Woah, 13 pages, and 6,663 words. That's a lot, well, I kept my promise. And that's al that matters I guess. XD
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"TenTen-chan, maybe w-we should do Eny, Meany, Miny, Moe again?" Hinata stuttered. "PSH, in your dreams, and besides, you know that that doesn't work for three people" TenTen commented.
"Neji, you okay?" Naruto asked. Neji shook his head bluntly. Sasuke made a sideways face. "Hey, there are plenty of other fish in the sea..." "Yeah, Neji. You could go after someone else." Neji stared at Shikamaru and Sasuke like they had three heads, then bashed his own against the table and let it stay there. "Ih screwmed uhmp" he said, muffled by the table. They somehow understood, and Naruto's hand landed over his shoulders. Neji twitched at the contact. "Dumn't tush mwe." His shoulders flinched uncontrollably, and Naruto retreated quickly.
Kagura was a new waitress at the Karaoke bar and of course it was her first night working. She spotted the 4 gentlemen (A/n: Psh, yeah right.)she was supposed to talk to and went over to them. "Hello, I'm Kagura and I shall be serving you tonight, may I take your order?" Kagura whipped out a pen and paper from out of nowhere.
Neji was silent, his nose pressed hard against the wood of the table. "Coke..." Sasuke said quietly.
Shikamaru: Ginger Ale. Naruto: Shirley Temple. Neji didn't order. Neji was silent. "Neji, what do you want to drink?" Kagura asked him. Time passed. Finally, Shikamaru murmured "I don't think he wants anything..." Naruto blinked. "Uhm... How'd you know his name?"
Sasuke flashed his sharingan on unintentionally, staring right through her eyes.
Shikamaru glanced up at her lazily. "Umm...OH YEAH! I remember now!" Kagura exclaimed hyperly. "Here" She laid an envelope face down on the table." Its for your friend, Someone told me to give it to you" It was a medium-sized envelope with the letters 'To Neji' Written on the front. Kagura stood there as proud as peacock that just won the lottery
Neji could seriously care less. He sat there, face imprinted into the table.
Naruto grabbed the letter up, giggling madly. Sasuke pulled it from his hands and scolded him, though his curiosity was beginning to swell... The two boys began to sweat, and Sasuke's pale hand, trembling, edged toward the top of the envelope.
Shikamaru looked at them lazily from the corners of his eyes.
Naruto and Sasuke eyed the bit of paper they were about to open like it was a piece of meat.
"We really shouldn't..." Sasuke said, suddenly pausing, staring over at Neji. Naruto glanced, too. "I wonder if he's actually conscious." "I wonder if he actually cares..." Shikamaru retorted. 'Ah well,' Sasuke thought, slipping his hand inside and pulling out a piece of paper. They all looked at it... practically unable to read the handwriting.
"AW, WHAAAT! CAN YOU READ THAT?" Naruto exclaimed with obvious disruption to his excitement. Shikamaru looked down and sighed. Sasuke looked very disappointed.
Shikamaru snatched the letter from Naruto and eyed it carefully. "Uhm, yeah..." And his eyes bulged slightly. Naruto and Sasuke were caught in the suspense. "Well... -- WELL! What does it say!"
"... oh my god..."
Shikamaru: This makes no sense...
Naruto and Sasuke: NANI?
"What are you talking about? Look, I'll read it..."
Kagura started reading the paper. It said... (A/n: This poem is copyrighted to me. I made it up and if I find anyone using it, there shall be consequences -.O)
'In the Palace Garden...
There is a place where the untold is said...
And where the unimaginable, and unreachable is experienced...
This is a beautiful Place...
But the only problem is...
You must find it First...
From...TenTen...'
"That's what it says" Kagura said in a I'm-smarter-than-u-tone
Neji perked up immediately. His face was a frightening sight, and made all three boys cower and tremble in fear. His nose was pushed up; there were red marks on his forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin. Slowly, the flesh that was smeared out of place bounced into its original spot. Sasuke's eyelid twitched and everyone looked decently disturbed. "TenTen..?" Neji snatched the letter and walked off into the crowd, trying to think about what she meant.
Kagura and the other boys watched him walk off. "What the heck is his problem?" Kagura asked
"He needs quiet time so he can think," Sasuke replied with knowing. "It's quieter in the crowd then over here, at a nice, secluded table?" Naruto questioned. "Who knows? Neji's weird sometimes," Shikamaru stated, leaning back into his chair.
