Too lazy to type over refer to pervious chapter...
Disclaimer: again... I DONT OWN NARUTO... thank you
They spent the rest of the period, chatting, sleeping, shouting, smirking and bonking. Both bands learned a little bit about each other, like last names and ages, likes dislikes, favourite sports, they found out that both Ten-Ten and Neji had a love for soccer, and that while Shikamaru had the highest IQ in the school he slept through every class. Soon the bell rang and they were allowed to go home. If you didn't know the girls were new, you would have sworn the group of people now walking to the car park were friends since child hood.
"Man… Dinner's so far away it's only 11: 45... Cant we all do something…" whined Naruto as he stood next to a tree, close to where the girls parked.
"That would be nice, I don't quite feel like going home yet" said Hinata
"Nah neither do I, but we just moved here, the only place we know is the Green House, and that's a night club" said Ten-Ten
"Why don't you guys show us around" Sakura said to Sasuke
"Hn, why should we?" he said
She glared at him, he glared back, she crossed her hands over her chest, sifted her weight to her right leg and continued to glare, he raised an eyebrow, she glared…the glaring contest lasted about a minute until…he closed his eyes and sighed, and Sakura smirked.
"Fine…" he said
On the outside Neji and Shikamaru looked calm, and impassive, but inside their faces looked a lot like this O.o… Sasuke Uchiha just lost a glaring contest, with a GIRL! Naruto on the other hand, seemed to be the only one smart enough (A/N oh the irony!!) to realize deep down somewhere, his best friend was developing a soft spot for the girl and didn't even know it.
"Neji, Shikamaru? Ya'll up for it" he said grinning.
"Aa"
"Troublesome"
"I'll take those as yes's. Alright, where to? There's a park, the carnival, the ma-" suddenly two sets of hands clapped down over his mouth and Sasuke hit him on his head.
"Don't say that word Dobe." he said remembering what Sakura had told him earlier.
Flash Back
"Who Ino? Yup! And it gets worse don't ever mention the mall to this girl unless you absolutely have to go… she's scary when she shops… and her voice seems to get ten times higher." she stated matter-of-factly.
"How does he know' Ten- Ten asked Sakura as she helped her hold on to a squirming Naruto.
"Told him this morning…"
"Oh"
Shikamaru, who wasn't called a genius for nothing, had figured out what he was about to say. Remembering his experience this morning and considering the way the girls just reacted, he figured what would happen had Naruto actually finished his sentence and shot aforementioned blonde a warning glace as he manage to free himself from his female captors.. In response….. Naruto…. Promptly ignored it…
"Geeze what's your problem all I was gonna say, is we could go to the mall…"
"AAAAHHHHHH THE MALLL!!"
"ARRGGHHH MY HEAD!!"
Were the cries of the two blondes of the group. One with stars in her eyes the other with stars floating around his eyes, while three people stood around him fists in the place that his head used to occupy.
"Lets go to the mall guys lets go plz plz plz!!" Ino begged.
"Troublesome but if it'll get you to shut up fine…" Shikamaru stated
"Yeah, I guess I agree with the pineapple guy" Ten-Ten said
"Pineapple?" Neji questioned while Shikamaru twitched
"Yeah, his head looks like a pineapple" she shrugged
They laughed and walked over to the girl's car.
"Where's your car" Ten-Ten asked "we'll ride behind you since we don't know where we're going…"
"Do you ever" Ino mumbled to Sakura who laughed
"We walked to school today, since it was first day the fan girls were extra hyper to see us, and they know our car" Naruto stated
"Guess we're bumming with you" Neji smirked putting him arm around Ten-ten.
"As great as that sounds" she started sarcastically "the car can't hold all of you…"
"Then I guess we ride with you two girls" Sasuke smirked
Sakura glared at him but he just smirked
"Fine…" she said finally
"But we drive" Ten-Ten added
Neji and Sasuke smirked at each other and nodded… then
"What the hell do you think you doing!" screamed Ten-Ten as both she and Sakura were lifted bridal style.
