I do not own Naruto
Thankfully, nothing was harmed in the making of this Fan Fiction, due to the unusual lack of anything being put in harms way (mostly).
Enjoy!
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At 1-ish Tenten finally went back downstairs. She had ruffled her hair up and smudged her makeup a little, but in reality she had spent the last hour giggling maniacally in Ino's room. Kankuro stayed upstairs after making several failed advances on Tenten. She was starting to get really annoyed at Kankuro. She went over to Temari who looked annoyed again. "Your brother is pissing me off," she hissed.
"Yeah, join the club," Temari grumbled.
"What's wrong?" Tenten asked.
"Two words, Nara Shikamaru. Now, what did Kankuro do?" Temari asked, changing the subject.
"He won't stop hitting on me, and smacking him doesn't work. Don't you think there is another guy around we could use instead?" Tenten complained.
"Hmm… I have an idea. Mall. Tomorrow. We can scout out prospective guys," Temari said with a catty grin.
"Ino will trip," Tenten said, smirking. "Now, I want to gloat in front of Neji," she said scanning the crowd.
Temari rubbed her palms together and then pointed towards a spot in the crowd. "He's over there. Come on."
They both strolled over by where Neji was standing looking annoyed. "Gawd," Temari started, raising her voice a little as they stopped a little ways away from Neji. "Could you shut up about my brothers French-kissing skills. Ew," she said, rolling her eyes comically.
Tenten flipped her hair over one shoulder. "Sorry, I see your point. Anyways, a bunch of people have been asking me out lately, so I'm going out with Keni from History tomorrow," she said, naming a guy who was notorious for dating girls to get into their pants. Temari was watching Neji out of the corner of her eye and grinned a little wider as he grew more and more angry.
"Really? You have to tell me all about it then," she said. "Where are you going?"
"Out for dinner," Tenten said, watching Temari's face to see Neji's reactions. Temari grinned wider signaling that he was growing more and more agitated. They both started walking off, feeling satisfied, but first Tenten decided to grab a chip that just happened to be in a bowl right by Neji. She ignored him completely as she did and then she and Temari walked off.
"I am getting a rush. That was so much fun," Tenten said, giggling.
"I might not be the best influence on you," Temari joked.
"Still, I totally owe you for this," Tenten said, popping the chip into her mouth.
"No problemo girlie."
Outside…
On the beach Sakura had conked out about a half an hour earlier, and was currently sleeping with her head on Sasuke's shoulder. The bonfire was pretty much out by now, but the lights from the house and the moon illuminated Ino's back yard enough for him to see well enough. He was watching Sakura sleep. When she fell asleep she looked completely peaceful, something that she didn't seem to experience too much when she was awake. She moved slightly, snuggling closer to his arm as she did.
He felt something wet on his nose and realized it had started to rain. He picked Sakura up and carried her carefully back up towards the house. Ino was frantically shoving all the turnips into her basement so they wouldn't rot, but stopped to stare and smirk at them as he walked past her. The music was loud enough in the house to cause Sakura to slowly wake up. "Huh?" she said, sitting up on the couch Sasuke had set her on. Some people had left already, such as Hinata, but most were still there.
She groaned and stumbled up before tripping over her feet and landing back on the couch. Sasuke looked over at her as she did, a little surprised. "Want to go?" he asked.
"I-I'm fine," Sakura said, stifling a yawn. He shook his head and helped her up. "Normally I wouldn't be this tired," she muttered.
"I think I know why," he said with a smirk remembering there library make-out session earlier that day, She blushed slightly as they walked outside to his car.
"Leaving?" Ino asked in passing, the smirk returning to her face.
"Yep," Sakura said. "Bye, Ino-pig."
Ino laughed. "See you pinkie. Oh, and mall, tomorrow. I'll pick you up at 11."
Sakura rolled her eyes and waved before walking over to his car. It had gotten fixed and by now his wrist was completely healed. She climbed into the passenger seat and they set off. She was asleep within seconds.
Sasuke pulled up to the front of her house and slowly shook her awake again. She moaned a little and unbuckled herself. "This means I have to stand up doesn't it?" she asked mournfully.
He chuckled in response. She leaned over towards him and kissed him. He kissed her back, cupping her face, before letting her go. "Well, I feel more energized," she said with a grin. "Good night Sasuke-kun," she said, getting out of the car. He waited until she got to her front door and then drove off as she turned to wave goodbye again.
The Next Day…
Hinata came downstairs at 9'o'clock. She was still in her pajamas, flannel pajama pants and an 'E=MC2' t-shirt that was two sizes too large for her. She sat down at the kitchen island and let her head tip over onto the table top, which made her un-brushed hair fan out. After five minutes with her forehead on the cool marble counter-top she stood and walked over to the fridge, deciding to grab some fruit and maybe some toast. She had just put the bread in the toaster when she heard someone stomping downstairs.
Her cousin walked in, looking pissed off. He hadn't tied his hair back yet; he wasn't even dressed yet, wearing something similar to what she wore. She stared at her normally emotionless cousin. He sat down in the spot she had just vacated and glared moodily at the wall. "N-Neji-sempai, would you l-like some toast?" Hinata asked, pretending not to notice anything out of the ordinary.
Neji grunted. Hinata almost felt like laughing. He was acting like Tenten when she got PMS. She grabbed a pot full of coffee, obviously made by her dad who woke up 6-sharp, even on weekends, and poured out a cup, and then got herself a cup of tea. She handed Neji the coffee, and he took it with another grunt. She began buttering the toast, avoiding looking at the guy practically radiating rage.
