Theme 13 - Traitor {Naruto & Sasuke}

The cold winds blew. The powdered snow on the ground picked up and twirled in front of Naruto's face, although he didn't notice it. He was concentrating on his mission. He, along with Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi, crouched behind a large banking of snow, waiting for their targets to make a move. So far it had been a good quarter of an hour and nothing had happened. It seemed as though the targets were waiting as well.

Naruto suddenly sprang up, yelling as he always did when he was impatient,

“That's it! I'm going in and taking them out myself, believe it! They won't stand a chance against my-” Three pairs of hands pulled him down and Sakura clamped her hand over Naruto's mouth,

“Shut up, Naruto,” she hissed angrily, “Do you want to blow our cover!?”

Naruto's eyes flashed from the murderous face of Sakura, across to Sasuke who was shaking his head in disbelief. He sagged his shoulders,

“Sorry,” he said, his voice muffled by Sakura's gloved hand. Kakashi rolled his eyes. Naruto was always the one to jump first and think later.

All four eyes looked up, suddenly hearing something flying over-head. Naruto spotted it first and, taking this as a signal, jumped up with his own weapons ready,

Theme 12 - Wall {Kakashi x You}

Atop of the high walls that encircled your house, you could see for miles and miles easily; your vision only being interrupted by the larger walls that protected the village. It gave you almost a birds-eye-view of Konoha, as you lived on a row of houses situated on the top of a hill.

It was early evening and the sun was beginning to set. The sky was a pool of reds and purples, casting the village into shadow.

You tapped your heels gently back and forth against the bricks of the wall, a sketchpad held in one hand, a pencil in the other and a small box of paints sat next to you. With a view as nice as this, you knew it would be a shame not to recreate it on paper.

You brushed your pencil against the paper again, defining the half-circle of the sun.

It wasn’t often that you climbed the walls; it was too troublesome. On your side of the wall stood a large oak-tree; surrounded by many small bramble-patches. Though what were a few bruises when it came to art?

Theme 11 - Masquerade {Itachi x You}

What a bad idea. It had been a bad idea then and it was a bad idea now.

You were walking down the corridor of what could only be described as a mansion, wearing a dress that would be more suited on a prom-queen, and the mask of a bird covering the top half of your face.

This is not how you had planned to spend your Saturday but yesterday Sakura had shown up at our door telling you to pick a number and throwing a bird-mask at you, then told you to come here and meet your ‘knight in shining armour’.

So here you were, not knowing where you were going - the signs saying ‘this way idiot’ in Sakura’s handwriting being a big help. You arrived at the end of the corridor, stopping in front of a door three times your size. On it was a small white envelope.

Theme 10 - Kiss {Kiba}

There are many types of kiss in the world; a Peck, the French, the Vacuum, Eskimo, Butterfly, Quickie, Mistletoe-

Theme 9 - Fear {Naruto & Konohamaru}

“C’mon Konohamaru! If you don’t eat ‘em you’ll never be strong enough to become Hokage!” Naruto whined in a failed attempt to get his mission complete. Yes, Naruto Uzumaki’s job was to get Konohamaru, grandson of the third Hokage, to eat his vegetables.

Theme 8 - House With the Picket Fence {Deidara x You}

You lay in Deidara’s arms, his head resting lazily atop of yours. The pair of you were having a peaceful day in the base after both coming back from separate missions; his an assassination, yours an infiltration of Suna.

The rest of the members were still out on their missions apart from Sasori and Kakuzu, but they kept themselves locked in their rooms, giving the pair of you some time to yourselves.

You rolled over, lazily lacing your arms around his neck. He smiled, leaning forward slightly to kiss the bridge of your nose.

Theme 7 - Flower {Shikamaru x You}

It had been two months since you’d first arrived in Konoha and now - after finally unpacking the last box - you had time to relax.

On the far side of Konoha stood the hills that helped to conceal the village. It was here that you'd learnt to visit when you wanted to be alone. It was a ten minute walk from your house so you went there regularly.

Theme 6 - False Threat {Lee x Tenten}

“Leaf hurricane!”

The earth in a mile radius trembled with the sheer power of the blow. As the ground began to calm itself, Lee stood to his fullest height and wiped his enormous brow. Looking at the cracked tree-stump in front of him he said; flames starting to burn in his eyes,

“Still it is not good enough to beat Naruto!” He pumped his fists, readying himself to try another attack on the defenceless tree-stump. It was only when Tenten appeared with her hands shielding her head that he faltered his stance.

Theme 5 - Story {Zabuza x Haku}

When Haku had first met Zabuza there had been uncertainty between the two; Haku having been brought up as he had been, found it a little difficult to trust the older ninja. Seeing this as a problem for the future, Zabuza took it upon himself to gain the young-one’s trust. He did this using the age-old method of telling stories.

Theme 4 - Frustration {Hidan & Tobi}

A small vein appeared on Hidan’s forehead as he listened to the oh-so-happy (oh-so-unwelcome) voice of the orange-masked boy, Tobi. He had been given the gruelling task of ‘baby-sitting’ the masked-nin whilst both Deidara and Zetsu were away on missions. Now, after an hour and a half of ‘I’m a little tea-pot’ sung repeatedly and never once in tune, Hidan was almost at breaking point.

