Oh my god. Everyone, words cannot express how sorry I am for taking so long to update.
I would also like to apologize for this horribly short and horribly useless filler chapter. I've gone through so many revisions of this chapter, it's not even funny anymore. Anyway, the next chapter will definitely be better than this one. Okay, before I forget, the video for this chapter will be "So" by Static-X. Now, enjoy this terrible chapter.
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Bulls-eye
Ino woke up groggily wondering for a brief moment, "Where the hell am I?" She knew a few things for sure. She was on a comfy bed, beneath a cozy blanket, and in an apartment that didn't look to familiar. She rolled over and came nose-to-nose with a cute face. She smiled as the previous nights events came back to her.
But that smile quickly vanished as she tried to sit up and a blinding pain shot through her head, just behind her eyes.
"Ugh. Now I remember why I don't get drunk often."
Slowly, oh so slowly, she continued rising up until she was seated on the edge of the bed. She decided to employ an acupressure technique she had learned from Dante. Grasping the joint on her hand where the thumb met the palm, she applied a massaging pressure. Eventually, her headache dwindled down to the dull pounding of blood in her ears and the light sensitivity went away all together. (A/N This really does work)
Ino sat quietly, recalling a time when she would have tried her damnedest to end up naked at the end of a date. But, she didn't want to do that with Sakura, not right away at any rate. She remembered reading from Sakuras Yourspace profile that this was Sakuras first time with another girl and Ino wanted to take things slowly, so as not to scare Sakura away.
"Bluh. Why did you let me drink?" came a sleepy voice from behind Ino. Ino turned to see Sakuras messy pink locks disappear beneath the blankets as she hid from the light. "God, I've gotta work today." Sakura moaned, her voice slightly muffled from beneath the quilt.
"Geez. You gotta work on Saturdays?"
Despite the light, Sakura poked her head from beneath her covers and squinted at Ino.
"It's Saturday?" Ino nodded and Sakura disappeared beneath the blanket again. "That's a relief." Ino chuckled and laid back down next to the slightly mobile blue lump that was Sakura.
"Are you hung over my little salmon-headed friend?" Ino asked. Sakuras only response was an indistinct grumble that was probably meant to be a "What do you think?" Ino chuckled again.
"Lemme see your hand." Ino said as she sidled back under the blankets. Sakura allowed her hand to be taken in both of Inos. Slowly, as Inos acupressure technique took effect, Sakura inched from below the blanket, her eyes fully open for the first time that morning.
"Whoa. Where'd you learn that?" Sakura asked, amazed at that simple little massage.
"Picked it up from Dante. I told him I liked to drink, but hated the after effects. So he taught me that. Cayenne pepper works too, just take a teaspoon of it in some water."
"Huh. Who'd've thunk it." Sakura said. Ino just shrugged.
"I dunno." She sighed forlornly. "I have to go soon." Sakuras eyebrows knit together in a frown. She inched forward and wrapped her arms around Inos waist.
"I don't want you to go." Sakura whispered, hiding her face in Inos chest. Ino stroked Sakuras hair and back and kissed the top of her head.
"I know sweetie, I don't want to either. But I have to." She pulled Sakuras face from her bosom and caressed her cheeks with her thumbs, looking into her sad, emerald eyes. "I gotta go pick up my bike from Dante. I gotta go home and make sure no one's tried to break in or that Boar hasn't torn anything up."
"Who's Boar?" Sakura asked curiously.
"Oh. I didn't tell you about him?" Well, Boar, short for Borzoi, is my dog. He's a big ol' Russian Wolfhound," Ino said gesticulating with her arms indicating something the size of a car door, "but he's more pussy than he is dog, and he's sweet too."
"Hmm. Well, maybe I'll get to meet him." For a moment there was silence, and they stared into each others eyes, grins plastered on their faces.
"I was thinking," Ino said after a moment, "maybe, when I get back, if you feel like you're up to it, I could take you to meet my parents. I know they'd want to meet you." Sakura raised her eyebrows.
"Already? We've had one date and I'm meeting the parents?"
"Why not?" Ino asked. "Is that to soon? I wanna meet your parents."
