It was the night of the Fall Harvest Festival, and the weather couldn't be more perfect for that night. It was crisp and cool, but just warm enough to want to have a good celebration outdoors.

All of the stands and decorations were set up and ready, with lanterns and spotlights lighting up the area around the lake. The townsfolk were bustling about, some dressed in their best while others casual. Dates, families and friends came together as the community was united.

Many of the activities had started by now, and everyone was having a ball. Laughter, conversation and cheers arose from that area, it was a great time for the town. A few tents were set up around just in case it would rain.

Across the street from the lakefront, Teah was waiting by Ichiraku Ramen, which was a popular ramen stand. This was where she was to meet up with Shippo so they could go to the festival together.

Her hair was neatly washed and brushed, flowing down her back with more wave and volume than when it was usually lanky and falling limply down her back. She had on very subtle light-dark eyeshadow to bring focus to her violet eyes, light red lipstick and mascara that volumized her long eyelashes. To top it off, she wore a red dress with a flowing skirt that went a few inches above her calves, and a white waist-length jacket, and red ballet flats.

Waiting patiently, Teah looked around and whistled a bit as she shifted her weight from one foot to the other.

"Till the night closes in...." She sang to herself.

The young silver haired boy smiled lightly as he walked towards the Ramen stand. Glancing around the area, he realized everyone was in rather proper clothing. He looked down at his own attire and frowned a bit. The pants were faded dark purple jeans that were now a more faded navy, the shirt was a loose red top with a slight v cut that was held together by some string, and a dark reddish purple vest. He winched and looked over to the girl walking with him. "You think this is ok?"

Taiyo looked the boy over and smiled. "You look fine Shippo-chan!! Heh, wanna look good for Teah?"

"S-shut up, at least you look like you can fit in" It was a true, the girl probably fit in more then he did. She was in a simple white kimono with very faint light blue flowers climbing up the hem, which brushed her knees with a red sash holding it together. She wore little make up, just simple massacre that gave her lashes a slight sparkle and lip-gloss. The girl was never big on makeup.

Taiyo stuck out her tongue and grabbed the boy's hand, more or less dragging him the rest of the way to the Ramen shop. Once she caught site of her friend she let go of Shippo's hand and ran over, hugging her. "Teah!!! You look so beautiful!!" The girl stepped back and smiled at the girl. "Shippo! Doesn't she look pretty?"

"Yeah…" The boy stared at the girl, his eyes unable to look away. She always looks attractive but tonight she simply took his breath away. The silver haired boy walked over and gently kissed the girl's cheek, taking her hand. "You look amazing…are you ready to go?" As he spoke he cast Taiyo a confused glance, still unsure what she was doing, knowing she still didn't have a date.

The black haired girl giggled and shrugged. "You two have fun!! I'll catch you later!" She waved and headed back to the festival.

Shippo was rather confused, but brushed it off and looked back at the dark haired girl. "Come on, lets go. Maybe we'll see some of our friends…Plus I hope we run into Dumpling-chan and his date…" He cast the give a mischief smile, clearly knowing something she didn't.

Amidst her mad blushing, Teah managed to regain herself when he mentioned that Itachi had a date. That was completely unexpected in itself, something she hadn't heard before at all.

"Itachi has a date? Get out of town!" Teah exclaimed in a surprise, and laughed a little. "Well, I'll be damned. This I gotta see!"

They'd headed off across the street toward where all the festivities were occurring. A few of the townsfolk they passed gave them curious stares, seeing a boy of his stature and a girl like her together, on a date.

Teah knew pretty well the two of them would stick out like a sore thumb, but she didn't care. For once, she didn't want to pay mind to what other people thought and just enjoy the date with someone she adored.

"Hey guys!" Casana waved to them as they passed her. She was helping set up an orange juice stand. She looked cute, in a green jungle leaf printed dress, jeans, tennis shoes and a green jacket. Her hair was brushed and fluffed a little bit, with a red headband, and had no traces of makeup on.

"Hey!" Teah waved to her and gave her a thumbs up in good luck.

Shippo waved and complemented her work so far. Casana was quite a hard worker. The silver haired boy was about to tell Teah something when someone grabbed his shoulder. Glancing, he smiled gently. "How did I know you'd be near?"

"Oh hush yeah" Deidara smiled and looked up at Casana. "Hey! Who's the cutie in the headband yeah?" He gave the girl a teasing smile and walked over. "Need any help?"

Shippo rolled his eyes and gazed over at Teah. "About Itachi's date….Oi! Speak of the devil!" The boy was pointing over to a certain stand where in fact was Itachi.

