Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Pairing: Gaara/Hinata
Warning: Slight Language
No Laws To Love: Part VI: That's Kinda Feminine
Rubbing her frozen hands together, Hinata slammed the door shut, shuffling into the heated living room.
Whew
She just had her life-rendering car ride of doom home from Sakura, who had seemed to develop a case of road rage, screaming at some blond haired kid on the road.
"Hinata."
Stopping her movement, she knew that tone of voice.
The one used by only Hyuuga Neji, which could freeze the blood in your veins.
"H-Hai…Neji-niisan…?"
Had she stayed out too late? Did she forget something? Was he hungry and there was nothing to eat and she was supposed to make dinner?
Is Neji-niisan that incapable?
Her mind thought.
No…
And the last item was crossed off her list of worries. Okaasan always told her not to worry too much, it makes anxiety and stress, and that makes acne, and acne isn't good for one's facial features. But then again, by telling her this, only made her worry more. Stressing out about getting stressed. Makes sense? Yeah.
But anyway, her mind wandered back to the figure standing in the hallway with his arms crossed, staring down at her with his round rimmed glasses.
No wonder Neji-niisan doesn't let anyone see him with his glasses…
Though, it actually made him look very…intellectual…The kind that sits at the computer all day and does nothing but video games. Maybe he should go get a new pair of glasses. Maybe she'll bring it up sometime, when they're face to face alone.
That wouldn't be a very smart topic to bring up now though.
"Do you, by any chance, know a red headed boy? One that apparently I have not seen around school?"
"E-Ehh…?"
Red…hair…?
"A boy with red hair came today, asking for you."
Then it struck her.
Sabaku-san! D-Did he come here?
The eyes rimmed by curved wires bore into her.
There were three excuses:
Play the innocent game, not know what the heck Neji-niisan was talking about and blame it on his bad eyesight. Though note to self; ask Neji-niisan if he had his glasses on this morning. Accept and say yes, then be killed by the overprotective-ness of an overly zealous cousin. Or…Ring Ring
That could happen too.
Neji-niisan's eyes widened.
"Must be Tenten," He muttered and dashed off.
Hinata took that chance and ran up to her room. That way, she wouldn't have to tell him, but she wouldn't be lying either.
From the top of the stairs, she could hear Neji-niisan mutter.
Basically two phrases:
"Yes."And
"I'm sorry"Man, he's whipped
Hinata giggled and ran into her room and flopped onto her bed.
For some reason, she was actually giddy. Excited by the thought that Sabaku-san had come looking for her at home. She never gets visitors—not guys anyway. But then again, all the guy friends know Neji-niisan, and when they know she had a cousin like that, it becomes pretty unappealing.
Though, of course, Sabaku-san didn't know about Neji-niisan.
Did they get along…?
But knowing Neji-niisan…
When hell freezes over…
Dodging to the side, he took a half step back and lunged over to the side, aiming for the torso. The boy in front of him reared back in pain.
"GAARAAAA!" Naruto clutched his stomach in pain and doubled over on the mat, "NOT THAT HARD YOU IDIOT!"
Gaara shook his hand loose from the clenched fist he had before and rotated his shoulder; "You should've been ready. You don't drop your defense just because you attacked and missed."
"Buuuuut…" The blond boy whined.
A brown haired boy smirked, "Really Naruto, it's been only half a year, and you're already out of shape. That's all flab now, where's your abs?"
Naruto colored, "IT'S NOT FLAB! I have PACKS!"
Kiba snorted, "A one pack. Even our resident lazy-ass here has at least a four-pack."
The other brown haired boy shrugged and yawned, "It's been a long day, let's call it a wrap." Beside him sat a quiet dark brown haired boy wearing shades inside a room. Shino stood up and gathered his stuff without a word.
Cracking his neck, Gaara went over to pick up his shirt and threw Naruto's across the room at the cowering blond boy.
Pulling their packed gym bags over their shoulders, the four boys exited the training center.
Kiba reached his arms up in the air and stretched, "We better past that final to be able to compete this year. It'll be stupid if we fail Physics and be unable to join."
"Hn," Gaara smirked, "I'm fine, it's you two dumbasses that I worry about."
Yellow street lamps lighted their way home as they decided to crash at Gaara's place. Naruto jumped ahead gleefully, trying to step onto the freshly fallen snowflakes.
"Hey look whose here."
All five turned around to face another group of five boys around their age.
"Are you little punks ready for this year's tournament? We're gonna wipe the floor with you." A slender, but built boy stepped closer.
Kiba smirked at the blue-haired boy, "Oh yeah, Taka?! Remember what we did to you and your team last year? Or was the fall too hard you can't remember?"
A large frown appeared on the boy's face from the comment, but was soon replaced by another grin, "Our prized fighter is back this year for sure, and I'm sure you haven't met him yet. Why don't you guys say 'hi' to Saji?"
Behind Taka, a black haired boy stepped up and stared at them.
"Hn."
