"Hi I'm Yoru." I returned the handshake and gave her a nod. So this is the chick Yuki wanted me to meet... huh...

"We should hang out some time," once again I nodded my head as we slowly released the shake, my eyes fell on the person beside her.

'A sealing?' I looked at the person more closely. It didn't looked anything like one. It looked more human than sealing.... Whatever that was anyways.

I heard a scoff inside my head from Haya.

Haya scoffed again,

"Hmm a tiger huh?" I thought out loud. Her smiling expression was soon replaced with a shocked one. Crap.

"What?" she asked. I quickly shook my and just gave her a fake smile.

"Sure. How bout' tomorrow night? You can practice with me with my training if that's alright with you? Today the cockatoo butt over there got some training to do with me. Right Uchiha?" I looked over at the cocky raven head. He just closed eyes and smirked.

"Hn," Was he's reply. The girl named Yoru nodded and said a plolite 'sure'.

"Ohhh I see. So it's kinda like a date," The twins said samlitansily, as they came and slung an arm around my neck. I tried to hide the flash of heat I felt on my cheeks and looked at the Uchiha and he had his head turned.... was... was he...dare I say it? Blushing? Wow... that's... out of character...

"Ew no! He just owes me from our last spar when I kicked his sorry duck butt head." I said smirking once I got a glare from the Uchiha. After all the introductions were done and so on, everyone started to make their way home. Me and Sasuke were the only ones left standing. There was nothing but silence left between. And being me, I tend to dislike uncomfortable silence. I yawned and stretched my arms up in the before walking in the direction of my mouth watering BBQ place.

"Oi, where do you think you're going? What about the training? Or is it that you're afriad you can't handle it," The Uchiha asked. Those words made me freeze in my tracks. Did that bastard just say what I think he just say. I turned around and gave him a cold look.

"I'm not afraid of anything. Especially training. I just said that as an excuse. I don't need your training." I watched as he's amused face became a cold one again.

"I figured that out back when we were fighting Zabuza. You're not as weak as you make yourself seem. Your actual skill is somewhere around a Chünin or higher" he stated. I'll admit the guy is a jerk but he has good eyes. I smirked,

"Wow sharp eyes. That's right. In reality it's actually you who needs training from me. You're just too cocky to see it." I bragged TRYING to piss off the Uchiha, just to piss him off, but sadly, as I studied his face for an expression but couldn't find any but he said nothing. Scoffing out loud, I turned around and headed back in my direction.

"Then train me." he boldly demanded making me smirk again. "Fine. Meet out at the training grounds in 4 hours. We'll see if you can handle it," I stated not turning back to look at him. Right now. I all I want is my flipping meat.

FF>>

I stood out on the training grounds with my hands on my hips with only the warm night wind, and black sky that was filled with bright stars keeping it company. Instead of wasting my time looking for him, I just stood perfectly still and used my ears as my guide. Then before I knew it I had four kunai whizzing past my head as I dodge them. I groaned in agravation. We weren't getting anywhere. He does the same thing each time. Sneak attacks only work once. This was like the 5th time he's done it. As I ran towards the trees Sasuke did a fire ball jutsu, which actually surprised me. I dodged that attack by a hair strand, just to be pinned down with the Uchiha hovering over me with kunai at my neck.

His breathing was ragged and heavy. Well I told him that my training wasn't easily.

I smirked at him as an idea popped in my head and nodded my head approvingly.

"Good job. But just remember one thing." He cocked his eyebrow, but kept his guard up.

"Oh yeah? What?" I smirked and wrapped my arms around his neck and started to pull him closer. This caught him by surprise. His body started to tense up as I brought his face closer to mine. When I sensed that he left his guard completely down, I kick his legs from underneath him and flip him over so that now I was on top, with his kunai at his neck. I had to hold in a chuckle at the face the Uchiha was making. It was priceless. So I decided to mess with him a little more. I bent down and whispered

"Never let your enemy take you off guard," right next to his ear, making him shudder. Which of course made me chuckle as I got off him, and helped him up.

"That was a dirty trick." He muttered shooting me a glare. I just closed my eyes shrugged in response, before smirking.

"Not really, I simply caught you off guard." I announced earning a glare from the Uchiha.

"You know, you act like you wanted me to kiss you." I joked. He turned my way and with the same cold look as always. Jeez this kid needs to loosen up. I sighed and put my serious face back on.

"Ok, your strategy is good but you're ignoring the 3 rules I taught you. Do you remember the rules Uchiha?"

"Rule #1 Dissolve into the depths of the shadows and eliminate your breathing, then wait for an opening to attack your target.

Rule #2 Analyze your target in order to predict their thoughts and movements.

Rule # 3, Take out the target before the target can even notice your presence."

I nodded, "Exactly, you're ignoring rule #1." I told him showing 1 finger.

"Oh yeah? How so?"

"I can sense your presence right away." I proudly said pointing to myself.

"Not everyone has super senses like you loser." I glared at him with the big red anger mark that popped on my forehead.

"No you baka! Your chakra presence! You need to lower it! " He rolled eyes and gave me one of his favorite 'Hn' noises making me narrow my eyes.

"Don't you hn me mister! Get your cockatoo haired butt in gear!" I shouted before going into a fighting stance.

Sasuke POV

I smirked and followed her soon after she went into her fighting stance. She made the first move, and came at me head on, throwing punches and kicks. I managed to dodge all of them because of my sharingan I activated. The Tsukimaru, flashed stepped behind me about to throw a right into my side, luckily I managed to dodge it by moving my head to the side. She let out a low gasp as I grabbed her leg and threw her across the field. She did a flip and landed on all fours like a cat, then stood up.

