Seventh Sense
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Chapter Two: First Encounter
Sleep came easy. I mean, wouldn't hours of sitting up with your eyes closed and nothing to keep you busy but your own thoughts get to you?
Anyways, it gave her plenty of time to think. She figured plenty of downsides to being blind. One; You can never be too sure whether you're sleeping or awake. To a normal human, it'd be almost maddening. Thankfully, she and the rest of her clan were Mindwalkers... and two; You never know what time it is. Day or night. You always have to wait until a nurse walks by or someone comes to see you, to ask what time it is...which happens very rarely for some reason.
Come to think of it, the only people who actually came to visit were my old team, Sakura, and father...
Ino wanted to believe the rest of her friends were just busy. That they were off on missions and spending time with family to visit. That, at least, they forgot about her.
But one particular person came to mind, when she thought about her childhood.
Would he come see me if he were still here?
Ino realized, during his 6 year absence, that she had been nothing but a nuisance to him when they were children. Now 19, she also noticed that she never had a real boyfriend. Just mindless flirting, meaningless dates, and a few one night stands here and there...but nothing serious at all.
A small smile tugs at her lips, when she remembers hours of daydreaming about that perfect guy she would marry when she was older. She also remembers mindlessly telling Shikamaru and Chouji about the very same memory, a few weeks after they became Ino-Shika-Chou.
Shikamaru just muttered that "Such thoughts are troublesome."
He and Chouji seemed to be the only ones who didn't call such a dream childish. They didn't even seem to think any lower of her on such occasions that her ego dropped, and they got a glimpse of a more simpler girl.
The smile quickly fell to a frown. She was lucky to have them, even, with the way she treated them sometimes...especially Chouji. Maybe that's why she didn't have any other friends.
Once this is over...I'll be nicer. I will! I've learned my lesson. I think...
There was a sudden push sound like something dragging...no..opening.
What's that? "Wh-who's there?" Ino squeaked, losing volume control for a second there. She cleared her voice.
The noise stopped abruptly at her voice, but continued once she coughed. She identified the sound to her right, which would be the window.
What time is it? Damn it, I wish I could see!! It could be night...and if that's the case, it might be an enemy...
Ino felt for a kunai she placed under the pillow, in case of such an event.
After a few moments, she felt a weight slowly added to the end of the bed. She recoiled her feet towards her in a cross-cross fashion. Her heart pounded in her throat loudly. She was surprised they couldn't hear it.
"Who are you?" She repeated again, gulping what fear she could. In her opinion, she hid it well in her voice...but the tension in the room rose when all was quiet, so she continued to speak. "If your not going to say anything, I can only assume you're an enemy..."
Still nothing. Continually, Ino cursed herself for her deprived vision.
About to say something else, her voice hitched in her throat when the weight on the bed moved...coming towards her.
She pushed herself closer to the headboard, tightening her hold on the kunai. "I'm warning you..."
Still they came, reaching the middle of the bed.
"Please just leave!" Ino slammed her eyes shut.
The motion stopped. As quickly as they came, whoever it was eased off the bed. Without much noise, they walked across the room and to the window, shutting it calmly behind them. It was as if the stranger never came.
Ino lowered her chest and shoulders, sighing in relief. But before she could get comfortable, she waiting a few moments to be sure he was gone...
Morning must have came. Or what she guessed was morning. Some time she had fallen asleep, the kunai digging a red line in her palm. She finally let go and turned at the noise as she heard a nurse opening the hospital room's curtains.
"Rise and shine!" She said merrily, exiting the room.
She sounds fat... Ino frowned, scolding herself. I thought I said I'd be nice!
To Be Continued.