Disclaimer – I don't own Naruto or any of the songs here.
A/N – and the shuffle challenge continues… 8 songs to go ! =) this is fun
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1 – Money Money Money – ABBA
(bit obvious who this is going to be about! Oh and in this, the lyrics are in the dialogues, cus somehow that just made so much sense to me)
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Tsunade shoved aside a stack of paperwork, glowering at the tottering pile that still remained on her desk.
They were mainly bills – for missions, for ninja equipment, for festivals – heck, even Naruto's Ramen bills (which for some inexplicable reason were being sent to her, the Hokage) had found their way amongst the stack on her desk, and those were pretty hefty.
Tsunade cursed, banging her fist down on the table. A large crack appeared.
"What's wrong," Shizune asked tentatively, as Tsunade grabbed the glass of sake next to her, chugging it down with one gulp.
"I've had enough of this," Tsunade snarled.
Shizune bit her lip, expecting an outburst.
"I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay!" Tsunade grumbled. "Ain't it sad?"
Shizune nodded, unsure of what to say.
"But still there never seems to be a single penny left for me," Tsunade continued morosely, gesturing to the treasury, from which she often used money for her addictive gambling and betting. According to the bills, it was nearly empty.
"That's too bad," Shizune finally offered, her tone sympathetic.
Tsunade grunted in agreement, slamming her hand on the desk as she stood up. It broke into splinters. The Hokage ignored this, however, continuing her rant.
"In my dreams, I have a plan… if I got me a wealthy man…" she mused.
At that moment, a large, white-haired man popped his head through her window, his eyes bright.
"Did someone mention they wanted a wealthy man?" he asked, waggling his eyebrows suggestively. "You know my Icha Icha are really popular, they sell fast and get me lots of cash…"
Tsunade bashed him on the head, before mumbling quietly.
"I was referring to – Dan…"
"Go on, my lady," Shizune said quickly, not wanting her mentor to start despairing over her dead loved ones now.
"Yes, as I was saying, if I got me a wealthy man," Tsunade went on, "I wouldn't have to work at all, I'd fool around and have a ball…"
Jiraiya's perky face popped back up again, at the words 'fool around', but once again, he was bashed away.
"Money, money, money," Tsunade chanted, closing her eyes and clutching her blonde hair. "Must be funny… in a rich man's world…"
Shizune nodded her head vehemently – no point disagreeing, and pointing out that Tsunade would have more than enough money if she didn't waste it all on gambling, or lose it all through her abysmal betting propensities.
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Hee hee. That was fun =) that song so suits Tsunade though! Can you imagine her in Meryl Streep's role, running around and singing! I totally can! Or maybe that's just me… *blushes*. And Jiraiya's words and the Dan bit weren't a part of the actual song, but the rest of the dialogue was (from the 'I work all night' part)
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9 - Always – Saliva
(Gasp! This song… the story just FITS so well…)
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Sasuke stared in shock at the familiar figure in front of him. Long hair, features like his own only more mature, harder, red eyes with that familiar pinwheel pattern…
He could make out Danzo's shocked face. He knew it was his own genjutsu, that he couldn't actually have come back – but his presence stirred up painful memories. Sasuke bit his lip, trying to make out the blurring sight in front of him. He'd used the Mangekyou too much, he was probably losing his eyesight as a result…
I hear a voice say 'Don't be so blind'
"Itachi-nii-san, why won't you play with me anymore?" a younger, chubbier, seven year old Sasuke sulked, sticking out his bottom lip petulantly.
"I've been very busy with missions," Itachi explained, though little Sasuke thought there was something odd with the way he was looking at him. Itachi walked off, swiftly poking Sasuke in the head as he did so. He seemed in a hurry, and Sasuke wondered if he was hiding something from him.
It's telling me all these things that you would probably hide…
"To Itachi, your life weighed more than the entire village of Konoha!" Madara boomed, and Sasuke's heart nearly stopped as the weight of the truth crushed him.
Am I your one and only desire?
"I miss spending time with you," Sasuke confessed, and Itachi smiled at him. It was a warm smile, though his older brother seemed regretful.
"You're at the academy, Sasuke, and I'm on missions, so I barely get to see you anymore," he replied, ruffling Sasuke's hair.
Am I the reason you breathe, or am I the reason you cry?
Sasuke gasped, as the Sharingan matured in his eye for the first time. He grabbed a kunai, that was glinting under the moonlight, and aimed it at his retreating brother.
Itachi dodged it just in time, whipping his head around for an instant, before turning away and leaving Konoha, leaving Sasuke behind.
Sasuke thought he was hallucinating, but under the moonlight, he'd thought he'd seen one crystal tear shimmering on Itachi's cheek.
Always, always, always…
Sasuke grunted in exertion, as he aimed the kunai at the target. He flipped back down, landing on his feet as he surveyed his work. Six had hit the target perfectly. Two had missed by barely half a centimeter each. Sasuke cursed, and pulled them out, before standing at the middle of the clearing again, kunai clenched between his fingers and his teeth, as he attempted the exhausting training he'd seen Itachi do all those years ago.
He always trained with the goal of defeating Itachi. He always trained keeping Itachi's techniques in mind. He always trained so that one day, he could kill the man who'd broken his heart and shattered his world.
Always, always, always…
"Damnit, Itachi!" Sasuke shouted out loud, wishing that maybe his brother had been there to help him with his techniques instead of abandoning him and betraying their family!
I just can't live without you!
Sasuke glared at his blonde teammate, grabbing his collar before shouting out spitefully.
"How would you know what it's like to lose your loved ones?! Huh?!"
Sasuke remembered his mother, his father, and then – Itachi's smiling face. He shook Naruto furiously.
" How would you know the pain, when you've been alone from the start!"
I love you
Sasuke remembered the comforting feeling he got, when he was piggyback riding on his brother's back, his nose buried in Itachi's soft hair… or the feeling he got when he was in his brother's strong embrace. It was a feeling of safety, security, and most of all, love.
I hate you
"I've festered my hatred for you, and it's made me stronger!" Sasuke shouted, his eyes blazing as he summoned his chakra. Blue electricity sizzled in his hand, and the sound of chirping birds filled the air.
Itachi raised an elegant eyebrow, but didn't speak or move.
"CHIDORI!" Sasuke roared, rushing at his brother, the hate, the abhorrence, the detestation fuelling him on.
