olly:me again!
kiba:you again? oh no!
olly:shut up. heres chapter ten. hope y'all like it!
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(With the girls)
Sakura shut the door as each of the guys drove off. She turned to the girls. "Ok, I've never done this before so what do we do?"
"Alright first let's get our skimpy pajamas. Sakura, you get the pillows, Temari you get the water," said Ten Ten. Sakura stared at her. She started laughing, but when no one else laughed she stopped. "I was kidding! Geez…"
Temari shook her head. "Whatever. Usually when it's just us we do funny stuff that we'd never be able to do with the guys. Pretty simple really,"
"Well last time you had a sleepover together, what did you do?" Sakura asked curiously.
"Well we dressed up in completely outrageous outfits ad did each other's make up, but then the guys burst in on us and took us hostage. We were forced to go out in public in our funny outfits." Hinata said, scowling at the memory.
"Well yeah, but you were the only one who didn't find it funny Hinata," Ten Ten said. She turned to Sakura to explain. "See we dressed up as if we were going to a club or something, short skirts and low cut tops and stuff. Because Hinata's so shy we dressed her up the most, and she looked great, though she doesn't think so. Naruto couldn't keep his eyes off her. It was funny and crazy and sweet at the same time." She recalled smiling. "And Shikamaru couldn't talk every time Temari looked at him, and Neji,"
"Neji accidentally grabbed Ten Ten's ass." Temari said smirking. Ten Ten gasped and turned red. "He did not!" she said defiantly, crossing her arms. Hinata giggled and Temari raised her eyebrows. "You know you liked it. Despite his attitude all the time, Neji is still just a guy. Seeing you in that tube top must have made him lose control."
Sakura, Temari, and Hinata all burst out laughing. Ten Ten just glared at all of them. After a while the three stopped laughing. "So…" Sakura said. "We dress up and do make up and have girl-talk, right?" she asked, still trying to understand the concept of 'sleep over'.
"Well, yeah, but we do other stuff too." Hinata said. "Hopefully this time the guys won't explode in the room and capture us again. It's hard to fight back when you're wearing a miniskirt." They giggled.
"One time we dyed each other's hair." Temari said. "It took forever, but it was still cool. My hair was red—redder than Gaara's—Hinata's was purple and dark blue, and we made Ten Ten's so that her buns were red and the rest was this weird orangey-pink color. It was awesome."
Sakura cocked her head. That sounded really fun. "Well I'd love to do that, but we'd have to go shopping for coloring. Wanna go to Wal-Mart?" The other girls nodded. They ran out the door and jumped in the car.
(With the guys)
Gaara pulled over his motorcycle a few houses down. The other guys followed example. Naruto got out of his car. "What are you guys doing? I thought were going to Gaara and Kankuro's house." They all looked at him as they got out of their cars.
"You dumb-shit. We're not going to their house." Neji said whacking Naruto on the side of the head. Naruto glared at him as he held his aching head.
"We're gonna spy on the girls. Since its Sakura's first time in a sleepover, they're probably gonna try and do everything in one night. If we ever want to see what they to alone together then we need to do it tonight." Kiba said, leaning against the car. Naruto stared for a moment then smiled.
"I knew that!"
Gaara sighed and shook his head. Suddenly the sound of car got their attention. The all looked to see Ten Ten's car pulling out of Sakura's driveway. All the guys hid behind their cars, but the car turned to drive in the opposite direction.
"I wonder where they're going," Kankuro said, arching an eyebrow. All the guys nodded, but then Shikamaru looked back into his car. They watched him.
"What the hell are you looking for?" Kiba asked as Shikamaru rummaged under the backseat of his car. They could hear his voice answering, but it was muffled.
"They probably went shopping, so they'll be back soon. It'll be easier to spy on them with these."
He finally came out with a bundle of wires. The other guys could see small cameras and microphones along with them. "Dude, do you just carry a huge bundle of cameras, wires, and microphones with you every where you go? What the hell do you need them for?" asked Kankuro.
Shikamaru shrugged and started walking back up to Sakura's house. All the guys raised their eyebrows but followed him. When they got to the house, they found that Sakura had locked the door. Shikamaru turned to Gaara, who sighed and went up to the door. They watched as he flipped open a switch blade and stated picking at the lock. Eventually the door clicked open and Gaara walked inside. They all stared at him. "Man, no wonder people are afraid of you." Naruto said. Gaara only shrugged, and they followed him inside. Shikamaru showed them how to set up the cameras and microphones, and they did so, putting them in the living room and a few other rooms. They thought about putting a camera in Sakura's bedroom, but when Gaara gave them a nasty glare they decided against it, because 'why would the girls go there? They won't like the wet paint -nervous cough-'. They put a microphone in the bathroom, because they knew the girls would probably go there to talk and do make up. They disguised the cameras with random things in the room—partially behind picture frames, etc—and headed back outside, locking the door behind them. They set up a viewing screen on Neji's laptop—which he just happened to have in his car—and everyone piled into Shikamaru's car. After about twenty minutes they saw the girls return carrying plastic shopping bags. They went into the living room.
