Rose Stems and Flower Shops
By ĤĭďďēņĽĕåƒ
Kiba –
It was cold and windy, but I had to walk Akamaru and the other dogs before supper. The breeze broke the trees leaves, causing them to crash to the ground. The small amounts of sweat on my face trying to keep up with the dogs was blowing off and into the wind. There was a couple gathered together in the wind as they snuggled trying to create a human wind breaker. I wish I had a love. I really do.
The large park was full of trees, and I had to stop often for the dogs "territories." The trees were still blowing, but the air had a special scent in the air. Flowers. Then I realized where I was. I was behind Ino's flower shop, with the fresh scent blowing around in the rough wind. The smell of flowers was great, but it turned into a blanket of scents as the park narrowed into a small gate, and I walked away home.
The small break that I took on the way home was to look at a sign. It said in bright bulky red letters, with rose stems instead of font, "Yamanaka's Flower Sale! 3 FOR THE PRICE OF 1! Too good to be True! Buy Now!"
There wasn't time for flowers I told myself. I hurried home and met my family.
Hana was taking a nap on the couch while mom was setting the table and pouring food for the dogs as I walked in the door. I watch my sister nap as my mom does all of her duties, and I really don't know where I'd be without my mom. She took care of Hana and I, without consideration. I sure hope I can find a girl that kind someday.
I sit down and cram food into my mouth as if I was hungrier than most homeless people. I ask for the bread and get a weird stare.
"Since when have you been the most hungry person on the planet?" My mom said with a chuckle, "Not that it's a bad thing, but..."
"Ah, just got cold walking the dogs. All this warm food tastes yummy inside a frozen tummy," I say almost mockingly.
My mom and sister roll their eyes and begin talking.
"So, what have you be doing all day Hana?" My mom asked curiously, hoping to hit a chord.
"Oh, not much, just had this cold for ages. I really don't even feel good." She said as sick as she could sound.
"Well, If you ate like Kiba, you probably wouldn't get sick," she said looking at me.
I laugh. I give Akamaru my plate and he licks it clean. I head upstairs and grab a blanket. It was cold in the house so I was just going to go to bed early and have a full nights rest. As soon as I get in bed, the doorbell rang, and I got up to get it. "I know it's not late, but who rings doorbells after supper?" I thought to myself.
I open the door, but nobody was there. I look down to make sure there wasn't a baby on the front step with a tag that said "He's your problem now! MUHAHAHAHA!" but I was caught unaware. It was a red rose. I pick it up and glance at the tag. "Kiba," was all it said. I look around, hoping to find the person who left it, but nobody was insight. I sigh, because I was hoping to get a glimpse of who is my secret admirer, but they weren't there. I grab the rose and go back inside, smiling because I know someone out there loves me.
I get into bed and put the rose on the nightstand in a vase. "I'm going to go to Ino's to see who bought this rose for me tomorrow," I said to myself. And I gave into sleep.
I gather myself on a beautiful Island, with scattered palm trees and a large hut in the middle. I grab the handle, and the door swings open. I step inside and it is filled with candles. It feels surreal, but then the door shuts behind me. I turn around and cower away from the door. The way the small room smells is all too familiar. The blond Ino was sitting on the bed, wearing nothing but panties and a skimpy bra. I instantly stare and am embarrassed. I feel that I intruded, but something tells me she was expecting me.
I gaze into her blue eyes and she smiles.
"Comm'here you big boy. Lemme get a taste of your inner wolf." she said with a wink.
I backed up, scared and confused, unable to get away from her gaze.
"It'll be all right. We don't have to if you don't want to."
Damn. She's Hot. She's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. I smile and creep up to the bed, now feeling more aggressive and sensational. I go up next to her. We flick smiles at each other, and off the dream ended.
I wake up, with my head in a cloud. I swing my legs over and look down. I'm standing tall and firm.
Shit.
I knew Ino for as long as I can remember. I never felt this was for anyone, if I can remember. But everyone has someone to like. Hinata loves Naruto. Shikamaru loves Temari. Neji and Tenten are at making babies like crazy. Hell, even Shino and Sakura are going out. The most unlikely couple, I know, but they seem to make it work. If only I could make my mind work and could thing clearly about who I liked.
I go out for a walk, even though it is still dark. I don't bother Akamaru, because he's still fast asleep. The streets are dim and staggered, and look completely different at night. They are know to be loud bustling streets in the daylight, but at night, they are close to empty, with the few people that have insomnia walking around trying to tire themselves out.
