A/N- Happy New Year. :) I've been lazy the past 2 weeks, break and all :p then work. BUT here you are. Enjoy

Sakura looked ahead, holding the steering wheel as she drove down the hallway. She was careful not to go over the speed limit, no matter how slow it felt, and tried very hard to follow all the rules of driving. All for her sake anyway, she didn't want to be yelled at by Ino anymore.

Ino sat on the passenger side, looking out the window with her palm on her chin. Green fields passed them, some with cows and horses, other filled with crops, "Sakura, where are we going?"

Sakura continued to look ahead, "I told you it is a surprise."

Ino pulled her gaze away from all the flat lands and she turned to Sakura, "Yeah yeah I know. You said that forever ago, but could you at least give me a hint?" Sakura shook her head. Ino pouted, crossing her arms, "Jeeze. Not even a hint. How rude.

"What's rude." Sakura said casually, "Was the fact that you disturbed the neighbors."

Ino's cheeks grew hot and she quickly looked away back to the window, falling silent. After a moment, she mumbled, "You shouldn't tease me like that."

Sakura smiled slightly, still looking ahead, "Can't help the truth sweet heart. The guy actually knocked on our door."

Ino sunk in her seat, covering her face with her palms, "That was so embarrassing."

"What do you mean?" Sakura asked, looking at her mirrors to check for cars, "Not like we answered."

"But the fact he came over and everything." Ino mumbled to herself, her eyes shut tight, "I knew we should have just taken a shower."

"Instead ," Sakura said, her smile growing, "You screamed my name so loudly neighboors banged on our door."

"Baka." She grumbled, crossing her arms and glaring at the window, "Shut up."

Sakura just smiled, listening obediently and falling silent.

They continued to drive down the high way, more trees, flat lands and fields passing them. Ino watched as they passed, a comfortable silence in the car since no music was playing. Sakura drove in silence, focusing on nothing but her driving. Suddenly, Ino called out.

"Sakura. Sakura! Look! It's a hot air balloon!" Ino yelled excitedly, almost twisting her next to see the balloon float above them."

Sakura face looked surprised, leaning forward and looking up also, "Are you serious?"

"Why would I lie about this?" Ino asked as if she were dumb, still staring into the sky.

Sakura saw it then frowned slightly, "Ah. That's cool."

Ino stared at it dreamily, "Wow. I've never seen one before."

Sakura glanced at Ino, "Really?"

Ino nodded her head excitedly, "This is my first time. It's so cool!"

Sakura smiled slightly and turned her attention back to the road, "Mm. So does it make up for the long drive?"

Ino turned to Sakura and smiled happily, "Yeah, definitely."

Sakura smiled slightly, "Ah. Good."

X

An hour later, Sakura pulled over to the side of the road. There was nothing but high trees all around them. They cast shadows making it appear dark. Ino frowned at the scenery, looking around for the explanation of why they stopped.

"Uh, Sakura?" Ino said uncertainly, her head slowly turning to Sakura as she continued to gaze around them, "Why did we stop."

Sakura was busy looking in the back seat, moving things around and mumbling, "I swear I put it back here."

"Oh no!" Ino yelled, "You're going to kill me arent you?"

Sakura blinked, sitting back in her seat correctly as she held a bandana, "What are you talking about?"

"This is how you plan on getting rid of me!" Ino continued, looking around, "No cars! In the middle of no where! Oh nooo." Ino whined, sniffling, "Least I had decent sex before I had to die."

Sakura frowned, pausing her actions of folding the bandana, "Decent?"

Ino just continued to wail.

Sakura grumbled as she picked up where she left off, "Decent my ass. If it were decent you wouldn't have screamed that loud."

Ino shrugged, stopping her act, "I remember this one time Temari-"

"Don't push it Ino." Sakura quickly cut her off.

Ino smiled slightly watching Sakura, "What I can't tell you my sex stories?"

Sakura frown deepend as she looked down at the bandana, making sure her work was alright, "This conversation is over."

"Why?" Ino asked innocently, "Jealous of the one's that got me first?"

Sakura glared at her lap, but shrugged casually, "No not really, this one girl was absolutely amazing. She made me cum even though-"

"Shut up." Ino said harshly, crossing her arms and jerking her head to the window. She heard the door close and she looked back at the Sakura's seat to see her gone. She looked around and saw that Sakura was already at Ino's door, opening it.

