giggled: "Do we want to go outside for a bit? - I find it kind of stuffy here ..." - Neji nodded in agreement.

"It's ... not exactly my thing to say that, but ... the yukata looks really good on you."
Hinata turned fiery red and looked at the floor again: "F-f-do you think?"
Naruto put his index finger under her chin and lifted her head: "You look beautiful today ..."
Before Hinata could say anything, the blonde simply kissed her.

Once outside, they couldn't find Naruto or Hinata. - Tenten smiled: "You don't really think that they'll do anything, do you?"
"Um ... well ..."
"Neji! - This is Naruto your cousin is traveling with. Na-ru-to!"
"I know ... but ..."
Tenten sighed sadly: "You know ... I think it would have been better if you had Hinata as your companion ..."
When Neji saw her depressed expression, he took heart and said with red cheeks: "But I'd rather be here with YOU ..." - She looked at him in amazement. - He came closer and closer to her face while he stuttered: "You know ... I ... um ..."Relieved, she took his face in her hands and asked with a lovely smile: "Since when have you been stuttering in my presence?" - Now aware of this fact, his face became even redder. - "Neji! If you have something to say, just say it, okay?" she breathed into his face.
He took her face in his hands and pulled her very close so that their lips met. - Sometimes actions are worth a thousand words ...

After they had to break away from the kiss, Naruto stuttered embarrassed: "I ... um ... I'm sorry ... I don't know either ... what got into me ..."
Hinata looked at him, shocked and disappointed at the same time: "E-e-are you sorry?"
"What? Uh ... I didn't mean that ... I ... I'm sorry that I took you off guard with it. I-" He couldn't get any further, because Hinata had overcome her shyness for a moment and was now kissing Naruto. - At first puzzled about it, he finally enjoyed it.

Neji and Tenten, on the other hand, never thought of breaking away from each other. - Tenten buried her hands in Neji's hair while he pulled her closer to his waist.

Both couples wished for this moment that time would stand still and that they would never have to part with their partner again ...

Epilogue:

This time I even have a little afterword.
I hope I haven't disappointed a NejiTenten or NarutoHinata fan with this story?
Did I let Hinata stutter enough? Or rather too much?

Written by:
Bimbe, 09/30/2007