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Love, Love, Shine – Chapter Three – Flower of Opportunity

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Jiraiya waited patiently in the center of Konoha's second largest park. The oak trees leaves weaved around him in a trance as he gazed into the dark, midnight sky. The stars danced in his eyes – the peachy golden yellow dots hung from a distance as the sallow haired man held out his arm, in hope of catching one – unfortunately, he caught nothing, but still smiled.

His smile was drizzled over his older wrinkled face as his eyes darted past the sky in wonderment.

The rustling of the leaves caught his attention as he turned his head drunkenly – smiling broadly.

They're late.

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"God-damned it Naruto!" Sasuke shouted. "Hurry up!"

Naruto panted and paced himself – from a somewhat fast run to an accelerated sprint. Neji was ahead of both of them as Shikamaru rushed his feet for more speed. Unfortunate for the Nara boy, he just went slightly slower, but behind the Hyuuga prodigy.

"Oi, teme!" Naruto yelled back, closing his eyes, panting. "Wait up baka!"

Sasuke ignored the Uzumaki boy and sped up, past Shikamaru next to Neji. "So you're coming?" he asked mockingly.

Neji frowned and replied, "I have no need to come. Fate has me wired,"

Sasuke rolled his eyes and scoffed immaturely. "Yea, right. I know you like Panda Buns."

Neji returned the look. "I know you like Haruno."

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Fyorie softly walked away from her sister's closed door, a worried expression on her face. Her feet tapped on the carpeted surface as she slowly passed her parent's room. Their door was open.

Leaning against the white pearl wall, Fyorie eavesdropped, her hair flowing into her face from its single bun.

She listened:

"POU! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!" Minjue shouted, thrusting her hands in the air furiously. "TENTEN'S A BIG GIRL NOW! IF SHE LIKES NEJI, SHE CAN FOR KAMI'S SAKE! WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?"

Fyorie heard a soft sigh from her father's throat. "Minjue-chan-chan, it's not like I don't trust Tenten." He explained. "I don't trust Neji because-"

"BECAUSE WHAT?!"

"Because he's a boy. Every boy had outrageous hormones."

Minjue blew a strand of chocolate brown hair from her face. "Then how come you trust Lee, huh?"

Pou ran a hand through his blonde hair as his brown eyes glistened in the dimly lit golden glow. "Because I'm not so sure he's straight."

"Oh, so he's curved?!" the older women shouted, firmly knitting her knuckles on her rounded hips.

"Iie, I don't know really." He said, sighing again. "Would a straight man wear green spandex?"

Minjue paused for a minute, stopping her ranting parade. "I guess not." she mused confusedly. "But, I know he's straight since he loves Kyra-chan's daughter."

"Ah, so he loves Sakura?"

Minjue nodded, striding over to Pou slowly. "Really Pou. Why do you hate Neji?"

The older man sighed, grasping his wife around her waist. "Because he's popular in school."

Minjue shot him a quizzical look. "So is our daughter. Being best friends with him she is."

A light bulb shot up on top of Pou's head. "Then she'll be friends with him no more."

The brunette slapped him across the face playfully. "LEAVE HER ALONE!"

Fyorie stifled a chuckle and ambled back to her sister's room – in her ninja stealth of course and pressed her ear against the wooden door.

She heard soft snoozing and smiled. Good night nee-chan. Good night.

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Jiraiya snorted with laughter as the four boys ran out of the brush, waving their hands violently in the air, screaming and running in various directions, staying in the small group they had created going to the Toad Sage.

They were all covered in mud, grass stains, scratches and twigs. Naruto was the worst. He had mud all over his orange jumpsuit – not to mention his skin and what used to be butter blonde hair. Neji had twigs flailing out of his hair with the least mud on him – as Sasuke – but kept his calm as the buzzing around him increased angrily, pushing it back with his chakra.

Sasuke had the same expression as Neji – except for the fact that his left eyebrow was twitching in irritation. Shikamaru plopped down on the ground when meeting the white haired man and sighed, leaning back with his hands, tilting his head back, watching the grayish periwinkle blue clouds suspended from the purple navy sky.

Jiraiya calmed down – let's say a little bit – and between laughs, asked, "What happened to you guys?"

Shikamaru answered plainly, "Lee happened."

Jiraiya completely calmed down and waited for an explanation. Sasuke swatted away the bees around him as Neji followed. Naruto finally calmed down and sat down on the ground – grunting impatiently. "You don't want to know," the Uzumaki protested and Jiraiya sweatdropped.

"Okay, so you're late." he stated the obvious.

"No shit Sherlock," Sasuke hissed, crossing his arms over his chest. Neji scoffed and Shikamaru continued to watch the clouds.

"Well, well, well." Jiraiya snapped mockingly. "I guess you don't want my help then."

Naruto stood up and cried, "NO, NO, NO! HE DOESN'T MEAN THAT! PLEASE HELP US!"

Neji scoffed again. "I don't see why I have to be here." He turned on his heel when Jiraiya spoke up, "Looks like Tenten'll just have to go out with some other lucky fellow."

