First and foremost: Happy Holidays! It's Christmas today, yay! Hope everyone gets what they wanted :D See, it was my plan to end this on Christmas Day. Yup. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Though I doubt anyone will actually be on the computer on Christmas. It's actually fifteen minutes to one a.m. as I post this, so yeah. Don't worry, I DO have a family and friends I'm gonna do stuff with in the morning, lol.

And yeah, so…I just couldn't rein her in. The crazy obsessed Pucca/Garu shipper in me totally took over this chapter. Lots of romance coming up ahead. But it's what you've come to expect from me, right? The day I write anything that's not Pucca/Garu is the day we all know I've been killed and replaced by a horrible imitation D:

If you're looking for pervy humor I'm gonna direct you over to my most recent oneshot, Chick Fight, in which Pucca basically teaches Garu how to masturbate. Fun! :D This isn't exactly G-rated either though…not even close actually O.o Yeeeah, now that I think about it it's kinda perverted too. But at the same time, sweet...? Well, just read it and see for yourself. So anyway, last installment of Raging Hormones coming up. Here we go!

Oh, and since it's been a while, lemme refresh your memory: We left off last chapter with Pucca and Garu ready to get it on, but Tobe, who suddenly realizes how hot Pucca's gotten, gets a hold of their condoms (which, by the way, I guess Garu got from Abyo. lol Jess.) He's ready to let them know what he wants in return for their rubbers.

"Well, for starters," began Tobe, as he shifted his gaze over from the angry ninja to an extremely aggravated but beautiful Pucca, pausing for a second to thoroughly check her out, "How about a kiss?"

"What!? No!" exclaimed Garu, beyond pissed. Garu had expected a physical challenge or some epic face-off between the two of them, not a seedy attempt to sneak some action from his sweetheart. Where the hell did Tobe get off trying to kiss his girlfriend? Shooting a quick glance over at her he noticed she had a disgusted look on her face, which only added to his repugnance.

"Leave Pucca out of this, Tobe," he said firmly. "This is between the two of us."

"Sorry Garu, but you don't really have anything that I want," said Tobe, keeping an infuriatingly calm tone as he casually examined the box in his hands, "Except for a beautiful girl who could do much better." He directed his eyes over to Pucca and was unfazed by the dirty look she shot him.

"Seriously, Tobe, go fuck yourself," said Pucca defiantly. "I would never kiss you. And I don't think I could do any better than the cutest, sweetest, and strongest guy in the village." She looked over at Garu and smiled at him. He blushed and smiled in relief. He knew it was silly for him to be feeling insecure—she'd obviously been head over heels for him for such a long time. But still, when your girlfriend was that...perfect, it was hard to stay completely confident. He was sure she could have any guy she wanted.

"What?! You have got to be kidding me! I mean, look at him! The guy's a total pantywaste! He's so—" Tobe thought twice about what he was about to say as both Pucca and Garu glowered at him. He decided he better take a different angle.

"Okay Pucca, that's fine. So, I guess the fun you two have been having ends now." He turned on his heel, "And all because you couldn't pucker up for just a few seconds. Shame, really. Oh well." He gave a nonchalant shrug. "See ya."

At once, Garu and Pucca's eyes met, both sharing the same anxious expression. Pucca was truly repulsed at the thought of locking lips with anyone other than her beloved Garu, especially when that someone was the assface who'd been trying to kill him for nearly half her life, but her ever-growing lust and desire for her boyfriend were even more overwhelming. She stifled back a moan as she pictured Garu getting to work on her, his strong, muscular arms pinning her down… Suddenly, a few seconds of Tobe lovin' in exchange for a hot, steamy night with her lover boy didn't sound like that bad of a deal.

"I'll kiss you, Tobe!" she blurted out.

"Pucca!?" Garu exclaimed, shocked and a little hurt, "Wha…Are you serious?"

She shrugged as Tobe let out a "Ha!" of triumph. "I'm only doing it for you, Garu," she replied sincerely. "Well, for both of us."

Garu knew she was telling the truth, but the idea of his girlfriend kissing another guy wasn't exactly easy to embrace. "But…you're my girlfriend."