I can't get around you
"Give up on your vengeance, Sasuke. It will get you nowhere."
It was probably the tenth time he'd heard that same piece of advice.
Sasuke's blood boiled when he thought of his brother, his brother who had sacrificed everything, everyone, for the sake of peace.
"No," he growled. "Vengeance is what I live for."
I breathe you, I taste you, I can't live without you
Memories flooded through Sasuke, memories that he'd locked up because they were far too painful to think of.
But after Madara's revelation, he allowed himself to think about Itachi.
He allowed himself to think about the times they'd shared together, his comforting scent, his warm embrace, the tender expression in his eyes…
Tears spilt from Sasuke's new, star-shaped Mangekyou Sharingan, as he remembered the brother he was being forced to live without.
I just can't take any more this life of solitude
Suicide was not something Sasuke hadn't considered. It was why he headed so recklessly into battles. His life didn't matter that much to him anymore.
But there was no time killing himself, for he had a brother to avenge.
I pick myself off the floor, and now I'm done with you
A seven-year old Sasuke struggled to stand, pushing himself off the blood-stained floor with his hands.
"H-how could you?" he whispered, tears streaming down his face, as he regarded the bodies of their dead parents. "I-Itachi, how could you d-do this?"
I feel… like you don't want me around
Sasuke stared after his brother's retreating back, rubbing the sore spot on his forehead. Itachi was acting strange… and distant…
I guess I'll pack all my things, I'll guess I'll see you around…
Sasuke quickly backed his books, and grabbed his bento box and rushed to school. It was pointless asking Itachi to drop him today – he probably wouldn't. It hurt Sasuke that his brother was acting so strange, so strangely uncaring.
Little did he know of the conflict playing on Itachi's mind, of the sight that would meet him as he rushed from school in a few hours.
It's all been bottled up until now
Cling! Clash! Bang!
Hundreds of shuriken fell to the floor. Each of Sasuke's throws had been perfectly matched and intercepted by his brother.
Sasuke quickly created a clone, jumping at him from above, Chidori in hand.
It was pointless though, since later he'd find out he was caught in a genjutsu the entire time…
As I walk out the door, all I can here is the sound… Always, always, always
The genjutsu shattered.
Itachi seemed impressed.
Sasuke was furious, and hurled a large shuriken at his brother, quickly making the signs for a 'Shadow Shuriken Jutsu'.
Always, always, always…
"Katon: Goukanyo no jutsu!"
"Katon: Goukanyo no jutsu!"
Identical blazing balls of flame sped out of the brothers' mouths and collided in the center. Soon, Itachi's flames were tainted the black color of Amaterasu, and quickly swallowed up Sasuke's.
I just can't live without you!
When Sasuke woke up the day after the massacre, the first thing he realized, after feeling the wound in his shoulder, was that Itachi, the one who'd given him the wound, was gone.
I love you
"Nii-san!" Sasuke shouted excitedly, flinging his arms around his older brother's waist as an unsuspecting Itachi arrived home from school.
"Let's play something!" he suggested exuberantly, not giving his brother time to even respond.
"Sasuke, Itachi has homework to do!" his mother scolded, but Itachi, seeing the disappointed look on Sasuke's face, patted his brother's messy hair.
"I can finish my homework later," he said, smiling at Sasuke's thrilled expression.
I hate you
"Not enough hatred," Itachi murmured into Sasuke's ear, slamming the boy against the wall and holding him up by the neck with one hand. He looked Sasuke straight in the eye, before torturing him with the Tsukuyomi.
I can't get around you!
"My aim," Sasuke said, his voice thick with emotion, "Is to kill a certain man."
Sakura and Naruto stared at him, wide-eyed.
I breathe you, I taste you, I can't live without you…
"Why did you do it," Sasuke asked aloud, one day, as he sat by the Uchiha memorial."Why would you do this to me, Itachi?"
I just can't take any more this life of solitude. I pick myself up the floor, and now I'm done with you.
Sasuke struggled up, as Itachi walked towards him, shielded by the monstrous form of his Susanoo.
I have no more chakra, Sasuke realized.
This was it.
I left my head around your heart.
Sasuke had worshipped Itachi as a kid. Itachi was everything for him – an older brother, an idol, his world.
Why would you tear my world apart?!
Sasuke gasped at the scene before him – it was like his perfect world was shattering to pieces around him. Dead bodies, so many of them… blood, Uchiha blood, splattering the compound walls…
I see the blood all over your hands
"Wh-why?" Sasuke gasped, staring at the silhouette of his brother, and the blood that pooled at his feet. Their parents' blood.
Itachi's red eyes gleamed.
"To test my capabilities…"
Does it make you feel more like a man?
"To test your – capabilities?" Sasuke repeated disbelievingly, unsure if he heard him right.
Itachi couldn't be that cruel.
His beloved older brother was not that heartless, was he?
Was it all just a part of your plan?
It was all planned, Sasuke realized with a jolt.
The massacre, Itachi joining Akatsuki, Itachi dying by Sasuke's hands and transferring all his powers to him.
The only reason Sasuke was alive, and so powerful right now, was because of the foresight and the care his older brother had harbored for him.
Sasuke's heart throbbed, as more tears poured out of his eyes, mixing with the blood.
The pistol's shaking in my hand
Sasuke's kunai trembled in his seven-year old hands.
Itachi wanted him to fight him, after getting the special eyes, after killing a best friend.
But could he really – fight his older brother?
And all I here is the sound
The chidori crackled in his fingers, the sound of chirping birds filling the air. But this time, the attack wasn't meant for Itachi.
Sasuke charged forward – Itachi's genjutsu had given him the recovery time he needed, had stalled Danzo for long enough.
Always, always, always
Sasuke remember the gentle smile that encouraged him to go to the academy, that congratulated him when his report card came, regardless of their father's indifference.
Always, always, always
He remembered the calloused hands, which had taught him how to hold and throw kunai and shuriken properly. The hands that killed their parents for the sake of the village, for his sake. The hands that flew through hand seals, creating a jutsu to draw out Orochimaru and seal him away, so that he could no longer torment Sasuke.
Always, always, always,
He remembered the eyes, which had been full of warmth and compassion before they bled over with the blood of the Uchiha clan – eyes with immense power, that had been transplanted into his own body, a part of Itachi that was now a part of him…
Always, always, always, always.
