"How long have you guys been together?"

"Um…A year and five months."

"Really?" asked Sakura, closing the door to the shop and locking it. "It went by fast, huh?"

"Yeah," answered Hinata. She smiled when Ino snuggled up against her. She didn't blame her, it was rather cold outside.

"Alright, so are we going to my house to drink some hot chocolate?" asked Sakura as they all moved towards their parked cars.

"Actually, can I have a rain check?" asked Ino quietly, moving away from Hinata and keeping her head low. "I kind of want to go home."

"Eh?" Sakura put her hand on her cocked hip. "Why? You never say no to chocolate."

"Is something wrong, Ino?" asked Hinata, placing her gloved hand on her friend's shoulder.

With that, Ino looked up and let the tears fall.

"Oh my god Ino what's wrong?" Sakura was by Ino's other side the next second. "Are you in pain? Did…Did Sai do something?"

They both looked at her for a response but when none came, they knew the answer.

"What happened?" asked Hinata, trying to look at Ino's face but she kept looking elsewhere, doing anything to avoid their gazes.

"Do…you guys remember when I said that Sai was going to take me some place in two or three months?"

"Yeah, I kind of remember that," said Sakura.

"Well, he is but he told me to invite you guys."

Sakura gave her a questioning gaze. "You're crying over that?"

"No! It's just…when Sai told me about it I thought he was going to take me somewhere to…I don't know…propose to me…" The last part was said in a whisper, Ino's downcast eyes closing as she finally let out a sob.

Hinata remained silent as her friend cried out her feelings. She knew—as well as Sakura—that out of all of them, Ino was the most romantic and had always thought about marriage. She can still remember the day Ino told them about Sai and how this time he was different. Ino, at first, told them that the sex was amazing and the unexpected visits that led to pleasurable nights wasn't bad too. But as she began to know more about Sai, they watched as she slowly but surely fell in love, and hard. She even told them once that she wouldn't mind marrying Sai.

She shivered and suggested that they go to Sakura's house regardless. After sniffling a bit and realizing how cold it was getting, Ino nodded and the trio set off to Sakura's house. Once arriving, Sakura loudly threw the door open and practically ran to the heater to make the house warmer.

"I don't understand why Sasuke likes the cold," mumbled Sakura as she took off her coat and went to the kitchen to prepare the chocolate.

"It's because I prefer it rather than the heat."

"Hi Sasuke," whispered Hinata as he moved pass her to go to Sakura. He simply nodded and greeted Sakura in a low voice. Hinata averted her eyes as she saw Sakura giggle and Sasuke giving his girlfriend a small smile.

As she walked to the living room to comfort Ino some more, Hinata couldn't help but think how intimate Sakura and Sasuke are—despite the lack of physical affection. While she has seen many couples kiss in public, the way her best friend and her boyfriend interact are meant for their eyes to see only. Hinata will always feel embarrass if she stared too long.

She settled beside Ino who had her hands on her knees, staring at them with sad and heavy eyes. It broke Hinata's heart to see her best friend in such a state. Usually Ino would put music on by now while gossiping about the neighborhood's latest scandal. But her usual upbeat personality was gone and in its place was a depressed young woman who cracks so easily if hurt by the ones she loves the most. And the one who hurt her was Sai. While Hinata tended to be calm and kind in almost every situation, there was no excuse when it comes to the ones close to her. In this case, she was rather annoyed with Sai; however she found the whole thing rather odd if she really thought about it. Sai was someone who did lack social skills but if he really didn't want to be with Ino, he would have said so a long time ago. What if Ino is the one who is over exaggerating?

"Ino," spoke Hinata softly while placing a hand on her friend's shoulder. "How about we just go with you and Sai and see what happens from there?"

"Where?" asked Sasuke as he took a sip of the freshly made hot chocolate.

"Ino?" asked Sakura, needing no more words to ask permission to discuss her situation.

