(A/N Thank you all for the awesome reviews it's a really big help. If it wasn't for the reviews I probably would have given up. Of course most people are probably wondering 'When is Ino and Sakura going to hook up?' I feel that in order for them to get together there has to be a plot. Plots make it all the more fun to read and makes you wonder instead of them magically getting together for no reason. I do enjoy those, but it alway's make me say 'That's it. This story so could have be better.' It's disappointing really. Ino and Sakura is a likely couple than most others that I have read and it's sad that there isn't enough stories with them together. Most are oneshots or really short chapters. Though there have been some actual stories of them together and I absolutely LOVED the stories. They made it seem real. I hope that my rambling didn't piss you guys off because I meant no harm what so ever. Here's chapter 6.)

Last Time:

Ino turned her head towards Sakura as they walked out of the now empty building. "Hey Sakura what are you doing today?"

"Training." Was her only response.

"Come I tag along with you?" Ino asked her as they turned a corner.

"Why do you want to train with me?" Sakura questioned as she turned her full attention on Ino.

'Well I need to train more and you probably need a sparing partner. So why not kill two birds with one stone." Ino told her shrugging her shoulders althought that wasn't the real reason. 'Now I can watch out for her to make sure she doesn't over do it.'

"Well I guess you can come, but I'm warning you my training is pretty rough." The cherry blossom warned her blonde companion.

"Ha I can take anything that you throw at me." Ino declared not knowing that she will soon regret her words big time.

Regular talking and in present

Thoughts, Lyrics, and flashbacks

Chapter 6: Developing Feelings

Before they both went training Sakura and Ino decided to head back to the apartment to change into their ninja clothes. They were out of the place in 20 minutes flat and were going to the training grounds. To both it was a world record considering that they both take forever when it somes to getting ready for any occasion.

"Hey Sakura whose training grounds are we using?" Ino asked breaking the comfortable silence between the two.

"Since your intruding on my training were going to my team's." Sakura answered her with a light smile the sun bathing off her pale skin.

Ino couldn't help but stare at Sakura. Everything she did had her memorized and she hated every minute of it. 'ARGG! Why doesn't she have this problem. She's completely ignoring me and for some reason it's driving me insane. WHY!!!' Ino raged inside her head. Her mood kept getting shitier and shitier the more her eyes wandered over Sakura's body.

"Hey forehead why are you being so quiet anyway? Normally you talk up a storm about something pointless!" exclaimed Ino sick and tired of the pink haired girl staying silent. She was hoping to rile the girl up, but it didn't work.

Sakura glanced at Ino before looking ahead again. "A lot's been on my mind that's all." She told her shrugging her shoulders. "Sorry if I seem to be ignoring you."

Now Ino was curious. "What's been on your mind?" She made sure that Sakura heard the concern in her voice to cause futher guilt to the girl. Being her best friend for years made her learn that Sakura feels guilty really easy.

"It's something that I have to figure out on my own. I'm not letting anyone else know." Sakura bluntly told the blonde as they reached the training grounds.

"Come on Sakura don't be like that. Whatever troubles you, you can tell me. I'm all ears." Ino honestly said to her friend/enemy.

Thinking over what Ino said she almost gave in and told her everything, but she remembered what might happen if she let's anyone else know. 'It's not like I don't want to tell her. It's just that I can't. Ino has something to live for I don't. I can't just tell her and bring her into my problems. It would result in her death. It's bad enough that Naruto, Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Tsunade know, but I can't tell Ino no matter what.' Sakura declared as she started streaching.

"Sorry Ino, but I really have to do this on my own. Not to be mean or anything." Sakura sighed when she saw Ino with a hurt look on her face. She's been doing that a lot lately hurting peoples feelings.

Ino quickly tried to act like she wasn't affected by Sakura's words. "Come on Sakura let's start training already."

"Okay, but shouldn't you warm up? You might pull something."

"I'm fine. Shesh what are you my mother." Ino said with a light smile on her face.

