A/N: First chapter of the new school year! For all of you who are wondering school is going okay, I can't write (or really type) as much as I want to but I still have time. But only a little so that's why the chapter took so long… SORRY!

And special thanks to Darkened Immortal for making a new summary for this story! I love the summary! You get cookies! throws a handful of cookies everyone, check out her story because it rocks and beats my story in a long shot… really it does.

Thanks for all those who reviewed too! You all get cookies! throws a bunch of cookies …now I have no more… oh well, you people are worth it!

'Text': thinking

"Text": talking

Text: Inner Sakura

Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto then why would I be writing here? It's called so it means I don't own Naruto! I just own Chiyo, Meg, Belle, Kairi, Sora, Aoi, Anne-Marie, and Kiku… wow that's a lot of people.

Chapter 18

Before You Go…

"Naruto-kun, I have to go home and pack," Hinata told her blonde boyfriend as he drove passed by the Hyuuga residence.

"You can't pack if you're not home," Naruto replied stubbornly.

"Naruto-kun, please make a U-turn and drop me off at my house," Hinata suggested.

Hinata didn't think that when she told Naruto that she was going to L.A in the Candy Shop he would offer to drive her back to her house when her shift was over (Her dad dropped her off in the first place because her car was in the shop) and when he was driving he would miss her house on purpose so she couldn't go home and pack and then go to L.A.

Hinata was surprised that her boyfriend didn't want her to see her three best friends but she remembered something: Naruto was surprising in many ways.

Like when they were freshmen in high school, Naruto submitted the electives he wanted late so he didn't get it and had to take up whatever was left, which was gardening. Ino (who was also in the class along with Hinata and Kiku) bet he was going to fail but in the first day he revived two dead plants, made the lemon tree sprout lemons (which was weird since it was autumn and lemons sprout at spring), and taught a flower to dance along to the song "Every time We Touch".

Yes Naruto was full of surprises. But surprise was just rude. I mean it's basically kidnapping since Hinata was telling Naruto to go to her house and Naruto was refusing.

"Naruto-kun…" Hinata said softly. "Why don't you want me to pack? Do you not want me to see my best friends again?"

"Of course I do!" Naruto exclaimed. "But not in L.A where I can't see you for a week!"

"But I could always call you," Hinata said, smiling and trying to find the best out of the situation.

"It's not the same," Naruto pouted.

"Well then let's make the most out of the time we have together," Hinata suggested. "Let's go somewhere today. I can always pack in the morning."

"…Wait when are you going?"

"Tomorrow at noon… I told you already."

"That's it! We're going to spend every second of every minute together until you leave!" Naruto declared, completely oblivious that people from other cars were staring at him like he was on fire… stupid stoplight.

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"Hey. How are you doing today?" Aoi asked Ino like she was just some random customer that didn't claim her a spy.

When Ino was talking (bragging really) to Anne-Marie about going to L.A, Anne-Marie asked Ino if she ever did apologize to Aoi. If Anne-Marie didn't bring it up, Ino would have actually wouldn't apologize let alone go to that cafÈ again and hope that Aoi would forget about Ino.

But Anne-Marie made Ino feel even guiltier about the situation (and also manage to kill the fabulous mood she was in)

"Aoi, can I talk to you on your break?" Ino asked uneasily.

Ino couldn't read Aoi's reaction since she had that same small frown in her face. That's why Ino didn't really like quiet people who kept the same face on (Sasuke was, of course, an exception) because you can't read what they're thinking.

But Aoi just nodded a yes.

Ino, not knowing what to do, just nodded and sat down at some random empty table and waited for Aoi's break to be over.

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"So you're going to Hollywood tomorrow?" Neji asked, leaning against his wooden bunk bed (which he shared with Lee) frame as he watched his girlfriend "pack".

"Yeah and I'll be gone for a week so when I get back I can fight again!" Ten-Ten cheered, as she grabbed anything that was hers and dumping it in her suitcase.

"Just don't do anything you'll regret later," Neji instructed Ten-Ten.

"Like what?" the brunette laughed. "Getting pregnant because I did it with some guy I don't even know the name of? That won't happen Neji."

"I'm serious. Don't do anything rash."

Ten-Ten sighed. He's been saying don't do anything rash, anything you'll regret later, stupid, and anything else you could think for the last hour. It was kind of cute to see the jealous Neji but now it was just annoying.

