Chapter 7: The Plan

Recap

"Do you think they would agree to that?" Neji asked.

"Maybe…Maybe not. It's worth a shot." Tenten said and the both of them went to go everyone.

They all had agreed to the plan…

And everybody went into...

Positions…

End Recap

"Okay, everyone get into positions now." Tenten said as they waited for the signal.

Shihana and Sasuke were playing a game, until Shihana saw Tenten and Neji arm and arm, and smiling at each other. Shihana couldn't help but feel a bit jealous. Shihana gave out a tiny growl.

Luckily Sasuke didn't hear her, and Shihana turned back and resumed to the game.

"Something wrong Shihana?" Sasuke asked worriedly.

"Oh no, it's nothing…. Nothing at all……." Shihana whispered a bit to herself. "I think…"

After the games, Shihana and Sasuke walked around waiting until the firework show started.

Shihana was walking with Sasuke with her stuffed fox in her arms, until both of them saw Sakura and Ino running, and Lee, Shikamaru, and Rei walking. When they reached both of them, Ino and Sakura were panting heavily.

"Shi. Huff. Hana. Huff…. Sasuke. Huff. Would you like to. Huff" Ino started

"Join us and watch the. Huff. Fireworks?" Sakura finished.

Shihana stared at them, until she finally understood what they were saying.

"Sasuke-san… do you want to watch the fireworks with them?" Shihana smiled.

'Grr…. Thought I could watch the fireworks, I want to watch it with Shihana alone' Sasuke thought.

Sasuke agreed anyway.

Firework Show…

'Why is everybody forgetting something!'

Shihana thought as she sat alone, waiting for her friends to come back since they seemed to have "forgot something".

Shihana felt someone coming towards her; she quickly turned around to see who it was.

"Hi Neji-san, where's Tenten?" Shihana asked.

"She kinda… uh…. Had something to do." Neji lied, unfortunately Shihana believed him.

"Mind if I sit next to you?" Neji asked.

"Sure!" Shihana replied happily.

Neji sat right next to Shihana as the fireworks show started.

'I wonder where everyone is…. There missing out on the fireworks' Shihana thought.

Then Shihana felt something slither around her waist, she looked and saw Neji's arm.

Shihana couldn't help but smile and lay her head against his chest.

'This feels so right…'

Shihana had never had these feelings with Sasuke.

'I wonder if I was meant to be with Neji-san rather than Sasuke-chan… too late to think a bout it now, maybe later' Shihana thought and glanced at Neji.

Neji kissed the top of her head, which made Shihana smile.

Unknown to them… the whole gang was watching except for Sasuke.

-After the fireworks…

"Neji-san, I have to go find Sasuke-chan, before he gets worried." Shihana said and kissed Neji on the cheek and ran off, leaving him there slightly pink.

Shihana found Sasuke in a line of a booth.

"Sorry Sasuke-chan, we didn't get to watch the fireworks together…" Shihana said in a sincere voice.

"Its okay, the least I can do is walk you home." Sasuke replied, as Shihana nodded.

-In front of the Hyuuga Compound…

When they finally reached the Hyuuga Estate Shihana said…

"I had a really nice time with you Sasuke-chan."

"Me too" he replied.

But before she got inside, Sasuke kissed Shihana on the cheek and walked back to his place.

Shihana blushed but somehow that kiss didn't feel right to her.

The Next morning…

Shihana woke up to the sound of birds chirping, she changed into her attire and walked out to see if she and Neji can walk to the training grounds together.

Shihana didn't find him in his room, so she suggested he was already training.

Shihana went outside and she was right, he was training already.

So Shihana snuck up behind him and leaped on his back.

"Morning Neji-san!" Shihana sang out loud; Neji was a bit surprised, but smiled...

"Morning Shihana." He greeted.

"You do know, we have training with Gai-sensei in half an hour, don't cha?" Shihana asked.

"Yeah I know I'm just doing a little extra training" Neji replied, as Shihana smiled.

"Neji…" Shihana started.

"Yeah?" he replied.

Shihana took in deep thought.

'Should I ask him about last night?

Naah….

Wait... Yes.

Err---no….

After self-arguing with herself, she decided not to ask him but ask him something different.

"Yes, Shihana" He said after a while.

"Can you piggyback me to the training grounds?" Shihana asked.

Neji looked back at Shihana to see a puppy dog face.

"Fine…." Neji sighed. "I will, JUST BECAUSE you used the puppy dog face."

'MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!' Shihana laughed evilly in her head.

On the outside though, she just smiled and laughed.

So he piggy backed Shihana all the way to the training grounds, when they got there Shihana saw everyone there.

"Hey guys!" Shihana yelled out; everyone greeted back. "Where's Gai-sensei?"

"Oh… he didn't arrive yet" Tenten replied.

Neji put Shihana down, and Shihana walked over to Tenten and Rei and began talking about random things again.

Finally, there was a big puff of smoke and out cam Gai-sensei.

"Hello my youthful students!" He yelled out.

"Grrrrr………" Rei gave a low growl.

"Today we are learning to walk on water!" Gai said with a pose. "Follow me my youthful pupils!"

By now Tenten and Shihana were restraining Rei from punching Gai-sensei in the face.

"Just one punch! Just one, or a kick or two!" Rei yelled out.

-At the Lake…

This lake was where Shihana tried to hide from Neji, and where he yelled at her.

Shihana was having flashbacks in her head over and over, the same ones, but she shrugged it off.

"First things first…. You must concentrate your chakra on the soles of your feet." Gai said.

After that, they went in the water.

Shihana took one step. Safe. Another step. Safe. Third step. SPLASH

Shihana fell in. The water was cold and Shihana came out shivering.

Then Neji tried, and he didn't fall.

He came out and went to Shihana, and Shihana stuck out her tongue at him, he stuck his back at her.

Shihana went out to try it again, and she made it across the lake. She smiled and watched Tenten, Lee, and Rei do it.

-After when they were done…

"Since we are all done today, you must watch me defeat Kakashi in another battle."

Everyone sweat dropped at Lee cheered.

All of them went to the balcony, where they all saw Team 7/

"Kakashi my eternal rival! The score is 50-50! I will beat you and break that youthful tie!"

Rei got an anime vein and yelled out.

"BEAT HIM KAKASHI-SENSEI! BEAT THE YOUTHFULNESS OUT OF HIM!"

Shihana chuckled a bit.

"Okay, let's get this over with." Kakashi said with not a hint of care in his voice.

"This time you shall choose the game and loser must walk on their hands for the whole day…" Gai exclaimed.

"Okay…. The game is………………………… a fighting game." Everyone sweat dropped and did an anime fall.

"How can you pick something like that when we could fight in real life!" Gai yells.

"Well I got a new fighting game and wanted to try it out." Kakashi replied.

"Well then… YOUR ON!" Gai screamed out.

When choosing the characters, Gai chose Bruce Lee, while Kakashi chose this masked fighter, in t he end….

Kakashi won.

So tomorrow Gai-sensei had to walk on his hands for the whole day….