Friday, Fifth Day of School
I woke up that morning with a sprightly attitude. I'm not sure why but if I had to guess I would say it was from yesterday, when Ino held my hand all the way to the corner of her house where she reluctantly withdrew her hand. I inferred that she was afraid of being seen by her family with me while holding hands. I could understand her fear for being seen, but I still felt lightly disappointed. But, hey, she still held my hand.
I scrambled out of my bed and ran down the hallway with a smile. My mom was walking through the hallway, hands occupied with a sky high basket full of laundry. I ran by her, almost making her fall down in surprise.
"Sakura," my mom yelled in shock, "what is up with you today? And no running!"
I took a sharp turn into the bathroom, almost slipping, before turning around to her.
"Sorry mom, I'm just…I don't know. Happy?" I told her with a toothy smile before chuckling. My mom looked at me weirdly.
"Are you feeling better today, because yesterday you were pretty sick? Are you sure it isn't the sickness that has got to you?" My mom questioned with a serious tone. I giggled more. Why was she so concerned? Just because I was really happy didn't mean I was dangerously ill.
"I'm fine, and no, but I am going to take a shower." I sang while skipping into the bathroom. I checked for a towel before turning to close the door to only see my mom in the way.
"You sure, you seem too…out of it today." She prodded me further. I continued to smile.
"Oh, take it easy mom! I'm fine," I explained while trying to make her move away so I could close the door. Her frown deepened until she seemed to realize something, her frown turned into a motherly smirk. I felt some fear rise in me.
"Does it have something to do with Ino," she asked in a playful tone. I felt my cheeks flush. Why would my mom care so much? Actually that was a pretty dumb question. She was my mom, so anything relating to a possible romance made her squeal.
"Maybe," I said before giving her a good nudge and closing the door in her face. As I quickly stripped myself from my pajamas I could hear my mom giggle. What a weird woman. I turned on the shower and adjusted the temperature to my desire. Once at the preferred temperature I hopped into the shower.
I washed myself briskly, wanting to get to school as soon as I could. I washed the conditioner out of my hair before remembering something. Oh! Shit, I had to call off the deal. My hands slowed down while they rinsed my hair. This would be a problem. I stopped washing myself. Tenten didn't seem like she would understand, let alone support it. The others would hopefully understand where I was coming from. I began to swiftly rinse my hair again. I'll just have to suck it in and tell them straight away. I didn't want to play this little game anymore.
I spared some time to just put my back towards the showerhead, the soothing water pelting my back. I closed my eyes momentarily. Only if I met Ino before all of this mess, would things be better or worse, maybe even further than a friendship? I brought my hand up and turned off the water.
I stepped out of the shower and grabbed my towel. I walked over to the mirror and wiped the fog off of it. I stared myself in the eyes, wondering what I could do to make things better, until the mirror hazed up again. I sighed before putting a smile on. I drew a happy face on the mirror and wrote my name in exaggerated letters on it too.
Things will turn out good, because everything turns out wonderful for good people, but was I a good person? I shook my head from the degrading thought. I had to keep my chin up and smile, just for Ino.
I was practically skipping down the halls with my sprightly attitude. I received many weird looks and teachers gave me warning glances. I had a bright smile on my face while I headed towards the IR meeting.
Until I saw something more interesting, a familiar blond was standing in the crowd. I floated over to her.
"Hi Ino," I greeted with an elated tone. Ino jumped in surprise and turned around to face me. Her cheeks flushed.
"Uh-hey, Sakura," she hesitantly replied. I raised an eyebrow. She squinted at me while examining my face closer. A few people stopped from their own activities to watch us.
"Are you ok," she asked quietly while putting a soft hand to my forehead. "Has the gas done something to you?"
I savored the feeling of her hand on my forehead, "No, why?"
She withdrew her hand and I almost wanted to scoot closer, showing that I wanted more affection, but I decided against it. I didn't want to feel like a dog that was begging for a treat. She shrugged.
"You just seem…not yourself," she answered. I kept my eyebrow up while staring her straight in the eyes. I wonder how her eyes would shine if I did something great for her.
She sighed with a lopsided smile, "You are happy today, and so…girly looking."
I furrowed my brows. Man, is me being so happy a sin or something? Then again, it would be like Tenten not being sarcastic. So I suppose they had a good reason to be somewhat cautious around me.
"Well I am feeling quite good today, I hope you don't mind." I said while giving her a toothy smile. Her blush deepened.
