Here's chapter 2 for all you have read and enjoyed my last chapter to this now being to get a little fluffy story. Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO! I do however own Risa and any other characters that are not Naruto property. And I also own Lush Plush.
The boys sat in their booth and waited for an explanation. Ino and Hinata tried to wake Sakura and Tenten while Temari sat in a chair, her hands in fists as she waited for her brother and best friend to return.
"What if.." Ino started but stopped as Temari glared at her.
"T-Temari-San," Hinata started as she stood up.
"Why haven't you told Sakura yet?" She asked.
"Tenten doesn't know either." Temari answered.
"Then why do they not know?" Hinata asked. Temari tried to stare her down but only knew that she would read her mind to find out anyway.
"Because…" Temari trailed off, sighing. "Because Sakura would try to find a way to help her."
"But-"
"No, there isn't a way. That's why I promised not to tell her." Temari paused to take in a breath of air. "She would stress herself out, and she'd pass out without the help of Risa."
"Risa, is she…"
"She'll be fine, just as soon as she can let it out, it might kill a few birds though." Temari grinned.
Tenten started to stir and she slowly lifted her head, trying to make out her surroundings. She noticed Sakura laying down in the booth across from her. They had been lain down in the booth by one of the boys. Sasuke easily laid Sakura down and walked back over to his seat. Neji however couldn't stop from blushing as he picked the girl up and placed her on the booth across from Sakura.
Ino poked the sleeping Sakura repeatedly before Temari yelled at her to stop. Tenten sat up and tried to stand but Hinata quickly motioned for her to lay back down.
Sakura who had been the one standing closest to Risa was still out when Gaara brought back an unconscious Risa. He laid her down gently on the booth beside the brunette and the pink haired girl.
"Is she…?" Hinata asked shyly.
"She's fine." Gaara answered.
Hinata gave a sigh of relief and sat down in the chair beside Ino.
The boys came by the next day and were guided to their seat by Tenten again. Ino was silently laughing at the brown haired boy who wore his hair up in a spiky ponytail. But when Sai met her gaze her laughter stopped and her mind wondered off to la la land.
Hinata passed in her orders and watched the blonde boy poke a stick at an irritated Uchiha.
"Cut it out!!" Sasuke shouted.
Ino walked over to the table after Tenten asked her to fill in for her while she used the restroom.
"Tenten ate too much chocolate!" Ino joked as she sat the food in front of the boys. "I have no idea which one of you ordered what, so fix it yourselves."
And the boys did as they were told. Naruto's food had been handed to Sasuke who held it above his head. Hinata noticed this and quickly read his mind.
"Y-You…" She trailed off as her face turned a bright red.
"Read too many minds at once?" Temari teased.
"Gomenasai." Hinata apologized before walking away in a hurried manner.
Risa starred at the counter. Temari put her hand on her shoulder before swiftly walking away. Risa had a lot of things on her mind which wasn't helping her control. She wasn't used to emotions. She had only a year ago, learned how to use them.
Tenten walked back into the café and saw that the boys were running out of drink. She walked over to the table and asked if any of them wanted a refill. Neji nodded letting his hair drape over his shoulder and act as a curtain to hide his face.
"Refill. Coke please!"
"As if that isn't obvious." Sasuke muttered.
Sakura walked by, her hurried pace causing Sasuke to blush.
"Ooo. Sasuke's blushing." Naruto pointed out teasingly.
"Shut up baka!!" Sasuke shouted coldly.
Sakura giggled and continued to walk to another table. The two men at the table grinned as she sat their food on the table. As she walked away one reached out to touch her butt, but a hand grabbed his arm and tightened it's grasp.
"That hurts." The man said.
"And I'm supposed to care?" Sasuke asked coldly.
Sakura was blushing furiously at her savior. Sasuke let go of the man's arm and walked away angrily grabbing Sakura's wrist as he walked past her side. She followed him reluctantly, her hand still in his to the back of the café where the bathrooms where.
Tenten angrily walked over to the two men. She glared at them before raising her hand above her head and slapping the man that tried to touch her best friend. The man looked surprised and outraged.
"You little-"
"GET OUT!!" Risa shouted, coming to stand beside her.
Her angry shout filled the café and got several stares from the customers who hadn't realized the man's perverted actions. Risa was tempted to touch his forehead with enough juice to kill him, but she quickly resigned the thought when Gaara walked into the café. His angry glare as he walked in made Temari grin. He walked over to the table and glared at the men, who sat frozen in their seats. He wrapped his arms around Risa's waist and glared at them even more fiercely.
"Don't just sit there! Get out!!" Tenten shouted.
They jumped and quickly shuffled out of the booth. They scurried to the door and ran out.
Ino and Temari laughed loudly at the retreating cowards.
Gaara was still angry after a while and Hinata was still clutching her skirt in her fists. Naruto noticed this, and from what Neji had told him about being able to read minds, he figured she had read theirs. Hinata was on the verge of tears and Naruto quickly put his hand on her shoulder. She calmed down a bit and looked up at him.
"Sakura?" Tenten asked as she and Sasuke came back to the group that had formed. They had completely forgotten about everyone around them. Until the glass door to the cafe opened and a tall man and his wife entered the cafe. Risa quickly returned to the counter and the girls went back to work.
"A table for two?" Hinata asked politely. The couple nodded and she led them to a table.
Tenten waited on a foreign looking couple and Sakura placed a receipt in front of a young couple, too preoccupied with one another to notice her. Temari grinned as Hinata blushed when she accidentally read their minds. Risa sighed and perked up when a little girl in pig tails walked up to the counter.
"What can I get you?" Risa asked as the girls parents approached the counter behind their daughter.
The girl looked frustrated as she decided on what plush toy to get. Gaara walked up behind Risa and took the two plushies the girl was looking at and placed them on the counter top.
"It's easier to decide when they're closer." Gaara told her smiling. The girl giggled and decided to play ini mini maini mo. When she was finished her finger was pointed to the lavender colored bear with a white bow around it's neck. She smiled happily and Risa returned the pink stuffed puppy to it's place on the shelf.
"That will be $2.50."
The girl's mother handed her 2 bills and some change and she dumped it on the table. Her mother giggled softly. Risa picked up the money and tossed it into the cash register, not bothering to count it.
"Here you go sweety." Risa said happily handing her the little stuffed bear.
Gaara stretched out his hand and dropped a bunch off change from his hand that dangled in front of Risa's face, his arm softly resting on the top of her head. And placed the pink plushy back on the counter for the girl to take.
"Arigato, Nii-San." The girl thanked him, her cheerfulness increasing.
Risa looked at him baffled, her expression quickly changing to a warm smile. The girl skipped out the door with her parents close behind her. The little girl ran back inside.
"Nii-San, Ganbatte!!" She shouted encouragingly. When noticing his confused face she continued, "On asking Nee-San out of course!!" Gaara blushed a shade much redder than his hair. The little girl giggled and ran back out the door to her parents. Risa was also blushing and they had looked away from each other, startled by the girl's words.
Oo Fluffiness!! Oh the power of little girls! singing for unknown reasons. Hope you enjoyed. Review please!!