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Previously:
"I'd say the encounter was weird…" Neji said as Tenten giggled earning a small blush from him. They were starting to eat until Tenten broke the short silence again.
"Hey. Let's have a truce." Tenten suggested looking at Neji.
"A truce? What about the others?"
"They'll follow shortly." Tenten answered smiling.
"Alright. I am getting tired with all these fights." Neji said.
"Then it's settled! Soon, ANBU and KUNOICHI will have peace!" Tenten said giving Neji the peace sign.
"Hn." Neji replied.
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Chapter 10: Group Project
"What subjects do we have again this morning?" Ino asked to her two present best friends.
"2 periods of Arts and Literature" Sakura answered.
"Where is Tenten? Usually she's earlier than all of us." Hinata asked.
"Oi Sakura." A deep voice asked making them turn around to see ANBU.
"Something wrong Sasuke?" Sakura asked.
"Hinata-chan…have you seen Neji?" Naruto asked.
"He's not with you guys? He wasn't home when I woke up this morning. I thought he left earlier that's why I drove to school alone." Hinata said.
"That's weird…Tenten's not here yet either when we arrived to school." Ino said.
"How troublesome…." Shikamaru mumbled as he leaned against the lockers with his eyes closed.
"Oi… Do you guys think Tenten and Neji are together?" Naruto asked as he grinned at the twitching faces of the others until Sasuke and Sakura hit him on the head.
"Idiot."
"Dobe."
"Mou! Teme! Sakura-chan!! Why did you hit me?!" Naruto yelled as he touched the bump on his head.
"Hn. I don't know dobe. Maybe because you're forgetting the fact that our little groups are actual rivals." Sasuke said.
"Hmph! Teme." Naruto muttered.
"Dobe."
"Stop calling me dobe!"
"Then stop calling me bastard."
"You started it!"
"And you followed."
"Why you-" Naruto said as he tried to punch Sasuke on the face only to be held by the face resulting that his only swinging his arms desperstely trying to punch the heart throb.
"You know…you're starting to look more and more like an idiot each day. How troublesome…" Shikamaru said.
"Not you too!" the girls simply laughed at the way the boys treated each other.
"Stop crying idiot. You'll bring flood to school." Sasuke said to the balling Naruto with tears falling anime style.
"You know you didn't have to drive me to school." Tenten said as she and Neji got out of his blue Lamborghini.
"Hn. We're going to the same school anyway plus we're already together so no difference." Neji said as they started to walk towards the school entrance. Students looked at them as they walked.
"So…how do we break it to the others that we're deciding to set aside the rivalry?" Tenten asked.
"We'll just say it." Neji replied earning a sigh from Tenten.
"Fine. Then you say it then." Tenten said as they pushed the school entrance going inside the building towards their groups.
Sakura was chuckling at the way the boys were acting when she heard the school doors open catching her attention. Her eyes widened in shock as she called the attention of her friends.
"Uhmmm… Guys…I don't know if I'm hallucinating but I think I'm seeing Tenten and Neji walking together." Sakura said as she continued to stare at the "couple".
"I can't believe I'm saying this but I think the dobe here is right." Sasuke said as all of them continued to stare as Neji and Tenten walked towards them.
"Hey guys!" Tenten greeted with a smile on her face.
"Yo." Neji waved.
The two groups just gaped at them with their jaws wide open (no…their jaws didn't reach the floor) earning a sweat drop from the two.
"Uhhh…Something wrong?" Tenten asked before the two groups pulled Tenten and Neji from the opposite sides of the hallway.
With the girls….
"Alright bun head…Explain the 'what's-with-Neji-and-Tenten-deciding-to-walk-together' issue." Ino said.
"Exactly what she said." Hinata and Sakura said at the same time pointing at Ino.
"Well…yesterday he joined me in practice for the women's league soccer game this upcoming sports fest and well…I don't know…we kind of had some 'quality time'." Tenten replied as she looked at her friends who had eyes like these…O.O
"Go on…" Sakura said still having her eyes wide open.
"Well…you girls know I go jogging early in the morning right?" Tenten said and the girls nodded.
"Well…coincidentally when I arrived at the park to relax and simply gaze at the stars after my routine he was also there. And we chatted then ate some breakfast together in the nearest fast food restaurant and he offered me a ride on the way to school after getting dressed up for school." Tenten said.
"Wait. You mean he actually fetched you at your house offering a ride for school?" Ino asked.
"Yeah. That's basically it." And the girls had their jaws on the ground while Tenten simply sweatdropped.
With the boys…(on the other side of the hallway)
"Alright Hyuuga. Start explaining." Sasuke said.
"What?" Neji asked.
"Explain why you arrived here at school with Ama." Shikamaru said.
