Chapter 7
Party over WHERE!?!?!
"Interesting" I mumbled to myself as I flipped through the book on my bean bag and still in my pyjamas. It was early Saturday morning, I hadn't get to look through the book the Teuchi had in the kitchen last night because I had to stay with Naruto for emotional support at the hospital with Teuchi, and he didn't want to leave, well not without Teuchi and he took it hard too and it was all my fault.
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"No check again you bastard!" Naruto screamed at the slightly aged man with streaks of gray hair with a clip board pressing against his chest. Naruto was gripping hard on the metal railing that was drilled on the white wall at the hospital. "I'm sorry Your Honour" the doctor said with shame and embarrassment in his voice. I guess that Teuchi was a friend of his too and he failed to save his life and he was also the Fifth's stepson's friend. Naruto's hand was shivering with anger; the doctor looked at me as if to say 'Make make myself useful instead of standing there.' I placed my arm on his back, "Naruto, I'm so sorry about the news but maybe he's up there in Heaven right now where wanted to be. A place of happiness, isn't that what you want for him?" I asked.
Or he could be in hell, a place of crap where he should be, that's what I want for him.
"No! He wants to be that bar making Ramen for his beloved Konoha!" he screamed. He ripped the railing and pushed the transparent coffee table that came crashing down on the floor with the same kind of chair.
"AAHH!" I screamed, "Damn all of you!" He violently pushed me where I landed on my butt with a loud and echoing thud with the slitters. The doctor picked me up. It seemed that Naruto had calmed down after a few seconds but he was still breathing hard. He switched his gaze from the ground to me where his heavy breathing ceased.
"Damn Rachie. I'm…I'm sorry." He apologized.
Me too.
"It's okay" I said. I hugged him and we exited the room, but I knew he went back to the hospital.
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"I guess that I would show Ms. Yuuhi Monday"
"Show her what?" asked some one behind which made me shove the book under my bean bag.
"Neji?" I questioned, he didn't come through my window nor did I hear anyone going through my door but he's a ninja so that should be expected.
He walked towards my window which was the direction I was facing. He leaned on the sill. "Is there anything that isn't black and white striped or purple in here?" he asked.
"Hmm, nope" I replied holding out my hand for him to help me up. "So how did you enter?"
He couldn't possible come through the front door or any of the doors but my window this early in the morning with my father still in the house.
"From the sky" he replied. I playfully punched him in the side.
"Seriously?" He knelt down and picked up the book.
"Where you got this?"
"That, I...Ahh…found it" I lied.
"Yeah…" he said uncertainly as if he knew that I was lying and soon or later…no just soon he will know. "So what happened last night?"
"With Naruto?" I asked and he nodded, "Well we went to this Ramen Bar…" I said
"Ichi…."
"Yup, that one. But" I said and paused. This silence carried a heavy presence, and Nejoi being the smart ass know that what so ever I had to tell him, wasn't good, knowing that I'm a Brook. "I killed Teuchi. It was an accident" I confessed.
"So, you got that book from them didn't you?" he asked as if me killing someone is okay! ",theyweregoingtokillmebecausetheythoughtthatiwasgoingtokillhim" I said jumbling my words not pausing.
"Okay, I think I understand. Just like what happened last week" he said and I nodded.
"Rachie!" called Malachi from downstairs I think, "Dad's calling you!"
"Just a minute!" I shouted.
"Yeah, my family is having breakfast over here." He said standing up straight and finally answering my question. But this lifted the heavy presence, knowing that food was going to enter my system.
"Oh, now you're telling me." I said.
He walked out of the room with me behind him. He had his long auburn hair out hanging down his shoulders like a curtain swaying with every movement me made. His tight-ish navy blue polo shirt with thin yellow strips circling it with his knee khaki pants and navy sketchers sneakers made him look like a handsome 17 year old boy {he was 3 years old than I am…well 2 years and some months}.
"Where are they?" Neji asked when we reached downstairs entering the orange painted walls and palm trees in every corner and at the two sides of the longest green couch living room.
"I think they're outside by the pool." I said leading the way to the back.
