Blossoming
The first time she sees her hair down, he is her escort to the Spring Ball of Konoha. She is tugging self consciously at her pale green kimono, wondering how she looks. She is waiting for him on her doorstep; trying to retie her silver obi when she feels someone taking her hands and guiding them to the right place.
He bends down to whisper in her ear, stop worrying. She looks beautiful, he tells her. She turns around, and his breath catches slightly. Her cheeks are stained red with a blush; her hair is down; exquisite chocolate waves tumbling down her back and her kimono gently hugs her curvy form.
She looks nervous; she shyly inquires, is her hair okay? She thought she'd leave it down for once, she mumbles, looking down at her feet. Shino inwardly gapes at her question. Does she look okay? No, she does not look just okay; she looks like a goddess in his eyes. Of course, he doesn't tell her that out loud.
She looks gorgeous, he says, smiling slightly. She smiles and leans on him; her hair brushing his fingers and causing him to pause for a moment. She laughs lightly. He smiles at her and says mockingly, it's not just his luck to be her escort, its part of their destiny.
She pushes him good-naturedly and he does not notice a flash of a deep emotion in her eyes.
About the title, (Blossoming) it has two meanings. First, it's spring so the flowers are blossoming. And secondly, Tenten's grown up into a flower and blossomed!
Ok, a little OOC…Ok, a LOT OOC! And fluffy. But I think Shino would warm up to someone he likes, ne?
Ja!