Chouji was tired, all the emotions of that night, and now came the worst part. Ino's reactions were unpredictable, and he didn't want rejection. As Shikamaru said, he was afraid of loosing his friend and teammate, and of being turned down. But he knew she wasn't going to hurt him, in the worst way; Ino wasn't that bad, at least not with her friends. All those thoughs crossed his mind while running, and it gave him more confidence. Chouji didn't noticed the passage of time, and suddenly was in front of the Yamanaka's recidence. He approached to the door, despite of his fear and nerves, and knocked on the door. Couple of minutes later, the blond girl opened the door, wearing a violet pijama and her hair down. He blushed.
-*yawn*Did something happened, Chouji?- She said while rubbing her eye.
-I need to talk to you.
-It's late, can we talk tomorrow?
-No- he said with a serious voice, which made Ino surprised- May I come in?
-Eh? Oh, yes, come in.
They entered to the house and sat on a large armchair. The girl looked at his friend like he at her.
-And...what do you wanna talk about?
-*sigh*I never wanted Shikamaru to come to dinner with us- he looked at the floor.
- And..why did you tell me that he was coming? I wouldn't mind going out just with you.
-But why did ask for him?
-Just to ask, maybe you wanted to go out with both of us! I didn't know.
- I-I'm sorry.
-You're forgiven- She smiled at him, and he blushed- Anyway, now that we are here... we can talk. My mother isn't coming back until 4 or 5 in the morning. And my dad is on a A-ranked mission; so, he has gone for a long term. What do you want to talk about? Missions, memorys, Shikamaru and the Suna girl...
-Wait, how do you know about it? I'm the only one who knows!
-Come on, it was very obvious. He's always taking the missions to Suna.
-Oh...However, I didn't want to talk about this tonight.
-No? Well, it's ok for me. Take a theme(ME:that's how you say it?).
-Us- Ino stayed in silence, shoked.
-Do you mean us as friends, or us as...?
-The second one.
-Chouji, I don't think this is ok. We are friends...-"Oh God, why is this happening to me?"She though.
-I know, but I can't stand it anymore. The intrigue is killing me.
-What intrigue? We are just friends and nothing more, Chouji!
-There's no chance for me? Not a single chance?
-I don't know...it's not that I don't like you, but...
-But?
-But we are friends, and I know for experience that friends split up after a relationship.
-We can change that, we won't split up, I promese-Chouji take her hands in his, and looked at her in the eyes. Ino though with a blank stare "We are friends, I can't think of him as my boyfriend. But why then I feel like this, so nervous? Have I been falling in love with him without noticing?"-Will you give me a chance, Ino?- "His eyes are so beautiful" Her mind kept saying corny things "Just kiss him, and everything is gonna be alright". Chouji put Ino's hands down, he looked sad, and she knows what that meant.- I understand*sigh* I better be going before my parents start worrying.- He stood up, but Ino grabed his hand and pulled him down. She still had the blank stare.
-I-Ino?- He sat down. Suddenly the blond girl punced over him and kissed his lips. It wasn't the best kiss she had, but it wasn't bad. Chouji blushed, but grabed her back and pulled her close. The kiss lasted like 5 seconds, and Ino finished it, leaning again his chest.
-Wow- Chouji exclaimed- That was...
-great- Ino huffed- I think we can work it out- said while sitting again.
-Really?
-Yeah, but we must promese that if this doesn't work, we will remain friends- she extended her hand and smiled at him. He looked a bit confused, but grabed her hand and pulled her closer to him.
-Promese-he whisper in her ear. Then he kissed her more passionaly than before, something that Ino noticed. She though "Maybe my prince was nearer than I though"
