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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

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Sakura glared at the Hyuuga prodigy in front of her with fury in her eyes.

"YES I AM LISTENING TO YOU AND WILL YOU CUT YOUR SCREAMING YOU'RE MAKING ME DEAF!" The Hyuuga yelled back angrily while snatching his—underwear and um… he put it on. Sakura's glare grew even more intense.

'Uh! And now he's talking back at me?'

"And what the hell are you doing changing like that in front of a woman!" She yelled angrily while wrapping the blanket around her in an attempt to cover herself even further. Neji didn't bother answering her but after he put on his traditional Hyuuga robes, he started to fix his hair.

'PLEASE Kami-sama, please tell me that Sakura and I didn't just… do… something last night!'

After fixing his hair in his usual low ponytail, he glanced at the angry and confused kunoichi.

"Where were we last night?" He asked, this time, his voice was gentler. Sakura raised an eyebrow and fell deep in thought of where they were last night.

Flashback

"Congratulations Naruto-kun! You're now a Jounin!" Sakura chirped happily while patting him in the shoulder. Naruto grinned. They were currently at Naruto's apartment partying for his promotion.

"Thanks. But you should cut drinking that much Sakura-chan. Or you'll have a mighty hang over tomorrow." Naruto remarked while taking the glass from her hand. Sakura retrieved it with her awesome dexterity.

"Nah, I grew up with Tsunade-sama remember? So I'm used to hang-overs." Sakura winked at him and then hiccupped. Naruto gave her a worried glare.

"But you're already drunk."

"BAH! Drunk!" Sakura groggily replied while swaying back and forth. Naruto helped her as he sweat dropped anime style. He should take Sakura home or else she would cause havoc inside his house… Sakura plus the word drunk equals total destruction.

"Yo! Neji!" Naruto called out at the man at the far corner who was not obviously drunk (but he is) as he walked towards him while trying to help Sakura.

"What?" Neji spat, ignoring Tenten and Lee who were already making out beside him. Gai was drunk as well but he was on the other side, flirting with Kurenai who was flirting with Kakashi. Almost all the people there were drunk. Except Shikamaru, Kakashi, Naruto and Hinata.

"Could you take Sakura home please? I need to entertain my guests." Naruto pleaded as he placed the drunken Sakura on a chair. Neji eyed him.

"You could ask Kakashi instead." He replied monotonously.

"I don't have trust on that pervert. He may take advantage of her drunkenness. You know what I mean… pretty please? As a friend?"

Neji realized that he owes Naruto big time (for changing his image concerning fate) and decided to agree on his request. Besides, it won't be THAT hard to bring Sakura to her house.

Neji sighed then stood up, taking Sakura from Naruto as he slid Sakura's arm around his shoulders and placed one hand on her waist.

"Thanks a lot Neji! I owe ya!"

"I'm going home after her, so, congratulations about your promotion Naruto and see you tomorrow." Neji said gently as Naruto smiled and nodded. Naruto accompanied them to the door and even opened the door for them.

"See ya tomorrow!"

"Hn."

And so, Neji started to walk with Sakura hiccupping every now and then. She was obviously drunk judging from her hiccups, her groggy talking and her face was all red. Neji tried to get his vision intact since he was drunk as well but not as drunk as her though.

"Hey Neji! Know what? You're cute when you're up close!" Sakura whispered to him making Neji smirk.

"You're just saying that because you're drunk."

"Oh! No I'm not! I'm perfectly fine! Besides…hic… don't you want people…hic… complementing you?" She asked, as Neji tried to regain his balance. He knew he would have a major hang over tomorrow and vowed to himself that he won't ever let himself be drunk ever again. At least he could control himself, unlike Sakura.

"Thanks for the complement but I don't need…hic… it." Great, he's starting to hiccup as well. Sakura chuckled.

"Eh? You're the one who's drunk here."

"No I'm not. Hold on tight, we're going to go to your house, ninja style." He smiled and jumped off. Sakura screamed in glee.

"WEEE!"

After a while… they reached Sakura's front porch as Sakura stumbled to the door. When she stumbled, she was holding Neji's sleeve and when she reached the door, Neji stumbled and landed in front of her as well. Their noses were only centimeters apart and his hands were pressed on the door.

"Um…"

Neji realized how pretty Sakura was up close… and didn't Uchiha Sasuke ever realize that? He glanced down and noticed her pinkish red lips.

"Neji…"

Without any hesitation (and maybe because he was drunk) he crashed his lips against Sakura's and… well… that's where it all started.

End of Flashback

"Now I remember." Sakura said thoughtfully while Neji turned red as a tomato.

