Sasuke waited patiently for Tonbo. He was still at the hospital or somewhere...just not where the young Uchiha was. Sakura had already left and Ookami was washing dishes. He was walking around the apartment. At first, he thought it was small, but it was fairly large. It had 3 bedrooms, Komugi had her own, being the adult and whatnot, Tonbo and Ookami shared one, since they were both boys, and Kitsune had her own, being the only adolescent girl. He didn't really go look in them. He just glanced at them and headed to the main part of the apartment.
"Where is this guy? This is getting a little ridiculous now." Sasuke thought as he settled into the couch. Maybe he should've gone. It would've been something to do other than wander this little area. He sighed with boredom. Hm, he should just explore this place, more deeply. He would be learning something from his new-found friends, right? He decided to head into the boys' room first. It was the farthest from the door and living room, lots of privacy. Well, probably as much as you can get here.
It was simple. Two beds, a dresser with a T.V. on it, and a bookshelf. About two-thirds of the shelf was used for books, the other third was being occupied by video games. There was a closet, too, but most likely, it was being used for clothes. Sasuke sat down on the bed closest to the T.V., and looked at its accessories. There was a game console; he believed it was a Box-X, or something along those lines. Beside the television was a pair of wired controllers, and a wireless one. He marvelled at how quickly the technology had developed, and yet he barely knew how to work a telephone. He took in the whole room at once. The walls were a navy blue, a colour Sasuke preferred over some others. One bed had a green and brown coordination to it, while the other had a more bold set of colours. Red and gold. Suddenly smiling, Sasuke laid down on the one he was sitting on, the red and gold one. "Like the sunset. An odd, but true simile." He thought happily. He stopped for a moment. Since when was he so...happy? Full of joy? And other bullshit like that?
He sat up immediately. Now wasn't the time for happy thoughts, or whatever the hell that was. Not knowing what had happened, he exited the room. He headed into another, and was overwhelmed by purple. The walls of the room were uniquely designed. As a background colour, it was a deep rich purple-blue hue. The design, which was a creative use of swirls and vine-like curves, was light lavender. In all the purple-ness of the room, there stood the bed, with bright yellow bed sheets. The dresser had a mirror attached to it, and there was a desk nearby. He immediately realized he had walked into Kitsune's room. He walked out just as fast. "Wouldn't be caught dead in there." He muttered silently. Tonbo stood by the doorway, grinning like an idiot. Sasuke stopped in his tracks. When'd he get here? And how come he didn't know? They stared at each other for a few moments.
"Hey." Tonbo said, still smiling widely. Sasuke grunted a greeting and headed back into the main area of the apartment. Tonbo followed silently. What could he be grinning about? Once the raven-haired boy reached the living room, he grew a teasing smile, too. Naruto, sitting on the couch with an annoyed expression, had a black eye and his cheeks were puffy and slightly purple. Naruto looked at Sasuke and made a face. "What the hell happened to him?" He asked himself. Naruto averted his gaze and huffed. "By the looks of it, he's probably embarrassed about it, too."
"We were at the hospital with Kitsune-chan..."Naruto started explaining. "She wanted me to show her some jutsus, you know, so she can see just how good I am." Tonbo stifled a laugh, and Sasuke's smile grew into a smirk. Of course, that is just like Naruto. The blonde teen glared at them both and started talking again. "And I showed her my Sexy Jutsu right when Sakura-chan walked in. She got angry...and beat me right there. In front of Kitsune-chan, while she was sick, too. At least, she got a laugh out of it. Don't like it when she's all weak and sad-looking." Tonbo was laughing hard. Sasuke gave out a chuckle. "So it wasn't Kitsune, it was Sakura. Good job." But then, he thought about the last sentence. And his chuckling stopped. Why does Naruto care so much about her? And, by the story the hyperactive boy told, Sakura does too. What's so special about her? Even Tonbo, who was ready to fight some health-nins a few hours before, cared about her. He pondered about this. Everyone around her, they just seem to...like her. Except him. What was up with that?
"Oi, Bastard Sasuke...why'd you grow quiet all of a sudden?" Naruto asked. The supposed bastard looked at the blonde, and then muttered a response.
"Just wondering why you guys care..." His sentence transformed into unintelligible murmuring, not wanting to finish his question. Tonbo, however, still understood what he meant. He said nothing, though. "The time will come...and maybe he'll like her enough, too." The blonde-brown haired boy thought. Instead, he asked a question.
"Hey, Naruto, you staying over? And what about you, Sasuke?" He asked them. Sasuke nodded, and told him about making that decision with Ookami. Naruto instantly agreed. He smiled widely. The grin of his sent Sasuke wondering what was going on in his tiny mind. "What is it now, you little dumb-ass?" He asked inside his head. His smile grew wider reaching from ear to ear, as if he heard Sasuke's thoughts.
