Team 7

tickle fights are like,,, insanely common with these goobers

like almost daily

Naruto and Sasuke go at each other at nearly any given moment and Sakura regularly is somehow roped in regardless of intention

Kakashi usually ignores them and just waits for them to flop on the ground from exhaustion so he can yap at them or something

they're all so honking loud that other teams have come by ready to break up a fight and its just,,, the three tickling the lives out of each other

Nart

canonically ticklish goober

tickle spots are his tummy and his footers

also uhhhh can i mention the seal?? like um chat what if that made him more ticklish i mean who said that what

he. is. so. SQUIRMY like brother canNOT sit still for the life of him

he flops around like a fish out of water

his laugh is so honking loud,,, he SCREAMS too omg

help he's probably won a few tickle fights from screaming so loud that the ler stops for a sec to cover their ears and he just. gets them HEFPEL

also,,,,, he snorts,,, sorry i dont make the rules

he couldn't hide his reactions even if he tried

he also like. canNOT focus on anything if he's being tickled fjjd thats a good way to distract him from something

he's like,,,, really feather sensitive too sobs

he's 50/50 with Kakashi tickle attacks, he loves it sometimes cuz it's fun and Kakashi is usually pretty goofy with them, but then other times he's like suspended in Kakashi's arms trapped in a tickle storm cuz he wasn't listening HFHSKJ

OMG ALSO Jiraya will do the same thing sometimes; he learned it from Kakashi

ler naruto is one of my favorite things ever omg

he absolutely uses his shadow clones to help him out (big old cheater)

he tickles sasuke and sakura almost daily - only for them to most often turn the tables on him

he loves doing sneak attacks - he's not super good at them, but he's gotten a few under his belt djkfhjk

he also finds chases rly fun,,, whether it be him chasing or being chased

he and Sasuke will tickle the life out of each other extremely frequently - Kakashi barely lets them actually spar so they just wreck each other when they both get hyperactive hjkdf

Sukra

eueuueue super ticklish

help i feel like when she was younger she'd be totally okay with admitting it but when she's older she's like girl what no way

tickle spots are her sides and ribs

shes. so. GIGGLY OMG

she has a super squeaky, squealy laugh,, Naruto and Sasuke make fun of it a lot

big kicker !!! watch out she's definitely conked a few in the back of the head

also she snorts too im sorry i think its just the cutest thing

ALSO OMG HER NOSE SCRUNCHES UP WHAT IF I SOBBED

okay she has completely different responses to either of her teammates tickling her

if it's Naruto, she'll fight back like crazy and try her absolute best to get the upper hand, but she barely ever succeeds

if it's Sasuke, she goes completely limp and kinda just accepts her death HELELFOEFKS

she low-key finds it super fun when Kakashi tickles her, he's usually pretty gentle with her cuz she's actually a good student most of the time HELPME

ler Sakura,,, oh my

similar to how she reacts, she has a different response according to whom she's tickling

if it's Naruto, she's honking EVIL,,, she knows his spots like the back of her hand and will not hesistate to tickle the life out of him. if it's Sasuke, she's a lot more playful and cutesy, but she doesn't rly tickle him without Naruto's help

she will not hesistate to yap abt their tickle spots to anyone who shows the slightest interest in that information

omg tickle fights with Ino are definitely a thing,, Sakura usually wins and she will gloat about it to no end

Susk

broski is so honking ticklish its not even funny

he will DIE before he admits it tho

tickle spots are under his arms and his hips

he's pretty good at hiding his reaction - to a certain extent - he at first will play it off like he's annoyed or just doesn't like to be touched

his giggles are very quiet and he usually tries to muffle them

but once the dam breaks… bro is LOUD

he'll explode into full on belly laughs… CACKLES even

he doesn't really squirm, he FIGHTS

he'll kick, he'll hit, he'll punch, he'll thrash around like crazy. he has absolutely punched Naruto in the face several times when he tries to tickle him

he and Naruto have tickle WARS. like. they attack each other and wrestle around and wreck each other until like one of them dies or something idk - neither one will stop if they have the upper hand