"Come on," Sakura said in a toneless voice, "Get out."

Ino frowned and got out of the car, standing in front of Sakura, "What are we doing?"

Sakura held up the bandana, still frowning slightly, "I need to put this on you so it's a surprise."

Ino looked at it skeptically, "Is it that serious?"

Sakura shrugged, not looking at Ino, "I'd rather you not to get where we are going by seeing you're surroundings."

Ino sighed, "Alright."

"Turn around." Sakura said.

Ino obeyed, and soon after her sight went black. She was silent as Sakura tied the bandana, "Um. Sakura."

"Hm." Sakura answered, carefully tying the knot without catching Ino's hair in it.

"That girl…"

Sakura smiled slightly, tightening the knot before turning Ino around carefully, "You are the only one who's made me cum by just the touch of you. There is no other girl."

Sakura noticed that Ino's frown didn't fade, "But." Ino continued, "There were others before me…right?"

Sakura kissed Ino's lips once softly, nibbling down Ino's chin, "Strangely, I don't remember any of their names or their faces."

"That much huh?" Ino asked, sounding depressed.

Sakura chuckled, kissing Ino once more before guiding her carefully back into the car, "No baby, because now days you are the only thing on my mind."

As Ino as in the car, she moved her head to the sound of Sakura's voice, "Really?"

"Yes love," Sakura reassured, then closed the door and came around. She opened her door and fastened her seatbelt, starting the car, "What about you?" Sakura asked casually, "Do you still think about…Temari in…that type of way?"

Ino blindly felt for her seat belt, grabbing it and pulling across her, "No…I was just teasing."

Sakura nodded smiling after a failed attempt not to, "And how about anyone else?" She asked, pulling off.

Ino shook her, "No. I only think about you."

Sakura grinned, looking ahead, "That's good."

Ino sighed, "Isn't it… Sorry for making you upset."

Sakura blinked in surprise, looking at Ino, "What?"

Ino stared out the window, speaking so softly that Sakura barely heard, "When I mentioned the sex stories you got upset, I'm sorry for that."

Sakura looked back at the road, frowning a bit, "I was fine." She mumbled, half to herself.

Ino just shook her head, "I know when you feel hurt."

Sakura continued to frown in thought, "Hm. Well you're good. I didn't even know I was that hurt about it."

"I'm your girlfriend," Ino said tonelessly, "I should know these things."

Sakura just nodded, driving in silence.

X

"So, you have to put this on." Sakura said as was helping Ino out the car.

Ino held Sakura's shoulder and hand tightly, feeling slightly uncoordinated without her sight, "What? Something else?"

Sakura nodded, then said outloud, "It's music, so you can't hear anything."

Ino grumbled, "This is ridiculous."

"I just need to be sure that you are fully surprised. Oh. And here." Sakura said as she leaned back into the car grabbing Ino's jacket, "You might need this."

Ino felt around blindly till she grabbed the jacket, pulling it away from Sakura wrapping it in her arms, "Alright, can we go now? All these precautions are making me anxious."

"Yeah alright, but first the music." Sakura took the mp3 player out of her pocket, plugging the headphones in and then taking the ear buds and carefully putting them in her ear, "Alright, adjust them or whatever."

Ino obeyed and shifted them a bit, "Alright."

"Great. Now to test it out." She mumbled, turning the mp3 player on and pressing play. She heard the music play but she needed to be sure, "Hey Ino, I got lemon heads."

"Seriously!" Ino asked shooting out a hand, "Gimme some!"

"Ah. Not loud enough." Sakura adjusted the volume.

"Does that mean you don't have any lemon heads?" Ino asked, her voice louder than usual.

Sakura smiled slightly, "No Ino, I don't"

After a moment, Ino yelled, "Sakura is that a no?"

Sakura chuckled before moving behind Ino and leading her carefully across the grass.

Without her sight or hearing Ino felt completely handicapped. Unneasily, she moved carefully across the grass. She felt it against her open toed sandals, and instead of a pleasant tickle, it felt more like an iritating itch. Already she was not enjoying this experience, but for Sakura's sake she'd continue to play along with this ridiculous act.