Ino nodded and said in a shaky voice, "Maybe Sasuke can add a bit of his opinion."

"You see," started Sakura as she went to the living room to give Hinata and Ino their cups of hot chocolate, "Sai, Ino's boyfriend, invited all of us somewhere and Ino's like this because she thought Sai was going to propose."

"How do you know he's not?" questioned Sasuke as he sat on the couch adjacent to the other couch.

"Well…" Ino sniffed and placed her cup on the coffee table. "He wouldn't have told me to invite you guys if he was."

"You're probably seeing it differently than he is."

"Eh?" All three of them gave him a questioning look.

He sighed and blew on his cup before taking a sip. "How do you see Sai proposing to you?"

Ino played with her fingers before blushing. "Well…I imagine Sai taking me somewhere private and proposing to me under the night sky since I find that romantic."

"Maybe Sai pictures it differently from yours. You can't really blame him if he does."

"Maybe…" added Hinata quietly as she gripped the handle of her cup, "it's because he can't really read the atmosphere right. Have you told him how you want to be proposed?"

"No," said Ino bashfully, "because what if I scare him?"

"Wasn't he raise as an orphan?" asked Sakura, placing her hand on Ino's shoulder.

"Yeah…but why would he ask you guys to go?"

"That's a good question," pondered Hinata as she sipped her hot chocolate.

"How about this," said Sakura, determinedly. "We go and take our boyfriends?"

"What?" asked Sasuke quietly in disbelief.

"Yeah, that way if he is going to do something regarding you, he has Sasuke or Naruto to ask."

"If he's not so shy to start with," mumbled Ino.

"I doubt it. I mean…when he first met Sasuke…"

"I refuse to go." Sasuke stood up and walked to the kitchen, placing his cup on the sink. He went to the bedroom and closed the door.

Sakura sighed as she stood up. "Ino, ask him when and where and I promise we'll be there."

"Yes and we promise we'll be there for you in case if anything happens," added Hinata as she squeezed Ino's hand.

Ino smiled, her chest feeling heavy with all the love poured on her by her amazing friends. She laughed, feeling blessed. She stopped and suddenly frowned. "What about Sasuke?"

"Oh, you leave that to me," said Sakura, smirking as her green eyes blazed with a fire they both knew so well.

"I'll ask Naruto too. I'm sure he'll love a break from his work and school."

"You guys are the best! Thank you so much! I don't feel like shit anymore. Thank you!"

"If you really want to thank us, how about some free lunch tomorrow?"

They all laughed, the atmosphere feeling lighter and Ino feeling hopeful that maybe Sai won't leave her after all.


Her loins ached from the intense orgasm she just experienced. Naruto, who was beside her, cuddled close to her, kissing her shoulder and then her cheek.

"You're so beautiful, Hinata," he whispered as he played with a strand of her hair.

"I think you're beautiful too, Naruto," she whispered shyly, averting her eyes when his blue but intense eyes gazed at her.

"I love it when you get so shy. But you're not so bashful when I'm fucking you hard, ya know."

She covered her face and he laughed, knowing quite well how his vulgar words affect her. He's not used to saying such language but he found out that talking dirty to his girlfriend can be an exception. He can't help but tease her every time they finish making love. Now that he noticed, she's been keeping up with him more often than not.

He brought her closer and placed his fingers on her stomach, trailing lower as he teased her down below. She was already wet and hot. He let the tips of his fingers run over her lips before abruptly thrusting a finger in. She arched, spreading her legs involuntarily as she bit her lip. They just finished making love and yet Naruto was ready for another round. It shouldn't really surprise her considering her boyfriend had bounds of energy.

