FireLight Horrors
Chapter Title: A Body in the Bed
Author: lainey-bo-bainey
"Wow… so who brought up this idea?" asked a very astound blonde, looking around in all directions, at every inch and corner his eyes could see. "And… why?"
"Hinata." Ten-Ten stated in reply, giving out a smile wryly. It wasn't long before she heard a cough, she turned towards the sound and saw the other Hyuuga staring at her as if waiting for something, "And… Neji. I think they own it or something…"
Naruto paused, and stared at both the Hyuuga's, "Aren't you two a bit too young for-?"
"It's a family business, you idiot…" Neji answered, cutting off whatever Naruto was gonna say.
"Oh… coolio!"
"What?"
"Coolio!"
"The heck?"
"Coolio, white eyes! It's a word!"
"It is not…"
"Only cool people use it…" Neji cocked an eyebrow at him, "What?"
"You're on crack."
"Thanks!"
"What! Do you even know what I meant!"
"No… but it's always good to be polite."
Neji glared, although before he could even snap back another criticism, he was stopped by Ino.
"You know what? Just shut it, you guys, and let's go tell our stories…" she suggested, screaming.
"But… how about Sakura?" Ten-Ten reminded.
"Oh… oh so that's why we're not yet doing anything! Hey, where is Sakura?" Ten-Ten stared at her strangely, "What?"
"You just noticed?" Ten-Ten asked.
"Well, yeah… anyway, where is she?"
"Don't know, don't care… she just told me tell you guys to wait for her… anyway, what do we do for the moment?" Ten-Ten asked, as she leaned back into the couch for a better position.
Right now, they were at the Café Neji's and Hinata's family owned. It was actually quite a nice place; found only 4 blocks away from the school, and an approximate 3-8 blocks away from all their houses or complex, it was pretty close and a quick and easy hang-out. Not much people were in the Cafetine (kA-fE-tEeN) that is, of course, considering it was already eleven at night, and there were only about 10 people max in the café. The air and atmosphere inside wasn't gloomy, it was simply a lit place, grand, and clean. A smell of coffee was in the air… it made it somewhat soothing actually.
They were sitting on one corner; there was a glass coffee table in the centre and low couches surrounded it, a rug on the floor with a vase on the side table.
"Hey, how about Truth or Dare?" Ino perked up, breaking the silence.
"Ok, I'm in!" Ten-Ten said, "It's better than nothing…"
"Ok! So… who's playing?" Ino looked around, but no one seemed to be moving a bit, she sighed and pulled Hinata by her side, "Hinata, if Ten-Ten and I are playing then you're playing…" she stated.
"Hey! If Hinata's playing then I'm sure playing!" Naruto cheered, causing the few people in the café to turn to their direction, although he chose to ignore their stares
Neji flinched, "I'm playing." There was actually no way he'd let Hinata play with Naruto, so he's in. He pulled the peaceful Uchiha who was sitting beside him as he sat on the floor. "And if I'm stuck with these dummies, you will be too. Sasuke's in."
"What?" Sasuke snapped, earning a glare from his Hyuuga friend. He groaned, "Nara, come here… If I'll be stuck here, you will be too!"
Shikamaru who was quietly slumped up upon one of the couches slowly opened one of his lazy eyes rather very slowly and stopped midway to stare at the struggling Uchiha, who was being held back by Neji. He mentally rolled his eyes at the goofiness of his so-called-friends; but still kept his stare at the Uchiha like he heard nothing of him, "I'm tired. No."
"Tired? Heck, how do you get tired when all you do is sleep and eat!" Sasuke snapped back.
Shikamaru looked at him, slightly offended, "Hey, I wake up too. That's hard work." His attempt of closing back his eyes and getting back to sleep became a failure when he instantly felt an object thrown at him. He jolted upright and saw the pop-can that hit him hard upon his forehead and soon turned to glare at Sasuke, "What the hell, Uchiha!"
"Get your lazy-bum right here now, you spike-head!"
"Look who's talking, right?" Shikamaru chuckled and went over beside Sasuke, "Whatever, this is all too troublesome."
"Rules!" Ten-Ten exclaimed, "first: No truth asking you do you like and stuff… that's really getting old-school and totally boring. And Second: no dare of like, kiss her kiss him; it's pretty boring and old school, like I said."
