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Here's Chapter 19 which you were all waiting for.

Previously on Please remember

"AAAAAAAH!!!" he yelled, gripping his head and falling on his knees. Sakura ran to his side, "What's going on!?" Sakura asked, Ino (in Lee) replied.

"He's…He's rejecting me…He's hurting himself, inside" Lee said, Sakura was shocked. She looked at Shikamaru who had an 'if-she-leaves-his-body-we're-doomed' kind of looks.

"We have to stop him, somehow" Gaara said, raising his hand towards Lee. "Ino, return to your body, NOW" he said, sand was flying in from the front door, along with the sand spread on the floor from the Sand shield he created earlier.

Please remember, Chapter 19

Hearing Gaara's order, Lee (Ino), managed to look up at Gaara and nodded. Sakura moved away from her, Lee (Ino) formed a seal.

"Release!" Lee said. Just when Ino left Lee's body, the latter was enveloped in a sand coffin, only the head was left uncovered. Once his whole body was covered, Shikamaru released his Kagemane. Ino returned to her body and opened her eyes to see Gaara with a stern look on his face, looking in Lee's direction. She got up and looked to her left to see Lee covered from neck to toe in sand.

"Any suggestions?" Gaara asked. Sasuke walked to his side. "Just make sure you don't kill him, Got that?" Sasuke said, getting a glare from Gaara himself. Lee was fumbling and flouncing inside the sand coffin, trying to release himself. Gaara's hand was tightening slowly. "I'm not hurting him" He said, "The only thing we could do is to get him out of this drunken state. Can anyone do that?" he said, waiting for a reply. Lee was getting stronger by the second.

"I'll do it!" Tenten said, walking towards Lee. "Lee, I know you can hear my voice but you're ignoring it." She said. Lee turned his head to the side, only to be slapped forcefully by Tenten.

"WAKE UP, LEE!!!" she yelled, grabbing a nearby cup full of water and splashing it in his face. Lee coughed, since the water got into his mouth, and shook his head. He was slowly regaining his composure.

"Wh-what happened?" he said, looking around, and then gasped. "WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED HERE? WHO TRASHED THE PLACE? WHY AM I BEING BURIED?" He yelled, Tenten put her hands on her waist and turned around, "There you go!" she said, smiling. Gaara released the sand surrounding him, making Lee drop on the ground, face down.

"OUCH!" he yelled, Gai ran to his side. "Lee, are you ok?" he said. Lee got up; rubbing his forehead then looked around. "Yes, I'm fine but…what happened here?" Lee asked, innocently. Gai started explaining everything to him.

Sakura walked towards Naruto, Sasuke and Kiba, "Are you guys alright?" She asked. Sasuke nodded. "Yes, we're fine." Naruto said, rubbing his butt. Kiba stretched his arms, yawning.

"This was a tough night. I'm going home. Ja ne" he said and ran as fast as he could, leaving Sakura a bit confused.

As he watched Kiba run, Naruto saw Tenten get out of the restaurant as well. Naruto grimaced, 'I can't leave things like this, everything must be fixed' Naruto's common sense took over him and he walked out, following her.

Gaara was standing still, looking at the sand on the ground, wishing he had brought his gourd with him. 'This sand is going to waste' his thoughts were interrupted by a tab on his shoulder. Gaara turned around to see a smiling Ino.

"Hey" she said. He smiled. "That was great. The sand, I mean. It was a great idea" she said, hands behind her back. He nodded. "I had to do something; we would've perished if he continued with his act." He said, but stopping when she saw her blush noticeably. He smiled, poking her cheek with his index finger. She looked at him, "Well…" she started. "I wanted to thank you for catching me before I had fallen. You saved me from having another concussion" she said, looking at the ground, and moved her leg back and forth, moving the sand along with it.

Gaara smiled and leaned closer. "Well, Ino. It would be a shame if something happened to you while I'm here, wouldn't it?" he said in his low, whisper-like voice, making Ino shudder as she felt his breath on her face. He was close, dangerously close if you may tell. Ino grinned and pushed him away playfully.

