WARNING: graphic content, adult/mature readers only. In fact some mature readers may decide this isn't for them. Read at your own risk.

NARUTO and its characters are owned by Masashi Kishimoto.

An arm flopped over Sakura's waist making her eyes pop open. She almost yelled but she was immediately aware that Sasuke was curled up, nose pressed against her arm. Naruto had just rolled onto his stomach, and somewhat covered her.

Sakura smiled for a moment, enjoying the comfort of her two boys.

Ever since three nights before when Naruto and Sasuke had been sparring and fell into a most peculiar wrestling she had made an effort to spend every night with them.

Sakura giggled silently remembering the sexy pair they made as they got each other off. She certainly loved it when Sasuke looked at her like he was about to devour her, but she found she rather enjoyed watching him fuck Naruto.

The first time they had stumbled away from the practice field without talking about what they would do next. Somehow they ended up at Sasuke's apartment. Sasuke had pressed her against the wall first. They all knew she had been watching the boys with a hand in her panties and he demanded to see it. When she shyly produced it he popped two fingers into his mouth.

Sakura had been stunned silent by the beautiful sight of Uchiha Sasuke sucking on her fingers with eyes closed. But the sensation of the sucking, coupled with the feel of his other hand working under her skirt nearly made her knees buckle.

Naruto had helped Sasuke undress her, sucking gently on her neck to let her loosen up. As it turned out, the two were still not back to full working condition. So Sasuke, young genius that he is, had Sakura sit on his face while he lay on his bed. He licked away while Naruto held Sakura upright, kissing her and fondling her breasts.

When she was start to get close Naruto abandoned her front. Behind her, he straddled Sasuke and reached under Sakura's bottom. Sasuke already had two fingers inside her cunt, encouraging her juices to flow down onto him. Naruto wiped some of the juice onto his hand and proceeded to work one finger and then another into her ass.

With a moaning sigh Sakura had fallen onto her front, pressing her face into Sasuke's pillow. Muffled like that she let out a stream of screams and curses while her holes her plundered by strong, clever fingers.

Here, in Naruto's bed, she licked her lips and grinned to herself. Really, how lucky could one girl ninja be? Two nights ago Naruto had been away on a mission so she had convinced Sasuke to spend the night with her. And then last night...

She had been working late at the hospital and felt dead on her feet when her work was finally done. She reminded herself that she didn't want Sasuke to be alone at night and headed to his apartment. But he wasn't there. She hunted around wondering if he was doing late night training and somehow found herself at Naruto's apartment. She rarely went in there but she found the door only barely shut - it opened as soon as she put her hand on it.

She could hear them immediately and dared to take a look. Her eyes went wide.

Sasuke was on his back...sort of. His back curled up off the bed and he was held in place by Naruto's legs. Naruto crouched down with his thighs around Sasuke's and his cock sunk into Sasuke's ass. He held onto Sasuke's legs by the ankles and Sasuke grabbed onto the bedsheet with a white knuckled fist.

Sakura couldn't stop her grinning; she remembered how her cunt and nipples responded immediately and she had licked her lips. She didn't bother trying to hide herself when they clearly were in a world all their own. They had moaned and groaned and Sakura leaned against the wall and put a hand under her skirt. Male sex was so damned potent! But very soon they were coming and Sakura hadn't gotten far along. She gave up, knowing it would take more work and she was honestly quite tired.

All three of them moved sluggishly, even when the boys noticed her and invited her to the bed. They took off her clothes and fell asleep snuggling.

But then she started to sweat from the heat and felt uncomfortable because she couldn't move much.

"Naruto," she groaned, pushing his arm from her waist. "Your bed is too small for the three of us!"

Naruto grumbled in his sleep and tried to move away, succeeding only in rolling off the bed. "Itaa... Sakura-chan, so mean, dattebayo!"

"Gomen, Naruto! But you woke me up when you rolled on me."

Beside her Sasuke groaned and tried to burrow deeper into her. Sakura laughed softly and petted his head.

Naruto rolled to his feet, swaying from lingering sleep. He yawned and stretched. "Mou, well I guess it's time I got up anyway, dattebayo!"

Sasuke groaned again and Sakura hissed at Naruto, "not so loud!"

"Okay," Naruto whispered loudly. "Gotta get to the flower shop for another bouquet before my morning workout!"

Sakura blinked, a little taken aback. "You're still going to keep getting flowers for Hinata?"

"Sure, why wouldn't I?"

