Hey people! I'm having some writers' block and I'm lucky to have written this in a looney state.
I do not own Naruto or any Naruto characters.
Tenten ran to her training ground, her head abuzz with excitement. Today was Halloween!
As she arrived she could see Lee was jumping up and down and just overall being excited.
Lee spotted her and called out enthusiastically, "Tenten! Gai said we could go trick or treating as a group and then have a party at his house with cake and bobbing for apples and costume awards and jack-o-lanterns and creepy music!"
"I know!!" she squealed, "I can't wait! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays!!"
"Humph," they heard from the temporarily forgotten Hyuuga prodigy.
Lee looked concerned. Tenten looked annoyed.
"You can't tell me you don't like Halloween, Neji."
Neji frowned. "Yes I can."
Lee looked like he was on the verge of manly tears. "But Neji, what is there not to like? Halloween is a wonderful time of year when children dress up as spooky things and demand candy from strangers!"
Neji just rolled his eyes and continued frowning.
Lee gasped suddenly.
"Neji, are you afraid of ghosts?"
"That's ridiculous, Lee."
"Witches?"
"No!"
"What about monsters?"
"Lee! I'm not afraid of Halloween! None of those things exist!"
"Are you sure? Halloween is awfully scary…." Tenten teased in a singsong voice.
Neji scowled at his teammates' childish behavior and turned towards the training grounds.
"We're supposed to train today."
"But Neji, Gai-sensei said we could have the day off to plan our costumes!" Lee told him.
"Yeah, I'm being a ghost!" Tenten exclaimed.
"Training is more important than stupid costumes."
"I'm going to be a spider!!" Lee shouted enthusiastically, apparently ignoring Neji's remark.
Neji twitched.
"Come on, you know you're going to have fun!" Tenten said, "At the very least you're going to enjoy the candy!"
"I don't like candy." Neji said defiantly.
Lee looked like the floor had been pulled out from under him. Someone not liking candy was just completely unbelievable, like someone insisting they enjoyed getting holes drilled in their skull.
Tenten had look on her face that said, Yeah, right, and I suppose the sky isn't blue.
"You can't not like candy! Only monsters and Sound-nin don't like candy!" Lee screamed, as if Neji's soul depended on him liking candy.
Neji looked creeped out and backed away a couple of feet. So did Tenten.
"Uh, Lee…" Tenten said carefully, "…..It's not exactly the end of the world if someone doesn't like candy."
"Oh."
"Yeah…….. So anyway Neji, what are you going to be for Halloween?"
Neji looked at her as if she were stupid. Hadn't he already practically spelled it out for them?
"I just said costumes were stupid. I do not do stupid things. Therefore I am not dressing up in a costume," he said slowly, as if Tenten and Lee wouldn't understand it otherwise.
Tenten looked ticked off at him for using his 'I think you're really stupid so I'm going to explain this slowly' tone.
"Is that legal?" Lee wanted to know.
"Of course it's legal. It's never been mandatory to dress up in costumes on Halloween," Neji replied in a condescending tone.
"Well, it is for you, buster."
Neji turned in slight confusion toward the angry-eyed Tenten.
"You're wearing a costume whether you like it or not! Lee, grab him!"
Neji didn't react in time and was swiftly tackled by Lee while Tenten pulled a large orange thing out of her bag.
"Lee, get off me! What is that?"
Tenten grinned evilly. "I was saving this for Lee in case he couldn't decide, but it would be a perfect fit for you!"
"You can't do that! Get away from me!"
After a struggle and pleas to be youthful and just wear the costume, Neji was disheveled and bearing a strong resemblance to a pumpkin.
"Now isn't that better?" Tenten said sweetly while Neji scowled at her, "Now you're ready for Halloween! Lee, make sure he doesn't take it off while I get into my costume."
"Okay!"
"You guys are going to pay for this……."
Tenten slipped a white sheet over her head and then put talcum powder in her hair.
Using face paint, she made her face white with grey around the eyes for an overall spooky look.
"How do I look?" she said, posing.
"Very youthfully spooky!" Lee shouted, and he zipped over to his bag to get out his costume.
Apparently Lee either knew someone who was good at sewing, or he was good at it himself. The former was more likely. His costume was fuzzy and black and it had four extra poseable limbs sticking out of it.
He also had ridiculous looking antennae. He smeared black face paint all over his face to finish.
"Is it not a youthful costume?"
Tenten laughed and gave him a thumbs-up. Neji rolled his eyes. Tenten shoved him.
"Don't be such a stick in the mud, Neji."
Just then Gai showed up, and seeing them all wearing costumes- even Neji- tears came to his eyes.
"Oh, how youthful!"Gai sobbed, "You all have such beautiful costumes! Though Neji, yours is a little crooked, you might want to straighten it."
Neji twitched and ground his teeth while Lee and Tenten shared a knowing look.
Gai continued on, oblivious to Neji's annoyment.
"Let's go to my house and make jack-o-lanterns for the party!"
Lee whooped with excitement and the whole group- Neji being dragged along- went to begin their ghoulish festivities.
Yay! I decided this would not be a oneshot, so expect a second chapter soon! Reviews are greatly appreciated! Also, what do you think of me making this a holiday series and doing stories about Easter, Christmas, Valentine's etc.?