"Well, whatever, I'll be right back with your drinks" Kagura said as she walked off.
"Okay, Sakura, I say, you go." TenTen said as she pointed to Sakura. "Must I TenTen?" Sakura said cowardly. "Yes" Hinata looked away as TenTen and Sakura had their little fight. When she spotted Naruto. She glared at him remembering that he called her weird.
Neji was standing in the corner thinking.
Shikamaru, Naruto, and Sasuke were playing a game of go-fish with the coasters, which all looked exactly the same. They were bored without Neji, but of course, were either too lazy to look for him, too considerate to bother him, or too confused. (Order obviously being Shikamaru, Sasuke, Naruto)
Naruto scowled and threw his coaster on the table. "I give up! Shikamaru keeps winning!" He stormed off. Sasuke stared at his retreating back, and then glanced and Shikamaru, who shrugged. "It's not my fault I got to go first every time..." Sasuke made an "ehh" noise, and they continued their game.
Hinata was staring as Naruto threw his coasters at the table. She watched as he went to the bar and started speaking, naw, complaining to the waitress Kagura. If Hinata concentrated she could hear Naruto. She heard...
"I don't get it, I'm as smart as a rocket scientist, I'm as good-looking as Brad Pit, I'm cooler than any guy in Konoha. And I'm the Special, New, and the coolest guy out there. So why can't I win a game of Go-fish!"
Hinata's eye was twitching, not from the go-fish part, but from his gloating, she was disgusted by it. "I'll go" She said quietly and stood up to go to the DJ. The Other girls just blankly stared at her retreating back. "What just happened" TenTen asked. "Don't know" Ino and Sakura said at the same time.
Naruto sighed, and turned around, leaning his upper-arms against the edge of the counter, staring absent-mindedly across the room. Suddenly, his attention was caught by a gorgeous girl walking up to the stage. His jaw dropped to the floor, and his eyes widened to the size of dinner plates.
"W-woah..." He said. "She's hott."
"That's Hinata..." Shikamaru said, popping out of no where.
Naruto jumped up and fell down, dropping his SHIRLEY TEMPLE! THAT'S WHAT IT WAS! NARUTO GOT A SHIRLEY TEMPLE, NOT a ... whatever it was. Kay. Moving on. The glass shattered immediately, making a clattering sound. It was barely heard over the sound of people, thankfully. Naruto jumped back up, and glared at his spilled drink. He looked around at Shikamaru.
"Look what you made me do! -- wait, WHAT!"
"Hinata," he answered simply, trying to avoid an argument about the drink. "Pff. How can you tell! Hinata would NEVER dress like that... and she wouldn't even dream about dying her hair!" Shikamaru sighed. "Byakugan," he said, pointing to his eye.
"Excuse me...But you dropped your drink...that probably was the last one we had..." Kagura said while appearing out of nowhere with a dark and evil aura around her. "Now lots of people are going to be very mad at you." Still she had the evil aura. "But anyway," She said with a happy bubbly tone this time. "Yes, that's the Hyuuga heiress; I was surprised when I first saw her. The Hyuuga Heir in a place like this, go figure."
Naruto stood there silently, wavering. "Hinata... sing... singing... Hina... nata... sing..." Shikamaru sweat-dropped. He was acting like Neji. Geez, Was everyone like this! He flicked Naruto on the forehead. He didn't react. In fact, he hardly seemed to notice anyone was there at all. "Nata..."
After telling' the DJ her song, Hinata walked up to the mike-holder-thingy and grabbed the mike. She signaled for the music to start playing. While the music intro started Hinata looked Naruto dead in his eyes, and then started singing.
I've known a few guys who thought they were pretty smart
But you've got being right down to an art
You think you're a genius-you drive me up the wall
You're a regular original, a know-it-all
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else
Okay, so you're a rocket scientist
That don't impress me much
So you got the brain but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night
That don't impress me much
But Hinata wasn't like TenTen, she was smiling and swaying to the music and making gestures with her hands.
Naruto flinched. If that was Hinata... and then... Was she? How could? ... Was Hinata even capable of such a look? Naruto reenacted Neji's actions, stiffening up like a board. Shikamaru stared at him like he had five heads, the sweat-dropped and sighed. "...Do I have to deal with this again?" he said to no one in particular. He was going a bit crazy because of the stress from just the thought.
Suddenly, a little girl came up to Naruto and glomped him. Shikamaru stared: O.o She was about two and a half feet tall, and was standing there... clinging to his orange leg. Naruto didn't notice. At all. Period.
