A/N: Look this is my first story people. I've been thinking about making a fanfic for the longest time, but I always got distracted or discouraged. Now, I am finally taking some determination and directing it at this here fic! Ha!

Please remember this is my first fic!

Disclaimer: I like waffles (And don't own Naruto)

Ino slipped from her upstairs bedroom to the downstair kitchen. It was cold in here and she wished she wore something other then her tank top and basketball shorts. As she flicked on the light and raided the pantry, she tried to be as quiet as possible to be sure that the pink haired girl upstairs wouldn't wake. Earlier Ino had put on an old movie in the hopes that the other girl would fall asleep. It worked like a charm. As Ino heated the water and pulled out a cup of instant ramen, she let her mind wander on how she got into this situation. How she now did everything possible to keep her "girlfriend" from doing anything physical with her in their short time spent together.

Months ago, Ino would have loved to snuggle up with Secure and enjoy a movie with both of them falling asleep on each other. But things had changed. Plans had changed. Sakura wasn't her Sakura, but was Sasuke's Sakura. She can never be mine.

Sakura was not hers to touch, to hold, or to kiss. As the whistle of the tea pot rang Ino quickly picked it up and set it on an off burner she felt a pair of arms snake around her waist and a familiar voice whisper, " What you doing down here so late, Ino?"

"I was hungry, so I came down here to eat some ramen." Ino opened the ramen and put in the boiling water. The pink haired girl laid her head on Ino's back and sighed feeling content.

"Hey didn't your coach say that you guys couldn't eat those?" Sakura lifted one of her hands placed on Ino's waist to point out the ramen. Ino cringed slightly remembering the lecture coach had given them on how addicting and fating this stuff was.

"Eh its only once. I mean, even if coach found out, which she won't, she wouldn't really do anything to me. I'm the best point guard on the team. She can't bench me."

"Hmm. A little full of ourselves are we?"

"I'm not. I'm just stating the obvious." Ino was still hurting from the obvious she had stated to herself about Sasuke. With Sakura's arms around her, it didn't feel right like it did months ago. Those arms weren't allowed to wrap Ino's waist. Ino gently pushed Sakura's hands off and stepped forward to examine the ramen. Sakura moved to her side and looked at her with a worried face.

"Ino, are you okay?" Ino kept her eyes on the ramen, for if she looked at Sakura's eyes, she would turn into an emotional wreck.

"Yeah I'm okay. What makes you say that?"

"Well for the last couple of weeks, you've been sorta distant. I mean even when I try to sit by you, you scoot away. When I try to lean in for a kiss, you turn your face. Did I do something?"

Yeah. You should of invited Sasuke here, not me.

"No, its maybe my nerves or something. I mean championships are coming up and I really want to win and impress the scouts." Ino could tell that her lie wouldn't go by Sakura.

"Ino stop lying. Please tell me what's up with you lately." Sakura tried to grab Ino's forearm but Ino yanked it away from her grip.

"God, Sakura! It's nothing. Just drop it." Ino was gripping the counter so hard her knuckles were white. After a long silence Sakura spoke.

"Its about that dinner with my parents huh?" Sakura said it quietly, as if she was saying it more to herself then Ino. The blond sighed and nodded slightly. It was the plan failing that had bummed her out. Made her distant. Ino reminisced to the start of this relationship that was causing so much pain.

Background Info

(Early Years)

Ino had came into Sakura's life simply by sticking up for someone who was being picked on. After that day that Ino scared off the bullies that constantly picked on Sakura, they became inseparable. They played most of the time, but sometimes Sakura and Ino would practice basketball, even though Sakura just passed the ball when Ino went in for a lay up. The friendship they both enjoyed ended was when Sakura announced that she like Sasuke Uchiha, the school heart throb.

Every girl had reason to like him. He was smart, athletic, and handsome for a small kid. Everyone could see his looks came from his older brother, Itachi, who was in middle school at the time. Ino automatically liked him Sasuke too, along with every other girl in the class. Ino felt as if she had to like him. When Sakura said she liked him, Ino thought that this would be awesome. They could both follow Sasuke, swap personal stories about him, and such. It would be like a game.

