"Thank you for staying with us, Ms. Hokage." The reception lady bowed to Tsunade, who bowed back. "Remember, healthy is the way to go!"

Tsunade giggled. She heard the phrase at least fifty times in her life, yet it never got tired.

So, three days after Tsunade managed to have sex with Ino in a public place, (Well, three people heard Ino.) her own healing had finally kicked in and finished the job. Though she wouldn't be able to fight someone like…oh, Neji…she was well enough to get back to work. Grabbing her clean clothes, she walked out, and took a deep breath.

Ah…

Only Ino smelled this good.

Speaking of which…where was she? She promised to meet her outside. They were going out to eat…together…

Ino shook her head. She tried to move, but she felt…something thick, with small strings. Rope?

Okay, what was the last thing she remembered? She woke up, had breakfast with her parents, discussed the marriage, put on the same dress she wore the day she visited the office, (Clean of blood, of course.) went out to make dinner arrangements…

…and now here! Where is here, anyway? A large brown room, with no furniture, no lights, (Besides some rays of sunlight piercing through the closed wooden binds.) and…no door! How did she get here?

Ugh…

Her head hurt. She could feel something dripping down her face, but she couldn't tell if it was blood or sweat…

Red.

Blood.

Someone kidnapped her, and somehow got her into this room. She had no idea of time and place. Was it still the day that Tsunade leaves the hospital? She didn't know.

She first felt the bonds. Not too tight, but prevented escape. She looked down and…yep, rope around her ankles. She didn't feel it because of her dress. Damn, this gown bought nothing but bad luck. Once she got out of this, she's going to burn it. (She bought the dress a while back, so no returns.) She looked up. There was a ceiling, with no holes, or trapdoors. Then again, she didn't know how long she had been out. As far she knew, she had been sleeping for hours, long enough to cover any entrances and exits.

At this point, it was safe to say that the same person…or people that poisoned Tsunade had captured her. It made sense.

"…o…"

What?

"…no…"

No…it wasn't just no. There was a part before that, just inaudible. Her name?

"Ino!"

Yes! And…

Tsunade found her! Wow…that was fast! Ino guessed that…

"Damn! How did she find me?"

Ino turned around to see a wall on the other side of the room rotate. Ah. That's the gimmick. The man the voice that just rang out was a short guy wearing all black. Black trench coat, black pants, black boots, sunglasses, (Black, dumbass.) and a black flatcap.

"Don't resist." The man grabbed Ino and dragged her to the rotating wall, going into a room much like the other one, only this room was colored in light-blue, had lights, and a small lift. He threw her onto the hard metal platform and threw the lever. "Don't bother shouting. She can't hear you." The lift went down a level.

"TSUNADE-CHAN!" Ino yelled. The man covered his ears.

"You…" He rose his fist to smash her head…

THAM

…but his head smashed against the platform.

"Tsunade!" Ino cried. Her lover stood right there, having just jumped through a wall and punched a hit man.

"Ino-chan!" She quickly removed the bonds, and brought her betrothed into a tight hug and kiss. "Thank the gods, you're okay!" She then noticed the bloody head. "Ino!"

"I'm fine." Ino replied, her voice a little weak. Tsunade immediately began healing the cut on her head, kissing the spot where the cut used to be. "Thank you."

"All right…" Tsunade stopped the lift, and dragged the unconscious hit man to a pillar. She slapped him a couple times, waking him up. "Start talking…"

"Never!" His sunglasses were broken, and his collar was stained with blood. Ino replied with a swift kick to the solar plexus. "Actually…never mind. I'm not paid enough for this. Again, I'm not being paid at all!"

"You kidnapped me…" Ino punched him in the stomach. "…and poisoned my future wife…" Second punch. "…for FREE?"

"Please stop." He begged.

"Ino…we need him alive." Tsunade calmly said. Ino backed down, but didn't drop his guard.

"I owned this guy a favor. Got me this job to begin with." With a free hand, he reached into his coat pocket and showed a business card. It read: 'Syl Wallace. Pro Hit-Man. Tell me where to shoot, and watch." He continued. "So he asked me to do a job. Go into the Hokage's Office and inject a bottle inside a secret compartment with a poison that will keep a ordinary person down for six months!"

"The point?" Asked Tsunade.

"To keep you down!" He shrugged. "Or something. Listen, the card said it all. I follow orders, not ask questions."

"And the kidnapping?" Ino rested her fist on Syl's chin.

"That didn't come until five days ago!" Syl started to panic. "He told me to hold this girl for some time. I studied your routes, and snatched you!" He tried to smile, but the glare of Tsunade quickly stopped that. "Didn't ask questions. I got paid this time. Got paid a million in advance!"

"And then you're going to donate it, right?" Said Ino with a devious smile.

"Already had plans!" Syl smiled. "Oh, the guy is Homura. Please knock me out. You're scaring me."

"Gladly." Tsunade smashed her fist again into Syl's face, knocking him out for the second time.

"Homura." Tsunade repeated. "Damn, I just talked to him!"

"…how did you find me?" Ino asked. "No, wait. Let's go get Homura."

Homura waited. He was used to waiting, especially when it came to the Fifth Hokage.

For once, he didn't have to wait long.

"Homura…" Tsunade stepped over the broken door, destroying it even more as she stepped on it. Ino followed behind, dropping a bodyguard that Homura kept around. For once, he was surprised. He thought the door would be broken by the bodyguard.

"Ms. Yamanaka…" He spoke, keeping his tone as low and serious as possible. "…you're stronger than I thought."

"Why?" Tsunade asked. "Why would hire a hit-man?" Ino looked at her betrothed. She was on the verge of tears.

"To protect the village." Homura got up, turned his back, and went to his window. He spent some time looking out to the lake before speaking again. "We never had this kind of…" He searched for the word. "…couple in the office before."

"It's different." Tsunade stepped forward. "What's wrong with that?"

"I should rephrase. No village has ever had this kind of couple before in office before. Different…is good. Change is needed for progress." He didn't move from his position.

"Don't give us that drivel." Ino sternly said.

"Drivel? Think about it. Gay couples are a dime a dozen in the world. How many people do you know share a bed with the same sex? Not…much." Ino's face fell. "Sad. Really sad. It's not public at all." He moved towards her, with Tsunade trying to intercept him. Ino moved forward, her face having regained the fearless expression.

"I don't think that a gay leader would effect how a village runs, no. But the village might not like the gay leader. It's not common enough to be an everyday thing. People…might riot."

"And you can see the future." Ino asked.

"No. But I can tell." Homura placed a hand on Ino's shoulder. "Please…for the village's sake, hold the marriage. Make a larger and more public gay community. Then you can enjoy a life together." He cracked a faint smile.

"No." Ino swiped the hand off. "I don't care about appealing to the village. I'm not interested in making your ideal village. I love Tsunade. I really do. Besides, why should we listen to you? You poisoned my loved one and had me kidnapped! We're getting married in nine months, and I could care less about you." She grabbed Tsunade's hand and turned around to the door. "Come on. We have to reserve some things. By the way..."

"Yes?" Tsunade, in a quiet voice asked.

"How did you find me?"

"Can I say...love?"

"Hahaha...real funny."

"I see." Homura's voice started to fade. "Good-bye."

KKRISH-KLAK-Klak

The couple turned around to see a broken window.

Err…this got dark. Damn, where did this black hole come from? Don't worry, more light-hearted stuff coming.