Sakura felt funny saying the words. She thought it would be obvious. "Uh, oh. I guess, I just thought... since you found out that she and Kiba...well you know. And that's why you and Sasuke-kun... And then we're all in bed together without any clothes..."

Naruto sat at the side of the bed, a funny, sad little grin on his face. "Well, you know, Sakura-chan, I was thinking about that. I still miss her a lot. I want to talk to her just one more time, I want to hear her tell me to leave her alone, not one of the servants, dattebayo."

Naruto scratched his head and frowned slightly. "And I hate being alone with that feeling, you know? I'd rather feel mixed up about Hinata-chan with you and Sasuke-teme next to me, than by myself, dattebayo." He suddenly smiled brightly, "I hope she'll talk with me soon so I can tell her I've gotten better at sex and all that stuff. Because I wanted to do it for her, even if she doesn't want it from me."

Sakura hitched and then smiled. Naruto always found a way to be hopeful, no matter what setback stood before him. It made her think of... Sasuke twitched in his sleep.

Naruto turned to look at his sleeping teammate. "I'm not the only one who doesn't like to be alone."

Sakura looked at Sasuke. She pushed a lock of hair from his face. "I wonder about what he said last night. Do you think he really can't sleep when he's not around us?"

"Don't know, Sakura-chan. He said he hates and he loves us."

Sakura considered a moment. "Maybe one of us should always try to be with him at night. He's so bad at asking for company." She smiled wryly as she watched Sasuke. "It's not like he's ever had a problem telling someone he'd rather be alone."

Naruto chuckled. "That's what makes him a bastard, dattebayo!"

Despite herself, Sakura laughed quietly. "I guess so. Are you going to the flower shop right now?"

"Oh yeah!" Naruto turned and began rummaging through the abandoned clothes on the floor.

"Hey that's mine!" Sakura called softly as Naruto picked up a bra.

"Okay, okay, my towel is around here somewhere."

Sakura rolled her eyes. "Why am I not surprised it's not hanging in your bathroom. Anyway, I was thinking I would come with you. I haven't seen Ino in a long time."

"Yeah, Sakura-chan, you should totally talk with Ino!"

Sakura began to sit up and pull herself from the bed when she found herself restrained. She fell back down with a giggle. Sasuke had an arm around her waist and he slid up over her chest. He looked at her steadily, no sign of recent sleep on his face.

"Were-" Sakura got no where with her question as Sasuke attached himself to her mouth. He pressed her whole body down with his and she could feel his morning erection against her thigh.

Finally he let go and they both sucked in deep breaths. Sakura smiled and said, "good morning."

"Hn." Sasuke laid his head on her breast and shifted his hips. Sakura hitched as she felt his hardness move over her.

"Hey, teme, let Sakura-chan go! She was going to take a shower with me, dattebayo."

Sasuke popped an eye open at Naruto and growled. An arm around Sakura's waist tightened.

"Mou, if you're going to act all possessive then you should make a real promise to Sakura-chan and tell her how you re-"

"Idiot. I just wanted to say good morning."

"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura tried to catch his eye. She always felt so awkward when those two talked interrupting each other, knowing what they were talking about without telling her a word. It was worse when it had to do with her!

Sasuke moved over her, deliberately slipping his hips over hers so his cock pressed against delicate places. "Good morning, Sakura. Do you want to stay here with me or go take a shower with that loser?"

Naruto made face. "Oi, teme..."

Sakura gasped at feeling him and struggled to breathe normally. "But Sasuke-kun, you know I'm no good at morning sex."

Sasuke bent his neck and pressed his lips to Sakura's neck. "Maybe you just need practice."

He used his low voice. The wonderful sound that Sakura had no defense against. She moaned as his hands slipped over her skin and teased her breasts.

Naruto sighed. There they went again. If only Sasuke would be honest with himself, Sakura could relax and they wouldn't have to attack each other sexually all the time. He turned around and headed for his bathroom.

"Mou, Sasuke-kun, I was going to take a shower with Naruto." Sakura breathed in between gasps.

"Have you seen his shower? I'm pretty sure it hasn't been cleaned since the war." Sasuke rolled off Sakura and pulled her after so they both lay on their sides.

"Sasuke-kun, why don't you want me to-" Her question was lost in Sasuke's mouth.

"Just this. Then you can go with the loser."

Sakura harumphed even as Sasuke's hand dipped down between her legs. By the time she got to the shower Naruto would be done. Why was Sasuke keeping her from him?

