A/N:
Bah damn login thing. I was on a perfect role and had about 1369 words probably going and then when I tried to save it said I needed to login. So it re-directs me and I lose all my work. Fucking perfect! Well besides that enjoy this chapter. Darkens is awesome for helping.
Hinata swung low on the swing set in the abandoned playground outside the school. The first period bell rang a while ago, and as far as she was concerned, she was alone. Her head was low and her eyes cloudy with the many thoughts that were running through her head. The Hyuuga knew she must've sounded like a complete bitch to Sakura. What she said had nothing to do with Sakura at all but instead it had to do with her. She was too stunned that she had let herself go that easily. She had planned how her first time would be... It was going to be with a man and they were married. The black haired girl smiled bitterly at her childish dream. She was too busy thinking to notice a dark haired man walk by her and pull out a box of cigarettes. He numbly put it in his mouth before lighting the cigarette and breathing the smoke out slowly. The smell of smoke grabbed her attention but before she could turn her head the spiky haired guy spoke.
"Yo." He said looking to the distance as the smoke rose into the winter air. Hinata looked up a little startled before pushing off the ground lightly and begin swinging slowly.
"Hello Uchiha."
The school bell rang through the playground, neither of the brooding, black-haired teenagers paying it any mind.
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"Hey where's Sasuke?"" Naruto looked around searching for his black haired friend. Sakura looked around to notice the quiet man not in class as the school bell rang. Sakura shrugged it off and returned her attention to the already loosening bandages on her hands. The pink haired girl fiddled around with them to try and keep them tight. Tenten noticed her friend's preoccupation with her injury and watched her closely. Sakura didn't seem like the type to get worried like that over a family picture. The brown haired girl looked up a little to see a dark mark on the other girl's neck and at first she thought it was a just bruise. But after a few seconds, she caught on; it wasn't a bruise, it was a hickey. She glared at the mark hoping it would go away. Who the hell could get Sakura without her noticing?
Sakura felt someone looking at her,the intense feeling she got from the stare was something even she was not used to. She looked over to see TenTen looking at her, she smiled and returned the awkward stare. TenTen snapped out of her thoughts and smiled back before going to work once more. Every now and then,though, TenTen would look at the simple mark poking above her sweater collar.
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Sakura had dreading this moment ever since this morning. It was lunch time. This was the only place she got to see her friends together and she knew the brown haired girl had something to say. The softball player slowly made her way through the commotion in the lunch room. They would eat outside but sadly enough it was winter time, the snow outside fell slowly. Her eye's scanned the lunchroom until she found a familiar blond sitting down viewing a magazine. Sakura took a deep breath before walking over to her companion before noticing TenTen was already seated there also. Once at the table and comfortable, the heiress got bombarded with questions.
"Sakura, I see that hickey you are sporting. Tell me every juicy detail!" TenTen said sweetly, maybe a little too innocent for Sakura's taste.TenTen was that type of girl who didn't act sweet unless it was for her own good reason. Ino looked up boredly and noticed the marking also. She dropped her magazine and dropped her jaw in shock.
"I...Uh…" Sakura squirmed under the attention. She couldn't just bluntly say that she had sex with the Hinata. It was already bad enough that Hinata didn't want to hang out with her anymore, but the rumors that would spread would be crippling.
"Well?" TenTen motioned for her to speak.
Ino thought that Sakura didn't have anyone that close; she thought she was closer to the softball player than anyone else. The blonde's stomach did small pitiful flops as her mind droned over what her friend's possible relationship status could mean.
"Well?" TenTen questioned, still trying to pry answers from Sakura, who seemed to be embarrassed with the predicament.
Ino started doubting herself. Maybe she wasn't what Sakura was looking for? Her inner self scoffed at the thought but didn't add any comments. A voice in the back of her head told another story.
How can Sakura do that? She didn't even tell you about another girl...or boy! Or just…didn't think of telling you.
Ino's heart tore a little and she frowned at the inner voice. She looked up from the page she was trying to read and saw Sakura looking at her with a nervous expression as her emerald eyes tried to think of answers. Ino got confused at this reaction. Shouldn't Sakura be happy for getting someone? The blonde smiled softly, trying to encourage Sakura to say who this lucky person was. Ino would happily know who she would have to compete with to get to the cherry blossom.
"I-..It was Hinata." Sakura said looking down in embarrassment. TenTen gaped while the blond's eyes hardened. Hinata beat her? Ino was baffled at this. Hinata must've had something Sakura wanted that Ino didn't maybe? Hesitantly Ino looked around the lunch room to see the Hyuuga trying to find a seat.The blonde's eyes spotted the younger girls chest. She glared at the bust with pure envy before flipping another page in her magazine.
"Wow...that was completely...just wow." Tenten said leaning back in her chair as she tried to digest the information. Sakura's eyes looked over at Ino, who didn't even both to try and return the gaze, afraid her anger and hurt would be revealed. Ino scanned the text but didn't asorb any of it, instead she was busy with her thoughts. She felt betrayed. She didn't know why, but a small inner voice offered up a suggestion.
You like her Ino. A lot.
Tenten's foot barley brushed against Ino's feet and the blonde's mind went a little numb. She sighed at the small contact, instantly feeling a little better. No she couldn't like Sakura, not if she liked Tenten.
Sakura sighed and took small bite of her food, not liking the way Ino was being quiet.
