Christmas Time

Disclaimer: Sad to say that I don't own Naruto, surprise -surprise! Not much to say right now… happy…jolly…nice…merry, Yes that's the one!!! Then, uh… Halloween… Valentines…Christmas... Yes, that's it. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

(I'm posting this on either Christmas or Christmas Eve…)

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Months later… December to be exact.

Sakura was with the girls, Gaara with the guys, she was out shopping while the guys were at home just relaxing and watching T.V.

"So…Gaara, did you pick out Sakura a Christmas present yet?" Naruto asked while a Christmas commercial came on.

"…" Gaara sat silent while watching the television. And Naruto just looked at him funny. "Dude, HAVE YOU?!??!" Naruto practically jumped out of his seat.

"Why, have you gotten Hinata anything?" Gaara said broadly. The guys turned to the two, and now interested in the conversation, added their two cents in.

"Well… DUHHHHH!!! I got her a big blue teddy bear" Naruto gave him a thumbs up.

"I got Ino a puppy" Kiba grinned

"Gift card" Shikamaru added (lazy much?)

"A new knife" Neji replied.

"So what did you get Sakura?" They all looked at him.

"…"

"WELL!??!" Naruto asked

"Nothing… yet." Gaara sighed

"…nothing? Oh… well I see. That you're totally INSANE!!!!!!!!" Naruto shouted

"Relax, I'll find her something"

"You do know that today's Christmas eve right?"

"You're fucking kidding me…" Gaara looked at him.

"Uh… no"

"DAMN IT!!!" Gaara grabbed his wallet, Naruto, jacket, and ran to his car, dragging Naruto the whole way. They drove to the mall, and you wouldn't believe how packed it was. They had to park across the street in the next parking lot, and then had to walk over to the mall itself. This was going to be one hell of a night…

"So what does she like?"

"Not stuffed animals, very much anyways. She already owns all of the CDs on the planet. Same with games, gift cards are too impersonal…" Gaara named things off of his list, getting in a total frenzy.

"Sounds like you're looking for jewelry my friend…" Naruto patted his back.

"That's a good idea… let's look…"

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Three Hours Later…

"AUGH!!! THREE HOURS IN THIS DAMNED PLACE AND WE STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A PRESENT!!!" Gaara was practically ripping his hair out.

'Wow… stressed much?'

'GO FUCK YOURSELF'

(Cowers) 'I'll come back later…'

'You'll find one Gaara, Don't worry" Naruto reassured him.

"Excuse me…" a small, old woman with glasses looked up at them with caring eyes.

"WHAT IS-it…? Oh, Hi…" Gaara said

"Do you need help with a Christmas gift?" She asked.

"A need a freaking miracle, lady." Gaara Sighed.

"Well, I might have the perfect gift, I've been saving it for someone who might need it, come over here." The woman walked behind the counter and pulled out a dazzling necklace. It was a cherry blossom, with a diamond in the middle, the chain around it was white gold. It was the most beautiful necklace he had ever seen, and now for the worst part…

"How much is it?" Gaara asked

"Well its 27,000" She said smiling

"Shit… I can't afford that…" Gaara sighed, but strangely the woman was laughing.

"What's so funny?"

"Well… this necklace hasn't been put in stock yet, it's just the sample, but since it's not in stock… We technically don't have it. Which means, if it were to be sold… there would be no definite price." She smiled as he looked confused "So, if it were accidentally found on the cheaper jewelry rack it could accidentally be sold for oh... 270.00?" She smiled, and Gaara just looked at her.

"You serious?" Gaara asked stunned

"Call it a Christmas miracle?" The sales clerk said "I haven't seen someone this stressed for their girlfriend's present for a long time… she seems very special to you." She smiled, wrapped up the present, and charged Gaara the 270 dollars. Then Naruto took a picture of Gaara, and the necklace.

"So you can show future generations, not to procrastinate when they get gifts." Naruto grinned.

"Whatever… let's go, it's almost eight thirty." Gaara took the bag with Sakura's present, and walked out the door with Naruto back to his house; where everyone else was. There was a Christmas party that was going to be starting at nine. The guys had to decorate the house while the girls were gone. Let's see how Neji, Kiba, and Shikamaru have been doing…

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At the house…

"Hey, Neji shouldn't we help decorate? It's almost time for the girls to get back…" Shikamaru asked while lying on the couch.

"Nah… we'll decorate when Gaara and Naruto get back…" Neji said lazily, flipping the channel. Kiba on the other hand was working his ass off, trying to get the garland over the doorways, along with the mistletoe.

"Mhy fuud muse mum helf fuys…" Kiba said… or tried saying, he was holding the garland with hid left hand and his mouth, while trying to tape it to the doorframe.

"What?" They asked slightly turning their heads, and Kiba spit out the sparkly stuff.

"I COULD use some hel-AAUUUGHHH!!!" Kiba fell off of the ladder and into the box of tinsel and garland. "HELP ME DAMNIT!!!" Kiba shouted.

"Whatever" Neji said and went to help, leaving Shikamaru to the food. He got out the punchbowl and the food Naruto had bought earlier. It was mostly sweets, like cupcakes, gingerbread, eggnog, and Christmas cookies. After they had finished their jobs, they left putting the snowflakes up to the other two, who weren't home yet. Hopefully they would get there soon, because the girls should be home soon too.

With the girls…

"A-are we really going to wear these?" Tenten and Hinata asked.

