Hey! Oh my god. It feels like I haven't updated in forever. Last weekend I didn't get a chance because so many things were popping up. i'm really sorry. Embrace yourselves for the major fluff chapter. Hope you enjoy! BTW, thanks to all my reviewers! I appreciate it!

Disclaimer: Naruto isn't mine.

Chapter 14

Happy Birthday Sakura

"Yawn!" Naruto yawned widely. He looked over to his side, and Hinata wasn't there. He looked at the clock and it read 2:30 am. "Wonder where she is." Naruto said to himself. He walked to the balcony and looked over the ledge. The cool, ocean breeze flowing through his hair. The sun wasn't up yet, but the sky looked beautiful. Full of billions of stars. He looked down and saw a familiar shape sitting down on the cliff. It looked like a girl. "That must be Hinata." He said and left the room to go outside. Once he arrived outside, it indeed was Hinata. It looked like she was in a daze. She was staring up at the sky, her pearly white eyes matched the color of the glow of the stars. "Hinata-chan?" Hinata snapped out of her daze and turned to look behind her. There stood Naruto. They both stared at each other for a while until Hinata realized what she was doing. She looked away and blushed. Naruto sat next to her and glanced at her. "Couldn't sleep?"

"N-no. I could sleep. It's j-just, I thought I-it would be nice t-to watch the stars s-since it's so beautiful."

"You mean like you?" He smiled. Hinata looked at him and blushed a deep crimson. Good thing it was dark, because if it wasn't, her face would look like a ripe tomato.

"N-naruto-kun…" She whispered.

"Can I tell you something?" Naruto asked. Hinata couldn't believe her ears. Usually Naruto would be loud and obnoxious, but now, he's so mellow and calm. She felt so serene.

"Okay…" She replied, timidly.

"Remember at the dance, when I said aishiteru?" He asked. Hinata remembered and blushed.

"Y-yes…" was all that came out.

"You do know I meant it." He looked up at the stars. "But I need to ask you, if you feel the same way?" He then looked at her, seriousness in his voice, and in his eyes. She stared at his deep blue eyes and thought about it.

"I-I…u-um…" She stuttered. She started twiddling her fingers and looking down below the cliff. The waves crashing against the cliff in a soothing motion. Naruto just kept looking at her with the same look. "Y-y-yes…" She finally said. Naruto smiled big and embraced her gently. He rested her head on his shoulder, and kissed the top of her head.

"Arigato…Hinata-chan." He turned her face towards his and kissed her soft lips. Hinata wasn't ready for this to happen, but she relaxed after a while and returned the kiss. They fell sideways with Hinata on bottom and Naruto on top, still kissing. They finally broke apart for air and stared at each other for a while. The silence was soothing. And it was only them, so it made it much better. They got up and went inside, not saying a word, but with smiles on their faces. Naruto picked Hinata up bridal style when he noticed she was getting really wobbily and tired. Hinata smiled and cuddled in his chest. Naruto smiled as well, and when they arrived in their room, he gently placed her on the bed and himself as well next to her. He wrapped his arm around her waist and fell into a deep sleep.

MORNING: 6:32 AM

"Dobe, Hinata, wake up!" Sasuke whispered loudly, shaking them both. They both opened their eyes groggily and looked at Sasuke.

"Wha-what the hell Sasuke-bastard…" Naruto glanced at the clock, "…it's 6:30 in the morning.

"We have to go get presents for Sakura and get everything ready! Remember today's her birthday?" Sasuke whispered loudly again. When they heard "Sakura" and "birthday", they immediately jumped up and tried to get ready. After 10 minutes, they were finally ready and walked out to Sasuke's car. Neji and Tenten were already inside. Sakura was still sleeping, and knowing her, she'll probably sleep till noon. Sasuke wasn't going to go since he already has a present, or, ahem, presents.

"Be careful with my car Hyuuga. Or I'll seriously kill you." He threatened Neji. Neji just smirked and started the car. Naruto and Hinata sat in the back seat and Neji drove off. Once they were out of site, Sasuke went inside and watched TV, waiting for Sakura to wake up.

