Wow! Five reviews for the last chapter within three days? I'm so impressed! And happy. It's really motivated me to write faster! I wasn't going to pick it up for another week since I'll be pretty busy this week… but I shall endeavor to put this up as soon as possible. Here's the new chapter!

Chapter 8

Iruka watched the last of his students file out the door. He waved to the last one as he turned to face his silver haired superior.

"So what was that swearing all about?" He fixed the man with a steady gaze.

"Oh… I was hoping you'd forget." The man chuckled almost nervously.

"Even if it wasn't Naruto you were worried about, I'd have asked anyway." Iruka crossed his arms.

"I knew you loved me." Kakashi smirked at the blush that stained the teacher's cheeks.

"Kakashi!"

Mission 'divert the conversation' successful. The silver haired man's smirk disappeared when Iruka's hand connected lightly with his head.

"Keep your secret for now Kakashi. But don't think you're saved from telling me eventually. If it worsens you better damn well tell me." The brunet huffed as he gathered his notes and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Damn…"

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Neji looked around himself and halfheartedly sighed. He wasn't sure how he'd gotten here but he was pretty damned sure he didn't want to be here. He'd been going down a staircase on the way to Iruka-sensei's class when it suddenly shifted and he'd been unable to teleport himself off of it. He'd kept walking because for some reason he felt that he should and he'd happened upon a rather peculiar tower room. It was so full of incense that he almost couldn't discern the poufy chairs and tables around the room. He did however notice the person sitting in the chair in the middle of the room. Her breathing was heavy and she seemed not to notice him even though he was right in front of her.

He stepped closer and activated his Byakugan. Whorls of energy came from her and pulsated with her heart beat. He looked deeper and noticed an odd point just between her eyes. It seemed to glow with a blue energy; gently flickering and almost dying out. He'd been examining the point so closely that he was ill prepared for what happened next.

"THE SLEEPING CURSE SHALL WAKE AND THE ONE WHO IS NOT THE DARK LORD SHALL RISE. THE GATE LIES SHUT. THE SNAKE LIVES. AS THE SNOW LEAVES THE GROUND THE EVIL WILL MAKE KNOWN IT'S PRESENSE. BEWARE THE DEMON'S WHO'S EYES BURN RED. THE WHITE SHALL OVERCOME THE RED."

Neji had put his arms up to shield himself incase the woman had decided to attack but as soon as she finished speaking her eyes had focused on him. She gave him a startled look and fidgeted with her blanket.

"Can I help you?" Her eyes blinked up at him beadily through her glasses.

"No… I had a feeling I needed to be here… I must be leaving." The brunet turned and disappeared in a cloud of smoke without as much as another word.

"How did he do that?" The woman frantically pulled her many shawls about her shoulders and ran quickly to her ladder. She scurried down the ladder and ran to the headmaster's office.

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"Iruka-sensei!" Neji exclaimed as he caught sight of him. "I apologize for not coming to your lesson. The staircase moved while I was on my way."

"Oh, don't worry about it Neji. We managed." Iruka gave the man a kind smile.

"Yeah, sure. Believe HIM." Kakashi sniffed disdainfully.

Iruka glared at the Jounin. "I believe him because he's made a habit of telling the truth unlike some Jounin that I could mention."

"Have you seen Naruto? The real one I mean. His clones are everywhere." Neji interrupted Kakashi's reply.

"Can't you use your Byakugan?" The Jounin drawled lazily.

"If I could see through more than half the walls here, I would. Most walls are so full of chakra that I cannot see through them." The white eyed man glared at Kakashi.

"Yes, he just left my last class. I do believe it is lunch time. He should be eating with his house."

"Thank you Iruka-sensei." He bowed swiftly and left just as fast.

"You DO know he's boning Naruto don't you?" Kakashi smirked at the blush that spread across Iruka's cheeks. "Okay, I take it you really didn't. Wow."

The brunet sputtered indignantly.

-

"It was so amazing!" Hermione gushed to Sakura as she sat down next to her. A few Gryffindors whined about other houses sitting with them but were shut up with a glare from the two girls.

"I take it your first lesson in chakra control went well. Kakashi-sensei told me you had excellent control." Sakura beamed at the bushy haired girl which earned her a profuse blush.

"Yes… I am apparently a water chakra user…"

"Very nice. So, the reason he's referring you to me is that we're the same chakra types as well as the same control types."

The witch looked to her new friend in confusion. Sakura sighed softly as she pulled out a scroll. She opened it and spread it out across the table.

"You may want to write notes." The pink haired woman smiled. She looked up as she noticed Naruto's excited chakra drawing closer.

"Hey Sakura!" Naruto called as he ran into the great hall. "You wouldn't believe what I just saw!" He skidded to a stop right in front of her and almost plowing into the young blond alchemy teacher who was only trying to walk and read at the same time. "Suits of armor with nothing in them! They were watching me!"

Edward stopped in his tracks and looked up from his book into the clear blue eyes of one Naruto Uzumaki.

"Do I know you?" Naruto looked puzzled.

"Al?" The teacher raised an eyebrow.

The two blonds stared at each other unblinkingly.

"Uh…" Naruto scratched his head carefully. "I'm Naruto."

The blond teacher shook his head vigorously. "Sorry about that. Edward Elric, Alchemy teacher."

The two shook hands and shared another strange look. Naruto turned his head just in time to see Neji jog into the room.

"Oi! Neji!" He used the hand not holding Ed's to wave at his lover. "Come eat with us!"

The brunet snorted with amusement. His blond was such a… well… a blond.

"I will. I needed you to come with me to the Headmaster's office first."

The blond raised an eyebrow but didn't question his lover. He released the other blond and took off after Neji.

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"What was that all about Neji?" Naruto whined. "I'm hungry."

"Yes well, I'm sure you'd prefer to know about some creepy bug lady was making predictions about the Kyuubi."

Naruto's laughing eyes went dead serious. "What happened?"

"I'll tell you when we find McGonagall-sensei. I don't want to have to repeat myself."

"Okay, let's hurry."

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Uh… wrote this pretty quickly. Just moving right along I guess. Oh, and yes, Trelawney is creepy.

Thanks again all you reviewers! I love you all to pieces. I'm hoping to get a little more Neji and Naruto screen time… We'll see. Remember, still taking suggestions and such.