"You ARE such a flirt" she said, he chuckled. Kankurou came closer and put his arm around Gaara's shoulder, Checking Ino, looking at her from toe to head.

"So…" he nodded his head towards her. "This is the one?" he asked, Gaara had an angry look in his eyes, narrowing them at his brother. Ino raised an eyebrow.

"The 'one'? What do you mean?" she asked, crossing her arms. Gaara nudged his brother. "Nothing, it's nothing." Gaara said in a nervous tone. Although it really was nothing, but he couldn't help but to feel nervous whenever his siblings talk about him with someone else. Kankurou laughed, "You're his girlfriend, aren't you?" he said. Ino gasped, her cheeks turning into a very deep color. Gaara's eyes were wide open as he turned towards his brother and pushed him far away. Turning back to Ino, Gaara smiled.

"That was nothing, he's just being stupid. My brother is lacking some common sense. We suspect that his brain isn't functioning properly." He said, making Ino laugh. "I can't believe he said that, I mean…you and me..." she said, chuckling nervously. Kankurou came back again.

"You two are the perfect couple, he talks about you ALL the time" he said, laughing, only to be pushed away by Gaara. "Get lost, Kankurou" he said. That's when Temari showed up.

"Please, forgive him, Ino. He's drunk" she said, pulling Kankurou away, Leaving both Gaara and Ino with blush on their faces.

"Perfect couple, eh?" she said, blushing. Gaara chuckled. "We could be, you know" he said, bluntly before realizing what he said. "Um, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…"

"It's ok, I don't mind" she said, blushing. Gaara nodded then looked at the sand beneath them. The sand moved quickly outside the restaurant. Ino watched how the sand perfectly moved in one quick line. She looked back at Gaara quizzically. He shrugged.

"I just thought the place needs some cleaning. They would've had troubles moving all that sand out of here" he explained, she chuckled. "So, he said you talk about me. Do you do that much?" she asked, he was about to reply when…

"NANIIII!?" Gaara looked over Ino's shoulder. Ino turned around to see Lee, shocked about hearing the facts. Ino ushered to Gaara to go check him out. He nodded and followed her.

"You're kidding me, aren't you?" Lee, who was astonished with the fact that he was the one trashing the place, broke down.

"Oh my god, this was the opening day for this restaurant…and I ruined it." Lee said, dramatically slamming his fist to the ground. Gai put his hand on Lee's back. "Calm down, Lee. It's not your fault" he said, Sasuke walked closer. "Oh no, it's definitely his fault." He said, snickering. Sakura nudged him and everyone else gave him glares, making him shudder. Gai continued to comfort Lee. Gaara stepped in.

"A person gets drunk when they drink something alcoholic. Did you do that, Lee?" he asked, Lee looked up at him, tears strolling down his cheeks, and shook his head. Gaara nodded and lowered his head.

"Then how did that happen? How did you get drunk?" he asked, crossing his arms and rubbing his chin with his right index finger and thumb. Everyone was thinking about how Lee got drunk.

Kurenai was lost in her thoughts, when a certain event crossed her mind. Her eyes widened, "So that's how you got drunk…" she said, everyone turned to her direction. She looked up at them. Asuma was the first to speak

"Did you know how he got drunk?" he asked, crossing his arms. Kurenai nodded.

"It's when Anko accidentally dropped Sake on Gai…" she said. Everyone started remembering the event.

Flashback

"HOLY YOUTH!!" Gai yelled, getting up. His pants were wet from waist down. Anko was on the other side, hands drenched with Sake.

"How am I supposed to walk around now?" he yelled. Anko chuckled. "I'm really sorry, Gai. It was an accident, Calm down!" she said, shaking the Sake off her hands, Kakashi and Asuma complained about getting Sake in their eyes. Lee, who was seated next to Gai, was complaining as well.

End flashback

Neji was still wondering, "I don't get it. We understand that Anko spilled Sake on Gai, but...what does this have to do with Lee getting drunk?" he asked, crossing his arms. Sakura sighed.

"Apparently, when Anko shook her hands, some sake dropped in Lee's plate accidentally. You know that a drop of sake could turn Lee into a crazed drunken man." She said, resting her hands on her waist. Lee blushed, he felt embarrassed, especially in front of Sakura.

