Chapter 10
Choji had finished eating at the current stand. They got up to go to the next one when they were approached by a blonde woman with a little white hat with a red cross on it, a low cut white blouse with the same symbol on the side of the chest, a white mini skirt & white knee high boots. Close behind her was another woman dressed in a tan kimono, with a tan mask, tan puppy ears & a tail; she was holding poor Ton Ton who was dressed up as a hot dog. "Shikamaru, I need you to come to my office after the party." Tsunade said "I have a mission for you." "Okay" he replied then the ladies walked off. Choji smacked his friend on the back. "Hey is that Temari?" he pointed at a girl with shoulder length blonde hair & a black mask, dressed in a short black dress with a lace up front, black boots & a tall pointy black hat. "It can't be..." Shikamaru said in disbelief and stared at her for a few minutes with his mouth hanging open. She was stopped a few yards away talking to Ten Ten & Neji. Choji gave him a sideways look, and then his eyes lit up. "Ooh! She's the one you wanted to ask to this, isn't she!?" Shikamaru shook his head out of the fog it was in. "Hmm?" He hadn't actually heard what Choji said. "Go ask her now!" Choji encouraged as he gave him a push in her direction. As Shikamaru stumbled a few steps that way, Choji went off to get some treats at the next stand. Shikamaru could feel his heart racing, he realized he was walking toward her and came to a sudden a few feet away just as Ten Ten and Neji were departing from Temari's company. She smiled and gave a little wave at Ten Ten. That did it, he couldn't... He just couldn't do it. He hurried off in an other direction. He made his way to his favorite grassy quiet spot. He could see all the festivities from there and faintly here the music & commotion. ...Oh he wished he could get up the nerve even to ask her to dance... He sighed and sat down in the grass to watch the party go on without him.
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Temari just had to see what this orange costume really was, surely nobody would dress as Naruto.. She made her way threw the crowd in that direction. Looking around she noticed Hinata had been joined by Kiba, who was dressed with brown fur sticking out of his clothes, pointy tips on his ears and wolf-like markings painted on his face & a brown furry mask. Akamaru was at his side sporting a red cape. Temari had to laugh at seeing that. "Poor Akamaru" she thought. They were also joined by someone covered in a white sheet with eyes cut out... That had to be Shino. She also saw Jeriya walking around threw the crowd sporting a black mask and tux. Then she saw something that positively made her burst out laughing. Lee had on a giant pink heart. His head, arms & legs stuck out from it, he had on a green mask to match his usual jumpsuit that he still wore under his costume. After she once again composed herself she continued to make her way toward the person in the orange costume. She saw him and someone else in black stand up from the booth they were sitting at and go to leave. Just then Ten Ten dressed up as a waitress with black capris, a white apron, white dress shirt black vest & black mask along with Neji dressed as a chef with black pants, a white coat & a tall white hat & white mask; came up to her. "Hey!" Ten Ten greeted "nobody knew you were gonna be here, are your brothers here too?". "Yes" Temari replied "complete with dates." "Oh! Do you have a date also? Where is he?" Ten Ten asked excitedly. "No" Temari laughed "I didn't bring one." Ten Ten scowled "Oh... Sorry" "Its fine, really!" Temari assured her. "Well, I guess we'll see you around the party. Ten Ten said, then her & Neji went off. Temari smiled & waved at them. She had thought she saw Shikamaru coming toward her, but when she turned back he wasn't there. She shrugged her shoulders & went on to find the person in the orange costume again. She had lost sight of him while talking with Ten Ten. After maneuvering threw the crowd she saw the orange costume again! She went over to the person wearing it & sat down beside him. "Oh! Hi Choji!" she greeted "I see, your a pumpkin. From far away I thought someone had actually dressed as Naruto." She chuckled. Choji turned from his food & looked at her. "Hi, Temari" he looked around "Where's Shikamaru?" she asked her. She gave him a questioning look "Why would I know?". "He didn't come talk to you?" Choji asked. "That was him I saw then. No he didn't... I'll go find him." Temari said as she got up. "Okay." Choji agreed & went back to eating. Temari left to look for Shikamaru. She looked all threw the crowd, she was over by a group of game booth when somebody grabbed her arm & began pulling her over to one of the booths. It was Naruto dressed in a bed sheet version of a hokage outfit & a white mask that was now pushed up on his forehead instead of being worn properly over his eyes. "You gotta play this game" he yelled as he handed her a net & stood her in front of a tank of fish. "You catch a fish & you get to keep it! They put it in a plastic bag of water & everything!" Just then Sakura (who was dressed in a green tattered dress with brown twig bits & hand made wings, pointed ears, a green mask & covered with sparkles all over her; Temari guessed she was a wood fairy) popped out of the crowd "NARUTO! That's rude! You don't just grab people and demand they play a game!" She scolded him. While Sakura was yelling at Naruto, Temari caught a big orange fish, had it bagged up & went back on her search for Shikamaru.
Sorry for the long delay in updates I've had a lot of health problems and all that good stuff T_T
I have the next chapter already written, just gotta type & proof it. Im gonna try to wrap this up soon. IDK a whole lot more to do after what I originally was working up to (which is after the festival). Suggestions welcome :D
If anybody wants to do fan art of them in they're costumes let me know & ill post links!
My usually warnings apply blah blah blah.