Hey guys, sorry for taking so long . I have been super busy from school and work. I want to say thank you so much for being patient. I made the story extra long for you guys. So here is Earth Mistress. Enjoy :)

Chapter 2: Earth Mistress

~*INO*~

"Summon the warriors"

Ino woke up, heart pounding, and looked around her room; telling herself it was just another dream. She sat up and stretched out her arms before laying her head back down on her soft pillow. She sighed, breathing in and out through her nose, thinking about the dream she had just had. For three weeks she had been having the same dream over and over again. She knew something was going to happen. It just made her constantly made her anxious not being able to know what was going to occur soon.

While laying and thinking about it, a strange feeling came over her. She quickly turned her head to look at her Alstroemeria flower that her best friend gave her. She had read that the Alstroemeria flower was the symbol of friendship, which made it a perfect gift to represent the bond between them.

She got out of her bed and walked towards the shelf the flower was on. She always had to stand on her tippy-toes and stretch her arms above her head to reach the pot that the flower was in.(Why didn't she ever put in on a lower shelf?)

Ino loved to care of plants and animals. They gave her a sense of joy when she'd see them, and felt worried if they were harmed. [She didn't want to tell anyone about her ability, including her parents and best friend. So she kept the secret to herself. Taking care of plants and animals isn't a special power. It's just kindness. Can she miraculously cure them?)

As she held the pot in her hands, she could tell that the flower was depressed on top of the dark shelf where sunlight hardly went. It couldn't grow and the air quality was too poor with all the dust.

Ino moved the flower down next to a window. She opened the curtains and allowed sunshine to hit the flower. Ino felt the flower was pleased and loved. She smiled at the flower and gave it a soft pat before turning away from it. Ino walked towards her closet and pulled out her school uniform.

She undressed herself and quickly put her uniform on. After, she brushed her long blonde hair; putting it up in a ponytail and pulling her bangs to one side. Finally, she went down stairs, grabbed her backpack and headed out the door.

She walked down to the end of her driveway before she noticed her best friend standing outside of her house. Her eyes were closed, allowing her to take in the full feeling of the sunshine hitting her face.

"Umm.. Sakura," she said, interrupting her friend's trance.

Sakura automanically turn around, looking straight at Ino. "Oh hey" she said smiling.

Ino giggled. "Did I disturb your relaxation, Sakura?" Ino asked and poked Sakura arm.

"Oh no, I was just... day dreaming. That's all."

"About...?" Ino replied.

"Nothing. Just being wired lately, I guess." Sakura smiled.

"Oh, okay then. Let's go to school before were late."

They walked in the same pace as one another, looking at the various houses in the neighborhood. Ino looked at the plants and flowers that were on many of the front lawns. She looked at the colors and could see how beautiful they were from far away. She looked ahead and noticed a large dog running towards her. She tried to move out of its way, but was too late to move before it ran into her; causing her to fall backwards onto the pavement. She was grateful her backpack was able to break her fall.

Her eyes grew wide open in shock. She looked up at the dog sitting on top of her. She was slightly frightened, but she knew that the dog wouldn't attack her. She was more worried at its massive weight restricting her breathing.

The dog seemed excited to see her; though, she couldn't figure out why. The dog reminded her of a large lion; just with brown floppy ears and white fur.

"Ino!" she heard Sakura yell, worried that her best friend might of been hurt. "Get off of her you stupid dog!" Sakura yelled as she pushed the dog off of Ino.

Once Sakura laid her hands on the dog. Ino felt the dog was getting a burning sensation on the right side of it's ribs where Sakura was pushing it. It barked in pain before jumping off of Ino and running away hurt. Ino rolled over. She looked around for the dog, but had lost sight of it. Ino looked at Sakura, noticing that she looked worried.

"Sakura," she asked, breaking the silence. " Are you okay." Ino got up from the ground and looked at her best friend.

Sakura looked at Ino. "I'm fine. Let's just go, okay?" she said, walking away.

Ino caught up to her and put her hand on her shoulder. "Sakura, what's wrong? You know you could always tell me."

"Ino! Just drop it, okay?!" Sakura yelled at Ino enraged, leaving them both in complete silence for a momment. Sakura sighed, "I'm sorry... It's just... today isn't my day. So can we just please drop this?"

Ino looked at her friend's face, seeing that it was full of sadness. She knew if she doesn't want to talk about it, it was something that was truly hurting her.

Ino had a small, sad smile on her face. "All right, Sakura. If you don't want to talk about it, then I will respect your decision, but whenever you're ready to talk about it, you know I'm always here to listen. "

Sakura smiled. "Thanks Ino."