"No! Not at all, I wasn't trying to make it sound mean, I was, well I just, I was-," she blurted while putting her hands out in defense. I began to giggle at how fast she tried apologizing. There was a crowd that accumulated by us. I could only guess they were curious on why the president was making small talk with a pink haired student. I almost stopped giggling immediately.
"It's fine. I understand what you are getting at." I assured while putting a hand on her shoulder. The atmosphere in the hall immediately changed from neutral to dangerous. I felt the hairs on my neck stand up. Oh, that was a bad move. A random boy popped from the crowd while pointing an accusing finger.
"INO HAS A GIRLFRIEND!" He yelled before getting pushed down and face planting the ground. Kiba's laughter could be heard through the school. I felt myself blush while I watched Ino's face turn crimson. Everyone was completely quiet, even Kiba's laughter stopped. I gathered my courage and turned my head towards the crowd. I felt a lump grow in my throat. Everyone was looking at me, their eyes were examining me, judging me, some had disgusted faces and others were dumbstruck.
I couldn't move. Everyone was staring at us, thinking we were together. I wanted to be together, I truly did, but this was utterly embarrassing. I was never the one for public affection or attention on a relationship, and this was over-whelming. My hand was still on Ino's shoulder. I could feel her shoulder shaking. I wasn't sure why, but I believe it was from embarrassment.
"Hey," a manly voice spoke out. Our heads snapped toward the voice in startle. Kakashi smiled while walking forward with his book. He stood by us while eyeing me up and down. The students averted their attention to him.
"Let's just be friendly now," he advised while flipping a page in his book. Everyone knew it was porn. Someone whispered in the crowd and Kakashi glanced at them, making the student shoot their head down in shame.
"It shouldn't matter if they like each other or let alone not like boys. Love is love kids and I hope you mature enough to understand. Some people don't understand. Even when they mature and die of old age," he lectured in his amused voice. He eyed every student there before turning around with a bright smile.
"I should've guessed Sakura, it explains a lot about you." He whispered to me. I could feel my blush grow hotter. I turned towards Ino for relief. Her face was still red and looking at me weirdly. I couldn't place this look she gave me. It wasn't of shame or embarrassment. It was…something different to put it at the least. Kakashi turned around to face the large collection of students. I looked back at the student body. Their faces were now blank. Some wore faces of shame and others still held their disgusted looks.
"Now go back to what you were doing," he warned. Everyone quickly fled away from the area, except for Naruto and Kiba. I turned towards Ino with a frown. That was such a buzz killer.
"Hey, I-I am sorry that happened," I apologized. I wasn't sure what I should say to her. It was my fault that this happened. I should've just gone straight to the IR meeting like I was going to do. Ino eyed my hand still on her shoulder before lifting her hand and flicking her bangs to the side.
"Its fine," her voice held warmth. I hope she wasn't lying about it either, that's the last thing I want from Ino, which is to be lied to. I slowly removed my hand from her shoulder, allowing it to slide down her arm and to her hand. How I wanted to hold it, even just for a few seconds. Her hand went up and grabbed my hand, holding it in her smaller hands while examining it. I watched her eyes scan my hand. Her soft blue eyes were concerned and deep in thought.
"Are you ok," she inquired me in a low, soft voice. I brought my hand up to stroke the back of her hand. It was soft and smooth like flower petals. I traced my thumb over her wrist, going over the small blue veins underneath her skin.
"Yeah I am ok," I replied. She curved her fingers over mine. I wonder if she liked me like I did her. She continued to stare at my fingers before closing her eyes. She gently closed her hand over mine and brought it up to her face, making my hand caress her cheek.
"That's good," she answered in a comforted tone. I felt my cheeks flush again. I felt something ignite in my stomach. It was like warm air that was stuck in my stomach. It reminded me of the sea. My stomach felt warm, like the sun, and this feeling of utter relaxation rolled through me like salty waves. It was intoxicating, to say in dull words.
I allowed myself to hold my hand up there while I rubbed Ino's cheek. Her cheeks were even more divine than her hands, softer than the finest cotton. I averted my gaze to her eyes. She was finally looking me in the eye. Her calm blue eyes were enticing. Her hand went over my hand, holding it in place while she savored the feeling.
"Uh," Kiba's voice called out. I shot my head at him with a frown. Ino slowly dropped her hand from mine and lightly shied from my touch. I already wanted to touch her again. I wanted to see that beautiful look on her face whenever I touched her.
"Yes," I asked in a noticeably irritated voice. Kiba winced before cowering behind Naruto. I forgot Naruto was there and felt myself stiffen. In the corner of my eye Ino didn't look too fazed before looking back at me.
"I have to get to a class, I'll see you around?" She asked hopefully. I nodded. She walked away before stopping. I ripped my eyes from Naruto, whose face was indescribable. I looked back at Ino who stood not too far from me. Ino turned around and quickly ran to me. She placed me in a breathtaking embrace. I didn't hesitate to wrap my arms around her petite body. I allowed one hand to go up to the back of her head, lightly pushing her head into my neck. Her hair was in my fingers, its delicate strands felt pleasant. Her hair smelled exotic. I didn't know why she hugged me, but hell, I wasn't going to complain right now.
She began to pull away before hesitating. I looked down into her eyes. She was glancing at Naruto. A hidden message was being exchanged between them. I could feel it in the atmosphere. She soon turned back to me and leaned up to kiss me on the cheek. I felt my whole body soften and burst into flames. My stomach felt like it was on fire with ember butterflies. Her soft moist lips were perfectly molding into my skin. My sensitivity seemed to skyrocket. All I could feel was her. Then she stepped away, her lips brushing down my cheek to my jaw line before leaving my face entirely. I was frozen at that very spot. The only things that could move were my eyes. I watched her eyes search mine before a sweet smile crossed her lips, and then she turned around and walked to her class. It started and ended that quickly.
The air hit the wet residue of Ino's lips on my cheek that traced to my collarbone. I brought my hand up to touch the remains of her lip gloss. My fingers brushed it, retracting in surprise how much gloss was coated on there, before wiping some. I examined the sticky deposit while smearing it between my fingers, relishing the thought that it was once on Ino's lips.
I soon remembered that Naruto and Kiba were behind me. I quickly turned towards their direction to only find Naruto there. I guess Kiba grew antsy from the affection and left. Naruto remained there with a frown. He didn't look too happy.
I opened my mouth to say something until Naruto interrupted, "We seriously need to talk." His voice was dangerously calm and smooth. The hyperactive Naruto was long gone today. I felt my index finger twitch.
"What did you want to talk about," I wasted no time in replying, fearing that he would do something to scare me even further. He noticed my tension and eased up a little.
"It's about," he looked towards the hall in which Ino left, "Ino."
I automatically understood right when he looked down the hall. It was going to be about the IR's plans with Ino. I was almost happy that he brought it up. I would agree with him that I'd give up on the plan, only wanting to befriend Ino…and maybe more.
"Yes," I replied with a smile, "I wanted to talk about it to." Naruto eyed me up and down before nodding. We both started walking to the IR meeting. We would only be able to catch the last ten minutes of it, but that's better than nothing.
Naruto walked for a short distance before continuing, "I am concerned, a lot, now about Ino. She has…grown to like you more than I thought she would." He added while clearing his throat. I felt myself smile despite the situation. So she talked to Naruto about her? He was too thick headed to jump to big conclusions like this. She must've talked about me to him, hoping to get some advice on things.
"She has developed feelings, Sakura." He stated. I felt my face blush brightly. I wonder if I could tell Naruto that I responded the same feelings, if not, possibly greater? He turned his head towards me.
"I told her to be careful, that you might 'unintentionally' hurt her." He explained. I nodded, hoping to give my input but he continued to talk more.
"I know it is for the IR and everything, but you got to understand. This is my sister! And I can't just back stab her," he continued to clarify. I opened my mouth to speak but he interrupted me again while shaking his hands.
"I know! You are going to say that I'm being selfish, taking my sister over one thousand students. I understand but I just can't let this happen, Sakura." He briskly told. I began to start my sentence until he put a hand to my face.
"Sakura-," I gave him a rough, playful punch on his arm. He winced in pain and began to whine.
"Sakura," he exaggerated my name in an annoying voice. "That wasn't necessary. I could've taken some verbal abuse at how stupid I am instead!"
I rolled my eyes again. "Idiot, I understand more than you think."
Naruto stopped walking, and thankfully ceased whining as well. I stopped and turned towards him with a smile.
"You wha," he inquired in a surprised voice. I sighed. What was it with people today? I act a little different and they think the world is going to combust into flames.
"I understand clearly, Naruto." I repeated to him once again to let it sink in. Naruto continued to stare at me with shocked eyes.
I looked away from him, "I can say that me and Ino went through the same thing. Finding feelings that we didn't know we could have for each other." I glanced back at him again.
Naruto's face went from stunned to deadpan. I decided to continue my story now that I've confessed to him, "I began to like her too. It's hard for me to be around her, knowing that I first came to her to just use her," I stopped to think about my words. "Now I just want to more than friends with her, and without any motivation besides what I feel."
I didn't look at him as the silence loomed over us like an ominous cloud. It was hard to think that just a few days ago I practically despised Ino, and now I was falling for her. Who knew that we would have such nice chemistry? I don't think anyone saw it coming, besides my mom. It was so weird to think of this and how it came to be. I'm very thankful to have met Ino and everything, but this situation was just a pain in the ass.
"Well," Naruto began in a steady voice, "that is a big relief for me and Ino."
I glanced at him to see that he had his trademark goofy smile plastered on his face. What a funny guy. I smiled at him while he chuckled.
"I'm happy Ino won't get hurt," he said before frowning and raising an eyebrow. "Or will she?" He asked in an uncertain tone.
I giggled at his insecurity of trusting me. I wasn't sure why he was doubtful of me. It was quite cute to be truthful. But he was right. Would she be hurt in the end? I knew we both didn't want that. It was hard to say if she would get heart or not. I still felt the obligation to tell her the truth, which might hurt her. And if she was hurt in the end, what would happen between us? Would she still be near me, or will she ignore me? The very thought of Ino leaving me, all alone, made my heart throb. It was uncertain what would happen between us.
"I will try to make that not happen," I assured him. He gave me a soft smile while going over and putting an arm around my shoulder, giving me a casual hug. I gave him a heart warming smile.
"I like that you are completely honest," he said while chuckling. We began to continue down the hall towards the IR meeting. I glanced up at one of the hallway clocks. I miscalculated. We would be getting there for the last two minutes.
"Then it is settled," Tenten spoke in a stern tone. "That," she look around the room. Kiba and Shikamaru stared at her intently. The room was quiet and till until Naruto and I entered the room, but no one paid attention. They continued to stare at Tenten while sitting around the only table in the room. A box was in the middle of the table. "I get the last cookie!"
Shikamaru groaned while pushing the box towards Tenten. Kiba grumbled while leaning back in his chair, almost tipping over. Naruto gaped while running over to the table. I gasped, knowing what was going to go on.
Tenten gasped before grabbing the box and hitting the floor. Naruto jumped on table and slid right off of it, falling straight onto the floor. He popped up quickly while looking around.
"No fair," he whined, "I didn't get a cookie."
Tenten soon crawled away from under the table and stood up quickly, the chocolate chip cookie held tightly in her hand. She brought it up towards her face and waved it around, taunting Naruto. His face begged for Tenten to give him the cookie.
She walked towards me with a smile, "Well too bad. You were late."
Naruto began running over towards Tenten before she stuffed her mouth with it. Naruto stopped dead in his tracks and whined loudly. Tenten gave him a cheeky smile while she chewed the cookie. I watched her. Should I wait to tell her? I think I should, she looked like she was in a good mood. But no, I couldn't, I held it off too long and it was taking its toll on my conscience. I opened my mouth. Naruto seemed to catch on and stopped whining immediately. Everyone's attention was drawn away from the cookie and now to Naruto.
He walked toward Tenten with a serious face which confused Tenten. "We need to talk about the Ino plan, Tenten."
Tenten swallowed the cookie while Shikamaru got up from the table. Kiba's face turned red while he scratched the back of his neck.
"Well," Tenten began, "what is it?"
I took a step toward her. She glanced at me and looked back at Naruto. She wasn't going to pay attention to me, not with Naruto being different. So I guess I had to be different too. I put a hand on Tenten's shoulder. She flinched and turned towards me. Our friendship never consisted of gooey moments, just lots…and lots of punches, and a few slaps. It was all playful of course, but we never were soft towards each other. It was hard to explain.
"Tenten, I have something as well that regards the Ino plan." I told her in a serious tone while looking into her eyes. She furrowed her brows in confusion.
"I can't do it anymore and I say that we call off the plan." I spoke in a firm voice. Kiba turned around away from us. Shikamaru looked surprised at first, but he soon ended up grinning. Naruto put a foxy smile while Tenten opened her mouth before giving a frown.
"Why," she inquired in a lost tone.
"I…I can't do it anymore because I don't like the feeling of lying to someone I like, a lot." I clarified for her. She looked away, trying to think of a reply. I was waiting for the bashing and verbal abuse, maybe a slap or punch. Tenten couldn't take this well. She seemed so set on it that I doubt my feelings would interfere. But was she that heartless as I thought? Was she that mean? Or was I just over estimating her? I couldn't jump to a comforting conclusion. Tenten remained quiet before turning around towards me.
"That's fine," Tenten told me while smiling. I blinked. She wasn't mad? She wasn't furious? I felt breath quicken. So I was over reacting on this whole thing?
The table collapsed in a loud smack. All of us jumped in fright. Everyone turned towards Naruto who put his hands up in defense. He was the one who jumped on the table earlier.
"Hey," he piped, "I didn't mean to break it."
Tenten began to laugh while I joined in nervously. Shikamaru began to walk towards the exit, slowly bringing out his I-pod, "Time to go to class."
The bell rang loudly right after he said that. Tenten stayed where she was while everyone left the meeting, slowly looking back in curiosity. I waited with Tenten, knowing she wanted to say something to me in private. Once everyone left Tenten began to talk.
"Why did you look so surprised? And how long have you felt these feelings?" She asked in a serious tone. I looked at her with a soft smile still on my face. She soon smiled back.
"I don't know," I said while furrowing my brows, "I guess I over-estimated your meanness. And I thought I was going to get backhanded too."
She gave me a weird look, so I could only return with a bizarre facial expression. We both started laughing while she swatted my hand from her shoulder.
"Why would I backhand you?" She began giggling louder at the very thought of it. I felt my cheeks hurt from laughing and smiling too much. But it was a very good feeling.
"I don't know," I laughed some more, "maybe to know some sense into me?"
Tenten gave me a soft punch in the arm. "Yeah, I sure would."
I nodded in response while trying to stifle my laughter. It ended soon after Tenten's did. She continued to stare at me like she was waiting for something more. I raised my eyebrow in confusion.
"What," I asked in curiosity. She frowned and punched my arm again, which made me frown back.
"What I do," I whined while bring my left hand up to rub my arm.
"You forgot the other question I asked, you hobo." She said in a fake annoyed tone while poking my arm. I blinked while trying to remember. Oh! Yeah, that question!
Well jeez, how did I start liking Ino? But didn't she ask when I started? Well…I believe I started liking her from the first day I actually conversed with her. She was awkward and stuff, but she had that beautiful quietness about her. She had something that drew me to her… She was so innocent; untouched from slang, friends, past events, and about everything that could possibly corrupt a person.
"Well," I began, "I guess it was the first day."
Tenten gave me a funny look. "Wow, you're a pathetic romantic person."
And with that she left me alone. I opened my mouth and closed it several times before chasing after her. "What do you mean?"
Yet she wouldn't answer me as she went into her first period class. I muttered about her being gay. The door in which Tenten went through opened and a flying book hit my chest. I lied in the halls, rolling in pain while I could hear Tenten's giggle.
Once I was back on my feet I quickly remembered I had to get to my first period class, which was with Kakashi. I felt myself shiver. I could already tell this was going to be very awkward. I began to head towards the class until the tardy bell rang. Shit, I was late.
A few minutes later I quietly entered my first class. Kakashi looked up from his book and waved at me. I felt a blush of embarrassment rush to my cheeks. People were giving me odd glances, remembering what they saw earlier. I hastily walked to my seat and sat down, quickly burying myself in a book. The class ended quickly with me attempting to read, catching people's stares and thinking about Ino. The bell rang, signaling that class ended.
"Everyone have a good weekend, but Sakura stay after class. We must talk about your tardiness." He ordered in that disturbing amused filled voice. Everyone gave me glanced before leaving the classroom until it was completely bare, except for Kakashi and me.
I was about to clarify why I was late until Kakashi put his hand up. He shuffled some papers before putting down his book.
"It's ok, Sakura, I understand why you were late." Kakashi said while getting up and began to clean his classroom from pieces of scrap paper. I watched him with a confused look.
"Oh, you do?" I began in a thoughtful voice. Did he know about the IR meeting? I wouldn't be surprised since it is located in the only spare room in this school. Maybe he wanted to be a part of it? That would be nice though we had no ideas what so ever.
"Yes," he answered while throwing the papers in the recycle bin. He walked over to his desk and sat on it with an amused smile. I felt myself stiffen and grow uncomfortable. He knew too much.
"You were with your girlfriend, probably doing things the school wouldn't like." He said while chuckling. I felt my cheeks turn beet red. He was perverted! I wouldn't do that here and especially with…Huh, I wonder if I would go that far with Ino. Would she…Bah! His sexual thoughts were contagious! I shook my head.
He continued to chuckle while waving me off with a hand, "I'll excuse it just this once. But don't tell the teachers I do that."
I stared at him in disbelief. How could he possibly think that I would do that with Ino, especially here? I would at least make it in a more romantic spot…I wanted to slap myself in the face. My mind wandered to bad things, very bad things I felt guilty about. I was mentally stripping Ino.
"Kakashi," I said in a calm voice. Kakashi stopped chuckling while staring at me.
"You're perverted." I stated while turning towards the door. He began to laugh again.
"Iruka says the same thing," he said. I stopped and abruptly turned around. What did he say? I think I heard him wrong.
"What did you say," I asked innocently.
He gave me a dismissive hand while chuckling even more. I quickly exited his room. The whole time I walked to my next class I kept thinking, 'Kakashi is weird. Kakashi is weird. Oh my god, Kakashi is a pervert!'
Yet I felt like a hypocrite, because sexual thoughts kept occurring in my head about Ino. I didn't know I could think about her this way. It was so weird but great at the same time. It was horrible that I was undressing her in my head without her permission which made me guilty, but I couldn't stop myself. I didn't know I was that type of person to be so…well perverted.
A girl stopped in front of me and bended over to pick up a pencil. I felt my face flush. I couldn't stop staring. It was only until somebody bumped into me that I broke away from my trance and began to run towards my next class, ignoring the disapproving looks of the student body and teachers. I needed to clear my head.
Thankfully we had Gai and his class next, and maybe, just maybe, his ugliness might blind my impure mind from its thoughts. I quickened my pace to hopefully get purified again.
School ended with kids staring at me and a few rude comments. I walked down the crowded halls. I continued to weave past everyone to get out of here until a group of girls got in front of me. I moved to the side to avoid them, but they shifted to block the way again. I continued to try to maneuver past them but it was in vain because they kept getting in the way all over again. So I stopped and gave them an annoyed look.
"Sakura," one questioned. I glanced at her while wondering how she knew my name.
"Yeah that's her name," another said. I began to panic. What did they want from me? Soon the tallest and most good looking of them got made her way towards me. I gulped, this was scary. I was getting corned by a group of giggling girls.
"You're gay," she pointed an almost accusing finger at my face. I flinched backwards.
"So we've heard though," one piped up to correct their leader. I think it was their leader since she was the most outgoing. And how was it their business if I was gay or not? They didn't have any right to come up to me and point fingers. I eyed her finger. If I could get away with it I would bite her finger.
"Yeah, whatever," the loud girl said while glancing back. "Anyways, we welcome you to the Gay Girl Association!"
I stared at them. They stared back at me, waiting for an answer.
Wow. Did I just get invited to be in a gay group? I didn't know how to react. Should I laugh at them for making such a pathetic group, or should I wave it off? I couldn't decide until I felt a hand grab my arm. I looked over to see Ino.
"Let's go, Sakura." She ordered quickly while dragging me away. I watched behind me as the group of girls giggled. I wonder why they were laughing.
All I heard while I was being led out of school was, "What a feisty girlfriend she has. Too eager I say."
I turned my attention Ino after hearing that. We just exited the school. Everybody was still pouring out from the main entrance still. Some people stopped to stare at us. I could tell this would never get old. The president, who everyone thought was perfect, was showing human emotions. Oh no! Something is wrong! But wait, it's even worse! She has a girl! Yeah, I can see that running through their little minds. Ino continued to drag me even after we made it outside. She was dragging me somewhere secluded. I watched as people looked at us, wondering what the hell we were going to do. Shikamaru was in the crowd while giving me a weird look. I shrugged at him. We turned a corner around the school and Ino stopped dragging me. Her face was pink tinted.
"What are you doing today," she asked. I gave her a peculiar look.
"Is that all you dragged me for," I asked in a curious voice.
"Uh, yes," she answered, "I don't like how everyone was looking at me like that. I just wanted to talk in a quiet place without people watching our every move."
A guy in a car drove by while honking at us. I felt my happy mood falter slightly while Ino tried to ignore him.
I nodded in agreement, "I can understand that, but I'm not doing anything today. Why you ask?"
She looked down at the ground with a small smile. "I-I was wondering if you wanted to go to the art museum with me."
I mused about the idea. It wasn't a bad choice but not one of the fun ones either. I glanced at her while thinking about the proposal. She looked cute when she was shy and nervous. I would have to remember to make her look this way all the time.
