CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
FREAKY FORTUNES
"Damn it Kim! Stop kicking me," Hana groaned from her side of the bed, pushing the offending limb away from her.
"Hana, I'm not even on the bed," Kim informed, popping her head out of the bathroom door with her toothbrush in her hand. "I'm brushing my teeth." She then walked over to stand beside where Hana was sleeping and poked her on the cheek.
"Then who's kicking me," Hana questioned, opening one eye and slapping the younger girl's hand away.
"A pervert that snuck into the room last night," Kim joked around her toothbrush. Hana pulled a face that said 'not funny' and quickly sat up in the bed. The two girls made quick work of pulling the comforter off of the bed and onto the floor. Once the bed was cleared they found the culprit stretched out on his back like he owned the place. "I thought we agreed that you couldn't come?"
"Yeah, well, then I realized that it would be lonely with me all by myself," stated a sleepy gruff voice.
"Does the resort even allow you to have pets here," the long haired brunette pondered.
"I'm not a pet," the little brown pug growled. "But if I was a pet, you shouldn't have left me home alone unsupervised."
"We know that, but hotel management won't," the ebony haired girl remarked, frowning at the dog. Her face relaxed as she contemplated, "I guess we could check the resorts website."
"If they don't allow pets, we could always say that he's Itachi's seeing eye dog or something like that," Hana suggested, poking fun at the eldest Uchiha. The two girls shared a laugh, and then the shortest of the two, more like the entire group, pulled her laptop out of its case. They got on the resort's website. As it would turn out, the resort did allow its guests to bring pets. Closing the laptop the two girls did what they had to get ready for the day.
"Morning everyone," Kim and Hana chirped as they walked out of their room and headed towards the dinner table where breakfast was being served, and took theirseats.
"Morning boss," Pakkun said as he jumped on Kakashi's lap. "Someone pass me the bacon."
"When did you get here," Kakashi questioned as he held the little dog by the loose skin behind the neck. The little dog explained how he had stowed away inside of his duffle bag, and had been hiding out in Kim's room. Kim triumphantly pointed out to Sakura that it wasn't her who had been kicking her, but was Pakkun instead. After he had explained himself, his 'Boss' gave him a plate of bacon and eggs with some dog-friendly fruit. Hana then explained that the resort allows them to have pets, but they would have to inform the staff.
"So what are we doing today," Kim asked, taking a sip of her tea.
"You're always complaining about your height yet you drink tea and soda all the time. It's all caffeine ," Jade stated.
"The saying that caffeine stumps your growth is just a myth," Sakura informed with all her medical wisdom. The ebony haired girl stuck her tongue out at her best friend.
"We're going to the park today remember? We agreed on it last night at dinner," Ren reminded her.
"How could she remember, her and Naruto were too busy trying to see who could stack their chalupas the highest," Sasuke muttered, wrinkling his nose at the memory. The mentioned two stuck their tongues out at him.
They arrived at the park two hours later when it first opened.
"Itachi, you look like a life guard. Girls are going to pretend to drown when they see you," Kim told him. It was true, he did look like a life guard with his red swim trunks, white tank top, reflective sunglasses, and flip flops. He just shrugged his shoulders and smirked, causing Kim to face palm. He was not making her plan to get him and Hana together easy. Maybe she had a better chance of getting Sasuke and Sakura together, and then she looked at them and thought, maybe not.
The guys were all wearing their swim trunks and flip flops. Ren was wearing his blue trunks with a black v-neck shirt and a pair of reflective sunglasses. Kakashi was wearing his green and white swim trunks with a gray tank top and a black bandana wrapped around the lower part of his face, much to everyone's dismay. Naruto was wearing his orange trunks with a black t-shirt. Sasuke was wearing his purple trunks with a white v-neck shirt. Nagato was wearing his black trunks with a blue t-shirt. Deidara wore his sky blue trunks with a white tank.
The girls had worn shorts and shirts over their swim suits. Kim had on a pair of short black board shorts with a light gray tank top. Jade had on a pair of multicolored flowery twill shorts with a bubblegum tank top. Konan wore a pair of white and dark blue board shorts and a dark blue tank top. Hinata wore a pair of apricot colored shorts with a white tank top. Hana wore a pair of gray and magenta cotton shorts with a magenta tank top. Sakura wore dark blue cotton shorts with a white tank top.
"I wanna get on the roller coasters, dattebayo! Let's get in line," Naruto bellowed running off, dragging Hinata and Nagato, who were the closest to him, by the arms with him. Everyone followed after him. When they got to the line they were surprised to see that it was a long wait.
"What the hell, un?! The gate to this place just opened! How could the line be this long already? There aren't even that many people staying at the resort," Deidara complained.
"The parks are open to the public," Itachi answered immediately. The blond bomber gave him a scathing look. The raven haired man just stared blankly back at him with an eyebrow raised in question, further infuriating the blond.