"Oh that. Well, yesterday we practiced together then this morning about 5 a.m I decided to go to the park to gaze at the stars since I couldn't sleep anymore. A few minutes later she arrived and well we talked then had some breakfast and I offered her a ride to school after she got dressed." Neji replied.
The boys simply looked at him with passive faces until Naruto started to grin.
"Ooohhhh…Is Neji starting to like Tenten?" Naruto said as he nudged Neji on the side.
"Shut up before I try to send you all the way to the air." Thus shutting up Naruto.
"Well Hyuuga. Do you?" Sasuke asked.
"Shut up Uchiha. Just because I offered her a ride doesn't mean I'm crushing on her already." Neji snapped.
"Hn…Whatever Hyuuga."
"How troublesome…" Shikamaru muttered.
The bell started to ring signaling the students to proceed and the two groups faced each other with an awkward silence between them.
"Uh…Well…Neji, maybe we should go ahead ne?" Tenten said as Neji nodded in return and the two head off to their classroom as the others twitched in confusion.
"Seriously though…Are they together or not?" Ino asked as she watched the two walking together leaving them behind.
"Maybe they're trying to imply something." Sakura said as she walked with the others towards their classroom.
"Like what Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked.
"I don't know. Maybe we'll ask?" Sakura replied.
"That's stupid pinky." Sasuke said.
"Oh yeah?! Then what's your opinion chicken ass!" Sakura shouted.
"Shut up. We'll find out in a different way stupid." Sasuke retorted.
"How teme?" Naruto took this time to ask.
"Nothing better than an old good spying on our little friends." Sasuke said with a smirk as they all stopped in front of their classroom door which was closed. They could hear the noise created by their classmates.
"But isn't that a bit risky? And why the hell are we going to spy on what they're implying on us. All we have to do is ask!" Sakura said as the group watched the two bicker.
"Are you dumb? What if they're implying something different that we're not expecting?" Sasuke said slightly glaring at his female companion.
"Fine! But you'll be the mastermind and will get the blame when they catch us. Deal?" Sakura said holding out her hand for an agreement.
"Deal." Sasuke said smirking shaking hands with her.
"Alright class. Settle down. We have to discuss about your first project of the semester." Kurenai announced as the whole room groaned and complained.
"Man…I'm starting to feel that this whole day…all teachers will be giving their lame projects." Hinata mumbled to Ino.
"Tell me about it. It's the same routine since two years ago." Ino mumbled back to Hinata.
"Although this semester's project will be different." Kurenai continued.
"Nani? How so sensei?" a student asked.
"Well…Instead of an informative project, you'll be doing a creative project." Kurenai said. The students started to grow some interest as their teacher explained the instructions.
"Since our subject is about arts and literature we'll be focusing the lesson for this coming 2 weeks in love songs from classic films."
"How old would those films be sensei?"
"Not too old but I'd say for an example…'Sweet November'. That movie has songs that are quite old already yet still loved by most people today. I want you all to form groups consisting of four members ONLY. You will be choosing a romantic movie and pick one song to present through your creativity." Kurenai said.
"Now…get your notebooks and copy the following criteria for the project then you can form your groups and I'll give the whole first period for you to plan your presentations. The due date will be next week so you all better be prepared." Kurenai turned her back and started to write on the board.
"Hey girls…Do you have any idea?" Sakura whispered to her friends as the three moved their desks closer to avoid interrupting the class.
"Well…Do you know the movie 'My Best Friend's Wedding?'" Tenten asked. (Tenten sits beside Sakura while Ino is beside Hinata. Ino and Hinata are behind Sakura and Tenten's desk. The boys however are beside the window only this time that Sasuke and Naruto sits together while Neji and Shikamaru are behind them.)
"Oh my God…I cried watching that movie!" Ino whispered loud enough.
"Me too. I was expecting Julia Roberts to end up with that guy she was best friends with!!!" Sakura said.
"Totally! I started bawling my eyes out when her best friend got married and was starting to walk out of the church with his wife. Man! Then he came back to hug her!!!" Hinata added.
"Okay guys but let's not focus on the drama and choose a song from that movie alright? I mean…if you girls want that movie." Tenten said.
"Sure! We can sing the intro of the movie!" Ino said excited about the whole project.
"Oh yeah! That's a good song! We can dress up as bride's maids and one of us will act as a bride!" Sakura said as each student met up with their group and started planning.
"Hm. Exactly but…who will be the bride?" Hinata asked. The group suddenly became silent when they all looked at Sakura.
"Eh? Why are you all looking at me?" she asked unsurely suddenly feeling quite uncomfortable.
"You'll be the bride Saku-chan." Ino said slyly.
"Nani?! But I don't want to!" Sakura said twitching in annoyance.
"But you have the best voice out of all of us four. So you'll do the part." Hinata said sticking out her tongue after.