"Sasuke-kun..."

Sasuke grunted and got onto his hands and knees. "What is it," he muttered as he moved.

"You're acting like I'm not allowed to be with Naruto without you around. You-ah!" Sasuke had spread her legs and put his mouth to her nether lips.

"You can do that but I want to do this." Sasuke licked away. He paused to put his knees on either side of Sakura's head. "If you don't want it you can say so and I'll stop. Or you can just push me off."

"Push you?"

Sasuke licked again and waved his hips so his prick would wave over Sakura's face. "Yeah, you're strong enough to throw me across the room, right?"

Sakura couldn't give a properly frustrated response because then Sasuke started licking her clit in earnest. Instead she groaned and cried out. She felt Sasuke's penis move over her face and she grasped it with one hand.

Almost without her direct control her hips being to roll against him as she pumped his dick over her mouth. When she finally started licking Sasuke's prick he jolted and Sakura couldn't help smirking. He might have some power over her, but she knew how to press a few of his buttons.

She tuned out some of Sasuke's work between her legs to concentrate on licking and sucking on his prick. Soon Sasuke was forgetting to lick her because he was grunting at the feel of her lips.

Sasuke loved how Sakura worked his cock. He loved the taste of her pussy. He loved being with her. He loved...

Sasuke stopped himself from thinking and put his mind to bringing Sakura to orgasm using just his mouth. He was pleased to feel her freeze under him as his tongue worked along her slit.

But then her hands were on his hips and forcing them to move so he was made to fuck her mouth at the same time that he assaulted her cunt with his tongue. Sakura's sucking was so powerful Sasuke could practically feel a pull to give in, to forget what he was trying to do, to forget anything but her dangerous tongue whisking around his little head.

He growled and moaned against her slit and sucked on her clit, then blew on it. Not this time, Sakura, he thought, I'm going to win.

He felt encouraged feeling her legs around his head flex and strain. She was fighting herself to keep from coming. But she was more effective when she sucked and took hold of his balls with one hand, trailing a finger toward his ass. He could feel the pressure building low in his abdomen. The muscles in the small of his back bunched up, trying to hold it in.

Sasuke hummed against Sakura. He was not. going. to. lose. He lapped and lapped again, drinking her juice and inhaling her thick scent. In a few more seconds her pelvis lifted from the bed, hips tight. Sakura moaned against his cock and he very nearly lost it.

He forced himself not to laugh and kept humming and finally was rewarding by the feeling of Sakura's hips snapping and bucking. She threw her head back and cried out, pushing his dick out of her mouth. She held him tight and pressed her face against his dick moaning and mumbling. Sasuke calmly licked up her liquids and smiled.

Sakura gave herself only a second after she came down from orgasm and then began to lightly bite at Sasuke's balls. Her teeth gently grazed the delicate skin. Sasuke jumped but her strong arms wouldn't let him go anywhere.

"Sakura."

She answered with a muffled groan as she guzzled his cock. The pressure came roaring back. Sasuke realized Sakura had a hand gripping his cock tightly, and it was the only thing that kept him from coming. He couldn't hold himself back any longer and he pounded her face.

Then Sakura had both hands over his ass, holding him firmly down, deep throating his cock. She moaned over it and Sasuke had all the invitation he needed. With a roar he came as powerfully as he could ever remember.

Sakura had to fight to swallow it all without choking on the prick in her throat. It was hard as hell and she could feel tears welling up in her eyes. But she endured it for Sasuke. She loved the feeling of coaxing his come, of how he shook around her when he came, how he struggled to make her come first, because she struggled just as much. She loved giving him all this pleasure. She knew why, too. But she didn't like to think about it.

Sasuke collapsed over Sakura, hips turning slightly so his penis left her mouth with a pop. All the energy from waking was gone out and going back to sleep sounded like a good idea. He rolled onto his back and breathed deeply.

"Is that enough for you, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura sat up and peered down at him.

Half way opening his eyes he peeked up at her. The sunlight coming in through Naruto's windows made her glow. God, she was beautiful. Sasuke put up a hand to her face and guided her down for a kiss.

They tasted each other and moaned softly. Sakura licked Sasuke's lips and loved what he could do to her all the more.

Finally Sasuke pulled away. In a sleepy voice he said, "Go join Naruto, before he uses up all the hot water."

"Hm. I guess if you're going to go back to sleep then I'll see if Naruto wants to have some fun."

Sasuke grunted. "Good luck, his shower is tiny." He closed his eyes.

