Story: Dancing Diplomats

Author: LightMyWay

A/N: Here's the second chappie! This is dedicated to JumpyJessa because she was he first person to review and she made me feel special, so thanks JumpyJessa!

Chapter 2: First Day

"The most breath taking thing is what you believe in." -Me

Naruto could here the incessant beeping by his head. It was really starting to bug him, but he didn't feel like moving. His bed was too warm and comfy for that. He resolved not to get up. Nope. Nothing. Absolutely nothing would make the fox boy get out of bed...except for the mission he had just remembered.

"Kuso!" he yelled hopping out of bed only to find that his legs were tangled in the sheets therefore making him fall flat on his face. He spent the next five minutes trying to untangle himself from the sheet that seemed to grow every time he pulled more off. When he finally managed to untangle himself he ran around like a mad man trying to figure out where he had left the pack he had packed the night before. When he managed to locate it he put it by the front door, so that he wouldn't forget. He ate, grabbed the pack, and almost ran out the door until he realized he had nothing, but his boxers on.

"This is not my day," he muttered and ran to get some clothes on not caring exactly what he put on. He ran to the font gate taking every short cut that he knew of while trying to avoid knocking people over. He cried out in joy when he made it to the front gate. Everyone other person there stared at him as if he was insane. Naruto started his victory dance, which was scary to say the least. They others looked at each other and then back at Naruto and then back to each other as if to say, 'Who's going to stop him?' Sakura stepped forward seeing as no one else was going to do it.

"Naruto...," she said carefully examining the blonde boy in front of her, "What are you...doing?" Naruto stopped and turned to her.

"Enjoying myself because I made it on time," he said and gave her the infamous foxy grin. Sakura just nodded her head.

"That explains that...but what are you...wearing?" she asked her comrade. Naruto looked down at his attire for the first time.

"Oh," he said understanding why they were all staring at him as if he had ten heads. He had a black T-shirt and khaki shorts, which went to his knees, on...something most ninjas wouldn't be wearing when going on a mission.

"Well you see I kind of woke up late and then..." everyone tuned out his explanation not really caring. The only thing they cared about was getting the mission started, but Suzuki seemed to be taking her sweet time with getting to the front gate. It was already 7:10.

"And she was so strict when she said 7:00," Tenten muttered, "I could've gotten more sleep if she was going to be late." Tenten continued her mutterings much to Neji's dismay, for the stoic boy was trying to meditate. The more Tenten muttered the more Neji got annoyed until the point in which he put his hand over her mouth to silence her. It was only then that Tenten got the message. The group of nine continued to stand in front of the gate. Hinata and Sasuke were conversing in low voices. Sakura and Ino were gossiping. Shikamaru lay on the ground to stare at the clouds as they passed by. Gaara leaned against a tree with his arms crossed and said nothing to no one. Kiba watched as Temari played with Akamaru, who liked the blonde haired kunoichi very much. Tenten had fallen back to sleep...on Neji's shoulder and Neji was staring at her with a look of annoyance on his face. Naruto wasn't doing much accept staring at Kohona.

"Hello everyone!" Suzuki called in a cheerful voice startling everyone. She beamed at them, as if everything was perfect. They just blinked back at her, well all of them except Tenten who was still sleeping, while Neji kept poking her to make her wake up, not that it was working. Then everyone glared, even Tenten, although she was glaring at Neji for waking her up and Neji was glaring at her for falling asleep on him.

"You're late," Sakura said darkly her glaring becoming more intense by the second. Suzuki chuckled nervously.

"Well you see I kinda got lost..."she trailed off as the glares of Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke got more intense. Anyone around the three slowly backed away before the wrath was unleashed on them.

"I think we should go!" Ino piped up starting to walk out the gate. Others followed some dragging Sakura, Sasuke, or Naruto with them, while trying to get them to stop glaring at Suzuki before she got really scared. Eventually the former students of Kakashi stopped glaring. Sasuke and Hinata got everyone in a circle around Suzuki. She seemed content to just stare at the world around her while humming. She didn't even seem to care that there was possibly danger lurking in the shadows up ahead of them.

"I think I liked her better when she was strict," Ino whispered to Shika, "At least then she at least looked smart." Shika sighed and nodded in agreement of Ino's statement. The more he watched the diplomat the more he agreed. The more anyone in the circle watched the diplomat the more they agreed. Then an even worse idea occurred to Ino.

"She's supposed to create peace!" Ino whispered quickly into Shika's ear unfortunately she wasn't quiet enough.

"Is there something wrong with that?" Suzuki asked from her position in the middle of the circle. Her eyes were once again like slits and her mouth was a very slim line. Ino shook her head vigorously, while looking guilty. Shika gave a little snort. Ino elbowed him in his rib cage.

'After all the times she's done that to me you'd think I'd be used to it. Troublesome,' Shika thought while rubbing the area Ino had elbowed him in.

