The Dream Machine

by Bullwinkle's Lady

"Talking."

'Thinking.'

On Screen.

In living room.

Part 2

"All right, I believe this one is Sakura's," Kakashi mentioned, the screen going black, before opening upon a new scene.

Tape:

The two stood in front of Sakura's house, both faintly blushing.

"That was...a really nice date," mumbled Sakura, gazing up at the Uchiha, her emerald eyes sparkling.

"Yeah," muttered Sasuke, staring back down at her. He briefly glanced away as he muttered, "Sakura, can I...kiss you?"

Living room:

As Sasuke stiffened, Sakura's face turned bright red. She hid it in her hands, wishing that the living nightmare would end.

As half the room released evil cackles, others like Neji simply smirked, shaking their heads. Some let out endless, "Awww"s, while a few of the shy ones blushed and glanced away, suddenly interested in the floor's carpeting.

Tape:

After sharing a loving kiss, Sasuke and Sakura broke apart. Still blushing, the kunoichi looked down at her feet as she mumbled, "Do you want to come in... For coffee?"

Living room:

Everyone burst into laughter, clutching their sides. Sakura wished only to fade much like she had done in Naruto's dream. An odd tic had developed upon one of Sasuke's pink-tinted cheeks. He sunk his fingernails into the rug, unconsciously clawing out carpet fibers, his stunned eyes remaining upon the television screen.

Tape:

The Uchiha grinned evilly. "Sure."

Living room:

"Hentai!" screeched Naruto.

Tape:

In a tangle of limbs, the two stumbled into Sakura's apartment. They soon reached the bedroom, never once breaking the embrace.

Sakura was dropped onto the bed as Sasuke struggled with his belt. "I've wanted this since I first met you," he muttered.

"Take me now," whispered Sakura, ripping opened her-

-click-

Living room:

A blue-faced Kakashi, holding the remote, stared oddly at Sakura.

The pink-haired girl, meanwhile, continued to hide her beet red face in her hands. Kakashi had turned the television off a second too late.

"Since he first met you... Didn't you guys meet when you were eight?" an uninterested Shikamaru decided to mention.

Sasuke's complection matched Sakura's. He sat unmoving, his eyes wide, and shoulder violently twitching. It seemed that Sakura had dreamed of him. And it seemed that her dream had gotten rather...X-rated.

The room had gone silent, everyone blushing, even Shino in his dark corner.

"Woah..." whispered Naruto, after another moment. "Dream Sasuke has a HUGE-"

"SHUT UP!"

Kakashi quickly flicked the television back on.

Tape:

One by one, clouds floated by through the endless blue sky. Some of the clouds were darker, while others seemed to swirl and move about. One could almost look like a cookie, and another was so small, that it would barely be considered a cloud...

Living room:

For five minutes, everyone sat and stared transfixed upon the clouds (Shikamaru especially). When the dream was over, they all blinked.

"...well that dream was excruciatingly dull," mentioned Sakura.

"True. It's got nothing on yours," retorted Shikamaru, causing her to blush again.

"I believe that this one is Lee's," mentioned Kakashi, as the next dream began.

Lee hopped up and down excitedly.

Tape:

"Ok!" said Tenten, standing behind a kitchen counter, Neji and Lee standing on either side of her. She looked down into a blender that had been filled with of ice. "What do you want in the smoothies?"

"Carrots," muttered Neji, glancing away indifferently.

"Alright, carrots!" said Tenten, dropping three large carrots into the blender.

"BROCCLI!" yelled Lee as he pounded his chest in a gorilla-like manner.

"Of course Lee! Broccli for you," laughed Tenten as she dropped a few stocks of broccli into the blender as well. "And I think that I want strawberries!" As she added in a few strawberries, she took little notice to the odd looks that she was receiving from Neji and Lee. After covering the blender, Tenten pushed the START button, and the three friends watched in fascination as an icy brown concoction formed.

"Alright. Dig in," said Tenten, smiling broadly as she poured the tonic into three different glasses. She, Neji, and Lee each picked up a cup and took a sip.

As Tenten wrinkled her nose in disgust, Neji's entire body shuddered as the glass slipped from his fingers and shattered onto the counter. Lee meanwhile fell over unconscious.

Neji and Tenten blinked. "...Lee?" they said, their voices full of care and worry. Neji's eyes grew suspiciously watery.

"Joking!" yelled Lee, popping back up from the ground like a daisy.

The three chuckled, as Tenten and Neji patted Lee on the back.

"GROUP HUG!" shouted Lee.

Still chuckling, the group shared a big, warm, and long...extremely long...group hug.

The room suddenly turned dark as the sun literally fell from the sky. "Y'know guys," said Tenten, as she, Neji, and Lee retreated to a bedroom. She walked over to a large bed, pulling up the blankets so that Lee could climb in underneath of them. "This was the greatest day ever!"

"I have to disagree with you Tenten," said Lee, looking up at his dear friends. "Because I have the feeling that tomorrow will be even BETTER!"

Both Tenten and Neji smiled.

"Oh Lee," sighed Tenten, climbing into the bed beside Lee.

"Oh Lee," said Neji, climbing into the bed on Lee's other side.

The three of them pulled the single blanket up to their noses.

"Goodnight Tenten, goodnight Neji."

"Goodnight Neji, goodnight Lee."

"Goodnight Lee, 'night Tenten."

Lee suddenly sat up. He brought his hands together, his fingers intertwined. "Oh, and goodnight Gai-sensei," he said.

"GOODNIGHT LEE!" Gai's deep mysterious voice boomed down from all sides of the room.

And so, Neji, Tenten, and Lee drifted off to sleep, content with the knowledge that Kami - I mean, Gai-sensei, was watching over them... Always.

Living room:

One of Neji's hands were covering his purple face, while Tenten's entire body was twitching violently. The remaining occupants of the room were staring at Lee, while Kakashi released an awkward, some what amused, some what disturbed, chuckle.

"Wow!" said Lee. "That was the best dream - EVER!"

"I must disagree with you Lee," Tenten said, fishing a kunai out of her weapons pouch.

Neji simply turned back to the screen, smirking slightly as he listened to Lee's occasional shrieks of pain, and watched as the next dream commenced.