Because wherever he went, Itachi's chakra, Itachi's eyes, Itachi's soul and Itachi's memory would always be with Sasuke.
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A/N – oh. that was heavy. but that song lyrics suit them so perfectly ! that's a drabble I've had in my head for a while, but I've never put it down on paper. But when the opportunity arose (how I love my ipod for this) I couldn't resist. I'm sorry to those who wanted NejiTen. Actually, the past few haven't been NejiTen… but I couldn't help it
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10. Can you feel the love tonight – Lion King
(zomg, yayyyy! I love this song!)
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Lee and Gai crouched behind the bushes – luckily Neji's Byakugan was deactivated, and hence their presence hadn't been revealed.
It's not like they were trying to spy on the saner half of their team or anything – it was just that Gai had a pending bet with Kakashi on whether or not Neji and Tenten were a couple. Gai had vehemently denied what Kakashi claimed was obvious romance. Gai had said it was platonic love, nothing more. And now, Gai and Lee were watching the duo for signs on which one of them was correct.
Kakashi was probably watching too, from some tree above, if he wasn't buried behind his perverted book, that is.
Neji and Tenten weren't training. They'd worn themselves out some time earlier. The field was littered with weapons and hollows made from Neji's Kaiten to testify the fact. Now they were merely resting, Neji leaning against a tree in silent meditation, Tenten sprawled in the grass not far from him. They'd been in that position for a few minutes.
There was no movement for a while, before Neji cracked open a white eye, and turned to look at his female teammate. He called out to her, and Tenten got up, shifting herself so she was sitting next to him, leaning against the tree as well. Neji said something to her, and Tenten giggled. He said something else, his usually serious face relaxed, a hint of a smile lighting up his handsome features. This time, Tenten laughed out loud, her voice ringing in the otherwise quiet forest.
Lee gasped.
"I can see what's happening!" he exclaimed.
"What?" Gai asked, confused.
"And they don't have a clue," Lee continued dismally, shaking his head melodramatically as he pointed at the duo resting beneath the tree.
"Who?" Gai asked, still bemused.
"They'll fall in love," Lee said. Gai's thick eyebrows rose.
"And here's the bottom line," Lee went on, dropping his voice conspiratorially. Gai leaned in.
"Our trio's down to two!" Lee finished, his expression sorrowful.
Gai contemplated this.
"Oh," he muttered, not quite believing his protégée.
He looked over at Neji and Tenten again. Though Neji was surprisingly relaxed, and surprisingly close to the bun-haired kunoichi, their actions didn't quite indicate a romantic relationship.
The sun was setting, casting reddish-orange beams on the teammates' faces. Suddenly, Neji raised his arm, which he'd been retying the bandages on, and wrapped it around Tenten's shoulder. Tenten didn't seem shocked by this, but moved closer to him, resting her head on his shoulder.
Gai's eyes bugged out, and Lee's thick eyebrows shot up so high they were in danger of disappearing under his glossy fringe.
"The sweet caress of twilight!" he exclaimed, obviously proud that he'd been proved right.
Gai didn't bother pointing out it was actually the opposite of twilight, and let Lee continue, still not believing it was romance. Brothers and sisters acted this way, didn't they? Though he'd never seen Neji cuddling up with Hinata, or even touching the girl for that matter, if it didn't involve trying to rupture her internal organs, and that had been years ago.
"There's magic everywhere!" Lee continued enthusiastically, now gesticulating wildly. "And with all this romantic atmosphere… disaster's in the air!!!"
"Lee, my precious student," Gai scolded. "I really cannot imagine what you are babbling about! Haven't I told you it's a sin to lie and make up things!"
"But I'm not," Lee spluttered. "Just look at them Gai-sensei! Can't you feel the love and the passion and the flames of youth emanating from their youthful bodies?!"
"No, Lee, I cannot," Gai said sternly.
"Can't you feel the love tonight?" Lee persisted, disheartened that his idol didn't believe him, didn't believe what to Lee's round eyes was quite blatant.
Neji's hand had found its way into Tenten's hair, and he quickly pulled off the two hair ties, allowing her brown locks to tumble down her back and spill over her shoulders in a lustrous brown cascade.
Can you feel the love tonight
Lee watched in awe – he'd never seen Tenten with her hair down, but the familiarity with which Neji loosened it, and the fact that the fiery kunoichi didn't shove a kunai into his hand for it, obviously implied that he had before. Neji was now running his hands through her hair.
The peace the evening brings
Lee continued to watch, wide-eyed, as his apparently not-so-emotionless teammate, the stoic genius Neji, leaned over, tilting Tenten's head towards him with a hand on her chin, and kissed her.
The world for once in perfect harmony
Tenten kissed back, allowing him to pull her into his lap. The fact that she didn't unleash a barrage of weapons on him, and instead allowed him to kiss her peacefully, made Lee suspect this wasn't the first time they had kissed.
Lee was shocked.
It wasn't unusual to see Neji and Tenten so intensely involved in each other.
But it was unusual to see them so intensely involved in each other in an activity that was not violent, or related to sharp pointy things flying through the air, or palms rotating around, jabbing chakra everywhere.
And yet somehow, they were at perfect harmony, like they were during their spars. Perfectly balanced, perfectly in sync, one complementing the other.
So many things to tell her, but how to make her see… the truth about my past?
As Neji continued to kiss Tenten, drowning himself in the blissful feeling of it, a few annoying thoughts nagged at his mind.
Their secret relationship had gone on for nearly a year – and he still hadn't told her he loved her. He knew he did, but he also knew, that with Tenten, the relationship would probably become permanent. And though Neji was sure that he wanted to be with her for the rest of his life, even marry her – he wasn't sure if he wanted to bring her into his restricted, patriarchal and insular clan. Imagining the free-spirited Tenten incarcerated by the views and customs of the Hyuugas…
Impossible,
Neji thought. She'd never accept it.
She'd turn away from me…
Tenten, however, was more perceptive than he gave her credit for. She pulled back from Neji, staring into his white eyes. Though they seemed expressionless and blank to most, Tenten could see that he appeared slightly troubled. He'd suddenly stopped kissing her too.
It's probably the clan again, she surmised. It was usually the clan, when Neji became like this. She could tell, at times, that he was on the verge of telling her something, but then he'd suddenly go rigid and become all closed. She never understood what, she never understood what he was keeping to himself, why he would suddenly become withdrawn for some time, before she could coax him back to normal.
