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Chapter 22/Calling all roadies

Naruto woke up to her phone going off causing her bright blue eyes to burst open. 'Shit!' She quickly sprung up only to feel something holding her back. The charging cord was tangled up into her hair. "Whoa close one." She muttered as she unplugged her phone from the cord and began to untangle the cord from her mad bed head.

"Hello?"

"Morning Naruto. I hope you are up and ready." Shikamaru voice came from the other end of the line. "Yeah I am ready. Why?" Naruto finally got the cord out with pulling only a few hairs out.

"Well I sent Shino to go get you. To help us decorate and set up our stuff. I am with Lee picking up some equipment. Kiba and the others should be at the school bringing the rest of gear. I just called because if you weren't ready I knew Shino wouldn't rush you. But glad to hear that you are ready. See ya later." Shikamaru then hung up all manager like. Leaving the blonde stunned, Naruto looked at the time on her phone, 10 to nine.

'Crap I am not ready, stupid Shikamaru being always right'. Naruto changed into a different shirt off the floor, an old tide dye shirt and changed her jeans into a pair that wasn't stained with BBQ sauce. Her phone went off again as she slipped her shoes on, which were lucky under the bed from last night.

"Hello?" Naruto said out breath as she jammed her foot inside and causing the back of shoe to fold in.

"Naruto. I am going to pick you up for setting up at the school. I'll be at your house soon." Shino said as the blonde the speed off to the bathroom.

"Sure, see ya then." Naruto quickly hung up and began to brush her long hair and teeth hoping to at least appear put together. Naruto looked out the window and saw Shino's car coming up the driveway.

'Time is up, didn't even get a chance to eat.' Naruto dropped her brush on the floor and rushed out of the manor. Shino was about to text Naruto that he was here when she came outside and locked the house door.

"Hey Shino." She greeted as she climbed into the car.

"Morning. Have you eaten?" Shino asked as he put the car into first gear.

"Uh that is a negative." Naruto laughed, and all sudden Shino dropped a McDonald's bag on her lap.

"Figures so I got you a #5." He smirked as they drove off.

"Shino, therefore you are the best." Naruto grinned as she opened the bag of goodness.

"Hey guys we need to hustle, if we are going to be out of the student council's way so they can decorate. Neji has being bugging me already." Shikamaru shouted as he taped down another cord to prevent tripping.

"Yeah dude we got it." Kiba yelled back as he and Lee were carrying in speakers.

"Careful with those. Remember they are on loan to us. I had to call in favors." Shikamaru said as he stood up, jumped off the stage , and looked at their work so far. Lee and Kiba went up the side ramp with the first speaker. "Hinata marked the speakers spot in lime green, so they aren't too close to the edge but are just enough for the cord lengths we have." Shikamaru said to the boys.

"Hey guys we are here." Naruto shouted at Shikamaru as she snuck up behind him, causing him to jump.

"Good one Naruto!" Choji laughed as he assembled his kit.

Shikamaru gave Naruto a bit of an evil eye, Naruto just winked at him with a smile "Lighten up, we are ready for orders." She grinned those white pearls.

"Naruto just get on stage, we need to start running mic checks. I got Hinata at the sound board, waiting for me to que her." Shikamaru said as he looked back up control booth. Which really wasn't a booth, due to the school being a public school the sound booth was a platform at the end of the gym. That was only brought out when school drama productions or talent shows happened, and the occasionally assembly.

"Shino, please start testing the instruments too. Crap Neji's calling me." Shikamaru quickly answered his phone that started to buzz.

"Hey…Yeah we are moving on it Prez. No… yes…. Duh I have it under control. No! Keep the student council out till noon. That was our deal…. I will pull the plug so fast here Neji. I don't want to hear them, nor see them, let alone breath the same air…. Good…. okay…. yeah, we can do that…. uhuh...okay bye." Shikamaru hung up. "New update kids! If we are not done by noon on the dot, we will be surrounded by a bunch kids who think they are going to run the world after high school. Little do they know that probably only two of them will make something out of themselves and this is probably the last official position they will ever hold. So, let's haul ass before they ask us to help with bunt up shit." Shikamaru said exasperated.

Suddenly everyone started moving faster, making the teen smile…slightly smile. Soon time was up, and the stage was all set for later that night.

"Whoa looks like the school is going to see us perform." Kiba stated the fear that had settled with the band members.

"Don't worry friends. You have played before." Lee smiled encouragingly.

"Yeah to drunks." Kiba muttered as they continued viewing the 60-year-old stage holding all their equipment. Which amazingly was in better condition that the Icing Club stage which was only 15-year-old establishment. But it had taken more beatings than a high school gym stage.

