The next day was a long one. The classes were as boring as ever so Ino took the time to ponder over the events of the previous day. Kiba had helped ease her mind for a while, but now that she was back in class her unease resurfaced. It was all so quick.
Kiba was staring at he when she glanced at him. He gave her a cheeky grin and she smiled back. Her head turned to the opposite direction where Naruto laid his head on his desk, oblivious to his surrounded while light snores emitted from him. Sasuke sat at the back with his arms crossed, a cold expression on his handsome features.
Ino sighed. These boys were impossible. Couldn't a decent, normal guy come along and sweep her away from this mess?
The bell rang, Ino thanked God under her breath. Now I know what people mean by "saved by the bell". Ino thought.
"Ino." A low voice called behind her as he got out of her desk. Sasuke looked flustered, a look that was very rare to see on the Uchiha boy. He sighed. "Sorry. Forget about that night."
Ino was a bit confused but came to her senses after realizing he mean't the night they were dancing in top of the hokage monument. Sensing a pair of eyes on her, she replied, "Why? I don't want to."
Sasuke sighed. "Look, It was hard for me to even come up to you. It's embarrassing and so you should get rid of thoughts o that night."
Ino huffed. "Well I thought it was sweet."
Sasuke paused and stared at her before scoffing and walking past her. "Fine, don't."
"Why is it such a problem?" Ino questioned.
Sasuke looked over his shoulder with a glare. "Because I'm not sweet."
"Well you were that night." Ino pointed out. "It was a nice memory for me, so why isn't it for you?"
"Then you wouldn't mind doing it again?" Sasuke asked.
"Nope." Ino smiled.
Sasuke smirked. "Then come there tonight."
"Hmm?" Ino asked surprised.
Sasuke left without another word. Ino blinked and turned to see an almost crying Sakura. Even though they were fighting, she couldn't bear seeing her best friend like that. Ino headed over to the pinkette. "Hey, Sakura, do you wanna eat lunch together?"
Sakura shoved Ino away from her. "How does it feel to win, huh? Not only have you taken Sasuke but also Naruto and Kiba. You know Naruto doesn't even spare me a glance anymore?! It's all your fault pig!"
Ino felt a vein in her head twitch. "Well maybe if you treated him nicely and gave him a chance things wouldn't have ended up like this!"
"At least I don't leave him on a string! God, Ino, you're no better than me! You're not even 100% committed! Only 33.3%! In the end he'll be hurt, so how are you any different than me?" Sakura ran off with tears in her eyes.
Ino stood there shocked. Sakura actually had valid points. She was just playing with all three of these guys' hearts... She's not like Sakura, she's worse. At least Sakura made it clear she had no intentions of having a relationship with Naruto... Ino felt her eyes sting. "What am I doing?"
Ino headed for her locker with a blank, stunned face. Everything was crashing into her all at once. Her head was ready to explode, but that was no where near as bad as how her heart felt. She barely noticed someone was waiting for her by her locker. Reachin it, she felt an arm wrap around her shoulders.
"N-Naruto..." Ino stammered, flustered.
Naruto grinned and gave a laugh. "Ino, how about we go get some ramen after school? My treat!"
"Uhm... Naruto, I don't know..."
Naruto felt his whole face fall. He took her hands and sighed, bluntly stating, "I know you went to see Sasuke later that night. And I know Kiba went to visit you yesterday."
Ino's eyes widened at the mention of the incidents with the two other boys. "H-How?"
Naruto slammed a fist into the locker, sending it off it's hinges. "That monument is my place! I was the one to show that baka that place! And that Kiba, he took my idea! I was gonna be the one to come see you, but he was faster. So I went back to school. That clone was so dumb, dumber than usual."
Ino flinched at his aggressiveness. This wasn't a side of Naruto she's seen before. "Naruto calm down, you're scaring me!"
"Ino," Naruto looked at her like a little boy finding out Santa wasn't real. "Do you like playing with my feelings? Not only mine, but Sasuke's and Kiba's too?"
Ino gasped. Without thinking her hand flew through the air and landed on Naruto's face. "I never wanted to do that! I'm as hurt as you are, okay?! I-I... I just want to be happy, Naruto!"
Naruto held a hand up to the spot she slapped. He looked up to see tears streaming down her hurt face. He smiled. "That's the Ino I know."
Ino turned around. "I'm sorry Naruto. I really am..."
The blonde girl ran off, feeling her legs wobble all the while.
A/N: Short chapter, I know. Guys, I took out the kiss scene from the chapter before! I have a better idea for her first kiss and didn't like the way I had it happen. Sorry! But don't worry guys, I'll make the kiss scene 10x better than before! So go read the last chapter. REVIEW!
NaruIno fans don't kill me! I seriously love these two, so their ending will be VERY heart-wrenching.
SasuIno fans don't hate me! I'll settle things for everyone in their ending. ^^
KibaIno fans don't worry, these two will have a friendly ending and it'll be so friggin cute.