Silver Moon

By: Cesia

Summary:

Beneath the silver moon lies a secret. Two young women each with a heart set on two different men with hearts of ice. Beneath the silver moon lies a promise and the melting of hearts.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto…yet.

Please forgive me for any OOCness.

EDIT Chapters 5-7 have been combined to make this chapter.

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Suddenly, a middle-aged man walked onto the balcony and grabbed Sakura.

"Hey honey, you're pretty. How about a night with me? I'll pay you good." said the man pulling Sakura into a hug.

Smelling the alcohol on his breath, Sakura tried to get away but his grip was too strong.

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"Let me go!" said Sakura struggling to get herself free.

The man just kept his grip firm.

-Wham-

The man flew back when Sasuke's face connected with his face.

"What the f--- is your problem!" yelled the man struggling to get up while using both of his hands to cup his broken and bleeding nose.

"You." was Sasuke's simple reply as he turned his back to the man.

The man growled under his breath as he regained his balance and stood. His one of his hands still cupped his nose but the other was balled up tightly into a fist.

The man charged at Sasuke ignoring the hitate that gleamed in the moonlight.

Before the man could even come close to Sasuke, Sakura stepped in and released a chakra filled punch to the man's head sending him flying.

Sasuke smirked as he turned around yet again to face Sakura's back.

His gazed fixed itself on her. When she turned around, Sakura came up to Him and said, "Thank you… Sasuke-kun." After she had said that she walked into the club once again.

Sasuke stood there and stared at Sakura's retreating form trying to figure out how she could have known it was he.

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Neji was extremely bored and irritated. In total, 14 girls and 2 guys asked him to dance. Let's just say the guys that asked him won't be seeing light for a while. As for the girls, he just politely declined. Sitting at the barstool, he noticed Shikamaru flirting with someone who looked suspiciously like Ino. Then Lee came and sat the bar next to him with a girl. Apparently, the mask had hidden Lee's atrociously large eyebrows therefore making him look extremely handsome.

"Neji! Meet my awesomely cute and attractive and pretty date for tonight! Her name is Kyoko!" said Lee with a ping of his teeth.

The woman sitting next to Lee stood and bowed to Neji.

"Pleased to meet your acquaintance, Neji-san." said Kyoko with a ping from her own teeth.

"…" Said Neji as he stood to bow back out of courtesy.

"YOSH! Neji! Have I not had the pretty girl in this club as my date? Now I shall win the bet and defeat you once and for all!" said Lee with zest.

"Lee-san! Your passion to beat your eternal rival is refreshing!" said Kyoko before pulling Lee into a hug with crashing waves in the background.

"Hn…" said Neji standing up leaving the hugging couple in his wake.

Neji was walking when someone was shoved onto him almost making the prodigy fall on his face.

The person in his arms seemed to be a girl with long brown hair and very pretty.

With a quick scan of his Bykugan, he knew the girl was Tenten.

"Tenten?" asked Neji in a bored manner.

Tenten was angry. Three jerks that she was danced with earlier all groped her so they're all now pinned to the back wall of the club. The fourth was another guy trying to score with her so when she pushed him off, he somehow pushed her straight into Neji of all people.

"Jerk." huffed Tenten before drawing some senbon out of a secret place in her dress and stalking toward the idiot who messed with her.

Neji follow out of pure curiosity and because he had nothing better to do.

Several moments later, another man was pinned to the back wall of the club.

Tenten gave Neji a smile before pulling him onto one of the many balconies.

Neji and Tenten stood on the balcony together as the stars twinkled down on them.

Silence engulfed the both of them until Tenten sighed and said," What are you doing here Neji?"

"…Lee and Naruto invited me." said Neji.

One of Tenten's eyebrows rose, that was a first, Neji actually doing something with other people.

"Naruto told me Uchiha was coming." said Neji sensing Tenten's reaction.

An amused expression appeared on her face before she turned her back to Neji.

"All for a rivalry? What is the point?" asked Tenten.

That made Neji think. What was the point of having a rival in Uchiha?

Tenten sighed again before turning again to face Neji.