"What was she thinking?" she heard him mutter.
"Is s-something wrong, N-Neji-sempai?" Hinata asked, still facing away from him.
"No, nothing," he hissed. "Except for the fact that Tenten is acting like a dumbass." He added the last part quietly, but Hinata caught most of it. She paused for a second and then went back to what she was doing. Obviously Tenten had done something to piss Neji off. She couldn't help but feel out of the loop.
'What did she do?'
At Sakura's…
Sakura ate the eggs her dad had made greedily, relishing the heat it sent into her. Last night she had eaten only some soda and a few chips, so this morning upon waking up she had felt rather nauseous. Her dad shook his head as he watched her eat. "What is with you and these parties your friend Ino throws?" he asked.
Sakura raised her head. "What do you mean?" she asked after swallowing.
"You always stay out for ages and then come back looking exhausted," he said, loading up their dishwasher.
"It's fun," Sakura said, realizing belatedly how that might not seem to make sense. She grinned and ate the last bite, and dropped her plate in the sink. "Ino's coming to pick me up at 11, so I'm going to go finish that essay for bio," she said, bounding up the stairs with newfound energy. She walked into her room, tidy as usual, and walked over to her desk. She still had her biology stuff out so she sat down to get to work.
She was done by 10:20, and she got up to go take a shower. She normally allotted herself a half an hour to 45 minutes to get cleaned up, so she definitely had time before Ino picked her up at 11. She turned the shower on and climbed in, enjoying the feeling the hot water had on her skin. She washed her hair and body, even taking time to shave.
She got out after ten minutes or so of the bliss called showering and toweled off. She made sure to brush her teeth and hair, before working some product through her pink tresses. By the time she was done in the bathroom she smelled like a mix of strawberries and passion fruit and was wearing a pair of faded jeans and white tank top that she had put a pink sweater over. She checked the time, before grabbing her purse and heading downstairs. She was pulling a coat on when she heard Ino pull up.
Her mom looked up from the couch where she was lounging with a new book. "Nice to tell me your leaving," her mom remarked sarcastically. Sakura grinned and kissed her on the cheek while she pulled some boots on.
"Bye mom," she said, walking outside. Tenten was already in the car and had claimed part of the backseat as her own. Hinata was there as well, in the front seat with a small smile on her face. Sakura climbed into the back of the convertible. "Hey girls," she said as Ino started driving.
"Hey Sakura," Ino said. "Tenten, why don't you fill her in on our brilliant plan."
Tenten grinned and turned to face her friend. "We're going to find a guy that I can date to make Neji jealous." Hinata shook her head as she giggled.
Sakura laughed. "That is awesome! Let me guess, Temari thought this up?"
"Yep," Tenten said, her lips popping on the 'p'.
"Where is Temari anyways?" Sakura asked.
"She's driving herself. She needed to pick up something. An amp she was having fixed, I think," Ino said.
They arrived at the mall after a little while and walked inside. Temari was waiting for them in the food court and waved as they approached. "I assume Sakura and Hinata have been filled in," Temari said as they walked up.
Tenten nodded with a grin as they sat.
"S-so, what kind of g-guy are we l-looking for?" Hinata asked.
"Someone who likes a one-night stand, or something like that," Temari said gleefully.
"I am not sleeping with him," Tenten said.
"Duh, I know that," Temari said, rolling her eyes. "I meant 'one-night stand' as in a short dating period with making out, and then you guys go your separate ways. I've had them before, but those actually did involve sex," Temari said.
"Ok… by the way, Neji won't be here right Hinata? He thinks I'm going out with Keni…" Tenten said.
Hinata nodded. "I-I don't think s-so," she said.
Ino rubbed her palms together. "Ok then. Time to scout out potential guys. I bet there are some in here," she said, glancing around the food court."
"How about him?" Tenten asked, pointing at a guy who had sat down nearby. Then a girl came up and stuck her tongue down his throat as a greeting. "Never mind…" Tenten muttered.
Sakura giggled. They spent a while pointing out potential guys in the food court before they split up to scan the rest of the mall.
A few hours later Tenten was back at the food court waiting for the others to get there. She had had no luck finding any guys, but she was hoping they had found at least one. Sakura came up and sat down. "No luck," she said.
"There might be a guy here…" Tenten said. She heard Sakura draw in an intake of breath and she looked over at her. "What is it?"
"That guy," Sakura said, looking at a man who had sat down a few tables over. He looked incredibly similar to Sasuke. He was sitting with another guy who had black hair and was extremely tall.
"Yeah?"
"That's… y'know? Never mind," Sakura said.
"A no go?" Tenten asked.
Sakura nodded. "Well, what about his friend," Tenten said. She was still looking at him. Then his head turned over to stare at her. She was going to look away quickly as she normally would have done, but instead she smiled flirtatiously at him. He raised one eyebrow and smirked at her. Tenten turned to Sakura. "Do you know him too?" she asked, scribbling something on a piece of paper.
Sakura shook her head. "I think he's in college."
"College-schmollege," Tenten said. She stood up. "Come on."
Both girls walked past there table as they exited the food court, but as they passed Tenten dropped piece of paper on their table. It had her number on it and she grinned at him as she passed.
"Mission accomplished," Tenten muttered.