I miss going on . It's the #1 place I go to read online and where I don't need the room to be bright to read. So first off, Sorry for not updating in a while. Busy doing stuff and other stuff along with stuff. I do hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I tried to type this chapter. I wrote it on paper first, and when I was transferring it from paper to my laptop, I stopped halfway. Then a few days later, I tried to type the rest up to update, but the other half of the papers went missing. SMP wasn't the only one missing pages, but also a so-far-two-year-oneshot project. I was doing a whole rewriting process for the missing pages of the oneshot because it lost more pages than SMP. SMP: I had to rewrite half, no, it's more like two-thirds of the chapter. I still hope you enjoy the chapter. If you don't believe me about the whole rewriting process for the missing pages, it's okay, I only hope that you could forgive me for my lack of updates.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto. If I am wrong, I would have to go back and edit each chapter disclaimer.
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Twas the night before school starts and all throughout Itachi's house, Sasuke and his friends were stirring about. Sasuke was watching a football game on full blast. Naruto was making a paper maché arm cast. Haku was reading a huge picture book. Shikamaru stared at the ceiling with his usual bored look. Gaara, who was dragged by Haku, was simultaneously watching the game and eating fried tofu. Sasuke's eyes traveled from the screen and toward Gaara. Gaara felt the gaze that befell on him and flicked Sasuke off.
"Why are you here?" Sasuke bellowed, finally being fed up.
"I told you that I invited him here." Haku said, placing the huge picture book down. "As fellow classmates of Konoha High-"
"Wait!" You go to Konoha High!" Sasuke asked with a questioning look. Everyone looked at him as if he was stupid.
"He sat at our table for three years." Naruto said. Sasuke tried to remember but couldn't.
"He forgot me?" Haku asked, teary-eyed.
"He didn't forget you." Shikamaru said. "He didn't know you even existed before that one day." Sasuke nodded in agreement. Haku started to cry badly. Sasuke was positive that Haku's crying will wake Itachi. Itachi being waked up by something other than his alarm clock is bad. When the fire alarm went off last year, Itachi had beaten the crap out of Sasuke for "being stupid beyond belief" and leaving a baking dish filled with marshmallows in the oven.
"Naruto - try to keep him quiet." Sasuke shouted over the crying. Sasuke hurried to his brother's room. He pulled the doorknob. He felt the doorknob jingleunder his grasp.
"Sasuke – let go of the damn doorknob!" Itachi shouted, his voice faintly heard above the crying.
"I am not letting you out." Sasuke shouted through the door. "You'll beat me up as soon as I let go."
"You better let go of that doorknob or else you will get your but whooped." Itachi shouted. Sasuke felt a chill sent down his spine. A dark aura with murderous intent emerged from behind the door. Sasuke let go of the dooknob and rushed towards the living room where everyone else was. Itachi was following close by.
"Behind the couch! Get behind the couch!" Sasuke shouted to them. Itachi made his way to the living room and saw the source of his awakening. Sasuke and the others watched Itachi's movement very carefully. Itachi grabbed Haku's hand and dragged him into the kitchen. Gaara followed Itachi. Sasuke's head poked out of the couch. Haku's crying started to lessen till silence had befallen throughout the house. Itachi headed out of the kitchen with a steaming mug in his hand. He paid no heed to Sasuke and his friends as he headed back to his bedroom.
Sasuke got up from his hiding spot from the couch. Each step he took was one step to finding out what happened to Haku; all heavy with the idea of the worst to come. He had one foot in the kitchen and was able to see the result of the sudden silence. His mouth fell to the floor as his eyes went wide. With his head on the table , a hand holding a cup that Sasuke recognized as strawberry milk, was Haku sound asleep. Gaara was also sitting at the table with a glass of milk.
"I learned something new." Gaara said. "Haku falls asleep after drinking strawberry milk." Naruto and Shikamaru entered the kitchen.
"I should add that to his file." Shikamaru muttered. "I didn't know they had strawberry milk." He grabbed a chair and sat at the table. He grabbed a straw from the basket on the middle of the table. Shikamaru took the cup out of Haku's hand and started to finish the unfinished drink.
"It would be better if they had ramen milk." Naruto exclaimed.
"There is no such thing." Sasuke said. "If there was, it probably wouldn't be able to reach stores because it tastes so darn awful."
"No way!" Naruto shouted. "Ramen always taste good! It makes milk ten times better."
"Jeez, just the thought of it makes me feel like puking." Sasuke said, his hands holding his stomach.
"Hey, it's not that bad." Naruto said. "I eat it for breakfast every morning." Sasuke's eye twitched.
"Does that mean you put ramen into your milk?" Sasuke asked.
