Notes from the Author: WARNING: this is a yuri/shoujo-ai fic, that means girl/girl love and in the last chapter there will be sexual activity, don't like don't read, but those that do, enjoy!
I'm sorry I used a created character (OC) for this story, but it's my test run for this website. The character, Hayden, has a history with the Konoha shinobi and so blends in quite well as the visitor to the village, she is also related to Kurenai Yuhi as her niece. Please excuse the overuse of this character and bland conversation throughout this chapter as it shows her background and personality setup, the fic will get better- I promise.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, but I do own Hayden
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The setting sun shown bright over the high walls of Konohagakure. The village was quiet as the roads were clearing for the night, shops closing and bars opening.
"You've been waiting a long time here Miss Yamanaka." A younger male gatekeeper said as he collected his belongings from behind the gate-booth.
"Yea, one of my old friends is coming to visit." Ino smiled. "She has lived in Sunagakure for five years now. I'm so exited that I couldn't even sleep last night." She never averted her eyes from the path to the gate through the woods.
"You're sure she's coming tonight? The gates are about to close." He shrugged.
"She'll be here, she is known for close calls." The blonde ninja was leaning on the cold steel pillar inside the entrance, shivering. -I wasn't expecting it to be this cold out tonight- Ino said under her breath closing her eyes for only a second.
-Would you like a jacket, Ino?- A soft voice whispered in Ino's ear as a jacket covered her exposed shoulders. Ino gasped in surprise as a chill ran down her spine. She spun to meet face to face with her friend from Sunagakure.
"Hayden!" Ino called squeezing her friend's spine into submission. She was only slightly taller than the blonde ninja and only a year older.
"Nice to see you to, Ino." Hayden choked out through suffocating breaths.
"Lets get to the apartment, I want to see you in the light." Ino let go of her friend's torso and grabbed her hand in a hurry to her apartment, leaving her friend confused and hurried.
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As both ninja stood inside of Ino's apartment they took the opportunity to see what five years apart had done to their bodies. In the light, Ino looked over her friend. She looked at the sexy paleness of her skin. She looked at her short black hair, like Sakura's, but pulled back into a short ponytail with stray strands covering her face. She looked at her crimson eyes, though somewhat scary they were soft and friendly, and held the secrets of her kekki genkai. She looked at the dark purple headband strewn across her neck, engraved with the familiar hourglass of the sand village. She looked at her chest, which made her slightly jealous, and at her toned arms bandaged to her elbows, concealing the damage of her daily training. She looked at her long legs, which she couldn't see through the slightly baggy leather pants, a kunai-holster on her right thigh. It was Hayden's turn; Ino's hair was just as long as she had remembered, but her friend had definitely grown since she was fourteen. She was bustier and more full-figured. Her legs were muscular and her stomach toned. Her face was just as welcoming as it had always been; Hayden felt guilty at hiding her secret from that face for so long.
"Before you get too exited," Hayden sighed, "I have something that I wanted to tell you." She said this in her most serious voice. Ino sat down on her black leather couch, prepared to hear what it is that her best friend had to say. "I want you to promise not to hate me though, okay?" Hayden sat next to her.
"You can't get rid of me that easily." Ino smiled, "Lay it on me." Hayden took another deep breath before starting to speak.
"Ino, you know what these eyes of mine do right?" Hayden asked rhetorically, "I can see through anything, however many layers I choose, among other options like tracing the flow of chakra." Ino nodded. "The easiest way to put it is that they would start acting up in the Suna girls locker room, and I really don't know how to explain this fact other than to think-" Ino cut Hayden off mid-sentence.
"You think that you're gay?" Ino said confidently. Hayden was taken back by the bluntness of Ino's answer,
"Is it that obvious?" She frowned.
"No, I just have this sixth sense where I can read people. And the many times that I've been called to put myself into your head have helped." Ino smiled tapping her head, she spoke in a very matter-of-fact tone.. She had used her mind-transfer jutsu many times on this old friend.
"So, it doesn't bother you?" Hayden blushed.