He winced as the words escaped his lips. He knew he was being insecure and jealous, but just the thought of having his archenemy and girlfriend kiss was killing him. Besides, she clearly was not thrilled with the prospect, and he didn't want to force her into doing anything she was uncomfortable with.

Pucca flushed, flattered by how much he cared. 'He's so sweet!' she thought, all the more eager to get plowed by him, pronto.

She made her way over to him and stood on her tip toes to give him a light kiss as he held her. "It's just a kiss, Garu," she reminded him gently. "It'll be quick, I swear."

Still hesitant, he slowly nodded. He trusted her.

"Would you two knock it off?" Tobe called out impatiently, "I don't care what you do on your own time, but for now, the only one getting any kisses from Pucca is gonna be me."

'God, she's so damn sexy when she's pissed…' he thought to himself as he continued to marvel at her while she glared at him, still astounded by how attractive she'd gotten. He couldn't believe he hadn't ever noticed before. He knew she wasn't exactly into him at the moment, but he was confident that his superior kissing abilities would win her over. Or, at the very least, his first time kissing a really hot chick would make an epic ninja log entry.

Garu grimaced as he watched Pucca approach his nemesis, trying to look away but unable to. 'Just one quick kiss with that asshole and then she's all mine,' he reminded himself. '…but this sure as hell is a heavy price to pay.'

Taking a deep breath, Pucca turned to face Tobe, who immediately pulled her closer to him by wrapping an arm around her. She frowned but kept quiet, not wanting to provoke Garu—she honestly just wanted to get this over with as quickly as possible and move on to her stud. Closing her eyes and smiling briefly as she pictured Garu, she leaned in and puckered her lips. However, her eyes soon shot back open.

This was definitely not Garu.

Garu didn't try to gag her with his tongue. Garu always did an adorably good job of trying to conceal his erections. And, Garu didn't have breath that smelled like stale Cool Ranch Doritos.

She shuddered as this not-Garu, obviously oblivious to her discomfort and loving every second of the one-sided kiss, pulled her even closer to him and began roughly running his free hand through her hair. She almost instinctively shoved him away, but she just couldn't do it. It wasn't because she lacked the physical strength—no, quite the contrary. She knew she could easily hand his ass over to him. But what she wasn't sure of was whether she could go one more night with out Garu pounding into her (with out the risk of getting knocked up). As far as Pucca was concerned, getting those condoms back was imperative.

'Damn…I'm a slut.' she thought, slightly embarrassed at her one-track mind. 'But then again, he is really sweet…and really hot. And it's not like I'd ever be so easy for any other guy.'

Ironically, as she thought about the burning desire she held for her lover boy and how she couldn't wait to see what he was packin', she forgot she was getting kissed by another guy. True, she was not by any means enjoying it, but she was not showing any visible signs of resistance either in her distracted state.

And that scared the crap out of Garu.

He watched wide-eyed and unable to move a muscle. Was it just him, or did his gorgeous girlfriend look pretty damn content swapping spit with his worst enemy? In fact, he was pretty sure he saw her smile right before leaning into the kiss. His jaw dropped slightly as he watched Tobe pull Pucca closer to him and run a hand through her silky hair, clearly enjoying every second of it. And there Pucca stood in his arms, looking just dandy with it.

Garu, who'd never been romantically invested in someone enough to get worked up over them, could barely contain himself. For a second he felt completely blank, void of any emotion—hell, the situation almost seemed funny to him. But as he let the scene playing out before him really sink in, he became completely overcome by jealousy. Who the hell did Tobe think he was, moving in on his girl like that? And who did Pucca think she was, not showing any visible signs of disgust? 'And how the hell could I have been stupid enough to let this happen!'

Not hesitating a moment longer, Garu sprang into action. In an instant, Tobe was ripped away from Pucca, who had a serene expression on her face. 'I bet he's huge…' she thought with a smile, thinking about Garu.

"Excuse me, we weren't quite done!" exclaimed Tobe, who was obviously annoyed at being pulled away from the pretty girl. When you were self-proclaimed public enemy number one, you didn't get much tail.