(With the girls)
"Oh my gosh, did you see the guy at the checkout? He was all over Hinata!" said Temari laughing as she set her bag down. Hinata turned red. Naruto and Neji shouted out loud 'what the hell??!!??'
"No he wasn't!" Hinata practically yelled, glaring at Temari.
"Sorry Hinata, but if he didn't like you, he wouldn't have asked you for your phone number." Sakura said, putting a hand on Hinata's shoulder. Neji and Naruto were making mental notes to go to Wal-Mart later.
"That's why I hit him in the face." Hinata said, crossing her arms. All the guys stared in shock. Hinata? THE Hinata? Hit someone in the face? They ignored that and listened as she continued. "The only guys that are allowed to have my phone number are Naruto, Kankuro, Neji, Gaara, Shikamaru, and Kiba, because they're my friends, and Neji's family, and,"
"And Naruto because you like him," Ten Ten finished. Naruto fainted, then recovered, then recalled what had happened, and fainted again. Neji glared at him, but then turned back to the screen. Hinata looked as if she was pondering something, but then shrugged and nodded. Her friends already knew, so what did it matter? All the guys stared. Who knew Shy-Hinata could be so open like that? They watched as the girls laughed and started emptying the bags.
Sakura emptied her bag. Temporary hair dye—colors: bright red, dark red, blonde, and black. Hinata dumped the contents of her bag on the floor—a pile of make up fell out. Eye liner, lipstick, blush, eye shadow—the works. Temari and Ten Ten just had food. They each had bought one of those little cartons of ice cream. Temari had chocolate-coconut swirl, Hinata had vanilla caramel, Ten Ten had moose tracks, and Sakura had mint chocolate chip. Gaara smirked. That was his favorite ice cream too, though no one knew. Sakura delved into her ice cream with a spoon and started going through the make up.
"Ok," she said. "I've never done this before, so it's your call. What first? Make up? Hair? Truth or dare? All the guys' eyes widened at that. Sakura continued. Dress up? Or should we just eat like pigs and then figure it out?" She shoveled some more ice cream into her mouth. The other three laughed.
"Um, I think we should do the hair first, because it takes longest. Since there's four of us it'll probably take a while." Said Ten Ten with a mouthful of ice cream. The others nodded and headed to the bathroom, ice cream and hair dye in hand.
(With the guys)
They watched the girls disappear out of view of the camera. They turned up the bathroom speaker and waited for them to enter. "Well, well Naruto," said Kiba, flashing the blonde a big smile. "Hinata likes you! Lucky dog!"
Naruto blushed and grinned back. Neji shot Kiba a death glare and he decided not to say anything more. They heard movement in the bathroom, and they all became very quiet, so they could hear.
"Ok, what color do you want Hinata?" asked Sakura.
"Um, what color would Naruto like most?" Hinata asked. Naruto blushed. Hinata could be so sweet.
"Orange," said Temari. "But we don't have orange," Hinata whined.
"Duh, that's the point. We didn't ask you what color Naruto wanted. We asked what color you wanted". Pause. "Fine whatever. I want some blonde streaks." All the guys raised their eyebrows. Hinata with blonde streaks? "Blonde to match Naruto." Hinata finished. Naruto grinned. The guys heard the girls sigh. "You know, I wouldn't have expected it from you Hinata, but sometimes you can be very difficult." Sakura said. The girls laughed. "Hey, while Temari's doing Hinata's hair, you want me to do yours?" Sakura asked Ten Ten. "Sure!" Ten Ten said.
The guys heard lots of moving sounds—things clattering and feet moving. "Ok, what color do you want?" asked Sakura. "Uhh, maybe…" there was a pause. "I want bright red, but can you make it so my buns will be blonde?" Neji arched an eyebrow—that would be interesting. "Sure," said Sakura. There were some more moving sounds, but soon conversation started up again. The guys listened intently.
"Hey Sakura, what's up with your car?" Temari asked.
"Oh, I thought I told you guys already. That Ino bitch stabbed my tires so we got an auto shop to pick it up, but they don't have the right size tires. Can you believe that? It's just insane! Anyway, there's no telling when I'll be getting it back." She finished.
"So until then you're just gonna ride around with Gaara?" asked Ten Ten.
"Um…well…I guess. If it's ok with him." Gaara smirked. It was perfectly fine with him. The other guys looked at him and raised their eyebrows, but then turned back to listen to the conversation.
"I bet you just like to hug him from behind on his bike." Said Temari. Naruto grinned and lightly punched Gaara in the arm, only to receive and even harder punch to the side. Gee, Gaara's so compassionate.
"You know, it's obvious you like him right? I just wanted to let you know if you're trying to hide it, it's pointless." Said Ten Ten. Sakura said nothing.
"But no worries. I think he likes you too." Said Temari. The guys looked expectantly at Gaara. He had his emotionless face on, but he glared at their faces and they turned back to the speaker. Temari continued. "He's been acting a little different lately, especially around you. Plus those kisses you've been giving him." Sakura started to say something but was cut off. "Please don't say anything Sakura. We've seen you do it. Are you two going out or something? Because Gaara doesn't act like he minds." Gaara froze. What would he do if she told them about earlier?
