Okay. I wanted to upload as quickly as possible so here it is. I know its kind of cheesy, but it seemed like the most convenient way to get them to know each other. And also I know that Gaara hasn't even said anything yet, but I'm getting there. Enjoy!

I can't believe I'm doing this. This is so awkward. They probably just think I'm weird, and wouldn't want to hang out with me. Ugh… They just kind of stood there. "Alrighty then. I'll just go. Ja mata." She turned around and walked off, catching up with Sakura, Ino, Tenten, and Hinata. "So do you all usually hang out after school?" asked Sophia.

"We go to this café to finish up our homework most of the time, want to join?" suggested Sakura.

"The cake is really good," coaxed Ino.

"Of course, I'll come. Even without the cake I would have come, though that is a delicious added bonus." And they headed off to a faux-French café named Le Magnifique. They settled down on couches around a coffee table. Hinata went to go get drinks for them all, a mix of lemonades and sweet teas.

It didn't take long for them to realize that they weren't getting anywhere with their homework. Sophia really wanted to learn about her new friends, and they felt the same about her, so they were locked in a stalemate, trying to get the other side to spill information.

"You know, this really isn't fair because I'm trying to learn about 4 girls, you just have to learn about one. The questioning needs to be more evenly distributed."

As soon as these words were uttered, Ino shouted out triumphantly, "TRUTH OR DARE!" The rest of them just stared at her, as did the rest of the café, including one of the overly snooty employees. "What? It's the clear solution."

Sophia burst into laughter. "That's true enough, but don't you think there was a problem with the volume?" she asked, still stifling a giggle.

"You're right. Next time, even LOUDER!"

"That's not what I meant!" Sophia quickly asserted.

"Don't even bother, Sophia-chan. She's past argument," Tenten sighed.

"How about this? Ino, if you promise to never scream that loud again, then tonight, we'll have a sleepover and play truth or dare, and whatever other shenanigans you come up with. Does that work?" Sakura suggested. Ino nodded, her face full of excitement.

Then Tenten whispered in Sophia's ear, "If that works for even a week, Sakura will be a miracle worker." She laughed. They made plans to meet up at Sophia's room, as she didn't have a roommate. This seemed unnecessary to Sophia, as Sakura and Ino were rooming together as were Tenten and Hinata, but she didn't say anything about it. Once they had a firm plan in place, they couldn't even pretend to work together anymore because they were getting so distracted. The five girls separated, promising to meet up later.

Sophia was dressed in black sweatpants and a grey t-shirt, her brown hair back in a ponytail. She made a bag of popcorn, saving 5 more packets to pop later. She pushed all the furniture in her living room area off to the edges of the room and dragged in a green quilt and a body pillow. Not long after, Ino showed up in a purple tank-top and black cotton shorts. Sakura was in comfy pink pajama bottoms and a white top that had a picture of a cherry on it. Then came Tenten dressed almost identically to Sophia, except that she was wearing a green t-shirt instead of a grey one. Hinata wore a powder blue pajama bottoms very much like Sakura's, except hers were silk, and her top was white cotton with the same kind of blue lacing the straps and bottom of her tank top. They brought an assortment of stuffed animals, blankets and pillows. By the time everyone had settled down, the room looked like a rainbow of neons and pastels.

"Did a unicorn explode in here?" Tenten asked when she got back from the bathroom, clearly disturbed by the fluffy adorableness. Contrary to Sophia's earlier thoughts about Tenten not bringing a stuffed animal, Tenten showed up with one in tow. Though she wasn't sure if a stuffed kunai named Mr. Bladey really counted.

"Ooh. Popcorn!" exclaimed Hinata when she saw the big bowl. "Thanks Sophia."

"No problem. Help yourself. I've got plenty more."

"Can we get this show on the road? There are some things I'm just dying to know about our new friend," yelled Ino. Everyone sweatdropped.

"Alright Ino, since you're so excited, you can ask first," Sophia said indulgently.

"Tell us about a boyfriend, first one, last one, anything, but details!"