"Do I look like I give a shit?!" exclaimed Garu, infuriated. "You got your kiss! Now gimme my rubbers, get the fuck out, and never touch my girlfriend again!"

Tobe rolled his eyes. "Jeez, Garu, chill out. And word to the wise, maybe you should wait until your period is over before you try having sex," he said as he carelessly dropped the box on the floor. He disregarded the angry growl Garu let out. "Go ahead, take 'em. But don't be surprised if it's my name she's screaming out tonight."

Garu twitched as he imagined that. He looked over hesitantly to Pucca, who had shuddered and stuck out her tongue when she heard Tobe's warning. 'At least she's not agreeing…'

Pucca caught him looking at her and smiled sweetly, completely oblivious to the turmoil her and Tobe's one-sided kiss had caused Garu. She was just glad it was over and couldn't wait to finally get it on with her pig-tailed Romeo.

They couldn't do it with Tobe still in the room though. Pucca frowned at him. "Why are you still here?"

"What do you mean? I kept up my end of the bargain—I gave the condoms back. But why ever would I go so far as to leave and be deprived of your smoldering beauty?" He replied, putting an arm around her and gazing at her through half-lidded eyes.

Pucca immediately shoved him off and smacked her forehead as Tobe continued. "So, tell me Pucca, what was it like kissing a real man?"

Before she could answer, Tobe cut her off, "And don't think it has to stop there," he purred, moving in on her, "You can go ahead and take that sexy little number off for me n—"

Garu, who practically had steam coming out of his ears, charged his way over to the flirtatious ninja, ready to just shut him the fuck up. Before the older ninja knew what hit him, he was silenced by a red-gloved fist to his jaw. Tobe wouldn't be mouthing off or kissing anyone for quite a while.

Pucca winced at the aggressive blow, but paused to admire the guy who delivered it. 'He's so cute when he's jealous,' she thought, rather liking how worked up he was getting over her. 'Who would've ever thought Garu would be fighting Tobe for me!' she inwardly swooned, feeling like a very special little girl indeed. She watched contently as Garu threw Tobe onto one of his faulty floorboards and let his booby trapped house do the rest.

Before she knew it, she was watching Tobe get catapulted off the floorboard and through the roof. "I'll be back!" whined Tobe, his voice sounding more and more distant by the second.

Pucca applauded quietly, catching Garu's attention. "Nice one!" she complimented, smiling brightly at him. "I thought he'd never leave us alone."

Garu frowned. "Are you sure that's even what you would've wanted?" asked Garu, rather moodily.

Pucca blinked. "Well, duh! Come on, Garu. Now that Tobe's gone you can finally do me. FINALLY." She sighed happily as she took a second to picture it. "I'd have to be crazy to not want that."

Garu sighed. "I don't know. You looked pretty comfortable in his arms, Pook. I don't really know what to say."

Pucca briefly stared at him in surprise. 'No way. I didn't think he was that jealous.'

She let out a 'pft' noise and put her hands on her hips. "First of all, don't call me 'Pook'. Seriously, what the hell? I don't call you 'Roo.' Second of all, that's crazy! Me? Like Tobe? Come on! He's gross and stuff."

"Why'd you smile before kissing him?"

"I was thinking of you!"

"…"

"I was! In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Tobe was too! I was so freaked when he started coming on to me. For the longest time I thought he was after you!"

Garu let out a loud cough, greatly perturbed by Pucca's confession. "Excuse me?"

"Garu, he's been chasing after you almost as long as I have."

Garu stared at her—she had a completely serious face on. Did she really think…?

Well, now that he thought about it, it did seem quite plausible. 'What? No! Stop it!' he commanded himself, greatly disturbed at the thought of having his worst enemy lusting after him. He brushed it off though—Him and Tobe? NEVER gonna happen. It was just ridiculous. Besides, there was no mistaking the lust in Tobe's eyes had been solely for Pucca. Once again, Garu stared at her pretty face. 'I can't exactly blame him for having good taste.'

"Alright, Pucca. Nice theory you've got there, but please, drop it. You wouldn't wanna make my penis invert tonight of all nights, right?" he said with a weak smile.

