You stretched and peered at the brilliant full moon above you. You smiled with joy and thought about your recent elevation to Jounin rank. Hokage-sama gave you your exam mission this morning and you passed with flying colours. Basking in the light from the moon, you continued to walk to your house. With a light skip to your step and humming softly to yourself, you walked down the street and approached your door. Just before your hand reached the knob, you paused. Something didn't feel right.
Before you had time to further asses what was amiss, the door swung open and a chorus of congratulations broke out. "Huh?" Was all you could muster. "Congratulations on passing your Jounin exam." Sakura happily pulled you through your own door. "Oh, thanks…" You were still flustered by the group. Once you got into your home, you looked around at the group gathered in the house. Everyone was there. Your friends from the leaf village, the sand siblings, and even Sasuke lounged in your living room.
"Now that everyone's here, we should play this game I read about." Ino announced.
"Great, this'll be troublesome." Shikamaru sighed and you couldn't help but agree with him.
"What's the game?" Naruto asked full of curiosity.
"Well it's called 'Seven Minutes in Heaven'." Ino smiled.
"How do you play?" Tenten asked.
"When you have a party with guys and girls together you have the guys write their names, favorite animals, favorite colours, or something on a sheet of paper and put it in a bowl. The girls then draw the slips of paper out of the bowl and have to stay in a closet for seven minutes with the guy who wrote on the paper." Ino explained.
"What happens in the closet?" Kankuro asked.
"Ummm…the thing I read said the guy gets to do whatever he wanted with the girl." Ino answered. You looked around at everyone's faces and saw some people were excited while others looked like they dreaded the game
"I knew this would be troublesome." Shikamaru sighed.
"Let's play!" Naruto excitedly shouted. After some cheers mixed with a small amount of grumbling, you retrieved the materials needed to play. Ino passed the paper and pencils to the guys and told them to write the name of their favorite flower. Sakura passed the bowl around and the guys put their paper in it. "Since this party is for ______, she gets to draw the first name." Sakura smiled and handed you the bowl. You reached your hand into the bowl and pulled out a slip of paper with Cattelya Orchid abstractly written on it.
"Cattleya Orchid." You read from the slip of paper. You looked up and saw Kankuro get up. He evenly walked to the closet, and you followed close behind. "Have fun." Temari smiled at you and you returned the smile as she closed the door. You didn't know much about Kankuro since he wasn't from your village, but the few times you'd seen him, he'd intrigued you.
"So, what do you want to do in here?" You lightly asked him.
He shrugged, "No idea." You sighed and sat down and Kankuro followed suit.
"This game seems to be rather troublesome doesn't it?" Kankuro suddenly asked you.
"Eh?" You looked at him with a quizzical expression.
"What?" He caught your look.
"I would expect Shikamaru to say something like that." You smiled.
"It's rather rude to talk about a guy other than the one you are spending time with isn't it?" Kankuro unexpectedly asked. You narrowed your eyes with extreme suspicion. If you didn't know better, you'd think Kankuro was hitting on you. You kept looking at him as the thoughts turned over in your head and Kankuro kept a steady gaze on you. After all, alone, in a closet, and in the dark left room for many romantic things to happen. You felt your face blush ever so slightly, and under Kankuro's unrelenting gaze, you hoped he didn't notice. You studied Kankuro's face, and an idea came to you.
"I know what we can do." You smiled ever so innocently.
"What?" Kankuro voiced with expectation and slight suspicion.
"You can take the make-up off your face, and I'll see what you really look like." You held your innocent smile.
Kankuro smiled in that annoying smirky way he did, "I'll take off the make-up, if you give me a kiss after." You paused and thought very carefully about your response. He didn't specify what kind of kiss or how long, so something on the cheek should do.
"Okay, take off the make-up and I'll give you a kiss." You smiled your best salesman smile. Kankuro looked pleased and pulled a cloth out of a pocket. He easily wiped the make-up off and you wondered how it stayed on during battle and everyday wear. "There." He smiled slightly and revealed his face. You looked at that face and involuntarily reached for the ear-like hood he wore. You attempted to pull it off his head, when a pair of hands firmly gripped your wrists. "The agreement was for me to take off the make-up. If you want me to take off my clothes it'll cost more than a kiss." He smiled and you blushed.
You didn't even think about taking off the hood, you reacted rather than thought. The shock of your action reeling in your head, gave Kankuro a lovely chance. He released your wrists and placed a gentle hand under your chin. Gently he raised your head to look up at him, and softly brushed his lips to yours. The blush you had deepened and you found your self unconsciously releasing his hood and wrapping your arms around Kankuro's neck. In return, the puppeteer wrapped his arms around your back and drew you closer, deepening the kiss in the process. Before the two of you could get much further, you heard Temari's voice. "Time's up!" She cried and opened the closet. Her happy expression changed to one of scolding when she caught sight of you in Kankuro's arms.
You blushed again and Kankuro helped you up from the floor and out the door. You expected catcalls and wolf whistles from the other party members, but instead you got knowing smiles. A mix of surprise and suspicion washed over you, and you let Kankuro lead you to the back of the group. Hinata passed the bowl and the game resumed with you and Kankuro lightly flirting at the back of the room.