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Why was it always her? Why did he feel the need to drag her into his schemes? For once couldn't she sleep in without him breaking into her room? Apparently not.
"Come on, Rosalie-chan!" Naruto whined as he poked at her. "You have to help us figure out what's under Kakashi-sensei's mask!"
"Why me?" she grumbled. "Haven't you tried before? And did it ever cross your mind to ask Gai-sensei to help you as he's basically the only one who can keep up with him?" A quick glance at Naruto told her that he hadn't thought of that. "Don't even Naruto. He wouldn't do it anyways."
The orange clad ninja slumped before giving her a pleading look that she was starting to find very hard to resist.
"Ugh! Fine!" she groused. She shooed the boy out of her room and got dressed in a pair of shorts reaching her upper thighs, a black tanktop over a long sleeved fishnet shirt and black ninja shoes. She tied her hair up into a bun, curls already escaping. She gulped down some breakfast before she followed Naruto out to where everyone was waiting.
She listened as they started shouting out ideas, each getting more ridiculous than the last. She rolled her eyes, not surprised they hadn't completed their mission before. She tuned them out, growing bored. She came back to herself when she heard Sakura say her name and found the group staring at her, the girls, namely Sakura, Ino and Ten Ten looking at her with undisguised glee.
"What?" She took a hesitant step back.
"You'll be bait for Kakashi-sensei!" Ino spoke up.
"No," Rosalie refused, turning on her heel. "I refuse to be bait." She didn't get far when she froze, losing all control of her limbs.
"We're not giving you a choice," Shikamaru said, trapping her with his shadow jutsu.
"Yeah! Think of it this way!" Ino piped up. "You get rescued by Kakashi-sensei, who heroically gives you the kiss of life, bringing you back from your near death state!"
"I think you've been reading too many teen, sappy romance novels and I hate you all." Rosalie grumbled as Shikamaru made her walk through the village to the river. Sakura forced medicine into her mouth that would slow her pulse before she was dumped into the river and pulled back out when she was deemed drenched enough. She was laid out on the ground like she had struggled out of the water and everyone scattered while Hinata ran off to get Kakashi.
I don't want a bloody kiss, I want to go home and go back to sleep!
Rosalie thought.
Then again, I could just sleep right here. I mean, my eyes are closed to play my part.
Yes, that was what she would do.
That is until she was picked up and someone started running with her. She came to and figured out Kakashi was running with her to the hospital. She could hear the others trying to stop him, no doubt because their first plan failed. She just went with it, knowing sooner or later she'd be given the signal to 'wake up', as she felt the medicine wear off.
"Rose, now!" Naruto cried.
And there it was. With more grace than she had first arrived in this world with, she slipped out of Kakashi's slack arms and flipped over until she was besides Naruto. She waved at Kakashi who looked stunned. "No hard feelings, Scarecrow. I got dragged into this particular scheme against my will. Nor did I agree to being bait." She wasn't surprised when yet again fate intervened and Kakashi managed to escape without anyone seeing his face. She knew what his face looked like, but she was going to keep that information to herself. What good would it do if they just gave up because she told them?
Naruto groaned in disappointment, unhappy he'd been thwarted again. He looked up when Rose wrapped an arm around his shoulders.
"It happens." She said simply. "It seems fate does not want us to see his face just yet. Come on, I'll treat you to ramen."
"Really?!" Naruto's eyes lit up.
Rosalie ruffled his hair with a smile. "Of course. Since I unofficially adopted you as my brother, it's my job as your big sister to make sure you eat, even if it is ramen," she teased as they started walking.
"Big sister? But I'm almost as tall as you," Naruto pointed out.
"Still I'm older and wiser," Rosalie retorted playfully.
"Sure Rose, whatever ya say," Naruto chuckled, earning a hair ruffle from Rose.
They shared a meal of ramen and Naruto walked her home. She waited until he was out of sight before going inside, unsurprised to see Kakashi waiting for her.
"You could have told them."
"Now, where's the fun in that?" Rosalie teased. "If I had, they wouldn't have worked together. They've come a long way since the bell test."
"Indeed they have. Thanks, Rose."
Rosalie smiled, knowing he was referring to the fact she went along with the scheme and keeping his secret. "No problem, Scarecrow. Now get out so I can shower and go back to sleep." She knew it'd only be a matter of time before Naruto came back and she found she didn't quite mind, even if her sleep was going to get interrupted.