HEY ALL HERES A NEW CHAPTER!

I decided that this needed an update so I spent two freaking days on this chapter, and I hope it's to your liking because finals are this week and I'm screwed. hahaha it's not a joke.

Fuck me and my life... Haha...

Do I look like I own Bakugan or Naruto?

The Idol Battle

Naruto blinked… Runo blinked… Dan soon also following their lead.

"That cannot be a house." Naruto said bluntly, from his pocket Kurama could only grunt in agreement.

It had been decided by both of them that they would keep the leader of the legendary guardians of Vestroia a secret from the Brawlers until Naruto grew to trust them more. So it was a hassle for Kurama to keep in hiding but amusing for Naruto as he watched his Bakugan constantly duck and cover.

"Yep." Runo gaped in agreement, "When Marucho said he was full of it I didn't think he meant money."

"Yeah and long lines." Dan dead-panned, "Seriously who has a house-warming party with a guest list… and why is my mom here?"

"Hey you three."

The trio turned to see a waving Marucho.

"Oh, hi Marucho."

"What's popping?"

"Sup?"

The young boy smiled, "It's great to finally meet you guys. You like my new clothes?"

"Err… they kind of look like the ones you always wear," Runo then added hastily. "But they look very nice.

"Marucho." The young boy glanced back to see a couple walking towards them. "So these are your online friends." The man who was talking smiled, looking very proper in his gray suite. "I'm relieved—I mean—I am very pleased to meet you."

"We're his parents." The blonde haired woman added from her husband's right.

"Oh, err we are very pleased to meet you!" Dan said with a quick bow, Runo quickly following his lead. "Welcome to the hood, I'm Dan."

"I'm Runo."

"Naruto." The whiskered blonde said curtly.

"Hey dad," his parents turned to Marucho who was looking up at them hopefully. "Can I take them around the mansion? I'll do a preliminary security check."

"I don't see why not, knock yourselves out!"

"Great!"

"Was I the only one who heard security check?" Naruto whispered softly.

"Nope." Dan answered back, his eye twitching. "I heard it too."

Xx

So after all weapons had been removed off of Naruto's person, getting a few wary glances from all the Brawlers, they were given a tour of Marucho's 'house.'

Well… if you could call it a house.

"Am I the only one seeing the toilet?"

"Nope I see it too."

"… It has its own rug."

"I know I'm seeing it."

"Alright you two, for the sixth-hundredth time, stop the repetitive words please!" Runo growled a tick mark forming on her forehead.

"Hehe, sorry." The two Pyrus said sheepishly as they turned the corner.

"… Am I the only one seeing the giant fish tank?"

"Nope I see it to—"

"ARG!"

Xx

"Wow, your plasma TV looks like a jumbo-tron from here." Runo commented, staring at the over a twenty foot TV.

"That's because it is." Marucho said, before sitting down at his desk/keyboard. "Here, watch this." He pressed a few buttons, making Julie appear in all her white-haired glory on the screen.

"Oh hey you guys!" she squealed, her eyes wide in amazement. "Oh my gosh, you guys are all on one screen, instead of using the multi-screen! Technology these days is sooo cool!"

The quad looked at one another exchanging a sweat drop. "Errr Julie." Dan said slowly, as he glanced back at the screen warily. "We all are sort of at Marucho's house and—"

"AND HOW COME! OR DID SOMEONE." She glared at Runo. "Forget to invite me! Wasn't picking up the phone and calling me your job Runo!?"

The said bluenette scratched her cheek. "Oh gee, I forgot about that, sorry."

"Yeah," Dan smirked, crossing his arms over his chest. "She's having trouble connecting the dots these days."

Naruto's eyes widened at Dan's words, before he took a step back from Runo. Oh now he's done it.

SLAP!

"OW!" Dan screamed, a red mark appearing on his cheek. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR!? For calling you a scatterbrain!? "

Runo turned around her haughtily. "No, I don't remember."

"And how did I get dragged into this team again?" Naruto muttered, Kurama laughing inwardly at his partners troubles.

Xx

"Alright people—"

"Oh, oh turn it up!" Dan said a huge smile on his face. "It's the Jenny and Jewels concert today!"

