Ch2: Every Rose has its thorns.
Ino had woken up early that morning it was about 4 in the morning she wanted to train with Sai and get it over with since she had a meeting with Sakura, Tenten, and Hinata later on. "Late." She said to Sai as he walked up.
"Ino can we hurry this up I really want to watch this show on the television later." He said picking his nose.
Ino's eye twitched and she held back the erge to punch Sai in the face. "For Today Sai I am your sensei do as I say and this will be over quickly." She said walking up to him.
Sai flicked the 'boogey' he successfully picked from his nose. "Alright Sensei begin with the lesson." Sai said looking at her.
She blushed from the words 'Sensei' but even more from the fact that he was starring right at her. "Well alright you must know of my mind transfer jutsu right?" Ino asked him.
"Yes where you tranfer your mind into your opponents body but your body is left vulnerable to any attack if there are multiple opponents." Sai said scratching his head.
Ino held back her anger and continued. "Correct but as long as I have a partner they can protect my body." Ino said taking deep breathes.
"Right but then your partner, me in this case will be vulnerable to attacks since I'll be lugging around your body." Sai said looking at her with his arms crossed.
"Correct again but there are two solutions I've thought of ever since my fight with Kakuzu." She said these solutions were pretty good but Sai could probably out of anyone point out the flaws right away. "I can also hold the jutsu for much longer as well." She said with a bit of a smirk.
"Tell me these great solutions." Sai said taking a seat in the soft grass.
"The first is my partner, you, creates a clone to watch over my body while the two of us fight." Ino said turning and looking down at him. "And the second takes up a bit ofchakra but it always works." She said smirking down at the clueless Sai.
Sai just looked up at her with her normally emotionless eyes. "And your going to show me this amazing plan?" Sai asked sarcastilly.
Ino ignored the sarcasm. She put her hands together and two Ino's appeared beside her. "This Ino will be the enemy." Ino said pointing to the Ino that jumped back. "Now watch closely." Ino and her clone both put there hands to there heart and did the mind transfer jutsu.
Sai watched her as she did her jutsu he was a bit impressed but his ink jutsu were so much better well that's what he thought of course.
The clone of Ino disappeared and two Ino's stood before Sai. "Which one is the real?" They both asked him.
Sai was a bit lost. "The one on the left." Sai said pointing to her.
"Correct but through mind transfer." Ino said and then said release and the clone disappeared. "There that's all you need to know." She said smiling at him.
"I have to admit it that's a pretty good strategy." Sai said smiling a bit at the girl which was very uncommon. "Well I'm going into the house I guess trainings over for the day." He turned around. He then turned back around and looked at Ino right in the eye. "Maybe we can hang out some time Tiger." He said he kissed her on the forehead then he headed off to the house.
Ino blushed and then looked at him as he walked away. "What?" She said and then she remember the Tiger and the panda. She felt the necklace around her neck. "Alright Panda." She said with a smile a slight blush on her face.
Ino was walking to the meeting spot where she would meet with Hinata, Tenten, and Sakura. "Now those three are late." She said as she tapped her foot in an annoyed way.
Sakura came walking up with the other two girls at each of her sides. "Hey Piggirl." She said waving to her with a smile.
Ino waved back smiling as well. "Hey Hag." She said as the three got up to her she looked at them. "So how is it going with your partners girls?" She asked them with a bit of a devious grin.
The four walked into a nearby coffee shop and took a seat, Tenten groaned at Ino's question. "Oh my god, I think I'm going to rip Naruto to damn shreds, the bastard." She said remembering how he tried doing 1000 years of death on her.
Sakura sighed. "Shino isn't exactly what I wanted but the two of us get along." She said a creepy look on her face. She hated being with Shino but she wouldn't say it they could read it on her face.
Hinata turned red. "Well..um...me and...Onee-chan...well we...trained a bit." She said blushing even more from calling him big brother but her and Shikamaru had gotten closer since the first day that they treated each other like brother and sister.
Ino shook her head. "Sai and I haven't exactly gotten off on the right foot, he's a bit clueless to the rules of my home and I don't think walking around with a towel barely on is allowed." She said sighing as Sakura got all goo goo.
"Are you serious and you didn't do anything, Sai is so cute." Sakura said her eyes turned to hearts. She had been crushing on Sai since Sasuke left and it was a bit annoying.
Tenten shook her head. "I really hate being paired with the idiot I wish I could trade with you Ino." She said she thought Sai was cute but didn't like him like Sakura did.
Ino shook her head and looked at the tiger necklace. "Well he is pretty nice." She said remembering how he made her breakfast, helped her head, and made her this necklace. "He has more to him than I expected." She said silently so no one could hear her.
Sakura turned to Ino only to see her mezmorized by the necklace. "Ino earth to Ino...Ino you must come back from planet dream about Sai." She said a smirk on her face.
Tenten smirked at her and Hinata blushed.
Ino turned beat red. "No damn way I'm thinking about that guy." She said getting angry with Sakura.
