Hola, it's xRosewithThornsx! Since it's summer, I'm SERIOUSLY going to try to write some more..
Haha, to be honest, this story completely slipped my mind until someone reviewed a couple days ago and I got a notification. =P
Thanks to all my awesome reviewers:
Yumi-echizen
Uchiha-Kirara: Lol, I know the story's moving a bit too fast. From now on, I'll try to slow it down and just fill it with sweet, sweet fluff and whatnot. PLUS, who said that Naruto ad Hinata won't break up ??
xxdevilzdaughtaxx: MY WONDERFUL EDITOR!! Oh, how I 3 u!!!
Anyways, let's get on with the story…
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto b/c I'm not Japanese, I can't draw to save my life, and I'm not THT creative.
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Previously on Dance Till You Drop…
"You think I'm hot?" Neji smirked.
"Um … well, let me just show you how I feel about you," Tenten playfully said, "Just close your eyes."
"Score!" Neji thought as he closed his eyes.
Tenten smiled devilishly and leaned in …..
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(in detention)
Tenten smiled devilishly and leaned in, biting her lip in cruel anticipation. She slowly raised her arm and punched him right in the gut.
After letting out a muffled grunt, Neji choked out, "What the hell was that for, Tenten?"
"Aw, is the wittle baby hurt?" she teased.
"A little bit," he groaned, clutching his stomach, fighting the pain.
Tenten seemed to ponder something for a moment before hesitantly pecking his cheek. Neji immediately blushed and turned away.
"W-what was that for?" he asked.
Before Tenten could answer, Tsunade's unmistakably loud voice rang out from the speakers.
"Hello, everyone," she began sweetly, "I'm sure you realize the dance is only 2 weeks away!! So MAN UP, BOYS! MAN UP AND ASK THE GIRL YOU LOVE!......That is all."
Tenten let out an uncharacteristic giggle, and even Neji cracked a quarter-smile.
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(the next day, in drama class)
Kurenai stood at the front of the classroom, looking more excited than usual.
"Hello, class. I have some very exciting news for you! Instead of studying more Shakespeare, I have arranged to do a partner project in which you will simply read 'Romeo and Juliet' together, and then perform an excerpt in class on Friday." (A/N: Today is Wednesday)
The class erupted into half-hearted cheers.
"BUT, I will pick partners for you."
Whatever happiness they had immediately disappeared.
"Shikamaru and Ino. Ayumi and Ryo. Sakura and Sasuke…"
Sakura was shocked.
"Your place or mine?" Sasuke whispered huskily in her ear, smirking at the way her cheeks flamed up. Sakura was at a loss for words, and Sasuke chuckled. "I'm just kidding, you know that, right?"
She blinked while realization dawned upon her. "Of course!' she replied, feigning intelligence.
And this whole time, Sasuke didn't think of Tenten once.
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(study hall, somewhere on campus)
Neji stared at the note he had quickly written. A couple guys walked by.
"Oi, Hyuuga! What's that? A luuv note?"
"WTF? NO WAY!" he roared uncharacteristically. He quickly shuffled down the hall, looking for a particular locker, then shoved the note inside.
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(beginning of lunch time; 12:00)
Ino and Shikamaru walked down the hall, on their way to lunch.
"Oh, shit," Ino muttered, then faced Shikamaru. "I gotta go get something from my locker. You go on first."
After Shikamaru left, Ino opened her locker, and saw a note. It said:
Dear Ino,
Will you go to the dance with me? Meet me under the cherry blossom tree outside at 12:30.
From,
Your Secret Admirer
Ino gasped in surprise. Her secret admirer had to be Shikamaru, it had to be!
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(lunch area; 12:05)
Ino finally made her way to the courtyard to see Shikamaru and Neji already sitting down, talking in deep thought. They looked up to see her approaching, and Neji smirked.
"Shika-kun!" she gushed. "That was really nice of you."
"Uhh, what are you talking about?" he asked, while frantically looking at Neji through the corner of his eye.
"Ohhh," she nodded in understanding, "you wanna keep a secret between me and you. See you!"
Ino happily skipped off toward the other girls to sit with them.
"What. The. Hell." Shikamaru said.
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(cherry blossom tree; 12:30)
Ino sat down on one side of the tree with the love note. She heard rustling on the other side. "Hello, are you there?"