Naruto's feelings were depressing to even think about. That's why I won't say what they were. I'll simplify it. He was shocked and felt extremely guilty, but more importantly, his heart was wrenching itself in half. 'Back there... was she trying to tell me something? I interrupted her, didn't I? That must be horrible. I always make sure I say what I wanna say. But Hinata's so shy... You have to let her. I'm so stupid!' Naruto thought about it a lot more than Neji had. 'You screwed up, dobe.' Finally, he came back to himself, and softened his shoulders, mimicking Neji's movements exactly.
I never knew a guy who carried a mirror in his pocket
And a comb up his sleeve-just in case
And all that extra hold gel in your hair oughtta lock it
'Cause Heaven forbid it should fall outta place
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else
Okay, so you're Brad Pitt
That don't impress me much
So you got the looks but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night
That don't impress me much
You're one of those guys who likes to shine his machine
You make me take off my shoes before you let me get in
I can't believe you kiss your car good night
C'mon baby tell me-you must be jokin', right!
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else
Okay, so you've got a car
That don't impress me much
So you got the moves but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night
That don't impress me much
You think you're cool but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm on the long, cold, lonely night
That don't impress me much
Okay, so what do you think you're Elvis or something...
Oo-Oh-Oh
That don't impress me much!
Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-No
Alright! Alright!
You're Tarzan!
Captain Kirk maybe.
John Wayne.
Whatever!
That don't impress me much!
He hung his head at the end, and clapped softly till she sat down.
"Shikamaru..." Naruto never finished, 'cause, well, he had no idea what he was going to say, anyway. He just walked off.
Little girl attached and all.
Hinata smiled a big happy smile and waved to the audience. She then put down the mike into the mike-holder-thingy and went to sit down. When she sat down, the other girls started spazzing out. "YOSHA, YOSHA, YOSHA! You were so AWSOME!" TenTen screamed at Hinata
Hinata thanked the complements her friends gave her, and turned to see Naruto walking away with a little girl clinging to his leg. Hinata sweat dropped at this but ignored it
Naruto joined Neji in the 'Thinking Corner'. Neji was re-reading and re-reading the letter, then staring out into space and thinking, leaning against the wall that Naruto was kicking. The little girl would call out "Weeeee!" every once and a while, because she was attached to the leg he was kicking with. Neither noticed her. At all. Period.
Shikamaru walked back off to the table, seeing that Sasuke wasn't there. He looked around, and quickly spotted him at the bar, ordering another soda. He walked over, and they started a small conversation. There were many silent gaps. Shikamaru sighed in the current one, which seemed to be dragging on forever.
"I'm bored... I wish we could go home now, but we can't leave Neji and Naruto... How troublesome." Sasuke nodded in agreement.
Kagura slammed her hand down on the bar counter in front of the boys. She didn't have to, but she did for emphasis. "WHATS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS! FIRST HYUUGA, THEN THAT OTHER KID WITH THE ORANGE SHIRT, WHATS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS!"
Shikamaru and Sasuke stared. They stared like they'd never stared before. And then... they stared some more.
Finally, Sasuke broke the disturbing silence. "Uhmmmm..." It quickly returned. 'Nice, Sasuke, great work. Some ninja you are.' he thought to himself. 'You can't even break silence!' 'Dude, quit being so hard on yourself.' 'Shi... Shikamaru!' '...' 'HOW'D YOU GET IN MY MIND!' Sasuke let out a loud terrified scream.
Shikamaru stared at him like he was nuts. Sasuke giggled freakishly. "Eh... heheheh..." 'You're going nuts, Sasuke! You need to stop talking to yourself! ... Wow. That helps.' "Err..." Shikamaru started. "Right, ignoring that..." He bent over to Kagura's ear, and whispered, while Sasuke tried to shiftily reach over and hear, but failed, and fell over, knocking down chairs and people's drinks.
"They're in luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurve"
"Ahhhh...I see..." Kagura said as Shikamaru told her what happened. "So...Are YOU in love?" She said while leaning closer to him. Not in a flirtatious way, but an I-wanna-hear-and-if-you-don't-tell-me-I'm-gonna-whack-you-with-pie way.
Shikamaru's eyes got really wide. "Err... i-is… that... y -- our business -ss?"
