Back again! My birthday was Thursday and that's when I finished this, but I never got a chance to upload it. Forgive me! :D
Plus I added a bit at the end there. So NEH, problem solved! :P
Weelll, read, review, enjoy! :)
"So...what'd you do?"
"I went back to work, of course!"
Sasuke sweatdropped. "...You mean...you listened to Naruto? You."
Sakura nodded before sighing, folding her arms across her middle. "Yeah. ...Something about the way he said it...something told me I shouldn't ask her about it right then anymore. I mean, she seemed perfectly calm, but...it was..."
"Fake?"
She shook her head. "...No, it seemed real. It was just so...eery. Yeah, eery, that's it. I mean, who would be calm in a situation like that?"
"Apparently Luna would."
She sighed exasperatedly. Sometimes Sasuke, like all other males in Konoha, just didn't understand women. "Sasuke, when a girl acts calm, she's usually upset! And Luna was acting so calm, she...must've been...she must've been devastated. I'm telling you, there's something serious going on between her and that guy that escaped and killed those ANBU. And it won't lead to anything good."
Sasuke's whole expression changed, drew more inward. Sakura knew that expression quite well; he was thinking. Very carefully. He hesitated before leaning towards her a little, almost secretively. "...The other day, when we were seeing that godawful movie?"
She nodded, but her Inner Sakura was ranting and raving about how amazing that movie was and wondering how he could possibly have thought otherwise.
"I overheard part of their stupid argument once we were leaving. He said something about her being an Agent, but then he referred to her 'Super-Spy Skills'. So I'm guessing an Agent is just a term for the people she works for."
Sakura's green eyes were wide, so many possible explanations zooming through her mind. "...So...what...what're you saying? That she's a spy? ...For who?"
Sasuke shook his head, causing his jet-black bangs to fall into his face. He flipped them out of his eyes before continuing. "...I'm not sure yet. Orochimaru's a possibility. Maybe even Akatsuki."
Sakura shook her head, as if trying to convince herself. "But it could be a good group. We have spies too, you know. She could be good."
"I don't think so. I've just got a bad hunch over this whole thing. Whoever she's working for...it's gonna cause us a world of trouble."
Sakura shook her head for what had to be the eighty millionth time. She just couldn't believe it. "So...all this time...she's been faking interest in Naruto? In all of us?"
"Probably. It's what they're usually trained for, you know. Being totally emotionless. I mean, look at Sai. He's still learning about his emotions."
Sakura's eyes widened even more as it all came together in her mind. It made sense; her sudden appearance, the REAL reason they'd never seen Luna before, why she never showed the slightest interest in going back to her village. If it even was her village.
"But...why Naruto? Why him?"
Sasuke glanced at her. "You're joking, right?"
She sighed. "...It was a rhetorical angsty question. I know damn well why. ...What're we gonna do?"
"I don't have any idea. I guess...we should just keep a careful eye on her for now, but...eventually we're going to have to out her. Alerting Tsunade would probably be best. Until then, we'll just have to beat her at her own game and pretend that we're completely innocent, totally clueless to her real intentions."
Sakura sighed again, shoving her hands into her pockets dejectedly. Five minutes off duty and she was already wishing for more work so she could distract herself. "...Dammit. Damn her for being so likeable."
MEANWHILE...
"Hey."
"What?"
"Pass me that Pop-Tart box right there."
"Which one?"
"That chocolate fudge kind."
Naruto picked it up, then peered down into it before sighing and tossing it behind the couch. "Empty."
"Damn. ...Strawberry?"
He grabbed another box, but the same scenario ensued. "Empty."
"Brown sugar cinnamon?"
"Gone."
"Choco chip cookie dough?"
"Yeah right! That was the first box we went through!"
"Oh yeah, that's right. Um...just plain choco chip then?"
"Not even crumbs left."
"WHAT'S LEFT THEN?" she fumed, steam practically coming out of her ears. He searched the whole table, which was almost completely covered with Pop-Tart boxes, before sighing and holding up one in particular. "Mint chocolate chip."
"Ewwww, gross! I'M NOT EATING THAT!"
"NEITHER AM I! WHADDA WE DO?"