"Ok!" Ino agreed and took out a pen; she placed it upon the table and made it spin. Soon, the pen stopped spinning with it's tip pointing towards Sasuke.
"So Sasuke, truth or dare?" Ino asked slyly, making the Uchiha stare strangely at her.
"Truth."
"Ok um… question anyone?" Ino asked, looking around.
"Hey Sasuke are you gay!" Naruto asked loudly, causing some other people to look at their direction.
"What the-! Hell, no!"
"Oooohhhhh…" Naruto paused. "You're not?"
"No!"
"Ok, fine…" Naruto mumbled and made the pen spin once more; it's tip pointing towards Ten-Ten.
"Dare." She automatically answered.
"Hm…"Ino paused for a moment and looked around, looking for a dare, "I dare you to go up to that person and say 'hey there! Watcha doin' Me? I'm having such a good time at this restaurant! The name's Ten-Ten! what's yours?'"
Ten-Ten looked at the person Ino pointed at. Her eyes landed on a table; around it, sitting two guys who seemed around their age. "Um… I don't know them…" she said, looking back at Ino.
"So? Just pick one of those guys, who cares, it's not like you'll ever see them again."
Ten-Ten groaned, "Fine…" she mumbled as she made her way up towards them; reaching the two boys she greeted.
"Hi there! Watcha doin'? Me? I'm-!"
"Doing a dare?" one of them interrupted; he seems kind, she thought. He was wearing casual clothes: baggy jeans, black sweater hoody, and a grey cap.
"Um… yeah, actually, how d'ya know?" Ten-Ten asked wondering.
"You're friend over there's pretty loud." He said referring to Ino, "Couldn't help it but over hear."
Ten-Ten gave out a simple 'oh' and paused for a moment, then continued, "Could I at least continue my dare?"
"Sure!"
Ten-Ten sighed, "I'm having such a good time at thise restaurant! The name's Ten-Ten, by the way, what's yours?"
"Ken."
Ten-Ten stared, surprised that he would actually reply. "Um… sure! Well, I better go… see you around?"
"Nah…"
"Huh?"
"Well, judging by the death-glare that guy's giving right now," he said as he pointed over Neji's direction, "I say he doesn't want you to see me again. Jealous guy, huh?"
Ten-Ten stared at him, speechless, "Um…"
"You don't have to say anything, bye as well!"
"Um… yeah, bye!" she said and turned back, mentally slapping her forehead in the process. As she reached her friends, she headed straight towards Neji and whacked him in the head.
"Ouch! What the hell, Ten-Ten!" Neji growled.
"You were glaring at him!" Ten-Ten snapped.
"I was not!"
"Yes you were!"
"Whatever, hell, I don't care…" Neji muttered, and reached for the pen and made it spin; it's tip now pointing towards Naruto.
"So, idiot, truth or dare?" Neji asked.
"Dare." Naruto replied mischievously.
There was a moment of silence after that until Ino pulled Naruto nearer to her and whispered something to his ear. Naruto grinned.
"Hinata! For bringing us here, you deserve a hug!" Naruto childishly exclaimed, jumping of his seat as he hastily ran over by Hinata's side of the coffee table and threw his arms up, ready to give away a hug. Neji, who was sitting beside his now-blushing cousin, raised up one of his arms and blockaded Naruto from going any further off his plans.
"Watch it… I'm right here…" The Hyuuga stated, as he glowered upon Naruto.
"Watch what?" he asked in response, so bluntly, making Neji flinch at his density and reactions; and to add it all up, Naruto pouted, as if a little child would do if he/she wanted something.
"You're actions, idiot. I'm right here and you plan on hugging my cousin in front of me? The nerve of you…" Neji said every word like he had no intention of putting any more effort than what he is now, but his facial expression clearly showed his warning towards Naruto.
Although it did not seem to bother Naruto as much as he was bother Neji, since the spiky haired blonde only cocked an eyebrow upon the Hyuuga in return, "What, you want a hug too?"
"I do not need a hug from you." Neji formally said, still glaring at Naruto because of his stupidity, but tried to keep his building anger all to himself, taking and deep breath, in hale and exhale in the process.
"Yes you do… everyone needs a hug sometimes!" Naruto said, with a tone like he was trying to cheer a young, upset boy up.