"So meaning, this is your entire fault." Sakura pointed angrily at him and Neji only returned it with the same glare.

"What the hell are you talking about? My fault? Yes I kissed you but half of it is your fault because you gave in to me." He replied, his voice calm as ever. Sakura blushed feverishly then tried to think of a comeback. But when she couldn't find anything, she glanced at the clock.

DING! DONG! DING! DONG!

Sakura and Neji looked at each other.

"WHO IS IT?" She yelled, her eyes still transfixed at the Hyuuga.

"SAKURA-CHAN! IT'S ME!" Naruto's voice yelled back at the door as Neji and Sakura's eyes widened. Sakura quickly ran to Neji and pushed him towards the window.

"Hey!"

"Go before he senses you! Hurry!" Sakura pushed him, as she hurriedly opened the window and with her amazing strength, she pushed Neji out of the window as he gave out a small scream and landed on a bush. Sakura gave out a pained expression.

"SAKURA-CHAN? CAN I COME IN?"

Sakura frantically looked at the door.

"WAIT A MINUTE!... Neji! You okay! So sorry about that!" Sakura said as she slammed the window shut and hurriedly put on some pajamas so that Naruto would think that she was still asleep as she ran down the stairs and into the door.

"Naruto-kun!" She gasped, slightly panting. Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"What took you so long?"

Meanwhile… at Neji…

'Damn woman and her strength! I swear that she would pay for that!... Oww… my ass hurts…' Neji rubbed his bottom as he slowly stood up, dusted his clothes and took off the leaves that were on him. He took one last glance at Sakura's window then jumped off.

Back at Sakura…

"Sakura-chan? You okay? You look pale." Naruto remarked as he sat down on a couch. Sakura gave out a nervous laugh.

"Um… Ahehe… stupid! I'm already pale!" Sakura gave out a fake angry expression. Naruto raised an eyebrow but decided to just ignore it. Naruto stood up and went to her fridge to find something to drink while Sakura sat down at the dining set.

"So! What's up?"

"Oh nothing… Kakashi-sensei said that he's busy today so he won't be able to train with us. So… you want to train later huh?" The new Jounin asked while taking out a can of pineapple juice. Sakura smiled sweetly at him.

"Of course!"

Naruto grinned.

"Did Neji bring you home last night? I asked him about it… so what happened hmmm?" He asked while sitting down on one chair at the dining table. Sakura's heart began pounding in her chest and tried to think of something. If Sasuke was here, he would've instantly known that she was hiding something.

"He just dropped me off at the front porch. And I said good night and he left. That's it." Sakura replied, her voice calm and confident.

"Oh. Hinata-chan said that he didn't come home last night."

Sakura gulped.

"Maybe he just got home late and Hinata-chan didn't notice him arriving because maybe she's already sleeping! You know Neji, he could be pretty sneaky. You won't even notice that he's there!" Sakura replied cheerfully.

"Hmmm. You got a point there. He could be pretty sneaky."

In case you guys wanna know, Hinata and Naruto are already dating. When Naruto was still courting her, Neji just agreed to him but he had some difficulties with Hinata's dad. And since Naruto was extremely determined, Hiashi just agreed to him after one year.

"Sakura-chan, are you sure you're okay? You look tense."

"Nah, I'm fine."

Naruto gave out a series of sniffs as he sniffed Sakura's hair, her neck, and even her blouse. Sakura started sweating out of nervousness.

"Hey, you smell like… him."

"Him? Who? What him?"

Naruto sat back at his chair.

"Neji."

"Neji? Oh! Really? I didn't t-take a bath last night and—and—he brought me home remember and I stood pretty close to him so its—its normal for me to have his scent!" Sakura stammered, giving out some hand gestures.

"Oh… ok. No need to get nervous… Geez."

"Excuse me for a while Naruto-kun, I'm just going to take a bath. Be ready in ten minutes ok?" Sakura asked as Naruto nodded then she proceeded to her bedroom.

When she reached her bedroom, she closed the door and leaned on it while giving out a sigh of relief. Finally, she could calm herself down. That event with Naruto almost gave her a heart attack. She glanced at the bed with disheveled sheets.

'Please don't tell me that Neji and I did something last night!'

With one last sigh, she walked towards the window, opened it and looked down. As expected, Neji was gone but she was sure he was mad at her for pushing him out of the window like that. I mean, who wouldn't?

'I should apologize to him later… but first, I need to take a bath!'

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A.N.: Hehe, Sakura sure freaked out when she heard Naruto. And Sasuke is still in Oto with Orochimaru but don't worry, he would be making his debut on this story soon. Please review!

Ethereal Infernia