A Promise

Ino woke up to find herself alone in the room; she covered herself with a towel nearby and picked up the clothes that were dropped carelessly the night before. When she got dressed she made her way to look for Sasuke who was nowhere near to be found, so instead of looking for him she went back home to her apartment. She opened the door to find a very angry Gaara sitting in the couch.

"Where were you I've been waiting all day long, your dad came and a team was sent out to look for you, we thought you were kidnapped by the enemy." Ino coughed after he said that last part.

"First of all I really don't have to explain to anyone where I go or don't go, I'm an adult who knows exactly how to take care, second, what are you doing the mission in Suna won't happen until next week, so what do you want?" She was very angry he was acting like her nanny. He didn't answer; he just stood there trying to come up with an excuse good enough for her not to suspect he was there to ask her to become the kasekage's lady.

"You are the only ninja missing and everyone was looking for you because enemies have been seen quite a few times in the village gates. I was sent here by Tsunade." He assured and made his way to the door and left her to feel guilty for accusing him of breaking in her home without a reason. Nice going Ino just make that poor tortured man feel like a thief, why do you always have to think that way? She thought and remembered she still needed to call her best friend and inform her she couldn't make it to the diner at her house, she picked up the phone and dialed her pink haired friend's number, just then a loud knock was heard. She jumped and opened the door, at the door was none other than the friend she was about to call.

"Ino, what were you thinking, you had us all worried, Naruto is calming your mother down, your father was looking for you like crazy, we though you died along with the others." Sakura said hugging her blond friend and letting g a couple of tears escape from her green eyes.

"Calm down Sakura, what happened, who died?" Ino asked concerned, she somehow felt like it was going to be very disturbing.

"Someone brought your sensei back to life and well he killed the team you'll be taking to Suna next week so now you'll have to go on your own." Ino was shocked, who brought him back alive it had been over 3 years since he was resurrected again, and now he was eliminating her teammates.

"I'll be okay Sakura, I just need to come up with new plan to not be taken by surprise, I will be fine, I promise." Ino said at the unsure look Sakura gave her.

"Alright Ino, I just hope you know what you're doing."Sakura whispered in sadness. She slowly made her way to the door but Ino stopped her.

"Let's go to the ramen shop," Ino said with a smile, Sakura nodded happily. The talk wasn't about anything new, they talked about their ex boyfriends, about how embarrassing it was when they had to go on missions with them, well they were all grown up now, they were 20 and there will still be some childish fights between them sometimes. Naruto for example, hadn't changed a lot, his dream was still to become hokage and to bring Sasuke back, he matured and but his maturity didn't change his feelings for Sakura. Not even the shy heiress he dated made any difference, he still wanted to know what it was like to have certain pink flower under his arms, and it was very frustrating for him that the only girl he wanted was the only one that didn't wanted to be with him. Ino and Sakura made their way home, Sakura stopped in front of her house and said by to Ino and went inside. Ino kept walking to her apartment, still thinking about what her former sensei had just done. She finally reached her apartment and when she opened the door Sasuke was waiting there. Ino had been thinking a lot about what had happened, and she hoped Sasuke wouldn't notice she doubted herself in the choice she made.

"Two times in a day, is it just a habit for men to break in my house now?" she asked and made her way to the kitchen, she wondered if she needed to buy an extremely great security system. He followed her to the kitchen. "What do you want Sasuke?" she asked pouring herself a cup of water.

"You're in a very bad mood, so I will just tell you what I'm here for, I need to know why in the world you left when you said you will help me kill that ninja we were talking about, and I need you to find out where the next big mission will be, and I need you to get involved in it." He said nearly whispering and he leaned down to kiss her softly on the lips.

"Sasuke you know very well big missions only come when there is a new enemy, so unless a war is about to take place there will not be any missions." She jumped when he trapped her between his arms and leaned to whisper something.

"Ino, I'm not stupid, I know there won't be a war anytime soon, but what I do know is that the Leaf Village has spies everywhere, it's no secret they don't trust anybody." He said immediately regretting scarring her. He just hugged her and she stood there hoping he would understand her.

"Sasuke I don't think I can do this, I don't want to betray the village, my father always worked so hard to make me understand it was not right to do these things." She said against his neck. He hated to see her like this, she was not something to be used as a spy, and he had experienced so much cruelty that he lost control in many ways. So he did something that will help her, a promise that he will make and never break, a promise that will give her hope through this , he won't make her do anything she didn't want to.

"Ino, when I do something a have to do, and the exams are over, I promise I will return to the village, and become a trust worthy ninja. I promise." He said before lifting her chin up and kissing her lips.