A/N: I am updating this story in an attempt to alleviate my conscious that is insisting I update my other story. I'm not happy with this chapter, there is probably about... three more, before I start liking it again. But thats ok. I like some bits though, like- Well, just wait and see :P
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Hinata stirred awake, blushing when she realised Kiba had his arm slung over her waist as he slept soundly beside her. Shuffling out of his hold, she sat up and looked around Naruto's living room. Gaara nodded at her and turned another page in his book, but she realised that he was the only one other than her awake. She got up to go to the kitchen, deciding she would make breakfast for everyone. Just as she was rising to her feet, Sasuke wearily opened his eyes. Hinata smiled at him, realising that Naruto was curled up in his lap and Sasuke had his arms wrapped protectively around his chest.
Turning a healthy shade of pink he ripped his arms off the blonde as though burnt and pushed him out of his lap. She giggled silently before gesturing to him to follow her into the kitchen. As she rounded the corner out of the room, he gently rested Naruto's head down on the arm rest and ran his fingers through his hair before pushing himself out of the seat.
He hadn't talked to her much, but she started in his good books for not fawning over him along with Sakura and Ino. When he entered the kitchen he shut the door behind him and walked over to Hinata. "Goo-od m-morning Sasuke." she said quietly. "i haven't had an opportunity to properly introduce myself to you. My name is Hinata, I am Neji's cousin." she extended her hand to shake Sasuke's but he simply nodded and ignored the gesture. Looking slightly crestfallen she let her arm drop to her side and returned to looking through the fridge. "can you start the coffee machine up?"
He didn't answer, rather went over and turned it on. "Thanks, and you might want to start making it, once this lot get up they aren't going to comprehend the phrase 'give it a minute'." While the first two cups were brewing, Sasuke went about and got the milk and sugar and set it on the table. He glanced over at Hinata and noticed she had a fat packet of bacon and a carton of eggs she was beginning to cook, a loaf of bread that was ready to be toasted and a box of lucky charms on the table next to the plates, bowls and cutlery.
No sooner had the first two mugs of coffee finished, Temari and Kiba stumbled in, hair sticking out at slightly odd angles and dark bags under their eyes and snatched them out of Sasuke's hands. He stared down dumbly, in slight shock, and Hinata giggled. He shook his head and put another two cups under and began to prepare coffee again.
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"Mmmm, good pancakes Uchiha." Pein said as he set his knife and fork on his empty plate.
"They were very good Itachi!" Tobi cried enthusiastically. "You will make such a good house wife!"
Kisame snorted into his coffee when the male next to him froze. "House wife?" he questioned threateningly.
"Ah! Ah! Tobi didn't mean it! Tobi meant Itachi WOULD make such a good house wife, if he was a woman, but Itachi isn't a woman! He is a man, a very manly man at that and Tobi is sure-"
"Just fucking drop it idiot." Hidan sighed. "before Kisame pisses himself."
He stopped laughing abruptly and glared at Hidan who hadn't even looked over to observe his reaction. "Fuck off Hidan, come on, he called this one a house wife, how is that not funny?"
Sasori threw his knife at the blue haired teen, who narrowly dodged the serrated blade. "What the fuck Sasori."
"Its too early for me to be dealing with your shit." he yawned. "So just shut up all ready."
Kisame looked around the table for support from anyone, but received none. He pouted and pushed his plate away so he could fold his arms on the table and rest his head on them. "Anyway." Itachi drawled. "What do you guys wanna do today? I mean, we can bludge at the mall or we can just hang here or what?"
"I'm down with anything." Konan replied, pausing with her fork at her mouth. "There might be something on down at the pictures, we could go tak- PEIN!" she yelled when he leaned over and stole her pancakes right off her fork. He smirked before swallowing.
"Damn, I should have put maple syrup on mine, it tastes good." he said with a smirk. She sighed and hit him over the back of the head.
"Well." Kakuzu said loudly, over Pein's yell of shock when Konan's hit actually hurt. "Movies sound good, its cheap day today as well."
"Always thinking of money." Hidan muttered with a roll of his eyes.
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It had been an hour since everyone in Naruto's house had woken up and a packet of aspirin and 23 cups of coffee later, everyone was feeling a lot better. Well, everyone but Sasuke that is.
After slaving over a coffee machine for a bunch of ungrateful hungover teenagers, the Uchiha was in a worse mood than normal. Whilst everyone sat, making nameless chit chat, he stormed upstairs to have a shower. He grabbed his bag and then went to the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
He took off his skinny jeans, making a mental note to NEVER sleep in them again and pulled his shirt over his head. He glanced over at the mirror and was appauled at the state of his hair. Cringing, he ran his hand through it, inwardly disgusted. He sighed and removed his boxers before stepping in the shower.
Downstairs, Sasuke's absence was still unnoticed. That was, until two very obsessed girls began making a scene.
"AS IF SASUKE WOULD LIKE YOU! YOU HAVE A FOREHEAD SO BIG, IT GIVES YOUR ASS A RUN FOR ITS MONEY!" Ino shrieked.