"Put me down you caveman!!" Sakura screeched
He complied with her request and put her down on the back of her own motorcycle, then slipping in front of her, not before grabbing the keys, started up the engine. Neji mimicked his actions, and both machines purred to life.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOUR DOIN'!!" the two girls shouted at the same time.
Neji smirked "Showing you around" and they kicked off and circled the car park "See the rest of you there" Neji shouted as they sped off…
"The four of them suit" Hinata said sweat dropping and climbing into the back seat with Naruto
Ino just nodded as she got into the passenger seat, allowing Shikamaru to drive since she didn't know where she was going.
"I'm Gonna KILL YOU!!" Ten-Ten shouted over the noise of HER bike that HE was driving.
"Nah you love me too much!" he shouted back, as they sped along the road dodging, cars and people. He could see Sasuke on the other side him, a livid looking Sakura holding on to him screaming something at him, then he got an idea.
"Hey Uchiha! Race?!" he asked as they stopped at a traffic light.
"You're on!" was the response but it didn't come from Sasuke, but instead from his pink haired companion.
Sasuke smirked at her and revved the engine to show that he agreed. Then four sets of eyes turned back to the light…Red… they sat staring…
Yellow… they started revving loudly and the girls tightened their grip on the boys' waists.
Green!! The two bikes sped off, skilfully dodging cars, trucks, buildings and people, and running trough lights.
So far the two of them we neck and neck coming down a particularly curvy strip of road, then a dog ran out into the road, chasing a cat, causing Sasuke to skid stop to avoid them and Neji and Ten-Ten to pull in front.
"SEE YA SUCKERS!!" came Ten-tens' voice
"Come on we can't let them win" Sakura screamed as they started again
"I know woman!" he shouted back
She was about to retort when she saw it. Her eyes lit up and she formulated a plan.
"Turn on the next left!!" She shouted pointed over his shoulder to a one way street coming from up a small hill.
"What!! It's One way" he replied
"Just trust me you moron!!"
He didn't know what she was getting at but he swerved anyway and headed up the slope dodging oncoming traffic. When they got to the top she screamed at him.
"Turn right! And when I say now drive off the road"
"Are you crazy!! That's a cliff we'd die!"
"Just do it! As much as I like you I don't wanna die with you today either!!"
He said nothing to this and decided to trust her. As he continued to ride he could see the other 2 below them they were trying to pass a huge 18 wheeler truck, but do to lunch break traffic were have little luck. Then he realized what she was doing.
"You've got to be kidding me!" he yelled
"Nope" She laughed "ok wait for it… wait for it" she calculated in her head "NOW!!"
And with that's Sasuke sped up and drove straight off the side of the road
"WOOHOOO!!" he heard Sakura scream as they were flying through the air, he couldn't help but laugh at her enthusiasm, a true genuine laugh.
Down below Ten-Ten looked behind her "I don't see Sasuke and Sakura I hope nothing happened to them" she shouted to Neji
"Nah, Uchiha's fine, he won't let anything happen to Sakura either" he assured her. Then they heard it.
"WOOHOOO!!" they looked up to see a bike flying from the road above them, with two people on it screaming their lungs out.
"What the HELL?!" screamed Ten-Ten
"WOOOHOOO!!" Sasuke yelled with her, he couldn't help it he felt free and relaxed. Everything seemed to move in slow motion for him, he could hear his pink haired companions' laughter and feel her hands around his waist, he felt like he didn't have a care in the world, like he could just let loose and be him, and it was all because of her. Two seconds later the bike landed atop the truck and he revved up again and drove off the front of it. He heard the driver swear, and it just made Sakura laugh harder as they continued onward. The wind against his face the rush off adrenaline and the feel of the only girl to ever treat him like a human instead of a God against him, it all felt so good, so right to him, and he liked the feeling.
They pulled into the mall parking lot, Sakura was grinning broadly and he had a wide smirk plastered on his face as they dismounted.
