Survival of the Fittest

Note: *sigh* finally...the Neji/Sakura meet! Ya! Poor Sasuke...-__- must be so jealous! hehe...me gonna love the love triangle! Don't forget to Review! REVIEW!

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The lobby was bedecked from the ceiling to the floor with an assortment of balloons and streamers. The tiles sparkled with the power and intensity of the sea. A few teenagers were slouching comfortably on a bunch of large squishy pink couches. A few that looked strangely familiar...

"Lee?" shrieked Sakura as she ran forward and gave his a warm hug, which caused Ten ten's to blink in surprise. "I missed you!" She flashed him a quick smile that could easily melt the iciest heart.

"LOOK! IT'S THICK BROWS!" exclaimed Naruto pointing a shaky finger at Lee. When Hinata sent him a confused look, he explained. "We met him awhile ago. He defended us against the Sound Ninjas," stated Naruto cheerfully. "However...naturally I didn't need his help," he bragged to Hinata who was giggling softly.

Neji muttered something under his breath before plopping down next to them.

Lee smirked slightly as he returned her hug. "Yea...it's been awhile," he replied hesitantly, silently withering under Ten ten's suspicious glare. "Sakura, I want you too meet my girlfriend Ten Ten," he said in a bruised voice.

Ten Ten sighed softly as she rolled her eyes in annoyance. Lee was so easy to scare...more so he was the typical guy. She focused her attention towards Sakura and stared at her uncertainly. They had met a few years ago during the Chunin Exam...although they'd never had time to actually get acquainted.

"Sakura," she greeted nervously. She had no idea what this Sakura girl was like...was she a friend or a foe? Ten Ten studied her carefully before offering Sakura her hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you," she said stiffly, waiting for Sakura to accept her hand.

Sakura frowned slightly at Ten Ten's extended hand. A handshake? Wasn't that a bit too formal? She shrugged it off and clasped Ten ten's hand. "It's nice to meet you too," she said hesitantly while her eyes twinkled with enjoyment. "So you and Lee are officially an item?" she stated more then asked calmly. Ten Ten shot Neji a sharp look before nodding in agreement. "That's great!" she exclaimed brightly. "I'm glad for you!"

Ten Ten blinked in surprise. "You mean...you don't have a crush on him?" she stuttered.

Sakura shuddered internally before answering. The thought of kissing Lee...even getting kissed by him was just so...WRONG. "No...thankfully not," she said in repulsion trying to keep her stomach down.

"Well in that case...," Ten Ten eyes sparkled playfully. "I suppose we could be friends After all...the more the merrier...especially when there're pranks involved," she said snickered evilly.

The boys shuddered with fear. Whatever Ten Ten had in store for them...it definitely wasn't going to be pretty.

Sakura returned her smile...before snickering softly herself. "Yea...poor them..." she said staring pointedly at the boys.

Ino smiled," Count me in." She ran her hand through her long silky blonde hair. "I wouldn't miss it for the world!" she exclaimed cheerfully, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

"Does it include Ramen?" asked Naruto innocently, while his stomach growled loudly. "You could deck us from head to toe with ramen noodles," he suggested heartily, ignoring the girls who sweat dropped. "I could be your first victim!" he volunteered loudly. "Please..." he begged, "I love ramen!"

"Naruto...if you're hungry I'll buy you some Ramen later," suggested Hinata, who desperately tried to get his mind of the topic. She turned towards Sakura and nodded slyly. "Count me in," she mouthed.

"Okay!" he said smiling innocently while clapping his hand cheerfully. "Thanks Hinata!" he exclaimed before giving her a large wet kiss on the cheek. Which made Hinata blush like crazy.

Neji, Lee and Ten Ten shot her a puzzled look that plainly said, "What are they doing? How...how did it happen??"

Sakura sighed dramatically and waved her hands dismissively. "It's a long story," she muttered. " A very long....story."

Lee stood up and held out his hand for Ten Ten. "I think we should go now," he said turning slightly so that he could look them directly in the eye. "We should get to our wing," he said cheerfully.

"We have our own WING!" gapped Ino, trying to gather her bearings. When she saw Lee's arrested look she added, " The Hokage didn't tell us anything," she huffed angrily crossing her arms grumpily.

Hinata turned towards Ten Ten, "Could you show us the way?" she asked shyly. "I don't want to spend most of the day looking for our rooms," she said nervously. She wasn't usually very social...only with her friends...her very close friends.

"We'd be glad to," stated Ten Ten gently, shoving Lee ahead of her. "Let's go," she hissed to him, when he started to protest. "This way," she beckoned as she lead the way towards their rooms.

It seemed like as if they were walking for hours on end. Slowly everything became blurry...and looked about the same. Suddenly Ten Ten and Lee came to an abrupt halt right in front of a silver coated door.

Lee turned nervously towards them. "There's something we have to tell you before you go in," he muttered exchanging a glance with his girlfriend. "It's really important," he insisted placing his hands in front of himself in self defense when they glared at him.

"What..." grumbled Neji, who was mentally swaying on his feat. It had been such a long day...too long for his taste. First he had to go on this damn vacation...then he had to meat a gorgeous but annoying pink haired girl. "Gorgeous? Where did that come from?" he mentally smacked himself and ruthlessly shoved the thought aside.

"I'm tired," said Naruto stifling a yawn. "I wanna take a nap," he wined leaning weakly against Hinata.

"There's a problem with the rooms," said Lee cautiously. When he thought everyone had finally given him their full and devoted attention...he added.

"THERE'S ONLY FOUR BEDROOMS..." hey...they're LARGE oh yea...they also have a common room thinge.

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oh yea...the mysterious stranger...you won't hear from him until really late in the story...so try not to forget him XD