"Yeah, sounds great." I answered with a toothy smile. She perked up and smiled brightly at me. Her eyes were shining like a crystal clear creek. How I loved her facial expressions.
"Oi," Shikamaru yelled from his car on the road. Ino turned towards him with a happy facial expression. He held a soft smirk. "Did Sakura say yes?"
Ino ran towards him, "Yeah!"
I blinked a few times before giggling. Ino had this all planned. Ino got in the back of Shikamaru's car. I started running towards the car and was about to get in the passenger's seat until I got a better idea. I closed the door and got in the back as well. Shikamaru chuckled before entering the highway.
The art museum was around twenty minutes from here, so I thought it'd be best if I made a conversation. But what should it be about? I began to think what I would want to learn from her. I furrowed my brows in thought. Naruto did say she had feelings for me. Maybe I should confront her about them, to hear them from her? Yeah, that sounded really nice right about now.
"Hey, Ino," I asked while Shikamaru was busy watching the road. Ino looked at me.
"Naruto told me something," I began to see if I could get a reaction from her. Ino froze for a few seconds before looking away. I took the opportunity to scoot closer to her.
"What did he say," Ino inquired in a stern tone. I giggled. Was she trying to act indifferent? If she was, she was failing at it. She turned towards me with a questioning look, wondering why I laughed. She soon turned red from how close we were.
"He told me that you kind of liked me," I whispered to her in an even voice. Ino opened her mouth while her eyes wandered down. What was she looking at on me? Was it my lips…my chest? I felt my cheeks flush at the thought of her being perverted. Oh jeez, here come all my sexual thoughts again.
She remained silent for a long time before glancing back up at my eyes. Her eyes were beautiful, the perfect hue of blue that looked like soft silk but held an electrical feel about them. Her eyes lashes were thick and full, framing her eyes perfectly while bringing their color out as well.
"Yes, I do." She barely whispered. I felt shivers run up my spine. She said those words in a deep, intimate voice that made my mind draw blanks.
I brought my face back, unable to keep it closer to her any longer. I flashed a big smile. I brought my hand on top of hers. She looked disappointed that I withdrew my face, but when I grabbed her hand she looked content once again.
"Well I return them," I replied while stroking the back of her hand with my thumb. I felt her pinky slide across the side of my hand. Her hands fit so nicely in mine, and she knew how to stroke my hands in the right places. One could only wonder where…I stopped myself at the thought. I didn't need to go further.
Shikamaru coughed while muttering something about Romeo and Juliet. We both shot him a glance in the mirror that made him haunch over the steering wheel.
"That looks like a duck," I stated while pointing at the picture. We were in the modern art's section of the museum. Ino shook her head while frowning. Her hand still was placed in mine.
"No, it looks like a bunny." She objected. I squinted at the picture. How the hell did she get a bunny? I tilted my head before getting slapped in the face by a bunny instead. Wow! There was a bunny!
"Hey," I exclaimed to her with my hand still pointing at the picture. "It's both a bunny and a duck."
She furrowed her brows and got closer, tilting her head to the side. A look of clarification appeared on her face.
"Wow. I suppose so," she replied while pulling me towards another painting. I smiled before walking in sync with her. Our hands swayed a little while we walked. There weren't many people here at the museum. Nobody gave us weird looks while we roamed the museum, thankfully. It also made Ino have the confidence to continue holding my hand.
We continued our day looking at the abstract art and other interesting master pieces. This was more fun and interesting than I thought it was going to be, especially with Ino's opinion on all of pictures. Ino soon told me that she needed to go to the bathroom. We quickly searched for a restroom and found one around the corner. She entered the bathroom. I decided to wait outside for her, just to give her some personal space.
I continued to wait after five minutes passed. I was starting to get worried. What is taking her so long? I decided after another minute to go investigate.
I walked in on her applying lip gloss on her small lips. It didn't take long until she spotted me from the reflection on the mirror. She stopped applying the lip gloss and turned towards me.
"Uh, Sakura…hi," she replied nervously. Was she embarrassed at being caught like this? I believe she was. I never did see her with make up. A thought popped into my mind. Was she trying to be extra special, just for me? I smiled and walked up to her.
I brought my hand up to her other hand that was holding the lip gloss. I easily pried it from her hand and put it in my skirt pocket.
Ino looked puzzled at this. "You don't need lip gloss to look pretty, Ino." I answered with a soft smile. She blinked before looking down in embarrassment. She was too adorable.