"I do not."
"So you don't like me?" Naruto pouted towards Neji.
He glared, "I never did…"
"Then how will I hug you!"
"You won't…"
"What, do you need Ten-Ten to do it?" Naruto asked, as he plastered an innocent smile across his face; hearing this, Ten-Ten shot up her head to face Naruto and gaped in anger, with no words coming out of her mouth.
"Hell, no!" yelled Neji, as he looked at him in disgust. His innocent smile soon turned into a playful grin, leaving the Hyuuga question marks flying above his head. "What?"
Naruto chuckled in a way that quickly went up Hyuuga Neji's nerves, "You're such a spaz… I can't believe you took that seriously… unless, you really did take that seriously…"
"Not ever…"
"Awww… does Ten-ten not like you back?"
"Shut up, Naruto…"
Naruto sighed, much to Neji's dismay, "Hyuuga Neji: so hot and sexy on the outside… but hopelessly romantic on the inside… do you need a hug?" Naruto ever-so-gently, taking one step closer to Neji, with his arms opened wide in the air.
Neji rolled his eyes, "Take one step closer and I swear-"
Naruto took a step closer towards Neji.
He raised his eyebrow, "Stay back."
Naruto stared strangely at him, "Didn't you just say to take another step closer?" Naruto asked, tilting his head in wonder.
Neji sharply exhaled; that blonde was really starting to get to his nerves… actually, Naruto already just did when he took another step closer to Neji, causing him to lean back more into the couch.
"Someone please take him away…" Neji ordered his other friends who didn't seem any use for the moment, as they were just either staring or chuckling. "Someone?" he asked out again while eyeing each move Naruto makes.
"Awww… Neji needs a hug!" he exclaimed in pity, and ran over behind Neji and hugged him from the back, startling the Hyuuga in the process.
Neji's eyes shot open in surprise, "Get. Away. From. Me. You Fag!" he yelled and slash demanded as he shook Naruto off of him.
"No!" Naruto yelled dramatically and held on tight, "It has been my goal to melt your heart and turn you into someone with care… and I will do anything to fulfill my promise!"
"You idiot!" Neji yelled, "Get away! I swear to god, I'll kill you! Let go!"
"Do you think we should help him?" Ten-Ten asked, leaning over to Ino.
Ino, who was currently painting her nails, tore her gaze away from it and to the struggling Neji, who was currently being harassed by Naruto. It was a strange and unusual sight, Ino just had to cocked her eyebrow.
"Not just yet…" she stated, staring strangely upon both of them. "Could you pass me my camera? It's in my purse…"
Ten-Ten gave a faint smirk and rolled her eyes, knowing Ino's plan. She reached for her friend's bag and took the camera, and passing it to Ino.
"Naruto, let go! I swear! Don't you ever hug me again!"
"How about Hinata?" Naruto asked, still holding his grip onto Neji as tight.
"Hell no! Stay away from her too!"
"You jealous?"
"Of what!"
"Of me liking Hinata better than you! I mean, it must so totally hurt if you liked someone and then you find out that that someone like's your own cousin better than you! Ouch!"
Click!
Before Neji could even blow up, light that blinded his eyes had most defiantly caught his attention, stopping him from whining and complaining and hurt Naruto even more. He Stared at Ino who was currently holding up a camera.
"I… I hope you didn't just-"
"Actually, I did…" Ino stated.
"Give me that camera." Neji ordered.
"I so promise you that I will erase your embarrassing picture off this cam right before your eyes, on one condition."
"What!"
"Shut the hell up, sit down, and stop arguing."
"And let Naruto get away with what he's doing like, right now!" Neji shot back angrily.
"Ok fine, your picture with just look amazing all over the internet…" Ino threatened while staring at her camera, "Ooops, I accidentally took a video… oh well, it'll look even better in youtube"
"Ok! Ok!" Neji gave up, as he stopped moving, feeling even more uncomfortable when Naruto still held tightly onto him, preventing him to breath normally.
"Now someone shoo him away." Neji stated.
"Hey guys, sorry I'm late!" Sakura exclaimed running over to her friends, "By the way, Hinata, I love this place! Totally great idea and gosh, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, NEJI!" Sakura asked when she finally saw what a strange sight was before her.
"Take him away…" Neji pleaded.
