Title: Failed Attempts
Authoress: Darka-Chan
Summary: AU The sand siblings stay in Konoha for 2 months, and Sasuke and Neji make a challenge; whoever wins Gaara's affections wins. More pairings inside
Main-pairings: SasukexGaaraxNeji, ShikamaruxTemarixSai, DeidaraxKankurouxItachi, SakonxUkon, KakashixIruka rest undecided at the moment, but will be reported at further notice, requests possible and welcome
I know, I know, this is the part where I fall on my knees and beg for forgiveness, so… ¤falls on knees¤ PLEASE FORGIVE ME! IT'S NOT MY FAULT! I SWEAR IT ISN'T! … Well, it partially is, but yeah… Thing is that the computer used to be in my room, but my mom placed it in the livingroom. She's on the couch –behind me- a lot, and I'm not comfortable with writing when I have the feeling someone is looking over my shoulder and all, and having someone in the same room as me generally gives me that feeling v,v; I will however, try to update more… just not when there's someone else at home ¤couch¤ yeah… On to the fic, ne? n,n;
Chapter 3
Gaara lets out a relived sigh as he once again feels the presence of the place that he can call 'home' for these two months. Grabbing his cell, he starts to type his message.
HEY BABE, WHAT TIME IS IT THERE NOW?
Stretching his sore muscles, Gaara rubs his eyes. "… Meh." A reply is given, and so the texting starts.
3 AM
AH, SORRY IF I WOKE YOU UP
NAH, IT'S FINE, I WASN'T ASLEEP ANYWAY. HOW ARE YOU?
BORED, TIRED, AND SORE
AH, POOR BABY :P
GEE, WHY FEEL PITY --
OF ALL THE PERSONS TO PITY, YOU'RE NOT ONE OF THEM
I FEEL LOVED
I KNOW, HOW WAS SCHOOL?
I HAVE PREPPY STALKERS –WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE AT ALL
WANT ME TO COME OVER TO SHOW THEM YOU'RE TAKEN?
YES, PLEASE.
HEH, I'LL SEE IF I CAN SOMEHOW DROP BY.
I'D LIKE THAT
I KNOW
NE, DON'T YOU HAVE TO SLEEP NOW?
… YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
OF COURSE I AM, SWEET DREAMS
THANKS, YOU TOO, I'LL THINK OF YOU
YOU BETTER :P
LOVE YOU
I KNOW
TSK, THIS TIME I CAN FEEL THE LOVE
Gaara just smiles as he places his cell in his pocket again before leaning back against the couch and closing his eyes. A small sigh escapes his lips as he tilts his head back. "Sasori…"
Temari easily hums a happy tune while preparing dinner.
"Ne, Temari?" Kankurou asks from where he's already seated at the kitchen table.
"Hai, Kankurou?"
"Don't you think Gaara looks, I don't know, depressed?"
Temari frowns, stopping in kneading the dough. "Why?"
"I don't know, he just does you know."
Temari lets out a sigh. "Hai, I know…"
"Do you think it's because he's not around Sasori?"
A small frown mares Temari's face. "I don't know." She mumbles, continuing kneading absentmindly.
Kankurou lets out a sigh. "Even though he doesn't openly admit it, Gaara does love Sasori, but there's just something about them… something that just doesn't seem right… Like they aren't supposed to be together or something."
"Well, I have to agree with you on that," Temari blinks, eyes on the food she's making "though they make each other happy and I guess that's really all there is to it, yanno? We'll just have to wait and see what happens, you never know what can happen in two months apart, ne?"
Kankurou nods. "Hai, you're right."
"I know." Temari replies, sending Kankurou a cheeky grin.
Gaara frowns as he logs onto his AIM. 'Someone added me?' he wonders, raising his eyebrow. He shrugs and accepts the add, blinking as the name pops up online.
DestinyPrevails: Hey
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Yo
DestinyPrevails: How are you?
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Fine, you?
DestinyPrevails: I'm good
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Who are you anyway?
DestinyPrevails: Want a hint?
Deathbleedsinsomnia: I prefer a name, but sure, go ahead and give me a hint
DestinyPrevails: You know me
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Wow… I really know who you are now… Another hint?
DestinyPrevails: Konoha High
Deathbleedsinsomnia: … There are really about three people there, ne?
DestinyPrevails: ¤rolls eyes¤ Last hint?
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Hai
DestinyPrevails: I'm in your class
Deathbleedsinsomnia: … You're not that Ino chick, are ya?
DestinyPrevails: Kami-sama, no!
Deathbleedsinsomnia: That Sakura?
DestinyPrevails: Try again
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Well, as long as you're not one of them, I'll survive.
DestinyPrevails: Heh, oh brb, my uncle is calling me
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Uncle?
DestinyPrevails: Hai, but brb now
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Sure
DestinyPrevails: Back
Deathbleedsinsomnia: WB
DestinyPrevails: Arigatou
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Hai, so you're at your uncle's now?