Ino, however, was wrong. Sakura saw Ino in a whole different light when she said she liked Sasuke too. Ino was now a rival. Sakura broke off their friendship and declared that they were now rivals for Sasuke's heart leaving both with no best friend, and a determination for Sasuke's love..

(Middle School)

After years of competitions, fighting, and flirting with Sasuke, Ino had gotten tired of it. At graduation of 8th grade she told Sakura that she didn't like the Uchiha anymore and asked if they could be friends. Sakura, with a joy that she could have Sasuke to herself now, excepted the friendship. With a wide smile, she hugged her lost-now-found best friend with a feeling of happiness.

(Sophomore Year)

With Sakura finally with Sasuke, Ino began to feel a sense of jealousy towards the new couple. She thought the jealousy was directed at Sakura, the girl who had finally won the ultimate prize: The Sasuke Uchiha. That is, until Ten-Ten and Temari came out of the closet. Ino always thought the feelings she harbored to Sakura were that of a deep friendship. But out of curiosity, during suit up, she would ask Ten-Ten how they got together, why they finally came out, etc. With a long explanation of deep love, Ino saw how two could have a romantic relationship.

There were now different options. It wasn't just "boy likes girl". Now it could be "girl likes girl." She began to suspect that her "friendly" feelings towards Sakura were different then how they appeared. To her, Sakura was beautiful. Very beautiful. She had always thought that the sense of attraction was normal. She thought she was just admiring her friend's beauty. Sometimes when she'd glance at Temari holding Ten-Ten, she'd see herself holding Sakura. It seemed to feel right. However, for the shear fear of being rejected and losing a valuable friend, Ino threw those feelings into the back of her head. That is, until the party.

(Shikamaru's Spring Break Bash- Junior Year)

The room smelled like beer and sweaty teenagers. The music was blasting and Ino was stumbling through the crowd of dancing people in the living room. She was constantly being pushed here and there that she fell twice. She was only buzzed, yet felt more bold and courageous. As she plopped on the couch after fighting the crowd of people, she noticed she was sitting next to Sakura. Her heart immediately started to race.

"Hey Ino. Great party huh?" Ino could tell that Sakura was only buzzed too. Ino lied her head back and smiled

"Yeah, who knew that the lazy bastard could throw an awesome party? Hey where's Uchiha at?"

"Oh, he left a while back. Said that he wanted to see his brother, since Itachi is back today from college." Ino's smile grew wider. There were no Sasuke here to prevent Sakura from anything, everyone was partly drunk, and Ino was feeling bolder then ever.

"Hey it reeks in here. You want to go outside or something?" Sakura nodded and Ino grabbed her hand to guide her through the massive amount of people until they reached the door. As they walked down the block to a near by park, Ino couldn't help but feel strange. Usually whenever Sakura was around, she'd tense up and get nervous. Now with alcohol running through her veins she felt...normal. As they both sat on the swings Sakura began to talk.

"Hey Ino, remember way back when we were little kids playing at this park?"

"Eh not really. I remember practicing over at the courts, but not playing here." Sakura started laughing.

"Jeez everything with you ends up relating to basketball"

"N-no. Not everything" Ino was weakly trying to defend herself, when in truth, basketball was a big part of her life that she constantly brought up.

"Okay then. Name one time we didn't talk about something that ended up being talk about basketball?" Ino couldn't think. Her mind was slightly clouded and her speech was slurred. All she could think about was being right here, right now. Underneath the stars with Sakura. The moment called out to her.

"Okay. Right now."

"What? We're talking about it right-" Sakura couldn't finish her statement because right then and there, Ino leaned across and kissed her. She tried to pull back but Ino just leaned in closer and put her hand behind Sakura's head to press their lips closer together. Ino slowly brought up her hand to Sakura's cheek. The kiss lasted a few moments, but to Ino, it felt like hours. When they finally broke the kiss, Sakura sat in awe. Ino was about to remover her hands when she felt Sakura's hand on Ino's lap. This time Sakura leaned in and the kiss was the same, except it lasted a few minutes. It wasn't anything special, just the press of their lips together. But to Ino, it meant everything. When they finally broke the kiss Ino was in a state of confusion.

