The Dream

The day I knew for sure I was bisexual was the same day I really noticed her. I had known her all my life but I had never really seen her. Then one day, I really looked. She was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen, and she invoked a longing within me that I had only experienced once before. It took me a long time to realize that this feeling was different than before. It was similar, yes. It was almost indistinguishable. The only difference was that the longing was more of a need than a want. Before, I lusted. Now, I loved.

"Hey forehead, get over here!" I looked up to Ino's voice and saw her standing several yards away. I quickly wiped the tears from my eyes and shoved all thoughts of Sasuke from my mind. In one swift motion I had checked my reflection in the water beside me, decided I looked good enough for a confrontation with the bitch, and was on my feet walking towards her. As I walked, I surveyed her stance. Her covered arms were crossed beneath her breast and she had one long elegant leg relaxed. I was slightly peeved that she wasn't bothering me for a fight. It was probably for some stupid reason that she was standing there waiting for me, her bright blue eyes unwavering, her perfect body relaxed and impatient at the same time, her mouth curved down in that half frown of hers. I stopped in my tracks when I realized that I was thinking of her exactly as I had thought of Sasuke for all those years… I felt my face heat up and I pushed those thoughts aside, silently chastising myself for thinking that way, and continuing my slow, lazy pace. "Hurry it up would you?!"

"Yea, yea!" She knew I walked slowly just to irritate her, just to keep her waiting. My thoughts wandered again and I pictured myself leisurely taking my time walking towards her, waiting for me and displayed naked on my bed, her cheeks pink with a blush and I felt a ripple through my stomach. I didn't stop this time, but I swore silently to myself and pushed these disgusting thoughts to the back of my mind once again. What the hell was wrong with me? I kept walking, this time keeping my thoughts strictly away from Ino, until I came up in front of her.

"Took you long enough. What's wrong with your face?"

"Nothing what do you want?"

"Fine. Lady Hokage has a mission for us." My stomach twisted up in knots at the word 'us'. So I was going to have to put up with these thoughts for longer than I thought. "You coming or what?" I nodded and silently followed Ino through the streets of Konoha, to the Hokage building. Walking into Tsunade's office, I was still mentally slapping myself for the thoughts that continued to go through my mind.

"Good evening ladies, I'd like to immediately get down to business. Now, I know you two absolutely do not want to work together but you need to learn how to, and without making a fuss. Tomorrow I would like you two to head out on a recon mission. The land of waves has been having issues with bandits and lately, its been getting pretty bad. Rumor has it, a group of them has set up a base just a few miles before the Naruto bridge. I want you to confirm this rumor, and report back quickly to me so I can send out a team to dispatch these bandits. You leave tomorrow morning at dawn. Any questions?"