-1Helloz. I hope people had a kick-ass Christmas. I know I did! A new guitar, hell yeah! Anywayz, you know, not to put anybody on the spot here, but I really think people should be updating more! I mean, there are some FANTASTIC NejixIno fics out there, that haven't been touched since October. It's depressive. Or maybe I have no life besides updating White Rain for you good folks at home. I don't know, I just really feel like I have to get the rest of the story on the computer before my brain dies… well, have fun.

Happy Inn

Ino and Hinata paid for the food from the store, each holding a bag. "You know, Hinata, it's really sexist of Neji to expect us to make food for him and Naruto."

"Well, there's a reason for that…"

"Which is…?"

"You see, in the days when Neji wasn't a bastard, this was long ago, like when he was four, he was inspired by Emeril, because it was always on at his house, because his mom sucked at cooking. He tried to make something one day, I don't even know what it was supposed to be, and it really tasted sick, so, he just concentrated on kicking the asses of people who laughed at that dish."

Ino almost doubled over laughing. "Are you serious?!?! That's hilarious!!!"

Naruto walked up to them. "Hey guys, Ino, what's so funny?"

"Naruto, tell Neji he should make dinner tonight, and you'll find out."

"Well, okay… so, did you guys see any ramen stands around here?"

Hinata shrugged, but Ino just looked at the two of them and a sly grin crept on her face. "Actually, I remember seeing one by their café place not too far from the market… Hinata, I'll take these groceries to the inn, and you show Naruto where the stand is."

"Aw! Great idea, Ino! So, what do you say, Hinata?"

"U-um, sure, Naruto-kun…"

"Sweet! Okay Ino, the inn is like, the best one in town. Neji REALLY knows how to haggle… he made the reception person or whatever cry. Here's the key, oh, and lucky for you, it's right next to this town's Starbucks!"

"Yay! Neji really knows where to stay, huh? I'm going to have to thank him for that one."

Ino grabbed the keys, and ran off. She immediately saw the Starbucks, and despite all the things she was carrying, managed to carry around a Venti latte along with the two grocery bags, and keys, which were just about to slip from the crook she made with her index finger. "Um, sir, can you tell me where Room 417 is?"

The teary-eyed receptionist looked at her. "417?! You mean, you're friend…AH!"

He shoved a floor map at her and ran towards the nearby bathrooms.

"Oh dear God, Neji. What did you do to the poor guy? Oh well, not my problem. Now… 417... wait, this can't be our room! This is the presidential suite in this inn! Wow, Neji IS talented."

She walked up a few flights of stairs to the fourth floor, where their room was. She fumbled with the keys, but she couldn't open the door with all the stuff she was carrying. "Hey! Bastard-kun! Open the freakin door! I gots a whole bunch of groceries!"

"I don't believe you.", came the sarcastic remark from the other side of the door.

"If really could use that damn Byakugan of your's you could see I could use a little help!"

"Hmph, with that attitude, it has to be Ino, but seriously, Bastard-kun? What kind of nickname is that?" He opened the door, and Ino set everything on the counter in the kitchen space. "Who did you think I was, some sort of leprechaun using the Transformation Jutsu?"

"First of all, leprechauns don't have developed chakra systems, so they can't use the Transformation Jutsu, not to mention that they don't exist. And second, no, I just wanted to see what you're reaction would be."

"Whatever. So, what did you do to the guy downstairs? He looked as if he was having an emotional breakdown. Not to mention when I took a glimpse of his thoughts, there were MANY thoughts of suicide and emoness."

" Hey, it got us this room, didn't it? See in cases like this, it's better not to know."

"…Well okay then. So, how many beds are there?"

"Two bathrooms, but only three beds. Looks like Naruto is going to have to sleep on the couch."

"What, you're not going to volunteer yourself?"

"Why should I?"

"I thought you were the kind of save the day person, but I guess not. Oh well, who cares. Anywayz, I want the couch, as long as it has a lamp by it."

"You want the couch? Why?"

"They're funner to sleep on than some stupid bed."

"I am not going to question your ideals, Ino. So, what did you and Hinata get?"

