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Bllodthirtsy – Friendship

By: NightAngel

Chapter 16: "Troublesome"

[Previous chapter]

The bell rang once again and Gaara sighed in frustration. – "I'm coming, I'm coming!"

When Gaara opened the door, he had to block his eyes from the strong sun shining outside. At first he did not manage to see who was outside. But after a few seconds his eyes widened.

He turned his head, to look over his shoulder at Shikamaru who was in the middle of the living room. – "We've got trouble!"

[Previous chapter]

Shikamaru looked up when he heard he heard Gaara's voice. – "What do you mean by trouble? Can this get more troublesome than it already is?" – he only had the time to see Gaara nod, before someone pushed the sand-nin aside and flew inside the house.

A blur of white black and red flew right to him and Ino.

"SHIKAMARU!"

He blinked a few times, before the situation dawn him. He sweatdropped. – "Kurenai-sensei. How nice to see you!" – he tried to play nice since he saw the veins that were popping out of Kurenai's head.

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?" – Kurenai yelled, and Shikamaru had to block his ears.

Kurenai looked around the room, and although Shikamaru couldn't see her face, he could perfectly well feel the rage burning up inside. And when she turned her face to him, he wished a hole would swallow him. – "ANSWER ME!" – Shimaru gulped.

"You see ..."

It was then that Ino decided to get in between. But God! Did Shikamaru hope she would've stayed quiet.

"Kurenai-sensei!" – that caught Kurenai's attention. – "Did you come to join the party?" – Ino asked innocently.

"PARTY?" – Kurenai's voice was dripping poison.

"Yup! Me and Shikamaru were about to get down to it." – Ino said calmly.

Shikamaru turned completly white, before he burst in flames (mainly concentrated on his cheeks).

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT INO? STOP SAYING NOSENSES." – Shikamaru grabbed Ino's neck and almost strangled her.

"SHIKAMARU!"

Shikamaru turned his head back to Kurenai, who was now completely burning. – "Ah! I remember now. I need to go to the ..... to the market. Yes, that's where I need to go." – Shikamaru tried to get out of the room, but was grabbed by Kurenai.

"WHAT WERE YOU TWO DOING?" – Kurenai almost blew Shikamaru off. And it took him a while to open his mouth.

"Nothing!" – Kurenai glared at him. – "I swear. Ino's just drunk. I swear that's it." – Shikamaru fell down on his butt, when Kurenai released him, and Ino went straight to him, hugging him close.

"Drunk?" – Another voice asked, and both Ino and Shikamaru looked up at the entrance, where Kakashi, Asuma and Gai were standing, while Gaara closed the door.

"We found some sake last night." – Gaara said calmly, while walking into the room.

«Don't say it so naturally!» - Shikamaru begged on his mind.

"You ..." – Kurenai started. – "... INCOMPETENT FOOLS!" – Kurenai yelled from the top of her lungs.

That yell, woke up quite a few sleepy heads on the room.

"What is wrong with you people. Can't a person get some sleep every once in a while?" – Kankuro grunted, placing his hands on his head. – "Ugh! My head!"

"What happened?" – was the first thing that Sakura asked when she woke up. – "Ack! Shit my head!"

"Ugh!" – was the only thing audible that you heard from Sasuke, although one could tell he was muttering some curses under his breath, while he supported his aching head.

"Kya!" – everyone looked over at Hinata, who was blushing madly, when she realised who she was hugging in her sleep.

Gaara looked around concerned. – "One at a time to the bathroom please. Or else you'll be the ones cleaning the mess." – as soon as he said that, Kankuro got up and ran upstairs to the bathroom, while Sakura, Sasuke and Hinata all ran to the one downstairs. The three were trying to get in at once.

The senseis just stood there, looking at their ridiculous students, doing ridiculous stuff. Or at least, that's what Asuma and Kurenai where thinking. Because Kakashi was still reading his book. While Gaara blushed, and the reminder of last night's Neji reading the "Icha Icha Paradise".

Gai, on the other hand, was already by Lee's side, trying to wake him up. But to no avail. Lee was sound asleep.

"Wake up!" – Gai slapped lee's face a couple of times, before he finally started to open his eyes.

"Gai-shenshei?" – Lee said, with his face swallow from the slaps.

"Lee ..." – for a moment they stared at one another, and then the sunset appeared behind them and they hugged, crying like babies.

"Ugh!" – Gaara sweatdropped. – "I am not seeing this." – he assured himself.

"I'm so proud of you!" – Gai said happily. While the senseis gasped. – "You drank sake without using drunken fist and destroying the entire place." – Student and teacher hugged once again. While the remaining sweatdropped.

While Shikamaru and the others where distracted by Gai and Lee, the shadow boy failed to notice Ino who was currently hugging him very tight. Only when said girl planted a kiss on his neck did he feel something was wrong.

"Eeek!" – Shikamaru jumped 2 feet from the ground, blushing madly. – "What is wrong with you Ino?" – he yelled, while checking if she had left a mark on his neck.

Ino giggled and hugged him once again, much to his annoyance.

"Remind me never to let you get drunk again please." – Shikamaru sighed.