Ino went to bed smiling, and woke up refreshed. She opened her

door and walked down the stairs still in her pyjamas.

The further downstairs she walked, the more awake she got. Maybe

it was the thought that she could get to see Naruto again or maybe it

was because of the smell of breakfast?

She walked into the kitchen, and saw Naruto making pancakes, and

there was orange juice and yogurt already on the table.

Ino gasped. "Naruto, did you do all of this?"

"Sure did. Sit down and relax," Naruto said, staring deeply into Ino's

eyes and smiling.

Ino obeyed, and not looking away from his eyes, tried sitting down,

but missed the chair. She fell, and Naruto hurried over, He helped her up,

"Are you okay?"

Ino started laughing, then Naruto joined in. He helped her into her

seat as they continued to laugh.

Finally when they stopped, Naruto asked her, "So, did you find what

I left you?"

Ino blushed, "Oh, Naruto, I can't accept it, it's too much. You spent

too much on me already. You gave me clothes and shelter, and I'm

grateful."

"Well, I have too much money, and I had no one to spend it on. I

have what I want. So, I decided to give to others."

"But... But... Diamonds?" Ino stuttered. "And sapphires? But..."

"No buts," Naruto said. He said this nicely, but firmly. "I gave those

to you, so accept!"

"Okay," Ino said. "Hey, how did you know that I'm Aquarius?"

"Sakura," Both Naruto and Ino answered.

"Yep, that's the one, she told me everything about you," Ino

blushed. "Even when you two were little, everything."

"Everything?" Ino squeaked. "Are you serious? I hope not

everything, because I've got some pretty embarrassing things that

happened to me."

"Like when you fell down the stairs when you were trying to

impress Sasuke?" Naruto said, putting a little harness on the name.

"Oh man," Ino groaned.

"Oh, er, well, maybe not everything, but mostly everything. It's okay

though, I've got my share of embarrassing moments." Naruto said, trying

not to sound like he was trying to embarrass her.

"Like?" Ino said, looking up.

"Like... I was... Ah, nevermind," Naruto stuttered.

"Naw aw, you embarrassed me," Ino joked. "You can embarrass

yourself now."

"Okay," Naruto said. "I was walking down the sidewalk and, well,

okay, you were trying to impress someone, so was I. This girl was across

the street, and we were watching each other, and I walked into another

person, and we both fell over." Naruto's face was red.

"That's okay," Ino said. "I've done worse."

And as Naruto and Ino both shared their most embarrassing

moments, not only did they have breakfast, they both got closer to each

other.

"And then," Ino gasped as she and Naruto were both killing

themselves laughing. "I looked around, and I was talking to myself. I was

wondering why all of those ladies were staring."

Naruto wiped his eyes, and looked at the clock.

"Oh, uh, Ino, maybe you should go and get dressed," He said. "No

reason," He said, as Ino's eyes asked the question.

Ino felt really good about herself right then and there. She washed

her hair and put her make up and sexy blue dress on. She put on the

jewelry and carried her shoes downstairs.

Naruto was already waiting, watching the news in the living room.

When Ino walked in, Naruto stood up and walked over to her. His

arm extended, as though he was going to take her waist, but it seemed

to change directions in a split second. He made his sudden lunging

movement to reach for the car keys. He picked them up, and offered her

his arm.

She took it, and he led her to a garage off to the side of the house.

He opened the garage door by pressing a button on the keys, and

inside was a burnt orange 350z, and a black Ferrari Enzo with black lights

underneath. And on the far side of the garage was a red Mini Cooper with

a British flag on the roof, and there was also a green and black Smart

Car.

Naruto led Ino over to the Ferrari Enzo and opened the door and

helped her get in. He closed the door, and a little computer in the

dashboard turned on.

Naruto got in, and switched off the computer.

He turned towards Ino and said, "You look stunning."

"Only because of the jewelry you gave me," Ino contradicted.

"I'm not looking at the jewelry," Naruto said. He started the car,

and, of course, spun the tires before taking off.

He drove around, and finally they ended up at the ritzy part of

town. He drove up to a restaurant that Ino generally ignored. A valet

came out and Naruto tipped him to keep the car in perfect shape.

The both walked inside of the restaurant, and a man came and said,

"Ah, Naruto-Sama, follow me, please." He led them to the back of the

restaurant, to a dark table with a candle on it, set for two.

He pulled out the chair for Ino, and she allowed him to push her in.

She sat in the comfortable chair, and waited for the menu. The

waiter came over and introduced himself. Ino looked at the menu, and

noticed the prices first.

Everything was over $50, even the appetizers. There's no way that

Ino was going to allow Naruto to pay for it all. She got her purse out, but

remembered she had no money. So she disguised her sudden movement

for grabbing her lip stick. When she had put it away, she leaned across

the table and whispered frantically, "I can't let you pay for this. It way too

expensive."