"I give you the pop star extravaganza, Jenny and Jewels!" The reporter announced, getting cheers from not only the crowd, but from Dan and Marucho as well.

"Ahhh," Dan said, closing his eyes as the two sang. "That Jenny is so cute that it makes listening to them bearable."

"Ah, Jewels." Marucho sighed. "No voice is quite as beautiful as yours…"

"… GAH!" They both screamed, before glaring at each other.

"Are you completely wacko!?The group is totally trash without Jenny!"

"You're crazy, she doesn't even do her own singing she lip syncs to a soundtrack that plays along!"

"…" Naruto stayed silent as the two of them—with Runo trying to calm them down—argued, his gaze not leaving the T.V. screen. His food, long forgotten as it was too rich for his stomach… living off of instant cups does that to you, so now he just stared up at the plasma screen, his eyes narrowed.

Hmmm… their wrist show sign of strain, and if I'm right it's probably from throwing Bakugan constantly. His eyes scanned over both their forms, calculatedly. The one with blue hair is either an Subterra or Darkus user, while the red-haired one is probably Pyrus or Aquos…

"Alright." The reporter smiled, snapping Naruto out of his gaze. "The fans—myself included—want to know… what inspires your music the most?"

The two singers smirked at each other. "Bakugan!" they said simultaneously, getting a nod out of Naruto.

Knew it.

"Bakugan?"

"Of course." Jewels said. "It's the coolest of the cool game ever!"

"Yeah," Jenny agreed, flickering a strand of her hair behind an ear. "Anyone who is anyone is playing! It's all over the news!"

"Err yes." The reporter said with a sweat drop. "I knew that."

Dan gaped at the screen. "They play Bakugan too, they must be like, the total best."

"Yes, the best of the girl players."

Naruto face-palmed, Of course he had to add that.

"What?"

Both boys glanced at each other, gulping loudly, before slowly turning around.

"YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM BUT YOU'RE CALLING THEM THE BEST!? RAGE!"

"…" Naruto then looked to the floor a spot of blue catching his eyes. "Hey… isn't that an Aquos Prayus?"

"Why yes, yes I—" The Preyus stopped, "Wait—no you can't see meeeeee!" It started to paddle around, waving it's tiny hands in the air. "You can't seeeeee meeeee, I'mmm just an illllussssssionnnnnn!"

"…" Naruto slapped his forehead as Marucho went and picked it up. "Of course we'd get another crazy one."

Xx

Once introductions had been made, Preyus took little to no time greeting the other Bakugan.

"Well, well look what the cat dragged in Dragonon and Tigerpuss." The Aquos Bakugan smirked, its eyes alight a little manically.

"Dragonon?"

"Don't ever call me Tigerpuss."

"What did I do to deserve this?" Naruto asked himself rhetorically, as the rest of the Brawlers looked at the Bakugan with a twitching eye.

"Um, excuse me sir." Marucho and the rest of the gang turned to see his butler bowing at his doorstep. "You have more guests."

"Guests?"

"Shall I lead them in?"

"Ummm…" He looked to the rest of them, who merely shrugged. "Sure, go ahead I guess."

"Right this way ladies." The butler greeted, and all the males looked at one another.

Ladies?

"Hi," the quads heads turned to look up at the voices, all their jaws going slack. "We're Jenny and Jewels, and we were sent here to brawl you guys!"

"What the fu—"

Xx Later Outside xX

"What's taking Marucho so long?"

"Hm." Naruto shrugged, his attention more focused on his opponents then on the Brawlers where abouts.

"Wait, I'm here!" the younger blonde exclaimed running up to the both of them excitedly, "Sorry but I had to make some last minute adjustments on these." He handed both Dan and Naruto launchers.

"Oh, sweet!' The brunette smirked. "Thanks Marucho."

Marucho nodded, before turning to Naruto who was scratching the back of his head sheepishly. "Err, thanks man, but I already got a launcher…."

"Oh…" Marucho said looking a little disappointed.

Naruto looked away, man did that look make him feel bad.

