Authors Note: Hey guys, so I some how wrote this whole chapter with Ino's POV, I don't know how I let this one slip through while writing but I think I let it better this way, but I haven't decided how I want it now.

By the way, with the pairings is kind of all in the air. I know for sure there will be ItaIno and maybe some SasuIno and NaruIno.

Thanks for reading! Love ya~

The pill had kicked in an hour back, but I was already too drunk to even feel a difference. I pushed myself through the crowd to get to the bar, just so I could sit down again, my feet had started to hurt from dance on the floor.

"What can I get for you?" The bartender asked and I looked at him blankly. He laughed, walked away and then came back with a drink. "It's on the house." He leaned over and whispered in my ear followed by a laugh. I felt a faint blush appear on my cheeks and decided not to tell him I was under age, no one would find out anyways.

I winked at him playfully and raised my drink in a toast to him with a small giggle. Once he turned around I rolled my eyes and sipped on my drinks while I walked away. I looked around in search for pink hair, stumbling around like the drunk I was, I ended up in a booth by myself at the far end of the club where the music wasn't so loud.

"There you are you." A voice crept up behind me, making me jump and spilling my drink.

"Thanks a lot." I mumbled to myself, not looking to see who it was. I stood up and stumbled backwards, falling into the arms of the man. I laughed aloud while pushing myself off of him just to fall back again.

"Maybe you had too many to drink."
"There's no such thing!" I cheered. "I haven't party since," The next few words came out so quick and I didn't have time to even think about what I was saying. "Since my boyfriend passed away." I felt the man tense and it made me realize what I had said. "I need to leave." I lowed my head and walked away.

"Wait," I suddenly felt dizzy and my knees were weak. My eye lids closed and I could feel myself being picked up.

The cool air from outside felt good against my skin, I must have mumbled to be put down when I felt the cold damp ground under my fingertips. My eyes had fluttered open and I was in a dark alley, the only thought in my head was panic until my eyes followed the pair of legs that stood in front of me. "Ah, I feel so embarrassed." I wanted to slap myself. "I haven't drank in a really long time." I slurred together with another blush. "Itachi, right?" I reached into my pant pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. "Can you tell me what time it is?" He carelessly tossed his phone onto my lap. "Not much of a talker huh? Hm, it's only 2?" I stood up and grabbed his hand. "Come with me, okay?"

We walked down the empty dark streets, my arm wrapped around his, he didn't seem to mind since I was too drunk to walk on my own, let alone stand. The silence between us was too comforting for me, I need some sound around me other then the few cars that sped passed us. My arm carefully slid out of his and I stopped walking, I didn't know why I stopped but Itachi stopped with me.

"You know, since I met Sakura and Naruto on that bus I can't stop thinking about my old life."

"Old life? Isn't this still your life?" I shook my head and let out a heavy sigh.

"I'm starting a new life. That's why I'm here." I didn't expect him to say anything and he didn't. I took another drag from my cigarette, "I ran away because I needed to get away. I'm in this by myself, I alone." I stated with a frantic tone as the smoke escaped my mouth and swirled around in the air. "I've been here for too long, I need to leave again." I walked and stumbled to the floor and dropped my cigarette in a puddle in front of me. I became frustrated and let out a yell and hit to cold cement under me. I was too drunk for this, for everything. I let the tears fall down my face, knowing it was just the pill doing all this to me. I remembered reading that ecstasy had a different effect on people depending on their surroundings.

I had calmed down a few seconds later, and my body felt relaxed, the cold ground under my fingertips felt amazing. The feel of Itachi's hands touching me while he helped me up, his body heat, the smell of his cologne and touch of his skin on mine when I intertwined our fingers together was pure ecstasy. I was drawing closer to him with every breath. His breathing, the way his chest moved steadily with every breath he took was relaxing. I hugged him until my breathing became even and slowed down long enough for me to look up at him. His dark perfect eyes and perfect lips were drawing me closer to him. I was on the tip of my toes, our lips only an inch away; I could feel his hot breath against my face but I quickly turned away and laughed.

"Where's the nearest bus stop?" I asked completely disregarding everything just now. I turned around to face him but saw a head of pink, yellow and black walking towards us. "Sakura!" I called out and ran towards her.