Suddenly, Ino stopped and just stood there because Sakura had stopped guiding her. Worried, she had an urge to lift up the bandana from her eyes and see what was going on. But, as soon as she was about to move her hand, Sakura laced her fingers with hers and held it as they stood. Not being able to see and her hearing filled with 'Shooting Star by Air Traffic,' all she could really do was stand and wait patiently…

Finally, they were moving again, and Ino agreed with herself that continuing to walk was better then standing straight with no sight or sound. Finally she hit a flat service, and she was very grateful for that, but again, she had to stand still. Ino wabbled a bit, but Sakura's hands came to her waist, weither from behind or in front, she couldn't quiet tell. After a two minutes she began to grow restless, "Sakura," She whined, "Can I take this thing off now?"

An ear bud popped off of Ino's ear, "Love, you are entirely too loud."

"Are we almost there?" Ino pressed.

Sakura kissed the back of Ino's neck once, "Almost sweet heart. Just another minute or two."

Ino sighed dramatically, "But I've already been standing here for about ever. When are we going to start moving again?"

"Hmm." Sakura hummed in Ino's ear softly, resting her chin on Ino's shoulder, "Sure filled with questions today."

"Sakuraaa." Ino whined.

"Just a moment longer love, alright?" Kissing Ino's neck again, "Just wait patiently, ok? For me, please."

Ino sighed. The breeze started to pick up and she shivered with chills. That is when she realized she didn't have her jacket in her arms anymore, "Sakura!" Ino cried, "I think I dropped my jacket."

"Nope," Sakura said, her chin still on Ino's shoulder, "I've got it. I took it from you before we even started to walk."

"I don't remember that." Ino mumbled in thought to herself.

"Well, not right before, but a couple steps afterwards."

"Hm." But then Ino shook her head, "Can we move now? Why are we just standing here looking weird anyway."

"It's a surprise." Sakura said casually, "Anyway, I guess so. You've waited long enough."

Ino took a step, "Great which way."

"Whoa!" Sakura said in panic, "Calm down. No moving!"

"I thought you said we can move!" Ino complained.

"Ah. I didn't mean about moving, I meant about taking off your bandana."

"Oh!" Ino said cheerfully, grabbing the thing and pulling it over her head.

"Ino! Not like that!" Sakura groaned, "Great, you ruined it!"

But Ino wasn't listening anymore, instead she was staring ahead, looking at the flatlands from above. Though only about hundred feet away, panic slowly crept, "Oh. My. God." Ino said, taking a step back. Frantically, she looked around, searching for the cause. There was fire above her, and a giant wooden looking box around her, "Sakura." She said calmly yet you could hear the panic that was right on the edge, "What. The. Hell!"

"Uh." Sakura said from behind, "Tada! A hot air balloon!"

Panic was swift. She held on to Sakura for dear life and hear heart started to be fast as her stomach began to turn, "Sakura take us down!"

Sakura blinked, an arm against Ino's waist as she looked around, "What do you mean, we aren't even high yet."

"This thing is unstable!" Ino yelled, burring her face into Sakura's shoulder.

Sakura frowned in thought, "I don't get it, you sounded so happy when you saw one in the air.

"I wasn't in it baka!" Ino shrieked.

"Please, no yelling." Sakura grumbled, "The birds will not apprieate it."

"Sakura." Ino said, sounding muffled as her face pressed against Sakura's shoulder, "Take. Us. Down."

"Nope." Sakura said simply.

Ino whimpered, "We are going so high. And we are in a wooden box. That doesn't scare you?"

Sakura shook her head with a smile, "No baby, it doesn't. Stop being afraid. Look around, it's beautiful."

"Please," Ino begged desperately, "Please. Take us down. Please."

Sakura sighed, "Baby don't sound like that, you hurt me when you beg like that…Well, not during sex, its actually a turn on during sex."

"Focus!" Ino cried, her eyes shut tight, her face pressing hard against Sakura, "Focus on getting us down."

"But we are already so high up! You're missing it babe, like seriously."

Ino continued to hold on to Sakura in silence, but after a moment she felt Sakura prying her off gently, "No." She whimpered helplessly.

Sakura smiled slightly, continuing to pry carefully, "It isn't that bad, just take a peek, ok?"

With half effort, Ino tried to resist Sakura's attempt of getting her off, but the other half of her let it happen, and soon, she was turned around looking at the tall trees below and thin wisps of clouds from above. Her hear thudded nervously and she leaned back against Sakura for support, but she continued to look, facing the fear. "Wow," She mumbled in amazement.

