Hey guys. ;) New chapter. Its been...how long? couple of days. XD well. here's 10. I'm about to write chapter 11 and hopefully I keep going like before and write up to at least chapter 13. So enjoy this one. :D I had fun with the two of them here. Thanks to Yoruichi 'Ino', InoxSasukeSOS and ShinoHina4eva. im glad that you read my story since i hinted ShinoHina. Enjoy loves.

Ino would gladly comply. She was excited that Sasuke wanted to hear more about the gossip in Konoha. She was a good influence on him. But that isn't necessarily a good thing….

Ino started laughing when Sasuke asked to hear more.

"Are you sure your ears can handle all the drama?" she asked him. Sasuke laughed, "you still don't believe Hinata and Shino…" Ino said matter-of-factly. Sasuke laughed again. He only laughed this much when he was around Ino. So when they were all together in public and he does one of his rare smiles or would chuckle, it was nothing new to her anymore.

"alright…you caught me. But I still cant plot it in my head!" Sasuke told her, "Hinata and Shino?" one more time.

"YUP!" Ino answered happily, "believe it!"

"bite your tongue, Ino Yamanaka Inuzuka!" Sasuke said joking while covering Ino's mouth. She started giggling and she could've sworn her heart smiled. Sasuke called her by her new whole name. Even though he was joking and added it for more comedy, she knew deep in her heart Sasuke would be okay with it. And one day he would say her name with a different kind of emotion, a good emotion.

"Have you been hanging around Naruto?" Sasuke asked Ino teasingly. Ino moved Sasuke's hand away from her mouth so she could speak better. She shook her head, "naw, it's just that it was everybody's ring tone: Believe it. Believe it. Believe it. Believe it." Ino said trying to annoy Sasuke. He rolled his eyes. Ino chuckled.

"But seriously, that little pain in my ass recorded himself saying 'believe it'…made it his message tone…and sent to the whole gang on purpose." Ino explained to Sasuke. He laughed, Naruto was crazy. "You could've just deleted it y'know…" he told her. "Well…yeah we were gonna delete it…but he's a pal and it's like throwing a gift away…" Ino started explaining.

"You did not." Sasuke stated.

Ino giggled, "we deleted it the week after…except Lee…Sakura, coz she felt bad if she would and Tenten because she annoys Neji with it…" she expounded…

Sasuke rolled his eyes, "you guys have gotten stupider…" he told her flatly. Ino put on a straight face. "Hey. Shut up." She told him. Sasuke laughed then he smiled at her. Ino smiled back, "a lot has happened with the gang when you left you know…you need serious bonding time." She told him.

"I need serious bonding time with you…" he said to her. Ino pouted, but her heart smiled. Sasuke still liked her, obviously…but she didn't like him the same way. She'd only hope that nothing would be ruined between them…after all that has happened, catching up would be the best thing ever.

"We are bonding, Sasuke…" Ino told him. He smiled at her.

"Alright…since we're in the topic…who else is together?" he asked her. Ino giggled, "alright let's see what we have here…" Ino said thinking, tapping her chin with her index finger. Sasuke watched her as she cutely thought. He would fall in love with her all over again. He didn't want to, but he couldn't help himself. Well, he wanted to, it just wouldn't be right.

"Well…Shika and Temari have dated…they're not together now. It's sad it didn't work out. But I'm trying to do something about that…" Ino started saying. Sasuke chuckled, "you always loved playing matchmaker, didn't you?" he said a bit sarcastic. Ino laughed, "Damn proud of it." She answered her chin up in the air mocking pride. Sasuke pinched her chin lightly.

Ino giggled. Then her cellphone began vibrating in her pocket. "oh!" she said as she got surprised with the vibrating. She picked it up it said: Kiba calling.

She showed her phone to Sasuke then he made a face.

"Whatsup?" she answered.

"Ino…I dropped Tyler off at Hana's house awhile ago…are you busy? can you pick him up? She has to leave the house in a little…we're workin over time today…" Kiba started saying.

Ino rolled her eyes on her end, Kiba tended to talk way too much. She never had a cute cellphone conversation with him. Well, she's had but only quite a few.

"No…I'm not busy. It's fine, I'll go get him. Don't' work too hard now…"

"Thanks, babe!"

"sure, thing…"

"Love you!"

"Love you…"

Ino sighed then closed her phone. She hated going to Hana's house. Her dogs were too big and scary for her. I mean she loved dogs, but not scarred and eye-patched ones. It creeped her out too much. She could only go there when Kiba was with her. She liked Hana and all, but the dogs…no.

"So, Sasuke…do you want to meet Tyler?" she asked him as she stood up.

"I guess this is the end of our bonding session…?" he asked blinking his eyes up at her. Ino giggled at his childlike behavior. "yeah…but there's always, like, everyday…" she told him holding out her hand and she giggled. Sasuke took it and supported himself up.

"Who does he look like?" Sasuke asked Ino as they started walking and making their way to sis-in-law's house. Ino giggled, "he has Kiba's hair…but he looks like a guy version of me." She told him. An adult in their right mind would never explain something that way, but a post teenager would, and that's what Ino really was.

"Hn," Sasuke smirked, the Ino he knew was still there, she sure changed but she didn't change completely. Old Ino was still there, all of her.

"What?" Ino chuckled looking at Sasuke. Their eyes met each other gleaming, oh yeah, this is how they always hung out and they always had fun that way.

The End.
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