Of Pride and Prejudice: A Naruto Story Chapter 3: The Morning After Friendly Discussions, a naruto fanfic

After rereading my fic, I have realized that I haven't made an update in 2 whole years. -_- Damn, I am lazy… I feel kinda awful now since I've had 2 whole summers and other meaningless holidays, yet nothing. I also noticed that my writing style sounds kind of immature (i.e the overuse of the word shut up and lame comebacks etc.).

On the bright side, I'm updating now aren't I? So no worries my dear readers… I kinda forgot I had written these whole 2 chapters a long long time ago too and yet I'm only posting them now… procrastination really is evil…

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Disclaimer: Ownership of anything Naruto related is something I just don't have at this time, but talk to me in a few years and we'll see what happens!!! ^_^

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[Recap:]

"…You can stop preaching now, I get the point…"

"Oh…Why didn't you just say so earlier?"

"I did you moron!! But you were too busy testifying that you didn't even hear me!!"

"You don't have to be so mean about it, bastard!!!!"

"Good Night, Na – ru – to or should I say dead last!!!" ground out Sasuke as he marched up the spiraling steps to his room.

"Hey!! I'm not a dead l -" but unfortunately…or fortunately…depending on whichever way you view it…his remark was muffled by the slamming of the door.

…This is going to be a hell of a long vacation…

No dipshit…Can you say drama? And you don't want no drama…No more drama!!

…No comment…

Jeez…No wonder you don't have much friends…Someone needs some happy pills…

What happened to your normal practical player self?

…Let's just say he's taking a different path and taking a vacation for a little while…

Hn?

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Chapter 3: The Morning After (Friendly Discussions)

Konoha Heights is said to be the place of the reasonably wealthy, not those with money basically pouring out of their pockets like the Niagra Falls, but in fact, those people with status but are not super rich, or those with money but not much authority, families that have been in the industry for generations or whatever combo you could think of resided here peacefully, and have for the past 50 or so years. The community was peaceful and richly furnished even if it wasn't as extravagant as it should be it was still the spot where many called "home."

It was a private and gated community, no paparazzi or blinding flashing lights. It wasn't the bustling hectic Hollywood life but more of a slowed down comfortable lifestyle, though it was still nowhere as normal and easygoing as regular life, but it was something alright. Even if it wasn't the easiest of lifestyles, they wouldn't change it for the world. The opportunities, the spoils, the people etc. this life was made for them and handed to them, so wouldn't it be rude to just give it all up, I mean they were the mediators, not poor but not rich either, so why complain now?

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Now we return to the humble yet large abode of Lady Tsunade and Sir Sanzo in the wee hours of the calm morning, as everyone was fast asleep in their comfortable beds with dreams of the night before… The people, the vibe, the food, the tension, the excitement... Just waiting to see what's in store for them next and –

Suddenly the skillfully carved blue oak front doors of the sleeping family were thrown open and in entered a girl of 21, with shoulder length light brown hair (purposefully ruffled to perfection and complete with short straight bangs), aquamarine blue eyes, a wicked grin on her tanned face and about 5 bags at each side. She wore a short (and very tight) white strapless dress, silvery knee length leggings, a black leather jacket that rested under the bosom, silver chandelier earrings and matching princess necklace adorned with tiny pearl coloured beads and black Athena platform pumps (A/N: Here's the link if you wanna see what the shoes actually look like ?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=footwr%5Fdressy&footwr%5Fstyle=&footwr%5Fsize=&footwr%5Fcolor=&footwr%5Fprice=&product%5Fid=2061990315&Page=1). She slowly ascended the marbled staircase, made a turn here and there and then finally paused at a large pearly white door. She was a girl on a mission. Why she was so dressed up in the morning was a mystery, but she still looked like a sensible being and almost angelic, (if not a follower of cutting edge fashion)… That is… Until she flung open the doors of the room and opened her mouth…

"RISE AND SHINE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE GORGEOUS, FABULOUS AND EVER SO BOLD, RUMIKO LUKATA, IS IN THE HIZHOUSE AND READY TO PAAAAAARRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" came the loud voice that echoed through the whole mansion (and resulting in the rattling of furniture… amongst other things in the house), "CAN I GET A WOOT, WOOT!!! PARTY OVER HEEEEEERRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" finished the loud and obnoxious (sounds like a Naruto adjective) brunette as she gyrated in the middle of the room like a crazy person and then finished by striking a pose with a peace sign, as if expecting some applause or welcome from out of nowhere at 3 AM. I guess she believed that she was just that important. An applause would be totally out of the question, but she would however get a welcome that would be very very far from pleasant.

All the mansion's occupants awoke immediately from the uncalled for outburst and rushed from their rooms to seek out the cause of the ruckus (well except for Sanzo, he could really care less and when he slept, he was dead to the world because he slept like a log right through whatever situation that managed to pop up at odd intervals in the day).

