Heya everyone! I have a few things to say before the actual story begins... Well... That's not really different for any other chapter, but still!
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Chapter 7
Lovebirds and Ninjas
Temari shifted in the comfortable state of mind we call sleep. She unconsciously wrapped her arms around a certain brunette, snuggled into the dark strands of brown that flowed freely from her lover's head. A sweet smell of roses swept over the sandy blonde's senses, and for that brief moment; she felt an overpowering sense of contentment that could rival Prince Siddhartha's moment of Nirvana. (1)
Tenten stirred, trying not to wake Temari with her sudden movement. She wondered at times, why she fit perfectly into the Suna kunoichi's arms. Why she felt like she and Temari were two pieces to the same puzzle. Then she remembered, she didn't care. She didn't need to know as long as she had her green-eyed-goddess. She turned so she could look at her lover sleep, running her finger tips ever so gentle across her cheek. Is it even possible to love someone this much? Tenten pondered. Once again, she came to the conclusion that she really didn't care. All she wanted to know--all she needed to know was that Temari loved her, and she loved Temari. A small smile grazed the brunette's pink lips. How she loved this cocky blonde...
Temari stirred and her eyes fluttered open, interrupting Tenten's musing. The brunette's heart skipped a beat, her breath caught in her throat.
Those eyes...
They caught Tenten in their spell once again, just like they always have and always will.
"mornin' love..." Temari smiled groggily. She somehow managed to snake her arms around her lover's waist, pulling her even closer.
"Did you sleep well Temari?" Tenten asked with a hint of amusement. She was so cute when she slept, always clinging to the brunette.
"Mhm! I always do when I'm sleeping with you." She arched herself up onto her elbows, that cocky smirk that Tenten loved already complementing her features beautifully.
"Very good to know my love." Tenten leaned up to kiss Temari's forehead.
"C'mon, I'll make ya breakfast Teny!" A gigantic smile spread across the blonde's face, hopping out of bed like a seven year old on Christmas morning.
Tenten giggled at her pet name and soon followed her.
"As long as you don't make those horrid omlets again!" Tenten yelled from the bedroom, cringing even though Temari couldn't see her.
"I'll have you know Kanky loves those omlets!" Temari called back playfully.
"Yeah... He also likes putting on purple make-up..." Tenten murmured to herself as she hurried through the threshold.
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Temari and Tenten took their leave and made their way to well... Wherever. That's what breaks were for right? To go or do whatever or wherever you want.
Tenten didn't care about either, so long as Temari was there with her. She looked up to the sandy blonde and stole a long look.
A familiar figure came into view. A tall, dark figure whom was very handsome. Dark hair draped down in front of darker eyes. Those same dark eyes shot a very sharp glare towards Temari, this upset Tenten. His posture was perfect as he took a few long strides to tower over Tenten.
"Tenten." The dark voice greeted, completely ignoring her companion.
Temari growled under her breath and pulled Tenten to her side, wrapping an arm around her shoulder protectively. She shot him a warning glare, it would have burned a hole through anyone. Except for Uchiha Sasuke of course. He ignored her completely, a perfectly sculpted smiled curved his lips upward. Too perfect.
But still, it made Tenten's breath get caught in her throat. How could someone so... godlike be so... disturbing?
"It's a pleasure to see you once again, Tenten. I'd like to ask you something, have you seen Sakura? She hasn't come home last night and she's beginning to worry me, you wouldn't have the slightest clue that could help me would you?" Sasuke said in that sickeningly polite voice of his. Tenten could read his real emotions though. He wasn't a happy little Uchiha to say the least.
Tenten's breath was caught again, this time out of fear. Was Sakura with... Ino? If so, she had to warn her friend.
"What the hell do you think, Spiky? Tenten's been with me aaaaaall night. We just got out, of course we haven't seen Sakura. So get outta my face and stop molesting Teny before I shove that stick even farther up yer ass!" Temari warned, her eyes glowed with rage.
By that time, a small group of people have gathered to watch the exchange of words. Hoping for maybe a little more than just an exchange of words.
Tenten couldn't help but be thankful that Temari was here with her. Sasuke might rival a Greek god's beauty, but to be honest--ever since he came back to Konoha he scared the shit out of her.
Sasuke smiled that beautifully fake smile before replying.
"Thank you so much Tenten. Oh! I almost forgot," as Sasuke paused, a somewhat sadistic smile grew on his face. "Next time, keep your mutt on a leash. I'm not to be held responsible for what happens to it next time it's loose around me." And with that he walked off. Leaving a very eerie chill down Tenten's spine.
