I've told you before...I've gotten so addicted to this story as well. Which is SO weird coz I'm writing it. I'm having so much fun writing it that I'll tell you why my chapters have been so quick. I keep on going and going and going. I'll tell yah...I've written up til chapter 9 of this story already. (blushes-lol) but yeah. I always wait for my proofreader and at least one review before putting up a new chapter. omg. this is too long! here...read (AND ENJOY)!!

Sasuke looked at her confused, "oh…kay…" he said slowly. He silently followed Ino to Ichiraku's where Sakura and Naruto were already conversing.

"So you girls are doing a trade thing?" Naruto asked Sakura.

"No!!" Sakura said annoyed, "why don't you get it Naruto?!"

"Whaaat? But I thought you said you'd do a trade in?!" he asked curiously.

"We were supposed to…but then Ino and I realized we both wanted to be each others' maid of honors…" Sakura explained.

Sasuke and Ino stood at the doorway amused, they were watching Naruto and Sakura's conversation. It was Ino's favorite form of entertainment. She loved watching Naruto and Sakura converse (or fight) when they were all hanging out together.

"Okay…that's why you cant do the trade thing?" he wondered. "UGH!" Sakura grumbled.

"What's the trade thing anyway?!" Naruto asked Sakura, annoying her. He had no idea about girl talk. None at all.

"it means that we'd all get a chance to be maid of honors…" Sakura simply explained. Naruto nodded. "okay…example…" he said, "like…"

Sakura smiled, then she regained her patience, "…like... I'd be Ino's maid of honor, Ino would be Tenten's, Tenten would be Hinata's and Hinata would be mine…get the drift?" Sakura explained then asked if her boyfriend got it.

"Oh! I see…so you all get the chance to be the maid of honor…!" Naruto proclaimed getting picture. He was proud of himself.

"that's what I said!!" Sakura fumed whacking Naruto on the head. "ow…" he said rubbing the portion of his head she hit.

Sasuke and Ino started laughing, but they made sure that they were only loud of enough to not be heard by Sakura and Naruto. They wanted to see where it would lead to. It interested Ino how the conversations of Sakura and Naruto would start and where the topics would lead to. It was like an unscripted sitcom.

"geez." Naruto said, "so…why cant you do it like that, then?" Naruto asked.

"Because…one: Ino and I are bestfriends and we want to be each others maid of honor…" Sakura explained.

"okay…two?" Naruto asked.

"two: Hinata backed out of being a maid of honor because she wont be able to handle it all well…the maid of honor has a lot of things to take care of, y'know…" Sakura continued. "oh…" Naruto said nodding.

"so you get it now?" Sakura asked making sure.

"yeah…yeah." Naruto said.

Then Naruto and Sakura heard laughing behind them. They turned around to see a chuckling Sasuke and a giggling Ino standing by the door way. They looked pretty pleased at the free entertainment they saw.

"how long have you two been standing there?" Sakura asked with a goofy grin on her face.

"long enough…" Sasuke answered before Ino could.

"so, how much do we owe you? Or was that free?" Ino commented. Sakura started laughing again. "it's on the house…" Sakura said trying to humor Ino as well.

"come on! Sit down, guys!" Naruto invited. Sasuke and Ino walked toward the counter where pink and blonde sat. Ino sat beside Sakura and Sasuke was about to sit beside Ino until Naruto waved for him to sit beside him. Sasuke rolled his eyes and slightly reluctantly sat beside Naruto.

"When did Ino learn to deliver a punch line so well?" Sasuke asked. That last comment of hers was very unlike Ino.

"Oh…couple of years ago. She's too sarcastic now." Naruto told Sasuke.

"seriously." Sakura said. Ino giggled, "I trained for it…" she said sarcastically, softly. Sakura laughed again. Why did she find Ino so funny? She still wasn't use to her comments like that. Naruto chuckled and Sasuke remained amused. Now he was more interested than ever to know what's happened to Ino over the years.

"So…what are the plans for tday?" Naruto asked the group. "wanna hang out?"

Sasuke shot Ino a look and Ino glanced at him as well. "well…Ino and I were gonna catch up, a bit…" Sasuke told them. Ino smacked her forehead. Had he completely forgot they made a promise never to reveal their extra tight friendship?

"You…and…Ino?!" Sakura and Naruto asked surprised. Ino laughed nervously.

"Yeah…" Sasuke said. "I never knew you two were friends…" Naruto said. "We're so friends!" Ino said suddenly. They all looked at her. "hello…everyone's friends with everyone, even slightly…" she explained. They agreed. "I was just thinking Team 7 could catch up, no offense, Ino…" Naruto said.

Ino sighed, "seriously…maybe we weren't really buddies during our genin days, but Sasuke and I have some really sweet secrets!" Ino said in a playful way. Naruto and Sakura grew curious, and Sasuke was stiff, he did remember the promise of never revealing their tight friendship.

"you two? Shared…secrets?" Sakura asked unbelievingly. Ino giggled, "yeah…we were like 6…" Ino started, "what we wanted to be when we grew up stuff…" Ino said creating a cover for what they really talked about. Lying a bit about their age as well…

Sakura laughed, "oh! Kids' secrets…" Ino nodded.

"so, when will we all hang out?" Naruto asked.

"tomorrow!" Ino said happily, she so wanted to go out with her friends already. "alright, tomorrow." Sakura and Naruto agreed. Sasuke nodded as well.

After, Sasuke and Ino ordered their ramen. Naruto and Sakura's arrived already and the two ate first. Naruto ordered a second bowl when Sasuke and Ino's arrived. Sakura, Ino and Sasuke were done with their meal and Naruto had just started on his third bowl.

"this will take awhile…" Sakura said.

"Em, we'll get going now, kay?" Ino said to Sakura, after Sasuke shot her many pleading glances that he wanted to talk to her already.

"yeah…I have to wait for him, anyway…" Sakura told Ino. Then she looked at Sasuke and gave him a smile.

"well, see yeah…" Ino said leaving money on the table, enough for her and Sasuke's meal. "my treat…" she said looking at Sasuke. He gave her an appreciating smile.

"have fun you two!" Sakura yelled as the two were exiting Ichiraku's.

The two began their 10 minute walk to 'their spot' where they always hung out…that was their meeting place, sparring place, playground…it was their spot where they first became friends and that's where they spent all their time togther.

"So..." Sasuke started, "What's—"

"wait till we get there, will ya…"

the end.
they're gonna have the talk. i'm tellin ya.
i made sure not to hint anyone getting married..
see you in chapter 7.
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