"Those are just friendly kisses, for when he does something nice for me." Said Sakura. Gaara was partly relieved and partly disappointed. Relieved that he wouldn't have to explain anything to his friends, and disappointed because what if she said was true? He decided not to think about it and continued listening.
"So if Kiba or Kankuro or one of the other guys did something nice for you, you'd give them kisses too?" Kiba and Kankuro leaned forward a little, and Gaara (who was sitting behind them) glared at their backs. "Um…well…I don't know…I guess…just like I'd give you guys kisses!" the guys' eyes widened and the heard clattering noises again.
"Ack! Get away from me! I don't want a kiss! I don't want a kiss!" yelled Temari. All the girls laughed. The guys could only imagine what was happening. After a few seconds there was silence.
"I…feel…so…violated…" said Temari. The other girls laughed.
"Are you going to ask me about kisses anymore?" asked Sakura. "Hell…no," answered Temari. Nearly all the guys laughed. All the girls were laughing.
"Ok Hinata, I think you're pretty much done. Rinse out your hair and dry it with a towel," said Temari.
"Ok," Hinata said, the guys heard her stand and soon water running. "I have an idea," said Ten Ten. "Let's play confessions."
"What's that?" asked Sakura. "It's like truth or dare, but with out the dare." Ten Ten explained. "Like we ask you a question and you have to answer it truthfully. And since you so lovingly volunteered, Sakura,"
"What?!" shouted Sakura. They ignored her and continued. "Alright since this is new to you, we'll give you an easy one," said Temari. "Who do you like?" All the guys leaned in, even though they already knew the answer.
"…Gaara…"
"Now was that so hard?" asked Temari, grin in her voice.
"I hate you,"
"Aww I love you too!"
"So what now? I just pick someone else?" asked Sakura. "Yup,"said Hinata. Pause. "Um ok, Temari."
"Oh how surprising. You picked me."
"Shut up. Um…I only have one question that I can think of, but you guys won't like it."
"Just say it pinky."
"-sigh- fine…out of all the guys…who would you want to be your first?" The guys stared at the speaker as though it was a giant pumpkin rolling through a barbeque party in the middle of January.
"First what?"
"First."
"Oh that first! Geez Sakura! Don't be a perv!"
"I told you you wouldn't like it."
"Argh! I don't like this game anymore."
"Temari, you have to answer."
"GOD! FINE! I guess…Shik—"
"SHIKAMARU???" Shikamaru went pale, then bright red. The other guys just looked at him. Gaara and Kankuro eyed him suspiciously. It's not that they were particularly protective of Temari, but hey, she was still their sister—older or not.
"Well if you knew the answer why the hell'd you ask?"
"Sorry."
"God, you're so weird. Ok next…Ten Ten."
"Yes?"
"Do you ever have dreams about Neji?" Neji paled and he looked like he was focusing on something really hard. This 'Girl-sleepover-talk' was starting to scare him—and Hyuuga Neji wasn't afraid of anything.
"Dammit! -sigh-…yes." Said Ten Ten. Neji felt like he had just been hit by a truck. The other guys clapped him on the shoulders and whistled. They shut up when the girls started talking again.
"Hey Ten Ten, your hair's done, so you can ask a question than wash it out and dry it." Said Sakura.
"Ok, Hinata."
"Y-yes?"
"We know you kissed Naruto on Tuesday," Neji glared at Naruto, who smiled weakly back. "Well was it your first kiss?" Neji and Naruto's attention snapped back onto the speaker.
"…"
"Well was it?"
"-whimper-"
"OMG! Who was it?" Neji and Naruto looked around in confusion. Hinata hadn't said anything. Did they miss something there?
"No, no, no!" Naruto and Neji sighed with relief. "Naruto was my first, real, real kiss…but," Naruto and Neji's eyes widened again. "One time Shino gave me a kiss on the cheek. I had always considered it my first kiss, but now I don't think of it as that anymore." Neji and Naruto blinked in unison. After they went to Wal-Mart, they needed to pay Shino a visit.
"Shino…that one that likes bugs?"
"Yeah…the same…it was Valentines Day."
"Really? How old were you?"
"Seven."
"Aww! How cute!!" all the girls squealed.
"Right whatever. You guys only had one question but you asked three so I'm entitled to have to two free passes." Said Hinata.
"What?!?"
"That's settled, now Temari I'm going to do your hair. What colors do you want?" asked Hinata. Pause. "Dark red and bright red streaks." Answered Temari. Hinata continued with the game.
"Ok, Sakura…" There was silence for a moment, while Hinata was pondering. "Do you really think Sasuke and Ino make a cute couple??" She asked it with a funny voice that almost sounded like Ino's. All the girls laughed. Some of the guys laughed. "With her bitchy attitude and his self-caring attitude…yeah…I do. They're perfect for each other. He wouldn't care at all about her, and she'd care too much about herself. It's a perfect fit." Sakura said. They all laughed again.
"Sorry," Hinata said once she stopped laughing. "I couldn't think of a better question."
