Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Red Bull, Forbidden Fruit, Shut Up and Drive, Ten Days That Shook The World, Never Underestimate a Girl, Evacuate The Dance Floor, Hips Don't Lie, Sprite or Mountain Dew.

No coffee mugs were harmed in the making of this FanFic

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"Are you fucking insane?" Ino yelled. It was at her house around 2 a.m. The whole group had flocked there after what happened with Hinata and Neji. Hinata was hugging her knees, and Sakura, Ino, Tenten and Temari sat around her.

"Ino!" Sakura said.

"Hinata, you cannot give up! Love waits for no one!" Ino screamed again.

"B-but… N-Naruto could g-get in r-real trouble," Hinata squeaked.

"That's a danger in every relationship," Ino said. "I mean look at me and Sai. We are both so different, and dad isn't much of a fan of Sai, but we don't let that stop us!"

Tenten rolled her eyes and popped some more popcorn in her mouth. "Ino, there is a bit of a difference between Hinata and you. No offense Hinata."

"D-don't worry about it."

Temari tapped her chin with her index finger. "Well… Neji doesn't know about you tutoring Naruto, and he is away most evenings when you would help Naruto… sooo…"

"I see where you are going," said Sakura. "Hinata," she said to Hinata. "That's a way you can appease Neji without having to stop seeing Naruto. I mean, what Neji doesn't know won't hurt him."

"But it might hurt N-Naruto," Hinata mumbled.

Tenten shook her head. "If you want, I can help with that part. Neji wouldn't dare do anything to me, so I can stick around when you're with Naruto."

"Then it's a plan," Ino said triumphantly.

Hinata looked down. "Y-you don't have to do this," she said.

"Bullshit," said Temari. "I've only been here for a week, but already I have more friends here then I ever did in Suna, and friends look out for each other… and their love interests," she said with a grin.

Tenten nodded. "Totally."

Hinata smiled at them. "A-arigato…"

Sakura hugged Hinata. "No problemo Hina," she said with a grin.

The next morning…

"Oh shit…" Ino moaned. The girls had stayed up until 6 in the morning. Now it was almost 12, and with only 6 hours of sleep, they didn't seem to be in that good of a mood.

"I love you guys," Tenten said, "But you are such a bad influence on me."

Temari chuckled. "You've got that right."

Ino sat up. "Hey, do you guys just want to stay over the rest of the day until the party? We can stop by your guys houses for some clothes when we go to pick up the food."

Sakura nodded. "Sure, I'll just tell my mom."

Hinata looked down. "My dad's out of town, so I don't have to ask or anything."

Temari and Tenten just nodded, both trying to wake up.

Ino got up. "I'll go get some breakfast or something," she said, stepping over the empty bowls of popcorn, chip bags, and plates of various snacks. Temari stood up.

"I'll come too."

Hinata laid back.

"Hey Hinata, shouldn't you tell Neji or something, so he doesn't go on a killing spree or whatever?" Sakura asked.

Hinata groaned. "Oh yeah…" She sat up and rummaged around in her purse for her cell phone. She dialed his cell number and let it ring.

"This is Hyuga Neji."

"H-hi Neji-sempai," she said. "I just wanted to t-tell you I'm going t-to be staying over at I-Ino's until the party."

"Ok."

"Bye…" she said, before hanging up. Sakura was talking to Tenten.

"I just don't get what you see in Neji," Sakura said to Tenten.

Tenten grinned. "I don't really know either… whenever I'm around him… I just get this feeling. Y'know?"

Sakura nodded. "Yep. I just don't get it. I mean he is so controlling, and you just seem like the type to take none of that."

"Well, it's not like he would ever get away with any of that with me. I would bitch slap him up and down Main Street if he even tried.

"Are you sure?" Sakura asked. "I mean, remember that girl, Mituke. She was so aggressive, but she went out with that guy Soku, and he was completely controlling her life, and she couldn't do anything about it…"

"Well, I've got you guys if that happens," Tenten said with a grin. "Besides, Neji doesn't seem like that type of guy. Right Hinata?"

"Um… w-what do you mean?"

"Well, to put it bluntly, is Neji a controlling kind of guy?" Tenten asked.

"Um… h-he can be… but not in the way you guys were talking a-about," Hinata said, sitting down.

"See Sakura. Besides, I'd be more worried about Sasuke."

Sakura blushed. "W-what do you mean?"

"Doesn't he seem a little controlling to you?" Tenten asked with a smirk.

Sakura rolled her eyes. "Not really."

Tenten laughed. "Fine, fine."

Ino came back in with Temari. They were carrying a big stack of toast, coffee and some fruit. "I was thinking I could make pancakes, but I really can't," Ino said, setting down the fruit and coffee. Tenten grabbed a mug of coffee and breathed in its scent. "Screw Neji," she said. "I'm in love with this."

Temari and Sakura nodded their agreement as they started to drink it as well. Hinata savored hers, and Ino was chowing down on some toast. "So," Ino said with her mouth full. "Let's get going in a half an hour or something. You can grab some clothes for the party, and then we can go pick up the stuff."

"Sure."

Three hours later…

"I really didn't know it would take that long," Ino said, collapsing on the couch.

