Slumber Party : Dancing On
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I
Shino walked down the streets alone, after Kiba left to get his date. Was he nervous? Yes. But was he happy? Of course.
He arrived at the Hyuuga complex. It's shadow loomed over Shino, engulfing him completely. The bug-nin wasn't intimidated as he walked up to the door. His fist didn't even reach the door before it was yanked open by none other than Neji Hyuuga himself.
The two boys stared at each other.
"What are you doing here?"
Shino's glasses were on, even as the sun set.
"Picking up Hinata."
The spasm in his face might have been amusing... but it held a deadly edge to it.
"You're what?"
They two young men turned when they heard a voice calling out from behind them.
"Shino-kun!" Rapid approaching footsteps. Shino could only watch Neji's eyes widen to the size of saucers as his cousin drew closer. "You're here!"
Alas, nothing could have prepared Shino Aburame for what the heiress was wearing.
It was made out of a sheer material, very light so it was able to flow just enough. Shino couldn't help but notice how it was slit on the side, doing her legs justice. It was a V cut and the back was cut just as low as the front, if not more. The color was a deep, dark purple.
"Hinata, why didn't you tell me you were going to the dance?"
The heiress smiled faintly at her cousin.
"You never asked, Neji-kun."
The other Hyuuga was obviously a bit ticked off... but then something happened that shocked Shino. Another voice emerged.
"Neji-kun! I don't want to wear this dress! Can't I just go in my fighting clothes? Please?"
Tenten came out in a pink dress, her hair down and her cheeks turning scarlet, not liking to look so girly. Hinata and Shino stared at the pair, and Neji gritted his teeth and closed the door, leaving Shino and Hinata outside. Alone.
Shino actually felt his lips pull back into an amused smirk.
"Wow... I never knew..."
Hinata slipped her arm around his.
"They've been... together for about a year now... they just haven't gone public yet." Now Shino had to try and smother the grin that was begging to be released onto his face. Hinata saw him fighting down the urge to laugh, and she pinched his sides jokingly. "Hey, don't make fun of Neji-kun!"
Shino chuckled lightly.
"I never said anything, Hinata."
The two of them laughed as they fell into step with one another as they neared the Hall. Shino could feel his new insects buzzing about. It was obvious that his chakra was as excited as he was. He slipped out of Hinata's arm and slipped his hand into hers. He saw her face turn pink.
"S-Shino-kun... you look very... h-h-handsome..."
He had never received a compliment quite like that before.
"Um, thank you." A pause. "I'm surprised you got that dress... it's very... fitting."
That made her turn scarlet, her arms fidgeting.
"I-Ino b-b-bought it f-for me..."
They were at the door. Hinata was still pink and Shino leaned over and brushed his lips against her forehead.
"I'm glad."
II
Ino and Sakura walked down the street, arm in arm. The two best friends had their faces close together, whispering frantically.
"Do you think they are going to go together?"
Sakura shrugged, her pink hair falling in front of her eyes.
"I have no idea. It's not bold... but would probably be considered bold to two quiet ninjas like them."
Their dresses were revealing. Enough to make the other boys' mouths go dry.
"Where's Tenten? I thought she would be meeting with us."
That was when they saw a girl in pink run out into the street, her long brown hair trailing behind her. She turned to look behind her, not seeing Ino and Sakura.
"Come on, Neji! You're so slow!"
The two girls felt their eyes shoot open when they saw the Jonin walk stiffly down the street, but Ino and Sakura saw his eyes scan over Tenten's figure.
"Stop causing a commotion, baka."
The two ran off, dashing to the Hall.
"Oh... my... God..."
Ino's hands went up to her lips.
"Tenten... and Neji..."
The two best friends sprinted down the street, making a sharp right turn to the Dance Hall.
III
Shino and Hinata stepped inside the Hall, not looking at the decorations, but at all their peers reactions.
Mouths opened, and eyes sparkled. Coos were heard as eyes swivelled upwards. Fingers pointed to the sparkling spider webs. The music started, and everything just seemed... right. Shino took Hinata's hand, slowly swaying to the dance floor.
"Shino-kun, look at all the people here."
He took a gaze around. It was true. However, his eyes widened when he saw that Gaara the fifth Kazekage was here. Hinata followed his eyes and she gasped and stopped for a short moment.
"I can't believe it. What... or who could persuade him to come here?"
Hinata was about to shrug... but then she saw the cause. Rock Lee bounded over to the Kazekage and hugged him fiercely. The look on Gaara's face was a mixture between suppressed anger and confusion. Even so, the smallest of smiles was fighting its way onto Gaara's lips.
"Shino-kun! Did you see tha–"
"Yes. Amazing."
The two shifted their gazes to each other, feeling the eyes of others on them. Hinata couldn't help but smile at Shino's formal appearance, his straight back and midnight black tuxedo. Shino, on the other hand, couldn't help but look at the Hyuuga heiress. Her exposed shoulders and neck... and he even admitted... her cleavage.
When the song ended, they stopped, but just stared at each other for what seemed like the longest time. Shino finally opened his mouth.