They continued walking to school side by side. While they were walking, Ino felt the a presence. She turned slightly to looked behind her and saw the dog again looking at her. She didn't feel comfortable approaching it while she was with Sakura, so she continued walking.

"Akamaru," a man's voice appeared.

Ino saw a man wearing armor with a cape attached. He was wearing a black headband on his head and had red painted slash marks on the side of his cheek. His brown hair that was short and spikey.

As the dog approached him, the man pet it. Ino assumed he owned the dog. She stumbled on an uneven peice on the pavement. She turned her forward, to see where she was walking, but when she turned back, but when she turned back, the two had disappeared. As soon as she turned her head back. They were both gone.

Ino stopped, causing Sakura to pause too. "What happen?"

"Nothing. I thought I saw something," she responded before she continued walking to school.

Once they arrived at school, they headed to their separtate classes.

"See you at lunch, Sakura," she called back as she headed south to the quad.

"Okay, see you later."

Ino arrived in her classroom five minutes before the bell rang. Nobody was in the room except for her english teacher. Her teacher looked up and smiled at her. She ignored him and opted to take her seat. Ino felt his gaze but continued to ignore him and took her english book out before opening it on her desk.

Her teacher walked up to her and laid a hand on her shoulder. He leaned down to removed a stray blonde hair away from her neck. He pressed a gentle kiss on her exposed collar bone.

"I missed you, love," he said softly, leaving a trail of soft kisses up her neck. The trail continued her up jaw and finally concluded when he reached the corner of her lips. She turned away before he could make full contact with them.

"You know you should stop before you get yourself fired," she said, looking into his eyes.

He is a handsome man for someone in his early thirties. He had a few grey hairs, but they were in the right place to make him look sophisticated and wise without making him look old. He wore circular, Harry Potter-looking glasses that all the kids liked to make fun if him of. He was a nice, good looking man, but she always felt like he was using her for some reason.

She regretted the day she lost her virginity to him and for being with him in the first place, even though she knew it was wrong. She was most upset that she knew she couldn't change anything she already had done.

"Ino, I love you. Please, just come back to me," he told her softly while holding her by her hand.

She took her hand out of his grasp. "Please, Mr. Yakushi. I don't want to be with you anymore."

"Huh... You're calling me Mr. Yakushi again? You already know my real name, Ino, why won't you use it?" he asked with disappointment.

"That implies that I am intimate with you. Since I am not, I must call you what I call my other elders. Things between us have changed and I suggest you move on with your life, ." Ino told him before looking away from him.

Mr. Yakushi opened his mouth to say something else when the door opened behind them. Ino and both looked at the girl standing in front of the door.

"Hello, Hinata" Mr. Yakushi said calmly.

Hinata stared at the both of them a few seconds before finally saying hello. She walked across the classroom and took her seat next to Ino's.

He looked down at Ino for a few seconds as he decided to ignore him again. He sighed and walked over to his desk and ignoring her through the day.

More students arrived to class and quickly took their seats. A few seconds before the bell rang, Temari arrived and quickly took her seat in front of Ino. Ino could hear her breathing heavily. She must have had to run to get here on time, she thought.

As hours passed, she went for lunch meet up with Sakura. When Ino arrived in the cafeteria, she didnt see her best friend anywhere in the crowd. She found a table to sit and ate her lunch; continually looking around for Sakura.

After a while, Ino pulled out her cellphone and sent a text to Sakura.

'HEY, WHERE ARE YOU?'

Ino waited for Sakura's reply, but didn't receive one. Ino thought it was odd, but put it in the back of her mind as the end of lunch bell rang.

Before she knew it, Ino was walking out of school yard on her way home. She saw one of her classmate, Temari, was also heading out the same way as her. She noticed Temari looking toward a group of girls chanting "Fight!"

Ino walked over to the scene and was surprised to see her friend, Sakura, in the middle of the fight. Her eyes widened and she quickly squeezed her way through to the front of the crowd.

Ino saw a girl laying on the ground, grabbing her arm in pain. Ahead, she saw her friend, Sakura, breaking through the other side of the crowd. She tried to follow her, but she was swallowed up into the crowd; causing her to have to fight her way through.

"Sakura!" She shouted, trying to run after her. She pushed her way through the crowd, finally reaching the outside, but lost sight of Sakura.

"Sakura!" She shouted again. "Sak.." Ino paused when she saw the large dog from earlier looking back at her.

Ino went down on her knees and lifted her arm up towards the dog. "Come here boy," she smiled at it. (Totally forgetting about Sakura.)

The dog came as commanded and sat in front of Ino. It stuck its tongue out and licked her hand. Ino giggled and pet his furry, white head.