"Oh my god, my restaurant!" a man said. They all turned around to the door to see Shimabukuro, standing with a look of Horror on his face. Kakashi sighed, "This is going to be a very long night"

In one of Konohagakure streets…

Tenten was walking alone, tears strolling down her cheeks. She was holding her arms because from some reason, it was getting pretty cold. She heard footsteps on top of one of the roof; she took a kunai knife from her pocket and took her stance.

"Who – sniff- is there?" she said, sniffing. A certain blonde haired guy jumped down, hands in front of him in defense.

"Whoa, easy there. I won't hurt you, Tenten!" Naruto said, waving his hand. Tenten turned around and continued walking. He followed.

"Aren't you going to ask me what happened?" he asked, she stopped and turned around. "Ask you about what? What happened this afternoon?" she started, wiping her tears away. "I don't give a damn about what happened…" she said, looking down. Naruto walked closer, whispering.

"Tenten, I'm willing to tell you everything. To tell you that it isn't his fault." He said, she sobbed. "No…he was there, I saw him..." she said, sobbing a bit more. Naruto grimaced. "Tenten, I was the one who told Neji to sneak a look. It wasn't his fault. He didn't see a thing. I'm the bastard here, not Neji. He cares about you and he wouldn't do anything to hurt you. Trust me." He said, lowering his eyes to the ground. When he looked up, he was replied with a slap. His eyes widened as his cheek slowly turned red, His head still turned to the side. She gasped and covered her mouth, holding the wrist of her right hand with her left, Looking down.

"Gomen...I-"

"Don't apologize. You have the right to do that." he said, looking at her with a sad smile on his face. "I caused you both to get hurt, and here I am, apologizing to you, Tenten" he said, turning around. "Don't hate Neji, because it isn't his fault. I know he tried to explain, but he was probably too embarrassed to apologize. He's got his own pride-thingy" He said, chuckling, then turned to face her again. She was lost in her thoughts, having her own mental battle. Should she forgive them both? Or live in pain and sorrow for the rest of her life?

Naruto sighed, "I'd really be glad if you were able to forgive me, though I know you probably won't. But," he said, "don't do that to Neji, don't hate him." He said, looking at the ground. Tenten closed her eyes and nodded.

"I understand, Naruto" she said, sniffing and sobbing. Naruto has never seen one of his friends cry because of him. He nodded, "Go home, Tenten. It's getting late" he said, jumping up and disappearing, leaving Tenten alone in what she thought was a lonely night, not knowing that on her way home, Naruto was watching over her from one of the rooftops.

'It shouldn't be safe for her to walk alone. But I can't walk along with her as well' he thought as he stealthily jumped from one rooftop to another.

Back at Shimabukuro, or what's left of it…

Lee was in a state of shame of what he's done; most of the guys have left. The only ones here were Lee, Gai, Gaara, Shikamaru, Temari, Kankurou, Kakashi and Ino. They have agreed with Shimabukuro on how they would make it up for the wreck.

"So we have a deal, Shimabukuro-san?" Gai said. Shima-san nodded.

"Yes, but he should be here early in the morning as well. I don't want him to be late." he said in a very angered tone. Lee nodded. "Yes, Shimabukuro-san" he said, feeling taken over by shame. The guys could clearly see his feelings like an open book. Gaara shook his head.

"Poor Lee, you see, that's the problem of being allergic or sensitive to certain things." He whispered, crossing his arms. Ino chuckled.

"That's Lee for you." she said. She then had a seriously look on her face and turned to face Gaara. "Say, you're not allergic to anything, are you?" she asked with a sly look on her face. He chuckled.

"I don't think so" he said, turning his attention to Lee who was apologizing deeply to the Owner, bowing repeatedly. Gaara then turned back to Ino.

"I think it's getting pretty late. Shouldn't you go home now?" he asked. Ino looked at him then at the watch that was still hanging on the wall after all that mess. She pouted. "Yeah, I guess you're right. A girl like me shouldn't be out alone, daddy!" she sarcastically said. Gaara shook his head, laughing. She turned to the others.

