Ino's Attack
Suddenly, Kikyo's stomach grumbled, and she blushed deeply, embarrassed. Sasuke sighed, and shaking his head, he grabbed her arm, and leaping from balcony to balcony, they leaped their way upward to a particular one that Sasuke always ate lunch in. Realizing with a jolt that he was still holding her arm, he quickly released it and her arm fell back to her side. Muttering, he reached into his pocket and took out a sloppy sandwich that he had hastily made before he left his house. "Here…eat this." He murmured, giving the sandwich to Kikyo. Smiling happily, she accepted it gratefully and quickly devoured it.
As usual, birds quickly came flocking toward the food, and they landed on the balcony, and occasionally a brave few came and sat on Kikyo or Sasuke, who were doing their best to remain motionless. Sasuke smiled softly, because that these birds were some of his favorite things in Konoha, mainly because of the peace and quiet on the balcony. Glancing sidewise at Kikyo, he was surprised to see a single pretty bird on her finger, which she lifted slowly into the air and admired it in the sun.
"Look! Isn't it beautiful?" Kikyo smiled, gazing at the bird.
"Um…yes, you are." He looked at her instead.
Too late, he realized what he had said and done, and quickly revised,
"I mean, the bird. The bird is beautiful. I mean, I'm not saying you aren't, but I'm not saying you are, either. I don't mean you're ugly, no, but uh…I mean…uh…just that yes, the bird is beautiful." Turning red at his blabber, Sasuke looked away and down at the street below. Kikyo's confused glance was no help, but luckily she just shrugged and turned once more to the bird. Silently Sasuke berated himself over and over again for what he had done.
Meanwhile…
"Humph! Who is that stupid girl, anyways! What does she have to do with Sasuke? And why is he…AH! He's blushing! That's NOT a good sign…" Ino muttered from her hiding place in the tree below. Shikamaru and Choji were behind her, and both rolled their eyes at her jealousy. They had both been dragged along with Ino to spy on Sasuke, Ino's crush…the problem was, every other girl in the village also had a crush on Sasuke.
"Argh! How DARE she? Sitting on the balcony alone with Sasuke…that's MY dream…" at these words, Ino quickly smiled and her eyes glazed as she daydreamed. Shikamaru sighed, and looked at the pretty girl beside Sasuke. He pitied her…whatever Ino had up her sleeve was worse than words.