I've come to the conclusion that I just can't make short little drabbles...it's just beyond me in most cases, lol
Well, here's the first part of Sachi Uzumaki and Tentou Nara's date...it's more of a prelude to the actual date, but, I figured I'd post it...
"Um...what?"
"I want to go out on a date with you." spoke Tentou with firmness in her voice.
"Uh...why me?"
Tentou rolled her eyes at her teammate and gave him a smile, "Because you're nice, and I think you're cute. That good enough?"
Despite his intelligence and relatively polite behavior, Sachi Uzumaki was about as graceful with women as his father had been, "Uh...well, uh, I guess if that's what you want..."
"So you don't want to go on a date with me?" spoke Tentou, giving him a flat look. Sachi distinctly remembered getting smacked with the broad side of Tentou's fan the last time she gave him that look, so he opted to save his hide and just deal with the situation rationally.
"I'd be happy to take you out on a date, heheh." Sachi spoke with a nervous undertone. Man...Tentou really was scary sometimes...even after knowing her from age six to sixteen...she still was confusing to him.
"Great!" she beamed, "I'll be ready at eight for you to pick me up from my place." she pecked him on the cheek, and ran off in the direction of her home. Sachi just stood there, a bit perplexed by what just happened.
"Hm...that was interesting." spoke a feminine voice. Sachi turned around to see the third member of his team; Ukiyo Hatake. Like her father, she had silver hair and very calm looking eyes. She had her mother's face though. Rin would say otherwise, saying her husband's facial features were quite dominant in their daughter, but no one could really agree to that seeing as Kakashi wore his mask all the time...
"Hey, Ukiyo." Sachi nodded. Ukiyo was a whole year older than Sachi and Tentou, and had been a Chunin for three years now. Sachi just got promoted a month ago, seeing how he was more concentrated in the medical field, and Tentou was a year into her career as a Chunin. They were part of Team Ino, and as the name states, Ino Yamanaka was their Jounin sensei. However, she was no longer the leader of a bunch of Genin...she now worked with them as equals.
"So...I imagine that you'll be getting her something as a gift, right?" Ukiyo asked, though it sounded more like a question. He gave the rival of his sister a confused look.
"Should I be doing that?"
Ukiyo sighed, "Sachi...you're supposed to give a girl a gift...it's only common sense."
Sachi sighed, "Oh...okay. Like what?"
"Well, what does Tentou like to eat more than anything else in the world?"
Sachi didn't even need to think on that one, "Pocky."
Ukiyo nodded, "Great, then get her that and some flowers. Ino-sensei should be able to help you with that."
Sachi grinned, and gave a gracious nod to the silver haired kunoichi, "Thanks, Ukiyo. I owe you one." With that, he dashed off to the grocery store and to then to his sensei's family flower shop.
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"So...Sachi and you are going on a date?" spoke Shikamaru as he moved his knight over to corner his daughter's king, "Check."
"Uh huh." she said quietly as she threw out a rook that she had kept in the background, and smirked as Shikamaru sighed. Tentou so far was the only one, aside from Shikaku Nara, to ever have won against the Nara clan head.
"...Tentou...come on now..." Shikamaru spoke, and Tentou scanned the board for a second, then groaned, "Dang it, you always win..."
Shikamaru sighed, "You should know by now the first move is a feint, sweetie." He smirked as Tentou pouted. Shikamaru had intentionally set up his pieces to corner Tentou into checkmate.
"Hmmf..." she got up, "Well, I'm going to go get ready. I wonder if Mom will let borrow one of her older dresses..."
"What are you talking about, Tentou?" spoke a feminine voice, and Tentou turned to see none other than Temari walk in.
"Hey, Mom." she grinned, "I'm going to go on a date with Sachi!"
Temari raised an eyebrow, "Really? Well, this is interesting. I sure hope you plan on wearing something more decent than your training dress though. Come on, let's go get one of my dresses from my closet."
As the two kunoichi went up the stairs, Shikamaru sighed, "I almost feel sorry for, Sachi...hopefully Naruto won't try to give him any advice."
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"Tentou? You're going on a date with her?" spoke Nikkou as she delivered a harsh kick to a log, shattering it.
"Ye-yeah...and I was just wondering...um...what do girls like to do on a date?" Sachi asked, watching his seventeen year old sister smash a boulder in the Uzumaki training ground. Sachi had to admit, being a student of Rock Lee sure paid off...
Nikkou let out a deep breath, and sat on the grass to take a rest, "Well, Kiun and I went on a few dates. There's really no certain way to date a girl, Sachi." she smiled at her younger brother, and giggled as he frowned.