"Guys, I'm sorry but I should leave now" she said, waving her hand as she walked away. Everyone waved back or said goodbyes.

Outside, on Ino's way home…

As she walked home, Ino suddenly felt someone's presence by her side. She turned her head to see Gaara walking silently beside her. She smiled and concentrated on the road in front of her. "What made you appear all of the sudden?" she asked, He turned his head to her. "Nothing." He said, walking silently. Ino chuckled and linked her left arm with his right, leaning her head on his forearm. He was caught off guard, surprised by what she did.

Ino kept her eyes glued to the ground; she didn't know what went through her head when she linked her arm with his. She felt her cheeks heat up.

"You were great tonight, if you weren't there…no one could've stopped Lee" Ino said, pulling away from his arm and looking at him straight in the eye. He looked back for a few seconds then smiled.

"It was nothing, really. Everyone tried their best. It was you who did all the work. You're the one that helped me get a grip on him" he said, pulling his arm away from her grip then draped it around her shoulder. She blushed as she snuggled closer to him, her arm going around his back. The two walked silently for the rest of the way, both comfortable in each others' arms until they reached the Yamanaka residence.

Ino was the one who pulled away, "Here I am." She said as she turned to face him, walking backwards. Her hand was in his. Gaara chuckled as he reached for her other hand. "So, this is it, huh?" he said, smiling. She nodded. "There would be other days, you know." she said, giggling then looked at the ground. "I hope this won't be the last time" she said.

Gaara's right hand let go of her left and reached to her chin. He slowly made her look up in his eyes, he leaned closer. Their faces were centimeters apart; her lips looked so inviting to Gaara. He put the same hand on one side of her face, and lifted the other to her other cheek, cupping her face gently.

"I told you not to look down. You should always keep your head up." He said, closing in the gap between their faces, locking his lips with hers. She gasped as she was caught off guard. She then closed her eyes and snaked her arms around his neck, letting herself melt in the kiss. Gaara moved his hands from her cheeks to her neck, and slowly lowered them to the sides of her body, resting them on her waist, never breaking the kiss. He then moved his hands to her back and pulled her closer, deepening the kiss. Ino let him have the entrance to her mouth, letting his tongue play along with hers in a synchronized rhythm. Gaara could hear her groan as he broke the kiss, both gasping for air. He leaned in and kissed her forehead, then lowered his vision to her eyes.

"This won't be the last time we meet, Ino-Chan" he said, slowly pulling away from their embrace. She seemed to be in some sort of a trance; lost in what happened. Gaara grabbed both of her hands and kissed the knuckles of each hand. He gave her one of his killer looks before walking off. Leaving a very confused yet pleased Ino. She turned around and unlocked the door, touching her lip, and smiled as she walked in.

Ino walked in and locked the door, pushing it to make sure it was locked. She took off her shoes and wore her own slippers. She took a couple of steps to see her parents sitting on a sofa; her father's arm was around her mother. Both of them were soundly asleep.

The only sound in the room was the TV commercials. Ino chuckled as she reached for the remote control and turned off the TV, grabbing a nearby blanket and covered them both. He mother stirred a bit, but both didn't wake up yet.

Ino slowly and silently went upstairs to her room, walking along the long corridor towards her room, she opened the door and walked in. Her room was scented with a beautiful floral scent. She looked at the night table next to her bed to see the flower she put here this morning, "Gaara's favorite flower" She mumbled, chuckling, and walked towards the bathroom.

A few minutes later she came out, wearing pink pajama pants and a white V-neck sleeveless shirt. She went to the dresser and combed her hair. For some reason, Ino was smiling from ear to ear. 'No wonder' she thought as she put the comb down and tucked herself in bed. She slept on her right side, staring at the flower. She laughed at her self.

'Look at yourself, Ino. You're drooling over a flower in your room' she chuckled and closed her eyes, her fingers moved up to her lips as she remembered the kiss Gaara had given her. She sighed and slowly drifted into the world of dreams.