Bam! The double doors opened and in came the student council pushing in carts holding boxes of decorations, with Neji leading them. "Alright I want the balloons blown up now and arranged in an arch by two of you. Three of you will grab the step latter and place the streamers, and someone needs to call Janitor Chuck to pull the basketball hoops up and out of the way." Neji said hustling the council to their jobs.

"That is our que to leave." Choji said as he picked up his drawstring bag full of snacks. The group scuttled out and into the hallway leading to the parking lot.

"Oh. Everyone" Hinata said bring their attention to her. "I spoke to my cousin last night about us wearing pink to raise breast cancer awareness, and he saw an opportunity to bring good publicity to the school." She said as they walked out of the building.

"Oh? And what was he thinking?" Naruto asked.

The boys all worried, many times past class presidents had tried to make the school look good, but it always went in the opposite direction. The car wash failed due to a thunder storm, bake sale was a flop since it was right after new year's and everyone want to lose weight, winter retreat for skiing and tubing expect that all the snow melted that weekend, school carnival but the petting zoo animals escaped, and many more. Choji popped a Snapple out to prep himself for the disaster that would ensue.

"The student council is going to donate all the dance ticket profits to breast cancer research in the band's name." Hinata smiled proudly. Silence was broken by the group shouting and cheering.

"Whoa! That's amazing news!" Naruto shouted as she picked up Hinata and twirled around in the parking lot.

"Ahhh. Naruto put me down." Hinata said as suddenly both girls stated to tip over. Quickly Kiba, and Shino stopped the girls from falling.

"Naruto, you are still not 100% healed." Shino scolded her.

"I know. I am sorry, it's just I got so excited. Are you okay?" Naruto looked at Hinata.

"I'm fine. Honest. I'm just glad that you are okay." Hinata was just happy that nothing bad happened. Small actions cause big events her father's words echoed in her head.

"Aright well Hinata that's great PR for the band and the school. But how did you make Neji do this? Isn't the money from the ticket sales supposed to go to the football team?" Shikamaru asked worried.

"Yeah that's true." Choji said as he began to fear that the jocks would come after them.

"Yes, the football team would usually get the money but with the team losing every game this season. Neji investigated the history and rules of the dance and found out that five years ago when the team went to state, the school started to give the sales of the dance to the team. But before then the money was spent in anyway the student council decided. So, he notified the rest of the council and they were okay with that. The last three years we have only won homecoming and a few other away games because Sasuke would give it his all and it was no shock that we lost hard core last night." Hinata said as she played with her hands.

"Really? The school's football teamed is that bad? How do you know Sasuke would give it his all at games?" Naruto asked puzzled at this new information she learned. She heard that Sasuke was a great athlete. But she thought that was just boasting from her aunt.

"Well I think Sasuke tried really hard because his big brother took the team to state. And I know because I was at the games. I would see how serious he would get. He would always be the one player that went above and beyond each play. Even if Coach Orochimaru would tell him to slow down." Hinata said remembering all the freezing Fridays spent at the stadium.

"You went to the games? Naruto said in disbelief.

"I was captain of the cheerleaders till last year." Hinata spilled out hoping Naruto wouldn't flip out.

"WHAT! Hinata you were-" Hinata stopped as she could see the cogs and gears racing in the blonde's head at hyper speed.

"Naruto, I do everything my father wants me to do. Extracurricular activities that would make the family look good. But since I am not a good runner, most sports were out of the question. I saw cheer as way to make real friends. Granted I am not loud at cheering, but I am the only one who had gymnastic training on the squad. Being able to perform the stunts earned me a spot on the team. But when I wanted to date Kiba instead of a popular guy, no insult intended at Kiba. All the girls on the squad told me I was crazy to date him. That's when I truly saw they weren't the friends I thought I had. I resigned at the end of the football season. Quickly the cheerleaders didn't like me anymore for deserting them. Father was upset at first but when I told him, I was going to be playing an instrument to expand my talents. He came around the idea and even got me a tutor. But I am happy now." Hinata finished her explanation as she also stopped playing with her hands. She saw Naruto had a smile, which in turn made Hinata smile too.

"Well, I am glad everything worked out. Because tonight we are going to rock the roof off that gym." Naruto shouted as she ran to the cars.

"Think she'll still be pumped later?" Choji asked as he looked at the lid of his Snapple.

"Defiantly, there's nothing that will make her nervous." Lee said.

"What's the fact?" Shikamaru asked as a smile spread over Choji.

"Real Fact" #33 Termites eat through wood two times faster when listening to rock music! Forget the roof, that damn stage is going to fall." Choji laughed as he handed over the Snapple lid.