Ino awoke to a dark, unfamiliar room. The window a showed a black sky that was crying, it was open, so the smell of dew crept into the room relaxing Ino. There was a drawer on the west wall of the room, next to a door to a bathroom. Her bed was next to the window on the opposite side of the room. Next to her bed there was a small table with a lamp and note with Ino's name on it. Next to the note, there was a glass of water and a piece of bread on a plate. Ino ate the bread and drank the water. She picked up the note and read it with the light from the lamps outside.

Dear Ino,

We know you're feeling bad, so we didn't want you to stay home alone. You're in Sakura's room if you didn't know. Your father is going to be okay because of you. If you hadn't gotten Lady Hokage, your father might have died. You're amazing and we all love you.

Sakura, Hinata and Sasuke.

Ino folded up the note and cried. She cried for two reasons. Her father, and the fact that her friends wrote her a heart felt note. She clutched it and lied on her bed again. There was a knock at the door to the room.

"Ino, are you awake?" asked a soft voice.

"Mmm…" Ino moaned.

The voice walked in to reveal Sakura, standing out of the room. She sat next to Ino on her bed, who was still weeping next to the window.

"How are you feeling Ino?" Sakura asked putting a hand on Ino's shoulder.

"I feel… like crap."

"Oh…" She moved her hand to Ino's knee.

"I read your note. It was sweet and its part of the reason why I'm crying." Ino managed.

"Aww. We thought it might cheer you up. You were so sad… and you still are."

Ino pulled her friend into a hug. She still wept though.

"S-Sakura…" She cried.

"Ino, it'll all be okay. Your dad is going to be fine." Sakura comforted. Ino let go and stared out of the window again. Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the front door. Sakura got up and went to see who it was. Ino heard the door open, and voices. The only words she could make out were, 'Ino,' 'okay', and 'cry', then came in Naruto and Sasuke.

Ino looked up with a sad face and glazed eyes. Sasuke stared at her face for a moment and he walked over to her, sat on the bed and hugged her. She held onto him and cried. He put his arms around her waist and held her close. Ino made more wet spots on his shirt, not that Sasuke seemed to mind.

Naruto, with his arm around Sakura's waist whispered in her ear, "Sakura, do you think they're together?" She shook her head.

"They should." Naruto whispered again making the jade eyed girl nod.

Sasuke put his head on Ino's shoulder and he let go. She wiped her tears away and her eyes revealed pink tired ones.

"What time is it?" Ino asked with a cracked voice.

"It's 10:30. Do you guys want to go to Ichiraku's? I think he's open this late." Naruto suggested, "You must be starving Ino."

"Naruto, why don't we get it to go? I don't think Ino's in the mood to leave." Sakura said.

"Okay. What do you want then?"

"Chicken." Sasuke answered.

"Beef." Ino mumbled.

Naruto and Sakura left the room for the ramen. More tears spilled from Ino's eyes. Sasuke held her and put his head on hers. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and his around her waist.

"Ino, everything will be okay." Sasuke comforted.

"I know… but I just can't help it…"

"Don't cry anymore." Their faces were inches apart. They were so close.

"It's hard…" She said with new tears streaming down her cheek.

"I know. Just think of every thing that makes you smile." He said, "I don't like seeing you cry Ino. It makes me sad."

"I guess I can name a few people that make me happy… My dad, Sakura, Hinata, and you…" She struggled to show a smile.

"I make you happy?"

"Yeah. You're always there no matter what happens."

Before she knew it, Sasuke had kissed her cheek slowly. They held each other tighter and Ino had a reason to smile again.

After a few minutes of them being put like this, Naruto and Sakura came in with the ramen. They sat in Sakura's dining room. Sakura and Ino sat on one side, and Naruto and Sasuke sat on the other side. They ate at their ramen and chatted randomly. Ino smiled more than she did before that day.