"Hey Sakura, sit down and I'll do your hair," said Ten Ten. "What colors do you want?"
"Um I don't know…my hair's already colored, so what do you think would go good with it?" Sakura asked.
"Hmm…I don't know…just sit there and I'll figure out something." Ten Ten said. "Ok Sakura, it's your turn to ask a question."
"Alright…but do we have to play this game? I mean… let's just talk." Sakura suggested. The other girls agreed, and the guys kinda sighed. When girls 'talked' it usually put guys in a state of boredom that would make them blank-out, ultimately ending up with them getting their asses kicked for not listening.
"So what are we going to talk about?" asked Sakura.
"What all girls talk about," Hinata said. "Boys."
All the guys' attention was now focused on the tiny speaker in front of them. Hell…if that's what they were going to talk about… "Turn it up!" said Naruto. "It's already on full volume," said Shikamaru. "But it would be easier to hear if you shut up. God, you're so troublesome." Naruto growled, but kept his mouth shut.
"Ten Ten, what do you like so much about Neji? I mean he's always so quiet," asked Sakura.
"Well look who's talking! Gaara's worse than Neji, but whatever. I like his silence. Sometimes. I would like him to talk to me more, but I can live without it if I have to. He smart and cool and I like his eyes." she paused. "Not to mention…he's hot."
All the guys looked at Neji to see him with his mouth open in pure shock. "Dude, did you not know she liked you?" asked Kiba. Neji blinked, but then he turned pink and crossed his arms. Some of the guys sniggered at him but said nothing else.
"Yeah, we were wondering when you'd slip that last bit in." Hinata laughed. "But, what do you really, really like about him? What made you fall for Hyuuga Neji?" Neji leaned a little closer to the speaker.
"Well…I don't know if you guys remember…in the seventh grade I had a crush on him because he was cute and someone told him and he told me that he didn't like me back." Neji looked at the speaker painfully. He remembered that day. "I was really embarrassed and sad. Then later he asked me if I still liked him and I said no, because I didn't want to be all embarrassed again, but I never got over my crush. Like I said, there's just something about him that I just find…"
"Alluring?" asked Sakura.
"I guess. Maybe it's his eyes. I know you have them too Hinata, but they're different on Neji. They make him look strong and mysterious."
"Alright I'm gonna go puke now," Gaara said leaning back. The guys chuckled lightly, except for Neji who glared at him. "Next she'll be saying she wants to stare into your beautiful white eyes all day long," Gaara said with a smirk. This made the guys really laugh and for a moment they forgot about the speaker. Neji's eyes widened and glared at Gaara. Before they could stop him Neji was tackling Gaara. Somehow the door opened and they fell out of the car, hitting the pavement and rolling a few feet away. Neji was trying to land a blow on Gaara, but he just blocked them.
"Shut up you guys! Temari's talking!" Kiba said, because he was closest to the speaker. Neji and Gaara glared at each other but then stood and went back to the car. Shikamaru was already listening to the conversation.
"Wow, Ten Ten, I didn't know you liked Neji that much."
"Yeah I know. It's kinda stupid, because he'll probably never really really like me. (Neji suddenly felt horrible) Anyway, Temari, what about you and Shikamaru?" pause.
"What about us?"
"Well you like him."
"So?"
"He's a year younger than you."
"And?"
"You'll be graduating a year before him."
"…"
"What are you going to do for a whole year? Just wait around for him to graduate?"
"…"
"Ok never mind then. But what do you like about him?"
"I don't know."
"c'mon! Ten Ten could've written a freakin book with all the stuff she just said about Neji! What about you?"
"Can I help it that Ten Ten's better with words than I am? I don't know why I like Shikamaru…I just do…its complicated."
The guys all looked at Shikamaru; he was half grinning, half frowning, and blushing like mad. The laughed at him but stopped when the girls continued.
"Well ok, we'll talk about something else. Hinata! What about you and Naruto?" Neji glared at Naruto, who didn't notice and was staring at the speaker.
"Umm…well…w-what about us?"
"What do you like about him?"
"Well he was always really nice to me, even before we were all friends,"
"So it's a childhood crush?"
"Well I guess, but see I'm really shy. You know how I stutter when I meet new people?"
"Yeah."
"Well it's like I can't help but stutter, and I'm afraid to ever really stand up for myself."
"Are we talking about you or Naruto?
"I'm getting there. One time this kid stole my candy…"
"Stole your candy?"
"In third grade! Now shut up so I can finish!"
"Geez fine,"
"anyway, I was real upset, so Naruto stood up for me and told the kid to give the candy back," Naruto smiled warmly. He remembered that day. It was when he had first really liked Hinata.
"But then the kid ate the candy, so Naruto punched him in the face and gave me his candy. It was so sweet! Naruto got in trouble, but it was still so nice."
(All girls) "AWW!!"
"Yeah. It's just he's brave and out there and loud for everyone to hear. Maybe I like him because he's my opposite."
(Sakura)"That's true. Opposites attract. Are you ever gonna tell him?"
(Temari)"Honestly, are any of us going to tell the guy we like that we like him? None of us have the guts."