"What's so funny?" he grumbled, and she simply waved it off.
"Sorry, it's just so cute to see you worry about this date. You act like this is some kind of mission or something that you can't afford to fail." she got up and ruffled Sachi's hair, "Bro, listen. Tentou asked you, so obviously she likes you. I mean, why else would she do that?"
"To humiliate me?"
Nikkou frowned, "Sachi...why would she do that to you? She's your friend, and your teammate as well." Nikkou gave her brother a hug, "Sachi, I dont' think you realize how much of a stud you are. I won't lie when I say that you're handsome." she grinned as he blushed.
"Right...um...you know where Kaa-san is?" Sachi asked, looking at the ground.
Nikkou laughed, "She's in the green house collecting herbs...and Sachi, don't worry. Seeing as you got Pocky and some flowers, I think you're off to a good start...by the way, where did you get the idea?"
"Oh, Ukiyo said I should get her something that Tentou likes. Tentou likes Pocky, and Aunt Ino says that Tentou's favorite flower is the Stargazer Lily." Sachi explained. It was nice to have the Konoha's flower expert as both an adoptive aunt as well as a Jounin-sensei.
Nikkou rolled her eyes, "Pfft, Ukiyo..." Sachi had to remind himself that his teammate and sister had a rivalry of sorts. It wasn't the kind between enemies...it was more the kind that was between friends, "How is she doing? I haven't sparred with her for awhile now."
"She's good. She's learning how to control the Sharingan's harder abilities with Uncle Kakashi right now, so she's not always at our training sessions. She's also training to use up to four Chidori right now...it's really hard for her." *
Nikkou nodded, "Well, I've opened up the sixth gate now, so if she wants to have a match with me, I'm around." She cracked her knuckles, and grinned. Sachi gave a nod before heading inside.
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"Mom...what if he doesn't like the way I look?" Tentou asked, and recieved a chuckle from her mother.
"Tentou, this is Sachi. He's a boy. He's going to be unable to form words after we're done." Temari said as she admired how well Tentou fit into the blonde woman's old dresses. They were kept in good condition, because she knew if she had a girl that she'd want her daugther to look her best when she went on her first date.
Tentou's dress was of black in color with purple floral designs. The dress went down to the start of her calves, and discreetly showed off her female figure. Tentou opted to have her black hair down, and had a single flower put behind her ear; a lily of course. Like her mother, Tentou didn't believe she needed make-up to look beautiful, and so she opted to not wear any. Her leaf hitai-ite was tied around her right arm; her pride as a kunoichi wouldn't allow her to not wear it.
"You think he'll like the way I look?" Tentou said nervously as she strapped a set of kunai to her thigh under the cover of her dress.
"Honey, I know he'll like the way you look. You're my daughter afterall." Temari answered, and gave her daughter a hug, "The main thing to do is enjoy yourselves."
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Sakura stood looking over her son with an admiring smile, "You remind me so much of your father when he was your age...although I'll admit that you smell a lot nicer than him."
"That hurts, Sakura." came the voice of Naruto, who was currently eating a bowl of ramen while on a short break from work. He got up and admired his son, "Heh...your mother's right though, you look great."
Sachi had decided to go with some casual clothing fit for a nice date. He was wearing a light tan vest with his family's emblem on the back--an orange spiral--and a black t-shirt underneath. He wore nice pants with pockets to hold weapons, and a nice pair of sandals to top it off. His headband was tied around his right arm around his bicep for the finishing touch.
"Well, I better get going." Sachi said as he took his box of Pocky for Tentou and the bouquet of Stargazer Lilies. Sakura walked over to him and gave him a kiss on the forehead, followed by a grumble from Sachi of , "Kaa-saa~aaan..."
Sakura chuckled, "You'll have to deal with it, Sachi. You'll always be my little boy." She planted another kiss on either cheek, and hugged him, "Have fun, sweetie."
Naruto got up and ruffled his son's hair. Much like Naruto, Sachi's hair was as tame as a jungle, and no comb had yet to be able to conquer it, "Just be yourself, Sachi. I'm sure it will go smoother than our first date."
Sakura raised an eyebrow as she smirked, "Hm, you know, I can still remember you whining about not going to Ichiraku for dinner that night." This earned a chuckle from Naruto, and Sakura gave her husband a kiss on the cheek. Sachi opted to leave at this moment; his parents still acted like a couple of newly weds sometimes, and they weren't afraid to show it publically. Sachi was happy about this, but seriously...they didn't need to do it front of him...
"Man, I still remember it like it was just yesterday when he came home jumping up and down when he graduated from the Academy..." Naruto said as his son walked down the road that led out of the Uzumaki estate.