"It's not like you to act so shy about anything," Ino started, "I cold tell something was up; and no, it doesn't bother me, in fact I think it's cute." Ino's smile was warm and made Hayden feel confident, and sorry that she had ever doubted the Konoha kunoichi.
"So Ino," Hayden said with a glint in her eye, "Have you ever had feelings for a girl before?" Curiosity lased her face. Ino chuckled.
"I cant say that I've ever had fantasies or anything, but I have been attracted to other women before." Ino said sensually twisting her hair between her fingers. Hayden blushed at her friend's actions. "So, Hayden, have you ever..." Ino posed with her arms behind her head and pushed her chest out. Hayden covered her eyes, not like it would help she could see right through them, and turned away.
"No, I wouldn't do that to you Ino. You're too important a friend." She got her eyes under control and looked back into her friend's blue eyes. Ino had mixed feelings on this response, she was glad that her friend had never taken advantage of her, but she felt that her body was not to her standards as well. "Have you ever wanted to?" Ino found herself blushing at the question, and Hayden's face just as pink, "I wont get mad, I promise." Ino moved closer to the dark haired ninja on the loveseat.
"Well, I-uh, Ino..." She started out broken and defensive, but regained her posture. Hayden smiled, "Your body is probably the most attractive I've ever seen, and I cant say that I wouldn't like to see more of it, but it's not worth losing you over. You're my most important friend, and without you to contain 'it' who knows what would happen?"
"Good." Ino laughed, now satisfied with her answer. "So how has 'it' been acting?" She asked in a more serious tone with her smile fading.
"Mostly quiet with a few outbursts that I could help myself, but I feel a big one coming on soon." She admitted. Worry covered her face. Ino took her friend in her arms,
"It's okay though, because I'm here to stop it." She was confident, she had stopped 'it' plenty of times before.
"You're the only one that can." She leaned her head on Ino's soft blonde hair pouring over her shoulder.
Hayden slept on that leather sofa, tossing and turning all night. She had dreams of the one thing she truly feared, a demon she had sealed inside of herself getting loose, that previously called 'it'. In her dream the beast's seal vanished and it got free inside of her mind, causing her to attack the Konoha village, killing everybody that she cared for before releasing her and taking her own life. The demon is a raccoon; it's fur like needles and its teeth sharp as the sharpest kunai, its eyes an unwavering gold with cross-shaped pupils. She had used her kekki genkai to track the chakra of one attempt at sealing the demon when it had attacked Konoha before her leave, when that attempt had failed she stepped up against the wishes of the other, and the demon accepted her body as a vessel. She woke up in a cold sweat, screaming.
She covered her mouth as to not wake Ino. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and lie back down. She couldn't fall back to sleep, so she sat up and waited for the sun to rise. She made Ino her favorite breakfast, hoping she had remembered correctly. Ino woke up to the mixed smell of eggs, sausage, and pancakes. She stepped out to the kitchen where she saw Hayden standing in a long white shirt and a pair of red plaid boxers sliding eggs onto a plate. The sight made Ino giggle, this went unnoticed by the Suna kunoichi.
"Morning," Ino yawned, rubbing her eyes. She slid into a chair at the table, the morning light being the only illumination in the room.
"Shit!" Hayden cursed. She had burned her hand on the hot pan putting it into the sink. Ino laughed and clapped tiredly, mocking her friends abilities in the kitchen. "This is still your favorite, I hope." She smiled putting the hot plate in front of Ino.
"Where is yours?" Ino questioned.
"I made it for you." Hayden smiled. Ino noticed the burn marks on her hand, there were more than just one, she had worked hard for this breakfast. Her knuckles were raw and red, tender from long hours of training.
"You have to eat something." Ino urged looking into Hayden's friendly crimson eyes.
"I'll eat later..." Hayden yawned. Waving the smell in Ino's direction.
"Share some of this, it looks great." Ino demanded.
"No, no, it's yours." She waved.
