It is the most gorgeous day in Leaf Village history, I'm getting to get off work early, Sakura agreed to help change my style, and I'm incredibly unhappy. Weird, right? I love the sunshine, I hate working in my parent's flower shop, and I love the idea of getting a new wardrobe. WHY AM I SO DEPRESSED!
No wonder Shikamaru finds women a pain. I can't even figure myself out, and I am a woman (Even if my daddy hates to admit it)! It doesn't make sense, though. I have been feeling like this for the past two weeks now, and I have absolutely no idea why. I put on my usual smile for everybody else; I don't need Sakura bombarding me with questions of why I could be so depressed. There are two people that it's impossible for me to trick. Asuma – sensei and Shikamaru. They both read me like a book, which is strange when all Shikamaru dose is complain about how women are so confusing. I guess I have become the exception. Oh yay for me.
"Ino!" Oh, no. It's him. Great.
"Hi, Naruto." Naruto. I don't hate him (as much as I have tried to), and I don't like him. The feeling is mutual, but this boy can be a real pain in my butt sometimes, and I have a feeling this is going to turn out to be one of those times.
"Hey, so I was wondering what kind of flowers that a guy gives a guy." What? Can you say awkward? Is Naruto? Is he going?
"Oh…um….well..it depends." It depends on how much you are willing to lose your dignity. Then again, this is Naruto.
"It's for Sasuke." Oh, crap. Sakura's not going to be happy about this. Sure, I've backed off of Sasuke, but when she hears that Naruto's her new competition….oh that's not a good picture!
"Oook, but…uh..Naruto can I ask you something?" If I survive this conversation, I think I should be promoted to chunin right now! Lady Tsunade should understand something this, even if I can't.
"Um, sure Ino, but make it fast. Sasuke's going to wake up soon, and I want him to see me first!" Oh, geez. How do I say this? Can't a killer ninja come through the village about now?
"Naruto, you know…this isn't fair….to Sakura." Well, it isn't. What makes Naruto think he can suddenly steal the love of my best friend's life?
"Hey, Sakura already got Sasuke flowers." Yeah, and she wants his heart, but you Naruto aren't going to make that easy, are you?
"Yeah, but…." Words are coming a lot easier in my head, than out of my mouth. This conversation is not going to end well, not that I planned it would.
"Ino, if I want to shove flowers in Sasuke's face because he's a jerk, then I will." Not what I expected, but ok. Wait, then Naruto's not...oh thank goodness!
"O-o-oh, well….just…go…for….his favorite color!" Yeah, Naruto is looking at me like that's the stupidest answer ever, but better that, than he know the real reason for the sweat pouring off my face.
"Alright, see ya later. Sasuke is going to be so surprised!"
"Huh uh. Bye, Naruto." I wonder what would happen if Naruto was….yeah, I'm not going there. But hey, I do have an interesting story to tell Sakura.