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Thanks for the reviews guys! And, yes, to the reviewer(s) who got it right, Kakashi hasn't won the bet...yet...or will he? ;) Haha, enjoy!

And to Reviewer Kiera; Hehe, Kakashi's lover is kind of like a crack pairing, and you meet her later in the first Naruto Series... Shikamaru and Temari end up working together later on in the Naruto series every now and then and I reaaalllly love them as a couple! :) And as for Neji and Tenten welll...I guess so! They are on the same team, and I do believe they have hugged every now and again...I could be wrong! But, hey! Haha it's a fanfic so we're gonna say they did ;) Haha thank you very much for your review! And also, these are all teenagers and hormones are out of control sometimes... but it could just be me ;)

Also, guys, I am writing a novel at the moment and it will probably take up some time, so gomensai! I'm sick today and it suuuuucks... ;-; ON THE BRIGHT SIDE~! My landlord has a Horse/Pony that he's letting me use! SHE IS SO CUTE~! Okayy, onto the fanfic~!


"Hey, Tenten?" Neji and Tenten were laying in the training area of the Hyuuga grounds under a tree. Tenten had her head on his lap and he was half propped against a tree as he ran his fingers through her undone hair.

"Hmm?" She had a lazy smile on her lips as the breeze brushed her.

"Can we keep us a secret for a little bit longer?" He was tense and waiting for her to get mad.

She got a slight frown on her lips, but shrugged and nodded.

"Sure, but can I ask why? I mean, we are dating." She got the soft smile back.

Neji gave a soft smile in turn, and answered; "I heard there's bets going around between the adults on which couple is going to hook up first, and seeing as Kakashi bet on us, he would just use that money to buy more Icha Icha books." Neji said in one breath.

Tenten snorted and a grin broke out on her face.

"Yeah, we can keep us a secret for a little bit longer. Who exactly do you want to win? Actually, who's all in it!? And how did you find out?!" Tenten sat up slightly and rolled onto her stomach as she looked Neji in the eyes.

"Tsunade isn't very quiet when it comes to this stuff. It's Tsunade, Jiriya, Anko, Kakashi, Iruka, Shizune, Gai, Asuma, and Kurenai. Tsunade, Jiriya, and Iruka all bet Hinata and Naruto; Anko bet on Sasuke and Naruto," Neji shivered and got a disgusted look on his face and continued; "Kurenai bet on Ino and Shikamaru, and Asuma bet on Shikamaru and Temari," Neji paused when he came to who Shizune would bet on and grimaced; "Shizune bet on me and Hinata," Tenten burst out laughing and rolled over onto her back, trying to regain her breath.

"OHMYGAWSH! I CAN'T EVEN!" Tenten laughed harder at the image, and finally calmed down after Neji started sulking. "I'm sorry, but come on! That's funny!" She giggled and kissed his cheek. He continued.

"Gai bet on Lee and Sakura." Tenten giggled at that.

"Isn't Lee dating a girl already? Wasn't her name like Yoki or something?"

"Yuki, and yes, he is. Gai found out the hard way. He went to go tell Lee that Sasuke was stealing Sakura from him and found Lee tonsil wrestling with Yuki." Neji looked disgruntled at that.

Tenten had a shit-eating grin on her face at that, and laughed lightly.

"Well, now Lee will leave Sakura alone about telling Gai. Speaking of Sakura, I heard she and Sasuke have been getting closer lately."

Neji grunted. He heard that as well, and had also seen the looks Sasuke had been giving Sakura as of late.

"He's going to break soon..." Neji muttered as he laid his head, and then he answered Tenten's earlier question; "I want Asuma to win."

"Hm...yeah, makes sense..." She laid her head back on his lap before continuing, "I swear, if Shikamaru doesn't make a move soon, Temari will. She keeps telling me she is about to jump his damn bones..." Tenten trailed off as a light slumber captured her.

Neji was smirking lightly as he continued to run his fingers through her messy hair. The warm breeze brushed against his body and he sighed in content. He definitely didn't mind if he stayed there for a while longer.


(With Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto, Shino and Kiba)

"Naruto, I swear, if you so much as hurt Hinata, I'll kick your ass." Kiba growled.

The five ninja were currently hanging out at Naruto's apartment. Naruto had asked Shino and Kiba to come over to tell them he was planning on asking Hinata out and wanted their approval. Sasuke and Sakura had been at the training grounds watching the clouds drift by and listening to the bugs when Sakura got bored and wanted to go bug Naruto. And to apologize for interrupting him and Hinata the other day during his confession.

"Calm down, Kiba. I trust Naruto, and so should you." Shino spoke up from his corner.

"See!?" Naruto yelled as he pointed a finger at Shino. Kiba growled and sulked in a corner as Akamaru laid next to him.

Everyone waited quietly for Kiba to get out of his corner of woe. Naruto was sweating bullets and biting his lip. He may not get nervous much, but he was right now, especially since he didn't want to fight Kiba. After a few tense minutes, Kiba sighed and stood up as he faced Naruto.

"Fine, you have my permission to court Hinata, but I wouldn't worry so much about mine and Shino's consent," Kiba got an evil grin on his face, "I would worry more about Hiashi." With that said, Kiba, Shino, and Akamaru left.

Naruto was frozen in his spot. He totally forgot about Hiashi Hyuuga. Oh, how he wanted to go hide in a hole.

Sakura laughed at her friend and Sasuke smirked. Served the idiot right.

"Oi, dobe," Sasuke called out.

Naruto didn't even move a muscle. He was frozen and paler than a ghost. Sakura was still laughing, but it had died down some. She giggled as she pushed his arm and he fell over sideways. She wasn't too worried about Naruto, especially since Hiashi had a new-found respect for him after the war. He would be just fine...maybe.

