My Beautiful Muse

(Ino's point of view)

Slowly I open my eyes and notice the wall looks different. I'm laying on my side, across my stomach is someone's hand. Isn't Sai paler? I move to look who the hand belongs to and see Neji's face. Last nights events begin to play through my mind. Shit... What the fuck have I done?

I turn to Neji look at his face. I've never been this close to him before. He is more handsome than I remembered. Slowly and delicately I reach out to touch his face. It's softer then I would have thought. I run my finger from the bottom of his eye to his chin. Images of last night flash through my mind.

Quickly I pull my hand back. I shouldn't be here. I shouldn't have had sex with him. He's my best friends cousin. Practically her older brother. I move the covers and get out of bed. The morning chill makes my nude body shiver. I grab my discarded clothes and quickly dress.

It isn't until now that I notice all the empty bottles of alcohol scattered around the room. That's why he was at the bar last night. I put on my shoes and walk towards the door. I turn back one last time and look at Neji's sleeping figure. I walk towards him and cover him more with the blanket. "I'm sorry" I whisper and walk out of the room.

As I walk to the front door of his apartment I notice more bottles. I fight back tears as I leave his apartment. I walk outside and notice I'm not far from Sasuke's. I sigh, it's not like I have anywhere else to go.

By the time I make it to Sasuke's condo I hate my heels even more than I did yesterday. "I am going to burn these shoes" I whisper to myself as I go inside and walk to his door.

(Sasuke's point of view)

I am awakened suddenly by a persistent knocking at my front door. I get up and walk tiredly towards the door. I open it and see Ino. I glare at her, "What do you want-" I begin but am interrupted.

"I slept with Neji!" she says suddenly. "W-What? Oh god" I groan and walk further into my home. "That is not the first thing I wanna hear in the morning Ino," I say as she walks into the living room and shuts the door. "I know, I know. But I have to tell someone! A-And I don't know what I'm going to do!" she says worriedly.

I sigh and turn to her. "Jesus Ino, how did this even happen?" I ask. "We saw each other at a bar yesterday and... I don't know! One thing led to another!" she says.

We both stay silent for a while. "What about you and Sai? I thought you guys were working everything out?" I ask. She sighs and sits down on the couch. "We were but... Yesterday morning we got into a fight..." she murmurs. "What happened?" I ask gently and sit down on the couch next to her.

"H-He was having trouble with his new painting and then he decided that he was going to redo it but this time have his assistant model it instead of me... When I asked him why he said because she was more flexible... I, of course, accused him of cheating because how else is he gonna know she flexible! And then we got into an argument and I stormed out..." she ranted.

"Did he say that he was sleeping with her?" I ask. "No... But he didn't deny it when I accused him! And then later that day she posted a picture of him with a bunch of hearts!" she explains.

"Ino... From what I hear Sai is straight forward and brutally honest person. If he was sleeping with his assistant he would have admitted it" I say. She puts her face in her hands and sighs, "I know... I know your right... It's just... I've made a mistake and I don't know if he can forgive me..." she whimpers.

"First you have to tell him... Then, whatever happens, happens" I say in an attempt to comfort her. "Yeah, your right" she whispers and stands up. "I should go see him and tell him" she decides. She smiles nervously at me, "But first... Can you let me borrow some shoes? These heels are killing me" she says.

"You can but I doubt you will be able to walk in them," I say. She giggles, "In that case can you give me a ride also?" she says hopefully. I roll my eyes, "Fine" I say. She smiles and blows me a kiss. "Thank you!" she says as she walks to my room to pick a pair of shoes.

When she finally picks a pair of shoes we are in my car on our way to the condo Sai and her share. She sings along to whatever song plays on the radio as I drive. We stop at a red light, right next to us is a park. The park looks like the one my mother used to take me to when I was young.

Suddenly memories begin to flash in my mind of when I was a child. I was always hiding behind my mother and brother. My mother... I haven't thought about her for so long...

Memories of her chasing after me and laughing at my silliness play through my mind. I am suddenly taken out of my daydream when I hear the horn of the car behind me. I look up and notice the light has turn green, I begin to drive again as Ino curses and flicks off the guy behind us.

