BB: OH THANK GOD, I'M OUT!! To all of those who paid my ransom, thanks. by the way, I was held for RANSOM!!

Anyways, It's just me tonight. -snicker- I locked Alleanye and Viven in the basement. -snicker- It's not so bad down there, if only the surrond sound stero system would stop playing 'It's a small world' on infinate loop. So I'm a little nutso tonight. blame Alle. Shay and Illiana are watching the fourth season of DragonBallZ on DvD, so they won't be helping either.

So now I'm going to personally thank the poeple who reviewed, and answer their reveiws.

To MissNaye: I know it's lame and immature. It was thought up by Alleanye! Anyways, thank you for thinking my stories are interesting, and I know some of my chapters are short, but i just can't stretch them any.

To Kinky-Nami-Lass: Yeah, it's a little strange, but as you said it's interesting.

To ?? (): Nobody expects Naruto to be smart. And next time you review my story, please sign it. You know who you are. (I hope)

To Danimals21: Thank you. I am glad you enjoy it.

To Dr. Cancer: Yep, I have all the makings of a great story!! I mean, what good story wouldn't have Co's acting 16?

To fumoko (): I'm glad you liked the fact I spilled Hinata's secret. It's is kind of refreashing not to have to do a bunch of guesswork when reading it. And Neji gets along pretty well with Hinata, Tenten and Lee in the anime, so I figure he just needs time to get used to people. Like a cold kind of shyness. And I plan to have almost all the pairing that are listed on my profile, but it will revovle more around Hinata and Naruto. And I agree with you about reading fanfictions and it being relaxing.

BB: Oh, and and Shayshaymura has a special answer to one reviewer. Shay?

Shayshaymura: Yep I do! ExplodingNoteNinja, I've got one thing to say. -voice drops to menacing level- Touch my Gaara, and I will hunt you down. -voice goes back to perky level- Anyho! Kiba will make an apperance, Akamaru too! It won't be a big part, but an important part!

BB: And on the note, let the story begin.


Hinata pulled into the driveway of the small house she shared with her friends. She climbed out of her beat up old Dodge Charger. She had bought the muscle car for four hundred dollars at a junk yard. Luckily, her friend Shayshaymura was a mechanic, so she hadn't had to put out too much money to keep the car working. Soon though, she was going to have to break down and get a paint job for it.

She walked up to the door of the house, and put her key in the lock. The front door was almost always unlocked, unless there was no one inside. And even then, they had Shay's dog, Shu, for protection.

It wasn't locked, so Hinata opened the door, and patted the large brown dog lumbering towards her. Shu was big, brown, and with a bottlebrush like tail. Hinata wasn't sure what exactly kind of breed Shu was, but she just felt better that the crabby dog was watching out for her.

"MOM!" Hinata turned at the yell, and saw her eleven year old daughter sitting at the dining room table, a huge smile plastered on her face. "Did you get the job?" She asked, running to give her mother a hug.

"Yes, I did!" Hinata said, grinning at her daughter's enthusiasm. Lena was a sweet girl, trying her best to keep her mom smiling. It had been hard for a few years, considering Hinata couldn't find a job, but Lena had gotten through it with a smiling outlook on life.

"ALRIGHT!" Lena yelled, jumping up and down. Shu barked at her, rebuking her in dog about her loudness. Hinata heard a thud in of the bedrooms, and wasn't surprised when Shayshaymura ran out into the living room.

"What happened? Are we under attack?" Shay asked in a panicked and sleepy voice. Hinata figured that Shay was sleeping off last night. Shay sang at a nightclub, and she kept late nights, not to mention she worked as a mechanic during the days, meaning she slept as much as she could. But it wasn't easy for her, living in a house with three other women and an eleven year old.

"Sorry, Shay, Lena was just happy I got the job," Hinata said quietly.

"Oh, cool." Shay blinked a few times, and her eyes shot open. "Wait you got the job?"

Hinata nodded, and Shay let out a loud screech. Shu barked at her too, and she just gave him a look. The dog quieted.

"That's awesome, Hinata! What are you? Are you going to give them your book? Do you think they'll publish it? Did you see any hot guys?" Shay let out a stream of questions. Her blue-violet eyes glittered in anticipation.

Shayshaymura was special in so many ways. The woman had lived through so many terrible things, with her mother committing suicide, and her father beating her. But somehow, Shay had survived it all, with a brilliant smile and an even more brilliant mind. She did whatever she could to keep afloat and alive, and she was teaching Lena the same outlook on life.

"Okay, okay!" Hinata laughed, her hands up in surrender. "Let me sit down, and I'll answer your questions."