"Yeah it sucks. I keep dreaming one day he'll ask me out, and I'll just be able to say yes and we'll be together forever."
"Psh, not with Neji around!"
"Omg he's so over-protective of you."
(Ten Ten) "Do you think if we ever went out he'd be protective of me too?"
(Hinata) "I don't know. Neji is a little harsh sometimes, but he's my cousin, more like my big brother. I guess he sees it as his job or duty or responsibility or something. I can't say anything. I'm afraid he'll get mad…or sad…or something." All the guys looked at Neji and raised their eyebrows. Neji only turned away. The girls kept talking.
"-gasp- guess who's turn it is!"
"Sakura!"
"What?"
"How are you and Gaara?" Everyone's eyes went back to the speaker, including Gaara's.
"-Sigh-, didn't we already go through this?"
"No. What do you like about him? When you first met you guys were like mortal enemies."
"I know, but when he does nice things for me I just…melt." "Oh Gaara! You make me melt too!" said Naruto mockingly in a high pitched voice. He received a death glare and a punch to the stomach. "Shut up dumb ass." All the guys laughed.
"So my brother makes you melt huh? Strange…"
"Strange?"
"Yeah…most girls don't seem to like Gaara. I think they're afraid of him."
"Or they're one of Sasuke's fan girls."
"But he's not a bad person!"
"No, Gaara's not a bad person at all. He just has a bad reputation. Maybe his appearance scares people…or his silence…"
"So people are afraid of him because he's not a chatterbox?"
"Maybe,"
"Well then how are you his friends?"
(Ten Ten) "The same reason you're his friend. Temari's his sister and Kankuro's his brother, and for a while they were his only friends. But then Temari and me and Hinata became good friends, and Gaara and Naruto became friends, and Hinata brought Neji into the picture, who was friends with Kiba, whose neighbor was Shikamaru. Somehow we all piled into one group and we've been friends since seventh grade."
"Face it Sakura, if you hadn't become friends with Ten Ten, Hinata, and me, do you think you would've tried to get close to Gaara?"
"I…well…-sigh-…no, I don't think I would've. He wasn't the nicest person to begin with." Gaara felt a twinge of pain in his chest, but knew what Sakura said was true.
"But whatever!" Sakura continued. "He's like my best friend now, so what does it matter?" (Angry pause) "Ah! You guys! I didn't mean like best friend! Or best guy friend! I meant…I mean…it was…argh!"
"Oh gee thanks Sakura. That really makes us feel loved."
"No! I didn't mean it like that! I just meant I like him! Like, like-like him! I didn't mean to say best friend!"
"Or did you?"
"No! Stop it!"
"We're just kidding, Sakura. We know what you meant."
"WELL WHY THE HELL DID YOU MAKE ME FREAK OUT WITH GUILT JUST THEN??"
"Because it's fun,"
"ARGH!!"
"Oh god…NOT THE WET WILLY, NOT THE WET WILLY!!" All the guys stared in confusion. Wtf? Wet Willy? They heard all the girls laugh.
"Sit back down, Sakura! I need to finish your hair."
"Oh…right" said Sakura.
"Ok Temari your hair's done."
"Alright."
"Hey Sakura, you never answered the question. What is it that you really like about Gaara?"
"Umm…I don't know…"
"He's hot, right?"
"…well…yes…"
"I knew it. You fell for him the day you saw his abs!" Gaara's cheeks went pink. Thankfully, it was dark, so none of the other guys saw.
"Temari!"
"What?"
"Ooh!! Sakura's blushing!"
"Shut up!"
"Ok, ok…name the things you like about Gaara."
"Everything?"
"Everything."
"um…ok…I like his hair, his eyes, the rings around his eyes, his tattoo, his motorcycle, his clothes, his silent-coolness, he's a pretty good singer—for the band I mean, and he plays guitar, he's pretty good in school,"
"His abs,"
"Yes, that too."
"His chest,"
"Uh…yeah"
"His ass."
"…yes…stop naming them, you guys like other people."
"Hey, we can say the same things for either of our guys. They're all hot. We're just helping you out here."
"Whatever."
"Anything else?"
"Umm…well…"
"Say it already!"
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"It's…it's personal."
"PERSONAL? God Sakura! We're your friends."
"I know…"
"So why won't you tell us?"
"I…I just…
"Please?"
"Well, I mean there's so much more that I just can't really put into words, but I…-sigh-…I like the way he kisses." All the guys turned to look at Gaara. For once in his life, he didn't know what do. He opened and closed his mouth a couple of times, but the resolved to just death glaring at all of them. They knew better than to challenge his glare so they turned away and continued listening.
"Really?"
"Well yeah."
"Well have you ever kissed anyone else?"
"No…Gaara was my first kiss."
"Oh…you know I've never seen him kiss a girl. I mean maybe he's done it before…but none of us would know. As far as we know, he's never even liked a girl before."
"He hasn't."
"How would you know?"
"He told me."
"What?!"
"What what?"
"Gaara opened up to you? How'd you get him to do it? I don't think he'd ever openly say something like that to anyone! What did you do?"
