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~Chapter Two~

'First Dates'

"Ahh, What am I going to wear?!" yelled Shizune as she ran towards the Senju compound. "I haven't been on a date either, but I already agreed to go with him, so I can't back out now." "Not that I would ever want to though." She added in her head. Then it hit her, "I'm going on a date with Naruto-kun!!!! Yeeeesssssssssss!" She mentally screamed and a chibi version of herself ran around screaming and waving victory flags in her head.

As all of this was running through her mind, she raced from the Hokage Tower, completely unaware of the curious looks she was getting from the villagers. So, focused on her task, she failed to notice the tan and plum purple blur land in front of her, until she ran straight into it. She tumbled and rolled onto her back with said blur straddling her hips. Her eyes finally clearing, she took note of the tan trench coat, fishnet body suit and and tan mini skirt, she realized it was Anko Mitarashi, Tokubetsu Jonin, and Second in command of ANBU Torture and Interrogation, and just creepy ninja.

"Well, well, well Shizu-chan, what's the rush?" Anko said with a sly smirk that made a shiver run down Shizunes' spine.

"I'mgoingonadatewithNaruto-kuntonightbutIcan'tfigureoutwhattowareofhowtodomyhairorhowtoact." She said really fast hoping that Anko wouldn't catch it, but alas, Kami was against her.

"Oh, oh, ooh, little Shizu-chan has a date with her crush, huh?" A devious gleam came to Ankos eye, "Well, maybe we should go find Kure-chan, Hana-chan and Yuugao-Chan, they can help, too." Without waiting for an answer, Anko dragged Shizune towards her apartment to call the girls.

(Anko's Apartment)

Now sitting tied to a chair was Shizune, who was surrounded by Kurenai Yuuhi, Yuugao Uzuki, Hana Inuzuka and Anko.

"So, now that everyone is here we can begin." Anko sat down in front of Shizune, "so, Shizune, give us the details, how did you get Naru-chan to go out with you?" This question was followed by gasps, then a squeal of joy.

"Come on guys, I really don't have time to do this, Tsunade gave me a paper for the hot springs, and I've only got a like five hours before I have to be back at the Senju compound and dressed for the date. Please, just let me go." She knew it was hopeless, but she had to try and ask them. Her response was a roar of laughter from Anko and furious shakes from the other three girls.

"Nah-uh, you're gonna answer our questions before you get the chance to leave here. Like you said, you've only got FIVE hours, before you miss the date." Shizune could feel tears start to well up, "This was supposed to be a great day to relax and get dressed up for Naruto-kun. Why can't they just let me go and get ready?" She thought as she tried to fight back the tears, not wanting to look like a crybaby in front of her friends. "Now I'm stuck her and Anko really won't let me go if I don't tell her." She sat there hoping they would let her go, and wait to interrogate her, she's never had a date before and this was supposed to be a relaxing day getting ready for a great night with 'her' Naruto-kun.

"Please, Anko, Kure-chan, I know both of you remember your very first dates, and what they meant to you, this is mine and I really need to make it special. Please, just let me go and I'll tell you everything later. I promise." The women in the room where take aback by this comment, "Shizune hasn't ever had a date?" was the thought that passed through the head of each one. Hana decided to voice her question,

"Shizune-chan, surely you've been on a date before, right?" the response was a shake of the head and then it dropping to look at her now extremely attention grabbing sandles. Anko started chuckling, drawing the attention of everyone except Shizune who started to cry silently knowing what Anko thought.

"You can't be serious, Shizu-chan, you're just trying to get out of this by saying that." Then they heard something that sounded like water droplets hitting the ground, looking to Shizune, the seen her face and Anko instantly felt a little ashamed. Shizune was crying, and looked as if her heart was breaking. "Oh, Kami, Shizu-chan you're serious? How is that even possible, you're like 32, you've got to have had at least one date?" Another tearful shake of her head, she started trying to break the bindings that held her to the chair, rocking back and forth, and jerking left and right. Praying the ropes would break and she could race out of here, hopefully to get prepared for a wonderful date. "I don't want Naruto-kun to think I stood him up, I need to get out of here!! I want him to see me at my best, not all puffy eyed and sobbing, I really want this night to go well."

Seeing Shizune crying and fighting with the binds around her, Kurenai quickly jumped up and cut the ropes. As soon as the ropes loosened, Shizune was up and out of the apartment, the door left hanging ajar. They could hear her sobs and the pounding of her feet as the faded down the hall. "FUCK!" was the first and only thing out of Anko's mouth.

Kurenai looked at the door then ran out the door, deciding to help Shizune have the best date first date she possibly could. Thinking, "I hope I can get to her and make her happy, I'll make this the best night of her life. That's a promise Shizu-chan!"

