Chapter 12: The Visitors

Ino woke up the next morning in a empty bed and there was a delicious smell in the air, she walked out of the bedroom to see Naruto making them breakfast. Ino smiled as she snuck up on him and as she got close to him, thinking she had him, "Good morning Ino-chan."

Ino stomped her foot down and started to swear, "How do you always seem to know when I am sneaking up on you?"

Naruto smiled at her as he turned around and put some pancakes on a plate for her and then on some for him and he looked at her, "If I told you then you would know how to sneak up on me."

Ino growled at him a little and he put the dirty dishes in the sink and put some water in them for while they ate and he came over to Ino and put his hand on her cheek and pulled her into a passionate kiss, "There is your proper good morning as well gorgeous."

Ino smiled and blushed at the comment and then they sat down at the table and ate the food that Naruto had prepared for them and talked about little things, "Thanks for breakfast Naruto-kun, it was delicious."

Naruto smiled at her as he finished eating as well and took her plate and silverware with his to the sink and started to clean it all off and Ino watched him and got up and started to help him. They finished and there was a knocking sound and Ino went and opened the door and saw her parents standing there, "Hey mom, daddy, I guess you heard that Naruto asked me to move into a apartment with him."

Inos parents came into the apartment and looked around and then Naruto walked out of the kitchen and saw Inos parents, "I'll get a shirt on."

Naruto disappeared into the bedroom and grabbed a black beater and slipped it on and then walked out and joined Ino and her parents in the living room and Ino looked at Naruto with an irritated look, "Um...What did I do?"

Naruto sat down next to Ino as she glared at him, "You asked them for permission to ask me to move in with you 3 weeks ago and you just asked me?"

Naruto looked over at Inos parents and Inoichi pointed at Ina who was smiling and then looked back at Ino, "I was waiting for this complex to be finished Ino-chan and then I was gone on a mission and when I came back we were...busy."

Ino blushed a little at his phrasing and then smiled at him, "I guess that you get away with it then Naruto-kun, that is your free pass for this month though."

Naruto smiled and leaned back and Ino cuddled into his shoulder and chest like she loves too, "So mom, daddy what are you doing here?"

Inoichi smiled at the young couple, "We wanted to see what your new place was like and congratulate you too only taking the next step."

Ina smiled as she looked at how happy her daughter was because she was with Naruto, "So when do we get to start planning the wedding Ino?"

Ino and Narutos eyes shot open wide and Inoichi choked on the air, "WHAT WEDDING!? THEY ARE ONLY 18 AND BEEN TOGETHER 6 MONTHS!"

Ina waved her hand and at Inoichi and smiled, "Oh engagements can last 6 to 8 months typically Inoichi, unless he is like you then it lasts for a year and a half."

Inoichi rolled his eyes at the comment, "I swear you are never going to let that go are you dear, Naruto if you two do get engaged make sure you marry her within the typical time frame."

Naruto was nervous and Ino could feel how tense he was from the conversation that was going on around him and came to his defense, "Naruto-kun and I aren't ready for that yet, we are happy with the speed we are moving and when that time comes it will come, right Naruto-kun?"

Naruto was still nervous but nodded his head and Inoichi could see how uncomfortable they had made the young man, "Sorry that we made you so uncomfortable Naruto."

Naruto started to be a little more at ease but the conversation had put him on edge and he smiled at them, "Oh I am fine...just fine..."

Ino knew he was lying just from his tone, he was nervous and worried now, "Dammit, now he is freaking out about this, thanks a lot mom and dad."

Ino tightly gripped Narutos hand and Naruto looked at her and gave a half smile, "I am fine Ino-chan..just fine."

Ino gave him a look and he knew that she knew that he was lying to her and he brushed the hair out of the middle of her face and looked into her eyes and smiled, "We can talk later alright?"

Ino nodded as she looked back at her parents, she had told them about how Naruto was worried and nervous about every little move that he made when it came to them. Inoichi looked over at Ina and realized that they had freaked him out much worse then he was letting on, "Well we just wanted to come and see what your new place was like, we will be on our way now."

Ina looked over at Inoichi with a confused look and his eyes told her to get up and follow and she did and Naruto went and opened the door for them, "Thanks for stopping by Mr. and Mrs. Yamanaka."

They both smiled and Ina walked out first and Inoichi stopped and put his hand on Narutos shoulder, "There is no need to worry Naruto and there is no need to rush."

Inoichi walked out of the apartment and Naruto closed the door and looked to see Ino looking at him, "Yes Ino-chan?"

Ino pulled him to the couch and sat him down and looked at him, "How badly are you worrying right now Naruto-kun?"

Naruto looked at her and smiled and decided he was going to try and play it off, "Who said that I am worrying Ino-chan?"

Ino gave him a look and he knew what the look meant and he scratched the back of his head, "Well maybe I am worrying a little bit."

Ino kept on looking at him, he knew that he wasn't going to be getting away with this in the slightest, "Okay, okay, maybe I am worrying a lot."

Ino continued to look at him and then sat down on the coffee table and took Narutos hand, "What are you worrying about Naruto?"