I brought my hands up to cup her cheeks. She looked up at me with those soft blue eyes. I melted in her gaze. I brought my lips towards hers and closed my eyes. Our lips soon met each other. I could feel the warm, stickiness of the lip gloss. It reminded me of her doubt about herself. I wanted to wash away her insecurity. I allowed my mouth to open and let my tongue wipe away the lip gloss. I almost giggled that it was flavored lip gloss. It tasted like watermelon. I felt Ino stiffen slightly. Did I move too fast for her? I was about to release my kiss until her mouth opened. I was shocked that she would let me do this, to allow my tongue inside of her. I stroked my fingers against her cheek. I heard her let out a noise that made my stomach feel light. I brought my tongue over to hers and began to lightly massage it, tempting her to play with me. She soon began to kiss back. The thought and feeling of her kissing me back made me feel full of warm liquids that swirled in my body.
I felt her tongue glide across mine. My cheeks started to grow hot as I felt my hands lower from her face and go to her sides. Her hip structure was delicate and perfectly shaped. I felt around them, savoring how the shape and softness. Her own hands found their way to my hair and were playing with it. I smiled into the kiss. She tugged my hair lightly, making me almost stop kissing her in surprise. I felt her smile in return. I put more pressure into our kiss while my hands went to her thighs. She gasped in the kiss. I easily picked her up and propped her up on the counter of the bathroom. She broke the kiss and lifted her head up to get air. Her breath was ragged but sweet. I looked up, trying to see her gaze and see what she thought, but all I could see was her lips.
I looked back down to see her neck in clear view. It was slender and soft looking. I moved my head closer to her neck and breathed on it. She shivered and held her breath. I put my lips on it, giving it a soft kiss. Her neck was soft and smelled nice. I withdrew my kiss, knowing I shouldn't go further.
Once I was away from her neck I caught Ino's eyes. They were hazy and glinting in the overhead lights. I was tempted to kiss her again…
"Uh," a woman called out to us. We shot our heads toward the direction with wide eyes, getting caught in the middle of this. The woman seemed more embarrassed than us, almost cowering behind the door.
"The museum is closing," she said and ran out of the doorway. The door slammed shut. We continued to stare at the door even when the girl was long gone. Ino looked back at me and I did too. She started to giggle. I wasn't sure why but I didn't care. I joined in her laughing while putting my head on her shoulder to stifle my loud laughter.
I continued to giggle after she stopped, but thankfully it subsided quickly. I brought my head from her shoulder to look up at her. She was still on the counter while I stood between her legs, which, now that I just noticed, were wrapped around my waist. I looked down to see how closer we were. I blinked. We were touching… Ino seemed to notice this too but didn't mind it. I quickly looked up, afraid of what to do. Ino smiled before practically tackling me to the ground. I would've caught myself but I was more worried about Ino getting hurt. I caught her on top of me. She began to giggle before placing a kiss on my jaw. I shivered. I felt my hands go on her back. My face was growing hotter. I wanted more than this…I knew that but I didn't want to frighten Ino with that.
"Ino," I begged while she began to leave soft kisses on my jaw line. "The woman said the museum was closing! We need (stifle gasp) to go, or we might gettttt left in here!"
Ino smiled into her kiss, "We'll get out sooner or later."
And Ino continued to kiss me. I was beginning to think that Ino was secretly one big helpless romantic on this inside. I soon just allowed myself to be kissed on the bathroom floor. I was pretty happy that it looked clean. Ino brushed my ribcage and under my arm which made me gasp. This only seemed to intoxicate her even more. I began to try kissing her too. Hoping that if I did she would finally get up and we could go, without me making a bad move on her. But that didn't work at all. We only left when the janitor came in to clean up.
Much to our embarrassment the front doors were locked so we had to make him open them for us. He held this perverted smile on his face while he let us out. Once we were out of the museum Ino called Shikamaru to pick us up.
Interestingly enough Ino started kissing me again while we waited for Shikamaru on a bench. I could only kiss her back.
I suppose we're in a relationship now, the kisses surely sealed the deal. One subject on our 'relationship' came to my head. It was apparent in all relationships. Everyone wanted to know it…
Who was the one wearing the pants? Sadly I couldn't finish my sentence when Ino licked my chin, causing my mind to go blank and numb.
A/N:
Thought I'd spoil you guys with some...._ Interesting dirty fluff almost. Muahaha. Anywho, sorry for another late update but hey! This chapter was -long-! 17 pages on word! So I am pretty proud of myself har-har. Hope you guys enjoyed this too!
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-Shay