Room 504, Sunday Late Morning

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"Oh, come on!"

Ino glared at her reflection. There were still faint blue streaks in her hair, despite her best efforts at getting the paint out. A.J. was so dead when she caught up with him again.

Her door was open a crack, but Ino hadn't noticed. She was much more occupied with her hair.

"This isn't fair!"

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She nodded, even though it didn't make all that much sense to her. Why rely on someone else to save you? "Save you from what?" She couldn't help but ask, "And how do you celebrate it?"

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"Hell," Annette said simply. Hell was bad. Hell was all fire and demons and... she shuddered. "We have a Christmas tree and share gifts with each other, which reminds me, I have a gift for you."

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"Do you have a Christmas tree here? A gift for me?" Ino was touched, "But I didn't even know to get you anything!"

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"Yes," she smiled. "I have a small one in my room decorated in silver and red with pretty clear lights." Her smile deepened. "Gift giving is not done in hope that you get anything back, Ino. I got you something because you're my friend and I wanted to."

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"Ooooh, can I see it sometime?" Ino asked, then looked down, "But you didn't have to, and that means a lot." Pause. Grin. "What did you get me?"

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"Of course you can, anytime." Annette continued to smile, glad for the safe ground now. "I'm not telling," she said all sing-songy like. "You'll just have to wait. It's wrapped all pretty under my tree."

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"How long do I have to wait?" Ino asked immediately. "And not even a little hint?" She looked imploring.

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"Nope, no hints, and I'll give it to you sometime before the end of the week. How does that sound?" Annette asked, grinning.

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"Like it'll take forever." Ino said with a grin of her own.

She rolled over and stared at the ceiling. Blue hair dangling off the side of her bed. "Do you think Kabuto would be surprised if I got him something?" And now she had to get something for Annette, and A.J. and oh! Yondaime-sama and...

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Annette just grinned. It was fun making people wait. She was wicked like that.

"He might be surprised in that he would wonder why. But I would do it if you wanted to," she replied thoughtfully. "What would you get him anyhow?"

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"Probably something related to medicine." Ino said thoughtfully, "He really liked the few books I've bought here. Of course, this is only if he stops avoiding me." Because, really, geez. "He might know about it though - he's been here longer than me."

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"He's been avoiding you? How come and don't tell me it was because of your droid baby homework, because really..."

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Ino grinned. "Sorry, but yeah, it's still the droid baby thing. And he made it worse for himself," she tossed her head, "he tried to get me in trouble with Master Skywalker because I'd had the baby the whole time."

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"... but he didn't want any part of it. What did he do, tell Master Skywalker that you wouldn't share?" Geeze, how crazy. Kabuto needed his butt kicked.

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"That's pretty much exactly what he said," Ino nodded, "but Master Skywalker saw right through him." Which had won him major points in Ino's book. "Master Skywalker was all 'it's the duty of a parent to make an effort to be in a child's life'."

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"Hah! Good! So now I can understand why Kabuto is avoiding you. What a baby. He needs his butt kicked," she said, stating what she had only a moment before thought.

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"Isn't it just sad? I mean, really. He's older than me. Amd I'll certainly try," Ino said with a little grin, "but he'd seriously kick my ass if he tried at all. It's a bit unfair." Pause. "Doesn't stop me from trying though."

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"You think he would kick my ass if I tried to kick his, knowing that I couldn't really possibly kick his ass because hello? Inferior type person here. Plus, I am not a ninja. I could taser though. Though..." she paused. "Dammit, I don't have my taser anymore. Hmm. I've been known to cut people's hair off. Okay, only one someone and I apologized profusely. Seriously."

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"He'd... probably go gentler on you than on me." Ino said dubiously. "Because I can handle more damage." Pause. "You cut someone's hair? Why?" Longer pause. "And don't cut his hair. I like his hair."

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"I think I just better lay low in the ass kicking department. Drama just seems to follow me everywhere I go," Annette really, just had no clue. "I did. With John's help. It was... not very well done of us. And... well... it's a story for when I'm drunk and I just can't quit talking. You know those kind? Where you just keep talking and talking though your brain is telling you to shut up? For some reason, it just doesn't work."

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"Well I've never been drunk..." Ino said, making note that now she totally had to talk to Annette one time when Annette was drunk, "but I get what you're saying. And it's totally annoying when you know you should just shut up, but can't."

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"Exactly!" Annette beamed. "It's like, shut up brain! But it just isn't listening. And... I don't really drink. Not often. I'm a... good girl."

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"And then you just make things worse for yourself, and you know it, and that doesn't help either." Ino nodded, "I'd imagine drinking would only make it worse. But I guess if you don't do it often it's fine."

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"Only if there is a negative reason why you are drinking," Annette said. "I never drank at all before I met Dick. He introduced me to beer. He likes to drink." Annette didn't mention a lot. "I only remember this one time where I was driking cause I was all emo like on the roof. It... wasn't a great night."

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"Doesn't sound like it." Ino said, "But there's no point in thinking too hard about the past. Just remember to not do it like that again, and move on."