"Neji, I know so stop telling me," Ten-Ten said for probably the hundredth time.

"I know you know but just don't do anything bad," Neji said.

Ten-Ten put her hands into a fist as she tried to hold in her anger and wondered if it was abuse to punch her boyfriend.

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"So your best friends from Japan are coming here to hang out with you for a week tomorrow?" Chiyo asked as she was typing away on her new laptop she bought.

"Yeah and it's going to be awesome!" Sakura cheered.

HELLA AWESOME!

Meg had some fashion show, Nicole was out somewhere, so that left Sakura and Chiyo lounging around the loft of their suite… well Sakura was lounging around, Chiyo was working on an article for Chic Chick/writing her story.

"Are they going to watch you do your work? That doesn't sound that awesome," Chiyo pointed out, still typing away.

"Well, Belle bribed Ms. Tsuande an exclusive interview and some alcohol for me to have a week off," Sakura shrugged.

"That's cool."

"Hey Chiyo, what are you typing anyway?" Sakura asked, as she tried to look at what Chiyo was writing… she failed.

"Well since I can't think of anything for my article, I thought I'd do a chapter of my story," Chiyo admitted, sounding guilty because she wasn't doing what she was suppose to (A/N: Hey I'm doing the same thing with this fic)

"Oh. What's happening so far? I think I missed a few chapters."

"You missed a lot of them," Chiyo smiled. "Basically, her idol fell in love with her two and now the two are together but right now I'm writing about her learning of all haters and stockers that come along with the fame of dating a star."

"Wow, you're story's kind of sad," Sakura said, thinking.

"Well, the story has to have ups and downs. I mean it'll be boring without it."

"I guess," Sakura shrugged. "I just hope I don't end up like the girl in your book."

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"I'm going on my break, Helene." Ino's head perked up when she heard Aoi's soft voice say that to, what Ino presumed, Aoi's manger.

Ino watched Aoi take off her apron, sit down across the table Ino was sitting in, and stare at her. It was like a staring contest that Ino was surely going to lose because she just blinked.

"So…" Ino said awkwardly.

Aoi just continued to stare with the same neutral expression.

"I'm sorry for accusing you of a spy and whatever else I said… I can't really remember myself," Ino said nervously, playing with her fingers beneath the table.

"It's okay," Aoi said, looking at the table now… she really needed to clean it after her break.

"I noticed that people get paranoid when someone threatens the something or someone they love."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Because the only reason the person is paranoid is because they love them and wants to do anything to protect them from harm."

"And you love your boyfriend… what's his name," Ino said, staring at Aoi for the answer to the question and the name of the guy.

Aoi smiled gently, which made Ino notice she never saw Aoi smile. "His name is Kankuro and yes I do love him. I used to be a bit paranoid too but I notice it was just because I didn't want me to get hurt by him or vise versa."

Ino smiled. Love at its highest… well at least Ino thought it was. It made her happy inside to hear that one person could have a chance at love.

"And you love Shikamaru, don't you?"

…Happy inside feeling gone.

"…L-Love?" If Ino was drinking something, she would have spit it out.

"Yeah. You love Shikamaru, don't you?" Aoi asked, looking up and Ino again, who was still in shock.

Did she love Shikamaru?

"I-I don't know," Ino said, giving a perfect imitation of Hinata stuttering.

"Well do you feel the way I said before when you're with him?"

"Yeah…"

"Then you probably love him," Aoi said, getting up. Her break was almost over. "But that's only my opinions. I also noticed that people have different opinions on love. My break's over Ino, and you better get home and pack. Bye Ino."

Aoi left and went back to the counter but Ino sat there unmoved. A thousand questions rushed through her head.

Was Aoi right about love? Do people really have different opinions about love? What's Sakura, Ten-Ten, and Hinata's opinion about it? Does Shikamaru have an opinion about it? How did Aoi know she needed to get home and pack?

But the biggest question of all kept on coming up: Did she really love Shikamaru?

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"May the power of youth be with you!" Gai exclaimed doing a good guy pose.

'…Isn't it suppose to be 'may peace be with you'?' Ten-Ten thought, looking at her sensei weirdly.

"Say Sakura-chan that I would run one thousand laps around this whole camp to show my love!" Lee said to Ten-Ten.

