Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and all the characters so don't sue me, this is just a fan made story… I love Ino and Neji pairing..
Warning: I'm not a professional writer :D and My English Sucks
I don't mind critics and mean reviews, I will gladly take that as a compliment : D
I would like to thank el Cierto for his wonderful comment, Don't worry dude I'll try my best to improve this Chapter :D
Chapter Two: Pain
It was a very lazy afternoon, Ino was bored to death, It's been five days since Kiba left for his reinforcement mission, Since then her father Inoichi ask her to stay with him while he's gone for a mission so that he will keep her accompany, She yawned violently at the counter of Yamanaka Flower Shop she's hungry and craving for some ramen. She gazed at her father at the left corner of the shop, trimming some roses.
"Dad! I'll just take a break in Ichiraku"
"Would you like me to accompany you?"
She shook her head as she stood and head towards the door.
"I won't take long, besides Ichiraku is just a few blocks away from here, I can manage."
"Alright, take care then."
She sighs in relief, good thing that her dad was not in the good mood to perform his over protective role as her father, she gladly went out of the shop and rush herself to the ramen stand. She was about few meters away from Ichiraku when he catch a sight of a certain wife of Hyuga Prodigy.
"Tenten!" She waved excitedly.
"Ino! I got the cookies and I loved them, thank you."
She giggled and smiled.
"You're welcome, so? What are you doing here?"
"Planning to have lunch at Ichiraku"
"Wow! Same here, let's go then."
The two stride at the spot that they are both craving at. Almost hold their breath as they climb at the high stool of the ramen stand.
"Where is Neji?" Ino broke their silence while waiting for their ramen.
"He was sent for another mission, so you were not informed?"
Ino raised her brow.
"Informed of what?"
Tenten look at her intently, wondering if she can tell her about Neji's mission without worrying her.
"Well Ino, Neji and Lee-san was sent for reinforcement for Kiba's team three days ago."
Her eyes widen in shock, she could feel her hear pounded hastily with sudden fear and worry.
"W-what reinforcement? Is there something happened?"
She began to panic.
"Don't panic Ino, I think you should be be more calm to know that Hokage-sama sent them to help out on his mission, there's no need to worry, Kiba is a strong man, I believe in him."
She narrowed her eyes, her slight panic turns into mild guilt, how could she lost her trust on her husband's ability? She shook her head, mentally scolding herself in such thoughts.
"Worrying won't help us especially in our condition, I hope you'll understand Hokage-sama for not informing you about this matter."
She just quietly nodded.
"Kiba-kun" she whispered.
Tenten held her hand and press it lightly
"He will be just fine Ino, I believe that they are on their way home at this very moment."
Ino just closed her eyes, trying to remove those bad thoughts on her mind..
"Well, he is not Inuzuka Kiba for nothing!" And she smiled, worries and fear are gone, Tenten chuckled
"Maybe you're just missing your husband so much"
"Hell yes!"
And they both laugh and enjoy their meal. It was another fun bonding moment for the two of them, they became good friends since they both got married and for a lot of things they are in common to talk about. They are the first couple on their class who got married at their age of eighteen, Neji and Tenten got married two years ago. Hinata and Naruto are engaged, while Temari and Shikamaru are still dating, Sakura already gave up on Sasuke and currently dating with Sai.
After finishing their lunch, the two kunoichi decided to take a walk to the nearby park, they are about to sit and relax at the park bench when their pink haired fellow kunoichi appeared in front of them making their mouth drop in shock.
"Damn it Forehead! You're giving us heart attack!" Ino lightly held her chest to recover from Sakura's unexpected appearance.
"Yeah! I agree, don't scare us like that Sakura." Tenten sighs
"I-I'm sorry I don't m-mean to scare you guys." Her voice starts to stutter, her eyes are now narrowed.
"Is there something wrong Sakura-chan? You look weird." Tenten asked
Sakura momentarily closed her eyes and took deep breath, how she hates this kind of situation.
"Ino, follow me." She bit her lip as she turned her back at them.
"And you too Tenten."
Ino grabbed Sakura's arm.
"What's going on Sakura?" Ino stiffened at her friend's blank expression, Sakura just lowered her eyes and continue to walk.
"We have get going, Tsume-sama and Inoichi-sama is waiting." She spoke slowly, .
"Why don't you just tell us what's going on Sakura? You're acting really weird! And -"
"Ino…." Sakura's eyes softened, tears began to form.
"Please just follow me."
"If this is a kind of joke Sakura I'll tell you this is not funny! Besides, my mother in law and Hana are out for a mission, and my dad is on the shop right this very moment."
Sakura did not answer. Ino just rolled her eyes and follows, wondering why they are heading towards the hospital. Then she saw Hana and her three nin-dogs.
"So they're back from their mission, what happened to Tsume-sama? Did she got injured?"
She worriedly gazed at Sakura, maybe her mother in law is badly injured that's why Sakura is acting strange, trying not to worry her. She did not wait for Sakura's answer, she quickly marched to her sister in law.
"Hana nii-chan, what happened to mom?" Hana face gone pale when she saw her, Ino then noticed the redness of her eyes from crying.
"What happened Nii-chan?" Hana did not answer her question, instead she pulled her into embrace and cry harder.
"I-Ino, be strong."
"Oh my god! Neju-kun!" she saw Tenten rush her feet inside the hospital. She stopped dead in her tracks, her eyes wide open seing Inuzuka Tsume approaching in their direction. Reality is slowly starts to sink in to her. Neji is already back from the mission, and that means…
"W-where is K-Kiba?" She slowly let go of the embrace, Hana place her hands to her face and starts to cry. She turned to her mother in law, her knees are starting to shake.
