[Voice grows louder and softer as Naruto paces away from and towards his journal.]

Sakura-chan was in the library. Sakura-chan was in the library. No. No. Damn it. And probably so many other people I know too.

... [Rustling, as though he's putting on clothes and muttering to himself, clattering as rustle of pouch against jumpsuit. Weapons.]

I have to help her. It's Sakura-chan. I would die before she gets hurt. But for all that they're safe and I know that the Professors would get them out. I'd probably just block them. But...the Ghost Widow... She's probably hunting down the people who've offended her. And I know that Sasuke-teme for one would try to get her. ... They're all my precious people. They're my only people. They're...they're...

[he breathes deep and even.]

I'll go the long way, past the great hall to the library to help. But if I see that bitch Belladonna on the way and she's hurt anyone at all, she's going to die again. I'll make sure of it.

[footsteps pounding away.]

Private to Barry

...I just owled him and he's replied...with the rune he was working on. Hey, meet me outside in the Gryffindor Common Room? We might have to go down to Hogsmeade so that we don't get caught too easily, but I should be able to summon giant toads with this!

((ooc: He's not actually going to be able to summon giant toads, it's going to be a tiny, normal toad, but are you up for a log?))

It's been really quiet around here, and I don't like it. It feels like something's gonna happen soon, an' I'm gonna forget all about that time in the Great Hall. So we gotta make it lively again!

SO! GREAT ULTIMATE PRANK TIME!

...but I can't think of what I wanna do. And no one's been there to annoy me lately, not even the teme, so I don't have any inspiration! Guys! Any ideas? An' any ideas on who needs to loosen up a little bit? Teachers are sweet too! Ghosts, even!

Added stuff! Maybe more than one pranks
List! Victims/Prank Ideas:
Belladonna - happiness and sparkly things, need to find charm that sticks onto ghost for more than three hours...

((ooc: Uh, since everything's a little slow, anyone feel like volunteering to take part in (help, hinder, or be victim to) a totally awesome massive prank? I'll put up a log if anyone's keen! ...ideas are totally welcome, but I have generic pranks on hand. XD ooc me if you wanna be a victim...or a fake victim...~))

And thus, one week late, I RETURN!

Naruto, Shikamaru, Touya and Akabane are free for tagging again!

Um...guys? Sakura-chan? Sasuke-teme? Did either of you wake up a girl? Because...

Ehh, at least I'm used to it.

[Private to Sakura and Sasuke]
Um, crying seems to be really easy now.

[End private]

...Heh, teme, maybe I'll come up to your dorm today and see how you look like as a girl, eh? You'd make a very pretty girl...

Sakura-chan? Did you become a boy? That's gonna be soooo awesome, yeah!

C'mon, guys, I've done both, so if anyone needs help with, I d'know, walking or balancing or stuff like that, I can help you out!

[There are three splashes of stained paper over his entry, like teardrops will cause.]

Guys? Why does this...this always happen to me? I can't...I...I don't understand...

She said...she said she was leaving. That it wasn't my fault but it was! It had to be! I...I...She was kinder than me, she was nicer than me, she was perfect and I'm not--

I don't know what to do anymore. I don't-don't know what...what did I do wrong? What - I -

It's my fault, it had to be, I...guys? I know you...talk to each other a lot and I don't seem to be as close as I used to be and it's pro-- no, that's my fault, too, I don't...I don't know how...how do I...Sasuke, how do you survive this all the time? Sakura-chan, I...I'm...

I don't...I...

It's so hard to smile. I...I...I don't want to smile, anymore. Why should I--WHY SHOULD I DESERVE FRIENDS IF ALL I DO IS DRIVE THEM AWAY? WHY DO I DESERVE YOU WHEN ALL I DO IS DRIVE YOU GUYS AWAY?

I don't...I don't...

I...

I don't deserve you guys. I don't...deserve...anyone...I don't deserve anyone at all...

[Supposedly Private to Self, but Naruto's control of midlevel spells fail again, and anyone can see and comment]

I LOVE THE DUELLING CLUB! Even if everyone's busy and stuff and no one seems to want to fight me. (Sasuke-teme especially, although I got all my weapons ready and stuff. Grrr. He's not that busy right ? So why doesn't he want to fight me and goes off to fight girls? NAN DA YO! ...But I'll wait until he's done with her and then I'll fight him for sure, dattebayo!)

Until then... maybe Sakura-cha--no, no...I don't know if Sakura-chan could fight me. She's not really weak, especially not hand-to-hand, heh,  but ... I don't know if she could handle one-on-one duels with weapons so maybe it's better not to ask.

Besides...Her and Al...XDDDDD ...I don't want to break that up with fighting! Right? Right!

I don't know anyone else who would fight me. Ino maybe, but...

ANYWAY! I HAVEN'T PLAYED PRANKS FOR TOO LONG, I NEED TO DO SOME MORE, 'TEBAYO! ...I can't think of any so I'll have to use the ones I thought of last year and, and...umm...

What I have:

Cloning myself everywhere so I confuse pe  - No, that's too mean!
'Harem Spell' 
Permanent Impedimenta in a corridor
Permanent Rictusempra in a toilet
Feeding a chocobo Greens then sett -- Nan de, chocobos HURT.
Replacing all of the broomsticks in the broomstick cupboard with flowers
switching the signs for the toilets
Making the snake signs in all the school banners go bright pink, because slytherins are so girly
Accioing all the bugs in the school to release in someone's dorm

toilet/Snake/Accio/trip/broom/laugh/harem -- Yup, that will work! I'm going to do this alone, dattebayo, because the last time I did this with people it didn't work.

Sasuke-teme, I have the best costume ever! You won't ever be able to beat me, the only UZUMAKI NARUTO! HAHAHA~

I'll see you at the masquerade!

*evil grin*

Axel! Link! Zack! 'Specially you, Zack! I mean, I've been keeping up with what you guys're by journal and everything, but it's not the same as seeing you guys face to face? I mean, you're supposed to be my dormmates and all, but by the time I wake up, you're all already gone!

At least once can you guys stay behind so I can talk to you properly? Or something? I kinda miss talking to you guys...

Oh and Axel? Thanks for the dance-thing, man, that was awesome!

Zack! When're we doing the major trouble thing?

Link! ...Hey, your thing with Del...is there a secret way into the Slytherin room? I wanna know, 'tebayo!

Alright! Come on, guys, talk to me?

Sasuke's been really cranky and stuff these past few days so I think we should cheer him up! Can either of you guys sneak me into Slytherin so I can take pictures of Sasuke sleeping like a little baby? Also I GOT THE CAMERA! AND THE BUNNY!

But I don't know how to make his robes pink. Maybe you can help?

This is going to be great, dattebayo!

YES!