Tsunade, the lady of the house, wobbled to her feet vaguely wondering for a moment, how she got into her bed this morning, but she chose to squash that thought and focus on getting through the door. Her face was red with rage and she was a woman on a mission. She clutched her pulsating head, the effects of alcohol wearing away at her determination to not crawl back into bed. This brings us to the equation: TSUNADE (with hangover) + NOISE2 = PAIN. She growled and stormed out of her room barefooted, wearing only a simple long white hiyoko (Jeez, they drag her to her room yet they don't even bother changing her clothes, people these days), leaving Sanzo to snooze soundly.

Tenten (who was clad in thin cotton dark green pinstriped pants and an olive green tank) went into warrior mode and rose silently, but the aura of death radiating off her person was not to be trifled with. The girl was a beast in the mornings, a habit she should really learn to curb one of these days but that's on the list of things NOT going to happen any time soon (e.g. learn how to cook and to become more girly, but there's a fat chance of that happening). She was not a morning person and that was a fact. Another fact was that whoever disturbed her peace would pay dearly. So she grabbed any weapon she could find within radius and kicked open the door to her room and marched outside into the light.

Ino (dressed in a barely there very translucent and very short baby blue spaghetti strap nightie (is that spelled correctly?) thank the heavens that Sanzo was still sleeping or else he'd have a fit) and Temari (dressed in a way too tight dark lilac tee that reached about mid thigh) were far from impressed with the random and unwanted interruption of their much deserved beauty sleep (I mean hello, if their beauty had no effect on Sasuke then a lot more sleep was in order for the other absolutely gorgeous males on the planet, wouldn't it be selfish to not be beautiful for everybody?). They were 2 totally pissed off drama queens and their faces, which were covered in some icky looking greenish gunk that they claimed was "Seaweed Exfoliating Facial Butter" (which is supposed to make you more beautiful, well, at least that's what they advertise on TV anyways). Ino's long platinum silky blonde hair was twisted up in a tight high bun with numerous "hair care" clips packed into it, whilst Temari's hair was overloaded with large curlers. Trust me, they were a sight to behold, which is why they never left the house without looking totally acceptable (which means powdered with make up and in something fashion approved) by their standards. No one interrupted their beauty sleep and got away with it. Because beauty takes time, money and energy, especially time more so ever, because those products are not due to come off until at least 3 hours or more).

Lastly, we have Hinata (dressed in her oh so loveable oversized lavender Care Bear shirt) and Sakura (decked out in her white cami with a luscious cherry in the middle and cherry blossom shorty shorts) simultaneously awoke with WTF looks on their face, which soon changed to a look of realization then worry and annoyance (respectively). Hinata rose with a sigh, pulled on a pair of baggy cargoes and slipped on a pair of grey low top converse and was ready to go. Sakura on the other hand, knew that this encounter was going to be a pain and crawled back under her red comforter to return to dreamland.

"Sakura, come on let's go!!" chided Hinata.

"Nooooooo" came Sakura's stubborn reply.

"Sakura!!"

"No way!! I'm tired, she's on her own for being a whacked out nutcase!!"

"We have go check it out at least"

"Why?"

"Because she's our best friend"

"You mean late best friend, well when they get their hands on her at least"

"That's why we have to hurry!!"

"Uh huh, sure"

"SAKURA HARUNO!!!!!!!!"

"Ok ok, I'm up I'm up!!"

"Good, now get on your sneakers, I feel like this'll be a grab and go"

"I take it that you have an idea of what's about to go down?"

"All too clearly"

They raced through the door and rushed down the hall. They had to beat their family… or else. When they reached the balcony, most of the help and guest had already crowded the way. Plus they could hear the distant sounds of her sisters and Tsunade on the prowl. Sakura and Hinata slid down the railings and sped towards their brunette friend.

"Rumiko, what the hell is wrong with you now?" hissed Sakura, "Couldn't you just call?"

"Nah! I'm in the party mode and ready to get down so bring out the cute boys and blast the speakers!!"

Hinata and Sakura sent her totally blank looks.

"Why are you guys in your pajamas already anyways?"

"Because the party ended 5 hours ago!!"

"Really, Jeez, am I that late?"

"Yes, didn't you get my text?"

"Well my phone's been going kinda haywire since I got to the airport so everything's a mess!!"

"How convenient" said Sakura in a tone that dripped with sarcasm.

"-and to think that I flew all the way here for this!!"

Just then a kunai whizzed past their heads and hit the wall behind them with a noticeable crack.

"RUMIKOOOOOOOO!!!!" came a bellowing noise from above. They all looked up to see the not so happy faces of the sleeping family.

"You are in for a world of pain!!"

"Well Miko, I hope you're into morning jogs because we've gotta run… FOR OUR LIVES!!!!!!!!!!"

The 3 raced through the doors at top speed and into the cool twilight without looking back at the chaos.

"So everybody has their cells right, in case of an emergency?" asked Hinata.

"Check!" chirped Sakura and Rumiko.

"You think they'll give chase?" asked Sakura.

"There they are!!!" came a loud voice from behind them.

"Not if we get far enough in time!!!!!!!!!!!!!" replied Rumiko, "Run faster bitches!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"You know that this is all your fault right?" added Sakura.

"Why do people always tell me that?"