Sakura shook her head. Earlier he seemed jealous but now that he was sated he didn't seem to care what Sakura and Naruto did. Well, that was just fine by her.

Ten minutes later Sakura had to agree that the shower was tiny: she was pressed against the wall, a knee hooked over Naruto's shoulder as he hammered into her and she could barely move. She felt if she took a deep enough breath the shower would bust open.

Naruto was perfectly happy with the turn of events. He hadn't gotten to fuck Sakura since he had tried to stay celibate for Hinata. It still made him sad that she would go be with someone else, but he had no room in his head for thoughts like that right now.

"Sakura-chan!" He grunted, wishing he could change positions. When Sakura had got in the shower, she had already looked flushed and it made Naruto think of sex. Well of course, he reminded himself, she had just gotten off with Sasuke. The bastard. But he thought she wouldn't want any more. Then she grabbed his dick and started massaging it until it got hard.

In between all the fondling they had also applied soap to each other, making everything slippery and sleek. Naruto kissed her and put his tongue in her mouth as far as it could go. He thought he could still taste Sasuke in there.

They slipped and slided until he was pressed against Sakura. He found the only way to angle his cock inside her was to lift her leg. But then there was no room until she hauled it straight up against him, knee by his ear.

Sakura groaned deliciously as Naruto worked in her. He couldn't seem to get his entire length inside from this angle, so he twisted his hips side to side. "Sakura-chan," he muttered.

"Do it, Naruto." Sakura hissed. "Fuck me."

Naruto pressed a hand to Sakura's ass and pulled her into him, shoving himself into her as hard as he could. She cried out and it sounded like it hurt, but she also grabbed him hard and wouldn't let go.

"Yes, Naruto, YES!"

Naruto anchored himself as well as he could so they wouldn't slip and jerk his hips hard and fast. He realized Sakura had lifted her other foot so he was lifting her completely, and she was only staying up by pressing on the wall.

The water from the shower head was beginning to lose heat but Sakura had a death grip on his hair and her breasts bounced against him.

Naruto leaned in and kissed Sakura. She moaned and rolled her hips. He could feel a few hairs get plucked from his head. And then Sakura bit his lip. It really hurt!

"Thakura-!" Naruto pulled back.

Sakura's eyes were wide. "Eeh! Sorry, Naruto! I got carried away."

"Mou, you're rough dattebayo! I'm not that bastard out there!"

"Gomen, gomen!"

"But..." Naruto bounced his hips and Sakura gave a little screech. "I am the one fucking you, dattebayo!"

"Yes..." she hissed. Sakura wrapped her arms around his head, breasts pushing high on his chest.

Naruto kneaded her ass in his hands and felt himself ready to spill into her. "ahh... Sakura-chan!" He pushed into her one more time and only had to let go to feel his seed surge into her.

"Uhh..." Sakura sighed. She laid her head on his shoulder and let her breathing come to normal. It was a small orgasm and she was beginning to feel uncomfortable in the cramped shower stall.

Naruto gently set her down on her feet and held her close to kiss her. He could feel her pulling back. He gave her a little smile and separated himself to finish washing in the tepid water.

Once out of the shower they realized they had a slight problem.

"What do you mean you only own one towel?" Asked Sakura.

"Well, I only ever have to dry myself, Sakura-chan! If I have people over all the time then I buy more stuff!"

"But...I'm soaking wet!"

There was a knock at the door and then Sasuke let himself in. "I told you Naruto doesn't understand basic hospitality." He held out the sheet from Naruto's bed.

"Hey that's my-"

Sakura took it with a huff. "It's better than nothing. Thank you, Sasuke-kun." She wrapped herself in the sheet and stepped out of the bathroom.

"I'm going to go. I'm going to go train and then shower in a proper bathroom." Sasuke headed to the door.

"Oi...teme! You can't go so fast!" Naruto got ahead of Sasuke, barely keeping his towel around his waist. "Not without a good morning kiss, dattebayo!"

"Hn. I've had enough for now." Sasuke tried to step around him, but Naruto stepped back into his path.

"Come on, teme! You didn't even say good morning to me at all!"

"Tsch." Sasuke didn't want to look Naruto in the eye. He felt a little embarrassed about the night before. And it wasn't the sex... He had heard Naruto and Sakura talking, of course, and he hated to admit that he really did... He really did...

