Chapter One

It was still six in the morning and the Konoha training field trees and practicing targets were already full of all kinds of weapons. Two morning ninjas were reaching their training resolution point. Both were breathing hard, their muscles were screaming. The bun haired girl pulled out her last scroll from her side pocket and started running in circles around the man in a silly green outfit. This was her last chance to finish him off. She couldn't get to close, she had to maintain her distance because she knew she wouldn't stand a chance in close combat. At least not in her current situation. Her body was tired, they've been training since the four and thirty in the morning. Her stamina was far lower than his so she had to attack him from afar.

After some laps she jumped high and started to summon a massive arsenal of kunais. He dodge her steal shower with ease. Shit! When she landed on the ground, bending her knees to soften the fall, a green figure was already behind her.

"I'm not done yet!" screamed her and picked from the ground a pair of nunchakus she had summoned earlier. She attacked him with all her might but he was faster. He was the fastest ninja in Konohagakure by now, and the best taijutsu master since Gai-sensei stopped being a ninja. Even if he wasn't a born genius he was a hard work one and proved everyone that talent wasn't everything. He was her source of inspiration and strength.

"Gotcha ya Tenten!"

She felt her left wrist clutched by his firm hand and hers was forced to open making the nunchakus fell hard on the ground. Tenten tried to grab his arm in an attempt to release her hand but felt her other wrist gripped too.

"Tenten you're not very youthful today!"

"Youthful?" she grumbled pissed. "You've been waking me at four am every single damn day and now you're saying I don't look very youthful today? Do you want to get your ass kicked that bad?!" she was feeling angry, the lack of proper sleep had made her bad-humored.

"I think you're not in the best situation to do that now." Lee smirked.

"You…!" Tenten walked back in an attempt to free herself from his firm hands. "I'm going to wipe away that smirk FROM YOUR…" she tripped in one of her kunais and fell on the ground. Lee was pulled too and fell in top of her "face… "

She felt his body land against hers. His face was so close she could feel his breath on her skin. Chills went down her spin and she felt her face heat up. He's too close! Too close! Their eyes met and her heart started racing like crazy against her chest. She redden even more fearing he could hear it. His dark eyes traced a route around her face and stopped on her lips for a couple of seconds. Tenten followed his gaze and felt another chill. Suddenly they both became too aware of each other's bodies. Tenten could feel his hard muscles against her body and Lee could feet her soft chest against his own. He looked her in the eyes again, then turned red and leaned back quickly.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry Tenten! I didn't mean..."

"No! It's my fault! I pulled back and then we…"

They both turned red. Lee was going to look away when a piece of paper thrown by the wind stopped in front of them. Lee picked it and started reading:

"Konoha Summer Festival, 4th edition. Konoha village will be holding a summer festival this Saturday and Sunday on the central park. Between Ikebana (flower arrangements) workshops, musical and dancing demonstrations and typical region dishes there will be at 00:00 am a pyrotechnical show. Don't stay at home this weekend! Bring a friend and come to enjoy this year's Konoha Summer Festival!"

"Summer festival?" repeated Tenten.

"It seems so." Lee looked at the pamphlet and then looked at her. "Wanna go together?"

She blushed.

"Yeah. Sure…"

Lee got up and offered her his right hand. Tenten accepted it and he pulled her up with ease. Their bodies were rather close and the chills they've felt before come to their minds.

"Lee! Tenten! Oh my two youthful students! You're already training? That's so youthful of you! I'm proud!"

Gai-sensei entered the training fields with is wheelchair at full speed.

"Gai-sensei?" they both turned to him.

"Yes, yes my youthful students! I wanted to ask if you…" Gai-sensei noticed their hands. Lee and Tenten followed his gaze and found out they were still holding hands. They immediately pulled away and reddened.

Gai-sensei smirked and wore a teasing expression.

"Did I interrupt something youthful?"

"Wha-what?! Stop saying weird things!" Tenten crossed her arms in front of her chest "And sensei what are you doing madly driving your wheelchair? Do you want to pass out for real?!"

"Tenten, tenten." he began giving her a I'm-going-to-teach-you-something look "There are secret wheelchair techniques created by my ancestor's that passed through many generations of my family. This just now was the supersonic ride! You just have to increase the flow of chakra in your hands and then touch the wheels and TADAM! You can even surpass the medium ninja speed."

"Ohhh!" hoorayed Lee " Gai-sensei! You're awesome!" he hugged his sensei and began to cry. "Gai-sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Gai-sensei!"

"Lee!"

A rainbow appeared behind them and the sun, who was rising, began to set. Tenten sweatdropped.

"Enough with this nonsense!" she moved forward. "And you…," she looked at Lee and punched him in the face "Stop encouraging him!"

"Ahhhh…," cried her teammate "Ten-tenten! That hurts!"

"You want more?" she clenched her fists.

"N-No! I'm sorry! Deeply sorry!"

"You'd better be." she looked at Gai-sensei "Sensei, you shouldn't push yourself like that." Tenten had been really worried about her sensei since he almost died in the 4th Great Ninja War after opening the eight gates. The gate of death. He was lucky enough to escape death but wasn't as lucky as to escape a life on a wheelchair and a life as a common civilian. However deep down her heart she was happy he was still babbling things about the power of youth while riding his wheelchair like a little kid would ride his bicycle.

"My lotus flower is worried about her sensei! Oh Tenten…," he grabbed her hand and patted it. "You're such a good child!"

"I'm not a child anymore. I'm a full grownup women now. And that's gross!"

Lee looked at her. Well she was indeed a full grownup women now. A very youthful one. Her hips were more pronounced than before and her chest grew bigger and since she began to wear a short chinese dress with an one side slit he started noticing that her legs were amazing. It's true. He never paid much attention to his teammate before and he never really thought of her as girl. Maybe it was due to the fact that they had always been a battle duo, he was trained for close combat and her job was to be in the back line supporting him. Well she never much cared about being feminine too, however in the past few months he had been too aware of how womanly she was. Her face was beautiful indeed, so were her chocolate brown eyes and her hypnotizing lips…

"Lee! Lee? LEEEEE?!" he felt his tympani's hurt when her teammate yelled at his ear. "What the heck are you doing? I'm calling you for about a minute!" Lee woke up from his not so innocent thoughts and felt his cheeks heat up. He couldn't believe he had been having such impure thoughts about Tenten. Such a shameless behaviour!

"I'm sorry Tenten! What were you saying?"

"Gai-sensei was asking if we were going to the Summer Festival so I said we were going together."

"Yes. We've just agreed to go together sensei."

Gai-sensei looked at his pupils with an analysing gaze.

"Together?"

"Yes."

Gai-sensei felt something youthful in the air. Could it be? Could it be that his two dear students were finally achieving the most wonderful and exciting stage of youth? He never knew they were so close has to climb up the stairs of youth together.

"Oh… I'm sorry! I didn't noticed it before," he said smiling brightly.

"It?" inquired Tenten and Lee at the same time.

"Yes, yes! It. I'm so happy!" Gai-sensei started crying. "Lee I want a boy!" and so as he arrived he left with his wheelchair full speeding through the training fields.

Lee looked at Tenten visibly confused.

"Tenten what is sensei talking about? And what did he meant by wanting a boy?"

"Oh! I'm so going to KILL him!" groaned her clenching her fists in anger.

He blinked.

Her face was red as a tomato.

I'm not english so if there are any grammar mistakes just say and I'll correct them! Thanks! X)

Hope you like it!

Kisses!