Kei was standing in an endless field in white lilies. The sun was blaring in her face and she squinted as she shaded her eyes with her hand. She didn't know how or why she got here. She started to wander around until she saw a large cherry blossom tree and she walked up to the tree touched the bark. Hearing two voices, she spun around and her eyes widened. It was parents standing right in front of her. Speechless she leaned against the cool bark of the tree and just stared at them. Her mother stepped up to her face and caressed her face. She looked very much like Kei, the dark eyes, long lashes, tall, and the shining burgundy hair but with blue eyes instead. Her dad had the deep gray eyes with smooth brown hair and glasses. Even though she only knew them when she was a toddler, she KNEW it was them. With tears forming in her eyes, she embraced her mom and then embraced her dad.

"Mom, Dad, where is this place? Is this where you live now?" Kei croaked nervously.

Kei's mom, Keiko, smiled and than said calmly, "Kei honey, this is just a place within you. We wanted to visit you because we wanted to tell you…that we love you very much. We've seen what you've been through and we're sorry that we can't help that much. It is now your turn to choose the path in life."

"I've seen you with that Hyuuga boy a lot. He better not hurt you." Her dad said but he slipped a small smile on his face.

Her mother placed an object in her hands and then walked back. Suddenly, they began fading away and she could hear them saying, "Remember, you are loved, never forget that…"

The next moment, they were gone. Lost forever to her. Kei frantically yelled out, "Mom? Dad? Where are you? Don't leave me!" She felt the tears dripping down her face and she kept screaming—

Kei sat up in her bed panting. Her face was mixed with sweat and tears and she had been screaming when she woke up.

"It was all a dream…"Kei thought with a sigh.

Then she noticed the object she was gripping in her hands. Her heartbeat quickened as she thought, "Were they really with me?"

Slowly revealing the object in the palm of her hand, it was a gorgeous necklace. It was a gold chain with a pendant hanging off of it. The pendant was a large diamond with small red rubies adorning the edge. Kei touched the pendant and felt an inscription on the back. Slowly, she turned the pendant over and saw "You are loved" etched in. Feeling more tears coming on, she clasped the necklace on and stood up stretching. As she grasped the pendant, she felt a sense of security overcoming her and smiled, knowing that the dream was real and that her parents will always be with her.

She then remembered that today was the field trip and quickly checked the time and walked off to get prepared.

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Neji stood in a never-ending grassy field. He narrowed his eyes as the sun shined on. He didn't know where he was or what he was doing here. Deciding to explore, he wandered around for a while until he saw a large oak tree with someone standing in front of it. When he got closer, he saw it was somebody that closely resembled his uncle. Realization clicked in his head when saw that it was his uncle's twin brother, his FATHER. He ran up to the figure and mumbled, "Father…"

The person turned around and faced Neji. He had a kind face and grasped Neji by his shoulders.

"Neji……… you've grown so much since the last time I saw you. I know I left when you were young, but I had a good reason. You see, I was the bodyguard for Hiashi and I had to save him to protect the family. I know you won't see that as logical right now but you will understand later in life. I don't have much time…but I want to tell you that you are not alone and that there is someone that loves you. Just choose the right path in life and you'll make it through. I'm sorry that I can't be much help for you in life."

Neji just stood there with his face downwards. He could NOT cry, but he did. He pulled his father into an embrace and said, "Father, please don't leave me…"

Stepping tentatively backwards, Neji's father gave him a reassuring look and slipped something over Neji head. Departing, he whispered, "Remember, you are loved Neji…"

With that done, he quickly faded away leaving Neji to cry silently. He began to punch the tree in frustration—

CRACK!

