Hokkaido Holiday

NejiXTenten. Solemn wedding- check. Grand reception- check. Honeymoon- in progress.

Sequel to Possibly Perfect.

The italicized part is a flashback.

I don't own Naruto. I don't own Oofuri either, though I would really love to hug Mihashi.


Chapter 1


Sakura rummaged through the sheets on her desk. She stood up, took more sheets from a file cabinet nearby and rummaged through them altogether.

"Shikamaru…"

"Hey."

"The bill hasn't arrived yet."

"Bill?"

"The bill from the hotel!" She said annoyingly.

He looked up at the ceiling and it annoyed her even more.


"If you have the time to watch moving objects from your screen saver, why don't you do this?"

Shikamaru picked up the folder that Sakura placed on his table.

"This is your job." He yawned. "You're Neji's secretary."

"Do you know that I need to reschedule at least 9 appointments because of this Hokkaido trip?"

"Who told you to fill up his schedule to the brim?"

"Because I never thought the word vacation actually existed in his vocabulary!"

"It's your fault for assuming things."

"Please, I'm asking a small favor." She said as she went for the door. "I need to buy a present for Matsumoto-san. You know that man hates cancellations."

"What?! Hey! Come back, Sakura!"

She shut the door, never looking back. He sighed and slouched on his seat.

"So troublesome…"

The door opened and he quickly stood up. For a moment he thought that it was Sakura and he was determined to toss the task back to her. But he saw Naruto coming in instead.

"Naruto!"

"What's up?"

"Sakura was asking a favor from you."

"Sakura-chan?" He said, looking around. "Where is she? What favor?"

"Here." He said as he handed him the folder.


"Oh… Naruto!" Shikamaru snapped his fingers.

"Naruto?" She stood up, worry rang in her voice.

"I asked him to make the reservation."

"You and your lazy a$$…" She said before turning to Naruto. "What have you done?"

"I made a reservation for two, four days and three nights, their best suite."

"Okay, so why isn't the bill coming?"

"Why are we expecting a bill in the first place?"

"Of course! You get a room, you pay for it, dimwit!"

"Isn't Neji supposed to pay when they check out?"

"NO!" She stomped her way toward the blond. "He said we'll receive the bill here! That we pay for it in advance! It was clearly written in that… that… where is it?"

"Why?" Naruto asked, watching Sakura as she checked the folders on his desk.

"I don't know and I don't care why! But that's his instruction and we can't even follow a simple one! Now what are we going to do? You think we should call the hotel?" She was in panic.

"Relax, Sakura…" Shikamaru said. "Neji can pay for it with his card. I bet he can pay for it with cash. He just wanted the bill to be sent here in advance because that's the kind of guy he is."

"Are you sure about that?" She said, looking at him.

"What? Do you think he'll go to his honeymoon without money?"

"He's right, you know, and you called me dimwit!"

"Well… alright, if you say so…" She said, almost instantly relieved.

"I demand an apology!"

"Now I have just one last client to call…"

"Sakura-chan!"

She went back to her desk, ignoring Naruto and checking her make up before her compact mirror.


Though the start of it all was a scramble over a huge amount of inheritance, many things had happened since then. It wasn't like she married him for the money. But she had to admit that being able to buy whatever she wanted was cool. It was a luxury she was just getting accustomed to. She picked up a Mihashi Ren plush doll and gushed at how cute it was. She wanted to buy lots of novelty items but anime didn't seem so bad- especially when it was that adorable.

"Would you like that one as well?" The store manager asked.

"I'll tell him." She smiled.

"This card is on unlimited credits so it's alright." She was assured by the obviously business-minded bearded man.

She headed to where Neji was. It wasn't an issue of whether he could afford to buy that doll or not. She thought it was the right thing to do- to tell him what she was using his money for. She was planning to do the same once she gets her extension card, as he promised. But her face turned sour when she saw him.