The boy was lending against the dango stand, a soft frown on his face as he gazed into the distance. He was wearing a casual outfit of a loose black jacket, loose button up that was halfway open and black jeans. Shippo was about to shout out to the elder boy, when he spotted something else and smirked, grabbing the girl's hand so she'd watch as well.

"Ita-wa-wa!!!" The Uchiha didn't even have time to react before he was nearly taken to the floor by a glomp. The one who glomped him was a rather tall skinny boy with light blonde hair that fell in his pale face and was in a small pony that almost fell to his shoulders. His deep blue kimono with white flower designs looks quite strange against Itachi's mostly black attire. Itachi chuckled lightly and handed a dango to the blonde. The boy smiled and kissed Itachi's cheek, happily nibbling on the sweet snack.

Shippo turned to Teah and smiled. "That's Itachi's date." He silver haired boy chuckled lightly. "The blonde's a senior named Fai. Sweet guy really"

Deidara's eyes went wide as he stared. He never thought Itachi to be BI. Much less dating a guy so flamboyant and cheery. The blonde looked up at Casana and chuckled. "There's a shocker!"

Teah gaped at her cousin in absolute shock. She could barely fathom that Itachi had a date, with a guy none the less. She'd never expected him to have that kind of sexual orientation, and yet there it was, in clear colour, that he was on a date with a boy.

"Wow..." Teah uttered. "I didn't know Itachi liked guys."

She was more shocked and surprised than anything. She honestly didn't care if Itachi was gay or bisexual, she had no problem with that. All it was that it was completely unexpected.

"That's pretty shocking." Casana agreed. "You never knew either?"

"Nope." Teah said honestly. "He never spoke of his love life to either of us, and it never really came up. But hey, if he's happy, that's good for him. I don't mind at all."

Casana nodded in agreement. "Me neither. I'll admit I never expected it myself, but I guess that's the way the leaves fall."

Shippo chuckled with a nod. "Only one actually knew he was Bi. Of course that girl knows all about her 'nii-san" he sighed and took the girls hand and led her over to the pair. "Oi Dumpling-chan!!"

Itachi stiffened and turned, throwing Shippo a glare, though froze when he saw Teah. "T-Teah?"

Fai poked his head over Itachi's shoulder, bright amber eyes gazing at the girl the other addressed. "Teah?" He gasped and moved so he stood before Itachi. Smiling, he took the girls hand and gave a polite bow. "So you're the Teah-chan Itachi has told me about? My aren't you a cutie!"

Shippo slid an arm around the girl and kissed her forehead. "Isn't she?" The boy cast Itachi a look and caught his frown, but he said nothing. Seemed Itachi wasn't as bitchy when Fai was around, good fact to remember.

Fai giggled then waved at Deidara and Casana. "Aw another adorable couple! My, this truly is the seasons of love! Right Ita-Myuu~?"

Itachi rolled his eyes, but a blush spread on his pale face. "Tch, and I'm the one who say's corny things?"

Fai smirked and slid over, poking his cheek. "Yep!! Lil' Ita-Ita is quite the romantic lil' weasel!"

"S-shut up."

Teah blushed and giggled. "It's nice to meet you, Fai. I'm glad to see someone making my good ol' cousin happy." She turned to Itachi. "Oh, and I guess I should've mentioned Shippo asked me out to this."

"Heeeeyyyyy!!!" Naruto came bounding over. "What's up y'all?!"

"Hey, snookie." Teah greeted him fondly.

"Hi Naruto." Casana ruffled his hair like a child.

Naruto mock pouted and turned to Fai. "Hey! I know you! You're Fai, from school! I've seen you around before! You with Itachi here?"

Fai gave the boy a smile and nodded. He gave a goofy smile when he looked down at the boy. Being tall at times was rather annoying, he was even taller then itachi!

Itachi gave Shippo a wary look, then smiled faintly at Naruto. "So who's your date?" As he spoke he secretly laced his fingers with Fai, though Shippo noticed. The boy said nothing.

Deidara smiled and patted Naruto's head before hugging Casana from behind. "Hyper as ever yeah?" He chuckled and kissed Casana's cheek, smiling when he saw the linked hands of his friends. He looked over at the smallest boy and smiled. "Hey Naruto! Are there any fireworks to night yeah?" the blonde just loved fireworks.

Naruto grinned and nodded enthusiastically. "You bet! They're setting them up right now and they're gonna launch soon after the dances and the announcing of the winners of the contests! They're gonna be cast over the lake, too!"

"Awesome, we don't want to miss that!" Teah said in agreement, squeezing her date's hand lightly.

"I heard they were going to try making shapes this time." Casana said excitedly and leaned back against the blonde. "I can't wait to see them!"

