A\N: This is a story I've wanted to write for a while. If you like SakuIno as much as I do, you should like it :D I hope you enjoy! Leave a review if you see any mistakes or if you have any comments. There will be at least a second chapter. :3

Sakura Haruno had just gotten done with training with Tsunade for the day. She walked down the street towards her home. As she walked along, thinking about the events of that day, she looked up to find Ino standing in front of her apartment building. "I wonder what she's doing near my house?" she whispered to herself. Sakura approached her.

"Oh, hey Ino! What's up, how are you?

"Oh, I'm okay. You've been training with Tsunade today right?"

Sakura nodded.

"I see," Ino continued, "I've been asking her once in a while when she's not busy to teach me some medical ninjutsu. But I haven't been doing very well. I get confused at times. I was hoping to run into you so that I could ask your help. I'm too embarrassed to go back to Tsunade for help again."

Sakura's eyes widened slightly.

"You want my help?" she asked, slightly puzzled.

"Yeah! I mean you are one of the best medical ninja in the Leaf."

"Oh, I guess so, heh." Sakura laughed nervously.

"So will you help me?" Ino asked, sticking her bottom lip out and making a pleading face.

"Sure, yeah. I think I can do that."

"Great!" Ino clapped her hands together, blushing and smiling with her eyes closed like she normally did. "Can you start tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I'm free." Sakura said smiling at her friend.

"Awesome! Thank you! Anyways, I'll let you go do whatever you were gonna do. I'll see you tomorrow."

Sakura walked home, entered the apartment, shutting the door behind her, and placing her medical ninjutsu book on the counter as she walked towards her room. She sat on her bed and changed into her regular outfit, and placed her headband on her nightstand.

She looked at her clock, it was 5 o'clock, and she laid on her bed. 'I'm feeling beat,' she thought., 'I've been training so much and it's wearing me out.'

She laid there thinking about how she'd train Ino. 'I'm gonna train someone. That's great. I'll be of some help, finally.' she thought to herself as she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

(The Next Day)

Sakura woke up, remembering that today was the day she'd help Ino with her medical ninjutsu. She wondered if she'd be any help, but she'd definitely try.

As she exited her house, the thought of helping Ino made her blush. She put a hand on her cheek as she walked down the road. "Am I blushing?" she whispered to herself, and her cheek got warmer. She shook her head in disapproval, trying to rid herself of her red face.

She continued her route down the street, looking at the ground as she walked. Suddenly, she bumped into someone while she was staring at her feet, lost in thought. She looked up. "Oh, excuse me I'm sor- Oh, Ino! I'm sorry! I wasn't paying much attention."

Sakura noticed that her blonde friend had dropped a few books, so she picked them up, and handed them back to her friend. "That's okay, and thank you." Ino said, taking her books. "I thought I should bring these since we're going to be studying medical ninjutsu."

"Good idea, Ino."

"Thank you."

The two walked to the bare training field to study there. Sakura used a summoning scroll to summon a fish like Tsunade did to train her.

"Okay, so use your medical ninjutsu on this like I'm sure you have before."

Ino nodded, focusing some chakra on said fish. Sakura watched, and Ino's hands were glowing rather dim.

"You're not focusing enough. You are doing pretty good, though. Try clearing your mind and focusing only on the task at hand."

Ino closed her eyes, doing as she was told. Her hands gradually began to glow brighter.

"Great! You're doing awesome!" said Sakura, proud of her blonde friend and herself for giving such helpful advice.

The fish started to move again, and Ino looked at it, grinning, and then smiling at Sakura, blushing. Sakura noticed the blush and blushed herself. Sakura smiled at her best friend, putting a hand on her shoulder and saying, "Good job."

"I'm really glad to be improving!"

A few hours passed, and Ino and Sakura were walking home.

"Ino, you did really well today. I'm proud of you, you're improving already." Ino smiled at Sakura, thanking her. "Do you want me to walk you home?" Sakura asked Ino.

"Oh, well sure. I mean if you want."

Sakura smiled and walked her friend home. The walk was quiet and the sky was very starry. They both ended up being quiet and staring at the sky.

When they reached Ino's house, Sakura hugged her and told her to have a good night. She turned around and began to walk towards her house. She realised that she was thinking about Ino a lot, in fact that was all she could think about, but she couldn't figure out why.

Sakura was feeling sort of down now. She got home, opened the door, then when she closed it, she leaned against it, sighing. She felt off that day, and didn't know why. She was constantly thinking about Ino.

Sakura sighed yet again, trying to process why she couldn't get the image of Ino smiling and blushing out of her mind. She went into her room, laying on her bed. She stared at the ceiling, but all she could see was Ino's smiling face.

She turned over, confused. 'Why am I feeling this way? Could it be I... like her? I can't have feelings for her like that, can I?' she thought to herself, and fell asleep shortly after.