He twirled her harden nipple with is finger before lowering his head and engulfed it, swirling his hot and wet tongue on the tip. She started to feel a pleasurable pressure and couldn't help her hips rocking wildly against his fingers. She pushed his head down lower, making him suck most of her breast. God, sometimes he can be gentle. His touches would be feather-like, careful not to leave any bruises. Sometime he can be rough, taking her from behind while he moaned out her name as if he wanted the whole world to hear. Sometimes he can be so shy that he'll stare at her—blushes and all—as she rode him throughout the night.

He was something incredible that not only did he bring out a burning pleasure only he knew how but he also made her feel loved so much that it brought tears in her eyes. She was given a chance to love this man, who if he left now she wouldn't know what to do. A life without him seemed pointless that it was almost scary how much she depended on him involuntarily.

It felt great knowing that she was loved too.

He pulled his fingers out, soaking wet, and put a condom on his harden dick. He hooked her leg on his shoulder and thrust in, enjoying the tightness that surrounded his dick immediately. She was still incredibly tight—to boost, she was small too—that he felt a wave of pleasurable pain.

"You okay, babe?"

"Y-Yeah…" God she was moaning. "Go slow at first…please…"

"Your wish is my command, my love," he whispered before rocking his hips slow, purposely not going deep.

When she started to whither and moaning out his name, he went faster and harder, angling his hips so he can go deeper. He didn't care that the bed started to move or that his moans were getting louder, it felt so fucking good right now that he wanted to cum inside of her. Make her his. Bite every part of her skin so the world would know she was his.

Hinata started to touch herself, learning that she needed a bit more stimulation in order to reach her peak. She tugged on her nipple while her other hand found her clit, rotating it around. The sensations she was feeling doubled and tears ran down her face. It felt so good that she knew that she was going to cum soon.

With her other hand, she gripped the pillow below her head and looked at Naruto. His eyes were hazy with lust and need for her but they were staring intensely at her face, looking at her as if he was memorizing every little facial expression she made. She tightened her legs around him and finally came, arching her back and crying out her lover's name.

He felt her tightened around him and he cursed, Hinata's name leaving his lips as his hips kept rocking. When the height finally left him, he carefully took his dick out and threw away the condom. He snuggled close to her, throwing the blankets over their sweaty bodies.

"I love you so much."

"I love you too."

He closed his eyes, wrapping his arms around her to pull her closer.

"Naruto, can I ask you something?"

"Ask away, my love."

"Ino's boyfriend…he invited all of us to go somewhere."

"Really?" He cocked his eyebrow. "Why?"

"We don't really know but whatever it is, I'm positive it has to do something with their relationship."

"Do you think he's going to break up with her?"

"We don't really know. You see, Sai can be a bit slow when it comes to being social. So we don't know if he's going to break up with her…or propose."

"Mm…" He closed his eyes. "When and where are we going?"

"Ino has yet to text me but when she does, I'll tell you right away."

"Yup! That way I can save money beforehand."

"Thank you, I appreciate it, Naruto."

"Babe, no need to say thank you. Whatever you think is important, is important to me too. I'll be there for you anytime."

She kissed him, trying to pour all of her feelings into a simple action.

"I hope we can stay like this forever," she whispered, closing her eyes as she felt her energy drift off.

"We will, I promise," he said as he kissed her forehead and joining her in sleep.


To: The Best Cutest Friend Ever(;

From: Ino Is The Best

So Sai said that he originally wanted to take just u and sakura but it's fine if your boyfriends come too. He said it'll be in three weeks and we're going to a resort up in the mountains.

To: Ino Is The Best

From: The Best Cutest Friend Ever(;

That resort you wanted to go to for a while?

To: The Best Cutest Friend Ever(;

From: Ino Is The Best

Yeah…I hope everything turns out well.

To: Ino Is The Best

From: The Best Cutest Friend Ever(;

Everything will turn out great, Ino. I promise. I'm going to tell Naruto then. Thank you!


But despite the hopeful message she sent to Ino, she can't help but feel worried that maybe it won't turn out so great.

Love does always have an extraordinary way of starting and ending things, right?