This is a story I posted long ago, but never finished. I went back and reread it. It was horribly written so i've decided to give this story a second chance. I rewrote it. This chapter happens to be twice as long as the original = 0

Konoha Dance

Chapter 1

Lounging in front of his television, flipping through the channels, Kankuro thought back on his day. It hadn't been a particularly good day, actually it had been pretty much craptastic. He was a senior in high school and was currently suffering from a serious case of senioritis. After all the years of suffering through boring, stiff, drawling teachers he was finding it hard to continue faking attention with just a school year left until graduation. He found himself wishing to go home everyday as soon as the morning bell rang. His home life wasn't any better. His older sister Temari seemed to think her sole purpose in life was to make life crap for everyone around her. She was constantly bitching about anything that caught her eye. His younger brother, Gaara… well he really didn't know where he was or what he was doing, he usually never did. Sometimes it was just better that way…

Kankuro threw down the remote and slouched down lower in his chair. There was nothing good on and he had nothing to do.

"Kankuro!" he was suddenly startled by his sister's shrill voice calling him from the upstairs bathroom .

"What Temari?" he rolled his eyes as he tried to figure out what she'd found to bitch about this time, maybe someone's toothbrush was facing in the wrong direction…

"Shikamaru invited me to go to his homecoming dance with him, so I won't be home until later. "

" Who the hell is Shikamaru and what homecoming dance, I thought all the schools in Suna had their homecoming dances last week." He remembered the dance at his school, he spent the whole time in the parking lot getting drunk with his friends.

" He's this guy I met and the dance is at Konoha High."

" How the hell did you meet a guy that lives in a town three hours away?"

" That's none of your business, I just told you so that you'd get your lazy ass up and make your own dinner." Kankuro knew that she never made dinner for anyone and was only trying to get him to drop the subject. Not a chance.

"You're going to drive three hours to go on a date with some younger guy? Wow, you must be desperate, sis."

" Would you just shut up," By the tone of her voice Kankuro could tell he was starting to get on his sister's last nerve. Excellent. " He asked me to go to his dance with him, I said yes, end of story."

" He asked you huh. Why? Did he want you to chaperone?"

"Shut up!! I'm trying to get ready!" the chandelier on the roof shuddered with the force with which she slammed the bathroom door shut.

As Kankuro stared up at the ceiling he found his thoughts drifting to the dance. He was bored and had nothing to do. A three hour drive seemed tedious but the thought of going to a dance full of strangers had a certain appeal. His mind made up, Kankuro got up and headed toward the door, picking up his keys and wallet on the way.

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Tenten bounced on her seat excitedly as she looked at all the happy couples dancing across the floor. Memories of her day drifted through her mind. It had been a truly fantastic day. Like most of the other female population of Konoha high she had skipped school to get ready for the dance. It really wasn't like her to skip school but being a senior, Tenten knew this was a special night. This would be the last homecoming dance of her high school career and she knew it would be a night to remember. It was such a strange change of pace for Tenten, going to a salon and getting pampered. For as long as she could remember she had been content to walk out of her house looking like a boy, much to her mothers dismay.

Though for that past year she had been making a little effort to look more girly, applying a small amount of make-up each morning. This was due to Neji. She and Neji had known each other since they were children and had always been good friends. That changed last year when Neji had unexpectedly asked on a date. Since then they had been a very happy couple. She truly felt that she loved this boy very much. Having been dating for a year Tenten could tell that Neji was growing a little impatient with her. The impatience was due to the fact that Tenten wasn't ready to take their relationship to the next level. Meaning they hadn't had sex. Neji always said he understood and that it was ok, but Tenten could tell that he was getting irritated. Laughing lowly to herself Tenten thought of the hotel room she had rented for them after the dance. Neji didn't know it yet, but Tenten was planning to surprise him, after year together Tenten was finally ready to go all the way.

She thought about how handsome he had looked when he had picked her up earlier that evening. She recalled what fun they'd been having dancing, he had left her a few moments ago to find something to drink.

So waiting for him to get back she just sat there with nothing to do.

"Tenten." hearing her name being called Tenten twisted her head to the side and saw her friend Sakura stumbling toward her.

" Oh hey, Sakura," noticing the dazed look in her friends eyes Tenten continued " Are you ok? You look kind of… unbalanced."

" Of coarse I'm okayyyy bu..but I thinking subone spiked the punch." Sakura struggled to slur out her words

"Oh my god, that's horrible."

" No it's not, It's FUN! Youse need to lighten up Ton Ton."

" Ton Ton!" Tenten was insulted by this. Ton Ton was their principal's pet pig.

" Hu huh sorry." Sakura looked at her nose and then stared at Tenten without blinking. "I think I'm drunk."

" I agree, I think you should go home.'

" No! I walked over here to ask you why yo.. you were sittin' alone?"

" Neji left to go get something to drink….actually he's been gone awhile," finding the perfect excuse to leave her inebriated friend Tenten stood from her chair "I'm going to go look for him."

"Oh alright, see you around Tonten."

" Bye, Sakura." Shaking her head Tenten made her way toward the punch table. On her way a guy who had been dancing rather erratically dropped his entire cup of punch on her dress. He stared at her mortified face, shrugged, and danced away.

" Shit," She mumbled as she hurriedly made her way toward the bathroom. Walking into the girls rest room Tenten made her way to the sink. With a slightly damp paper towel she started to scrub her dress. That's when she heard it, a moan. She froze and stared at the direction from which the noise had come. The handicapped stall. She heard more moaning and, curious, walked closer.

"oh…yes..yes…yeees" That's when she realized what the noise was, someone was having sex in the bathroom. Cheeks flaming Tenten turned to run out of the restroom.

" oh NEJI!" She once again froze. Neji? No that was impossible. Dreading what she would find Tenten made her way to the door and swung it open.

"Neji," she whispered softly as she stared at the man she loved and the women whose legs where tangled around his waist.

Neji stared at his girlfriend, he was at a lost for words

" Tenten…I.. it's not what it looks like."

"So your not screwing some chick in the bathroom?" She was trying so hard to sound strong….but the tears where coming.

"Tenten..I..forgive me." Neji said weakly

She ran. She had to get out of there she couldn't look at him. She couldn't handle the betrayal. She ran through the crowds of happy couples feeling sick to her stomach. She ran out the doors of the gym. She ran across the parking lot toward the football field. She ran under the bleachers and collapsed, sobbing loudly into the ground. After a few seconds she heard someone walking toward her. She looked up at the face of a boy.

" Who the hell are you?"