Naruto and Ino: My Love

By kiwi4me


Previously:

"If she was in battle, but this was intentional Naruto," Neji stepped closer to him, "… tell Ino she should be careful and count herself lucky."


"Something wrong?" Ino asked seeing him glaring at nothing in general, "… Naruto…"

"Sorry," he shook himself off as he turned to her.

"What did Neji tell you?" she knew it had to be about whatever they talked about.

"Nothing," he said softly pulling her in closer to him.

"Don't hide anything from me," she said sternly watching his eyes shift away then back at her.

"He told me you were lucky," he looked worriedly at her, "… that she didn't tell."

"Hm," she breathed out looking away from him, "… I'm not afraid."

"But I am," Naruto admitted, "… I don't want you to get hurt."

"You worry too much," Ino smiled, "… I can handle myself. Trust me."

-o-o-

"What is wrong with you?" Shino asked concerned as he watched her lift her arm slowly reaching for her glass.

"I'm ok," she smiled and placed the glass in both hands to steady it.

"Hey Hinata!" a voice bellowed out as he entered.

He squeezed in bedside her bumping into her arm. She flinched as the pain hit her nerves causing her to drop the glass. The liquid spilled on the table.

"Whoa! Sorry Hinata!" he apologized as he grabbed the napkins and wiped the edge of the spill before it hits the ground.

"You are not fine," Shino spoke seeing the way her eyes were brimming with tears.

"What is wrong with you?" Kiba asked once he was done with wiping and settled beside her.

She couldn't lie to them anymore. She thought the medicine that she put on the bruise would've helped heal her arm a little, but there were no results yet. She could see their concern etched in their faces and she couldn't avoid them anymore.

"Tell us," Shino spoke up staring intently at her.

She took in a deep breath and knew that this was going to result in something bad. She slowly pulled her sleeve up to reveal what she was hiding. Their eyes were as huge as they could go and she held her breath not wanting to answer what was to come next.

"Who did this!"

-o-o-

It was quiet, so very quiet. There were no words being said, except for the deathly glares aimed at her. She on the other hand cared nonetheless of what was happening as she crossed her legs and looked away. She wondered if it was the right thing to do coming alone and leaving Naruto to deliver flowers. She was just so bored at the moment.

"Ino," the pinkette's voice came through the tension, "… what the hell were you thinking?"

"Wanting to hurt her," she said rolling her eyes ignoring the heat rolling off them.

"Why?" Kiba gritted out confused, "… why?"

"Kiba," she sighed turning to face the crowd, "… I can tell what she was thinking," she looked around before looking away, "… what you all are thinking."

"Just because you can read minds does not mean you are in the right to do what you did," Shino stated.

"Just because you're precious little Hinata is hurt, doesn't mean you need to get involve," Ino retorted back with an annoyed look.

"You should watch yourself Yamanaka," Neji gritted out ready to activate his eyes.

"Look," Ino faced them head on, "… she could've gotten Sakura to heal her and this whole mess would've been over," she looked at the quiet female, "… obviously she wants something, don't you Hinata?"

The girl in question didn't say anything. Her eyes shifted away from the blues of the blondes. She didn't want anything, at least that she could think of. She always was envious of the blonde, but she would never do something like this on purpose.

"No," Hinata shook her head softly.

"Who are you lying to?" Ino looked incredulously, "… I know how you feel about him," she sighed leaning against the chair, "… obviously your feelings for him are strong."

"Let's not put the blame on Hinata," Sakura spoke up.

"And you," Ino pointed to the pinkette, "… you are jealous that he chose me."

"WHAT?" she screamed fisting her hands, "… why would I care if he chose you?"

She ignored her as she looked at her fingers. Her blue eyes looked up toward the people in the room. She couldn't help giving off another sigh as she flipped her hair off her shoulder.

"It's either get it healed now since people obviously know about it, or," Ino made a movement with her hand toward the pain on the female's arm, "… tell you father."

The silence in the room was tense and suffocating. Was Ino serious about letting Hinata tell her father? Did she want to die? They were confused and wondered if it was a bluff or was she serious.

"Hinata," she got up and walked toward the female, "… what is your choice?"

Hinata didn't say anything. She really didn't want her to get into trouble, especially with her father. She still considered Ino as a companion, so maybe getting it healed the normal way would be best. She wanted to berate herself for thinking that not healing it would be better. She had to admit the blonde was right with her theory. Maybe she kept the bruise because she wanted people to know about how terrifyingly mean Ino was, how much she doesn't belong with Naruto. She knew that was selfish of her to do, so she chose the choice that was best.

"Ino," she spoke softly pulling the sleeve above her elbow, "… can you heal it for me?"

Ino stared at the mark she left on the female before looking into pale lavender eyes. A smile reached her lips knowing that Hinata finally understood what she did was something not to be proud of.

"Of course," she placed her hand above the wound and it begun to glow green.

-o-o-

"So you went without me?" Naruto was angry.

"Yeah," Ino nodded holding onto his arm, "… she realized her mistake," she looked up to see blue eyes, "… Naruto, can I ask you something?"

"Sure," he breathed out as they entered the flower shop.

"If you weren't there," she stared into his eyes, "… would we ever be together?"

He watched her. She was worried and slightly confused. Was she questioning the way he felt about her?

"Yeah," he wrapped his arm around her, "… eventually we would get here," he kissed the side of her head, "… I'm glad it was sooner than later."

"Me too," Ino admitted closing her eyes feeling the warmth he emitted. She felt so lucky, so happy. She thanks Kami every day for steering both their hearts to one another.

"Ino…" he whispered.

"Hm…" she hummed eyes still closed.

"I love you," he smiled as he leaned into her.

"I love you too," she admitted not wanting to break their embrace.

"Naruto! Ino!" a voice called out as both the blondes turned to face the voice.

"Hey Shizune," they both greeted.

"Mission," she informed, "… Tsunade-sama wants to see you two immediately."


Author's Note:

Oh dear, i'm quickly hitting writer's block... grrr... I apologize fo the soon to be late updates... :(

Reviewers:

RainbowLove06- I wanted to branch out on the trouble with Hinata, but I feel like i'm bashing her a bit... but thank you for reviewing~!

ShikaInoInuKikIchiHime36- Lol, I feel like i'm bashing Hinata... not really what I wanted lol

Yoky2cool4u- Aw thanks! always love new readers!