"Bye." He said as he hung up and looked her way. "You like that?"

She shook her head.

"It looks nice though. I like Oofuri." He commented.

"I like your phone."

"My phone…?" He blinked. "Do you want our phones to match? We can get one when we get back to Tokyo."

"No, no, let me have your phone…"

He didn't really understand what she was getting at but he gave her the phone anyway. She quickly took out the battery and slid the phone in her bag.

"Mine's turned off so I think it's only fair that you turn off yours too."

He sighed. So that was what it was about. At the very least, he was able to give Shikamaru some last minute instructions.

"In exchange, I won't take this anymore."

"In exchange?" He looked at her. "I thought I'd get something more than a few thousands of yen savings."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean tonight." He said as he took the plush from her and gave it to the manager. "We'll take that one as well. Please wrap up everything."

Tenten couldn't help but blush, pulling his hair as an act of revenge. He laughed a little- mischievous but in no way offensive. Kakashi, the family lawyer and one of the important guests at their wedding, joked at how 'high school-ish' they seemed to be. He said they didn't look like a seriously married couple at all. Gai commented that it was 'youth'. They noted how the two quickly connected together despite meeting for the first time.


Hanabi flipped through the pages of the magazine on the table. That was the seventh. Hinata looked at her though it didn't stop her from mixing the bowl of batter in front of her. She had noticed her sister's depressed state earlier on. In fact, Hanabi wouldn't be sitting down in the kitchen while she made tarts if there wasn't anything wrong.

"Hanabi, you should understand that you can't go with them…" She started. "Not on a honeymoon trip."

"I know that."

"Then why are you acting that way?"

"I'm worried."

"About what?"

"Something doesn't feel right." She said as she continued flipping through the pages.

"Is it a premonition?" Hinata asked, pausing and staring at her batter. "It couldn't be… they're staying in a nice hotel in Hokkaido… it could be dangerous during the winter but its summer so…"

"Even the safest of places can be catastrophic for them."

"Stop saying that…" She said as she tasted a bit of her concoction. "You're exaggerating things…"

"Why not? Neji-niisan's brain is blurred when he's with that woman." Hanabi frowned. "And that woman doesn't have a brain to begin with."

She's still at it, Hinata thought. She's just jealous, nothing to worry about. She smiled and went to check the oven.


Neji had their luggage sent straight to the hotel because their itinerary was fully loaded. After the short stop to that store, they went straight to Furano. Tenten had repeated the same word since then.

"Awesome!" She said it again.

He chuckled.

"This Lavender ice cream is even more awesome!" She beamed.

She especially picked Hokkaido for their honeymoon for several reasons. First, Neji didn't have the time for a longer trip had she requested an out of the country escapade. Second, she wanted to see the famous Lavender fields that Furano, a town in Hokkaido, was famous for. He wasn't crazy about a trip north because he had been there many times. And all those previous visits, he never found it interesting. He never thought that watching flowers could be so much fun. His wife looked thrilled though, and he sure enjoyed it whenever she smiled- unaware of the glow on his own face.

"Why don't you try it? Don't you like ice cream?" She took a spoonful for him to taste. "I'm sure this one is different from all the rest you've had!"

He was caught off guard, staring at her. He had that Lavender ice cream before. It wasn't bad but it wasn't very special for him either. But how could he turn her down at that point?

"What do you think?" She asked, using a paper napkin to wipe the cream that smudged on his lower lip.

"I've never had it this good…" He answered.

"See!" She exclaimed.

He smiled. He wasn't talking about the dessert.


Naruto looked up from the book that he was pretending to be reading. The morning was hectic primarily due to Sakura's unwarranted anxiety but thanks to a hefty lunch and the fact that their boss was away- the afternoon looked promising.

"You think we can leave work early today?"

"No." Sakura promptly answered.

"Why not?"