Sasuke stood up and brushed himself off, leaning his elbows against the counter, eyeing Shikamaru curiously. "Hn... Are you?" he asked, looking at him sarcastically and smirking slightly. Shikamaru scowled, and sent Sasuke a death glare, beginning the Uchiha vs. Nara death glare contest.
Kagura sighed. Then, she slapped them both across the face. "Oh yeah, I didn't give you your drink." She reached under the counter and gave Shikamaru and Sasuke their drinks
"Oww..." Shikamaru whined, rubbing his cheek. He didn't bother to say thank you, just took the drink, and sipped it gently. Sasuke silently felt the side of his face, placed a straw in his drink, and then sent Kagura one of his famous death glares.
Kagura seeing Sasuke give her a glare said "Don't play with me boy" In a ghetto fashion and slapped Sasuke again
Sasuke scowled, curling up the top of his lip as she slapped him. "It's too bad I don't hit girls..." he said under his breath, so quiet he couldn't even hear himself. His head fell foreword, and his bangs covered his eyes, placing a shadow over his entire face.
Shikamaru just looked like a defiant puppy.
Kagura happily smiled and walked over to the 'thinking corner' she turned Naruto around from his kicking the wall and said "QUIT KICKING THE FREAKIN' WALL!" And she slapped Naruto so he fell, with the little girl still attached to him. She then went to Neji and slapped him too. "WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER WHAT IT MEANS! SHE'S RIGHT OVER THERE!" Kagura pointed to where TenTen and the girls were sitting
Neji and Naruto stared. So did Shikamaru and Sasuke. Everyone was silent. Suddenly, the little girl bit Naruto. "Ouch!" he said, but didn't even bother to look down, because the sound of his voice woke Neji up.
"Because," he said calmly. "She's mad at me, and I don't feel comfortable talking to her."
"DO IT FAGGOT!"
Neji clenched his fists. Naruto, too. They went in on her, eyes glowing red. Shikamaru and Sasuke shrugged, feeling bored, and came at her from behind. All four boys jumped on Kagura, forgetting the "don't hit girls" code, and started beating the crap out of her.
"Quit telling us what to do! What makes you think you can run our lives!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Hiya, what are...you guys...Doing?" Kagura said as she was walking by with a tray of drinks. The boys stared at her and blinked. Then blinked again. "Oh, that's my shadow clone; I made her so she could help me with the orders." And while Kagura 1 said that, Kagura 2 disappeared in a poof of smoke.
Neji's fisted landed on Shikamaru's face, and Naruto's kick hit Sasuke square in the chest.
Both attackers stood up straight as a board, unblinking, eyes wide as dinner plates.
"uh oh..." they said as Sasuke and Shikamaru came at them.
"Umm if I could interrupt" Kagura said while waving a hand
"WE LOVE YOU!" Neji and Naruto said, cheesy waterfalls of tears flowing from their eyes, as they jumped to her feet, kissing them. "OF COURSE WE DON'T MIND!"
"PLEASE DO!"
Shikamaru and Sasuke looked annoyed. They would have to beat up the other boys later.
"Umm could you stop and listen to me"
"YOSHA!" they said enthusiastically, not wanting to get the crap beaten out of them. Everyone stood around Kagura, listening.
"Okay, Neji, just go over there and Tell TenTen you're sorry, I'm sure she'd listen. And dude with orange shirt, (She doesn't know his name) Just go talk to Hinata and say you're sorry.
Naruto and Neji sighed, and nodded to her. Sasuke and Shikamaru stared at them expectantly, and then went over to stand by Kagura as they watched.
First, Neji went up to TenTen.
"Hey, TenTen... I'm... err..." "Sorry?" she asked calmly. "Yeah..." he said unsurely, putting his hand on his shoulder, and making a sideways face.
Kagura had hearts in her eyes. "Ah, true love"
"Well...Neji-kun...TOUGH BEANS!" TenTen yelled and walked away
Neji looked like: O.O
There was awkward silence, but as Neji turned to walk away Hinata said "Neji, why are you here?"
Neji craned his neck around to look at Hinata. "I don't know," he said, and walked off.
"Okay, that's not how I envisioned that" Kagura said to Sasuke and Shikamaru. "TRUE LOVE CRUSHED!"
Neji walked passed the three stooges. "The worst part is that it's not," he murmured, and continued on his way back to the bar.