"We won!!" she shouted tackling him to the ground in a hug. He chuckled and hugged her back with one arm
"Yea thanks to your crazy directions" he said. She laughed and got off him and helped him up with one hand, as she saw the other two come through the main gates looking for where they were. Ten-ten seemed to spot them because she pointed and they started to make their way over.
"I told you to trust me" she smiled at him, he just shook his head and watched Neji and Ten-Ten dismount.
"Haha, won again! In your face panda!!" Sakura teased
"Got lucky Forehead girl!"
"Yea twice in one day?!" she smirked then stuck out her tongue.
Ten-ten pulled out her blade from the top of her skirt and flicked it out.
"Do that again…. I dare you…" she said twirling the blade
Sakura started cracking her knuckles.
"Ohhh, trying to start something panda-chan?" she smirked "Ill be more than happy to finish it, you know me"
"Bring it…"
The two boys just stood there watching them glare at each other.
"You think we should stop them…" Neji asked watching the way Ten-ten was twirling the knife as if it was a pencil instead of an extremely sharp looking piece of metal.
"I don't know about you, but I don't want to get in the middle of those two" Sasuke stated staring at the emerald eyes, which were so recently filled with amusement, now cloud with killing intent. All of a sudden…
"SAKURA! TEN-TEN! STOP IT THIS INSTANT!!"
"Hai Hina!!" the two girls shouted jumping to attention in an instant, Ten-ten's blade disappearing in a flash.
In all the noise they hadn't noticed the red convertible pull up behind them. They boys looked around to see Hinata standing there with her hands on her hips tapping her foot in a motherly like fashion. Shikamaru propped on the car door looking on with a mixture of interest and confusion, Ino staring at the mall with stars in her eyes, completely ignoring her friends' actions, as if it was a normal occurrence, and Naruto staring from Hinata to the two girls with an expression resembling this O.O.
"Let's go in now!!" Ino squealed breaking the slight tension that was building, Sakura groaned.
"Do we have to…" she whined to Ten-Ten all hostilities forgotten
"You know how miserable she'll be if we don't, and none of want the equivalent to a PMSing Ino around for the next couple of weeks" Ten-ten advised as they walked behind a bubbling Ino.
"She's right and it's not like we haven't survived it before one trip can't kill us right?" Hinata replied trying to look on the bright side.
"You two are forgetting one thing," Sakura said solemnly "back in Suna she knew where everything was, we're new here and this place is full of unfamiliar stores. So now she has to go…"
"Oh no…" Ten-ten gasped
"Shop hunting" Sakura finished
Ten-ten froze in her tracks looking terrified and Hinata fell backwards into Naruto's arms, she had fainted.
"Hurry up you slow pokes!" shouted Ino from the front.
"Why am I starting to get the feeling, the idiot condemned us all to hell" Neji asked Shikamaru and Sasuke as he watched he cousin slowly regain consciousness.
"It's troublesome, because I think that's exactly what he did…"
"Hn"
3 And A Half Hours Later
"Ahh aren't those pants to die for Saku-chan!" screamed the high pitched hyperactive female
"Oh you'll die alright but it wont be the pants' doing" said girl mumbled only loud enough for Sasuke, who was walking next to her, to hear, while rubbing her ear.
He smirked at her but said nothing and kept on walking with his hands in his pockets.
What's up with him, she thought, he was a lot more fun this morning, now he's just distant and cold, come to think about it he was like that after we went down to talk to Hinata and Naruto this morning too, but he was a whole different person on the bike earlier… I wonder why… there's something going on behind that front of his….and I'm gonna figure out what it is.
"Ino, its nearly four o'clock and we need to get home, we have to drop the boys off so they can change and get their car, Hinata has to start cooking, and you know how long you take to change…"Ten-ten said feeling tired of walking around with Ino's stuff.