Sakura glared at Ino. "EXCUSE ME? ARE YOU INSINUATING HE WOULD LIKE YOU, YOU UGLY PIG?"
Temari slammed her mug down on the table so hard, that coffee spilt over the top of it. "FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! HE DOESNT LIKE EITHER OF YOU, NOW SHUT THE FUCK UP OR SO HELP ME GOD, I WILL SEE TO IT NEITHER OF YOU LEAVE THIS HOUSE WHILST STILL LIVING!"
"Amen to that." Kiba muttered, patting her on the back as she sat down beside him. She groaned and leaned her face into his shoulder, paying no attention to the hate filled glares she was receiving from the girls.
"Speaking of the bastard, where is Sasuke?" Naruto inquired, looking around the room.
"Who really cares?" Answered Neji. It seemed clear that neither had really taken to the other, but Neji seemed to harbour a particularly strong dislike for Sasuke. As Naruto claimed, Neji felt threatened that Sasuke was going to take his 'Pretty Boy' title. Naruto still had the bruise on his shoulder from where the Hyuuga boy had hit him when he suggested this reasoning. It still seemed to everyone that there was something he wasn't letting on.
Naruto rolled his eyes. "I'll go look for him, he can't have gone too far, I just want to make sure that he isn't off slitting his wrists somewhere."
Temari awarded that comment with a particularly hard punch on his shoulder. "Not funny."
He rubbed the spot gingerly. "Ah, bruise Temari, can you stop being such a mother hen and take a joke." His eyes widened slightly in fear at the glare she sent him. "Right, i'll go and find Sasuke shall I?"
The group watched him leave, an unusual sense of calm hanging over them. "Well, what shall we all do?" Sakura asked in an attempt to evoke some liveliness into the room.
Kiba opened his mouth to answer when a ridiculously high pitched scream rang out from upstairs followed by a slamming door. They heard Naruto thudding down the stairs, roaring with laughter. When he walked into the room, his cheeks were rather pink and his laughter had died down, replaced with a crazy grin on his face.
"Uh." he said, giggling for a moment as his blush intensified. "I found Sasuke."
"Was that him that screamed?" Ino asked.
He rubbed the back of his neck, which was quickly matching his face. "Well... yeah... he is kinda... well in the shower."
Ino and Sakura's jaws dropped. They looked at each other and went to run upstairs. Shino grabbed Sakura and Zabuza grabbed Ino. The girls struggled before being forced into seats, both pouting.
Haku looked positively delighted. "Shower huh? So that would mean he was naked right?" Naruto looked away, eyes downcast trying to hide his embarrassment. "WELL?"
"Well what?" Naruto questioned, perplexed.
"Well, did you jump him?"
"WHAT? NO! DIDN'T YOU HEAR HIM SCREAM?"
Haku frowned thoughtfully. "I see... well, would he have been worth jumping?" he added with a suggestive waggle of his eyebrows.
Naruto opened his mouth to retort, when the door opened with a loud squeak. Sasuke peered around nervously, and looked as though he wanted to turn around and run in the other direction when all eyes turned to him. He slipped through the door and threaded his fingers together and looked down at his feet, leaning against the wall. Suddenly, through the silence, Kankuro burst into hysterics. Everyone turned to him, most in mild amusement. "So Sasuke, in the shower huh?"
The raven went bright red and looked away as Kiba joined in the laughter. He didn't see himself living this down anytime soon, and the others had no intention of letting him.
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Hidan yawned. "That movie was a waste of fucking time."
Kakuzu nodded in agreement. "Not enough killing."
He patted him on the back. "Thank you Kuzu, I am glad to see that someone else here respects the fine art of murder."
He smirked at the appreciation for his sick amusement. "Of course, you know, it can't be easy-"
"Guys, that isn't a wise discussion to have when we are in public like this." Pein advised.
The pair rolled their eyes, but ultimately shut up. "Tobi liked it!" he exclaimed.
Sasori shrugged. "I'm rather indifferent."
"Thats because you didn't see most of it, you spent 90 of the time with your tongue down Deidara's throat." Kisame pointed out.
Deidara blushed madly and Sasori frowned. "Well, I suppose that says something, that's how uninterested I was."
Zetsu looked down at his watch. "I should be heading back. Anyone want a lift?" Sasori, Deidara and Tobi requested one, before the group left.
"I should be getting home too." Pein commented, as they arrived at his car. "Same deal, anyone after a lift."
"Yeah, I probably should, the car is at home and I don't want mum to come get me." Hidan said casually.
"Ditto." Kakuzu said.
Konan got her helmet out of his car, before sitting on her motorbike. "I have to go meet Hiroshi, so I should go get ready."
"Hiroshi?" Kisame questioned.
"Yes Hiroshi, the gorgeous pizza guy from last night silly." she giggled and hit him with her gloves, before putting them on. "I'll catch you kids later."
She started her bike, before buzzing off. Pein sighed and shook his head. "You sure you don't want a lift Kisame."