"Rachel; darling, this is Mr and Mrs Hyuga and this is their niece Hinata." My mother said lying down on a beach chair with a sun hat which she bought in Milk and a towel around her waist. I shaded my eyes with my hand from the strong intensity of the Konoha's strong sun rays. I nearly tripped over one of the 6 tall palm trees root sticking out of the luscious green grass.
"Yeah, I know." I said rolling my pants foot and then climbed the 3 step to the pool to dip them in the chlorine water. It had Brooks written in Forte in the floor, of course in green, but it also gave the pool and warm look.
"Very well then." My father said; he was on a jade green chair under the huge umbrella which was in the middle of a green table with Mr Hyuga on the other side.
There were 7 beach chairs and 4 tables all painted in green with huge umbrellas in the middle. Green grass surrounded the huge pool like the sea surrounding and island where flowers embedded it. I took out my foot when Ana came out, we both smirked at each over as she placed the tray of food on a table different from where the fathers where and the 4 children…well I hate to refer myself as a 'child'. So all the under 18 people sat.
I chuckled to myself, it was the first time out of class I have seen Hinata off her phone. With greedy hands we served ourselves plantain, scrambled eggs and bacon with toast. "So you and Daphne are like, I don't know, besties?" Hinata asked.
I gulped hard, I didn't know where she was going with this, but never the less I answered. "Yeah. Why?"
"Nothing." Neji said as to signal Hinata, but she ignored it by rolling her eyes.
"So you heard about Ino, right?" she asked munching on something. I nodded. "Good, you that she hates you right?"
"Hinata" warned Neji.
"But, she thinks that you're a threat" she continued.
"Why?" I asked.
"You stole one of her crew members and at the Social"
"Her crew?" I asked
"Daph"
"Whatever" I said. She banged her fist on the table in shock… well at least I think it was shock.
"Why are you so calm about this" she said trying not to raise her voice.
"Hinata" Neji warned.
"Leave me alone Neji, you can't always save her or be by her side." He said.
"What can she do to me?" I asked
Back at Milk and Honey, I knew perfectly well what girls who contained power like Ino can do, and I was scared.
"Hinata, do come here" called Mr Hyuga. She reluctantly got up.
"It's obvious that you don't know Ino" Neji commented folding his arms and allowing the warmth of the sun to spread on his face.
"Neji, you're like my best friend, you know me" I said putting emphasis on the 'know'. "I'm Rachel Brooks, you know from the Brooks Clan" I whispered.
He chuckled and raised his arms in surrender, "Cool." Hinata came back with a smile on her face.
"Let's run Rachel" said Neji.
"Oh shut up Neji." She said, "Rachel, I must admit that I adore your bravery and since you might be my cousin in law" she said.
"Oh jus get to the point stupid" said Neji.
"Okay, how about a party tonight" she whispered.
"We should have ran earlier" Neji mumbled.
"Oh no, anywhere where there's a tablecloth and Ino, is danger zone." I protested.
"Come on. I know that you're not allowed to see Naruto and here's your chance." She said. I jolted how she knew about us.
"I see everything, when you two were outside." She said. I rested on Neji with my back leaning on his shoulder and my left foot on the chair.
"Why are we exactly having this party?" Neji asked seeming half interested.
"No, well its like. Yes, look Rachel; I wasn't using you or anything." Hinata said. I sighed.
"Kay" I said getting up.
"OMG!" she exclaimed, "You're the best"
"Where are you going?" Neji asked.
"We can't plan with them here." I said referring 'them' to our parents. We went up stairs to my father's study. It was carpeted in grey and so were the walls but with a softer grey. It had shelves descending diagonally on each side of the wall and 4 huge office fridges like cabinets. There was a long conference table stretched to the other side of the room in the middle with chairs stretching with it. And there was another office table at the end of the room with all my father's papers and stationery and etc.
"Wow, talk about the living…"
"Don't start Hinata" Neji warned Hinata as we stepped in. I turned on the A/C and we took our seats. "Rachel. Why are in here?"
