Well today we have snow day and I decided to write a new chapter. So I hope you like it.

The Breaking Point

Chapter Seven

Sasuke found Ino on the ground sobbing. Her open phone was on the ground beside her. He kneeled down next to her and hugged her. She was shocked by this but allowed him to embrace her. She cried on his shoulder. After a few minutes of sobbing she calmed down. His shirt was damp where she had cried. "Now that you've calmed down, what happened?" He asked staring into her eyes. She looked down. "I need to get home." She whispered. He just barley heard her, but nodded and stood up. Then he leaned down and helped her up. Together they went to find Itachi. They found him and went to the car. "We n-need to find S-Sakura." Ino said shakily. Itachi nodded. "Do you have her number?" Sasuke asked. "S-she won't speak to me." Ino replied. Sasuke ignored her and took the phone, hit speed dial one and called the pink haired girl.

Sakura looked at her phone. It said 'Ino calling'. She glared at it but answered anyways. "Look, I don't want to talk to you right now, so leave me alone." She said angrily. "Get your ass over here now; we need to get Ino home." Came a deep male's voice. "Sasuke kun? What are you doing with Ino's phone, and why? What happened?" Sakura ask worried. "Just get to the car now!" Sasuke shouted and hung up. Sakura was confused, but made her way to the car. When she got there she saw Ino looked really upset. "Now will you tell me what's going on?" Sakura asked very annoyed. "Just get in the car." Sasuke said. Everyone got in and the car ride was silent.

When they got to Ino's house Akina was sitting on the porch waiting. "Thanks for everything." She said to Itachi and Sasuke and then got out of the car. "Where do you live?" Itachi asked. But Sakura wasn't listening. She was watching Ino as she went to her mom. Akina said something, and Ino began to cry, Akina hugged her and comforted her. "DUDE!! Earth to pinky!" "Sakura!" She heard Sasuke yell. She looked at the brothers in the front seat. "What?" She asked. "Where do you live?" Itachi repeated for the umpteenth time. "A few blocks away." She said. Then the car pulled out and drove away from the Yamanaka house.

The next day Ino wasn't at school. This didn't surprise Sasuke, but Sakura was worried. She went up to all of their friends trying to get answers. No one knew what happened to the blonde girl. Then she finally cornered Sasuke. "Ok, what happened to Ino? I know you know." She said finally reaching her limit of annoyances. Sasuke sighed. "All I know is that her father is in the hospital." He said and walked away. Sakura was dumbfounded. "Wouldn't she have told me something like that?" She asked herself. Sakura went through the rest of the day baffled and confused.

Ino still didn't show up the next day. But she wasn't the only one who was out. Shikamaru and Choji didn't show up. Iruka sensei had a sub and so did Asuma and Kurenai sensei. And the part that was weirdest was that Sasuke wasn't at school that day either. Sakura was asking around again, but no one seemed to know where these people were.

The following day everyone was back. Including Ino. She had a lot to make up. A test and few quizzes and she had a lot of homework. But everyone gave her a long time to make it up. Ino didn't really talk to anyone. Sakura decided to ask her what happened at lunch. So she did. Come lunch time she went over to Ino, who was sitting with Sasuke, Shikamaru and Choji, and asked. "Hey Ino, where were you the last two days?" Sakura asked. Ino looked up at her with no expression. Then without saying a word she looked down at the table and ignored the pink haired girl's question. Sakura felt hurt but walked away. Obviously Ino didn't want to talk to her now. She went and sat with the rest of the gang. This continued for three more days. The pain in Sakura's heart from being ignored continued to build until one day she snapped. She slammed her hands on the table in front of Ino. "Look, I forgive you for what happened at the concert, and I'm sorry for the way I acted. But I just want to know what's going on!" She shouted tears forming in her eyes. Ino still had a blank expression and still ignored her, but this time she got up and walked away. Sakura looked at the guys with pleading eyes. "Do any of you know what's going on? Why does she hate me?" Sakura asked. Sasuke stood up and went after the blonde girl. "She's just going through a tough time right now. Give her some space." Shikamaru said. "What happened?" Sakura asked. "You don't know? She didn't tell you?" Choji asked surprised. Sakura glared at him. He sat back in his chair. "Her father died." Shikamaru said. Sakura's eyes went wide and her jaw dropped. "When? Why? How?" Sakura's mind flooded with questions. "I-I knew he was in the hospital, but I didn't know he died." "He got in a car accident and died during surgery." Shikamaru explained. "We were out a few days ago for the funeral. So just leave her alone." He said and walked away with Choji. Sakura looked over at Ino and Sasuke. He was hugging her and she was crying.

Later that night Ino was sitting at home eating dinner with her mother. The two were silent. Until Akina spoke up. "Ino, I've been meaning to tell you something about your Father and I." Ino looked at her mother confused. "Well, we'd been going through a rough period before I left, which is why I left." "What are you saying, Mom?" Ino asked. Akina sighed. "Inoichi and I were going to split up." She said. Ino was shocked. She had always thought her parents loved each other. "I was going to take you back to Europe with me." Now Ino looked even more shocked. "W-what are you saying?" Ino asked. Akina sighed again. "Sweetheart, we're moving back to Europe." She said. Ino stared at her Mother in disbelief. "No, Mom I like it here. I have friends, and a life here. I won't go. Plus, Dad's buried here. I can't leave him." She protested. "You'll feel better getting away from all this grief. If you stay here you'll just miss your dad even more. So you're going to Europe with me. And that's final." Her mother said a little too loud. Ino stood up. "No I'm not." With that she ran out the front door tears rolling down her cheeks. Akina shook her head and finished eating.