"Wha- I don't...I-what just happened?"

"Well, you kissed me and I kissed you back." Sakura was smiling and gently swinging. There was a long silence between them until Sakura said," Come over here and push me. Don't be a moment killer, Ino, by asking questions." Ino obliged and came around and began to gently push Sakura on the swing. Then Ino stopped the swing by the chains and held Sakura against her.

"Tomorrow then. You'll tell me why you kissed me tomorrow." Sakura nodded and Ino began to push her again until Sakura jumped off and ran across the playground up the slide.

"You can't tell me you don't remember this place Oh god I have so many memories of us sliding down here and running around pretending to be ninjas. And you tell me you don't have any memories of us here?" Sakura was standing on the playground bridge waving for Ino to come over.

"Honestly all I remember here is you helping me practice my lay ups. That's all the memories I got of this place." Ino was standing on the other side of the bridge shrugging her shoulders. Sakura crossed the bridge over to Ino's side and cupped her cheek.

"Now you got another memory of here that doesn't involve basketball." Sakura's lips touched Ino oh so gently, as if she was scared to hurt her or something. Ino however, put one hand around her waist and the other behind her neck pushing their lips closer together. They stayed like that until Ino felt something probing the bottom of her lip. She opened her mouth slightly, still unsure of the situation, until she felt Sakura's tongue upon hers. She could hear herself moaning, along with Sakura, and her body beginning to heat up. She instantly turned aggressive and starting to devour Sakura's mouth, as if this was going to be her only chance. She explored into Sakura's deep cavern now and again, leaving time to kiss with just opening their mouths. It was when their tongues finally met up in the middle did they savagely fight for dominance until they kissed in the open air. The kiss was bursting with passion and lust that Ino could only participate and moan and let her emotions go wild with their saliva running down her lips to her chin. The kiss finally ended when her lungs screamed that they needed air.

When they finally parted gasping for air Ino still had her eyes closed not wishing to see Sakura's eyes for what emotions might stare back at her. She kept her head down and eyes closed until she felt Sakura lift her chin to meet her face. Ino slowly opened her eyes and saw Sakura smile at her gently.

"You never kissed anyone before huh?" Sakura was smirking at her and Ino could feel heat reach her cheeks. She was filled with shame.

"N-no. Not like that anyways." Ino turned her eyes away from Sakura's until she felt her lips upon hers once again. It was a gentle kiss, as if she was saying good night to her. Sakura walked over to the slide and sat down, letting her legs spread downwards to stretch and hang off. Ino, filled with uncertainty, walked over to her and wrapped her arms around her. She let her chin rest on her friend's shoulder and felt sleep crash onto her. She scooted back a few feet, with Sakura still between her legs, and rested against a wall.

"Do you think we should go back to Shikamaru's?" asked Sakura.

"Sakura, don't be a moment killer." And with that, Ino fell into a deep sleep with her love in her arms.

Ino woke with Sakura and they headed over to Shikamaru's house, hand in hand. Until of course, they saw Sasuke helping up a wasted Naruto from the front lawn. Sakura immediately ran over and they both remembered their lives they had before the night at the park. Sasuke took Sakura home, and Ino stayed with Shikamaru, helping her friend clean up the house with some other hung over guests.

A few weeks after that, Sakura came over to Ino's saying that she was going to break up with Sasuke, and after time, come out to the school saying she was with Ino. Ino was crazily excited. Until she went over to Sakura's a week before the official "break up with Sasuke day." Somehow the conversation had gone from basketball championships to views on Temari and Ten-Ten's relationship. Sakura's parents ranted on and on about how gays were unnatural and how their parents must of screwed up with them when they were babies.

