All flowers have meaning.
If I wanted to learn them all, I could.
My determination for that is fleeting.
I know that I want to be understood.
Like a lotus
In it's purest form, blooming.

"Okay, Tsunade-sama, you and Shizune will stay with us tonight," Shisui said as he walked out of the restaurant, carrying the still laughing Shizune over his shoulder.

"Shisuiiiii... Why aren't you carrying me?" Tsunade asked.

"Well you can walk."

Tsunade fell to the ground, "owwwww, Shisui I think I broke my legs."

Shisui sighed, "Tsunade. Come on. Please, pleeeease don't do this."

"Shisuiiiii. Shisuiiiiiiiiuh. Shisui!" The man turned around, "Imaking a executive order, as tha Hokage: CARRY ME!"

Shisui slumped forward and walked towards the "Hokage." She held her hands out, opening and closing them repeatedly. Shisui latched on to hers, hoisting her up over his other shoulder. They were both facing the same way. They walked for a while, the only sound was Shizune laughing. "Yuknow something, Shisui?" The man kept walking, waiting for her to continue, "Is been ferever sinz I felt a man."

Shisui was uncomfortable,"Heh, oookey, you're very drunk."

"No, Shisui, lissenta me, I want you," she poked him on the cheek.

Now he was very uncomfortable, "Tsunade-sama, stop this, please. You know you don't mean that."

"Hmph. Whoer youta say?"

"I just know that you don't mean that. Dan was too special to you. You told me you would never take another man."

"Yeabut people chaaange, Shisui. People chaaaaange."

Shisui sighed, "If you wanted to change that, you would have done it long ago."

"Nope. Imma doit now."

"Fine. I know you don't want me."

"Hmph. You *hic* don know that."

"Whatever. Sleep well," he put her on the bed along with Shizune.

"Shisuiiiiiuh. Let me sleep in your bed. Shizuneuhll be laughing all night," she pouted.

"You'll just have to deal with that."

"Shisuiiiiiii. Shisuiiiiiiiuh. Shisui! I'm makinga executive order. As Hokage. Let me sleep in your bed!"

"I'm sorry, Tsunade-sama, but I have to refuse."

"But waaaaaaii? Yer hansome, an gorjus, an nice, an yoo have good hair an- hey where are you going?"

"To my room. You're sleeping in here."

"Noooo! I don wanna!" She pointed to the still laughing Shizune.

"Shisui. What's going on?" Itachi stepped out into the hallway, wearing his floral pajamas.

"Nothing. Tsunade's drunk," she could be heard shouting about Shisui from in the room, "You look like a goofball. I'm exhausted," he trudged towards his room.

"Just let her do what she wants. You know that's the only way she'll stop talking. We're all trying to sleep." Shisui grunted and waved over his shoulder.

Tsunade dashed out of the room. She started shedding her clothes as she entered the hallway, "SHISUI LOOK," she shook around, making two certain body parts jiggle, "LOOK SHISUI."

'Oh damn it. Why does she have to use those? The key to any man's heart.' He shielded his eyes with his hand, "Just go in there," he pointed towards his room. Tsunade giggled and skipped into the room. Shisui collected her shirt from the ground and followed her.

Itachi could hear muffled yelling from the two all night.

"PUT YOUR CLOTHES BACK ON!"
"NO I'M AIRING THEM OUT! YOU DON'T EVEN WANT ME TO!"

He lie there staring up at his ceiling. He heard a voice from the window, "Rough night?" He saw purple pajamas and platinum blonde hair.

"Um, Ino? Why are you here?"

"I couldn't sleep either. My parents were... bowling. I took a walk and I heard the screaming. Do you want to join me?"

Itachi methodically unrolled his sheets, got up, turned around, and placed them back before saying, "Sure."

The two had been walking around the Uchiha compound, "I must say, your pajamas are quite an... unexpected choice for an Uchiha."

Itachi shrugged, "They're comfortable. Your family owns a flower shop, no?" Ino nodded. As they walked by a pond, Itachi glanced at a lotus flower, "Do you know what the lotus symbolises?"

She was caught off guard by the question, "Uh, yes of course. It blooms after submerging into mud. When it re-emerges, it's completely clean, not a speck of mud. It's a symbol for purity and rebirth."

"Even when its roots are in the dirtiest waters, the lotus produces the most beautiful flower," he paused, "I wish to be like the lotus. I wish to bloom once again, clean of the mud that surrounds me."

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's nothing." Ino's head dropped as they went back to silence.

"Do you like any other flowers?"

Itachi thought for a moment, "I enjoy purple hydrangeas."

"Purple specifically?" He nodded, "You just want people to understand you?" Itachi nodded again, "Well then tell me about yourself."

"It would be too much for you."

"Well hey! Don't go assuming things," they both paused, "You know, if you want people to understand you, maybe you should try to understand others first."

"I understand people quite well. I know you were walking by my house on the off chance that you might see Sasuke," she scowled and looked away, "What I don't understand is why you would invite me to walk with you."

"Well if you would have asked me my favorite flower, then you might understand," she picked up a lotus, "I like the cosmos. It symbolises peace and harmony. You seemed like you needed those things at that moment," she handed him the lotus, "I'm sorry nobody understands you, Itachi. I hope you can be reborn one day." She turned and began to walk away. Itachi stared at the lotus for a minute.

"There was someone who understood me. She is dead." Ino stopped, "I was forced to kill her. It was her or the village. It was her or my brother. I wish to be reborn. I don't enjoy living with my past."

Ino turned and walked back towards him. He was twirling the lotus in his hand. He held it up and let it go. It was swept up by a gust of wind, "Tell me Itachi. Tell me everything. I'm a good listener, I promise."

"hey. hey shisui," Tsunade was waving a hand in front of him as she whispered.

"What?! I thought you wanted to go to sleep."

"Notnymore. I wanna show you something," she peeled down her shirt and let out a laugh, "HAAAA! Look at your face, yer blushing so hard," she climbed on top of Shisui and began to bounce, "SHISUIIIII! SHISUI!"

"WHAT?! What is it for fu-" he realized that she had passed out on top of him. Her right cheek was against his left, her arms holding him loosely, "finally," he whispered out, drifting off to sleep. 'She's gonna be pissed when she wakes up.'

Hey all! Kinda funny how the chapter immediately after the blowjob scene is called purity. I wish I understood irony. Little bit of a shorter chapter. But hey, they can't all be 6000 words long. Oh yeah also the Ino thing just kinda happened. I had planned this to be more about Shisui and Tsunade, but again, things just kinda happened.
Anyway~
I hope you have a good day/night (or else!)
Jerry