Sooo sorry I didn't get this out faster. I had so much homework the last few days. And my school is stupid and never sent me something I was supposed to do over the summer for a class I'm taking so I had to read a 305 page book AND annotate it AND find 3 articles that related to the book THEN annotate the articles THEN write a paper on one of the articles IN 2 DAYS. Worst weekend EVER! *sigh* sorry I always feel the urge to start ranting whenever I think of how freaking stupid my school is. On a totally unrelated note, here's chaper 12.
I do not own Naruto or its characters. I'm just a mega fan!
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Chapter 12
Yesterday had passed in a blur. After another intense make-out session, Emiko had ended up in Naruto's bed. Again.
Once again, the God-like Naruto didn't have his shirt on when Emiko rolled over. How her fingers ached to rub that toned back, his firm six pack...Emiko suppressed a shiver. Instead of getting up right away, Emiko decided to savor seeing Naruto's bare back, when she was interrupted by a knock on the door. Emiko waited a second to see if Naruto would get up to get it or the person would go away.
The person knocked frantically on the door again. Emiko grumbled, unhappy that her stare-at-Naruto's-back time had been interrupted. She slipped out of bed and walked to the door.
Emiko rubbed her eyes and yawned, and opened the door.
"Ino. What are you doing here?" Emiko said, trying to keep the irritation out of her voice.
"Well, I came t-" Ino stopped and stared at Emiko. Or rather, what she was wearing. Emiko looked down herself, not remembering what she had worn to bed that night.
To Emiko's mortification, she was wearing black shorts and the jacket of a jumpsuit. Naruto's jumpsuit.
"Oh my God, you didn't!" Ino said, her face shocked.
"I-Ino, wait, it's not like-"
"Who's at the door, Emiko-chan?" Naruto said strolling into the room where Ino could clearly see him. He was still shirtless.
Ino's eyes bulged.
"W-wait, I-Ino! I-It's not like that! W-We didn't...!" Emiko couldn't force the words out.
"Oh my GOD!" Ino said, but a small smile was creeping onto her face. This would be the gossip of the year.
Realization clicked in Naruto's face. "Oh, God, Ino! W-We didn't do...that!"
Ino looked slightly disappointed, but the emotion quickly left her face and was replaced with that mischievous grin Emiko had grown to fear.
"Then what did you do?" She prompted.
Emiko's face flushed, and, though she couldn't see him, she imagined Naruto's face flushed too.
"T-That's not...I-It's not..." Emiko sighed. No matter what she said she knew Ino would twist her words.
Ino smiled. The look on her face clearly said 'I know you'll tell me later'.
"Well, anyways, I came to let you know to not eat dinner. We're gonna eat at the hot spring tonight."
"Oh okay. Thanks for letting me know." Emiko said a little awkwardly.
Ino raised an eyebrow. "Uh-huh. I'll just leave you alone now." She said and turned and walked away. Emiko quickly shut the door.
"Why couldn't she have just called?" Emiko groaned. She unzipped his jumpsuit top and handed it to him.
Naruto watched as Emiko unzipped his jumpsuit. She hadn't been wearing a shirt under it- just her bra. Naruto felt his face flush. There was not a more beautiful creature on earth.
Emiko saw that Naruto wasn't focused on the jumpsuit top she was handing him. He was checking her out. Emiko felt her face flush. Naruto closed the distance between them in a few strides so that they were only standing a few inches apart.
"You are so beautiful." He said quietly.
Her fingers acted on their own and rose to caress Naruto's abs. Electricity shot up through her fingertips and jump started her heart. Emiko looked up at Naruto. His cerulean eyes were filled of such adoration that it made her shiver.
Standing on her tip toes, Emiko laid her lips across his.
Naruto's strong hands gripped her shoulders firmly, but not tightly. Emiko wrapped her hands in his yellow hair and tugged on it lightly, knowing how much he liked that.
Sure enough, he groaned a little. Emiko gave an out-of-breath giggle.
Naruto smiled. Her laugh was so beautiful. "Oh yeah? See how you like it." Naruto said and bent down a little, kissing up her neck and stopping at her ear and nibbled gently at it, knowing how much Emiko liked that. Now it was her turn to groan in pleasure.
Suddenly, the idea of having sex with Emiko didn't seem all that bad. Or unrealistic. Sure, they acted embarrassed when Ino thought they had but...why? Naruto was sure Emiko was made for him. He couldn't see himself without her. In the heat of the moment, it seemed like a great idea.
Emiko pulled away from the kiss and Naruto couldn't help the little whimper that escaped him. She laughed, a little out of breath.
"We should get dressed. It's already noon." Emiko said.
Naruto grudgingly went into his room and did as she said, his thoughts still on Emiko and how far she'd be willing to go...he'd never know unless he asked.
Itachi slowed his pace down to a casual walk. He didn't need to hurry; he still had a day left. He had gotten to the Fire Country much quicker then he had expected to and as a result was almost already in Hidden Leaf village territory.
He sighed unhappily. What now?
He supposed he could scout out the village, see what Moriko's been up to. He could easily go undetected as long as Konoha was unprepared.
He sighed again, and since there was nothing better to do, he started to head for Konoha, disguised his chakra, and turned into a raven.
Emiko looked at the wrapped present in her hands.
She had placed the purple lacy top into a box and wrapped it with, of course, purple wrapping paper. If there was anything Emiko had learned about Ino, it was that she adored the color purple.
Emiko glanced at the clock again. It was about 5 minutes until 6 o'clock.
She sighed. She was excited for Ino's party and getting to know the girls of the village better, but she loved sleeping in Naruto's bed.
