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GaaIno: A Mission Gone...?
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9 days ago...
"Ino! INO!" mom shouted at the hallway.
"I'm leaving to a businesstrip with dad for two weeks!"
"Yeeyeah ok..." Ino mumbled totally tired and fell asleep again.
Ino woke up to a knock and looked around. Shikamaru was outside the window, on 2nd floor.
"WHAT THE HELL!" Ino shouted and fell to the floor. She got up and opened the window.
"Tsunade wants to meet us at her office. Come down when you're ready", he said and mumbled how troublesome it was to wake up this early.
Ino puts on her make-up, changes to her usual purple outfit and does her hair up to a ponytail, leaving some hanging on her face. Just the way she liked it.
She went outside. Chooji was there too and Team 10 left towards the Hokage's office. They talked about nothing and everything and Ino thought aloud why would Tsunade want to meet them this early, at 7 am.
It must be something really important.
Eventually they arrived at the Hokage tower and went inside. Chooji knocked to the door and Shizune, Hokage's assistant, let them in. Tonton snored and purred (!) against Shizune's leg.
Hokage sat by a table with Gaara, Temari and Kankuroo. Ino saw Shikamaru smirk when he saw Temari, and she smirked back.
The Sand Trio had been in the Chuunin-exams 2 and a half years ago. They all had changed, more or less.
Kankuroo still had his purple make-up (Kankuroo: IT'S WARPAINT!), a different pattern, thou. He wasn't too much taller, he had been really tall already at the age of 14. He was turning 17 at the spring if I remember right. He was wearing the same black
Temari had just turned 18. Her hair was the same. Her fan was leaning at the wall and Shikamaru was staring at her.
But Gaara. Gaara was the one who was changed the most. He was a LOT taller, his face was narrower and he didn't look so...so... murderous anymore. And you could see the muscle trough his burgundy outfit. He was totally hot, to put it simple.
When did HE got that handsome?
Gaara looked at Team 8 quick and continued to stare at nothing.
"OK everyone's here so I can give you your assignement", Tsunade said.
What the Sand Siblings has to do with our mission?
"Your mission is to escort the Kazekage and his siblings to Suna. They need escorts, because they have classified information that the Hidden Village of Sound is after. You", Tsunade pointed at Team 10," will make sure that the information doesn't bleed anywhere."
"Because there's six of you, we'll split you to couples. Shikamaru and Temari. Chooji and Kankuro. Ino and Gaara."
Shikamaru will really enjoy this mission, Ino thought as she tried to stop a giggle.
And I'm gonna go with the Kazekage. Wonderful. Just WONDERFUL.
Ino gazed at Gaara. He was doing nothing, just like some rock.
"Each pair will go a different route. Shikamaru and Temari, you will go through the Land of Earth to Suna. Kankuroo and Chooji, you will go by the shore and Ino and Gaara will go straight to Suna. You will leave at sunset from the West Gate. That's all. You're dismissed", she said and whipped her hand in the air.
Temari and Shikamaru left the door hand in hand. Chooji and Kankuroo chitchatted and went somewhere. Gaara was silent.
"See you at the gate", he said not looking at Ino and walked along the street. Ino stayed looking after the mysterious boy.
He's actually pretty cute...
Ino walked along the market street, thinking how she could spend the day before leaving. She went packing to her house. It was quickly done. She decided to clean up the house before leaving. She washed the laundry, washed the dishes and stuff.
Ino took her small backpack andI left the house.
What now...?
She walked the main street. There was nothing, nothing, to do. Shikamaru was with Temari, Chooji was probably 'tanking', there was no one at home and everyone were at missions.
She ended up before the Yamanaka Flower Shop. But Ino wasn't on the mood of working right now.
She continued walking, thinking how long it would take to reach Suna.
How can I survive with Gaara?
She ended up in a park with a large pond. She laid on the ground, wathing at nothing. There was a few clouds in the sky. It was cold, but Ino didn't mind.
Ino chuckled a bit.
I'm just like Shikamaru, that lazy ass...
Ino didn't even realise she had fell asleep until shadows were upon her. The sun was setting.
So like Shikamaru, to fall asleep for hours like that outside...
THE MISSION!
