Originally posted by silent dreams
(omg I'm so sorry that I haven't been on.....can I get a recap?)
(Here's the most important post that you should respond to with Sakura.)
Shikamaru lifted an eyebrow in a questioning look as the new kid with the headphones jumped away from where they were. "Sheesh, what is with this guy?" He asked to no one in particular. He put his hands back in his pockets and looked back at Naruto and Sakura. "Naruto, Sakura, I'll see you guys around. At the party of course." He turned and walked away from them, his shadow twisting behind him.
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"Eh Shikamaru? Well see ya later!!" Naruto yelled a little too loud, waving his arm high over his head. "That Shikamaru is really boring." He said whispering over to Sakura. He turned back to Shikamaru and saw that he had already made a fair distance across the village area they were in. He turned back to Sakura, and put his hands behind his head in a relaxed state. Through a wide smiled face, Naruto said "So Sakura-chan, did you get me something special?" He lifted his eyebrows in a "huh huh?" kind of question.
He felt more snow land on his face, and he brushed the wetness away from his cheeks. He looked at Sakura's face. She enjoyed the snow. He smiled even brighter, happy to be talking with her. Back in the old days, she wouldn't have even batted an eye at him. But now...maybe he'd ask her to dance at Hinata's party. After all, she's the only girl that he would have danced with. Ino was too loud, Tenten was too quiet, That sand lady was too tough, and Hinata had this habit of....fainting. His mind began to wander about the party. He had been looking forward to this for awhile, ever since the day Hinata had....erm...invited him.
****"Na-....Naruto-kun?"
"Oh Hinata! How are things?"
"Na...Naruto-kun...."
"...yyeah? Hinata..are you ok? You look a little sick."
"erm....ehh....Here!" She thrusted an envelope at him, and ran away.
"Hinata...you're really weird."***
Naruto came back to present time. He wondered who else was going to be there. Maybe he'd get to see Gaara again. He chuckled a little to himself, wondering what Gaara would be like at a party. Chances are Gaara wouldn't even want to go. That un-interesting brother of his probably would though. He clapped his hands together and said to Sakura "Sakura-chan, I'm really excited for this party! Aren't you??"
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(Here is Gaara's current Location, since he has to do with your other character - Temari...plus I just really like this post.)
Loneliness had affected him for way too long.
Sitting on top of Sunagakure's ninja academy, Sabaku No Gaara was entranced by the moon's glowing light. The giant star in the sky used to captivate him when he was a child. After finishing his schoolwork, Gaara would sit on his windowsill and watch the Moon rise up to greet him. It was his only real friend when he was a child. And often he'd find himself talking to it. He'd ask it questions even though he knew it would never answer back to him. But everyone needed someone to talk to. Gaara's old teddy bear and the moon were the only things in the world that could have tolerated him...
He remembered when he asked Yashamaru, his uncle, what the moon was.
**"Yashamaru?...what is the moon?" the young Gaara had asked his caretaker. He looked up at his uncles scraggely blonde hair, through his big round innocent eyes. Yashamaru had looked down at his nephew and patted him on the head. "You sure ask alot of questions Gaara-sama." He said smiling. Gaara smiled back. Back when he thought Yashamaru really cared for him, Gaara always loved Yashamaru...he was more of a friend then both the moon and his teddy.
"How should I put this?...Well no one really knows what the moon is. Many people seem to have their own interpretations of it." His hands reached out and touched the window, seeming to long for the moon. "But my sister-your mom- and I always used to think of it this way." He bent down and held Gaara's shoulder. "The moon is the light of everyone's dreams. It's dependable, and will always be there. Continue to dream, and the moon will grow brightly for you." He stood and looked out to the moon, Gaara's eyes following his. "I think the moon glows brightest when you are watching it Gaara-Sama." Yashamaru said smiling. ***
Gaara realized now that the moon didn't really glow brighter when he was looking at it. At least it didn't seem like it anymore. The moon and he were old friends. While the world slept, Gaara always stayed awake. A sand insomniac, his only companion during his long hours awake was the moon. He rarely talked to even the moon now, but things in Gaara's life were beginning to grow different. His siblings were no longer worthless beings to him, they were his family. The young children in the academy even admired Gaara's courage now, frequently asking him to play games with them. Gaara remembered he never was asked to participate with the other children. He was left on his swing, alone, while the other children exchanged nervous looks at him. His life was turning around, and it was all thanks to Uzumaki Naruto. He was even invited to a christmas party...
