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Tauren Paladin says: Hi. Thanks to my reviewers, who have supported me greatly and saved me from having a terrible writer's block (thanks Ceasg-chan.)

Also, to those who requested the pic, I will be sending it to you shortly… (Thanks again, Ceasg-chan.)

Please enjoy chapter 5.

Disclaimer: Blizzard owns Warcraft, Square-Enix owns Final fantasy; I think Orange range owns Viva rock, and Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto.

At the theme park

Chapter 5

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"What?" Naruto asked agitatedly.

The sun had not yet risen yet, so the sky was dark. Still, the two teams were having an interesting negotiation.

It was about 5:00AM and Naruto was already going to be switched.

Sakura, Sasuke, Kiba, Akamaru, Shino, and Hinata (especially her) were waiting impatiently.

"Naruto, you're just a bother in our team, why don't you switch with Shino?" Sasuke asked. The question sounded more like an order.

"Yeah, Shino would be a better help than you Naruto!" Sakura exclaimed. Her hands clenched tightly in forms of fists.

Naurto just turned his head. He couldn't understand why his teammates rejected him. He knew he was the strongest out of his team, even stronger than Sasuke and certainly stronger than Sakura. His kage bunshin no jutsu had helped them have their area safe. What was wrong with them?

"Fine, at least the other team can be nicer with me!" Naruto concluded. He thought that Hinata's team might not be so harsh on him. He looked at Hinata and smiled at her.

Hinata blushed and started playing with her fingers as she usually did. Kiba just snickered.

"Heh, if you're going to be with us, you've got to be alert, got it?" Kiba asked.

Naruto just nodded and walked to join the other team as Shino did the same.

Hinata was probably the happiest person on the five countries that moment. She just hoped she could be with him most of the time.

After the event, the teams went to their respective areas of vigilance.

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Little by little, the beautiful kunoichi opened her eyes.

The room had an air of unusual tranquility. The sun was gently shining over the room. Some birds were chirping on the small veranda.

The brunette smiled and turned around just to destroy the inner peace she felt in the morning.

She could see a sleeping teammate (I need not to explain who he was, right?) Tenten unconsciously tried to get away, but she felt a bandaged arm surrounding her waist. After calming herself, she concluded it was okay to stay there some more minutes. After all, it was just 7:00AM and there would be no heavy events to secure yet. Their area for the day was the food court, so they would have to watch the performances most of the day.

Tenten relaxed and hugged Neji softly. She did not know why, but she was kind of comfortable in Neji's arms. She could feel his hands pressing gently against her blouse, her head softly laid on his stiff, yet comfortable chest. Tenten pulled the white blanket closer to them. She felt cozy and warm, and wondered how wonderful it would be if all days could be like that. The kunoichi started daydreaming as she hugged Neji tighter.

"Don't enjoy me so much, it becomes addictive." The shinobi said as he opened his eyes.

Tenten was surprised but didn't lose her composure. She pretended a smile.

"Thanks, but I'm not someone who enjoys too much."

Neji answered with a smirk and backed away from Tenten. In his mind, he was hoping the moment would last, but he knew he had to keep his feelings until he was ready. Tenten also frowned. Breaking the tension, Tenten asked something that had not come to her mind when she awakened.

"Why were we sleeping in the same bed Neji?" She asked hoping he would know the answer.

Neji, for the first time of his life, blushed.

"Erm… Uh… You wanted a bedtime story."

Tenten crossed her arms and had the "Yeah right" expression on her face.

"Erm… You had trouble sleeping, so you asked me to hold your hand in order to be able to sleep." He invented quickly.

The kunoichi was adamant; she started tapping her fingers in hope of an answer that made sense.

"Uh… you were scared of the monster that hides beneath the bed, so you asked for my company." Neji said as he raised his arms defensively. He knew Tenten was going to kill him if he didn't answer with something believable, but somehow, the only ideas that came to his mind were childish.

Tenten took out her scroll and stared at Neji. Her slender fingers were reaching her kunai holster on the side of the bed.

In hope to make her forget her fury, Neji dived towards her, hugging her. Tenten fell back in astonishment.

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Outside the window, a mysterious cloaked man grinned as he captured the awkward moment in his camera. He was certainly going to make good money out of his business.

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"These will be our spots." said Kiba as he held out a map for his partners.

Naruto agreed and put his orange jacket on. He checked if he had his all his kunai and shuriken. Almost all of them were there. The only missing weapon was a single kunai.

