author's note.

Hello everyone! This is Emily here. I didn't get to update in a long time, and I'm sorry. I think that this is my first time writing Tenten, so I hope I do a good job! Thank you to all of our new reviewers, and all of you new readers...welcome! I went shopping with Marley and her little sister today, and that was a lot of fun. Right now I'm a little nervous because school's tomorrow, and I put in this pony tail that makes me look like Darlene's boyfriend from "Roseanne." So, I'm pretty random today...and I have to take a shower. xD I'll try to update once or twice again tonight, but I can't gurantee anything else. And omg, three cheers for Tenten's kick-a side! XD

disclaimer.

I do not own "Naruto" or any lyrics by Death Cab for Cutie.

dedication.

To Jessica.

And I do believe it's true

That there are roads left in both of our shoes

But if the silence takes you

Then I hope it takes me too

So brown eyes I hold you near

Cause you're the only song I want to hear

A melody softly soaring through my atmosphere

Tenten had felt as though she was floating for the past week. There had been so many different preparations inside her head that she had been doing about the wedding, even though she hadn't even told her parents about it yet. Tenten was on an incredible high that she and Neji were finally destined to be married…she would figure out how to break the news to her parents at a later time.

Tenten was now getting ready for Hinata's bachelor party. She and Sakura had been planning it ever since they had first announced their engagement, and even today they were still perfecting it. Even though you could never really tell Hinata's different emotions from one to the other, somehow Tenten and Sakura could tell when Hinata was pleased.

Tenten did a twirl in the full mirror in her bedroom. She had taken down her tight buns and let her thick brown hair hang low, it had grown immensely since her last trimming, so it hung around her elbows now. She had dressed up in a loose black halter dress and glittery black pointed-toe stilettos. Her eyes were lined in black kohl, her luscious lips glazed over with rosy colored lip gloss.

The car horn that drifted in from her cracked-open window signaled that the bus was here with Sakura. Tenten grabbed her purse, slinging it over her shoulder and bouncing down the stair case. She shut the door firmly, thankful that her parents were away on a vacation to Paris for the next few weeks. At least she didn't have to explain why a huge party bus was awaiting Tenten outside.

"Hey!" Sakura, looking vibrant as ever, was balancing on the first step of the bus. "Isn't it amazing? Hinata will love it. Don't you think?" Sakura said, her eyes full of life and excitement…just like they were before she became pregnant. Sakura was wearing a pair of sequin-encrusted jeans and a black tank top with a glittering neck lace that hung on her chest.

"Yes," Tenten said, so happy that her friend seemed more back to normal now. "I'm sure she'll love it." Tenten replied, hoisting herself up onto the bus and taking a seat. Tenten quietly sipped a mamosa, a concoction that Sakura raved about which consisted of champagne and orange juice. It tasted completely vile to Tenten, but she quietly drank it as Sakura told her all about Tenshi.

Tenten eagerly bit down on her lip as they stopped in front of Hinata's door step. Hinata knew that they were taking her out today, but they had no idea that the party was going to be this elaborate. Sakura and Tenten burst out in giggles as they bounced off the bus, coming face-to-face with the awestruck bride to be.

"Well don't stand there like a vegetable," Tenten chimed, linking arms with Hinata and Sakura did the same on Hinata's other arm, and they managed to squeeze through the bus' entrance. "Let's get this party started!"

Tenten eyed Sakura, making sure that they were both aware of the plan. Hinata didn't really even need a bachelorette party, she had never even showed any interest in acting like a bachelorette. They were only in high school, but Hinata still acted as naïve as maybe a middle schooler or something like that. Still, Tenten and Sakura thought that Hinata should get just a little taste of what she'd never be able to experience.

They had managed to get Hinata to drink three mamosas, and she had been so talkative that Tenten thought that they should get Hinata drunk more often. They were dancing on top of the couches when the bus lurched into a stop, and they knew they were at the first stop. The strip club.

Hinata hiccuped softly as Sakura and Tenten, still somewhat sober, but a little hazed, dragged Hinata out of the bus. She was beyond the point of questioning, and had lost herself to alcohol and fun times with her friends, as Tenten and Sakura were sure to do in a few hours or less.
"Hi," Sakura said, bouncing up to the 'hostess' of some sorts. "We're the Huyuuga party." She chipperly said.

"Oh yes, this way." She said in an over-sultry tone, leading the group to a private room. "Your entertainer will be one the way."

Tenten had never been to a strip club, and she wasn't sure that Sakura had, and Hinata definitely hadn't, so this would surely be a different experience for all of them. Tenten laughed, and they talked eagerly before the door swung open. Tenten's eyes jumped to the figure, expecting to see a muscled, half-naked, chisled man but instead saw…Ino?

Tenten spit out the mouthful of green apple martini she had, her eyes widening. "You're working at a strip club?" Tenten asked, her eyes widening. She wasn't sure why Ino was even here, they were girls, why would they want female strippers?

Ino's eyes were blood shot, and her tousled up appearance and slumping figure showed one thing…she was drunk. "What the fuck are you doing here, Ino?" Sakura asked in a firm tone of voice, even though Tenten knew that Sakura was a bit buzzed.

"You." Hiccup. "Whore." Hiccup. "Stole." Hiccup. "My fucking boyfriend." Hiccup. "And now." Hiccup. "You're going to pay." Ino drunkenly stated, her eyes fiercly burning into Sakura's flesh.

Tenten watched in amazement, and Hinata was so drunk that she was almost passed out, and Tenten could hear her singing under her breath showtunes. Whatever, that was weird, but not as weird as what was going on with Ino.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Sakura said, throwing the feircness right back at her.

The words had barely left Sakura's lips than Ino was charging into her. Her fist balled up, and then a fist by Ino was thrown into Sakura's face. Sakura's eyes were wide in pain and anxiety. She was ready to grab a handful of Sakura's hair when Tenten raced in.

She took Ino by the back of the shirt and threw her into the wall, her blonde head hitting it in a thump. "You. You never mess with me or my friends again, or I'll make sure that you regret the day you ever met me or Sakura or Hinata. And you leave our boys alone." She said, taking the nearest glass and throwing it to the wall for effect.

Sakura looked to her Tenten, her eyes filled with tears of gratuity. Ino was still shocked, but when Tenten looked back at Hinata and saw her dozing figure, she sighed with relief. "Come on Sakura," She said, hoisting one half of Hinata in her arms. "Let's go."