(With Shizune)

Still crying, Shizune ran to the Senju compound and straight to her room. As she entered her room she flung herself on her bed and continued to sob, almost uncontrollably. She cried for what seemed like hours, until the tears finally dried up, she felt embarrassed for breaking down in front of her friends, and angry that Anko would just up and laugh at her then accuse her of lying. What would she have to gain from lying about a first date, all Kunochi, no all women knew what a big deal the first date was, and to laugh at somebody for it was live a slap in the face. Right now she felt angry, embarrassed and more than a little betrayed by the women she called her friends.

She got up and looked at the clock, she had indeed cried for two hours. Walking into the bathroom, Shizune notice her eyes were red, and puffy, and the tears had left steaks to stain her cheeks. Turning on the faucet, she washed her face and tried to freshen up a little bit, she needed to get ready still, and she was running out of time, with no idea what she was going to wear. She knew she didn't have time to go to the hot springs, but she would try her best here, and maybe use it at a later date. Luckily, it seemed Kami was going to show her some mercy, because she heard a knock on the door.

Upon reaching the door, she opened it and found Kurenai, standing there with a couple of dresses, few pairs of high heels and a make-up kit. Holding them up, she smiled and said,

"Shizu-chan, I figured you'd need some help so I grabbed a few things from my closet, let's get you prettied up for your man!!" Shizune could help but smile; maybe she could salvage the night and really impress Naruto. "Alright Naruto-kun, just you wait, I'm gonna knock your socks off." Shizune exclaimed in her head. Nodding her head, Shizune grabbed Kurenai's arm and lead her in.

(Shizune's Bathroom)

After two hours, Kurenai had finally finished getting Shizune ready. She gave her a manicure and pedicure, helped with a massage and the let her shower. Then they spent an hour picking out the perfect outfit. Shizune decided not to go with one of the dresses, Kurenai brought, telling her it was semi-formal, and instead she wanted to go with a relaxed, yet feminine look.

So, they decided on a pair of black, low cut pants, with a black belt. For her top it was a v-neck black, long sleeve blouse with cherry blossom petals falling from the left shoulder to the right hip. Under that she wore a white undershirt, which fit snuggly to her body. Instead of sandals, she decided to go with a pair of the high heels, that Kurenai brought, they were black with a 2 inch heel that showed off her legs just the right way. And to complete the outfit, she wore the necklace and earrings that Naruto had gotten her for her for her birthday last year. The necklace and silver with a pendant of a medics cross, that had a ruby in the center of the cross, and the earrings were the same pendant just a little smaller.

When she finally stood in front of the mirror, she couldn't help but smile, and then she turned around and looked at Kurenai, then asked, "Hey Kure-chan, how do I look?"

"Beautiful, Shizu-chan, Naruto is gonna love the way you look." Then, giggling she added, "He's gonna be picking his jaw up off the floor when he see's you."

"Thank you Kure-chan, I don't know what I would have done without you to night. I was so scared that Anko would make me miss the date, and then Naruto-kun would think I stood him up." Tears started welling up in her eyes, "I could practically see the look of pain in his face. You know he came to Tsunade-sama this morning, fully intent on requesting an S-ranked mission for someone to teach him how to date."

"Really, Naruto was gonna do that?" She got a nod in return.

"Yeah, he seemed to think that no one would want to go out with him, not that I blame him, most girls in his age group are fine with being friends, but they seem to shy away from him when it concerns something romantic. I think he wanted the person to feel like there were no strings attached, it was just a lesson in being a good date."

"So, how did you get the date?"

"Well I knew that I could get Tsunade-sama to do it, but I didn't want him to think that I was just making him feel good, so I told him I would go out with him and it wasn't going to be a mission, I then told him to just meet me here at 7:30, and dress semi-formal, with some flowers." She smiled to herself, "I really felt embarrassed, because I yelled, 'WAIT!!', then Tsunade, just stared at me, I think I would have fainted had it no been for the fact that I had to ask before Tsunade accepted the mission." She chuckled awkwardly.

"Well, at least you did it, huh? Now you just have to wait for him to get her, because it's 7:20 right now." Kurenai said pointing to the clock on the adjacent wall. Looking over Shizune confirmed that it was indeed, twenty minutes past seven.

"Let's hope that it goes well, Kure-chan," Shizune smiled at the older woman, "Thank you for helping tonight, I really want this to be special."

"I'd do anything to make sure you're happy, and plus this was my way of apologizing for almost ruining your date tonight, if that would have happened, I don't think I would have forgiven myself." Kurenai answered, apologetically.

Before Shizune could answer, she was interrupted by a loud knock at the door. Turning to Kurenai, she gave her a hug and a huge happy smile, then turned and ran to the front door. "This will be the best night of both our lives, I promise Naruto-kun!!"