Hokage building

The clock was ticking; it was almost 10 pm. Gaara realized that in this village, 10 pm is pretty late and everyone would already be in their houses. He passed his sisters room to hear giggles and laughter of both hers and male voice, he recognized that voice. He shook his head, 'If Kankurou knew that Shikamaru was here, he'd kill him' he thought as he passed his brother's room. He heard crashes and some things break. Gaara knocked the door and opened it.

Gaara walked in to see his brother sitting in the middle of the room, covering his ears with two large pillows. He looked across the room to see vases, chairs and other stuff thrown and splattered across the floor. Gaara's eyebrows knotted.

"What the heck happened here?" he asked as Kankurou looked at him with a furious look on his face. He slowly got up and pointed towards the wall separating his room from Temari's.

"That little…" he started, cursing under his breath, "YOUR SISTER LOCKED THE DOOR TO PREVENT ME FROM GOING INSIDE HER ROOM!!" he blurted out loudly, making his brother grimace in annoyance. He took a deep breath and continued.

"She came back with him and they both went inside. I tried to go from her door but she looked it. I came here to come from this door," he said, pointing at the door which separated between the two rooms. "but it was locked as well. She's rubbing it in my face. Can you hear her?" he said, hearing Temari's laughter.

Gaara took a deep breath and sighed heavily; he slowly turned around and walked towards the door. Kankurou was startled.

"Aren't you going to do anything about it?" he asked, Gaara raised his hand. "I have a lot of things on my mind. We'll deal with this tomorrow. Good night" and with that, he was out the door.

Gaara continued along the corridor, leaving all the troubles and problems behind. He smiled when her picture popped in his head. He felt happy, no, happier than he ever was. If he wasn't who he was (being Gaara, that is), he would've been skipping his steps by now. Jumping up and down, yelling on top of his lungs. But he was the type of guys to celebrate deep inside. He might not show it, but his heart is dancing, knowing that someone is inside of it, taking a part of it.

Gaara reached his bedroom, unlocking the door and walking in. everything was still in place. His gourd was next to his desk, a few papers scattered across the desk and the flower

"That flower" he mumbled, smiling. He chuckled and walked to his bedroom, changed into black pants and shirt with orange lines. Gaara threw himself on the bed and quickly slid beneath the blanket, turning off the light with a button next to his bed. He laid on his back and breathed deeply

"Yamanaka Ino. Who could've thought…" he mumbled, smiling and closing his eyes. "…that you…" he mumbled, his eyelids feeling a bit heavy. "…would steal my heart?" he said, falling fast asleep with a smile on his face.

On the way to Naruto's apartment…

After following Tenten home, Naruto was going to his own place. He felt tired of today's events. He walked tall, with a big grin on his face. Coming from the left side of the street, where Sakura lived, was Sasuke. Naruto waved.

"Teme, over here!" he said, grinning. Sasuke smirked. "Naruto, we're a few feet apart, you don't have to wave and yell. Besides, stop calling me teme, Dobe!" he said. The blonde groaned.

"Sasuke, you're no fun." He said, putting his hands behind his head and walking in his usual pose. Sasuke sighed deeply, making Naruto give him 'the look'.

"Oi, Sasuke! What's your problem? You don't seem well, are you alright?" he asked, nudging his friend. Sasuke looked at Naruto and chuckled.

"It's nothing" he said, looking at the ground. Naruto lowered his head to look at him. "I bet it's something about you and Sakura, ne?" he evilly said, "You guys have been a couple for the last few days and you never told me. You guys are mean! I thought we were best of friends" he said in a childish tone, adding –ttebayo to the end of each sentence, only to be slapped in the back of the head.

"OUCH! WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?" he yelled, rubbing the back of his head. Sasuke sniggered. "That's for getting your nose in people's business" he said, Naruto gasped.

"SHIT, DUDE! You already slept with her?!" Naruto said. Sasuke looked at him with a disbelief look in his eyes then shook his head

"I DID NOT!!" he yelled, and then slowly regained his composure. "Even if I did, it would still none of your business." Sasuke said, pacing quickly. Naruto found himself running after his team-mate AND room-mate. (Dun Dun dunnnnn)

Hyuuga residence…

The digital clock clicked as the number turned to "11:24" in Neji's room. He was sitting on his bed, staring off into nowhere. He slowly got up and walked towards the small windowsill and sat down, staring at the sky. Neji sighed deeply, he felt lost, confused, angry and sad. He didn't want to do anything. He even didn't want to change out of his clothes.