Ino could only watch in horror as she saw her best friends parents raged on about gays and lesbians, saying every insult they could think of. When Sakura came crying to her the next day saying how she couldn't break up with Sasuke for the fear of her parents finding out about them, Ino could only nod and embrace her crying friend. Still, when the day of the junior-senior prom rolled around, no one came to embrace her crying self. The person she wanted to be embraced by, was at the dance partying, with her boyfriend.

As the year went by, Ino couldn't help but feel the tight grip of anger and jealousy strangle her over and over. Her relationship with Sakura was a secret one. If she even, gasp, show Sakura signs of affection well, her parents would find out and, you know . Still Junior-Senior prom was once again rolling by. It was only 3 months away, and yet everyone was talking about it. Ino was forced into listening to it everywhere, including the usual calming basketball practice. The cruel power of fate happened to place their basketball championships on the day of the dance. Everyone was going to show up to show their pride for the team, then drive over to the hotel where the prom was being held. Except for Ino

After coming home from countless rounds of suicides, jump shots, and talk of the prom, all she wanted was to be alone with her thoughts. Still fate wanted to make sure she understood she was it's play thing, by Sakura showing up at her door saying that since it was the weekend they should spend time together. Now here she was, standing in front of her secret girlfriend, wishing that she could go back to the night they spent at the park.

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"Well Ino... what do you want me to do? Make my parents turn gay friendly then openly come out to them? Is that what you want? Huh?!" Ino cringed when Sakura raised her voice. She picked up her ramen and tried to walk past Sakura, except the pink haired girl stepped in front of her no matter what side she chose.

"Sakura. Move." Ino gave a deadly death glare but Sakura remained still. "Sakura, move!"

"No! I know you're upset about us, but you're not the only one! I love you dearly Ino, but fate isn't on our side. I thought you were okay with this until college when we could finally be open with everyone! What's wrong with you lately?!"

"What's wrong with me?! What's wrong with you, huh Sakura?! It seems like you enjoy playing with other people's hearts. Did you say you loved Sasuke too? I'm sure you did. And this thing about college? What a load of bull crap! You know what, go to Sasuke. Spend every day with him. Go to college with him. Marry him! Go!"

"Ino what are you saying? I love you more then anything! What is making you think that I love Sasuke more then I love you? You know that Sasuke is just a cover. Is this what's bugging you lately? Ino, I love you. Not him." Sakura tried to put her hand on Ino check, but Ino slapped it away.

"Don't touch me!!!" When screaming, Ino squeezed that ramen cup too hard and boiling water fell and burned her hand. "Ahh Fuck!" Ino instantly dropped the ramen and tried to wildly shake her hand to stop the burning pain. Sakura, however, grabbed Ino by the wrist, turned on the faucet, and put Ino's hand under the cold water. Only the sound of running water filled the kitchen until Ino spoke up.

"I- I'm sorry okay? It's just... you're not mine Sakura. You're his. Everyone knows that you're Sasuke's and I desperately want you to be mine and mine alone. But, I just can't have you and its driving me crazy." Ino could feel the hot tears running down her face. Then Sakura released her hand and Ino felt Sakura hug her with Sakura's arms wrapping around her waist.

"I'm sorry Ino. I'm so so sorry. I- just. I'm sorry." Ino could feel her friend's tears accumulate on her back, so she turned around and embraced the crying body. They stayed like that, with Sakura mumbling apologize every few minutes, until Sakura finally stopped. They finally released their grips on each other with both wiping their tears with their hands.

"I'm sorry, Sakura. I've been acting selfish. Look, I'll wait until college. If I love you that much, then I can wait." Sakura hugged her again, but it was short since Sakura looked at the clock.

"Oh crap, it's midnight! I got to go. I'll see you on Sunday okay?", said Sakura running upstairs to retrieve her things.

"Alright. I'll see you on Sunday."

"Bye Ino!" Sakura came in and gave her a small, short kiss before leaving. I almost forgot that Saturday was Sasuke's day. With angry thoughts, she went up the stairs into her room. She'd have to wait until Sunday.

Wow I actually made the first chapter! God that was sorta hard. Anyways, warning! I don't know if any of the following chapies will be this long. So please review to make me make them longer.

- The Stupid Ninja