said, sitting down. "Is this…a treasure?" Sakura asked, making herself comfortable. If she moved around, she'd loose energy. And she just happened to leave her bag aside when she found Kurenai-sensei.
"Yeah…Pretty much it," The boy said getting up, looking for some place to have his tent up – it was almost evening. She just nodded. When would someone rescue her?
"Sakura…" She heard someone call her. She turned and there was …Sasuke-kun? "What are you doing here?" She asked. "Now, come with me!" He said. "I don't want to…" Sakura said. Then, she didn't leave him a choice.
He walked to her, trying not to catch the other person attention. He bent down, gave Sakura a little kiss on the mouth and caught her bridal style when she became rigid from the kiss.
Kidnap Sakura. Kiss the girl.
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Yes… The day was definitely worse. He got kidnapped by the boy! And now he was stuck with Sakura.
Kidnap Sasuke. That was team one task. Then they changed to Kidnap Sakura. But now they returned to the first mission. So… now they just needed to get together, find the others tasks and wait for the competition to end. And… They already had another task: That was team one task. Then they changed to But now they returned to the first mission. So… now they just needed to get together, find the others tasks and wait for the competition to end. And… They already had another task:
Find a green spandex
A/N: Where was I? Sorry for the wait. Here's the long waited chapter, I guess… The continuation will be out asap! What did you guys think?
ps: Come Come SPECIAL Edition – mine (the volume before Icha Icha vol 9)
ps2: Should I give Shino a girl? I mean, look how much talk he did this chapter! And what about Chouji? Lee?
MUST READ: Elite – my newest fic. The summary is crappy, but it features our couples with some wicked troublemakers twists!
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