She and Sakura had agreed to hold 2 bags each and down right refused anymore, Hinata had been slightly nicer and gone for four. Neji and Sasuke bluntly refused to carry anything, Ino herself had 1…. Leaving Naruto, who was scared crapless off an angry Ino, and Shikamaru, who was too lazy to argue, with the other 20.
"I guess your right…" Ino sighed "But lemme just pay for this…"
She went to the cashier and paid for a of black heals with large sliver buckles
"Ok! We can go now!" she chirped happily
The group of 8 started to head quickly to the exit when Sakura spotted something stuck up on a wall.
"Hey hold up for a minute" she called as she stopped and walked towards it
"Sakura we're getting out of here with out involving physical violence and you're stopping us?!" asked Ten-ten incredulously.
"Nah, take a look at this" then she read the poster out loud for everyone.
"Battle of the bands! See what your band is made of; go up against every band in Konoha, for the prize! Only three bands can make it Konoha representatives and 10,000 in cash. The chosen bands will be flown out to the Wave country where they will battle it out for the title of top band in Japan and win a recording deal with JS recording company. All interested bands sign up below. Auditions are to be held 21st of September in Konoha Leaf High auditorium."
"Wow!! Do you know how much clothes we could buy with 10 thousand dollars!!" Ino sighed
"Yea! And how much ramen…!" Naruto added dreamily
"Am I the only one disturbed by our 2 friends?" Ten-Ten sweat dropped looking at the 2 stare off into space; hearts in their eyes…
"Uh uh"
"Nope"
"Hn"
"Troublesome"
"No"
"Thought so… Anyway Sakura, we doing this thing?" she asked
"What do you think" Said girl replied smirking
"I think your about to ask me for a pen ne?"
"How'd you know..?"
The two girls smirked at each other while Hinata just shook her head at her friends' antics. Ten-ten passed a pen to Sakura and she signed their band name on the line. Then she stood straight and turned back to her friends, she was about to hand back the pen when she noticed it wasn't in her hand anymore she turned her head back to the poster to see Sasuke signing it as well, he smirked as they started to walk again, Ten-ten and Hinata dragging the day dreaming duo.
"So it looks like we'll have a little competition" she said to Sasuke from their position at the back of the group, trailing behind slightly.
"You might, we won't…" he said smugly
She punched him in the arm playfully "egotistical jerk"
"Yes, but you still like me, said so your self, remember"
"I said no suc-"
Flash back
"Turn right! And when I say now drive off the road"
"Are you crazy!! That's a cliff we'd die!"
"Just do it! As much as I like you I don't wanna die with you today either!!"
She blushed… "I-I d-didn't… I didn't mean it like that… "
He chuckled at her "Don't worry Pinky, your secret's safe with me" and then he did something, even he didn't know why. He kissed her on her forehead. Then he rumpled her hair and walked up to catch up with the group. Sakura was in momentary shock but then…
"UCHIHA!! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!"
"THIS IS YOU HOUSE!!" Sakura and Ten-Ten shouted at the top of their lungs "IT'S A FRIGGING MANSION!!"
Ino and Hinata, who both came from rich backgrounds, just looked at their friends.
Naruto laughed at their expression as they walked into the living room, it really was huge, with 3 couches a large wide screen TV that took up most of the far wall, complete with a PS3 and Xbox, with an extensive case of games and DVD's, an entire sound system in one corner complete with a karaoke machine that looked like it was never used (and it wasn't) an glass coffee table in the centre of everything. The wall facing outside was paned with one way glass so you could see out but it was tinted so no one could see in.
"You all can wait here, we'll be back now" he said as he watched Sakura's and Ten-ten's jaw hit the ground
"Ok" Hinata said nicely as she and Ino dragged they're two dazed friends to the couch.
Once the boys were gone Ino turned to the rest.
"They don't seem as bad as we thought the were Saku. Do you think they are trying to trick us into trusting them?"
"Nah, Neji would never do that to Hinata you should have seen how protective he was being while she was talking to Naruto he would have jumped him if I didn't stop him" Ten-ten told her
"Yea but what about that Friday night? When Sasuke asked Sakura over.." Ino questioned still doubtful, even though for some reason, there was a part of her that trusted Shikamaru with her life.
