Their Time New Years Special!!!

Chapter 4: New Years Eve

**INO*S**P*O*V**

It's New Years Eve! I couldn't believe it! Next year I need to work extra hard, because the year after that, it's gonna be the Genin exams! But then again, I can't focus on my work anymore, I still can't get over the fact that Sakura and I are rivals... but worse of all, I can't seem to get over the fact that Sasuke is a cold, heartless bastard in search for revenge, but for some reason, I still like him.

I know I shouldn't be saying or thinking about words like bastard since I'm only ten, but I can't help it, it just frustrates me to think that no one really cares about me, well my dad does, but he's my dad. I still don't have any real friends, it now just seems so hard to just straight out talk to people. Yes, I truly am an idiot..

Right now, I'm just walking on the cold, icy ground of the park, I now for some reason like the cold instead of heat, when I was around six, I used to always play in the sun, no matter how hot it was. I guess the winter reminds me of my mother, skin as white as snow, blue-ish green eyes just like the sky above me and the cool breeze, like her fingertips in my hair while she's combing it.

I started crying, oh how much I miss her! I then turned back around to run back home, when I bumped into a boy, looking sadly at the ground, bruises all over him.

"G-Gomen! I didn't mean to bump into you!!" I told the blonde boy.

"Hai.. it's ok." He continued looking at the ground and walked right past me, that's when I noticed, there were many bloodstains on his shirt.

I ran to him and grabbed his shoulder, asking him if he was alright and what happened.

He turned to me and began to speak, "I'm ok, this happens to me all the time. My parents died the day I was born, so I'm an orphan..."

"I-I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made you say anything about them, whenever I talk about how my mother died, I would start crying." Ino's eyes started welling up.

"Huh? Oh! It 's ok! It really is! I PROMISE!!" He grinned at me, and smiled back.

"Ok.."

"So anyway, you were asking why my shirt's covered in blood right?" I nodded, "Well... the villagers here really hate me so they start calling me a demon, monster, a jinchuuriki- whatever that is, so they start throwing rocks or pebbles at me. The only people that aren't mean to me is the 3rd and Iruka-sensei!"

I nodded, taking in everything, "Wait? Iruka-sensei? You go to the Academy as well?" I was confused I have never seen this boy before and he's the same age as me, he should be in the same class!

"Yeah, I do, but I stay in the back of the room, so no one notices me." Naruto smiled.

I looked at my watch, it's 4pm, I have to go now, "Gomen, but I have to go now, my dad is going to kill me if I don't get home by 4:30! Hey!! I have an idea! Since you're an orphan, you can spend New Years Eve with my dad and I! I don't think my dad would mind, because there's only two of us, if you go, it'll be more fun!!" I yelled grabbing Naruto's hand.

"Umm.. ok! Look's like I've made a new friend!" Naruto laughed.

"Oh! By the way, my name's Ino, Yamanaka Ino!Pleased to meet you- uh..."

"The name's Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto!" He started running with me towards my home.

"Daddy!" I yelled out looking for my father.

He came out of our living room, "Daddy! I've made a new friend! His name is Naruto!!"

My father didn't speak his eyes just widened at seeing Naruto, "Dad! Is it really that surprising that I made a friend!?!"

My dad walked over to Naruto, completely ignoring me. "Naruto... the villagers did this to you right?"

Naruto nodded and my dad smiled warmly at him, "C'mon, lets get you cleaned up.." With that he took Naruto to the nearest bathroom to get cleaned up.

"So Ino, Princess, I suppose since you brought him here, you want him to spend New Year with us?"

I nodded and smiled and my dad smiled back.

It was now 7pm, we have all the food ready, surprisingly, we actually had guests, they were my dad's long time friends, Shikaku and Chouza, along with their sons, Shikamaru and Chouji!

"Well, now that everyone's here.. LET EAT!" My dad yelled sitting on the table.

11:59pm

I can't believe it! In exactly 55 seconds, it's gonna be a NEW YEAR!!

"Ne, Ino-chan, I can't wait for the fireworks! Can you?" Naruto went beside my looking up at the sky.

"Of course I can , silly! There's only less than a minute left before their starting it!"

We both sat on the lawn in front of my house and people started chanting...

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Then they started cheering. I looked at the sky above, it was beautiful!

I then unconciously leaned on Naruto's shoulder, he looked down at me and smile, he then put an arm around me.

Oh WHAT A WONDERFUL START FOR THE YEAR!!

Sorry If It Isn't good. This is a last minute thing, so yeaah!