MALL

Yes they were at the mall again, since they didn't know where else to go. They walked into many shops and one by one, found great gifts for her. Tenten got her a white kimono with pink cherry blossoms, and a bright blue and yellow belt. Hinata bought her an MP3 player since she obviously liked music. Naruto bought her a baggy orange shirt with a bowl of ramen on the back. They all sweat dropped at what he picked out. And Neji, knowing nothing of what girls liked, bought her a simple gift certificate to that girly store they were dragged into the other day. He of course asked Tenten to get it for him so he wouldn't have to go in. After a while, Naruto decided to go back to the tattoo place to see if it was alright to take off the bandage. She looked at it.

"Not yet. Maybe tomorrow or the day after. As soon as it stops hurting." And with that he walked out. They went home when it was 12:45. Sakura had already woken up and got ready for her surprise. Sasuke made up the excuse that the others went to go see if Naruto could get his bandage off.

"Hey we're back!" Tenten called out. They hid their presents in the trunk of the car. Sasuke and Sakura were watching TV.

"Hey guys! Did you get your bandage off Naruto?" Sakura asked.

"Nope. Not time yet." He grinned.

"Well let's go." Sasuke got up and pulled a blindfold out of his pocket. He gently swished away the hair around Sakura's eyes and tied the blindfold tight, but not too tight, around her eyes.

"S-sasuke-kun?" She called to him.

"Come on, or we'll be late." He said. They all walked out, Sasuke was guiding Sakura to the car. Once they were all settled in, he started the car and left for the amusement park, which was Sakura's surprise. But Sasuke couldn't reveal his second or third gift until tonight. He had 3 gifts for her.

"Um…where are you taking me?" She asked. "Unless you're kidnapping me! AGH!" She shuffled around in her seat. Sasuke smirked and the rest of them sweat dropped.

"Relax. You didn't think we'd forget your birthday did you?" Tenten said.

"Oh yeah I forgot." Sakura said. They all sweat dropped again.

"HOW COULD YOU FORGET YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY!" Naruto exclaimed.

"Relax. Let's just start a new topic." Neji said, leaning back.

"Um…….uh……" Naruto mumbled, acting like a dork.

"Never mind. Just turn on some music." Neji sighed, hitting Naruto in the back of the head. Hinata giggled.

"Hinata-chaaaaaan! You're supposed to be on my side!" Naruto complained. Hinata just giggled more.

"I'm her cousin. Remember? And if you ever hurt her, then I swear I'll personally come to you and slice open your throat." He threatened. Naruto cowered if fear.

"It's alright N-neji-kun." Hinata said, sweat dropping. After a long while of listening to music and mindless rambling, they finally arrived.

"Okay we're here." Sasuke said.

"Yes!" Tenten cheered. "Come on Sakura-chan!" She pulled Sakura out of the car. She could hear a lot of noises…and clattering…like…a roller coaster! Sasuke smirked and put his mouth next to her ear. She could feel his warm breath caressing her cheek. It tickled. Sakura blushed.

"Surprise." He whispered and her blindfold came off. She stared in awe. And smiled brightly.

"WOW! IT'S HUGE!" She yelped in excitement, and pulled all of her friends to the ticket booth. Sasuke gave out a satisfying smirk. And everyone smiled. Once they were inside, they decided to ride the roller coasters first. They got onto a coaster called the Tornado. They were all strapped in and the ride started.

"Wonder why it's called the tornado." Sasuke said sarcastically, grinning at Sakura who was sitting next to him. She was grasping onto the holster that went over her shoulders for dear life. They went up…up higher….higher….higher until they were at the top of the big drop the coaster did. Neji and Tenten were waving their hands in the air behind Sasuke and Sakura, and behind Neji and Tenten were Hinata and Naruto. Naruto was screaming like an idiot in fear and Hinata was very excited. They finally dropped down going at least 65-80 miles per hour. Sasuke and Neji were having the time of their life and the girls were screaming in fear, as well as Naruto. They went up and spun around like a tornado. After the nauseating spin, they went up higher and then dropped again. After a bunch of tornado spins and dropping, the ride finally ended. When they got off, they had to lean on each other's shoulders for balance. Tenten almost knocked Neji over because he was dizzy too. Naruto was too busy throwing up in the nearest trash can to feel dizzy. Well, he did feel nauseous because of the throwing up and the smell of the putrid trash can.

