Thanks to everyone who reviewed and picked this story :3 I adore you silently in my head and loudly on the computer. Sumimasen for the uber-long wait D: And forgive me for not putting psycho Sakura in this chapter. Or thank me, do as you please.
Talking
Thinking
Exaggeration(Spelling? o_o)
I DO NOT OWN NARUTO! BUT I CLAIM THE RIGHT OF ALL THE OCC-NESS OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS:
Yamanaka Ino+ Inoichi.
Hyuuga Hinata + clan.
Uzumaki Naruto.
Rock Lee.
Ino leaned back with a sigh. This was getting annoying. How often hadn't she felt the random burst of massive chakra before it dissapeared with a loud squealing noise? Surely it couldn't be Shizune's pet pig? She couldn't remember he wore a blonde wig.. Clearly something was wrong. But what was it? Something smells, and it isn't Kiba. She watched as Hinata forced chakra into a tree, and watched as it exploded in a perfect hole on the other side of the trunk. She grinned in pride. "Perfect!" Ino called, making Hinata smile. A bush hissed in her direction, causing Ino to wonder what bushes had against her.
Naruto seethed in the bush. It was cold, he was alone, jealous of INO, and Hinata was way too cute. That was the last thing he thought before a stray kunai hit him in the head with the blunt end.
"Lee! No weapons for you!" Ino shrieked angrily and grabbed her weapon pouch away from the very excited man.
Lee made a grab for it, but just fell down on the ground.
"Baka.. And you're supposed to be Gai's genius of hard work?!" Ino yelled, cracking her knuckles. Ignoring the stammering defending protests of Hinata in the background.
Lee could have ran then, but noo.. "I DON'T FIGHT BLOSSOMS!! ESPECIALLY NOT... A LOTUS!" he declared, pointing a shaky, melodramatic finger at Ino's nose with tears building in his eyes. Maybe he was so blinded with the tears in his eyes that he didn't see her fist coming.
The green-clad male was flung into the horizon, screaming a tear-choking "GAI-SENSEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-", before he hit the mighty cleaveage of the statue of Gondaime Tsunade.
Hinata shook her head in dissapprovement. "Poor Lee-san!" she said sadly, "A fate worse than death, Ino-chan!" she continued, turning to Ino with glistening eyes.
Ino blushed and frowned. "He's not dead. Yet." she muttered, bringing a groan from the dark haired one.
"Always killing people, even though you are a gentle flower.. Ah, what would the Yamanaka family say?" Hinata said with crossed arms.
Ino snorted, "They would be proud! A flower can defend itself. Every rose got it's thorns!" she concluded happily, sitting down in the soft green grass.
"Eh? A Hyuuga would never.. Or.. Maybe we do?" Hinata mused silently, looking over where Lee was sliding down the harsh stone breasts.
Ino patted the spot next to her, and grinned. "Remember when I came over? You know, with the flower arrangements!" she said with a strange twinkle in her blue eyes.
Hinata blushed, but sat down and nodded. "Kuromi-nee-san's wedding..? Two years ago, I think.".
Flashback(Or 'A Sean'? :D)
Ino looked around in awe. Such a big garden! And the house was practically a monster-sized pack of white eyes and paper walls. It was intimdating with all of those pupil-less, seemingly all-seeing yet blind eyes, staring at you. She was grabbed by the arm of a smiling father when she stopped to stare on a bush of rare blue roses.
"Ino..! Come on now.." he urged, pulling his cart filled with flowers.
"I don't see why they need more flowers!" Ino whispered to him, wide eyes looking at the various plants everywhere. "They have five Orisuka's! FIVE! They only grow in Sunagakure! They must have altered the earth to make it fit their needs! How amazing!"
"Don't stare too much, they'll take it as spying." he whispered, "But yes, it is amazing!" he said and grinned over his shoulder.
Ino frowned. "'Spying'? On what? The flowers?" she said and snorted with laughter.
