TLSM: Gah, flute? I'll be lucky to even FINISH by midnight.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Theme Eleven: Flute.

It had been Gai's idea to give them tickets to the Konoha Orchestra's concert, they had, of course, accepted the tickets and found themselves in formal garb in the city's orchestra hall.

"I'm actually looking forward to the violins. They've been my favorite since I was little."

Neji nodded and led her to their seats which were comfortably set in the middle at the perfect angle to see the entire group.

It had been a matter of minutes until the lights dimmed, and the curtains pulled open to reveal the conductor and his orchestra, with all of their instruments in hand.

The orchestra opened with Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Then had lead onto Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

Something had changed after the two performances.

One of the musicians, a flute player, stood and approached the microphone, her slender fingers against the holes, her lips ready to blow.

And she began to play.

Up, down, around, over. The tune was exhilarating. It was welcoming everyone in the audience and was mimicking the wind that flew along the clouds. The high climbs, the heavy drops, she did it all.

There was a point where she paused and then continued to play, Neji noticed the calmness in the girl's features, and she had been ready for this for her entire lifetime.

The solo had ended. The audience was silent. Should they applaud? Cheer? It didn't matter, in a matter of seconds the entire audience in the concert hall stood up and applauded with thunderous volume.

Tenten and Neji had been part of this, of course, not because they had to fit in, it was because nothing else came across their mind, they were in midst of complete bliss.

The flute player bowed, several times in fact, before retreating to her seat.

The audience sat and listened to the rest of the concert, though most of their minds were elsewhere.

Tenten hadn't even reacted when the violinists had a solo in one of the pieces constructed by the conductor.

The concert ended roughly around ten. Quiet murmurs were heard from the crowds of people leaving the concert hall.

"That was…something else." Tenten breathed.

"Definitely…" Neji agreed.

They caught a cab and they both entered into the back seat as they headed towards home.

"Do you still think on the same level for violins now?"

"I do, but to a different extent, that young woman was simply a masterpiece."

"Hn."

The cab stopped at Tenten's apartment first, and she opened the door to leave.

"Thank you for accompanying me, Neji," she looked to his pearl white eyes.

"My pleasure, Tenten," He replied, "Good night."

She bid him goodnight and shut the door to exit to the apartment building.

The driver set off for Neji's home and looked into the rearview mirror.

"That's quite an interesting girl you had there."

Neji didn't reply to the driver, he hadn't need to. It was only a matter of time for the both of them, to travel onto the same journey as that flute's song.

Up, down, under, and around the wind.

TLSM: ONE MORE! GAHH!

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