"Okay… I guess you could call Max a boyfriend. We used to sit on benches holding hands, just smiling and talking," reminisced Sophia. "He was really great, and so much more interesting than any of the other guys I knew. I loved being around him."

Ino was leaning in, eyes wide. "What happened."

"He kicked dirt in my face and said I had cooties," she said matter-of-factly.

"Oh," she said crestfallen. "That doesn't count. A real boyfriend, not one of those kindergarten fake marriage things."

"I've never had a real boyfriend."

Ino looked as if she was about to cry. "You've never been in a relationship?"

Sophia blushed and averted her eyes, "I didn't say that." Everyone's heads turned to face her, confused.

"Oh. I didn't mean to assume. I just didn't figure you for a lesbian."

"No worries, I'm not big on labels. And I'm more bi than lesbian. Boys still float my boat if you know what I mean," she smiled awkwardly. "You don't have a problem with that, do you?" she asked, rather nervously.

"Of course not," cut in Sakura. "We wouldn't care if you were in the transition period into becoming a man." And then she added, "Or a woman." This made everyone crack up.

"Thanks. It's good to hear that."

"I think we're forgetting the question here. Details!" cried Ino. She clearly needed to live vicariously for a little while, so Sophia indulged her.

"Okay. Well I've only ever dated one girl, but she was something special. Still is, I'm sure of it. She had long, wavy blonde hair and the way she sang made me stop in my tracks and just stare in amazement. How when she was on stage, she lit up the whole room. I loved acting with her because she just made everything, even just walking with her across the stage so exhilarating. She's so funny and sweet. What I loved most about her was her self-confidence. She knew that it put a lot of people off at first, but she didn't give shit what other people thought. At least that's what she said. I knew a bit better though. She was just as vulnerable as I was, just as afraid of rejection." Sophia's voice cracked, "I miss her."

Now everyone had misty eyes. "What happened?" croaked out Ino.

"We wanted to tell our parents that we were bi and that we were seeing each other. When she told her parents just that she was bi, they flipped. She didn't even mention me. I was about to tell my parents when she called me sobbing. She asked me not to tell them because she couldn't bear to think that I was going through the same thing. I listened to her cry until she finally went to sleep, still sobbing. The next day her eyes were all red and puffy. She said we couldn't see each other anymore. It meant a lot to me that she cared about me that much. So that was that."

"I don't get it," said Tenten.

"You're such a guy sometimes," sneered Ino. "The stress from her parents made her feel like being with Sophia-chan was wrong, even though she knew it wasn't which made her feel guilty for feeling guilty. She hated how conflicted she felt, and knowing that Sophia-chan was probably going to tell her parents soon too, she couldn't have her feeling the way she was. Plus, I imagine this was the same year you applied to come here." Sophia nodded. "So she probably thought that it was better to cut the cord then, rather than struggle to keep their emotionally unstable relationship alive only to have it either crash and burn or keep her from getting the opportunity to go to Japan."

"That was perfect. I don't think I could have said it better myself," said Sophia.

"I feel really stupid right now. And that Ino is smarter than me. Something is wrong with the world," cried out Tenten, despair in every syllable.

"Oh calm down, I don't think it was as obvious as Ino made it out to be. Now…" Sophia said, choosing the next victim. Her smile widened when her eyes landed on "Hinata-chan. Truth or Dare?"

"T-truth," she stuttered.

"Good. Now, I know that you like someone. I am dead sure. What I don't know is who it is, so Hinata-chan, who do you have a crush on?"

She blushed a dark scarlet. For a second, Sophia was afraid she had suddenly contracted a fever or something. She finally asked, "Do I have to?" The rest of us nodded, especially Ino who had missed this crucial piece of information. "I-it's Naruto." Tenten grudgingly gave Sakura 1000 yen. Ino gave her a puppy dog face, silently begging for more. "He's just so confident, like Sophia-chan said about her ex-girlfriend. He's so bright and lively. The way he speaks his mind, I really admire that about him." She was lost in her own dream world. Perhaps she and Naruto were dancing in a field of flowers, where Hinata could be as outspoken as she wishes she was. I really hope they get together. I think they'd make a great match. When she finally snapped back to reality, she turned to Tenten. "Truth or Dare?"