I walk down the street, and notice the gate to the large park. I smell roses, as usual. I skip the gate and go down one more street. Ino's flower shop was on this street, so I took a peek at a window. The light was still on. "strange," I thought to myself, "It's 2:30 in the morning and they still have lights on." I grab the handle and turn it quietly, my curiosity about what is going on in there taking control of me.
I sneak into the lit shop and take a look around. Ino was in here, and she was working on something. I sighed in relief, because I thought that I was going to have to take down some robbers. I go behind her and sit there quietly.
Her face seems to light up as she's twisting the roses into letters, then stapling them to poster board. I realize that she's been doing this for a while, because her hands and fingers have fresh cuts and scratches on them.
I decided that she'd done enough of this by herself. I went up behind her and poked her ribs. She SCREAMED. It went through the roof, and all around the neighborhood. Remind me never to do that again.
She calmed down when she saw me, and sighed. I could tell she was about to go ape shit, because her fists were in the air and her mouth was hanging wide open. But as soon as she saw me her hands went down and she blushed.
I gave her a funny look and started to laugh. I laughed until she was laughing along with me, until laughter filled the store.
"Ohmigod... you scared the crap out of me. I mean, what the hell are you doing here at 2:39 in the morning?"
"Couldn't sleep, and I got up for a walk." I said quickly, trying not to go deep into a lie, "and I saw your light on, so I came in. More importantly, why are you doing here at 2:40 in the morning?"
"Well, I guess you can say that my dad has been kind of crazy about this big sale were having Saturday, so I have to make at least 100 posters and place them all around the city in three days." She said "I know. It's litterally impossible. Well, you better go and get some sleep, dog boy."
"I'm not tired." I say all too quickly, "I can stay and help you if you want. Two people are better than one, right?" I say hopefully.
"OK, hmm... Sure. You can help, just don't make a lot of noise because if my mom were to come in on me working with a guy inside the store at 2:40 in the morning, I think she'd be jumping to conclusions."
Boy, don't I want those conclusions to come true.
"Well, I think you already made plenty of noise to start with, so I'll be just as loud as I want." I say with a smirk.
"Haha, your so funny." she says with a dry humor then smiles and gives me a wink.
I grab a thorny rose and start bending the shapes accordingly. I soon was quietly working as fast as Ino's quick fingers, just working away through the night.
I look up and ask her, "Did you sell a single rose to anyone tonight?"
She stopped abruptly and looked up, she looked tense and shaken. "N-No, Why?"
I could tell the usually confident Ino was stumbling. I already had my answer, so I decided to torture her some more.
"Well, I got a rose on my porch. I swear it smelt like your shop, so I was just wondering." I say with a smile and cackle.
"Hmm... Well I-I didn't see anyone, S-so I guess it wasn't my shop."
She was making this too simple. I stare at her eyes, and she stared back, but with fear and excitement.
"Well, just wanted to know if you had some clue, because I would really like to return the favor to them if I had the chance." I say slyly as I can.
Ino shook her head and looked straight in my eyes. Her blue eyes and my brown made a mix of hazel when they locked, and she got up.
"Well, I think we all know who got you that rose."
I stand up and go within inches of her face.
"Really? I wonder who."
"Awe, shut up dog boy." she says with a smile before I kissed her lips. They lock for longer then I imagine and the kiss slowly turns into a war of the mouths. My tongue reaches into the dark cavern and meets a new friend, but they feel like they already met. They dance around like dates at a dance, or friends at a club.
"That, was better than a rose, I can tell you that," I say pleased.
"Well, maybe next time I will skip the flowers and go right for the door," she said flirting.
She grabs my wrist and goes for the light switch, and turns it off. It's going to be a long sleepless night.
A/N: Well, that sure was entertaining. I hope you guys like this. It's NOT a one shot, don't worry. I actually wrote this for school, so I guess this chapter had to be at least a tiny bit appropriate. Hope you liked the slight humor I through in there, even if it was a bit psychotic. :O! I'll finish the next chapter soon, so please don't worry. Also, I'm sorry, but I'm going to discontinue A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, because mainly, this one took it over. And I personally like this one more, and this one is much easier to write. For the 6 people who actually read the other one, I'm sorry, but that one has to go! :)
Have a great time going to sleep in a long sleepless night after this – ĤĭďďēņĽĕåƒ – OUT!