Me & You Chapter 8: Sunday, Seventh Day: Give And, a naruto fanfic

All I could feel was inspiration to get Ino back. I felt like I was unstoppable. I felt…I felt like the ruler of the world, to say the very least. I knew I could bring her back. I knew I could! I just could!

Thunder crashed somewhere behind me as I raced away from it, my eyes looking forward in anticipation, hoping to see a certain luxurious second-story house appear before me. While I sprinted I could feel the moist air fill into my lungs, it was going to rain very soon. I could feel it in the air.

I turned another corner and stopped running. I was panting for breath, my lungs screaming for oxygen, and I felt like I was floating, I could barely feel my legs. I walked near a white picket fence and leaned against it, trying to capture my breath. I allowed my head to droop as gasped for air. It felt like I would fall over anytime soon.

How long have I been running? I wasn't quite sure but I knew it was the longest I ran in my life, ever. I felt my stomach start to ache in pain, maybe I overdone it, and my legs wanted to give out from underneath me. I held myself up though. I couldn't drop down and rest- I had something much more important to take care of. I stood up, stretched my legs, hoping that I would begin to feel them again and dashed off in search of Ino's house.

I continued to run and run and run, until, I found a certain street that I knew. There were pretty little fences and hedges along each lawn in front of their Victorian style houses. Their grass was the greenest I had ever seen, the houses with charming paint jobs, and I would not even start on their cars. The houses, the cars, the lawns, the fences, they all looked extravagant, besides one, the one second from the end. I looked at the street sign.

Flower Street

What a different name. I was expecting something like Maple Street, but back on subject.

I sucked in a mouthful of air before walking down the familiar street. I was here and it was time to do my job. I kept my head forward until I came upon the house I was looking for. It didn't look as luxurious as the other houses, or big, but it was still considered opulent, especially compared to my house.

I stood and took the scene in before me. My knees felt like they were going to give in any moment. I slowly stumbled to the Iron Gate, grasping its bars to support my weight as I looked at the beautiful house in front of me.

The yellow paint on the house was slightly weathered and at one part it was chipping slightly. The brown roof and beams holding up the roof above the door seemed to make the yellow pop out in a lovely way. The white trimmings on the windows and door complimented the dark brown and dandelion yellow paint. On the side of the house ivy crawled up the yellow walls to a window.

I stared intently at the house. I tried to peer inside but all the windows had curtains that were closed, besides the ones on top. I could make out some people moving behind the curtains.

I couldn't just barge in there and confess everything to Ino, especially in front of so many people. She probably would end embarrassed or even worse she could end up mad. But, there was a problem I had to take care of first. I stared at the obstacle before me.

How the hell am I supposed to get in if the gate opens by a person from the inside?

I glanced around to notice a nice vine draping over the fence. I smiled lightly. I could always grab that vine and climb my way over. I heard loud laughter in the house that made me jump and dive for cover. I felt my hands grow sweaty (much to my own disgust) and I was frantically looking around. Once the laughter died down I quickly got up and continued to examine my choices in sneaking inside. I licked my lips while excessively balling my hands in fists.

I can do this, I can do this, I told myself. I slowly walked to the gate. I can always climb over this… It would be quite easy since it had good footholds. I brought my arm up above my head, searching for a good hold and easily found one. I smiled.

Ino here I come. I told myself with a bright smile as I began to pull myself up.

A loud bang roared from the house. I gasped and dropped to take cover. I was getting shot at! I was getting shot at! I put my hands over my head and froze, but, after looking around some, I found that there was no person with a gun.

The noise came from the house once again. I jumped.

"NARUTO! Stop popping the balloons!" Someone yelled from within the house. I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding before dropping my hands. Damn Naruto, about make me have a heart attack out here. I was about to go over and try to climb again before hesitating. Maybe I should find some other way…I could get found out easily if someone came outside and saw some weird pink-haired-girl climbing over the large iron fence. I bitterly chuckled at the thought of me getting turned into the cops for trespassing. Yeah, I needed to find a new place to try and enter at.

I walked back and forth, trying to decide the best way, easiest way, and most unnoticeable way that I could enter. The front gate was too noticeable and Ino would probably deny my entrance. I couldn't go around in the alleyway behind their house and try to sneak in because a group of kids were playing football. There was only one other way. I allowed my gaze to drift to the vine that was hanging proudly on the iron fence.

I'm going to have to scale the iron fence and hope that I don't fall and break a bone. Though, Ino would have to pay attention to what I had to say since I broke something trying to get to her. I stopped. It was a nice idea but sounded too painful. I shrugged it off and walked towards the vine.

