Ok all. How is everyone today? Everyone good? Bad? In-between? Anyways, on with the chapter.
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This Really, REALLY Sucks!
Chapter Three – A Wedding and a Move.
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Of course, a month after the meeting with Naruto and Konohamaru, Moegi, Ten Ten and Sakura, were watching Kimiko marry Iruka. Of course Kimiko wanted her daughters and niece to be bridesmaids, and Iruka had wanted his sons as page boys. So there they all were, dressed to over-kill, and wishing the ceremony would end soon. Sakura, Ten Ten and Moegi were dressed in lollipop-red dresses, with flared skirts, that went down to their shins. The dresses were short-sleeved and whilst Moegi was wearing flat heeled shoes, Sakura and Ten Ten were forced into high-heels that matched their horrifying dresses. This is why Sakura was glad the wedding was being held in their home town. Iruka had invited a couple of his friends, and some family of course, but no one, that could tell of their embarrassing outfits, to everyone at their new school. Naruto and Konohamaru were wearing red suits as well, and both were fidgeting like crazy, hoping that the ceremony would end soon.
"Do you, Kimiko Haruno, take Iruka Umino to be your lawful, wedded husband?" The priest asked.
"I do." Kimiko replied. A huge smile spread across her face.
"And do you, Iruka Umino, take Kimiko Haruno, to be your lawful, wedded wife?" The priest asked Iruka.
"I do." Iruka answered. His face serious. The priest smiled.
"You may now kiss the bride." And with a kiss it was all over. Sakura and Ten Ten ran to grab the nearest vacated chairs. Then both cursed at the throbbing pain in their feet.
"This is what makes me glad I'm a boy." Naruto said happily. Sakura glared and hit him over the head with the handbag she'd been forced to hold. (This also matched the awful outfit)
Naruto rubbed the lump on his head.
"That hurt Sakura-Chan!" Naruto yelled.
"Well then don't make stupid comments and I might just consider NOT hitting you again." Sakura hissed. Her feet were still hurting and she was in a bad mood. They were moving to Konoha in two days, and nearly all their stuff was packed up. Sakura was just trying to get used to the idea. Naruto pouted and still rubbed his head.
"I hate wearing this stuff. I feel like a snob and I can't even go and get Ramen because dad said that Ramen isn't wedding food." Naruto whined.
"Well when you get married, have Ramen at your wedding. Just don't expect me to dress in something like this for the occasion." Sakura said.
"I second that." Ten Ten added.
"Me too." Moegi said, nodding vigorously. The group laughed then. That was until Kimiko and Iruka called them both for the group family picture. Then they all rolled their eyes and Ten Ten and Sakura pulled on their shoes, glaring at the idea of walking in them again. But of course, they went to get their picture taken. After all, you didn't say no to Kimiko.
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Sakura, Moegi and Ten Ten were sat in the car, ready to travel to Konoha. Of course, Kimiko was extremely cheerful, and whilst she drove the car, Iruka had hired a van to take all their stuff to their new home. Naruto and Konohamaru were waiting at home, and as the car started moving, Sakura looked back at what had been her home for her whole life, and felt a pang of sadness.
"Will I ever be able to love a new home as much as the one I'm leaving now?" Sakura thought to herself.
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Sometime along the journey, the girls had fallen asleep in the car, and they were woken by Kimiko's voice.
"Girls wake up, we're nearly there." Sakura blinked her eyes open and rubbed them quickly. Ten Ten and Moegi did the same, and as they looked out of the window, they saw the village of Konoha. It looked like a paradise, with all the houses painted in bright or light colours, and nothing looked dirty. The whole place looked bright and cheerful. Although Sakura knew that appearances could be deceiving. They were still following the van and when they followed it up a peaceful looking street, Sakura wondered why they were living in a posh neighbourhood.
"Mother, this neighbourhood looks like rich people live here." Sakura said. Her face set to glare mode.
"Well Iruka is well off enough to afford a house here. This is an area for rich people. It's nice and peaceful, and all of you get your own room." Kimiko said cheerfully.
"But it's an area for snobs." Sakura whined slightly.
"So?" Kimiko questioned.
"I'm not a snob mother. I like being a normal commoner." Sakura hissed.