"Stupid Uchiha, think they know everything," Deidara muttered under his breath. Then he looked up. "Why does he get to cut in front of everyone, un?"
"What are you talking about," Nagato questioned him.
"Kakashi! Why does he get to cut in front of everyone," the blond exclaimed, wildly gesturing towards the accursed man.
"That's what happens when you're hot," Hana replied after getting a good look at the man in question.
"I'm hot, too, right babe," Deidara asked, turning to his girlfriend with wide sky blue eyes.
"Of course you are," Jade comforted, placing a kiss on her boyfriend's lips. Pulling away she patted him on the cheek. "It's just that, Kakashi's got this whole mysterious thing going on, and that booty. You have that explosive temper, and that's hot." She purred the last part into his ear.
"Ewww," Naruto gagged. "I didn't need to hear any of that."
"You're such a baby," Sakura complained, shaking her head at him. He helped write one of the books their Sensei loved to read. How he couldn't handle it when people acted that way in real life was beyond thought.
"I'll hold the bags while everyone gets on," Kim offered, holding out her arms. She had always had a fear of heights. That was the reason they drove to the resort instead of taking a plane, and the same thing applied to roller coasters.
"That's why we brought Pakkun, so he could guard the bags while we got on rides," Hana explained to the girl.
"Oh come on daughter! You get on all the giant water slides all the time," Ren encouraged.
"That's only because if I were ever to fall off, I would land in the water, but if I fall off the roller coaster, I'll go splat on the ground," she babbled, face turning green.
Kakashi had called them all up to the front of the line with him. Deidara smirked. He casually walked up beside Kim. Before she even knew what was happening, she was running, and then being strapped inside of the roller coaster. The worst part of it was that Deidara had seated them in the very front of the ride. She began to panic when she felt the ride jerk forward and begin to ascend. The entire time she was whispering 'I hate you' to Deidara until they reached the very top. The ride paused for about a minute before dropping at full speed, and then going through loops and turns and then backwards. Halfway through the ride, Kim started laughing uncontrollably. Deidara was a bit miffed by that, he had wanted her to be screaming in fear.
When the ride ended, Naruto and Sasuke had to run to the nearest trash can to empty their stomachs. That was what they got for challenging each other to an eating contest at breakfast. Sakura and Hinata trailed after them to make sure that they were okay. Jade was cackling evilly for some reason that no one cared to ask for. Kim had run up to Deidara and gave him a hug, thanking him for helping her get over her fear. Deidara supposed she wasn't that bad, but only when she was not out to get him. Nagato was looking around for the next ride to get on, pulling a slightly dizzy Konan along with him. Itachi and Kakashi just shrugged it off like nothing, but to the trained eye, they could see their eyes moving erratically.
"Ooo, let's got to the water park now," Sakura said excitedly after they had rode every ride there was in the theme park. "I heard that they'll teach you how to surf there."
"I love surfing," Jade proclaimed.
"I'm hungry, 'ttebayo," Naruto pouted, rubbing his growling stomach.
"But if we eat now, we won't be able to get in the water for a while," Kim complained, then her stomach made a weird noise. She smiled sheepishly. "On second thought, food sounds really good right now and we could always play games for a while."
After everyone finished eating, they, aside from Kakashi who wandered off, made their way towards the boardwalk where all the games were. As they were walking, a coin operated fortune teller had caught their attention. There was a picture of a pale lavender crystal ball on a bronze stand. Above and below the picture it said some words, that most of them could not understand, written in fancy black lettering on bronze plates. Naruto was the first to run up and give it a try, receiving a small slip of paper.
"It's in Spanish," he complained, instantly recognizing a few words. The ebony haired girl rolled her eyes and took the slip of paper from him.
"It says, you will be attacked by a shark. Avoid the water," Kim translated for him.
"I'm trying it again, dattebayo," he shouted walking back to the machine and putting another coin in. He gave the slip of paper to Kim who read, "All I see are sharks surrounding you." He got another fortune. "Someone nearby cares very deeply for you."
"I'm going to give it a try, un," the other blond announced as he walked over to the machine. He gave the slip of paper to Kim.
"You will learn patience." He snatched the paper away from her and handed it to Ren, thinking she was making fun of him. When the girl's father told him the same thing, the blond grumbled.
"It says, you will get fleas if you continue to lay with dogs," Kim read her fortune, glaring at the pug sitting by her feet. The dog smiled up at her, his tongue curling upwards. Nagato handed her his fortune. "You will meet a jumping jelly bean." Jade gave her, her fortune. "You and your friends will be hunted down by men in dark suits."
"That sounds a bit morbid," Hana commented with a wiry smile.
"Then again, it did tell Lord Pein in The Ass, he would meet a jumping jelly bean," Konan reasoned.
"It's all fake. It's not real," Sasuke added. Then he got his prediction, and handed it to Ren.
