Misinterpretations and Awkward Moments
Shana sighed.
"Darn it. Now what am I gonna do now?" she said. "Mrs. Wilson will be here any minute to drop off her baby and if she sees you guys, she'll tell my parents! I'm screwed!" She plopped onto the couch.
"We could just hide upstairs, you know." Said Shikamaru, startling Shana.
"When did you wake up?!?!?" she asked.
"Eh, not too long ago…" he replied. Shana rolled her eyes.
"Some genius…" muttered Shana. "Anyway, hurry up and get upstairs!" she rushed.
Meanwhile, Hinata and Alex were staring speechless at the door that had slammed shut behind them, unsure if the previous events had actually taken place.
"Uh… What just happened?" asked Alex. Hinata was still speechless, but she recovered.
"Umm... I-I not quite s-sure…" she managed to stutter out. Alex scratched the back of his head.
"So…" he said, "Wanna go somewhere? We kinda have no choice, her kicking us out and all."
"O-okay." Hinata replied. And they walked away from the house.
Back at the house, Shana was dragging Naruto out of her fridge and up the stairs.
"Kiba, make sure he doesn't break anything." She advised, "You'll only be up here for a couple of minutes. I'll come to get you when Mrs. Wilson is gone, k?" They all nodded. "Good." The doorbell rang. "That's her! Now stay here and be quiet!" She bolted down the stairs to greet Mrs. Wilson.
"Hello, dear." Mrs. Wilson smiled warmly when Shana opened the door.
"Hello, Mrs. Wilson!" Shana replied, taking baby Emily from her, "When are you going to pick her up?"
"Let's see… It's 1:30 now, so I'll be back around 5:30-ish. Is that fine with you, dear?" Shana nodded.
"That'll be just fine. She'll be waiting for you!" Shana was about to close the door when Mrs. Wilson put her foot in between it, stopping it from closing. She looked around the inside of the house.
"So, how have you been doing lately, since your parents aren't home?" She asked, a somewhat obvious attempt to spy on Shana.
"I've been real good. Hanging with the girls…" Shana replied.
"The girls? No boyfriend?" snooped Mrs. Wilson.
"No ma'am!" she replied, "Don't you have a spa appointment today?"
"Oh, deary me!" exclaimed Mrs. Wilson, "I'd best be off now! Ta ta!" She waved.
"So long!" Shana waved before quickly closing the door. "Alright! You guys can come down now!" She called out. Naruto came tumbling down the stairs.
"Sasuke pushed me!" he accused.
"Feh. Like I'd waste my time on that." Sasuke replied.
"Grrr…" Naruto was about to run back up the stairs to claim his revenge on Sasuke, but Shana whacked him upside the head with her mallet. (A/N: Yes, I like the phrase whacked upside the head. Deal with it.)
" 'Kay, now you guys better get down here now." Ordered Shana. They came down, grumbling something about, "Bossy girl…"
"Now what do we do?" asked Kiba.
"I have no idea." Said Shana, "Something safe, not stupid and no horsing around."
"Then what's left?" asked Sasuke, "There aren't any training grounds here, so there is basically nothing to do."
"Not my problem." Shana replied. Alyssa, Melanie, Yvonne, and Faranak came into the house.
"What are all of you doing here?" asked Naruto.
"Eh, we were bored. Slow day. Going somewhere else would be too much of a bother." Yvonne stated simply, not caring where she was. She yawned. Shikamaru cocked an eyebrow and Shana rolled her eyes.
"You don't get enough sleep during the break? Don't tell me you're gonna sleep in classes once school starts, Yvonne." She just shrugged.
"So, what'cha guys doin'?" asked Melanie.
"Pretty much nothing." Replied Kiba.
"Great. We came all the way over here for nothing." Said Faranak, crossing her arms.
"Why don't we all play a game?" suggested Alyssa.
"Depends what it is." Shana answered immediately.
"Oh, Shana. Lighten up a bit! You're always so responsible." Said Melanie. Shana sighed, but she reluctantly gave in.
"Fine. But if anything gets broken, it stops. So what game?" she asked.
"Truth, Dare or Would You Rather – Spin the Bottle style!" said Melanie and Alyssa together. Shana sighed.
The group of nine sat in a circle and Melanie took out a bottle.
"Where'd you get that?" asked Shana.
"Just raided your fridge." She stated. Shana grumbled. Melanie spun the bottle and it landed on…
Alex and Hinata were walking aimlessly through the park. It was awkward and they didn't make eye contact. They looked at everything EXCEPT each other. It was completely silent, so that didn't exactly help break the ice. When they finally did make eye contact, they both quickly looked away and blushed. (Yes, Alex, you're falling for Hinata. Deal with it. XP)
"Dammit…" thought Alex.
"Oh, dear…" Thought Hinata.
"SHIKAMARU!" exclaimed Alyssa and Melanie. He sighed.
"Whatever. How does this work?" he said.
"You can choose Truth, Dare or Would You Rather. Or all 3, or any two." They explained.
"Fine. I choose Would You Rather." He replied.
"Okay! Would you rather drink from the same bottle as Naruto…" said Melanie.
"Or kiss a girl here. And if so, which girl?" finished Alyssa. Shikamaru rolled his eyes, but nonetheless, looked around the room at the female population. Let's peer into his thoughts, shall we?
"No way am I sharing Naruto's disgusting germs, his stupid might rub off on me. Shana is ready to kill me at any moment, that girl, what's her name, Alyssa, is all over Sasuke. That Melanie girl is too hyper… That just leaves this Faranak girl and Yvonne…"
Faranak was looking like she wanted outta there, and fast. Yvonne just yawned and didn't seem too aware of her surroundings. Shikamaru took a deep breath.
"Yvonne." He said, bracing himself for gasps and giggles. They came. (Yvonne, I know you think that Shikamaru looks weird, but just like Alex, deal with it. Nya!)
"What's wrong with my water?!?" exclaimed Naruto.
"You're a filthy pig, that's why."
"Spin the Bottle! Spin the Bottle!" urged Alyssa. She and Melanie were wearing identical grins. He spun the bottle and it landed on
"Shana!" exclaimed Melanie.
"Fine. I choose all three." She simply replied.
"Very brave, aren't we?" smirked Alyssa.
"Sure. But you do know I still hold the power to kick you all out so that you guys are stuck with 'em, right?" This time, Shana was smirking.
"Shikamaru, you spun the bottle, you have to ask her the questions and dare her." Said Melanie. Shikamaru though a moment.
"I dare you not to whack anybody for the entire day." He said. There were "Ooohs" from the group as Shana's face had a look of despair upon it.
"But I can still yell, right?" She asked.
"Sure." He smirked, "So do you accept?"
"I accept." She replied, not too happy. "Next."
TQL: Thanks for reading and please review! The game will continue in Chapter 5!