Okay, new chapter. Thanks to all of you lovely reviewers. I really appreciate that you took your time to bother reading my fic. After my horrifying sunburn (that I got one day into my holiday) and being ill for the last week, I actually really enjoyed my time in Cyprus. In fact I was inspired quite a bit over there, which usually happens because Cyprus is a seriously beautiful country. If I had internet over there I think I would be so happy that I'd live there permanently. Anywho I was inspired, as I mentioned before and I've started work on two new fics. But I will not post them yet. Anyways I hope that you enjoy this chapter of the fic. Thanks for all your patience with my ranting.
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This Really, REALLY Sucks!
Chapter Five – A Chance To Meet The Neighbours.
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Early the next morning, the five teens woke up. Deidara stretched and smiled at the satisfying pop his joints made. Ino, Sakura and Ten Ten all looked rather disgusted. Naruto just stretched out and laid his head back on the pillow. Sakura looked at her stepbrother, confusion written on her face.
"How comes we ended up sleeping here?" Sakura asked.
"We must've just dropped off." Ten Ten replied.
"Knowing Dad and your Mom, they probably decided that we looked cute and comfortable where we were and they left us here." Naruto quipped. Deidara just shrugged.
"I'm going to bed un!" Deidara exclaimed and then got up from the armchair and walked out of the room. The rest of the teens blinked.
"What time is it?" Ino asked.
"It's six in the morning." Naruto replied.
"Crap!" Sakura and Ten Ten exclaimed.
"I'm totally going back to sleep." Ino quipped.
"In my own room." Sakura added.
"With the curtains drawn." Ten Ten also added. Naruto grinned as he saw the girls run off towards the stairs. Then he got up and went down to his basement room. He quite liked the idea of sleeping in.
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Later that day, Naruto crawled out of bed and made his way up the stairs. He'd heard a loud knocking at the front door and he knew that it could be really important. He sighed as he rubbed his eyes and blew the dangling part of his little, green, beaver sleeping cap out of his face. His orange pyjamas were rumpled and he was still yawning loudly when he opened the door. However, once the door was open and he saw who had been knocking, his whole demeanour changed very quickly. He was wide awake and staring at the visitors.
"Umn... Neji, Hinata, what are you guys doing here?" Naruto asked curiously. Hinata blushed bright red and started twiddling her thumbs. Neji rolled his eyes and then spoke formally.
"Hanabi went with your little brother and stepsister to some sleepover. Apparently they're all being bought back here by your father and stepmother. We thought we'd come over and say hello to your new... family members." Neji quipped. Naruto blinked and shrugged.
"Come into the front room and let me get dressed. I mean you guys don't want me running around in my orange pyjamas and beaver cap, right?" Naruto questioned. Hinata blushed more and Neji snorted at the idea. Naruto grinned and led them to the front room and then went into his basement room to get changed.
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Ten Ten woke up and stretched. She went into the bathroom next to her room and when she came out she felt much more alert. She opened her curtains and grinned as the sun came in through her window.
"I think I'll go and get a drink before I get dressed." Ten Ten thought to herself. She left the room and walked down the stairs cheerfully in her rose pink pyjama shorts and belly top.
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Neji was sat in Naruto's front room. He glared slightly at the furnishings of the room and wondered exactly why Naruto would want to show Hinata the garden. After all, did Naruto like flowers? Neji wasn't sure. He didn't really pay attention to what Hinata or Naruto were really in to. Well except for Naruto's liking for playing the guitar. After all, he was in a band with the blond. Not a world famous band, but they practised twice a week and played at school parties and the school allowed them to play at school functions, like dances. The only one where they weren't allowed to play at was the back to school dance. That was because the teachers thought that they should get a break at least once in the year, and the back to school dance was the time to integrate new students and for all the students to get along with each other. So the band wasn't allowed to distance themselves from the rest of the student body.
Neji heard footsteps coming down the stairs and then past the front room. He noted long brown hair and tanned skin and decided to find out who he had seen. After all, he was allowed to be curious right?
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Ten Ten walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge. She grabbed a carton of peach juice and poured herself a glass. She placed the carton back in the fridge. She closed the door and screamed like a banshee. Wouldn't you scream if a stranger was staring at you when you closed your fridge door?
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Naruto heard a scream come from the house. Hinata blinked.
"Who was that Naruto-Kun?" Hinata asked shyly.
"I'd better go and find out." Naruto replied.
"Stay here Hinata-Chan." Naruto added as he ran off into the house.
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Neji was very confused. He never knew a girl could scream so loudly. Then the girl stopped screaming and glared. Before Neji could make a single move, the girl had side swept his legs, sending him crashing to the floor and she straddled him, her legs either side of his stomach, and pinned him to the floor.
"Who the hell are you?" She shouted. At that moment, even though Neji didn't know her name, he knew he'd found his soul mate.
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Naruto ran into the house.