"Maybe we should dump ice water on his head?" Sakura suggested when poking him didn't work.

Sasuke smirked and nodded. He came back a few seconds later with a cold water bottle; he uncapped it and poured it all over the ninja laying on the floor. It seemed to work, for Naruto jumped three feet in the air whilst screaming like a girl.

"DAMMIT, THAT WAS COLD, TEME!" Naruto yelled at him. Sasuke smirked widely and crossed his arms.

"Naruto!" Sakura held him back as he tried to charge forward towards the smug black haired ninja before him.

"Lemme go, Sakura! I wanna beat him to a pulp!" Naruto growled.

"If you don't knock it off, I'll make sure to punch you into next week." She growled threateningly. He ceased immediately and pouted as he sat down on his couch.

"Stupid teme..." He muttered.

Sasuke scoffed, "Whatever, dobe. Hinata's father isn't going to kill you. He'll probably cut your manhood off and be done." On the outside, Sasuke looked smug as he watched Naruto turn green at the thought, but on the inside, he was doing the same.

Sakura winced and set a comforting hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Hinata protected you from Pein, why in the hell wouldn't she protect you from her father? Now, grow some balls and go ask her dad." Sakura gave him a reassuring thumbs up and he smiled.

"You're right! I'll go ask him right now!" Naruto jumped out and ran out the door, leaving his two best friends in his apartment.

"He is such an idiot sometimes..." Sakura mumbled, a fond smile on her face, "But that's why everyone loves him."

Sasuke felt a twinge of jealousy but brushed it off. Sakura definitely did not have feelings towards Naruto like that.

"Hn," Was all he commented as he walked out the front door. Sakura just rolled her eyes and followed, closing the door behind her. It was around six at night, and the sky was beginning to darken. Tree branches and leaves rustled in the cool breeze and kids laughter could be heard in the distance.

Sakura sighed in content and a smiled played on her lips. She really enjoyed the evenings. Sasuke was calm and relaxed as they walked to various places, all the while, the sun set in the distance.

"Wanna go get some dinner?" Sakura spoke up after some time.

"Sure." Sasuke guided her to a small diner that had just been built in the town.

Sakura's face lit up. She had been wanting to eat there for some time but never seemed to have an opening to go. She quickly walked up to the counter and looked at the menu. There wasn't a wide variety of things, but they all sounded amazing to Sakura, especially since she was starving.

"Can I have the spicy chicken and a water please?"

"Sure, and you sir?" The girl behind the counter was polite enough to Sakura, but she had eyes for mostly Sasuke.

She was pretty, Sakura deemed. Brown hair, green eyes, and a petite body. Her name was Leiko.

"The same." He didn't look at the girl longer than necessary and he didn't check her out, which Sakura was grateful for.

They sat at a table in the corner and Sakura looked out the window. It was dark outside and you could barely see past the trees. The lights in the diner were bright, though, and lit up the dirt next to the diner outside. Sakura started humming a lullaby to herself and watched as dog ran past the place. She smiled when she saw a mother and her son laugh as they headed the same direction as the dog.

Sasuke was staring at the wall behind her and smiled just a fraction when he heard Sakura start to hum again. Whenever she started to sing, or hum, it usually meant she was in an excellent mood or simply content; either way, it meant she wasn't going to punch him or Naruto for doing something stupid.

"Here you are," The girl brought over the two plates of spicy chicken, put their water next to them, and walked away with a smile.

"Yay!" Sakura immediately stuffed her mouth and Sasuke chuckled at her childish and hungry antics. "Wha? Ib hudgy." (What? I'm hungry.)

"Don't talk with your mouth full, stupid." Sasuke flicked her forehead before eating his own food.

Sakura pouted for a second but shrugged and continued eating. Dinner was calm, well, except for Sakura demanding her buy her another plate, but other than that, it was calm and they both enjoyed their evening.


(With Naruto)

Naruto ran out of his door, and quickly jumped from roof to roof to get to Hinata's house. He had a smile on his face and nothing was going to stop him from making Hinata his.

He quickly jumped down in front of the Hyuuga estate and waited as one of the guards opened up for him. Naruto counted to ten to calm himself down, but the huge smile never once left his face..except for when he saw Hiashi Hyuuga glaring daggers at him.

"Naruto Uzumaki." His tone was cold.

"H-Hai," Naruto gulped before gathering up the courage he could muster and continuing, "I have come to ask your permission to court Hinata-sama." Naruto added 'sama' at the end to be more respectful.

Hiashi narrowed his eyes, but he was smirking on the inside. It was his duty as a dad to make the boy who wanted his daughter to sweat bullets.

"I'll make myself clear, Uzumaki Naruto. I will allow you to court my daughter," He gave Naruto a pointed stare and continued, "But if you hurt her in anyway, there will be hell to pay."

Naruto swallowed hard and nodded, his hands sweating and shaking. Hiashi's a scary looking man already, so when he glared at Naruto, it was enough to scare the poor man.

"U-understood..." He seemed to say the word with a slight air of confidence, even though he was shaking inside.

Hiashi nodded, and showed Naruto to the door; "Her room is upstairs and to the left,"

Naruto quickly bowed, and ran away from the man. He didn't want to stay in there longer than necessary. Hiashi smirked and quickly sent for a messenger. Tsunade would be glad to hear of this new development. Hiashi had also put 10 thousand yen on his daughter and Naruto.


Devi: Wow...uh, I think this is the longest chapter? haha! XD Anyway! Today (Feb. 8, 2013) I am feeling a lot better! I was sick on the 6-7, but I feel a lot better today! :) Anyway! Enjoy this chapter! ;) Reviews, my loves~!