"Soup. And then we also got more food, because Hinata said we were low."

"Oh, and I can only guess where that Starbucks came from."

"Yep! You picked a REALLY good inn!" Ino gave him a two-second hug, and then ran off to organize her stuff. Neji looked VERY uncomfortable for a moment, but then coughed, and went over the mission log. "So, where are Hinata and Naruto?"

"Hinata is showing Naruto where the ramen stand is."

"So, basically, they're out on a date…?"

"Well, I kind of set them up, and Naruto's such a moron, he probably is thinking of this as something completely opposite."

"Hmph. They shouldn't be wasting their time."

"Oh, and why is that?"

"We have to leave tomorrow early, and they need to sleep, because I don't want to hear any more, 'Leave me alone you chicken-faced hash! I'm trying to sleep.' from Naruto. I'm tired of hearing his half-baked insults."

"Oh, I'm sorry that not my insults are as fully baked as Neji Hyuga's!"

Ino looked up from her unpacking. "Well, Naruto, Hinata, you guys are back early. What gives?"

"The ramen was so nasty, that I just had to leave."

Neji smirked. "Wow. Ramen that Naruto doesn't like. It must be a miracle… or REALLY bad ramen."

"Neji, trust me, it was both."

Ino walked into the kitchen. "Naruto, don't you have something to ask Neji?"

"Oh, yeah, why don't YOU make dinner tonight, Neji, instead of having the girls do all the work?"

Neji gave Naruto a long, cold glare. "Naruto, run."

"What?"

"Run. Now."

"Neji, it was only a simple question, OH DEAR GOD!!! I'M GOIUNG TO DIE! HINATA, INO, HELP!"

"Juuken!"

Ino snickered. "No, Neji, stop. Police. Murder."(sarcastic monotone)

Hinata looked panicked. "Y-you guys, it's just a misunderstanding…"

Ino sighed. "They're not going to listen, Hinata. Here… Mental Break Jutsu!"

Neji and Naruto both stopped in their tracks and fell over.

"Ino, what the hell was that?!"

"Sorry, Neji, we can't have our room messed up by your wrath, now can we? Hinata and I will make dinner, and you two try not to kill each other."

"Well, who died and made you leader of this mission?"

"Hey, I'm not the one who tried to kill my comrade. Now do whatever the hell guys do when they're bored."

Naruto thought for a minute. "Hey, let's go train! Maybe I can finally beat Neji in a spar!"

Neji snorted. "Dream on."

After Naruto and Neji left, Ino turned to Hinata. "So, has was the stand?"

Hinata blushed. "Well, Naruto did put his arm around me, if only for a minute…"

"Hey, that's better than nothing, hm?" Ino turned on the stove, and got a pot from a cupboard.

"Ino, just wondering, but, do by any chance like Neji?"

Ino dropped the pot lid. "Pft, uh, hm, well, no. I mean, of course not. Why would I-"

"You do."

"And, what makes you think so?"

"Ino, you almost threw the water in the pot to the trash."

"Well, sue me if I'm a space cadet."

"…Give it up."

"Okay, so maybe I like the bastard a little bit. Sue me if I like guys I can have a fun argument with."

"Ah, I see. Well, at least you guys are getting along better."

"Well, he's more tolerable now."

"Sure, in YOUR eyes."

"Well, don't mention this to Neji or Naruto. Otherwise, I will NOT be happy."

"Don't worry, I'm not like Sakura."

"Thank you SO much. Now let's finish this crap." Unknown to Ino, a brilliant plan was forming in Hinata's head.

-Around 8:30-

Naruto came back with many bruises, and Neji followed, smirking. Hinata gasped. "Neji, what did you do to Naruto?"

"Nothing that he didn't see coming, Hinata."

Naruto grinned. "I almost beat him this time!"

Neji rolled his eyes. "No you didn't."

"Oh yeah, well I won in spirit!"

"That doesn't make sense."

Ino huffed at her bangs. "Will both of you shut up? Naruto, before I heal your bruises, I need you to get me some coffee."

"Okay!" Naruto ran to the Starbucks and handed it to Ino. "Does coffee have medical usage for wounds and that's why you wanted me to get you coffee?"