TenTen was sitting on the bar stool thinking 'WTF! WHY DID I DO THAT! THE GUY OF MY DREAMS JUST WALKED UP TO ME AND I BRUSHED HIM OFF LIKE THAT!' TenTen was spazzing
Neji stopped in his tracks, just yards from TenTen's back. 'What am I doing? She doesn't want me anymore, that obvious. I should just be respectful and back off...' Inner Neji (gasp!) smacked Neji across the face. 'GO! GO! GOOOO!' Neji mind-sighed at his loud, ambitious inner self, and mustered up all the courage he could get. A shaky hand became solid and still as pride returned to the Hyuuga, and a worried, unsure face molded into determination. He tapped her on the shoulder.
"TenTen-san."
"Okay, NOW true love will blossom" Kagura said to Sasuke and Shikamaru. Sasuke and Shikamaru looked on, trying their hardest to believe the crazy woman.
TenTen turned around and saw only the legendary Hyuuga eyes. "Hinata?"
Neji anime crashed to the ground. "... Neji..." he whispered from the ground, and it sounded like he was crying. (A/n: He wasn't NEJI IS TOO COOL FOR THAT!)
TenTen stood up and let her bangs shadow her eyes. She didn't dare look at him "I thought you didn't like me" She said in a serious tone.
Neji stood up again, looking sternly into her eyes. "First, can you tell me what the note means? What do you mean 'I must find it first'? And what is this "Palace Garden"?" he said in a very Neji-ish tone, which he hasn't done much for the entire fan fiction
"Fine, since you're so dense I'll tell you. But first follow me." TenTen walked straight past everyone who had their eyes glued on her as she walked out the bar. (A/n: ZOMG! The suspense, its enough to kill a person.)
Neji felt electric jolts flow up his spine. It was the suspense. He had to know, and he was going to know... It made him feel excited. He followed TenTen quickly, eyes fastened to the back of her head.
"WTF just happened" Kagura asked Shikamaru and Sasuke
"How are we supposed to know!" they said in unison. "You're the one always with the answer, ne?"
"Since when!"
"Since you told them what to do... since it worked... At least for Neji, I think." Sasuke answered. Shikamaru stared at him. He'd never once uttered a sentence so long in his life.
TenTen walked down a sidewalk with the moon shinning brightly. She kept on walking making sure Neji was following her. Neji looked around. He began to slow down, so he wasn't on her heels. His posture softened. It was cold outside. Where were they going?
"TenTen-san...where are we going?"
Her body tensed up at his words. She stopped dead in her tracks and stared ahead, not facing Neji. She then turned around with one swift movement. There were still a few yards of distence between them. "In the Palace Garden...There is a place where the untold is said...
And the unimaginable and unreachable is experienced...
This is a beautiful place...But the only problem is...You must find it first"
"TenTen... -- " His brow twisted itself up in thought, and Neji finally thought he sort of got it. (A/n: But he didn't, cause he spazzes alot in his mind -.-)His legs moved without his consent, but it didn't matter. He agreed. He halted a mere foot away from the weapon mistress, looking down at her, waiting for her to move again. He studied her face, clear eyes peering down right through her own. She'd always been the most gorgeous thing he'd ever seen. The closeness made him tingle, and he prayed she'd go, just start walking, so his fingers would stop itching to curl around her tiny waist.
TenTen watched as he approached her, his Lavender/White eyes boring into her brown ones. "The palace Garden is a magical place that can only be reached by your heart and mind...The many things that are there is Love, its beautiful, and unimaginable. But you must find it first, and the only way you can is opening your heart to the ones around you." TenTen faced Neji, she was on the brink of tears, but would not let Neji see her cry. (A/n: Well, I am -sniffles-)
Neji's legs had a change of heart. They were suddenly rooted to the ground, and completely immobile. The tingling sensation in his hands heightened to the extent where they felt totally numb. Electric shivers ran up and down his spine. Oh, but how could it happen? Everything was so perfect, but just out of reach. Neji's face was stone cold, despite the waterfalls of emotion inside of him. The moon created a shaft of light, which poured through the leaves of the tree the two stood beneath. Aside from the moon and the faint glow of the street lamps, it was pitch black outside. There was not a single sound. Even the bugs had gone to sleep. The light drone from the Karaoke bar died out long ago. It was just Neji and TenTen. That was all.
A rough hand slipped under her hair, and poked through right above the roots on her neck, grabbing a gentle hold of the shimmering brown locks. The moonlight danced in Neji's clear eyes, illuminating them as he looked down on TenTen's face. Seconds felt like hours. They trickled by so slowly. Carefully, Neji pressed his forehead against TenTen's, the tips of their noses just barely touching.