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The embarrassment and sadness had morphed dramatically from lunch to practice. The pin haired girl fumed going back and forth on the softball field, which had finally been swept from the annoying white substance that still fell from the sky. She was the first one done running 3 laps around the field and warming up. Right now she was waiting for her catcher to come and gear up. After five minutes of fuming, Temari finally popped out of the dug out with her padded armor and crouched down behind home plate awaiting the ball to be pitched.
Sakura made marks into the hard cold ground with her cleats aggressively. You're stupid. You had to break down like a little baby huh?
She looked up to where Temari was, the ball gripped in her hand tightly against her glove. Ino wouldn't even look at you. You disgust her.
Sakura's eyes burned in anger. Bringing the ball back as she stepped back, the object was flung with extraordinary force. In the dugout the coach dropped his cigarette in awe, Temari ducked her head just in time to see the ball hit the fence. It hit the fence with a big clang that caught every ones attention. Temari was about to yell at the girl, but it seemed Sakura wasn't paying attention. Instead she was looking down on the ground coldly. She looked up into Temari's eyes directly. Temari frowned to see Sakura's ablaze with anger and gasped silently. The softball prodigy seemed like she wanted to kill.
"Holy shit." TenTen said looking at the ball by Temari and back to the glaring pitcher. Before anything else could be said the coach ushered them to continue practicing.
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Everyone was about gone from practice except for a familiar pink haired girl waiting for the cheer leading captain. It was official ever since Sakura gave her a ride home that the softball princess would bring the cheerleader home every day. She leaned on her car, looking down at the ground as it was slowly blanketed in snow. She huffed in defeat. If there was a time to ask Ino if she was mad, it was probably now. Ino didn't talk to her after she explained the hickey's origin, something completely abnormal for the blonde. She didn't even say hi on the way to the locker room.
Soon a blond from the school could be seen walking down with cheer leading cloths in hands. She quietly got into the car and Sakura took the hint that right now wasn't the best to bring up the subject. The car was filled with uncomfortable silence. They drove around until Ino noticed that they weren't heading to her house. She looked over to Sakura in annoyed confusion but seen the pink haired girl was too busy concentrating on the road.
You ain't important to her remember?
Ino crossed her arms and looked outside, trying to find something to keep her busy until they reached they're unknown destination. Soon enough Ino started to realize where they were heading. They were heading to the point where they went to watch the sunset. Sakura parked by the edge and sat in silence. Before too long, Ino started to get impatient.
"Uh is there something wrong?" She said in an annoyed voice. Sakura winced a little before sinking into her seat and looking at the blond directly in the eye.
"She ain't anything to me other than another friend." Sakura said looking deep into Ino's eyes. Ino rolled her eyes and pried them away from Sakura's intense gaze.
"Haruno, just drive me home. This is pointless, if she wasn't anything then why did she give you a hickey?" Ino growled venomously. Sakura continued to stare into Ino's eyes even though she wasn't staring back at her.
"It was a spur of the moment thing…" Sakura stuttered a little and Ino's eyes widen at realization. They went...that far?
"Don't tell me you guys...?" Ino looked over at Sakura with bitter confused expression. Sakura opened her mouth but nothing came out. Ino scoffed before looking out the window again in pure anger now. They screwed each other. That's perfect.
"Ino it's hard to explain! I went to her for a family problem and-" Sakura got cutted off rudleyas Ino turned around with a glare.
"Family problem? Why didn't you come to me? I was more of a friend than her and I would always be there for you!" Ino said pointing an accusing finger at Sakura who's patience had ran out also.
"I wasn't thinking Ino! I was fucking scared and crying! I ran away from my house and happened to end up near Hinata's house. What the hell was I suppose to do when I couldn't think straight, huh!?" Sakura yelled getting closer to Ino's face. The blond flinched at her friends yelling. Sakura looked vicious with her ghost green eyes glaring and a grim expression on her face. Ino's eyes started to tear up a little but her pride wouldn't allow anymore.
"Hell! I was afraid that if I came to you crying you would think little of me!" Sakura whispered dangerously low. Ino cowered in the corner of her seat away from the other girl. The pink haired girl noticed her friend's scared expression, and instantly stopped glaring and sat back down, looking out her window.
Uncomfortable hurting silence filled the air of the car.
Sakura shuffled a little and grabbed something out of her pocket. Ino looked curiously over to her friend who was lightly shivering.
"This is what matters Ino...You matter." Sakura shook as she held the photograph of them in front of Ino's face with shaking hands. Ino's heart broke in two at her friend's utterance, the tough softball princess was crying now. Ino didn't feel pity or anything for Sakura...but wanted to comfort her. Ino leaned over as far as she could to Sakura and caressed her cheek. The older girl flinched and looked over to Ino. Before she could see the girl's expression, Ino's lips softly came onto Sakura's chapped ones. The blonde's lips were feathery soft and felt divine against her own. Ino gave her friend a long chaste kiss on the lips before breaking apart and putting her forehead against the other's. The two stayed like that for a long time as they stared into each other's eyes.
"It's nice to know that Saku." Ino said before giving another innocent soft kiss. Once they broke apart, Sakura started up her car and drove Ino back in comfortable silence. They both had soft silly grins on their faces on the way back.
A/N:
Aww I think I fluffed this one up abit. Now yayness for the healthy InoSaku but be assure... it will be rough later on! Review please!