Tenten, never one to back down from a challenge proudly said, "Dare."

Hinata's face turned from a blush into the evilest grin anyone had ever seen. "I dare you-" Tenten laughed as though to say, Hinata couldn't do anything. "- to let Ino give you a full makeover." Tenten's face fell.

"How could you do that to me?" She looked like her parents had just told her Santa Claus wasn't real, her eyes wide and disbelieving.

"Fair is fair," said Ino, advancing on Tenten. Fifteen minutes later Tenten and Ino came out of the bathroom. Ino was beaming; Tenten's face was set in a permanent frown. Her hair was down from her buns in soft curls. Ino had used mascara and added burgundy eye shadow. Her lips were just a shade darker.

"Tenten! Damn girl. You look hot!" yelled Sophia, clapping for Ino's work. Ino did a little bow while the corners of Tenten's mouth twitched upwards. "And believe me. I know." Tenten couldn't help but laugh with the rest of them.

"Alright Sakura. You're up. Truth or Dare?" asked Tenten.

"I think I'll go with dare."

"Alrighty then. How about you go knock on Uchiha's door." Sakura opened her mouth to protest. "Ap-up-up. I'm not done yet. In a bra and undies." Sakura's jaw dropped.

"That's a good one," said Ino, impressed.

"I can't do that! It's like the middle of the night." Tenten clucked like a chicken. "Fine."

"Ha! I knew you wanted to all along." Sakura turned a shade of pink to rival her hair.

"Sorry. I know I'm new here, but which one's Uchiha-san?" asked Sophia.

"The one who's hair looks like a chicken's ass," said Tenten.

"Oh yeah…"

Sakura frowned, staring at Tenten, fury etched in every part of her face. When she took off her PJs, she was wearing a matching lacy pink bra and panties. "Oh this is perfect. Absolutely perfect," Tenten muttered. They all snuck out of Sophia's room on tiptoe which wasn't really useful since someone broke out in giggles nearly every five seconds, and Hinata had to have the popcorn, not that she was the only one grabbing handfuls of it. Thankfully, Sasuke's room was in the same building, down a couple hallways. Sakura went up to the door poised to knock. She looked back at the group, pleading. They all shook their heads. She knocked tentatively. Sasuke answered the door, but he wasn't the only one there. Naruto, Gaara, Shikamaru and Neji were in the living room behind him. His jaw dropped, and his eyes bugged out. All of them burst out laughing, except Sakura, who hid her face in her hands. "Hope you enjoyed the show, boys," called Tenten. They laughed all the way back to Sophia's room.

"That was mortifying!" cried Sakura, as soon as they closed the door. "How could you make me do that?"

"Fair is fair," echoed Tenten. That sent everyone else into another bout of giggles.

"Fine. Ino. Truth or Dare?"

"You choose. I don't have anything to hide," challenged Ino.

"Oh really? So I guess you won't mind telling everybody about that Valentine 's Day a couple years back?"

"You sneaky bitch. Fine. Back in middle school I had a crush on Chouji. He, Shikamaru and I had been friends since we were in diapers. So that day, I decided to get him some chocolates you know. He told me thanks, and that it was really sweet of me. Then he asked where Shikamaru's were. I got friend zoned by CHOUJI!" Ino then dramatically burst into tears. Sakura patted her on the back sympathetically, a grin on her face. The game continued for a few rounds. Sophia learned that Sakura had cut her hair short because she had gotten gum in it, and she couldn't tell which part was gum and which part was her hair. Tenten had her top fall off in the pool when she was seven. Hinata had refused to do another truth, so Ino had her play seven minutes in heaven with a pillow that had a drawing of Naruto's face on it. Needless to say, they found her passed out in the closet. Ino had to do the cinnamon challenge, and Sophia had to do chubby bunny. Eventually it all degraded into telling silly stories and eating not only all the popcorn but finishing the tub of icecream in the freezer. It only ended when Hinata passed out, a handful of popcorn still in her hand, and everyone decided to go to sleep. Tomorrow was a school day after all.

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