kakashi has literally had to yank them apart or off of each other cuz neither of them will stop or yield

also bro kakashi will not hesitate to tickle the life out of him

he's also got like plot armor cuz sasuke will try his best not to hurt him,,, unless he's dying, then all bets are off

never starts tickle fights, but finishes like maybe half of them

he's got good stamina, but not nearly as much as Naruto, unfortunately for him

the vast majority of Sasuke's lerness is saved for Naruto

it's a double-edged sword, however; it's a way to get him back for being annoying, but Naruto will for sure want to hurl it right back to him

he'll occasionally tickle Sakura, she doesn't do much to provoke him, but sometimes she deserves it HFKHKDHFKJD

Team 8

okay honestly i think tickle fights are very rare for them

pretty much the only ones i feel would actually participate would be Hinata and Kiba, but neither of them rly do it that often

i could see some playful pokes however !! and just them being cute and happy and SOBS I LOVE THIS TEAM

Hinata

EXPLODES omg very ticklish

why else does she wear that massive jacket /silly

tickle spots are her tummy and neck

she and Kiba share a tickle spot so they know what gets the other

she's super giggly and her laugh is super quiet and squeaky

she's very ticklish under her chin and Kiba takes advantage of that frequently jdsfhkj

she ABSOLUTELY hides her face omg and she goes beet red omg and she'll like pull her hood up over her face what if i crode

doesn't rly squirm, she just curls up in a ball and giggles like crazy

hot take but i think the only person she'd fight back against a tiny bit would be Neji,, like once they don't hate each other HELPME

she gets tickled by quite a lot of ppl, like Kiba, Shino, Neji, Naruto, and the girlies

bro omg if Naruto tickles her (which he does sometimes) she goes completely red and like faints within the first two seconds. like she doesn't even react to the tickling she's just GONE

almost never tickles others,, she will very rarely get enough courage to tickle Kiba or Neji

if she does, she is the most gentle tickler ever, the most she'll do is very gentle scribbles in very short bursts dhsjkf

the very very rare times that she tickles others, she knows their worst spots because of her Byakugan, but avoids them since she's not bold enough for that (@/tickletr-ash)

Kiba usually lets her tickle him for a bit, and she always immediately stops when he tells her to. Neji's a bit more prideful and will immediately turn the tables back on her dfhsjk

Kiba

pretty dang ticklish

will always deny it tho HELPLFKDS

tickle spots are his tummy and knees

very loud laugh, kinda like Naruto's

omg he's very yelpy and barky cuz doggie

he CANNOT handle teasing - a lot of ppl will do like a doggy voice when tickling him and he tweaks out

little Akamaru isn't much of a tickle threat other than little licks and nuzzles, but when he gets bigger oh dear he will tackle Kiba and nuzzle him to death JKDFHKJ

he doesn't often get tickled unless he joins a random tickle fight with other teams (which does happen sometimes fjhfgkj)

like many others, he will engage in crazy tickle fights with Naruto jkfdgfj - it's pretty 50/50 on who wins usually

he'll let Hinata tickle him sometimes cuz it's good for her confidence djfdfh sobs i see them as sibling figures

he's actually a pretty ruthless tickler,, unless it's Hinata hehe then he's very gentle

but bro he will wreck tf out of Naruto without hesitation

he and Naruto get into tickle fights quite often given the amount of times they interact dshfh

Shino

i don't often say this but like,,, i genuinely don't think he'd be ticklish at all

like, he's gotta be used to a tickly feeling if he's literally a walking bug nest

i mean,, at most i think i could see him being ticklish under his arms and on his footers cuz i mean i dont think there'd be bugs coming out of those areas dshkfjg

but yeah i love shino but i don't rly see him being very ticklish

doesn't really often tickle others,,, the most he'll do is a little poke to Kiba's tummy to shut him up or a gentle finger flutter behind Hinata's ear to cheer her up

Team 10

tickle fights are moderately common for them

most often targeting Ino

Asuma will sometimes give his students playful tickles cuz they're so honking precious

he's actually not that familiar with their tickle spots since he doesn't tickle them that often

since Shikamaru and Choji are so close they'll sometimes cook up a scheme to attack Ino and she knows they're up to something but can never figure out what

