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A/N: Thank you guys so much for your kind words on the last update. I'm glad you're enjoying these and I hope you enjoy this one as well.

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"Alright, you can look." Shino said, his hand securely wrapped around Tenten's, offering warmth in the cold as snow blew softly around them. Brown eyes flashed open and he watched her expression, his stomach twisting. It had only been a few weeks since they'd started dating, and every time he asked her out, felt like the first time all over again. But the terror was slowly starting to wane.

Though he hadn't done anything this big yet. Would she like it? Hate it? Or worse, be bored by it? She always sought out new more adrenaline laced activities. What if this fell below what she was used to or…

"SHINO!" her face lit up and she attacked him in a hug. "This is perfect! I can't believe you set this up! When I mentioned it before, I thought you would only pick a small hill, but this…!"

Shino felt himself grinning as he followed her eyes. On top of the steepest hill in Konoha, minus Hokage mountain, he'd brought up a sled and using his kikiachi, shaped a sledding course earlier in the morning.

"I am glad to see you're enjoying your gift." part one that was, of his Christmas gift to her.

She pecked him on the cheek, making him turn slightly red and wish Kiba was there to see this. He never got tired of his teammate seeing what he had.

"I'll drive!" however her next words chilled is heart, and he stared after her.

"What?" he thought he would drive while she held on. After all, he knew the course. But Tenten was already sitting at the front.

"Well it's my present after all. Come on!"

With unheard protests, Shino eventually got on and silently wished he'd chosen a different hill. Or at least that he hadn't added a ramp.

"Alright. Now on three, we'll…three!" Tenten grinned as she kicked out the stops and Shino's eyes widened as they shot down at a nearly ninety degree angle, the cold air pulling the breath right out of him. As they headed towards the course, all he could think of was that if he survived, he would stick with romantic gestures that involved flowers.

End of 7

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