First, let me just say that I am amazed that so many people seem interested in this story. WOW! I'm seriously shocked. I thought it would be too… what's the word? Depraved. But I guess that's not necessarily a bad thing. So, for you depraved, sick mother fuckers, I promise to properly finish this story. (lol, I guess that makes me one too for writing it.)

Mina's older brother Asuma doesn't live with the main family cause he moved out (not important, but just so we know who all's at breakfast). Akimichi is Choji's surname. Mina's outfit is kinda like Anko, only it properly covers her chest and is mostly (entirely) black.

Oh, and I don't know what possessed me to add another OC but I did. Kaoru is a combination of Naruto, Jiraiya, and Kakashi personality wise… (Mostly Jiraiya.) 'sigh', poor kid… And for what it's worth (it also doesn't matter at all) Mika is Kaoru's mom, just cause of my other story in all. ;) I don't care about age specifics or anything in this story, so 'meh' (sticks tongue out at mean people who would say "That doesn't make any sense. His parents would be like 15 years older than hers.")

Chapter 4: Pleasantries

Mina sat silently at the breakfast table with a small mysterious smile plastered on her face. She woke up at sunrise and got dressed in her favorite outfit; a short black halter over a mesh top (clearly showing her torso) with a strip of leather wrapping from her left shoulder to her hip and slimming black pants.

Her parents and younger brother stared at her as they ate their breakfast. Finally her mother couldn't take it anymore. "Okay, seriously. What's with the smile, Mina? Something happened yesterday, didn't it?"

The young blonde looked up at the older one. "You could say that."

Shikamaru sighed tiredly. "Well, what was it?" Mina giggled lightly, which only drew a near primitive growl out of Temari. The woman was pissed that she wasn't getting an answer. "Mina, please answer your mother's question."

"Anything for you, Daddy." She shot him a quick smirk. He raised an eyebrow at her, confused by the title 'Daddy' as much as the sweet tone in which it was delivered. Mina looked at her mother and with glazed over eyes gave the woman a proper answer. "I met a man."

Aki choked on his food. "N-no way!" He coughed out.

"Yes way." Mina patted her little brother on the head. "He's positively fascinating."

Shikamaru was eyeing the door for a quick escape. He didn't want to deal with this. He knew his daughter was a strange one and for the life of him, he did not want to attempt to conceive the kind of man that she would fall in love with. Unfortunately, his wife knew his movements all too well and grabbed his wrist; keeping him at the table.

"What's his name?" Temari demanded an answer.

She continued to smile. "I can bring him by tomorrow to meet everyone if you'd like, Mother."

"That'd be lovely, dear." The middle-aged woman grinded her words out. "But I asked his name. And for the love of god, please tell me it's not some freak."

Mina rolled her eyes. "What would you prefer his name to be?"

Her mother's mind drifted off to the place where girls dream about what they'd like their children to become, what family they'd like to be related to and how many grandchildren they'll get out of it. "Hatake or Inuzuka would be just fine with me. Hell, I wouldn't mind if it was Akimichi, they're good people, right honey?" She squeezed Shikamaru's wrist. He nodded obediently, a strained expression still on his face.

With a slight twitch at the mere pronunciation of those surnames, Mina slowly stood up from the table. "Sorry to disappoint, but I wouldn't touch a Hatake with a ten-foot pole. Nor would I want to look at an Inuzuka for more than a minute. And nothing against Uncle Choji but, his son's just not my type." She nodded toward her father. A chill again went up his back at her courteous behavior. "I'm done eating. May I be excused?" Her father nodded despite the extreme pressure being exuded on his wrist by his wife. "Thank you." Mina walked over toward the back door and threw on her three-quarters length jacket. "I'll be in town if anyone needs me."

"Hey wait. I'm leaving too!" Aki jumped up from the table and rushed to put on his shoes. His older sister merely glared at him from the corner of her eye until he stood brightly at her side. "Bye momma! Bye Papa!" He walked out after his sister.

"Sweetheart…" Shikamaru started to talk to Temari, but she cut him off.

"I know. Mina's never been so… so… what's the word?"

He tugged on his captive wrist. "Polite, considerate, peaceable."

Temari nodded grimly in agreement. "…yea. I'm worried. Do you think she's doing drugs?"

"Honestly, I have no idea. But I'm sure I could think more clearly about the situation if you let go of my wrist. My hand's gone numb."