"If you don't share it, I'll have to make you." She made a box around Hayden's face with her hands, making sure she had a straight shot.
"Alright, alright, that's not necessary." She waved her hands again, this time in her defense. "But I'm telling you that I'm not-" She was cut off by a loud roar from her stomach witch she hoped Ino hadn't heard. Ino smiled slyly, clearly dismissing that hope. "Don't say a word..." Hayden glared.
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Inoichi Yamanaka called early that morning during that breakfast and asked Ino to take care of the shop for the day. Ino stood behind the counter while Hayden unloaded boxes of flowers from the back.
"Thank you for helping out today..." Ino sighed. Hayden just smiled in response. The blonde ninja leaned her face on her hands and waited for customers. The morning was slow, but business picked up in the afternoon. None other than Shikamaru was their first customer, followed by a familiar sand ninja.
"Shikamaru, Temari." Ino started with little enthusiasm, mocking Shika. "Do you need help with anything today?" Upon seeing the sand ninja, Hayden dropped a box. A loud thud rang out into the front of the store, which caught Temari's attention. -Shit shit shit!- Hayden freaked in a whisper. She stood up straight and put her hand behind her head.
"Uh, hey, Temari. What's up?" She gave an awkward smile to the blonde fan ninja.
"Hayden." Temari smiled sincerely, "Long time no see. How have you been?" She greeted the dark haired ninja with a kiss on the cheek. "Ah, you still blush when I do that." She held her hand over her mouth and laughed. Shikamaru had a shocked look on his face, and Ino was puzzled. She saw the look on Ino's face and fussed up.
"Well, you see, Ino. Temari was my first and only girlfriend." Shikamaru just about fainted and Ino's jaw dropped to unimaginable limits.
"You dated the Kazekage's sister?" Ino blurted as Naruto conveniently walked past the store. He 'cleverly' hid behind the bushed in front and listened to the below conversation.
"That's right!" Temari stepped up, "For quite a while, almost a year." Hayden evaded eye contact with either kunoichi.
"Why did you two break up?" Shikamaru asked, suddenly interested in the conversation but showing only his usual amount of feeling. This took everyone by surprise. Hayden signaled as best she could to Temari not to say anything, her attempt surprisingly worked, Temari didn't spill the beans. Hayden let out a sigh of relief.
"Well, I'll let you two get back to work." Temari waved, "Be good." She winked. Hayden and Ino blushed at that last remark.
"Just when it was getting good, women are so troublesome..." Shikamaru complained as he followed the Suna kunoichi from the small shop. "Hey, Naruto." He waved as they crossed paths.
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Naruto met up with Sakura for some training that would be looked over by Kakashi; of course Kakashi was nowhere to be found at the meeting time, so the two of them sat and waited for his arrival. "Sakura?' Naruto asked.
"Yes, Naruto?" Sakura sighed, he had gotten much better to talk to since he had returned to Konoha but he was still his strange, quirky, self.
"What do you know about that sand ninja girl?"
"Temari? Well, lets see," Sakura thought, "She's an ambassador between our village and Sunagakure, she's the Kazekage's sister..."
"Yea, yea, I know all that already. I mean, does she like other girls?" Sakura was taken back by that question,
"How should I know?!" She shouted, "You shouldn't go around asking stupid questions!"
But I heard her say, that that one chick...Hayden...used to be her girlfriend." Naruto scratched his head. Sakura was silent at what she had just heard.
'I forgot she was back in town..." Sakura admitted with shock still visible on her face, "I"ll go visit her and Ino┘■ She stood.
⌠What about training?■ Naruto questioned. Sakura left without another word.
Notes from the Author: I know that was a lot of setup, but once you get about half way through it got better, at least I thought so. I know it▓s not the best writing in the world, or maybe that▓s just my opinion as the author, but I hope it was to your standards. The next chapter is when the news spreads and some uncontrollable stuff starts to happen, it▓s funny how things work out and some of the situations one can be put in by the cause of one knucklehead. Anyway, I hope you review and message me, constructive criticism is welcome but no flames please.