DISCLAIMER:I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE NARUTO CHARACTERS.

TEAM NINJA, TOTAL FIFTEEN

CH 4

Sailor Ghost.

Gaara laid in his bunk with his arms under his head. His black linen eyes were shut closed though he wasn't sleeping. He wasn't in the mood to sleep because he rarely did. Them nights in which he didn't slumber he would think, but he had the iPod which gave him the option to think and jam. It was cold in the room where the guys slept. The females complain that their room was cold but not as cold as the guys.

Gaara could only think of one thing: Naruto-nude! He thought about all the dirty things he would do to him after he tested it out on Sasuke. Just thinking about the blonde gave Gaara a hard wood. He bite his lip smiling. But he soon stopped when his nose began to sniff a stench in the air. The smell was vanilla with a hint of rotten cheese. His hairless brows glared at the horrible smell. His eyes snapped open when he could no longer stand it. He tilted slightly to the edge of the bunk to peer over the safety rail. His eyes would not deceive him.

The room suddenly went to freezing point. Gaara could see the breath coming in and out of his nose.

Standing by Neji's bunk which was bunk 13 was a white man in a navy sailor outfit on. His sailor hat cap was slightly tilted to the side. Blone hair and blue eyes, typical. He stood with his feet in a forty-five degree angle, heels together on line, hands pin to the sem of his navy pants in a ball with the thumb inline with the sem. The man faced forward, he was standing at the position of 'attention'. His body was glowing a bright white color that gave chills down Gaara's neck bone. That man wasn't human. The man then turned the opposite way of which Gaara was looking and walked away, disappearing in the dark.

Gaara flew himself against his bed, he was scared! He couldn't protect himself against something that wasn't mortal. His hands fumble turning off the music on his iPod, the noise freaked him out, but the quiet would too. The blankets rushed over his head as he buried himself in his pillow with his eyes shut. He didn't sleep at all that whole night. Nor did he open his eyes to peer under the covers. He was too scared that he might see the navy sailor.

The next day went by fast. The fifteen ninjas spent most of their time listening to speakers who came to visit them. But the whole time Gaara could only think of one thing and that was the ghost stories that would be told later that night. Was the man he saw a ghost? He asked Neji if anything happened last night that was out of the ordinary, Neji replied that he had a dream in which it smelt like vanilla and rotten cheese.

"Why?"

"Just wondering." Gaara said while stirring his spaghetti. Gaara looked up to see Ten-ten rustling in her sit, that was because Temari and Shikamaru both left dinner. And though it was at different times, none of which came back.

"She said she had to use the restroom. Maybe she's doing number two." Ten-ten tried to reassure herself but it wasn't working. She wasn't blind, she could see that they were together. "Damn that bitch."

Sasuke started laughing when he heard Ten-ten.

Temari had her legs wrapped around Shikamaru's waist. He had her pressed against the restroom wall holding her while she had her arms around his neck. She had her lips pinned to his neck and bit softly every time he trusted hard into her. She came along time ago but it felt so good she wanted to know if it would happen again. A few minutes later, it did. They gave each other a lustful smile as Shikamaru took the condom off and threw it to the side. Temari began to suck on his neck then slowly made her way down...

By the time Temari and Shikamaru were done doing each other, the group was already in the story telling room near the boiling room in the upper part of the ship. Shikamaru ad Temari slowly made their way through the crowd as the story teller stood in front waiting for a response to begin. Shikamaru sat by Chouji and Kiba. Chouji ate his bag of chips while Kiba shook his head in a dismay way at Shikamaru.

"What?" Shikamaru asked. What? Did they already know that he and Temari fucked? Damn, how shit spreads.

Temari sat down Indian style next to Ten-ten who got up and walked to the opposite side of the room and sat down next to Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura. Temari had a hurt look on her face but then looked over at Kankurou and Gaara who were staring at her. Kankurou had a smirk on his face while Gaara glared at her.

Kankurou spoke the silence. "Did you taste it?"

Temari replied back, "Shut the fuck up!" Kankurou laughs as the story teller claps his hands two times so as to make the teenagers shut up. It wasn't long for the ninjas to be at ease.

"Shall I get started?" The rookie fifteen nodded. "This ship is the most haunted ship in the world. It has been seen on Unsolved Mysteries and newspapers a like (that is the truth, look it up if you have to) the story I'm telling tonight is that of a sailor who fell asleep in the wrong place at the wrong time...

(True Story, a little exaggerated.) FLASHBACK.

...A white man with a sailor outfit on stopped reading his book and got out of his bunk, which happened to be bunk 13. The sailor knew he had plenty of work to do that evening and he had to do it quick. The USS Lexington would be shutting down because the war had ended. His job was to clean up the boiling room down at the bottom of the ship. Stacking the chairs and what not. So stepping out of his bunk, he made his way down below.