"We should play a prank of some kind. Just the four of us guys, on four other girls!" He exclaimed. Sasuke was a bit disappointed and amused at the same time. What the hell was he talking about? Him, pranking a GIRL? Heh, not likely. The blue-black haired boy noticed that Naruto was grinning stupidly at him. Then, turning his head, grinned at Ookami. "These pranks are especially for you two." Ookami looked a little disappointed, but his face had on a light smile. That's when Sasuke realized that he never saw Ookami out of the apartment, and he wondered how the girls would react to him. He wasn't sure if the girls thought he was hot, or whatever. It would be wrong to notice that about a guy. Unless you were gay.
"Okay, who are the girls?" Tonbo asked. His smile was also plastered on his face. "These two are practically the same people." Sasuke thought with annoyance. Ookami rolled his eyes, and almost became a male Kitsune. He looked at them with such annoyance and boredom, just like she did with Sasuke. The Uchiha crookedly smiled, and listened to the prank details.
"Okay, the first person should be..." Naruto pondered for a moment. The blonde didn't know many girls, only the Rookie Nine kunoichis, and that was three. The fourth one was the only other girl he knew. "Okay, first shall be...Kitsune-chan!" He exclaimed. Sasuke's face melted into a disappointed frown. Why her? She shouldn't be too fun to prank. "She's the snobbiest bitch ever." He thought, his thought dripping with disliking. Suddenly, he felt guilty. She was in the infirmary, and he was calling her names. Even if it was her, that is something a bit too rude to do.
"Okay, what can we do? She's being released tomorrow. And the hospital has superiors all over the place." Tonbo added. Naruto had an odd thinking face on. What could they do? What's there to use for Kitsune?
"Hey, Ookami, what totally sets off Kitsune-chan? Like makes her really mad?" Naruto asked. Ookami snorted, making a face that Kitsune wore often when Tonbo or Sasuke was around.
"Easy. Tonbo or Sasuke. Maybe something that gets her really embarrassed." Ookami said. He made it sound like it was the most obvious thing in the world, and he was also calling them dumb for it. Sasuke smirked at the comment. He should have a medal, he makes Kitsune really mad. Tonbo also had a smug face on. "So, wanna do something totally annoying to her? Just make them do utterly stupid in front of her."
"Stupid? That's a bit hard. The bastard won't do something like that." Naruto murmured. Sasuke glared at the ninja, and smiled evilly. Even if he had to wear a dress and put on make-up, he would do something stupid. If it makes Kitsune mad, it'll make Sasuke glad.
"Try me. I can handle anything you throw at me." Sasuke had a devilish grin, and dared the knucklehead with his eyes to throw his very best at him. Naruto took up to the challenge well, and said something that made Sasuke back down way too easily.
"Fine. If you want it that way. For Kitsune-chan's prank, Sasuke Uchiha will ask her out on a date tomorrow, and he will yell out one of her most embarrassing secrets wherever they are." Naruto had an imp-ish grin. And Sasuke's grin went upside down. Even though, the ending prank sounded good, he couldn't stand the very thought of him asking Kitsune on a date. It was impossible for him to do it. No way.
"HELL NO! Why don't you do that, dumb-ass?" He said loudly. Ookami rolled his eyes, and Sasuke got annoyed about how much he was reminding him of the pink-eyed bitch. By the looks of it, he got his bitch moments too.
"He can't, 'cause nee-chan will expect it. She knows of his pranking past. And Tonbo, well, if he asked her out on a date, she knows something is up. She would be halfway across the village before Tonbo can yell out the secret." Ookami explained. "Anyways, it has to be you. She might say yes, after what she saw. And she'll never expect it...maybe." Sasuke noticed that he was grinning now, liking the idea of his sister pranked like that. Sasuke began to grow fond of it too, even thought it might hurt his self-esteem. It'll hurt Kitsune's way worse. He might as well give it a shot.
"Okay, fine. I'll do it. But Naruto has to something ridiculous too." Sasuke agreed. Naruto nodded his head, and thought it over.
"Okay. So there's Sakura-chan, Ino, and Hinata." Naruto said. Sasuke smiled at the mention of Hinata through the knucklehead's lips. Hinata, probably the shyest girl of all of Konoha, had a huge crush on Naruto. Maybe he should do something to her. Any presence of Naruto, however, would have the pale-eyed girl running for the hills or fainting. So, maybe that wasn't a good idea. Sasuke thought it over. Perhaps he should prank Ino, the one who had the best marks out of the girls in his Academy class. The blonde already got a beating out of Sakura, so he thought Ino was the reasonable girl.