I tugged down on it, my sweaty hands sliding down it much to my own disgust. I wiped them off on my pants before tugging again; trying to make sure it wouldn't fall down on me when I tried to climb. After tugging it hundreds of times I finally allowed myself to grip the vine and start ascending slowly.

I finally got to the top after much slipping, and praying that nobody came along. Once on top I looked down and regretted I did. I hated heights. I was so high up, prettying much reaching the second floor from here. I gulped. I had to get down, or I could fall, or worse, get caught. I slowly lowered myself down, holding onto the fence for my dear life. One little slip and I could plummet to my death. I scolded myself. I wasn't helping myself. I could-

And I slipped. I felt my stomach fill with fear, almost dulling out everything around me. I quickly clung onto the fence for dear life. I was only holding with one hand. I whimpered in fright. I was going to fall! I was going to fall! My hands were so sweaty that my fingers began to slip. My eyes widened in horror. No, this can't be happening! I didn't want to get hurt! I- and I began to fall. I started to panic and tried to grab onto anything I could. But it was no use! I was descending too fast! Each time I tried to grab onto something I ended up hurting my hands! I was falling! Someone help! Some-

I landed in a bush. Its twigs and prickly leaves poked deep against my back. I yelped and quickly got up. The prickly sensation on my back continued to burn. That hurt. I glanced up from where I was, which was frighteningly high. Well, that went better than planned, I thought. I had to be thankful for that bush. I glanced at it now to see it all deformed from it landing on me. Poor bush.

But I had to continue on. I had to find Ino and tell her I was sorry.

Next I looked around and tried to search for a place to get into the house without being noticed. I felt my hands get sweaty again. I hope I didn't get caught and in trouble. A feeling of anxiety rose within me. I really hoped I didn't get in trouble for this.

I crept around the house, scouting for an entrance that I could sneak into and then find Ino.

After poking around for what seemed like an hour, I only found one way. I sighed and looked at the vines that were on the side of the house. My only way up was to climb, again. I didn't want to climb! I was lucky enough that I landed into that bush or I would've broke the bones in my butt. I just couldn't climb again. I could fall and die! I wouldn't do it. No, I won't do it again and I was clear on that.

How could you do this to me?

Her voice rang through my head again. I felt the pain in my chest throb again…No.

I jumped on the vines and began to scramble up the firm vines. I didn't dare to look down. I kept my head high, staring at the window- my destination. I continued to crawl up the vines, until an eerie sound came to my ear. I froze in my spot as my breath hitched.

A door opened.

I felt my heart stop and fear rise up within me again. I was going to get caught, oh shit; I was going to get caught! I glanced around me. There was no where to hide! Fuck, I am so screwed! I heard footsteps and somebody whispering something. I wanted to look down, but I knew if I did I would be traumatized from the height and fall, again. I wish they would go back inside, I wish they would go back inside! I didn't want to get caught! Please!

And, just like that, as if God heard my plea, the person went back in side.

I let out a thankful sigh. Thank God.

I continued to make my way up the side of the house until I reached the window. It was open, much to my luck. I slowly reached up, my throbbing hands weakly held onto the window-ledge. I wasn't use to all of this scrambling up walls and surely my hands weren't either. I inched my way up to the window. My tired body shakily lifting me up to the window. Once I had my elbows up on the ledge, I sighed in relief. Well, I had no chance of falling now.

A very loud rumble of thunder rolled behind me. I almost forgot it was going to rain. I better get in that window quickly.

I heard footsteps from inside the room. Oh my fucking god n-

The window went quickly and painfully down on my fingers. I howled in pain. The person from the inside yelped in surprised. Oh my god! Oh my god! IT HURTS! I began to wiggle around, trying to get out of the window. I wanted to cry from the pain. It was always comical to see this happen to other people in movies, but now, I don't find it that hilarious anymore. I could feel my fingers become really hot and the hissing pain throb in them.

I heard the person inside quickly run to the window, gasp and open it back up.

My breath hitched. I felt my heart start to pound. My hands were getting sweaty again. There was a large lump in my throat, and the butterflies in my stomach awakened once again.

"I-Ino," was all I could choke out. I forgot the pain that was replaced with this quaint feeling. It felt like I haven't seen her in forever. She was so…perfect. I wanted to get up and kiss those lips, like the countless times I did, but I wouldn't take it for granted anymore. I just wanted. I felt tears bristle in my eyes. I just wanted her back. That's all I wanted.

The rain began to pour down. It pelted my back relentlessly, but all that mattered was Ino and nothing else. I continued to hold myself up on the ledge, without moving. Ino stared at me with a dumbstruck facial expression. We stayed like that for which seemed like forever. Ino's cheeks flushed, contrasting her beautiful skin tone. Her enchanting eyes turned a little darker.