The Hyuuga stopped and anger arose in his eyes. "…" He didn't answer, according to the heated death aura and the three men – excluding Shikamaru who couldn't give a damn – smirked outrageously.

"So…" Naruto searched for the right words in his mind. "You do like her?"

"Why do you care?" Neji hissed and the threesome smirked again.

"Because you like Tenten," Sasuke answered and Neji smirked.

"You're doing this for Sakura, no?" Jiraiya asked and Sasuke blushed a faint pink.

"Ha!" Naruto cried, pointing an accusing finger at the Uchiha.

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Ino startled up from her bedspreads and gasped. Panting, she gazed around her room – nothing out of the ordinary. She sighed and closed her eyes tiredly. Lying back down on the bed, she thought of Shikamaru and her dream.

"Shikamaru…?"

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Back with Jiraiya, Shikamaru sneezed. "A-a-CHOO!" The Nara boy screamed, falling back with his furtive might. Sasuke raised a questioning eyebrow and Naruto howled with laughter.

"Boys, boys, calm down." Jiraiya ordered and soon Naruto and Shikamaru quieted. "Good. So. Here's the plan…"

The Following Morning

Sakura flapped open her eyelids slowly, welcoming the warm summer breeze. Despite school, it was technically summer, and as for her open window proved her right. Her cucumber green orbs traveled over her cotton sheets and she smiled. The touch reminded her of last summer. Eighth grade.

But now being a ninth grader, expected of many things – from school, to homework, to after-school help, to homework help, to band practice, to helping out in Ino's flower shop, not to mention the dance, slash, gymnastics, slash ribbon twirling Tenten signed the four of them up for – she could barely enjoy herself without helping others first.

And today's just the second day of school. Urgh…Wednesdays…

The pink haired girl tousled her haired softly and grunted as the dusty sunshine kissed her face softly. Her long locks played with her back as she remembered her night's dream.

"Sasuke…" Sakura whispered heavily, sighing. Her cousin – Ayumi – also had a crush on Sasuke, but according to the Haruno heir – Sakura – she was plainly angry at the boy, for something he supposedly created.

He supposedly splashed her with old, tart lasagna right across the face last July for doing a deed that she didn't even do. But the Uchiha knew better. She did throw his pajamas out into the river, she set that bear trap that made his summer cabin home be invaded by many rodents and not to mention that large brown grizzly bear.

But she didn't do those senile actions. And it cost her a slap across the face. And he still doesn't know what he did wrong.

That bastard.

But she still loved him. Even if she had some competition to get to his heart.

And she had one opportunity for him to apologize to her and to fall for her. "Arigato Kurenai-sensei," Sakura muttered, smiling. "Now that you paired me up with Sai-san and Sasuke-kun, I can show Sasuke real jealousy."

Lucky for her, she had a plan of her own. Unluckily for Sasuke, he was going to get jealous. And easily.

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Hinata dipped her bowl and eating utensils into the sink. Hanabi – that has been arguing with Neji – ran into the kitchen with wide stricken eyes and tears forming in them.

"Hinata-nee-chan…" she whispered. Hinata hugged her sister affectionately and asked, "What's wrong Hanabi?"

Hanabi looked at her with a slight pout. "Hinata-nee-chan, Neji-nii-san's cat scratched me!"

Hinata stared at her sister quizzically. "Neji-nii-san d-doesn't have a c-cat."

The younger girl stared back. "Oh. Then, whatever," she replied and hugged her sister back.

"Ja ne Hinata-nee-chan!" Hanabi called and ran out the door. Little did Hinata know, Hanabi stuck a tracking device on the back of her coat.

It blinked red as it wasn't to be seen – microscopic sizes do come in handy.

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Ino ran out of her house quickly, shutting the door in front of poor Basaki's face. "OW!" The boy shouted – his voice muffled by the surface in front of him.

The platinum blonde ignored the sounds of her brother's cussing and kept running. Looking at her watch on her wrist – and according to it – she was almost late.

The bus doors were about to close…but not quite yet. Ino stepped into the vehicle right before it the doors closed. She slapped the air a furled fist signaling a loud "YES!"

The bus driver started up the contraption and it drove off – Basaki running after it, screaming, "INO-YAROU! I HATE YOU!"

Smirking, Ino sat down after inserting her school card and gazed out the window when someone poked her.

"Hm, nani?" she questioned, facing the culprit. There he was. Shikamaru Nara, sitting next to Ino, smiling.

"Ohayo Ino." He welcomed warmly. A question mark popped up on top of her head.

Shikamaru kept smiling. "Erm…ohayo. Shika-kun." The blonde teased, but the pineapple head kept his smile. Ino smiled back.

Inside, she was screaming, WHAT THE --

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Tenten increased the volume on her iPOD. The silver clasp wove away any dirt as her thumb ran across the rubber texture. The song began.

I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all of my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
Because your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone

The train increased in its speed from the stop of the Konohans boarding on, and Tenten smiled sadly. The song completely reminded her of Neji. But through Neji's harsh past, Tenten was always there to hold him, to smile for and at him; to help him when needed – almost never – but he never helped her. But she loved him anyway.