"Because it's the truth!!"

"Rumiko, was that outburst a while ago really necessary? It really isn't like you."

"I dunno, I guess the effects of alcohol off the plane are still buzzing around in my head"

"Rumiko!!"

"Ok fine fine, I'm sorry and I may need to lie down very soon. Tipsy and running don't mix very well…"

"Well ain't that the truth" added the Cherry Blossom with a smirk. Her friends were hilarious if not entertaining in a totally weird way.

"Now!! It's time for more pressing matters!!" exclaimed Rumiko with a serious expression.

"Like…?" asked Hinata and Sakura at the same time.

"Well, for starters… Tell me about the party!!"

"Then can we sit down, 'cause this is gonna take a while?" interjected Sakura.

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Under jet black satin sheets, a soul stirred peacefully, still taken over by a relaxing slumber as strands of smooth silky black hair stuck out from under the dark covers of the more than comfortable king sized bed. Totally unconcerned with the world around him, he slept quietly and without a hint of fear.

"Oi, bastard!!! Time to rise and shine!!!!!" came the familiar booming voice of Naruto that echoed throughout the whole suite, as the blond burst though the ebony room doors of the sleeping Uchiha like a kid on sugar high.

This was not exactly how he planned on waking up this morning, but better late than never I suppose. He put his pale hand over his throbbing head and started to massage his weary eyes.

"Ugghhh… Get lost you moron. Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" groaned Sasuke as he sat up groggily to come to an Indian style sitting position, with his head down staring at his sheets, his raven black bangs hanging down to shield his facial expression, but not his fully toned torso complete with a very nice 6 pack (A/N: Yup… That's for the fan girls!! You're welcome!!)

"Yup! But that doesn't mean that I have to do it!!" chirped the spiky haired blond with a broad almost blinding grin on his face. Dear lord, was he always this hyper in the mornings? Sasuke could feel a headache coming on very soon.

"Must you be so loud? You're gonna make me go deaf one day!!" scolded Sasuke with an annoyed expression, "Now get out and leave me be,"

"Well soorryyy… it's not my fault your suddenly not a morning person!!! You're usually up waaaaayyyyyyyyy before me. I mean at least 2 hours, for crying out loud!!" countered the blond leaning smugly against the door frame.

"It's like your saying that I have to wake up early every morning so that you have an excuse to mock me about my habits" replied Sasuke in a bored tone.

"Well… No… But I do like your explanation better!!!" retorted Naruto with a chuckle. Sasuke rolled his eyes at him and couldn't help the small miniscule smile that made its way upon his face. Mornings were never ordinary with Naruto around that's for sure.

The walls of Sasuke's room (which was like twice the size of a normal standard apartment) were painted a deep cobalt blue. The floors, like most of this luxurious 5 star suite, were either of a smooth ivory coloured marble or, if the area was upholstered, covered in an extra soft titanium white hybrid of carpet and fur (which were cleaned daily).

Facing the left wall was a shiny black refrigerator (stocked with tomatoes, soda, beer, fruit, rice cakes and other stuff that make a great midnight snack). About 2 feet away, was an ebony black desk with a red spinning chair and an empty waste paper bin. It was topped with a state of the art crimson red Dell laptop; the necessary stationery with the Uchiha design; a silver and blue custom made blackberry bold; a steel blue PDA (that he got as a present recently from his dear brother Itachi (A/N: I'll explain their relationship in due time, but here's a hint, it's not the typical "I hate you and you hate me" charade, it's actually a pretty hilarious big brother and little brother predicament)); a notepad with random neat scribbles here and there in black ink of course; a silver lamp with scarletshades; a picture of him and his family in a golden frame and last but not least, a red Nikon digital camera.

Directly behind the desk, against the opposite wall, was a medium sized and very cozy black leather sofa with large square red, white and blue cushions. Beside that was a tall wardrobe expertly carved from the finest ebony wood with intricate designs to suit his appreciation for the fine arts. Sitting snugly, about 5 inches to the left, was a large black chest of drawers, the knobs of which resembled the Uchiha clan's symbol. About 2 feet away to the right, was a large white sliding door with slits on the front. Directly in front of that door across the large room, was a thick white door with the Uchiha crest carved into the face. The sliding door, lead to Sasuke's modestly large walk-in closet. The other door, lead to his huge and pretty modern bathroom.

In the centre of the room, was of course his very comfortable king sized bed covered in black silk sheets and a cobalt blue comforter and white pillows, Sasuke still sitting in it of course. At both sides of his bed was a steel blue night stand that had a lamp with scarlet paper shades. Behind the bed was the Uchiha crest.

"By the way… Are you sure you're not on PMS?" inquired Naruto, "Or maybe you just have low blood sugar…" inquired Naruto in a sing-song voice.

"What the hell do you know about my medical history and would you cut the PMS shit already?" snapped Sasuke, "I lectured you on it yesterday, give it a rest!"

"I know, but I still lie saying it!!" mocked Naruto, sticking his tongue out at the annoyed Uchiha.

"…Moron…"

"Know - it - all!!"