"They'll be super special awesome, believe it!" Naruto flashed them the peace sign.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF ST-SHINOBIVILLE!" Came the booming voice of the mayor from the speakers set around the festival. He was on the stage talking into the microphone. "IT'S TIME FOR THE FIRST DANCE OF THE NIGHT! GRAB YOUR PARTNERS AND GET ON OUT THERE!"

The DJ at the booth started then playing a beautiful, slow song. Couples around headed to the dance floor near the stage, going to dance.

Oh my God it's starting. Teah thought, and looked at Shippo questioningly. "Ah...d-do you want to go dance?" Her voice came out in a little squeak.

Shippo chuckled and took her hand, leading her to the dance floor. "But of course! Who would pass up a dance with such a beautiful woman?" He smiled and took her hand, placing his free one on her lower back. He started to slow dance with the girl, his smile softer then before as was the look in his eyes.

Deidara smiled and held out his hand to Casana. "May I have this dance yeah?" He gave her a warm smile, his blue eyes holding a joyful twinkle.

Beaming happily and blushing, Casana nodded and took his hand. "Sure, of course!"

Fai cheered and Itachi let the older boy lead him to the dance floor. Not caring about who saw, Itachi kissed the boy gently and started to slow dance with the blonde, clearly unafraid if anyone saw.

Shippo for once was being quite respectful, dancing a proper inch away from her. That is till Taiyo found them. The black haired girl snuck over and smiled. She placed a hand on each of their backs and before Shippo could ask, pushed them closer together so they were against each other. Shippo threw the girl a glare, but Taiyo only giggled and waved. "Have fun you two!!"

Teah blushed to the extreme as their bodies had collided and she ended up grabbing around his neck to balance herself from the surprise. She now realized how close they were and her entire face was bright pink. Despite that, she liked being very close like this, he was so warm. Her eyes met his, and they seemed to be practically frozen in time.

Shippo chuckled and pressed his forehead to the girl's. "Still as cute as ever" The boy gently closed his eyes and let out a content sigh. He loved being with the girl, especially this close. He gently kissed the girl's forehead, letting out a soft hum. "Teah…I…Well I hope that we can stay like this, for quite a long time."

Giggling softly and blushing even more, to her hairline, Teah smiled and kissed his cheek in return. "I hope so too. I don't want this to end." Her heart thumped deep in her chest and she came closer, her fingers running through his messy hair.I'm so in love with you now, you have no idea

Naruto laughed at the scene from where he stood and then went off to go dance with Sasuke, just to annoy him, and because there was everyone else he would've danced with was taken or had decided not to dance.

Sasuke was startled when the blonde ran over to him. He gave a light sigh and took the blonde's hand. It was quite embarrassing to dance with the young blonde, but he had no one else to dance with, plus Naruto was he's closest friend so it was more just another goofy stunt by the pair. At least, that what Sasuke had to keep telling himself so that his mind didn't think of it as something else.

Deidara took Casana's hand and pulled her close, sliding an arm around her waist, the other taking her hand. He smiled and lend close, kissing the girls cheek. "You look so adorable yeah." He pulled the girl close and laughing lightly.

"Oh Deidara," Casana cooed primitively, blushing a bit. "Your mother dunked you in a barrel of sugar when you were born, I bet."

Near the lake, Sasori had just arrived at the festival with Ashley at his side. He was dressed in a simple turtleneck, corduroy pants, and sneakers, with his hair combed as best as he could manage.

But he didn't care how he looked. Being here with Ashley was all that mattered.

Seeing everyone dancing, he turned to Ashley. "Hey, do you want to dance?" Despite that, he was a bit nervous since he was sure he couldn't dance well.

Ashley, who was wearing a long dark purple dress with a tank like top that matched her eyes, smiled at the boy and grabbed his hand, leading him to the dance floor. In a few moments, they too were dancing to the soft music. The dark haired girl giggled and held him close, resting her head on the boy's shoulder. "....Thank you Sasori for inviting me. True fully…I-I've liked you for quite sometime…."

Sasori blushed as red as his hair, but smiled and held Ashley closer to him as they danced, his heart pounding with joy. He couldn't believe she liked him too, after all this time.

"I'm glad you said that, Ashley, because I like you too..."

Seeing how close everyone was, a thought stuck Taiyo. The girl rushed over to where the band was playing and whispered into the singers ear. The two exchanged hushed words and the man smiled and winked. The girl giggled and bowed her head slightly before moving off to the side again.

The current song stopped and the sing cleared his throat lightly. "Alright a song for all the couples. A resquest for 'My heart will go on' dedicated a certain Shippo and Teah" The singer smiled at Taiyo who tried to hid her own but couldn't. The music started up again and the slow music filled the air.