Ino

okay hear me out y'all

CRAZY CRAZY ticklish,,, like,,, a LOT

holy sigma she cannot stand being poked she will crash tf out

she will scream omg she's got a very screechy laugh

she absolutely lies abt being ticklish (@/tickletr-ash)

VERY flaily, she will conk her lers accidentally cuz she just tweaks out HELFED

tickle spots are her ribs and footers

she's tickled quite often, especially if she's being snippy

she tries to act super tough when she's threatened with tickles but completely loses it when it actually happens fdhjkhs

she'll often challege Sakura to tickle fights only to end up pinned to the floor cackling her head off

Shikamaru and Choji will not hesitate to tickle the life out of her if she is being grumpy (she will never admit it but she finds it fun)

omg also Sai will tickle tf out of her cuz he finds her reactions so funny

she actually really likes tickling others

she'll tickle Shikamaru and Choji pretty often, but she knows they are immediately going to get her back dkjhfkj

she tickles Sakura a lot, but, again, always ends up getting wrecked sdfhkj

she has tried to tickle Sasuke a few times, but he just slaps her hand away,,, the most she's gotten out of him is a yelp and a glare

Choji

underrated king omg

he's verrrrry ticklish

he will openly admit it, he doesn't really find it embarrassing at all

stop why do i hear him having like the sweetest cutest laugh ever

tickle spots are his tummy and knees

okay i feel like he'd actually not mind being tickled, he kinda just finds it fun, and his teammates aren't usually that mean,,, except Ino sometimesHEEKFES

is tickled most often by Ino cuz Shikamaru's a bit too lazy most of the time

okay so he's not a huge ler bUT he is very useful

he will use his partial expansion jutsu to like,,, pluck someone off the ground HELPMEJKDFHS why is that image so funny to me

he will suggest to tickle someone if it pops into his head but he won't rly do anything until someone else does cuz he's a sweetie

he will, however, just start tickling Ino sometimes to shut her up

Shikamaru

pretty darn ticklish too

help if someone asks him if he's ticklish he's just like yeah so what

tickle spots are under his arms and his footers

his laugh is pretty quiet and very,,, like snickery if that makes sense lol

he tends to avoid getting tickling cuz it's "such a drag" or "troublesome" for my sub friends

his defense mechanism is to just curl up in a ball HELFDSJ

Ino and Choji tag team him a lot,,, 9 times out of 10 he knows what they're up to but is too lazy to do anything about it pfff

Naruto also tickles him all the time, he's the only one rly able to get any loud reactions from Shikamaru cuz of how aggressive of a tickler he is HFJDSK

omg also. Temari will wreck tf out of him when she gets the chance

he's usually too lazy to tickle others, save for a few occasions where he'll join up with either of his teammates to attack the other

he will also help Naruto with his tickle schemes with his shadow possession jutsu

he's actually asked by a lot of ppl to use his shadow possession tickly purposes and he'll sometimes oblige

CHAT WAIT WHAT WAS HIS OTHER ONE THE UHHH SHADOW STITCHING JUTSU okay i know it's supposed to hurt but like what if he could use it for tickles

Team 9

FAV TEAM FAV TEAM

tickle fights are actually decently common with them

usually initiated by Lee and usually finished by Neji

Gai actually tickles his students quite often bc he loves them your honor

most often Lee, but he'll get Tenten and Neji a lot too

Rock Lee

eeee my fav my baby my best boy my absolute fav character

he's pretty ticklish, not insanely but yk a good amount

tickle spots are his hips and knees

he's so giggly oml HELP HIS GIGGLE IN THAT ONE EP WHAT IF I SOBBED

9 times out of 10 he enjoys being tickled and tickling others, he finds it fun and a good training technique for himself and others

okay when i say he loses almost every tickle fight i don't mean he gives up,,, he just NEVER admits defeat to the point where his ler literally stops on their own cuz they get bored jdshfkj

he's super wiggly and squirmy,, and he kicks like there's no tomorrow

he just cannot sit still like ever

Gai Sensei tickles him quite often, sometimes to get his attention when he goes off on one of his tangents hELLOGFJK

he's insanely strong but has a hard time getting the upper hand if he's being tickled,, he has a rly hard time focusing on anything else

he loves tickling others, he finds it so fun

he's always willing to accept the challenge of getting Neji to laugh or catching Tenten when she runs away from tickles

he's always encouraging when he's tickling others, for some reason he always sees it as training and he always says stuff like they can do it or they're doing well dsjfkh even if they're dying

