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Chapter 6: Personal Preparations

Tenten POV~~

Why? Whywhywhywhywhywhywhy?

That's what I kept repeating to myself as I rested my head and arms on the kitchen counter.

School was great!

—people sucked.

That person sucked. Stupidstupidstupidstupidstup id!

Neji Hyuuga is smart, I'll give him that. I aimed pencils to his head; surprisingly, he dodged some of them. Quick reflexes.

However, he's... a—att—attracti—NO. NOT NOW, NOT EVER.

Yeah, he's pretty attractive. Thus, causing me to spaz out all up in his face—unattractively, might I add.

I love my music, of course. Every day I would listen/dance/sing whatever song on my iPod or phone. I have countless songs in my library.

So naturally, I would react when one removes the source of the beautiful sounds.

But when one is ho—er, attractive, and examining you like a lab bunny (I'm no rat), you kind of react out of panic.

I honestly did not know how to react. I've never had any interest in guys whatsoever. Yeah, I know some pretty good-looking guys out there, but I've never had any emotional connection with them besides friendship.

I'm lucky to have such dexterity with sharp objects. I need to thank Anko and Ino later. That excuse of headphones being removed was genius, too! But the little twerp took my hair down, which is embarrassing, because I don't like to have it poking my neck and face. Though its highly unlikely, since its so long. And guys like it...

I snickered. Karin's cronies would have been jealous. Hm. I'll need a makeover soon, though. I tensed up. Ew, now I sound like Ino and Sakura.

Where was Sakura? It was already six-thirty! I looked around and strained my ears to hear any sign of her—but she still wasn't home. I heard a noise and felt my stomach tighten while walking up to my lovely amazingly super-duper loaded cool room. Homework was piled on my white desk, begging to be completed.

So hungry...

Normal POV~~

"ANKO Y U HANG UP OVER PHONE?!" Ino yelled. If the phone had ears, they would probably be non-existent by now. Ino dropped the phone on the couch and puffed her cheeks. "I just wanted some food..."

Hinata released an awkward laugh. "Ino-chan, she's probably just tired from all the things we asked her to buy." She looked at her pointedly. "You are especially difficult to shop for, y'know."

Ino's face wore an exasperated expression, but as soon as Hinata finished her sentence, it slowly became one of mischief. The Hyuuga was beginning to feel a little scared. "Ino...?"

"Yeah," Ino agreed. "I guess I am pretty hard to shop for. BUT ON AN UNRELATED TOPIC, you kind of sounded like Naruto-kun when you said...'y'know'!"

Hinata's head could have been mistaken for a red cherry. "N-n-ah, I-I-uh-m, Naru-er—" Ino giggle at her friend's antics. 'They're SO meant for each other,' she thought with a tender smile. 'Naruto's such an idiot though.' She snuck a glance at her flustered friend, who was currently fiddling with her sleeve. 'But there's also... that that I have to consider...He better come through and make her happy.'

"Fooooooooooooood..." She heard. Yes, even the quiet girl suffered the effects of hunger and absence of a 'master chef'.

...Thirty minutes later, Tenten joined them in their humble food-deprived gathering.

...Thirty minutes after that, Anko, their savior, arrived with a bag full of quick-make burritos.

"Anko ohmigosh you're the best!" Squealed an overjoyed Tenten.

"DID YOU GET IT? DID YOU GET EVERYTHING? YOU GOT ME THE RIGHT COLOR, RIGHT? AND NOODLES?" Demanded a very jumpy Ino.

Last but not least, "FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" You could say Hinata literally pounced on the grocery bags, ripping out the contents.

Anko sighed. "Hina, I know you have a lot of trouble surviving for long periods of time without nutrition, but try to not destroy everything else in this house, please."

Hinata refrained from damaging anything else around her, concentrating on the package in her hand. "Mm? Oh, microwavable burrito!" She scurried over to a cabinet, pulling out a small plate before placing it in the microwave. After one minute, she grabbed the food and walked over to see what the other girls were doing. "Hey, what's that?" she asked, pointing to the Mac Computer.

Ino giggled. Anko was just as curious but stayed silent. On screen was a Youtube channel with the username "Forever T.H.I.S.". Ino sat in the chair, selecting a video with a click of the mouse.

As the video began to play, the five leaned closer to get a better view. It wasn't the best quality, but it was legitimate. Hinata recognized the recording; it was maybe six or seven years ago, from middle school. They had planned a hangout together at Sakura's house, bringing multiple articles of clothing and cosmetics and whatever else they thought was cool back then. Ino provided the makeup and 'disguises', Tenten supplying a camera with other technology for editing, and Hinata brought clothes. Lots of clothes. Having a 'Hyuuga closet' had it's perks, after all.