There was a bucket of water and mob inside of the bucket.

"Fuckers!" He took the mop out of the bucket and rung it out. The water splashed onto the floor some of the droplets getting on him. It was quiet where he was, but he didn't mind, he liked silence.

Soon all the chairs were stacked on the tables and the floor was shiny from the moping and sweeping. It took the sailor a while to clean up so when he was done, he walked over to the couch that was against the wall and laid down. It may be the boiling room but it was also like a living room, a place to chill and relax. His right leg was over his left leg as his arm covered his eyes from the light in the room. Five minutes later he was asleep.

Footsteps were echoing down the hall towards the boiling room, it was the water man, the man who turns off the heat and water system. He was humming as he peek his head slightly in the steal door that was slightly open. He didn't see anything or anyone from where he was so he shrugged.

"A-O!" The water man yelled. -The fifteen ninjas jumped as the story teller yelled it out.-

"Is anyone in here!" There was no answer from the sleeping sailor. The plumber did what he had to do and left.

Just as the plumber left, fifteen minutes later the electrician man came.

"A-O! Anyone in here?" No answer, he turned out all the lights. Next was the welding man who would weld the door shut for good.

"A-O!" No answer, the doors to the boiling room were welded shut and with the sailor still sleeping inside.

The water was out throughout the ship, the light/electricity was out throughout the ship, and all the steel doors were welded shut throughout the ship. All the sailors and captains were gone. The ship was locked up until she was needed again.

The sky was fully dark, yeah, it was night when the sailor woke up. He opened his eye seeing nothing but pitch black. He knew his eyes were open but he couldn't see anything, not even the hand he waved in front of his face. Not panicking he fell upon the floor on his knees. He crawled to the door that was nearest to him, he didn't need the light to find his way. When he tried to open it, it was welded shut. Panic was beginning to slip into his nervous system. However, he crawled to the second door to the opposite side of the boiling room. It too was welded shut. He quickly stood upon his knees screaming out.

"Help! Get me out! HELP!" No one answer. He began to throw tables and chairs about the room. -A sound affect was heard and the fifteen ninjas jumped again, Sakura and Ino manage to scream.-

The sailor began to shiver, he just now realize it was freezing in the room. He continued to scream and yelled and throw things about till he could no longer do so.

Two years later, a new war had begun. The plumber, the electrician, and welder all three were walking down the hallway to the boiling room. As they got closer they could smell a scent of vanilla and rotten cheese. Covering their noses, the welder opened the door. They followed the scent of the smell, it led to the couch and in the corner was the sailor curled up in a ball. His flesh half eaten by maggots and rodents.

End of FLASHBACK

"The end. They say the sailor now and then appears next to his bunk which his bunk 13, I feel bad for the sucker who has that bunk. If you smell vanilla and rotten cheese, it could be him watching." The story teller ended.

Gaara sat silent along with everyone else with his eyes wide with fear. The story teller began a new story but Gaara didn't listen his mind was too busy trying to figure out what he saw that night. He gulped. What if...that thing came back tonight? The red head shut his eyes and shook his head. Out of the group Rock Lee and Temari were the only ones who didn't get scared at the stories. It's not that they didn't believe in them, it was just their minds were preoccupied at the moment. Lee was worried about his relationship with Gaara. He felt Naruto was just getting in the way of things, in which the blue eye boy was. Fuzzy brows let his head drop so as he was staring at his lap. He could tell that Ten-ten was having the same problem with Temari. Finally, Lee came to the conclusion that all sand nin were cheaters and hags. They only did what benefitted them and their needs. So what if people would get hurt along the way, they didn't care.

Fuzzy brows set up straight with his arms crossed over his chest.

"If he wants Naruto then he can have Naruto, I don't have time to waste my feelings on trash. I'll find someone better." Lee told himself. Saying that little speech gave him all the motivation he needed. Yeah, it would be hard to get over Gaara but not impossible.

"Too bad I don't have that kind of spirit."

Lee glanced over at the soft voice behind the image. Ten-ten had her head hung low just like Lee did a few minutes ago.

"I can't believe she did that to me." Lee could tell that Ten-ten was going to cry. Being the kind person he is, he reached over giving her a hug. She returned the hug but soon got up and left the boiling room. Lee got up as well and followed after her. He too was going through the same issue so not only would it put Ten-ten at ease but also himself. Because that way they can both talk about it and get over the emotional feeling together as well.

"It seems to me that two of your fellow ninjas got scared and left." Laughed the story teller.

Temari wasn't in the laughing mood, in fact, she was wondering why Rock Lee went after her girlfriend. Gaara was also wondering but didn't want to cause a ruckus so he remain sitting where he was. Temari thought differently because she was quick to stand up but Kankurou grabbed her arm.