She then realized that she struck a nerve as Sakura clenched her fist and looked down towards the ground. A hidden pain showing in her emerald eyes. 'Man her mood changes a lot. All I mentioned was the word mother and...Wait. What if this is about Sakura's mother? Looking at her expression she seems so depressed. I've never seem her like this before. Even after Sasuke left. I really have to get to the bottom of this for her sake and my own.' Ino planned in her head as she continued to stare at her pink haired friend.

"Sakura are you okay?" Ino questioned in a soft tone. The medic nin blinked her eyes really fast a couple of times which alerted Ino. "Seriously are you okay?" She knew for a fact that Sakura was holding back tears. The blonde went over to her and gently placed a hand on her shoulder.

Almost instantly Sakura jumped in shock and whirled around her eyes filled with fear. Ino took a step back taken aback by her friends show of fear. Never in her life has she seen her so scared, but for what reason? It couldn't be that she was scared of her.

"Sakura what's wrong!" Ino demanded from the frightened girl who just stared at her.

Ino's voice seemed to snap Sakura out of whatever funk she was in because she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She shuddered when she let her breath out causing Ino to worry for her more and more.

"Sakura if you don't tell me what's wrong then I will use force!" Ino shouted beyond all reason of thinking. Her friend...no her best friend was clearly troubled over something and she wanted to know what. Then she will kill the bastard that dared hurt her.

"There's nothing wrong with me so quit asking!" Sakura snapped before she turned around her back facing Ino.

"Then why were you about to cry!" Ino declared making Sakura's body tense up. She then told her in a gentler tone. "Your my best friend and I get worried when something's wrong with you."

Suddenly Sakura turned back around her face dead serious. "Since when have I been your best friend Ino? All that you've been doing lately is teasing me and messing with me. Alway's bringing me down and hurting my feelings for your own enjoyment. How can I call you a friend let alone a best friend when you alway's do that." She pointed out voice thick with malice.

"Look we've hit a rough patch in our friendship." Ino weakly reasoned with her. 'How can she say all those things? How can she just throw our friendship away like that? Doesn't it mean anything to her.'

She raised a questioning eyebrow at her. "A rough patch? That's what this stupid rivaly means to you. A ROUGH PATCH! Ino there were times when I seriously hated you." She lied through her teeth. 'That's not true, but I would do anything to keep her from the truth. Even if it means hurting the one person that's alway's been there for me.'

Tears prickled at the edges of Ino's eyes. "Sakura how can you say that? I would give my life for you because your my best friend. I was there for you from the very beginning. I helped you become who you are now. Just because we have been fighting for years doesn't mean that I don't care for your well being."

Now Sakura was about to cry, but she held her emotions back. 'God she's making this hating her thing really hard. I can't tell her know matter what. Stay strong Sakura. Don't break down.' "Ino let's just start training already. If I knew that it would be this much trouble I wouldn't have invited you." Sakura lied hating herself more and more with each hurtful word she said to her friend. Her best friend.

"Fine." Was Ino's one worded answer not trusting herself to say anything else. Sakura really ripped a hole in her heart and she just wanted to take her emotions out on someone. Who better than the person who's causing it.

They walked away from each other and stood at opposite sides of the training ground. Ino stared down at Sakura as they both brought out their kunai's getting ready to fight.

"When do we start!?" screamed Ino not once losing her guard. She even stopped blinking so that she could watch Sakura's next movement.

"When that cloud passes the sun!" Sakura shouted raising her arm to point at the cloud. It was the only thing that was giving them shade from the cruel sun.

Ino looked at her friends posture. It was relaxed and she was leaning slightly on her right leg. She knew better than to underestimate her rival. That would be a stupid and fatal mistake. One should never be relaxed when facing the apprentice of Tsunade one of the three sannin and their current hokage.

The cloud seemed to be moving very slow and Ino was starting to get very impatient. She made sure to keep one eye on the sky and another on Sakura. Still she managed to not blink making her eyes start to water.

'The last time I fought with Sakura in a shinobi battle was in the Chunin Exams and I haven't seen her in action in over a year. Also there's the fact that I'm not very good at close range combat and Sakura diffinitely is a close range fighter. Maybe I can outsmart her. I'm pretty good at stratigies thanks to being on the same team as Shikamaru, but Sakura is the smartest kunoichi of the Konaha 11. This fight is going to be a major bitch. I can't lose to her!' Ino concluded as the cloud almost uncovered the sun.

