The Girl-to-Girl Bonding Time… Kunoichi Style: Tenten & Temari

"Hey, wait! I'm going with you!" Temari caught up with Tenten, "There's no way I'm getting stuck with her!" She pointed her thumb behind her at Hinata.

"Oh yeah, maybe we should invite her. She gets super freaked when she's alone." Tenten turned toward Hinata. "Hey Hinata! You want to come eat with us?"

When Hinata didn't respond, Temari seized her chance. "Well, she's not coming. Where do you want to eat?"

Tenten shrugged, and they ended up eating at the nearby candy store. Once they both had their candy of choice, they started thinking of what they should be shopping for.

"Shouldn't you know something about this guy?" Temari took a bite from her candy bar, "He's on your team, right?"

"Yeah, but I never really went shopping for him. I'm not that good of a shopper, and I usually just make him a card and help Neji make the cake. Lee is satisfied, though," Tenten explained. "But what about you? You have brothers."

"I already told you, I don't usually get my brothers presents. Gaara thinks it's a sign of weakness, and Kankuro can't disagree. The only time I do get them presents is when our father actually attended their birthday parties, and the only reason we would throw those is if he wanted us to." Temari shrugged, "I'm probably the one who gets the most gifts out my family. Kankuro always gets me something, even if it's a bag of candy or a stupid card. He's really a big softie at heart."

"Huh." Tenten chewed on another jellybean thoughtfully, having a hard time believing that the formidable ninja that was Temari's brother could be big-hearted. "Well, I guess we could always get him candy. I'm afraid he might go on a sugar rush, though… those are pretty bad…"

"Yeah, I could imagine." Temari thought for a while before making any suggestions. "…Maybe we should just get him some socks. I mean, they're harmless enough. And seeing how you describe him, he seems he would appreciate just about anything."

Tenten nodded, confirming this fact. "Yeah, we could say they're for some sort of ultimate training regime!"

Okay, they sell all kinds of stuff in there," Temari gestured to the store behind her, "we can get the socks, and see if anything else catches our eye while we walk."

Tenten nodded again, and the two headed into the large glass doors. Temari knew her way around the store, so they found the sock rack in no time.

"Okay. Let's get started…" She started rummaging through the socks.

"Temari, how do you know this store so well if you live in the Sand Village?" Tenten wondered, as she examined the different pairs of socks.

"I always come here for the boys' stuff when we visit," she chuckled, "Kankuro sure loves his sock puppets."

"What? I though he used that one on his back," Tenten asked, puzzled.

"How do you think he came across using puppets as weapons in the first place?" Temari scoffed, "He loves playing with those creepy things!"

Tenten grabbed a pair of socks and pulled them on her hands. "Hello! I'm going to bite your head off! MUWAHAHA!!" She moved her hands with the dialogue, and clamped one hand over the other, so it looked as if one was trying to eat the other. Temari laughed, and the shoppers stared at them.

Once the two girls' laughter died down, Temari spoke up. "Maybe I should play with Kankuro sometime. It looks sort of fun!"

"But you know what isn't fun?" Tenten frowned, pulling off the socks, "Going through socks that all look practically identical."

"You're right… let's get something else then…" Temari bumped into a metal crate behind her, and grinned. "What about… SOME LUCKY UNDERGARMENTS!!" She pulled out a pair of men's briefs from the large box. They were decorated with shamrocks, horseshoes, rabbits' feet, and other symbols of luck.

This time it was Tenten's turn to laugh. She stumbled over to where Temari was standing and pulled out another pair of underwear. This one was a pair of green boxers and it had cute little ducks and bunnies dancing on it. The two laughed even harder.

"This… this is… just so Lee!" Tenten panted, still laughing hysterically.

"Well… since you're his teammate, I'll take your word for it." Temari recovered much faster than Tenten. "But are we seriously going to get him a pair of underwear?"

"OF COURSE!! HOW COULD WE PASS THIS UP??" Tenten pulled a startled Temari toward the escalator. Just then, they saw Ino clutching the brightest piece of fabric they had ever seen just before she bolted out of their sight.

"Did you see what Ino was buying??" Temari exclaimed, completely baffled. She thought that Ino was supposed to be the fashion icon of the kunoichi.

"Yeah, and I'm no expert on fashion, but that thing was…" Tenten was lost for words.

"…I think they've gone insane."

"Yep."

And then Temari and Tenten raced to the counter to purchase the underwear before their sugar rush lost its effect.