"Do you want to... get some air?"
She nodded and Shino led the way off out of the dance floor and out onto a balcony. He felt her tense at the sudden burst of cold air, but she never stopped. Shino slowed as he watched her grab the railing as her head turned to gaze up into the sky.
"T-thank you." Shino didn't say anything. He just kept on looking at her as her breath clouded in the night air. "S-sorry, Shino-k-kun."
Shino frowned slightly.
"What?"
Hinata covered her face with her hands, turning red as she tried to avoid his gaze.
"I-I'm not used to a-a-all the a-attention."
The Aburame clan member couldn't help but shake his head at such an idea. He took off his glasses after making sure that no one was around, tucking them into his breast pocket. Shino took her hands into his, a small smirk on his lips.
"That's hard to believe." Her wide eyes and pink face were perfect in the light of the moon. "For such a pretty girl."
She shook her head, her eyes squeezed shut as her face turned into a cherry tomato.
"No I'm not!"
Shino shook his head as he covered her mouth with his lips. Her felt her stop moving and tremble slightly. He stopped his antics to breathe against her lips.
"Yes you are."
IV
(Three years later)
The night air was cool. Shino rolled over to see Hinata sleeping by his side. She was wearing her white nightgown... and Shino was wearing boxers and a tank top.
No, they didn't have sex.
As members of an important clan, not to mention Hinata being an heiress, chastity was to remain until their wedding night. Shino pondered this as he pushed himself up so he was sitting, swinging his legs over Hinata's bed. He put his head in his hands.
Is tonight the night?
His insects were buzzing with his growing anxiety. He never told Hinata... but he hadn't slept for the past week. As he wrung his hands, he heard his girlfriend stir beside him.
"Shino-kun? What's wrong?" He felt sick. He curled over, his hands pulling at his hair. "Are you sick? Do you need help?" When he didn't answer, the Jonin expected the worst. She got up, her face pale with fear, her hair tossed lightly. "I'll go get Father–"
"Don't!" Shino's voice came out louder than he had meant. He looked at her, but found himself dodging her eyes. "Sorry." His hands were grasping the sheets. "H-Hinata... can I ask you a few questions?"
Hinata slowly sat back down on the bed.
"Sure, Shino-kun."
She was worried. She hadn't heard him stutter. Ever.
"Did you know that my Father is the leader of the Aburame clan?" Hinata's pale eyes widened. She shook her head. No. "That means, since I am an only child, that I am the heir to the Aburame throne."
Hinata thought she knew what was coming. She fought down tears.
"S-Shino-kun... i-i-if we c-can't be t-together–"
"That's not it."
There was a long silence as Hinata regained her composure.
"Oh. Okay."
Shino sighed, his shoulders slumping. Even though he was a Jonin, he couldn't think of facing this challenge.
"And I know that the Hyuuga clan is thought of... the most... royal." He cringed at his wording. "B-but..." Hinata noted that this was the second time that he stuttered. "A-and I k-know that the Aburame c-clan is... m-m-mysterious."
It was killing him. Both of them could tell. Although his voice never cracked or gave way to his nervousness, everything else was. His body jerked and his stammering was getting worse.
"Shino-kun, what is it?"
"Hinata..." He trailed off. He got up quickly and for a few fleeting moments, Hinata thought he was leaving. But all he was doing was getting his jacket. He never sat back down. As he fumbled inside of his pocket, he continued talking. "I know that... that I shouldn't e-even be asking t-t-this... b-but..."
"Shino-kun, what is worrying you so much? Just tell me, it will be okay, I swear!"
He smiled at her, his brown eyes crinkling at their corners slightly. He relaxed as much as he could as he found what he was looking forward.
"Okay. Here it goes.
He suddenly got down onto one knee, and Hinata became confused. Did he drop something? Was he looking for the rest of his clothes?
"Hinata Hyuuga?" She looked directly into his earthly eyes. "Will you marry me?"
V
She couldn't move. Her eyes wide and her mouth open, all she could manage was to stare at Shino incredulously. Hinata didn't know how long it had been when Shino's eyes darted to the floor, his mouth curved downward.
"I-I thought you wouldn't w-want to... I'm was j-just curio–"
"Yes!" His brown eyes widened as he was tackled to the floor. "I do! I do!"
It took a moment for her words to sink in.
"Wait... you do?"
Hinata laughed as tears fell down her fair face.
"Yes, you baka!" She pulled back only to kiss him full on. Shino's eyes were wide, but they slowly closed as he returned her passionate kiss. His hands ran themselves through her hair. She pulled back, kissing him on his cheeks. "How could you think that I would say no?"
Shino looked away, his cheeks turning red. He muttered something so softly that even the heiress couldn't hear it.
"I'm sorry, what was that?"
The Jonin returned his gaze to the other Jonin.
"I said... because... you came from a very... well family and..." He was almost as red as Hinata got sometimes. "And because you are toogoodforme!"
He rushed the last part, looking away. Hinata's brows furrowed.
"What?" Her dark purple hair fell in front of her face as she kissed his forehead. "Shino-kun... don't ever say that again."
