It's so pretty...

[stillpure]

He was dressed up. Where his mother had managed to locate anything to dress him up with on such short notice with he had no idea, but it meant when he took off roaming he was a streak of dark blue and red amid those at the festival as he went here and there, utterly fascinated by the new sights.

He'd been to festivals in Konoha, yes, but those were different. This was -new-.

It also meant he wasn't exactly being the most attentive person ever, and had escaped the people he'd been with. Unintentionally, of course.

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[fire_fox]

He... he kissed her back! She was little daring there, and even if she would never admit, she was a bit scared of his reaction. But now...
She placed her hand on his cheek, keeping her head tilted and pushed back lightly into kiss, eyes sliding shut. She could hear fireworks going off in background, but she couldn't care less.

[openedthebasket]

His own eyes stay open to measure everything, able to see the excited joy and the willingness that meant he wasn't overstepping any bounds... Which was good, because he didn't think he could pull back all that easily right now. It's still such a surprise how soft and yielding her lips are, nothing like how she speaks, and he leans in to seal their lips tightly together, his free hand planting itself on the blanket so he can turn and face her completely.

[fire_fox]

As the kiss got firmer, she could feel her cheeks go even redder. She was probably red like a tomato right now and she was happy that there was kiss involved because he can't see her face... right?
She shifted only slightly, leaning back on her free hand and returning the kiss eagerly, and maybe... bit clumsily. But it made her thoughts completely blank so she didn't really care.

[openedthebasket]

If there's any clumsiness, he assumes it's on his own part, and he immediately tries to shift his angle to make it better without losing any of that eager intensity. After all, he didn't want her coming away from this with the idea that the genius Hyuuga Neji couldn't kiss, did he?!

As she leans back, he follows, his bangs falling to frame either side of her face as he keeps his gentle grasp on her cheek. The warmth was dizzying, and only belatedly did he realize that he couldn't breath like this, and pulls back to break the kiss, breath coming in small pants through his open mouth. A part of him is hoping that she'll kiss him again, but he wants to ask why...

[fire_fox]

When they broke apart, she exhaled softly, pressing her lips together for a moment, before looking up at him. She... did it, didn't she? She kissed him... and she liked it. A lot in fact. And she wanted to do it again. She didn't move away from him, she could still feel his breath against her lips.

[openedthebasket]

He should ask, he really should ask...

Instead, his fingers just trail around from her cheek to bury themselves in that bright hair of hers, holding the back of her head as he leans in again for another, harder kiss. Talking could come later.

[fire_fox]

There was a little cheer in her head as he went for another kiss. So it wasn't bad that she got a bit gutsy after all...

She wrapped her hands around his neck, closing her eyes and immediately returning the feverish kiss with the same, or even bigger, eagerness than before.

[openedthebasket]

He'd never have thought that she'd be interested in kissing him... actually kissing him. After all, she'd already all but said that the cheek kisses were harmless. This... wasn't harmless by any stretch of the imagination, but it was thrilling.

Neji's pretty sure he's getting better at this, more confident as his fingers curl into her hair and he attempts to match her eagerness. It was kind of amazing how he could hold his breath for minutes underwater, but something as simple as this threatened to steal all of his air in seconds.

[fire_fox]

She had one of her hands gripping on back of Neji's neck while the fingers of the other tangled into the soft, brown hair. She didn't know why but she didn't want to break the kiss. Not now, not ever. Her stomach was doing insane back-flips and now she was positive that both her neck and ears now are red.

[openedthebasket]

It's completely reflexive as his lips part with a small, needy sound when her fingers tangle into his hair. His cheeks flush as dark as hers at that sound and he closes his eyes, not wanting to see if she's going to laugh at him and instead pressing the kiss in deeper, trying to distract her.

[fire_fox]

She really was distracted by the deeper kiss, but she didn't think that the sound was for laughing. Instead she did it again while she tried to return the hot kiss at the same time. And she had to admit- Neji was leaving her breathless.

[openedthebasket]

Tenten was going to kill him if she saw him like this, stab him for being a hypocrite, but he really couldn't bring himself to care just now. Instead, his fingers continue through her hair, bumping into that stupid mask from before. It's an easy gesture to tug it free and let it drop carelessly to the blanket, pulling back from the kiss for just a quick inhale of breath before his fingers tangle more tightly in her hair as he leans in again. He wants to make the most of this before she decides he's not worth her time, after all.

[fire_fox]

She didn't even feel when the mask was removed- she was too preoccupied by those lips to care. Her fingers had come to an obstacle in Neji's hair though- the tie. And she had no second guesses when she tugged it out of the way. Can't admire soft, long hair like that. She gasped for breath, a soft mewl escaping her, before locking lips with him again.