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"Hey onee-chan?" Aki scrambled to catch up with her long strides. If he didn't know any better, he'd say she was trying to lose him.

"Hn?" She grumbled.

"Can I meet your boyfriend?"

Mina sighed tiredly… just like her father. "I don't have a boyfriend."

"But you said you met a guy!"

She passed another block and started walking faster. "I did. That doesn't make him my boyfriend." Aki was bored with trying to keep up with her, so he jumped up onto her back, using her long braid for leverage. "Ack! Get off of me you freak!" She reached up and spun around trying to force him down. "Aki! I'm serious you fucking twerp!"

He jumped down and off to the side just before she slammed her back into the side of a building. "You're a liar, onee-chan!" He broke into a small fit of laughter upon seeing her hold the back of her head. It took the brunt of the force, since he evaded the attempted retaliation.

"I'm not a liar. You bastards just assume stupid shit like that." Mina took two menacing steps toward her little brother. "For the last fucking time, I don't have a boyfriend."

"Well, that's good news!" A cheerful voice, about two feet too close to her, chimed. The blonde whipped around to get an eyeful of a silver-haired young man she did not like seeing, Hatake Kaoru. He was three years her senior, but in terms of maturity he was equal to a filthy-minded 13 year old boy. It was his parents fault; his father for showing him his 'library' and his mother for letting his father get away with it. Normally, Mina would just curse at anyone that got too close to her but, given his family name, she needed a good reason. Though, with the young man's vocabulary, it never took him too long to say something unsavory, thus giving Mina her just reasoning.

"Aki, come here." Mina knelt down and snatched her little brother's arm, pulling him close. "Shield me from the perversion." She stood back up, holding the little boy in front of her defensively.

Kaoru laughed at the show. "That won't work, Mina-chan." He pulled a chocolate bar out of his pocket and waved it in Aki's face. "Go fetch!" He threw it as far as he could.

In that instant, Aki used a substitution jutsu and escaped his sister's clutches. He would not be seen for the rest of the day, as something was bound to catch his attention after eating so much sugar. "Fucking ADD brat." Mina cursed under her breath, dropping the bucket that her little brother used in his escape.

"So, what brings you out and about this fine day?" Kaoru walked forward and gracefully hooked her arm with his, leading her down the street in the direction she had been previously heading. "I almost never see you anymore."

"Ah… what a shame." The blonde scowled. For whatever forsaken reason, the freak liked her; one of the many reasons she tended to be a homebody. He squeezed her arm, wanting an answer to his question. Mina sighed. This was going to slow her down… or was it? Oh… I'm so fucking bad. Hehehe… A cruel addition to her plan manifested itself in her mind. "Actually, I was looking for a blank wall. It's for an art project."

"Really?" He sounded genuinely interested, his blue eyes shining as he continued the conversation. "What kind of art?"

Mina's mysterious smile resurfaced. "Something 'expressive'. The whole village will see it and they will never forget it." She glanced up at him slightly. The hamster wheels inside his skull were damn near visible. It was coming.

"You know I love art." The pervert grinned ear to ear. "I draw things all the time. You wouldn't happen to be interested in modeling for me sometime, would you?" And there it was.

They turned a corner and the perfect second story blank wall caught her eye. She stopped in her tracks. "Tomorrow." The word slid elegantly from her lips as her eyes glazed over in excitement.

"Se-seriously?" The man was shocked by the answer. Usually she would smack him or curse him out for being inappropriate.

"Yea." Mina came back out of her temporary stupor at finding the perfect location for her plans. "Meet me right here tomorrow morning. Bright and early; right at sunrise. Can you do that for me?" She pointed to the ground where they were standing.

He nodded, still in awe of her words. "Wait… Are you screwing with me?" The small bit of common sense that he inherited from his mother kicked in.

The blonde shook her head back and forth. "Not at all, Kaoru-kun. Now then, why don't you and I spend the day together? I almost never see you anymore." She squeezed his arm and continued walking about town; having already found the perfect locale for her 'art project' along with the perfect 'art critic' to discover it the following morning.

Holy snaps! What in the world could Mina's sinister plan be? Sorry for there not being any Hidan in this one, but he'll be in the next one. I had to set things up for the 'art project'. I'm looking at one, maybe two more chapters ya'll. Thanks for the support I've been getting. Keep up the reviews!