He sighed, "What a day. This was supposed to be the best day of my life? It's not worth it." He said, taking one last look at the sky before getting up and going to his wardrobe. After all, he was tired and he needed some sleep, wondering whether sleep would pay his eyes a visit tonight or not.

In a few minutes, Neji was wearing his light blue pajamas and sat on the bed. A knock on the door startled him.

"Who is it?" he said, the door opened slightly to reveal Hiashi with a small smile on his face. "Can I come in?" Neji smiled and nodded. He got in and closed the door. Neji put his fists on his knees and sighed heavily. Hiashi chuckled.

"Now what in the world happened to you? You look troubled." he asked, crossing his arms. Neji looked up at him and shook his head.

"It's nothing, I've had a lot on my mind and I'm pretty exhausted." He said, closing his eyes. Hiashi nodded. "You're still nineteen years old. You don't have the carry the burden of life yet." He said, chuckling. Neji didn't reply.

"Well then, I just came by to congratulate you for the promotion." He said, walking away, and then opened the door but Hiashi stopped in his track.

"And son," he started, making Neji open his eyes and look up. "whatever happened, don't lose hope. You know things happen for a reason." He said, and walked out the door. Neji couldn't quiet understand what he said, 'Did he know about what happened today? How did he…' he said, rubbing his eyes in stress and then picked up a hair rubber-band. He tied his hair, took off the pajama shirt, threw it on a chair and lied on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

"I didn't even get the chance to explain" he said in a whisper. Neji closed his eyes and turned to sleep on his left side, hoping to get some sleep for the rest of the night.

A few hours later, in Tenten's house…

It was quiet at Tenten's house. After all, at 3:30 am everyone would be in deep slumber, except for Tenten. Ever since she's gotten home, she's been thinking about today's events. Neji's presence by the lake, Naruto's toast, Neji's explanations and then Naruto telling her that Neji was dragged into this whole situation. Everything almost drove her crazy.

Tenten turned her head to the side, checking the clock on the bed stand. It said '3:31', she snickered. Tenten hasn't closed her eyes ever since she got there. She raised her hands and covered her eyes, sighing heavily, and pushed herself up from the bed, reaching for one of the hair ribbons she used to tie her hair, and quickly tied her hair in a low pony tail. She got up and walked towards the closet, picking up a white sleeved Chinese-like shirt and black ¾ pants. She quickly got dressed and walked downstairs, Sandals in hand.

When Tenten made sure she was clear from the danger zone (aka, parents' room), she stealthily unlocked the door and walked out, wore the sandals and walked away. She needed to clear her thoughts, 'The lake? No!' she thought, remembering that day's events made her shudder. Instead, she walked towards the waterfall area.

Waterfall Area

Tenten took a few steps into the woods to reach the waterfall area, kicking a few rocks and twigs on the way. She got out of the woods area and saw the waterfall, amazed by the view. Tenten was always fascinated by waterfalls, how they keep running down nonstop, making the river beneath it flow as fast as it can go, how they make beautiful rainbows on a sunny day, making her smile sadly. She looked at the other side of the river to see someone, staring right back at her; his light-purple eyes meeting her brown ones.

"N-Neji?" she whispered, taking a step back as if she wanted to run away. He shook his head, mumbling something she couldn't hear. In one swift move, he was right in front of her, making her gasp a bit.

"Tenten" he started, looking deep into her eyes, not breaking the eye contact. "What can I do?" he simply said. Tenten's eyes were tearful already; a single tear strolled slowly down her cheek. He reached out and wiped it away, keeping his hand on her cheek. "Tenten, if I knew it was going to separate us like that, I wouldn't have done it. It's been only half a day and I realized that I can't go on a single day without you. I couldn't even sleep the night. I was thinking about you, Tenten, how…how I hurt you. I..." he whispered, hoping she'd forgive him, letting out the hardest word to say.