It was late at night now. About 12:45 a.m. Naruto and Sasuke were still there. Ino and Sakura were still wide awake and neither of them wanted them to leave. So Sakura had arranged for them to spend the night. She got some covers and pillows and set them up in Sakura's and Ino's room. Naruto begged to stay in Sakura's room, so he did, leaving Sasuke to sleep in the living room.

It was 1:30 am and they were all tired. Sasuke lied on the couch thinking about Ino. There was dead silence for over five minutes, and he couldn't stand it. He got up and walked slowly to Ino's room.

"Ino?" He said opening the door. Ino was sitting next to the window looking outside. She looked over to him with her bright blue eyes.

"I was going to ask if you were awake." Sasuke said again.

"Hm, well now you know the answer." She laughed, "That was a fun night, don't you think?" Ino said looking back out of the window. The sky revealed a dark cloudy night. You could see the stars and the moon. But also dark riveting clouds.

"Yeah, I thought so too."

"Sasuke, come here." Ino said looking right at him. He got up and sat next to Ino.

"Yea-." He was cut off as Ino kissed his cheek.

"From before, just… a kiss back." She grinned.

"Oh?" He leaned in close. Closer than he's ever gotten before, and his lips pressed softly onto hers. His kiss began to grow fierce and Ino didn't fight it. She kissed back and wrapped her arms around his neck. He slipped his arms around her waist and snuck his tongue into her mouth. Sasuke lifted her up gently and put her on his lap. Ino spread her legs out and put them around his waist. She pawed at his shirt, and he took it off. Sasuke lied down and Ino was on top of him. They explored each other's mouths for a bit and then Ino pulled back out of breath.

"What was that then?" Ino asked rolling off his torso and onto his side.

"That was a kiss Ino." Sasuke said as he pecked his lips onto her mouth quickly. He held her close to his body. She put her arms around him and smiled at the raven haired boy. He leaned his head down and crushed his lips onto hers. Sakura's room was in the other room on the opposite side of the wall, and they could hear yelling, bangs and moans.

"Wow. It looks like someone's having a little bit too much fun." Ino said looking into Sasuke's dark onyx eyes.

"They could be a little more quiet…" He said, making Ino laugh.

"Sasuke, can we get back to what we were doing?" She frowned, but it disappeared as Sasuke smiled and began to kiss her deeply. Ino kissed him back and bit at his lip. She slipped her tngue into his mouth and he searched her mouth. Moans escaped from their mouths and Ino entwined her legs with his. Sasuke ran a hand through Ino's long blonde hair. No one could have separated them. Neither of them even wanted to anyway. He rolled her back on top of him and he held her close.

He rolled her back onto his side. She smiled at him and he returned the grin. Sasuke kissed Ino's nose and put a hand on her cheek. He squeezed her skin gently and kissed it. He kissed her other cheek, then her nose, her forehead and finally kissed her lips slowly. She kissed back and closed her eyes. She began to kiss him harder. Sasuke kissed Ino back equally as hard. He slipped his tongue into her mouth. Ino stopped moving and became limp in his arms. Sasuke opened his eyes and stared at Ino's lifeless face.

"Ino?" Sasuke murmured. He became worried and repeated her name over and over again. He put two fingers on her neck to check her pulse. It beat hard.

'Oh Ino, you're so beautiful in your slumber.' He thought. Sasuke held Ino against his bare torso. He rested his head onto hers, and closed his eyes as he fell asleep. Even the loud noises of Sakura and Naruto's 'fun' didn't wake them up.

The loud shouts and bangs were painful for Sakura. She would sure have a hard time washing those bloody sheets in the morning…

Ino awakened from her deep sleep. The sky was bright, blue and sunny. She turned to her left to see Sasuke already staring at her. His dark onyx eyes were fixed on her. He lied on the bed without a shirt and he was grinning.

"Good morning Ino." He said putting a hand on her cheek, caressing it. Ino smiled at the Uchiha. She sat up and stretched, then got out of the bed. Ino walked towards the bathroom to check herself in the mirror. Her hair was down and tangled. Her eyes looked weary and tired. She brushed her hair, and then her teeth. Ino walked out of the bathroom to see that Sasuke had surprised her with a kiss. She kissed back then pulled away.