"Naruto..." Sakura said quietly into his ear, "Nikkou's spending the night at Hinata's place with Hinami...and Sachi won't be back for another four hours or so..." Sakura nibbled on Naruto's ear, and Naruto laughed.
He still had an hour before he was needed back at the Hokage Tower anyway...
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Shikamaru opened the door to a nervous looking Sachi Uzumaki, "Hey, Sachi. Come in."
Sachi nodded, and walked in following his father's chief advisor into the Nara clan's main living room. Sachi took a seat across from Shikamaru, and decided to look away from the Shadow user.
Temari happened to hear the door to the house close, and decided to greet her daughter's date, "Hello, Sachi-kun. How are you this evening?"
"I-I'm fine, Temari-san." he replied politely, giving her a nod.
Temari laughed, "Sachi, no need for formalities; it makes me feel older than I already am." she smiled, then walked to the foot of the steps, "Tentou? Sachi's here!"
The sound of Tentou yelling and cursing was heard, and Temari sighed, "I'll be right back." She walked up the steps, and soon the voices of the two women could be heard.
"So..." Shikamaru started, "...what have you two got planned?"
Sachi shifted a bit, "I'm not sure, Shikamaru-san. This was kind of last minute planning."
Shikamaru nodded, and groaned inwardly; he supposed he'd have to give Sachi the talk about the ground rules with dating his daughter...man, this was troublesome, "Listen, Sachi. I'm sure you're smart enough to know these rules, but I'm giving them anyway. First off, no places that serve alcohol, even though you're both shinobi and technically adults, I'd prefer my daugther not going to those places." Shikamaru ticked off the fingers on his hand, "Second, I'd appreciate it if you have her home before midnight. I trust you, and I know you're a good kid, but I'd still like her home by a decent hour. Third..." Shikamaru sighed, and gave his best effort to give Sachi a stern look, "...if you do anything to her that she's against...son of my village leader or not, I'll have you strung from your toenails in my family's forest for a whole week before anyone finds you...got it?" Shikamaru really hoped he didn't just ruin his daugther's date because of that little speech...but damn it, she was his daugther, and he would not tolerate anything that may have reprecussions later...
"R-right, Nara-san." Sachi nodded, and Shikamaru chuckled; the kid was much more polite than his father had been at his age...then again, his mother was definitely the ringleader of the family in many ways.
Tentou was soon padding down the stairs with her mother following behind. Sachi got up and walked over with the bouquet and Pocky, and handed it to her, "Uh...here, Tentou. I figured you'd like these." he smiled a bit and looked up to see her surprised, "They're Stargazer Lilies...I heard they're your favorite. The Pocky is also a favorite of yours, right?"
Tentou smiled and took the flowers. She admired them and then took the box of Pocky. She gave Sachi a peck on the cheek, and ran upstairs to get a vase and water. She placed the flowers in the water, and set the box of Pocky on her table. She then headed downstairs and grinned, "Well, should we get going? I have a place in mind we can go for dinner." Tentou spoke, and held out her hand, and Sachi let her wrap her arm around it as they left.
"Bye, hon! Don't be too bossy with Sachi, okay?" Temari said, a hint of laughter in her voice. Shikamaru gave his daughter a wave as she turned around to give an annoyed look and waved goodbye to them.
Temari sighed, "Do you remember when those two used to play in Naruto's office all the time when they were younger?"
Shikamaru nodded, "Sachi was always the quieter one of the two...it's kind of funny to see them together like this." Shikamaru wrapped an arm around his wife's waist, and she rested her head on his shoulder.
"She's slowly growing into a woman..." Temari laughed, watching the two teens dissapear over the hill of the Nara estate, "I wonder what the grandkids would look like..."
Shikamaru snorted, "Temari, they're just kids..."
Temari raised an eyebrow, "Shikamaru...you weren't more than two or so years older than them when you lost your virginity to me."
"You mean when you lost yours to me..." Shikamaru replied.
"I wasn't the one who was too scared to speak when we spent that night in the resort in Wave Country." Temari retorted.
Shikamaru shook his head, and kissed his wife, "Troublesome woman..."
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Sachi and Tentou slowly walked down the streets, and Tentou stopped, "Oh, there's the place I was talking about!"
Sachi noted the place was a formal restaurant of sorts, and Sachi already felt tears well up for his poor wallet. His father warned him about this feeling, and that it was worth all the trouble in the end. Sachi kept that in mind as they went inside.
Yeah, more to come. Let me know what you think so far. As always, I'm open to challenges or suggestions...I may take them, I may not.
* Curious? Hm, I might explain that one later...but yeah, just accept it for now. :teehee: