EE- Here is chapter 9, and I know no one cares but I still feel like I should say nine is my ultimate lucky number!

Neji- That makes it my ultimate unlucky number then.

EE- -sarcastic- Ha ha ha. That's so funny I forgot to laugh.

Neji- I know.

EE- You suck! Oh yeah, and there IS romance between two characters. Not telling who though!!!!

Neji- Here's the chapter...

I'm Too Lazy to Think of a Name for this Chapter...

Cho...

"Hey guys!" Hina suddenly shouted and jumped to her feet, "I've got a killer idea!"

The four of us, Nai Li, Hina, Yoru, and I had been sitting in the pit for maybe eleven hours pretty much silent, thank God, Nai LI had some rice balls on her but we were still screwed if we didn't think of some kind of plan B. And I wasn't exactly world-famous for brilliant plans, but you probably knew that.

"Okay, lets hear this." I said opening one eye.

"Cho would boost Nai Li and then she would climb out, then me, then Yoru boosts Cho out, and finally Nai Li and I hold Cho's feet while she pulls Yoru out..."

"Just one problem with that, " I interrupted her, "I'm not made out of elastic."

Turns out Hina's not really plan-creating material either, but hey, the girl had talents elsewhere. Hopefully.

"I see your point." Hina said sitting back down.

"Wait a second," I said as an idea hit me, "I've got version 2.0 of your plan."

"Shoot." she said giving me a skeptical look.

"This one has a non-elastic Cho too." I continued, proud of myself and my feeble plan-making skills, I mean they really out did themselves this time. Okay not really.

"Just tell us." Yoru said suddenly, startling us all, it was first time he had said anything for well, a long time.

"Okay, okay." I started talking quickly, "We do the whole boosting thing, but when only me and Yoru are left, because we're the heaviest, Nai Li and Hina find a branch or vine and pull us up that way."

"It's totally worth a try." Nai Li concluded.

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Still Cho...

I put my hands together for Nai Li to put her foot on. She did so. I thrust upward with all my strength and she hoisted herself up onto ground level. She peered down and gave me a thumbs up. One down, three to go. Hina was a bit easier to lift, then, the two of them set out for a strong branch.

"This just might work." I said trying to sound happy and maybe get rid of the awkwardness between Yoru and I.

"Hn." was his only answer.

"Goddamnit, Yoru. Can you just, like, talk to me like a normal person?" I demanded, started to get mad.

"It's not your fault, Cho!" he shouted and gripped my shoulder.

"What's not my fault?" I screamed back, okay I was, like, super confused.

"That we're here, I mean!" this was probably the maddest he had ever gotten at me, and I've ticked him off pretty badly before this.

"Of course it is, I dragged you guys out here, and if you want an apology, fine!" I yelled so loud my throat began to hurt, "I'M SOR-RY! Happy?"

"No!" his face was so close to mine, I could see every last fiber in his glaring white eyes, "It's not your fault, I just got done fucking saying that!"

"YOU ARE MAKING NO SENCE! ENGLISH PLEASE!"

"I AM MAKING PERFECT SENCE!"

"I MIGHT NOT BE A HYUUGA PRODIGY, BUT I'M NOT AN IDIOT!"

"I DIDN'T SAY YOU WERE!"

"Um... er, guys," Hina's voice called softly, "We found a branch."

"Good work, gals!" I said smiling, "Fifty golden stars each!"

But they weren't fooled by it, they both looked at me suspiciously and gave me total we're-on-to-you looks. I gulped. Nonetheless, they lowered a pretty thick branch down the pit for us. I reached up and saw that my fingers couldn't reach it. I stood on my tip toes and stretched my arm as far as it went, but I was still maybe three inched short. Three freaking inches.

"Little lower, if you don't mind." I said, but saw that Nai Li was already practically bending her entire top half of her body into the pit, anymore and she would probably fall in.

"Sorry," Hina whispered, "No can do."

I racked my brain for an answer. Honestly, I was waiting for my plan's huge flaw. I mean, me do something right? Way too good to be true. If you know what I mean. Suddenly though, I felt something wrap around my waist. Looking down, I saw that Yoru had lifted me up the three extra inches I needed. Overjoyed that I wasn't doomed to die in a pit with Yoru, I grabbed that branch with two hands and half climbed and was half pulled up by Hina and Nai Li. I hugged them both when I reached the top.

After we all pulled Yoru out we fell to the ground with relief, well, except for Yoru.

When both Hina and Nai Li had gone of to look for something edible, it, once again, left Yoru and I in a, well, a not good silence.

"Hey... er, Yoru-kun?"

"What is it?" he asked looking at me.

"Thanks for the lift," I said, "And sorry for anything I said, I didn't mean it."

"It was nothing, and I'm sorry too." he smirked at me.

I tried to smirk back, but he just laughed, "You're doing it wrong, Cho-chan, your bottom lip sticks out to much."

I tucked my lower lip in as far as I could. "Like this?" I asked, my voice sounding weird because I was trying not to move my mouth.

He leaned towards me and examined my smirk. "I don't know, I think you look better just smiling, smirking isn't for you."

I smiled, it was good to have the old Yoru back. But then something I wasn't really expecting happened.

"But you look cute either way." he whispered in my ear.

My jaw dropped and it took everything in me to not pinch my arm to check if I was dreaming. Yoru call me cute? Never. Never ever. Annoying or psychotic maybe, but not cute.

"You know Yoru-kun," I croaked, "I really think that you need some sleep or something, you're really tired, I can tell."

I placed the back of my hand on his forehead. "Really." I added.

"No," he said softly, "I'm not tired."

Then, get this, he kissed me on the lips. For a long time, maybe a minute, maybe two days, but I doubt the last one. I might have kissed back. Might have. Suddenly I pulled back.

"Yoru-kun," I gasped for breath, "Hina and Nai Li..."

"They're fifteen, not kids." he cut me off and crushed his mouth against mine again.

But I pulled back again about five seconds later, "The forest is dangerous." I added.

"Not really." he said, "You're probably just tired. Why don't you sleep?"

Now that he mentioned it, I did feel really tired. I yawned and slumped over with my forehead on Yoru's shoulder and fell asleep. Pretty darn fast too.

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Shiro...

"I understand that you're are just looking out for our best interests, but this, is just PARANOID!" Kimiko yelled at Yutaka, who just stared daggers back at her.

But I think I agreed with Kimiko on this one. We were perched up in a tree, kunais in hand, unable to sleep because Yutaka would freak out and throw kunais when a leaf would fall of a branch or something.

"Hey, -er, Yutaka-san," I started, "Maybe it was just a dream that was really realistic."

Yutaka clutched his branch harder and just shook his head. I sighed and jumped out of the tree, landing on the ground with a thunk.

Kimiko tried again, "Shiro is a jounin..."

"It's not safe down there." he said, eyes closed.

"How do you know?" she asked, her brown eyes dipped over the forest ground where I stood.

No response. Kimiko jumped to the ground next to me.

"Don't worry!" she said giving me a smile, "He's like this a lot!!"

THUD THUD THUD THUD

Suddenly a 20 foot tall chicken stomped into view. Breathing fire.

"RUN!!!" Yutaka screamed, jumping out of the tree.

We all ran as the thing chased us.

"God, what a stupid way to die!" Kimiko said as we ducked behind some trees.

"Tell me about it." I said.

Neji- Okay, I have called an official end to this chapter because the writer is going psycho.

EE- I am not!

Neji- Then how do explain the 20 foot tall chicken?

EE- I thought this story could use it, that's all!

Neji- Well...NO!!!!!

DD- Heh, heh, Please review!!!

EE- Yeah and tell them that we should keep the chicken in your review!!!