He's holding back, he's hiding… but what, I can't decide…
It had something to do with his clan, she was sure of that much.
Why won't he just let the clan be, and be himself, Tenten wondered. Neji always restricted himself because of his clan, the obligations he was put under. And somehow, Tenten, who had met Hiashi-sama quite a few times before, thought that if he'd only talked it out with his uncle, things would be different, that he'd find the clan wasn't as unyielding as he thought it was. And then he'd be able to let go of the burden that had recently lodged itself on him, and start loosening up again.
Why won't he be the king I know he is, the king I see inside?
Neji, however, put the clan issues at the back of his head again, and proceeded to kiss his girlfriend again, missing the feeling of her lips on his. Tenten acquiesced, mentally noting to confront Neji about the issue some time later that week.
For the time being, she happily succumbed to Neji, who was now attacking her neck with his lips.
Can you feel the love tonight?
Kakashi chuckled. He could see Gai's flabbergasted expression from his little spot in the trees and it was priceless. Not to mention, the passion his students were displaying… they could probably give Sasuke and Sakura a run for their money.
Though, Kakashi noted gleefully, turning a page of his book, I won the bet. Gai: fifty two, Kakashi: fifty three.
Gai and Lee continued to stare at the youthful display between their respective students and teammates, tears streaming down both their faces at the sight. Lee's of course, were tears of joy, despite his earlier sadness at being 'left alone'. Gai, though immensely happy about his students' newfound affection, was inwardly grieving over yet another loss to that damned Kakashi.
The peace the evening brings…
Neji and Tenten had broken apart. Lee was impressed – he'd been counting seconds and he didn't know they could hold their breaths for that long!
Tenten was now sitting peacefully in Neji's lap, her back against his chest, his hands threading through her loose locks of hair.
Neji leaned over, a slightly mischievous smile on his lips, and whispered something in her ear.
Tenten stared at him for a few seconds, before she suddenly leapt up, her eyes sparkling, her stance furious.
Neji was smirking widely.
"SOSHORYU!" she shrieked, leaping up and effectively shattering the peace, as she aimed dozens and dozens of weapons at her boyfriend, for his mysterious transgression.
Said smirking boyfriend, Neji, seemed to have been expecting an attack for his words, and immediately spun into action, with a yell of "KAITEN!"
The world for once in perfect harmony…
It was rather ironic, really.
Tenten's weapons were easily deflected by Neji's chakra sphere, and buried themselves into surrounding trees, or hit the ground with a noisy clatter. Tenten however, charged at him again, now wielding nunchucks, which she swung above her head.
Neji stood, his arms bent in his familiar stance, awaiting her for a few moments, before dashing at her madly, his hands moving rapidly.
With all it's living things…
All that could be seen for a few moments, was the blur of chains and wooden sticks, and sharp blue bursts of chakra, as Neji and Tenten whirled around, apparently intending to kill each other.
Can you feel the love tonight?
They continued their onslaught, to Gai, Lee and Kakashi's amazement.
Is this some twisted Gai-induced way of showing attraction? Kakashi wondered, watching, out of his Sharingan (which was strong enough to catch their blurred movements) as Tenten aimed her nunchuck at Neji's head, and Neji thrust a chakra-powered palm into his girlfriend's stomach.
You needn't look too far…
Gai and Lee ducked down, dodging the stray shuriken and kunai which were deflected at them, silent as they witnessed the amazingly strange spectacle that unfolded before their eyes.
"This – is truly one of the most youthful displays of passion I have ever seen!" Gai proclaimed thickly, forgetting his loss against his rival.
Stealing through the night's uncertainties, love is where they are…
They soon stopped sparring, reaching some sort of silent truce, and collapsed on the ground, panting. Neither Neji nor Tenten were badly injured – just a few scratches on Neji, where Tenten's weapon had barely grazed him (she made sure it went no deeper) and a few bruises on Tenten's arms where Neji had close of a few chakra points (not important ones, of course).
However, to the onlooker's surprise, a few moments later, Neji pushed himself up, still panting and held out his arms, a smile tugging at his lips. Tenten narrowed her brown eyes for a moment, before tumbling into his awaiting arms, knocking them both over onto the grass, where they lay together, limbs entangled.
Lee wiped a tear, moved greatly by this youthful display.
He turned to Gai-sensei.
"If he falls in love tonight," Lee began, "It can be assumed…"
"His carefree days with us are history," Gai sniffed.
Tenten in the meanwhile, was scowling at Neji again, holding a kunai to his neck, before he brushed her hand away and kissed her.
Gai and Lee stared at each other, before announcing out loud:
"In short our pal is… DOOMED!"
Then, they burst into tears, hugging each other tightly, as large waves crashed behind them, and they ran into the sunset, shouting out each other's names with increasing gusto.
Kakashi turned his attention from Neji and Tenten (who were making out again) to the green beasts, before diverting his eyes in disgust.
And that man called him his rival…
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A/N – I feel so happy! I loved writing that! Somehow, its fun portraying NejiTen relationships as dysfunctional!
And come on, you can totally imagine Lee and Gai singing like Timone and Pumba! It was so fitting!
And you know, when I was listening to the song, I was like OMG, because Simba's voice sounds's similar to Neji's (especially when he says 'Impossible' like Neji does) and Nala's voice is EXACTLY like Tenten's in the English anime!
Oh and if you're wondering what Neji told Tenten to piss her off so much… hee hee, that's for you to wonder! Though I assure you, it was a very naught Un-Neji-like thing to say which left poor Tenten verrry flustered!
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11 – Blame It – Jamie Foxx
(This brings two words to my mind – drunken fist!)
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"Don't. Tell. Me." Neji said through gritted teeth, activating his Byakugan, as a loud crash and familiar sounding yell filled the pub.
Tenten sighed. "You know I told Tsunade-sama not to give us a mission that involved entering a pub…"
"LEAF SPINNING WINNND!" Lee screamed, jumping atop a random table and kicking the food around so it splattered everywhere. The occupants, needless to say, were not happy.
Blame it on the booze, gotcha feelin' loose
Lee, when drunk, was a miniature natural disaster, a weapon of mass destruction. He rampaged around the restaurant, in an inebriated fury, hollering inane nonsense about youth at the top of his lungs, and performing rather dangerous taijutsu moves on unsuspecting, innocent pieces of furniture, people, and on this instance, even food.
