Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto (erlack, and to think, I'll be saying this for the next... 15 or so chapters. Yah, 15 chapters. My story is really slow paced... yah.)

Lots of hugs and cookies for my reviewers (at this time of writing, all 12 of you! hahaha...) , and Scylla gets a big muffin for picking up the lead XP.

Also lots of thanks to the few of my friends I showed this fic to... for not laughing at me... heh. I'm such a freak, you're all brave for putting up with me.

Note: I don't know much about police... so if things are slightly weird, sorry.

Oh yes; I have never been drunk, so I don't know if you really DO see purple hippos. And no, Kiba is NOT stoned... just drunk.

(Hyphens aren't showing up, lines instead. Line-ful fun!)

Kiba followed his friends out of the bar, while dancing wildly with the purple hippos.The next thing he knew, he wasn't with his friends anymore. Instead, a girl had attached herself onto his arm. She looked up at him with huge, freaky, pupil-less white eyes.

"Kiba-kun... let's go somewhere else." Kiba heard her say.

"Wait, the hippos are in the way. Whoa, they called in the rhinos as well. If you ask them to move, then we can go somewhere else." he replied in slurred speech.

"Hurry up, Kiba-kun. See, the hippos moved aside."

'Before my stupid cousin sees me...' she thought.

Sakura watched as Hinata led Kiba away. That policeman... he must be pretty drunk. Kiba was following Hinata like a dog on a leash. Then again, Hinata could charm anyone.

'Well, it's my turn now. Watch and weep, Ino-pig.'

Sakura pasted on a sweet, innocent smile, and strolled over to Sasuke and group. Pretending to trip on the sidewalk crack, she fell right into Sasuke's arms.

'So what if I break my mother's back?' she pondered.

Sasuke looked down at the girl who had walked right into him. She looked... familiar... but in his drunken-ness, he wasn't able to quite remember where he had seen her before.

"Miss, you can let go of me now." he muttered, trying to push her away.

Sakura grabbed his shirt and pulled him close to her face.

"And what if I don't?" she hissed, all traces sweetness disappearing.

Ino shook her head disappointedly, and turned to Tenten.

"Forehead girl is approaching this all wrong... she's showing her real self too soon."

"No kidding, that's going to sting tomorrow..."

Neji and Shikamaru stared as the pink haired girl dragged away their Japanese comrade.

Raising an eyebrow, Shikamaru asked, "Should we do anything to stop her?"

"No, Uchiha is starting to irritate me." was Neji's reply.

'Cameras, action!'

Ino let out a high pitched, girly giggle, and sprang next to Shikamaru. Wrapping her arm around his waist, she giggled another deafening giggle.

"Shika sweetie, you still owe me a favour." she squealed.

Giving Ino a weird look, Shikamaru desperately tried to pry her arms off his waist, failing miserably.

"Look, I don't know you. Stop...holding...onto...me! Neji! Help me! Get her off!" he squeaked.

Ino laughed again, and put her index finger on his lips. "Be quiet, people might get suspicious."

"They have a damn right to be! Who are you? Ack, get off me! Neji...Neji?"

But Neji was nowhere to be seen.

'Why isn't he drunk?' Ino thought frantically.'I can't force him to come with me... it's obvious, he's strong.'

She turned around and glared at Shikamaru. "Shut up, come with me, and you'll see your friends alive again. If you don't... well, good luck ever finding their bodies."

He hesitated.

"Coming or not?" the blonde haired girl snapped.

"Coming."

'She's just a girl. How hard can a girl be to handle?' thought Shikamaru confidently.

While Shikamaru was calling for him... Neji was cornered into a dead ended alley. Another girl had just sort of... herded him in there. He took a closer look at her. 'Wasn't she in the pub...? But... she was wearing a skirt, wasn't she?' If she had, she wasn't now. Instead of a short denim skirt, she was wearing large, baggy khakis.

Tenten grinned. This was easier than she had thought. And the fact that she had changed into her pants made her feel more comfortable. Hyuuga looked so daft, it was amazing he could be the head of a whole squad. She took out a dagger from her pocket, and let the moonlight shine onto the blade.

"Well, it goes like this. I have a very sharp object in my hand. A very, very sharp object. And in case you don't know, sharp objects are usually very dangerous. And this one is. If you don't do what I want, it might accidently slip out of my hand, and lodge itself into some part of your body, mainly in the chestal region, where you will bleed a lot. And that would be very unfortunate. So do what I say. Understood? Or are there any questions about it?"

Neji stared at her. 'What does she think I am, stupid? She must think I'm drunk to even try to pull off something like this. Or maybe I should just play along.'

He widened his eyes, and nodded. 'Come closer... come closer.'

She smiled again. "Alright. What I want you to do is follow me. Simple, right? But I have to make sure that you're not going to try and make a break for it."

'Take the bait... take the bait... come on, I should be close enough.' she thought. Tenten hadn't confided the rest of the group with this plan, she was sure they would object... there were too many risks. But he was clearly not drunk.

'Desperate times call for desperate measures... or something like that. Okay, he's moving.' she took a final step, inhaled deeply, and closing her eyes, braced herself.

Hinata and Sakura got their victims to the hotel without incident. Hinata just lead on... and Sakura just dragged on. Both checked in at different hotels, and successfully tied the poor policemen to a chair. They had even gagged and blindfolded them. From two different parts of the city, they both sighed, and flopped onto the bed, ready for a nice rest.
In yet another hotel, in yet another part of the city, Ino was having a hard time convincing Shikamaru to tie a blindfold on himself and sit in the chair, with her beside him holding a long piece of rope.

"Really, tell me one good reason why I should."

"I'll pay with my life if I don't complete this mission, please cooperate, Nara Shikamaru. I promise, I won't kill you." she pleaded.

"No."

"Please....?"

"No."

Ino sighed, and did puppy dog eyes. "Please?"

Shikamaru shook his head in annoyance and headed for the door. Just as he was about to leave, he heard little sobs coming from behind him. Shikamaru shut the door, and turned around.

"Shut up, will you? People might thing I was beating you."

That encouraged Ino to cry even more.

"Please let me tie you up, they really might kill me!" she wailed between sobs.

There was a knock on the door.

"Nothing wrong in there?"

"No sir, my friend tripped and fell." called Shikamaru.

"Alright." They could hear the footsteps leading away from their room.

Shikamaru sat on the chair, and put on the blindfold.

"There, happy? Be quiet and tie me up before my common sense kicks in."

End of Chapter 4.

My chapters are getting nice and long... heh. Hope you enjoyed it! Oh... several things to say:

1. My story is going to center around Neji, Tenten, Shikamaru, and Ino. There still will be the others, but it will mainly be about the ones I mentioned. I might introduce Naruto, I may not. But Lee is definitely staying... I lurve his character very much.

2. If I introduce Naruto and Kakashi, what roles can they play? Ideas appreciated... and don't worry, I'll give you credit if I use your suggestion.

Bakutiku over and out.