"That was fake.." Sakura informed her
"What?"
"Yea it was a fan girl test, to see if we were sluts.." Hinata started
She continued explain what Naruto had told her about fan girls and the test they use, while Sakura confirmed it with what Sasuke had said. Ino was shocked but laughed it off while Ten-ten was in deep thought.
'So that what he meant by he was glad I passed…stupid Hyuuga'
The boys came back down a couple minutes later, the uniform of long black pants white button up short sleeve shirt black tie and blazer, discarded and replaced with jeans and t-shirts, Neji's' was white with a black hawk design on his left shoulder and white jeans. Shikamaru wore a button up green shirt un-tucked, with the first couple of buttons undone, and dark jeans. Naruto had an orange shirt with "I love ramen" written in black and blue jeans. Sasuke had a plain black shirt with a small blue and white fan looking symbol stitched on the bottom right corner and black jeans. The girl mentally gawked at them… they were hot!!
"Let's get going" Neji said picking up a set of keys from the rack, leading the way to the garage, while the girls went back out to the road where they parked. A minute later the boys pulled out in a black convertible, Neji driving and Sasuke in the passenger seat Shikamaru and Naruto in the back. They gave the boys they're address since they had no clue where they were or how to get home, and followed them.
Now that Sakura was alone on her bike, she missed the warmth of having Sasuke there with her, having someone there to share the rush with, even if she wasn't driving it felt good, and now it was gone. Little did she know Sasuke was missing the feeling as well, the rush that came with turning corners no doors or seat belt to protect you, just you the open road, and the girl who you now considered your best female friend, there holding on to your waist, laughing that laugh that sounded so much like music to you, the warmth of her pressing against your back. He really missed it. He had ridden bikes before, heck he had his own bike in the garage, though he hadn't had a chance to ride it in ages, but something about this time, left him aching for more.
Faster than the girls expected it they reached home, apparently the boys didn't live too far from them. They parked in the garage, and walked in.
"Welcome to our humble abode" Ten-ten said giving a mock bow motioning the boys to the living room, where they sat on the different chairs Sasuke and Naruto on the large couch Neji on an armchair and Shikamaru on the smaller couch.
"We'll be back in a minute" Hinata said walking up the stairs
"Hopefully" Ten-ten whispered to Sakura pointing to Ino Sakura laughed
Ten minutes later
Sakura was plopped between Naruto and Sasuke on the large couch and Ten-ten was perched on the arm of the chair Neji was on.
"What did I tell you?" she asked Sakura. Both laughed.
"Ne, Sakura?" Naruto asked all of a sudden
"Hai?"
"Why is there a bulls eye over the TV?" he said pointing at the board of red and white circles above the television set.
"Oh that! That's for when Ten-chan get bored of whatever we're watchin' at the time"
Neji raised an eyebrow and turned to Ten-ten
"Care to explain?"
"Well, when they decide to watch a movie I've seen before, I practice my aim during the boring parts; or during commercials" she said matter-of-factly.
"And you people are not afraid she hits the troublesome TV?" Shikamaru asked
"Nah Tennie here has the best aim in Japan" said Ino who had just walked in, "There's one in the kitchen across from the dining table too"
"Care to demonstrate" Neji asked looking doubtful and Ino praise.
"No problem" she dug her fingers into her bunned hair and pulled out a throwing needle, and flicked it nonchalantly at the board. It hit dead centre.
"You got lucky" Neji teased even though he was shocked on the inside. Why the hell does she have throwing needles in her hair?
"Really?" she said and got 3 more needles, got up from the chair and backed the TV.
"What is she doin'" Naruto asked Sakura
"Just watch" She said smiling. Even Sasuke and Shikamaru seemed interested.
She closed her eyes and breathed out, then flicked then needles over her shoulder, Neji turned from looking at her to the board and his jaw nearly dropped as did the rest of the boys except Naruto whose actually did drop. The three needles had formed a perfect ring around the first one all still within the bulls eye.
