And the horrors of Easter continue!

Tenten came running back up from her apartment. She was wearing her maryjanes so she had a little more careful where she stepped. As she reached the training grounds, she saw a trio of bunnies waiting for her. One of them had pale eyes and was leaning grumpily against a tree, muttering something about ridiculous costumes and how they always ruined his reputation.

Said bunny glared at Tenten as soon as he spotted her. The other two, however, started screaming that her dress was most youthful and she was a youthful flower.

Tenten grinned and scratched the back of her neck. "You really think it's that nice?"

She got a very grumpy "no" from the pale-eyed bunny, but the other two said yes, of course, didn't they say it was most youthful?

She turned to the grouchy bunny.

"C'mon Neji, it's not that bad. You look kind of cute, actually!"

Oh, if looks could kill!

Lee and Gai, the happy bunnies, grinned and nodded in agreement.

"We told you it was a most youthful costume!" Lee exclaimed, somehow not noticing Neji's death glares, which intensified.

"It is not a youthful costume!" Neji snapped. He was humiliated in front of team 7 just so Lee and Gai could get him into a bunny costume. He had every right to be angry.

Tenten just giggled. There was no way she could take him seriously in that costume.

"All right, my youthful pupils! The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived!"

Tenten and Lee actually looked excited. Neji continued to mope.

Gai grinned wider and continued, "I will go hide the eggs, and we will have an Easter egg hunt!"

Lee started to cheer. Tenten didn't cheer, but she certainly looked pleased with the idea of an Easter egg hunt. Neji growled something under his breath about not wanting to search for stupid eggs, but no one paid him any mind.

"And…………….." Gai said, drawing out the'd' farther than most people would've thought possible, " I have another surprise for you!"

"What is it?!" Tenten and Lee exclaimed at the same time, Lee drowning out Tenten for the most part.

"I have invited Team 8 to join us! Isn't that exciting, Neji? You'll get to hunt for eggs with your beloved cousin!"

"What?! Why?!" Neji was not a happy bunny.

"Because Kurenai liked the idea of having an Easter egg hunt too, and I thought to myself, 'Gai, why don't you invite them to our Easter egg hunt?' So I did! Besides Neji, the more the merrier!"

Neji ground his teeth. He used to like holidays, but now he hated anything involving the holidays because Gai always did something like this. He just didn't understand some people have too much dignity to be involved in silly holiday traditions.

"Wow! That's a great idea, Gai-sensei!!!" Lee was crying tears of joy at this point. They would get to share their youthfulness with Team 8!

"Awesome!" Tenten grinned. Team 8 was a nice group. Hinata was really sweet.

Gai seemed pleased with their responses.

"I have instructed them to wear their Easter clothes, so they will probably look just like us. They should be arriving any minute now!"

Neji glanced towards the road and groaned. "Well, speak of the-"

"Hi Hinata!" Tenten shouted.

Team 8 came running up the hill. As Neji expected, they were wearing suits and dresses. Not bunny costumes.

They all seemed to do a double take when they saw the bunnies.

Then Kiba started to snicker. He'd spotted Neji glowering by the tree, and the sight was rather funny.

Hinata bit her lip and tried not to giggle. She knew Neji had probably not donned the costume of his own free will.

Kurenai cleared her throat.

"Well, if we'd known you wanted us to wear costumes….."

Gai just shook his head and declared dramatically, "It's just fine, Kurenai! Tenten's not wearing a costume either!"

He stopped with a sudden realization. "But I do have some Easter egg costumes if you want to borrow them!"

Kurenai sweatdropped. "Oh, uh, that's okay Gai, we don't really need costumes," She quickly tried to shift his attention, "Why don't we hunt Easter eggs now?"

"Yes! You and I will hide the eggs, and our students will hunt them! Cover your eyes, youthful pupils!"

Neji snorted. Like he couldn't just watch them with his byakugan. But everyone complied.

Minutes later, everyone was told to go out and search. Neji smirked and turned on his byakugan. He would get the most eggs for sure…… He didn't just think that, did he?!

Kiba and Akamaru sniffed out the eggs while Shino searched for them with his bugs. Hinata did the same as Neji.

Apparently Team 8 had a serious advantage, because despite Team Gai's speed, Team 8 ended up with many more eggs.

"Hah! We just burned you guys!" Kiba laughed. Gai's jaw dropped. He had just been boasting a few minutes ago about how his team would find the most eggs.

"So?! It's not a competition, idiot!" Tenten shouted in Kiba's face. Lee was weeping at his defeat. Neji was just scowling at the ground.

"Can I get out of this stupid costume now?"

Gai sighed as Kurenai rounded up her students and made them say thank you for being invited.

"Bye Tenten!" Hinata shouted. "We kicked your butts!" Kiba shouted.

"Enjoy it, because it will not happen again!!" Lee screamed after them.

"Well, can I?" demanded an irritated Neji.

"Lee, it was just an Easter egg hunt for crying out loud!" Tenten yelled at Lee.

Gai just shook his head. Where had he gone wrong?

Yep, this is the end of the second Team Gai holiday. Next up: Probably Thanksgiving or Christmas.

An important note: This Easter I'm talking about is only the superficial version. Not the religious one, hence I didn't come up with a touching or warm ending.