"Hey…I'm done with the shower." Temari announces once she enters inside of the bedroom portion of the cabin while she gently dries her wet hair with a towel.
"Alright," Shikamaru says loud enough for her to hear his voice as he flips through the pages of a random book.
"What's on your mind?" She curiously inquires due to his demeanor and the tone of his voice as she approaches him on the bed.
He continues to flip through the book when he adds, "It's just been a while since we had some alone time with each other."
A "hmm" emits from her mouth as her facial expression displays she is in reflection before she admits, "I guess you are right."
"Even when we tried to have that girls' night out, we ended up right back at with each of our significant other." Temari jokes after she recalls the very special highlight of that particular night.
"Anyway…so what are our plans for tonight?" She redirects the conversation back to their relationship as she settles her rear on the edge of the bed.
Shikamaru peers over his shoulder to look at the dirty blonde haired woman and grumbles his question, "Why do you like to leave these kinds of decisions to me, troublesome woman?"
A wide grin stretches across her face at the question, "Why my dear Shikamaru, you have been the only person to truly ever surprise me."
"No why would you say such a thing?" He poses as he closes the book, releases a deep sigh, and tries to collect his thoughts.
Temari's face contorts to a weird expression, which prompts her to inquire to the brunette, "What do you mean?"
"I'm starting to think you are trying to send me subliminal messages…" He utters as he shifts his body to the opposite side of the bed.
"You know how I get when I can do something no one else can do." Shikamaru claims right before he moves in the direction of the bathroom.
His strange comments and reactions throughout the conversation causes her to ponder, 'What's gotten in to him?'
A few seconds later her brain recalls two important states from their talk, "I'm starting to think you are trying to send me subliminal messages…" "You know how I get when I can do something no one else can do."
The grin on her face morphs in to a wide toothy smile as she stifles a chuckle at his attempt to remain nonchalant.
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"So what are we going to do Naruto-kun?" Hinata curiously poses about their plans for the rest of their night since the group decides to split up.
"Who knew that a game of volleyball in the pool could be so…tiresome?" He complains as his shoulders slump forward to show he was tired. Hinata giggles at her fiancé's reaction after he plops down on the bed in the cabin and releases a deep sigh.
He tilts his head, peers over to his left and poses, "So what do you want to do Hina-chan?"
She brings her index finger to the front of her chin as if to think of an idea while Naruto watches her every movement in fascination.
"There's so much we can do on this cruise. I kind of want to do it all." Hinata honestly admits with a slight giggle at her opinion.
He directs his sights to the ceiling when he declares, "I don't see what is stopping us. We do have a couple of more days on the ship."
"A couple of days of relaxation before all hell break loose once we reach shore." She claims as her sights land on his face in anticipation for his reaction.
Naruto squint his eyes at the roof prior to his declaration, "If they haven't been successful in trying to run me out now…I'm not going anywhere."
"Besides…I got some very important dirt on Neji." He uttered as he laughed at the memory, which ultimately forced Neji to side with the blonde instead of his uncle.
"What did you say Naruto?" Hinata inquires about his previous statement since she was lost in thought about something.
"Oh…it's nothing but I think I know what we can do." Naruto speaks up as he sits forward so that the pillows were in his line of vision.
She senses his enthusiasm, which prompts her to ask, "Do I need to change my clothes then?"
The energetic blond scrambles off the bed, sets his hands on his side, and proclaims, "Just bring something to cover your arms. We will be out for a long time."
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Neji adjusts the knot on his towel prior to his departure from the bathroom only to see a sight that nearly causes him to have a heart attack.
He mutters a "damn" underneath his breath when he feels his inner flame ignites as his nose seems to react to the change as it start to drip blood.
Tenten overhears a noise from behind her, which prompts her to turn her attention to the source of the sound. "Oh it's just you," She says before she returns to her previous action unaware of the current situation that Neji was in.
Neji quickly removes the hand in front of his nose to see a small splatter of blood as he assumes, 'Good…it's just a light noise bleed.'
"Can I use your hands right quick?" Tenten suddenly requests for his assistance since it seems as if she could not complete the task on her own.
'Alright you got this…' he says as he wipes the blood from his nose on the back of his hand while he continues to think, '…Just don't stare too long.'
Tenten waits until Neji was close enough to her before she begins to issue him step-by-step directions on what she needs for him to do.
'I never realized just how short I am compared to him.' She inwardly weighs to herself since it feels as his presence seems to shadow over or even cancel out her existence.
The feel of his soft hands against her slightly rough skin causes her nerves to jump from the contact, which earns her a quiet apology from the brunette.
A pregnant silence develops between the two brunettes as Neji's hands remain at the back of her back until Tenten clears her throat, steps away from in front of him, and suggests, "Do you want to go bowling today?"