Hinata threw her small worn purse onto the coffee table, and plopped onto the couch. Shay and Lena followed her, ready to hear what happened.

"Okay, first question. I'm a secretary to one of the partners of the company." Hinata started. "His name is Neji, and he's my cousin."

"Whoa, wait." Shay put her hand up. "I thought your family hated you."

"Most of my family does, but my Uncle Hizashi liked me. He was the one who paid for my college, and he was Neji's father. Unfortunately he died two years ago. I wasn't allowed to go to the funeral, but I did visit his grave afterwards to pay my respects." Hinata blinked tears from her eyes, surprised she was about to cry. Hyuugas never really showed any emotion, but Hinata knew that her uncle had loved her. It had hurt not being told that she wasn't welcomed at the funeral, but she had tried to make up for it. She had bought the best flowers she could afford, and placed at her uncle's headstone.

Shay had been quiet with sympathy, and Lena had already knew this. Hinata shook her head, and let the joy of having this job fill her again.

"No, I'm not going to give them my book." Hinata continued. "I doubt they would publish it if I did. It isn't that interesting."

"Yeah right." Lena muttered. Shay snorted in disbelief. Hinata ignored them both. She knew the book that she had written about a ninja community wasn't worth much. She really didn't want her cousin to tell her what she already knew.

"And I might have seen a cute guy." Hinata left the sentence dangle, and her gossipy friend and daughter snatched it up immediately.

"You did?" Lena said, a wide smile gracing her face.

"Did you talk to him? No, I doubt you did." Shay said, knowing about her friend's crippling shyness.

"No I didn't talk to him." Hinata blushed a little. "But he was handsome. And that was just in the elevator. I think today, I might of saw three out of four Demon Eyes owners."

"Really?" Lena said. "Why do you think? Shouldn't you know?"

"No, I'm ashamed to say, I didn't really do any research about the four partners who built the company. I only knew about Gaara Subaku, and I didn't even know what he looked like. I guess if I had done the research, I wouldn't have been so surprised about my cousin working there. I knew a Hyuuga was part of the company, I just didn't know it was Neji." Hinata explained. Usually she was quiet, but she was used to Shay's preseance. Once she got used to a person, she didn't mind talking in front of them.

"Well, I did the research." Lena said happily. She ran to the table, and picked up some papers. "Describe the one you aren't sure about, and I'll see who it is." She ran back, clutching the papers in her hand.

Hinata couldn't help but smile at her daughter. "Okay, let's see." She recalled the man in the elevator. Surprisingly, his image came quickly in her mind's eye. She almost blushed, but luckily didn't. She knew she would've been teased for that. "He was tall, blonde, with blue eyes. He was wearing jeans and a t-shirt, so I know he had to be important. Or else, of course, he couldn't get away with that."

"Found him!" Lena laughed, pulling on the papers out. She read over it, and nodded. "Yep, Mom, definitely a partner." She handed the paper over.

Hinata read it.

Naruto Uzumaki, age 29.

One-fourth of the power behind Demon Eyes Incorporated. If not for him, Demon Eyes may never have been created. Rumor has it, that Mr. Uzumaki is the one who gather the golden boys of the business world, and with their help, created Demon Eyes Incorporated.

Mr. Uzumaki is the adopted son of the famous Queen of Slugs and Elixirs, Tsunade. Tsunade is the owner of the liquor company, Drunk Slug Industries. He learned all about big business from her knee. Not to mention Tsunade's husband is the famous author of the Icha Icha Paradise books, Jiraya.

Mr. Uzumaki gathered the brilliant minds of Sasuke Uchiha, Gaara Subaku, and Neji Hyuuga. Due to his cunning, and unorthodox working methods, Demon Eyes Incorporated is considered on the top companies in the world. Not even Hyuuga company, and Subaku Corporations can stand up to the empire that Naruto Uzumaki built.

Hinata blinked at the page, and the picture at the bottom, and handed it to Shay. Shayshaymura read it, and made a soft gagging noise. Hinata's eyes shot to her, and she could see the look of pain enter Shay's eyes. Shay blinked, and it was gone.

"You got a page on Subaku in there, brat?" Shay asked, glancing at Lena. Lena nodded, and handed her the page. Shay glanced down at the paper, reading the words almost hungrily. Her eyes seemed to stop at the bottom, where Hinata guessed a picture of Gaara Subaku was. Hinata realized that Shay must have known Gaara.

But watching as Shay's eyes turned to hollow blue-violet orbs, Hinata could only wonder how well Shay had known him.


BB: I have big plans for Shay and Gaara. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! -cough- but i forgot to mention that i don't own Naruto. I wish i did though! bye!