"Where did you run off too?" She asked when I rammed her into a hug.

"I passed out, but it's okay because Itachi brought me outside. I just needed some air." I reassured her worried expression but she was as drunk as I was so it didn't effect her for too long.

We all manged to show up at Sasuke's house in one piece but as everyone made their way inside, I stayed out to smoke a cigarette. I sat down on a chair and stared at the blackness in front of me. The moon shined through dark clouds setting the perfect lighting.

"Ino come inside, the night isn't over yet." Sakura peaked her head out the door but the smile that had been painted on her face washed away. "A-are you okay?" She approached me like how someone would with a frighten animal. I didn't notice the tears streaming down my face until Sakura wiped them away.
"Oh, I didn't even notice." My statement ended short and there was a short pause. "Come on lets go see what the boys are up too." I dropped my cigarette and stomped on it when I stood up.
Once inside we found Sasuke and Naruto in the kitchen waiting with shots around them for us. I grabbed one and cheered before taking it down. At that moment I loved the way that vodka burned as it slid that my throat and made my insides warm. After a few more I was feeling the same drunk as when I met Itachi in the club.
"Yeah but this town is way too close to my old one, and if someone was to file a missing persons report it would leak here too." I leaned back in my seat and took a sip out of my cup. "I had fun here though." I stated once more.
The subject that roamed through everyone's minds about me was brought up, what was I going to do? Sakura and Naruto begged me to stay here with them but I couldn't accept their offer because I needed to get as far away from my old life as possible.
"I'm leaving in the morning," Sakura's pout made my heart tighten. "Maybe I'll visit again?"
The clock struck five when the front door opened and Itachi walked with his friends.
"That means its time for us to sleep." Sasuke stood up with a stretch. "Sakura will show you where you can sleep tonight." I looked at Sakura who was already fight her sleep.
"Goodnight Ino." Naruto mumbled as he walked away.
I helped Sakura out of her chair and walked with her to her room. She was too tired and drunk to say anything, just mumbling things quietly under her breath.
"I love Sasuke," I looked down at her. "But he wont return it." I laid her down on her bed and she quietly feel into a deep sleep.
I wondered into the bathroom and washed off my makeup and striped from my dirty clothes and put on the clothes Sakura had lend me to sleep in. As I walked out of Sakura's room I released my hair from its ponytail and realized I didn't know where to go.
"Should I awake Sakura or find Naruto or Sasuke?" I debated, fading away from reality as my mind thought on about my situation.
"Come on," Itachi's voice was strong but pleasant to hear. I followed him down the hall and into a room, his room. I may have been drunk but not drunk enough to sleep on a bed with some man I didn't even know and then I blushed realizing when I showed up here. "You can sleep here, the other rooms are taken."
"Where are you going to sleep?" I quickly asked without thinking. "I can't let you let me sleep in here. This is your room after all." He turned back to me, his expressionless face sent a chill down my back. The words stay slipped from my mouth. I couldn't believe I was letting him stay, to sleep on the same bed with me, again. Maybe I was a little too drunk but I watched as he walked passed me and laid on his bed parting the spot next to him for me.
"I don't bite," He teased with a slight laugh and it relaxed me enough to sit next to him. "I wouldn't do anything to you, don't worry so much." He grabbed my legs and pulled me down so I was laying on my back and then threw the covers over me. I could feel the heat coming off of my face from the extreme blush and hoped Itachi couldn't feel it.
The moon shined slightly through his window and onto his face. Illuminating his face perfectly, he looked so relax and at peace with everything around him that it made me feel a ease and I soon rested my eyes and feel into a slumber.
The loud sounder of thunder crashing woke me up with a gasp. I gripped the sheets under my hand as another crashed followed by the flash of lightening. I shook with each loud boom of thunder that shook the whole house and tried to fight back the tears and screams.
I crawled off the bed and sat on the floor hugging myself, begging for everything to stop. I let out small cries and whimper but tried to be quiet enough not to wake up Itachi but I failed at that. I heard him get up from the bed and wake over to me, he said nothing and sat next to me on the floor.
"You must think I'm crazy for being scared of some thunderstorm huh?" I laughed patheticly. "Everyone has their fears."
"What is yours?"
"Of losing Sasuke again." I let out and oh and we sat in silence again. I squeezed myself tighter with every boom and whispered with everyone that shook the house.
Itachi moved from besides me and grabbed something from the desk next to us. He sat back down, pulling the blanket with him and wrapped it around us. He then placed one earphone in my right ear and the other in his left and played a soft song from his phone. The soothing voice from the song calmed me down enough to stop squeezing myself. I inched closer to Itachi the heat from his body stopped my shaking.
"You're too kind." I muttered under my breath followed by a sigh, I didn't understand why Naruto and Sakura thought he was worse then Sasuke. "Can you tell me what you meant when I asked what you were scared of? If you don't mind, I could even tell you why I'm scared of thunder." He nodded his head but his silence wanted me to start my story first. "When I was younger I lived in a big house all alone with maids and butlers because my parents were always away on business, but they all didn't like me very much. Well one night there was this big storm, and it woke me up. I was scared, I didn't know what to do. I screamed and cried for my mother or father for anyone but no one ever came into my room, the thunder was so loud and powerful it shook it house, I cried and yelled louder but there was no sign of anyone coming to my rescue. I stayed in my room crying, terrified but once I finally got the courage to leave my room a bolt of lightening hit in my front yard followed by the biggest boom of thunder I have ever heard, it shook the house and even caused the stairs to collapse. That was when I knew I was going to die there, everyone had left me alone, but I continued to scream and cry for help hours had passed until the storm finally died down and then some cops broke down my door. The neighbors had called them because of my screaming and the lightening that had struck in my yard. My parents never came home after they heard about the incident, they waited months and I had to stay in that house with no way of getting back to my room. It effected me so much that I'm terrified every time there's a storm." I took in a deep breath when my eyes started to water again. I felt his hand placed gently on knee, I smiled softly and rested my head on his shoulder. "It died down a little," I stated, watching the small flashes of lightening shine in the distance.

