Okay, my friend told me that I accidentally copied and pasted my chapter twice last time. I got it fixed, so yeah. Then I realized how short it was. My bad…

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Chapter 11: The Moment

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"Well, the dance is tomorrow," Tenten said. "Ino, looks like you lost your bet. There's no way he'll go out with you at the last minute. Not even you could pull that off."

Ino stuck her tongue out. "Fifty bucks isn't worth it. He's not worth my time."

"You may say that, Ino, but deep down you wish he was."

"As if."

Sakura looked up from doing Hinata's hair. "I think it's great that Neji finally found the guts to tell you he liked you. I mean, you've likes him since kindergarten."

Temari sighed. "Oh, kindergarten… Then now, we're already in high school."

Ino nodded. "I remember in first grade, Naruto thought it would be cool to come to school dressed up as a bush. He came to class with grass in his hair and stuff."

"I bet that Naruto'll get held back," Sakura said.

"He's pretty smart," Hinata whispered as she got up, rubbing her eyes. "I could help him. You know, stay after school and tutor him."

Sakura jumped up and down. "Oh, would it be sweet to have you're fist kiss in the library!"

Temari rolled her eyes. "Sakura, your school doesn't have a library."

"Oh."

"Maybe you're the one who needs tutoring."

"Oh! That's an excellent idea. Sasuke could help me with school!"

"Um… Sakura, I was being sarcastic. You're even smarter than me."

"It was just a thought."

Temari crossed her arms. "Well, she has a point, Hinata. Are you prepared for the inevitable first kiss that he'll give you one day, or are you going to faint?... Hinata?"

"She's out again."

"Figures."

Tenten sat on the bed. "So, does anyone think Naruto even likes her?"

Sakura shrugged. "In the exams, he really went through a whole lot of trouble to defeat Neji for her."

"Well, if he didn't, he would have been kicked out of the exams," Ino pointed out. "I feel so left out, since you have boyfriends… Hey! Shino's not going out with anyone, is he?"

"No," Sakura said. She poked Hinata. "Hey! Is Shino going with anyone?"

She rubbed her eyes as she regained consciousness. "I don't know… He just follows Neji around all day."

Ino grinned. "Then, you he'll probably say yes."

"Um, no he won't."

"Why not?"

"You're afraid of bugs."

"I can last a few minutes."

Temari rolled her eyes. "What's the whole point of a dance, anyway? If you're going to hang out with your friends, then do it on your own time."

"That's not the sole purpose of a dance," Tenten said. "You get to meet new people. Where do you think I got the idea to put my hair in buns? Yup, from some girl I met at one of these dances."

"Okay, new people. What else?"

"You get to show of your boyfriend," Sakura said. "Sasuke's fangirls are going down tomorrow."

"I don't have a boyfriend to show off," Temari answered.

"Maybe, you should get one," Ino suggested.

"I said it before, and I'll say it again. I don't like Shikamaru."

"No one ever said anything about Shikamaru." Ino giggled. "Temari, do you like him."

"No. Did Sakura say anything to you? If she did, she's lying."

"She didn't say anything," Tenten said. "Come on, Temari. You can trust us. Maybe not Ino, but you can trust the rest of us."

"Um… No. I don't like him."

Even Hinata joined in. "If you like him, there's nothing wrong with it."

Temari took a few steps back. "Er… girls…"

Just when she thought she was about to fall over, Ino gave up. "Fine," she said. "I believe you. There's nothing to like about Shikamaru anyway. He always falls asleep."

"Yeah…" Temari calmed down. "I mean, seriously. Besides, I have better things to do with my life other than using it on guys who don't even care that much about you."

"Neji cares!"

"Sasuke cares!"

"Er… Naruto is… caring…"

"… and… Shino cares!"

"No he doesn't, Ino. You probably haven't even spoken to him in your life."

"I have."

Hinata yawned. "It's getting late."

Temari nodded. "You guys have a long day ahead of you."

Sakura looked at her. "You mean you're not coming?"

Ino nodded. "Temari, you should come. You can hang with me at the concessions."

"Um… no."

"Yes."

"No."

"YES!!!"

"… Fine, have it your way."

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Hinata and Sakura met up at the mall. Temari, Ino, and Tenten were right behind them.

"So, did everyone get what they needed?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah."

Temari crossed her arms. "I still don't see the whole point of this. I'm getting too old for this."

"Temari," Tenten said, "this is a high school dance. You're still in high school."