They tapped their chins thoughtfully, and Luna finally sighed. "...Grocery store?"
"...Dammit."
"I've got the house keys," she said grudgingly, stuffing them into her pocket. The only good news was that while they were there she could get some tampons. She could feel the soreness in her thighs coming, which could only mean her period was swiftly approaching.
...But then she realized Naruto was with her, and groaned. He gave her a weird look. "What're YOU groaning about? You emptied my whole supply of Pop-Tarts, and I'M paying for it!"
"YOU ATE SOME TOO!"
"SO?"
"WHADDAYA MEAN 'SO'?"
"...I mean so. Jeez, Loon, you feelin' alright? You're acting kinda stupid on me." Her temple throbbed as he felt the sides of her face, swatting his hand away. "Stop touching me and I'll be fine." That just made him grin, and he ruffled her hair.
"Well, in that case..."
"Dammit," she muttered, her hair now springing up in practically every possible direction. Some even defying gravity. So what else was she to do but Falcon Punch him?
"WHY'RE YOU SUDDENLY DOING THAT TO ME ALL THE TIME?" he whined from the branches of the tree she'd knocked him into. Luna resisted the urge to laugh. "...New skill. A handy life skill, too, I'd say."
"I disagree."
"There's an app for that."
"A what?"
She shrugged. "I have no clue, to be honest. Ichigo tells me it's from a commercial. He kept saying it on the flight to Tokyo. You know, the city I never got to enjoy because some moron crash-landed there."
"What moron?"
"YOU, you...you...MORON!"
"...Ohhh yeaaahh! That WAS me!" he said suddenly, laughing. Luna waited patiently, counting down from three on her fingers. Right as she got to one and pointed that finger at him, he suddenly stopped laughing and said, "WAIT a minute...! I'm not a moron!"
She laughed the whole way to the store, which seemed to be alright with him.
FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER...
"This aisle."
"No, it's the next one."
"No, it's this one."
"NOOO, it's the NEXT ONE."
"Luna, I've lived here all my life, I THINK I WOULD KNOW WHICH AISLE POP-TARTS ARE ON!"
"Well, apparently you don't, because you're DEAD WRONG! THEY MOVED THEM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO!"
"HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?"
"BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING FOR FLAVOR-BLASTED GOLDFISH!"
"...Pop-Tarts are on this aisle."
Luna sighed exasperatedly, grabbing both sides of his face and swerving his head to look down the aisle. "Look. Take a GOOD LONG LOOK. ...Do you see any Pop-Tarts?"
"I can't tell, everything has about the same pattern down there."
She sighed exasperatedly again and pointed at the signs indicating what was on each aisle. "Alright, then read THAT. Do you see Pop-Tarts or breakfast food on there?"
"...Nooo..."
"Then it's on the next aisle, LIKE I SAID!"
"WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, YOU COULD BE WRONG JUST LIKE ME!"
Luna rolled her eyes and was about to shoot something back, but then they heard a giddy and slightly-creepy gasp from the next row.
They exchanged a look before looking around them. "Psst! Naruto!"
They both looked (and sweatdropped majorly) at a box of baking soda as it slid backwards into the next aisle, and a face of a man with shaggy white hair poked out in its place. He was grinning like crazy. "Doth my ears decieve me, or did I hear your voice shouting with a lllaaadyyy's voice?"
Luna leaned towards Naruto. "You hear that? He called me a LADY," she muttered in a superior tone, making his temple throb. "Yeah...she's...my girlfriend."
His head disappeared, making them both sweatdrop. He then skidded around the corner of the aisle before glomping them both. "GAH! NO WAY! MY LITTLE APPRENTICE IS ALL GROWN UP, WITH A FEMALE THAT CAN TOLERATE HIM AND EVERYTHING!"
"...Well, I dunno about THAT," Luna muttered. She felt someone stomp on her foot, so she kicked their shin. As she had predicted (and hoped), Naruto held his shin with a groan. The man pulled away, and her head started hurting. Something about him...gave her a headache? Wow, I thought that was Naruto's job.
"Well? Aren't you gonna tell me what her name is?"
"I'm-"
"Luna, Pervy Sage, Pervy Sage, Luna," Naruto replied, making both their temples throb.