Neji and Tenten refused to help Gai-sensei this time, instead choosing to tune out the devastation (it wasn't too hard, since they faced something similar every morning at practice) and returned to their own drinks, keeping an eye out for the shinobi they were tracking.
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Team Gai, though extremely talented, had little knowledge of medical ninjutsu. Which mean they generally couldn't identify poisons, or any kind of suspicious substance.
Including spiked drinks.
Blame it on petron, gotcha in the zone
"Nejiii," Tenten slurred a few minutes later, shoving her face in her teammate's face. "Neji-kunnnn…"
"Byakagun," Neji muttered, unsuccessfully trying to activate his dojutsu, which for some reason had switched off. "Byakagun Byakagun Byakagun!" he persisted, scrunching his eyes shut, completely unaware of the fact he was pronouncing it wrong, and wasn't doing the proper seal either.
"Damnit!" he burst out suddenly, and Tenten jumped back. "Why the hell isn't it working?!"
"I don't know," Tenten retorted, affronted, and slightly piqued that he'd been ignoring her. "Why were you ignoring me, Neji-kun?"
Neji ignored this, rather flustered by the fact that his dojutsu wasn't turning on.
"Why isn't it turning on! Why?" Neji demanded, pulling at his hair.
"Neji-kun, will you listen to me?" Tenten persisted, now poking the prodigy.
Neji finally managed to (accidentally) turn his Byakugan on, and he stared at Tenten, who was quite close to him.
"Ten Tentens," he muttered, furrowing his eyebrows. "That can't be right? I can see ten Tentens…"
He then laughed at the irony. Tenten narrowed her eyes, now quite getting it.
"Neji-kun, I demand you stop ignoring me and listen to me NOW!" she screeched, shouting the last word into his ear. "Or I will cut your hair off with my kunai!"
Neji winced, raising his hand to defend his precious hair. He could still see multiple Tentens, and it was disconcerting. He wasn't aware that alcohol had pretty intense affects on dojutsu.
"Don't," he whimpered uncharacteristically, in reference to his precious hair, as Lee suddenly shot past them, two of his gates opened, wrecking more havoc. There was a loud crash in the background.
Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol
"I won't if you listen to me," Tenten hissed, grabbing on lock of his hair.
"No!" Neji said frantically. "Tenten don't! I'm just really worried! My Byakugan isn't turning on!"
"It already is on you moron!" Tenten shouted.
Neji's eyes lit up.
"Really?"
Tenten bonked him on the head.
"Yes!"
"That's excellent!" Neji said gleefully, smiling widely in a way that Hyuuga's never smiled. Tenten's heart fluttered, and she remember the extremely important thing she had been trying to tell him.
"Neji, I love you," she said loudly. The boy's white eyes widened.
"Wh-what?" he stammered.
"I looooove YOU, Neji-kunnnn," Tenten slurred, wrapping her arms around his neck. Neji stiffened.
Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-alcohol
"YOSH! THE FLAMES OF YOUTH BURN WITHIN ME!" Lee screamed, attempting his initial lotus on an ornamental statue that stood in the restaurant's waiting area. The guests stared at him in alarm, and fear, as he wrapped the poor statue in bandages, and crashed with it, spinning to the ground. Stone pieces shattered everywhere.
"AH!" Lee cried, picking up a piece of stone. "THE SAND BARRIER, AGAIN! DON'T THINK YOU CAN USE THE SAME TRICK EVERY TIME, MY RIVAL FROM THE SAND!" He then proceeded to take off his weights, flinging them into the glass windows, which immediately broke.
"THIS TIME I WILL SURELY DEFEAT YOU!" Lee hollered, "THIRD GATE, OPENNNN!"
Blame it on the vodka
"Neji-kunnn," Tenten whined, "Why aren't you re-act-ing?"
"I – feel – dizzy…" Neji muttered, covering his eyes. Indeed, his liquor-induced vision was taking a very bad toll thanks to his Byakugan.
"Tenten, how do I turn this thing off?" he asked, not quite minding as the kunoichi merrily plopped herself down into his lap.
Damnit, he noticed, blushing furiously a few seconds too late, when he realized their position.
"Turn what off, Neji?" Tenten asked innocently, tilting her head to the side. Neji found the action endearingly cute.
"My Byuka – Byaka – Byakugan…" Neji finally managed to say, shaking his head.
"Hm…" Tenten murmured, peering into his eyes as she leaned forwards to assess the situation. She seemed to have forgotten about her unanswered love confession.
Neji, however, hadn't, and his heart pounded. In a fit of impulsiveness, he reached up with his hands, yanking her hair ties off, rather roughly.
"OW!" Tenten yelped, fixating the boy with a glare, as her hair cascaded down her back. "NEJI YOU PRIG!"
Neji didn't answer, rubbing his eyes, and staring at her dazedly.
She looked beautiful. And the fact that there were ten of her, just made it that much better.
He voiced his sentiments aloud, something he would have never done if he were sober.
"You - look - beautiful, Tentennn," Neji said, slurring, or at least slurring as much as a Hyuuga could slur.
Tenten reddened instantaneously.
"Wh-what?! Neji!!!" she squealed, burying her face in her hands.
Blame it on the henny
"LEE!" Gai shouted, racing after his pupil, who was now literally bouncing off the walls, cackling loudly. "NEJI! TENTEN! WHERE ARE YOU TWO! I NEED HELP!"
"I saaaid – you look beautiful," Neji repeated, staring intensely at Tenten. In his drunken daze, he lifted a hand, about to place it on her cheek. Somehow, it landed up on her upper thigh instead.
Tenten, despite her drunkenness, stiffened. Neji leaned closer, trailing the hand that was on her thigh upwards.
WHACK!
"Tenten!" Neji cried, wounded, clutching his head.
"HYUUGA NEJI!" the girl screeched at him, pointing accusatorily. "YOU VIOLATED ME!"
"But you started it!" the Jounin whined childishly. "You sat on my lap before I felt up your thigh, so there! And I didn't even mean to!"
"Yeah right, you pervert!"
"Me! A pervert!" Neji looked affronted, his normally baritone, husky voice reaching a squeaky high pitch that would have made Hiashi cringe. "I most certainly am not!"
"Let's have a spar to prove it!" Tenten challenged.
"Fine!" Neji said, eyes flashing.