"Whatever. It doesn't make me feel any more comfortable."

Sakura waved goodbye. "I still have to meet up with Sasuke."

Tenten nodded. "Me, too. With Neji, I mean."

They watched them leave. Ino turned to Hinata. "How about Naruto? Are you going to meet him soon?"

She shrugged. "I don't know… My guess is that he forgot."

Ino crossed her arms. "Don't be like that. Well, duh, Naruto's an idiot, but he will keep to his words. If he says he's going out with you, then he will."

"I sure hope so."

Ino jumped. "Oh my gawd, is that Shino over there?"

Hinata looked around until she spotted the only guy who wore black glasses indoors. "Um, yeah. I think that's him."

Ino was already running towards him. Temari laughed. "Well, looks like I'll be alone at another dance that you guys made me go to."

"Isn't there any guy that you might at least be friends with?"

"No, no one."

"But, Ino says that Shikamaru and you are good friends."

Temari's face turned slightly pink. "So, what? He said he didn't want to go, didn't he? Well, you know what? I think if he doesn't want to go, then no one should try to make him. It's bad enough that I have to go!"

Hinata's face turned white. "S-Sorry, Temari. I didn't mean to make you angry."

She sighed. "You didn't make me angry, Hinata. I'm just having a bad day."

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Shikamaru watched the clouds blow by as Choji was eating a sandwich. "I just don't get why they would use their time up on some troublesome dance."

Choji shrugged and took a bite. "Maybe, they just have really good food. You wanna drop by later?"

He sighed lazily. "Well… I've got nothing better to do. I just woke up, and it's no use trying to get back to sleep, anyway."

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Hinata sat in a chair next to the door, watching the people go by. Ino sat down next to her.

"Don't worry, Hinata," she said. "If he doesn't show up, then he's not worth your time.

She nodded. "I guess…"

"Hey, the first song's starting!"

"He's not here yet…"

"Hinata, just have fun."

"I want to go home."

"Look! Isn't that him over there?"

Hinata looked up. "Naruto-kun!"

He grinned at her. "Did you really think I'd be late for this?"

Ino smiled. "Well, I think I see Shino over there. Bye!"

Hinata smiled at him. "It's okay."

"Yeah, well… You know how Anko assigned us three pages of social studies? I couldn't tell the difference between the Mist and the Rain. So, she made me come to school today."

"I can help you bring your grades up if you want."

"That would be awesome."

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Neji looks into Tenten's eyes. "I can't believe it took me all these years just to realize how much I love you."

She giggled. "Oh… I can't believe that when you finally found the guts to confess, I got all dramatic and… stupid."

"You're not stupid."

"Whatever."

"I still owe you from before."

"Huh?"

"You kissed me, remember?"

"Um…"

Before she could say anything else, he touched his lips to hers.

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Sakura smiled at Sasuke and laughed. "Oh my god, Sasuke. Just stop trying to dance. I mean, no offense, but it's kind of lousy."

"Like you can do better?"

"Um… no."

"Come one, let me see."

"Nope."

"Please. I can tickle you."

"No!!!"

As she was trying to avoid Sasuke's hands, she accidentally spilled her juice on him.

"Oh. My. God. I am sooooooo sorry! I didn't mean to spill it, I swear! I…"

"I'm fine," he said.

"Oh, I can clean it up!"

"Sakura, I'm fine."

"I'm sorry!"

"Sakura!" He sighed. "I don't care how my shirt looks like, or what's on it. It's that we're together that matters."

She calmed down. "Awe… You're so sweet."

"Let's go give those girls something to be jealous about."

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Temari was watching everyone dance from the door. "This is so boring."

"Tell me about it," Shino replied.

"Excuse me, did you say something?"

"No, nothing, I don't even know you."

She crossed her arms and went back outside. "I'm leaving. There's too much drama."

After she left, Kiba came along. "This is so boring."

"Tell me about it," Shino replied. "There's too much drama."

"I heard Ino's gone mad over you," Kiba said. "But I hear that it's just because she's desperate."

"Do I know you?"

"Yeah, you're in my class." He turned to look at Hinata. He watched her as she talked to Naruto. "Damnit."

"Why'd you say that? Is it because you're stuck with me? Everyone thinks I'm weird."

"No… Get a life, Shino."

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Valentine's Dance continues next chapter… Poop, my computer had a virus so I can't post that often. It's not like I already do, but maybe every two weeks. I don't know. I hate viruses.

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