Temari growled louder, "What did ya say you cock suckin' little pansy!?" Temari was about to lunge at his retreating form when Tenten suddenly stood in front of her, pushing on her shoulders. Tenten looked up into her eyes, pleading. "Temari, please..." Tenten begged.
Temari tensed and grit her teeth.
"But Teny... He's just beggin'to get his white lil' ass kicked..." Temari whined.
"Yeah, well I'm begging you. Please Tema... Control yourself." Tenten soothed the woman, holding her hand reassuringly.
With a drawn out sigh, Temari nodded. "For you Tenten. But I swear, next chance I get I'mma-"
Temari was cut of by a warm pressure against her lips, the smell of roses subtly filling her senses again. She melted into Tenten, as if she were clay and Tenten were the hands to mold her. The brunette wrapped her arms around her lover's neck, the Uchiha all but forgotten. She deepened the kiss as Temari let out a sigh of satisfaction, licking Tenten's bottom lip as she hooked her arms around the brunette's waist. A familiar tingling sensation took over Temari's entire body, throwing all of her senses out of whack. Tenten drew away before things could get too serious, slightly out of breath a dark tint of pink shown brilliantlly on her cheeks. Lust coloring her beautiful chocolate eyes a shade of black, god she looked cute.
"Tema, sometimes you talk to much." She murmured in a suductive voice.
"I'll have to agree with you there." Temari replied with a smirk, her own deep green eyes dark with lust. She crashed her lips against the weaponist's, how Tenten wanted nothing more than to get lost in the blonde's lips. Sadly, this had to come to an end. Pulling away with more effort than Tenten thought she'd need.
"We have to see Ino..." Tenten whispered to the blonde before pulling out of their embrace.
The crowd gave a disappointed moan.
Tenten's face easily turned ten shades of red. Temari smirking next to her whispering seductively in her lover's ear, "But Teny, you can't leave the crowd wanting more. Same goes for me ya know."
Tenten jumped slightly from the hot breath in her ear, murmuring something incoherent under her breath as she dragged Temari off to their destination. Almost hitting a stop sign of her way I mind you.
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The two stopped in front of the Yamanaka house hold, Ino always had breakfast with her Mom on Saturdays. As They made their way up to the front door they heard an angry voice scream. Tenten rang the doorbell and after a moment of sudden silence a voice said something before the door was answered to revial an older woman.
"Why if it isn't Ten-chan!" Mrs. Yamanaka called cheerfully, scooping the woman into her arms.
"You really must stop by more often!" The older woman told her happily. "Eh.. C-chocking..." Tenten gasped out.
"Oh! pardon me! Please, please come in!" Mrs. Yamanaka moved out of the way to let the two women in.
As Mrs. Yamanaka closed the door and locked it behind her she took a look at Temari whom was now sitting next to an un-naturally red Sakura. A furious Ino at Tenten's side, murmuring various things to the brunette.
"Ten-chan, if I may ask--who is your friend?" Mrs. Yamanaka asked with a friendly grin.
"Oh, this is Temari, my girlfriend." Tenten winked at Temari playfully.
"Oh! I'm so happy for you Ten-chan! See Ino... You need to be more open with your relationship with Saku-chan like Ten-chan is with Tema-kun!" Sakura hung her head slightly becoming clearly uncomfortable.
"Mother! How many fuc- freaking times do I have to tell you that Sakura and I aren't going out!" Ino hollered, banging her fist on the counter.
Temari snickered noticeably loud before shooting a very attractive smile at Mrs. Yamanaka.
Ino was forgotten instantly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Ma'am!" Temari stood and shook her hand.
"The pleasure is all mine! You must be doing something right to have Tenten glowing like she is. Last time I saw her she was the very definition of depression." With this statement Tenten pouted cutely. Mrs. Yamanaka shot Temari a very genuine smile.
"I'm very glad she found someone..." She told Temari.
"I'm very glad I am that someone." The sandy blonde replied before taking her seat again.
"T-thank Kame-sama you're here..." Sakura whispered to Temari.
"I didn't know how many more comments of Ino and I she was gonna make..." Sakura finished in a slightly scared voice.
"Hey, Mrs. Yamanaka, Sakura. You don't mind if I steal Ino for a moment do you?" Tenten called loud enough for everyone to here, already pulling Ino by the wrist.
"Not at all." Sakura and Mrs. Yamanaka answered in unison.
Tenten led Ino out onto the porch where she told Ino to take a seat before they spoke.