TenTen

my underrated queen omg chat im in love with her

she's so honking ticklish omg

has the cutest dorky bubbly laugh ever n she squeals n she's so cute

she snorts too

omg also she gets so blushy and squirmy

she'll admit that she's ticklish but get really flustered about it sobs

tickle spots are her sides and under her arms

she's also got a very ticklish nose EEUUEUEE

she SQUAWKS if she's caught off guard and will like,, tweak out n flail everywhere fkkhjkg

she's kind of hard to catch cuz she's so squirmy and she's known to run away,, but Lee is always up for a challenge and WILL go after her until he catches her fjkfh

she'll sometimes get tag teamed by Lee and Neji, if Lee's able to drag Neji into doing it hdfjkf

she will not hesistate to help Lee in tickling Neji, they love to see him smiling and laughing

she will also help Neji turn the tables on Lee, and tries to keep the topic off of her gfdjjfk her being tickled is inevitable though

she'll tickle Lee on her own when he's being annoying, and sometimes Neji just to see him jerk away hehehe

Neji

he's honestly not super ticklish most areas of his body

if someone tickles him long enough, he'll eventually start giggling but he pretty much never lets anyone get that far

under his arms and his ribs are a bit more ticklish; those will give a slightly more immediate reaction

however, his absolute death spot is his back, right between his shoulder blades

it's the only place he can't really anticipate an attack, so tickling him there will definitely get him to shriek

if someone tickles him by surprise, his byakugan will accidentally activate

also he can't focus if he's actively using it while being tickled eueue

also. ticklish palms. need i say more?

his giggles are rly soft and quiet, but he tries to muffle them :(

his tickle laugh is also somewhat quiet, but it's a bit more open and also,, like,, neat?? idk for some reason i dont see him making like any weird noises or anything but like his laugh is very steady HFKSDJK

Rock Lee tickles him all the honking time - most of the time unintentionally only to get excited when Neji reacts and just Lee just attacks him lol

Tenten also joins in a bunch; it's pretty difficult for one person to tickle Neji, so she and Lee help each other out when attacking him

Neji does not tickle others often, but when he does… they're dead (not rly lol)

he usually finds tickle fights below him, but every once in a while, when Lee and/or Tenten are being extra annoying, he'll let himself go a bit and serve them their own medicine

he is a TERRIFYING ler,,, he's got the scary eyes, he's got them crazy speedy hands, he's cracked

Sand Siblings

tickle fights were very rare until Gaara started getting more comfortable with other ppl

Temari and Kankuro would get into tickle fights sometimes when they were younger, but the vibe kinda declined cuz of the little Gaara situationHELLO

OK BUT AFTER

they're not super crazy but they will tickle each other a bit more often

ofc Temari and Kankuro don't rly have filters with each other but ANYWAY

Gaara

ok he's like,,, really ticklish

he had absolutely no clue until he was older cuz the sand wouldn't let anyone touch him until he like started to let his guard down around ppl

he'd see temari and kankuro tickle each other and low key want to join so he started to let his guard down

at first, when ppl first started to try to tickle him, the sand would like shove them away before gaara was like wait this isnt so bad its kinda fun hello

he doesn't rly have any specific tickle spots, he's just ticklish all over fdhhjgfh

his laugh oml

its very quiet and kinda wheezy and breathy and giggly eueueue

he doesn't rly try to get away, he just gently squirms

i am so soft i love him omg

temari and kankuro tickle him sometimes - most often to cheer him up

naruto and lee do that too efhkj

he does not tickle others very often at all - he doesn't know how to and is kinda too scared to ask sobs

he will, however, use his sand to poke ppl and see how they react sjdkfhj he'll also help others out by holding down their lees for them