"Dude please… Anyone can be a know – it – all when it comes to you, since you know absolutely nothing at all"

"Hey!! I know tons of stuff!!!"

"Yeah, stuff that's not pertinent to anything in particular"

"Nu – uh!!"

"I bet if I asked you what you didn't know, you'd go on for centuries,"

"…" (Yup, Naruto totally lost this round)

"By the way… Why are you up so early anyways?"

"That's easy!! I'm just excited, duh!!!!"

"Excited about what exactly, did you eat sugar again? I told you to leave the candy alone, it's not yours!!"

"… I didn't eat any candy…"

"Then what is your deal?"

"The guys are coming over today, or did you forget?"

"You remember that but you can't even remember more important things. Like, I don't know… How to tie your shoes!!"

"Pfffttttttttt!!! Well my bad!! At least I have a proper social life!!"

"if you consider blabbing on the phone to random people, eating ramen morning, noon and night, counseling psychos and reading Jaraiya's porno novels, actually having a life… Then you definitely have less sense than I thought you did… Which wasn't much in the first place, when you think about it…"

"I have loads of sense!!"

"Sure, just not common sense"

"If it's common then wouldn't it mean that everyone has it?"

"Sure, everyone besides you… Now get out of my room, you're interrupting my sleep!! And please try not to do anything stupid as usual!!"

"Why would I?" [insert halo here:]

"It's not a matter of questioning why with you cause your gonna do whatever you feel like anyways"

"So what… it's called freedom of speech…"

"You mean freedom of action, now disappear from my sight!"

"Fine, fine… But the guys will be here in an hour… Bbbbbyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!" chided Naruto before he skipped out the door, before closing it behind him.

Sasuke blew his dark bangs out of his face before flipping face first into his pillow and screaming curses into it and pounding his mattress with his balled fists.

"Why now, why me?" groaned Sasuke with an annoyed sigh.

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Walking leisurely through the beautiful community of Konoha Heights, we return to the 3 females who had accomplished an Olympic feat by escaping peril by running like the wind from their family.

By this time, it was a bit warmer and the sun was out to sprinkle the world with a little bit of sunshine and joy. People were starting to wake up and begin their day all around the community.

"It sounds like Naruto was the bomb!!!!!!" exclaimed Rumiko with laughter in her voice, "I mean come on, he was probably the reason why the party was interesting right?"

"Oh come on, the party wasn't that boring," chided Hinata.

"It didn't sound that exciting before Naruto came either"

"He was like a jester trying to entertain a court of guests like in medieval days" mumbled Sakura.

"Oh lay off the angst, pinky!!"

"Yes Sakura, don't be mean, Naruto is just… different…"

"Well duh he's – mmpgggfffffhhhh" started Sakura before she was cut off by Rumiko's hand, resulting in the roseatte haired girl to glare at the brunette.

"Go on dear, tell us more about Naruto, don't let the wicked witch of pink stop the sharing!!"

"What more is there to say about him, I mean you're making way too much of a big deal about it," defended Hinata with a tint of red on her cheeks.

"Fiiiiinnnnnneeee… I'll leave him alone… For now!! Tell me, what's up with Sasuke?"

"According to Naruto, he only speaks to his own friends and he's totally cool with them,"

"Well duh, they're his friends!!"

"That doesn't give him an allaby for being proud"

"So what, the guy is drop dead gorgeous, is freaking rich, has got numerous connections, women and men pining for his affection and can do anything he wants"

"Oh shut up Rumiko!!!" snapped Sakura finally breaking free of her silencing hand, "He is still a bastard!!"

Rumiko and Hinata gave her knowing looks.

"Plus, he hurt my pride…"

"Cause he's a proud, insensitive, rich, pretty boy…?"

"Who is really mean!!"

"… and also very hot!! But Naruto is still adorable, isn't that right Hinata?"

Hinata choked on her own spit at that moment, "I g-g- guess so…"

"Excellent!!!"

"Meh, I still don't like Sasuke. He could drop dead for all I care!!"

Hinata and Rumiko smirked.

"You are overreacting, Sakura" responded Hinata.

"Yeah, when did you become Miss Drama Queen? That's supposed to be the shared title between Ino and Temari!"

"… He dissed my hair…" mumbled Sakura with a pout as she twirled her finger absentmindedly around a single pink lock. She wasn't one who let people rain on her parade often, but it hurts a lot when someone you have never even met in your life wants to take a jab at your self esteem out of the blue. She may act a bit rash on the outside but on the inside (minus inner Sakura) she was very sensitive… besides being totally level-headed (when she's not out for revenge) and intelligent (if she's in a pinch and needs to think fast). She was after all, your typical, normal Japanese girl. Well, at least that's what she liked to believe most of the time. Ignorance is bliss, after all…

Hinata and Rumiko both shared blank looks and then looked at Sakura with skeptical expressions as if something dawned on them.

"That's… all?" asked Hinata quietly.

