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Note -A SasukexIno fanfic (I don't own Naruto at all...)

Quote - I wonder if you think of me half as much as I think about you

Secert lovers Chapter 3: Unrequited Lovers

Ino felt like a little kid as he cared for her, letting him wipe the sweat from her face and neck. She was trying so hard not to fall back asleep yet. She sighed softly as the cool rag hit her forehead, feeling like some of the fire was being put out. When he finally started to climb into the bed, she relaxed, knowing he would at least be able to sleep some here. He pulled her close and snuggled her some. It made her laugh slightly, feeling like she was dreaming. When he kissed her lips, she blushed deeply causing her face to burn even hotter. She still couldn't get over that, no matter how many times he did it.

"D- Don't forget to sleep too ..."

She whispered softly before she fell back into a deep sleep. It was easy to sleep with him there next to her. She just hoped he didn't get sick again. He was almost well now, no need for him to get sick again.

Sasuke nodded,"I have been up all this time Ino..", he said changing everything before quickly changing the blankets and everything wiping the sweat off of her face and neck and everywhere else to make sure she was okay. He then went to the bathroom quickly and put a rag back onto her forehead, but Sasuke blinked as he was lightly pulled. Sasuke understood what she was saying as he got into the bed laying next to Ino, he would pull her close to him and tried to make sure she was okay. He cuddled up next to her and snuggled her lightly as he kept the cold rag onto her head.

Sasuke smirked lightly as he rubbed the side of her face with the back of his hand and kissing her lips lightly to make sure she was okay. He didn't care if he ended up getting back sick.

Ino faded in and out of sleep, never truly waking up though. She slept for a while, waking up suddenly from her fever. She was sweating everywhere, her face soaked with it. She opened her eyes halfway, looking over at Sasuke. He was holding her hand between his two, and it made her smile some.

"P- Please tell me you haven't been up this whole time ... You're worse than i am."

She said with a slight laugh that turned into a cough. Covering her mouth with her free hand, she coughed hard. She took a deep breath afterwards. He was closer ... Just like she had wanted, but he had also been up this whole time. Scooting over in the bed some, she pulled him with the hand he was holding. She didn't have the strength to actually pull him though.

"Go to sleep you don't have to stay up all night watching me."

She said softly, feeling dizzy from moving so much.

Sasuke sighed as he stared at her tucking her in with the blanket."Look at you your face is flushed..", he said in an irritated tone. He stared at her hand and blinked, Did she want him closer? It was a shot as Sasuke scooted closer to Ino in his chair taking her hand and sandwiching it between both of his hands as he gripped it in order to keep it warm. Sasuke sighed, she really WAS all that tired.."Which she would have told me sooner", he said out loud but not to loud as he let her sleep. Sasuke stayed up all night..Barely even blinking.

Sasuke stayed by Ino that whole time, not even moving an inch as he stared at her. He wanted to make sure she was safe, even if that meant the cost of most things that he needed. Sleep being one of those things of course.

Ino let her smile drop as she looked away from his glare. He knew. He didn't seem happy about it either. She hadn't meant to get sick or anything, but she kind of felt bad for not telling him upfront now. Ino did as she was told, laying down in the bed where Sasuke had just been. She was starting to feel really dizzy now from her fever. She watched as he can back, her face flushed red with fever now.

"I- I'm sorry ... I was worried about you last night, so i kept waking up to check on you."

She said softly, not wanting the blanket but knowing she needed to keep it on to break the fever. She reached one arm out of the blanket, reaching for his hand before her eyes started to close on her. She wished he were closer ... That was her last thought before she passed out.

Sasuke nodded with his arms folded,"Yes, I am feeling better.", he said before he looked at Ino seeming to glare a bit."Now are YOU feeling any better? Oh no you aren't...Why?..Cause you have a fever.", he said glaring and that current sentence was in a very harsh tone."As well as you being sleepy...Why didn't you tell me any of this?", he said with his arms folded as he sighed."You need to get in the bed and sleep...", he said this time HE was going to the bathroom getting a rag and laying it on Ino's head once she layed down in the bed.

Sasuke stared at her,"Now go to sleep.", he said with his eyes staring directly at her. Sighing, he sat in the same chair that she had sat in sniffing before watching her intently.

Ino could feel Sasuke's glare on here, but it only made her laugh softly. She finished her day at work, closing the big shop door and locking it before going into the backroom. She sat down in the chair next to the bed, closing her eyes slowly and rubbing her temples. Her fever was probably worse than his now, but she said nothing about it. She sat up, feeling his forehead with the back of her own hand. It seemed cooler, but that also might be because she was burning up. She got kind of dizzy, sitting down on the edge of the bed slowly.

"Well, you're looking much better. How's your cough?"

She asked with a smile. She didn't let on how bad she felt, but he probably already knew. He had been glaring at her all day after all.

Sasuke had watched Ino working through the day before coughing into his hand lightly. He was beginning to feel better definitely, maybe it was just the bed. Although, Sasuke glared heavily at Ino for two things..One of those things was that she was getting tired, the look in her eyes told him that. The 2nd thing was she appeared to be drowsy or look sick somewhat, Sasuke continued glaring at her and when she was done working he would PROBABLY never let her hear the end of what he was saying since he knew that he wanted to protect her. He understood that he couldn't protect her from everything but he tried his best in every way possible.

Sasuke occasionally took his death glare off Ino but ended up looking right back at her. This was something that irritated him..If she needed something why didn't she just ask him?

Ino fell asleep almost as soon as Sasuke had finished speaking. She was tired. She wouldn't tell him because he might get mad at her for it, but she woke up periodically all night to check on him. By the time the sun came up, she crawled from under her blanket sleepily, knowing her hair was a mess. She looked over to the bed, seeing Sasuke gone. She heard the door to the bathroom close, and she relaxed some. Fixing her her hair first, she slipped out of the backroom and into the front to open up the shop. She slipped on her apron, sitting back behind the counter. She yawned every few minutes, unable to hold them in. She knew she shouldn't have, but she couldn't help but check up on him through the night. She greeted customers all morning, trying to look as lively as possible. By the afternoon though she wanted to collapse though. She wouldn't though. Pinching her cheek, she kept her eyes wide. Sasuke was going to kill her for this when he saw her, but it was okay as long as he was okay. Feeling her forehead, she sighed as she felt burning up. She had caught Sasuke's cold, but she wouldn't say a word.

End of chapter..

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