And now for the yuri fic of the series. I know most of you fangirls are probably going to be all "Ew, yuri, how degrading for us women, this only appeals to the guys!" Well, it doesn't. And this one won't even have so much as a kiss in it. See? No degrading, just a couple of girls in love. That's all. It's almost Valentine's Day. FEEL THE LOVE DAMMIT!

Pairing: TemarixTenten

Tenten was just taking a walk. It was a warm summer evening and even though she was still sore from getting a beating she had received in the preliminaries, the night was just too irresistible for her to stay inside. It was nearing midnight on the night of a full moon, and she felt very peaceful. Everything was still, the whole village asleep. Or at least that's what she thought.

It was when she saw a figure crouching down that she was snapped back to reality. She figured it was nothing serious so she continued on her way. As she got closer to the figure, she heard it mumbling.

"Ugh, this was definitely him. He knew that he wasn't supposed to..."

Tenten was curious, but tried to ignore it the best she could. It wasn't until she got closer still that she noticed that the figure was crouched next to a body. Now she couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to.

"Hello? Is something wrong here?" She called out. The crouching person stood up straight and was behind Tenten in a flash.

"Don't move." Came the voice, a hand holding a kunai to Tenten's throat. With equal speed, Tenten grabbed the hand that held the kunai, pulled out the weapon and jabbed the person behind her in the gut. The person fell and Tenten straddled their stomach, holding the kunai to her opponent's throat.

"No, you don't move." She hissed.

"I kicked your ass once and I can do it again." Said her opponent. It was then that Tenten noticed the four pigtails in her opponent's hair.

"You're that Temari girl." Tenten said.

"No shit." Temari answered, pushing Tenten off of her and grabbing her kunai out of her hand. "And I don't want to put you in any more pain than necessary. So why don't you just forget what you've seen and heard and be on your way?"

"And if I don't? What if I think that you're the one who killed this man? What if I went and told someone about this right now?" Tenten threatened.

"Then I'd have to kill you." Temari stated, reaching back to place her hand on her fan. "But don't worry, I won't." she added. Tenten gave her a strange look.

"Why would that be?" She asked, suspicious.

"Well, I don't know why, but you've kinda grown on me since the prelims. I know we only fought once, but you keep popping into my head. And it's really starting to bug me. I've got my own stuff to deal with, much less you." Temari retorted.

"Really?" Tenten asked in a disbelieving tone, but she could feel her face heating up ever-so-slightly.

"Yup. And it's getting pretty annoying too." Temari sighed, acting as though having the other girl on her mind was a burden.

"Well excuse me for meeting you and therefore making you think about me." Tenten murmured, secretly flattered.

"I can see your cheeks getting pink from here." Temari laughed, which only served to make Tenten blush even deeper. Temari noticed and her face softened. "Look, I'm sorry if I embarrassed you. But you have been on my mind a lot since our fight. Your name is Tenten, right?"

"Yeah." Tenten answered. Though she knew what Temari was talking about. Since their fight, the pigtailed girl had been all over her mind as well.

"Well, Tenten, it was nice meeting you in a civilized manner this time. I'll see you around, maybe." Temari said, turning on her heel and starting to walk away.

"Wait!" Tenten called out. Temari looked over her shoulder at the other girl. "I still have business with you. You are not from this village, yet that man was. I have to know if you killed him." Tenten's face now looked determined. Temari smiled.

"No, I didn't. So don't worry about it. In fact, I'm off to find the one who did." Temari said.

"Why? Was that man precious to you or something?" Tenten queried, for some reason unbeknownst to her hoping that the answer would be no.

"Nope. I haven't been here that long, there's no one in this village precious to me. Well, not yet, anyway. But I think I know the person who did do this and so I must be off." Temari answered, turning back around.

"Hmm." Was all that Tenten replied. She watched the other girl start to leave with disappointment, but was surprised when she saw her stop.

"Ya know, I don't think I should try to find him tonight. It'll be easier tomorrow." She turned her head to look at Tenten over her shoulder again while grinning. "Want to take a walk or something?"

"Sure!" Tenten answered, running up to Temari to walk beside her, grinning as well.

Oh yeah, did I mention that all three fics are connected? Well they are. And in case you're not very observant, the dead guy was the same one that Gaara just killed (notDosu).