Ino already drank the whole thing of coffee. "No, I just needed some coffee."

Neji smirked. "Well, if there is any time at all to dupe a moron, I guess now was the time to do it."

Ino grinned. "Yeah, you got the idea, Neji. Allright, Naruto, I'm just going to clean those bruises and wrap them up, and don't try to do anything funny, like when I used this on Neji." She glared at Neji.

"Hey, I'm not used to being hurt, since of course I AM a genius after all."

Ino rolled her eyes, and treated Naruto's wounds. "Sure."

Hinata smiled a little at their bickering. "Okay. Soup's ready."

-9:00-

After everybody ate, Ino called a maid to pick up the plates.

"Oh, the maid must be here already, I got it!"

Ino got all the plates and Neji opened the door. "Damn you, I said I got it!"

"Just be glad I bothered helping you out."

Ino ignored him. "Here you are. Thanks for taking care of it for us."

The maid put on an obviously fake smile. "Oh, no problem! Just doing my job!"

She walked away, with a cartload of plates, muttering, "Damn kids can't take care of themselves these days…I've got my tights all up in my hiney, and damn it all…"

Neji and Ino just looked at each other and shrugged.

"Um, Neji, can you check and see if there are any enemies tracking us?"

"Why can't you, Hinata?"

"Because Naruto wants me to make him some ramen."

Naruto turned around and gasped. "Hinata, how did you know I wanted ramen?"

Ino looked at him. "Gee, I WONDER."

Hinata turned to Ino. "You better go out and check with Neji on the balcony."

Ino had a weird look on her face. "Why me, and why the balcony?"

Hinata started pushing them towards the balcony. "Ino, Ino, don't question my logic."

She gave them a final shove onto the balcony, locked and closed the door, put something that looked like post-its on the door, and put down the blinds. All of a sudden, music started playing from an ipod and speakers on the balcony table. And get which song it was. Yep, You Get Me by Michelle Branch. Ino started kicking the door.

"What the hell was that for?!? Open up, dammit!"

"It's no use, Ino. Hinata made a chakra barrier on the door, so nobody's chakra can pass through. I guess using your mind techniques are out of the question."

Ino sighed. "I think we've been set up. Damn, what was Hinata thinking?"

-Inside-

Naruto peeked out the blinds. "Hinata, why did you lock Neji and Ino out on the balcony?"

"U-um, bec-cause Naruto, if Neji had a girlfriend, I was thinking he would stop being such a bastard. After Kurenai-sensei made it official with Asuma-sensei, she was less strict on us, so I thought…" Hinata started doing that finger thing again.

"Oh! I get it! That's a great idea! Now Neji isn't here to tell us what time to go to sleep! YES! Come on, let's go see what's on paper-view!"

"Coming, Naruto-kun…"

-Balcony-

Ino was looking for a way out, while Neji sat there, watching, with an amused expression on his face. "Face it, we're to high up to jump off, and there's no trees or anything to jump on to, so we're stuck until Hinata removes the barrier.

"Okay, you're right, but at least let me turn of this music. I'm seriously getting the worst headache of the century here."

Ino walked over to the ipod, shut it off, and sat down next to Neji.

"How are we supposed to get any sleep here? That's only thing that'll help me now."

"Can't you fix your headache with your medical jutsu?"

"I tried to, but nothing seems to be working on it, but it's like it's not even a migraine or anything." She rested her head against the wall the were leaning on. "Well, you did say to get enough sleep for tomorrow, so what are you waiting for?"

"Hmph. If you are going to sleep in that position, you're going to tilt over to one side."

"Whatever."

"Well, don't say I didn't say so."

"Good night to you too, Bastard-kun."

-End of Chappie 4-

Lol. I officially have no life. I'm updating like crazy here, for who knows why, but the whole balcony thing was inspired from something that happened to me. You see, on a cruise, some friends locked me with this guy we became friends with on the balcony of one room. There was music and pasta set up, but we were trying to kick down the door most of the time. We later ended up going out for a few days, but we broke up, because it was the end of the cruise. Weird, huh?