DestinyPrevails: I live here
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Gomen, wasn't my place to ask
DestinyPrevails: Iie, its okay
Deathbleedsinsomnia: How did you get my AIM anyway?
DestinyPrevails: I asked your siblings
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Stalker :p
DestinyPrevails: Would you mind if I were? ¤wink¤
Deathbleedsinsomnia: As long as you're not gonna run off with my underwear or whatever I honestly don't care
DestinyPrevails: ¤grin¤
Deathbleedsinsomnia: I'm going to regret saying that, aren't I?
DestinyPrevails: Probably, well I g2g now, see ya
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Ja ne
Gaara watches as DestinyPrevails goes offline. 'In my class, eh?'
Walking to where his siblings are in the living room in front of the TV, waiting for food to get ready, he asks; "Did one of you give my AIM to someone?"
"Hai," Temari replies with a slight shrug, eyes on the TV "But he begged me not to tell you."
"He?" Gaara questions.
"Hai, he."
Gaara blinks. "Well that narrows it down."
Itachi lets out a sigh as he stares at the ceiling of his room from his position on the bed, arms folded behind his head comfortably.
"What's wrong?" Kisame asks from behind the Uchiha's computer.
Itachi just lets out another sigh. "I just can't get that guy out of my head, strange as it is."
"Who?"
Itachi shifts his eyes so he's looking at Kisame. "That new guy, the puppeteer with the face-paint."
Kisame smirks. "Itachi… are you crushing on the new guy?"
The Uchiha narrows his eyes and growls. "No I'm not." He manages through gritted teeth. "He's just the first person that doesn't want to hang out with us."
Kisame chuckles. "Are you sure that's the only reason?"
"…"
"Itachi," Kisame lets out a sigh "I've known you since kindergarten; you're crushing on the new guy."
Itachi glares at him. "Iie, I'm-"
"ITACHI!"
Itachi lets out a mental sigh of relief. 'Saved by Sasuke' "HAI?"
"I NEED YOUR HELP!"
Itachi lets out a sigh before getting out of his bed, groaning as he does so. "Amuse yourself." He says to Kisame.
Kisame chuckles, turning back to the computer screen. "Don't I always?"
"… Too much information." Itachi coughs, before moving to his brother's room. "Hai, Sa- … Kami-sama what happened here?"
As Itachi looks around his brother's room, he sees clothes spread around the whole room, littering the floor, bed, desk and chairs.
"Itachi, I need your help." Sasuke pleads.
"… I'm not helping you clean your room."
Sasuke shakes his head. "Iie, in two days it's Friday and I want to look good."
Itachi smirks. "Who do you want to impress?"
Sasuke lets out a sigh, running his fingers through his hair. "New guy, Sabaku no Gaara."
Itachi blinks. "Sabaku no…"
"My name's Sabaku no Kankurou, call me Kanky, Skanky, or whatever other nickname –especially without permission- and die. I'm about the same age of you all, so no use in telling any of you that. I have two siblings, a younger brother, and an older sister, and the three of us have enrolled this school and just moved around here.
"Iie…" Itachi whispers.
"Hm?"
Itachi looks at his brother and then across the room, eyes taking in all the clothes. "You're staying home tomorrow, we'll be going shopping."
"Gaara! Kankurou! Breakfast is ready!" Temari yells from downstairs. Muffled Hai's come from her siblings' rooms, and a few minutes later Gaara and Kankurou emerge, Kankurou already in his school uniform.
"Meh… I dun wanna go…" Kankurou murmurs sleepily, laying his head on the table.
"Hn." Comes Gaara's agreement.
"Kankurou, stop whining you have two periods less today." Temari huffs.
"Yeah, before my last period and the last break." Kankurou glares, lifting his head from the table.
"And what about me?" Gaara glares.
"You have the first two periods free."
The glare deepens. "Then why did I have to wake up now."
Temari just shoots him a cheery grin. "Because I want to eat as a family."
Both Sabaku boys let their heads land on the table. There's just no reasoning with Temari when she decides on family time and they both know it –unfortunately-.
Temari's family time has dragged them into several awkward positions, like shopping. It was a one-time thing however, since both boys realised pretty soon that they were stuck taking care of carrying the bags, and of course, paying. Now each time Temari mentions the word shopping Gaara and Kankurou gang up on her… and run into the bathroom, locking the door.
Temari produces the fresh bread she made and so the breakfast start.
DestinyPrevails: Mornin'
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Yo
DestinyPrevails: Up pretty early, ne?
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Same goes for you
DestinyPrevails: Eh, I woke up early and couldn't go back to sleep, what's your excuse?
Deathbleedsinsomnia: My sister, I don't need another excuse.
DestinyPrevails: Family breakfast? ¤chuckle¤
Deathbleedsinsomnia: ¤groan¤
DestinyPrevails: I'll take that as a yes then, ready to go to school?
Deathbleedsinsomnia: What do you think?
DestinyPrevails: Nope
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Hit the nail right on the mark
DestinyPrevails: Gonna go in the black uniform again?
