A/N: Well, this one was going to be the most popular and now I shall write it! I handwrote this chapter in purple ink and I handwrite Naruto's POV (which is in the next chapter) in orange ink!

Chapter 1

Ino's POV

How did our friendship start? Same way a lot do. We met in kindergarten, and, despite our differences, remained friends for a long time. I made friends along the way with Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyuuga, Tenten, and Temari, but he was my best friend.

Naruto Uzumaki and Ino Yamanaka, the two hot headed blonde BFFs of Konoha. It was in junior high when people started dating and saying that we were dating. That was when rules had to be made.

"We can never ever date," Naruto had said. "Not only can we not let them win, but it would be way too weird!"

And at that time, I agreed. What else could I do? Plus, I thought it would be weird and you would never catch me letting them win. And, of course, I had started to notice how hot fellow classmate Sasuke Uchiha was!

I was never really serious with him or any other boy, but fantasizing never killed a girl.

Naruto had made his own friends too. He sometimes hung out with Sasuke, but his closest friends were Kiba Inuzuka and Shikamaru Nara. Sasuke preferred the company of Hinata's cousin Neji Hyuuga, Suigetsu, Juugo, and Karin. And Naruto's interest in Sakura confirmed my suspicion that he had a crush on her.

That was when we entered high school. Life still went on normally. The years flew by and, before I knew it, we were seniors. That was when Naruto brought up the agreement, something I had long forgotten.

"Ino, I still stand by what I said in seventh grade," said Naruto, the day before school started back.

"Huh?" What did you say in seventh grade?" I asked, confused.

"That we should never date! And you call me stupid!"

"What number comes after H?" I asked, a smirk forming.

"Duh," Naruto said. "I!" Then he realized his mistake. "Shit!"

"Well, regardless of how dumb you are, I still agree! My life could only be improved by not dating you!" I said. We glared at each other for a while. Yep, we were the best of friends.

~X~

Normally I'm not the morning person, but on the first day of my senior year, there I was, up at the butt crack of dawn, digging through my closet and in a conference call with my friends.

"Girls, what do you think I should wear?" I asked them. I wouldn't exactly take their advice to heart, but I knew they would want to feel included in my decision.

They all rattled off what they thought I should wear, but my eyes landed on what I knew would stun the boys, especially Sasuke.

"I'll see you guys at school!" I said before hanging up/ none of them bothered to ask to walk with me because they knew I would want to walk with Naruto. None of them could understand why we were best friends, seeing as we constantly bickered and Naruto was an idiot, but they just decided to go with it.

I peeled off my pajamas and pulled out my clothes. Okay, so maybe they wouldn't stun anyone, like I had told myself, but I would look nice in them. Yawning, I pulled the dark purple tank top over my head, followed by a very low dipping lighter purple shirt.

I was going to wear a purple skirt, but it needed leggings and I didn't know which ones would go better with purple. Black or white? Finally, I just decided to be difference and wore orange s a silent tribute to my BFF.

I looked at myself in the full length mirror. Oh, how good I looked already! Next, I needed my accessories. This is going to be easy! I thought. A shell anklet from vacation, my usual silver charm bracelet even if it didn't match, and an orange ring to go with the leggings. Lastly, I slid on my purple chunky flip flops.

The morning transformation was almost complete. I applied the usual makeup and then I could move on to my gorgeous blonde locks. I had to comb them just right and then carefully, carefully, tie them up into a ponytail. I looked at myself in the mirror and winked a clear blue eye. Ready to roll!

I quickly ate a Poptart and downed some orange juice- I don't care what Temari says! Coffee sucks!- and bolted out the door.

First stop: Naruto's house. After walking with him to school for years, I was pretty much expected at his house.

His mother, Kushina, opened the door and smiled. "Hey, Ino, Naruto'll be right down," she said.

Soon, my goofy blonde friend was at the foot. Spiky hair, blue eyes, and dressed in a plain shirt and jeans. Ugh. He definitely needed to dress better. Not that he ever listened when I said that to him. I would manage some day.

"Ready for school?" I asked.

"Yeah, okay," he said. Naruto wasn't exactly the school type. He's not really as stupid as I've said, but he has a hard time applying himself. If it weren't for my help, he wouldn't have been able to learn good studying habits.

"So, it's finally here," I said. "Seems like just yesterday I had just met you and we were chasing each other around the playground."

"Yeah," said Naruto, a look of found remembering on his face. "I can't believe it's all gonna be over soon, you know? It always seemed like it would never end, but here we are!"

I nodded. This was a very rare moment. We were in perfect agreement. Our arguments were never to be taken seriously. They were always over stupid things and we never went to long without speaking to each other. And it was kind of like a way of showing affection.

"And this year, Sakura's gonna date me!" Naruto said, taking me out of my thoughts.

I rolled my eyes, but dared to dream and shouted, "Sasuke'll date me!"

"Why do all you girls like him? He isn't anything special!"

"You're only saying that because you wish you were as cool as he is," I said teasingly. He started shouting about how that wasn't true and I grinned. Another day with Naruto Uzumaki, just the way it should be.

Truth be told, by that time, Sasuke was just a hot guy at school. I could live without him, but I'd never turn a date down.

And so we reached school. Konoha High looked no different than we were used to and I took it all in, this being my final year and all. My time had come. Soon, I would be leaving to make room for the next set of freshmen and new seniors would take over.

"Ino!" shouted a voice and I turned to see my best friends, save Naruto, standing by the school building.

"See ya, Naruto!" I said before running to see my friends.

Sakura was dressed for success, but also looked cute, Hinata was absolutely adorable, Tenten looked sporty but hot, and Temari was as gorgeous as always. This was our year. We had to show the world how great we were. And get good boyfriends too.

"Do you think Sasuke's going to choose one of us?" Sakura asked.

"With our luck, he'll choose Hinata, the one girl who doesn't even like him," I replied.

"I-I like him just…just not like that," Hinata, the ever shy girl, said.

"I bet he chooses that bitch Karin," said Temari.

"Nope," I said, "she's with Suigetsu!"

"How do you know?" asked Tenten.

"Because, I ran into her on vacation and she told me," I said, happy to be ahead of all my friends.

We continued to talk about whatever came to mind until I heard Naruto shout, "Hey, Ino! If you girls don't stop gossiping, you're going to be late!"

The girls and I made our way to the auditorium where we would get our schedules for the year. First, Tsunade, our principal, would go on a rant about how she was "so happy" to have us back even though it really pained her. Such a forced performance.

After that, I went to retrieve my schedule and looked it over. I turned to compare with my friends, but they had already left, so I went to my locker. I hurried off.

Upon entering the classroom, I looked for my friends. No Sakura. No Tenten. No Temari. No Hinata. But there was Naruto, Kiba, Karin, Juugo, Neji, and Sasuke. Maybe this would be an interesting first hour.

I ended up sitting near Sasuke, but not near enough. He was instead with Neji, Karin, and Juugo. If Suigetsu had been there, Sasuke's entire inner circle would have been there.

I was with Naruto and Kiba. I boredly yawned and braced myself for another year of learning.

Here we go.

A/N: Well, there's the long awaited first chapter! Whoop whoop!