The Celebration
When Naruto had finally calmed down it was 10 o'clock and the celebration was underway. Shortly after Naruto and Sango arrived at the festival they ran into Kiba and Sakura. The four of them hung out the whole night. The celebration for Lady Tsunade had been the biggest one yet. There were games, music, dancing, laughter what more could one want at a festival. While Sango, Sakura, Kiba, and Naruto walked around, looking at all the booths Naruto decided he wanted ramen. (To think he went without Ramen for three months, who could have thought). When they got there the place was full so they all agreed to come back later, well except for Naruto, but eventually he agreed.
After another hour of playing games the four of them split up Sakura and Sango went together to find the rest of the girls and the other two went to find the other guys.
"So... how do you like Konoha so far?" asked Sakura.
"I really like it here! It's so lively," replied Sango.
"Um… yah so what was your village like?" Sakura asked, already find the conversation akward, and for some reason, she wanted to ask an obvious question, yet she couldn't.
How friendly was she getting to Naruto? For some reason seeing Sango next to Naruot really bothered her. They seemed to be getting along so far, and she wanted Naruto to be happy. Like how she was with Kiba, happy. Yet she couldn't shake this feeling. She must have been emitting some sort of aura, that Sango seemed to sense. Sakura could tell because she saw how tense Sango became, as she tried to answer Sakura.
For a moment, it was silent, but not really. The noise of the festival still buzzed around them, like a group of performers. The liveliness began to take over the awkwardness of the conversation, and everything began to pick up.
"My village is quiet and the people there are very serious. They act like they are business men or something. They seem to have a heart of iron. I wish that someone would be able to melt their hearts so that they could feel once again."
Sakura had not expected this. Sango acted as happy as everyone else in the village, she hadn't expected her to grow up in such an environment. Yet she still couldn't get over this thorn in her side. She didn't like Sango around Naruto. But she didn't seem to hate Sango. "What is wrong with me!"expressed Sakura, accidently out loud.
"Pardon"
"Oh it was nothing. I was just talking to myself. And regardless of everything else, are you at least enjoying your time here?"
"Yes, yes I am, very much, all of you are making this place such an enjoyable experience."
Again the conversation faded out, however, this time, there was no awkwardness following, just a mutual understanding that had been reached without any words spoken. The rest of their walk was quiet, unlike the boys. Seriously was anyone expecting any less.
"So Naruto," said Kiba beginning to have a smirk on his face "You found a date in time for the celebration as I can see!" Kiba said while nudging Naruto.
"Ya at first when I met her I thought she was a dumbass and thought she was going to be one of those royal snob kind of people, but she is a really down to earth type of gal."
"Wait royal where did that come from? Isn't she just someone you have to babysit for someone as a mission?"
"Ya I have to watch and keep her safe as part of the mission, but she's engaged to the next Hokage of her village. The people and her fiancé shoved a lot on her plate. So she's practically royalty in my eyes. But I don't understand the people of her village they basically don't want her, well to be her. So it's up to Lady Tsunade to show her how to be that person, just like the people of her village want her to be."
"Wait isn't she only like what? Like fourteen or fifteen at the most how can she be getting married?''
"Got me all I know is that it's an arranged marriage."
"Dude is she ok with this?"
"I have no idea."
"Does she even love and care for the man she is to marry."
"I don't know? Why do you care so much anyway?"
"Because she is a cute girl and your saying that she has a nice personality and she is getting married!? She's throwing her whole life away."
"You think I don't know that, but she's going ahead with it… I was thinking of talking to her, but she seems to have her mind set on the way its going.
"You should at least talk to her, but not today, today just let her enjoy the freedom that she has; we had better find the guys the girls are probably already together and complaining about how were late. And don't worry; she'll be fine if she is learning from Lady Tsunade"
"Yeah, that's true," Naruto said while sighing.
So in about 30 minute everyone met up, but it was 11:30 so only the slow music was playing. They all decided to dance. TenTen didn't want to dance so she said that she would see them tomorrow and so did Lee. Ino said that she had to leave because she promised that she would bring Choji food at the hospital. Choji had gotten a really bad cramp from eating too much food to fast. The only ones that were left were Neji, Sango, Naruto, Sakura, Kiba, and Hinata the rest were off on missions. That was a bummer, but they all still danced. Kiba asked Sakura to dance and Hinata got the gut to ask Naruto and Neji asked Sango.
The dance between Sakura and Kiba was just mutual because there date to begin with was just as friends. He had wanted to ask Hinata, but she had been waiting for Naruto to come home and ask him. So Kiba respecting Hinata's wish he asked Sakura if she would be his date as friends. However, Kiba wasn't about to tell Naruto. He figured already that Naruto already jumped to conclusions thinking thye were dating.
The dance between Hinata and Naruto was awkward. Naruto was still the same old idiot and Hinata still held her feelings for him. So she was totally into the dance and he was so not.(Can you just picture this?:)
The dance between Neji and Sango was the most romantical dance ever. They both dance gracefully , Neji tried to look into her eyes, but every time he looked at her he noticed that her head was faced down looking at the ground as if to watch her feet movement . When Neji noticed this he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Hey, what's so funny," Sango asked, this was the first time she looked up since they started dancing.
"Oh nothing," Neji replied still trying to contain his giggles.
"Hey are you ok Sango?" Neji asked with a concern look on his face.
"Ya I'm fine…why?"
"You just look like something on your mind that's all. If you want to go home I can walk you home."
Sango was thinking before she replied"Would that be okay? I'm actually not feeling too well."
"Sure just give me a minute to tell the others were leaving and then I'll walk you home."
"Ok thanks."
"Hey Naruto, Sakura ,Kiba, Hinata, I'm going to take Sango home she doesn't feel well . So we'll see you tomorrow."
"Wait, what do you mean she doesn't feel well," said Naruto
Sakura and Hinata felt a weight pressed on their heart. The envy they were beginning would only be the beginning.
"She just said that she didn't feel well and that she wanted to go home so I'm going to walk her home. I'm sure it's nothing major."
"Oh you don't have to do that I can walk her home," Naruto said egarley, he brought her here he felt bad that she wasn't having a good time, and worse that she was feeling bad.
"It's ok, I ran into Jiraiya on my way here and her residence is on my way and plus your dancing with Hinata it would be rude to leave in the middle of a dance."
Naruto just realized how rude he was being to Hinata and backed down. He just waved goodbye to Sango.
"Farewell Lady Hinata," Neji said very formally.
"Bye Neji," Hinata said with a glowing smile.
"Alright Sango lets go."
"Alright see you guys tomorrow."
AS Neji was walking her home he was telling her about a story that was told in Konoha. It was the legend of the reason the Leaf Village has a Hokage. The story is about a girl who was forced to marry this man, who was suppose to become the successor for the village. The fiancée had to change her ways to become the one her fiancé wanted. However, she did not love this man, but she only agreed to marry him, because she thought that she would be able to change the way of her village and make it that everyone is happy. In the end she said no to the marriage and said that the people should chose a person, who is respected throughout the village, a person the villager know would take good care of them. That is why the village elected the Hokage. The village would live by the one who they think is the best and that's the myth of how the Hokage came about.
"Hey that's a really cool story. And this is my place, I'll see you tomorrow, bye Neji."
"Bye"
Neji waited for her to go in and then he started for his place.
End Of Celebration