"I suppose I have to tell my story now?"

"No, you don't have too. It's too personal for me to know." I heard him sigh inwardly and it worried me slightly. We were quiet once again, comfortable silence and I enjoyed it this time. "I like being here." I said out loud and realized it wasn't in my head. "But I can't stay." My eyes wondered around the dark room but there was no clock, how long had I been asleep before I was rudely awoken?

"It's going to be like this all day," He started, "Do you think you could handle riding a bus like this?" I frowned because he was right. "Stay another day, it won't hurt you."

I wanted to get angry and tell him no, I needed to leave, I wanted to leave. I needed to start a new life by myself. I wanted these people to stop telling to stay here.

"I can't,"

"You don't want to."

"No, I just can't. I need to start a new life, and this isn't where I want to start it." I stood up, angry. Not with him, but with myself. Angry for letting myself stay here longer then I needed.

He stood up in a hurry and stopped me as I was about to rush out of his room. I could only see his face every time a small flash of lightening struck. His expression wasn't calm like every other time I saw him, his eyes had a hint of worry hidden behind anger, he was serious. Why was he staring at me with that face? And then it hit me, his lips crashed against mine, I tried to struggle away from shock but he held me back from leaving. I could taste a hint of beer mixed with the strong flavor of mint when he bit down on my lower lip, I gasped and his tongue quickly entered my mouth and I gave up. There was no point in fighting it anymore, he was stronger than me and to be honest I secretly wanted this, it had been such a long time since another man kissed me like this; with passion and lust. It made me think of him and the way he used to kiss me with the same passion, his soft lips and how he was so gentle but a little rough how I liked it.

My eyes shot opened and pushed Itachi away from me, my breathing shorten and sped up as my heart pounded in my chest. I was comparing Itachi to him, that wasn't right. What was wrong with me?

I knew I was giving off the wrong impression to him. I tried to shake the thoughts out of my head and stepped away from the man, the unknown man because I knew nothing about him! My stomach churned and tighten, I felt sick. Every part of my body ached in pain and my heart felt like it was breaking once again.

"I-I I can't, not again." I stammered, tripping over my words and myself as I backed away further. "I'm sorry, to soon." I ran out of the room in a hurry, while the tears cried down my face. How could I do this to myself?

Now I really did need to leave this place...