"I don't know" I said then I chuckled, "Let's do this professionally." I got up and went to my father's table and took three sheets of paper and 3 pens and then handed them out.
"Theme" I said taking my seat.
"Pool." Hinata said immediately.
"Okay then." I said looking at Neji.
He shrugged while playing with his pen. "I don't even know what I'm doing here" he said. I rolled my eyes.
"Guest list." Hinata said ignoring Neji's comment, "Neji you have to help us with this. Rachie here doesn't really know anyone here but Neji just continued to play with the pen and ignored her. "You're a pain in the ass" she grunted.
"Fine, if you want a list" Neji said irritatingly dropping the pen, "just invite everyone."
"Great idea!" Hinata exclaimed.
"No. No. No." I demanded; I wasn't going to invite all the teens in Konoha into my sneak out party.
"Okay, everybody except some like Ino and her crew"
"Azula and her crew and her freak face brother Zuko." Neji added.
"No. Zuko is coming. He's my friend." I protested.
"Rachel, that boy has anger issues." Neji said
"So"
"Entertainment" Hinata called out.
"Oh, we could have…"
"I thought you weren't having any part of this Neji" I said.
"I simply changed my mind, but no fancy, girly stuff please, let's just be cool about this." Neji said.
I opened my mouth to say something but Hinata held her hand up.
"Enough. As you were saying dear cousin Neji"
"Don't call me that." Neji scold, "anyway, Akatsuhi could play."
"Awesome"
"Who?" I asked.
"They are amazing" Hinata said writing and Neji nodded once in agreement.
"Who are they?"
"As in what school they attend?" Neji asked.
"Both of them actually, the leader is Pain and the guitarist is Itachi…"
"Her ex" Neji chipped and trying to hold in a giggle.
"Sasuke's brother." Hinata said.
"Oh, I thought they were like adult people" I said in relief.
"Nope."
"And this everyone includes?" I asked.
"Everyone in our class." Hinata said.
"And others Rachel, come on we can't list them out" Neji complained.
I sighed.
"So what's the plan?" I asked.
"Okay, Kiba will have his sound system set up in his cousin's van when our parents leave, so all he has to do is just drive in to the back. While Shino will go over my place and get the huge bowl and we fill it with snacks to the brim. Later we ask if we could be excuse to buy the stuff." Hinata explained.
Some how this does not sound simply.
"Why do you make it sound so easy?" Neji asked.
"You said the exact words I was thinking" I said.
"When we reach the square we, will inform everyone." Hinata said ignoring our comments.
"Children what are you doing up here?" Mr. Hyuga asked. He was with my Father.
"Ahh, I was just showing off." I lied smiling widely at my Father.
"Well, honey I guess it's the same thing at their residence also, don't you think?" my Dad asked.
"So, can we go out and get a few stuff?" I asked.
"And who is going to take you?"
"I would Sir" Neji spoke up.
"Hmph" my father replied looking at Mr. Hyuga and he nodded in reply. "Drive okay and…"
"'Kay then Dad I'll go change" I said running off.
"You're going to have a bathe?" my mom butt in.
"Of course" I said and Hinata's face opposed my statement, "When I get back" I quickly added.
I slipped on a pair of blue shorts which had Milk on one back pocket and Honey on the other and accompanied it with a purple tank top and clipped my hair in a high ponytail. I went downstairs where my flip flops were with other shoes. The old people were talking in the den so I guessed that the Hyugas where outside waiting. I went outside into the garage but Neji had his father's car at the front gate with black tinted windows up. So I ran down the curved hill and opened the huge green gate and then slipped into the back seat.
The A/C blazed pushing some of the strands of loose hair. The seats were grey, soft and stuffed comfortably with feathers. "So where are exactly going?" I asked.
"Anywhere we spot first." Hinata said leaning switching radio stations in the front. I thought we were going downtown but Neji passed the right turn to enter the busy streets.
I felt uncomfortable.
"Seriously, where are we going?" I asked. Neji and Hinata just looked at each other blankly and then smiled.