Sakura grimaced. "I'm still a little wary about my parents. I mean they haven't said or done anything positive or negative against gays. I guess I'm just a little bit pessimistic." she finished with a shrug.
"Well, you know, if it's too soon for you we can wait." Ino said as she gently pried herself from Sakuras arms and got up to get dressed. Sakura remained on the bed, propped up on her elbow. She watched Ino wiggle her tight, leather pants up over her hips, button them around her wasp waist, and zip the fly. Ino looked over at Sakura and raised her eyebrows at the dumb looking grin on her face. "What?" Ino asked, a small touch of amusement in her voice as she pulled on her belt.
Sakura shook her head. "Nothing," she still had that dumb grin, "it's just that you make getting dressed as sexy as getting undressed." Ino just shushed her, but accepted the compliment with a blush. Sakura got up and sauntered over to Ino in just her panties and the tanktop from the night before.
"Okay, plan B." Sakura said wrapping her arms around Inos waist, "Tomorrow, you'll take me to meet your parents, then we'll go meet my parents, then we'll head out for dinner. My treat." Ino sucked a breath in through her teeth.
"Ooh, I can't tomorrow." Sakura noticed she looked a bit shifty at this point, but she offered no reason as to why. "How 'bout Wednesday?" Sakura shook her head.
"I got work on Wednesday."
Finally, they were able to find a day they both had free, next Saturday.
"Okay then. I guess I'll see ya in one week." Sakura said unable to keep a small hint of disappointment from her voice. Ino noted this as Sakura turned away to go put her jeans on. Ino caught her by the wrist before she got too far away.
"C'mere." Ino said tugging her back gently. Sakura strolled back and stood before Ino, smiling sweetly. Ino smiled back and pinched her cheek affectionately. "You are just precious." Ino leaned forward and tenderly placed her lips against Sakuras. Their eyelids drooped as the kiss deepened. Sakura groaned a little as their tongues played around. Ino brought her hands to Sakuras hips, pulling her closer, and then swinging both of their hips together, gently, like a pendulum. Ino would have loved to keep the kiss going, but her lungs soon began protesting. She drew back and took a great lung-full of wonderful oxygen.
"What was that?" Sakura asked in a similar state of breathlessness.
"Just a little something to remember me by." Ino said, ducking her head back in for another small kiss. Sakura sighed contentedly.
"It was nice...whatever it was." Sakura said. A little reluctantly, Ino pulled away from Sakuras embrace.
"I'm gonna miss you." Ino said heading for the door.
"I miss you already." Sakura replied, picking Inos jacket up off of the floor, and accompanying her to the door. Ino turned and looked at Sakura with an amused smile. She snapped her fingers.
"Damn. I should've thought of that first."
"Hee hee. Well, you've gotta be faster than that then." Sakura said passing Ino her jacket. Ino swung it over her shoulder and pulled Sakura into a one-armed hug.
"If you ever wanna talk, just drop me a line on Yourspace. 'Kay?" Ino whispered in Sakuras ear, her warm breath exciting Sakuras skin.
Sakura nodded. "Gotcha'." Ino reached out behind herself and opened the door.
"See ya around, hottie." Ino said with a wink.
"Bye." Sakura replied, giving Ino a little finger wave farewell. Ino gave one last smile as the door shut. Sakura stood there for a moment at a complete loss as to what to do, but then...she smiled deviously.
On impulse, Sakura crossed the room to the window, grabbing a piece of paper from her desk and crumpling it up. She opened the window and stared down at the sidewalk, waiting.
A moment later, Ino walked out the front door, her blonde ponytail fluttering slightly in the breeze. Timing it perfectly, Sakura released the paper ball and chuckled quietly as it bounced off of Inos head.
"Ha ha. Bulls-" Sakura was cut off mid-chuckle as the same paper ball came flying back up and struck her square on the forehead.
"Bulls-eye!" Ino called up from the street cheerfully.
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Oh sweet Jesus. Someone, please shoot me for ever posting this horrible filler chapter.
Well, reviews are appreciated, even for this horrible scrap of a chapter. Also, I'm going to be putting Carpe Noctum on back burner so I can catch up on Love of Flowers.
The next one will be better, I promise!!