At last the sun was out and the beginning of the battle started. Ino continued to stare with one eye at the sun so when the rays hit her eye it made her blink. Quickly Ino looked to where Sakura was to find her still standing there looking at her. The kunai in her right hand placed in front of her chest.

One minute went by with them just standing there waiting to make the first move. Ino decided to test Sakura by throwing a couple of shurikens at her. All she did was stand there as the weapons passed right through her. WAIT...right through her!

"Oh shit!" exclaimed Ino as she quickly jumped up in the air just as the real Sakura jumped out of the ground right where Ino used to be standing. The flat end of her kunai bounced off the bottom of Ino's left shoe. Doing a couple of flips she landed 10 feet away from the pink haired chunin.

"How the hell did you manage to do that?" She asked in a voice filled with curiousity. Ino made sure to keep an eye on Sakura at all times. How did her plan fail?

Sakura dispelled her genjutsu smiling that beautiful smile of hers. "It was easy all I had to do was wait for the cloud to leave the sun."

"What's that supposed to mean? I had my eye on you at all times." Ino told her pissed that she was fooled so easily.

"Not exactly. You had one eye on me and another on the sky. When the sun rays hit your eye it forced you to blink. That's when I made my move. Ino you have to be sharper than that to think that you can stand a chance with me." Sakura gloated shrugging her shoulders in a carefree manner.

"ARG!! I will beat you pinky!" Ino shouted causing a vain of irritation to appear on Sakura's forehead. Instead of answering her she charged at the blonde and threw a punch at her.

With grace Ino blocked the hit making sure to block the kick aimed at her after that. Now all that was happening was Sakura on offense and Ino on defense.

'Damn I see no opening's in her taijutsu. So there's no way that I can land a hit. Speaking of hit's if Sakura lands one punch on me I'm a goner. Damn her and that monsterous strength.' Ino thought already getting pretty tired.

Suddenly when Ino blocked a punch from Sakura, she turned around really fast and managed to kick her in the stomach. Lucky for Ino this kick lacked her monsterous strength, but it did send her flying into the nearby lake. She felt the air leave her lungs as she gasped for breath struggling to swim to the surface.

Noises could be heard all around Ino and a sudden sharp pain in her arm made her realize that Sakura was still attacking her. She moved her body this way and that to avoid whatever her friend was throwing at her. A small cut appeared on her left cheek and a little gash was on her right leg.

Time was running out on Ino as she desperately needed to breathe. She tried to look for Sakura, but it was impossible with all the invisible weapons cutting her up.

An idea popped in her head and she hoped against hope that it would work. Using some of her chakra Ino focused all her chakra on her feet. She started rising at a steady pace as she continued to block Sakura's attacks. It worked till a force smacked her in the stomach making her shallow the water. She started to sputter and choke, but she forced more charkra into her feet making her rise faster.

Her head broke through the surface as she greedily sucked in a deep breath. Now she was above the water looking for Sakura. She felt a wet coolness on her feet again and she looked down. "Fuck I'm running low on chakra. Luckily I was smart enough to bring a couple of these." Ino whispered to herself as she dug through her bag. She brought out a small round pill and put it in her mouth before shallowing it. "Soldier pills alway's help." When she felt a strong burst of energy it let her know that the pill worked.

Ino checked her injuries. Nothing major thank god. It would be a bitch to already have to heal herself so early into the battle. Speaking of battle where the hell was Sakura.

As if she was hearing her thoughts Sakura popped out of the water and tried to land a punch on her. Ino's moves were sluggish thanks to her soaked clothes, but she was able to block her and stab her in the back with a kunai. Sakura disappeared in a puff of white smoke.

"Damn a shadow clone. She's as good as Naruto is at those." Ino muttered as she looked for the real Sakura.

