Chapter 6: Invitation
Neji's silver eyes opened slightly to the warmth of the sun. He turned his head to gaze upon the sleeping cherry blossom. Her chest rising and lowering with each breath. Neji was happy that he had confessed his love for Sakura. And her aswell...
Neji rose up and pushed the blankets that settled on him to the side. He slowly turned his body so that
his feet were hanging off the bed. Neji put his feet on the cold floor and made his way to the bathroom.
He walked over to the bath tub and slipped off his boxers. They were left forgotten by the toilet. Neji stepped
into the shower and began to turn the knobs. He waited for the water to set itself to the right temperature.
Neji pulled back the curtains when he was in the bath tub. He lathered himself with some sort of strawberry soap and his chocolate brown hair with cherry blossom shampoo.
Sakura opened her emerald eyes to the sound of running water. She decided not to get up right at the moment. But to stay in bed for a while longer.
Neji turned the taps until the water stopped running. He moved aside the curtains and stepped out of the bath tub. Grabbed a nearby towel and wrapped it around his waist. Some of Neji's hair stuck to his neck and back.
When Sakura heard the water no longer her eyes fell upon the door. The knob slowly turned and the door opened.
Revealing Neji with only a towel around his waist and his hair still dripping with water...
He quickly noticed that Sakura's emerald eyes were fixed on him. Okay...his well toned chest.
Neji blushed and turned his face away from the kunoichi. Sakura let out a little giggle and then got out of bed.
She walked over to Neji and gave him a quick peck on the cheek...
"Good morning Neji-kun." Sakura said.
"Hn..." Neji hn'ed.
Sakura took that as his way of saying good morning. She flashed him a big smile and went into the bathroom.
She locked the door and stripped down. Sakura turned on the taps until the water was nice and warm...
Neji smirked and proceeded to Sakura's full length mirror. He examined his chest and a scar at the upper part.
Neji continued to stare at his well toned chest.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
"Who said that!" Demanded Neji.
YOUR CONTIOUS...
"What!" Neji nearly screamed.
IN OTHER WORDS I AM YOU!
"Hn..." Neji hn'ed.
LETS GET TO THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS.
"Like?" Neji said getting annoyed.
WHY YOU WERE STARING AT YOUR CHEST!
"I...uh...?" Started Neji.
YOU WHAT?
"Hn...get lost!" Neji ordered.
WHATEVER!
Neji thought it would be best to dress before Sakura came out. Oh no! He forgot his boxers in the bathroom!
Neji quietly turned the door knob... It was locked! He looked around the room for something sharp. Ah ha! Neji
spotted his weapon pouch lying on the floor. He took out his kunai and walked to the door again. Neji very
carefully placed the tip of the kunai into the key hole. He began to turn it this way and that. Until he heard it unlock!
Neji put the kunai away and cautiously entered the bathroom. Sakura was already in the shower,that gave him enough time to grab his boxers! Neji saw the blue boxers on the floor near the toilet. He slowly approached the boxers and went to bend down to retrieve them.
To his horror Neji heard the taps turn and the water stopped... He looked up from where he was currently kneeling. Sakura had grabbed a nearby towel and wrapped it around her petite waist. She moved the shower curtains and stepped out...
Sakura noticed Neji on the floor his arm stretched out attempting to grab the boxers. His eyes were glued on Sakura's bare chest... She opened her mouth and let out the loudest scream Neji had ever heard!
"Get out you...you pervert!" Yelled Sakura while trying to hide her chest.
"No...Sakura you don't understand..."Said Neji.
He finally had his boxers and stood up to convince Sakura that he wasn't a pervert. He didn't notice that when he was on the bathroom floor the towel around his waist had become loose...
When Neji stood up to calm a very pissed kunoichi... Neji's towel slid off his waist and fell to his feet. Leaving his naked body presentable... Sakura covered her eyes and screamed even louder than the first.
Neji turned 5 shades of red each shade darker then the first. He grabbed the fallen towel and ran out of the bathroom away from Sakura... Neji quickly dressed himself and sat at the edge of the bed. His ears were still ringing from Sakura's screams!
Soon after a pink haired kunoichi stepped out of the bathroom her face still a little flushed. Neji stood up and they both stared at eachother in silence... Sakura looked at her door and started down the stairs.
Neji followed behind her making sure to keep some distance between them... Sakura walked into the living room and turned the television on. She handed the remote control to Neji and began to walk towards the kitchen when the phone rang.
Sakura changed her direction and walked back into the living room where the phone was placed. She picked it up and spoke...
"Moshi moshi this is Sakura Haruno." She greeted.
"Hey! Sakura this is Ino...do you want to come to a sleep over?" Asked Ino with an almost pleading tone in her voice.