Dan cleared his throat. "Anyways me and Naruto are going to brawl these two, we'll tell you how it goes."

"Right." Marucho said perking up a bit, from his side Runo only nodded. "Good luck you too!"

Both Pyrus users exchanged a look before they faced the 'Super Sync Sound'.

"You ready?"

"Have been."

"FIELD OPEN!" They all chorused flipping over a glowing white cards in their hands.

"Alright, time to try this out." Naruto smirked, before pressing the side button on his Bakupod, which almost immediately made it begin to whir, and then expand. After seconds more series of clicks, the end product was revealed to be a fox-like Pyrus launcher. From the side of his hand two ruby-like eyes glowed, the 'fox's' ears extended up his arm, and were the Bakugan was to be launched out was a tube in it's mouth. Overall it looked pretty much like Kurama… much to the said Bakugan's delight and ego.

"Nice launcher." Jenny commented, "But I have to tell you now that it won't save you… Doom—"

"Card set." Jewels finished as they both dropped a very skull-like card onto the field.

"… You're going to regret that." Naruto said simply, before getting into his stance. "Gate—"

"Card." Dan and Jenny unison.

"Set." Jewels growled, all four of them throwing a gate card across the field. "Now let's start brawling! Bakugan stand!" Jewels yelled launching a Subterra Bakugan across the field.

The said Bakugan glowed a light brown before expanding into a large, not to friendly looking, scorpion. It let out a howl, whipping out it's tail as it took a threatening step towards the unfazed blonde.

Stinglash power level at 290Gs

"Hmmm…" Naruto grunted, as he loaded his launcher. "Bakugan, brawl! Gamabunta stand!"

The Pyrus Bakugan flashed momentarily before growing into a fifty foot tall toad. The said toad surveyed the battlefield before letting out a long exhale of his smoke.

Gamabunta power level at 380Gs.

"Wow," Jewel's squealed as she stared up at the Bakugan. "So cool, but as expected from number seven… but too bad I'll have to destroy it, Gate Card activate Subterra Attribute!"

Xx

Name: Subterra Attribute

Type: Gate Card

Effect: All Subterra Bakugan on the gate card gain 150Gs

Xx

Stinglash power level at 440Gs.

The ground below both the Bakugan and the players turned into a desert plain, Stinglash scuffled along the sand, it's stinger poised for the attack.

"That move was pretty good… but unfortunately for you, not good enough, Ability card activate Fire Judge." Naruto yelled, before throwing the now flaming card at his Bakugan.

Xx

Name: Fire Judge

Type; Normal Ability Card.

Effect: A Pyrus Bakugan gains 100Gs

Xx

Gamabunta's eyes glowed an eerie red, before he raised his katana, the pipe was now smoking what appeared to be flame.

Gamabunta power level at 480Gs.

"So cool." Dan breathed, watching as the giant toad swung his sword in a deadly arch, cutting the scorpion in half. "I never saw such a basic card used so powerfully."

As if hearing him, the Chief Toad glanced towards the brunette, a smirk escalating on his features before a red light engulfed him, sending him flying back to Naruto's hand in his ball form.

"Not bad." Jenny commented, her eyes narrowed. "But it's my turn now! Bakugan Brawl!" She yelled, swinging her arm to launch her Gan across the field. "You ready to play Danny?" She asked coyly, winking for good measure.

"Uhhhhh…" Dan stuttered a red hue dusting across his cheeks.

"Good answer, Aquos fear Ripper stand!" Jenny smirked, as the Bakugan glowed blue before another (this time not Darkus) Freddy Kraugar jumped out onto the field.

Fear Ripper power level at 300Gs.

Alright… judging by the gate card I'm guessing that she has a trump card to boost up her Gs… so I guess I should—

"Alright, Bakugan Brawl!" Dan yelled, loading and then launching his Pyrus monster onto his own gate card. "Bakugan stand."

From the ball a loud roar erupted from the ground, before a Falconeer rose, flapping it's wings in all of it's birdie glory.

Falconeer power level at 300Gs

"Smart move," Naruto approved, while the brunette merely smirked at the blonde.

"Thanks."

"Tch, playing chicken?"

