Back again! xO Um, in this chapter you'll find a twinge of sparking crushes, a little bit of blushes, and some DDR partying! Nothing major… This chapter's mostly about getting on to the next one. The next chapter will have a bit more…oooh and aaah. Gaara gets into his cookies. ;O

Oh, and I don't own anything, sadly.

Chapter Three:

Lunch and DDR

Most of the school day went by, and finally, lunchtime came around.

Kaname and Gaara were ready to interrogate Neji, Haru was mentally figuring out advanced math, Enko was exited about meeting Neji, and Sasuke…was just hungry.

Everyone sat at a table, the guys on one side and the girls on the other.

"So, you're Neji, eh?" Kaname asked, looking Neji up and down.

"Er, yes," he replied awkwardly.

"And you're in all of Haru's classes, correct? ALL of them?" Kaname continued.

Neji nodded, "I am."

"You're smart, then?" Kaname asked.

Neji shrugged, "well, I dunno-"

"Yes, he definitely is," Haru cut in, nodding violently.

Kaname sweat dropped, "Well if Haru-chan says so, it must be true."

"And you already have fangirls?" Enko inquired.

"Yeah," Neji chuckled, "it's kinda sad, really." He paused. "But all of you have fans, yourselves, correct?"

"They do," Enko pointed to Sasuke and Gaara.

"But you're Enko, Kaname, and Haru, right?" Neji asked.

"Er, yeah," Kaname laughed.

"You girls have plenty of fanboys," Neji stated.

Haru choked on her drink, "what?"

"Really?" Enko asked, giggling.

Neji nodded, smiling.

"How would you like to become apart of…our cult?" Kaname asked, sitting back in her chair.

"Um, sure?" Neji chuckled.

Kaname held out her hand. Neji took it and they shook hands. "Cool," Kaname stated.

Enko grinned. "This'll be fun."

After lunch, the gang continued their classes. The rest of the school day was rather blah. Then, the end of last period came, and everyone was dismissed.

Enko dashed madly to her locker. She was the only one whose locker was at the other end of the hallway: Kaname, Haru, Gaara, Sasuke, and even Neji's lockers were all near each other at the front of the main hall.

So, Enko was running to her locker. Being the graceful girl she was, she ran into someone. "Oh, I'm sorry," she mumbled looking away.

"It's fine," the boy said, "hey…"

Enko looked up, "Hm?"

The boy looked confused. He glanced at Enko with dark eyes. His hair was black, almost resembling Sasuke's, except it didn't look like…well, a cockatiel on top of his head.

"You're Enko Sabaku," he smirked.

Enko nodded. "C'est moi," she said, grinning.

The boy chuckled.

Enko cocked an eyebrow. "You are?"

"Oh, me? I'm Sai."

"Hn," Enko responded, peering at Sai curiously.

Sai's eyes widened and he stood up straighter as if he had just remembered something. "Hey, I gotta go. See you around Enko!" He winked at her.

"O-okay," Enko stammered, turning as her cheeks began to feel hot. She waved the back of her hand toward Sai as she ran to her locker.

Enko pulled out the necessary books and school items from her locker and swung her backpack over her shoulder. She took off for the rest of the group.

"Finally," Kaname grumbled as Enko caught up with her, Haru, Sasuke, Gaara, and Neji.

"Hey, my locker's all the way down there!" Enko complained.

Sasuke chuckled, smirking at her.

Enko stuck her tongue out at him.

"Who was that?" Gaara asked, peering at Enko.

"Who was wh-who?" Enko stammered.

Gaara raised an imaginary eyebrow. "That boy you were talking to."

"Heh, heh," Enko began, "um, that was Sai."

Sasuke coughed loudly, "Sai? The ass-"

"He was really kind, actually." Enko countered, cutting Sasuke off.

Sasuke looked away, "Eh, whatever."

Kaname and Haru peered curiously at Sasuke.

"What?" He asked, annoyed.

Kaname and Haru smirked and said, simultaneously, "nooooothing!"

Sasuke glared at them and then started walking towards the exit. "C'mon. Let's get going."

The girls giggled and followed. Gaara caught up to Sasuke and Neji followed them out to the parking lot.

"Oh," Kaname said, "Neji, we're going to DDR Palace. Wanna come?"

"Sure," Neji chuckled.

"DDR Palace?!" Haru shrieked with enthusiasm, "RIGHT ON!"

Enko laughed, rolling her eyes.

The crew got to Sasuke's car, seeing a few dilemmas.

"We'll come back for your car later, Neji," Haru winked.

Neji chuckled.

"Um…" Enko trailed off.

"There's definitely not enough room," Kaname sighed.

"Someone could ride in the trunk," Sasuke offered. "Like Gaara," he joked, chuckling.

Gaara glared at Sasuke. "I'm officially driving."

Sasuke rolled his eyes, but Gaara's glare was intent.

Sasuke paused, and after a moment, decided to give Gaara the keys.

The girls filed into the backseat, and Gaara walked around to the driver's seat.