"You can't leave work just because your boss isn't here!" She said as she sighed heavily- a sign of an upcoming nagging. "I don't really see a single ray of bright future ahead of you. If I own this company I wouldn't hire someone like you."

"Don't say things like that Sakura-chan… I'm sure I'm not the only one who's eager to get off work today."

"By that, you mean…?"

"Sasuke has a gig tonight at seven, right?"

"We get off at five."

"Right. So, are you telling me that you're going to his gig looking like that?"

"Looking like what?" Sakura asked, cracking her knuckles.

"Um... I mean, you won't go to the salon or something like that? I'm sure you would want to at least take a shower and change to some rock concert clothes…"

"…" She paused for a while. Indeed, the last thing she wanted was to watch a concert wearing office attire- and Sasuke's concert for crying out loud.

"Bye." Shikamaru hung up.

He inserted his phone back to his pocket, noticing that Naruto and Sakura were intently looking at him.

"Just do whatever you want and stop bothering me…"

"Really?" The two said in chorus.

"I knew it! Shikamaru is every employee's dream boss!" Naruto exclaimed as he started packing his stuff.

"Are you sure? Is it really okay?" Sakura asked.

"That was Neji I was talking to just now and he left a message for us…"

"What did he say?"

"Don't do anything major without me."

Naruto and Sakura perceived it as their victory- they both exclaimed a hearty 'Yes!' as they attended to their belongings. Shikamaru stood up and went on his way out of the office. He didn't really have anything with him except for his mobile phone.


They visited the Daisetsuzan National Park too though they didn't stay long. Neji previously scrapped the idea due to their tight schedule but she insisted on it and he was left with no other choice- or risk being ignored for the rest of their trip.

Next up was a famous tourist attraction, particularly for hikers- Rishiri and Rebun Islands were two islands way north of Hokkaido. She didn't mind the long trip. It was her first time there after all, and she wanted to explore as much as she could.

"Why not this trail?"

"Eight hours?" Neji asked. "You plan to camp out or something?"

"So we can see more of the place!" She said excitedly, in between bites of the locally produced chocolate cookies which she bought in bulk.

"Let's take the four-hour course instead."

"But that's too short!"

"No it's not."

"It is!"

"Tenten…"

"Come on, when was the last time you were able to get out of your office?"

"Exactly. And you want me to spend my vacation walking."

"Well… it's not like 'just walking'…"

She was almost ready to try the same technique she used earlier to persuade him but she had to pause and consider his reasons. In fact, he was working all the time and it was only normal that he'd like to take it easy, sit back and do nothing. That much she understood.

"Please…?"

She looked at him before she nodded and smiled.

"If that's what you like, then I like it too." She said.

He didn't know what made her change her mind but he was grateful anyway. He thanked her by giving her a peck on her lips. The weather was pleasant- as expected since it was the start of summer. And all the effort in planning the trip was worth it. They were able to spend time together- just the two of them and the beautiful Hokkaido summer scenery.

However, four hours are still four hours. It was very late when they arrived in their hotel. She didn't bother asking him about dinner because they had tried almost all sorts of foods from their day long adventure. He thought the same. In truth, she was glad that she decided to give up the idea of an eight-hour hiking course. He was just glad that the ride to the hotel was comfortable enough for him to snooze. And naturally, the first night of their honeymoon getaway was spent sleeping.

First day- check.

First night- check.


Hi (waves) erm… I'm sorry it took so long. I had way too much work to do. Anyway, just a bit of background here- Hokkaido is a popular destination north of Japan both for summer and winter. They're known for the Lavender fields, hot springs, and the Shiroi Koibito (chocolate cookies) to name a few. The places I mentioned here are all tourist attractions found there.

Oofuri or Ookiku Furikabutte is a baseball manga/anime by Higuchi Asa. Mihashi Ren is the lead character. And I love Oofuri to bits XD

We'll continue the honeymoon in progress next update lol.

I appreciate your feedback :)