Sakura, of course, had the permission of her parents to have her friends over (mostly because Anko would be supervising them). Hinata remembered it like it was yesterday...

"Eh!" Tenten exclaimed. "How come you gave me the one that makes me look old?!" She held up a bundle of fake hair. "Look! Its all grey and stuff! And why the heck is it blue here?" she questioned, pointing to a large portion of the wig.

"Stop, you're going to ruin and tangle it if you do that!" scolded Ino. Tenten loosened her grasp as she was told. "Besides, it looks pretty!"

The other girl grimaced. "But I'll look like an older version of you with what looks like Windex in my hair!"

Ino smiled haughtily and flipped her high ponytail. "I know right? You'll look like, me, just with silver-ish hair!"

"Who'd wanna look like you?"

The blond glared. Just as she was about to retort, the sound of footsteps and clattering was heard. "Well, I think you'll look nice in that wig, Tenten," complimented Sakura, who was carrying a tray of fruit punch and burritos. Tenten mumbled something incoherent and proceeded to fix the hair on her head. She let Hinata attach a shuriken clip to the wig, which added a bold look to her already eye-catching teal strands.

"Anko!" sang Ino. "Look at me in my fan-TA~bulous new hair!" She resembled a taller version of Sakura, only with red contacts and darker pink hair. "Sooo, how do I looook...?"

"As pig-ish as always."

"You say that again—!"

"Maybe I WILL!"

Anko backed away. "Hey, hey! No roughhousing! I promised your parents none of you would destroy the house... or your faces."

The duo turned away from each other with a resounding 'hmph'! Anko sighed before encouraging them to dress themselves in their costumes. Once everyone was set and furniture was moved out of the way, they were ready to jump around like the hooligans they were.

Now that video was over, Tenten selected one this time. The screen showed them performing one of their songs live at the Raikage Stadium.

Although they moved what they could out of the way, Hinata remembered the intense lecture they received from Sakura's parents and Anko about the mess they made. She focused her gaze on the moving screen. It was a channel they made to help popularize themselves over social media. Anko (as their self-proclaimed manager) thought it would be a good idea, simply because it sounded like fun. The logical 'popularization' came later when fans actually googled them after holding their first concert. They were a big hit, and their name soon became known from Suna and beyond. It was a dream come true! But 'Forever T.H.I.S.' soon disappeared from the world because they couldn't handle taking on such a responsibility. They had school, and it was supposed to be a one-time gig. Or two-time. Whichever. The point is, shortly before Sakura's family moved to Konoha, they each promised to reunite and really live their dream. That was to live with each other, like sisters pretty much, and make music as a band. Hinata smiled to herself while chewing her third beef burrito happily.

To put it short, they were living the dream.

"Hey, why have we stopped?"

His friend looked up. "I needed to get gas."

"Huh," acknowledged his bulky friend. "Well could you get some food when you're done? That nap made me hungry."

"Ah, go get it yourself."

"I don't wanna."

"Why?"

"It's cold and windy out there."

"No crap."

"I'm hungry."

"So?"

"Get me snacks."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"NO."

"YES."

"NO."

"YOU WILL GET ME FOOD."

"YOU WILL BOTH SHUT UP OR SO HELP ME I WILL DRUG YOU AND SHAVE YOUR HEADS BALD IN YOUR SLEEP WITH ALL MY EXPERTISE!"

...

"Fine, you get me food."

"That's IT!"

"AAAEEEEEEEEEHHH—!"

"Congratulations, you two," complimented Tsunade. "This place is sparkling like a gem! You may head home now."

Sakura gave a small bow and scurried off to her locker. Sasuke nodded slightly and followed her outside to see that she was frantically stuffing all her belongings into her backpack.

"Here, you dropped this."

She looked up and saw his outstretched hand holding her cell phone. "Huh? Oh, thank you so much!" It buzzed. SAKURA WHERE R U? Srsly! We're like starving here! Hina ate all the burritos anko got and now theres nothing but oj and pancake batter in the fridge. Text back soon! Like maybe RIGHT NOW. Kbai. Her fingers moved like lightning after reading the text. Srry im running a little late. I'll b home asap c u soon! "Shoot, I forgot! It was my turn to make dinner tonight!" She stood up and shut her locker. "Have to hurry home—"

"I'll walk you home."

"—Huh?"

Sasuke tilted his head and stuffed his hands in his pockets. "I said I'll walk you home, or did you not understand?"

Sakura puffed her cheeks stubbornly after being insulted but also in an attempt to keep from smiling. "F-fine!" She shut her locker. "Its not too much trouble, right? I mean I don't want to—"

"Can't you keep quiet for two minutes, woman? And I thought Naruto was loud."