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

A tear almost slid down her perfect porcelain skin as she chocked it down. Never ever before had he seemed to care. And the song just made it worse. One day. One day, she was going to let it all out.

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I've held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me

Just…not today.

You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
But now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me

Or tomorrow.

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

Or the week after.

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I've held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me

Or the month after.

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
And though you're still with me
I've been alone all along

Or the year after. But she knew, that one day. She'll have to let it out. And she will. Just. One day.

Someone sat beside her with a familiar aroma. Ivory. Who's sitting next to her? Her left headphone escaped her ear and that someone placed it inside his left ear. His long dark brown hair swept away from his back, onto his shoulders. His cold moon white eyes showed no sign of emotion as he replayed one sentence in his mind.

Be nice. Be nice. Be nice. Be nice.

"N-Neji…?" Tenten whispered, blushing attractively as the boy replied, "Hai."

The panda bun haired girl smiled and changed the song. It began.

The harsh stares from fan girls and the song.

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Sakura arrived at school and sat down in her favorite place ever. The library. Flipping out a marine blue book, she started reading as someone plopped down in the empty set next to her.

He glanced over to her side and smirked. "Marine biology, huh Sakura?" he said furtively.

The pink haired girl glanced away from her book, to the speaker. "S-Sasuke?"

The Uchiha smirked and swung his arm around her shoulders protectively. "What are you doing?" she hissed glumly as Sasuke leaned in closer to her face.

A second later…

"PERVERT!"

And Sakura stormed out of the school library fuming angry, arms lengthened to her sides and trudging down the hall. Sasuke took it that Sakura thought he was going to kiss her.

He also took it that the slap across his face hurt.

And it did.

Jiraiya's gonna get it!

"Stupid plan…" Sasuke mumbled and slapped his palm on the wooden table for help. Once his head popped out, his eyes averted from the trudging sounds to the hundred set of eyes glaring at him evilly.

"Ah, crud."

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Naruto hurtled open the high school doors happily and stormed in, a wide, toothy smile plastered on his tanned face. Little to be bewildered, Kakashi, who has been copying papers, "accidentally", Icha Icha Paradise Volume Three, he smirked beneath his mask. He knew Jiraiya's plan.

In fact, his plan wasn't to get the boys girlfriends; it was to make them "men". To prove to a female that he was strong, protective, and handsome.

The last thing on Kakashi's mind was his little perverted book – signed by the perverted, white haired author himself – today. It was actually to spy on the foursome try to accomplish something they have thought disgusting since…kindergarten.

Excluding all three but Naruto. Shikamaru thought of women as troublesome, but not disgusting. Neji and Sasuke said that women were mates, and that was the last thing they could think of before turning an age formally unknown and barbaric to them.

They were wrong. Obviously, finding "mates" were the most important thing to the two prodigies right now. By the time they would be twenty, they would have been married a long time before and to have their…what? Sixteenth, thirtieth child?

The silver haired jounin knew that his pupils – Neji and Sasuke – were interested in the two girls they were in their pods with.

Really? Who hadn't seen Sasuke watch Sakura as she leaned forward? Or that Neji looked through Tenten's clothes a dozen times, courtesy of his Byakugan?

Shikamaru hasn't really put thought into his plan, Kakashi could tell, but besides that point, he knew, the Nara boy tried. Even as he and Ino passed by, the blonde blabbing away and Shikamaru wintrily interested, Kakashi knew, that he tried. If he really was interested.

But who knew?

Kakashi eyed Naruto, who – in fact – had been ambling up to Hinata, who sat quietly in a small, particularly teaching classroom. He watched Naruto enter the room with a loud, "OHAYO HINATA-CHAN!"

As the many people in the room scolded him harshly, he sweatdropped and rubbed the back of his head confusedly. Poor, poor, baka Naruto…

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Tenten creased down her mini skirt as she sat down for homeroom, just as the bell rang. She was early, as Neji took his seat – precisely as yesterday. Hiding the iPOD in her purple denim backpack, a youthful flash of blue, black and white swished past the two of them, and soon squeezing the life out of the weapons mistress.

"OHAYO TENTEN-CHAN MY YOUTHFUL FRIEND! HOW ARE YOU TODAY?!" Lee screamed as Tenten altered various bright and eye popping colors. Neji has never seen so many shades of pink before – even with the Byakugan.

Due to Neji's hidden jealousy, he mentally noted: Kill Lee and Jiraiya.

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TCB

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So, what is the plan anyways? Why do the boys want to murder Jiraiya? What about the tracking device on Hinata? What happened to Konohamaru and Hanabi? Will Kakashi be involved? First of all, who spray painted the nasty things about the girls?

WHEN WILL THE GIRLS FIND OUT?

Answers soon to be revealed…

Hello everyone! How are you? Suki took the liberty to answer all of your reviews! Here they are!

Answering reviews: Suki (my inner's name ;P)

GFW: Well, well…If Silver gets Neji and you get Gaara, then…I GET SHINO! Shino's hot. With and without glasses. Trust me. We saw.

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