"Naruto, I should probably get going."
He looked almost as disappointed as she felt. "Okay. You sure you don't want me to walk you there?"
"N-" Emiko said, then stopped. This was the last time Emiko would see him for, like, a day! She knew it seemed silly, to have separation anxiety with her boyfriend, she just hated leaving his side. She smiled at him. "Sure, you can walk me there." Emiko decided.
Naruto gave her his dazzling smile. "Yosh! Let's go!"
Emiko couldn't help but smile at his enthusiasm. He was so cute!
They were holding hands walking down the street, getting them a few double takes from villagers who hadn't heard the news of them dating yet. When Emiko looked at the villagers, she couldn't help but wonder how many were abusive and cruel to her Naruto-kun. The thought made her furious. He had told her not to let it bother her, that if he could forgive them she should too. But she couldn't help it. She wanted to hate them so badly.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a gentle squeeze by Naruto's hand. She looked up at him.
"What's the matter?" He asked her, looking concerned.
"Huh?" It wasn't until then that Emiko had realized that her face was twisted in an angry grimace.
"Oh. It's nothing..." She said.
She could tell Naruto wasn't satisfied by the answer by the way he furrowed his brow, trying to read her face. He was about to say something before he was interrupted.
"Yo! Emiko!"
Naruto and Emiko looked up to see Ino waving to them from her doorway. Emiko looked back up at Naruto.
"I'll see you tomorrow." It was a good-bye, but the way she said it seemed more like she was trying to convince herself of it.
The expression on his face told that he wasn't going to let her odd look pass, but he smiled at her and said, "Okay. Tomorrow." Then he looked back up. "Happy Birthday, Ino." He said.
"Thanks!" Ino said with a huge smile. Naruto turned and walked away and Emiko walked up to Ino.
"We're still waiting on Sakura, but then we'll leave for the hot spring!" Ino said excitedly. "We're all waiting in my room for her. C'mon." Ino said as she gestured for Emiko to follow her up the stairs.
As they were going up the stairs, Emiko caught sight of the kitchen.
A women with short, light blond hair like Ino's was standing by the stove, cooking what looked like soup. But her attention was on the man that was smiling at her from the kitchen table. Emiko almost stopped in her tracks when she recognized the man as Inoichi.
"What's Inoichi-san doing in your kitchen?" Emiko whispered in Ino's ear.
Ino laughed. "He's my dad! You've meet?"
Emiko nodded. "You could say that."
Before Ino could question her further, they reached what Emiko assumed was Ino's room due to the girly laughing and talking coming from the other side of the door.
Ino opened the door to reveal a large room where the walls were colored with none other then purple paint. Tenten and Hinata were on Ino's bed giggling.
"Emiko! Hey!" Tenten said, looking up and smiling politely.
"H-Hello, Emiko." Hinata said.
Ino sat down on the bed across from Hinata. Emiko sat down next to her.
"So as I was saying," Ino said and fixed her gaze to Hinata. "Why've you been acting even weirder then usual?"
Hinata's face flushed, and Emiko couldn't tell if it was because of the 'weirder the usual' comment or from being found out about something.
"Yeah, I've noticed that too. What's going on?" Tenten said, leaning closer. Emiko couldn't help but be a little curious herself.
"W-What do y-you mean?" Hinata stammered and began twiddling her fingers. Ino rolled her eyes.
"We mean how you've always been 'busy' and how if you're just walking down the street you'll just start looking up into the clouds and smiling." Ino said, crossing her arms.
Emiko couldn't help but think about how that was how she acted when she was thinking about Naruto. She had caught herself a few times just looking up at the sky and smiling. Then it clicked.
"Oh my God, who do you like?" Emiko said smiling eagerly as her girl instincts kicked in and she leaned in closer.
A look of surprise crossed Ino's face, then a large grin crossed her face as she realized that Emiko was right.
"Well?" Tenten demanded.
"W-Well, I-I've been...s-spending a lot of t-time with K-Kiba-kun..." She said, her face so red that Emiko was surprised that she didn't pass out.
"Oh my God!" Ino squealed. "So are you two, like, going out?"
Hinata looked away. "I-I don't th-think so...I-I mean, he hasn't s-said anything y-yet, so..."
"Oh come on! You can't expect him to be the one to say something! Guys are stupid! You have to make your feelings obvious or they'll never know what you want." Tenten said.
Ino nodded in agreement. "Emiko's living proof. She told Naruto she liked him, and now look where she is! Waking up wearing his jumpsuit!" Ino dumped her gossip smoothly.
"WHAT?" Tenten and Hinata said simultaneously. It surprised Emiko that a girl like Hinata could yell so loudly.
As if on cue, a voice called Ino from downstairs. "Ino? Sakura is here!"
"Okay, you're explaining that to us later." Tenten said and Hinata nodded in agreement.
The girls walked downstairs to see Sakura standing by Ino's mom.
"Have a good time, girls! And remember, don't talk to anyone you don't know." Ino's mom said.
Ino sighed. "I know, kaa-san."
"And don't order too much for dinner! I'm not made of money, you know!" Inoichi called from the kitchen.
Ino rolled her eyes. "Okay, tou-san." Then Ino turned to the rest of the girls, smiling hugely.
"Let's go have fun!"
YAY! So there you have it. Again, sorry this took so long. I've just been so busy with school work...unfortunatly the next one will probably take a while too. But I do have two days off next week, so I'll try to get a lot of writing done then. On a more related note, the story is going to pick up fast! There will probably only be 8 more chapters in this particular story and then a sequel unless I get too lazy and just don't feel like it.
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it! Please review!