"Thanks for saying that." A voice said behind her. Ino quickly turned around to see Sakura running at her ready to stab her. Ino moved to the side and stabbed Sakura in the side. Instead of disappearing in a puff of smoke like her shadow clone she disappeared in a puff of cherry blossom petals.

"Wha..." Ino tried to say before the water started to rise and wrap around her legs. Cherry blossom petals whirled around Ino at a fast pace some making small cuts on the parts of flesh that was showing.

The water continued to rise till it was to her waist then it started to rise away from her. To her amazement the water that she was facing started to take the form of Sakura. It was weird seeing water turn into a person, but what was weirder was that only the top half of Sakura's body appeared. It was like her and the water were merged together. The water still was wrapped around Ino's legs keeping her in her place.

Sakura pulled a kunai from her pouch and lifted it up to her chest the sharp part pointing to Ino's chest. Suddenly Ino realized what was happening as Sakura swung her arm towards her.

Thinking quickly Ino closed her eyes and bit her bottom lip so hard that she could taste her blood. She opened her eyes to see that Sakura was directly ten feet apart from her.

'Damn she trapped me in that genjutsu so easily. She must have done it when I popped out of the water. I never even noticed that I was in one till the very last second. Thank god I did though or there would have been one less kunochi in the world.' Ino thought as she stared at Sakura who had a small smile on her face.

"Wow I'm impressed that you got out of my genjutsu by just biting your lip. I thought that I had you for sure. Oh well let's see you try and stop this." Sakura said to Ino as she brought her hands to her chest and started to rapidly form hand seals. Once she was done with the appropriate hand signs she shouted. "Water Style Water Dragon Jutsu!"

The water started to shake violently under Ino's feet. Sakura just stood there with a serious look on her face as the water started to rise high up in the air. "Wha...what the hell is that!" Ino exclaimed as she saw a huge water dragon in front of her.

"Let me explain to you Ino. The reason why I forced you into the water was because my elemental jutsu's are water and earth. My best element is water. Your in my territory now." Sakura explained with a smirk on her face.

'Fuck I should have known better. DAMMIT! It explains what those things attacking me in the water were. My guess was they were water bullets. Man how am I going to stop that dragon.' Then an idea popped into Ino's head making her smile.

"I have no jutsu that can beat yours, but I can avoid it till you run out of chakra." Ino explained as she bite her thumb and started to rapidly make hand seals before she slammed her hand on the water and shouted. "Summoning Jutsu!"

There was a huge puff of smoke, but it was blown away by a huge wind. Flying above the water was a huge hawk about the size of a house. Ino quickly jumped on it's back as the water dragon started going after them.

"Ino why did you summon me for a training session?" The hawk asked in a confused tone. His voice was deep and elegant like his cheasnut colored feathers.

"Sorry Ryouta, but I couldn't think of anything else to do. As you can see I'm facing a huge water dragon." Ino said as Ryouta started to dodge the water dragons attacks.

"Who created this thing?"

"Haruno Sakura. You might have heard of her." Ino said as she clutched the silky feathers on Ryouta's back.

"The Haruno Sakura. Why are you fighting the apprentice of one of the three legendary sanin. Are you asking for a death wish." Ryouta told Ino his voice holding complete shock.

"Hey I can take care of her! Hello your supposed to be supporting me here!" Ino shouted as the hawk avoided a close call with the water dragon.

"Sorry, but I think your nuts. She's trained under Tsunade so that means she has her strength and healing abilities as well as her combat abilities. That's not good for you for your jutsu's are for steath missions." Ryouta said flying higher and higher in the air.

"You don't think that I figured that out already. That's one of the reason's I summoned you." Ino said to her unsupportive summon.

The huge water dragon appeared above them ready to attack. "Ino hold on tight!" Ryouta shouted as he flapped his wings back to slow himself down.

It lunged at them but before it could cause any damage Ryouta sucked in his breath and opened his mouth. A huge air bullet shot out and hit the dragon dead on in the chest making him blow up. Water sprayed over Ino and Ryouta, but they were happy that they got rid of the monster.

"Thanks for the help Ryouta. Your a life savior." Ino complaimented the huge hawk.