'I wonder if he knows she's dating Sasuke and she's like putty whenever she's around him,' Ten-Ten wondered.

"…Okay," Ten-Ten actually said to Lee.

"Ten-Ten, let's go," Neji said, already at the doorway and carrying some of her luggage.

"Yeah," Ten-Ten said, grabbing some of her own luggage and heading towards the door. "Bye guys see you in a week!"

"BE YOUTHFUL!"

It was already Tuesday morning and Neji had to drive Ten-Ten to the city nearby so that Belle's private plane can take Ten-Ten and fly her off to Los Angeles. It had to be in the city because they said it was unsafe to pick her up in the camp or something like that. Ten-Ten wasn't really listening when Sakura was telling her about the details.

"Ten-Ten, let me tell you a few stuff before you go," Neji said, backing up the car out of the parking spot.

'…Great it's going to be the same lecture I heard a million times yesterday….'

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"Be safe Hinata," Hinata's father said to her, as she walked down the stairs with her luggage.

"I will father," Hinata said, nodding.

"Don't stay out to late like you did yesterday with that boy," Hinata's father said, making it sound like 'that boy' who's real name is Naruto was the most vile thing to say.

"Well Naruto-kun wanted to spend a lot of time together since we won't see each other for a week," Hinata defended shyly.

Hinata and her father (A/N: who I forgot the name of…) had an odd relationship. It wasn't like one of those great father and daughter stuff you see on TV. Hinata didn't voice out her opinions around her father and her father liked it that way. And if Hinata did say something she wanted and her father didn't approve, he would just say no, and Hinata would drop it all together.

It was a surprise that her father let her date Naruto in the first place since he clearly didn't like him and called him 'that boy' or something else other then his name.

"That boy, is a bad influence on you Hinata," Her father said to his daughter as she came down from the stairs. "I still can't believe you are actually courting him."

'I'm not courting him. I'm dating him,' Hinata wanted to say to her father. But clearly her father didn't want her to say more to him.

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"Okay, well bye Neji," Ten-Ten said to her boyfriend, putting her arm out.

Neji didn't like public display of affections, even hugging, so Ten-Ten thought a handshake wasn't make of affectionate thing. Neji shook Ten-Ten's hand and when he let go, Ten-Ten found a bracelet in her hand.

It was a tennis bracelet with an Emerald stone on it. Her birthstone (A/N: or at least I think so. Ten-Ten's Birthday is either March or February…) It was simple but since it was coming from Neji, it was beautiful in her eyes.

"It's not much but I didn't want to get you anything really—" Neji was cut off due to Ten-Ten hugging him.

"—Thank you Neji," Ten-Ten said softly smiling. "I love it."

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"Wow this is awesome!" Ino squealed, as she walked up the stairs to go to the plane.

Ino had to be picked up last of the three since she only lived in Paris while Ten-Ten and Hinata lived in Japan but she didn't mind. …Okay she did but she said she didn't.

The good news was that when her auntie and uncle dropped her off to the airport (where Belle's plane will pick her up) she didn't think about Shikamaru even once since she was to excited.

The bad news was that when she sees her best friends again, she'll want to rip their eyes out whenever they talk about their oh so perfect boyfriends because Ino didn't have one and she probably loves her last one.

But for now, Ino pushed that aside (they should know they shouldn't talk about Shikamaru or their boyfriends in front of her… well she hoped they knew) and started to get excited for the fact that she was riding in a private plane that one of her favorite singers owned!

Ino stepped inside of the plane and before she can even look around the plane, three girls hugged her and were probably going to suffocate her.

"INO!" Sakura cried out, happily.

Sakura let go of her and pumped her fist in the air.

"FAB FOUR REUNTIED!" Sakura yelled.

A/N: …Is it just me or does this seemed rushed? And really short :shrug: Anyway, finally it's done! Sorry it's like a filler but some things in here are important for later chapters… but you'll see which one are!

So for next chapter: Basically the fab four spend their week in L.A and talk and stuff.

I'm still thinking on where they should stay because that Chic Chick suite isn't going to fit three more girls! So I was thinking they're going to get their own suite or stay in Belle's mansion…

Anyway, thank you all who reviewed before (wow 169 reviews! Thank you!) and I hope you and new people will review! So please review but no flames!