Maybe I should go visit her. Its been a while after all...

I stop in front of Ino's building. "Thanks for the ride," she says as she gathers her stuff. "Hm, good luck," I say. She chuckles, "Thanks, I am going to need it," she says as she opens the car door and gets out. She waves goodbye and walks into the building.

I begin to drive to the place I haven't been in years. My mothers grave.

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(Ino's point of view)

I stand in front of the door wondering if I should go in. I take a deep breath and enter the passcode. Come on Ino, you can do this. Just come clean and you will feel better.

I open the door and step inside. As soon as I do I see Sai. "H-Hey," I say hesitantly. Immediately he pulls me into a hug. Before I have a chance to question him, he pulls away. "I'm sorry Ino," he says. "Uh" I am at a loss for words. What is he sorry for?

"It has been made clear to me that my behavior yesterday was inappropriate... I forgot to mention some things to you that would have led you to believe I was unfaithful... When you asked yesterday how I knew my assistant was flexible it is because she has a hobby of acrobatics. I now understand how that may have led you to believe we were conducting in inappropriate behavior" he says.

I look at him still confused, acrobatics? "And if you still don't, believe me, I think it's worth mentioning that my assistant isn't attracted to men," he says calmly. "Wait. What?" I ask even more confused. "My assistant is homosexual, she prefers the company of women" he repeats.

"Oh my god..." I whisper. I was completely wrong. Sai grabs my hand and kisses it, "I hope you accept my apology. As a sorry I also got you this" he says and hands me a long rectangular box. I open it, revealing a charm bracelet inside. In the middle, a silver round charm reads, 'My beautiful Muse' I gasp. "It's beautiful" I whisper.

"I'm glad you liked it, my assistant help me pick it out after she heard about our argument. She did it as a sorry if she ever led you to believe we were doing anything but work" he says as he takes it out of the box and claps it on my left wrist. "I-I love it Sai" I whisper as I feel tears in my eyes.

How can I betray him like this when he was innocent all along?

He gives me one of his rare meaningful smiles and pulls me into his arms. "I'm glad you're not angry at me... I love Ino" he whispers. I look at the bracelet as I wrap my hands around him. "I love you too Sai..." I whisper. What the hell have I done?

(Sasuke's point of view)

I drive into the graveyard where my mother has been put to rest. All around me I see headstones. Some have flowers, while other lay forgotten. I drive up to the section she is in and park the car. I step out of the car and try to straighten my clothes. I should have gone home and changed into something more formal. In my head, I hear my mothers voice nagging me for choosing to come to a place like this ill-dressed.

I smile and tuck my hands into my pants as I walk toward the familiar oak tree. As I walk closer I notice someone standing there. Who is that?

I walk closer and confirm he is indeed standing in front of my mothers grave. He turns around to face me when he hears me coming. He has silver hair and mask covers most of his face. "Who are you?" I say angrily. A look of recognition passes through his eyes. "Sasuke? Sasuke Uchiha?" he asks. How does he know my name?

"Yes, now who are you?" I ask again as I step closer to him. "And why are you visiting my mother?" I ask. He chuckles and turns back toward her headstone. It isn't till then do I notice newly placed flowers on her headstone, yellow roses. They were her favorite.

I turn to him, "I'm her... old friend. You should visit her more often. I'm sure she misses you..." he says and begins to walk off. "Hey wait!" I yell and catch up with him. "Whats your name? And how do you know her?" I ask. He sighs, "My name is Kakashi... And like I said I am an old friend..." he says. I scoff, "my mother had no friends... My father made sure of that..." I whisper the last part.

"Yes... Your father did a lot of horrible things to her..." he says. "How do you know that?" I ask suspiciously. He begins to walk off again not answering me. "Hey!" I yell but not making a move to follow him. "Come have a drink with me Sasuke! And I'll tell you everything you want to know!" he yells as he continues walking. I look back at my mother's grave before turning and walking towards Kakashi.

This better be good.

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