Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Given The Chance ❯ Strawberry Ice Cream ( Chapter 15 )

Chapter #15

Strawberry Ice Cream

 

 

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“Kami have mercy and just shoot me now,” Cassandra whined to no one in particular.

 

As her father's note had stated he was out with Hana and wouldn't be back until late so Gina and her two friends had taken over the household, and Hale - upon seeing the female only household - had announced that he would stay at a friend's house the night. Poor Cassandra had pretty much been abandoned to the mercy of Gina. She was the one stuck cooking the three large Pizzas, and refilling drinks and chip bowls. Never before had Cassandra felt so much like Cinderella.

 

Over the stereo Gina had been playing music, there wasn't really any music Cassandra loathed, but playing anything at top volume with enough bass to vibrate cups off the kitchen counter could get on anyone's nerves after two hours. With such noise Cassandra found it impossible to try and ignore Gina and her friends by doing some of her studying in the kitchen which would have usually been her escape.

 

The doorbell sounded and one of Gina's friends called out from the living room, “That will be the pizza! Get it will you Cass-chan?!”

 

Cassandra sighed getting up from her chair in the kitchen and mocked Gina and her friends as she went. She opened the door and turned to greet whoever it was rather unenthusiastically, “Konichi-”

 

There had been no time to finish her sentence before a curtain blonde Kunoichi with four spiky ponytails invited herself in with a backpack slung over her shoulders and a grin on her lips, “Hey Cassie-chan it looked like you needed reinforcements, actually it kind of sounded like it three or four blocks ago when I started hearing music. I figured you either needed help or a hearing aide past that point.”

 

“I think both,” responded Cassandra who could only follow Temari who already walked around her house as though she were as familiar with it as Gaara was, “But that still leaves questions as to why you thought you'd come help me.”

 

“It's simple,” Temari stated as they both sat themselves down at the kitchen table and Temari pulled a couple of small tubs of ice cream, “If I sat at home to eat this with Kankuro I would never get any.”

 

“You have strawberry flavored,” Cassandra shrieked snatching one of the little tubs from Temari. Suddenly one of her eyebrows cocked when she saw multiple tubs of strawberry flavored ice cream, “Either you have the same strawberry fetish I do, this is a stroke of luck for me, or you were totally listening in on my conversation with your brother earlier today.”

 

Temari gave a nervous chuckle, “Uh … damn you catch on quick for someone with the maturity level of an eight-year-old.”

 

“You're terrible you know that Temari-chan, it's rude to spy on people,” Cassie gave a childish pout but got a spoon to start eating her share of the ice cream none the less.

 

“Sorry I couldn't help it,” chuckled Temari, “I have never seen Gaara just submit to something like a childish game so easily I had to struggle not to laugh. His whole attitude when he's around you changes you know, sometimes around you he even looks happy, you know happy compared to his normal anal self. We were kind of tipped off when he asked us what butterflies were.”

 

One of Cassie's dark slender eyebrows cocked up slightly, “Butterflies?”

 

“Ya you know what you get butterflies in your stomach if you're nervous or like someone,” Temari explained in an uninterested voice.

 

“Why would Gaara-”

 

“You know what I also brought more movies if you want to watch something, I brought something I think you'll like its called V for Vendetta, it was pretty damn awesome,” interrupted Temari.

 

(A/N: V for Vendetta is a kick ass movie, watch it, I command you! Ok back to the story)

 

Cassie gave a small sigh, “Temari you're terrible.”

 

“Yes but you know I kick ass.”

 

The two girls laughed, and it was a long time before they were able to glance at each other before starting in another fit of giggles. It felt nice to laugh, to be happy, that's why Cassandra always smiled even when her mood wasn't matching her actions, even when she felt like crying she always smiled. Her work-a-holic attitude had always kept her from making `girlfriends' which sometimes made her feel a little lonely since her brother and father always worked. Then she stumbled upon Gaara and for some reason she felt she should be his friend because they had the same eyes, lonely eyes, he was someone that spent a while life alone without anyone who would talk to him freely and be a friend, a friend like her. Plus he was a hell of a lot of fun to tease.

 

“I haven't had this much fun in so long Temari really,” a genuine smile grew ever wider on Cassandra's face, “I know I work way to much but I hate feeling useless, I always need to be doing something productive, but I never really made time for my self. Kind of pathetic isn't it?”

 

“Well … maybe just a little bit,” Temari chuckled, “But hey its not to late to start thinking a little bit about yourself, you can't save everyone on your own no matter how much you want to try, believe me if you get yourself hurt again Gaara will lock you in a closet.”

 

“Good point … I never really thought about how much trouble I get myself into sometimes, I guess I must worry everyone a lot.”

 

“Just be glad your dad hasn't had a heart attack.”

 

“Oi Cass who is that anyway,” Gina asked sounding uninteresting as she walked past them to get a pop from the fridge, “I remember her coming to get the Kazekage after the bombings but I never caught the chicks name … not that I would have listened sitting across the table from a damn-”

 

“Could it kill you to be a little polite Gina and possible show some respect for your Kazekage,” Cassie interjected before sticking another spoonful of strawberry ice cream in her mouth, “Her name is Temari she's Gaara's older sister.”