"Nothing…I asked."
"You asked and he answered? Gaara's usual vocabulary is 'hn' or 'shut up' or 'shut the fuck up'. What did you have to do in return?"
"What do you mean?"
"He wouldn't say something like that unless he had a reason."
"Oh…well he asked me if I had a boyfriend, so it was kind of a fair trade I guess."
"He what?!"
"Umm…I might've said something wrong…"
"He asked if you had a boyfriend?"
"Err...Well…"
"opening up and actually talking to you, giving you daily rides to and from school, not caring if you kiss him, not acting like he has something shoved in the wee crevices of his ass all the time…"
"What?"
"He likes you! He has to!"
"Well uh…"
"It's the only possible explanation." All the guys looked at Gaara. Naruto and Kiba grinned. Kankuro gave him a thumbs-up. Neji and Shikamaru just kinda smirked at him. Gaara was cornered. "What?" he asked. "You like Sakura!" Naruto said, ruffling Gaara hair. Big mistake. Naruto coughed and held his throbbing stomach, which in turn hurt courtesy of Gaara's punch. "Shut up." Gaara said to him. "So you do like her?" Neji asked. Holy shit. What would Gaara say? He looked blank faced at them, but then glared angrily at the floor. The guys chuckled. "Nothing to be ashamed of, Gaara. We're actually proud." Said Kankuro fondly. Gaara arched an eyebrow. "Yeah we were wondering if you'd ever get your first crush. I guess pink turns you on, eh?" Kiba said with a smirk. Gaara glared at him. They all turned back to the speaker after missing part of the conversation.
"Well I'm happy for you. Both of you. It's perfect. He likes you, and you like him. All you have to do is tell him." Gaara smirked. He and Sakura were already ahead of the game.
"Yeah, I guess," said Sakura. "But wouldn't it make things awkward between the rest of you guys? One couple and the rest just friends? I—I don't want to exclude-slash-be excluded from anything we do as a group."
"What would make you think that would happen?"
"I…I don't know. I just don't want our friendships to change."
"You mean you'd rather be friends with Gaara than date him?"
"No…I want to date him…but I want us all to be friends too. It's kind of hard to explain…"
"Sakura. Don't worry. If you and Gaara started going out we'd be even happier. Gaara would be happier. Not to mention, maybe it'll give the other guys courage to ask us out…or vise versa."
"Yeah…thanks guys."
"No problem."
"Hey Sakura, your hair's done. Go wash it out."
"Finally!" pause.
"Can I see it?" pause.
"Omg! It looks fantastic!"
"Really?"
"Yes! Wow! Ten Ten you're pretty good at coloring hair."
"thanks." Gaara was really wondering what Sakura's hair looked like. Unfortunately, the cameras only showed black and white, so he wouldn't really be able to see it when they left the bathroom. Which they did…after fifteen long minutes where all the guys could hear was the blaring sound of hairdryers.
(With the girls)
All four girls walked out of the bathroom, hair dry and fixed just the way they liked it. Temari's with her four pony tails, Ten Ten in her two buns, Sakura's straightened with bangs off to the side, and Hinata's like normal. They all took long looks at each other's hair. Hinata's was her black-purple color with blonde streaks, coming up into that point that her hair goes to in the back. Temari's was blonde—fading into bright red—fading into dark red on the ends. With the dark red on the ends it made her pony tails look double-colored. Ten Ten's hair was really strange, but it looked good on her all the same. Bright red mixed with her dark brown locks to be pulled into blonde buns. She had done her buns differently than usual, so that bits of bright red hair stuck out in the middles. And Sakura. Sakura was most colorful of them all. To someone who didn't know of her already oddly colored hair, it would look as if she had dyed her hair five different colors. Ten Ten knew the blonde would accent her pink hair, but both reds would do the same, and also no one had used the black yet. Ten Ten had gone all out. All colors. There were little bits of blonde here and there, but mostly it was pink, red, and dark red running in linear streaks. Black strings mixed into the dark red, but also stood out visibly. Especially in her bangs. They all stared at each other.
"Oh…my…god," Temari said quietly. "We are so gonna blow the guys away!" her voice had become a high squeal (A/N yeah, yeah, OOC). They all giggled.
All the guys stared at the girls on the screen. Their hair looked different…but only shades of grey. Gaara was having a mental battle with himself. 'ok, the darkest grey is the dark red, and the lighter grey is the bright red, and the lightest grey is her usual pink…or is blonde? Wait…isn't the darkest grey black? No…it would be black… DAMMIT!' Only when the other guys looked at him questioningly did he realize he had cursed out loud.
"Ok what now?" Sakura asked eagerly. The hair had taken only about an hour, as Temari had predicted, and none of them were tired.
"How bout dress up?" Hinata asked timidly. The all beamed at her. "Great!" Sakura said. "I'll go get all my stuff!" they watched her run upstairs and the rest of the girls ate some food and waited. Sakura soon returned with piles upon piles of clothes.
"Hey I haven't seen some of this stuff in weeks!" Temari said happily. Sakura rolled her eyes. "So how do we play this?"