Theme 3 - Don't Go {Kimimaro x Juugo}

The darkened hallways were silent as always, though not deserted in the least. Rows upon rows of cells lined the halls, each holding one or two people too scared to mutter the slightest breath- except for two cells. Two people. Two friends.

Kimimaro sat by the barred-grates that were his left cell wall and held back a chesty cough to the best of his abilities. The boy on the other side of the bars frowned.

“I wish you didn’t have to go...”

Theme 2 - Smile {Sai x Sakura}

For the third time that evening Sakura slammed her head onto the desk in defeat. How could such a simple task be such a hard thing to do!? Sakura couldn’t understand it.

Sat across from her on the other side of the desk Sai tilted his head, a Cheshire-cat-like grin on his face.

“Am I not doing it right, Ugly?”

Theme 1 - Happy {Naruto}

Moving was never an easy task. There was the packing, the hauling boxes to the van, saying good bye to friends, teachers, lovers, and so on. Then when you arrive at the new place you’re automatically labelled the outcast. You don’t know anyone and everyone looks at you with distaste. It’s hard to make new friends and you generally want to sink into the floor.

Akatsuki Night In: Snuggle Bug

“How about we play snuggle-bug?” You say merrily. It has been a long long time since you'd last played it; so long in fact that it was before your time in Akatsuki.

Everyone looks at you for a second, then the majority nod, strange looks in their eyes. You notice.

“W-what?” You ask anxiously. They don't reply so you decide to quickly set up the game, brushing it off. You rip up a piece of paper so that there are ten pieces, then as you go to write 'snuggle-bug' on one of them, you feel a hand close over yours. You look up to see Pein standing over you,

“Sir?”

“I'll do that, if it's alright with you.” He says quietly. You know he's not asking but you reply anyway,

“Oh, yes, that's fine.”

You stand up and give the pen to Pein. He sits down and picks up one of the pieces of paper. You look away as he writes the words down, only to see half of the males in the room looking at you.

“What!?”

They don't look away; in fact those that hadn't been looking at you, look as well instead.

'Oh great...- weirdos.'

Just then Pein rises to his feet. The game is ready to begin. He walks around the room, each member taking a piece of paper from him, then he arrives at you last. You take the paper from him and open it.

Akatsuki Night In: Camping

You smile, an idea popping into your head,

“Let’s go camping!”

No one says anything – then Itachi points out from his armchair,

“We go camping on missions all the time.”

You nod, agreeing,

“Yeah, we do, but I don’t mean camping like that; I mean proper camping! With camp-fires and marshmallows and staying up at night making shadow-puppets on the side of the tent!” Again, silence. You sweat-drop, “Aww, come on guys, it will be fun!”

Pein is the first to reply to your idea, sat hidden in shadows at the back of the room,

“I think…that that is actually quite a good idea, ____.” He hears a few protests but continues, “It could be a very good bonding experience and can change the way we look at camping; not having to get up early in the morning to carry on moving.”

You grin; glad someone is supporting you,

“Yeah! Exactly!”

A few of the other members – now looking at camping in a different light – agree with you, thinking it will probably be alright, though a few still complain.

Nevertheless at 7:00pm sharp, all members of Akatsuki make their way from the base carrying tents, sleeping bags and other equipment, heading deep into the surrounding forest. Pein has bullied them into going whether they want to or not.

You walk for a good twenty minutes until you make it to a small coveted area; perfect for setting up the tents. You’re grinning from ear-to-ear, happy that Pein had taken your idea on.

Akatsuki Night In: Party

“Hmm…” you say, pressing your finger to your bottom lip. “How abouutttt…-” You click your fingers. “Let’s have a party!”

You hear a few yells of approval, and Hidan calls, “Fuck yeah! House party!”

You laugh. “No, Hidan, not that kind of party! I mean a real party! Dancing and waistcoats and champagne in small glasses!”

Akatsuki Night In: Drinking Game

Oh dear. To put it politely… oh dear. As you hadn’t managed to think of one single thing to do in over ten minutes, the job had been passed onto someone else, and that someone was Hidan. It had only taken him 0.4 of a second to make up his mind on what to do. He had dashed off, leaving you all in suspense, reappearing moments later with two crates of sake, announcing to you all,

“Ring of fire, anyone?”

Akatsuki Night In: Film Night

“Let's watch a film!” you say happily. Everyone nods and Deidara grins.

“Let's watch a scary film, un! Tobi, grab some popcorn!”

“Yes sir!” Says the masked boy enthusiastically. He scurries from the room, off into the kitchen.

So all of you pile onto the chairs and the sofas, then Hidan picks out a scary film at Deidara request. The blonde bomber looks over to you and smirks.