"DON'T INTERRUPT ME ALL THE TIME, DAMMIT!"
"STOP CALLING ME THAT, YOU'RE RUINING MY FANTASTIC FIRST IMPRESSION ON YOUR GIRLFRIEND!"
Naruto sweatdropped. "...Welcome back."
Pervy Sage instantly brightened, lowering his fist and striking a confident and slightly-heroic pose. "I knew you'd miss me. And I'm sure Luna here will feel the pain as well when I leave the next time! ...Wait...wait, wait, WAIT...You can't be THAT Luna."
They both sweatdropped as he got out a measuring tape and made quick, spastic circles around her. "Hmm...same height, same proportions, same CHEST SIZE, even! ...YOU'RE KIERA'S DAUGHTER! ...Except for your eyes. Those're-"
"Mitsuru's, we know," Naruto answered impatiently. Pervy Sage blinked. "...Ah, so Tsunade recognized her too, then?"
Luna shook her head. "No, but Minato and Iruka did."
His jaw dropped. "...W-WHAT? Minato? That's not possible!"
The two teens exchanged a sigh, realizing they had a lot of explaining to do. "Can we discuss this AFTER we reach the Pop-Tart aisle?" Luna asked, making them both sweatdrop.
He shrugged. "If we must. It's about three aisles down." Naruto started laughing, pointing at her triumphantly. "Ah-HA! I TOLD YOU YOU WERE WRONG!"
Cue a Falcon Punch. "YOU WERE TOO, DUMBASS!"
Pervy Sage sweatdropped. "...Did you study under Tsunade, too?"
"Huh?"
"Nevermind, just...nevermind."
TWO HOURS LATER...
"...And then we came back, fertility scroll in hand. That's the way it was," Naruto concluded. Luna had remained silent the whole time as Naruto weaved this whole story about how it had all started trying to find a fertility scroll, and was worried if she added to it, she'd ruin the story's effect.
...Although she did make one major correction. "...I did most of the fighting, not you," she said dully.
"DID NOT!"
"DID SO!"
"I DID ALL THE CARRYING, AND WITH HOW OFTEN I WAS CARRYING YOU AROUND, YOU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE MUCH TIME TO DO ALL THE FIGHTING!"
"YOU WANNA SEE THE BATTLE SCARS, UZUMAKI?"
"...Well, duh."
Her temple throbbed, eye twitching. "Not like that, pervert!"
Jiraiya smirked. "Fertility scroll? The hell were you getting that for?"
"Luna wanted my babies."
She turned bright red, shouting so loudly it made the hair blow off his face, "I DID NOT, NARUTO UZUMAKIIII!"
"Don't deny it, we all know it's true!"
"It is not! That's a total fallacy, and you know it!"
"But you're talking all fooooor-maaaal, which MEANS I'm right."
"It simply means you're annoying me!"
"I always annoy you and you never go all formal. It's only when I make you NERVOUS that you go all formal, which you do when I'm TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY RIGHT!"
"YOU ARE NOT, YOU NEVER WILL BE, AND THAT'S THAT!" she fumed, temple throbbing menacingly. He simply snickered to himself. Jiraiya had sweatdropped during their little outbursts, but now he shook himself quickly. "...Well. So you got to see Minato and Kushina, huh? They have anything to say?"
Luna was about to say something, but then Naruto said something first. "Mom tried to figure out where the hell dad was the whole time while trying to convince anyonye who would listen that we were madly in love or something, then her and dad met up and they had a little fight before watching Luna as she beat the crap out of me. They cheered her on, too. It was...very depressing," he muttered, drooping further and further with every word.
Jiraiya and Luna sweatdropped, and he sighed before standing up. "Well, kiddies, I'd love to stay some more, but it appears I have more work to do. I'll see you two soon."
He then glomped them again, making them both squawk in surprise. "I KNOW I WAS MISSED! I MISSED YOU TOO, NARUTO! ...AND YOU, LUNA!"
