Title: Generic Costumes

Author: majorfangirl

Pairing: NaruIno

Fandom: Naruto

Theme: 2: Masks

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: Why, yes, I do own Naruto! (Not)

Summary: How can generic costumes lead to a romance?

Ino thought she had the world's simplest Halloween costume. She had on a witch mask, a black dress, and a pointed hat. She used to be huge on dressing up for Halloween, but her interest had dwindled in the past few years. The only reason she was dressing up this time is because the party was supposed to be huge and it was a requirement to go in costume.

Why a witch? Well, she hadn't really chosen it. Sakura had decided that she wanted to dress up as Glinda the Good Witch, so Ino dressed up as Elphaba (Wicked Witch of the West), Hinata as Dorothy (using boyfriend Kiba's dog as Toto), Tenten as Nessarose, and Temari, unwillingly, as Madame Morrible, with Kiba as the Tinman, Kankuro as the Scarecrow, and Shikamaru as the Cowardly Lion (A/N: XD).

The group, in their full on Wizard of Oz/Wicked costumes, were all very detailed, all except for Ino, who refused to even let Sakura paint her hands green. She definitely deserved the title of "Simplest Halloween Dresser" this year.

Or so she thought.

Then she saw Naruto, in the world's most generic costume ever. His had draped a blanket with eye holes over his head and called it a costume.

"Uzumaki," she said, "could you have done anything simpler?"

"You're hardly one to talk," he replied and the two laughed. "So, I'm guessing you're a witch?"

"Wicked Witch of the West," she replied. The two talked and spent most of their time together, until Sakura came up behind her and dumped a cup of water on her head.

"Oh dear, I'm melting," Ino said sarcastically. "But isn't Hinata the one who does that?"

"Well, yeah, but I've been trying to get your attention for a while. It's time to go."

"See ya later," Naruto said, but Ino didn't leave until she had pulled that blanket off and kissed him, leaving him dazed behind her.

A/N: Finally finished another one!