Gaara stood from his perch, and his thoughts dwelled on the happy shinobi in Konohagakure. Thinking to himself, he realized that not everyone in Konoha liked him...alot of them were afraid of him still...
Gaara wasn't going to go to the party.
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(Neji is currently at the Hyuga compound, planning on going to help Shino and Kiba with the party set-up. As for everyone else's characters, they can explain.)
Originally posted by The big EH
"thanks, wow this is nice, do you need any help for the party or anything?" ryu asked appreciatly unpacking his backpack of things which had three pair of clothes and then about 50 gagets and gizmos and varius things and a framed picture of a man a woman and a newborn baby
Originally posted by The big EH{ His sig is wonderful......! }
~in your sig, quincy, is that neji about to kiss hinata? cuz that would be soooo sick~ Ryu decided to walk around the compound and saw neji (who he does not know) touching the ice trail he left from before and walked over to talk "oh, sorry bout that, i can get rid of it if you want?" ryu said
Originally posted by The big EH" Help? Oh...um..no.. i dont thinkn so, but thank you! Thank you very much! " She bowed, suddenly embarraessed. " There is food in the kitchen..stop over if you need anything! " After saying this she turned abruptly and headed back towards her home, giggling softly. She was glad to have made a new friend.
Originally posted by Technicolor"you don't have to bow to me, can you show me around this place though?" Ryu asked hinata a little confused
{ His sig is wonderful......! } " Help? Oh...um..no.. i dont thinkn so, but thank you! Thank you very much! " She bowed, suddenly embarraessed. " There is food in the kitchen..stop over if you need anything! " After saying this she turned abruptly and headed back towards her home, giggling softly. She was glad to have made a new friend.
She turned and peered back in the door.
" Of course! Im sorry! " She stepped backinside and removed her shoes. Hinata gestured for him to follow. " This is the main bedroom. To the right is the living room, and the kitchen." She smiled and waved a hand at each area following it's mention. " And this..." She said, moving to the end of the hall " Is the bathroom. There's another by the living room. Feel free to use all of her furnishing..she just had to go somewhere." Hinata trailed off a bit, leting her gaze slide to the floor. " Oh, but thats about it. " She added, smiling shyly.
Neji slid the door of his Uncle's meditation chamber closed, and stepped out into the sunset. For a moment, Neji was blinded by the sunlight reflecting off the snow. Rubbing his lavender eyes clear of colorful blurs, he started on the path to Hinata's section of the Hyuga compound.
Several steps down the path, Neji saw the strange trail of ice once again. The slide must have started from somewhere in konoha, and it lead into the Hyuga compound. At first Neji thought nothing of it, but then realized the potential danger.
"BYAKUGAN!" Neji exclaimed, his eyes giving off a wave of chakra. The moment Neji uttered the command, his forehead tightened. He felt the nerves of his eyes enlargen, and they throbbed in his head - instantly picking up chakra points. He looked at the ice trail, and his fears were realized. The ice was conjured by a shinobi - because Chakra was flowing throughout it. He grabbed hold of the edge of Ice, and flipped on top of it. The Hyuga elder he spoke with earlier appeared nearby, and bewildered, asked "Neji, what is this? Some kind of game?" Neji turned to him and said "I think an enemy has entered Hyuga." He looked back down the trail. Suddenly realized where it headed, Neji started running along the ice - The trail led to Touka's house - the Hyuga Jon'in.
He was just outside her home, and like Neji had guessed, it lead straight to her house. He jumped off, and landed softly. He looked at his clothing - he was still wearing the relaxing Hyuga robes. "Not exactly my usual battle jacket." He said to himself. He looked through Touka's house using his byakugan. "Well...I see two chakra structures..but neither of them is Touka." Neji looked closer and realized that the smaller body was Hinata, and the mystery ninja - obviously the one who had created that strange chakra-ice slide - had a chakra count that was similar to an angry Uzumaki Naruto. "Naruto couldn't have made that Ice trail." Neji thought to himself approaching the door carefully.
He realized that Hinata could be in a lot of danger. Spurred on by this thought, Neji burst through the door, sliding it open and closed quickly. He prepared his Jyuuken fighting stance, but was surprised to see a blushing Hinata and....some boy.
"...?" Neji lifted an eyebrow, confused.
"Uh...Hinata-chan..." He pointed to the other occupant of the room, "Who is this?" She couldn't have had a boyfriend, not someone so shy as her....