Sasuke could feel himself blushing as he backed Naruto into the wall and pressed their lips together. His heart beat at an altered, faster rate. Naruto's lips slipped over his and water dripped from Naruto's hair onto Sasuke's face.

He backed up a couple inches. "I said I don't want to take a shower here," he said quietly. Then he pecked Naruto again.

Naruto laughed quietly and wrapped his arms around Sasuke. "You can try and be mean to me, teme, but it's too late 'cause I know how you really feel, dattebayo."

They held still for a moment and then at the same time they both looked at Sakura. Each one held out a hand and waved Sakura over.

Sakura giggled and joined her boys. It felt so good to be part of the team like this. First Sasuke kissed her and made her heart do back flips and then Naruto kissed her and her skin felt warm all over. Then they kissed each other again and Sakura felt an intense heat in her gut at watching such a delicious, beautiful thing.

And then the group hug was over and Sasuke left and Naruto and Sakura got dressed and ate.

_m(0.0)m_

"Huh? You mean Ino's not here today?"

"No, Naruto, she took the day off to tend to some personal matters." Answered Mrs Yamanaka.

"Oh..."

Sakura sighed. Her timing sucked. She was geared up to see Ino but apparently she had made some kind of appointment and then would be seeing other friends the rest of the day. Sakura stared at some yellow flowers and felt a little sad that she didn't really know what was going on in Ino's life any more.

"But I'll make sure to tell her you called. I'm sure she'll be happy to hear it."

"Oh that's alright, Mrs Yamanaka. Sakura-chan is the one who wants to talk and hang out. I came here to buy a bouquet."

"Oh of course! Ino-chan talks about your bouquet-a-day project! You know you really put a big challenge to her. She's come up with some interesting designs! Would you like me to try to make a bouquet? I can't promise it will be as good, but I did teach Ino when she was little."

"Sure, thanks, dattebayo!"

Mrs Yamanaka giggled like a girl and set about pulling stems and humming to herself. She muttered as she worked, putting different flowers together and then changing her mind.

Sakura hung back and wondered what Ino's appointment was for. If it was medical wouldn't she know about it? Ino hadn't been out on a mission for a long time, from what Sakura could recall, so it wasn't likely that she was hurt.

She happened to look out the window and saw Shikamaru and Temari of the Sand walking by outside. They walked calmly and quietly, without touching. And yet...Sakura could sense and energy between them... like... like...

"Mrs Yamanaka, did Ino eat with her team recently?"

"Hm, oh yes, dear. She hadn't seen Choji-kun or Shikamaru-kun in a while. Come to think of it, it was when she got back after dinner that she told me she would have to miss work today. That girl, always leaving things to the last second and expecting me to clean up after her..."

Sakura blinked after the couple on the street as they headed down the road. If Temari had gone to dinner with them then Ino might have felt unhappy or awkward. She and Shikamaru hadn't been officially boyfriend and girlfriend, as far as Sakura knew, but they must have been...well, intimate.

"What're you thinking about?" Naruto stood next to her and spoke quietly.

Sakura gave him a little smile. She wasn't sure how to explain what Sai had told her. She settled for, "I'm a little worried about Ino. She hasn't gone out on a mission in a long time. I just wanted to make sure she's doing okay."

"Why do you think she's not doing okay?"

"Um... well. I guess someone said something and it made me a little worried. I don't know why. I just wanted to see her after a long time."

"Does it have something to do with Shikamaru?"

Sakura glanced at Naruto and realized he had seen the couple walk by. Sometimes his perception of other people was stunning. Sai hadn't needed to tell him anything to make him take care of Sasuke.

"I don't really know. I hope Ino is okay."

"Hora!" Mrs Yamanaka announced. She held up a beautiful bouquet of yellow and gold and purple flowers. "What do you think, Naruto-kun?"

"That's awesome, dattebayo! The whole Yamanaka family knows all about flowers!"

Mrs Yamanaka laughed. "Thank you for that."

When Naruto had paid and Mrs Yamanaka took a picture of the bouquet to show Ino, Sakura asked her to let Ino know she had called.

"Of course, dear. I haven't seen you around here in a while. A girl needs her friends!"

"Right! I'll see you!"

Outside the shop Naruto and Sakura said goodbye. They agreed to meet at Sasuke's apartment at night and then Naruto left to deliver his flowers. Sakura turned to go to the hospital when she thought saw something funny.

It looked to her like Kakashi was crossing the street a ways down from her. But he seemed to be limping oddly. If he was hurt he could go with her to the hospital for treatment, she thought.