Sakura nodded numbly, still twirling the lock of hair with her index finger. Once again, Hinata and Rumiko looked at each other, then looked at Sakura, then back at each other again, only to end up bursting out with laughter. The roseatte haired girl was not at all pleased with this sudden outburst and found it as a mockery against her delicate situation. So she sent the 2 clowns deathly glares.

"Oh, dear!!! This is a big problem indeed!! Whatever shall we do? The prince of darkness has dissed the Pink Princess' 'ever – so – normal' hair!!" mocked Rumiko with tears in her eyes. Sakura narrowed her eyes at her.

"…It's not funny…"

"Uh, yes it is!!! You just don't see the bigger picture here!!"

"Please, enlighten me oh sane one before I pummel your head into the ground and jump on your corpse until you look like a pancake"

To this threat Rumiko became slightly terrified and ran behind the opal eyed peacemaker.

"Honestly Saku, why are you taking this so seriously?" questioned Hinata, "It shouldn't matter what he says because he's just a jerk, you're better than this!"

It was a well known fact that Sakura's unnatural looking hair, not to mention, her slightly large forehead, were very sensitive topics for her. Saying that she took immediate offence and would hold onto it for a long long long time would be a major understatement.

"No offence, Saku… But if it hasn't occurred to you yet… Pink hair? Really, how many people do you know who had red hair when they were young, only to have it turn pink the older they got?" questioned Rumiko with a stern tone. Her answer was the silence she received from her 2 BFFs.

"…No comment…" answered Sakura in an annoyed tone, her eyes downcast. Hinata shook her head in agreement with a small grin on her face. Rumiko merely smirked and gave Hinata a knowing wink.

"…and there's your answer!! Absolutely no one!! Well, unless you count people who use freaky ass hair products in that they have absolutely no clue how to use effectively because they're total douche bags and –" babbled Rumiko before being stopped by Sakura.

"Ok, ok, we get the point Miko!!!" interrupted the jade eyed girl who raised her hands in fake surrender. Rumiko and Hinata both gave her a stifling bear hug.

"Yay, we cheered her up!! We cheered her up!! We cheered her up!!!" chanted Hinata and Rumiko as they danced around the embarrassed pinkette.

"Oh whatever, you know I'm special"

"Do you mean that in the retarded way or the unique way?" joked Rumiko.

"…Shut…Up…" ground out Sakura, "You and I both know what I mean"

"Riiiiiiigggggggghhhhhhhhhttttttttttt…Sure we do! And that's why it's score 1 for Miko and none for Pinky!!!!"

"Why I oughta –" began Sakura in a menacing tone.

"Sooooooo Hinata, what did it feel like getting your groove on with Mr. Blond, Bright and Bold!!" asked Rumiko with stars in her eyes.

In response to this, Hinata's face began to burn up and she started to twiddle her fingers. Not to mention the fact that she was looking anywhere but them.

"Heh, well um…What can I say…It was a once in a lifetime experience…"

"Ooooooooohhhhhh! This sounds promising!!" remarked Rumiko with excitement.

"Really, Rumiko, what are you getting all excited for? She can do way better than him anyways!!"

"Gee, Sakura and all this after he stood up for you…" replied Rumiko curtly, giving Sakura a disappointed glare. Sakura shifted nervously under her scrutiny.

"What is wrong with Naruto being the way he is?" asked Hinata, "I find him a sweet, charming and determined person. He may not be bright and probably not interested in any relationships but I will not allow you to mock him in my presence" stated the usually subdued and petite beauty. Now Sakura felt bad, she was probably as bad as Sasuke right now. She cringed at the thought.

"I'm sorry guys, I shouldn't judge. My bad," apologized Sakura quietly. But her friends still heard her and gave her a reassuring hug accompanied by warm smiles.

"It's ok Forehead, we forgive you," replied the 2 simultaneously giving her mock kissy faces. Sakura shook her head at their antics. These girls were something else indeed.

"Since it's you guys and I love you both A LOT, I'm gonna let that forehead thing slide, but next time, be prepared!!!"

"Yeah yeah, we hear ya" griped the brunette, "It's not our fault you're in biatche' mode today…What gives?"

"I'm guessing that due to the lack of sleep and caffeine in her system, her brain has temporarily shut down some of her restraints and caused her to be in a irritable disposition due to the annoyance of the situation…" explained Hinata with the air of a professor.

Sakura and Rumiko stared at her blankly.

"Well, works for me," replied Rumiko with a shrug.

"Ice-cream is fine too…" responded Sakura lamely, until her stomach grumbled, "Ok screw that, we're getting breakfast first and then ice-cream! I'm starving!!"

"Any suggestions?" asked Hinata.

"Where's the nearest source of nourishment?" asked Sakura.

"Uhhhh…Dennys?" answered Hinata, "I think…"

"…"

"Let's just walk around till we get somewhere"

"Okie dokie!!!" chirped the 2 happily.