Temari

pretty ticklish

will deny it to her grave

she's not a huge fan of being tickled, she prefers to tickle others

she finds playful tickle fights with her siblings fun however

she has the cutest laugh tho, like super bright and happy sounding

tickle spots are her hips and footers

she also. hehehhe. does not mind. the rare occasions that Shikamaru tickles her

he's the only one she doesn't try to escape from hfjkdhg

she'll get tag teamed by her brothers somtimes, most often Kankuro but Gaara tries his best

although if Gaara or Crow is able to grab her she is toast

BIG BIG LER omg

ok this is probably so dumb but like,,, why do i see her tickling TenTen alot,,, I KNOW THEY BARELY INTERACT OTHER THAN THE EXAMS BUT LIKE IDK I JUST LOVE TENTENHDJKFH

she will not hesistate to wreck the life out of Shikamaru and tease him mercilessly all the while

she is probably the biggest tickler out of this team, since her brothers are better at restraining HELPME but Kankuro's really good too

she tickles Kankuro frequently, and gives Gaara sweet, gentle pokes and scribbles sometimes to make him giggle chat im sobbing

Kankuro

a little ticklish, nothing too crazy but still is

the only one who rly dares to tickle him is Temari, and very occasionally Gaara

tickle spots are under his arms and his ribs

not rly ticklish anywhere else tho

he's got a very raspy, barky laugh, kinda like Kiba's

scary scary ler omg

he can and will use Crow to chase, corner, and catch his lees

also. bro his fingers are experienced in puppetry so im sure they're good at tickling

chat what if he had a tickly version of the Black Ant (thas my fav puppet of his its so cool) BUT WHAT IF THERE WAS A TICKLE VERSION IM EXPLODING

im sure he could make one if he tried HUFHEUE

anyway he tickles Temari a bunch when she's being sassy as usual

and he will tickle Gaara or hold him still for Temari ueueueue

“Ooh, ooh! We should have all the nice ones on the left and the scary ones on the right!” A girl in a butterfly costume cheered. 

Soon all the kids had taken their places, sitting under his angel wing and monster wing respectively. Finally the picture was taken and they waved goodbye as they all ran towards the hay ride. 

He awkwardly waved back, sighing to himself before continuing to walk the glowing jack-o-lanturns and halloween lights Furin had set up for the Spooktacular. The grade captains were tasked with going around the fairgrounds to make sure no one running the stalls and games needed help or to take a piss, but he hadn’t even made a full round yet because people kept asking for pictures! 

His face flushed at the reminder of his appearance, but it was partially his own fault for not having a clear costume idea when Tsubaki had asked him. He only knew he didn’t want to look stupid and wanted to have full movement. The horn and feathered crest in his hair, wings, tail and the halved black and white vest jacket had caught him by surprise. 

When he’d nervously put it all on, Tsubaki was super excited but he was unsure what to make of it himself. When he returned to his class they all just about lost their minds over it. Nirei was particularly awed, pointing out the blue and gold accents that matched the colors of his eyes. They all said it was awesome and cool, and Sakura’s insides felt fluttery and his neck burned at the memory.  

It wasn’t long before the sun retreated behind the tree line and Sakura pulled an envelope from his pocket. Earlier that day Anzai and Kurita had casually gone around to everyone and had them write a harmless trick they thought they could play on someone down on a card. He thought it was part of a carnival game and didn’t question it, nor did the rest of his class. But when the school day ended, the pair declared their game of Trick or Treat. Whatever trick you drew, you had to play on someone else, and if you failed you had to treat those who were successful by taking part in a punishment. 

They were of course met with some eager and others more than reluctant, for which they presented an ultimatum: if you were too chicken to play because you wrote a difficult task, you could draw and have a trick played on you right then, right now. When faced with guaranteed punishment or going along with it, those punks had everyone, even Sugishita, drawing out of that stupid plastic bowl. For Sakura and Nirei in particular, it was the mischievous glint in Suo’s eye that had them taking cards in hope of dodging whatever he had written down.