"Go to their party! I'll die before I go to that thing!"
The enraged rouge was walking back to the forest, her hands clenched into fists. As her mind snarled and spitted hideous threats, her stomach moaned in regret for not accepting the food. She gave a slight hiss at the growling of her stomach, and it fell silent. This was no time for just waltzing around being hungry. She had things to worry about. Like, where would she go next. She couldn't stay here. No. Not with those amateur ninja running about. She was still in a fit about the lack of experience the male had had. She wanted nothing more than to rip his throat out, or hold his still-beating heart in her hand while she watched it die and take it's final bump-bump-bump-bump... Ah, one never understood the joys of holding a beating heart in your palm. One would never know the wonders of watching your enemy's eyes glaze slowly and hearing their cries and pleas. It was music to her ears. Literally.
No. She wouldn't go to that party. She was certain about that. As her stomach clenched wickedly, she grasped it. This was new to her. Hunger pains that were so horrid she almost stumbled. No, it wasn't the hunger, it was something else. Feeling round her stomach she tried to detect some sort of life force, frightened that what she had he had feared was coming true. With a sigh of relief, she found no other chakra inside her except for that of the akuma. No way was she about to attend that party. If she even thought about getting close to them, she'd end up hurting them. And Hinata. Something about the girl made her want to... to... protect her. Was this her, or the akuma? Did it actually have a softer si--
Gasping, she felt a fiery stab in her chest. She cried out in agony, gripping the shurinken tightly, she yanked it out. Eyes glared up at the ninja above her. He leapt down and gazed at the weakened shinobi. A queer, sickening smile spread over his lips, even though the mask covered it. Donned in a torn, elegant kimono, he looked very feminine, almost posing as a woman. His long, blonde, cornflowered hair flowed freely behind him in the winter air, as his icy blue eyes seemed to be formed from the snow itself. He came towards her and grasped her chin into his hand, pulling her eyes to meet his.
::"Been a long time Mi-chan..."::
"You worthless piece of shi.. AHHH!"
::"You're growing careless m'dear. Did he really drain all that fire out of you. I suppose he must've. Sex play can be a tiring business."::
"Why are you here?!"
::"You know why. I'm here to make sure you complete your task. Remember our deal..."::
"Y... Yes."
::"Awww, that shurinken couldn't have hurt that much. What happened to the number 1 shinobi, hm? You used to fly through classes as if they were nothing, and tests were just an exercise for you. What happened to that wonderful woman. That girl that had a future. That little virgin girl..."::
"Urusai! You say one more word and I'll have your gender changed so fast you really will be a girl!"
::"Tsk, tsk. Your insults have dulled dear. Now, don't forget our dea.."::
Blood splashed upon her face as she stabbed into the air. A kunai was implanted deep into his chest, blood spilling over her hand and down her arm. Then, the blood disappeared with a ball of smoke, blinding her temporarily as she gazed down at a log. She ripped her kunai free and kicked the log away from her. Crimson liquid was pumping from her chest, making her grip the wound to stop the blood. She gazed up into the trees and caught a shadow racing away.
"I won't forget..." She whispered, turning her head back to the house of the hinata girl, and the Konoha shinobi. The wretched village hidden in the leaves, was about to fall...
Originally posted by Quincy Archer
(Here's the most important post that you should respond to with Sakura.)Shikamaru lifted an eyebrow in a questioning look as the new kid with the headphones jumped away from where they were. "Sheesh, what is with this guy?" He asked to no one in particular. He put his hands back in his pockets and looked back at Naruto and Sakura. "Naruto, Sakura, I'll see you guys around. At the party of course." He turned and walked away from them, his shadow twisting behind him.
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"Eh Shikamaru? Well see ya later!!" Naruto yelled a little too loud, waving his arm high over his head. "That Shikamaru is really boring." He said whispering over to Sakura. He turned back to Shikamaru and saw that he had already made a fair distance across the village area they were in. He turned back to Sakura, and put his hands behind his head in a relaxed state. Through a wide smiled face, Naruto said "So Sakura-chan, did you get me something special?" He lifted his eyebrows in a "huh huh?" kind of question.
He felt more snow land on his face, and he brushed the wetness away from his cheeks. He looked at Sakura's face. She enjoyed the snow. He smiled even brighter, happy to be talking with her. Back in the old days, she wouldn't have even batted an eye at him. But now...maybe he'd ask her to dance at Hinata's party. After all, she's the only girl that he would have danced with. Ino was too loud, Tenten was too quiet, That sand lady was too tough, and Hinata had this habit of....fainting. His mind began to wander about the party. He had been looking forward to this for awhile, ever since the day Hinata had....erm...invited him.
