Still own nothing but the ocs. I thought I would put this one up a little early. Marvey4, thanks for the great idea.

Being with friends

Next day

"Come on, Lil' Bee."

"Where are we going?"

"To see my favorite red head."

We ran through the streets to the house that I knew well. We weaved through some trees to find a house just beyond the first row. I was glad that I had insisted on wearing shirt and pants today.

"Yoruichi!"

*Thud*

"Nice to see you too Kushina." I said as I dusted myself off and we both stood up. "Is every thing ready?"

"Yes it is." Minato called from the top of the house. "I have some volunteers on the other end."

"We're here too!" called Nesha and Hikaru.

"Wait, we're missing one." I counted.

"Nope, I'm here too." Tsunade called out from the house.

"I thought you left after yesterday?"

"I changed my mind and decided to stay for at least another day."

"Kushina, if you would."

She took out a scroll and opened it. She put some chakra into it and some ribbons appeared.

"Red for Kushina. Soifon gets yellow. Tsunade green. Nesha gets silver. Hikaru, pink as always. I get orange." I said as I passed out the ribbons.

"What do we do with these?" Soifon asked looking confused.

"That's right, you haven't played this before." I grinned. "The rules are: no using weapons or jutsus or shunpo. We wore different color shirts to match the ribbons we will be using. The ribbons attach to the velcro wristbands. We race in the trees from here to Hokage monument. The first one there with both of their ribbons and to have at least one ribbon from another wins. The winner gets to decide on what to have for dinner tonight and the rest gets to cook."

"So, that's why you had me wear this color and asked me what I would like to eat." Soifon said.

"We have some guys watching to make sure we play fair. Of course, I think they just like watching us." Hikaru added.

"Admit it! You like Kotetsu!" Nesha scolded Hikaru.

"I'm not going to admit to anything!" she yelled back with flushed cheeks. The rest of us rolled in laughter.

"All right. If everyone is ready, get into your spots." Minato yelled.

We headed to the edge of the forest, waiting for the signal.

Bang!

We took off into the trees. There was a lot of giggles and laughter through out the forest. Kushina tried to get ribbon from me. I flipped around the tree branch and got one of hers and I took off in another direction.

"You're lucky on that one!" she yelled.

"Thanks much red habanero!" I laughed. I saw people glancing up trying to figure out what's going on as we went by. I caught up to Soifon. It looked like she was trying to play it safe.

"Gotcha!" I heard as Tsunade jumped out from one of the trees. I moved just enough to the side and she ran into Soifon. Some how, I managed to grab a ribbon from each before they crashed onto the branch below.

"Lady Yoruichi!"

"Sneaky cat!"

It didn't take long for them to recover and were hot on my heals. The monument was in sight. Now the hard part was getting to the top. I tried to stay focus, as I got closer to the top. I heard some cheering, as I got nearer. I saw Nesha ahead of me, until she trip on a rock. As she tumbled down, I flipped over her and grabbed one of her ribbons.

"Yoruichi is first!"

I tried to slow down, but I tripped and crashed into someone and then someone crashed into me.

"Ouch." I groaned.

"Nice landing you two."

I raised my head to find Soifon on top of me and we had landed on Kakashi. Izumo came over to help us up as everyone else was snickering.

"If that wasn't a threesome, then I don't know what was." Jiraiya laughed as we blushed. Everyone else roared in laughter.

"So, how many did you get?" asked Kushina as the rest of the group showed up.

"I got one from everyone except Hikaru." I grinned as I held out the ribbons in my hand.

"So, what is for dinner then?" Tsunade asked as we gave the ribbons back to Kushina.

"Sushi!"

"All right. Everyone back to my house for some of Kushina's wonderful sushi." gloated Minato as he picked up Kushina and they disappeared. Jiraiya wrapped his arms around Tsunade and followed.

"What is that about?" I asked as Kotetsu took off with Hikaru and Nesha following.

"We took bets on which girl we get to escort back depending on who won." Izumo explained as he snuck up behind Soifon and disappeared with her. I turned and gave Kakashi a funny look. He pulled me close to him.

"Hold on." he whispered as he wrapped his arms around me.

Poof!

We appeared back at Minato and Kushina's house. Everyone was inside except for Soifon and Izumo. Kushina and Nesha were working on the sushi as Hikaru set the table outside. Jiraiya came in with a case of sake. I knew we were all in trouble then.

"Hn?" I mumbled as Kakashi taped my shoulder and pointed. I followed his line of site and saw Izumo and Soifon sitting on top of the roof talking.

"Well, that's interesting."

Kotetsu came out with a shogi board and set it on the porch.

"Game any one?" he challenged.

"Sure, why not?" I sighed as I walked over and sat opposite of him as he set up the shogi board. Tsunade turned on the radio and smiled. I raised an eyebrow at her as she winked at me.

I lost concentration after that because I was curious to what she was up to. I lost to Kotetsu. Minato took my place and played against him. The music varied from different styles and eras. Every now and then someone would change the station.

"Foood!" yelled Kushina as she and Tsunade walked out with food. We all headed to the picnic table.

"Whoa. Kushina, you didn't have to make enough to feed an army." Jiraiya teased.

"You guys are the army." she smirked back as the girls snickered.

Nesha and Hikaru went on about the race and other things. Izumo passed the sake around. I was watching Soifon get animated with Tsunade and Kushina.