Sakura glared down at the one he’d picked. It was closed with a cartoon sticker of a spider. He rolled his eyes and pulled out the card. On it written in neat handwriting: tickle a senpai

“Wh-! Huh?!” he gasped, his face turning pink as he hurriedly stuffed the card back into his pocket and continued walking. 

That’s what someone wrote?! 

The task itself wasn’t hard, sure, but he knew there was no way he was going to be able to do it without any of them retaliating. He also wouldn’t be able to get away with just saying that he did. Part of the game was that you had to have someone else from the school, wether by accident or on purpose, witness the trick for it to count. 

Sakura fidgeted, face perpetually dusted pink as he looked around and weighed his options. It would be way too weird to go after someone he hadn’t talked to yet, not to mention he had no clue how they would react. But everyone he knew would turn around and get revenge immediately! He pressed his fist to his forehead in thought. 

If retaliation was guarenteed, was there anyone he could actually get away from?

Tsubaki made freedom of movement absolutely certain for the costume he made for Sakura, but not everyone had crafted their costume with said priority in mind. That fact gave Sakura a better chance of escape, but the lack of assurance and the thought of being caught and tickled in front of so many people made him blush further. 

All the people walking around also made for bad conditions for escape, unless…his gaze lifted upward and landed on the metal awning above the school doors. He’d been up there earlier to help set out pumpkins and lights. Someone would definitely see him if he jumped up there, securing a witness. 

This could work. Now to hope I find someone this shit will work on. 

Sakura continued his rounds, pausing for several more embarrassing photo ops as the night went on. He kept his eyes up, dreading and hoping for a chance to get this stupid game over with. 

Suddenly an opportunity came into view and was immediately dreading again. Enomoto and Kaji had been making rounds too, but right now their backs were turned to him. Enomoto was dressed up like a classic, suit-wearing spy and Kaji was wearing a black hooded cape and held what had to be a prop scythe. He just had to get one of them, but what if they both retaliated? But if another chance didn’t come? He only had until the event was over…

Sakura swallowed and casually wandered toward them before crouching into a sneaking position. He was barely one stall away when Enomoto looked up. Sakura flinched, hurriedly putting a finger to his lips and pleading with his eyes towards Kaji. His heart pounded in his chest as Enomoto looked between them. 

He flashed a grin and Sakura braced himself to run, but instead of warning Kaji, Enomoto took the corner of his black cape and pulled it over his head. 

Sakura’s eyes widened and he rushed forward.

“Will you cut the shit?!” Kaji shouted, ripping the fabric off his head just in time to be tackled to ground. “What the fuHAAH! WHAHA! NOhohoho! DOHOHON’T!” 

Weight settled on his back and he kicked and flailed uselessly as fingers wiggled into and scratched his upper ribs. 

“NAHAhahat HERE!” Kaji cried, a wide smile and deep blush on his face as people turned towards him. “ENOMOHohoto YOU AHAhasshole!” 

“Oh I am, am I?” Enomoto smirked, crouching down next to him.

Kaji’s eyes widened as he whipped his head to the side to see behind him. 

“SAHAHAKURAHAH!?” Kaji yelled, his efforts renewing only to squeak loudly as fingers drilled into his underarms. 

Sakura took off in a dead sprint and Kaji scrambled to his feet just in time to see Sakura’s demon tail disappear around a stall. 

“I’m going to KIHILL you!” Kaji roared, grabbing his scythe and tearing off after him. 

A nervous smile found a way onto Sakura’s face as feet thudded behind him. Many fair goers looked up in surprise, laughing and moving aside as the angel-demon ran from death. 

The front of the school finally came into sight and Sakura did a final burst forward. He put a foot on a window one’s sill. The other pushed off window two’s edge. Both hands shoved off the wall, and he pulled himself up amongst the lights and pumpkins.