But when she tried to catch up to him he had turned onto another street and was hurrying away, still with a limp. It wasn't his leg, she decided. Maybe muscle strain? Somewhere in the hips or thighs. Maybe even the groin.

Sakura tried to run to catch up but there were people out on the street and she quickly lost sight of her teacher. Well if he was hurt he never seemed to have a problem with letting the nurses slave over him.

Sakura tried not to think much about Kakashi but her thoughts kept turning naughty. She had accepted that he was good looking a while ago but... Sakura shook her head, wishing that was enough to clear her thoughts. Ever since she had started having sex her devious mind had turned simple little appreciations into fodder for day dreams that left her feeling overheated and slightly frustrated. Kakashi-sensei barely even noticed her as a student! He would have no time for her on an intimate level! And she had more than enough with Sasuke and Naruto!

But her mind didn't care one bit and kept exploring the possibilities of that limp. She sighed and set off for work.

_m(0.0)m_

The woman closed her notebook and leaned forward in her chair to Ino. She smiled and her warm brown eyes looked kind. "I'm glad you decided to start talking about this. Tsunade-sama is right when she says you are not alone with what you're going through. And I know we can help you heal."

Ino sat back in a small couch. Over the last few minutes the apprehension and nerves she'd felt all morning had finally melted away. Anxiety had gripped her heart when she went to talk to Tsunade and she could barely speak when Tsunade had introduced her to this woman. But the woman did most of the talking and said things that let Ino know she was in a safe place.

Already she felt like she could breathe more deeply and her smile didn't feel forced. It was like realizing an illness that had made her tired and achey was finally leaving her.

"What do you think you're going to do next, Ino?"

"Well I should talk with my mom about working at the flowershop, so she knows when I'll be meeting you, Dr Makoto. And after that..." Ino felt her cheeks flush. She still felt very nervous about this but she wanted to see so bad... after that kiss... "There's someone I want to see."

"Oh?" Dr Makoto smile broadly. "Do you want to tell me about them?"

Ino fiddled with her fingers. "Well, I don't know... I've known her for a few years. But, a little bit ago something changed...Um." Ino swallowed. "She said I should really get help for this first. And that she...she..." Ino's blushed even harder. "I think I want to be with her." She finished in a whisper.

"Ah, she knows about your mission?"

"Yes, ma'am." Ino realized she was smiling. It felt so strange. "I didn't even realize how much I wanted to tell someone else and then I told her and I felt so much better. It still hurts, you know? I don't want to be alone with a guy. But she...She made me feel so much better." Ino shook her head feeling slightly embarrassed. "For a moment there I felt pretty again."

"And talking with her she convinced you to ask Tsunade-sama for help."

"Well..." It wasn't just talking. "She didn't convince me right then. But it started to sound like a good idea. And then...last night..." Ino's smile fell. She felt frustrated with herself all over again. Why couldn't she be happy for her teammate?

"Oh yes, last night. Your dinner with your team. Your ex-boyfriend has a new girlfriend, doesn't he?"

Ino looked down at the floor and forced a smile. "He was never my boyfriend. We just... I don't know."

"Ino, sometimes I think ninja that date each other become closer than boyfriend and girlfriend. You two relied on each other in ways other romantic couples can never understand. Even if you didn't call yourselves that, you were teammates and that is a special bond that cannot be ignored."

Ino glanced up at the doctor. For a moment, for just the barest fraction of a second, she could think about Shikamaru and be glad they had slept together. It didn't have to be about love and hearts and forever. She had trusted him with her life how many times? That was more important than romance.

"Whatever we had it was over a long time ago."

"I agree completely, Ino. It's time the both of you moved on. Is that why you're giving your attention to this girl?"

Ino's gaze wandered out a window. "I don't know. Maybe. I talked to her before going to dinner. And we... I mean she... Uh... I kept thinking about her during dinner. And I realized when I was sitting across from Shikamaru and Temari that there was no reason not to do all this. There was no reason not to come see you. And maybe there is no reason not to go see Tenten."

Dr Makoto nodded as if it all made sense. "Her name is Tenten?"

Ino gave a little smile. "Yeah."

"Very well. We're done for today Ino, and I feel like there's a lot of work to do, but we can do it! Your mother can rest assured that you're going to be okay."

"Hai!"

"I hope you have a lovely time with Tenten."

"Yes, Dr Makoto. Thank you!"

Ino was halfway down the street when she realized she had a huge grin on her face.

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