Introduction

I'm standing on the sidewalk, in front of the entrance of Konoha's airport. My dad's chauffeur was supposed to pick me up five minutes ago, and I'm getting really impatient. You'd say five minutes are nothing, that I shouldn't be so impatient. But, hey, I'm Ino Yamanaka. Impatient should've been my second name.

I hear someone wolf-whistling behind me, and I graciously turn my head around. Two guys are standing a few meters away from me, smiling and winking at me. They look twenty-something, and they are hot, so I smile back. Any girl would've ignored them, or blushed, or got angry… But I'm not any girl. I don't mean to brag, but guys really like me. I'm used to having people noticing how hot I am.

I turn my head and forget about the guys a second later. They're not worth of my time if they don't approach me and ask me for my number or something else besides distance-flirting. I suddenly think I should go to them, and maybe kill some time flirting. But a girl like me never takes the initiative. It'd make me look desperate and pathetic, something I'm not.

So I think of another way of killing time, and take my cell phone out of my expensive purse. I dial a number I have had memorized since I was a kid, and put the cell phone against my ear. A smile appears on my face when, after the third tone, someone answers the phone.

"Hello?" I instantly recognize the voice. It's the woman who used to bake cookies and put them in a topper for me to take home; the woman who gave me home-made sweaters for Christmas; the woman who I secretly wanted to be my mom.

"Good night, Mrs. Haruno," I say, really glad to talk to her, which is kind of weird coming from me. I never feel glad to talk to someone, not even to my parents. Mrs. Haruno, her daughter, and the people from my French model agency are perhaps the only people I like to talk to.

"Oh, Ino!" Mrs. Haruno exclaims, sounding surprised and happy. She obviously recognizes my voice, too. "What a pleasant surprise! How are you, sweetie?"

"I'm very good," I reply honestly, looking up at the dark sky. "Actually, I think I've never felt better."

"Really? I'm glad to hear that!"

"Thank you. But, you know, Mrs. Haruno? I think you'd rather want to know where I am instead of how I am."

There's a pause and then she gasps, "Oh my God, don't tell me you…!"

My smile widens. "It's good to be back. I missed Konoha a lot."

"Oh, I'm so happy for you! It's such a great surprise… I had no idea you were coming back today. Oh, where are you? At the airport? Do you have someone to pick you up? I can go, if you want me to. I'll be there in ten minutes."

I chuckle. "It's okay, my dad's chauffeur will be here in a few minutes."

"Alright, that's fine. Hey, Sakura doesn't know you'd come back today, does she?"

"No, she doesn't. I really wanted it to be a surprise."

"And it was, Ino, it was." I can hear the smile in her voice. "Do you want me to put her on the phone?"

"Please. But don't tell her it's me. Oh, and be there to watch her expression when she hears the news."

Mrs. Haruno laughs. "Okay. Hang on a second, Ino."

I stare at my perfectly manicured nails as I wait. Luckily, Mrs. Haruno doesn't take too long, and only a minute later, I hear Sakura's voice through the phone. "Hello?"

"Good night, Miss," I say in a fake, high-pitched voice, trying not to laugh. "I call to inform you that your purple flying unicorn has arrived from the Pink Panties Land and will arrive to your house in exactly five minutes."

There's a pause and then Sakura asks doubtfully, "Is that you Ino?"

I burst out laughing. "How did you know?" I ask her.

Sakura is laughing too. "Who else would call a land Pink Panties?"

She has a point. "How are you, bestie?" I ask, smiling stupidly at the ground.

"As fine as I can be. And you?"

"I'm very annoyed."

"Why?"

I sigh dramatically. "My dad's stupid chauffeur is delayed. I'm right here, in front of the airport, waiting for him like a total moron, and you know me, Saks: I hate waiting."

"God, I know it. Remember you're just slightly more impatient than me." There's a long pause and then she brilliantly says, "Wait. Where did you say you are? What airport, Ino? And – hold on, your dad's cha-?" And then she shuts up.

"Yes, yes, Sakura, I am in Konoha," I say, smiling so widely my cheeks hurt.

"Holy shit," she says. "Oh, sorry about that, mom."

"Wow, when did you start cussing?"

"I don't know, it's been a while. But, wait, are you serious? I mean, why? Weren't you like lifetimes away as in, you know, France? With your mom?"

"Yeah, but I've come back."

"Well, duh, Sherlock."

I roll my eyes. "Hey, shouldn't you be excited and screaming with joy? I mean - hello, Saks! Your bestie has come back, and you're going to see her after almost seven years!"

"Well, yeah, I'm excited and really happy to be about to see you after all these years," she replies. "But – hello, Ino! You didn't tell me anything before, you just suddenly took a plane and came here, and I'm kind of hurt you didn't bother to tell me first! I would've offered to pick you up, you know?"

"Well, I know you're dying to see me, Saks," I say, "but, don't worry, my dad's chauffeur will be here soon – or so I hope – and you're going to see me tomorrow at school."

"What do you mean?" Sakura asks, confused.

"I mean that I'm not quitting school, darling. We'll be classmates again. Isn't it awesome? Just like the old times!"

Sakura giggles, but I can tell she suddenly got nervous. However, I dismiss it. "Yeah, cool," she says. "So… I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Of course, babe. You'll never get rid of me."

"Hah, I've known that since I met you, bestie. See you tomorrow, then," she says sweetly.

"Ditto," I reply, smiling, and then hung up.

I raise my head and see a black limo parking in front of me. A guy dressed in a tuxedo gets out of it as I put my cell phone back into my purse. He opens the passenger door for me. I nod politely at him and get into the car, smiling, and wondering what is waiting for me in the future now that I am back.

Notes: So, yeah, this is the continuation. :) And umm... tell me, is the title cool? :D