Naruto looked at her and brushed the hair out of the middle of her face again, "Worrying about a lot of things, if I am moving too slow for you, moving to fast, moving at the right speed, if marrying me is something you want someday, what if I take too long to ask or too long of an engagement period, what if-"

Ino kissed him to shut him up, it was an effective way to shut the other one up that they both used and she broke the kiss, "Stop worrying Naruto, are we moving too slow or fast, no I think we are moving at the right speed. Do I want to marry you someday then the answer is yes, but right now seems like it would be too soon. You asked at the right time for us moving in together so you will be fine on your timing for purposing as well. The engagement period is on us both, we have to agree on a date, my mother just likes to blame my daddy and he just accepts it."

She put her hand on his cheek and started to rub it, "So stop worrying okay Naruto-kun and when you do worry just talk to me about it and not keep it all bottled up."

Naruto nodded as he looked at her and he leaned forward to kiss her but she stood up and smiled at him, "Who said you get a kiss?"

Naruto looked at her and smiled as he knew it was her playful tone and he tapped behind her knee caps and she came down and he caught her and pinned her to the couch, "I did."

Naruto leaned in and kissed her and she kissed him back, she had to admit he was getting smarter when it came to her and sometimes it made screwing with him more difficult. Naruto broke the kiss and smiled as he let her go and sat up to get off of the couch but she pulled him back down, "Where do you think your going Naruto-kun?"

Naruto smiled as he picked her up and started to kiss her neck making her moan to take them to their room and he listened and started to carry her into the bedroom when there was a knock at the door and he groaned, "Should we just ignore it Ino-chan?"

She smiled at him and kissed him as he held her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist, "Lets see who it is and then we can continue."

Naruto sighed as he carried her over to the door and there was Sakura again and she threw her hands up, "What do you two just walk around your apartment like that?"

Naruto closed the door with his foot and Ino giggled and he went to walk away and they heard her yell through the door, "Naruto I need you to come on a mission with me."

Naruto was about to yell through the door when Ino reached back and opened it and Naruto scooted forward so she didn't fall, "He has 5 more days off before he is allowed to go on a mission, plus you don't even like Naruto so what do you really want huh?"

Ino unwrapped her legs from Naruto and he put her down on the ground and sighed mumbling under his breath, "Damn pink mood killer."

Ino smiled as she heard him as he walked away and Sakura heard him too, "What does he mean by that?"

Ino looked at her and had a more serious look and tone, "It means we were about to make love and you interrupted and now he knows I am not in the mood anymore, hence damn pink mood killer. Now tell me what it is you really want with my boyfriend."

Sakura looked into the apartment and then back at Ino, "Can we at least talk about this inside Ino, your not going to like what I say."

Ino opened the door a little bit more so that she could enter and Naruto looked at her from the living room and glared at her and Ino stood next to her, "Wow he is really mad at you for ruining the mood Sakura."

Ino came and sat next to Naruto and Sakura sat in the chair that was across from them and looked around and saw things she never knew about, one being Narutos guitar, "Naruto you play the guitar?"

Ino felt her jealousy quickly rising from the fact that Naruto once wrote songs for Sakura, "He does but he only plays for me."

Naruto smiled at the fact that he knew she was getting jealous and put his arm around her and kissed her neck and whispered in her ear, "We are both the jealous type aren't we."

Ino smiled as she looked at Naruto and kissed his lips gently before looking back at Sakura, "So what is it that you wanted to tell me Sakura?"

Sakura looked at Ino and then at Naruto, "Like I said...you aren't going to like the conversation, I...um...I have feelings for Naruto and want to be with him."

Naruto rolled his eyes and leaned his head back but looked at Ino who seemed worried and he knew why then Naruto looked at Sakura, "Never going to happen, I love Ino-chan with everything that I am."

Ino started to relax a little bit but Naruto could still feel the worry and tension on her and Sakura was picking it up as well, "It doesn't look like Ino believes you Naruto."

Naruto went to speak again but Ino spoke first, "No I do believe him, I know that he loves me almost as much as I love him-" Naruto interrupted her, "I love you more" Ino smiled and continued, "I love him more so don't listen to him, I also know that he would never pick another woman over me. So if that is all you had to say then you can get out and stay away from my boyfriend, go talk to Shikamaru and maybe you can be stalker lovers." Sakura got up and went to the exit of the living room and looked back at the blond couple, "I am serious that I have feelings for him Ino."

With that Sakura left and Ino had a worried expression still and Naruto looked at her and turned her to face him, "Ino-chan?"

Ino quickly lunged and tightly hugged Naruto and he wrapped his arms around her, "Naruto-kun...never pick another woman over me."

Naruto held her close to him and kissed her forehead, "Don't worry Ino-chan, you know that you are the only woman for me. Just because she says she has feelings for me doesn't mean anything."

Ino looked up at Naruto, she was worrying less but Naruto still saw worry in his eyes, "I know, but you had such strong feelings for her for such a long time, I don't want to lose you Naruto-kun."

Naruto pulled her onto his lap and looked directly into her eyes after brushing the hair away again, "Ino-chan..those feelings I felt for her were gone before we even started to date. You worry about those strong feelings I once had for her but you don't need too because they are gone and were replaced by even stronger feelings for you."

Ino smiled at his words and quickly kissed him and leaned her forehead against his as her hair fell back into its normal spot, "Thank you Naruto-kun. I hope I am able to help you as much as you help me when your worried."

Naruto smiled at her and put his hand on her cheek, "You do Ino-chan, you make it so I stop worrying all the time."