"Ino, Temari and I ran into Sasuke today. He didn't seem very happy... I wanted to warn you, I don't know what he'll do to you if he sees you and Sakura together. He's bound to catch on about your feelings sooner or later." Tenten told her friend calmly.
"That sleazy bastard? I'll be able to deal with him, don't you worry Tenten. I can take care of myself." The blonde smiled brightly.
"Ino... What if he doesn't want to hurt you directly?... You've seen what he's done to Sakura haven't you?..." Tenten said with caution not wanting to upset the florist.
Ino gasp, Sasuke was the one to hurt Sakura.
A memory of the deformed black and purple bruise returned to the blonde's mind like a nightmare. Her still-water eyes swimming with fear, overflowing emotion.
Ino stood up abruptly, the sudden action caused Ino's chair to fall over. Ino gripped Tenten's shoulders, digging her nails into the woman's skin. Tenten cringed from the slight pain, the panic and fear in Ino's eyes terrifying Tenten herself.
"How long have you known!?" The blonde shook her friend violently, trying to coax an answer out of her even a fraction of a second quicker.
"I-Ino!" Tenten yelled.
"If you don't stay calm I won't answer anything!" Tenten hollered trying her best so the others wouldn't hear.
Ino paused instantaneously. Dropping her hands from the brunette's throbbing and soon to be bruised shoulders, taking a step back she looked down at Tenten. Her eyes were still very dangerous.
"I've known soon after they moved in together." Tenten replied dryly.
"T-that long?!" Ino's anger was already beginning to overflow again, but Tenten quietly 'shhh'ed her.
"Do you want them to hear us?!" Tenten whispered angrily.
Ino sighed, closed her eyes to regain her calm. "Fine." She looked back down at Tenten.
"Good. I noticed then and I tried to talk to Sakura about it but she denied all of it. Every time I tried to bring it up things just got worst so I just stopped trying, how is it my business anyways? Although I got Temari to talk to her since they're closer... But Sakura's stubborn, she never said anything. Denied the whole thing." Tenten told Ino.
"I think you might be able to help her though, Ino. No one's ever made her happy like you have. She might listen to you, she might be able to get Sasuke out of her life completely if you can help her. Please." Tenten continued, looking deep into those still-water eyes.
"W-why me?" Ino finally asked after a long moment of silence between the two.
Tenten's eyes narrowed and looked at her as if she were a two year old.
"Because Ino," Tenten paused. "We all know that she has a very special place in her heart for you. You're probably the closest person to her heart at this point." Ino's breath caught in her throat. How was she that important to Sakura?
Ino stayed silent for a long while, shifting her wait to one foot and back. Her mind ran over the situation and a dozen different scenarios, but it all came down to one thing. One important factor.
"I'll do it..."
Ino.
Tenten nodded and stood. "Arigato."
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The tense atmosphere was still floating in the air when Tenten and Ino finally returned to their companions. Tenten's expression was blank, now sitting with Temari on the couch. She snuggled into the sandy blonde's shoulder, feeling her troubles slip away from the simple contact. Ino however, wasn't so lucky. She sat next to her mother, stealing glances at Sakura frequently. The blue orbs as of late were filled with happiness but were now a dark grey. A storm erupting in her mind.
Sakura and Mrs. Yamanaka whom remained oblivious--or at least pretended to be--sipped their coffee and continued a comfortable conversation.
Was Ino the only one that saw something wrong with this picture? Everything and everyone looked so peaceful, the lovebirds on the couch snuggling close, Sakura and her Mother chatting away happily, and then there was Ino. The only key that would make people look twice at this lovely painted picture. Her eyes dark and dangerous, her fist clenched in her lap making her knuckles turn white. Was everyone really so happy at the moment that they didn't notice even everything that felt wrong? That they should feel betrayed Sakura didn't tell them anything? Ino couldn't take it anymore, she needed to take her mind off of things and where else to go then to train?
She stood abruptly, her body left the comfort of the black leather as she did so. She did the best smile she could manage at her mother. "I'm really glad we could have a-get-together like this but I gotta go, training and all. You understand of course." She hugged her mother when she stood to walk her daughter to the door.
"Wait, I'm coming too." Sakura followed after Mrs. Yamanaka.
"You sure Sakura? You seemed to be enjoying yourself, I didn't want to interrupt you." Ino replied with surprising venom.
"And miss a chance to improve my skills? No way!" Sakura tried to ignore the rage directed towards her, Mrs. Yamanaka however, chose to glare daggers at her daughter before shoving her and Sakura outside.
