Number 5 is a go. Sorry I've been gone so long, but school is school, ne? Haha.

The Breaking Point

Chapter Five

The next morning Ino was awoken by someone shouting in her ear. "WAKE UP SLEEPY HEAD!" Screamed Akina. Ino glared at her mother who was currently going around her room and playing with everything. She looked at the clock which read five minutes after six. "Mom, it's six in the morning on a Saturday!" Ino shouted covering her head with the blankets. "I know, it's beautiful outside!" Akina said opening the curtains and allowing the rays of light to flood in. "Get up sweetie, we have the whole day ahead of us." Then she proceeded in ripping the blankets off of Ino. Ino sat up and glared at her. "Fine" She said getting up and going into her bathroom. In an hour Ino was ready and sitting at the table eating waffles. "So, why were you late last night? Was it a boy?" Akina asked sitting across from Ino sipping coffee. Ino blushed. "Sorta" Akina perked up at this. "Is he cute? What's his name? How old is he? Where does he live? When do I get to meet him? When's the wedding?" Ino nearly choked hearing the last question. "Mom, we're just friends. Besides my best friend Sakura likes him." "You still haven't answered my other questions." Akina pouted. Ino laughed and rolled her eyes. "His name is Sasuke, he's my age and in my grade, and you probably won't meet him." Akina pouted again. But laughed it off. "Well, let's go." She said taking her cup to the sink. Ino put her plate in the sink and followed her mother out the door.

The Yamanaka girls rode the bus to the mall and were currently shopping. Around noon they went to the food court to get lunch. "What do you wan to eat?" Akina asked. Ino shrugged. "How about some pizza?" She suggested. "Sure." Akina agreed. They went to the pizza place and got in line. "Hey, Ino!" Someone shouted from behind. Ino turned in time to see Sakura running towards her. "Hey Sakura!" She shouted back. "You remember my mom, Akina." The pink haired girl nodded. "Nice to see you again, Sakura, my how you've grown." Sakura smiled and started talking to Akina about school. Ino turned and noticed one of the employees working was none other than Uchiha Sasuke. She turned to tell her mother that she didn't want pizza but was too late. "Hey, Ino." He said. She turned to him and smiled. "Hi, Sasuke." She returned his greeting.

She noticed her mother and Sakura had stopped talking and were starring at Sasuke. In one swift movement Akina had slipped by everyone and was shaking Sasuke's hand. "You must be the Sasuke Ino was telling me about. My name is Akina Yamanaka, I'm Ino's mother." Sasuke nodded. "Sasuke Uchiha, nice to meet you Mrs. Yamanaka." Akina blushed. "Oh, call me Akina." "Mom!" Ino nearly shouted. "Ah, yes, two slices of cheese pizza please." She said. Sasuke nodded and got to work. "So, Ino how's your ankle?" He asked. Akina and Sakura looked at Ino. Ino blushed in embarrassment. "So that's why you were late." Sakura grabbed Ino's arm and pulled her away. "What s he talking about? What happened yesterday, I thought you went to give Hideaki his things back." Sakura said confused. "Well I did give Hideaki his stuff, but I found out he dumped me for another guy. So I ran off and then ran into Sasuke in the park. We literally ran into each other. I fell and twisted my ankle. So we went back to his house and he got me some ice. Nothing happened." Ino explained. Sakura took a minute and nodded. "I believe you. So how is your ankle?" She asked. Ino smiled. "A lot better."

Ino got back just in time to catch her mother telling her baby stories to Sasuke. "Now, I may not have been there for her for six years but I was there when she was a baby, and let me tell you, she was a diva baby." Akina laughed. Sasuke tried not to. Ino turned four different shades of red and grabbed her mother's arm and told Sakura to take her to the table. Sakura did as she was told and walked off with Akina. "I'm so sorry about my mom. She is so embarrassing." Ino said paying for the food. "No, it's ok, I liked hearing about you as a baby." Sasuke said giving her her food. She blushed again and took the food. "See you on Monday." She said. "Don't you mean tomorrow? The concert?" Ino just remembered they were going to a concert tomorrow. "Oh, yeah. See you then." She said and turned to leave. "Wait, do you need a ride?" He asked. "Sure. Come to my house around seven." She said. "Ok, see you then." He smiled and went on working. When she got to her table Sakura was talking to Akina again. "Hey Sakura, come to my house before seven tomorrow." Sakura nodded and went on talking.

An hour later they went home. Sakura came with them talking about everything she bought. When they got back to0 the Yamanaka residence Ino and Sakura ran up to Ino's room. "So what should I wear to the concert?" Sakura asked. "I wanna look my best for Sasuke. I think I'll try to ask him out tomorrow." Sakura said. "That's cool." Ino said flipping through a magazine. "That was so sweet of him to get you ice. Now you see why I love him." Sakura said sitting on the bed next to Ino. "Ya, and the fact that you find him drop-dead gorgeous has nothing to do with it." Ino said sarcastically. Sakura glared at her friend. "Well maybe a little." Ino laughed. Soon both girls were laughing. "Ino, Sakura's mother called. She wants her home." Akina yelled up. "Ok, Mom." The two friends hugged and parted.

When Sakura left Ino went to her closet to pick out and outfit for the concert tomorrow. After spending three hours throwing clothes everywhere she finally picked out a white tank top and purple skirt. "Bet Sasuke'll like this." She thought to herself. "No, no I don't like him, that's Sakura." Ino laughed at herself. Then the phone rang. She heard her mother walking to get the phone. After a few minutes her mother hung up the phone and came up the stairs. She knocked on Ino's door. Ino walked to the door and opened it. "Who was on the phone?" Ino asked. Akina sighed. "It was the hospital. Your father was in an accident.

End Chapter Five

Well this is the build up. Well the beginning of it anyway. Once again sorry for the wait. I promise I will get the next chapter up snappier. I have a four day week of school this week and a two day week next week. So if I don't have another two chapters up in two weeks feel free to pm me nasty things