"I may not seem like I can do my job, but I can do it very well. I don't tell you how to be a ninja, so you don't tell me how to be a diplomat. Please and thank you," Suzuki said storming past the group of people around her.

"Nice," Kiba said, "Way to get the person we're supposed to be protecting angry." He snickered enjoying the dirty look Ino gave him.

"Shut up," she muttered running to catch up with the pissed off purple-haired girl. She caught up with her, took a deep breath, and smiled.

"Look I'm really, really sorry," Ino said, "I shouldn't have said that. I just kinda got carried away. I do that a lot. Maybe I really am troublesome like lazy always says," she shrugged, "Well anyway I'm sorry and I didn't mean it." She looked over at Suzuki, who was frowning and looking pained by something. Ino frowned.

"That's why I always act so strict in front of people," Suzuki said, while looking at the sky, "If I ever try to act like myself then people think I can't do what I'm supposed too. It's sort of weird in a way. Everyone always says be yourself, but I can't. It's like I'm not allowed too. I don't like hiding who I am, but I've perfected the art of it. I can change my personality at will and no one would know the difference. I feel as if I'm trapped inside myself and it's really no fun." Ino's face was one that displayed her surprise at all the statements that Suzuki had just said.

"Now I'm really, really, really, really sorry!" Ino said looking it too; however all Suzuki did was smile at her.

"Things happen and then we move past it," she shrugged and turned to Ino with her hand held out, "Friends?" Ino smiled, nodded, and shook her hand. By the time the rest of the group caught up with the two girls they were gossiping like they were old friends.

"Geez, so troublesome," Shikamaru said, "First they're mad than they're glad." He shook his head.

"Women," Kiba said, "Can't live with 'em can't live without 'em." The other guys agreed with him and continued to follow the other girls as they talked.

"Why do they always talk so much?" Neji asked irritated that it wasn't quiet enough for him to concentrate on staying calm and thinking. This eye twitched in annoyance as the girls seemed to get louder than before.

"Because they're women and women are troublesome," Shika said putting his hands behind his head and staring up at the sky.

"There's nothing to do!" Naruto complained bored all ready and it was only the first day. He couldn't imagine what was going to happen to him if the mission was this boring everyday. He'd probably go insane and that wouldn't be good.

"You could go talk to them," Sasuke said pointing to the girls. Naruto took a moment to think about it and then decided that he better not. Who knew what those girls were talking about?

"I'm good," Naruto mumbled staring at the ground defeated. Kiba patted him on the back in reassurance. Suddenly Sasuke parted from the group and went to Hinata to ask her something. Hinata nodded in agreement. Sasuke said something else and Hinata thought about before deciding that it was best. She talked to the girls and then Sasuke went back to the guys.

"It's going to get dark soon, so we're going to make camp here," Sasuke said with a shrug. The other shinobi followed him to a clearing with trees surrounding it. The kunoichis were already setting up their own tents for the night and the men quickly joined in the tent pitching.

"I don't like tents," Tenten muttered. She was accustomed to falling asleep on Neji's shoulder or a bed. She didn't like tents because they were uncomfortable, smelly, and they weren't Neji's shoulder. Neji helped Tenten out and the two watched as the tent collapsed when they finished pitching it. They blinked and stared at it for a second, until Tenten took out a kunai and attacked the inanimate object before her.

"I guess we're sharing a tent," Neji muttered, "Like always. I don't even know why we bother." He walked away shaking his head dragging a furious Tenten with him.

"Hey Kiba! Go get some firewood!" Sasuke yelled over his shoulder as he went to enter his perfectly put up tent. Kiba shrugged and walked away only to have the blonde sand kunoichi go with him. The two walked away talking happily, Sakura and Ino watched with evil grins on their faces.

"Don't even think about it," Suzuki said as she passed by them. Sakura and Ino looked at each other and then back as Suzuki.

"Think about what?" The two questioned at the same time, as they walked away scheming of good ways to help out their friends.

"Think about that," Suzuki said shaking her head as she walked away to talk to Hinata, "Well at least I won't be bored."

"You'll never be bored with these people around," Gaara said without looking at her from his position in a tree.

"I kinda figured," she retorted. Gaara shrugged his shoulders as he watched the setting sun in the distance. Suzuki watched as the pinks merged with the oranges and the purples to create an array of splendid colors.

"You'll figure out a lot when you're with these people," Gaara said quietly after a few minutes finally looking down at her. She gave a small smile, while continuing to stare out at the setting sun.

"Yeah, I kinda figured that too," she said. If one had looked at Gaara one could've sworn there was a hint of a small smile on his face.

Well there you have it! It may seem a little random, but I've got some ideas, so don't worry! All will be revealed! Anything you'd like to say just go ahead and push the little purple button!