Disclaimer: Tch, yeah… I WISH created Naruto.

It was a simple setting for the girls as they talked amongst their selves, drinks and pastries half-way finished on the tabletop. Sakura, Ino, and Tenten were sitting at a booth that hugged the farthest corner of the café. Cherry's Café and Treats was a favorite spot for them to meet, especially when it came to going over gossip, or more importantly…to go over matchmaking businesses.

"I say it's time," Sakura Haruno exclaimed, an impish smile set on her face. Sakura's green eyes crinkled at the sides as she leaned over slightly, a hand going by the side of her mouth as she lowered her voice. "It's definitely time…"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Ino Yamanaka hissed out, curiosity and annoyance apparent on her face. With a flick of her hand, she swept her ponytail over a shoulder before she huffed. "I was just getting into the juicy part when--!"

"Oh please, we have enough of your escapades," Sakura retorted. "Anyway, what I mean to say is…it's time for the plan."

"The plan?" Tenten echoed, confusion blooming on her face. She reached out for her cup of tea, urging Sakura to continue with a look.

"Yes, The Plan. Remember? What we promised ourselves months ago?" The pink-haired woman asked, holding her face with a hand as she sighed. "Am I the only one who remembers?"

"I don't know, maybe if you'd elaborate," Ino snapped. She got her own cup of tea, taking a long sip as she narrowed her eyes at Sakura. "Well?!"

"Shh, shh! Geez, Ino-Pig… I thought you'd have more patience after becoming a woman. Huh, but I guess some of us still take long to grow…"

"As opposed to your forehead. It was HUGE…oh, wait… It still is." Ino smiled sweetly. Electricity flashed between the two girls, and before they could duke it out, Tenten lightly tapped her fork against her cup, frowning.

"Ladies? The Plan…? I believe we were talking about this so-called Plan?" Leaning back in her chair, Tenten watched as the young women around her relaxed. "There we go…"

"Ha, you're right! No distractions; the plan was to get the caged bird free… Remember now?" Sakura paused, her arms crossed on the table as she waited for their response. Ino cocked her head to the side, a finger tapping against her mouth as Tenten gave a blank look at Sakura. A second passed…and Sakura grabbed her head, a look of pure horror etched on her face. A pair of nerves began to throb painfully at her temple, and it took all of Sakura's control to refrain herself from throwing the table over. That is, until Ino gasped.

"Oooh, I know! It's…" Ino grinned, giving the thumbs up at Sakura. Sakura's eyes turned bright as she clasped her hands over her chest. Yes, surely Ino remembers! "It's…to get Hinata drunk and get loose, ne? NE?" Ino gave the v-sign, confidence oozing at every pore. What she didn't notice was Sakura's face darkening and the eerie silence that crept in.

"DAMMIT, NO! THE PLAN WAS TO HOOK HINATA UP WITH SOME GUY!" Sakura yelled at the top of her lungs. Plates clinked, a couple of forks dropped throughout the establishment as other customers turned in their seats to stare at Sakura. A waitress walked over to the girls' booth then, and bowing at the waist, she whispered.

"Er, miss…could you keep it down?"

"Hai, sorry…sorry…" Sakura mumbled, face red. As the waitress pivoted about and went on serving other customers, Sakura buried her face into her hands as she groaned. Ino, for her part, blinked a couple of times before she busted out laughing, an arm around her stomach as she pointed.

"Oh GOD! THAT WAS SO PRICELESS! YOUR FACE!"

"Now now…" Tenten shook her head at Ino, repressing a groan of her own. "Sorry about that Sakura, but as you were saying?"

Tenten placed some emphasis on the last three words of her question, and she went back to enjoy her tea as Sakura finally brought her head back up.

"I was saying that we planned to find a guy for Hinata." Sakura muttered under her breath as she smoothed her short hair.

"Ah…" Ino trailed off. "AH, THAT'S RIGHT!" Smacking a hand to her forehead, Ino leaned closer, Tenten following suit forming their own huddle. "So…how will we do that? I mean, this is Hinata we're talking about," Ino stated with a matter-of-fact tone.

"Try to take her to the club, and she'll just stay at the table, drinking a 'safe' drink. Dancing, she won't do…and remember the whole blind-date bit?"

"Oh yeah…" Tenten winced slightly, remembering how Hinata wouldn't budge from her apartment. "The poor guy; he waited outside her door the entire night, and she still wouldn't get out."

"Yep. Then again, he ended up being a player, so all's well, I guess," Ino stated. "Hold on, check out Sakura…" Tenten did as she was told only to meet up with Sakura's face in shadows. At first, both Ino and Tenten couldn't hear it, but then Sakura's chuckles become more…pronounced.

"Hehheh…heh…but this time is different, behold!" Sakura cried out, her purse on the table. Doing a quick search through it, Sakura fished out a card and held it out to her friends.

"You can't be serious," Ino mumbled, an eyebrow raised. "You can't…"

"If she wouldn't get out on a blind date, how much more for that?" Tenten inquired, skeptical.

Sakura merely grinned as she gave them a wink.

"She has no choice BUT to go with it," she stated. "It's all fixed up."

"WHAT?!" The two yelled before they turned in their seats. The owner of the café gave them the evil eye before she went into the kitchen, and the girls sunk in their seats, their tones lowered. "What?!" the duo repeated.

"I said it's fixed up," Sakura answered. "I called them, and they checked her profile; all systems green, hee. Brilliant, yes?" Sakura beamed while she congratulated herself in her mind.

"Brilliant? Do you know how she's going to react to this?!" Ino hissed. "She's going to hate us for this! No, wait--YOU! IT'S YOUR DOING!"

"Oh no it isn't, right Tenten?" Ice-blue and green eyes swung over to Tenten, and she kept silent until she nodded.

"Et tu, Tenten?!" Ino cried out in dismay.

"No, Sakura is right. Remember? We agreed that we'd let Sakura figure out something, and we're going to follow through with this…" It just might work, Tenten thought to herself.

Sakura gave another smile as she stuck her tongue out at Ino. "Well Ino? In or out?" Sakura had her hand out over the table, and Tenten already had a palm over it. The two gave expectant looks at Yamanaka, and Ino relented.

"Ugh, whatever. You guys win."

"Yay! All for Hinata?" Sakura asked.

"Ah, what the hell? If this doesn't work, we'll TIE her up! All for Hinata!" Ino gave out. Even though the chances of Hinata going after them were high, Ino blew it away. This if for her own good.

"For Hinata," Tenten said with ease as she grinned.

"And so the plan's set! Whoo!" Sakura pumped a fist into the air, and the trio decided that now was a time to leave. Before they paid the bill, Sakura took one last look at the card she held and grinned. The small, white piece of paper stared back at her, crimson words printed:

"One on One"

The Reality Dating Show

TBC…(?)