Chapter 10: In Which Sakura Reconciles
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Sakura inhaled a deep breath as she took in the sight of Ino on the roof. Her back was hunched over, arms crossed over her knees, and shoulders shaking.
"I'm sorry."
Ino's blonde head snapped up at Sakura's sudden voice. Her nose scrunched up as she sniffled noisily. Wordlessly, Sakura went to sit down aside of her and handed over a handkerchief.
"Why do you have a slug patterned handkerchief? That's gross," Ino said before blowing her nose in to, sounding like a dented french horn.
Sakura waited in silence and averted her eyes from Ino's puffy ones as she sniffled in silence for a little bit more.
"He's such an idiot," Ino started with, voice hard.
"Well, please feel free to have Sasuke-kun if you want," Sakura offered.
"Oh no, you didn't," Ino said, blue eyes wide and focused intently on Sakura, seeing through her words immediately.
"Yep, right after our middle school graduation. Even if he had reached directly in my chest cavity and crushed my heart, he could not have gotten the message across clearer that he was not interested."
"Well, yeah, he's obviously in love with the dope."
Sakura stared at the passing clouds for a moment before he brain finally computed Ino's statement.
"Naruto? What?!"
"Yeah, maybe for a year or so now?" Ino said as she rubbed her nose.
"Why didn't you tell me? Are you saying we could've been friends this entire time?"
"Maybe my pride couldn't take it. I was the one who started our whole rivalry."
"Not that I did anything to rectify the situation."
The two girls sat in silence, their shoulders brushing.
"So… Shikamaru-kun, huh?"
"I'm way hotter than that girl," Ino said, bottom lip quivering dangerously.
"Oh, Ino," Sakura sighed before enveloping her friend in a tight hug.
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Word Count: 300
Posted: 10.29.2014