Pucca smiled, relieved to have Garu smiling again. "Nope!" She kissed him on the cheek. "Seriously Garu, everyone knows you're twice the man Tobe is. You kick his ass routinely." Garu couldn't help but grin…that was true. He realized how silly he was being—it was true, Pucca could probably have her pick of the litter. But she'd already made her choice years ago and nothing could change that. 'I guess I just gotta accept the fact that I'm the lucky guy,' he thought with a smile, regaining his usual confidence.

"And, if it's any consolation," Pucca added, "I could feel his boner pressing up against me. You're waaaay bigger."

'…That helps too!' Garu thought, incredibly pleased with that tidbit of information. He couldn't help but break out into a complacent grin. 'I knew it! I knew all those fancy gadgets of his were all just compensation!' he thought gleefully, confidence now at all time high. And he wasn't about to let that boost go to waste.

He turned to her and smoothly put an arm around her waist as he planted a kiss on her lips. She happily complied, eager to replace the nasty taste Tobe had left in her mouth with the one she craved from Garu. She jumped a little when he slid his hands up her nightie and gave her butt a nice squeeze, but soon was reminded of how she loved the feel of his hands on her, doing as they pleased. She shivered as Garu's tongue skillfully reclaimed its territory, and couldn't help but softly moan into the kiss. 'He's getting really good at this…'

Taking this as a good sign, Garu pulled away and examined his girlfriend—she looked beautiful, that was a given, but what really got him going was how flushed she looked. He'd never seen her look so red, and almost gave into the urge to laugh at the goofy smile slowly spreading over her face. He fought the urge harder as Pucca cutely broke out into a marathon of dorky giggles, obviously delirious with pleasure. Her laughter slowly died however, when she realized his lips were no longer pressed against hers.

She snapped out of her trance just as easily as she was brought into it. "Come on, Garu! What are you waiting for!" she pouted. "We've been kissing all night!"

She took a second to calm down and regain her composure. Determined to turn Garu into the delirious fool, she seductively added, "Remember, you can do whatever you want to me."

Garu bit his lip as he watched her lick hers suggestively. He couldn't take it anymore. He ran over to the carelessly thrown box on the floor and removed a condom, taking a deep breath before turning back to his love.

He noticed she'd went ahead and made herself comfortable on his bed, which was totally fine by him. She stretched her arms up high, making the hem of her nightie hitch up high enough to give him a nice view of her skimpy underwear. She held back a smug smile when she saw how red her boyfriend's face got.

"So…" she remarked innocently, twirling a piece of hair idly around her finger, "What do you wanna do now?"

He blinked and let out a ragged breath. Before either of them knew it, he joined her on the bed and kissed her lovingly before pulling away and grasping the hem of her nightie, about to pull it up over her head and throw it off her.

'I'M GONNA SEE HER BOOBS NOW!!'

And he did. Along with some other neat stuff.

Garu sighed contently as Pucca snuggled into his chest. "You're amazing, Garu," she murmured as she cozied her naked body up to his. "That was even better than I imagined. And I've imagined it almost everyday for the past few years."

"Same here, Pucca," admitted Garu, feeling sore in the best way possible. "I didn't know you were so flexible."

She giggled, taking that as a compliment. "I love you, Garu."

"I love you too, Pucca." Her heart soared when she heard those words—she'd already heard them, but hearing them right after losing her virginity to the guy made them that much more special and important. She knew she made the right choice.

"You know, Pucca," began Garu, "When Abyo and I first got to your place and I started realizing how badly I wanted you, I was scared."

She cocked her head to the side, surprised by the confession. "Scared?"

"Yeah," he admitted. "I was scared I was just thinking with my dick and only after you for your pretty face and perfect body." Pucca froze as she listened, starting to get very nervous. Maybe she hadn't made the right choice after all.

"But," she breathed a sigh of relief as he continued, "then I realized how much I really like you and how happy you make me. I finally got to understanding that you really bring out the best in me and kind of complete me."

