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Italic is thought

A/N: This is about the reception and the things leading up to it mentioned in my oneshot 'Of Clothing and Wars'. They stand independent of each other so you don't need to read this to understand the other. Hope you enjoy. The chapters will all be rather short because that's how I write.

The Report

It had been close to 2 hours since Asuma and Kurenai's return from their mission in the Land of Waves. They had turned in their mission report to the Hokage and were just outside her office after being told they could leave when they heard a loud, "WHAT?!"

"Well it would seem that she read our report right away wouldn't it?" Asuma said as he lit his cigarette.

"That's good. It means we don't have to worry about anyone seeing our rings." Kurenai looked down at the gold band on her ring finger.

"You two get back in here right now." Tsunade watched the Jonin couple enter her office with an arched brow. "So which one of you is going to tell me exactly what the meaning of this is?" Tsunade pointed at the report expectantly.

"Well you see when two people love each other…" The death glare from the Hokage (no the paper weight she threw had nothing to do with it) made Asuma decide that yanking her chain really wasn't a good idea. "I finally got around to popping the question. She said 'Yes', I said 'When', she said 'Now', and I figured delaying would only get me put in intensive care." What he didn't tell her is that he had asked 'Why the rush?' but the look Kurenai had given him had put all thoughts of waiting until they returned to Konoha out of his mind. A wise man knows when to keep his mouth shut and do as he is told. And hell, what Kurenai wants, Kurenai gets, if he can help it. He hadn't been with her for so long just for the sex. Love does funny things to a man.

"As luck would have it there was a jeweler in the town we were in who had wedding bands in both our sizes. So with nothing to hinder us we eloped." Asuma had come back to Konoha flat broke, but with a very happy Kurenai by his side.

Tsunade looked from Asuma to Kurenai and grinned knowingly. "Now, huh?"

"I was tired of waiting." Kurenai sighed contentedly as she looked up at Asuma.

"I do believe congratulations are in order. I would propose a toast but I seem to be out of Sake at the moment. Shizune! Where's my sake?" Ton Ton oinked at Tsunade's side. "Now where did she run off to?" That girl is always hiding my Sake. Where could she have put it this time?

"Thank you very much Lady Hokage, but we really need to be getting back to our apartments. We have to find a new place to live that's large enough for all of our things, unpack from the mission, and pack for moving." Kurenai bowed to the Hokage and started nudging Asuma towards the door.

"When's the reception?" There was no way Tsunade was letting them off that easy. Two of her shinobi don't run off and get married without her knowledge and not expect her to want to celebrate.

"Pardon?" Asuma turned back towards the Hokage, his cigarette almost falling from his lips, fearing he had heard her correctly, but still praying he hadn't.

"You don't really think you can get married while you are away and not have a reception do you? How is everyone supposed to congratulate you on your new life together?" Tsunade wasn't about to let them off the hook.

"It's not like everyone doesn't already know we're a couple. I don't see the big deal about us finally tying the knot." Remember that whole 'a wise man knows when to keep his mouth shut' bit. Everyone has there moments. This just didn't happen to be Asuma's. If the glare from Tsunade wasn't bad enough, Kurenai looked like she wanted to wrap some vines around his neck and squeeze until he turned lovely shades of purple. "Then again, who doesn't like to party?" I will never understand women.

"With finding a new place, packing, moving and planning a reception I will need at least 2 months. Kurenai's brow furrowed as she though of all the things that would need to be done.

"Do it in one and I will make sure you have all the help you could ever need." Now Tsunade was the one who didn't want to wait.

"You'll never believe what I just heard." Shizune snuggled into her boyfriend's chest as he wrapped his arms around her. "Asuma and Kurenai eloped while they were away on their mission in the Land of Waves."

"How youthful. I will have to congratulate them."

"I'm going to strangle that woman if she keeps hiding my sake." Tsunade stopped her search for booze when fourteen ninja entered her office. "I have a mission for all of you. You will be helping Asuma and Kurenai for the next month unless missions come up in which any of you are needed."

"Help them with what Grandma Tsunade?" Naruto scratched the back of his head and looked at Tsunade in confusion.

"Whatever they need you to do you'll do it. And if you don't behave it will be D-rank missions for you and your team for the rest of the year." The whole of team seven glared at Naruto. "That goes for the rest of you also. You begin in the morning and you should all be on time."

"What time?" Kakashi asked from behind his book. He didn't want this cutting into his reading.

"Decide that among yourselves. You better be on time no matter what is decided." Tsunade dismissed the teams and went back to searching for her sake.