Inoichi rolled his eyes at her. "It is a Hyuuga wedding! Konoha's most pristigues clan is marrying someone! This is just a branch wedding, we wouldn't be allowed in on a main wedding!" he explained, bowing quickly at some Hyuuga members who gazed curiously at them.
Ino raised her eyebrows and opened her mouth to question the logic by spending so much money on a wedding, when she saw something strange.
A rush of wind sent petals from the many breeds of flowers, flowing. It danced in the wind, a beautiful rainbow of living essence. She followed them with a smile before they landed in a mass of dark blue. A startled gasp and silent laughter braught her attention to the owner of the hair.
"H-Hinata-chan?" Ino whispered in wonder, looking at the rainbow in her dark hair, and how her pale eyes looked like lavenders in the spring. She was smiling, and looking up at the sun, looking truly at peace.
Hinata looked down and met her eyes. Violet met crystal, and both let a smile grace their faces.
Inoichi smirked and pushed his daughter in the back with his foot. "I'm not so old that I need help pulling a cart. Go.. Fratanize, or whatever you young people call it these days." he said with a goofy laughter rumbling in his throat.
Ino groaned and bit back a few insults. She walked over to Hinata, who was blushing and twiddling with her hands. Even one day before the marriage, she wore a silk kimono. Ino gazed heavily at the embroideries and the texture of it, before she realized how close she was standing to the Hyuuga heir. She blushed and stepped a few inches back.
"Hi, Hinata." Ino said with a smile, reaching out and patting her shoulder.
Hinata blinked, made a startled gasp and stared at the hand that touched her shoulder.
Ino brought it back and looked carefully at her. Like she was trying to be friends with a rabbit. She knew it would take time.
"H-hi, Ino-san.." Hinata muttered, looking down in the ground.
Both girls stood in an awkward silence for a while, both thinking about what to say.
"Y-your here for the flowers, right?" Hinata asked bashly, refusing to believe that it was anything more interesting that the green grass to look at.
Ino nodded, staring at the smaller girl. It was like seeing her for the first time. After seeing her so free, she couldn't help but think how many times she had captured that spirit inside in herself. Refusing to bloom.
Hinata looked up at the blonde girl. She looked like she was of western heritage, with that almost yellow hair and blue eyes. She felt plain in comparison. The only thing that was special in a crowd was the white eyes. But people didn't admire them, they were intimidated and scared.
"I haven't seen you in class lately." Ino commented, looking at the girls reaction.
Hinata blushed and her hands gripped tightly at the blue sash around her waist. "Oh! U-um, I'm sorry to be a burden! My father thought I could use some training with Neji-nii-sama.. A-and then.." she trailed off, white eyes turning distant and glassy.
Ino frowned. "It's not your fault, I was just curious. It's actually rude of me to probe into your business. Forgive me Hinata-chan." she said respectfully, making Hinata gasp in wonder.
"C-chan..?" Hinata muttered under her breath.
Ino blushed and cursed loudly in her head. Stupid, stupid glitch! Now she must think I'm some creepy, stalkerish pervert or something! Aaah~! I did not just think that sentence! Oh, by Tsunade's J-cup's!
"So! Any boys you like, Hinata?!" she asked loudly, trying to confuse the already confused girl.
Hinata went red as a cherry in the sun. "B-boys I l-like...?" she whispered with wide eyes, gawking at the blonde, panting girl.
"Yeah, like, like... SASUKE!!" Ino said thriumpantly, pointing a staggering finger at the flinching Hyuuga.
"U-uchiha-san? Demo-?" Hinata said slowly, shotting a very curious glance at the blonde. "Gomen nasai, demo.. Ino-san, you l-like Uchiha-san?" she said, hoping she didn't have wrong.
"Screw him!"
It was a sudden silence. It was deafening like a shrill scream.
Ino had both hands plastered over her mouth. She hadn't meant to say that. Didn't even know she thought about saying it.