They both stayed on the floor for a while, panting as the excitement died down enough for the temporary paralysis to dissolve. Shino kissed her cheek and moved down to her neck, earning a moan from the heiress.
"Are you sure that you want to marry a bug freak?"
Hinata pulled on his hair suddenly, making Shino hiss and pull back, glaring comically at her. Her pale eyes burned with anger as her small hands shot out to his sides, pushing up his sides and tickling him.
"Only if you want to be the husband of some Hyuuga reject."
They both started to chuckle, although Shino was twitching as he tried to capture Hinata's hands. They both made their way back to bed. As Shino pulled the covers over both of them, Hinata turned over so she was facing him.
"Shino?"
He opened one eye.
"Yeah?"
Hinata twisted a lock of purple hair around her finger.
"Are you... I mean... can you ask Dad for permission... it's kind of... what you have to do."
"Of course."
I mean, how hard could it be?
VI
The next morning, Shino woke up early like he always did and kissed Hinata on the forehead. He quickly dressed and left out of her window.
He had been... sleeping with Hinata (excuse the phrase) for over a year. Of course, no one knew about it. And Shino and Hinata liked to keep that way.
Shino traveled on the roofs of the houses until he was a good enough distance from the Hyuuga complex to walk down the street. He had slipped on his sunglasses, and just as they were secured onto his face, the sun spilled out from over the mountains, warmth flooding his face. As he walked to his house, hands in his pockets, he wondered what his Father would say.
He opened the door and was startled to see his Father waiting, his arms crossed.
"Where were you?"
Shino squeezed the insides of his jacket.
"Getting some fresh air."
The silence was tense.
"Really?"
Shino decided that he wasn't going to answer the question. His Father should trust him by now.
"Dad, I want to get married."
It certainly threw Shibi off subject.
"Oh?"
"I just proposed to Hinata Hyuuga."
Okay, so it wasn't entirely untrue, but it would give him an alibi.
"And...?"
"She said yes."
Another silence. Shino was about to question his Father if he was mad or disappointed when he was suddenly being squeezed in a fierce hug. His glasses started to slip off and he wheezed.
"F-Father–"
The truth was, his Dad had never hugged him before. Shino had no doubt in his mind that he was loved by his Father, but... displays of affection were never really the Aburame clan's focus point.
"I'm proud of you, son."
Shino awkwardly returned the sudden embrace.
"Thank you, Dad."
VII
Hiashi Hyuuga had just woken up and was drinking his morning tea when his nephew Neji walked into the courtyard.
"Hiashi-sama?"
Pale eyes connected.
"Yes, Neji?"
His nephew brushed his long brown hair out of his face.
"Shino Aburame has requested to see you."
Hiashi felt his eyebrows raise.
"Aburame?" Neji nodded. "Send him in."
Neji swiftly turned and made his way back to the entrance of the Hyuuga complex. He half expected for Shino to be gone, but he was still there. The Jonin smirked.
"Well, he'll see you." Shino bowed slightly and stepped past Hinata's cousin. "What do you want with Hiashi-sama anyway?"
Shino pushed his glasses farther up on the bridge of his nose.
"It's none of your business." Neji could feel the satisfaction radiating off of Shino as he bared his teeth. "You'll find out soon enough anyway."
Before Neji could question him anymore, Shino had already began to walk down the hall.
VIII
"Sit. Please." Hiashi's stern voice made Shino slightly nervous. "What has possessed you to interrupt my morning meal?"
Shino almost flinched at Hinata's Father's cold words. He hesitated before answering by taking off his glasses.
Even Hiashi himself could not help widening his eyes at such a display. He had never seen the Aburame boy without his sunglasses. The Hyuuga clan leader felt himself relax as he absorbed the earthly colors.
"I came here to ask if I could have Hinata's hand in marriage."
Shino bit his lip as he stared into Hiashi's eyes. He couldn't read him. His face never even twitched when Shino mentioned his daughter's name. The heiress to his fortune. Finally, Hiashi blinked and sipped his tea.
"I was wondering when you were going to ask me that." Shino almost fell over. "Don't think that you have been so cleaver to escape my Byakugan." His icicle eyes pierced through Shino, but Shino refused to falter. "I know that you and Hinata have been sleeping together for one year and a half."
Shino bristled like a cat.
"Sir, it's not what you thi–"
"I know." Hiashi took another sip of his tea, while Shino let his untouched. "She's still untouched." Another sip. "You have my blessing." He looked away. "It's not like it matters to me."
To this day, Shino would have told you that Hiashi Hyuuga was lying.
At the end of his statement, Hiashi had a small smile on his face.
IX
A/N: THIS IS NOT THE LAST CHAPTER!!! I repeat... THIS IS NOT THE LAST CHAPTER!!! Ahem. Yes. Well, did you like it? No OCCness? Tell me if there was. And, sorry that I didn't update right away. I had a lot of other stories to update, and I fell into temporary writers block with this one. But, hey, as you can tell, I pretty much conquered this S.O.B. lol hahah. REVIEW! Please! (Or I won't know if you want more!)
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