"Whew.." Ino sighed, as she dried off the last dish in the sink. "Bunch of pigs." She said, to herself, chuckling. She picked up the rather large stack of dishes beside her, and carried them to the cabinet near the refrigerator.
Sakura walked into the kitchen, fixed up for her date. "Sooo..." She started off.
"EEP!" Ino shrieked, jumping a bit. Sakura put one of her hands on her mouth. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." She said nervously. Ino smiled. "It's okay. I scare easy." She said.
"Oh, well. You did a nice job on you hair!" She said, just now noticing Sakura's improved aesthetics for her date. She smiled nervously. "H-heh. Well, I do try." She said with a laugh.
"Where are you guys going?" Ino asked, continuing to stack the dishes.
"Oh- Just to the Ramen shop on the corner. Hardly new, eh?" She said.
Ino chuckled. "Yeah, if that's a date, then we go on dates with Naruto all the time! Even Sasuke! Except we have to pay." She had a straight face. "Oh well. All in good time, I guess. " She said, finishing up. "When's Neji going to be here?" Ino asked.
Sakura looked at the small clock above the counters. "Uhh...He should be here now." She said, glaring out the window. "Oh--Watch out for that dog--I mean Ninika, on the floor, I've yet to pick it up." Ino said, with a strange look. Sakura looked on the floor, where the hopeless dog-like hunk piece of meat laying on the floor, with other vegetables scattered around it. "Yes...I worked on that for 2 hours for that ungrateful little beast." She said with a somber look. "What exactly...Is it, Sakura..?" Ino asked politely.
"It's barbecued DOG!" Naruto yelled from the living room.
Ignoring Naruto's smart remark, Sakura continued to say, " It's an old recipe, passed down from my Great-Great-Great-Great...Great something Grandmother. My family has cherished it for years." She said with confidence. "Ooh...Well..What's it made of..?" Ino asked. She paused. "Family secret." She said, dully.
-Knock..Knock.-
"I think he's here." Ino said. "Uh-oh. Is that the front door?" Sakura asked. "I think so. Why?" Ino said. "Ooooh. Damn it." Sakura said, as she rushed out of the room. Ino scurried to the door, and watched.
"Heya, Neji!" Naruto said, as he answered the door. "Hi, Naruto. " Neji said dryly.
"Neji! You're late!" Sakura said, smiling, as she ran up to him giving him a hug. "Heh, yeah, sorry about that. Kiba caught me on the way, and didn't leave me alone." He said with a smile. "Where ya guys goin'?!" Naruto asked. "The Ramen shop 'round the corner. Wanna join us? " He asked. Ino chuckled. Sakura's expression went blank. "AWESOME! I haven't eaten all day! Let's go!" Naruto said, strapping on his headband, and walking out the door, Neji following. Sakura gave Ino an angered look. Ino simply gave a smile. "Coming, Sakura?" Neji yelled from outside. "Coming..." She said dully, walking out the door and shutting it. Ino stood in the door, giving off a bit of a smile.
--BUZZ--BUZZ--
Ino jumped, her eyes quickly trailed to the dryer in the back of the hallway. She smiled. "Oh- towels are done." She walked down the hallway, and bent down to open the small door on the dryer. She pulled the small basket out from beside her, and stuffed it full of towels. She stood up, and walked down the hallway, past the living room, and in front of the bathroom. She pulled at the doorknob, opening it just a tad, and suddenly just noticing the sound of falling water.
She had forgotten, Sasuke was taking a shower. She stood, silent for a moment. She was battling thoughts in her mind. She slowly peeked her head through the door. She couldn't see anything, but Sasuke's shadow in the shower. He was scrubbing his hair, and slipping it under the water for a moment at a time. Ino caught herself staring, and quickly pulled away from the door. She shut it quietly, and knocked. "Sasuke?" She shouted. There was a long pause. "Yeah?" Sasuke yelled, barely audioble. She hesitated for a moment. "Can I come in, and put these towels away?" Another long pause. "Sure, go ahead. " He yelled.