"Oh, you thought we were going into the town?" asked Hinata and I nodded and she shook her head. "I don't really like going that end; usually we go out further out. Ironshore."
I nodded; just like at home, Haku. He didn't like going into the town, no one at my school didn't they normally went to the places where everything was a little higher and sophisticated and since he was my best friend, I normally follow him.
"Oh, so does everyone at our school go out Ironshore?" I asked.
"I guess so" Neji replied.
"Maybe, with the exception of Naruto" Hinata said, "He lives in the town as you know being the son of the fifth and living in her office building and knowing that his friends at the other school prefer to stay in the town. He has friends everywhere."
"Every mission he goes to, he makes a new friend" Neji added.
There was a silence after all that explanation and of course, Hinata would know a lot about Naruto since she was the only girl he had a serious relationship with.
"Neji, why don't you have your own car?" I asked. He hissed his teeth.
"Cheapness of my uncle and aunt." He said with a scowl on his face. "They don't want to buy me a car for myself nor for Hinata, their own daughter. They said that they don't want us to become like those spoilt children at our school."
'We have to make this the best party of the summer. So it going to get costy" Hinata said.
"You're not doing what you did?" Neji asked.
"Yup"
"What?" I asked, I should always take Neji's warnings when Hinata was about to make a suggestion.
"Have photographers and then after the party he or print them on poster like paper saying the best party of the year!" Hinata exclaimed.
No one said anything.
"Please" she said pouting.
"Whatever" Neji said.
"'Kay" I replied. In about 10 minutes later Neji into the gates of Mystical Wonders mall. Neji wind down his window where a guard in full blue uniform came up with a notebook and pen requesting that he sign and he drove off intro the parking lot which was full. Neji finally halted the car into a space and the trio jumped out.
The breeze greeted me as I tailed the Hyugas and my flip flops flopped as I walked. Neji still had the bored look on his face from earlier and Hinata just skipped happily. I walked quickly to Neji's side. "Why is so happy?" I asked in a low whisper, "Is she always like this?"
He shrugged, "I don't know. I guess she's just excited because we're not allowed to have parties at our place and no one crashed a party in a while because parties are ranked and no one wants to be ranked low so now she's bored and we can't have more than 2 guests at our house only if Uncle invited them." He replied.
"Oh"
That explained her enthusiasm.
"Life time punishment"
"Wow."
"Hinata is also banned from her phone which is her life"
So explainable.
"Life time punishment also?"
"Nah, just until Uncle says so."
"So much like my Dad" I said.
"Wow that was a lot Hinata" Neji said un amused buckling his seat belt in the car.
"You are so cheap" she replied shutting her door.
"Hinata. You promised to pay for everything but I insisted that I only give you 45 dollars (1500 JA) and you ended up borrowing more money from me and Neji" I said in a disbelief tone.
"So, I was short, but it's worth it." She said winking at me. I knew exactly what she meant. We saw this boy from our school in the pharmacy buying a condom and Zuko making out with Ten Ten when he's suppose to be with Ino. I sighed.
When we reached at my gate I saw Ana scolding the gardener. "Guys, we have one prob" I said.
"What?" Hinata said.
"My housekeeper to keep shut."
"Can you pay to keep her shut?"
I rolled my eyes. "We're officially broke" I said, "and we hate each other and we have to pay her big sums of money"
"Well no party then" Neji said. I kind of loved that idea but I already spent so much money not that I really care in a way.
"No" I said reluctantly looking at Neji and he was smart enough to know what my gaze meant – poor Hinata- . He did and he rested his head on the steering wheel.
"Whatever. You owe me a lot of money little girl' he mumbled. Hinata screamed and clapped her hands.
They drove off and I walked up the drive way and stared at Ana, I knew wanted me to step on the grass to shout at me; I gave her an evil glare and I also received one. I opened the door and looked at the big wooden rectangular clock which hung off the beige wall. It was to 12. It was a long wait to get ready for the party and awkwardly, I was looking forward for this party well I didn't have anything to do. My parents were still talking to the Hyugas but they were in the orange sitting room as I called it where everything was orange, the walls, couches, flowers, vase, picture frames and the television; talking about politics I guess.