"And if you guys don't know the new rules already, I think you guys are pretty much screwed."
"What?!" Naruto exclaimed, "New rules?!"
Gaara mentally slapped himself as Shikamaru shook his head and muttered.
"And he only makes us look even dumber."
"Well then, I guess I'll fill you guys in," Taka smirked, "It's a five-man tag team. And by the looks of the past single fighting tournaments, you guys usually belt it out. For this, you guys have to know the extent to switch out and in, so that if you have no one left standing on your side to substitute, you lose."
"Huh?" Naruto scratched his head.
Shino spoke monotonously, "You mean that we are able to switch out in the middle of a fight with our own member and switch back in later?"
"As long as there's only one fighter in the ring on your side at a time."
"But if they collapse and did not switch out in time, then—"
"The team loses that battle."
Shikamaru cringed.
Not good
These guys are used to battling on their own. Mostly Naruto and Kiba will be hard to persuade to switch out during a match…Gaara and Shino will be okay to coerce if they know it's their weakness then.
"It's very sweet of you," Kiba smirked, "To be so concerned of us, you'll actually track us down to inform us. But Taka-kun, isn't it your bedtime? I think I heard your 'Kaasan call."
The boy reddened, remembering the time his Okaasan had called during a match, telling him to remember to eat and sleep early.
Gaara shifted his bag slightly and a small object fell out.
Taka grinned, "Heh, very feminine, aren't we, Gaara?"
The blue haired boy bent down to pick up the colorful tinkling cell phone. Gaara held out his hand.
"It's not yours, give it back."
"I'm surprised, Gaara, I bet you're all soft on the inside," Taka shook the phone, making the bells to hit each other and ring.
"…Soft…?" Gaara raised an eyebrow.
Taka chuckled, "Like a MARSHMALLOW!"
Gaara adjusted one fist and slammed it into Taka's jaw, grabbing back the phone as the other boy reeled back.
Naruto laughed, "I don't think marshmallows hurt that much unless you get diarrhea or something eating it!"
They turned around and started heading back the way they were going originally.
"See ya, Taka-baka!" Kiba waved without turning around.
Once out of range, Naruto poked at the taller boy, "By the way Gaara, why do you have a bell phone keychain? That's kinda gir—"
The other boy glared at him, and immediately, and very smartly, Naruto clamped his mouth shut.
End Part VI: That's Kinda Feminine
OMG, I have to SO thank-you all you patient readers out there! I know it's been crazy long since I've last updated, and this fic seemed like it was on hiatus, but everything's slowing down a bit for me now, and I've taken the chance to write the next part.
I've been giving all these excuses, --;; I'm sorry, but the college applications took a lot of time, mainly the three "personal statements" I have to write. So for that, I will now take the time, to thank-you each of you individually:
Ferociouspyrate: Thank-you so much for reviewing, and no, I'm not keeping Hinata's love for Naruto, and I'm not going to throw in any kind of triangle because that was how my other fic turned from Gaa/Hina to Sasu/Hina. About the "Ninja Academy" thing, I could do that, but I've decided to do it, really A/U, and they'll be attending a kind of "fighting" tournament.
Insanely-normal: Aii!! I've noticed that you've always been one of my regular reviewers, and I thank-you SOO much for that!
Kokoro Mizu no Kaze: Ahh, well, I wouldn't say this was soon, but hey, it's up.
Third-Reincarnation: Yupp, Kiss me Kill me is hilarious. I think I liked vl. 1 the most though. Ga-woon questioning "himself", Haha, that was the best.
Junsui Kegasu: I did say Sakura was going to be in this fic, didn't I? Well, I guess a month or two's gap in between changed my mind .
Little Hinata: Well, if Neji and Gaara ever really meet face to face like that, they wouldn't exactly be inviting each other out to tea or something…haha
Astly-Hina-Chan: Thank-you (bows)
Xoni-Newcomer: Hehe, well, each of their own personalities really match my fic in the first place already.
Chaotic Demon:
Naruto Wasian: Hehe, thanks
Yuki Aikawa: I think your non Naru/Saku wish just came true…-- it was kinda hard to portray a character I didn't like…So I think Naru/Saku's out of the picture
Kyubi PandoraChan: Ah, we must! There must be a Gaa/Hina shrine out there! And I think there's almost enough Gaa/Hina fics out here to make a small archive
Eyes0nme19: I try to make it different ( '.')
HinatasBiggestFanBoy: Haha, thanks for the info, if it really meant that, they didn't need to get all fancy on the description .
Swt-Angel-Babi3: Haha, it's okay I know now anyway, and I don't think it made me any smarter
Cookie6: Well, if this is your definition of soon, I guess I'm on time…haha
Inuyasha-gal-97: I'm not exactly sure, I just needed somewhere to end my fics that make it a bit ambiguous, but not exactly cliffie
Well, thank you for all the reviewers and readers out there!! I'm hoping to update sooner, probably near end of December, but before xmas, I promise!
Read and Review, please!
Ame no Megami