"Well you still are. Just get used to living in a big house." Kimiko replied. Sakura sighed.
"Do you know who we're living next door to at least Auntie Kimiko?" Ten Ten asked.
"Why yes I do. Iruka told me about them. The house on the left hand side of us belongs to the Hyuuga family. They're very wealthy. The house on the right of us belongs to the Sabaku family." Kimiko replied.
"Sabaku? That is the weirdest surname I've ever heard." Sakura quipped.
"They moved here from Suna. So don't be rude about their surname." Kimiko huffed. Sakura rolled her eyes and sighed. That was when she saw the van pull into the driveway of a nice looking house. It looked like a traditional styled Japanese house. It had two floors, and it was coloured in a black and white design. The house was definitely not as large as the ones either side of them, but Sakura didn't care about this, she only wanted to know what her new bedroom was going to be like.
They pulled up into the driveway of the house. Sakura saw a garage, where Iruka's red Mercedes was parked. There was a space next to it, obviously meant for her mother's car. They got out of the car, and Moegi and Ten Ten were stretching their legs. Ten Ten dressed in one of her rose pink, mandarin style tops and crop jeans. Moegi was dressed in a pink t-shirt and a jean skirt. Sakura was dressed in a plain blue T-shirt, jeans and a pair of white trainers. She had her shoulder-length hair tied up in a small ponytail, her fringe framing her face, and she stared at the house with a slight sense of awe. She could see the same look on the faces of Moegi and Ten Ten.
Naruto and Konohamaru came out of the house then.
"Hey Sakura-Chan, Ten Ten-Chan, Moegi-Chan! Come and see your rooms!" Naruto yelled. Sakura glared.
"Naruto, we just had a long journey, could you at least try to be normal for five minutes?" Sakura questioned. Naruto shrugged and gave an apologetic grin.
"Sorry Sakura-Chan. But really, you're only gonna have to unpack your stuff soon anyways, so you might as well come and see what your rooms look like." Naruto said cheerfully. Konohamaru nodded in agreement with his brother. Sakura shrugged and they followed Naruto and Konohamaru inside. When they walked in they saw that there was a large space in front of the door and then a step up. Naruto and Konohamaru took off their shoes, and put them to the sides of the space. Sakura, Moegi and Ten Ten, decided to follow suit. Sakura took note that the house seemed covered in wooden plank flooring. There was a small staircase near the step up but Naruto didn't lead them to the stairs first. Naruto walked into the large looking hallway and pointed out rooms as he went along.
"There's the front room." Naruto said pointing to the first door on his left.
"That's the downstairs bathroom." Naruto said, pointing to the first door on the right.
"That's the dining room." Naruto pointed to the second right.
"That's the kitchen." Naruto pointed to the door in front of him.
"What's that door?" Moegi asked, pointing to the third door on the right, curiously.
"That's the door to my room. It's in the basement. I always wanted a basement room." Naruto said cheerfully.
"Let me guess. You painted it orange." Sakura said sarcastically.
"Nope. You can look if you want." Naruto said. His eyes looked hopeful and Sakura could tell he was just dying to show his new room off.
"Sure why not." Sakura replied. Naruto's grin practically made his eyes glow.
He happily led them all into the basement, and Sakura had to admit, she was impressed. Naruto's room was painted a deep blue. He had posters of Final Fantasy, Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter characters, tacked to his walls. His double bed was in the corner, near the window, with a blue and orange duvet cover. He had a blue wardrobe, and chest of drawers against the wall near the stairs to the basement, and he had a blue, electric guitar, and amp, leaning against the wall, next to a computer desk. The desk was blue and the computer was blue and orange. There was an orange TV sat on the chest of drawers and a shelf along the wall above his bed, where a variety of DVD's, books and CD's were stacked.
"How did you get your computer to look like that?" Sakura asked.
"I used stencils and computer spray paint." Naruto replied. The three girls blinked.
"I'll do the same for you guys if you want. Not orange though." Naruto said happily. Sakura gave Naruto a big smile.
"Thanks Naruto." Sakura said.
"Yeah thanks Naruto." Ten Ten and Moegi added. Naruto glowed bright red.
"Uh… You're welcome." Naruto said quietly.
