Ino walked the trail back to her hotel. She was here on a mission. Nothing fancy, just delivering a scroll to the Village Hidden in the Waterfall. Although the village was small, the few warriors it did have were strong beyond belief. Tsunade had asked her and Choji to deliver the scroll, in hopes of convincing the village to strengthen their alliance.

She wasn't really sure where Choji was. Probably off stuffing his face. So she decided it would just be best to head back to her room. She ran over the past hour in her head. She had met Uchiha Itachi, one of the strongest ninjas to ever come from the Village Hidden in the Leaves. The same Itachi who had killed the entire Uchiha clan. But he didn't seem dangerous to her. Maybe he was just messing with her head, but he really seemed sincere. He seemed sad.

She had talked with him, but felt no fear. His eyes had told her that he was alone, and sullen. Looking for a life beyond the one he had chosen. Like a flower taken out of water, left to shrivel up until it was dead.

She entered the room she had been renting for the last week, and was surprised to see a flower laying on the table in front of her. It was a beautiful yellow sunflower. She picked up a card placed next to the flower with Ino written on the front. She unfolded the paper and started reading.

Ino,

I really enjoyed talking with you today on the bridge. I was hoping that you would meet me for dinner tonight at the hotel restaurant. I will be there at 7:00. I saw this flower, and it made me think of you. But your beauty far surpasses a sunflower's.

Your's truly,

Itachi

Ino folded the paper, and set it back onto the table before heading into the kitchen to find a vase. But as it turns out, hotels don't normally stock vases in their cabinets. Funny, because if Ino owned a hotel, she would surly put vases in each room. So she settled on a cup, and put the sunflower in the center of her table to enjoy.

At exactly 6:56 Ino walked into the hotel's restaurant. It wasn't a fancy place, just a little café. She looked around the restaurant, and found that Itachi was already seated at one of the small tables. But this time, he wasn't wearing his Akatsuki coat, but a simple black tee-shirt and black jeans. When he spotted her, she saw a smile light his eyes, but it did not reach to his lips. She had found with the Uchiha men that it took a lot to make them smile. They were such a sullen bunch.

She took a seat in a café table across from him, and flashed him a golden smile. She could have sworn that she saw a blush reach his cheeks, but he quickly lifted his glass of water to his lips, and averted his eyes. "I'm glad you came." He said to her, when he had set his glass back onto the table.

Then they started talking. About, well, everything. Ino was amazed at how much they had in common, and how comfortable she felt talking to him.

"So, who's with who now in the village?" Itachi asked innocently.

"Well," Ino started out, taking a deep breath for this one. "Temari and Shikamaru got married last year, and Neji and Tenten got married over the summer. Sakura and Lee are dating, as are Naruto and Hinita."

Itachi smirked into his glass as he took another drink. It was plainly obvious that Ino loved to gossip. She was about to list off several more people before Itachi interrupted her. "Well, what about you?" He had asked the question innocently, as if he was just asking about the weather.

"I'm not with anyone." She said slightly sensitive to the subject.

This time Ino knew that she saw a smile touch the side of his lips. Nothing like flashing his pearly whites, but it was a smile none the less. Ino blushed deeply, realizing why he was asking the question.

"Come on." She said lifting herself from her chair, and taking Itachi by the hand. He looked a little confused, but didn't argue, just left a coin on the table and let Ino lead him away.

Ino took him to her room, and pushed him lightly onto the bed. "Hey, what're you-" But he was quickly interrupted when Ino pushed her lips against his.

Her legs straddled him, and he took hold of her elbows, causing them to bend, bringing her closer to him. He desired to feel her warmth against his body, but feelings coursed through him that he had never felt before.

Ino's hands wandered up his shirt, feeling his hard abs, and defined chest. She pulled her lips from his, and kissed his neck, playfully biting and licking him. Itachi pushed back his head, and arched his neck, loving feeling of her lips against his skin.

She pulled his shirt off his shoulders, continued kissing his neck, while Itachi traced down her spine with the tips of his fingers. He could feel her body quiver in his embrace when he reached the base of the back. He continued moving his hand across her back, and started kissing her neck, and nibbling at her ear.

Ino giggled as Itachi blew into her ear, but caught his lips in hers again. The kissing deepened passionately and Itachi found the zipper to the dress she was wearing, slowly unzipping it, and letting it fall off her shoulders. She shrugged out of it, and threw it to the floor. Itachi took hold of her elbows again, and steadied her as they switched positions so Itachi was on top.

Itachi looked down at Ino's bare body below him, her breath rising and falling in her chest, and something just turned on inside of him. He struggled to get out of his jeans, without breaking the kiss with Ino. She giggled at his attempt to get undress, and her fingers undid the button and zipper on his pants.

He could see the smile dancing brightly in her eyes as he pushed his knee gently between her legs, asking her to part them. She did so, and he gently and slowly pushed into her. She let out a little cry, and at first, Itachi thought he had hurt her, but he could see that the smile had not left her eyes, so he continued.

His lips traveled across her neck and chest, allowing her a moment to breath from the passionate kissing. He slow pushed in and out of her, as he softly caressed her breast. "Harder." She whispered breathlessly into his ear. He placed his hands on her hips, and lifted her body to meet his every time he pushed into her.

She let out a moan of pleasure, and Itachi had to admit that a few moans had escaped him as well. He could feel her nails gripping his back, but not hard enough to draw blood. He nuzzled into her neck, pushing deeper into her.

This play went on for another hour, before both were too exhausted to continue. Itachi lay on his back, with Ino cuddled into his chest, breathing deeply. They both fell asleep that way, not caring what went on in the world around them, as long as they were together.

Well, that was my first attempt at an intimate seen between Itachi and Ino. I bet that I failed horribly, but whatever. I mean come on, I'm 13 here! Where am I suppose to get experience to work off of? –sighs- Oh well, tell me what you think, and what I can improve on! Please review! I love constructive criticism!