"You should prank Ino." The Uchiha teen told him. Naruto thought it over. He had the odd thinking face on again. Well, what could he do? Ino was the annoying type, the real girly one. So...maybe he should put paint in her hair while transforming into Sasuke. Naruto smiled. That's what Ino liked, the bastard Sasuke. Maybe he could something else too, but what do girls hate most that'll "accidentally" happen to them? Humiliation was the key...so not only a date with assumed "Sasuke", but two-timing dates? That could work. So, who else could he get to date? The shy girl, Hinata? No, she was way too shy...and weird to do that with her. But, Naruto pondered, why the hell not? He may not know her, but that's not the point. And Ino will never see it coming. Naruto had his imp-ish grin on, that made him look like a child. He told the others what he had thought of, and they all agreed to the terms. Even Sasuke, a fact that Naruto was quite bewildered with. Tonbo, who decided to help prank Hinata, didn't say what his prank details will be. He knew some things that Naruto was clueless about, and he needed him to stay clueless in order for his prank to work. So, with that said, the blonde-brown haired boy only told him who he was pranking and he needed some time to think things over. Ookami was left with Sakura, the pink-haired temper. And, frankly, he didn't know how to create a scene, other than running away from girls.
"You're a pathetic excuse of a man, Ookami! Chin up!" Naruto ordered like a drill sergeant. Ookami just grinned and stiffened. He didn't say anything, and his eyes looked a bit distant. Sasuke also went far away, thinking about what they could possibly do to his teammate. How will they humiliate her? He didn't want a say in it, he liked her too much. "Bah, goddamn emotions." He thought bitterly. Forgetting about the other three, and what they were planning to do, he left to see out the nearest window. It was a dark night and probably cold too. He was glad to have stayed inside and not go home. The sky was a bright navy blue, one that you could see the stars shine even in the middle of a city. That's when Sasuke noticed that Tonbo and Naruto have spent most of the day with Kitsune, while he, Ookami, and Sakura stayed here. Maybe, he would meet there early and perhaps apologize for not visiting her. After all, he was partly the reason for her being in there in the first place. The vision of him, really, but still. Sighing, knowing that the night couldn't really be enjoyed with two knuckleheads, he headed back into the group. They were discussing the Ookami's prank and what he'll do.
"Okay, since Sakura-chan likes Bastard over there, we might have to do something revolving around him." Naruto thought aloud. Tonbo had on a thoughtful grin. Ookami looked a bit too blank, as if he couldn't show the emotion he really felt. With a glance at Sasuke, the raven-haired boy knew exactly what was going on. Ookami liked her, too. He was helpless, too overcome by emotions and the acceptance of the others to really decide what to do. "Well, at least, one person feels the same way." Sasuke thought a little too smugly.
"No... Ookami wouldn't like that. Deception isn't really this thing. Maybe a more upfront approach." Tonbo said thoughtfully. Ookami heaved a sigh, and spoke for the first time since he found out that he was pranking Sakura.
"Why do I have to prank Sakura? She'll beat me to death...and, besides, if I DID want to prank her, I would drive her to do something comically crazy." Ookami muttered almost too lowly. Naruto grinned widely. He was clearly thinking of something, and that drove Sasuke crazy. What was he planning, Sasuke was dying to know.
"Ookami, why don't you make really DO something crazy, and make her go out with someone who she totally hates?" Naruto said smiling. Sasuke thought it over. Who does she hate? Who she's cant stand? Suddenly...Sasuke caught his drift. Someone who Sakura totally DIDN'T like was Naruto. He knew that very well. And so did the mischievous little dumb-ass. He was clever, though. Sasuke had to give him that. Ookami, however, didn't. He agreed.
"So, we're all doing our prank-type things tomorrow!" Naruto said, "This is gonna be fun!" He smiled widely. Sasuke dreaded for tomorrow. He didn't want it to come, but he also didn't want today to be replayed either. So he just hoped it wouldn't be as bad as he imagined it to be, and most of them will fail. Kitsune's secret, however, Sasuke will know forever. It was lodged into the deep memories of his brain, and it always brought a smiled to his face when he thought about it. He couldn't wait to tell it to the whole world.
Babiesaurus: Hey everybody! Just chiming in again...and I need help! I don't know what Kitsune's secret should be...and I have no idea how Tonbo's prank with Hinata is going to work! So if somehow you can tell me, I'll take anything. Just help, I don't like being stuck in things like these. Most of the ideas I come up with suck. So, let me hear yours! Please, please, please? I'll be your little servant type thing if you help! I'll be a reward! :P Heh, that sounds funny, but if it works, I'll really be! I'll write stuff for you. Actually, I'm not sure about that. But HELP ME! .