"It's fine," Sakura said, setting her bag of food down. Temari leaned on the back of the couch, and Hinata and Tenten were on the floor.

"I think we should have some of that Red Bull we picked up," Temari said.

Ino grabbed one and chugged it. "I'm going to go clean up upstairs before I set up," she said. Sakura nodded.

"Need any help?"

"It would rock if you could get the stuff into the fridge."

"Sure thing."

Sakura and Tenten lugged the bags in, followed closely by Temari and Hinata. Temari started putting the drinks in the cooler while the others loaded the fridge with the rest of the food.

"So Temari. Are any guys here interesting you yet?" Sakura asked.

Tenten started giggling and Temari rolled her eyes. "If you want to tell her, tell her."

"She has a crush on Shikamaru!" Tenten exclaimed. Sakura's jaw dropped and Hinata turned red.

"I would never have guessed…" Sakura said.

"So Tenten has told me," Temari said with another eye roll. "I've barely met him though. I sit next to him in English but that is really it. All I know is that he falls asleep a lot."

"Well, S-Shikamaru's not a b-bad guy," said Hinata. "S-so that's g-good…"

Temari chuckled.

Ino ran downstairs.

"Omigosh-I-think-the-Red-Bull-kicked-in-and-Temari-your-weird-brother-is-here-looking-for-you," Ino said, accidentally knocking over and shattering a mug as she did.

Temari stared at Ino. "Wait, Gaara is here?"

Ino nodded and Temari walked over to her door and opened it. Gaara was there. "Oh, Gaara, what is it?"

"Well when you didn't come home today or answer your cell I thought something might be up."

Temari shook her head. "Sorry, I forgot to call and tell you I was staying over at Ino's until the party tonight. Weren't you home when I stopped by to grab some clothes?"

"No."

"Well… that's the plan. See you tonight," she said, closing the door in his face.

"Hey Sakura, you know how earlier you mentioned you guys were talking about controlling guys… well my brother takes the cake.

That evening…

It was right before the party was supposed to start. Sakura and Ino were in the living room dancing to Forbidden Fruit, which Ino had blaring on the Stereo. Temari and Tenten were lip-syncing to it while Hinata watched. Sakura had changed into a pink mini, with a light green spaghetti string top. Ino was wearing a big poofy purple skirt that looked like a tutu, and a white halter. Hinata had put on a navy halter dress that went down to her knees. Tenten was wearing a red, layered skirt that went down to her lower thighs, and a matching red top. Temari had adorned a black mini-dress, with lace at the hem, and had lined her eyes with kohl.

"If you swear to mee!" Tenten belted, shaking her hips side to side. Temari had given up singing and was just laughing. Sakura and Ino were giggling as they danced, and Hinata was smiling as she watched them.

Ino grinned as the song ended and put on her party track. "Ok, people should be arriving soon, so I should probably put the actual music on."

Shakira started playing and Ino swayed her hips to the beat. The doorbell rung, and she danced to the door, pulling it open. "Hey Naruto, Sasuke," she said, as they walked in.

Sakura had been dancing with Tenten, but when she heard Sasuke's name her cheeks went pink again. Tenten smirked at her and gave her a little push towards them. "Go, chat, flirt," she said under her breath with a grin.

Sakura gave a tiny wave to Naruto and Sasuke. "Um, hey Naruto, hey Sasuke."

Naruto greeted her and Sasuke just grunted.

For the next half an hour or so more and more people kept arriving until Ino's house was packed. Ino moved around mingling with various people or making out with Sai. Hinata stayed in the back, watching everything until Tenten and Sakura dragged her onto the dance floor. Temari had chugged three Red Bulls and was dancing, surrounded by several admirers.

Sakura giggled as she, Tenten and Hinata danced there hearts out through, Shut Up and Drive, Never Underestimate a Girl, and Evacuate the Dance Floor. Temari shed her admirers and joined them halfway through Hips Don't Lie, and after it was done, Sakura left them to go grab another drink. She entered the kitchen, sighing as she got away from the pulsating crowds in the other rooms. She was grabbing a Sprite when she heard someone behind her. Sasuke was grabbing a bottle of Mountain Dew, and didn't seem to spare her a glance. She was leaving when he asked, "So you like Jack Reed?"

"Huh?" she asked, blinking.

"I saw you reading 10 Days That Shook The World the other day," he said.

"Oh… yeah, Jack Reeds a really good writer. I have to admit I like Anne Rice better, but their books are so different it's hard to compare them," she said. 'Oh great… now I'm babbling…' she thought ruefully.

Sasuke did the unexpected and cracked something that might have been considered a smile. "I'm a fan of Ms. Rice myself."

She grinned. "Oh, aren't her books amazing. I love the character Claudia."

They chatted for books for a little longer when Sasuke asked her a question that almost made her choke on her Sprite. "Want to dance or something?"

"Sure!" she said when she could trust her voice again. They moved back into the main room and began dancing. Ino had put on Forbidden Fruit again, and Sakura had to say, it was something of a thrill to dance to it with Sasuke.

Ino saw them and smiled triumphantly. "Finally," she muttered. Sai looked over at her with a questioning expression and Ino just rolled her eyes. "Kiss me," she said, and he obliged.