Hey people! Well I'm on my next chapter finally. I swear my homework like snuck up on me, but anyways thank you for the people who reviewed.

FYI- I'm not a great speller or writer just to let you know ahead of time. Oh I don't take flames from stupid people! Flame me and YOUR name will be in my reviewer shame. REALLY.

Disclaimers: I do not own Naruto. It's created by the fabulous Masashi Kishimoto.

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Chapter 2: Ino's Decision

As Ino walked with Hinata she kept glancing back at her and at the ground. She had almost given away that Hinata like Naruto. She didn't mean to though, she would have never meant to. He was standing right behind her when she fell off the chair with shock. Ino rubbed her side and saw Hinata glance over at her. "Ino-Chan, it's okay. You wouldn't have known he was right there." She chuckled a little and said, " I didn't even notice." Ino looked at the ground and kicked a rock not saying anything to Hinata.

Flash back

"I have something to tell you," Ino turned to her and looked at her. She seemed very nervous from what she usually seemed. "What is it Hinata-Chan?" Hinata started to blush and looked up at Ino. "I brought you hear to tell you who I liked." Ino raised her eyebrow at her. "Ya, who is it?" "Its...Na....Naruto-kun." Ino fell off her chair and hit the floor. She looked at Hinata, it all made sense. Her shyness around him her constant staying behind Ino while he was there, but still. "EH!!! NARUTO!!" "Hey, hey what about me?"

Ino looked at Hinata's expression and it seemed to be who she thought it was Uzumaki Naruto. Ino grabbed onto the chair and pulled herself up on her feet. Naruto was a hyperactive kid, blonde spiky hair, for some reason he always had his eyes closed, but when they were open they were blue, he was a big prankster. She watched as Naruto looked at Ino and raised his eyebrow at her, she gave him a what-are-you-looking-at look while rubbing her side. "H-hello Naruto-kun."

A shy Hinata said looking up at him pressing her two index fingers together. "Oh hi Hinata. I didn't see you there." Naruto looked at her and smiled and Hinata quickly turned around to her food blushing and started to eat real slowly. "...What a weird girl." Naruto said to himself. Ino rolled her eyes and watched as Naruto sat on a chair right by her and Hinata. Of course he wouldn't notice her, she was to shy and not loud enough to be noticed. Ino sat in the chair and waited for Hinata to finish up her food.

"So...." Naruto said turning his attention to Ino. Ino glanced at him annoyed like and folded her arms on the table. "What." She said really annoyed. "Why were you talking about me?" Ino turned her head to him and glanced at him not knowing what to say. She didn't want to blow Hinata's secret but she couldn't let him think she liked him! She thought for a while thinking of what to say. "Um.... What are you talking about, I wasn't talking about you at all why would I."

She hoped that would work and get him to stop talking. She saw the nervousness in hinata's face, Ino knew she would never give away her secret even if she thought it was a lame one. She wouldn't say it, that just wasn't like her. Naruto looked at Ino with a confused look on his face and closed his eyes and leaned into Ino's face. Ino backed away not knowing what he was thinking or what he was going to do. Then he opened his mouth to speak. "It couldn't be...." 't be what!" Ino said all clung to the edge of her chair. " It couldn't be that YOU LIKE ME INO-CHAN!"

At those words Ino fell off the chair again with disbelief that he would think that. Hinata looked down at Ino with shock and Naruto smiled and started saying how great he was but that he was all to what he referred to her to 'Sakura-Chan' and that no one can take him from her. Then he got his ramen and started eating it like he had never ate before. Ino actually was in so much shock that she stood up and stared at him right in his face, he immediately stopped eating and looked at her with feared eyes.

"I.... Ino-Chan....I..I...don't like your eyes....they're scary." "HOW COULD YOU THINK I LIKE YOU! I LIKE SASUKE AND YOU KNOW THAT NARUTO! IM NOT THE ONE WHO LIKES YOU SH..." Then Ino stopped as she heard someone get up and start to walk away. She turned and saw Hinata leaving and quickly paid the bill and ran after her.

End of Flash Back

"Ino-Chan...As long as you didn't say I liked him, im fine with that. If you did I would have to kick your butt." Ino looked up at Hinata and smiled. Truly Hinata didn't mind. As they walked home they saw Sakura and Sasuke sitting on a bench. Sakura was all cuddling Sasuke, and didn't even notice her and Hinata walking by. Lately they have been together a lot. Ino fumed and stormed over to Sakura and Sasuke. Sasuke sighed and looked up at Ino and nudged Sakura to get off him. Sakura looked up and clung tighter to Sasuke.