"I'll ride in the front," Neji said, eyeing the crowded backseat.

Sasuke rolled his eyes, squishing in the back next to Enko.

A Pink song came on, and Kaname reached in the front, yet again, to turn it up.

"If God is a DJ," Haru sang out.
"Life is a dance floor," Kaname followed.
"Love is a rhythm," Enko sang.
"You are the music," the girls harmonized together.

"If God is a DJ
Life is a dance floor
You get what is given
It's all how you use it," They continued with the song.

"I've been the girl middle finger in the air," Kaname sang. Gaara smirked, looking at her in the rear-view mirror.
"Unaffected by rumors
The truth I don't care," Haru sang, and Neji chuckled along with Kaname and Enko.
"So open your mouth stick out your tongue," Enko sang, winking at Sasuke.
"Might as well let go you can't take back what you've done," the girls sang loudly.

"So find a new lifestyle
A reason to smile
Look for nirvana," the girls sang, and began dancing a little bit.

"Under the strobe lights
Sequence and sex dreams
You whisper to me," the girls sang, and then paused.
"Theres no reason to cry," the guys whispered, Sasuke whispering in Enko's ear. Enko giggled, fake-pouting at him.

"If God is a DJ
Life is a dance floor
Love is a rhythm
You are the music," the girls sang, throwing their hands in the air dramatically.

"If God is a DJ
Life is a dance floor
You get what is given
It's all how you use it."

"Take what you get and you get what you give," Haru sang.
"I said don't run from yourself man that's no way to live," Kaname continued.
"I've got a record in my bag you should give it a spin," Enko sang, dramatically winking at no one in particular, causing everyone to laugh.
"Put your hands in the air so that life can begin," the girls sang, sitting back a little.

"If God is a DJ
If God
Say if God
Is a DJ," the music played, now without the girls' singing along.

"If God
God is a DJ
Then life is a dance floor
-God is a DJ-"
"Get your ass on the dance floor now," the girls shouted out.

Gaara turned the music off as they entered the DDR Palace parking lot.

The girls laughed, unbuckling their seatbelts.

Everyone got out of the car, as quickly as possible.

Enko got out after Sasuke, making her the last one out. Everyone else was chasing Haru. Haru was a bit over-excited about DDR-ing. She was running in circles and singing as she headed for the ginormous building.

Enko, being as graceful as she was, tripped while she was stepping out of the car. I dunno, maybe there was this invisible rock or something that caught her toe. Anything's possible. So, Enko fell face-first toward the cement parking lot.

Sasuke swooped in, to the rescue, grabbing Enko up before a face-altering experience did any damage.

Sasuke shoved Enko into the car, breathing heavily. "You scared the hell outta me," he breathed.

Enko cocked an eyebrow. "I was the one who almost needed facial-reconstruction surgery," she pouted.

Sasuke shook his head. "A pedophile and a parking lot attack all in one day. Only you could manage something like that."

Enko chuckled. "C'est moi."

Sasuke shook his head again. "C'est you."

They laughed as Sasuke helped Enko out of the car.

"Whew," Enko wiped her forehead. "DDR Palace here I come!"

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The crew ended up at the very center DDR machine in the massive palace.

Haru was first up. "First challenger?" She asked cockily.

"I will," Enko sighed, knowing she'd lose anyway. "You know you'll beat me Haru-chan," she added as she stepped onto the high, blocky dance block.

"Don't fall," Sasuke smirked.

Enko stuck her tongue out at him glaring.

So, the DDR games began. Haru crushed Enko, Kaname, Sasuke, and Gaara….

People had gathered around to watch the amazing Haru-chan work her DDR magic.

Neji was up, and he was extremely fast.

"Oh…my….gawd…" Enko commented, as Neji matched Haru's speed precisely.

Kaname shook her head in awe. Gaara glared. Sasuke looked the other way.

"What LEVEL?" Kaname breathed.

"Um…expert," Haru breathed.

After another forty minutes, Neji and Haru ended up tying.

Haru stumbled away from the DDR machine. "After five hours, I end up with a tie," she chuckled.

"Wow," Neji chuckled, too, "you're damn good!"

"Thank you, thank you," Haru took a bow.

Haru and Neji gasped for air, and everyone decided to go to the ice cream parlor across the street for some water and ice cream.

Everyone piled into Sasuke's car, and drove across the street.

The one minute drive was quiet, while Haru and Neji continued to breathe heavily.

"You guys sure you're okay?" Enko asked, as they pulled into the ice cream parlor lot.

"Yeah," Haru said, waving her hand in the air, "just a bit dehydrated I suppose."

Kaname chuckled. "Well, water for you guys, ice cream for us!"

Everyone laughed and got out of the car, filing into the ice cream parlor.

They all stopped dead. There were signs plastered all over the room that read, "New Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Available with a Cookie Side!"

All eyes turned to Gaara. Gaara nodded, smirking. "I'm tipping the waitress."

Well that's it. Next Chapter will have Gaara and his cookies, and a little bit of crush, blush, and a whole lotta rush!