"The rest of us are… you don't have to, I guess…" Sakura said in a pouty voice.

"NOT THE GUILT TRIP!!!!!" Tenten yelled, as Ino, Temari, and Sakura gave both her and Hinata pouty eyes. They were pouring on the puppy dog sad eyes.

"Fine…" Tenten sighed "I surrender…" Hinata sighed. They walked out of the mall with their boyfriends stuff, and their new outfits. They headed to Naruto's house, and got there with time to spare. They had seen that there were no lights on inside, but they were positive the told them to meet them. So they crept into the garage, and got dressed in their new outfits, just perfect for the holiday season. The each put on a blanket, and went to the door.

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Inside…

"How much longer do we have to stay like this Naruto?" Shikamaru complained from behind a chair.

"Until they get here, duh." Naruto whispered "Now shut up!!!" There was a light knock on the door and the girls opened the door. Gaara turned on the light and the girls gasped. The place was decorated from head to toe in reds, greens, silvers, and gold. There was the mouthwatering scent of freshly made gingerbread. There was a Christmas tree in the corner, which had a few presents underneath, four to be exact.

A light blue present with a white ribbon was addressed to Hinata. A green present with a brown ribbon was Tenten's. A purple present with a periwinkle ribbon was for Ino, and a dark blue present with a black ribbon was for Temari. The girls walked into the house and just stared in awe. Sakura was a little disappointed that she didn't see a present, that is until Shikamaru said "So, what are you waiting for? Common in!" The girls closed the door, and dropped their blankets, each girl was wearing a naughty Santa outfit, but in different colors. Each outfit was a clingy halter top and a short skirt, with a Santa hat. The girls put the guys present's under the tree as well and the party soon started…

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A few hours later…

"EGGNOG!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Kankuro was yelling as he fell over.

"Get your (hic) drunk ass off of (hic) the floor…" Kiba slurred

"Now drink the rest of that (hic) you know we don't waste (hic)… bitch!" Neji said, Kiba laughed as Kankuro chugged the last of his Eggnog. They were the only three who didn't know when to quit drinking. Thank god Ino and Tenten were there, they dumped the boozed up eggnog, and replaced it with regular eggnog.

"Aww… (hic) spoilsports…" Kiba pouted.

"Like you need anymore…" Ino huffed. Hinata was opening her huge present, in front of Naruto. Naruto looked as if it was his present he was opening, he was so excited. Hinata gasped when she found the big blue teddy bear in the box. Naruto looked at her, as if looking for approval. Hinata smiled.

"Thank you Naruto, It's really cute!" She hugged it, and kissed him on the cheek. Naruto quietly thought to himself 'best Christmas ever…' he smiled and they rejoined the party.

"Hey Naruto, have you seen Sakura?" Gaara asked

"I think she's on the balcony Gaara…" Hinata said, because Naruto hadn't even realized she was gone. "Thanks Hinata." Gaara nodded his head and went upstairs. Sure enough, Sakura was standing by the rail, wrapped in a blanket, and holding a hot cup of hot cocoa. Gaara silently went to the balcony and wrapped his arms around Sakura's tummy.

"Boo." He grinned

"Hi Gaara… Merry Christmas." Sakura kissed him. "Did you notice it was snowing?" Gaara looked up and noticed little flakes of white were falling toward the ground.

"No, but now I do. Aren't you cold? You're in that Santa costume."

"I changed a little while ago, it's too cold to wear a skirt and halter top, silly."

"I kinda liked it." He grinned

"I bet you did…" She playfully poked him in the head. The just stood there watching the snow fall for a few minutes. It was silent, not the awkward kinda silence, just peaceful silence.

"Hey Gaara, I got you a present." Sakura exclaimed and got out a square like present, wrapped in red paper.

"What is it?" Gaara asked taking the present.

"Open it." She instructed, in a childish tone. Gaara unwrapped the paper, and it was a picture. From the Waterworld trip they took a few months back. Sakura was sticking her tongue out, and showed the peace sign. Gaara had her bridal style, and was grinning.

"Thanks Sakura, I have a gift for you too." Gaara said pulling something out of his pocket. 'Told ya he got us something' 'who said he didn't?' Gaara pulled out a necklace case and gave it to her. Sakura's eyes widened at one of the most beautiful necklaces she had ever seen. It was a cherry blossom charm, with a diamond in the middle, and the chain was white gold.

"This must have cost a fortune…" Sakura was still stunned at the beautiful gift.

"Just call it a Christmas Miracle." He replied, inwardly thanking the sales clerk.

"Would you put it on for me?" Sakura asked, taking the necklace out of the box. Gaara snapped the necklace around Sakura's neck in place.

"Thank you Gaara…" She smiled and kissed him. Then they heard something next to them thump.

"Shut up idiot they'll hear us…" Temari seethed

"I think they already know we were watching them Tem." Kankuro's voice said

"What makes you say that?" Temari turned to him.

"That." Tenten's voice said and Temari was now face to face with Gaara and Sakura. The rest of the group stumbled back. The two glared at them.

"Temari…" Gaara growled.

"HAVE MERCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Temari squealed and was soon chased down by both Gaara and Sakura.

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Author's Note: Oi! Merry Christmas Sorry if this chapter seems short, but I had to update all of my stories by today. O.O IT WAS MY GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyways… Have a merry Christmas, and See you soon .

-Squib