"Nonsense," Naruto said, not bothering to keep his voice down.

"We've had this little chat before, have we not? I have too much money,

and I needed someone to spend it on. That's not the point anymore

though, I like taking you places."

"You haven't taken me out before now," Ino said, puzzled.

"And plenty more to come," Naruto smiled.

Ino raised her eyebrow. The waiter came back over and asked if

they wanted anything to drink.

"Um, how about some wine that goes with salmon. Price doesn't

matter," Naruto said, winking. "You want wine, right?" He asked in an

undertone.

"Wine's good," Ino said, smiling towards Naruto, then the waiter.

"Wine's good," Naruto repeated. "Are you ready to order?"

Ino shook her head, she hadn't looked at the food, she had been

looking at the prices. There was a wild salmon salad that was $70 for

Heavens sake! A salad! Lettuce cost under $5! How could a salmon cost

$65?

"Um, I think, how about... What's good?" Ino asked, helpless. She

hadn't even seen half of this stuff before. But Naruto seemed to know

what they were.

"Well, I like the spaghetti and bread they have here, but you might

like the sushi, you like Oriental right?"

"Yes. So, is this like a international restaurant or something?"

Naruto nodded.

"They serve pretty much anything from any country. If it's not on the

menu, they'll make it for free," Naruto said. "But then they'll add it later."

"Sushi sounds good, but only the vegetarian kind," Ino said.

"You're a vegetarian?" Naruto asked her, looking up.

"No, I just haven't tried that before."

"Okay."

The waiter came back with the wine, and they ordered. Ino, the

sushi and Naruto, the salmon.

As they were going through the meal, music came up, and lights

came on.

"Ooh, dancing!" Ino said. "I love watching people dance!"

Naruto and Ino enjoyed the rest of their dinner watching people

dance, and when they were done, Naruto stood up.

"You okay?" Ino asked. He beamed as he turned towards her.

"You wanna dance?" Naruto asked, extending a hand.

Ino didn't accept right away, "Are you kidding?" She asked, looking

around. "I can't dance like that!" She pointed towards the floor where

many people were doing the quickstep and the fox trot.

"Neither can I!" Naruto said. He grabbed her hand, and brought her

over to the floor. He took her hand and placed it in his, and took her

other hand and placed it around his shoulders. He then took his free

hand and placed it on her hip. As soon as Naruto pulled her closer, Ino

realized how much taller he was than her.

He started counting quietly in her ear, "1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3."

When Ino got the beat, they swayed gently on the spot. Ino was

tense at first, but then she relaxed as she realized that it was relatively

easy.

"I'm going to add one more step, okay?" He whispered into her ear.

His voice made her shiver, and she nodded. He made the step so that

they were moving around the floor.

All too soon the song was over. Ino and Naruto clapped, and

walked back to their seats.

They ordered more alcohol, not wine, and then ordered one dessert

plate because Ino said she was too full.

When the waiter came back with their Tiramisu, Naruto whispered in

the waiters ear. As he walked away, he took one of the forks, so they

were left with one.

Ino blushed as she realized what Naruto wanted. He picked up the

fork, took a piece of the cake and put it into Ino's mouth. It was the best

piece of anything she had ever had. As she savored it, she noticed Naruto

gazing dreamily at her.

His turn. She took the fork and did the same thing. She caught

herself gazing at him.

As they shared the cake and each others company, they also got

more liquored up.

By the end, Naruto was in no state to drive, neither was Ino. Naruto

paid, and they left. As they were walking out the door, Ino stumbled, and

Naruto tried to catch her. Ino fell against the wall, and Naruto fell against

her. They stayed like that staring into each others eyes, until Naruto

came to his senses, and backed away.

"S... Sorry, I disn't men to," He said, his speech slurring together. "I

meant, I didn't mean to."

"'S okay. You know that we can't drive home like this, right?" Ino

asked.

"I know, I'll just, get the person there to drive us," He said, pointing

at a random person.

"Or the valet," Ino suggested.

"Or them," Naruto agreed.

Naruto walked over to the valet, and asked if he could drive. He

said he couldn't, and then they had to call a cab.

"I don't... I don't wanna leave my car here," Naruto said, as they

got into the cab.

"It'll be fine, we'll put it in our highest security until you come pick it

up," The valet assured him, as he closed the door.

Ino slumped against Naruto halfway home, and when they got out

of the car, Naruto was nodding off as well.

Naruto tried to wake up Ino, but she wouldn't. Sobering up a bit, he

paid the car driver, and carried Ino into the house.

He carried her up to her room, and placed her into the bed. He took

off his shoes, and climbed in with her.