It was half past seven when Akina started to worry. Ino hadn't come home yet. She picked up the phone and called Sakura. "Hello?" Came Mrs. Haruno's voice. "Hello, it's Akina Yamanaka. Is my daughter there?" She asked. "Oh, hello dear. No I don't believe I've seen her around here in a while. Why, did something happen?" She asked in a concerned tone. "She just ran out after I told her I wanted to move back to Europe with her. If you see her, will you tell her to come home?" "Yes dear. Goodnight." "Night." Then the two women hung up. Then she called everywhere she thought her daughter would be. She wasn't at any of their houses. As one final attempt she called the Uchiha House. "Hello?" Came the voice of Uchiha Mikoto. "Hello, Mrs. Uchiha?" "Yes, who may I ask am I speaking with?" "This is Akina Yamanaka. My daughter Ino is your son's friend." "Oh yes. He's told us about her." "Well is she by any chance at your house?" "No, I don't think so." Akina sighed. "Well if you see her, would you let me know?" "Yes of course." "Thank you, goodbye." "Goodbye."

"Hey Mom, who was it?" Sasuke asked walking into the kitchen. "It was Ino's mother. She asked if Ino was here. I told she's not." Mikoto said finishing the dishes. "She's not home?" Sasuke asked. "I guess so. Did you finish your homework, dear?" She asked. "Yes Mom." He answered. "I'm gonna go out for a little bit." He said standing up. "Be back by ten!" She yelled to him. "Kay mom." He answered. He slipped on his shoes and walked out the door. "I swear I don't understand that boy. He's just like his father." She said to herself.

Ino sat on the ground crying. "Dad, she wants me to move to Europe." She said. "I-I can't leave y-you. Or Shikamaru or Choji or Hinata. I h-have to stay to get Hinata and Naruto together. My whole l-life is here in Konoha." She paused and looked at her father's gravestone. She wiped her tears away. "What am I supposed to do, Dad? Why did you have to go? Why didn't you tell me about you and Mom?" She stopped crying. It was already getting dark. She laid down next to her Fathers grave. "Dad, I miss you. I need you." The sun soon set and she was alone in the dark graveyard. "Dad, what do I do? I love mom, but I also love Konoha. And I don't wanna go to Europe." She closed her eyes for a minute and thought she saw her father. "What are you doing here?" She didn't even open her eyes. She knew who it was. "I could ask you the same thing, Sasuke." She said. He walked over to her. "Get up. I'm taking you home." She opened her eyes and looked up at him. "No, I don't want to go home." She said. Sasuke sighed and sat down next to her. "Why, what happened?" He asked. Ino sat up and stared at him. "My mom wants me to move to Europe with her. But I don't want to. She says it'll be good for me." Sasuke sat silently and listened. "What do you think I should do?" She asked. "Well I don't know what's best fro you. But I know I don't want you to leave." Ino smiled at him and hugged him. "Thank you Sasuke." She said as more tears began to fall from her eyes. "Well, you should still go home." He said. She pouted. "I'm not going back there." Sasuke sighed. "Fine, get up. You can stay at my house tonight." Ino gave him a funny look. "We have a guest room." He said rolling his eyes. She smiled and stood up. She took his hand in hers and they walked to his house.

"Mom, I'm home!" Sasuke yelled through the house. No answer. "They must have gone out." And sure enough there was a note saying they had gone to see a movie. "Well c'mon, we'll get you set up in the guest room." He said leading her up to the room. "You can borrow some of my Mom's pajamas." He said offering her the garments. "Are you sure your parents are ok with this?" She asked. "They won't care. If you want to take a shower the bathroom is down the hall. I mean after laying in a graveyard for two hours you kinda smell like dead people." Ino blushed. "O-ok." She stuttered and walked into the bathroom. While she was in the shower he changed into his pajamas and went to watch TV. When she was finished she came downstairs and sat on the couch next to him. "Now you smell alive again." He joked. She giggled. "Thanks, I guess." "Wanna watch a movie?" He asked. "Sure." He put in a movie and they sat on the couch watching it. He got up before it started and made popcorn. What Ino didn't realize was that it was a horror movie. She hated scary movies. She was clinging to him throughout the whole movie. He smirked at her when she would hide behind his arm. They just watched movies until they fell asleep.

Fugaku and Mikoto came in arm and arm at eleven thirty. "I hope Sasuke is home." Mikoto said walking into the kitchen. "Well the note is gone, so tht mean…" She stopped when she walked into the living room. What she saw melted her heart. Sasuke and Ino were lying on the couch asleep. Sasuke was sitting up with Ino's head on his chest and his arm was around her shoulders. "Awwwww, aren't they soooo sweet, Honey?" She asked Fugaku who was just staring. "That's my boy. Finally acting like Itachi." He said. "Let's not wake them." Mikoto said as she pushed her husband up to their room. "We'll have to call her mother tomorrow." She added. "Ah young love."

End Chapter Seven

Well I hope you like it. I'm tried and have a headache. I NEED A SHOWER. So till next time.