Silly Amaya is very stupid in this chapter...not that she always isn't!
Kosuke's POV:
As we all started to calm down once again, I looked over at Amaya's new do. God did she look hilarious! I kept the new giggles in that were trying to emerge, but it was a close one. Personally, I think it looks wonderfulon her. It really fits her. If Naruto hadn't already taken him, I would have found a way to dare her to play seven minutes in heaven with Sasuke, but I decided not to do that to poor Naruto. But, seriously, two duck butts should stick together. Oops, that giggle almost got out, I thought to myself, putting my hand over my mouth to restrain the rebel giggle.
Any way, Naruto, at this time was about as excited as could be. I guess he thought that since he and Gaara were the only two left, that I would surely pick him next.
Sorry to disappoint you Naruto, I thought quickly glancing at him, then to Gaara. But I have a mission that needs to be completed.
I sat there quietly, waiting for everyone else to get a hold on themselves, then turned to Gaara. "Truth or dare?" I asked him.
"Ah man!" Naruto whined, pouting, but I ignored him.
Gaara looked back at me, in that calm expression he always has on his face. He seemed to be thinking for a minute, trying to decide which choice was safer.
Think all you want, Gaara, I thought, but I have a plan for which ever you choose.
Finally he said, very calmly, "Dare."
I smiled at him and picked up the sake bottle that was still on the floor, full. "Drink," I ordered him simply.
He frowned for a minute, and out of the corner of my eye I saw Lee's expression change from one that was completely happy, to a very worried one. Gaara took the bottle from my hand, and raised it slightly, as if to drink it. This confused me. Had the rumor been wrong?
But just a few inches before the bottle made it to his mouth, he stopped. He lowered the bottle and looked at me. And I saw it in his eyes. He was silently pleading. This surprised me very much. It made it obvious to me that the rumor was most definitely not wrong. And he obviously wasn't ready for people to know. Now I had to decide whether I wanted to be responsible for making him tell everyone before he was ready.
I thought about what Amaya had asked me. Did you have sex with Orochimaru? I shuddered, remembering that night. It really had only been two months ago, but in my mind I had pushed it back so much farther than that.
I had gone on a mission to help get Sasuke away from the Sound. The village had received a note from Sasuke, asking for help. He had wanted to get as far away from Orochimaru as possible, but he wasn't sure that he could do it alone. So he had asked for back up. We were all surprised when Tsunade had decided to send him help, seeing as she had really hated the Uchiha for deserting the village in the first place. But for some reason she had sent a small group of us to go and help him.
The group had consisted of Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi, Neji and myself. Neji was there because of his Byakugan. I guess Tsunade thought he could help us see if any enemies were coming, or if it was a trap. I was sent because of my own Kekkei Genkai. And obviously the others were sent because they had been part of Team 7, along with Sasuke. I guess she had wanted it to be a team reunion.
Anyway, when we had gotten to the place where Sasuke's note had said he would meet us, he was there. But he had been hurt, and followed. I guess just about the entire Sound village had followed him, under Orochimaru's orders. So it had been this really big battle. And some where in the middle of it, I had ended up fighting against Orochimaru himself. We got cut off from the rest of the fight, just the two of us.
And then…well, lets just say it isn't my fondest memory. By the time I made my way back to the group, the fighting was starting to die down just slightly. Luckily all of us Leaf ninja were still alive, but none of us were completely well. I remember that every one of us had long gashes running down our bodies, and rips in our clothing. I was very glad that I had my Kekkei Genkai during that time. I had used it to freeze my torn clothes back together, at least in a way that would resemble a battle, and nothing more. So luckily nobody would see any of the scars that raked my newly violated body.
I am also glad to say that I didn't leave Orochimaru totally left intact, either. Some of his scars will never heal, no matter what that Kabuto person can do. And I'm sure he'll never think of water in the same way again, either.
Anyway, when I met up with the other five Leaf ninjas, we all agreed that we had to get out of there, before we lost any one. So we took down a few more Sound ninja, and made a run for it. We had to be really quick, because the shadow clones that Naruto left behind to trick them wouldn't have lasted for very long. But we all made it out of the fight, relatively safely.
When we had finally gotten far enough away that we could stop, we did so at a small inn that was close to Konoha. Sakura and I shared a room, but I was able to hide my scars from her. And when we got back to the village I had to pretend that I was fine, otherwise Tsunade was going to order that I get a check up, to make sure I was truly okay. I remember her scrunching up her face when I told her that I didn't need to be checked over, but luckily Neji started puking up blood right then, so she had to help him. I had run out of there as soon as her back was turned to me. I didn't want to have to lie to her again, but I wasn't about to let anyone know what I had gone through.
It worked too. I didn't end up having to tell any one anything for the longest time. I didn't even tell Amaya, my best friend. I didn't want any one to feel sorry for me. I hate pity so much. I tried my best to act like myself, and only let myself think about it at all at night, while I quietly cried myself to sleep, trying not to picture the markings that he had left on my body.