The day went by quickly and my parents left the house with Malachi at minutes to 4. A few minutes later the door bell rang, well, the gate bell rang. An unfamiliar feminine voice spoke through the communicator at the gate but never the less I opened the gate and I waited at the door. Some one knocked on it seconds later and I opened it and came face to face with Hinata in a mini wrap dress and the feisty blonde third year Temari. I was about to ask what are you doing here when I scanned her in a see through green shirt and her bikini top showing and a mini skirt.
Oh wait, we invited everyone.
I smiled and opened the door wider. "Hey guys." I greeted with too much enthusiasm.
Hinata ignored it and smiled at me then to Temari, "See Mari, she doesn't have a prob with you coming" Hinata said hopping in. She turned around and looked at me. "She didn't want to come because she thought you would have a prob with that because she doesn't know you that much."
You mean I could have kicked her out earlier!?!?
"Psssh, oh come on. If you're a friend of Hinata, you're a friend of me" I lied. Temari blushed and held her head down.
She actually blushes not only when a boy seduces her. Amazing!
"Come on, we need to set up" said Hinata and that's when I spotted a huge garbage bag behind her.
"Where's Neji?" I asked.
"At home, he says that he's a guess not a party host or something like that."
"Pretty much just staring the mirror making a fool of himself" Temari remarked.
A t the pool side, we ripped the bags of colourful confetti and scattered them all over the gravel ground, in the flower pots and in the pool. Temari and I blew bright coloured balloons while Ana came out side to receive her check. Hinata's two housemaids came over to make sandwiches and juice while Hinata emptied out all 36 king size snacks in the huge transparent bowl so that everyone and just dig in. Then Ana came outside with an irritating frown. "You are certainly not going to let those ugly looking boys at the door into this house?" she asked. I got up to see who they were because I was afraid who else everyone included. But if I wasn't, I would have said yes. Hinata followed me to the front door a little frighten that it might be some one she doesn't like. I peeked through the window of the hall where I could see the whole front yard and it was just a group of boys all in black trunks and black or grey shirts.
"Oh, it's just you guys." Hinata said in relief when I went to the kitchen where one could open the automatic gate and pressed the buzzer. Seconds later Hinata opened the door and I pressed the buzzer again to close the gate and went to join them. There were seven of them; there was Itachi whom I knew and was a replica of Sasuke, pale skin, long navy hair but he was just more mature looking. There was Zetsu still painted in half black and half black but he didn't have on the green plant thing. And there were other whom I didn't know. One with orange hair, the next with long bright blonde hair, one with silver hair brushed back – he out of all of them didn't come in a shirt but it was worth the stare! Oh and there was creepy Kisame who Malachi tags along with at the arcade. Although he looks really weird with the small eyes and blue skin which he says it helps with his jutsu techniques, he's really 'funny'. And there was one with a mask like thing around his face just revealing his deep set eyes.
"Who you thought it was?" the orange head asked. All of them were in black trunks with red clouds (Itachi and Zetsu normally wear pants like that to school well, because they are the only ones who attend the same school as I) and a tight black or gray shirt with exception on the silver/white hair boy.
Hinata laughed, "Guys, this is Rachel Brooks, the new chick," Everyone said "hi" simultaneously.
"So you're the girl what got Sasuke wetting his bed?" Itachi asked in a queer way. Everyone laughed
"Rachie, this is the Akatsuki, our band for tonight. This is Pain the leader or head or whatever." Hinata pointed at the orange head, "Hidan (The silver/grey hair and shirtless boy), Deidra, Kisame, Kakuzu (with the mask like thing), Itachi and Zetsu the ones who come to our school."
"Yeah, I've seen them before." I replied, I wasn't surprised that Itachi was Sasuke's brother not just because they look alike but they think alike.
"Yo, your baby brother wouldn't mind if I check her out." Hidan said stepping in. Hinata laughed.
"Don't worry Rachie, they're just kidding." She said. Hidan slightly bowed.