"Still think I got lucky?" Ten-ten inquired grinning broadly
Neji said nothing, causing Ten-ten to snicker and take her seat. Thus the guys in the room made a mental note never to cross her.
"Well, while Hina's cooking what do ya'll wanna do" Ino asked taking a seat near Shikamaru on the couch.
"Ya'll could give us a tour?" Naruto asked eagerly
"No fair we didn't get a tour of your house" Sakura stated pouting slightly
"We'll give you one next time" he replied
"Who said there'll be a next time?" Ten-ten said raising her eyebrow
"Who said there won't be one?" Neji responded smirking
"Fair enough" she said shrugging "Let's go" with that she got up again the other girls following her. Ino was wearing a denim skirt that went down to her mid thigh and a lavender top with pink lips across her chest, Sakura had on a pair of black short shorts, on which she had spray painted the words 'bite me' across her but in red, and a red v neck sleeveless shirt that hugged her curves, Ten-ten had knee cut tan cargo pants and a white tank top that stopped a little before the pants began leaving a small strip of skin exposed and the knife at her hip clearly visible.
"Are you coming?" Ino asked as three of the four boys hadn't moved. Neji, Shikamaru, and Sasuke joined the girls and Naruto as they made their way into the hall. The girls passed the fact that only Naruto moved, off as not wanting the tour in the first place, but little did they know the boys were internally wondering how the hell they could look so hott no matter what they wore…
They walked across the hall to the kitchen, where the saw Hinata cooking up a storm, humming one of new the songs they were working on, She was wearing a blue summer dress that moved with her as she swayed with the tune.
"Hey!" she said when she noticed them "I just put the chicken in the oven and I'm about to start the rice." she said happily as Naruto stared at her in awe.
Ten-ten put on a cheesy tour guide voice and held her hand up to her mouth like a microphone. "On the left we can see the dining table, that is, conveniently located in the same room as the kitchen. This single room arrangement is divided buy a beautiful marble counter, where the occupants of the house have breakfast every morning. On the other side of said counter we can see the kitchen appliances and what not. Please take special note; NEVER interfere with Hina-Chan's sauce pans or utensils if you value your appendages… she's vicious."
The girls and Naruto laughed at her antics as she took a bow, while Shikamaru chuckled and Sasuke and Neji smirked.
She really is something else Neji thought so relaxed and down to earth, she's funny and not afraid to be herself in front of us even though we just met today, like the world is her playground.
"Now follow me," she ordered marching them out of the kitchen down the hall "If you look to your right you will be greeted by our prize worthy artwork collection, done by none other but our own lovely forehead girl!! Oww!" she exclaimed as Sakura hit her on the head
"What was that for?" she asked
"For calling me forehead and boring us with useless paintings that are not even wor-"
"Hn, these are good." Sasuke spoke, for the first time in a little while, cutting off her rant while staring at the paintings. Good was not the word to describe these though, they were amazing. All along the hall were pictures of waterfalls lakes wolves and the moon, all exquisitely done in his opinion.
"Um… Thanks" she said quietly
"Yea Sakura, you could sell these!!" Naruto added loudly
"Any who lets keep going" Ino said brightly, taking attention off of Sakura, which she was completely grateful for, but unfortunately it didn't last because Ten-Ten brought them down stairs to her dance studio.
"And this is the dance studio where Saku-chan comes up with all her strange twists and turns she tries to teach us, Kami-sama knows how she gets them done in the first place…"
Then room had hard wood floors and three walls of mirrors, a waist high bar going around the whole room, there was a large radio in a corner with a stack of C.Ds near it, posters of dancers, littered the non-mirrored wall.
"Next we have my personal favourite room" Ten-ten continued ushering them out of the one they were presently in, and walking them into the music studio.