"Um… what's going on?" Sakura asked anyone in particular.
Ino groaned, "Whatever…" she said, not liking the idea of explaining. She went towards Naruto and pulled him away from Neji and they all sat around the circle.
"What the hell was that about?" Neji asked.
"Blame her." Naruto said, pointing over towards Ino's direction.
"What?" Ino asked bluntly.
"Well, you were the one who dared me to piss Neji off and-"
"Yeah, whatever anyway" Ino instantly said, changing the subject. "Sakura, where were you?"
"My dad's house… which is way out of town… he had some business whatever… and my mom's not at home so he took me with him. Anyway."
"Oh…"
"So… Hinata… or Neji… you guys own this place huh?" both nodded. "Do we get free food?"
Neji stared at her, "Dream on…"
"A-Actually you guys can get free food… no charge and all…" Replied Hinata.
Sakura grinned, "Thanks Hinata!" she exclaimed and waved over one of the workers.
"Do you guys want anything?" asked the waitress that came over to them with a notepad and pen.
"Biscuits…"
"Just a cinnamon…"
"Oh that chocolate whatever roll that you have…" Ino gave out a faint smile. "and snacks… whatever snacks you guys have…"
"Any drinks?" asked the girl.
"Hot choco."
"Pop."
"Juice."
"Iced tea…"
"Lemonade.
The lady scribbled their orders down and came with it a few minutes later.
"So, Naruto, it's your turn. Go." Ino said.
"Oh ok!" Naruto exclaimed, "So, my story for tonight is titled 'A body in the bedroom'"
In the Story
A man and a woman went out to Las Vegas for their honeymoon. It was only the afternoon and yet the lights all around the city were alive and bright. It added up to the happy-go-lucky mood. It was truly a nice spot for a honeymoon.
While in the car, they had a little site-seeing on the way to their hotel. Doing this, it gave them the opportunity to be able to scout the city a little further more than by a brochure. Their fun little ride was soon broken when the cab driver turned on the radio. He was expecting for any music that could cheer up the mood, but found news that brought it down.
The radio news had caught their attention, saying that there was a woman murdered in a hotel room, or at least that's what the police thought.
Just the other night (the night before last night) one couple went to register for a room in a five-star hotel. Everything seemed to have gone well that time until people started complaining that the couple that came in the hotel just that day was getting pretty noisy. They complained of the too much noise: Like screaming, or arguing. No one knew why the noise had occurred, although some thought it was just a lover's quarrel.
The manager of the hotel went to check on the room and was surprised to see the horrid scene before him. The room's carpet had blood stains upon it with a knife laid on the floor. The husband was caught running out of the window and unfortunately, he was never seen after the crime. The wife was nowhere to be seen too… and no one knew what happened to her, as it happened in room 214.
This had scared the new couple who was riding the cab, and much to their dismay, the crime happened on the same hotel they were gonna be on.
They decided that they would not let this news ruin their perfect honeymoon. Reaching the hotel, the couple checked into a suite. When they got their room, instantly they detected a bad odor. The wife saw red stains covering the carpet but shook it away thinking it was some silly design hotels apply on their carpet.
The husband called down to the front desk and asked to speak to the manager. He explained that the room smelled very bad and they would like another suite. Unfortunately, the manager apologized and told the man that they were all booked because of a convention. He offered to send them to a restaurant of their choice for lunch compliments of the hotel and said he was going to send a maid up to their room to clean and to try and get rid of the odor. After a nice lunch the couple went back to their room. When they walked in both of them could still smell the same odor.
Again the husband called the front desk and told the manager that the room still smelled really bad. The manager told the man that they would try and find a suite at another hotel. He called every hotel on the strip, but every hotel was sold out because of the convention. The manager told the couple that they couldn't find them a room anywhere, but they would try and clean the room again. The couple wanted to see the sights and do a little gambling anyway, so they said they would give them two hours to clean and then they would be back.
When the couple had left, the manager and all of housekeeping went to the room to try and find what was making the room smell so bad. They searched the entire room and found nothing, so the maids changed the sheets, changed the towels, took down the curtains and put new ones up, cleaned the carpet and cleaned the suite again using the strongest cleaning products they had. The couple came back two hours later to find the room still had a bad odor. The husband was so angry at this point, he decided to find whatever this smell was himself. So he started tearing the entire suite apart himself. As he pulled the top mattress off the box spring he found a dead body of a woman. And to his dismay, he noticed that he and his wife were in room 214, the same room where the crime occurred.
