Beep--Beep--Beep.
The sound of Ino's alarm clock buzzed through her ears.
The sunlight beamed in from the window above her bed.
She groaned, and rolled over to check the clock.
6:00 A.M, Sunday.
Ino sighed. She pushed the button, and sent the noise away. "No school." She said with a smile."Another day...Of cleaning, cooking, and baby-sitting," She mumbled . "Can't someone pamper me for once?" She asked herself. She shrugged, and sat up in her bed. She slipped on her house shoes, and stood up, still a bit dizzy from her awakening. She saw a white piece of paper from the corner of her eye. She turned, to find it was a small envelope with her name on it. "Hm?" She picked it up and stared at it. "What's this?" She mumbled. She carefully ripped it open, disposing of the waste, and began to read.
Dear Ino,
Good Morning! Just a small reminder, that I have to
go work with Neji today, so I won't be home when
you read this. Naruto will be with me too. His punishment
for crashing my date last night, is he has to clean
the bathroom's and kitchen. He hates it. :P. He hates
Chores period.
Anyway, to make this short, we'll be home
Around 10:00, okay?
Bye!
:) Signed,
H. Sakura.
Ino's expression went blank.." I'll be alone with Sasuke..." She began to blush a bit, revealing a small smile. She folded the note, and slid it into her night stand drawer. She walked to her closet, and picked out a knee- length blue skirt, and a plain white tanktop. She walked into her bathroom, and brushed her teeth. She picked up her hairbrush, and hair tie, but stopped, and had a faint flashback of the night before.
" You know what, Ino? You'd look a lot prettier if you wore your hair down sometimes."
She chuckled a bit, and brushed her hair down, staring at her reflection. "I can't handle all this hair in my face!" She said, frustrated. She searched for a possible solution to her problem. "Ah-ha!" She exclaimed, coming across some hair clips. She snatched them off of the tiny shelf, and clipped her air back slightly in front of her ears. "Nicely done, Ino. " She said, congratulating herself.
She walked out of her room, only to see an oddly empty house. Naruto was usually up before her, playing video games or something. "I wonder..." She said under her breath. She tiptoed to Sasuke's bedroom door, and slightly opened it to peak her head in. Sasuke was flopped in a swarm of blankets and pillows, snoring, hiding himself from the blaring sunlight. Ino smiled at the cute sight, and shut the door back. She wandered into the kitchen, to make the two breakfast. "Hm, let's see." She mumbled, scanning the breakfast foods in her cabinet. "Oatmeal...Pancakes...Cereal..."
" Oatmeal. " A voice said from behind her. She quickly turned around, to see Sasuke, with his hair messed up, standing in the doorway. "You woke me up. " He said, with a smirk. Ino's eyes widened. "I did? I'm so sorry! " She said with a spark of embarrassment in her voice. He saw her look in his room. She was madly blushing. He gave a smile, and began to yawn. "Well...Will you have breakfast done by the time I get out of the shower?" He asked while streching. " Yes." She said quickly. "Are you going to need to put up any laundry today?" He asked, grinning,
Ino's face was pulsing red. "H-heh..I-I.." She trailed off. He simply laughed a bit, and walked on down the hallway. "Your hair looks good, by the way." He added. Ino stood in silence, waiting for him to close the bathroom door. "OH- and no Blueberry! I HATE blueberry! " He yelled loudly across the house. She paused for a moment, but then replied, "O-Okay!" Straining to let him hear her, but instead he slammed the door in between her words.
She strolled to the cabinet, and grabbed a box of Strawberry Oatmeal.
"This will have to do.."
She poured the oatmeal into a bowl, poured in a cup of milk, stirred, and put it in the microwave for 5:00 minutes.
"Easy."
She paced around the kitchen, thinking about the night before.
"Does he really like me like that? Was he just teasing me? "
"What if Sakura found out? What is she'd walked in?"
She sighed, and looked at the microwave timer. 4 minutes and 23seconds to go.
She poured some milk for Sasuke and herself, and sat it on the table.
"I shouldn't worry myself over such foolish things."
It felt odd, only fixing dinner for two. Is that what's it's like when you're married?
She laughed at herself, for acting like an immature little girl, chasing after a boy.
Or was she being chased?
Sasuke was hardly a boy though. He was 18 now. Ino was only 17. He's nicer- more caring than he used to be, but somehow, also darker.
-BEEP-
The alarm went off on the microwave. Ino put on a small oven mitt, opened the door , and pulled out the steaming hot bowl. She sat it on the counter, and picked out two different bowls for herself and Sasuke. She poured some into each bowl, and sat them both on the table.
She sat down in her seat, and sighed, feeling awkward eating alone.
She'd feel strange, if she waited for Sasuke to come back, just to eat. So, she began slowly eating, blowing on each bite, cooling it down.
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Several moments later, Sasuke walked into the kitchen. "Ino..?" He said, no response. She wasn't there. There was a small note on the kitchen table, that read,
" Went out jogging- Your breakfast is in the microwave. Be back later.
-Ino. "
He smiled, and threw the note in the small trash bin beside him.
He wasn't to hungry anymore, now that Ino was gone. No fun eating alone, eh?
He strolled into the hallway, hands in his pockets, on the way to the living room, but he stopped in front of Ino's room. He thought for a moment, and decided to take a small look around. He opened the door, and stepped in.
"Well...How expected.."
He had never been in her room before, no matter how much he imagined it. It was as neat as he thought it would be, her being a neat freak and all.
He looked around..
"Hm...Not much to look at...It's not like I'm going to look through her panty drawer or anything.."
He thought for a moment. He shook his head furiously, scolding himself for actually considering it. He walked around a bit, finding himself standing beside her bed. He stared down at the night stand, and opened the small drawer.
There were several things in it.
The first thing he picked up was the folded note Sakura had left her that morning. It didn't interest him, so he stopped reading half way through and throwing it back into the drawer.
Next, he looked at a couple of photos.
One in particular, it was Naruto, Sakura, Ino, and Shikamaru, standing in front of the Ramen shop, Naruto with a strange grin, the rest with small smiles.
He spotted a rather odd object.
"Is that..?"
"A boxcutter..?"
He picked up the odd object, scanning through his mind, why this might be here.
It took him a second, but he finally noticed something strange about it.
There was small trails of blood on the edge.
"What the hell..?"
"Why the fuck are you in my room?!" Ino yelled, snatching the boxcutter away from him, and throwing it back into the drawer.
Sasuke backed up. "I-I..I was...Looking for you. I couldn't find you." He said nervously.
"I know you knew where I was , Sasuke. You threw away the note I left. Don't take me for a fool, and don't come in my room again. " She yelled. She walked to the door, motioning for him to leave. He walked to the door, and looked up at her, and gave a soft smile. "I'm sorry about this."
She fell deep for his smiles. They made her weak. She couldn't help but give in on the inside, but she pretened not to see it, and stared to the floor with no response. He simply walked out, into the living room.
Ino locked the door after him. She sat her iPod down on the dresser, which she always took with her when she exercised, or cleaned.
She sat down on her bed, and stared at the boxcutter in her open drawer.
" It's a bad habit...So what? "
She picked it up, looking at it, and gentle placed it on her arm.
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Sasuke listened at the door, hearing small whimpers of pain, or pleasure one, coming from inside the room.
"I shouldn't have went in there."
Okay, okay. I know, boring chapter. But I couldn't think of a good lemon, or romantic scene for some reason. But I promise to try to put one in the next, for it will take place on the same day as this one. Enjoy!