Ino jumped up, grabbed her backpack and hopped to the trees. She would have to make it in time to the West Gate. There was only a few minutes. Ino was on the other side of the whole village.
Ino started her race against time, running at the roofs of Konoha. The wind blew to her face, cruely cold and leaves slapped to her face.
She made it just in time to the gate, while everyone else were already and Shizune were also there.
"Okey, everyone's present", Tsunade said as Ino ripped leaves off her hair, swearing to herself.
"You have to stay away from the main roads when you go. You may leave", Tsunade said and started to walk away.
"And one more thing."
She turned facing the shinobis.
"Try to stay alive."
Tsunade was out of sight and Kankuro, Temari, Shikamaru and Chooji left.
"Shall we?" Gaara asked, facing Ino this time.
"Yeah sure", she responded.
How in Kami I'm gonna survive even a week?
They walked in silence. The air started to cool down when the sun had setted. Surprisingly, the silence didn't bother Ino. She had always been the one with a loud mouth. It felt good, just listening to the silence.
"Shall we?" Ino asked, breaking the silence. Gaara looked at her and nodded. She smirked.
Hope he can keep up.
Ino hopped to a tree and started running. The trees flashed by.
Eventually, they arrived to a HUGE lake. It looked to go on and on and on and... no it ended eventually, somewhere there.
"If we try ti get to the other side of the lake and camp there?" Ino asked exploring the surroundings.
"Fine by me" Gaara said plainly.
The moon shone like a huge ball in the sky and millions and millions of stars twinkled with it. Not a cloud in sight. Ino dropped to the ground and kept running. Her legs ached a bit for the running. The main road squirmed somewhere miles away. The whole area was a huge lowland. Ino hadn't been here before.
Here and there was a few trees, but that's it. It was only milies and miles of open lowland.
They ran at the lakes waterline. Ino looked at Gaara.
He's so beautiful in moonlight...
No no no. Nonononono. It isn't right to think something like that. Gaara is the Kazekage, for the sake of Naruto's My Little Pony-Collection! ( XD ) I'm just, a random Konoha Chuunin.
Ino looked back and the forest was about on the other side of the lake.
"Let's stay here for the night", Ino said panting, wiping sweat from her face.
"Ok. After all, we have been runnning the whole evening", he stated and Ino found him having something really close to a smile.
He's sweet when he smiles like that...
Ino found a huge rock you couldn't see from the main road.
She dug her backpack.
SHHIT!
SHE DIDN'T PACK A TENT!
Thank Kami the nights aren't so cold yet.
"No tent?" Gaara asked.
"You can have mine" he continued as he threw a small bag to her.
"But whe-" Ino tried to protest.
"I don't sleep too much", he stated.
Ino looked at the small bundle in her hands and then looked at Gaara.
He's a gentleman...
Ino started to put the tent pieces together and Gaara left to get some firewood for a campfire. Ino had time to think in peace.
Everybody had someone; Hinata had Naruto, Tenten had Neji, Shikamaru had Temari (and lord knows what they were doing at the moment), even Sakura had S A S U K E. Agh I don't even want to REMEMBER that raven-haired boy. I had fought for him for years and then he chose the Wide-Forehead-Pinkette instead of me. Shikamaru is okay too, but he's with Temari now. I, on the other hand, had been alone as long as I can remember.
Ino sighed deeply.
She boggled as she realised Gaara was beside her.
How can someone move so quiet?
"You scared the shit outta me", Ino said laughing a bit.
Gaara didn't say a thing, just humphed and smiled, wider than before.
He lit up the campfire and poked it with a stick.
"...Are you afraid of me?" he asked after a while of silence.
Ino went speechless.
"...In the start a bit, but not anymore. I think you're not scary", but one of the most gorgeous people I've ever met, Ino Finished in her head.
"You're nice when you want to be", Ino said smiling brightly.
Ino could be a lot more relaxed with Gaara, more than with Kiba, for example. Gaara had that kind of effect on her.
They talked and sat by the campfire, until Ino almost fell asleep upright. She said "Good night" and went to her tent. She collapsed on top her sleeping back. Her thoughts were totally messed up, but one thing was a 100% sure.
Ino Yamanaka had a crush on Sabaku no Gaara, the Kazekage.