Neji woke up heavily panting. Sweat covered his torso and his hand throbbed as he looked at the broken headboard of his bed. He did a rerun of the dream in his head and then wiped away the fallen tears. He thought, "Dammit, it was just a dream…"

He shifted out of his bed sheets but then felt extra weight on his neck. He remembered the part of the dream where his father had slipped something over his head. Excited, he pulled the object over his head and took a good look at it. It was a silver chain with ebony stone hanging off of it. The stone was smooth and was a deep, endless black. On the back of the stone, he felt an inscription. He looked at it and it said, "You are loved." Unsure of what to do, he kept the chain on and started to walk across the room. The door creaked open as a timid Hinata poked her head in and said, "Neji-niisan, are you okay? I heard a large crack so I thought something happe-"

"I'm fine Hinata. But thank you for caring. Shouldn't you be getting ready for the trip?" Neji replied in a monotone.

Nodding furiously, Hinata slipped out and closed the door softly behind her. Neji sighed and decided to get ready as well.

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Kei, Neji, Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, and Naruto lined up against the baggage compartment are in the airport. They were off to go to the Santa Monica Resort and were excited.

"I'm so excited! I can't wait to soak up some rays and go swimming in crystal clear water!" Sakura squealed.

Kei just smiled widely and was excited as well but said nothing. They soon loaded onto the plane and departed.

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In the plane…

Since each compartment was 4 people all together, two people had to split up. Naruto and Hinata decided to sit in the last compartment in the plane that held on 2 people. Smiling and waving, Naruto pulled Hinata out of sight of the group and they made their way to the back.

Sakura and Kei sat across from each other with Sasuke and Neji sitting beside them. Kei was too deep in though to even notice what Sakura and Sasuke were talking about and Neji was just staring out the window, thinking as well. She grabbed the pendant unconsciously and fidgeted. She was getting a little chilly in the plane because she had decided to wear a pair of green shorts with a white cami on top since they were going to a tropical resort. As she fidgeted, she bumped Neji and he snapped back into reality. He noticed Kei was rubbing her arms and he pulled off his shirt said, "Here, wear this."

Kei took the shirt gratefully and gave him an appreciatively smile.

"Thanks Neji. You're so sweet."

Neji blushed a little but turned his head toward the window once more to hide it. When Kei looked at him, she noticed he was only wearing a tight black Underarmor shirt underneath. She thought, "Man he looks really hot in that shirt…"

It was true. You could tell he worked out because of the outlining of a washboard abs, more specifically a 6-pack and his biceps were bulging nicely. Kei turned her head away too, blushing. Sakura and Sasuke noticed their behavior and just smiled.

"Since Kei finally helped me get closer to Sasuke-kun, I'm gonna help her." Sakura thought.

When Kei and Neji fell asleep on the plane, Sakura stood up quietly moved positioned Kei so that she was lying on Neji's lap. With her mission accomplished, she sat back down and curled up into a ball. Suddenly, she felt someone pull her down and it was Sasuke. He just grunted and positioned her that she was lying against his chest. Sakura blushed furiously and thought, "Oh my gosh…did Sasuke just do that? What do I do now? Gahh! Where is Inner Sakura when I need her?"

Sakura just decided to try to fall asleep and soon, she fell into a deep slumber and snuggled against Sasuke. Sasuke noticed her snuggling and felt the warmth against him. He was thinking, "Damn hormones, what cause me to do that? Now Sakura will probably think I'm some freak. Gah. Whatever, she's asleep now. I should try to sleep some too……"

After thinking too much, Sasuke fell asleep too. There, the four lay with the girls lying against the guys.

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Hinata decided to wake Neji up so Naruto started to poke Kei to wake her up. Kei was cranky and pissed because SOMETHING kept poking her (AN: Naruto cough cough) and she woke up with fire in her eyes and accidentally kicked Naruto into Sakura's lap. Sasuke fumed at Naruto being on Sakura's lap and proceeded to beat the living daylights out if him. Sakura grinned sheepishly and said, "Hey Sasuke, I'm ok, you don't need to kill Naruto anymore…"

But Sasuke ignored her until he was satisfied. Naruto fell to a mangled heap on the floor and everyone gave Sasuke a weird look for his over protectiveness. He acted as if Sakura was either his little sister or that he liked her. Of course, the boys knew the real answer. The ding dong of the flight attendant broke the silence and everyone sat down, waiting for the plane to land.

