Before you ask why I'm putting this up when I haven't updated my other fic since May, I have good and bad reasons, so I'll tell you all when I update that. I wrote this for class. I consider it very sub-par for me, but feedback might be nice. If you guys are constructive with your criticisms, I'll try to edit it so it's better. Arigatou, minna!

The Yule party was odd. It was decorated with shimmering lights, pine like plants, red fabric, and fake snow. People were dancing. Shinobi were dancing. Senseis were drunk.

Hyuuga Neji did not comprehend the meaning of it all.

He'd been told that it was a celebratory kind of year when youth should be cherished and shared, meaning that he should hide in his room until Lee was sober. But no; Tenten said that the Yamanaka's had worked hard to put this party together, and he was going. So while Ino and Sakura flounced around dressed as young Miss Clause, and Hinata crept around trying not to be noticed in the angel costume she'd been forced into, Neji stood in the corner where he imagined Sasuke might've stood. He noticed that all the adults were so drunk they were now offering alcoholic drinks to the students; already Naruto and Kiba were slapping each other on the back, telling each other how cool the other was. Various parts of the Yamanaka property had their function marked with flowers; Neji was not keen on all the meanings, but he guessed that none of the other guests did either. So while people kept putting more decorations on the various trees that the Akimichi's had brought, Neji used his Byakugan to check out all possible escape routes.

It was then that he noticed Tenten, alone in her deep blue party dress drinking something that looked suspiciously like a shot of sake, despite her promising him that she wouldn't drink. Eyebrows furrowing, he worked his way through the crowd towards her.

"Tenten."

"Yes?"

"Are you drinking?"

She looked down at the glass in her hand. "Ummm… maybe…. Do you know what this is?"

Neji frowned, "Where did you get it?"

"Kakashi-sensei. He said I wasn't having enough fun." Tenten cleared the shot down; she looked thoughtful for a minute. "Yeah, that's sake. I think I've had 4 shots now." A funny smile went over her catlike face. "Ooooo Nejiiiiiii?"

He grunted in response, seeing her current behavior as a sign of drunkness.

She smiled sneakily and tottered a bit, pointing upward. "I think you're standing under mistletoe with me!"

Neji shrugged. "It's not poisonous so-"He was cut off as she abruptly kissed him, much to Ino's pleasure, as she happily made apparent.

Neji was almost too shocked too move when Tenten broke away and dashed out, laughing and giggling while spinning down the street. He followed her, hoping that he could knock her out before she impaled something.

And Tenten grinned to the sky as she ran, the winter wind ripping her hair into the air.

4 lonely glasses, previously containing watered-down milk were smiled down on by a very drunk and very cunning, Gai-sensei.

"Happy Season, Tenten."