"G-gomen!! Gomen nasai!! Gomen, gomen, gom-gomen!!" Ino stuttered with a scared expression, bowing repeatedly to Hinata.
The poor girl was frozen in shock, eyes wide as platters and mouth open in a perfect 'O'.
Ino waved a hand in front of her eyes. "What I meant to say was that I don't like him anymore. Period." she explained, hoping the words would wake Hinata up from her state.
Hinata looked down in the ground and nodded silently. "W-wakatta." she mumbled, hoping Ino wouldn't burst again.
Ino sighed and closed her azure eyes. This was hard, communicating without swearing and calling people names. No sarcasm or screaming either. "Ne, Hinata? You must like someone, right?" she tried, plastering a wide smile on her face.
Hinata shook her head sadly. "No boy would like me anyway.. I'm not strong like you and Haruno-san." she whispered.
"Of course you are strong! Look at those roses! They had the very earth altered by others so it could grow and blossom! Nobody did that to you! And now, your actually altering the ground yourself! That is strength." Ino practically yelled, pointing at the Orisuka's blue flowers(They look like roses so I call them that :D).
Hinata froze again, and stared at Ino's face as she continued to talk with an angry, but determined expression on her face. She almost looked like-
"-Naruto, Kiba, Sasuke and Shikamaru would beg you on their knees to be with you! But I bet they don't dare because of the rumors of the vicious threats Neji have come with..!" Ino finished, rolling her eyes over the last statement, showing clrealy what she thought about Hinata's cousin.
"N-naruto..? Neji did that..?" Hinata mumbled, gasping a little. She bit her lip again and clasped her hands tightly together so she wouldn't twiddle her fingers.
Ino looked sad. Naruto, huh? Poor Hinata-chan.. He doesn't even notice.! Ino twisted her face into a painful smile. "Demo, I can help you train if you want!" she offered with an excited voice.
Hinata looked very timidly at her. Her eyes were hopeful, cautious and.. A little sceptical?
"There is always better to be two!" Ino shot in before Hinata could open her mouth. "I train strength with you, and maybe.. Maybe you can teach me how to be more flexible?" she said, adding the last part hopefully.
Hinata let a grateful smile grace her features and nodded happily.
Ino smiled cheekily back and held up her fist towards Hinata, hoping she would join with hers. She did not.
Hinata looked at Ino's fist curiously and lifted her own to look at it, looking for a mark or something.
Ino sighed and walked over to touch her fist with her own.
Hinata gasped at the sudden contact.
"How about midnight at training ground 4?" Ino asked, staring at the lovely pink colour in Hinata's cheeks.
Hinata nodded with a small smile as she rubbed her fist absentmindedly.
Ino grinned and blushed a little. "Then it's a date!" she said and ran after her father, who was standing a few yards away, shaking with silent laughter.
Hinata stared after Ino, watching as she punched her father in the chest for something he said. She smiled and turned to run through all the flowers. She didn't see Ino watching her.
~The End~
Hinata sighed in happiness and leaned back on the soft grass, watching the fluffy clouds float lazily across the sky. "It's a nice story." she stated with a grin.
Ino groaned in disbelief. "It's a beautiful story! From end to beginning!" she said, letting herself fall back next to Hinata.
Hinata grimaced. "Beginning to end." she corrected her silently.
"Whatever." the blonde muttered.
Hinata laughed. "Who would think that you actually fell on me during training on purpose?" she said with a wide grin on her face.
Ino giggled. "Worked didn't it?" she said smugly. She got no other answer than hysterical laughter.
Ino pouted and poked her in the ribs. "Still, I'm now more flexible than you, and stronger too!" she said, smirking.
Hinata rose, and lifted a delicate eyebrow, challenging Ino silently.
Ino narrowed her eyes. "Okay. Tonight I will show you how much stretchy I am than you!" she declared, pointing at her lover's ivory face.
"Stretchy isn't a proper word, Ino-chan.." Hinata sighed.
"........ Whatever........." Ino muttered.