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"Wow! This place is really nice! Look at all the beaches and tourist attractions!" The girls that had joined the club squealed. Kei and the gang were sitting down enjoying the breathtaking view.

Kurenai, the sponsor and leader of the club said, "ALRIGHT people, line up! We are going to assign suite partners. To ensure a healthy body, you must have a healthy soul and mind so I'm gonna pair up boy-girl so you people can get to know each other. I trust you not to do anything dirty and if you do USE PROTECTION. That is the HEALTHY way to live."

Everyone sweatdropped at all the "healthy" words she had used. Sasuke was thinking, "Let it be Sakura…I don't want to be raped by a fan girl in my sleep!"

"First pair, Suite Number 217: Uchiha Sasuke and Chiyoya Ami!"

Sasuke groaned and grabbed the keys to the room. He was stuck with the worst possible fan girl, besides Ino. Ami had been stalking him for the past 10 years his life. Could this day get any weirder? He grumpily walked past a disappointed Sakura and gave her a weak smile before going up the elevator. Ami was running up behind him screaming, "Sasuke-kun! Let's go together! I love y-!"

She was cut off as Sasuke closed the elevator door in her face and he sighed wearily. "Maybe I can switch partners later…" He thought.

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Neji felt Sasuke's pain as he witnessed Ami running after Sasuke. He sighed and hoped he had better luck. Neji turned around to listen to Kurenai give out more suites.

"….Shihamara Kei and…Hyuuga Neji! Suite Number 220! Have fun you guys!"

Kurenai winked and handed Neji his keys. He swore he could detect some kind of mischief in Kurenai's face. Shrugging it off, he grabbed his luggage and pulled Kei by her hand, wanting to get out of the parking lot as soon as possible and away from Kurenai. He pushed the elevator button and they went up to the 3rd floor. Room 220 was actually across from 217 so he decided to visit Sasuke later to console him as a friend.

Kei immediately opened all the curtains and window to let the fresh air in. She inhaled and said cheerily, "Hey Neji, don't you think it's really nice in here? Let's go explore a little more!"

Kei tugged on his hand and they took a tour of the suite. By the front door was a mini kitchen with an island counter and beyond that was soft-carpeted living room with cream-colored leather sofas. There was also a TV in the living room along with a yoga mat. Off to the right was a hallway with a room with a single bed. Wait. There was only ONE bed! No wonder Kurenai was smirking!

"I'm gonna have to ask her about this later…" Neji thought.

"Hey there's only one bed Neji…do you want to sleep together or is one of us going to sleep on the couch?" Kei asked innocently.

"Aa. I don't know yet. Let's figure that out later, I just want to settle down right now." The Hyuuga replied.

Kei proceeded to drag him through the rest of the suite. After that room, there was a large bathroom with a hot tub and a bathtub that was round and made of marble. Then Kei reached the large balcony and she squealed in delight. She LOVED balconies, especially ones that had a beautiful view. Their balcony overlooked the crystal clear ocean and a gorgeous sunset. It was also a good place to meditate. After they unpacked, they went outside to visit the rest of the gang. What Kei didn't realize was that Neji never let go of her hand that whole time. Kei went off and found that Sakura ended up with this Gai-sensei replica named Lee in Suite 219.

"AHH! KEI! Save me! He keeps talking about youth and love and beauty and how much he loves me! He's such a nice guy but his eyebrows and eyelashes creep me out and having Gai-sensei for a teacher is bad enough! I wish I was with Sasuke instead…." Sakura blabbed.