She took a sharp breath before entering. She stood in the doorway for a moment, but then quickly shut the door behind her. She quickly scurried to the small shelf, with a stack of towels on it. She bent down on her knee, and began to fold, and place the towels neatly on the drawer.
After several minutes, the continuous falling water suddenly stopped. Ino's eyes widened. Sasuke's arm reached out from the shower and grabbed a towel. He wrapped it around his waist, and stepped out. Ino turned her head around, putting him in her view. Her eyes trailed up and down his thin and delicate body.She traced the water that was dripping off of his supple skin. She watched him ruffle his hair, ringing the water out. She caught herself out of her daze. She shook her head a bit, and picked up the half-full basket of laundry. She stoop up, and walked with her head down towards the door. "I-I'm sorry. I'll finish this when you're done." She said quietly. Sasuke gave a smirk. "No..." He stopped her walking by putting his arm in front of her stomach. "It's okay. I don't want you to leave." He said, in a seductive way. Ino's face turned red furiously. She hid her face quickly, and turned around. "O-Okay." She said, starting to walk back to the shelf. Sasuke clutched her arm, and pulled her close to him, nose to nose. Ino let out a short gasp, as she dropped the basket, making it spill out on the floor. "S..Sasuke..?" She said, softly. He trailed his hand across the curves of her face, sending chills through her body. His hand went us to her ponytail. "You know what, Ino? You'd look a lot prettier, if you wore your hair down sometimes." He said, gently pulling the hair tie out, causing her hair to fall down her back, and on her shoulders. Ino was still blushing like crazy.."Do..Do you think so..?" She asked. He smiled. "Yes..I think about it quiet often, actually. " He said. He slipped his hand behind her head, and pulled her into a kiss. Ino eyes widened, but slowly relaxed and closed. After several moments, he pulled away. He stared into her innocent eyes.
"Do you find me dreadful, Ino?" He asked, seductively. Suprised by his question, it took her a moment to find an answer in her mind. "I...No, of course not. I-...Why do you.." Sasuke smiled, and pulled her into another small kiss. "You don't have to answer." He said. He kissed her once again, but this time, he moved down a bit to her neck. This sent chills through Ino's body. "I--I.." She began to speak, but she trailed off, focusing on the strange but pleasing feeling this was giving her.
He moved down to her collar bone, and began to nibble a bit, making Ino shiver. Sasuke stopped for a moment, taking a look up at her. He lifted back up to her, still looking into her pretty blue eyes. Ino's expression went blank, disappointed that he stopped. He chuckled a bit. "Do you want me to continue?" He asked into her ear. "I'll respect it if you do, " She thought for a moment, worried of how this might affect her relationship with Sakura, if she had found out. They had battled it out for him before, when they were younger, but that was at least 4 years ago. They were much more mature. But she knew Sakura would always love him. "No..I don't want you too.." She said quietly.
Sasuke smiled, kissing her once again. He pulled his arm to the middle of her back, and gentle laid her down on the floor, himself going with her. He began to kiss her neck, down to her collar bone again. He slowly started to kiss down her arm. Ino breaths were getting seemingly shorter, heightened by the pleasure.
Sasuke put his other hand on her flat stomach, tracing down to the rim of her skirt.
Ino's face was red.
He began to pull it down, little by little, still kissing her arm.
"INO!" A voice yelled from out of the room.
"We're back!"
Ino gasped, and quickly stood up, pulling her skirt back up.
Sasuke sighed, standing up after her.
She struggled to gather the towels back into the basket.
She stood up once again. Sasuke smiled at her, "Shall we continue this some other time?" He asked quietly.
"I--I..Uh...Uhm...I have to go..." She said, rushing out of the room.
He simply laughed at her reply, and continued getting dressed from his bath.
Chapter Three Soon To Come.