As I thought about the markings, (and all of this that I've been thinking has only taken a few seconds) I also thought about the arm sleeves that Amaya always wears. I know what are under those sleeves, though she has never actually told me about them. No, I thought in conclusion, everyone has a right to their own secrets.
Quickly, before any one had time to protest or stop me, I snatched the sake bottle right out of Gaara's hands. Without stopping to think, I poured the entire contents of the bottle down my throat. I swallowed, letting the liquid flow down my throat. Then I grinned at Gaara.
"Too slow, Kazekage! You should really work on those reflexes!" I scolded him happily.
He smiled very slightly; enough that only I could see it, though I bet Amaya did too. "I suppose you're right. I should really work on that. I mean, if you can snatch something from me, then I must be getting slow."
Everyone laughed, including myself. I was glad that he had gone along with the joke, so that Sasuke and Naruto wouldn't think that something weird had happened. Even though something weird had kind of happened.
As the laughter rose in noise level, he leaned forward slightly and whispered, "Thank you."
I mouthed back, "No problem," since I didn't think that I could whisper as quietly as him.
After everyone stopped laughing, Naruto jumped up and exclaimed, "Okay, Gaara! It's my turn, and I pick dare! Do your worst!"
The rest of us looked at him like he was crazy, while Gaara smiled in a demented way. "As you say, Naruto," he replied.
Amaya's POV
I smirked, this could be more entertaining then I thought. I was also VERY happy at Kosuke for knowing what to do and basically giving us a silent confession. Well kinda...no... not really. I mean I'm not sure if he knows that we know (wow this could turn into a violent cycle...lets try!), and we're not completely sure that we ourselves know either. Yeah I'm going to stop there before I confuse myself more then anything. We are NEVER going to go to sleep tonight, not that Gaara and I sleep anyways, but the others... Kosuke just downed the sake bottle! TOTAL WAKE-UP CALL! I glanced over at Kosuke, she was staring at my arm sleeves, knowingly. I grabbed a pillow and hide my arms under it on my lap.
"I dare you," Gaara paused, thinking. I crawled over to him and whispered something in his ear. Naruto looked a little frightened, he knew what happened when Sasuke choose dare.
"NO...no... I changed my mind I want truth!"
"To late." I called with a smiled, then went back to whispering to Gaara. Kosuke looked at me curiously, I merely shrugged.
"Okay Naruto," Gaara began again, "I dare you to go running around in the streets."
"Easy."
"I wasn't finished, run around in the streets, naked... with Sasuke." both boys were blushing like mad.
"I told you I wanted truth."
"And I told you it was too late." I butted in.
"Damn it." I heard Sasuke muttered, Naruto walked up to him and grabbed his arm.
"Oh come on, it's not so bad." The walked to the door, passing me, Sasuke looked down and muttered words only I could hear.
"Bitch." I smirked and winked at him as he left. Lee went to the window while the rest of us stayed seated. After a few minutes Lee joined us once again.
"So, is he?"
"Well he is, Sasuke's not." Lee admitted.
I smirked, "Then Naruto loses."
"No, all I said was Sasuke wasn't doing it. Naruto's dragging him." we laughed at that.
"You know they'll probably wind up having sex in someone's lawn." again we laughed.
"We could be here a while." I said, "Watcha want to do?"
"I have no clue." Kosuke admitted.
"Hold on, I'll raid Kakashi's room and see what he has. Maybe he has something to do in there." and with that I left my room and headed into Kakashi's. It was still too nice to my liking, the only thing that was a mess was the closet I had fooled around in. I checked there first. Nothing. Next I checked a few of his draws...you don't want to know what I found. Then underneath the bed. There was a box, a large shoebox to be exact. I picked it up and looked inside, it was heaven. All of the pixie sticks that had disappeared over the years because "Pukkun ate them" were here... in this box that suddenly looked beautiful. I clutched it tightly to my chest. I was NEVER gonna let it go till they were gone and there had to have been at least...a hundred...thousand.
I ran back to my room, the box out in front of me like a crown on a soft pillow. I burst into the room, "TA-DA!" I held the box out in front of me. Lee bounded to my side.
"Lemme see!"
"NO!" I pulled the box out of his reached, "Carefully." I said setting it on the floor. Kosuke knew this wasn't going to be good because she could read it in my eyes. Smart girl. I opened the lid and revealed its precious cargo. Kosuke's eyes widened to the size of platters,
"WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE?!"
"Kakashi's room, he told me Pukkun ate them but oh no... he stole them! I SHOULD ARREST HIM! THEIF!"
Kosuke raised an eyebrow at me, "How many have you had already?" I pouted and put thirteen empty wrappers in her hand that she held out to me. "Dear god we're all going to die."
"Hey! Who was the one who downed the sake bottle because Gaara could drink it FOR FEAR OF HIS BABY!" I covered my mouth quickly. That wasn't supposed to have come out, that was supposed to be something I added on in my head. DAMN THE PIXIE STICKS. Kosuke looked at me with wide eyes. "Oops."
Well? Poor Kosuke-chan is right! Amaya really needs to stop eating the pixie sticks huh? They really do screw with your brain...big time...