"I would ... love to go there with you, TenTen," he said quietly, not really wanting to break the silence. It was perfect here, so perfect. He never wanted it to end, although he would have to be the one to disrupt it. "But... Hiashi-sama. I... you... He would never approve." (A/n:-Breaks down crying-)
Neji pulled his head away from hers, though gravity seemed not to want to allow it any farther than a few inches or so. His hand slowly retreated to his side, brushing against her cheek on the way. Turning away was the hardest thing he had every done, but it didn't even seem that way. He looked cold, hard, and emotionless as he walked off, the moon glinting in his lavender eye as the last of his face disappeared. Once turned around, the Hyuuga shut his eyes tight to hold back the foolish tears. It was only for seconds, though those seconds seemed, again, like hours.
As Neji walked away, his form fading in the shadows of the trees. Her heart was beating rapidly in her chest as the words he uttered echoed through her mind. She should have guessed, he was a prodigy, and she was an orphan. They were never meant to be. It was a love that was doomed from the start. TenTen turned away, her back facing Neji as she was now truly crying. Her tears were flowing now, trailing down her glowing face and falling to the ground below. She then started walking away from Neji and the Bar. She walked toward the lake and stared at it as the water glistened brightly from the moonlight.
Neji felt the lump in his throat crawling back up to sting him in the eyes. He blinked several times, and shook his head, but it didn't work. Tears just flew everywhere when he did that. He felt like, for lack of a better word, crap. What was he even doing? He couldn't go back to the Karaoke bar crying like that. Hell, why was he even going back anyway? He didn't want to. Well, he supposed he couldn't just go off without telling the guys. They might worry about him, and if they did, Naruto would beat him up in the morning.
Sighing, a flustered Hyuuga retreated to a park bench, half of it shaded by a leafy, over-hanging tree. It was only yards away from a street lamp, which poured faint, golden light onto the other half. Neji sat down right on the border, half of his face becoming shadowed. The moonlight poured down on him from behind. Everything was still and quiet. The air was chilly, which only teased him farther into his heart. And the stone-cold Hyuuga Neji silently broke down andcried into the night.
ON TO THE NARUTO AND HINATA….STUFF!
Finally, Naruto saw an opening, when Ino and Sakura walked off to try and find TenTen. (they didn't know she left) Casually, Naruto shoved his hands in his pockets, and walked up to Hinata. "Hey, err..." he looked off to the side."I'm really sorry for back in the woods and stuff... I shouldn't have ever interrupted you. I mean, that must be terrible, never getting to say what you want." "N-na-ruto-ku --" Naruto cut her off, pulling her to his chest in a strong hug.
Hinata was shocked as Naruto pulled her into a giant hug. And everyone else was like 'WTF just happened' Hinata blushed a shade a red that rivaled the red markings of the Inuzuka clan. She at first tried to break away from his hug, but soon let it occur
Naruto grinned slightly. Not the huge, crazy, toothy grin. A warm, simple, and genuine grin. He pulled Hinata tighter for a moment, then released her, and looked down at her lavender eyes. She really was gorgeous, even when she changed like that.
Hinata looked into Naruto's dark blue eyes. She felt a warmness coming from them, but not just any warmness, but that of someone who truly cared for you. But this was feeling Hinata could not bear her heart any longer. She made a mad dash for the door and ran outside. Her tears creating a stream of water behind her. She ran to the park and threw herself upon the lush green grass, her tears mixing with the already forming dew. (A/n: O.O spaz much?)
Naruto suddenly felt Hinata slip out of his hands. There was nothing he could do, just stand there and watch her run. He doubted he would've caught her or chased her even if he wasn't totally immobile from shock. His facade became that of sorrow and distress. Maybe... Hinata didn't want him at all. Naruto hung his head in shame. He was such a fool... His hands fell to his sides and balled into fists, and the fox boy retreated to the bar, sitting alone. He order a ginger ale, and sat there, hardly drinking it, just stirring it with the straw and watching the ice cubes and the bubbles inside the clear glass.
"Dude, they're pathetic" Kagura said to Sasuke and Shikamaru
Sasuke and Shikamaru stared at her like she was nuts. "Hinata... well, I don't get her..." Sasuke started. "But Naruto, I mean... what would you do if the person you loved just got you thinking they loved you back, and then ran off crying? Naruto's had a past full of loneliness... He's sensitive about people not liking him," Shikamaru said smartly. Sasuke's mouth became a grin line, and he nodded in agreement. 'Geez, this Kagura person is really insensitive...' both boys thought. It was a rare act of sensitivity on their part, but then again, Naruto WAS their friend, and it was natural to want to protect him.