"Welcome to my domain!" she exclaimed "Over there you can see the stage where we practice and over there is the mini recording studio. We keep all the extra instruments, amps and stuff over there through that door also that's where we keep the grand piano, Ino's favourite place, she's a whiz at that thing, but I wont bring you in there we still have some unpacking to do."
The seven of them headed back upstairs. They followed Ten-ten back to the kitchen where Hinata was stirring a pot and through the back door. In the back were a few trees four of which were each surrounded by rocks.
"This is the back yard nice place to relax etc, etc." Ten-Ten said
"Why are those four trees bordered off" Neji asked
"Well… Um our…. Parents… Put those there one tree for each of us, the plum tree for Hinata, a pear tree for me, orange for Ten-ten and a cherry one for Sakura, they're our favourite fruits…" Ino said. Though she looked slightly solemn when she started the sentence she finished with her normal vigour. Sasuke and Neji were absolutely sure they saw Sakura's and Ten-ten's eyes glaze over when, Ino said parents, but then again so did theirs.
"Any who, we all also have our favourite flowers out here too" Ino continued " There's roses over there for me lilies for Hinata in the pond right at the back, irises for Ten-ten to the right and a cherry blossom tree for Sakura, which was strangely enough planted right by her room window."
"It's getting cold lets head back inside" Sakura said.
They walked back through the kitchen, past the humming Hinata, back to the living room and plopped on the couches, and turned on the TV.
It was the commercial to some sitcom Naruto found, when said boy realised something.
"You guys didn't bring us upstairs…"
"We didn't?" Sakura asked from her position next to Ino on the floor.
"Nope"
"Well you'll have to do it later, cause dinner's ready" came a voice from behind them. They turned a round to see Hinata standing at the door way smiling sweetly.
"Yatta!!" Naruto screamed, all thoughts of uncharted ground forgotten.
They settled down at the table while Sakura helped Hinata bring out the food, there was baked chicken and curried chicken, with choices from vegetable fried rice and shrimp fried rice, with steamed vegetables as a side, with miso and beef ramen for Naruto. As Hinata laid the food out decoratively on the counter, Sakura was walking around like a waitress taking orders. She went around asking every ones food choice, except Ten-ten who all the girls knew, wanted a little bit of everything ("What? I love Hina's cooking."). Then there was Naruto..
"Alright, Naruto-baka," she called standing next to him "what'll be, beef- ramen or miso ramen?"
"I'll have five bowls of each!" he announced
The girls laughed.
"Ok, now seriously what will it be?" she asked
"He was being serious.." came a voice to her left and she turned to Sasuke looking at Naruto with a slightly disgusted look on his face
"H-he was" she stuttered
"It's troublesome but I think he's being conservative since it's the first time over here, it gets worse" Shikamaru said in a bored tone.
"It's ok I made plenty he can have as much as he wants" said Hinata who was fixing the plates.
"Alright 10 bowls of ramen coming up" Sakura said
Soon they had all settled down to eat, and Hinata had taken her place between Naruto and Ino, with her plate. They all were chatting about nothing in particular when Shikamaru asked Ino something he was wondering for a little while now…
"Why did ya'll move to this troublesome town together?"
"Yea. And how did you meet?" added a curious Naruto
Neji and Sasuke stopped their glaring contest, actually interested in the response.
"Well Sakura and I were friends since Grade school, then on the first day of high school we met Hinata, she was all shy and cute but the shy part didn't last long, though she still is adorable" Ino started, while Hinata blushed.
Naruto mentally agreed
"We were teased from day 1, probably because we didn't look or act like tramps, the school is crawling with sluts and perverts but any way, it affected me and Hinata badly but Sakura who unfortunately was teased all her life was used to it and tried to toughen us up. Then later… umm due to circumstances beyond anyones' control…Sakura met Ten-ten… Uh outside of school"
They boys noticed Sakura staring intently at her vegetables while Ten-ten was cutting a piece of chicken with a lot more vigour than was necessary.