 

Gina just gave a small huff and stuck her nose in the air before turning back to the living room.

 

Temari gave an exaggerated shiver, “I could feel the tension, what was that about anyway?”

 

“We've never gotten along at all, ever since she started working at the shelter where I work,” Cassie shrugged, “She and I both had a crush on this guy Daiki who also works there and I guess she doesn't take very kindly to competition so she dedicated her life to making mine a complete hell. I know it sounds a little petty but on full tilt that girl is the only person on god's green acre that can push all my buttons at the same time.”

 

One of Temari's eyebrows cocked slightly but she tried to remain nonchalant as possible, “So you still like this guy Daiki? Is that why even though you live in the same house she insists on acting like a bitch?”

 

Cassandra should have expected such a question which made her curse even bringing up the details about Daiki, she should have just stopped at `we've never gotten along', she may have asked questions but it would have been easy to lie. Rubbing the back of her head slightly she only smiled and gave a small chuckle, “You know I am not really sure to tell you the truth. It just seems too childish to me now, you know how it goes, as you get older you outgrow things and sometimes scold yourself for things you may have thought in the past. Kind of like getting a little wiser you know?”

 

“I get what you're saying,” the blonde Kunoichi nodded, “You know sometimes when I'm bored I sit around and just laugh at some of the things I used to think of as a kid.”

 

`Ya I laugh at it now, it really was kind of childish, Daiki never would have thought of me as more than an employee or apprentice,' thought Cassie as they continued to joke around coming up with absurd conversation topics for hours on end, `But I really do think I still am a fool because the men I seem to take a liking to will never return my feelings. I'm really just a fool aren't I?'

 

After hours of nonsense conversation, joking, endless teasing, fits of laughter, and about three more buckets of strawberry flavored ice cream for Cassandra time only just seemed to keep slipping by for the girls. Before they knew it, it was well into the early morning hours, and Gina and her friends had long since fallen asleep. Cassandra and Temari decided it best if they went upstairs to continue their rather loud conversations and stayed up even longer.

 

Instead of just drifting to sleep the two of them simply passed out from exhaustion after the ice cream sugar high wore off. Temari was sprawled over Gina's bed with her feet on the pillow and her head resting against the foot board. Cassandra was sitting on the floor with her back against the side of her bed and her knees pulled into her chest with her arms wrapped around them. Her chin and mouth were gently resting on her knees and her long bangs were covering most of her face.

 

Gaara gently pushed the strands of hair out of her face so he could see her closed eyes, `I really have to tell her to get a better lock on that window.'

 

Moving silently and quickly Gaara slipped one arm behind her back and one hand under her knees to he could lift her bridal style onto her bed. It had almost become a habit since most often Cassie would have herself propped up against her headboard with pillows and have a book in her hand or be asleep on the couch in the living room with her music notebook in her hand after trying to work out new lyrics for her songs (Gaara read them once or twice, they actually weren't bad). It only confirmed further in his mind that she was more like a child than anyone he had ever met, someone that needed someone to always be behind her to make sure she was ok; she was almost fragile because she was so small and just so oblivious to the world.

 

She unconsciously curled up under the blankets pulling the edge of the covers up to her nose and bringing her knees into her chest again. It was the way she always slept.

 

`Just like a child,' Gaara couldn't help but shake his head as he turned to leave. He always kept telling himself she was nothing but a pain, but then if he hated always having to keep and eye on her then why did he do it? Perhaps it was almost a relief to have someone who would trust him enough not to care that he could easily get in and out of her house. No one had even wanted to come anywhere near him much less actually sudjest they try using the front door when they wish to come in. Only she would always smile when she saw him, she seemed like she was always happy, but her face would always light up when she was around him.

 

“Now that is cute,” Temari mumbled tiredly stretching her limbs, “I didn't know you disappeared at night so you could come tuck Cassie-chan in.”

 

“Kami,” Gaara muttered under his breath, he had hoped Temari wouldn't wake up, but she was not a ridiculously deep sleeper like Gina was.

 

“Don't worry I won't tell anyone if that is what you're so damn worried about, I just think its cute is all, my opinion doesn't matter much to anyone if I don't tell anyone,” Gaara's blonde sister sat up lazily slouched over and her eyes still half shut with sleep as she yawned, “I also think she's a nice girl … so do you like her or what?”

 

A stupid question Gaara was not going to answer. He wanted to keep his self respect so he was not about to admit anything. He just turned toward the window he had come through without a word and disappeared in a swirl of sand.

 

Temari who was too tired to car fell back down on the matrices, this time with her head on the pillow, and almost instantly fell back to sleep again.

 

None of the exhausted girls would so much as role over in their sleep all night and Iwate Daichi and Hana would come back to find a rather nasty mess to clean up.

 

 

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Yay, a little girl time between Temari and Cassie!

 

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