"Oh…uhm, if you want too then I don't mind." He says since he feels that it is best to offer a simple answer to her question.
"I'll be outside whenever you are finished." She discloses after she adjusts her top, grabs a purse, and heads out of their cabin room.
Neji emitted an "ugh" out of complete and utter frustration from the continuous mixed signals that he received from his girlfriend.
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"Did you know this ship had a museum in it?" Sai poses to his girlfriend upon their entrance inside of their cabin room.
"I was surprised they had an art shop since I only brought limited supplies on the ship." He happily adds as he places the plastic bag on the surface of the bed.
'Oh no, we're not about to talk about Art.' Sakura notices the signs that the conversation veers in the direction of Arts, which leads her to mention,"I got an idea on what we can do today."
"I've just been energized from being at the pool. Do you want to see what physical activities that they have on the ship for today?" She suggests as she searches for some clothes to wear after her shower.
'I guess she knew that I was about to start a discussion about art.' Sai mentally assumes as he rummages through the bag.
"My doctor did say I need to do a little more exercising…then again he did say I need to eat a little bit more food." He claims while he separates the items in his personal setup.
"It's settled then…" Sakura happily states as she clasps her palms together with a small smile on her face before she adds, "Let me go hop in the shower, get dress and then we can go."
Sai merely nods his head as he watches his girlfriend disappears behind the bathroom's door with a handful of clothes in her hand.
He removes his personal drawing pad form within his bag and flips through the papers that contain some sketches or masterpieces.
Sai pauses at the last couple of pages that seem to be fill with nothing but images of the rosy haired woman with emerald green eyes and slightly pale skin.
"I appreciate your efforts Sai, I really do. It is just sometimes I don't know what you are thinking or how you are feeling because you are like this block of ice." Sakura expresses her opinion about the situation between the two lovers.
He reaches inside of the plastic bag, withdraws a sketchbook, holds it in front of his body and utters, "I just find it easier to draw my emotions in my sketchbook rather than verbalize them."
"Sai…" She interrupts him before she conveys her feelings, "…words are just so much powerful and hold a lot of meanings to people."
"I love your drawings! They are so wonderful but even a picture can have a different outlook based on whoever looks at it." Sakura adds.
He gently closes the sketchbook, patiently waits for Sakura to emerge dress and ready for the activities.
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Ino can sense the lust vibes that emit from the brunette behind her, which leads her to assume that he gave a rat's ass as to whether she knows it or not.
'I guess discretion just flew out the door then.' She thinks as she leads the horny dog to their destination.
Kiba's eyes were dead set on the platinum blonde bombshell as she purposely adds in a swish just so he could react.
'I hope she knows that it's only a matter of time till that dress will be on the floor.' He silently declares when he feels a muscle twitch from excitement.
"So…just where are you luring me to woman?" Kiba curiously questions since he grew bored from the silence between the two.
A pop of her pink lipgloss lips captures his attention and imagination, "It's a good surprise. You should trust me on that."
"Look here woman…I agreed to a date, which means we go one place." Kiba states his position on the deal before he includes, "Afterwards, we are going straight to the cabin room."
"All fun and no play make Kiba a dull, dull puppy." Ino teases unaware that the brunette quickly covers the distance that separates them from each other.
His large hands settle around her petite waist, draws her closer to him, leans toward one of her ears and whispers, "Nope all fun and no play makes me a very horny dog, woman."
A bright blush materializes on her face after she breaks away from the young man once she feels herself about to cave in to her carnal desire, 'You got to make him wait it out…so be tough girl.'
"Oh would you look at that…" She jokingly speaks once she eventually spots their destination within view.
The clicks of her heels break him out of his stupor only to leave him to wonder just how can the woman maintain her balance on a ship in deep waters.
"Let's go before we lose our reservation," Ino purposely mentions as she quickly moves over in the direction of the twin doors.
At that moment, a group of men exit from the restaurant and catch a glimpse of the beautiful platinum blonde woman in scantly dress. Kiba closely watches as the men start to make a move on Ino when a need to protection manifests inside of him.
"Excuse me, but is there a problem fellas?" He sternly poses once he appears at Ino's side, slides an arm around her waist, and presses her body against him.
'When did Kiba get so damn big?' She curiously wonders as she watches him in action with the other men.
"They can't help but to acknowledge such a beautiful woman like you...too bad you belong to me." Kiba directs his attention on to the blonde underneath his arm and whispers his statement to her.
Ino feels his arm shift from her side to the lower end of her back, which seems to cause sparks in her nerves. She could only nod her head in agreement until she feels him guide her inside the restaurant while he wish the fellas that approach her to have a "good night".
'Maybe I have been wrong about Kiba for a longtime.'