"Well ok, one person is singled out of the group and the others pick out the outfit. Then the person has to put it on, even if they don't like it," Ten Ten explained, shooting a look in the direction of Hinata, who stuck out her tongue playfully and crossed her arms. All the guys leaned forward. Last time the girls had done this they had turned out really sexy. No telling what they would look like this time.
"I volunteer!" Sakura said happily, waving her arm in the air. Ten Ten smiled. "Ok, go sit over there and keep your eyes closed. You're not supposed to see the outfit until we give it to you." Sakura nodded and hopped out of her seat to go across the room. She turned her back on her friends and focused on a very interesting spot on the wall. The guys watched Ten Ten, Temari, and Hinata sift through the enormous mound of clothes. Their eyes widened (especially Gaara's) when the three girls walked over to Sakura with what they had picked out. Sakura looked at the clothes then smiled and ran to thebathroom.
After about five minutes Sakura emerged. The guys only saw her in black and white, but they were still amazed. She was wearing a mesh net shirt under a very tight tank top that came a few inches above her belly button, exposing her perfect stomach. The tank was white with a red broken heart on it. Clothes pins were clipped all over the straps and on the edge. She was wearing black cargo capris that had little chains hanging off them. Fishnets covered her arms, as well as some of her bracelets. Gaara knew she had curves, but he had never seen them so well defined. His breath was shortening at seeing Sakura like this. I know when you imagine her outfit, it probably doesn't seem too… risqué… but trust me, it was—and it gave Gaara his first nosebleed. He turned away from the other guys and wiped his bloody nose, cursing at himself. None of the other guys had the power to take their eyes off Sakura.
The other girls cat-called and wolf-whistled to Sakura. "Ow, ow, Sakura!" called Temari. "You're a babe!" Sakura blushed and started doing random poses as if she were at a photo shoot. The other girls giggled.
"Ok, who's next?" Sakura asked. Ten Ten volunteered and went to sit on the other side of the room.
Sakura, Temari, and Hinata looked the clothes once again. They giggled and walked over to Ten Ten with the clothes in their hands. Ten Ten went into the bathroom and they were silent for a couple of seconds…
"HELL NO!" came Ten Ten's voice from the bathroom. The guys raised their eyebrows in curiosity. The girls walked over to the door.
"It's the rules, Ten Ten. You have to wear it." Said Hinata giggling.
"No, no, no, and no! I am not wearing this!" Ten Ten started to open the door, but Temari pulled it shut. "Please, Ten Ten? It's just us girls! We promise!" The guys smirked.
"Argh!" pause. "I hate you! I hate you all!"
"We love you too!" Sakura said sweetly. Ten Ten yanked the door open with a very unhappy look on her face. All the other girls beamed. The guys couldn't see anyth76ing until the four girls reentered the room. All their eyes widened, and Neji's jaw dropped to the floor.
Ten Ten was wearing a tight black t-shirt that said '100 of all people who eat yogurt DIE' and fishnet on one arm, but that's not what they were all staring at. Ten Ten…THE Ten Ten…was wearing a miniskirt. Never EVER by her own free will would Ten Ten wear a skirt of any kind, let alone a miniskirt. Especially one that was tight, black, and came about mid-thigh. Her look was completed with red and black striped knee socks. It was now Neji's turn to have a nosebleed. All the guys looked at him in shock. "WHAT?" he asked angrily, wiping his nose clean. They said nothing.
"Wow, Ten Ten, if you want Neji to notice you, that's what you need to wear." Hinata said.
"Definitely. Hell, you should wear that if you want any guy's attention." Temari said, eyeing her friend. Sakura nodded. Ten Ten blushed but then crossed her arms.
"Alright, who next?"
Temari was up next, and after a while they sent her to the bathroom with a small bundle of clothes. She emerged a few minutes later. Shikamaru stared, and Gaara and Kankuro glared at him. Temari was wearing grey cargo pants, a black halter top with a red cat on it, and red fishnets on her arms. The halter top was pulled back and tied to show part of her tummy. It was subtler than her normal look and looked great on her. Shikamaru made a very loud gulping noise, causing the rest of the guys to look at him. He didn't notice and only stared at the small figure of Temari on the computer screen.
"Hey, you look pretty good!" Sakura said, smiling at the blonde. Temari smiled back. "As apposed to what usually?" she asked jokingly. They all laughed, but then turned and looked evilly at Hinata. She whimpered, and they pointed to the seat across the room.
"Your turn Hinata," Ten Ten said, smirking madly. Hinata's eyes widened in fear and she slowly walked over to the other side of the room. The guys watched as Sakura, Temari, and Ten Ten picked through shirts and pants and skirts, tossing each aside. They couldn't see what they kept, for the girls' backs were to them, but they could be heard giggling madly. "Ok!" called Sakura. Hinata slowly turned around and walked back over. She frowned slightly, for she wasn't able to make out what exactly was in the small bundle of clothes. They hurried her to the bathroom and waited in silence for a few minutes.
"You guys are evil!" Hinata called from inside the bathroom, putting the other three girls into a fit of giggles. "Aw, c'mon, Hinata!" Ten Ten said, opening the door slightly. Hinata emerged. As they all reentered the living room, almost all the guys fell backwards.