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Of course
DestinyPrevails: It's from your old school, right?
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Yeah
DestinyPrevails: Ah, I'm being called down again, sorry but I got to go
Deathbleedsinsomnia: Ciao
DestinyPrevails: Ja ne
"Yo, Gaara!"
Gaara blinks as he looks up at the boy that called his name. Blonde hair, blue eyes, and no fashion sense… nope, he never heard of him. "Hai?"
The blonde cheerfully bounces over to Gaara. There are still a few minutes left until the period starts, so the blonde decided to get acquainted with the new guy, even when it's not his first day anymore.
"I'm Naruto in case you didn't know that yet." The blonde grins.
'So that's his name… wait, doesn't that go in Ramen?' "Ah…"
"Not very talkative, are you?" Naruto grins.
'Very perceptive, ramen-boy.' Gaara thinks sarcastic.
"Well, doesn't matter that much, I just decided to say hi and all the stuff you ask the new people." Naruto laughs.
'Pretty nosy too.'
"How do you like Konoha so far?" Naruto asks, sitting down on what originally Sasuke's seat.
"Different from Sunagakure." Gaara replies, mentally displeased by Naruto leaving gakure from Konoha.
"Different how?" Naruto asks, doing a mental 'whoop' about finally getting a response.
'Sunagakure is a desert, so how do you think?' Gaara's eye twitches slightly. "Just different."
Naruto is about to say something else when a shout cuts him off.
"Naruto!"
"Gomen, Gaara, I need to go." Naruto smiles in apology. "I'll talk to ya later, ne?" and without waiting for a response, he bounces off to the other side of the room where a guy in a large coat is, a dog on his head.
Gaara sweatdrops mentally. 'Are pets even allowed here?'
"Eh! Do we have to have art?" Temari pouts, looking at the sheet in front of her. The drawing is that of a swing, and while it's not too good, it's not too bad either, simply average.
"Nothing wrong with a bit of art, hm?" the boy sitting opposite her smiles.
Temari blinks. "Who are you?"
The boy chuckles. "Sorry, my name is Sai. You're new, right?"
"Hai," Temari grins. "didn't see ya yesterday, where were you?"
Sai smiles at her. "I was skipping." He says as if there is nothing wrong with it, which is probably true in his mind. "The weather was just beautiful and I sat in the park, simply enjoying it."
Temari chuckles lightly. "Well, even though that sounds better then sitting in a classroom all the time, don't you think you should be present?"
"My presence is always here." Sai smiles.
Temari just nods.
"Temari!"
Temari turns to see Tayuya and Tenten walk towards her. "Hai?"
"Gomen, we ran a bit late, what are you doing all the way in the back?" Tenten asks, plopping down next to her.
"Erm, something that has to look like art or something." Temari chuckles, pointing at his drawing.
"It's not that bad," Tayuya comments, leaning in to take a closer look "you just need to change the shading a bit, then it'll stand out more."
Temari chuckles. "I know, but I'm not patient enough for these kind of things.
"Eh, shit happens." Tayuya shrugs, sitting down next to Sai. "Mornin' Sai."
"Good morning." Sai smiles.
"What's the assignment anyway?" Tenten asks after noticing Kakashi is gone.
Temari shrugs. "Kakashi-sensei told us to draw whatever we wanted."
"Rock on!" Tayuya grins, immediately taking out a pencil, eraser, and her sketchbook before starting to draw.
Tenten chuckles, watching her pink haired friend draw. "Porn again, Tayuya?"
"Not porn, stillife." Tayuya grins, flashing Tenten a wink.
"And so in order to create…"
Kankurou blocks out Kurenai's droning about chemicals and such, paying more attention to Deidara next to him, or rather, the drabbles Deidara draws along the side of his paper.
"Cute." Kankurou whispers at the drawing of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals in chibi-form.
"Thanks, yeah." Deidara murmurs.
"So, why does everyone send you glares anyway?" Kankurou blinks.
Deidara bites his lip a bit, continuing shading the chibi's.
"Is it because you're gay?" Kankurou murmurs.
Deidara flushes slightly but nods.
"Eh, not very accepting here then?" Kankurou blinks.
Deidara shakes his head. "It mostly depends on who it is that's gay, yeah." He mumbles. "For example, about the whole popular group is either gay or bisexual, but people don't care because they like them. I'm not really liked, so it's held against me, yeah."
Kankurou scoffs. "What a lousy reason."
Deidara shrugs. "But I'm used to it, yeah."
"You shouldn't be." Kankurou shrugs at which Deidara sends him a questionable look. "Because that means you put up with it for far too long," The Sabaku explains "and you don't deserve that."
Deidara smiles slightly. "Thanks, yeah."
"Kankurou, Deidara, stop talking."
"Hai, Kurenai-sensei (yeah)."
Well, wasn't this uneventful? n.n;
Well, at least it's an update, right? T.T
… stop glaring at me ¤sulk¤