Gazing into Neji's milky eyes, she opened her mouth and said, "I'm Sorry."

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Tenten turned her heel and then ran straight back into the girls' restroom. When she got there, she spotted Sakura sitting on the lavender couch. Sakura looked up and spotted Tenten.

"Tenten…what's wrong?" asked Sakura noticing tears in the older girl's eyes.

Tenten took the seat next to Sakura as she explained everything that happened during the night.

As the two girls sympathized with each other, Neji and Sasuke bumped into each other while looking for where the girls were.

"Uchiha." snarled Neji.

"Hyuuga." said Sasuke with a glare.

The two started a glaring contest in the middle of the dance floor.

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Hinata sighed contently as she lay next to the man that had swept her off her feet that night. She was slightly worried because she had no idea of the identity of the man.

Next to her, the mystery man felt her sigh so he sat up and asked, "Hey, What's with the sigh?"

"Oh… It was n-nothing." said Hinata nervously.

"Well, Okay then. Hey you know, I was wondering if you could tell me your name so that I know who you are and maybe we could you know, go out, and uh.. Stuff." said the masked man rapidly.

Hinata blinked three times before processing the information that was thrown at her face. She then blushed heavily before nodding gently.

A fox like grin appeared on the masked man's face as he stood up. After assisting Hinata in standing up, the man led her back into the flashing lights of the club.

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The large grandfather clock centered in the back of the club struck 11.

Ino sighed. Nothing was happening tonight. After her first introduction with Shikamaru, the lazy genius ordered another drink for him and struck up a very dull conversation with her. Now the sluggish man was testing her limits by staring idly at the dance floor and not doing anything else. It seemed that he had forgotten her. At the moment, Ino was on her fifth drink and she hadn't been asked to dance once the entire night and she was tired of it. She turned to face Shikamaru and said," Dance with me."

Shikamaru looked at her with a bored stare before grunting and saying "Troublesome."

Ino became annoyed. Her chakra surged around her Shikamaru cowered slightly before agreeing.

Ino dragged him to the dance floor and they started to dance. Or rather Ino danced and Shikamaru moved ever so slightly to the music.

"Shikamaru! Do something other than standing there!" shouted Ino over the music.

"Darn it Hikari. Can we get off this wretched floor?" asked Shikamaru with a bored tone.

Ino didn't respond. Apparently, she forgot her little white lie. Shikamaru sighed as he slipped off the dance floor and bumped into someone.

Temari grinned as she looked down to find her favorite pineapple headed guy's head.

It seemed he recognized her as he sighed and muttered her name before walking away.

A cat like smirk appeared on her face before turned it into a frown as someone shoved her slightly. Platinum blond hair swung in Temari's face as she watched some girl stalk after Shikamaru. Temari shook her head slightly before following after the two. There was going to be a fight tonight.

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Tenten and Sakura were in a fit of giggles as they exited the restroom. Trading training stories was fun amongst the girls as all of their teammates were guys. Sakura and Tenten were laughing about a particular story that involved Lee, Neji, dresses, frills and make-up.

Details cannot be given but Tenten and Sakura giggled so much that they had turned red. Without watching where they were going the two ladies bumped into Neji and Sasuke. All four of them fell to the floor.

Sakura and Tenten blushed as they realized the positions they were in.

The girls were lying on top of the two heartthrobs of Konoha in a questionable position.

The crowd looked on for a second before getting back to whatever they were doing. It seemed that this was fairly normal in the club. Sakura and Tenten stood up and blushed like mad. The guys stood up with a glare for each other and the girls.

"Sorry." said the young women not looking either of the guys in the eye.

Then they rushed off to another part of the club before you could blink.

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Hinata and her mystery man sat at the bar talking quietly and sipping drinks when Hinata felt some tap her back. Turning around she saw a man with a bowl shaped hair cut talking to her date. The person that tapped her was a woman who appeared to be the bowl cut man's date.

"Yosh! I have found someone whom I can speak with! Lee-kun! I have found a female companion!" said the woman.

"Yosh! That is wonderful Kyoko-chan! See Naruto that my date is the loveliest of all!" said Lee.