"Any who we found out she was in the class across from us and also a non-slut, so we started to hang out and the two of them showed us how to ignore the idiots, so life was good. Then one day, second year, when we were having lunch outside Hinata forgot her chopsticks so was going to the lunch room to buy some… I think she might wanna continue.."
Every one turned their attention to Hinata, who blushed from their stares, well mainly Naruto's.
"Yea well after I left the girls I went into the school, when I rounded a corner some girls grabbed me and shoved me into an out of bounds hallway…
Flash back
"Ohh look who we have here girls" said the leader of the group grabbing Hinata's shirt collar slamming her against the wall. There were about 12 girls behind her.
"Yea, it's the white eyed freak" said another one who was to the main girls left
"Oops an look at that she's all alone, no one there to protect her… what a shame" said the one to the right
The girl that had her to the wall flung her into the ground while the others laughed.
"Well you little white eyed piece off trash, guess what day it is?"
Hinata said nothing from her new found position on the ground, she just silently prayed someone would find her soon.
"It's garbage day!" the leader sang while kicking her in her side.
The girls behind her laughed as she kicked her again and again, until she coughed up blood. She grabbed her again and put her to the wall.
"Anyone got anything to say before I finish her off?" she asked
"Yea put her down if you value the current location of your appendages" came a voice from behind. Hinata looked around her captors to see her three, currently very livid, best friends.
"A -pen da- who? What the hell are you talking about" spat the girl still holding Hinata
"What Ten-ten means, oh dear moron, is that you'd better get your stinking little hands off of her or she'll cut them off and shove them up you ass, while I rearrange the structure of your rib cage" Sakura said her eyes seemingly changing from their normal emerald to a dark bottle green.
"Oh the pipsqueaks wanna fight huh? Haha you couldn't fight you way out of a wet paper bag" she scoffed
"I'd prove you wrong but I think you'd need the bag more, what with that heap of stale dog dung you call a face" said Sakura smiling sadistically
"Oh now your gonna get it!" screamed the leader and dropped Hinata
"Bring it!" shouted Ino and with that a fight broke out.
The tension that was building, partly due to Neji who was gripping a pair of chopsticks to splinters, broke as Naruto burst out laugh along while the rest chuckled, even Sasuke, causing Shikamaru who had missed it earlier to choke.
"Well it started to rain so we decided to go to the old abandoned class for the rest of lunch, so we went looking for her, then we heard laughing in the out of bounds corridor so went to check it out. At the time Sakura and Ten-Ten were teaching me to fight, so I got along ok, but those two were amazing." Ino started thumping Shikamaru on the back.
"The idiot girls had brought along knives and tried to stab them but Sakura grabbed one by the arm and broke it in four different places and shared out a good set off cracked ribs and concussions, while Tennie had one pinned to the wall with her needles and the others were slashed up pretty good by their own knives. Unfortunately we got suspended for a while, something about the girls being in intensive care, but since then we decide that we were done ignoring, so we got in more fights later on, put a few more girls in the hospital though not as badly, cause the first time we just lost it and went coo coo, but anyway, the principle decided to transfer us due to, not having the right learning experience there, lack of respect for fellow students, something about "not being able to co exist" etc etc. So we ended up here." She finished brightly.
The boys were amazed, these girls were something else, and they really loved each other.
They all continued chatting until it was time to head home. They promised each other that they'd do it again sometime soon.
Sasuke lay in his bed thinking about the one thing he couldn't get off his mind since he left the girls' house. Pink. He'd see her every time he closed his eyes; hear her laughing every time it was silent. She just wouldn't go away. As he stared at the ceiling he wondered; how could she get him to be so relaxed after only knowing her a few hours? How could she get him to laugh so easily when he hadn't laughed for years and how the hell did she get him to talk and act so freely around her when it had taken him weeks to warm up to Naruto, and that was before it happened and he become so distant to the world. What was she doing to him? But, there was something there, something beneath the happy personality, like she was hiding something, he had seen it in her eyes tonight... Something that reminded him of him… He fell asleep wondering about it… He'll just have to figure it out later.
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