Photography is one of my favourite forms of art (possibly because i can actually hold a camera and not break it) and candids are the best way to see personalities.

*FLASHING LIGHTS* TenTen's dancing

Neji:... imma go now

read and review ARIGATO (i'll be a dinosaur if you do)

*FLASH* TenTen blinked quickly, the purple and blue fuzzies clearing from her eyes. She observed everyone around her. They seemed to be in a perpetual state of movement, even when stationary. She sat on her stool, hands itching to move the flimsy pieces of cloth to cover herself just a little bit more. But the last time she tried, the magazine clothes editor went on a tirade of the fact that she was only on this job because her best girl went and had a mental breakdown and dyed her hair pink, and her photographer recommended her for a replacement.

"TenTen, I really need you to focus. I promise, the next outfit won't be as bad!" TenTen sighed and focused on the speaker, the photographer currently taking her picture. His long hair fell over lavender eyes and TenTen, although she'd known him for ages, always found herself lost in them.

"Okay guys, let's take a lunch break." The flurry of movement increased and TenTen jumped down from the stool, rushing into a small dressing room and trying to rip off the offending clothes as gently as possible. She rushed around, hopping on one foot while trying to put on her skinny jeans and knit sweater at the same time. It may have started to warm up outside, but there was still snow on the ground and the cold seemed to seep into the studio.

"Yo, TenTen let's go!" Ino stuck her head inside, blond hair falling over one eye. TenTen stuck her tongue out. There was nothing she could do about the makeup, she still had two outfits to model. She groaned, grabbed a cap to cover her, unwillingly put down, hair, and rushed outside with Ino.

Leaves blew past them in a flurry and Ino dragged her down the street to meet the rest of their friends. TenTen felt very thankful that all of her friends somehow managed to end up working and living in the same city so that she was able to meet them often. Neji, his long hair now stuffed under a cap, was sipping a black coffee next to Shikamaru, one of the most lazy-assed engineers in the country, and Sasuke, whose band was in its early stages with enough fangirls to cover the rent and gigs.

"Neji, why didn't you wait for us?" Ino pouted as TenTen slipped into the seat next to Neji, silently thanking him for ordering her favourite drink, caffe mocha. Neji jerked his head noncommittally.

"I had to check on some work." TenTen smiled at him. Neji was actually acting CEO for the Hyuuga corporation, since his uncle was getting old and Hinata was adamant about sticking with her job in pediatrics. He only agreed to take photographs today because Hanabi forced him to take a break.

"I thought you were taking a break. Tsk, so troublesome." Shikamaru leaned back and enjoyed the clouds drifting past in a icy blue sky. TenTen turned slightly and her calf hit something hard.

"Neji, did you just steal the camera from the studio?" TenTen looked at him, mouth agape. He shrugged.

"Hn." TenTen shook her head.

"Better not break that, it costs more than my apartment." Neji looked at her amusedly. TenTen shrugged, Neji-style, and took a sip of her mocha, delighting in the swirl of coffee and chocolate. She heard a flash go off and whipped her head around, glaring at Neji. He was leaned back in his chair, camera on his lap, seemingly untouched. TenTen heard a giggle and frowned at Ino.

"Oh come on TenTen, we're not in the studio now, let it go!"

"Fiiiiiineeeee." She smiled slyly and made to grab the camera out of Neji's hand. Another flash went off.

"Are you serious right now?!" TenTen grumbled and got up, moving to where Ino was sitting. She leaned down and rested her head on Ino's platinum blond hair. Another flash.

"Heyyy, be careful of my hair! It took me ages to make sure it looks good for the shoot." TenTen groaned.

"I don't understand why you do that by yourself! I can barely handle it when people do that to me!" Ino grinned.

"I don't want to be a model for the rest of my life excuse me."

TenTen muttered, "I didn't want to be a model to begin with. I just need money until my book gets published." Ino giggled and TenTen stuck her tongue out. Another flash went off.

"NEJI PUT DOWN THE CAMERA!" Neji's eyes widened slightly as he watched TenTen barrel towards him and pushed the camera into Sasuke's hands.

"Neji, I'm trying to text here…" Sasuke complained but he took the camera and positioned it. Another flash went off. TenTen looked up from trying to pry the hat off Neji's head.

"How is Sakura?" Sasuke grinned.

"She's okay. She'll be back in a couple of days. Honestly her pink hair looks pretty legit." Shikamaru raised an eyebrow at his use of slang but shook his head and stretched.

"Neji, pleaseeeee." TenTen tugged at his shoulder. "You already take photos during the shoot!" Sasuke smirked and gave the camera back to Neji. Another flash went off. TenTen sighed.

"Fine, if you're going to be that way, you better watch because I have…" TenTen paused for dramatic effect as she reached into her pocket, "A CAMERA PHONE WITH INTERNET CONNECTION. Fangirls, time for an update on your precious Neji-kun." She whipped out a huge Android and proceeded to take multiple shots of Neji. He growled and reached up to TenTen, pulled her onto his lap and wrestled the phone out of her hands. TenTen's blush could've surpassed the tomatoes Sasuke was discreetly slipping into a Ziploc bag for later.

"Wooohoooooo. NE-JI-HYUUUGAAAAA!" Ino brandished her fork in the air, "I always knew you had it in you!" Neji hn'ed (is that a word? It is now) and wrapped his arms around TenTen as she attempted to remove herself from his lap. "TenTen enjoys it as much as me, doesn't she?" TenTen's blush multiplied, if that was possible, and she hid her face in her hands.

"TenTen, you're going to mess up your makeup! Besides, you two are basically married anyways." TenTen sighed in resignation and leaned into Neji.

"Fine, but you owe me a chocolate ice cream and braiding-time." A flash went off. Shikamaru smirked as he turned off the camera. That was possibly the least dramatic get-together he'd ever seen and he'd asked Ino out by putting a note in her mailbox.