GOOD EVENING! or night...or morning wherever your at :) This girl has been busy, and I mean busy. Pardon my french but A LOT of shit has been happening too so it was kinda hard for me to find the time to type this chapter up. Plus with school starting up again soon it just added to the list of stuff i have to get ready for. But now! I have the time and I have been maintaining my original books that I'm going to post on Wattpad soon! I already have covers but if you want to read my work you can follow me Renesseme4356. I should have them up next month so yeah! make sure you take a look :) I have sooo many stories its crazy. I have seven (I started a new one a few days ago) but I'm only going to publish one for the time being so I can get used to it. Plus I still have two stories here I have to maintain so I cant really put anymore on my plate atm xp. Thanks for the reviews by the way! I'm glad you guys are enjoying so far. Welcome new favs and followers! ;3 I'll stop yapping now and let you guys get on with the story :) I hope you like this one! Happy reading! ~Ren

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*You'll change inside, when you realize

The world comes to life and every things bright

from beginning to end, when you have a friend, by your side

that helps you to find

The beauty of all when you'll open your heart

and believe in The gift of a friend* ~Demi Lovato, Gift of a friend

Chapter 11: Blossoms

THAT SAME NIGHT, SAKURA BID Hinata goodbye after walking her home to find Ino. She went to her flower shop but she wasn't there, she went to her house but Mrs. Yamanaka said she wasn't home.

At this point Sakura sought out her chakra signature but she didn't find her at the springs, the grocery store OR her favorite clothing store. She only knew of one place of where she could be and she felt stupid for not thinking of it earlier and headed in the direction she knew so well.

Ino felt her nearby without even having to look. She always had an uncanny sense of when her best friend was near. She was laying in the field of various different type flowers where she and Sakura had sat when they were children.

She felt Sakura stand beside her and tilted her head upwards. It was eerily ironic how things turned out, how Sakura turned out. Beautiful in her big forehead way with her long hair that shone, her eyes that sparkled and skin that glowed with radiance. Not only had she grown but so did her personality. She grew into the rarest most beautiful flower, like an evolution of a cherry blossom meanwhile Ino still felt like and ordinary Lily. Pretty but not that special, not like Sakura.

"Hmm.." She smiled and looked at the star filled sky again. "The flower blossoms" Sakura felt a smile of her own make way to her face as she sat beside her drawing her knees to her chest as she looked at Ino whilst moving her hair out of her face that was blowing in the wind. Ino's hair was let down today and was fanning out around her. She looked gorgeous there and then with the moonlight shining down on her, like an angel almost. "Yeah well I'm not the only one" Sakura teased.

"Maybe" Said Ino absentmindedly. Sakura could tell she doubted that. There was a short comfortable silence before Ino spoke up.

"You know...I was so bitter when you told me that Sasuke had proposed to you but now?...I couldn't be happier for you"

This threw Sakura off guard, she was honestly and thoroughly surprised, she wasn't expecting that. She expected Ino to lash out, be mad, scream to the heavens about how it wasn't fair because she vied and wanted Sasuke first. It seems she hadn't been giving her blonde friend enough credit.

"And why is that?" Sakura questioned curiously.

"because" Ino sighed. "I always felt like you were better than me at things, could always have whatever you wanted because you were...well, you. You had pretty hair and it was pink which no one had and that made you extraordinary but your heart was just so good and you were so innocent and sweet that anyone was drawn to you. Those mean girls only picked on you because they were jealous and wanted to dim your shine because you shone so brightly. If you weren't so shy and really tried and spoke to sasuke -before the massacre of course- I'm sure you guys would have had something that grew into love once you were older. A strong connection I think. But then there would always be the massacre and sasuke being blinded by hatred but that little act of kindness and not being so shy could have made a difference. Things didn't turn out like that though and you got him as to where I didn't"

Sakura instantly felt guilty. "Ino-"

"But I'm okay with that because I wouldn't be who I am today and who I'm with and you wouldn't be like the way you are now. Before I used to pick on you because your forehead because it was the only flaw I could find and I wanted something I could have that you couldn't, just to feel satisfied-even though I really did like Sasuke at the time back then-. Now I just want you happy and I couldn't be happier for you. Yes it's true I dated Sai because of his slight resemblance to Sasuke and I'm sort of glad I did because it just made me realize how not similar to Sasuke Sai is and how right he is for me. Things turned out for the best and I wouldn't have it any other way"

The pink haired kunoichi stared at her best friend in awe and pride. Little did Ino know how much she shone herself in her own way, her change of heart and understatement made her seem so much more wise and good natured. Sakura was rendered speechless for a second. "Does this mean you'll do me the honor of being my maid of honor then?"

Ino snorted and laughed. "Sakura, I had already claimed that titled before you even asked me. I already have my dress but of course I'd be honored! I'm your best friend"

Sakura chuckled and laid down beside her to gaze at the twinkling stars in the stilled but calm and peaceful filled night. It was typical Ino. It reminded her a lot of the kind girly girl she was when they were kids before they declared each other rivals and were at one another's throat often.

She felt her heart warm at the way things turned out between them and the genuine peaceful smile on Ino's face. They were no longer rivals, they were best friends who wanted to see each other strive and happy. Ino was right, she wouldn't have it any other way either.

"You know" Sakura started and grinned. "I think we both...blossomed into something beautiful."

A/N- I LOVED this chapter. I feel like people don't give Ino enough credit, sure she might have been boy crazy but she was -is- still kind and with a good heart and she decided not to let a boy get between her and her best friend anymore and that's how it should be. All she can do is be happy anyways regardless because Sasuke doesn't want her as mean as it sounds haha. Next up is the wedding! It's gonna be a long one and I mean a LOOOOONG one so prepare yourselves ;) Don't forget to leave me a review lovelies! Thank you soo much for supporting and being patient with me :) Ill see you in a week's time. All the love~ Ren