Forgetting the fact that they were in a restaurant, not a training field, Tenten jumped up into the air, grabbing her scrolls.
Blame it on the Blue Tap
"Twin Rising Dragons!" she shouted, spinning around, unleashing a barrage of weapons.
Neji's eyes widened – because of the multiple vision, it seems like ten times as many weapons were headed towards him. It was a rather fearful sight. And somehow, even though she was drunk, Tenten's aim was still perfect!
"Rotation!" he shouted, and began spinning rapidly.
The weapons bounced off his shield, impaling themselves into the walls, the ceiling, and pieces of furniture, as the guests screamed and ran for their lives.
For Neji and Tenten, since their jutsus were daily activities, ingrained into their muscles, their bodies performed them almost involuntarily, flawlessly despite their inebriated state.
"NEJI! TENTEN!" Gai bellowed at his spinning students, as he chased after Lee. "STOP YOUR JUTSUS AT ONCE!"
They paid him no heed.
Tenten continued twirling around mid-air. After she exhausted her weapons, she picked up forks, knives, anything that was lying around in the vicinity, and chucked it at her sparring partner.
Neji continued spinning as well, his Kaiten deflecting all her missives.
The restaurant guests looked on in awe and fear, and the manager buried his face into his hands.
Konoha was going to hear it from him – these were their shinobi!
Meanwhile, the shinobi who Team Gai was supposed to track, disappeared, leaving the restaurant. No one noticed though, amidst the chaos.
Neji and Tenten finally stopped spinning, and Tenten landed on a table, less gracefully than she usually did after finishing her attack.
Gotcha feelin' dizzy
Neji and Tenten both collapsed to the floor, clutching their heads.
"Everything is spinning," Tenten commented.
"My Byaka – eye – thing is acting weird," Neji observed.
They both attempted to stand up, still holding their heads, before Lee came whizzing past, and actually hit Neji with his foot while he attempted to do his 'Konoha Whirlwind' attack mid-air.
Neji stumbled forward, bumping into Tenten, and the duo crashed down onto the floor, yet again.
They let out simultaneous gasps, which were cut off, when their lips slammed together from the force of the impact.
Normally, they would have leapt apart, blushing, and probably apologized to one another profusely.
But this time they were drunk.
And Neji really liked Tenten with her hair loose.
And Tenten had always found Neji particularly handsome.
So they kissed.
Wildly.
And when Gai-sensei darted past, demanding them to terminate the youthful display and assist him with Lee, they only increased the intensity of the kiss, their hands wandering in places they really should not have, Neji using his Byakugan for rather lewd reasons.
Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol
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"Explain yourselves!" Tsunade demanded furiously, the next day.
Gai was slumped on a chair, panting.
It hadn't been an easy task, dragging an extremely drunk Neji, Tenten, and Lee, the latter of who was overly hyperactive back to Konoha.
They'd been singing for nearly half the journey, and Gai was thankful that no enemy nin had been alerted of their presence.
It was the first time they'd failed a mission, and Gai was extremely disappointed.
Kakashi's never going to let me live this down, he thought morosely. Team Seven had never failed a mission by getting insanely drunk. Ever.
"I repeat!" Tsunade snapped, looking and Neji, Tenten and Lee. "Explain yourselves! You have failed your mission, allowed an extremely important shinobi to escape, destroyed thousands of Yen worth of property, and caused Konoha problems with a rather influential businessman in Mist! You had the best track-record till now, always completing your missions flawlessly! How did this happen?!"
Gai whimpered pitifully.
Tenten moaned something about a massive headache, tugging at her unbound hair.
Lee bounced up and down on the balls of his feet, obviously not registering a word of what Tsunade was saying.
Neji blinked a few times, before finally speaking, his voice slurred.
"Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a…"
Tsunade raised her eyebrows. Neji wasn't one to stammer. Hinata maybe, but never Neji.
"Alcohol!" Neji finished, before suddenly tipping forward and fainting.
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A/N – very VERY VERY out of character, I KNOW. But I couldn't resist. And that was so much fun! Why make Lee the only one who goes crazy on sake – I bet Neji and Tenten would too. And yes, for the sake of this fic, they have an extremely low capacity… the last line was supposed to be said by Lee, but then I decided to make it Neji. Just for kicks.
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12 – Low – Flo Rida
(ack! why do I get all these clubbing songs! it makes keeping people in character so hard!)
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"Oh. My. God," Kiba gaped, eyes wide, drooling slightly at the sight before him.
"Duuude," he hissed, punching Naruto on the shoulder.
"Hey!" Naruto yelled, turning to the brown-haired boy next to him, who was pointing at something, eyes wide. Naruto's gaze followed the direction of Kiba's finger.
"WHAT?!" Naruto screeched, blue eyes popping out. "THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!" He stared in shock for a few minutes longer, before his expression soon faded away to one of open lust.
"Wow…" Naruto whispered. "Be-lieeeeve it…."
"Neji's going to be pissed," Sasuke commented, though Naruto didn't quite get which kunoichi he was referring to, that Neji would get pissed off about. Probably both.
He didn't quite care about Neji's sentiments at the moment though, and continued to stare at the sight in front of him, feeling like he was in heaven.
It's how Jiraiya must have felt when he was in the Lady's Hot Spring…
Shawty had them apple bottom jeans, boots with the furrr
Hinata, pure, sweet, innocent Hinata, was standing on top of the bartop, of Konoha's most famous nightclub, dancing like some kind of stripper from an Icha Icha movie.
She'd cast off her thick lavender and white jacket, and was wearing a rather tight, fitting, black, fishnet t-shirt underneath, which accentuated the voluptuous curves, which Kiba and Naruto never knew she even had.
And she was dancing, with her arms around Tenten, who was in a skirt, with her hair loose!
The whole club was looking at her…
No one could miss out on the attention the dancing duo was missing. Most of the people's eyes were glued on them.
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"What. The. Hell."
A very pissed off Neji had joined the spectacle, and he was glaring murderously at his dancing cousin, veins nearly popping out of the side of his face.
"Amazing, isn't it," Kiba said reverently, and Naruto nodded.
Neji cast them a disdainful look, and was about to walk up and drag his little Hyuuga cousin (how can they make her the leader and not me?!) off the bartop, when he noticed something else.
Or rather someone else.
This someone being the person Hinata was currently dancing with, her arms around said person's neck.