Shippo blushed and looked at Teah. "Tch…That brat" He gave a gentle smile as he stared at the girl, though he knew deep down any self control he had was slipping away. The boy lend close and gently whispered in her ears. "Teah….I don't think we can be friends….cause it's clear we both want so much more…." Not giving the girl time to respond he pulled away from her ear and gave her a gentle yet loving kiss.

Her heart raced at his words, and she just melted when their lips met. Teah kissed back, pulling closer. His kiss was soft and so achingly sweet that she could feel tears stinging behind her eyelids. She couldn't even comprehend how happy she was right then. She was in love with a guy who loved her right back.

Shippo pulled her as close as possible, sliding both his arms around her waist. Her kiss was so gentle and warm, he craved for more. He started to slowly deepen the kiss, but gave the girl space to pull away if she was nervous.

Shuddering slightly, Teah did feel a bit nervous, but she didn't want to stop, she would go with the flow. Her lips parted and their kiss deepened, tongues making contact.

Shippo gave a light shiver and was in full bliss of every touch from the girl, but he finally pulled away, taking in much needed air. The boy looked at the girl, his magenta eyes filled with a gentle warmth. "…Teah…."

"Shippo, I..." Teah blushed more and her eyes met his, so full of warmth and love. "I know it's pretty obvious, but I'll say it anyway. I love you."

Shippo chuckled and gently kissed her. "I'm glad, cause I love you too" He gave her a warm smile and nuzzled the girls neck. "You're the most beautiful girl I've ever met and you stole my heart from the beginning" Not saying more, he simply held her gently. Everything was simply perfect.

Deidara chuckled at the announcement and pulled Casana close. "My my, isn't the love bug in the air tonight?" He gave a gentle smile as his blue eyes gazed at the girl before him, for once understanding his silver haired friend. Shippo loved Teah, in the same way he loved Casana. If only he could tell her…

"Awwww...." Casana murmured, watching the cute couple. "How sweet. Really, it is." She turned back to the blonde and smiled lovingly, leaning up and kissing the corner of his lips.

Deidara smirked at the girl. "Hey! Its not nice to tease yeah!" He lend close, wrapping his arms around the girl, his lips ghosting over hers. "Especially when it's someone as cute as you." Without missing a beat, he gently kissed the girl in his arms.

Her eyes widened in surprise at his boldness, but she kissed back and brought her arms around him, pulling closer.

The blonde chuckled and started to deepen the kiss, hand gently holding the back of the girl's hair, loving the feel of her lips against his own. She felt so perfect in his arms, nothing in the world could ruin this moment.

Sasuke looked at Naruto and chuckled. "That girl likes to cause trouble doesn't see?" He sighed and saw a good amount was still on the dance floor. Shifting slightly he looked up at his blonde friend. "…Wanna stay? I mean I know he said couples only but…."

"Sure, buddy!" Naruto grinned. "No reason we dateless buds can't dance together! Besides, it's fun dancing with ya, different from a girl. You don't expect me to do anything!"

Sasuke raised a brow at the boy, then smirked lightly. "Actully, I would like you would. I mean, you HAVE kissed me before…" Sasuke knew it was an accident back during their first kiss, but still he loved to tease the hell out of the blonde.

"Say what?!" Naruto's whiskered cheeks turned bright pink. "Sasukeeeee!! That was a freakin' accident! Oooh! I'll show you a kiss!" To REALLY tease him-or was it?-, he grabbed Sasuke to him and kissed him.

The boy's onyx eyes went wide when he felt the other's lips press his own and he let out a muffled yelp. Normally Sasuke would have tried to strangle the boy, but right then he was frozen with shock, and strangely enough, affection. He actually liked the boy kissing him. Boy, he was more like his brother then he thought.

Naruto was surprised that Sasuke wasn't pushing him away or making any kind of an attempt to stop him. And yet, when he kissed him...it felt really nice. Better than the first time, for sure. He pressed a bit closer and brought his arms around his best friend, kissing him more. He didn't know why, but it was pretty addicting.

Sasuke copied the move and wrapped his arms around the other, slowly moving his lips against the others, slowly melting into the kiss. Who knew he was such a good kisser.

Down by the lake, Taiyo smiled as she caught site of her friends. Feeling rather over joyed, she took off her shoes and walked into the lake till it was up to her calf's. She started to gently hum 'My heart will go on', walking through the clear water even twirling a bit causing water to splash up and the bottem of her long hair to get wet as it dipped into the water. After a moment, she stared up at the moon and smiled warmly. Tonight was going perfect. Shippo, Deidara and even Sasuke (in a way) finally admitted! The girl could only wish her friends the best of luck with their new loves.

From a distance, someone watched Taiyo as they made their way from the festivities. The owner's eyes watched Taiyo, as a small smile curved on their face.