"I think I should check on Sakura and Naruto." Ino said still standing close to him. "Do you want to come?"

He nodded and put an arm around her shoulder as they walked down the hall to Sakura's room. Ino tried to open the door, but it was locked.

"As expected." Sasuke said to Ino. He activated his Sharingan and looked into the room. Clothes were strewn on the floor and the two bodies that lay in the bed were breathing but had exposed bodies under the white sheets. Naruto had his arm around Sakura. She had the cover just below her collar bone and Naruto had his side just over his bellybutton. There had been no doubt to what they had been doing. Sasuke deactivated his Sharingan and felt dizzy.

"What did you see Sasuke?" Ino asked holding onto his arm.

"What I didn't need to see…."

"Err… what was in there?" Ino pressed, raising a brow.

"They slept together last night." That was enough for Ino to widen her eyes a little.

"No wonder…" Ino said, "Hey, do you want to eat?" He nodded and they walked towards the kitchen.

Ino got out some ingredients and make food. She served Sasuke and herself. She left some food aside for Naruto and Sakura. Ino cleaned everything up and Sasuke leaned against the counter. She walked in front of him and kissed him. After About three seconds of this, Sasuke pushed Ino off of him as Sakura and Naruto emerged from the bedroom and into the kitchen.

"Morning Sakura, Naruto." Ino said awkwardly. "I er.. made some food for you guys." She handed them their plates.

"I'm just going to… go back to the room." Sasuke said staring at the couple. He walked back to the room and Ino followed.

"Sasuke, what's wrong?" Ino asked closing the door behind them.

"It's weird… I saw them both, almost naked, Ino. It's just creepy seeing my old teammates like that. Its like you seeing Shikamaru or Choji naked." Sasuke said rubbing his forehead.

Ino thought about seeing her teammates so… exposed. "Oh. Now that thought is in my head! Ew! But now, I understand your perspective."

Ino sat on the bed next to the window. The sun bled on her and she looked into the bright blue sky. Ino sat there for a few moments and tears appeared in her eye and they fell down her cheek. Sasuke sat next to her.

"Don't cry Ino." He shut the window and pulled the blinds and let down the curtains. The room lied dark like the night shift. The only light was on the curtains, but very little of it. He wiped her tears away and kissed her cheeks where the tears stopped.

"Sasuke…" Ino sobbed.

"Yes?"

"Everyone hates me… Sakura stabbed me. My father …" More tears shed from her eyes." …was attacked… You left…" She cried harder.

"Ino… Sakura was still an obsessive fangirl and she cares about you now. This is her house and she's letting you stay. Someone hurt your dad, we don't know who the little bitch is yet though. And as for me, I did leave. But I'm not like that anymore. And I still apologize for leaving for five years. I know that I shouldn't have." He paused for a second." Nobody hates you Ino. No one…"

And with that, Ino kissed Sasuke passionately. She locked her fingers around his neck, and he slipped his arms around her waist. Ino pulled back and rested her head on his chest, they were both laying down now. He had his arms around her body as he held her close.

"Don't leave Sasuke…" Ino murmured. Sasuke held her tighter.

"Don't worry Ino, I won't."

WOO! I kept forgetting to write author's notes XD So here they are:

Chapter 2: Thish chapter was dedicated to *peaches* and Amber for helping me! If it weren't for *peaches*'s first sentence, the rest of this story wouldn't have existed :P Amber helped me with ideas and stuff too :D

Chapter 3: The chapter was inspired by Vanilla Twilight by Owl City XD And for Inoichi getting… er… attacked, I flipped a coin Looolll. XD

READ AND REEVIOOO! PLEEEASE :D Oh and thanks to Ino Y. Uchiha for not reporting my noob rating XD :D Byeeee –Toushi