"I guess it's safe to sit next to you, right princess?" Kakashi asked as he sat down.

"I guess. I know how attached Soifon can be. She's like a little sister to me." I grinned as I grabbed a tuna roll.

"I can see that. She all ready threatened me." he smirked as I realized that he had his mask pulled down.

"You both need more sake!" Tsunade said as she placed two glasses down in front of us. "It's not that often we get everyone together like this."

We saw that her cheeks were pink. The drink was starting to take affect on her. We picked up our drinks and clanked them together.

"Cheers." we said as we tossed the drinks back.

I giggled as the drink took affect. Kakashi nudged me and nodded to the other end of the table. Izumo and Kotetsu were using their chopsticks to duel over the last piece of a spring roll. Soifon was smiling up at them, watching the whole thing unfold. Neither of them noticed when Minato reached over and took the roll, until it was too late.

I had to cover my mouth to try to stifle the laughs. Jiraiya filled their glasses with more sake. I had a feeling that Jiraiya and Tsunade were trying to get everyone drunk.

"You didn't just say that!"

We heard as Soifon took off after a giggling Nesha. We watched as they disappeared around the house. After dinner, Minato was trying to play shogi with a drunken Jiraiya. Jiraiya decided to move Minato's pieces and not his own.

"Kushina, how come you're not drinking?" slurred Tsunade.

"Someone has to stay sober in the group." she grinned holding up a camera. I knew we were all going to be in more trouble then. She got up and headed back into the house with some of the empty dishes. She came back out with a plate full of mochi and more sake.

"Yummy! Mochi!" squealed Nesha. Tsunade grabbed for the sake and filled more glasses. There was a light breeze as the stars came out. Hikaru turned the radio station. As soon as she found what she was looking for, she stumbled over to grab Kotetsu off of the ground.

"What a marvelous night for a moondance."

"You promised me at least one." She reminded him. He got up to dance with her or at least they tried in their drunken state.

"With the stars up above in your eyes."

"Come on princess." Kakashi nudged me. I took his hand as he led me by the other two.

"A fantabulous night to make romance."

He pulled me close as we swayed to the music.

"And all of nights magic seems to whisper and hush."

*Flash!*

"That will be a good picture!"

"Can I just have one a more moondance with you, my love"

"I want a copy Kushina!" Kakashi yelled at her as we kept dancing. I didn't know what was more enchanting, the night or who I was dancing with.

"Kushina! We need more sake!"

Next morning

I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. I groaned. Why was I sleeping out side? I lifted my head a little and saw that Kakashi was curled up next to me; Soifon was facing me with Izumo curled up next to her. I glanced towards the house and saw Jiraiya and Tsunade sleeping on the porch. Hikaru and Kotetsu were sleeping under one of the trees.

My head hurt a little as I tried to recall last night. I closed my eyes and tried to snuggle with Kakashi. I could only wonder what stories and pictures Kushina would have.

After a bit, I got up and headed inside. I found Kushina making tamagoyaki and cinnamon rolls. Nesha was sleeping on the couch.

"Morning sleepy." she whispered as I sat at the counter. It took me a bit to realize there were more people there.

"When did we get more company?" I asked.

"Well, Hizashi, Shizune and Iruka, just got here." she said. "Oh, there is some tea, orange juice, and coffee at the other end of the table, along with some aspirin if anyone needs it."

"Did I miss anything good?" curiosity was getting the better of me.

"Jiraiya is mumbling something in his sleep about 'the chosen toad is in the loom eleven'. What ever that means." Iruka snickered.

"If you're wondering, Hizashi and Minato are on the roof trying to figure out a good way to wake everyone up." Shizune piped in as she pointed to the roof.

"They should use a huge feather and just tickle everyone awake. That way they have some distance if someone tries to take a swing at them." I grumbled.

"Good idea! I'll let them know!" Iruka headed outside as slapped my forehead. I had a feeling this was going to get interesting fast. Shizune picked up the camera and we headed to the doorway to watch.

Minato and Hizashi jumped off of the roof. They had huge blue feathers in their hands. The first ones to be tickled with the feathers where Hikaru and Kotetsu. They tried to brush the feathers away with their hands until they ended up slapping each other awake.

The next victims were Kakashi, Soifon, and Izumo. Soifon ended up hitting Izumo in the shoulder, which the noise woke up Kakashi. Shizune and I were trying our hardest to stifle our laughs as she took pictures.

The last ones were Jiraiya and Tsunade. The rest of us were a safe distance away, watching the whole thing.

"Jiraiya… stop it." Tsunade whined as she brushed the feather away.

"If you wanted to get kinky, you should have said so." grumbled Jiraiya as he swatted at the feather.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

I shook my head; not wanting to know what he was dreaming. I saw some eyebrows raised and more head shakes on that.

"Jiraiya… I said stop it!" Tsunade growled as she smacked his stomach and sat up. They both rubbed their eyes and it took a couple of moments for them to realize what was going on.

"Minato, Hizashi, you're both jerks." she said sleepily as we roared in laughter.

"Breakfast is ready." Nesha called to us. We headed inside for some breakfast.

After breakfast we said our goodbyes to Minato and Kushina. Hikaru, Nesha, Soifon and I followed Hizashi back to the manor. I had a feeling that a couple of us were going to take a shower and maybe a nap.

Song is Moondance by Van Morrison

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