"CRAP! This is disgusting!" Naruto complained still throwing up. Everyone was laughing at him, while still acting like they were drunk, but were actually dizzy. After they recovered from their daze and Naruto got over his –ahem- barfing session, they went to a more…non twisty ride. They went into a ride that went over the whole park in little cars that held about 6-9 people. They all fit in one car just fine. When Sakura was looking over the edge, Sasuke playfully elbowed her so she would feel like she was going to fall off. She jumped back and landed on her butt.

"SASUKE BAKA!" She yelled at him, pointing a finger. Sasuke just chuckled and held out his hand. She lightly blushed and took it and he helped her up. Hinata was also looking over the edge, but more cautiously. She saw a ride that she would like to go on with Naruto later. It was the tunnel of love. She blushed at the thought of being with Naruto on that ride.

"Hey let's go on that ride after this one!" Tenten pointed to a Haunted House. The guys already knew what they would do to their "girlfriends". For right when Tenten said "haunted", they were starting to cook up a scheme to scare the wits out of the girls. When the ride ended, they went over to the Haunted house. One car could hold only 2 or 3 people. They split into their usual groups and one at a time, the carts started moving. Tenten and Neji's car was first, then Naruto and Hinata's, then Sasuke and Sakura's. When they went in, Tenten wanted to show that she wasn't afraid of anything in that haunted house. When the skeletons jumped out, she tried to keep her cool, but she jumped a little anyway. Neji just smirked and when something got to close to his face, he punched it in annoyance and broke it. Tenten sweat dropped at what he did. Then, she saw a person in the wall, that was made of wax, but it looked so real. The car suddenly stopped, and the person looked like it was walking towards her. Then she could make out some features on it. There was a big nail stabbing through the temples on his head, and fake blood was dripping down the side. He didn't have a right ear and his eyes were blood shot. The clothes were tattered and torn and covered with blood plus a bloody hand print. The thing lifted its ax up and attempted to chop her.

'Oh my god I'm gonna die! Neji-kun! Help!' She reached over to where Neji was supposed to be sitting, but he wasn't there.

"NEJI-KUN!" She cried. Then she felt something drop down on her shoulders and she screamed in fear, literally running out of the Haunted House, leaving the car behind. She forgot about the thing that was going to chop her in half. Once she saw the light of the outside, she jumped out and stopped to catch her breath. People were just staring at her and the people that were going inside were starting to have second thoughts. "What the hell was that!" She yelled. Then the car she was in came out and there sat Neji, his feet rested on top of the front of the car and he had his hands behind his head, plus his eyes were closed. It looked like he was sleeping! He calmly got off and walked over to Tenten with a wide smirk on his face. People were watching at what they were doing.

"Did you enjoy the ride?" He said sarcastically. Tenten was fuming. People in the crowd were whispering and laughing. The girls were drooling over Neji and glaring at Tenten.

"NEJI!" She screamed. She exploded but stopped when Neji kissed her. It was a quick peck on the lips, but it was enough to shut Tenten up. The girls were staring in envy. Then Tenten heard 2 familiar screams come from the ride. It was Sakura and Hinata and they both ran out just like Tenten. More people came around them and Naruto and Sasuke came out. More girls were drooling at the boys and glaring at the girls.

"SASUKE-BAKA!" Sakura yelled.

"NARUTO-KUN!" Hinata yelled. Naruto, Sasuke and Neji were laughing their heads off, and the crowd was laughing too. Sakura, Hinata and Tenten were blushing madly. The guys stopped laughing but the crowd didn't. Naruto just chuckled a little and grabbed Hinata's hand and led her away. Some girls were going like "Aw man!" or "Damn it!".

Sasuke just let out a small smile and wrapped his arm around Sakura's waist and followed Naruto and Hinata. Neji did the same. The girls were now slightly blushing because of what the guys were doing.