He stared at her and smiled softly before finally saying, "I realized it wasn't just some crazy hormones." He temporarily lost track of what he was saying as Pucca, paying rapt attention to his confession, sat up. The sudden movement caused her blanket to slide off her, leaving her breasts in plain sight.

"I realized…" he trailed off.

Well, maybe the thinking like a teenage guy and raging hormones did have a small part to play in all of this.

Pucca stared at him wide-eyed, unaware of the distraction she'd caused. "Go on," she urged, swallowing lightly and clinging to his every word.

Shaking his head, he took a deep breath and continued to speak from his heart. "I realized you're my soul mate and I could never really be happy without you. I love you more than I could ever love anything or anyone else, Pucca." He sat up and gently reached out to grasp her hands into his. "You…you mean everything to me."

Pucca just continued to stare, words escaping her. All she could think about was how perfectly she reciprocated his feelings and how she had indeed made the perfect choice. She couldn't have possibly chosen a sweeter guy.

"Garu…" she whispered, blushing at his confession.

He just smiled at her. He tenderly hugged her against him and closed his eyes, ready to have her fall asleep in his arms. A perfect ending to the best night of his life.

However, his eyes shot back open as he felt Pucca's weight shift from on his chest to up on top of him.

"Pucca?"

"Hearing you say all of that really means a lot to me. I feel the same way, but we both already know that—old news." She smiled deviously at him, "But, you know, I was thinking we could go again, just for the hell of it."

Garu suddenly wasn't in such a rush to go to sleep anymore.

Pucca and Garu sat at their usual table in the Goh-Rong, taking advantage of the fact that Abyo and Ching, who'd started dating the night after the sleepover, were running late for their double date. Garu grinned as Pucca got up off her seat across from him and went over to hop onto his lap instead.

"Don't they just make the cutest couple?" cooed Uncle Dumpling, as he watched his niece share a kiss with her boyfriend from her comfy new spot.

"Yeah, it's been how long? Two weeks now? That Garu sure is one lucky guy to have a girl as perfect as our Pucca be his girlfriend," Linguini agreed, smiling as he watched Garu sneak a hand up her shirt.

Ho smiled as he watched Pucca giggle at Garu's reaction to finding out she had decided to nix the bra that day. He sighed happily.

"Isn't love funny?"

And so ends my first multi-chaptered fic. That was fun :P

So yeah, the uncles. What's up with those three? I always found it so hilarious how they see their niece desperately throwing herself at this guy and find it adorable instead of telling her to cool it. I always figured she could freakin' be giving Garu head right in front of them and they'd just coo about how cute she looked doing it. Seriously O.o

I didn't mean to get all hypersexual on you guys, but I didn't really see any other way this could end. Build up people, build up. Also, a certain friend of mine (you know who you are ;P) insisted that if I went in any other direction I'd be a super tease and it would be a let down. I was kinda inclined to believe her. If you guys disagree, I'll make an alternate ending if someone gives me a solid idea for one. Credit will be given where it's due, of course.

And before anyone says anything, I'm sorry, but I could totally see Garu getting insecure and jealous over Pucca like that. Especially now that he's older and has realized that he loves her. And especially when Tobe's in the picture; that makes it a matter of pride too. So if anyone thinks Garu's behavior was OOC, fine, but I disagree. But again, I am a rabid shipper. I'm a little biased, I admit. But hey, this is fanfiction, not a newspaper article. I think I can be a little biased if I want to :P

Anyway, thank you to everyone who reviewed—you guys really kept me going and I sincerely appreciate each and every one of you :D You guys made me feel like this fic was relatively successful and I should keep throwing stuff out there. And I shall. Thank you guys so much for the encouragement. I doubt I'll be writing another multi-chaptered fic for a while though b/c I'm super busy with school, college apps (STILL...I know, right? -.-) and extra-curriculars, but nothing can keep me from spitting out oneshots all over the place. I'm actually working on a Christmas oneshot at the moment. My love for Pucca will never die!

Also, sometimes I do call her 'Pook' for short. I always figured if she was real and the two of us met she'd totally hate me, lol.

Hope to see ya next fic, friends. Ttfn!