"I'm sorry; I forgot first impressions are important. I guess should be a gentleman." Everyone laughed and I just smiled to myself, I certainly didn't get all of this attention at home.
"Hinata told us to be early." Zetsu said.
"Yeah she knows" Hinata lied.
"So, Sasuke is gonna crash here with the instruments cool?" said Itachi and I nodded. I led them to the back where the pool was but the gate bell rang again so Hinata led the way while I went to check it was. There were four people which included Katara in blue and Aang. I had no idea who the other two were.
"Ana!" I yelled and she didn't come immediately she would do for the rest of my family members.
"Yes Ms. Brooks" she answered.
"Open the gate."
"Whatever."
I rolled my eyes.
I was at the door to greet the foursome. "Hi Katara" I greeted her with a hug and also Aang.
"I still don't understand why you would want to invite Suko" said Katara.
Me neither, I have no idea who he is!
"That's okay, that's one of the reasons why I held this party" I partially lied.
"Hi, I'm Suko, Katara's brother" Suko replied and I smiled and nodded and then he had a look of satisfactory on his face and smirked at Katara. She folded her arms in disgust and sighed.
"Rachel, this is my friend Touf. She's an earth bender." Aang said politely. She was short but her face was kind of mature and her eyes were clouded. Aang caught my stare at her. "She's blind, but her feet are very sensitive to the slightest movement and even someone's hand movement or heart beat."
That explains the bear feet.
"Wow, talk about being gifted" I commented and she smiled. Just then Hinata came in.
"Oh hi guys" she said smiling and then gave Suko a scold.
What is wrong with him, he's nice.
"You brought your brother?" she asked in disgust.
"Neji insisted" Aang said heartily as the six of us headed to the pool.
"Neji invited you guys?" Hinata asked in shock and Suko nodded.
"Wow, the place seems lively" Touf said, I knew that she was being sarcastic, well I hope she was.
"Wel…" I started to say when she walked off and then she stomped her feet and pillars of different height and width was forced up!
"You could have the band play here" The Akatsuki hooted in excitement and applaud.
"Wow. That was amazing" I said.
"No prob-lame-oo"
Hinata climbed up and sprinkled confetti all over and went back down to me. "You need to change hostess" she replied looking at me in my yard clothes.
"Don't worry; I have my swim suit underneath"
"Awsome"
The long table was decorated with bright and vivid colours and of course confetti (we had a lot of it) and a wide range of food. Temari decorated it. I was really amazed at Temari, she actually had a calm and not threatening side to her.
"Rache…Ms Brooks, should I let in these people?" Ana asked there are two trucks outside and some other people." I looked at Hinata who was smiling and started to walk off so I tailed her.
"Oh, it's Sasuke's truck and Kiba's." Hinata replied looking through the window.
"Who is he and the other dude?" I asked.
"Hmm, Shickamaru and Kankuro"
"And that's Zuko, Ten Ten, Gaara, and…no way…"
"Sakura?"
"No"
"Wait, I guess Neji invited her"
"Why"
Hinata was silent.
"Oh, they are?!" I said with disgust.
"Yup"
"Eww"
"I know, but I get used to it."
"I think we should let in the truckers to set up and then let in the others. Why are they so early?"
"Because no one has had a party since forever!"
"Oh" I said remembering what Neji told me earlier. "Where is Neji 'cause trust me Sakura is not worth hours in the mirror for."
"Hmph"
Hinata went out and ordered that the trucks go inside and to wait awhile since the party starts at 5 and not 4:30.
Kiba was aided by Pain to set up the sound system while Sasuke and Itachi got the instruments set. Seriously, if it was for the different trunks and there hair length difference, I wouldn't be able to distinguish them. Sasuke took over his shirt just leaving his pale 5 pac revealing.
Boys should be arrested for that.
"You haven't seen anything as yet Rachel" Temari said coming up to me, "Wait 'till Naruto gets here."
"Nah, they're on the same level" Hinata butt in and I just smiled. "Plus, they are best friends."
I went to the den to see if my two best friends had arrived and my Prince.
Nope.