"What's going on?" He yelled. He heard other footsteps running. He assumed it was Sakura, Deidara and Ino. He was proved right when Deidara and Ino came barrelling down the stairs, and Sakura was not long after them. Naruto opened the kitchen door and couldn't help laughing. He'd never seen Neji Hyuga, taken down like that. Especially not by a girl. Ten Ten looked at Naruto dangerously.
"Who is this guy? I closed the fridge door and he was there! I freaked out and now here we are and all he does is stare dumbly at me when I ask him anything!" Ten Ten yelled. Naruto and Deidara snickered while Ino and Sakura both smirked.
"That's Neji. He's living next door to us? I've known him for years though. Him and his cousin, Hinata came to pick up Hanabi. Moegi and Konohamaru's friend? Dad and Kimiko are bringing the three of them home together." Naruto explained.
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Ten Ten listened to Naruto's explanation. Then she took note of the position that she was in with the relatively unknown neighbour. She blinked and then blushed lightly as she got up off of Neji. Neji blinked as if he was coming back to reality and allowed Naruto to give him a hand up.
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Neji looked at the brunette female as she stormed out of the room, a light blush still playing across her cheeks. He couldn't help but check out her ass as she stormed off in a huff. He saw the others leave. He knew Naruto's cousins. They had been to visit several times. He didn't know the other girl. Once everyone was gone, Naruto smirked knowingly at Neji.
"So Neji, you were checking out my new cousin's ass?" Naruto asked. Neji stared.
"How the hell does he notice this stuff? He's so dense about everything else." Neji thought to himself. He didn't reply to Naruto.
"If you like her that's fine Neji, but if you hurt her or do anything to upset her I'll kill you." Naruto stated seriously. Neji stared at Naruto incredulously.
"You? Would kill me?" Neji questioned.
"Yeah I would kill you. She's family. I'm not going to let anyone hurt a member of my family. You should know that about me by now." Naruto replied. Neji nodded his understanding.
"What's her name?" Neji asked.
"You didn't get that while she was pinning you to the floor?" Naruto asked. A foxy grin played across his features. Neji raised an eyebrow at Naruto and Naruto laughed a little.
"Sorry I couldn't resist Neji." Naruto stated still trying to control his laughter.
"Yeah Mr Green thumb. Why did you need to show my cousin your garden?" Neji quipped. Naruto just grinned.
"Because Hinata-Chan likes flowers. Our new garden has all different types. Kimiko had some planted and she waters them every day. So I thought I'd show Hinata the flowers." Naruto replied. Neji almost sighed. He knew exactly what Hinata's feelings for Naruto were. However, Naruto had always been dense and Neji just let him stay that way.
"So are you going to answer my question?" Neji asked.
"My cousin's name is Ten Ten. Remember to be nice." Naruto stated before he left the kitchen to go and find Hinata. He turned back to look at Neji.
"Well, whatever nice is for you." Naruto added. Then he left. Neji glared after him.
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Sakura got dressed into a pair of black denim shorts and a red t-shirt that read 'Assumption is the mother of all Fuck Ups!' then she slipped on her house sandals and knocked on Ten Ten's door. Ten Ten called out to Sakura to enter and Sakura went in to find Ten Ten glaring out of the window. She was dressed in a rose pink vest top and a pair of white denim shorts. Her hair was tied into its usual style and her feet were clad in a pair of house sandals.
"What's wrong Ten Ten?" Sakura asked. Ten Ten pouted as she looked at Sakura.
"That guy was staring at me like I was a fresh piece of meat or something." Ten Ten quipped irritably.
"Well maybe he's just dense. Maybe he likes you. Either way I guess that was not the best way to meet anyone." Sakura said gently. Then both girls broke into giggles.
"Okay so you're saying I should try again?" Ten Ten stated.
"Well it's more he should try again and you should not pin him to the floor with your martial arts training." Sakura quipped. Both girls grinned as Sakura grabbed Ten Ten and pulled her out of her bedroom.
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Neji was sat in the front room, when Ten Ten walked in. She sat down on the sofa and looked at him carefully.
"I think we got off to the wrong start. I'm Ten Ten." Ten Ten introduced herself gently. Neji gave a half smile.
"I'm Neji." Neji replied. This seemed to be the beginning of, at least for now, a beautiful friendship.
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Later that afternoon, Kimiko and Iruka bought the three children home. Hanabi grinned and hugged her older sister and cousin and excitedly told them about her activities at the sleepover. Moegi chattered away at Naruto, Ten Ten and Sakura, along with Konohamaru, who would aim questions and points at Ino and Deidara every so often.
"Wall at least all the kids seem to be settling down." Kimiko stated as she and Iruka watched from the living room doorway.
"Yeah they all seem to be getting along really well." Iruka added. Both adults hoped the children would manage to have a decent summer holiday if they could get along. After all, adults need a break too sometimes.
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Okay all I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Next chapter will be posted soon. Please R&R and let me know what you think. See you next update people.