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Puffs of steam rose out of the shower and into the large and very modern bathroom. Unlike the bedroom outside, the bathroom had a different colour scheme. Instead of the usual blacks, blues and reds. The bathroom had a more sophisticated theme that wasn't as loud (or dark). The walls were painted a light olive green, whilst the floor was covered in pearly white tiles of different shapes and sizes along with pieces of silver and gold (to add a bit of sparkle) in a type of mosaic style. The mirror stretched horizontally across the left wall. Beneath it was an almost gray tinted lavender marbled counter top with 2 basins. The inside of each basin was a creamy white whilst the taps were made of pure silver with gold and diamond handles. The countertop was topped with soap dishes, toothbrush holders etc. all made of pearl. The cabinets underneath matched the colour of the basins.

The towels were all of a dark plum colour, and also were the rugs. Beside the shower, which was also tiled and had doors of translucent glass, was a large rectangular bath tub, the side of which that faced the counter, was tiled. The inside of the bath tub was made of lavender ceramic material. The faucets were also made of silver, gold and pearl.

The right wall had a large custom made Jacuzzi with about 6 steps leading up to it and a wine cabinet beside it for those…ahem, special moments. A plasma television was placed in one of the walls. Across the room from the glamorous Jacuzzi was of course the toilet, which was quite simple, besides being bigger than the normal toilet and with a cushioned seat and covered lid. A rack of novels and magazines sat about a few inches away. Beside the toilet was a silver urinal. Why buy just a toilet when you can buy a urinal too? The sound of rushing water could be heard in the background, along with soft classical music. This bathroom had a slight feminine touch indeed, which is the reason why it off limits to everyone, even though Itachi liked to steal his stuff and there was nowhere that Naruto could not get himself into.

Hot water droplets fell from the shower's 5 individual nozzles unto silky raven locks, trickling past pale broad shoulders, down firm expertly defined abs and then to the abyss below (aka a certain somebody's nether regions). Humming softly to himself, he ran a hand through his currently soapy hair (yes, he shampoos people) and let the water wash over his tired body. But unfortunately, he let his mind wander for a bit as usual, there was a flash of pink as the scent of cherries filled the air. Wait, cherries? His eyes snapped open as a wave of confusion hit him. Cherries…Pink? What the…? He immediately reached out and grabbed the shampoo bottle from off the shower rack. He was usually observant, but how the hell could he miss something as obvious and girly as that?!!!

The raven haired male was about to see red, literally. He squeezed the intruding bottle in his fist so hard that it made a whizzing sound as a magenta coloured liquid trickled out of the end. His hand left a dent in the poor bottle that looked like the dear life had been squeezed out of it. Then again, if you count shampoo as life, then yes, that bottle was as good as dead right now. Where the hell did that shampoo come from in the first place? Only one person would be crafty enough to do this, wait, Itachi isn't supposed to come back until later after going on that 3 day business trip. So that leaves the next person…

"NAAAAARRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" roared the outraged Sasuke, "You are so dead!!!!!!!!!"

The raven haired Uchiha quickly grabbed a purple towel off the rack, tied it around his waist and stormed out of the bathroom, not even bothering to turn off the pipes. Honestly, which straight guy in their right mind uses Cherry Cherry Boom Boom Champagne scented shampoo?

As Sasuke exited his room, marched down the stairs and stepped into the living room with an aura of impending doom as he caught sight of the blond soon to be victim. But alas, something just wasn't right. He paused momentarily when he felt an onslaught of curious gazes upon him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his 4 expected guests…But at an unexpected time… Slightly deterred, Sasuke turned around slowly to face his currently unwanted audience. A blank look washed over his features, how was he supposed to react to this exactly since this couldn't be any more awkward. Recomposing himself, he stared at them with a neutral expression in an attempt to squash his embarrassment.

"Why are you here already?" asked Sasuke bluntly with an obvious hint of annoyance in his voice.

"Well, we had time to burn, so we just decided to chill out here since we expected you guys to be up already, but I guess we were interrupting something…" stated a young man with pearl tinted pupiless eyes and long silky chocolate brown hair. He was decked out in a modern white peasant top, black baggy cargoes and beige dress shoes, "We can always come back later,"

Sasuke ran a hand through his hair. His day had not begun well at all. Might as well get over the mishap and at least try to be somewhat optimistic.

"Nah, it's fine…I'll be out in a few minutes anyways," grumbled the Uchiha. He might as well move on and get some clothes on before his towel fell off, now that…would be a lot worse. But he paused once more and gave Naruto a death glare before warning him, "I will kick your ass later dobe!!"

Naruto gulped loudly with a look of fear in his eyes.

"Jeez, what the hell did you do this time?" asked a guy with spiky dark brown hair and dark eyes, with teeth that almost resembled fangs. He wore a white T-Shirt with the Ecko Unltd logo in red on the front and gray surfer shorts and black sneakers. His canine companion, a large white dog with brown ears, barked in agreement.

"Well, I may have switched his shampoo… With some grily stuff, but it was just a joke!!" pleaded Naruto.

"Yeah, that ended up in him coming outside to kill you but instead finding too many witnesses aka us," stated Neji, "So in other words, you are so dead when we leave,"

"Yeah, nice knowing you bonehead!!!" exclaimed Kiba with a grin.

"Shut up, dog face!!!"