"So is your name Akamaru?" She expected him to bark or play around. Instead, she got a response that shocked her for a lifetime. "Yes, that's my name." Ino eyes widened and quickly flinched her hand away from the dog. "Y-you just talked!?" She scratched the back of her head, thinking about how crazy she sounded. Dogs couldn't talk...right?

"Yes, I have spoken to you, Mistress," the dog responded, but his mouth didn't move. It was he was communicating with her by telepathic methods.

"Holy shit, you did talk." Ino knew she had an ability to care for plants and animals, but she never thought she'd have a conversation with a dog.

The dog bowed in respect. "Yes, Earth Mistress."

Ino swallowed and looked at the dog. "Umm...who's Earth Mistress?"

"You are." A voice came from behind her. She turned around, startled, and saw the same man that she had seen earlier. He had a serious face and stared at her.

"Who are you and why can your dog talk?" Ino said, freaking out a little.

"Be calm, Mistress. I am a warrior for my Queen and for my kingdom named Kohona." He said, bowing with respect. "You were choosen from birth to become the Earth Mistress. You hold the power to command Earth and mother nature's creatures."

Ino was a suspicious of the stranger that stood in front of her- even if he was cute- but, she something made her want to believe him. She has never told anybody about her ability, but some how, he knew.

"I tested you to make sure you really were the Earth Mistress and you passed."

"Test? What test?" she asked, confused. His gazed went from Ino to his dog. The dog walked towards his master and sat right next to him. "My trusted companion, Akamaru, was your test, Earth Mistress. In my clan, we raise dogs and wolves. We choose our companion or they choose us. Only the master and the dog can communicate between one another, but the Earth Mistress can understand all animals."

"Umm...I'm sorry I don't understand. How this is a test?"

"You see, Mistress, I'm the only one that understands Akamaru. None of my people can communicate with dogs except their own, but you understood my companion."

He stood up and walked towards Ino until they were a few feet apart from one another. Ino blushed but didn't look away.

He grabbed her hand an looked into her eyes."Earth Mistress, we need your help to defeat the darkness...Just as your mother did years prior to your birth."

"Wait, my mother...? My real mother?" she asked, surprised.

Suddenly, a strong force of wind hit them before vanishing as quickly as it had came. "What the hell was that?!"

"Looks like Shikamaru has the Air Mistress. We better hurry, Akamaru." Akamaru barked in response.

"What Air Mistress?!" Ino asked, her confusion getting the nest of her.

"I can't answer you as of now, Earth Mistress. We're running out of time." The man reached in his little pouch on the side of his hip and scooped up a opaque, white, powder.

"What is that?" she asked, curiosity overlapping her growing fear. She took a cautionary step back from him, afraid he might do something to her.

"Don't worry, Earth Mistress. I won't harm you in anyway. My orders is to keep you safe when I take you to the kingdom."

The warrior raised the powder up to his mouth.

"Wait, I-I don't trust someone who I don't even have a name for," she said quickly, stalling.

He gave her a small smile before responding, "My name is Kiba."

She gave a half smile. "Kiba, you can call me Ino instead of Earth Mistress."

Kiba lifted Ino's right hand up and kissed gave it a gentle peck. "As you wish, Ino."

He quickly blew into the other hand, causing the powder to disperse into her face and the air around them.

She sneezed and her eyes became heavy before she blacked out.

As she started to faint, Kiba stretched out to catch her before she fell. Kiba smiled as a scent of flowers waft up into his nose from her shampoo.

Not wanting to waste time, he carried Ino and called to his companion. "Akamaru, let's go."

The dog lowered himself so Kiba could get on top. Once they were settled on top of Akamaru, Kiba pulled out a small, green stone from his pouch.

"Earth, we wish to go back to Kohna." With great force, he slammed the green stone into the ground, causing it to shatter.

Sudden, a strong, loud earthquake appeared, causing the ground to split. A shiny, green light appeared between the crack.

"Akamaru, this is it. When the ground is wide enough, jump in before the portal closes!" he shouted.

Akamaru waited until the ground was wide enough and jumped in. As three of them spiralled deeper into the green abyss, the portal slowly closed, swallowing up the green light along with it.

I hope you guys like the story. Just in case you guys are wondering why I picked Ino. Well lets just say, in the show she works in a flower shop and her name means a boar( pig). So basically. I think of her as a nature girl in my story, but just incase you dont think so .(Just bare with me) So anyways Im already starting on my next chapter XD. Stay tune for Fire Mistress.

P.S

Thank you so much for giving me confidence for my first story. I will try my best to finish the next story faster. XD