"Yeah. And besides Sakura…I bet Sasuke would start drooling when he sees you. He'd surely start imagining himself in a tux ready to marry you." Tenten said as to add in teasing their pink haired best friend.
"Shut up girls! Like hell that Uchiha would dare marry me. I wouldn't even dare marrying him!" Sakura hissed not loud enough to be heard by the other students.
"Alright Saku…Whatever you say. But you will still do the part." Ino said grinning.
"Fine. I'll do it. But Ino will provide the costumes." Sakura said grinning back at Ino as Ino started to twitch.
"Nani? I'm not the only one who's rich here!" Ino said glaring at Sakura.
"Nor am I." Sakura answered back pointing at Tenten and Hinata.
"Hmph! Then why should I be the one to spend for the things we wear?" Ino asked crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"You have the best fashion sense no duh." Tenten answered.
"I'm aware of that." Ino said once more twitching.
"Alright! So it's settled! We can start practice this Friday after school! We can even sleepover my house." Hinata said.
"Alright! Agree!"
With the boys…
"So do you guys have any idea for this lame project?" Shikamaru asked as he put his legs on the desk and yawned.
"Tch. I'd rather prefer those informative projects than this one." Neji said crossing his arms.
"Hn. We don't have any other choice." Sasuke saidas he turned around to face NEji and Shikamaru with Naruto.
"You guys want to performs as a band?" Naruto suggested.
"And have those idiotic fangirls of ours scream louder than they do when we arrive in school? Hell no dobe." Sasuke said.
"Well what do you want teme? Dance around the room with a tutu?" Naruto said smirking at his raven haired buddy.
"Fine. What do you say guys?" Sasuke asked the other two.
"Hn. Fine. As long as we don't dance like what the idiot said." Neji replied.
"Fine with me." Shikamaru followed.
"So what song?" Naruto asked as he scratched his head.
"Hm…The movie…'My Best Friend's Wedding'. Do you guys know that?" Neji asked.
"I heard about it. Though I can't really remember. Ino just babbled about that movie and I swear she was crying over it. Troublesome woman." Shikamaru said.
"So what about that movie? And where the hell did you find that? You watch chick flicks Hyuuga?" Sasuke asked smirking.
"Shut up Uchiha. I came across Hinata-san one time and she was watching that movie and started forcing me to sit down and watch the lame movie." Neji narrated.
"And you actually watched it?" Naruto asked as he started to snigger.
"Idiot. Hinata threatened me." Neji said and Naruto started to laugh hard as Shikamaru and Sasuke tried to stifle their laugh.
"She threatened you! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!! coughcough HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! choke AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Ack! Why did you hit me you freak!" Naruto shouted.
"Because you were being loud you idiot." Neji simply said.
"Hmph! Let's just get on with the planning." Naruto said as he glared at Neji.
"Good to know that you didn't start shouting idiot."
"Stop that you freak!"
"Idiot."
"Freak!"
"Idiot."
"Freak!"
"It's funny how these two are starting to act like you and Naruto." Shikamaru said watching his two friends bicker.
"Hn. Shut up. As if you wouldn't bicker with Neji." Sasuke said.
"Now you shut up bastard." Shikamaru said starting a glare at Sasuke.
"Look who's talking you ass." Sasuke glared back.
"Bastard."
"Ass."
"Bastard."
"Ass."
How childish can they get? Well anyway! Let's continue with the story!
After bickering at each other they all calmed down and continued planning.
"So what song?" Shikamaru asked.
"Let's just play 'ISay a Little Prayer For You' from the movie I said earlier." Neji said.
"You mean the one when you little cousin threatened you?" Naruto said grinning mischievously.
"Shut your pie hole you dumb ass." Neji said. Man…this will make things slow.
"Why you-"
"NAruto sit down. Let's just finish this off before we would all start another bickering." Sasuke said cutting Naruto off on what he was about to shout at Neji.
"Fine!" Naruto said.
"Alright. I'm guessing the usual instruments?" Sasuke asked Neji.
"Yup. Just the usual." Neji replied.
"So Naruto:drums, Neji:base guitar, me: guitar and Sasuke here will do the vocals and lead guitar?" Shikamaru asked.
"Exactly. We'll start practice this Friday if you all are available." Neji said.
Ooh! Ooh! Sleep over at Neji's!" Naruto said excitedly as the other looked at him weirdly.
"Seriosly dobe. I'm starting to think that you're gay. You acted like some kind of girl excited for a slumber party with make up and stuff." Sasuke said.
"Shut up teme!" the joy of name calling. Now would anyone like to question the friendship that these men has? Oh well…All hail friendship!
TBC…
A/N: That's it for this chapter guys! I'm so sorry for the super duper late update!!! I'm also updating my other story, Daywalker and you could read them if you like. I hope you enjoyed this chapter:P Happy New Year guys! Reviews please!!!