End of Story
"The End!"
"It's pretty good…" Sasuke commented and faced Naruto, "For a Naruto and all…"
Naruto pouted, "Hey, I'll take that as a criticism, Sasuke…"
The Uchiha rolled his eyes, "I gave it as criticism, dummy…"
"It was a nice story Naruto…" Hinata commented and smiled.
Naruto grinned, "Gee… thanks Hinata!"
And right now, it's was Neji's turn to roll his eyes, "That's it, we're going home…" he said as he stood up.
It wasn't long until everyone started getting up and packing up their things.
"Hey… you ok?" Ten-Ten asked Naruto, who seemed to keep spacing out. "Hello?" she asked as she waved a hand before him.
"Hey, could cover up for me?" he asked.
"Cover up… meaning? Why, what did you do this time?"
"No, I didn't do anything. Just… I dunno, I wanna walk Hinata home…"
Ten-Ten rolled her eyes, "With Neji around? You're forbidden to go any closer to Hinata… keep a safe distance, about 5 feet radius…"
Naruto glared, "That's exactly why you have to cover up for me…"
"Keep Neji away for as long as it'll take you and Hinata to walk home? Keep him busy for that long? Me? nope, not possible."
Naruto chuckled, "You don't know how wrong you are… anyway, oh c'mon. just try… please?" he pleaded.
Ten-Ten gave out a faint smile, "You really like her don't you?" she asked, keeping her voice low, she knew Naruto didn't was everyone to know… although they mostly did.
"No!" he defended… "I dunno… she's just a friend… a very very very very very close friend. She looks adorable when she blushes though… I admit that." he grinned.
"Adorable?" Ten-Ten asked, "You make her sound like a stuff toy."
"Whatever… so please?"
Ten-Ten rolled her eyes, "I was never part if this…" and with that, she headed towards Neji and pulled him away from Hinata.
"Hello, hi! Let's go!" she exclaimed.
"What? Go where?" Neji argued.
"I dunno… Let's just go!" she said and pulled Neji out of the Café.
As everyone started go leave the Café, Naruto started to approach Hinata, "Hello Hinata! Wanna walk home together?"
"One problem: Neji." She said with a faint smile.
Naruto grinned, "He's not here…"
Hinata looked around and found that his cousin really wasn't here, she looked at him with questioning eyes, "Where is Neji?" she asked.
Naruto shrugged, "He somewhere busy with Ten-Ten." Hinata gave him a look mixed with horrid, surprise, disgust and confusion. Naruto noticed this and instantly waved his hands in the air and shook his head, "No, no! that's not what I meant!"
Hinata stared at him, "But he's with Ten-Ten… he's probably… I dunno… he's just not here, c'mon, let's go home." Naruto said, pulling Hinata out the café before she could say a thing.
Neji eyed the girl before him suspiciously as she gave out a convincing smile, "What are you up to?"
"Nothing!" Ten-Ten snapped.
Everyone had already left except for Naruto and Hinata who were still inside the Café and both of them who were just outside, by the door. Sometime at that moment, the door opened with Hinata and Naruto heading out. Neji, about to look over the door to see who was about to go out was stopped by Ten-Ten who turned him back facing her.
"Hey! Um, ok… um, I dunno… hi!" Ten-Ten stuttered.
"What the hell do you want Ten-Ten!" Neji asked, loosing his patience.
"Um…"
"Whatever, I'm going home…" Neji stated and turned around revealing Hinata and Naruto sneaking behind his back, "Hey where the hell are you going Hinata!"
"They're going home!" Ten-Ten said and pulled back Neji from running. He sighed in irritation as the two started running away.
"Why are you doing this?" he asked.
"I dunno… give Hinata a little freedom, sheesh… it's not like Naruto will… you know, do stuff to her. He's not stupid."
"He isn't? I thought he is!" Neji replied dramatically.
Ten-Ten instantly whacked him in the head, "He's goofy, but he's kind and smart; and he's your friend, respect him. Respect others and they'll respect you."
Neji cocked an eyebrow at her, "What's next, 'Save the dolphins'?"