Kei patted her friend on her back said, "He can't be too bad, I mean it's only for 3 days…"

Suddenly a scary boy in a green jumpsuit with long eyelashes and thick caterpillar eyebrows popped out of nowhere with roses in his hands as he exclaimed, "AH, Sakura-chan! My beautiful flower of youth! WE have been destined to keep our bodies HEALTHY together! It will preserve out YOUTH and give YOU ETERNAL BEAUTY! Please go out with me!"

Sasuke stepped out that moment and heard Lee's confession. His eye twitched in anger and since he was already agitated from getting rid of Ami, he got angrier by the second. Sakura was about to reply but then Sasuke came to the rescue and picked Lee by the collar. He tossed him aside and out the near by window. You could still hear Lee saying, "Sakura-chann! I will be back for you….."

Sakura wiped her brow in relief and hugged Sasuke saying, "Ah, thanks! He was really creeping me out! You're my hero!"

Sasuke turned as red as the tomatoes he ate and awkwardly hugged her back. Neji and Kei "awed" the scene and decided to leave the lovebirds alone for quality time together. Next, the pair found Hinata and Naruto by the poolside drinking soda. Hinata was wearing a cute orange tankini with a matching boyshorts bottom. Naruto wearing orange swim trunks with ramen pictures all over it. He and Hinata looked like they were having a good time so Kei decided to jump in the pool and have a little dip too. When she started to pull off her shorts and shirt, Neji turned red and stuttered, "Kei what are you doing?"

She grinned and teased, "You retard, I'm wearing my swimming suit underneath. Do you really I'm gonna go naked in a public pool? Unless you want to see something…"

Even though Kei was joking, Neji gulped and nearly had a nosebleed when he saw Kei in her swimming suit. It was a two piece halter top bikini. The top was black with red flames along the fringe. The bottom had strings that tied on the side and red with black flames. She looked HOT because of her nice curvy figure and fine ass and boobs. Neji held his nose and turned around to hide his face. Kei just gave him a weird look and jumped into the pool. Naruto laughed at Neji and Hinata just giggled, but felt bad for her niisan.

Suddenly, Neji was pulled down into the pool in surprise. Sputtering, he swam to the surface and heard Kei laughing heartily.

"Jeez, loosen up and come swim with me!" Kei said while laughing. "You should have seen the look on your face when you fell in! It was priceless!"

Neji, not appreciating her humor, took off his shirt and jumped back in pool and tackled Kei. Her eyes widened as she saw him swimming after her and she started to swim for her life. Just as she was about to crash into the wall, she ran into something that cushioned her. Actually it was a SOMEONE. He was a tall lazy looking boy with dark eyes and dark hair that looked like a pineapple. He looked very familiar and she realized then that it was Shikamaru from her old school!

"Hey Shikamaru! What's sup! I haven't seen you in a long time!" Kei said.

He muttered something about being "troublesome" but then replied, "I'm just trying to relax because I just moved. My new school is something is like Konoha High or something."

"Hey I'm going to Konoha High right now. This is Neji" she said while pointing to the Hyuuga. "That's Hinata and Naruto", gesturing to the blonde and dark-haired girl.

"Sasuke and Sakura are gonna come down later so I'll introduce them later."

Kei got out of the pool and announced, "Alright everyone, this is Nara Shikamaru. He may act like a lazy ass bum but he's actually a genius so don't try him. He was my friend at my old school so be nice to him."

Neji, Hinata, and Naruto greeted him nicely but Neji felt a little jealous because he thought Kei had something going on with Nara. Yes Neji was JEALOUS. He decided to have a private chat with him so while everyone was preoccupied with other things, he came up to Shikamaru and said, "Hn. Nara, you better stay away from Kei. She's mine."

"Troublesome. I don't like Kei. I wanted to tell you that you better not hurt HER. She's had a bad experience from friends. If you hurt her, you're gonna have to deal with me." Shikamaru said lazily and then stood up and left the pool area.

Neji was satisfied with the conversation and then hung out with Kei, Hinata, and Naruto until it was dark and it was time to go inside and hit the sack. They never actually saw Sasuke and Sakura the rest of the day.

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