"Haha. Come on we were just having a little fun." Neji chuckled. The girls thought about it for a minute and then started giggling. The guys let out a smile and continued to walk with the girls.

"Where to next?" Hinata asked.

"Umm…How bout there!" Naruto pointed to a Tunnel of Love. The girls and even the guys, except Naruto, blushed.

"Uh…um…maybe later." Sasuke said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Y-yeah I agree." Sakura said. They all nodded and Naruto pouted. They decided to go onto a ride called the scrambler. It was 2 to a seat. The amusement park was not crowded at all. Maybe Iwaki's spring break had already passed or something. There was no line for waiting, so they just walked on. The ride started once they buckled in and it started spinning slowly.

"Aw man. Another spinning ride!" Naruto yelped. The ride got faster and faster until it reached 35 miles per hour. After about 5 minutes, the ride stopped and they got off. They weren't as dizzy as when they went on the roller coaster, but they were still dizzy. Naruto didn't throw up, but he was pretty close.

"I think that's enough dizzy rides for today." Sakura said.

"Yeah." The rest of them said in unison. It was about 5 o'clock, so they were going to go eat. Sasuke said they can't leave until 7, because he has something planned. It was getting pretty dark. They were planning to eat at a pizza restaurant. They ordered a large supreme combo pizza and sodas for all of them. After 20 minutes, their pizza arrived and they started chowing down. The pizza was done after 45 minutes.

"So, we have about an hour till 7. What do you want to do?" Tenten asked them, throwing away the paper plates.

"Let's go on that tunnel of love ride!" Sakura suggested, smiling. They all blushed.

"Um…okay." Hinata said. They all went to the ride. They only saw a few couples there, and so it didn't take long for them to get on. It could hold 3 people in one boat, and they usually would go girls then boys, but the boys wouldn't like that. So, they went in pairings. First Hinata and Naruto, then Neji and Tenten, then Sasuke and Sakura last again. When Hinata and Naruto went in, it was first dark, but then they could see pink lights dancing around the inside walls. It looked so beautiful. The water silently rushing and the lights dancing around. Hinata stared at the lights, but Naruto was staring at her. Hinata noticed and stared back at him, blushing. Naruto smiled and then put his arm around her shoulders. Hinata kept blushing. This reminded her of that night. The night at Tenten's house. The others thought they were asleep.

Flashback

"Naruto-kun? A-are you still awake?" Hinata asked.

"Yeah. I can't sleep." He said, moving around. Hinata just looked away.

'Maybe it's because I'm here. I'll go sleep somewhere else.' She thought and attempted to get up, but then, she felt something on her wrist. It was Naruto, holding on to her wrist.

"No. Don't go. If you do, I won't be able to sleep at all tonight." He said with gentleness in his voice. Hinata blushed, but he couldn't see it since it was dark. She nodded and lied down next to him. She closed her eyes, but opened them again when she felt Naruto's arm wrap around her waist, and pull her closer.

"N-Naruto-kun?" She said. He didn't listen and buried his face in her neck. It was comfortable for both of them. Hinata smiled and kept blushing. She fell asleep instantly after that.

End Flashback

Naruto still had his arm around her. Then he made a move. He buried his face in her neck again, but then kissed it. He kept doing that until he made it up to her lips and stayed there for a while. Hinata returned the kissed and cupped his face. Naruto pulled her closer. After a couple minutes, they finally broke apart when they heard that the end of the ride was coming, and sat straight in their spots, with normal expressions. Once the ride ended, they sat on the bench, waiting for the others.

NEJI AND TENTEN'S BOAT

"Wow! It's so beautiful!" She exclaimed. Neji didn't really like "pretty" things, so he ignored it. "Oh come on Neji!" She pleaded with puppy eyes.

"What?" He said closing his eyes.

"Isn't it romantic?" She sighed quietly. Neji slightly opened one of his eyes and peered over at her. The pink lights dancing around and revealing her beautiful face. But something was always bugging him. He wanted to see what she looked like without her buns.

