OH MY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR HOW LATE THIS IS. I'M GONNA TRY TO UPDATE EVERY TWO WEEKS NOW. ENJOY THIS KINDA SHORT CHAPTER. Naruto does not belong to me. If it did, things would be quite different.

During that same lunch period, most of the shinobi guys were at a table, talking. Rock Lee was the only one there left out from the conversation, he was too busy ranting about Liz, and youth.

" Kelsey-chan is soo cute!" Naruto exclaimed hyperly. Sasuke groaned. "Dobe, must you be so loud?" "Oh teme, we all know you love Gabby-chan!" Sasuke's eyes widened, and he looked down. " Oh, teme, your blushing!" Naruto laughed. "Shut up!"

"Ha, so its true?" Laughed Kankuro, interjecting himself into the conversation. "Well, if is girls we're talking about, Sara is a fiiine one."

Shikamaru sighed. "Girls are too troublesome." "oh, are they?" Added Temari as she walked by. Shikamaru blushed. Neji groaned. " We really shouldn't get close to those non-shinobi girls. There is the mission to think about" " The only reason your saying that is because your dating TenTen!" Naruto yelled.

At the far end of the table, Gaara mused. Neji was right. A shinobi should not get close to the subject of a mission. But, he wanted to. What was so wrong about getting to know someone that you were protecting? Kankuro jarred him from his thoughts. " Gaara likes a girl too!" Everyone stared at him. "Really?" Naruto asked in disbelief. " Yeah..." Gaara trailed off. " Who? " That..uh...Jackie girl." "your guide?" 'Yeah." He said flatly. "Wow. Gaara has a crush!" " Shut up, Naruto-baka!"

Sai sighed. " I think I like that Emily girl." He smiled falsely.

The next day at school, everyone gathered in Kakashi's room before homeroom began.

" So, how's everything going?" He asked. Everyone muttered a tired sounding "Fine" or something akin to that. He nodded, and just as he was about to send everyone off, one of Kakashi's homeroom students wandered in. She'd been absent the last few days. She was also a huge Kakashi fan. She stood and stared at him. " Uh...Marian?" Said Jackie with a slight groan.

Marian, the Kakashi fan screeched. " Oh my god! I love you!" And she attacked him with a flying tackle hug. Kakashi blinked, confused.

"Er...Hi. I'm the new science teacher, Mr.-" " Hatake Kakashi, Konoha jounin and leader of Team Kakashi, former sensei of Team 7!" She squealed, cutting him off. Kakashi blinked, now mildly afraid. " Yeah...thats me. I-I think you should get off of me." Marian shook her head. " Nuh-uh!" Kakashi debated whether or not to shake her off. But, eventually Jackie and Gabby pulled her off. Marian was quite sad. As everyone left, Kakashi asked her, " Why did you attack me?" "Because! Your friggin epic!" She squealed. Kakashi shrugged. " Thats acceptable, I suppose. Just, don't do it again."

Today, Jackie, Gabby, and Kiba had math class first period. Kiba was taking the freshman math class, because he really wasn't that great at math. And, it just so happened that the math teacher, Mrs. Chase, was obsessed with dogs. So, Kiba had come up with a nasty plan. As everyone sat down and the teacher began to drone, Kiba made some hand signs inside of the desk, and summoned Akamaru, who came running into the room. Mrs. Chase squealed.

" How did such an adorable dog get in here?" Jackie looked back at Gabby, and they both stiffled giggles as Kiba grinned stupidly. " Thats my dog! He hates being home alone, he must have followed me here." " Oh! How sweet! Whats her name?" Kiba groaned slightly. " His name is Akamaru." " Well, is he well behaved?" Kiba nodded. " He's an angel." Mrs. Chase smiled. " Good! I guess he can stay in here for the rest of the day. Just check on him every so often, alright?" " Yes Ma'am!" Kiba exclaimed. His plan had worked perfectly. The teacher was too distracted by the dog to even try to teach Algebra.

So, school got out for the day. And, everyone hung around the cafeteria after. Jackie was hanging out with Emily, Liz, Sara, and Gabby. And Kankuro was teasing Gaara on the other side of the room. " C'mon, just ask her out!" " No, Kankuro! Its so awkward." Kank scoffed. " Is not. But, then again, this is the only girl you thought was even worth considering. Is that why you were acting like an ass to her?" " I was not acting like an ass! ...wait, was I?" Gaara worried. He hoped that hadn't made Jackie hate him. " Kinda, yeah. And then you turned into a stalker." " Huh?" " Yeah, she found it kinda creepy when she woke up and you were on top of her." " How do you know that?" Gaara yelled. " She told Sara. Sara told me." Kank shrugged.

So, eventually, Gaara decieded to go ask her if maybe she wanted to hang out with him later. He went up to her while she was listening to music and doing some home work, and gently tapped her on the shoulder. She jumped, and looked back. " Oh, hi Gaara. Scared the crap outta me." She took the earbuds out of her ears.

"So...what do you want?" " Well. I was wondering..." He fought a blush. "Yeah...?" She questioned. He opened his mouth to speak, but was shoved backward and cut off by this ass of a kid, named Corey.

" Hey, since when are you tight with the emo bastard?" " Go away, asshole." Jackie growled. Gaara blinked. Jackie really didn't seem like the type to swear, at least in his mind. Corey glared.

" What did you just call me? " " I called you an asshole. Are you a deaf asshole too?" The kid looked like he was about to punch her. He actually did wind up to punch, but Gaara stepped in front of her and caught the fist.

" What kind of gentleman would hit a girl?" And he twisted the arm behind Corey's back. " Now, if you don't step off now, I'll break your arm. And everything other bone in your body." Corey ran like a little girl. Jackie blinked. " That was...wow. Why'd you do that?" "He was gonna hurt you!" Jackie scoffed. "Corey's a wimp. I was just gonna knee him. But, why'd you bother protecting me?" Gaara blushed. " Because, I didn't want him to hurt you. Because...I like you." Jackie blinked. " What?" " I like you! You probably don't like me..." Jackie laughed. "Who told you such a lie?" She slipped her hand in his. He looked at her, and smiled.

"Aw. How sweet!" Kankuro cooed. Temari hit him. " You ruined the moment."

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