"Oh well it was no problem really. Anyone could have done that." Ryouta modestly told his master making her look at him in a funny way.

Suddenly Ino noticed a figure in the sky above them. She realized who it was and quickly blocked her chest as Sakura brought her fist down on her left arm. Ino screamed in pain as she felt her arm break under Sakura's force. Ryouta disappeared in a puff of smoke sending Ino and Sakura flying to the ground. Since they were 50 feet up in the air they had to find a way to save their lives.

Thinking quickly Sakura bit her thumb and started to form seals as fast as she can. She streached her arm to the ever approaching ground and shouted. "Summoning Jutsu!"

A puff of smoke and soon Ino and Sakura landed on a huge slug. Now Ino was thankful that she was still alive and was happily laughing her head off.

"Sakura-san why did you summon me?" Katsuyu the slug queen asked one of her masters.

Sakura smiled at the slug as she jumped down to face one of her friends. "Sorry about that Katsuyu it was either summon you or landing on the ground after dropping 50 feet in the air."

"Well then I'm glad you summoned me. Tsunade would have a fit if she lost her most prized student. Also I would miss your company." Katsuyu kindly told the pink haired girl making her blush. "Can you tell me who the girl laughing on my back is? She's kind of scaring me."

"Oh don't be scared by her. That's Ino my one friend that I told you about. She's just suffering from almost dying. I guess thats how she deals with it. Pretty weird if you ask me." Sakura told the slug knowing that Ino heard her.

"HEY I HEARD THAT!!" Ino shouted as she jumped down by Sakura's side.

"So this is the famous Ino that Sakura talks so much about. It's pleasure to finally meet you." Katsuyu said to make light conversation. Actually the scene would be pretty weird two teenage girls trying to make small talk with a giant slug.

Ino eyed Sakura as her friend started blushing madly. 'You know she's really cute when she blushes like that. It makes her seem more like that little kid that I love. Wait what did I just say! I didn't mean that!! Ino you are not like that!!! You like GUYS not GIRLS!!!' Ino screamed in her mind though on the outside she started to smirk. "Soooooo Sakura you've been talking about me huh. Just can't stop thinking about me huh. I'm just soo irresistable."

"I have to go. I think that Tsunade is trying to summon me for something. See you later Sakura." Katsuyu said before she disappeared in a puff of white smoke.

"Come on Sakura just believe it you can't live without me." Ino teased with a huge grin on face. Her clothes were starting to get really cold and they were still soaking wet.

Finally Sakura answered the blonde in an annoyed voice. "Ino quit flatering yourself. Katsuyu just asked about my childhood because it's a rule to her and Tsunade. You were a big part of my past. Don't let that get to your head." She finished as she turned her back to start training again.

Having healed her arm earlier Ino ran over to Sakura's retreating form and jumped on her back. She wrapped her arms around her neck just in case she tried to throw her off.

"In...Ino...Wha...What the hell are you doing?" Sakura choked out her face becoming extremely hot. God she was blushing like Hinata!

"I'm just touched that you think that I'm a big part of your past. That means I can become a big part of your future." Ino declared as she affectionly nuzzled her face into Sakura's neck.

"What...ar...are...y...ou...you talking about?" The poor girl couldn't even form sentences and it's not because Ino was pulling on her neck either. It was the fact that they were way too close for comfort.

"If you can accept me that much then maybe I still have a chance to be your best friend again." Ino told her. 'Maybe if I'm lucky something more.'

Suddenly Sakura's knees buckled sending both girls on their knees. Ino still had her arms wrapped around her friend. "Sakura your dead tired lets take a break." Ino suggested in Sakura's ear.

The pink haired girl supressed a shiver as she told Ino. "I'm fine. I don't need to take a break." She tried to get up but her blonde friend kept her down. "Ino let go of me!"

"No. Look forehead your going to kill yourself if you don't take a break. I might not be as good as a medical nin as you, but I do know when someone is suffering from chakra exhaustion." Ino shot back shutting Sakura up. She then picked her friend up and helped her over to a cherry blossom tree. She placed Sakura in front of the tree so that she could lean on it.