He wouldn't care about it if he hadn't grown responsible in the last missions.

"I wonder where that damn kunai is." He said out loud as he started looking for it.

Having heard that, Hinata took out her holster out and headed towards Naruto.

"Naruto-kun. You may have my kunai instead… my style focuses on taijutsu, so I guess you will be using it more…" She said as she looked down and offered him her kunai.

Naruto smiled and took the kunai gladly. "Thanks Hinata. I will keep this kunai forever."

Hinata blushed and played with her fingers. She was glad Naruto had accepted her gift so willingly. She wondered if she was being lucky that particular day.

Kiba, looking at the two, just smiled and continued his preparations.

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After the great beating Neji took from Tenten, they both took a shower (not together) and ate breakfast. They headed towards the food court after having prepared themselves.

The area was huge. The food court was not an open area like the others, but rather a gigantic building which featured a wide array of restaurants and a hall for exhibitions. The food court also had a glamorous inner park with the most beautiful flowers. Wooden benches with an exquisite design could be seen surrounding the area. It was complete with trees, bushes, and some unnecessary light posts. In all, the food court was lavishly decorated, thus, it could be considered the most elegant area of the park.

Tenten and Neji quickly examined the area and started patrolling.

Tenten could never tire of watching that garden she was assigned to. The flowers had a hypnotizing scent that could keep her there the rest of her life.

Neji was instead patrolling the upper area. He could see a perfectly assembled line of restaurants with different styles. An evil grin crossed his face as he planned his next move with HIS brunette.

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"No, I'm going to be late!" Lee said as he hopped from tree to tree in attempt to reach the food court in time. His secret reunion with Gai had made him spend almost all morning printing pictures for a calendar.

In his way, he passed by a creek. There, he saw a girl being bullied by some older kids.

As much as he would like to ignore the problem, the teachings Gai had given him would not let him leave that poor girl alone.

Lee rushed to beat the bullies. After a while, the bullies had been sent back to their parents and the girl was safe. Lee smiled as he headed to his vigilance area proudly.

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"Let's go Hinata-chan!" Naruto screamed as he rushed to the ride. Hinata was attempting to follow him, but the people were too crowded. Finally, she managed to catch up with Naruto.

"Let's ride this one!" The fox boy said excitedly as he pulled Hinata towards the ticket counter. Hinata almost fainted at the sight of the roller coaster.

A giant monster of almost the size of a skyscraper was waiting for her. Loops and twists were going to be merciless with her. The illusions of ninjas attacking her without any means of defense would scare her to death.

Still, if she could be with her dear orphan, any price would be okay. She half-smiled as she sat by Naruto's side and waited for the moment to clench his hand tightly.

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"You're late, Lee." Neji said as he assigned him his vigilance spot. Lee quickly went to his area and started humming 'Viva rock' as he patrolled the area. Neji just twitched and continued thinking about his master plan.

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Meanwhile, Tenten had finished helping some cleaners to sweep the hall before the concert. The brunette washed her hands. The smooth sensation of the liquid soap against her hand made her smile. She hadn't felt the sensation in ages. She was so poor she could only buy soap bars. Still, she thought she was lucky because of her friends, specially a certain prodigy. Because of him, she was still aiming to become like Tsunade.

She didn't know why, but thinking about him made her smile.

Tenten dried her hands and headed towards the upper area, for it was lunch time already.

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Hinata was beaming when she came out of the roller coaster. She thought it was going to be afraid during the ride, but she actually enjoyed it. The sensation of the wind crashing against her face was still alive. She also thought the shinobi were going to scare her, but she was wrong. She was actually laughing at the guys who were supposed to be scary. Even she could have handled all of the ninjas at once, Except for a hologram of her father.

On the other hand, Naruto was shaking. He never imagined the Roller coaster would be so intimidating. The genjutsu were his weak point on the ride. His greatest fear had been an illusionary head of the main Hyuuga family attacking him. Was it because he feared Hinata's father?

"Naruto-kun, its lunch time. Would you like some ramen?" The hyuuga heiress asked with a smile.

Naruto couldn't help but look at her beautiful expression. He agreed as he shaked his fear off.

They both headed to the nearest ramen stall and, without knowing it themselves, holding hands.

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Neji smirked as he put his master plan in action.

First, He had driven Lee off his way and managed to convince him to go to Sakura.

Short flashback

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"Lee, you should go and ask Sakura out." Neji said as coldly as ever.