"Have fun you two!" She slammed the door and locked it.
"Well. Guess I'm stuck with ya..." Ino murmured depressingly.
Sakura walked passed Ino, already heading to their destination.
"Never knew my company was so unbearable..." Sakura's voice didn't hold any certain emotion, almost as if she was agreeing with Ino. Whom instantly found herself very guilty.
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"I suppose since you tagged along you can make yourself useful and spar with me, how 'bout it forehead?" Ino teased playfully.
"Right." Sakura replied dryly. She didn't even try to come up with an insult concerning Ino's name or appearance. What's wrong with her?
Ino ground he teeth together and already charged towards Sakura, her anger began to peel away as it pumped her body harder and faster. She threw an uppercut at Sakura whom dodged gracefully with a back flip, kicked Ino's fist back and landed on her feet like a cat."This might be interesting after all." A smile grew on the blonde's face, while the pinkette's stayed emotionless.
This infuriated Ino, where was the Sakura that snapped back at her when she dished out an insult? Where was that goofy smirk she got on her face before fighting her? Where was her Sakura?!
Did Sasuke do this to you? Make you like this in battle? Or was it because all of the horrible things your eyes have seen?... Ino thought sadly.
Sakura ran swiftly towards Ino. Starting things off again, she filled her fist with chakra and threw an incredibly hard punch to Ino's stomach. Ino blocked but the chakra that pulsated through Sakura and into her sent her flying a good few feet. Her breath left her the instant she hit the ground. Ino remembered how to breath before regaining her upright position. "Good one, knocked the wind right out of me." Ino smiled half-hearted. Maybe she'd get a Sakura-like response the second time around. A nod, nothing more.
What's wrong with her?!
Sakura charged again, repeating the same move but in a different area. Ino opted to dodge instead, stepping and pivoting until she was positioned behind Sakura, sending a painful kick to the girl's spine sending the medic-nin forward whom--unfortunately for Ino-- caught herself using her arms for support as she kicked Ino's legs out from under her. Ino managed to catch herself as well, regaining her balance with a flip. Both back to their feet and already sending powerful blows back and forth. Ino landed a blow to Sakura's face which she cringed when she did so, such a pretty face shouldn't be damaged.
Sakura cringed before sending a matching blow to Ino's face. Ino without flinching, sent her fist digging into Sakura's stomach, twisting it painfully. Sakura's upper body nearly collapsed from the impact. Sakura attempted another kick to Ino but it was dodged nearly effortlessly. Ino jumped back out of Sakura's range, her eyes turned serious as Sakura's were. They soon continued the unwritten symphony of martial arts. Countering when needed, dodging when blocking wasn't an option, landing hits here and there. Their bodies cried and pleaded for them to stop their assault on each other, pushing each other to their physical limit.
They somehow tumbled to the floor with Ino on top, Sakura quickly tensing her body. She waited for the impact that never came. Instead, Ino huffed. Trying desperately to catch her breath, she leaned her body closer to Sakura's her legs straddling the cherry blossom's hips.
"Saks," Ino purred lightly in the pinkette's ear, effectively sending a shiver up her spine and a blush to spreed evenly across her face. She huffed tiredly, waiting for Ino to continue.
"Sometimes you're to serious." Ino finished, she suddenly felt herself spinning and hitting her back on the hard ground. Out of breath again. Sakura hovered over Ino, "And sometimes." She mimicked Ino and leaned down to breath in the florist's ear. "You aren't serious enough." Sakura replied in a seductively tensing voice. Ino's body tingled from the hot sensation of Sakura's breath and the sensual way she replied to her.
And just as Sakura was there, she was gone. Her warmth leaving Ino very unpleasantly. She looked up at the girl's retreating back. The pinkette turned and smirked at her, "We should probably head back to your place and clean up right?" She called over her shoulder.
Ino's heart skipped a beat, did Sakura notice the double meaning to her words? The blonde returned to her feet at followed the cherry blossom. "Sure, sure." She replied.
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(1) Gautam Buddah, otherwise known as Prince Siddhartha. He wanted something more than the earthly goods life had to offer and instead, looked into a more spiritual setting. (I don't feel like explaining it with detail, just look it up on google.)
(1-2) Nirvana is the state of peace and happiness in achieving freedom from the endless cycles of reincarnation.
wootness! I'm finally done... I usually don't update with fast but damn! I'm on a roll yo! High fives for all! Peace out my uber awesome fans!
