N.O.-S.A.N.C.T.A.U.R.Y: Hello everyone. I'm happy that you guys enjoyed the chapter. And thank you for your concern, I am feeling much better than before. Once again, I'm so glad that many people can relate to this story, and I'm happy that it has inspired some of you. It makes me really happy. By the way, I hope you guys don't mind, in this fic, Ino's mother is deceased. It just works well with the plot…for some reason.

Hope you like this chapter. Please read and review, thank you.

This story has nothing to do with the original plot, just reminding you guys.

I wanna thank my great beta-reader -Kristine x3-

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or its characters. Simply put.

Chapter 6: You Can't Deny Your Feelings…

Ino sat in her bedroom, staring out the window. She listened as the rain hit the window, watching the rain drops cascade down the window and splattering on the ground. Her blue eyes looked at the many clouds in the sky.

Ino had planned to go to the flower shop today, but her father was getting even more worried about her, so she agreed to stay home, to make him happy. She sighed and took out her journal. Sometimes she wrote in and sometimes she didn't. She had forgotten to write in it the previous day, so she planned to write in it today.

Dear Journal,


Sorry that I forgot to write to you yesterday, I guess I was too upset to even write. Well today, nothing new is happening; I'm stuck here in my house. My dad wouldn't let me go to the flower shop today, so I had to stay. It's not that I don't want to stay here, I love my dad with all my heart, but for some reason the flower shop makes me feel content. Just being around flowers lifts up my spirit, makes me feel at ease.

I still like Sasuke, and every night, I have more dreams about him. Then again, I know we'll never be together. Sasuke and I were never meant to be, he probably likes Sakura. At first, I couldn't understand why he would like her, but then again, I'm not one to talk. I mean, she's strong, VERY intelligent, she has a strong will and everything…I'm not.

Sure, I may be blessed with good looks, but what's the point of having good looks when no one likes you…Especially the person you lo-I mean, like.

But anyway, I'm not the only girl who likes him. MANY other girls like him, so why would he like me out of all people? He can have any girl he wants. He would never want me….

Getting a headache, I'll write again soon.

She closed the book to her journal and sighed, putting a slender hand against her forehead. She felt like her heart was going to burst. Everytime she thought about Sasuke, even writing his name will get her heart worked up. She wished it would stop. She had asked one of the workers at the flower shop about this. Her name was Hikaru, and she was like a motherly-figure to her.

"Young love, it had always intrigued me." Hikaru had said dreamily.

Ino had thought it was a mistake. It had to be, she was only 15 years old. She shouldn't even know what love is.

"That isn't true. You can't deny your feelings. If you're in love, you're in love. Whether you like it or not and if you keep bottling up your feelings like you do now, one day you're going to break." Hikaru said.

Ino continued to look out the window. There were still many villagers outside, most with umbrellas. All of the different colors, it looked like a parade of umbrellas. Ino placed her hand on the window and stared outside dreamily. She then saw Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke. Her heart seemed to jump out of her chest. Sakura had a pink umbrella, twirling it around happily. Naruto seemed to be talking nonstop, walking under Sakura's umbrella, and Sasuke had his sweater hood over his head, his hands in his sweater pockets. Ino looked; she longed to be as happy as they were, she longed to be there with them, with Sasuke. But of course, many other girls did too. She then saw Sakura link arms with Sasuke. Ino noticed Sasuke's eyebrow twitch, but he didn't do anything. Ino felt jealousy. Of course Sakura had held Sasuke's hand and Naruto's before during the chunnin exams, but for some reason, Ino felt extremely jealous.

Ino walked away from the window and walked inside the bathroom, she picked up a brush, and began to brush her long hair. She stared at her reflection, the girl looking back at her looked sad. She continued to brush her hair, and then she suddenly felt her hand start to tremble.

W-what's wrong with me…? Why am I shaking?

She felt tears gather in the corner of her eyes. She looked at her reflection again; her eyes were starting to look rather puffy. She then saw tears cascade down her cheeks, and now her whole body started to tremble.

Why am I crying…? There's no reason…

Ino dropped the brush and bent her head down, a hiccup escaping her lips.

What's wrong with me?

LATER…

Ino had just finished eating dinner with her father. She washed the dishes, and then she sat on the couch in the living room. Her father was already sitting on another chair, reading a book quietly. He looked up at Ino and sighed.

There was an awkward silence for a few moments, neither of them making the slightest noise, except for her father, occasionally clearing his throat.

"Ino," Her father sighed and looked at her. "Ino, just tell me what's wrong. Is it because you're missing your mother?"