"Yosh! If my eternal rival, Hyuuga Neji is telling me to go, it means something good will happen!" Lee exclaimed excitedly as he rushed through the door.

Neji smirked and started his flashback.

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End of short flashback

His smirk turned into a smile as he saw his dear Tenten ascending from the stairs.

"Hey Neji, I'm hungry. Why don't we eat something?" She asked as if she was following the plan.

"It's a good idea." He said as he held her hand and lead her to the area she liked the most.

"What are you doing Neji?" The defenseless brunette asked.

"You'll see soon." He said. His plans were working without a flaw.

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Meanwhile, Sakura was trying to convince Sasuke to have lunch with her.

"Come on Sasuke-kun!" She said desperately.

"No" He replied bluntly. He wasn't going to abandon his position for a useless lunch. He had what he needed in his sandwich.

"Please." She said as she attempted a hug.

"I said no." Sasuke replied as he dodged the hug.

"Listen, I don't need you or your lunches. You can have lunch alone if you want." He said as he walked away.

Sakura had just been devastated. She didn't understand why Sasuke would reject her.

Without cheerfulness, she walked to the restaurant that was just in front of her.

Suddenly, a bright flash of green arrived in front of her. Sakura didn't even bother to look up since she already knew who he was.

"Hi! Sakura-san!" Rock Lee said as he presented some purple tulips to her.

Noticing her depression soon after, he tried to comfort her.

"What's wrong Sakura-san?" He asked as he kneeled supportively.

Sakura looked up and half-smiled.

"Listen, Lee-san. I know you like me and all that stuff but I appreciate you only as a friend, not as someone I could love as a partner. Please, stop insisting." She said firmly. She didn't want to hurt Lee, but it was the sheer truth.

Lee just frowned and pretended a smile.

"It's alright Sakura-san. I hope our friendship can last." He said as he handed her the tulips and proceeded to rush out of her way. He was devastated like never before.

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Neji had lowered Tenten's forehead protector to blind her as he took her to an elegant table. The other people just stared at them. Some of them even wished him luck.

"Where are going to, Neji?" She asked impatiently. Neji smiled and raised her forehead protector.

"Here we are…" Neji said as he took out a chair for her.

When Tenten recovered vision, she was amazed.

Fine platters of her favorite type of food were covering the table. Salads, Shrimp, Soups, Rice, Chicken, and Mushrooms were all part of the exquisite lunch Neji had prepared for her.

"Neji… Is this for me?" She asked astonished. She couldn't help blushing.

"Isn't it obvious?" He answered while he carried a giant wrapped box to her.

"Happy birthday." He said as he gave her the box and hugged her.

"Oh, thanks." She said as he answered the hug with another hug.

She hadn't remembered her birthday. The celebrations were few, so it couldn't be helped. She was glad she had told someone trustworthy as Neji ages before.

As the couple hugged, some of the people clapped.

It was one of Tenten's happiest days, and that made Neji's day.

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Hinata had just finished eating her ramen. She wasn't very fond of those kinds of meals, but if her loved one was with her, she would do anything.

Naruto had just finished eating his twelfth bowl. And his hunger had already been calmed.

Naruto paid both of the bills and looked at Hinata, which caused her to blush.

"Hinata-chan, would you like some dessert? We'll eat anything you want." He said as they walked out of the restaurant.

Hinata was already full, but if Naruto was going to be there, she would also be there for sure.

"Thanks Naruto-kun." She said as they went to grab some ice-cream.

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Lee was sitting on a bench alone. He had seen that all of the people were happy but him.

He was desperate, why did he always have to be the one who had nothing?

Lee just continued thinking. His thoughts almost led them to the verge of crying.

"Umm… Thanks for helping me earlier." A feminine voice said.

Lee looked up. He saw the girl whom had been saved by him some hours ago. She was rubbing a balloon against her hair to make the static suspend her hair when she separated the balloon from her head. Lee found this quite funny, and his depression lowered.

"Why were you so depressed?" She asked.

Lee just smiled and tried to make her not worry.

"Umm… would you like to eat lunch together with me?" He asked as he made a 'thumbs up' sign and his teeth went "PING!"

The girl just laughed and blushed. Lee had forgotten Sakura completely as they walked to the nearest restaurant.

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Tauren paladin says: Did you like it? I hope so. I know there was some unexpected OOCness but please bear with me. You see? I keep my word Natsuki!

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So, Sayo!