"I don't know Ino...I have been kinda busy?" Sakura replied.
"Oh come on Sakura...Please?" Ino begged trying again.
"Well I guess so...as long..." Started Sakura but she was interupted by a squeeling Ino on the other end of the line.
"Come today around 1:30 and bring a guy!" Hollared Ino.
Sakura hung up the phone and gave a big sigh. She knew that she would regret going to this slumber party.
Neji looked at Sakura with a whats-going-on expression plastered on his face.
"So are you up for a slumber party?" Asked Sakura.
"Hn..." Neji replied.
"We should probably start packing...Its already 12:00." Said Sakura.
She walked upstairs and started to gather up everything that she was bringing. Sakura had put Everything into a large back pack. She headed back to the living room with the bag. Neji looked up and they both left the house to go to Neji so he could pack.
They reached the Hyuga residence and Neji instructed Sakura to wait in the living room while he got his belongings.
After a while he appeared with a similar looking back pack as her own. It was a green one strap bag.
Neji nodded his head and they decided to just head over to Ino's house. It took them 8 minutes to reach the Yamanaka house.
Sakura rang the door bell and heard foot steps running towards the door. The door swung open and there stood Ino. Behind her was
Naruto,Hinata,Shikamaru,Chouji,Ten-Ten,Rock Lee, and Kiba. Ino ushered both of them inside and took their bags to put into the
living room. When she returned Ino announced what they would be doing...
"Okay everyone we are going to play...truth or dare!" Declared Ino.
"Do we have to!" Naruto pouted.
"Yes we do!" Said Ino.
"How troublesom..." Shikamaru sighed.
"What was that Shikamaru!" Ino said holding up a fist.
Shikamaru took one step backwards. Even though Ino and he were dating,Shikamaru still got scared time after time.
He sighed and then shrugged. After Ino had cooled off she showed her friends to the guest room,where they would be playing truth or dare.
They all entered the slightly large room and sat in a circle.
"Since this is my party I decide who the first victem is!" Announced Ino.
"Hmmm...now who should I pick?" Ino cast an evil glare at everyone.
Naruto gulped and his pulse started to quicken. He eyed Ino and his hands curled into fists.
Ino's ceruleon eyes fell upon Naruto,she stuck out one of her fingers. Naruto held his breath and shut his eyes.
Ino's fingers moved from Naruto and stopped at Chouji.
He hadn't noticed since he was too busy munching on his chips. Ino knew exactly how to torture him if Chouji picked dare...
"Chouji truth or dare?" Ino asked as an evil smile grazed her lips.
"Munch...munch...dare munch..." Said Chouji with a bunch of chips in his mouth.
"I dare you to give up eating those chips for a whole week!" Ordered Ino crossing her arms.
"What!" Chouji choaked in disbelief.
"I can't...I wont!" Yelled Chouji holding his bag close to his chest.
"A dares a dare...hand those chips over!" Ino demanded.
Chouji stood up and ran out of the room. Ino was dumbstruck...
"Get back here you fatso!" She yelled.
It was already too late Ino heard the front door shut and she knew that Chouji had gone home.
Everyone began to laugh unconrollably especially Naruto who was holding his stomach.
Sakura gave a little giggle and to her surprise even Neji was laughing silently.
After everyone had stopped laughing the game continued. Next up was Hinata since Chouji had left Ino also had to dare Hinata. She was a little scared that if she picked dare Ino would give her something hard...
"I p..pick truth..." Studdered Hinata.
"Okay how long have you had a crush on Naruto?" Ino asked.
"I...um..." Started Hinata.
"Spit it out Hyuga!" Ordered the blonde haired kunoichi.
"Fi...fine...since the first day at the academy..." Quietly spoke Hinata.
Naruto and Hinata both madly blushed. Ino laughed silently to herself and next was Hinata turn.
"I...I pick...Kiba..." Said Hinata still blushing about her confession.
"I'm feeling brave...so I pick dare!" Announced Kiba.
"Bring it on!"
"I dare...yo..you to kiss your d...dog." Hinata studdered.
Everyone stared at her and then at Kiba. Hinata blushed again and waited for Kiba to do his dare.
Ino tapped her fingers on the floor indicating that she was starting to get impatient.
Kiba looked at his loyal dog and leaned in closer. The dog started to squirm and shake his head.
Kiba was only a few inches away from the dogs face and he hurridly kissed the dog. He began to rub his lips with his hands and stuck his tongue out at the pearl eyed girl that had dared him.
"My turn...lets see now...I choose Naruto." Kiba gawked.
"I pick dare! believe it!" Exclaimed Naruto.
"Ok then...kiss Hinata right smack on the lips..." Said Kiba smirking at Naruto and then at Hinata.