"Let them in" Hinata said. And so I opened the gate while Temari was at the door.
"No, let them go on the grass to the back" I said since it was at least five at time were coming in and I discreetly turned on the sprinklers.
I returned to the pool side meeting new people, smiling and hugging people almost soak because of the sprinkler. I turned my back to take off my clothes and then return to my original spot. Sasuke offered to get me something to drink behind me. When I turned around I saw Neji and Lee walking in. I ran to them and gave Neji and Lee a hug but I gave Neji a tighter and longer one. "What took you so long?" I asked.
"Are you glad I'm here or not?" he asked smiling I rolled my eyes. Lee was fixing his hair substituting his fingers for a comb at get his orange highlights in its correct position and all his attention was it, so I helped him.
I followed the two to the food table. "Neat" Neji said.
"Without your help"
"Imagine if you had because I think I see…"
"Don't even think about it Neji Hyuga" I said then he playfully punched me expecting it not to hurt.
It did!
The Akatsuki started to play and I had to admit they were good. People were all scattered all over the place. A lot were in the pool, couples on the beach chairs, some at the transparent bowl digging and stuffing-Kiba- and some dancing to the music. Some where jumping in and out of the pool. I was at the edge of the pool when I could hear someone's faint foot running but I thought it was just some feedback of the speakers so I didn't turn to look around just when I felt someone taking me up from the gravel and the next I knew I was in the air in someone's arms into the pool. I screamed and covered my eyes as gravity pulled us down and my heart drumming and echoing in my ears and SPLASH!!! into the cold water. Everyone applaud and shouted and my eyes were still shut. "It's alright Chelly" I heard a whisper in my ears.
Naruto!
I opened my eyes, who did he do that? I wrapped my arms around his neck as he let loose of my feet his hair had confetti sticking out, his sapphire eyes dancing all about and his smiling as if it would never fade away.
"You're late" I said resting my head on his chest.
"I had some stuff to do at the hospital" he said.
Teuchi
"Oh"
By this time Kiba was at the sound system taking over for the Akatsuki when Itachi…no Sasuke…yeah Sasuke screamed Canon ball and it seemed as if the whole chlorine water splashed up when he landed. Then he immediately got out and repeated it with his brother in a uniformed manner-together. Everyone cheered.
"What happened?" Naruto asked looking at me.
"I can't find Daph" I replied. He laughed and pointed behind me; I looked around and there was Daphne making out with Pain.
Didn't need to see that.
"'Kay, my conscience can run free from feeling that I left her out." I said.
"I'm hungry" Naruto replied looking at me.
"Naruto, you just ate 2 bugers."
"I'm a boy" he said pulling my hand to the swallow end. Gaara had just Canon ball behind us which made me scream.
"Dang you scream loud" Naruto said smiling stepping up on the steps to get out. Naruto took out two hands full of chips from the bowl which I just leaned on watching in amazement while two photographers walked around snapping pictures.
After Naruto finished eating we danced when Akatsuki took over.
We danced; his arms around my waist and my arms wrapped around his neck and head resting on his hard and muscular chest and his head resting on mine. It was like one of those magical nights. I have never danced with any other boy but Haku and weren't even this close physically.
"Yo, BRB" Naruto said releasing his arms from my waist.
"What happened?" I asked.
"I'll be back" he hurriedly replied and ran off.
"Rachel" someone called.
Itachi…no, Sasuke, Itachi was playing. His hair was dripping wet and so was the rest of his body.
"Hi Sasuke" I said.
"Finally someone who calls me Sasuke and not Itachi" he murmured. I chuckled.
"Trust that wasn't hard"
"Let me do the best friend honours" He said taking my hand which reminded me of what Itachi said at my door. Sasuke and my relationship was on and off. We disagree here and we're god friends there, he's being the jack butt there and he's being the good friend here so I just go with the flow.
The same position Naruto and I were at; we were in and moved with the soft beat the Akatsuki was playing. I enjoyed dancing with him and Hinata was right with the whole same level thing. "Trying to step on the social ladder Brooks?" Sasuke asked. I looked up at his pale face smiling.