Ten-Ten grinned, "You know actually, dolphins are really smart animals and-"
"Oh please… whatever…" Neji mumbled and started walking away to catch up to Naruto and Hinata.
Ten-Ten, on the other hand, also ran to catch up to him, "Don't bother them…" she said as she reached him, causing him to stop running.
"You know, Hinata likes Naruto…" Ten-Ten said with a grin, causing Neji to roll his eyes. "But you know, it's just a simple crush. It comes and goes… no one cares… besides, Naruto's too dense to notice Hinata likes him… who cares…"
Neji groaned. "Whatever…" and started walking towards a trail home, while Ten-Ten following him.
"No offense but Neji's really annoying…" Naruto commented.
Hinata chuckled, "He is…a bit… sometimes…" she said, and looked towards him, "But he's kind too you know."
"Yup, I know that, somehow… actually, I have no clue why I know that… I just do…"
Hinata giggled at his humour, although blushed at the same time.
"Hey Hinata?" he called out.
"Yup?"
"Sorry if I get over re-acting sometimes… Neji said most of the times, I just try to be too funny… most people kinda hate that… and you do nothing but blush… so I kinda thought maybe you're embarrassed… sorry?"
Hinata immediately shook her head, "No! no, I'm not embarrassed… um…" she fiddled with her fingers, "I find you funny Naruto… Stay the way you are…"
Naruto grinned, "You too, Hinata!" he exclaimed.
They were already closing in to her home, when the sky started to fall droplets of little rain. Naruto frowned. "It's raining and it's close to summer… how stupid…" he mumbled as he reached for Hinata's hands, "C'mon! let's run!" he said and pulled her for a run.
It wasn't long until they were already in front of Hinata's gates to her house.
"I think it's getting late…" Naruto excused.
She only stared at him, "It's pass twelve…"
Naruto grinned, "Eheh… oh well, it is late. Got to go, Hinata! Bye!" he waved good bye and left Hinata to her house as he ran out the rain.
"Bye…" Hinata called back, but it wasn't long until Naruto stopped mid-way under the rain and turned back towards her direction.
"Crap, it's starting to rain…" Neji mumbled, and turned his attention towards the girl beside him, as she caught her staring.
"Staring is rude." She said point out her index finger towards him.
He rolled his eyes, "and so is pointing at others…" he said and without doubt, pulled her hair and broke out in a run.
"Neji! What are you doing?" Ten-ten said, trying to keep up.
"C'mon, run faster! We're taking a bus, it's starting to rain…"
She cocked an eyebrow at him, "We're only two blocks away from home…"
"Who cares…?" he mumbled as they went into the bus.
The bus trip took less than a minute, and soon they were only steps from the Hyuuga mansion and Ten-Ten's house which was across the street.
"Hey, that's them." Neji called out, pointing at Hinata and Naruto who was in front of his house.
"Hey, I forgot this!" he exclaimed and gave her a silver bracelet.
Hinata asked, wonderingly, "What is it?"
"It's my birthday present to you!" Naruto said cheeringly.
"B-birthday?" Hinata asked.
"Yeah, silly! I can't believe you forgot your own birthday!" Naruto commented and gave out a grin. He quickly gave her a peck on the cheek and strode away.
Hinata on the other hand, forced a smiled and murmured a 'thanks… I guess"
Neji saw Naruto hopping his way back to his house. He seems… cheery.
"So what are you being perky about?" Neji asked.
"What, you're not gonna beat me up?" Naruto joked.
He rolled his eyes, "answer me…"
"Oh it's nothing…" Naruto said with a grin, "I gave Hinata a bracelet and she seems to like it! plus I got a bye bye kiss… on the cheeks… that's it…"
Neji cocked an eyebrow at him, "Bracelet?"
"Birthday gift!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Birthday gift?"
"Yeah! For her birthday! It's today… isn't it?" Naruto asked, as Neji rolled his eyes and whacked him in the head.
"You idiot, her birthday's next month."
The End
Once again, I am fully sorry about last week. I was lazy… I admit… eheh. Anyway, it's vacation, I'll update like normal. Although I need help… like seriously need help:
ANYONE WHO HAS IDEAS FOR AN ENDING…
Please tell me! I'm running out of ending…
Thanks a million!
R&R!
lainey-bo-bainey