Sakura poked her cheek teasingly. "You know you like him it's written all over your face." She said grinning at her friend.
"No!" Ino yelled at her turning she was beat red. Stupid Sakura and her teasing...the hag. Ino thought as she folded her arms.
Sakura shrugged. "Sorry I guess I was just teasing you." Sakura said a bit embarrassed at the whole scene.
Tenten looked at Ino as if she was stupid. "You have one of the hottest ninja in Konoha in your house, walking around half naked, and living in your house." Tenten said repeating 'at your house' twice because it was very important.
Ino shook her head. "I don't like him like that." She lied she did like him but it would be over as soon as these weeks were over.
Sai sat on the couch the show he had wanted to see was over to he was flipping through channels. "Bored." He said to himself.
Inoichi walked into the door. "Sai, Sai, Sai." He sang. "I need you to go get Ino we're going out for dinner tonight." He said floating into the kitchen to get a drink.
Sai didn't talk back like Ino would and just slipped on his shoes and headed through the door. Since he had gone through Ino's room while she was gone he knew where she was.
He came up to the small group at the shop and walked inside only to see Ino scoot down in her chair.
Sakura turned to lock eyes with her crush Sai. "Sai-kun come sit with us." She said then giving Ino a devious grin.
Ino gestured for her to stop but Sai was already seated at their table. "Hello Sai." She said swirling her straw around in her coffee.
Tenten smiled at him. "So Sai how have you and Ino been?" She asked resting her chin in her hands .
Hinata nodded she wanted to know as well.
Sai shrugged. "Well we trained, she smacked her head on the wall, I made her breakfast, and then I made her that necklace." He said pointing childishly to the necklace around her neck.
Ino turned red. "Alright what do you want Sai?" She asked looking very annoyed.
"Your dad said to come get you we're going out for dinner tonight." He said looking at her with his emotionless eyes.
Sakura sighed. "Well Ino, you and Sai seemed to have aquainted nicely." She said smiling at Sai but giving Ino a devious grin.
"Yeah I saw her naked her boobs are very soft." Sai said poking one of Ino's breasts.
Sakura and Tenten broke out into laughter and Hinata giggled.
Ino turned red and slapped his hand away. "Pervert." She said looking out the window.
Sai was a bit lost he didn't know why he was a pervert. "But I saved you." He said he was clueless when it came to women.
Sakura punched him in the arm. "Oh so she hit her head in the shower and you saved her but you had to dress her which meant touching her breast in the process?" Sakura asked jokingly.
"Yeah that's what happened I dressed her with my eyes closed so I didn't see anything." Sai said looking confused at the angry Ino and happy Sakura.
Ino grunted. "Your a jerk your not suppose to tell stuff like that." She said still not looking at him.
Sai looked very confused. "We should go I don't want to be a jerk anymore." He said standing up and pulling Ino up.
Sakura, Tenten, and Hinata said goodbye to the two. "We'll be over when you get back from your dinner." Sakura said as she waved to her friend.
Ino walked far ahead of Sai, her arms were folded.
Sai walked far behind Ino still confused as to why she was so mad at him. He ran up beside her. "Tiger, why are you so mad at me?" He asked feeling lost.
Ino glared at him. "Don't call me that! Your not suppose to tell them anything we do or specificly what you do!" She yelled at him.
Sai was a bit shocked by her reaction but you could read it on his face. "I won't anymore I promise." He said putting his pinky out to the girl.
Ino slapped his hand away. "Lets just get home I want to go." She said putting her hands together and poofing to her house.
Sai just shrugged and did the same. He appeared beside Inoichi who was dancing around in the living room. "Are we going soon?" He asked the dancing man.
Inoichi was a bit surprised when the two appeared. He stopped dancing and rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah lets go." He said a bit embarrassed.
Ino sighed, she was glad to go she didn't want to be around Sai alone anymore. "Finally..." She mumured.
The three headed out to go to a very fancy resteraunt that Inoichi usual took Ino to.
The dinner was very quiet and it seemed as though no one had fun but Inoichi. When the three got home Sai and Ino said nothing to each other they just went to bed.
Inoichi was confused. "What did I miss?" He asked himself looking confused.
Ino layed in her bed she just wanted to go to sleep but she couldn't she felt a ton of guilt in her stomach, something she hated.
Sai was out in only mere minutes not wanting to think of today only tommorrow and what it will bring.
Chopstix: Well hope you all enjoyed this chapter and sorry it took so long didn't have access to a computer.
Sai: Ino what did I do again.
Ino: I'm not talking to you anymore.
Chopstix: Well seeya next time. Oh and here's the chapter preview.
Ch.3:I'm sorry how can I make it up to you?
Sai wants to find out a way to apologize to Ino but she won't talk to him.
Ino goes into a state of depression and doesn't talk to anyone. She starts to think that the reason she's so angry isn't that good of one.
Tune in next for the next chapter of 'A Rose Covered in Ink.'