****"Na-....Naruto-kun?"
"Oh Hinata! How are things?"
"Na...Naruto-kun...."
"...yyeah? Hinata..are you ok? You look a little sick."
"erm....ehh....Here!" She thrusted an envelope at him, and ran away.
"Hinata...you're really weird."***Naruto came back to present time. He wondered who else was going to be there. Maybe he'd get to see Gaara again. He chuckled a little to himself, wondering what Gaara would be like at a party. Chances are Gaara wouldn't even want to go. That un-interesting brother of his probably would though. He clapped his hands together and said to Sakura "Sakura-chan, I'm really excited for this party! Aren't you??"
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(Here is Gaara's current Location, since he has to do with your other character - Temari...plus I just really like this post.)
Loneliness had affected him for way too long.
Sitting on top of Sunagakure's ninja academy, Sabaku No Gaara was entranced by the moon's glowing light. The giant star in the sky used to captivate him when he was a child. After finishing his schoolwork, Gaara would sit on his windowsill and watch the Moon rise up to greet him. It was his only real friend when he was a child. And often he'd find himself talking to it. He'd ask it questions even though he knew it would never answer back to him. But everyone needed someone to talk to. Gaara's old teddy bear and the moon were the only things in the world that could have tolerated him...
He remembered when he asked Yashamaru, his uncle, what the moon was.
**"Yashamaru?...what is the moon?" the young Gaara had asked his caretaker. He looked up at his uncles scraggely blonde hair, through his big round innocent eyes. Yashamaru had looked down at his nephew and patted him on the head. "You sure ask alot of questions Gaara-sama." He said smiling. Gaara smiled back. Back when he thought Yashamaru really cared for him, Gaara always loved Yashamaru...he was more of a friend then both the moon and his teddy.
"How should I put this?...Well no one really knows what the moon is. Many people seem to have their own interpretations of it." His hands reached out and touched the window, seeming to long for the moon. "But my sister-your mom- and I always used to think of it this way." He bent down and held Gaara's shoulder. "The moon is the light of everyone's dreams. It's dependable, and will always be there. Continue to dream, and the moon will grow brightly for you." He stood and looked out to the moon, Gaara's eyes following his. "I think the moon glows brightest when you are watching it Gaara-Sama." Yashamaru said smiling. ***
Gaara realized now that the moon didn't really glow brighter when he was looking at it. At least it didn't seem like it anymore. The moon and he were old friends. While the world slept, Gaara always stayed awake. A sand insomniac, his only companion during his long hours awake was the moon. He rarely talked to even the moon now, but things in Gaara's life were beginning to grow different. His siblings were no longer worthless beings to him, they were his family. The young children in the academy even admired Gaara's courage now, frequently asking him to play games with them. Gaara remembered he never was asked to participate with the other children. He was left on his swing, alone, while the other children exchanged nervous looks at him. His life was turning around, and it was all thanks to Uzumaki Naruto. He was even invited to a christmas party...
Gaara stood from his perch, and his thoughts dwelled on the happy shinobi in Konohagakure. Thinking to himself, he realized that not everyone in Konoha liked him...alot of them were afraid of him still...
Gaara wasn't going to go to the party.
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(Neji is currently at the Hyuga compound, planning on going to help Shino and Kiba with the party set-up. As for everyone else's characters, they can explain.)
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Temari walked around the town, which was almost deserted. She went to the ninja academy, and saw Gaara. She jumped onto the roof with him and sat beside him.
"Your not going to the party?" she asked gazing at the moon with him. "Who knows, maybe you'll meet new people" she trailed off...
She look at her younger brother, who was still gazing at the moon. She looked back down and waited for the reply. She didn't expect him to go. She just wanted him to become more social.
Hinata stepped towards her cousin, bowing her head.
" This is Ryu Sama! He is a traveler... and alone, and hungry. " She added. " Touka is still off trying to find that scroll , so i thought maybe he could rest here a while..at least untill he is well." There was a slight element of fear in her tone. It hid in her eye as well, but it would be very hard to notice.
" Im sorry!' She said, bowing to the Hyuga elder. " But...i don't think he means any harm! He protected me! " She turned her gaze. She probably should not have brought the attack up.