Loud applause erupted from below him, and Sakura turned in surprise to see a crowd gathered both of classmates and fairgoers all clapping and cheering for him. Bright red bloomed across his face and he turned away to hide it only to receive whistles at the reveal of his wings and tail. The warmth reached down his neck and with nowhere else to go hide, he crouched behind one of the decorative pumpkins in embarrassment.

Kaji rounded the corner, face screwed up in rage as he glared up at Sakura. He saw him get up there, but without his usual sneakers he knew he couldn’t follow. 

“Get the fuck down here!” Kaji hissed. 

Though he knew he’d be in even deeper shit, Sakura couldn’t help the smile that grew on his face as he shook his head no. 

Kaji bristled in anger and Enomoto burst out laughing from behind him. He whirled on Enomoto to find Kusumi standing next to him, decked out in his bat costume with his phone out and recording. 

“Hey!” Kaji shouted. “Don’t film this shit! Delete that!”

Instead Kusumi stuck his tongue out at him. 

Kaji grabbed at the phone, only for Kusumi to hold it out of his reach. 

Kaji looked about ready to explode as he turned and gave Sakura one of the strongest vengeance-promising death glares he’d ever seen—until Kusumi threw his wings out at Kaji, making him jump in fright. 

Sakura snickered as Kusumi took off into the crowd with Kaji hot on his heels. 

“BOO!” Hina shouted, suddenly jumping out from around the corner.

Sakura looked at her with a blank expression, not even the slightest bit fazed by her antics. “Hello Hina.”

Aoi grumbled and trudged off, dejected.

Later she made her next attempt while Sakura was meditating. She found a halloween mask In the crate of decorations Monokuma had provided, and she quietly crept up on the white haired girl whilst wearing It.

She sat down directly In front of her and waited for her to open her eyes, but Hina ended up waiting a good ten minutes before that happened.

Sakura opened her eyes and was staring directly Into Hina’s.

She didn’t even flinch. She just casually reached forward and lifted the mask off of her and tossed It aside. “Much better. If you wanted to try a new look, I wouldn’t go with the Michael Myers look. Maybe something less… disturbing?” She teased.

Hina pouted. “Is there seriously nothing that scares you?”

“Not In the sense you’re referring to.”

The brunette huffed and crossed her arms childishly, racking her brain for her next tactic.

Sakura leaned forward, planting a soft kiss against her cheek. “Face It, Hina… I’m unscareable.”

“If you think I’m gonna give up, you’re wrong!” She smiled with a newfound determination.

The martial artist rolled her eyes, smiling fondly at her girlfriend. “Very well then.”

Hina ran off to the kitchen to get some donuts and think about her next plan, she found she did her best thinking with a donut in her hand… or so she claimed.

She probably just used that as an excuse to get some donuts.

Let’s see… She could wait until night time and make an attempt to spook her, but how would she do that? Nah. What If she pretended to drown? No… One that would be too far, and two, Sakura would never fall for that.

“Not In the sense I’m referring to…” She repeated her words quietly, staring intently at her jelly filled donut.

Hmm…

A few minutes later Sakura walked Into the dining hall. She was going to go make some tea but she paused when she saw Hina lying on the floor. “Oh no, whatever could have happened to my Hina now?” she asked, feigning surprise as she approached her. She could tell she was breathing so she wasn’t worried.

And Hina wasn’t trying to appear as though she wasn’t.

Sakura got down on the floor next to her and turned her over onto her back so she could inevitably jump up and yell ‘boo’ at her again, but… that’s not exactly what happened.

“W-What the…”

She noticed a red substance on Hina’s head, as If she fell or something. Immediately she was thrown into concerned girlfriend mode. “H-Hina?”

She leaned closer to get a better look at what she presumed was her head wound, when Hina opened her eyes and shot up. “BOO!”

Sakura took a sharp intake of breath, jerking backwards to avoid knocking heads with her. She closed her eyes and tried to shake off the fact that Hina had, in fact, scared her.

Hina giggled deviously, pointing her finger at Sakura. “I got you! I finally got you!”

Sakura opened her eyes again, now able to tell that the red substance was jelly. “No, I got you. Come here.” She scooped up the swimmer with a surprised squeak, setting her in her lap. “Hina, I thought you fell and hurt yourself.”