"You done enough all ready. The both of you." He gave Gaara a cold stare that mad him ashamed of himself. "What the hell is up with you two?" By that time the story teller was no longer talking and the ninjas were no longer listening to him but to Kankurou yell at Gaara and Temari. "Can't you see that you're hurting people who care a lot about you. Leave them alone, don't mess with them because they don't want anything involving pain. Gaara, you have the nerve, don't be surprise if you're lonely again sometime soon."

At that Gaara eyes got wide as he saw his younger self as a six year old being alone. All the sand nin children and adults running from him in fear. He looked away. Sasuke grinned as he saw the red head choked up.

"Temari, don't let me get started on you."

"Yeah, let's not." Temari sat down where she was. "You can continue with the story now."

The story teller just gulped as he tried to remember where he was at in the story. Ten-ten raced up the steep stairs to the flight deck. Rock Lee did his best catching up to her. It wasn't until he was at the second stairway when he bumped into a male sailor with blonde hair and blue eyes. The smell of vanilla lingered in the hair though it wasn't that strong, so when it touched Lee's nose, he didn't feel much of a sensation.

"Why are you in a hurry?" Asked the sailor.

"Well, me and my friend are both having trouble with relationships and I'm trying to catch up to her so as to calm her down. And myself too." Lee said sighing. He soon looked up at the sailor to see that he was an attractive man. The man appear to be more of a boy than man. His face was tan and his blue eyes were pure. "Beautiful."

"What?" The sailor asked once again.

"Nothing."

"Well, be careful at running on the stairs, back in my day lots of men had accidents when running to and fro And by the way, don't give up so easily but be strong." The sailor then left leaving a cold chill breeze through. But Lee only shrugged it off since he was nearing the flight deck.

Ten-ten is sitting on a bench looking at the ocean night view. Lee sits down gently next to her.

"I know I'm not in love with her," she began, "but I do care about her and it really does hurt when she does stuff like that. I can't believe she actually had sex with him."

"I know how you feel, Gaara is acting the same way."

"But at least he didn't have sex with Naruto!"

"Yeah but he's trying to get after him. And that hurts." Lee lets out a sigh. "I suggest you leave Temari alone for a while until you and she both figure out how she's feeling for Shikamaru or anyone else."

Ten-ten nodded her head, Lee was right, but too bad he didn't know what to do about Gaara. They sat there staring at the black sky filled with little stars. It wasn't until it started to wind hard that they decided to go in. However, standing by the exit door to the stairway was Temari.

"We need to talk."

"How about not, Temari." Lee already made his way inside the stairway and now walked down the broken escalator. Ten-ten ran past him in a swift. Lee held onto the railing balancing himself. He glanced up at Temari walking bulkily down the escalator past him in a huff.

Naruto and Sasuke walked past Lee coming down the escalator. The whole time they were together they were quiet. Naruto was dumb but not that dumb, he knew about Gaara's feelings for him. Gaara's only kidding himself, Lee is the one whom the red head really likes. The blonde headed boy shook his head. Sasuke took Naruto's hand to ensure him as they walked to their bunks. Sasuke held onto Naruto's hand to make himself believe that maybe Gaara didn't want to have sex with him any more. After that speech Kankurou gave to him and Temari, the both had no right to do anything foolish.

Later on that night, Gaara met Sasuke in the restroom. The chances of any one walking in on them was slim since all the guys were knocked out including Naruto.

'Thank heavens.' Sasuke thought to himself as he watched Gaara approached him. Gaara didn't look so good, he appeared...sad. The way he looked when no one would play with him when he was six. Gaara closed his eyes and clenched his teeth shut remembering the memories that began to stir in his mind.

"I'm sorry." He apologized leaving Sasuke to raise an eyebrow. "What was I thinking? I'm hurting Lee just like I was hurt long ago. I have no right." Pale green eyes looked up at black cold stones. "I'm confused right now, forgive me. I like him just as much as you do and I just want a chance that's all, a chance."

"Too bad, you won't get one as long as I'm around."

Gaara's eyes got wide then quickly turned to an ugly glare. Sasuke's such a selfish pig, keeping everything to himself. Gaara coldly walked away.

"I rather not waste my time on something worth fucking up than fucking." He said his back towards Sasuke. Sasuke watched as his footsteps were heard leaving the restroom. A sigh of relief escaped his throat.

"I still have the chance to lose my virginity to Naruto! Yes!" He skipped happily out the restroom.

The rest of the days went by pretty quick and though they didn't train physically they did train mentally. They learned how to developed a strong independent country and how money plays a key part of it. And the drama that was released didn't go away so when Kakashi drove the bus back to their cabin. The fifteen of them climbed into each of their own bed. Well except for Temari who tried to climb in with Ten-ten but was kicked out so she gradually made her way to Shikamaru who calmly invited her in. Gaara was even exhausted that he too closed his eyes and drifted away. They slept soundly, except for Naruto's snoring of course.