Ino shook her head. Her mother had died a few years earlier from an illness. It had taken Ino some time to recuperate from that. "No it isn't father. I mean I miss her, but that's not the problem." Ino sighed, running her hands through her pale blonde hair, which was in a low-ponytail instead of the usual high one. "I'm fine father…."

Her father sighed sadly and hugged her. "You know…that you can tell me anything, right?"

Ino leaned into his embrace. "Yeah…I'm alright…" Ino hugged him back.

Well, at least I have someone who loves me no matter what…Ino had thought.

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Ino peeked inside of her father's room; she smiled softly, seeing him sleep peacefully. She put on an orange T-shirt with black pants that reached a few inches above her knees. She walked onto the porch, and closed the front door ever-so-softly. She locked it, and then started walking. It was night-time, the moon casting a beautiful glow on the village. Ino had decided to take a walk; she'd been inside all day, and wanted to get some fresh air. She walked to the park and sat on a bench. Her blue eyes lit up; Just seeing the stars made her feel so happy. She could stare at the night sky forever. She yawned and stretched her arms, leaning her back against the bench.

It's so beautiful out here. It's quiet, the stars are out…I wish it could stay like this forever…She thought, she felt her eyes begin to feel heavy, and she closed them.

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Sasuke exited his house, and began to walk. He felt the cold night wind hit his face, and he sighed. He had tried to get some sleep, but for some reason he couldn't. So he decided to take a walk to past some time by. He put his hands into his sweater's pockets and continued to walk. He reached the park and sat on a random bench. He looked at the sky and sighed. It reminded him of when he and his mother looked at the night sky together. When he couldn't get any sleep, he would always ask his mom to look at the stars with him. Sasuke glanced around, and his eyebrow rose with curiosity. He walked over to another bench, to see Ino sleeping, sitting up. Her hands were neatly placed on her lap, and her head was tilting a bit, her long hair draped over her shoulder and her lap.

Sleeping in the park at night alone? He stared at her sleeping form. Should I wake her up…? He contemplated over what he should do, and then he poked her forehead.

"Yamanaka wake up."

Ino was having one of those dreams again. It took place in somewhere very foreign to her. Different colored swirls and dots were her dream. She saw stars, and then more colors appeared. It was like an endless abyss of colors...

She then felt something, and her blue eyes opened slowly. She groaned and then looked in front of her.

Sasuke!

Her heart had started to beat really fast. It was happening again, just like earlier.

"Sasuke…" She said, sitting up straight.

Sasuke moved his finger from her forehead and stared down at her.

"What are you doing sleeping here? Shouldn't you be home?" Sasuke asked.

Ino stood up. "Oh," Ino flushed, her cheeks turning pink in embarrassment. "I was just taking a walk, and I guess I got too comfortable and fell asleep."

Sasuke listened to her speak and closed his eyes. He then opened them, and saw her shiver, rubbing her bare arms with her hands to keep warm.

Sasuke sighed and took off his sweater, throwing it at her nonchalantly, his back turned to her.

"Sasuke-"

"You should go home." Sasuke said his back still to her.

Ino looked at his back for a second, before slipping on the sweater and nodding. "O-okay." She began to walk; she then stopped when she noticed him following her.

Sasuke looked at her, narrowing his eyes. "Well?"

Ino blushed again. "Uh-"

"I'm walking you home. Who knows who's out here at this time of night."

Ino began walking again, hearing Sasuke's footsteps behind her. Ino felt her heart beat faster, she felt nervous, afraid to do something stupid. She felt abnormal.

Sasuke walking me home…? I didn't expect that much…She thought as she continued to walk.

Soon she reached her house, and stopped at her front door.

"Thank you Sasuke for-"She turned around to see that Sasuke was no longer there. She looked up at the sky,

"He forgot…his sweater…" She muttered. She hugged herself, the sweater smelled just like cinnamon. Just like Sasuke…

She opened the front door, and looked back at the sky one more time, before heading inside. I guess I am in love… She thought.

Sasuke stood on a tree branch, watching Ino walk inside. He closed his eyes and smirked to himself; she can keep the sweater. He had more of them at his house. The wind blew his raven hair gently, and his onyx eyes looked at Ino's house one more time, before he disappeared into the night….

N.O.-S.A.N.C.T.A.U.R.Y: Hey everyone! Hoped you like the chapter. I don't really know if Sasuke smells like cinnamon, but I can be creative! Please read and review. Thanks for taking the time out to read this!