Akatsuki Night In: Truth or Dare

"Okay, truth or dare, ____?" Kisame says with a grin. It had been his idea to play truth or dare, since you hadn't thought of anything in time... unlucky. Tobi had suggested baking cookies but that was ruled out after the last time; and the less said about that the better.
You stare at Kisame, weighing up your options. Well... the obvious dare he's going to choose is something to do with drinking; it is Kisame after all.
“Dare!” You say with a smile, confident in your choice. You watch the blue man closely, then your smile falters when he gives you a toothy grin.

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Rufus

“N-nine?”
You look around to see who you've got. Your eyes dart the length of the room before you see someone getting up out of their seat. Rufus Shinra. Crap.

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Rude

“Seven?” you ask, already on your feet and raring to go. Now unfortunately for whoever the person is that you'll be spending seven minutes with, you're in the middle of a mega sugar-rush. Unlucky them.
You falter for a second when you see who it is that stands up; not really knowing Reno's partner, Rude, that well, but it doesn't faze you for long.

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Yazoo

“Eight!” you say, looking around to find your partner. One of the silver-haired brothers rises to his feet so you give him a smile and say energetically,
“Hi!”
He gives you an amused look then heads over to the closet. You get up and follow behind him feeling surprising optimistic considering the stories you've heard about the brothers from Cloud. To be honest, you are actually rather curious about him. Surely he can't be that bad?

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Genesis

Special setting:
The night after the party you go to sleep in your bed, laughing at all that had happened. No sooner do you close your eyes, you reopen them to find yourself back in my living-room, where the party had been. The room is full of people you have never met. You look around and spot three males sitting just away from you on the sofa, all looking at you. One of them smiles.

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Angeal

Special Setting:
The night after the party you go to sleep in your bed, laughing at all that had happened. No sooner do you close your eyes, you reopen them to find yourself back in the living-room, where the party had been. The room is full of people you have never met. You look around and spot three males sitting just away from you on the sofa, all looking at you. One of them smiles.
“You didn't think we'd let our old friends have all the fun, did you?”
You take a step back.
“What do you mean?”
”Let's just say we all used to know Cloud...”
“No, I mean what do you mean by have all the fun.”
One of the males, a boy with black hair and a goofy grin on his face, says,
“You're playing seven minutes in heaven with us!”
You nearly fall over.
“C-come again?”
To cut a long story short, you realise you must be dreaming and decide to play along with it. You end up sitting in between two of the males, and then the third passes you a...
“A glove?”
The boy shrugs.
“It's all we've got.”
You laugh and pull out a piece of paper. What's on it?
“W-w-wings...?” You say.

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Zack

Special Setting:
The night after the party you go to sleep in your bed, laughing at all that had happened. No sooner do you close your eyes, you reopen them to find yourself back in the living-room, where the party had been. The room is full of people you have never met. You look around and spot three males sitting just away from you on the sofa, all looking at you. One of them smiles.
“You didn't think we'd let our old friends have all the fun, did you?”
You take a step back.
“What do you mean?”
”Let's just say we all used to know Cloud...”
“No, I mean what do you mean by have all the fun.”
One of the males, a boy with black hair and a goofy grin on his face, says,
“You're playing seven minutes in heaven with us!”
You nearly fall over.
“C-come again?”
To cut a long story short, you realise you must be dreaming and decide to play along with it. You end up sitting in between two of the males, and then the third passes you a...
“A glove?”
The boy shrugs.
“It's all we've got.”
You laugh and pull out a piece of paper. What's on it?
“A sword?”

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Loz

“Umm...six?”
You say shyly. Your face flushes red when everyone looks at you, and then a guy with short silver hair stands up. He walks into the closet and then you stand up and follow him, only to feel a hand on your shoulder. You turn quickly to see another silver haired boy glaring down at you. You look at him and say timidly,
“C-can I help you?”

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Cloud

“Five!”
You look around to see who's getting up, and realise it's Cloud. Your best buddy, Cloud. You've been friends with him since you were both very small, having known each other since Cloud's time living in the village with his mother. You are both very close.
When Cloud gets to his feet and smiles at you, you jump up and run over to him and then the pair of you go into the closet together.

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Reno

“Four?” You call out. You look around and notice someone getting to their feet. It's Rude.
You give him a smile then head off into the closet, followed by the bald headed man. you totally miss the pair of eyes staring at you from the living room.

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Sephiroth

“Two?” You call over the noise. You know exactly who it is when Cloud stands up and draws his sword. He turns to you and says,
“____, you don't have to go in there with him.”

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Kadaj

“Three?” You look around. “Who has three?” No body answers. “...Three anyon-”
You are suddenly blindfolded and someone throws you over their shoulder, putting their hand over your mouth. You make muffled attempts at screaming, but nothing really happens, except you hear a voice calling,
“Go bro!”

FFVII ~ 7 minutes in Heaven: Vincent

"N-number one?" you call out a little nervously.
You look around to see if anyone stands up and of course, as the game foretold, a man rises to his golden-coloured feet. He walks over to the closet door, never once muttering a word, then disappears into the darkness. You stare after him for a second then turn to me, looking somewhat scared. I give you a smile, help you up, then give you a hard shove, sending you toppling into the dark closet after your mystery man.