Ino stared down at her friend. She looked very tired and she was panting heavily. She also noticed that Sakura's clothes were wet too. They weren't as soaked as hers but she still could get really sick if she continued to wear them.

"Sakura take your clothes off." Ino demanded from her friend. Of course this was not something Sakura hears everyday so when her eyes widened in shock and she started to stutter Ino sighed before she started to remove her shirt.

"Ino have you no decenty!" shouted Sakura as she closed her eyes. Her face was beat red from embarassment.

"Come on Sakura were both girls here. There's nothing to worry about and besides you've seen me in my underwear before." Ino said as she took her skirt off. Leaving her only in a bra and her tight black short shorts.

"Yea, but we were only 8 or 9. This is completely different." Sakura explained still keeping her eyes closed.

"How so?" Ino questioned now mere inches from Sakura's face. The young cherry blossom opened her eyes and tried to move futher away from her blonde friend. Ino smirked at Sakura happy that now the tables have finally turned.

Slowly Ino reached her hand out to touch the zipper of Sakura's shirt. Using her quick reaction Sakura grabbed her hand and tried to pull it away. "What the hell do you think your doing?"

Ino sighed in annoyance as she pushed Sakura's hand away and unzipped her shirt. "Since your not going to take your clothes off I will for you." Sakura was about to retort when Ino placed her finger over her lips. "The only reason I'm doing this is because your clothes are wet and you'll catch a cold if you don't take them off." Judging by the look Sakura was giving her she rather take the cold than take off her clothes in front of her.

She removed the wet shirt from her friends shoulders and threw the garment where her clothes were. Sakura was too weak to even put up a fight and Ino knew that her pride was seriously hurting right now. She then removed the little medic skirt that she wore leaving her only in her bra and skin tight biker shorts.

"See it wasn't that bad was it?" Ino asked her friend as she went over to sit down next to her.

Sakura crossed her arms over chest and looked the other way causing Ino to giggle at her friends childlike behavior. "Sakura you know what."

She turned her head a little towards Ino before responding. "What?"

"Your alway's soooo serious. Why can't you learn to just relax and live! Your muscles must be soooo tense." Ino told her friend as she drapped an arm around her shoulders.

"How can I learn to live when I feel dead inside." Sakura muttered darkly her head bent low. She didn't mean for it to come out and she hoped against hope that Ino didn't hear her.

Of course Ino has alway's had perfect hearing so she heard her loud and clear. "What do you mean by that?" She felt Sakura's body tense up at Ino's question.

"I didn't say anything." Sakura lied with a small smile on her face hoping that Ino bought her lie.

Ino shifted her body so that she was facing Sakura. Her deep sky blue eyes staring into her beautiful emerald green eyes. Lifting up her hand and sticking her index finger out Ino gently poked Sakura right in the middle on her forehead. Something that she hasn't done since they were best friends. It was a form of affection between the two of them when they were younger.

The young cherry blossoms eyes widened and she slowly placed her hand over her forehead. "Ino..." She said softly not knowing what to say.

Butterflies flew in Ino's stomach when Sakura said her name. She found that she loved how her name rolled off her friends tongue. That look in her eyes was something that she hasn't seen in years. It was the special look that Sakura would always give her. Something that Ino didn't know how much she missed till she just now saw it after all these years.

"Why don't you tell me what's wrong. It will make you feel better." Ino gently told her as she placed her left hand on her right shoulder.

Sakura bent her head low in shame. "I can't."

Ino used her right hand and put it under Sakura's chin before bringing her head up so that she was looking into her friends eyes again. Sakura slowly averted her eyes from Ino's face making the blonde frustrated. "Sakura look me in the eyes when I ask you this."

It took Sakura a couple of seconds before she turned to look Ino in her eyes. Ino smiled lightly at her friend before her face turned serious again. "Sakura why can't you tell me anything?" She asked her voice holding sadness and a hint of anger in her tone.

"I just can't okay." Sakura weakly argued all her inner defenses disappearing the more she looked into Ino's eyes.

