Summary: Ino and Sakura have lost their friendship because of an unexpected love. A love that was lost in the wind and kept as a rivalry. Now what words will escape them? Will there be any words at all?
It's been awhile since I wrote a fanfiction, but it would be nice to start again. I'm sorry if this first chapter is very short, but I hope to make more chapters that are much longer. Any constructive criticism in my writing would be helpful as well. Improving is key. Also, I don't own the Naruto series. It would be way different if it was.
The cherry blossom flowers followed the pattern of the wind as they entered a flower shop in the village of Konoha. The flowers were in good condition as they were handed to the young kunoichi behind the counter. She barely gazed at the loving flowers as she called out to her mother.
"Mom the flowers arrived!" Her mother handled the rest as she signed a signature for the delivery of the requested flowers. She glanced at the potted flowers resting on her daughter's arms.
"Oh Ino, are those flowers you're holding cherry blossoms? Would you like to keep them?" Ino's mother reminded her of the flowers she was holding, forgetting how carefully she was embracing them.
"Why would you say that Mom? They aren't that amazing." Ino pouted as her mother sighed and approached her.
"Ino… I may not fully understand the situation you are going through with Sakura, but she's been your best friend since you were little. Why has that changed now?"
"Mom it's nothing serious. Sakura and I just don't see eye to eye anymore." Ino said with ease, but her eyes kept shifting away from her mother's and the cherry blossoms.
"And that isn't serious to you?" Her mother gave her a concerned look.
"It's alright Mom. I've moved on anyway and so has she. We are rivals of love now and only one of us can succeed." Ino walked over to place the flowers on the counter.
"Rivals of love?" Ino's mother questioned the term but before she could ask, Ino was already out the the flower shop.
'Man that was a close one.' Ino thought as she ran into town. Her mother would always approach her with those types of questions. Why aren't you talking to Sakura? Why aren't you two friends anymore? What happened between you two? The thoughts kept buzzing around in her head as she dashed through other areas of Konoha to get away from it all… but to no avail.
"Ow! Watch where you're going Ino pig!" Sakura whined as she fell to the ground with a thud, along with Ino.
"What did you just call me?!" Ino shouted in retort.
"You heard me!" Sakura shouted with equal ferocity.
"At least I don't have a huge forehead like you!" A small sting of guilt hit Ino as she spoke those words.
"Hmph! Well at least I'm still in the same team as Sasuke-Kun!" Sakura cheered. "Guess you can't beat that, huh Ino?" Sakura challenged.
"I can definitely beat that and Sasuke-Kun will fall for me!" Ino may have said that, but did Sasuke really mean that much to her? He barely pays any attention to her, not to mention he's the reason they stopped being friends in the first place.
"Fine then! We'll see who's the better rival of love!" Sakura picks herself up and walks away from Ino without saying another word.
All Ino could do was stand there without looking back at her, pride taking over her body as she couldn't move or even speak to Sakura again. All they would do is argue in every encounter so what was the point? Ino sighed. There was something she wanted to say. Something far more important than their dumb rivalry, but she couldn't quite understand what.
A cold breeze enveloped her body as she kept walking away from her problems, growing more distant and less secure.