"That was good." She chuckled before she disappeared and reappeared behind me. My eyes widened, and quickly turned around enough to block her kick. Her kicks were becoming more powerful, so her kick made me slide a little.

"But you're still too slow," she chimed. Next thing I know, her fist connected with my side and I cringed as I flew a couple feet.

Reika's POV

Urgh, this was going no where. We've been going at it for the past 20 minutes, and let me tell you.... I was tired. Right now we've just been doing Tai-Jutsu... not that I mind.... But jeez...

I threw a left jab and my eyes narrowed, pissed as he dodged another punch but I quickly reacted with a hard jab to his right side.

"Just stay down already!" I grumbled as my fist connected to his side. Sasuke seemed to have the wind taken out of him, so I used this to my advantage and spun before swinging my foot and landing a hard blow to his stomach. The Uchiha flew a couple of feet before tumbling into the ground.

'Oh no you don't!' I smirked once I saw him attempt to get back up but quickly appeared in front of him, quickly straddling him and pulling out a kunai from my pouch and placed the cold metal on his neck.

I gave him a smug look as I looked down at him before unconsciously bending closer to his face.

"I win." I declared.... But what happened next... I was never ready for...

A sly smirk appeared onto his face as he got closer to my face, erasing the space between us and causing our lips to connect to each other. I froze and for some odd reason my stomach was doing flips and turns and my heart was beating a million miles per hour.

Though the feeling seemed to quickly disappear once I felt my legs buckle under and the Uchiha switching places with me so that now he was on top with a kunai to my neck... while I just stared at him with wide eyes in a daze.

"No, I win." He smirked as he looked at my completely shocked face.

Did.... Did he just.....

As the situation began to work itself way into my mind, I felt all the blood run to my face and I quickly began flustered.

"T-That was dirty!!!" I screeched not knowing what else to say.

"No it wasn't, I just simply caught you off guard." He relied in a black tone.

"You-... I...You just-" I stumbled over my words not knowing how to reaction... so I just did what was natural.

"BAKA!!" I screeched roughly pushing him off me. "BakaBakaBaka BAKA!!" I cried as I sat up and brought my hand to my lips.

"You raped my lips." I muttered as fake anime tears fell from my eyes. "You stole my first kiss."

A scoff erupted from the Uchiha as he stood up and shoved his hands into pockets.

"You idiot... " He muttered before looking away. "We've kissed before...."

My face turned into a deeper shade of red, as I began to remember our stay at the leaf village.

"Oh yeah...." I muttered embarrassed before looking away as well. The silence between us was thick. It was almost as if you could slice it in half...

What the hell is this guy doing to me.... maybe.... Maybe I do.... Like him.....

"Well, in any case." I muttered lifting myself up from the ground and facing the Uchiha. "Congrats. A win is a win." I announced smiling at him. His eyes seemed to widen a bit as I gave him a closed eyed grin.

Wha.... now I'm grinning?! What's going on with me??

"But you still have a long way to go." I stated snickering.

"You're such a loser." I heard him state before feeling a flick on my forehead, and I winced lightly before looking back at Sasuke. Good gravy... I felt heat rise to my face as I looked at the most foreign look I have ever since on the Uchiha's face...

Was.... He... smiling.

It was very, very, very, small smile... but it was soft look that I had never seen on his face before....

WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON??????!!!!!!!!!

"Oh so this wasn't a date huh?" We heard a voice say killing what I had called the weirdest moment ever!

"K-kenii." I muttered a slightly moving away Sasuke, but Kenji just seemed to smirk as he leaned onto a close tree. The urge to smack the smug look over his face was overwhelming.

"No please continue. I don't want to interrupt." He smirked and I glared at him harder.

"What do you want?" I muttered looking away from him, puffing out my cheeks as if I was pouting. A chuckle erupted from the red haired, but as I looked back at him, his look became cold and serious.

"Kenji...." I warned as I crossed my arms over my chest. "What's wrong?"

My cousin seemed to sigh and look away. "Let's talk about this at home..." He muttered and I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Spill it already." I growled impatient. Kenji seemed to sigh again before looking at me with concerned eyes. I honestly wish I hadn't even asked. Because as the next words that came out of him mouth...

"Kikkimaru was recently spotted near the Village Hidden in the Mist..."

My happiness and light feeling I've been feeling with my team, seemed to fly out of the door as that bastards face came flashed inside of my head.

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Author's note

F*CKING FINALLY!!!!

Phew! YOU GUYS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLE I HAD TO GO THROUGH TO MAKE THIS FLIPPING CHAPTER!

But I did it! For you guys! Yeah I know I had originally said Thanksgiving, but it was really hard for me to get back inspiration to create this chapter. Not only that, but it was really hard to get back in Reika's character after such a long time. So you may notice that her character might seem a little different but hopefully not by very much.

Buuuuuuut, as I was thinking this while typing the chapter I just finally decided 'wait a minute....... THAT'S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT RIGHT THERE' xD

BUT WAIT!! THERE'S MORE!

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I HAVE DECIDED TO NO LONGER DISCONTINUE THIS STORY!!!!

Yay!

Thank you everyone who didn't give up on me yet! You lovelies are amazing and I'm so grateful to have you guys as 'fans' lmao :')

The new chapter should be coming out VERY soon! So until then...

STAY LOVELY!! :D

~Ja ne!