Sakura smiled, nodding her head as she wrapped her arms around Ino, "Yeah. Pretty awesome right."

Ino just nodded and continued to stare.

Moments of silence trickled by and they continued to slowly move along. Sakura's chin found it's way back to Ino's shoulder, and Ino's hands found its way to Sakura's arms, lightly holding it in comfort.

"Sakura…" Ino called quietly.

"Yes?"

"Do you know how to fly this thing?"

Sakura rolled her eyes, "Nice way to ruin the mood."

Ino grumbled, "Shut up."

Sakura chuckled, "Well, yes babe, I know how to fly this thing." She said, half mocking.

"But how?" Ino asked, half interested in the conversation, half still in a dreaming state.

"The missions we go on, sometimes it requires us to fly one of these over our enemies." The pinkette explained.

Ino frowned in thought, "That must be a new thing. I never used to do that."

"Well," Sakura said carefully, "I am in ANBU, and you, uh, weren't in ANBU back then."

Her frown deepend in anger, "You're right, because as soon as I was about to be a full ANBU ninja they tried to stick me into interrogation."

Sakura shrugged, "You're mind technique is very useful."

Ino shook her head, "Yeah," She spat, "Great. But I didn't want to be stuck doing an office job."

Sakura smiled slightly, "You wanted to be fully on the force. In the fight. You wanted to prove yourself just like Naruto was doing so quickly." She knew the story.

"But instead, they stick me in interrogation, that's when I decided to do some nursing instead." Ino continued the story.

"And that is when they put me on doctor duty there." Sakura nodded, "For the wounded, because there were so many from that big mission that failed horribly."

Ino sighed, "And that's when I met you."

Sakura grinned, "Yup, and we've been together ever since."

Ino watched the birds from below flying by, "Crazy how that happened."

"Pure luck that we found each other." Sakura mumbled, pressing her cheek against Ino's.

"Why do you say that?" Ino asked softly

"Because," Sakura continued to mumble, "It's not everyday people find their true loves."

Ino's heart skipped a beat and her breath caught, and she couldn't stop the small smile that was forming on her lips. She closed her eyes, pressing back against Sakura, and sighed, "Yeah. You're right."

"I love you baby." Sakura said, kissing Ino's cheek.

"I love you too," Ino breathe out.

X

The walked into the apartment, shadows being cast by their furniture. Sakura flicked on the light as she walked into the door, tossing the keys on the counter. Ino came in behind her caring the leftover bag from the restaurant. She placed it on the kitchen counter before walking towards the living room.

"Are you going to shower before bed?" Sakura asked, walking into the bedroom.

Ino shook her head, "Maybe in the morning."

Sakura nodded, opening her drawer and pulling out some night clothes, "Do you want to watch a movie."

Ino sat down on the couch, crossing her legs and frowning in slight thought, "Nah, not really in the mood for a movie."

Sakura came out with tight training shorts and an old tug shirt. She sat next to Ino on the couch, her legs coming up and crisscrossing, "Alright. Well, what do you wanna do?"

Ino shook her head, arms crossed and looking ahead, "Nothing really."

Sakura frowned, leaning forward a bit to see Ino's face, "Hm. Are you alright?"

Ino nodded, then sighed out, "Well. Honestly, I want to go to bed."

Sakura glanced at the clock, "It's like nine, are you sure?" Ino nodded and Sakura shrugged, "Well go put on some sleeping clothes I guess."

"Well…" Ino started uncertainly, "I wanted you to come to bed with me."

Sakura smiled slightly, "I was gonna come anyway love."

"Oh." Ino blushed, looking away and getting up, "Uh, alright well…Thanks."

Sakura stood also, stretching and grinning, "No problem babe."

Ino walked into the bedroom walking to her drawer of night clothes. Sakura walked over to the front door and locked it, flicking off the lights before walking to the bedroom and closing the door behind her. A low rumble from the distance came and Ino tensed slightly. Sakura pretended not to notice while she pulled the covers back, "Hurry babe so I can snuggle with you!"

Ino smiled slightly and quickly took of her clothes, replacing them with slick purple pajama pants and a nice silk button down purple pajama shirt. She climbed into bed and scooted into Sakura's open arm, resting against Sakura's side and laying her head on Sakura's shoulder

"Good night beautiful." Sakura murmured, wrapping her arm tightly around Ino.

"Good night." Ino breathed out.