He started going all reminsicent on them, cradling his chin with his balled-up fists and swaying around dramatically. "I remember when you were born, you were so tiny, but had a head full of that red hair! And then the first time I held you you looked right at me as if to say 'Master Jiraiya, you're so amazing!' And so I nodded and told you I understood your amazement! And then you pulled my hair and it was painful as hell, so I deduced you'd be one kick-ass ninja, and I was correct! That punch to Naruto was magnificent!"
Then he was suddenly snapped right out of it, having crept over to Naruto's money stash and taken a few bills. He ran out the door. "...BYE!"
"YOU BETTER PAY ME BACK, YOU DAMN PERVY SAGE!" Naruto shouted, shaking his fist. Luna cocked an eyebrow. "Where do you suppose he's gonna spend that money?"
"On women. That's what he usually spends it on. Women, food, and looooots of saki."
Luna smiled and shook her head. "So THAT'S where you get your perviness? Oh, who am I kidding, you were BORN perverted."
Naruto opened his mouth to retaliate, but then he sighed. "...Why even bother arguing that?"
She yawned and stretched before heading for his room. "Well, I'm off to bed. Night. I'll be thoroughly enjoying your bed."
"HAHAHA! That was funny! ...You...said that like you were...serious...LUNAAAA!"
"A DEAL'S A DEAL!" she shouted back, slamming the door shut in his face and locking it in record time.
"Daaaaammiiiiit!" he shouted, pounding on his door. She giggled mischieviously, undressing rather slowly. It was nice to not have to rush before the pervert saw anything. "I'm naaaaakeeeeed!"
"STOP TEASING ME LIKE THAT!"
"But it's so much fuuuuun," she practically purred. Oh, he was probably having fantasies about killing her now.
HOURSLATER...
Luna woke up from yet another nightmare about Alex. Only this time, strangely enough, the part that scared her was that he had succeeded in killing Naruto, only...he had controlled her with his mind and made her kill him with her bare hands.
It was absolutely terrifying.
But not as terrifying as feeling something warm right beside her. She nearly shot it; she grabbed her gun off Naruto's nightstand, she seriously almost shot him. Luckily, her groggy mind finally realized who it was and she sighed tiredly before setting her gun back down carefully.
She remained sitting up for a second, drawing up her knees and brushing the hair back out of her face. Luna glanced at him with a sweatdrop.
Naruto was currently sprawled out all over his bed, his hand stretching over the space where she'd been laying. It was on her lap now, but his hand had been on her waist before she sat up, now that she thought about it.
The rest of him was close to where she'd been laying as well, and he was currently snoring while occasionally muttering random things too quietly for her to hear.
She found herself smiling, and shook herself quickly before laying back down, turning on her side. Luna was almost completely asleep when Naruto's hand moved, grazing her Fox scar. It burned for a split second, and it was while her eyes were still squeezed shut that she heard him mutter her name gently, almost too quiet for her to hear.
Her eyes snapped right open, turning to look at him suddenly. He was still asleep, alright. She could tell by how relaxed his eyelids were, and from his breathing pattern.
"Did I imagine that...?" she wondered. She shook her head slowly, laying back down before deciding there was no way she was going back to sleep.
Luna carefully pried his hand and arm off her, then ended up prying her hand out of HIS hand when he tightened his grip reflexively.
She slid slowly out of his bed, and he almost immediately rolled over, occupying the space she'd just been in and wrapping himself in some sort of cocoon of covers.
Temple throbbing, she slipped her jeans on and some shoes. After some thought, she grabbed her phone as well. Just in case. Luna sweatdropped as Naruto suddenly flung half of his leg out from under the covers, turning over onto his other side almost spastically before letting out another loud snore.
Shaking her head at him, she was about to leave his room when she heard it again. Her name. She turned around, looking around the room, but it was futile.
That voice had been unmistakably his. No ifs, ands or buts. She remembered when he mentioned her saying his name a few times in her sleep, and wondered if this had been as devastating to him as it was for her now.
He wasn't supposed to make this so hard on her. How was she supposed to leave once her mission was over now?
She wasn't sure she could. Not when hearing him say her name like that made her stomach bubble and warm up like this.
Luna sighed woefully, shaking her head before heading for the front door. "Luna Sasaki, you're gonna be the death of yourself before this is all over," she muttered miserably.