"I've been your best friend for years and I'm one of the only people that know you the best. Why can't you tell me?" Ino tried again noticing how every question she asked the pink haired girl the more her eyes started to glisten with unshed tears.

A lone tear fear from Sakura's eye before another one came down and another. After a while she was silently crying. Ino was just about to wrap her up in a hug, but Sakura started to talk. Giving her the answer to the sole question that she's been asking her all day. "I don't want to lose you too." She whispered before all her defenses disappeared and she start to sobbing.

To say that Ino was shocked at Sakura's answer was an understatment. In fact she was over the edge of shock and was hysterical. 'What does she mean by that? I'm not in danger am I? She said too so that means that someone that she was very close with has died. She's crying over losing me so that means she still cares about me. I'll try and think about this later right now my best friend needs my help.' Ino thought as she went into over protective friend mode.

She gently wrapped her arms around Sakura's shaking form and pulled her into her own body. Then she lifted her right hand and placed it behind Sakura's head as she placed her left hand on her back. She forced Sakura's head onto her shoulder already getting soaking by the flood of tears pouring from her friends eyes. Using her left hand she slowly rubbed circles on her back whispering soothing words into her right ear.

They stayed that way for god knows how long, but Ino didn't give a damn. Her friend was having a breakdown and she was going to make she feels better. Sakura clutched Ino's bra strap making the blonde blush fifty shades of red. She choked out another sob before she buried her head further into the curve of Ino's neck. Her entire right side was wet with her friends tears and it broke Ino's heart knowing that her friend was feeling this terrible.

Ino was so into her thoughts that she jumped a little when Sakura started talking her voice thick with emotion. "I...Ino...ple...plea...please...do...don't...leave me...a...alone."

That only caused Ino's grip on Sakura to tighten more as she whispered in her ear. "Don't worry I'll never leave your side."

She felt Sakura smile softly against her chin as she gently said. "Thank you." Then her breathing started to become even and her sobbing stopped.

"Looks like she cried herself to sleep." Ino said thoughtfully not letting go of her friend. After a couple of minutes she grabbed their clothes and formed hand signs before her and Sakura disappeared into a puff of smoke.

They appeared in the living room of their apartment. Ino dropped the wet garments and picked Sakura up bridal style making sure not to wake her up. She looked at her friends peaceful tear stained face awed by her beauty.

'She doesn't wear any makeup what so ever, but yet she's so breath taking. Her face is that of an angel . No she's more beautiful than an angel nothing can even compare to her beauty. Sakura you have no idea either. She still thinks she's a bud, but she doesn't realize that she's already blossomed into the most beautiful flower in the world.' Ino thought to herself as she took Sakura into her room. She was still going to respect her friends rules and stay away from her room.

She placed Sakura gently on the bed before she went into her dresser to find a shirt for her friend. Once she found the piece of clothing she put it on Sakura and pulled back the covers. She tucked Sakura in and just stared at her.

Ino noticed that a loose strand of hair was in her face. She slowly leaned in and tucked it behind her ear. Then a thoughtful look crossed her face before she leaned closer to Sakura's face. She hesitated a little as if unsure of herself before she kissed her on her forehead.

Suddenly the realization of what she did hit her and she quickly stood up straight eyes wide in shock. She practically ran out of the room not noticing the small smile that appeared on the sleeping girls face.

(A/N Okay sorry everyone for the long wait. Let's just say that a lot of shit has happened and I couldn't find the time to finish this chapter. This is my longest chapter yet and I'm quite proud of it. Hope that the fight scene was good and all the fluff. I wasn't even planning on writing the last few parts but the idea just popped into my head and I wrote it down. It's like the ideas flowed out of my head. I love it when that happens. I really don't know the next time I'll update because I'm writing the chapter to my W.I.T.C.H story and I have to reread all the Harry Potter books over again. The reason why because it's been a while since I read them and I have to get ready for when the 7th Book to come out. I CAN'T WAIT!!!! I just hope that they don't kill off Harry and Hermione. I'll be soooo sad if that happens I love them. I'll try to update as fast as I can and please read and review. SEE YA!!!!!!)