"Why are you here, Sa-Haruno?" She spat at me. I flinched hard at those words. The pain began to flow into me again. I was sorry! I never meant for it to happen like this! Never! Ino, please, just listen. I wanted to say those words, scream them to the world, but my throat was dry and words seemed impossible to me again.

"So you're giving me the silent treatment again?" She whispered venomously. She got closer to my face, peering into my eyes for some ghastly motive. I opened my mouth to speak, but only embarrassing sounds came out of it. Ino raised an eyebrow at my pathetic attempts.

"Well, I am going to leave and you better be gone before I come back again, Haruno." She stated with bitterness. She turned on her heel and began to march out until I found my voice again.

"INO, PLEASE!" I cried out, a single tear spilling from my eye. I quickly wiped it away. I didn't need to cry right now. I had to explain things to Ino.

She stopped in her tracks and waited. I cleared my voice, afraid of cracking.

"I don't want this to end! Please, just, just give me another chance! I never, ever meant for you to get hurt! I-I-I WAS STUPID AT FIRST! I didn't really know who you were, and how great you were either, but, but, but, but NOW, I see you for who you really are! And I can't get you off my mind! I can't stop thinking of you! I dream of you! I want you! I NEED YOU!" I yelled at her, tears slowly streaming down my face. I put my face down on the ledge. Goddammit, don't cry! DON'T CRY! I rubbed the salty tears from my face onto the ledge before looking up. Ino still hadn't budged.

I had to make her move. Make her face me! I need to make her respond somehow, but how? It didn't even look like none of my words affected her. She wasn't buying any of this though I screaming my heart out to her. She wouldn't believe it at all. What could I do to make her know I was telling the truth? I had to find something that I would only say if it was true. But what word was there? I couldn't think of any word! Not one single word that would change her mind! Yet, I found three words that could mean the world for someone, like me.

"Ino," I gasped as tears spilled from my eyes. "I love you."

Lightning flashed, illuminating the room in black and white. The rain began to fall harder than before. My backside was sopping from the downfall. I took in shaky breaths, trying to regulate my breathing.

Ino didn't move. I was about to yell at her to say something, until she turned around. Her eyes were filled with tears. She slowly walked towards the window, and fell to her knees, making us at the same level. She hesitantly brought her hand out to stoke my tear streaked face.

"Sakura," she said with much difficulty. "I cannot tell, I cannot tell whether those are tears or rain on your face. I cannot tell whether you are speaking the truth or trying to use me again. And, I cannot tell if my feelings for you can disappear so fast, like what we had before last night."

I felt more tears pour out of my eyes as lightning flared again. Ino…just take me back. Just take me back!

"And-and," she choked while sobbing. "I don't think I'll be able to trust you again like how I did. I-I-had so many people, so many people promise me things but never held it." She let her hand wander from my cheek to my soaked hair. She attentively allowed her hand to stroke my hair, touching my ice cold ear every now and then. I leaned into her warm hand. Please…I need you Ino. Just come back.

"It won't work out. You destroyed my trust," she spoke in a quiet voice. I felt something pierce my heart. My breathing stopped and it felt like I couldn't move. No…

"But, I still-I still," she started while looking away from me. Thunder rolled. She quickly turned her head back towards me. Her hand went back to my cheek as her other hand went to my left cheek; she cupped them with love before harshly pulling me into a kiss. I felt the tears cease for the briefest moments.

I wanted to stay like this forever. I wanted to die like this, I wanted to remember just this, and I wanted to live in this moment. I didn't care for anything else, not the IR club, not school, not my future- I just needed Ino and I would be fine. I felt her fingers stroke my cold face, tracing small patterns in my skin lazily.

I wanted to hold her, but, if I did, I'd fall to my death. I could only let her hold me, only her fully kiss me back with passion. I felt the love emitting off of her, I could feel her pain, and I could feel everything. She was all around me. The air was thick; I could feel it cling hungrily on my skin. Everything was blurred out except for this light ringing noise in my ears. I felt and thought like this was what heaven was like.

But, Ino pulled away. This seemed to last forever but I still wanted more. My body was aching from the cold and from holding myself in this position I allowed her to pull away slowly. I stared into those hazy blue eyes. Her hands slowly moving away from my face, I wanted them to stay on me. Don't leave me…I won't survive without you. I am going to lose my mind. I can barely think straight. I could barely feel anything real. Don't let me go, Ino. Save me, Ino.

"I just wanted one more kiss, one more taste of your lips," Ino whispered to me, her sad, weeping blue eyes staring into my own.

