Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or Ino, or Sakura, or Ayame.
A/N: I'm trying to add my friends as they appear, but it gets tricky. Like I had to give Ayame an Inuyasha character that she will not fit at all… Oh well…
Chapter 3: The Weird List
"Hello my loves," Ayame came over to Sakura and Ino as usual in the morning before class started. She gave them a happy grin and they smiled back while Ino was still talking about the new 'Weird List.'
Ayame had been in their class all trimester and her visits became more and more regular. Most of the table already knew her, and others would welcome the addition so it seemed inevitable that she would soon join them. But first things first; she needed a reason and an invitation.
"This is what I've got so far," Ino handed out lists typed up in a green font. Yes, the infamous weird list had arrived.
"What's that?" Ayame asked and took one of the copies while Sakura claimed her own. What they saw looked something like this:
The Weird List
For an online version of the list which will have updates, visit blog. for Ino's protection
1. Bring a weird dessert for the whole table.
2. Kiss someone of the opposite sex and French someone of the same sex.
3. Tell everyone, in full detail, about your sexual fantasy.
4. Lick someone's foot.
5.Submit to a makeover.
6.Be "anti" something.
7.Fan fiction readers: No fan fiction stories for a full week, and no talking about fan fiction stories. For those who don't read fan fiction: Must read them for one full week.
8. Must do any dares given in a game of Truth or Dare.
9.Flush hand down toilet.
10. Have hair done at Censored's Doos (Talk to Ino for locations, etc.)
11. Fake tattoo on forehead, or other very prominent place. (Not hand)
12. Wear your favorite cartoon character's hairstyle and outfit.
13. Go mini golfing in dresses.
14.Wear body paint for one full day.
15.Sit at random table where you know no one.
16.Karaoke
17.Dress goth/punk for a full day at school
18.Pick a favorite song and model it for a day.
19.Go camping with friends.
20.Skinny dipping with friends and/or opposite sex.
21.Go to the beach with friends.
22.Road trip.
23.Dye hair, make it a very noticeable color. (See #10)
24.Get something pierced.
25.Participate in an eating contest.
26.Fear Factor day
27.Go through the hallway or a school dance and slap people's butts randomly.
28.Strip Poker
29.Halloween costume at the Mall
30.Watch porno movie (3)
31.Find and watch the scariest movie with friends.
32.Find a situation with which to publicly cuss someone out in another language. (Yes, signing does count it's just not as funny.)
33.Wear something slutty to school.
34.Find a situation where you can yell "No, I will NOT sleep with you!" at someone.
35.Mohawk your hair.
36.Try and trick a number of people that a wig you're wearing is your real hair.
37.Walk up to a random acquaintance and announce that you're pregnant. (Yes guys, you too.)
38.No talking for a whole day (and no sign language or foreign language either) and the Day of Silence does not count. May use a pen and notebook to communicate.
39.Pretend you are one of your pets for an hour.
40.Disguise your voice for an extended period of time.
41.Profess a long-time hidden love for your best friend of the opposite sex.
42.Profess a long-time hidden love for your best friend of the same sex.
43.Draw a caricature of someone at the table; talent is not necessary.
44.Dress as your opposite for a day.
45.Wear your underwear outside of your clothes.
46.Attempt to dress, as convincingly as possible, as the opposite sex for a day.
47.Put your bathing suit in a freezer and then put in on after two hours.
48. Scavenger hunt in the mall.
49.Class of 2007 only: Support Jerico San, Kikano Shippo, or Hyuuga Neji's campaigns for senior class council. (Haha, the typist is biased!)
50.Sing "Gib mir bitte einen Kuss" into a digital camera.
51.Spend a day responding to every greeting by muttering "can't sleep…clowns will get me…" over and over, OR quote the preacher from "the Princess Bride."(See Ayame for preacher quote)
52.Go to concert (June 15th, Rock & Roll Pizza in Portland) and listen to a band where you've never heard (again, details from Ayame)
53.Dance on a table in front of strangers.
54.Fake a pregnancy (i.e. pillow under shirt for the stomach)
Ayame just giggled as she read some of the items, and tried to think of ways around the others. Yes, she certainly fit in with them.
"My mom says that if she catches me flushing my hand down a toilet, I'm grounded," Sakura said earnestly and Ino grinned.
"We'll do that at my house, I'll even clean them first," the blonde said happily, "It's number two that worries me. I don't feel like kissing any of the guys at our table…"
"Well Ino, you'll just have to kiss some guy at random," Sakura said with one of her knowing smirks.
And she could not have timed it better.
"What?" Sasuke asked, slightly waking up from his zombie-like state.
"Uh… Nothing," Ino grinned at him. "Just part of our list to see who at our table is the weirdest."
"I'm the weirdest," He stated as he sat down.
"…You haven't done anything on the list…" Ino pointed out.
"I'm still the weirdest," Sasuke smiled and put his head down on the desk.