"Oh yeah, It must be so sad for him. But I'm sure Hinata-sama was just scared. I know that she's a fragile girl, maybe she just wasn't ready." Kagura said with sadness in her eyes. She walked over to another table and started doing her job. Which she hadn't been doing a lot of since the beginning of the chapter
Sasuke and Shikamaru blinked. "Uhm, didn't she just call them pathetic...?" Sasuke said. "I believe so... Ah, well," Shikamaru said in response. "At least she gets it now." Sasuke nodded in agreement. The two looked over at their friend, who was just staring at his drink. "Should we go over?" Sasuke asked. "Nah, he probably wants his space..." "Mmm." "Hey... Where's Neji?" Sasuke shot his head up to look around as soon as the question hit his ears. Shikamaru followed suit, and they came to the conclusion that he wasn't in the bar at all. "damn..." Shikamaru said, since the last they'd seen of him, TenTen was rejecting his apology. "I hope he knows Naruto's gonna beat his ass in the morning..." Sasuke said, and the two immediately went for the door. "Wait!" Shikamaru said. "We can't leave Naruto here alone." Sasuke looked around, as if he was thinking. "What should we do?" "You stay here, I'll go look for Neji." Sasuke nodded dropping the handle, and retreating back to a table where he could watch Naruto, to make sure he was okay.
Shikamaru pushed the door open, and shoved his hands in his pockets as soon as the cold air hit his face. He walked silently down the sidewalk, looking around for any signs of his friend. He spied Hinata in the wet grass, sobbing her eyes out. He stared, sweat-dropped, and just passed on. "-sigh- What a night..." he whispered gently to himself, looking up at the black, cloudless sky. The moon was full and glowing silver, and the stars shown like little light bulbs.
Sasuke was getting relatively bored.
He sighed, getting up, and approaching the bar. He went to the opposite side so he wouldn't bother Naruto, but kept an eye on him. "Doctor Pepper," (A/n: MUAHHAHAHA! Umm, -cough- yeah, continue) he told the bartender, who took only a few seconds to get it for him. He nodded in thanks, payed, and quietly returned to his table. He cupped the cold glass in his hands, sipping it gingerly, still watching Naruto, although his vision strayed elsewhere in boredom. His eyes landed on a gorgeous girl, who he could've sworn he knew. He spit his drink out at the sight of her. It took a lot to make Sasuke even look. He stared, but as soon as he caught hold of himself again, returned his gaze to Naruto. The girl's picture remained in his mind's eye, and he started doing exactly what Naruto was doing: just stirring his drink.
Sakura had giving up her search for TenTen, and it seemed that Hinata had disappeared too. So Sakura just sat down at the girls table and waited for Ino. Sakura was completely bored, so, she decided to see who was singing next. And it was...ROCK LEE! Okay, so Lee Went up to the stage and lots of other backup singers appeared. And, Lee started singing…and he...RAWKED!
Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they fought with expert timing
They were funky China men from funky Chinatown
They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down
It's an ancient Chineese art and everybody knew their part
From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip
Sasuke's attention was caught as someone started to sing. He hadn't noticed anyone going on stage. The person's voice was spectacu... lar... ROCK LEE? Sasuke's eyes became the size of dinner plates, and he sweat-dropped. The raven-haired boy had to turn away very soon, because Lee's dancing was beginning to burn his obsidian eyes... Which were to beautiful and sexy to die.
Sakura was so shocked by Lee, her Mind couldn't control her body. She stood up and walked over to Sasuke's table, not really noticing him. So instead she tripped over him. Knocking over his drinks, and him.
Once Sakura had realized the mistake she had made, she kneeled down and started to pick up Glass pieces. When Sasuke kneeled down to help her she apologized. "Gom-" Sakura then realized that the person she had knocked over was Sasuke. She was dropped the pieces of glass and rose to her feet and let her Bangs shadow her eyes.
Sasuke blinked at the disguised Sakura that stood before him. After a while, his cheeks began to turn a light, but noticeable, shade of pink.
Sakura was still glaring Sasuke down for awhile. Then she noticed That Sasuke was starting to blush. She kneeled down at his eye level and then started to smirk. "Why are you blushing? Did you see your girlfriend or something" Sakura pretended to look around, "I don't see Chouji anywhere, so I guess they're not here."