Neji covered his eyes, his heart pounding.
Why, oh why, was his cousin Hinata, dancing so inappropriately with Tenten of all people?! His teammate, best friend and – no, she was not his crush!
And what the hell was Tenten wearing?
Why the hell was she dressed like that in front of all these dirty-minded, lecherous men?
And why the hell couldn't she dress like that when they were bloody sparring alone in the woods?
"This is wrong," Neji groaned, turning away and storming off, as Tenten and Hinata continued to dance, quite oblivious to the rest.
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There were a few appreciative wolf-whistles, as two more rather scantily clad kunoichi joined the previously innocent ones who were now grinding together on the bartop.
The quartet danced together, and Naruto nearly passed out from a nosebleed.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed, as did Shikamaru's, as they observed the rather familiar pink and blonde heads.
She hit the floor… next thing you know… shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low…
Ino and Sakura, along with Tenten and Hinata, had now attached themselves to the poles, and were inching downwards promiscuously.
Sasuke and Shikamaru couldn't help but stare.
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Neji joined them, a few minutes later, his arms crossed, as his white eyes surveyed his brown-haired teammates every moment.
"D'you realize, it's much more interesting watching them when you have your dojutsu switched on?" Sasuke asked conversationally, his Sharingan whirring as he memorized Sakura's dance, so he could play it in his head later that night in the shower.
Neji activated his Byakugan, watching Tenten for a moment.
"Hn, you're right," he agreed, before realizing in horror who he was talking to, and what about.
Sasuke realized as well, and both boys looked away from each other, blushing.
"That conversation never happened," Sasuke said quickly.
"What conversation?" Neji asked, eager to play along.
"…"
"…"
They were silent for a few moments, as they continued watching their girlfri – teammates, kekkai genkai still activated. Shikamaru watched Ino as well, cursing the fact that his kekkai genkai was pretty much useless in this kind of situation.
What could he do with freaking shadows?
A mental image of Ino bound to a bed with his shadow bind technique came to mind, but he immediately dismissed it.
'Temari!' a voice shouted in his head. 'You're dating Temari!"
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The crowd was getting wild.
A few moments later, Shikamaru, Neji and Sasuke looked at each other, and reached some sort of unspoken agreement which only geniuses like them could understand without using any actual words.
They marched up to the bartops, ignoring the booing issued from the rowdy, drunk men.
Sasuke grabbed Sakura roughly by the arm, disentangling her from Ino, who Shikamaru immediately took custody of. Neji yanked Tenten aroud the waist, pulling her away from Hinata, before he, not too gently, shoved his cousin in the direction of two eagerly waiting shinobi, namely Naruto and Kiba.
Neji wouldn't have left her with the two idiots normally, but they were probably safer than the rest of these drunk strangers, and he really had more pressing issues on his mind, namely the skirt-clad, hair-loosened girl in his arm.
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"Sasuke – huh?" Sakura gasped, before the dark-haired boy dipped her over and kissed her hard, in front of every single person in the club.
'She's mine, bitches. Stay away.'
Sasuke didn't need to say anything, for his message was frightfully clear.
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"Shikamaru!" Ino shrieked, as the boy dragged her along with his shadow. "Where are we going?!"
Shikamaru smirked slightly.
"You'll see…"
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"Hey, Neji, this place looks familiarrr," Tenten slurred, as the duo walked through the forest. "What are we doing here, again?"
Neji turned to her, his white eyes smouldering.
"Training," he said evenly.
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It's a good thing Hiashi-sama didn't send an escort with Hinata that night (foolishly trusting his nephew Neji with the job).
Because the escort would have seen Hinata Hyuuga, thick jacket off, dancing wildly on top of a bartop.
She wasn't alone, of course.
She was accompanied by not one, but two of Konoha's most popular shinobi.
Kiba and Naruto danced beside her, in ways that would have made Hiashi-sama want to eight-trigram-sixty-four-palm their guts out.
It was a good thing Hinata suffered a massive hangover and lost her memory the next morning.
She wouldn't have been able to look at her teammate, or her longtime crush in the eye ever again had she not.
Kiba had a hangover too, which was fortunate, since they were teammates and that would have led to awkwardness.
Naruto, unfortunately, thanks to the Kyuubi and its amazing healing properties didn't.
And when Hinata approached him, their roles seemed to reverse, as he was rendered into a blushing, stuttering mess, while Hinata was completely befuddled (though secretly thrilled) at his reaction.
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A/N – again very VERY OoC, and quite plotless, but fun to write. Hmph. What am I supposed to do with nightclub songs and Naruto characters?! I love writing ShikaIno and making Shikamaru all lecherous. I have no idea why. Probably because it's his current role in my long fic, 'Confrontation' right now =P
And ooh, I love Sasuke and Neji misusing their eyes to do naughty things!
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XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
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13 - Closer – Naruto Shippuden
(I wanted something that I could easily relate Naruto characters to, but this is just ridiculous! Though I LOVE this song…I'm sorry if I get the Japanese lyrics wrong, I just copied them from a site since I don't know them. Nor do I understand their meaning, so I'm just making this fic based on the Team 10 arc in Shippuden since that's when this plays)
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Mijika ni aru mono
Asuma… Shikamaru mused, staring up at the clouds. Why did you have to leave? It's so troublesome here without you.
The cigarette lighter burnt next to him, a stream of smoke rising and spiraling upwards. Shikamaru's eyes followed its movement.
Tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to
"Shikamaru," a soft, feminine voice said.
Shikamaru looked up.
"Ino," he greeted.
The blonde girl sat down beside him, her long ponytail trailing in the grass. Her usually bright baby-blue eyes were dull.
Her gaze fell on the cigarette lighter.
Amari ni chikasugite
Shikamaru watched her for a moment.
Her blue eyes seemed to be brimming with tears, but she remained silent.
Shikamaru turned his head back up, and resumed his cloud-staring.
A few moments later, a soft sob escaped from her lips.
Shikamaru felt his eyes sting as well, and shook his head, blinking.
Miushinatte shimaisou
Shikamaru tilted his head to the right.
Ino was crying softly now, her head buried in her arms.
He scooted towards her, wrapping an arm around her shoulder.
He pulled her closer.
You know the closer you get to something
He needed the comfort.
They both did.
Shikamaru took out a cigarette, lit it with his lighter, and rested his head on Ino's, patting her back awkwardly.
