Hey everybody! First off let me thank all my reviewers! Thanks for taking the time to review the story! Secondly, I'd like to thank my beta reader again, MissFaerieKaiti! :D So, that's it. I won't keep you with an insanely long authors note, please enjoy and please review!

6:00 A.M

Survival tip twenty seven: snow cones and sub zero weather do not mix…ever. Apparently, no one ever told Tenten this, which would probably explain why she was walking down the streets of Konoha with a snow cone frozen to her tongue.

"Tenten," a familiar voice yelled from behind her. The kunochi turned around to see the sand siblings following Shikamaru.

"Ey uys," she greeted drearily. "hat's hup?" (Translation: Hey guys, what's up?)

"The Kazekage," Shikamaru said motioning to Gaara who was bundled up in every form of sweater known to man "Is visiting Konoha for Christmas. Guess who gets to show him the local 'customs'?" Shikamaru shrugged with a sigh and a look that said 'It's troublesome but what are you gonna do?' Tenten looked past the lazy Nara teen and towards the sand siblings. Kankuro and Temari waved, Gaara just glared and mumbled something about the weather not being natural.

"So what's new with you?" Shikamaru drawled. Tenten rolled her eyes and pointed to her tongue which was in a tangled set of knots due to her futile attempts to get the snow cone off.

"You know what this means don't you!" Kankuro shouted with a grin of his face.

"Oh no," Temari groaned.

"She's…!"

"No, please, don't say it." Gaara deadpanned.

"Tongue tied!" Kankuro yelled as everyone groaned.

"Ahts reat Ankuro now an onebody…" Tenten began before Temari walked over to her and yanked the snow cone off her tongue using all the grace and fragility of a freight train. "Ow! Ow, ow…thanks," Tenten said shaking her head and blinking a couple thousand times.

"Don't mention it," Temari shrugged. "So what brings you out here on the day before Christmas?" Temari continued looking over the snow cone as if she was deciding whether to try and eat it or not.

"To make a long story short, I forgot to buy a Christmas present for Neji and I've got about eighteen hours to find him a present." Tenten said giving a depressed sigh.

"Relax," Temari smiled "You've got plenty of time to find him a gift."

"Temari. You do realize that this is Neji Hyuga we're talking about! This has to be the perfect gift! I can't just show up with some lame last minute gift or some mediocre gift!" she said placing her face about five inches from Temari's "This is Neji Hyuga we're talking about! I have to find him the perfect gift because…he's special." She finished lamely. Temari smiled at the younger ninja, she was so into him.

"Any particular reason why it has to be so 'special'," Temari answered with something that subtly resembled a smirk. Tenten responded with her best 'I think you know why now can you please just help me out?' look. Temari smiled and sighed.

"So do any of you guys know what I can get him?" Tenten asked sheepishly.

"Well…" Shikamaru began thoughtfully. "I'm not free today, but I think maybe Ino might be able to help you shop for a gift."

"Cool," Tenten said smiling "Where…AH!" Tenten said feeling a sudden presence materialize out of nowhere and turning around to see Ino standing right beside her.

"I heard my name and shop in one sentence," Ino explained with a smile. Tenten looked at Ino suspiciously, then took a healthy step back.

6:59 A.M

"So, you know the plan right?" Ino asked staring intently at the door ready to dash in as soon as the clock stuck seven.

"All you said to me was as soon as the door opens run inside and head for the first store you see," Tenten said with a raised eyebrow.

"Exactly," Ino answered not taking her eyes off of the door. Tenten face palmed. Suddenly, the doors opened, Ino grabbed Tenten and sped inside along with all the rest of the deadbeats who decided to wait until the last minute to do there Christmas shopping. Ino then shifted into something that is known as 'Hyperdrive Buying'.

The first stop: Steal You Blind Department Store. A fitting name considering the 'send you-into-open-heart-surgery type' prices.

"Where are we headed?" Tenten shouted as they raced trough the store.

"Beauty and Health care products!" Ino shouted back as the duo arrived at a section of the store that held more varieties of shampoo and skin care products than Tenten had kunai. Well, maybe not that many, but you get the picture.

"What are we supposed to find here?" Tenten asked.

"Um, hello," Ino grinned "Take one look at that Neji's hair. Do you think it just naturally grows that way?"

"Well, personally, I think it's genetic, but Neji say's he spends a couple hours each morning. So, I think he has enough hair care products as it is." Tenten shrugged.

"Oh," was all Ino said looking at the seven bottles of shampoo she'd picked up before shrugging and dumping them into her own cart.

Furnishings Department

It took Ino about three point nine seconds to find the biggest recliner in the entire store which had a price tag with more zero's that the national debt.

"I don't know," Tenten said looking the chair over. "He doesn't spend much time indoors much or sitting down. Why would he need a recliner."

"What? The guy doesn't just sit down and crash someplace for awhile?" Ino asked curiously.

"Yeah he does, but only when he's meditating and I don't think you can meditate in a recliner that has a built in TV remote, vibrator, heater and Cheese Whiz spreader" Tenten said "And I think they have more than enough chair and couches at the Hyuga mansion."

"Then what do you suggest?" Ino asked skeptically crossing her arms.

"Well…" Tenten smiled getting a far off look in her eye.

Ninja Tools Department.

"We can get some of those shurkien, those new kunai models, senbon…"

"Didn't you get him ninja tools for the past five years?" Ino asked.

"No…Maybe…I…well…I mean…yes," Tenten sighed finally.

"That's what I thought." Ino said dragging Tenten off "Besides, I'm sure he has more enough ninja tools already."

9:00 A.M

After two hours in the store, Tenten had a grand total of zero items. "Aghh!" Tenten groaned. "This is hopeless! We found everything but a gift for Neji! What do you get for a guy that has everything?" Ino turned around from her six hundred and twenty nine items.

"Sorry, did you say something?" she asked innocently. Tenten face palmed again.