Hinata gasped in shock. Her date was Naruto! Oh dear what was going to do. Taking deep breaths, she calmed herself and acted normally. After all, Naruto didn't know it was her.

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Taking a deep breath, Hinata smiled and nodded when Lee asked her a question.

"Look at the time! It's almost time for the unmasking! Let's go to the front Kyoko near the light where I can be dazzled by your youthful face!"

"Yosh!" said Kyoko as she let Lee lead her away.

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Temari was looking for some fun. Unlike her brothers who preferred to stay within their cozy little hotel room, the young women loved to hit the local clubs looking for a sweet guy who could keep her occupied for the night. When she walked into the club, she danced and had some drinks before something caught her eye or rather someone caught her eye. A familiar pineapple shaped head was bobbing through the crowd followed by a platinum blond head. She slipped into the crowd and tailed the two.

"Ah…Shika-kun!" said Ino as she stepped out into the moonlit balcony. Shikamaru just nodded his head before promptly lying on the ground and staring into the stars. Sighing, Ino adjusted herself before taking a set next to Shikamaru. Temari stood in the shadows of the club listening on their conversation.

"You know Shika-kun… I'm not exactly who you think I am…"

A grunt was heard from Shikamaru.

"I'm actually…" the rest of her sentence was not heard as Ino felt a presence sneaking behind her.

"Well hello there cutie!" purred Temari as she rounded around Shikamaru in a seductive manner.

Shikamaru sighed as Ino steamed with rage but before anything could take place, the chime of bells rang throughout the club announcing the start of a new day… and the unmasking.

At the club, there were rules that no one was allowed to break. One rule was the midnight unmasking, by the end of the last chime your mask was to be removed from your face and left off until closing time at five.

Temari and Shikamaru pulled the masks from their faces at the first chime. Ino however looked hesitantly to the ground with a blush on her face. Slowly, she pulled the mask from her face and looked up at Shikamaru.

Temari had a catlike grin on her face as Shikamaru with a hint of surprise on his face said, "Ino. How troublesome. Why were you being someone else?"

Ino sighed before answering, "I j-j-just thought I could get to know you better I-I-if I wasn't myself."

Shikamaru walked over to were Ino stood and looked her in the eye before poking her cheek. Flinching, Ino set a glare on her face. "What was that for?" asked Ino.

"You were an idiot." said Shikamaru before taking her hand and pulling her off of the balcony. Temari had already left, apparently someone had sent a message telling her that her brothers needed her back at their hotel. Ordering drinks, Shikamaru and Ino sat at the bar watching the other people dance. In one corner, Shikamaru spotted Naruto and Hinata in a booth with Lee and some other girl. Nudging Ino, he pointed at the booth and allowed her to pull him to the booth.

Elsewhere, Tenten and Sakura were sitting on a balcony away from the music and were talking over Naruto's and Hinata's relationship. "Did you see how they reacted when they saw each other after the unmasking? It was so cute. They were both beet red." said Sakura with a giggle. "Yup. And best of all they admitted their feelings and Hinata found her Prince Charming after all." said Tenten with a sigh. Silence rose between them as they reflected on when they would find their own happily ever after. A rustle in the leaves of a nearby tree, however, broke their trances. Pulling out a kunai, Tenten hurled it at the tree. The kunai did not find it's mark though. Out of the shadows stepped, Neji with the kunai loop in one of his fingers. "Tenten, look at who you are throwing at before you throw." reprimanded Neji. Pouting, Tenten turned her back on Neji and looked up to the stars. Neji, being as dense as he is, took no hesitation in asking, "What are you looking at? It's late. Go home. We are training again tomorrow, 6 AM sharp." This time Sakura got mad, "She can do what she wants. It's not like you are her boyfriend or anything so leave her alone." said Sakura as she stood up putting her hands on her hips. Neji glared at her with a look of disgust upon his face. It was obvious that he did not like Sakura's attitude towards him nor did he like how 'weak' he thought she was. "You have no business in this woman." said Neji coldly. Sakura raged within but before she could do anything, a Kunai came flying by her towards Neji. Sasuke stepped from the shadows to reveal himself to the three.

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