"Nah you guys go ahead, i'll be right."
Shrugging, Pein hopped in the front seat, Kakuzu and Hidan getting in the back. He too drove away leaving Kisame and Itachi alone.
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"Saaaaasssssuuuuuukkkeeee." Naruto whined at him. "You cant go! I told my uncle you would stay to meet him."
"You live with your uncle?" he asked.
"Oh, right you don't know eh?" he nervously scratched the back of his neck. "My mother died giving birth to me and my father was in a car crash when I was about 1. So I live with my uncle Jiraiya now. He is almost like a father to me though."
Sasuke blinked before looking down awkwardly. "Oh...I'm sorry."
"Don't be." Naruto said hitting his shoulder playfully. "Unless, it was you that hit my fathers car... which I know it wasn't" he said, frowning in confusion. "That was a stupid thing to say."
Sasuke stared at him. "Uh Naruto?"
He shook his head. "Sorry, i'm an idiot. Still, you have to stay and meet my uncle."
"But... everyone else is gone, I feel like i'm-"
"Whatever you are going to say, you are wrong." Naruto insisted. "Now you should go and call your parents, let them know you won't be home for dinner."
"No need. They left for a business trip on Thursday and wont be back for at least another two weeks, and I doubt Itachi will be at home anyway, let alone notice i'm not." he said, with a bitter tone in his voice.
Naruto frowned, before shrugging. "Well, I suppose you don't really have to worry then. What do you want to do in the mean time? I KNOW! Wanna play guitar hero?"
Sasuke smirked. NO ONE, not even his brother could beat him at guitar hero.
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Temari was driving rather hazardously in Kiba's opinion. "Ugh. This is why I normally refuse to get in a car with you." he complained.
She turned a particularly sharp corner, throwing him, Gaara and Akira against the side of the car. "Whats THAT supposed to mean." she demanded.
"Sis, look at how you are driving this car for a start." Kankuro pointed out. "It's a miracle that we are all in one piece."
She skidded to a halt outside Kiba's house. "There you go sweetie, you can get away from Temari's scary driving now."
He scrambled out of the car, not in the slightest bit bothered by her remark. He closed the door and looked in the open window. "See you guys later."
He stumbled inside and slumped against the door as he knocked. Temari turned around and noticed Akira and Gaara, both as white as a sheet. "My driving isn't THAT awful is it?"
They turned to each other, then back to Temari. "Well, now that you mention it Tema..."
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About 10 minutes across town, Pein was driving just as dangerously. "Oi, for fucks sake Pein, slow the fuck down!" Hidan hollered.
"Fucking 'Hiroshi'" he muttered. "Who does he fucking think he is, i'll show-"
"...That was my house Pein." Kakuzu sighed.
He slammed down on the brakes. "There."
Hidan jumped out with him. "Take pity in me and give me a lift the rest of the way home?" Hidan pleaded.
Kakuzu nodded, and began walking towards his car, Hidan shutting the door and running after him as Pein drove off. "What the fuck was with that one?"
"Hiroshi." Kakuzu said simply. "He was jealous."
Hidan thought for a moment. "Why?"
Kakuzu turned to him. "Are you really that thick? Hiroshi is going on a date with with Konan, how do you think Pein is going to feel about that?"
Hidan frowned, still unsure what Kakuzu was trying to get at, before a wave of realisation washed over him. "OH! RIGHT! HE wants to be going on a date with Konan."
"Now he gets it." he murmured getting into the car.
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Sai was silent as his dad drove him and Ino home. She kept glancing over at him, and attempting to start up conversation, but he either ignored her, or else, gave her one word answers before reverting back to ignoring her. When his dad pulled up outside Ino's place, she thanked him and leaned over, kissing Sai on the cheek before getting out. As she began walking up the front door to her house, Sai's father turned around to face him. "Aren't you going to follow her?"
He pushed the door open violently and slammed it shut, storming up to her. She turned and face him, slightly flushed. "Care to tell me what the fuck all that was for?"
He raised an eyebrow at her. "Me? Care to tell me what the fuck all that flirting with Uchiha was for?"
She stepped back. "Sai, look... it's... it's nothing ok?"
He stepped toward her. "So can you honestly tell me you feel nothing for him."
Ino paused. So maybe she did feel something for Sasuke. But whatever it was, it was small and held no competition for her feelings for Sai, so was there really any need to worry him over it? "No Sai, I feel nothing for him."
He looked into her eyes, almost as if trying to find some essence of guilt in them, but finally, accepting that she must be telling the truth, stepped forward and wrapped her in his arms. "I'm sorry." he said into her shoulder. "I was just jealous I guess."
She hugged him back, inwardly breathing a sigh of relief. She believed him, for the time being, everything was going to be ok.
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Wow, huge gap between updates... its ok, I was intending on writing more, but I got lazy and im in a good mood cause its my birthday . Well, it wont be by the time most of you read, but thats ok :P
Reviews are appreciated, you make me happy
Off to update something else...