Sasuke stared at Sakura, blinking violently. Blush? Uchiha Sasuke did not blush. There was no way any red was anywhere near his face. She was lying. That was it. He was certainly NOT blushing. At all. Period. His thoughts of self-defense turned to rage as she uttered her next words. The blush that was indeed on Sasuke's face disappeared entirely. Chouji? He bristled, shoulders tensing. He glared at her now. Before he could think, he had smacked her across the face. Then he was still again, eyes wide, staring at his hand as if it actually had a head. "G-g..." he couldn't say sorry. Pssht. Uchiha Sasuke never said sorry...
Sakura stared in surprise as Sasuke raised his hand to strike her. But beforehand, she did some quick seals and what Sasuke ended up slapping was a log. Then, Sasuke started to say he was Sorry, but she wasn't falling for it, she came up behind him and kicked his back. Causing him to fall over, then she turned on her heel and went back to her table, now that Lee's singing was over.
Sasuke was completely shocked at himself, and Sakura. He couldn't think clearly at all, he just lay there on the ground, unblinking.
Sakura, not satisfied with her little performance made a Kage Bunshin and ordered a drink. She gave Sakura 2 the drink and Sakura 2 walked over and poured Strawberry Fanta on Sasuke's head. In Sakura 1's mind 'MUHAHAHHAHA! TAKE THAT SASUKE-TEME!'
Sasuke's eyes narrowed. Now he was lying there, ticked off, with a wet and pink head, and doing nothing about it. Why? SASUKE WAS IN LUUUUUUUURVE.
Sakura was just so confused, why was he just lying there. He was sticky, and covered in Fanta, so why was he just lying there. She had the shadow clone go kick Sasuke with her foot. But that didn't work.
Sasuke sighed, and finally rose to his feet. His peacock's fro' was flat and wet, and he looked a bit rough. The inky-haired boy was still for a moment, then walked off in the other direction, escaping from Sakura to go stand in the 'Thinking corner'.
Sakura watched as Sasuke walked over to the 'Thinking Corner' With Naruto who had a little girl glomping him. Sakura, like everyone else sweat dropped at this but ignored it. So, she got up and went to the 'Thinking Corner' and stood in front of Sasuke, trying not to get dripping Fanta on her
Sasuke stared at Sakura, now all of the emotion drained from his face. Actually, he looked kind of pathetic and miserable. Nothing even tried to creep between his lips. Aside from the fact that he was looking her dead in the eye, it was like he hardly noticed her existence. Naruto didn't see that Sakura was there at all, he was too deep into his thoughts…..and kicking the wall….again.
Sakura's glare was an intimidating one indeed, but soon, she talked to him. "So, I have two choices, I can pin you down and put an Albino Squirrel down your pants, but that's too much work. So instead, I'll ask you why you are here." Sakura had utter seriousness in her voice.Sasuke stared at Sakura for a while longer, then shifted his gaze to his feet. "Narutard dragged us all here," he answered simply, and fell silent, gazing back into her emerald eyes.
Sakura Glanced at Naruto who was still kicking the wall, and the little girl was still going "WEEEEEE!" Sakura shook her head and just walked away. But she did it so fast that the ends of her hair smacked Sasuke's face.
Sasuke glanced at Naruto when Sakura did, blinking at the child attached to his leg. He was still staring at it when the pink-haired... well, black and pink-haired, now, girl walked off, the ends of her hair whipping Sasuke's cheek. He winced at the sting, but otherwise ignored it. A pale, red mark started to form, as he boredly watched his friend, whilst actually thinking quite hard.
Then, Naruto Saw Sakura smack Sasuke with her hair, and saw that Sasuke wasn't phased by it. So, what would you do? Yep, that's right, Go over and SLAP Sasuke, and that's just what Naruto did. Then went back to kicking the Wall.
Sasuke's eye twitched uncontrollably as Naruto had just slapped him. He was about to retaliate, but then he heard something, it was a voice, And it was the voice of an angel. Sasuke's head whipped around to the stage to see who was singing, and guess who it was………………HANABI! Naw, just kidding, it was Sakura of 'Course.
And she was rawkin' the mike!
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ZOMG! Dudes, and duddettes, that thing with eny, meany, miny, moe, and three people really dosen't work. It ALWAYS lands on the person you started on. Go ahead, you can try it right now, it'll land on the first thing you started on.