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ok sorry for any spelling errors, you know the drill.
Chapter 7
Tenten was slowly awoke the next morning feeling tired, not sleepy, but tired of being in bed. Sakura sat next to her bed.
"Sakura?" Tenten asked.
Sakura jumped up, not expecting Tenten to speak since she had been unconcious that past few days, except when she had awaken for Neji.
"Oh, Tenten, it's only you, whats wrong?"
"I want... I want to get out of bed, I want to walk around," Tenten answered.
"Oh, but Tenten you'll fall flat on your face if you do," Sakura said, cheerfully. "Why don't I go get you something to eat instead? That way you can build your strength."
Before Tenten could even reply, Sakura had left to get some food. Tenten was so annoyed with Sakura that she decided to prove her wrong. She sat up, and scooted slowly to the bed's edge. She wung her legs over the edge and her feet were touching the floor. Slowly she lifted her self up into a standing position, still holding on to the bed. She wasn't as weak as she thought she would be and started slowly walking towards the window.
"Wha...?" Sakura had came back into the room and saw Tenten standing next to the window.
"Who is that?" Tenten asked.
Sakura walked over beside Tenten and noticed that Neji was outside walking beside a strange girl.
"Oh, thats Akemi. She just traveled here. Shes very pretty isn't she?" Sakura said, not noticing Tenten's face.
Sakura set the tray down next to the bed and began straightening the bed.
Tenten gazed down at the girl. She had bright round eyes, and light blond hair. Neji was smiling at her, oblivious that anyone was watching.
Tenten couldn't take the site any longer and her knees went week. Sakure let out a shrill scream when Tenten fell to the ground. Neji heard the scream and came running.
"Sakura! Tenten! What happened," Neji yelled before pushing the door open to see Tenten collapsed on the floor and Sakura kneeling beside her.
"She was just standing there, looking at something out the window and she collapsed," Sakura said, feeling guilty at having allowed Tenten to stand at all. "I don't know what happened, she standing so strong, so I took the moment to straighten the bed..."
Neji slowly lifted Tenten from the floor and carried her sleeping form to the bed.
"Sakura I will watch Tenten now, you may leave."
"Your not mad at me are you?" Sakura asked, close to tears.
"No, Sakura, I was on my way up here anyways when I stoped to talk to Akemi," Neji replied to sooth Sakura.
"Oh, that's it! She was standing there watching you and Akemi! She asked me who Akemi was, thats what she was looking at out the window," Sakura said, glad she remembered, before walked out of the room, not realizing the look of apprehension on Neji's face.
Neji sat a while, and just looked at Tenten. How could she believe Neji would ever like someone else?
"Tenten, you mean the world to me," Neji whispered softly to Tenten. "I could never love another. I don't know if you can hear me, but you are my everything, no one else could ever mean a thing to me."
Silence was his response, though he did not expect more.
Kiba slowly awoke to light shining into his face. His arm was hurting and he looked down to see it lying under Hinata's sleeping form. Her naked sleeping form. She looked like she had had a long pleasure filled night. He would have to thank Kakashi for lending him those books.
Kiba slowly pulled his arm from under Hinata and stood up. Hinata whimpered at the loss of warmth, but didn't awake. Kiba bagan to dress, but before he could do more than put his boxers on, there was a knock at the door.
Not expecting anyone important, Kiba went to answer. To his shock, there stood Shikamaru and Ino
"Oh, the horror!" Ino screeched, covering her eyes. She ran back downstairs.
"What the hell..." Kiba said, stunned.
"I see you don't waste your time, Kiba," Shikamaru said, nodding towards Hinata.
Kiba punched Shikamaru, "Stop looking, you perv!"
Kiba slammed the door shut in Shikamaru's laughing face, who went back downstairs to await.
Kiba quickly dressed and went over to the bed.
"Hinata..." Kiba said, poking Hinata on the shoulder.
"Mmmm," Hinata said, rolling over, the blankets falling off. It was all Kiba could do but to jump into bed with Hinata.
"Wake up, Hinata, we have visitors."
Hinata jumped up, dragging the blankets up to her neck. "Where?"
"Downstairs, Silly. Do you honestly think I would allow anyone to see your naked body, but me?" Kiba said walking towards the door, "Shikamaru and Ino are waiting downstairs, hurry up and get dressed."
With that Kiba left the room. Hinata slowly got dressed thinking about what had happened that night. She couldn't help but blush, knowing that her friends would know what had happened too.
Hinata walked downstairs into the dining area where the first thing she saw was Ino talking with the gentlemen from yesterday, Kiyoshi. She went and sat next to Kiba and Shikamaru gave her that warm smile that he always gave.
"So, Hinata, how did you sleep?" Shikamaru said with a wink.
Hinata blushed a deep red, and was very embarrassed.
"Cut it out!" Kiba said, glaring at Shikamaru. "The Inn is full, I don't know how you are gonna get a room, Shikamaru."
"We already have. I let Ino take care of it. You can never tell her no. Not only was she able to get a room, but two rooms." Shikamaru said, digging into his hot plate of food. "You know how Ino is, though. We'll end up bunking together because she will insist Hinata have her own room."
Kiba didn't want to say anything because he didn't want to embarrass Hinata, but there was no way he was allowing Hinata a room to herself. He'd rather sleep with her than Shikamaru any day.
"I plan to get plenty of sleep today, we traveled all night. So I suggest you and Hinata go shopping, while we rest up," Shikamaru said, getting up, not waiting for a repy.
Ino and Shikamaru made their way up to their rooms.
"Well, Hinata, we are free for the day, what would you like to do?" Kiba asked, smiling warmly at Hinata.
"Let us go see the sights!" Hinata said eargly.
So they spent the day enjoying all the views the town had to offer.
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