Naruto watched the rain pour down as he sat on the windowsill and thought about how grateful he was to have Hinata awake. Not only that, but getting to know weather he'll have a little boy or girl the following day. As he watched a drop trickle down the windowpane, he continued to contemplate a welcome home party that wouldn't send Hinata back to the hospital. If something should happen, Sakura would be there to care of her while at the party. The young doctor had also agreed to look in after her patient before and after her shifts and the hospital if she had not set up prior engagements.

Then a sudden knock startled the young blonde lost in thought. He got up slowly and made his way to the peek hole. What he saw startled him to say the least. He opened the door and there before him stood three young women: a blond, a brunette and a pink haired one.

"What are you three…" but before he could finish the three carried their big brown bags into his house.

"Ino, you're decorations. Tenten, make sure this place is clean for her return tomorrow. I'll make up a menu and buy the food for the party."

"Um… hi girls, I'm glad you are excited about having a party but I have two questions. First of all, how did you know I was thinking about having a party for her? Second, what makes you think you can barge into my house and take over?" Naruto demanded for answers to these questions.

"We didn't know you were going to throw a party. That's why we took it upon ourselves to throw her one. I'm sure we can find something you can help us with." Ino grinned at Naruto.

"Sorry about her," Tenten bowed, "We just wanted to make sure Hinata wouldn't become worse if she was released tomorrow. Sakura is so excited she has finally woken up that she wants to make her feel comfortable that's all. We didn't mean to storm your house like F.B.I agents. But if you would like to help this place could use a lot of TLC." Naruto nodded and they started cleaning and decorating.

A couple hours later another knock came from the door. This time however, the boys decided to let themselves in.

"There you all are. What are you doing?" Neji asked as he observed the room. It was spotless, not a normalcy when visiting Naruto's house.

"You're cousin is being released from the hospital tomorrow, so we are going to throw her a welcome home party."

"Troublesome women, you'll make up any excuse to party." Ino turned around on the latter she was standing on but lost her balance and started to fall. Shikamaru ran to catch her.

"Be more careful next time," he told her when they both ended up on the floor but luckily he had caught her just in time.

"If you guys are going to be too much of a distraction then I think it best if you leave." Tenten stated while reorganizing the books on their self.

"I think I'll help, after all, this could use as much help as we can get." Lee pointed out as he walked into the kitchen were Sakura was. The other boys agreed and helped the girls with their tasks.

It took four more hours of preparation before they were content with the outcome of their work. Sakura and Lee had prepared dinner for everyone with things they had bought at the market while they shopped for the next days events. They all took their seats next to their spouses. Naruto sat at the head of the table, but no one sat to his right. To his left sat Sakura, Lee beside Tenten and at the opposite head was Neji. Ino sat across from Tenten and Shikamaru beside her. As they chatted away, Naruto was both excited and a little glum. He was relieved to have the others help him prepare for Hinata's return, but depressed that she had not been there with them now. It was already like a party and without her there was no point to even be here. He got up, went to his room and shut the door.

"What's wrong with him, I thought he would be happy that we helped him out." Ino declared as she placed her glass back on the table.

"I think he misses her more then he lets on. They haven't really had any time together since they have been together. From my records they spent eight full months in the hospital before they were married. Total days in this house two, and the two nights they had before the last mission they were sent on. That means that all together they have only had four real nights together. But, they never have spent a full day of just being themselves. I think we should plan a honeymoon for them. That way they can have time off to be together, mission free, if only for a week." Sakura suggested to the others. They all agreed and began to plan their plot.

Naruto, prior to his realization of how much he actually missed his beloved wife, had agreed to let the others crash at his house for the night, and they did just that. The couch was also a fold out bed, and the three guys decided the girls could take that since they were all small enough to fit. The boys took the floor, each using a mattress pad as a pillow. Each thought about all the plans they came with, each for if the prior should fail. All together though, logically, only three might work on Hinata.

The next morning, the early birds Neji and Tenten made breakfast for the group. Tenten was fortunate to be the first girl in the bathroom that morning, by the time Ino had finally woken up hot water was non-existent. She took an hour to get ready, so by the time they actually ate, it was lunchtime and their food was stone cold.

"Naruto hasn't gotten up yet, bet if we tell him we are going to Ichiraku he'll be up in ready in five seconds flat." Sakura cleverly chimed out.

"And you wanted to know why everyone thought you two would end up together," Ino slyly stated. This caused a cat fight between the two girls. Needless to say, since the boys weren't going to stop two chicks from fighting Tenten broke the ruthless konoichi apart.

"Girls, this is no time to be fighting, do you want to destroy the house we spent all night working on for Hinata?" Both pink and blonde haired stared at the ground and shook their heads. "You'll ruin our plans if she is set back to the hospital. Then last night's plotting would go to waste." She walked over to Naruto's door and lightly knocked. "Are you okay? We are going to Ichiraku for some food, would you like to come?"

A long pause made the group feel uncomfortable. Then a slight mumbling could be heard.

"What did he say?" Neji calmly asked his wife.

"I'm not sure," she turned back to the door, "could you repeat that please?" Tenten serenely called through the door.

"I'm not hungry," A faint voice called through the door.

"What's eating him, I thought he would be happy Hinata is coming home for the first time in three months. I hate it when Shika is gone for so long." Ino asked the others. She had gotten more and more open about their relationship with the others, but still didn't share everything like they did.

"Ok, we'll bring Hinata back with us." They called through the door and made their way to the front entrance. Then they heard a huge bang and a door fly open.

"Changed my mind, I'll go with you guys." The girls covered their eyes.

"Naruto, you might want to go put some pants on," Shikamaru pointed out to his boxer-wearing friend. He blushed and rushed back into his room. Within the next two second his pants were on and he was back in front of his friends holding the door open for them.

"Well, we found his new weakness…"