"It says, babies! There are babies everywhere," Ren translated for him.
"You really should calm yourself down, and give your future wife a break," Itachi stated, putting a hand on his brother's shoulder. Sasuke felt a blush creep up his neck and up to his cheeks. "Also keep hydrated and take short breaks."
"Bastard, talk about restoring you clan, 'ttebayo," Naruto said with a foxy grin. Sasuke scowled at his so called best friend. Sakura giggled and got a prediction for herself.
"You will do battle with a pig," Kim translated. Everyone looked at Sakura in confusion.
"I want another one, 'ttebayo!"
"Most people will get one opportunity in life to be awesome. You won't be one of them," Ren translated for the blond boy. Naruto started dancing around waving the slip of paper with his prediction in Sasuke's face, falling to his knees crying when the piece of paper was blown out of his hand.
"Okay I want another one now," Kim declared. She got a prediction from the machine. "Your home town will be invaded by ninja, and your live will never be the same…" She trailed off.
"That was scarily accurate," Ren commented dryly. Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. Itachi decided to give it a try. "Don't frown, someone is falling in love with your smile. You do look so much better when you smile," he added the last part. All the girls had to agree with that, especially Hana. Hinata got one too. "Trust the man in the strange clothes with a long white beard and twinkling blue eyes. He will make you prosperous."
"Is he going to be with the jumping jelly bean and a pig," Konan joked.
Kim caught sight of a flash of white in the crowd, and parted from the group. She walked into the crowd of people.
"Come on Kashi, get your fortune told," the ebony haired girl said grabbing his arm when she found him. He brought his arm back, catching hold of her hand and pulled her to walk along the boardwalk. Kim stumbled a few times as she struggled to keep up with the man.
"Hey you kids! Come play! All you have to do is pop a balloon! Everyone's a winner! Pop ten in a row and get one of these," a man gestured to the large person-sized stuffed animals that were hanging from the top of the booth. "Come on sir, and win the little lady a prize!"
"I guess," Kakashi muttered, lost in thought, pulling out a few bills and handing them over to the man. The man in turn gave him ten colorful darts. Kakashi picked one up, rolled it between his fingers then ran his thumb over the the tip. He knew from the dullness of the tip and the extra weight, that the game was rigged and was designed to get people to miss and buy more darts, thus spending more money. He lifted the dart and aimed it at one of the colorful balloons pinned to the wall behind the booth, popping a balloon. "I'm not sure if I heard it right, but…" He popped a balloon.
"But what," Kim asked confused, worry beginning to creep up. He had dragged her away from the others, and the entire time he had an anxious look on his face. Then when he trailed off she knew that he had something to tell her, and she knew that she would not like it. He popped another balloon.
"I overheard some girls talking." Another balloon. "They said a famous model was staying at the resort." Another balloon. "I only stopped to listen when they mentioned her name." Another balloon. "Bianca Garcia is your mother's name, right?" Another balloon. When she did not reply he turned to face her.
"Why is she here?" Her face was so confused and her eyes were wide in shock. Tears began to gather in her eyes, giving them a glass-like appearance.
"It was a last minute kind of thing, or something." He gave a sigh, still not turning to look at the girl beside him. "Apparently, one of the models had to go home for some sort of family emergency, and your mother was picked as her replacement. I'm sorry," he finished lamely. Another balloon was popped.
"It's okay. It's not your fault," she sighed then frowned, biting her lip in thought. "I just hope her being here doesn't ruin anything."
He held the last two darts in one had. Taking aim he let them fly, and popped the last two balloons. The man running the booth could do nothing but gape in shock as Kakashi pointed to the prize he wanted. While he waited for the man to come out of his stupor and get his requested prize, he looked over to Kim to see her still deep in thought sitting on a nearby bench. Grabbing the plush toy from the vendor's stiff grasp, he made his way over to his companion.
"With all of us together here, I don't think she's going to ruin anything. I think we'll end up ruining it for her," Kakashi mused, stopping to stand in front of her. When Kim looked up at him, all she saw was a giant cream colored bear with black and white plaid bow around its neck with Kakashi's legs sticking out from underneath. He pulled the bear's head aside and gave her one of his famous crinkled eye smiles, and then handed it to her.
"This thing is bigger than me! How sad," she laughed, pouting. He ruffled her hair making her bangs go crazy, and then they made their way back to the others.
"Kim! That thing's bigger than you," Sakura exclaimed playfully when they had rejoined the others.
Naruto tried to carry it but ended up falling over because of the weight.
"Moron, it's not that heavy," Sasuke said in his monotone. But when he tried to lift the oversized bear plushie, the same thing happened to him. What was that bear made out of, lead?
"Can we head to the pool already," Nagato begged, already starting to feel the heat of the sun beating down on him. His shoulders were starting to match his hair, and he needed to get in the water and fast.