“Huh? What do you mean?” She asked, blinking in surprise.

Sakura gently wiped the jelly off of her forehead and showed It to her. “This, Is what I’m talking about.”

Hina giggled sheepishly. “Oohh… Sorry Sakura, I didn’t know It was there. You know how intense I get when I eat jelly donuts.”

She sighed softly. Whatever was she going to do with this devious swimmer of hers?

She was silent as an idea came to mind.

“Sakura? Why are you looking at me like that?” Aoi asked after a minute of silence.

“Since you thought It was so funny to scare me, perhaps I should give you something to laugh about.”

Hina smiled nervously, trying to squirm her way out of her girlfriend’s hold. “W-Wait a minute, Sakura come on… I’ve been trying to spook you all day, I earned it!”

“Oh, You certainly earned something alright.” She murmured, scribbling her fingers into the brunette’s side.

Hina squealed and wriggled around under her gentle touch. “Sahahahahkura!”

“Yes, Hina? What Is it?”

“Ihihihit tickles!”

“I would be more concerned If it didn’t.” She hummed in response, tickling lightly along her belly and sides.

Hina fell back against Sakura as more bubbly laughter slipped past her lips.

“Are you ready to apologize?”

“Fohohohohor whahahahat??”

“For scaring me, you mean mean girlfriend.”

“Nohohohoho wahahahay!” She stuck her tongue out at Sakura In an act of defiance. “I don’t hahahahahahave anything to apologize for!”

Sakura raised an eyebrow. “Is that so? Well, I’m sorry you feel that way…”

Aoi foolishly thought she was just going to give up and stop tickling her, Oh you sweet summer child. Imagine her surprise when she felt her neck under attack next.

She squealed girlishly as Sakura began to press gentle but hella ticklish kisses into her neck. “Nahahahahohoho! Thahahat’s nohohot fahahair!”

“I’m sorry, I’m failing to see how It Isn’t fair… Can you educate me?” She asked obliviously into her skin, smirking when Hina squealed even louder.

“Myhyhyhyhy neheheheck Is toohohoho ticklish!” She snorted as Sakura began squeezing her sides whilst attacking her neck.

“Hmm… I still fail to see how It Is unfair. Besides, you haven’t asked me to stop, so I know you’re not In any distress.”

Damn that woman and her observations. Hina’s cheeks turned pink as she whined. “Sahahahakura!”

“Oh, I’m sorry, was I not supposed to notice that? I do apologize… truly out of line on my part.” Sakura rolled her eyes playfully.

“Ihihihihit was!” Aoi shot back. Apparently homegirl Is determined to die today.

Sakura wordlessly latched onto Hina’s thighs and began squeezing them, and as she did this she also blew a raspberry against the swimmer's neck.

The result was immediate.

“AAH! NAHAHAHAHAHAHA! SAHAHAHAHAHAHAKURAAHAHA!” She cackled, trying to bring her shoulders up to block her access, but she was unable to do so.

After another minute of excruciating tickles, Hina folded. “IHIHIHIH GIHIHIHIVE UP! YOUUHUHUHUHU WIN!”

“Hm? Did you say something?”

“IHIHIHI’M SORRY! PLEHEHEHEASE!”

Sakura, sensing Hina has had enough, relented. She pulled back and switched from trapping her girlfriend In her arms to carefully holding her while she calmed down.

“Thank you. Now can you stop trying to scare me? I don’t want to have to worry about whether you're hurt or just messing with me.”

Hina nodded, still giggling softly. “Yeah… I really am sorry for making you worry, I would never do something like that intentionally.”

“It’s okay.” Sakura smiled softly at the brunette. “I know you didn’t mean to do it on purpose, but--”

“But It still happened. I know.” Hina hooked her arms around Sakura’s neck and planted a kiss on her lips. “I promise I won’t scare you anymore… I’ll just tickle you Instead.”

“Good I-- Wait… What did you just say?”

“Starting right now! REVENGE!”

“H-Hina wahahahahait!”