Hinata was wearing black baggy bell-bottoms (that they had bought from a really cool seventies store), a small black tank top—smaller than Sakura's—and a red fishnet shirt over it. Bracelets ringed her arms and a black chocker necklace was around her neck.
Naruto couldn't take his eyes off the screen. Neji could, but only for a couple of seconds at a time. His baby cousin! They were practically the same age, but he still considered Hinata his baby cousin, if not his baby sister. How could she dress like that? When did she get curves? He looked around at all the guys, who were all looking at the screen in amazement. His gaze rested on Naruto, who was unknowingly drooling. He whacked the blonde in the head.
"Wow! Hinata! You look great!" Sakura said, hugging the white eyed girl. "Neji would kill ya though,"
They all laughed and went back into the living room. Sakura looked around. "So…now we do make up right?" she asked. The others nodded and they sat in the middle of the floor. It was much like the previous game, with one person singled out while the rest do her make up. Temari went first and ended up with red and gold eyes to match her hair, and just a touch of red lipstick. Hinata was given black eyeliner with golden eye shadow with red edges. Her lips shimmered with gloss. Ten Ten had grey eyeliner that darkened as it went out into the eye shadow. Her lips shimmered also. Sakura was last, and the other girls had taken the longest on her, because they had so many colors to match in her hair. Her eyes were gold in the corners that faded into pink that darkened into red as it went out. She wore black eyeliner and pink lightly glistened on her lips. Each of the girls drew a shape on their cheek. Ten Ten had a star, Hinata had a flower, Temari had a clover (A/N shut up, I couldn't think of anything else -.-), and Sakura had a heart. They all giggled at each other's outrageous make up. Of course the guys could only see different shades of grey color on the girls' faces.
"Well we're all dressed up, what now?" asked Sakura. She had just realized how strange it would be to get all dressed up and then take it all off again. Hinata smiled.
"You have a camera?"
Sakura nodded in realization. She smiled. "Yeah I'll go get it!" They watched her disappear upstairs and return with a digital camera. They smiled.
The guys watched while each girl would do a different funny pose, sometimes alone, sometimes with someone else. All the guys smirked. They needed those pictures for blackmail. Oh yes…
Sakura giggled and snapped a shot f Temari and Ten Ten acting like Sasuke had just asked them out (that was the challenge). Temari looked like she was about to sneeze and the picture had caught Ten Ten in mid-blink, so she looked like she was about to be sick. They all giggled at the picture.
"Well ok, they did their hair, they dressed up, then they played with make up, so shouldn't we crash their party pretty soon?" asked Kiba. Naruto looked up in confusion.
"Why would we do that?"
"Are you really that stupid?" Kankuro asked. "It's only about 12:30 am, and clubs all around town are just now opening. We're going to kidnap them and take them dancing again. It'll be hilarious."
Naruto grinned, but then frowned. "But, I don't want anyone to see Hinata like that." Neji nodded.
"I second that. It goes for Ten Ten and the other girls too. They're dressed way more…err…than last time." All the guys mulled this over and nodded. Instead they planned an ambush with cameras. Or something along the lines of that…
Sakura sighed. She was having so much fun. She grinned at the thought of what her parents would think when they got home and found four girls dressed in party clothes crashed in the living room. She giggled. "You guys are awesome! I don't think I've ever had this much fun!" Sakura said happily. The other girls smiled warmly at her. "Hey, hey Sakura, we still have lots of stuff to do. We have all night remember?" they giggled. "Yeah I forgot about that," Sakura admitted. They suddenly heard the doorbell ring.
"What the hell?" Temari said, looking at the door curiously. "Who the hell goes around to people's house this late at night and rings their doorbell?"
"Maybe it's a neighbor who needs a cup of sugar!" Ten Ten said giggling. Sakura smiled at her.
"I don't think we should open it, Sakura," Hinata said with fright in her voice.
"I don't think so either, but I'm going to check who it is through the window," Sakura reassured her friend and headed to the front door. She peeked through the window, as did the others, but they didn't see anything.
"Who the hell plays ding-dong-ditch at fricken 12:30 AM?" Temari asked angrily. Sakura suddenly felt something—or someone rather—grab her from behind and hold her wrists together tightly. She tried to scream or say something at least, but a hand covered her mouth. She saw the other girls' eyes widen but she blinked and they were gone; hidden behind the bodies of three other people, dragging them in the same direction that Sakura herself was now being dragged. She bit the hand over her mouth, but it didn't move. She wriggled and twisted, but couldn't free herself from the strong grip. What was happening?!
The person that was holding Sakura hostage dragged her over to chair, holding her tightly the whole time. She was forced to sit down and she felt her hands being tied in the back. The hand over her mouth was removed, but only to cover her eyes. She was too afraid to make a sound. Sakura felt someone's hot breath in her ear. Tears started forming in her eyes. She was scared.
"Guess who."
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olly: Whee! a cliff-hanger! though most of you can probably already guess who it is. anyways, please review. thanks!