The room's other 2 occupants sat quietly, because one was sleeping soundly and the other didn't really care to say anything as of yet. These 2 were Shikamaru and Gaara. Shikamaru was a tall young man with piercings, dark eyes and brown hair done up in a high spiky ponytail. He was clad in a short sleeved black shirt with a green shirt underneath, faded ripped jeans and white sneakers. Gaara, had unkempt auburn hair and very light green eyes. He wore a dark brown T-shirt with the words "Unleash the Demon" in bloody red letters, baggy beige cargoes and black sneakers with a dark brown stripe on the side. Their time to speak would come soon…Very very soon… They were the voices of reason after all…When they felt like it…

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By now, the female trio had made their way to a humble yet very popular breakfast and diner in the neighbourhood (go figure). They reached here just as they were about to faint from the lack of nutrition in their stomachs. Yes, miracles do happen. They quietly filed inside and took a seat at a table to the back of the restaurant, not wanting to catch any unwanted attention. After making themselves comfortable, they each ordered a meal of pancakes, fried eggs, crispy bacon, hash browns and a tall glass of orange juice.

"Hey, Hins…Does Naruto know that you like him?" asked Rumiko absent mindedly. Said girl nearly choked on her pancake. This drew the full attention of the 2 girls beside her as they patted her on the back forcefully. She then swallowed the pancake in her mouth and took a big gulp of water afterwards. Took a deep breath of air, cleared her throat and she exclaimed:

"W-What?!" with her face turning redder by the second.

"Jeez, Rumiko, you're so tactless!" scolded Sakura playfully, Hinata breathed in a sigh of relief, "The question should have been, does she like Naruto?" Then another fit of coughing erupted from the indigo haired girl.

Now they were back to square one!! So when the coughing finally died down… again. The question was asked…again.

"Soooo…Uh, back to the question…" started Sakura. Hinata blanched, "Do you?" The 2 nosy friends stared at her expectantly. With a sigh, Hinata hung her head and in a tiny voice replied with a meek yes. It may have been barely audible, but Sakura and Rumiko had supersonic hearing…When they wanted to…

Immediately, a smile broke out on each of their faces. They were in one of those gushing modes. Oh dear Lord, here comes the dramatics…

Rumiko stood up, got up on the table and cried out; "Soldier of Love and Beauty, Sailor Venus" then finished by striking the Sailor Venus pose and then pointed at Hinata with a look of authority and determination. By this time, all of the attention in the restaurant had been directed towards them. Sakura and Hinata sat in their chairs with looks of total shock. Rumiko then broke the silence.

"Don't hide your feelings!!! Be open and let him know about you love for him!!! The heart can only take so much stress until it breaks down!!! Be strong and have courage!!! Embrace your love!!!!" commanded Rumiko.

"U-um, I don't know what you're talking about…" responded Hinata quietly.

"Rumiko, you're causing a scene, please get your ass off of the table," begged Sakura, but her request went unheard.

"Yes, you know what I talking about Sailor Mercury!!!" she bellowed, her gaze still directed at Hinata. (A/N: Hey, it was either Sailor Mercury or Sailor Saturn, I just chose the more popular one) Sakura began to bang her head on the table.

"Stop doing that Sailor Mars," she said, this time referring to Sakura, "You might damage your many brain cells!!" Sakura gave her an apathetic look. She knew watching the Sailor Moon reruns with these guys was gonna lead to trouble. But Rumiko and Hinata just had to use the puppy dog eyes on her. Why did she have to be the one with the weird friends? Was she some kind of magnet that attracted the overly unique people that were either outcasts of society or just not into being labeled as stereotypes. She needed to start finding actual normal people, then again normal was overrated.

"99.9% of the time, it is up to the female to make the first move! We are independent beings and not submissive housewives anymore! If the woman does not show interest, everything will roll downhill like a snowball, piling up more snow until it explodes at the bottom in your face!" Rumiko preached with the air of a cultured professor. Sakura and Hinata stared at her in wonder. Just where the hell does she get this stuff from? I blame too much television, daytime soap operas and of course, Sailor Moon

"If he likes you too, which he probably does, you must jump on the opportunity and go for it! Don't let it slip between your fingers like the sand on the beach! Stand up for your heart and let true love prevail!!!" she finally ended her long (and extremely embarrassing tirade with a peace sign) and jumped back into her seat elegantly (how you do manage to jump off of a table elegantly is beyond me however). Her final words were commended with a standing ovation from the customers and staff of the restaurant, which shocked the hell out of Sakura but Hinata was still stuck on the words that Rumiko aka Sailor Venus had just spoken. Rumiko arose from her seat to curtsey at their much appreciated praise. Sakura was beginning if the whole world was on crack because she apparently seemed to be surrounded by crazy people wherever she went. Oh woe was her…

"So Dr. LOVE, are you done yet?" asked Sakura in a clipped tone, she really wanted to go back home now because her day was just getting weirder and weirder thanks to Rumiko.