[openedthebasket]

He's more aware of the attention to his own hair than she is to hers, feeling the tug that meant she'd pulled his hair free. It's not like Hinata-sama's, able to fall completely still down his back, and instead falls forward with the way his body is leaning forward, stray strands trailing down his arms and around his waist. That mewl leaves his eyes fluttering open again, almost fascinated by the set of her face. His fingertips trace along her cheek and near her eye before stilling just over her ear, bring her in closer with a gentle tug as he parts his lips, just slightly, in invitation.

[fire_fox]

The small tug forward makes her lean on him- lightly. She could feel very tentative and gentle strokes on her face and the invitation to part her lips, which she did, got her heart racing madly. She was almost sure he can hear it too.

[openedthebasket]

The only heartbeat he could hear was his own, pounding in his ears as if he'd been training for hours with Gai. He can feel her pressed against him, free hand dropping to grasp her waist in a light touch. Now that her lips are open, he's not sure what to do with them. Kissing was much easier in theory than it was to actually do, so he just keeps kissing her like he had been, hoping she'll know what to do better than he will.

[fire_fox]

Naruto had both of her hands now wrapped around Neji's neck. She had no idea what to do either, so she tried to continue kissing him. Which, with her clumsiness, resulted in biting him. Her eyes went wide and she broke the kiss placing hand over her mouth, blushing furiously:"I-I'm s-sorry!!"

[openedthebasket]

He was just starting to get comfortable with this when there's a sudden jolt of pain, his own eyes going wide with a sudden whimper before he pulls back, face completely flushed as he tries to catch his breath. Even in spite of the pain, his lips are tingling as he looks at her, trying to figure out if she did that on purpose to make him stop, or if it was an accident. "N-no," he manages finally, letting his eyes slide closed as he tries to mask his frustration. "It is I who should apologize."

[fire_fox]

Dammit! She was already beating herself over that stupid, stupid-- "I didn't mean to! I'm sorry..." She tried to look up close to see if she made him bleed. She didn't really trust her own teeth at this point.

She blinked, slightly confused:"A-Apologize for what, dattebane?" Curse her stuttering but she couldn't help it.

[openedthebasket]

He licks his own lips, but doesn't taste blood, just... dango, from her lips. His heart is still pounding in his throat, and it's only belatedly that he realizes he's still holding her cheek and lets go. Settling back on his knees, he forces himself to glance back toward the fireworks still exploding overhead. "I was... much too forward. Please forgive me. I will not do something like that again, so please do not be unahppy with me."

[fire_fox]

What was- did she say something wrong? She placed her own fingers lightly over her cheek where his fingers were before. It still felt warm and tingly.

But then at his statement, she started to panic:"E-Eh!? You weren't! I'm not unhappy with you at all dattebane! Why do you think that?" There's worried look on her now. And he's... not looking at her. For some reason, she felt hard tug in her chest.

[openedthebasket]

"You bit me," he points out, a little reproachfully as he glances back toward her, trying in vain to stem his flush. "It would have been enough to ask me to stop, if you did not like my actions." Not... that he regretted it. Rather, he regretted that it seemed he would not be able to do it again. "I... hope you do not think any less of me for this."

[fire_fox]

He thinks she did it on purpose?

"A-AH! But that was an... accident..." she mumbled, heat returning to her cheeks in full force. It was kind of embarrassing admitting that she didn't know how to properly kiss...
She picked on her kimono. "If... if I didn't like it, I would have just stop, dattebane."

She grabs front of his kimono and tugs him forward so she can be close face-to-face with him:"And stop saying that! I can't think like that about you dattebane!"

[openedthebasket]

He lets out a startled sound at suddenly being grabbed, his wide-eyes meeting hers as he stares, flushing darker at the proximity. "I..." Can't think less of him? Then what does she think of him? Was this permission to do such things again, or was it an admission that all of it had been an accident...

His famed eyes of insight were failing him now, considering this was something entirely outside his own scope of experience. She certainly didn't look angry. "What... do you think about me, then?" he murmurs finally, one hand coming up to cover hers on his kimono, though he doesn't try to lift it or move away.

[fire_fox]

Well crap. She knew she would have to answer the question but she didn't think it would be so soon. Now even her ears are red and she can't help but glance at his hand down then look back up at him.

She gave him a smile, a true genuine smile before having to look away- it was embarrassing having to say it and looking at him is not making it easier. "When... we returned from shopping that time, I never felt so genuinely happy. And it was so long since I felt that way and... well..." yes, that is more color rising up to her cheeks, but she turned and looked him in the eyes:"I-I like you, dattebane."