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Chapter 7
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Ino took a deep breath as she walked towards the comfort room where Sakura had gone to. She entered and met Sakura's eyes in the mirror. They just stood there, staring at each other. Sakura was the first to look away, busying herself in washing her hands. Ino looked down and closed the door behind her. Good thing it was only them there and only a few people were at the café so there's little possibility that somebody will come in.
Ino leaned on the wall with her hands on her pocket. She looked up at the ceiling and waited. She just waited. She wasn't sure what she's really waiting for...or what to expect. Maybe she wanted for Sakura to talk to her. She wanted to hear Sakura talking to her. Time passed and nothing came. Ino was disappointed…and hurt. Well, guess sometimes, she also had to do the first move.
Sakura walked passed Ino towards the exit. She didn't even look at Ino. Not even a glance. Nothing. It's like Ino wasn't there at all. Ino almost cried then. Was that how it felt to be ignored by the one you love? Sakura must've suffered the same thing. No wonder she's giving her the cold treatment.
Ino watched Sakura grabbed the door knob. Panic rose in her. She had to stop her. Ino felt like once she let Sakura walked out of that door, she'll also let her walk out of her life. And she didn't want that to happen. She wanted her to stay. Forever if possible. Ino just can't let her Sakura go.
Not knowing what to say, and lacking of what to do, Ino just did what she thought of first before she cower again. She grabbed Sakura's arm and pulled her in an embrace, with Sakura's back on her. She wrapped her arms around Sakura's waist tightly as if her life depended on it. And it did. She took a deep breath and Sakura's familiar scent seemed heaven to her. She closed her eyes. No words can describe how good she was feeling at that moment.
'God...it feels so good to have her like this.' Ino nestle her face on Sakura's neck and gave it a light peck.
Sakura was taken aback when Ino pulled her. She was certainly not expecting anything like that to happen. She thought Ino will just let her pass...ignore her like what she always did as if she didn't care about her. Chill ran down the back of her spine when she felt a warm, wet feeling on her neck. She realized it was Ino's tongue, licking its way towards her jaw. She had to fight back a moan when Ino bit and sucked on her neck.
Ino moved her hands under Sakura's shirt and felt the warm skin of Sakura on her cold hands. She felt Sakura's muscles tightened as she caressed her stomach. Ino attempted to move her hands further up when she felt Sakura's hands on hers, stopping her from going anywhere. She felt the warmth of Sakura leave her embrace and she was lost.
"What's wrong?"
"This. This is what's wrong." Sakura answered firmly as she walked towards the mirror and fixed herself.
"Wrong?" Ino asked. Since when?
Sakura took a deep breath and met Ino's confused stare. "We can't stay like this all the time, Ino. First, you ignore me like I don't exist and then the next thing I know you're all over me. I mean really, what do you think of me?!"
"Wh-I-I..." Ino didn't expect Sakura's sudden outburst. Sure, she had seen Sakura get angry but not this serious. It was usually just a part of their fun. But now, this was different. And she didn't know how to handle it. Ino just looked away, not knowing how to explain herself. These were one of the moments that Ino hated, the part where she had to talk about her emotions. It's just not like her. And until now, she was still having a difficult time opening up herself even to Sakura.
Moments of silence passed. Sakura waited. Ino kept her mouth shut. Nothing came.
"So?!" Sakura asked impatiently, crossing her arms on her chest.
"What?" Ino shrugged and looked at Sakura blankly. 'Nice one, Ino. Act like you're dumb and make her angrier.' Ino thought bitterly.
Sakura rolled her eyes and stomped her feet towards the exit.
"Sakura!" Ino got a hold of Sakura's arm to stop her. She felt Sakura slapped her hands away and pushed her hard that she was forced to step backward. Ino's vision blurred as she watched Sakura's retreating back. She looked up and tried to stop the tears. She rubbed her eyes to clear her sight.
"Damn it!" Ino exclaimed and hit the wall with her fist. She heard the door opened and two girls went in. Luckily, they weren't anyone she knew. She took it as a cue to leave and go back to the table. She had gone longer than she had intended. Her friends will start to wonder where she was.
Ino walked towards their table. Good thing she brought her shades and wore it before she went out of the comfort room. She wouldn't want to attract any attention. She secretly glanced at the table beside them, noticing Sakura closer to Sasuke than before and laughing with her friends as if nothing happened between them just a while ago. Ino couldn't help but grimace at this but tried to control it so her friends wouldn't notice. She wasn't really in the mood to talk to anyone at the moment.
The noise coming from Sakura's table was getting into Ino's nerves. She couldn't take the fact that Sakura was enjoying herself despite of what was happening to them. She was totally not in the mood anymore. She couldn't take it. She had to go far away from that place. She couldn't handle seeing Sakura this close to Sasuke, and smiling. It's hurting her. The pain she was feeling was so intense she wanted to cry then. But she couldn't. She won't. Not in front of her friends. Not with Sakura there.
"I'm going home." Ino stated and stood up.
"What? But it's still early."
Ino shrugged and took her bag. "I want to take a nap. I'll see you guys tomorrow." She gave Sakura one last glance. The last thing she saw before she left was Sasuke giving Sakura a peck on the lips.
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A.N. There you go. Another short chapter. Sorry about this. And sorry if it's not that good...I'm trying really hard. Feedbacks would be good. It really helps. Thank you.
-misery13