"Hmmm…Pretty much, you know I really should take up motivational speaking and counseling! Imagine the change I can do for the world and the people who need my words of wisdom!!" remarked Rumiko with stars in her eyes. Sakura stared at her with a total WTF look on her features. Yeah, Rumiko was definitely headed for the crazy house one day…

"As much as it pains me to admit, your speech actually sounded kind of valid, but those rules only apply to flings or relationships that never last that long. Hinata doesn't want some lame old dumbass! She needs someone extra special –"

"Ugh, here we go with the special thing again…"

"She needs to find her soulmate who is supposed to be extra special!!" scolded the roseatte haired intellectual, "She needs to be happy with her choice and in turn he needs to make her happy!"

"Eh, happiness? Oh no, dear! True happiness in a relationship either happens by fate, time, effort and a whooolllleeeeeee lotta good luvin'…if you know what I mean," said the brunette while wagging her eyebrows as if trying to convey some underlying fact. Sakura rolled her eyes at her antics. This psycho was basically contradicting everything she just preached to Hinata before. Said, opal eyed girl was quietly observing the two and pondering quietly the pros and cons of their statements. If Hinata was listening to her babble as if it came from some sacred scripture and if Rumiko thought that she was some superior being of knowledge, then there definitely must be something in the food.

"Is all this gibberish why you can't keep a boyfriend?" asked Sakura with a mocking grin.

"Hmm…I don't know, is this why you can't get a boyfriend?" asked Rumiko in an innocent seemingly unassuming voice. Ooooohhhhhhhh burn!!! Score 2 for Miko and 0 for Saku. The jade eyed girl sent her a scathing glare.

"That's playing dirty, don't bring my love life into this! Just because I have high standards doesn't mean that I should jump on every guy that seems like a good catch at first sight, unlike some people who act like depraved animals!!!"

"At least this depraved animal can get some, unlike a certain big headed pink haired nerd!!"

"Uh – uh! That's crossing the line, bed wetter!!"

"Then bring it, thumb sucker!!!"

"Bonehead!!"

"Forehead!!"

"Blondie!!"

"Pinky!!"

[insert electrical sparks here:]

Hinata snapped out of her reverie to watch the two bickering females with mild interest. They were now engaged in a glaring contest and you could literally feel the electricity radiating throughout the atmosphere. This was not gonna end pretty.

"Hey! Um, guys!! No need to get violent here!! This is a public facility!!" intervened Hinata unsuccessfully, "Why am I always the referee?"

The indigo haired girl sighed, realizing the effort was pointless and thus set her eyes on a different matter. She turned to the waitress and politely ordered a bowl of vanilla ice-cream with chocolate sprinkles on top, this confrontation may take a while, so she might as well enjoy herself. She did like vanilla ice-cream after all, plus watching her two best friends bickering was quite entertaining.

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ALTERNATE SCENE

"Heeeeellllllllllloooooooooooo?!! WAKE UP BITCHES!!!!!!!"

The room's 2 inhabitants got up immediately with matching wtf looks on their faces. One was a violet haired girl with opal coloured pupiless eyes and dressed in a large lavender Care Bears t-shirt turned sleep wear and looked at the intruder with mild shock. The other occupant had lengthy rose pink hair, jade green eyes and wore a white cami with a cherry in the centre and cherry blossom patterned shorty shorts, her expression however, was one of annoyance.

"You do know that it is 3:00 AM right?" asked Hinata with the slightest hint of annoyance.

"Rumiko, what… are… you… doing?" hissed the pinkette (A/N: Does that word even exist?).

"I'm here to party, duh!! Why are you guys asleep already?"

"Um… Rumiko, the party was yesterday…" said Hinata.

"Are you serious?" asked Rumiko as a blank look washed over her face.

"Yes genius, didn't you get my text?" interjected Sakura.

"Yeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh… Well I may have misplaced my phone at the airport… and to think I came all this way for nothing!!!"

"It's not like it was anything special Miko, it was just a regular party," stated Sakura as she tried to cheer up her saddened friend, "Though, Hinata did get more than her fair share of excitement…"

Immediately, Sakura and Rumiko's heads snapped towards the unsuspecting brunette.

"…I-I'm not sure what you mean…" mumbled Hinata.

"Oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! I hear a story coming on… TELL. ME. EVERYTHING!!!"

"Well, since my snooze time is basically over because it's obvious you're NOT gonna leave anytime soon, we might as well tell you… "

"Good… Saves me the trouble of begging incessantly!!!"

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And that concludes another exciting chapter in the OPP:ANS (aka the Of Pride and Prejudice: A Naruto Story) series!! I'll be sure to update really soon (hopefully).

Let me just day that this chapter turned out way longer than I expected, I intended on putting at least 20 more pages in here, but I decided that this was getting waaayyyyy too long for me. So I'll be using them in the next chapter. :D

I've got a lot on my plate right now, but I'll work things out. I'll also be working on a lot of new fics!! Here's a list of some of the categories:

Inuyasha

Ouran High School Host Club

Vampire Knight

Shugo Chara!

Fairy Tail

And a few others!!! XD

Wish me luck!!! :3

Until then,

Peace out!!!

REMEMBER, READ AND REVIEW!!!!!!!!!! Ja ne!!!