"I'm sorry."

She didn't know what to do. Should she slap him and run away? Or should she forgive him and get their lives back to normal? Her tears started to flow as soon as she saw a hint of tears in his eyes. Neji tried to hold them back as long as he could. A few seconds passed and none of them said a word

His breaths were becoming shorter by the minute. He shook his head, narrowing his eyes, making the single damn tear he's been holding back stroll down his cheek. "Say something. I beg you." he said, resting his other hand on her shoulder, and closed his eyes, lowering his eyes. Tenten have never seen Neji in such state. She sobbed loudly when she saw that he was crying. 'Neji? Crying?' she thought, knowing Neji. He wasn't the type of guys to show his emotions, and now he's crying.

'He's crying because of me' she thought, lowering her eyes to the ground. Tenten pushed herself into his chest, surprising him. She rested her hands on his chest and cried her heart out. All Neji could do was wrap his arms around her, engulfing her in a hug he never gave to anyone. He rested his head on her shoulder, making her snake her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. Tenten wasn't sure what she was doing. She could hear him silently sob and sniff. She moved away, cupping his face. He kept his eyes glued to the ground, his nose was slightly red and his cheeks were wet, his forehead protector was covered by strands of his hair. Not a very cool, masculine look for Neji. She chuckled.

"Look at you!" she said, chuckled through her sobs. He looked up into her eyes. "You're crying like a baby!" she said, moving closer to him, and kissed his right cheek, kissing the tears, Then kept her lips close to his cheek.

"Men don't cry." She said, pulling away, and looked in his eyes. Tenten moved the strands off his forehead protector and wiped the tears away. Her hand brushed against his lips, resting her index finger on them. She moved her finger away, tip-toed and gave him a peck on the lips which he only responded to with a deeper kiss; his arms were around her waist, pulling her closer. The kiss lasted only for a couple of seconds. She moved away, moving her finger back to his lips. Both of them didn't know what to say, they both stood silently in each other's arms. Sometimes get lost in each other's eyes or avoid the eye contact. Neji kissed her finger, making her look up in his eyes.

"Tenten…" he started. Only to be shushed by her. She shook her head. "All is forgotten, Neji. Please, forget it." She said with a smile. Her cheeks felt stiff because of the dried tears. He smiled back and nodded, engulfing her with another hug full of emotions. They both stayed in each other's arms, both glad to be able to talk to each other again, whether it was as friends or as something more.

Uzumaki Naruto's apartment…

Naruto was snoring loudly in his sleep. He tossed and turned before falling face down on the ground.

"Ouchie!" he said, getting up, and rubbed his face. He realized he was thirsty so he walked towards the door of his bedroom and opened it. On his way to the kitchen, he noticed that Sasuke was still up, watching TV, wrapped himself in an orange blanket. It wasn't a very familiar sight to Naruto, knowing that orange is Sasuke's least favorite color.

"Sasuke, you're still up." he said, walking towards the refrigerator, and reached for a bottle of water. He turned the cork and gulped half of the bottle in one turn, then threw the bottle back in the fridge.

Naruto walked back to his room, taking a look at Sasuke. Yes, the TV was on but he wasn't watching. He looked like he was thinking.

"Sasuke, you ok?" he asked but there was no response. Naruto narrowed his eyes and walked towards his friend, sitting down next to him.

"SASUKE!" he yelled, making the poor dark-haired jump in fear, he then regained his composure. "You didn't have to scream like that." He said. Naruto pushed him.

"I've been calling you for the past minute. What's wrong? You look totally out of it!" he said, leaning his head to the side to look at Sasuke's lowered eyes. He sighed.

"I'm in something way over my head" he started, Naruto was puzzled. "Why?" he asked. Sasuke took a deep breath and exhaled it.

"My brother," he said, looking at Naruto. "my big brother is coming to Konoha"

I FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Finished this god-forsaken chapter. I love it!!

DUN, DUN, DUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN… ITACHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII HERE YOU COME!!!!!

I hope you like it too. –Cries- I am so happy for some reason, LOL!! I'm being Random…

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Ja ne!!