Hinata stayed behind and waited for Ino, she didn't enjoy the little fights that they had. Sasuke pushed off sakura and she stood up and Ino and Sakura glared at each other. There was so much tension that you could actually see sparks flying from one to another. "Sakura!" "Ino!" They both said each other's name so mean with not feeling in them. Sasuke sat there rolling his eyes and found it truly annoying that they fought for him. He didn't even like any of them. He slouched down on the bench and looked really annoyed. Ino started arguing about how and why she and Sasuke were always found together.

"Maybe he likes being with me BUSU (ugly) !" Sakura sneered. "Oh ya, a guy like Sasuke around a little crybaby like you. I bet he likes being around HITAI (forehead)!" Ino sneered back. Then after a few minutes of glaring at each other they started with the name-calling. The Usual 'Busu' and 'Hitai' Sasuke got up and started to walk away. "This is so annoying." He said flatly, but you could tell he meant it. Ino and Sakura stopped fighting and looked over at Sasuke leaving, then turned back to one another and gave each other an its-all-your-fault look.

"Both of you are so annoying. Im not interested in any of you." Then with that he glanced over his shoulder and those words that seemed to hurt them for that second went away. He was too cute to be mad at, he attitude was just harsh. As he went to leave sakura ran after him. Ino was on her way to run after him too but felt someone grabbing her arm. She trued around and saw Hinata standing there looking down shacking her head no as in not to chase him.

"Ino-Chan, I know you really like Sasuke-kun, but.. Then she paused and tightened her grip on Ino's arm, Ino turned and looked at her. "....But why chase after him when you know that he will never chase after you." Ino felt her high spirits fall down, Hinata let go of her arm. She was right, as much as she didn't want to believe those words they were true. Sasuke wasn't into her she knew that but she always seemed to make her self believe she had a chance with him. She stood there in complete shock not moving only thinking about what Hinata said.

"Gomen ne.... Ino-Chan."

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Ino was now home from dropping off Hinata at her place. She was still in shock of what she said. She sat on her bed thinking about it. 'Maybe I should just give up on him, but..' She took off her shoes and laved on her bed, 'If I do that then I lose to Sakura, and I do not want to do that!' She tossed and turned thinking about it. She suddenly got mad at Hinata. If she wouldn't have held her back and would of let her chase after him then maybe her chance with him would have been different. Then she turned an looked out the window and thought of what he said ' Your both annoying', so if Hinata did let her chase him she would of been humiliated in front of him and in front of sakura if he would of told her that directly.

She smiled to her self and knew Hinata only did it for her own good, she would never do anything to hurt her. Ino didn't understand why Sasuke was so stubborn, why couldn't he just break that shell and be normal instead of all what ever he was. Well she guessed it was what made him, him. She found herself falling asleep and closed her eyes and got comfy. "Why should I chase him if he won't chase me..." She yawned, turned her back to the wall and fell asleep.

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Ino woke up from the light shining in her eyes. She sat up, yawned and stretches her arms out. She got in the shower and started to get ready for today. She thought about what her decision was that she made last night, was it a good on or a bad one. She wouldn't know until later on this day. She say down in front of the mirror and fixed her hair, the usual up in a pony tail with hair in the front of her face. She heard a knock at the door and grabbed her stuff. She opened the door and saw Hinata standing there with the usual smile she always gave her.

"Ohayo Ino-Chan." "Ohayo, Hinata-Chan." Ino tapped her foot before leaving the house and slid the door shut. "Hinata-Chan, I made my decision. Can you guess what it is?" Ino asked her. Hinata got into a thinking face and turned to walk down the road to the ninja academy, where there was supposed to be some special kind of training the were supposed to do. "Hmmm...." She thought to herself. Ino glanced over at her and smiled and started to walk backward looking at her. "Give up yet!" "Hmmm...Ino-Chan, what ever it is I know you made the right choice!" She said closing her eyes and smiling.

"I chose not to chase him anymore." She said and faced forward and started to walk. Hinata stopped in her tracks and couldn't believe she was going to give up on him. It really wasn't like her to do that. Ino turned around and saw hinata's face, and since they had been friends since they were seven the look she was giving was a why look. Ino smiled at Hinata and walked over to her and grabbed her hand pulling her forward.

"What you told me last night that made me think. Why chase after a guy who doesn't even know I insist. I know im losing to Sakura to but hey let her be the one that get humiliated when she realizes that he wants nothing to do with her and tells her more then your just annoying!"

Ino laughed and ran holding the shocked hinata's hand pulling her towards the academy. When they got there they saw their sensei's and Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura's sensei all in a huddle talking about something. Ino and Hinata glanced at each other and Ino said.

"What's going on?"

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