After this they left the basement and went upstairs.
"So where are we sleeping?" Sakura asked.
"Well Dad built two rooms up in the loft. They're the biggest rooms in the house. Dad and your mom thought you and Ten Ten might want those rooms. You have to share a bathroom though." Naruto said. Ten Ten and Sakura smiled.
"Well show us them then." Ten Ten yelled with excitement. Naruto grinned.
"Sure. I'll show you the other rooms on the way up k?" Naruto asked. The others nodded.
"Well the first room on the left is Konohamaru's." Naruto said. They peeked in to see that Konohamaru's room was coloured green. Everything from floor to ceiling was green. There were posters tacked to the walls of various sports stars.
"Konohamaru likes sports?" Moegi asked.
"Yeah sport is great." Konohamaru answered happily.
"The first room on the right is supposed to Moegi's room." Naruto said. Moegi's eyes lit up and they looked inside. Moegi was awed in seconds.
"It's pink." Moegi squealed with happiness. It was true too. Moegi's room had been painted from top to bottom in a just a shade lighter then hot pink. Moegi looked in awe.
"This room is three times the size of my old room." Moegi yelled happily.
They moved away from Moegi's room, and Naruto pointed out two spare rooms next to Moegi's room, and a spare room next to Konohamaru's room. There was a bathroom next door to that, and Iruka and Kimiko's room was at the end of the corridor. Sakura and Ten Ten peeked in, and saw the room was a cream colour, with mostly wooden furniture and wood flooring.
"Are you guys coming to see your rooms?" Naruto yelled. Ten Ten and Sakura nodded and moved away from the door of the bedroom. Naruto showed Sakura and Ten Ten a door, in between the spare room and the bathroom and when he opened it, the group saw a dark stairway that looked like only one person could go up at a time. Naruto went first, and Sakura, Ten Ten, Moegi and Konohamaru followed one after the other, till Naruto got to the top. There wasn't much of a space at the top, but Sakura could see three doors. One straight in front of her, one on the left and one on the right.
"If you guys want more light up here there is a switch just inside the door that turns the light on." Naruto said.
"The room on the left is Ten Ten's and Sakura's room is on the right. The bathroom is in the middle." Naruto said.
Ten Ten opened her door first. The room was a rose pink, and had a nice window looking out at the street. Of course now Ten Ten knew why Naruto had asked her and Sakura what their favourite colours were two weeks ago. They looked in Sakura's room, and the room was sea blue. Sakura blinked. She saw the large skylight window in the roof and a small window looking out at the side of the house. Sakura grinned.
"So is that why you two asked about our favourite colours?" Sakura quipped.
"Yeap. We've only been living in this house for a month. We figured that we'd ask you what colours you like so at least you like your bedrooms." Naruto said. His face was tinged a nice red colour once again.
"Thanks Naruto." Sakura said.
"Yeah Naruto and we'll take you up on your offer to paint our computers if you want to that is." Ten Ten said happily. Naruto nodded.
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That night, after they'd unpacked their stuff, the new family sat down to eat. Kimiko made one of her specialities, chicken curry and rice. Sakura sighed.
"She knows I'm not wild about curry." Sakura thought to herself glumly. Sakura took a spoonful of the curry and tasted it. Then she blinked.
"It actually isn't that bad for once. Not as spicy as usual. I guess I can handle it for one night. Of course if I argue I'll just get sent to my room. I hope she cooked a nice desert." Sakura thought to herself as she ate the curry without complaint. She was rewarded for her trouble when her mother put a banoffee pie on the table. Inner Sakura cheered. Sakura was quite happy with banoffee pie. It was after all, her favourite desert.
As they all went to bed that night, Sakura stared up at the ceiling of her new room, where she could see the night sky and wondered if it maybe wouldn't be so bad living here after all. Of course, there was the problem of school, but she didn't have to worry about that for the next five weeks.
"I wonder what the local kids are like…" Sakura though to herself as she drifted off to sleep.
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Well this was just slightly random. Hehe! As for Sakura liking banoffee pie (which is a pie created out of bananas and toffee and cream) I just decided she would like it because I personally find it to be my favourite desert. Anyways, hope you enjoyed the chapter. Next chapter will be coming soon.