Double Trouble!
By: SuperHyuga Yoshi-chan
Chapter 12: Taking that first step to moving on...(Sorta')
"When you're ready, just call us!" I could still hear Naruto's voice ringing in my head.
That discussion from two weeks ago was still stuck in my head. I would think about it every once in awhile whenever I blew off hanging out with my friends for an online Adult SwimÓ Bleach marathon. So on this particular Monday, I had decided to stop putting my friends off and at least call one of them. I picked up my cell, and auto dialed the last number I called that wasn't Tenten's. Turned out, it was Naruto's. A couple of rings later, he picked up.
"Hello?" I said into the phone.
"Neji? Neji, is that you?" He asked.
"Yeah, it's me. What's up?"
"Eh, nothing much...Sauske, Kiba, Sai and I are having a Call of Duty 3 tournament, and i'm winning-HEY! Didn't I say to keep that paused?(1.)" I heard Naruto scream at the boys over the phone.
"We did no such thing!" I heard Kiba's voice in the background.
"Yes you did! I may be knuckleheaded, but i'm no idiot!" He yelled back.
I had to laugh at that one. I considered that a weird retort considering the fact that I always though of those two words as the same thing. (I mean, they are interchangeable, right?)
"Anyway, I was calling to see if we could hang out sometime this week-"
"Sure! Meet us at Uchiha's this Wednesday, and dress nice!" I could feel Naruto's smile radiating from the other end of the line. Then his mood swung to one of frustration: "KIBA! If you don't stop cheating-you know what, we're starting this tournament over!"
"Awwwwwwwwww, man!" I heard the guys groan and suck their teeth.
"Man Naruto, why you gotta be like that?" I heard Kiba complain.
"My house, my rules. And if you keep on complaining, we'll set up the Game Cube and play Super Smash Bros. Melee!"
"...THIS SLEEPOVER SUCKS!" I heard the guys yell in unison.
"THAT'S IT! WE'RE CHANGING SYSTEMS!"
"YAAAA-I mean...uh...aw man...that like, sucks." I heard the sarcastic mumbling of the guys.
"*Heh! Heh! Heh!* I'll see you on Wednesday, Naruto." I chuckled.
There was nothing like my friends to help cheer me up.
{Wednesday-Sauske's house}
I had no idea what Naruto exactly meant by *air quotes* 'Dress nice' but I tried my best. I had put on a white long-sleeved shirt with blue stripes and a blue, orange, and yellow bow-tie. Alright, I know it's probably tacky, but it was my Father's, okay? According to my Uncle, it's what he wore on him and my mother's first date.
"Hey guys, i'm he-" I said as I walked up to the Sauske's house.
Just as I stepped onto the sidewalk, a Mercedes Bens screeched around the curb knocking down the postal service box and leaving a streetlight in the same condition as the Leaning tower of Pisa. I was amused by that fact until I suddenly realized something-that Mercedes Bens was heading straight for me!
"GET THE #&%! IN THE CAR! GET THE #&%! IN THE CAR!" I heard a somewhat familiar voice cry out as the door shot open. Before I knew it, a nice-smelling arm shot out, grabbed me around my stomach, and yanked me in.
"Yargh!" I cried as I was pulled into the Bens. I landed straight on my back and looked up.
It took a few seconds, but then I realized that the car interior was quite familiar. The leather was nice but somewhat worn, and that odd smell mixture of foamy soap and French fries were unmistakable. That's where I realized exactly where I was-"
"Hey Neji! Ready for your blind date?" I heard Sauske's voice from my left side.
'Wait...blind date?' I thought suddenly. "DAMMIT UCHIH-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Chill it, Hyuga. It's not like you can escape anyway." A voice that sounded a lot like Kiba's calmly voiced from my right side.
"Yeah, Hyuga. Take a chill pill and a pack o' Tic-Tacs." I head a hyperactive voice appear from right behind me.
As much as I hated to admit it, he might have been right. Even if I was able to overtake Sauske's crazy driving, and throw Naruto and his crazy demeanor out of the car with Sauske, I would never make it past Kiba's AWFUL dog breath.
'*Sigh!* Fine...' I inaudibly sighed and gave in. 'But it better be one hell of a GOOD TIME you sons of bastards!'
"Wow..." I sighed. "I can't believe i'm actually doing this."
"Well you are, so you better enjoy it!" Naruto grinned.
I was going on a blind date. A real blind date. I mean, I was sick of crying over Tenten (or so I thought) and I wanted to move on, (at least that's what I was thinking before I got kidnapped) but I can't believe I was desperate enough to get sucked into this!
"Me and my damn Hyuga pride..." I accedentally said out loud.
"What's that, Hyuga? Something about your pride?" Kiba snickered.
"Shut up, Inuzuka." I fumbled with my bow-tie.
"We're here, guys." Sauske pulled p to Akaustki's slowly and halted to a stop. "Be back and ready inb2 hrs., Hyuga."
"Whatever." I rolled my eyes and got out of the Mercedees Benz. "Thanks for the ride, Uchiha."
"No problem, man." He said.
Naruto closed the door for me, and Sauske left the lot quickly. I turned around to look back at the resturant and sighed.
"This is not going to be easy." I breathed and walked in.
I had to admit, it was nice of Akautski's to close down the resturaunt just for me; even if it was just a 'blind date'. Tobi and Konan even agreed to stay and work late just to make sure everything went right. I insisted that they go home, but they insisted to stay right back.
"Tobi wants to check this girl out for you; and besides," I could feel his smileradiating from his mask. "Tobi's glad you're back in the dating pool!"
"Tobi, I never was one for the dating pool." I groaned when he said that.
He just laughed and chuckled a 'what-ever'.
And here I was. I sat down at the table where my name was written on a small card. I looked around. The resturaunt lights were dimmed; as if they were trying to give the place a sultry and seductive look. Soft jazz was playing in the background. The scents of delicious American cusine along with soba drifted from the kitchen. I smiled as moe warm memories of me and Tenten swirled into view.
'No!' I shook my head to clear the thoughts. 'I'm over that now!'
"Excuse me, Mr. Hyuga," Tobi's voice spoke up from what seemed like nowhere. "your date is here."
I looked up to look at a young lady wearing a green, sleeveless dress. The dress sparkled with turquoise sequins. I looked into a face with dark green eyes and a small smile. Her hair was blonde, and was put into four small pineapple-looking buns. (Similar to Shikamaru's hairstyle.)
"Hello." She said. "My nme is Subaku no Temari."
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Aurthor's block
Sorry for the late update! You can blame life and my short attention span. This chaptermight be short, yes, but I really need to think out Temari's and Neji's interactions with each other.
(1.) My brothers do this to me all the time. As soon as I pause the game and turn my back, they unpause the game andkill me. It's just not fair! Ah, well...
'till next time though,
imma' stay posted.
-Yoshi.C!