"Hey." He said. Tenten looked over at him, waiting for what he had to say. "Can I see you, without your…buns?" He asked, pointing to her buns. Tenten blushed.

"I…um…I don't think…"

"What? Is there a problem?" He said softly. She blushed and just nodded, which meant that he could take the pins holding up her hair off. He reached over and took off one pin and the gentle brown hair fell. He observed how she looked and then took off the other pin. The rest of her hair fell. Her bangs fell over her face and some of her other hair fell on her back. He brushed some of her bangs away from her face so he could see it clearer. He gasped at what he saw. She was like a goddess, and angel. Her beauty could not be described in words. That was his opinion. He cupped her face in his hand and leaned forward. Silver eyes met deep brown. He leaned in further and before she knew it, their lips met. Tenten didn't really know what to do, so she what any other girl would've done…she returned the kiss. Neji was caressing her face and playing with her hair. They broke apart for air and looked at each other again. The end of the ride was nearing, so Tenten put her head back in buns and blushed. Neji sighed and closed his eyes again.

'Oh my god…he kissed me! Hell yeah!' She celebrated in her head. Neji chuckled. She forgot he was kind of a mind reader, and blushed. The end of the ride came and they saw Naruto and Hinata sitting at a bench. They got off and sat next to them, saying nothing. They were guessing that Naruto and Hinata didn't want to know that they were making out in the boat.

SASUKE AND SAKURA'S BOAT

"Wow…it's pretty!" Sakura exclaimed. Sasuke was snoring next to her. She sweat dropped and just observed the lights around her.

'Maybe this is the right time.' He said in his head. He opened his eyes. "Sakura."

Sakura looked over to him.

"Yes Sasuke-kun?" Se said softly.

"Here." He gave her a small silver box with a gold ribbon tied around it. She stared at it happily. He put it in her hands and she slowly untied the ribbon. Under the ribbon was a card. She took it out and read it.

Sakura,

You've changed all of us since you came. And I'm glad you did. Happy birthday.

Sincerely,

Sasuke

She smiled and hugged him, then continued to open the present. She gently opened the top of the box and it revealed a shining object. A bracelet to be exact. It was gold all around and had sections that had a sort of pattern. Just like an Italian charm bracelet. In silver, there were words engraved in it. It said "Sakura" on it. She took it out of the box and examined it closely in awe. She saw that there were real diamonds on it, but only 2. Then when she looked on the inside of the bracelet, it had the Uchiha fan on it. The one she usually saw on Sasuke's clothes. She smiled and almost knocked Sasuke out of the boat when she hugged him.

"I looooooooooooooooove it!" She exclaimed. "Arigato Sasuke-kun!" She released him and tried it on. It fit just right and once it was on, she examined it more. She noticed a faint pattern of petals…sakura petals, that wrapped around the whole bracelet. Then the ride ended. They got out of the boat and walked over to the rest of their friends. The park clock read 6:45.

"Lets go." Sasuke led them to an empty field and sat down in the direction of the sunset. Sakura was playing with her bracelet. After fifteen minutes of waiting, it was time. They heard a sizzle, and then they saw a little bright dot fly in the air, and then…

BOOM!

Fireworks. They all stared in awe at the booming lights. It of course attracted other people to the field. Apparently, Sasuke had set up a special fireworks show for Sakura's birthday.

"Sasuke-kun! You did this?" She asked looking over at him. He was just staring at her face. The fireworks reflected her natural beauty and poise. "Sasuke…-kun?" She said his name. It was now time for his final present. He leaned forward and kissed her passionately on the lips. He didn't separate. Instead he wrapped his arms around her body and pulled her closer. Sakura was too shocked to do anything. After a while, she got settled in and returned the kiss. Sasuke broke apart to catch his breath, but was caught in Sakura's kiss. The move was so sudden, and then finally, they broke apart. Neji, Tenten, Naruto and Hinata were just observing the fireworks, but it was pretty hard to ignore Sasuke and Sakura really going at it. Finally, to their friend's relief, they broke apart and stared at each other. Sasuke then leaned in and whispered something in her ear.

"Happy birthday…Sakura."

END OF CHAPTER

Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

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