"Not all the time." Naruto said. "Sometimes I eat the milk into my ramen, but that's only for breakfast. Then afterwards I brush my teeth with my ramen flavored toothpaste."
"Where the hell did you find ramen flavored toothpaste?" Sasuke asked, his left eye twitching.
"W-w-w dot ramen dot online dot com." Naruto replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the whole world.
"Are you being serious?" Sasuke asked.
"Hell yeah!" Naruto shouted. He ran out of the kitchen and came immediately back with an item in his hand. He sat at the table and unveiled the item.
Sasuke was most shocked as his whole body twitched at the sight of the item. It would have past as any normal toothpaste if it wasn't for the corner that said 'Ramen Flavor' and a picture of a bowl of noodles.
"It tastes like ramen but leaves your mouth minty fresh." Naruto explained. Sasuke grapped the tube and started to inspect it as if it was a priceless relic.
"I can't believe a thing like this actually exists." Sasuke said. Naruto snatched the toothpaste from his friend.
"Well," Naruto said. "Believe it!" Sasuke clasped his hand over his mouth. Shikamaru raised a brow.
"What's wrong with you?" He asked. Sasuke swallowed the bile that was coming up his throat to answer.
"The last words from Naruto's mouth…" Sasuke muttered, "…they felt like…..they are supposed to be a taboo from his mouth."
"Hey!" Naruto interjected. "I can say whatever I want to say! It's called free speech!"
"As long as what you say is within the limits of free speech." Shikamaru told Naruto.
"Don't you think it's getting late?" Gaara spoke. His eyes were glued onto the watch on his wrist. "School starts today, and we'll only have three hours of sleep." Sasuke looked at clock on the microwave. It was already two o'clock. He sighed and scratched his head.
"Well, first things first, we should put Haku back." Sasuke said. "If not, he'll probably be sore in the morning or catch a cold." Shikamaru and Gaara left the kitchen and went to their sleeping bags. Naruto hanged an arm on Sasuke's shoulder.
"I never knew you had a soft spot for Haku." Naruto snickered. Sasuke shoved Naruto's arm off him.
"Don't get me wrong," Sasuke said. He lifted Haku's feet. "I'm only doing it for the sake of Hinata not blaming me for Haku's poor health." Naruto smirked, mouthed 'oh' and went behind Haku. Naruto placed his hands under Haku's armpits.
"If my hands smell like his pits, I'll have him wipe my ass after taking a dump." He lifted Haku out of the chair. Sasuke and Naruto slowly moved Haku to his sleeping bag. Sasuke accidently stepped on Naruto's backpack, causing a cruching noise to be heard. Naruto's lower jaw fell to the floor.
"Oops." Sasuke said stoically.
"That's all you have to say for yourself?" Naruto said. "My breakfast and lunch was in there!" Sasuke's face scrunched up.
"What was in there? Instant ramen?" Sasuke asked.
"Yeah.." Naruto answered. Sasuke sighed and mentally slapped his head. After placing Haku down, Sasuke and Naruto went to their own sleeping bag. Sasuke stared at the ceiling, trying to see how long he could stay awake. It wasn't long till his will to keep his eyes open succumbed to the alluring temptation of sleep.
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Obsidian eyes were attached to the sun setting in the horizon. Sasuke sat on top of the tallest hill in Konoha Park, leaning against an oak tree. He was not alone. Next to him with her head leaning against his shoulder, was a girl. A nice, cool breeze passed his face, caressing his skin. He inhaled the air, taking in its scent: fresh cut grass, and blueberries. The girl snuggled closer to Sasuke.
"Isn't it beautiful?" she asked. His ears perked up. A chill ran down his back as he recognized that voice. He tore his eyes from the magnificent display of colors in front of him to the girl at his side. His body went stiff as he saw Hinata. She looked at him with sorrowful eyes and a concerned look. "Are you okay?"
Sasuke blinked a few times in disbelief before answering, "I'm just thinking." Hinata pouted and got up. Sasuke watched her every movement. Every part of her had shifted with graceful elegance. He was taken by surprised when she situated herself on his lap. Sasuke groaned at the weight placed upon him. Hinata placed her hands on both sides of Sasuke's face.
"We have been together for one year now." Hinata said sternly. "If anything is bothering you, I want you to tell me." Sasuke could feel his heart beating its way up his throat. Hinata's eyes just captivated him enough to make him forget all that she had done. He lifted a hand and placed it over Hinata's.
"There is nothing wrong." Sasuke replied. "I just wanted to enjoy the moment with you." Hinata's other hand trailed down from his face to his shoulder where it rested. Sasuke's face started to grow closer to Hinata's. She closed her eyes. Sasuke felt a blush flushed onto his face. Their lips were almost touching. Sasuke swore to himself that she could feel his breath on her lips.
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