Too Sexy for a Shirt – 5
By: Clever Audrey
Disclaimer: Naruto (and any of the other characters or settings described herein) do not belong to me.
Warnings: Small kiss...if that really needs a warning.
AN: At last! An update! Pardon the delay, I have been working on other things. :) Enjoy!
Ino sighed and laid down her hammer to wipe sweat off her forehead. She was tired, but a quick survey of the room around her indicated that they were making progress. Grinning, she went in search of her fiancée.
Chouji was in the next room over, sanding out the last corner of the floor. Ino stopped in the doorway to watch him, an appreciative smile creeping onto her face when she realized that he had discarded his shirt in the hot room.
Though why we chose to do this in the summer is beyond me…Ino sighed. She and her soon-to-be husband were fixing up an old apartment they had bought very cheaply, and were hoping to have it finished before their wedding this coming fall. It was hot work, but at least they were almost done for today, and the sun was starting to go down. They had plans to wash up, and then meet again for dinner and possibly catching movie after that.
Ino wondered how she could possibly have been silly enough to disregard Chouji merely because he was large. His run-in with the Sound-nin years ago and ensuing hospitalization when he lay near death had opened her eyes to a lot of things…including how much she would miss her teammate if he were gone.
After that, it had been a slow but steady process of realization, until she reached the point where she could accept his shy, tentative offer of a date with at least an open mind, if not quite eagerness. The eagerness had not been long in coming, though, as their relationship reaffirmed what she had known and not really thought about for years: that Chouji was by far the sweetest guy she knew, and could easily give her the strong, steady bond and happiness that she had come to crave.
Smiling fondly, she crossed the room just as Chouji was putting down the sanding block and rising. Snaking her arms around his wide waist, she leaned into the soft, comfortingly large presence of his back and hugged him tightly.
"We should finish up for today," she said.
"Mm." He turned in her arms and returned the embrace gently. "Shall I walk you home, Ino?"
"That would be nice. Shall we go for barbecue, or for sushi?"
"Mmm…let's give sushi a try tonight. I hear there's a new place that opened up on the other side of town." Chouji said, kissing her lightly before pulling on his shirt and taking her hand.
They walked out of the building together and Ino smiled, curling her fingers around Chouji's larger ones.
Yeah…he's fine just the way he is.
AN: Because Chouji is awesome. ;D Which pairing should be next: Asuma/Kurenai or Jiraiya/Tsunade?
And no, the pairings themselves are not open to negotiation. Sorry. :)