His eyes blurred with tears, making his vision hazy.
The tougher it is to see it
He felt, rather than saw, Ino circle her arms around him, burying her head in his chest.
She sobbed louder, the tears wetting his green vest.
The vest was still stained with his blood.
Shikamaru hugged her back, taking the cigarette out of his mouth for a moment, to plant a kiss on her forehead.
And I'll never take it for granted
They cried together, taking comfort in each other's arms.
They cried for a man, a shinobi, a friend, a teacher, a husband, a father… who was now lost to them, lost to Konoha, lost to the world.
And amidst the tears, they discovered something, something that alleviated the pain of their loss ever so slightly.
Ino and Shikamaru discovered something, as they sat together, besides Asuma's smoking cigarette lighter, tangled in each other's arms.
An hour later, Shikamaru stood up, holding a hand out to the watery-eyed kunoichi.
Ino smiled at him, a tiny smile, but the first genuine smile he'd seen on her face in days, as she took the proffered hand, slipping her slim fingers between his.
Let's go.
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A/N – short, but I liked it. The InoShika wasn't very strong, but I liked it. It was nice writing them as sweet rather than horny/cheating on Temari types. If any of you are wondering, that took place after Asuma's death (please tell me you've read the manga/watched to anime enough to know that!)
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14 – Captain Jack Sparrow – Hans Zimmer
(what the?! Pirates of the Caribbean?! that reminds me of Sasuke's gay oto costume, but I won't write about that… sigh, this is difficult… I guess this can be a kind of sequel to the Lord of the Rings one in the previous chapter)
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"No," Neji said flatly. "Definitely not."
"Pleeease, Neji…" Tenten begged, brown eyes wide. "I've heard it's full of action and cool fighting techniques and stuff!"
"No," Neji repeated firmly. He was certainly not going to get dragged by Tenten to yet another stupid foreign film.
The last one they'd seen (which was actually a trilogy, to Neji's horror) had Tenten raving about some blonde, pointy-eared pansy (in Neji's opinion) who Tenten found extremely sexy.
Neji was perfectly within his rights to object to this.
She was his girlfriend after all.
The only man she raved about, gushed over and stared at adoringly was him.
"Aw, Neji, please, I've been dying to go for ages," Tenten wheedled, slipping her fingers through his.
Cheater, Neji thought, as he felt his resolve dwindling, as she played with his fingers, her eyes staring into his pleadingly.
"…Fine," Neji finally relented.
"Oh, Neji!" Tenten squealed, leaning up to peck him on his cheek. "Thank you! I have tickets for tonight!"
Neji watched her dash off, a fond smile on his face at her obvious joy, until his eyes suddenly narrowed, the smile vanishing.
She'd bought the tickets before even asking him?! Presumptuous, conniving little –
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"He has a moustache. And a beard," the clean shaven Neji said, pointing out the obvious, after the movie was done.
"So?" Tenten asked, looking rather awestruck.
"His personal hygiene is abominable," Neji continued, not understanding Tenten's newest infatuation.
"Hmm…" Tenten murmured absently, humming a rollicking tune.
"His hair is frizzy, and tangled up, and he has dreadlocks!" Neji flipped his own, perfectly straight, perfectly smooth, perfectly shiny hair at that moment, as if to prove his point.
"So what?" Tenten asked, still dazed, obviously not getting the point.
"What do you see in him?!" Neji finally demanded, his cheeks pink. "What does he have that I don't have – that too, better?!"
Tenten sighed.
"Neji, I agree you have better hair, better hygiene, better features, better eyes, better everything than him," Tenten began sweetly, and Neji straightened up, smirking.
She leaned closer to him, her eyes sparkling.
"But Neji – he's Captain Jack Sparrow!"
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"Hey, Neji," Tenten called brightly, the next morning during their practice. "Let's do some weapon sparring, shall we?"
Neji grunted in agreement, though he had a rather bad feeling as to where this may lead…
"So what do you want to use?" Tenten asked, now visibly excited.
"A katana," Neji answered cautiously. Tenten, for some reason seemed thrilled, as she bit her finger and ran it across a scroll, summoning a gleaming katana, which she tossed to Neji.
"What about you?" Neji asked warily, as Tenten extracted a second scroll, now nearly quivering in excitement. She dragged her bleeding finger across the parchment, and with a puff of smoke her weapon appeared.
Neji smacked his head in frustration.
A very enthusiastic-looking Tenten was wielding a rather rusty looking cutlass in her hand.
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A/N – pointless again, I know. Somehow, Tenten seems the kind who'd get fascinated with these types – and their weapons ;) and Neji of course, would not be happy. 14 down, one more to go!
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15 – So Fine – Sean Paul
(Another clubbing song! Noooo! Though I just thought of a couple these lyrics would be PERFECT for…)
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The sun beat harshly down upon the sandy ground.
I'll be your sunshine, you can be mine
Sunshine, however, was exactly what he required for his jutsu.
Long shadows stretched across the sand, weaving, twisting.
The girl jumped up, and they just missed her long, fishnet-clad legs.
You be my wind-chime, I got the rhyme
She sat atop her large fan, maneuvering it away with a gust of wind.
Shikamaru smirked, concentrating harder, as his shadows leapt up, chasing the girl as she sped along the wind currents, her shining teal eyes narrow, the wind whipping her short golden-brown hair behind her as she flew.
We'll have a good time, make up your mind
He chased her, managing to lure her into the forest, where he finally trapped her, his shadow merging and fusing with the large shadow of the trees, and then circling around her waist.
"Damnit," Temari cursed, gritting her teeth, as her fan was forcefully lowered to the ground.
Shikamaru smirked, and his shadows tightened their grip around her ankles as he sauntered towards her.
Roll with me girl, you're so fine…
"I'll beat you next time, punk," Temari snarled, but she was cut off, when he grabbed her face, in a very uncharacteristically forward gesture for him, and pressed his lips to hers.
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A/N – short, I know, but there wasn't much to write. I finally did a ShikaTema! And without mentioning Ino! Somehow, that song fits them, you know, with her being a wind jutsu user, and him needing sunshine for his shadows… oh, and whats with me and Shikamaru using his shadows rather – inappropriately =P I don't know.
Anyways, that's all for the ipod shuffle challenge! I don't know about you, but enjoyed myself immensely! Please drop by a review! Thanks for reading!
xx
HighQueen