"Why, hello, Ino," Neji said, still out of view.
'That voice…' she thought, 'that's not Shikamaru's voice.'
"Show yourself!" she screamed in frustration, "You're not who I thought you were!"
'Crap,' Neji thought, as he stepped in front of her. Ino's eyes widened, and she felt tears pooling in her baby blue eyes.
"You asshole!" she yelled, "Why can't you see that there's someone ELSE who really wants to go with you? I hate you!" Sobbing, she ran off back into the courtyard.
Neji winced as he felt a small pang in his chest, but he got over it quickly. He sat down, trying to recollect his thoughts. Being so perceptive, he heard footsteps.
"What now, Ino? Did you come back to slap me this time?" he bit out.
"No," Tenten said softly, "it's just me."
Neji looked away in shame. He couldn't let Tenten see him like this. "I'm not feeling well, come back later."
"Stop, let me help you," she said as she kneeled down in front of him. "Don't worry, I know at least one girl who really wants to go to the dance with you. Ino's not the only girl out there."
Neji pulled her into a hug, which she reluctantly returned. "Thanks, Tenten," he whispered, "you're a great friend."
'Just friends, huh…' she thought.
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(meanwhile, back at lunch)
Hinata stared at Naruto disapprovingly as he scarfed down his third bowl of ramen. He brilliantly mistook her look as love, so he leaned in to kiss her.
"Uh-uh," she said, putting a finger to his lips, "Ramen is so unhealthy, and I won't kiss you until you only eat one bowl of ramen a day as your limit."
Naruto's mouth dropped open. "WHYYYYY?" He got on his knees and cried in anguish.
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(Sakura's house; 3:30)
Sasuke had given Sakura a ride home in order for them to work on their Romeo and Juliet project.
"My dear Sakura, you're home!!" a tall, skinny pink-haired man cried. His smile vanished as soon as he saw Sasuke. "And who is this?" he said rather coldly.
"Ah, Sasuke Uchiha, sir. I'm not her boyfriend or anything," he noted that Sakura's eyes dimmed a bit, "we're partners for a Romeo and Juliet project.
Sakura's father's eyes bugged out of his head. "ROMEO AND JULIET? But, that's the most romantic play of all time! Well, besides Twilight."
Sasuke sweatdropped at Sakura's dad's gayness. (A/N: Uh, yeah, I agree. -_-)
Sakura's mother came in. Sasuke noted she looked like Sakura very much, with long pink hair and gentle emerald eyes.
"Sweetie, calm down," she said to Mr. Haruno. She turned to Sasuke. "And who is this handsome young man?"
"Sasuke Uchiha, ma'am," he replied.
"He's cute!" she whispered to Sakura, but Sasuke still heard it. They both began blushing, although Sasuke didn't blush nearly as much.
"Um, let's get started," Sasuke said. Sakura could only nod.
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(Sakura's house; 4:00)
"Ugh, almost done," Sakura groaned, wiping imaginary sweat off her forehead. "Lemme get something for you to eat."
While she was gone, he noticed there was a banana peel on the floor, but he was too lazy to pick it up.
Sakura came back with onigiri. "I made these myself!" she beamed. She placed the plate on the table, and Sasuke took one. After he finished chewing, she walked toward him and asked, "Is it good, Sasuke-kun?"
Afterwards, she slipped on the banana peel, and fell onto Sasuke.
'Oh, good, I fell on something soft,' she thought.
'Wow, her skin's really soft,' he thought.
'WAIT!' they thought in unison. 'We're kissing!'
'Oh, well,' Sasuke thought, and they just kept on making out. (A/N: wink wink)
Suddenly, they heard footsteps, but neither didn't really care. A menacing shadow appeared in the doorway, looming over them.
'Shit,' they thought in unison once again.
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Rose: Whew! That took a long time. Btw, have I mentioned that I absolutely LOVE shugo chara? Cough, especially Ikuto. Gawd, he's hot. xD
Tanaka: Howdy-do mi amigo: shalom: Namaste: konichiwa: Buenos noches: ni hao!!! Didja guys evr kno that u can do shrooms!! Its like weirdie! Im hyper! Badminton is a rly nice sport- don't u just love where the story is goin rite now.!!!
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