"Pssh, not really; this whole party was Hinata's idea," I said.
"At your place?"
"Yeah"
"I wonder what she did this time." Sasuke said and then chuckled, "and also hoe Neji puts up with it"
I smiled me too.
"We need to get everyone out of here" Hinata said running up to me. "It's after 8"
"Whoa, this was a sneak out party and it's so loud." Sasuke said in disbelief.
Hinata and I nodded worriedly. I ran up to the 'platform' and whispered in Pain's ear and he nodded. He held up his right hand, "Everybody listen up" he said and then everyone stopped what they were doing and the band also stopped playing. "Thank you, now this is without no doubt one of the best party of the summer" and with that the whole place went wild and then Pain held up his hand again for silence, "But we all made a new friend who made this possible. Rachel Brooks" I blushed when everyone cheered again and he gave me the mic and I took it.
"Um, thank you everyone, you're really cool people and awesome, but unfortunately we gotta go. Parents coming in about 10 minutes and I gotta clean up." I said giving Pain back the mic but Naruto grabbed it from him.
"Yo, everyone. We are not going to let the new kid do by herself" he said giving me a hug, "She was nice to eve invite people whom she has no idea of." There was a mumble among the crowd and then Pain grabbed the mic from Naruto.
"We'll make this hyper." He said, "We'll hit a tune." Just then Katara water bended a bubble of water which had confetti in side then Shickamaru held a large plastic bag and Katara drained the confetti out. I smiled to myself and then Aang made a tornado like thing picking up garbage, confetti and the table filled with leftovers and led it to a large trash can. Everyone helped clean using different techniques like Chouji; he expanded and rolled on the gravel ground attaching garbage and also confetti on and silming down to normal size a trash bag.
"Hurry up Rachel!" shouted Malachi from outside. I took one more glance at myself in the wooden frame mirror in the hall and straighted my white polo shirt color and smiled. I hopped in the back of the '08 SUV that was waiting for me outside
"Good morning" I greeted the driver, "Can you please go next door, we're suppose to pick up just 2 friends" he nodded.
"Boy Rachel, aren't we already late" said Malachi said as usual he was in the front. Seconds later Neji and Hinata were in the vehicle and as usual I was dropped at school first. Hinata went her own way while we were confronted by 3 three students holding a poster.
"Rachel?" one of the boys asked.
I looked at Neji and nodded. "So?"
"Your party right?" the next one asked holding out the poster.
"So?"
"Nothing" and the trio walked off.
"Awkward"
"That's why Hinata ran off. Smart girl" Neji said as we continued walking to the FO then someone swept me off the ground.
"Kiba please put me down" I said suppressing my laughter.
"Oh yeah" he said putting me down, "I wouldn't want Naruto to kick me upside down" I rolled my eyes.
"Where's your best friend?" Neji asked.
"Vet" Kiba said.
"Oh my, what happened to him?" I asked.
"Nothing, just monthly check up. Naruto and I are going for him this afternoon.
Naruto!?!?
"Naruto?" I asked. Naruto and I were going out this afternoon for lunch.
"Yeah, he normally does. Akamaru and Naruto love each other so yeah." Kiba remarked. I understood that part but why didn't he just tell me that yesterday at Church?
"But maybe he just forgot about it" said Neji. I guess he could tell my disappointment. "Just ask him what's the plan" Sasuke was walking pass whistling with his hands in his blue jeans "Sasuke and I would just follow Kiba."
"Sasuke is doing what?" he asked with a dead expression stopping dead in his tracks.
"Following Kiba to the vet"
"Why? He needs his dog shot?"
"This isn't necessary" I said.
"Give my girl some space" Naruto shouted running up to us.
"Cool it Uzumaki" Kiba said. Naruto kissed my forehead
"Where are you going this afternoon?" I asked.
"Oh crap" Naruto said hitting his forehead. "Look, I can't come with you Kiba and Chelly I can't go out with you this afternoon. I got to go to some seminar with Tsunade."
I sighed and rolled my eyes, "Whatever" and I walked off.