"No just tactically retreating."

"Humph… Bakugan Brawl!" Jewels yelled, throwing a wink at Naruto who stared back blankly. "Saurus stand!"

Saurus power level at 320Gs.

"Hah you feel right into my trap, Gate Card… open!"

Falconeer power level at 400Gs.

"You''re toas—"

"Not so fast, ability card activate!" Jewels exclaimed throwing a card onto the field dramatically. "This card allows me to combine both of our Subterra and Aquos elements to power my Saurus up!"

Saurus power level at 420Gs.

The rhino/humanoid, charged at man/bird, it's shoulder outward to give the falcon a mighty bash, sending it tumbling backwards into a black portal.

"Noooooo!" Dan screamed, before glaring at Jewels angrily. "You sent my Bakugan to the Doom Dimension!?"

"Haha, must suck more since you were beaten by a girllll!" Jewel drawled, Jenny giggling beside her in agreement.

"You guys… don't realize what you just did do you." Naruto stated, softly, his eyes brimming with anger. "But I'll make you see what you've just DONE!" he loaded his launcher, the 'Kyuubi's' eyes flashing red for a brief moment. "BAKUGAN BRAWL! GAMABUNTA STAND!"

As if reflecting his Brawlers rage the fifty foot tall toad let out a loud bellow, his katana already unsheathed, and his pipe alit with flame.

"Ability card activate!" Naruto growled, "Magnetic Action!"

Xx

Name: Magnetic Action

Type: Ability Card

Effect: You are allowed to bring an opponent Bakugan to a gate card of your choice.

Xx

"And with this I bring your Fear Ripper to my gate card." Naruto smirked, as black lightening seemed to tighten around the Freddy look alike, hoisting him up to the air before throwing him to the gate card an angry Gamabunta occupied.

The Aquos Bakugan stumbled as it landed, its gaze shooting up fearfully to the Pyrus Bakugan.

"Character Gate Card Activate, Mount Myōboku!"

Xx

Name: Mount Myōboku

Type: Character Gate Card

Effect: This Gate Card can only be used if Gamabunta stands on it. Double Gamabunta's Gs.

Xx

Gamabunta power level at 760Gs

"H-Holy crap." Dan gaped, as the toad took its stance.

Surrounding the playing field were tall pillar-like rocks that seemed to stretch forever, and underneath them was grass, fresh grass. From the side a large waterfall—er oilfall—was making small splashing noises as it entered a small pool. To sum it all up this place was the definition of natural beauty… well minus the oilfall of course.

Hm, hm, hm. Kurama chuckled, as he peeked through Naruto's chest pocket. Gama is the only Pyrus Bakugan besides his sons who actually prefers the earth over the volcanoes.

The said chief toad smirked, his beady gold eyes filled with bloodlust as he charged at the Ripper. He quickly closed the distance, his blade arched to knock the Bakugan's head off, but right when his blade made contact the Aquos Bakugan glowed blue; returning to its ball form.

"Tch." Gamabunta grunted before he too flew back to his owner—however unlike Jenny's Bakugan (whom landed at her feet) he landed in Naruto's hand.

"I suggest you give up now." Naruto said smoothly, his eyes like blue chips of ice. "I have no mercy to those who work for that… creep."

Both the girls from 'Super Sync Sound' took a step back from his gaze, Dan himself casting a wary glance at his team mate.

"F-Fine." Jenny gulped, looking quickly at Jewels who nodded almost immediately. "W-We're done we forfeit."

Xx

"So how'd it go—"

"I'm going home." Naruto interrupted tiredly. "Thanks for having me Marucho, but I think it's time I leave."

"O-Okay." The blonde boy stuttered, taken aback by Naruto's cold tone, "See you around…"

"Yeah…" Naruto muttered, "See you."

DONE!

So I know a lot of you are wondering why Naruto was acting so OOC at the end… and well even though he's OOC for this whole story it's because he can't stand seeing Bakugan being sent to the doom for those wondering were he got his launcher, Killer Bee installed it.

So yeah, please review! I really enjoy them!

And I think I'll make the pairing Naru/Alice.

-XM