"You're not at our table, and therefore can't be the weirdest," Ino added.
"I'm still the weirdest," He said and Ino rolled her eyes. She let the subject drop; she'd had these arguments with him before.
"Oh yeah, I added on to that story," Ino restrained a giggle as she handed the latest portion of their story about Neji and Sasuke to Sakura, and let Ayame read the beginning.
The next day… (Sasuke's Point of View)
.: You idiot:. Sasuke's inner voice said bluntly as he slammed his locker closed.
'What do you want?' He thought back angrily. Really, he was already nervous enough without this pessimist talking him down.
.: He is going to embarrass you for even trying, you know that:. Inner Sasuke, the only thing Sasuke could think of to call the voice, said.
'I can't let that asshole just sit there and boast. Someone has to challenge him,' Sasuke glared at a random freshman girl whom had looked his way, noting how the grin on her face faded as he smiled to himself. That was what he did; he somehow got people to pull down the masks they hid behind. Even if he had to do so by force.
.:Why do you do it:. Inner Sasuke asked, his bitter tone now just a dull afterthought.
'Someone has to,' Sasuke thought for a moment. 'And why not me? I'm good at it.'
.:You enjoy it too much:. Inner Sasuke pointed out, .: Especially with that jock.:.
"Who says I like him!" Sasuke blurted in annoyance, a few sophomores nearby stared at him like he was crazy. He cursed himself silently for talking out loud, and frowned as he heard Inner Sasuke's laughter. Sasuke knew the conversation was over, Inner Sasuke had won.
Neji's point of view…
Neji sat in pottery class, staring at the wheel they were assigned to. It looked so easy, and yet.. He knew he could not figure it out without Sasuke. The idea that he needed that pathetic stoner burned him inside, but it was an unfortunate fact.
'At least I can show him on the field today," he thought. They had agreed to wait a day since yesterday Neji had a game and Sasuke had been hung-over. Neji was beginning to think it was a dumb bet, he'd even messed up during the big basketball game because he was so distracted. Thank God there was no 'I' in 'Team' or they might have actually lost.
Sasuke stormed into the room a few minutes before the bell rang and took the seat next to Neji where he'd been the day before. Neji blinked in surprise at Sasuke's appearance today. Unlike the previous day he actually looked awake, there were no bags under his eyes and it looked like he'd spiked his dark hair. Neji could not help but wonder if a good night's sleep had really inspired all of this.
"Think you can do it on your own now?" Sasuke asked Neji as he gestured at the wheel.
"I doubt it," Neji grunted, and Sasuke raised an eyebrow at him.
"You blew it at the game, huh?" Sasuke wondered aloud and received a glare.
"Shut up," Neji grumbled and put some clay on the wheel.
"Fine," Sasuke shrugged, though his face still held a smirk since he knew he had been right. "Let's just start then."
Sasuke's point of view…
It wasn't like he was looking forward to playing soccer against Neji. Once he found a goalie he just wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. But, where would he get one? Most of his friends would laugh at him for suggesting it.
"What'd yo—
"Hey Sakura," Ino whispered to her friend before she read too far on that page. "He always has at least one girl he can joke with in each class and usually sits by her. Who should it be? We need a name for that part."
Sakura nodded knowingly and bent over to write down a name. Ino looked over her friend's shoulder as she continued to read. Ino rolled her eyes when she saw that it was her own name that had been put down as Sasuke's friend. Figures.
"What'd you get for 23?" Ino elbowed him, jarring Sasuke from his thoughts.
"Uh.. False," He said and she nodded.
.:Are you seriously this dumb, Sasuke:. Inner Sasuke laughed. Sasuke was surprised and annoyed at this until he caught on. Ino.
"Hey Ino," Sasuke started. "Do you play soccer?"
"I used to, why?" She looked suspicious.
"I… Need a goalie," Sasuke sighed and told her the story. She looked ready to laugh but nodded along anyway.
"Yeah, I can do that. Goalie was one of my favorites," Ino smiled.
"You'd better be a freakin' genius when it comes to goal-keeping," Sasuke teased.
"We'll see," Ino shrugged and went back to work.
Neji's point of view…
The day dragged by, but Neji finally found himself on the soccer field waiting for Sasuke. One of his basketball buddies had agreed to be his goalie, and was now standing patiently by the goal. It wasn't long before Sasuke and a girl walked up, arguing as they went. Neji dimly wondered who she was; Sasuke couldn't have a girlfriend.
But, why did he care?
"Like it so far?" Ino grinned at her friends when they handed back the papers. She did not miss the look that crossed Ayame's face when Neji arrived and sat down in the seat next to Sasuke; it was the same look that broke out on Ino's face so often when she was writing.
The bell rang and Ayame blew the two girls a kiss before heading back to her own seat. Ino waved back and glanced over at Sakura, then frowned when she noted the book under her friend's nose. It would be at least an hour before the pink-haired girl would resurface and interact with the world again.