She punched his arm. "Fine, since you oh-so-politely demanded, I hereby give you permission to walk me home, so long as it is not too much trouble!"

He smirked. "'Tis not, Fair Maiden, I only wish for the safest route for my Princess on her voyage back to her palace."

"Persist on that attitude and perhaps you will be rewarded."

"I should only hope so."

"Yo Neji, where's Sasuke? He was supposed to pick up our take-out."

"Hm. Dunno."

"K."

"Hn."

"Troublesome."

After getting bored of their own videos, Anko suggested that they plan all the basics for their Konoha debut. Songs, wardrobe, choreography, etc. "Its tomorrow, guys, and we have to beat—I mean, make sure we're fully prepared! You want to make an awesome impression with your big comeback! Now come, we have to get all this stuff ready. Oh, and make sure all the stuff you're going to wear fits."

Tenten ran upstairs for her clothes and accessories. "Ino~!" she called down. "Have you seen my blue wig?"

"Which one?"

"The one in the video!"

"OH, I don't know! That was from a long time ago!"

Tenten huffed. "Ugh, thanks!" She saw movement outside her window and rushed to the glass. Sakura was there, but... 'Oh my gosh, its chicken-butt!' Despite her tomboyish tendencies, her inner girl squealed and jumped for joy. And Tenten never really 'squealed', so the three other women in the house ran to her room to see what she was squealing about. Thus, the intense squealing Sakura heard outside her house.

She looked to Sasuke awkwardly. "Uh, well, seems like they're ready for dinner, now that I'm back..."

"Hn, later."

"Bye!"

Anko's eyes widened. "HEY SHE'S COMING INSIDE! EVERYONE RUN DOWNSTAIRS AND ACT NATURAL!" They all sprinted down the stairs, Ino 'fixing her make up in the mirror', Tenten 'watching TV', Hinata 'sitting on the couch' and Anko doing... something with the kitchen utensils. When Sakura walked in on this scene, she opted to pretend to be oblivious to the situation.

"Hey, guys, I'm home! Sorry it took so long. I'll start cooking right away."

"Yay!" Ino cheered. "Food!"

Sakura smiled. "Hai, hai."

Ino held up a hand abruptly. "Hold up, gurlfreein'. You look like a mess! What happened?"

Her pink haired friend's blush was unmistakable. "Something totally happened between you and that smexy Uchiha after school hours—"

"Ino!"

"—so I would appreciate it if you could, ahem, possibly clarify—"

"Okay! Okay! I get it!"

They all sat around the cooking table to listen intently. "Uh, well, you see... okay, so, um..." She sighed. There was no use lying to them. Each of them had their independent deadly aspects to them. "Principal Tsunade kept us in to clean up the caf."

"Ooh."

"Ouch."

"Yeah." She looked down. She wasn't technically lying to them—just not saying everything, that's all...

...

"You're totally hiding something, aren't you, Forehead?!"

"E-eh? What? No! I—!"

"Spit it out, or I won't let you use my special boots for the concert tomorrow."

"Damn you, Pig."

"I am honored." Ino bowed.

Sakura rolled her eyes, restarting her story. "So anyway, me and Sasuke end up having this food fight." She left out the part where he started laughing, she's not that mean.

"Achoo!" Sasuke sniffled.

"Haha!" laughed Naruto. "Teme! Someone's talking crap about you!"

"Dobe..."

"He started tickling me and then he picked me up and spun me around..."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa baaack it up! You are in loooove!"

More squealing.

"—wh-wha? Psh, no."

Tenten placed her hands on her hips. "Please, Saki, you had the dreamiest expression on your face just seconds ago."

"I agree with Ino-chan and Tennie-chan," said Hinata.

Sakura groaned. "Oh, Hina, not you toooo!"

"Gomen..."

"Well, I gotta make dinner! We're all hungry, so shoo!"

"Yeah, yeah." Tenten shuffled through their lyrics. "Anko, we don't have a full set, who's concert are we playing at?"

Anko looked up with her index finger in the air. "Oh! That's right, I forgot to tell you! But um, guess!"

...

"No."

She nodded.

Tenten looked to Ino who both looked at Hinata. "Wh-what?"

She looked back at their manager. "There's no way—!"

"You will be opening and closing for the famed and in my opinion, quite overexposed, media-attracting, and apparently 'hot' SNSN Shinobis!"

Okay, so it didn't exactly end how i expected but here it is! Ik its been a while, so i rly wanted to upload it cuz its been like, plaguing my brain. Peace!

~pichulovez