"I want to feel love one more time, just one more time," Ino cried, tears continued to stream from her eyes. How broken she looked. I wanted to hold her, I wanted to cry with her, but most of all, and I wanted to show her my love. I didn't want her to leave me. We had love! WE STILL HAVE IT! But, she can't trust it. She can't trust me…

"Before," she began, her hand coming towards my face again. "Before, I run away from it again." Her hand stopped right in front of my face, and flinched back as if my face would burn her hand.

"Sakura," she said. Her voice was so loving and so full of pain at the same time.

"I can't love you," she stated. All the hope for her died. I wanted to fall. I wanted to throw myself off this ledge. I won't live without her. I needed her! She wanted me! She could try again! We love each other more than we ever did, without interruptions! She got up and turned around before walking rigidly away.

I felt left arm shoot up in her direction, my right arm groaning in pain from the new load of weight to support. She can't leave me. I want her! I need her! I am lost without her! I couldn't think of anything but her! I'll… I'll die without her.

"DON"T LEAVE ME!" I cried in pain to her. She stopped in her tracks. Only the sound of rain could be heard, but I knew my words echoed through her racing mind.

"I love you so much I can't stand it! Ino, don't leave me!" I cried out to her, trying to make her come back, to try and make her take another chance. We both loved each other, but she couldn't love again. She just needed to give me one more chance and I'd make everything better! I'll lose my mind if I don't have her in my arms! My heart was pounding hazardously in my chest. Time just seemed to past all around us, leaving us behind, but, but, we were stuck in it on the same time.

Ino turned around. She seemed to turn around too fast for me. Her eyes leaking the last tear down her face. She stared at me with those burdened eyes.

"No, Sakura, don't. I can't love you," she choked. "You know I can't."

And with that she wiped her tears off on her sleeve and left out the door. I felt like the world stopped. Nothing was real. This couldn't be happening. I felt…broke, and nothing could fix me. I didn't care what happened to me now. I wanted to just leave and never be talked to. I wanted…I seriously wanted to fall from this ledge. But, my common sense told me not to, but my heart said to throw myself off this ledge. I bit my lip to hold myself from screaming in loss. It was over. She wasn't coming back. She wasn't coming back. I failed.

I felt myself slowly slide from the ledge. My hands shakily going to the vine, my feet searching for footholds- my body was on co-pilot while my mind was replaying Ino's words. It wasn't happening. Coldness over took my body. The storm that roared behind me wasn't there. Nothing was true in this world anymore, not unless Ino was with me.

Until I felt myself slip from the slick rain, my hands let go and I was sailing through the air. My eyes closed. Was this the end? Would I die with the thought of Ino's sad face? It sounded like a sadistic death, but a very sweet one. My common sense kicked in again, assuring me I wasn't going to die like this. My hands rushed in front of me to cling on a vine again, but we were too far away from the house and moving too fast.

I hit the ground with a small splash of mud.

How long have I been running? I wasn't quite sure but I knew it was the longest I ran in my life, ever. I felt my stomach start to ache in pain, maybe I overdone it, and my legs wanted to give out from underneath me. I held myself up though. I couldn't drop down and rest- I had something much more important to take care of. I stood up, stretched my legs, hoping that I would begin to feel them again and dashed off in search of Ino's house.

Flower Street

What a different name. I was expecting something like Maple Street, but back on subject.

I stared intently at the house. I tried to peer inside but all the windows had curtains that were closed, besides the ones on top. I could make out some people moving behind the curtains.

How the hell am I supposed to get in if the gate opens by a person from the inside?

I can do this, I can do this, I told myself. I slowly walked to the gate. I can always climb over this… It would be quite easy since it had good footholds. I brought my arm up above my head, searching for a good hold and easily found one. I smiled.

Ino here I come. I told myself with a bright smile as I began to pull myself up.

The noise came from the house once again. I jumped.

I landed in a bush. Its twigs and prickly leaves poked deep against my back. I yelped and quickly got up. The prickly sensation on my back continued to burn. That hurt. I glanced up from where I was, which was frighteningly high. Well, that went better than planned, I thought. I had to be thankful for that bush. I glanced at it now to see it all deformed from it landing on me. Poor bush.

But I had to continue on. I had to find Ino and tell her I was sorry.

I crept around the house, scouting for an entrance that I could sneak into and then find Ino.

After poking around for what seemed like an hour, I only found one way. I sighed and looked at the vines that were on the side of the house. My only way up was to climb, again. I didn't want to climb! I was lucky enough that I landed into that bush or I would've broke the bones in my butt. I just couldn't climb again. I could fall and die! I wouldn't do it. No, I won't do it again and I was clear on that.

How could you do this to me?