Naruto sighed and leaned in closer to Hinata. She backed up a bit and felt a hand on her pack... It was Ino?
She shoved Hinata towards Naruto and she stumbled towards him... There lips touched as she stumbled and she
felt herself blushing all over again...
Naruto pulled away and looked into Hinata's eyes. She looked away and placed her hands on her lap.
Everyone was shocked but they still played the game.
"Now its my turn!" Announced Naruto.
Sakura saw Naruto glance at her and then at Neji. Now she felt uncomfortable he was planning something.
But what? Sakura felt nervous...
"I pick Neji!" Declared Naruto.
"Hn...I pick dare." Calmly spoke Neji.
Naruto placed his hand on his chin and began to think...What to make him do? he thought.
The spiky haired boy looked at Sakura and clapped his hands together.
I dare you to take Sakura-chan inside that closet for 15 minutes!" Hollared Naruto.
Neji flinched and shut his eyes. He never backed down from anything! He stood up and took hold of
Sakura's wrist. Sakura's knees felt weak but she continued to walk towards the closet.
Neji let go of her wrist and opened the door for her. Sakura walked inside the small dark closet and rested her
back against the wall.
There was hardly enough room for Sakura not to mention that Neji would also be in there too.
She closed her eyes and waited for the silver eyed prodigy to step inside. Neji shut the door when he entered
the closet. He sighed and tried to make out Sakura in the dark.
Sakura tensed up a bit and looked over to where Neji was sitting. They had only been in the closet for 2 minutes.
She went to move and sit beside him but instead she tripped over his leg. Sakura landed on top of Neji her hands placed
on his chest. Neji pulled the kunoichi closer to his body her head now resting on his shoulder.
Sakura moved back a bit trying to see if she could make out his face in the dark. She felt Neji's hand caressing her cheek and Sakura snaked her arms around his neck. Bringing him closer to her face she blushed. Neji closed the remaining space by bringing his lips down on hers... Neji had placed his hands on Sakura's waist and was now pulling her closer to him...
Neji licked her bottom lip asking for entrance. Sakura opened her mouth and things started to heat up... Sakura's hands were tangled in Neji's hair. The kiss became more passionate they didn't even notice that 15 minutes was up! The door slowly opened and a shocked Ino stood in front of the open closet door...
Ino's eyes widen and her mouth dropped open. Sakura pulled away to get some air when she noticed Ino.
Neji completly froze and stared at the blonde haired kunoichi. Sakura blushed like there was no tomorrow.
Ino finally closed her mouth and sat back down. Neji slowly rose from his spot and headed towards the circle.
Sakura thought she was going to faint... Ino would never let her live this down. Ever!
Sakura sat next to Ino and let out a sigh,she could tell that Ino was staring at her.
They all finished the truth or dare and Naruto said the stupidest thing...
"Any one up for a game of strip poker?" He laughed.
"Are you an idiot!" Screamed Sakura.
She went to smack him over the head when she heard Ino's voice...
"Wait a second...thats not a bad idea!" Announced Ino.
"You can't be serious?" Questioned Sakura.
"I am...boys against girls!" Ino declared.
Everyone positioned themselves...boys on one side and girls on the other. Ino got the cards and the began to play.
The boys lost the first match so all the girls huddled together and they decided...
"Shikamaru has to remove his shoes! The girls said together.
"How troublesom..." Sighed Shikamaru.
He managed to remove his shoes and tossed them to the side. In the second match the boys won they all smirked and the huddled. When they were facing the girls all 5 said...
"Sakura has to remove her top!"
"What!" Sakura nearly screamed.
She turned bright red but slowly took off her top. She was wearing a blue ruffly bra.
Sakura blushed because they kept staring at her. She felt like punching them and puting her top back on...
The boys won again in the third match! This time they wanted Ino to remove her top.
Ino didn't hesitate and quickly discarded the top. She had a black bra on.
The game lasted all night until the girls had there bra and underwear on. The boys had won the game.
All three girls said good night to the boys and they went to where Ino had set them up to sleep.
The guys had to sleep downstairs while the girls got the upstairs...Ino had pulled Sakura into a corner and blurted out questions for her pink haired friend...
"Is Neji a good kisser...?" Asked Ino.
Sakura pushed her away and got into her pajamas. She ignored Ino's questions and fell asleep.
Ino crossed her arms and her too fell into a sleep. Hinata stayed awake for a bit and just laid in her bed.
Praying for sleep to come.
She could see the moon outside the window and gazed at it until her eyes started to feel heavy.
Hinata fell backwards and landed on the soft bed. She was now dreaming... Dreaming about what
happened between her and Naruto... A small smile formed on her lips and she dreamt on.