"M-mom?"
"Ino.."
She did not wait for an answer, she hurriedly rush inside the hospital, she proceed at the emergency room, her eyes are getting blurred of those tears, her heart keeps on throbbing furiously.
"K-Kiba please.."
She cried, still searching for him. She desperately open all the ward curtains the hell she cares! She saw Neji just regained his consciousness, beside him is Tenten.
"W-where t-the hell is Ki-Kiba?"
Tenten lowered her eyes and pointed the ward next to them, just a curtain away from her. Ino slowly held the curtain, she cried but did not attempt to slid it open it yet, she's too scared to witness his condition. Her hands are shaking, gathering all her strengths, she opened the curtain and went inside,. And stop dead on her tracks to see her husband's and Akamaru's lifeless bodies. Feels like her heart is shredded into pieces, seeing him like this he was brutally killed, She froze in a deep shock, her eyes widen and mouth half open, feels like her body is getting numb, she can't even breathe. She vaguely pressed her back at the wall, not taking her sight at him.
"No..t-this is not happening.."
Hell she wanted to cry but she just can't,. she gradually slipped herself down on the floor, staring at her husband in wide horror.
"This can't be real…"
"He's not dead.."
"This is just a bad dream…"
She murmurs as if she's gotten crazy. Her mind is completely blank, she just can't accept it. Inoichi approached his daughter, fists tightly closed for seeing his daughter so miserable like this. He placed his hands on her shoulder, she's still in a huge shock, murmuring some words.
"Ino! Please…"
"This is just a bad dream… isn't it?"
She's still not taking her sight off him. Her eyes are blankly staring at Kiba's dead body.
Inoichi punched the concrete wall beside her, he just can't stand seeing her like this, Ino did not react a bit nor get stunned at the huge crack that her dad made on the wall.
"Please, Inoichi-sama, let me take care of her."
Sakura gently tap the old blond on his back, but before she could react, a tight slap landed on Ino's face from her father.
"Dad, please… leave me alone…" She said quietly, almost a whisper, too numb to feel the redness of her cheek for being slap. Suddenly, Nara Shikaku and Akamichi Chousa appeared and dragged their friend out of the ward.
"Give her time to cry Inoichi, you know that this is hard for her." Shukaku said firmly.
Ino slowly rose, still blankly staring at her husband's lifeless body, her knees are getting week, her chest gotten heavier as she march her feet closer to him. Feels like there is sharp object that keeps on stabbing her chest over and over again. She gently caressed his face, slightly shivered on his coldness. Her mind already knew that he was dead, but her heart is too stubborn to listen.
"Kiba, Please wake up." She whispered softly, voice cracked, her fingers caressed the crimson markings on his cheeks, his nose and his lips.
"You promised … you promised that you will be here when I gave birth to our first child."
The well of tears began to fall
"You promised…. That you will do what it takes to make me happy…"
Her shoulder starts to shake…
"How could you do this to me Kiba?"
And she breaks down in cry. Cry that can bring shivers for those who can hear it, a cry of sorrow and pain.
"I miss you so much Kiba."
Ino spoke softly and placed the flowers on his grave, It's been a month since he passed away, and since then she never get tired of visiting him every day. His husband is a hero, a shinobi who died on protecting his comrades. At first, Ino had a hard time on accepting his death, she almost gone crazy for two weeks, she can't sleep, can't eat and never speak with anyone. She even blamed Hinata and Shino for his death when they came to visit her and threw them a lot of words that even a dog can't swallow.
But later on, she came to realized that it's not their fault, and they are suffering too, for the lost of their team mate. Good thing that they never get tired of visiting her, she took that chance to apologize. Surely, they understand her. And accepted her apology.
She suddenly felt a strong cramp on her stomach, she gasps in pain and kneel down. She relaxes herself and took a deep breath. Waiting patiently to subside the pain. She had felt something like this before, during Braxton-Hicks contractions. But this was different. She stood and hurriedly get herself out of cemetery, she was about to reach the cemetery gate when the painful cramps hits again. She stops in pain, this time, she knew she was really in labor. She wanted to scream, hoping someone could help her, but she's too weak in pain. She tried to fight through the pain and continue to walk, But she cant's hold the another contraction, her knees gone week, she slowly fall to the ground in so much ache, she can't help but cry in frustration, self pity and pain.
She felt arms go around her and pick her up. Looking up, she saw Neji was holding her. She rested her head in his chest in relief. She growl in another contraction attack. The Hyuga prodigy rushed her at the hospital, the hospital stuff and nurses hurriedly assist her to the delivery room.
"I will call Tsume and Inoichi-sama Ino, don't worry, you'll be fine."
She quickly grabbed his hand.
"Please stay with me Neji, I don't want to be alone here."
She pleaded, She covered her face with her hands and wept bitterly.
"I wish… Kiba is here to… support me…so please…don't leave me here.."
Neji's eye softened in sympathy, he held her shaking hands and came closer to her, he can't help but to wipe the tears on her cheek.
"Stop crying, I won't leave you.." He spoke softly, the Hyuga mentally shook his head for the fondness that he is showing to her, but he quickly reprimands himself to his thought, for pete's sake he is a married man! And he love his wife, he's only doing this thing because she needs help, he is just doing his duty as her friend.
The next moment was too blurry for her, she creams in pain, it takes several minutes before she finally gave birth. A loud cry of the newly born baby surrounded the room.
"It's a healthy baby boy Ino." Tsunade placed the newly born in her arm.
He was an exact copy of his father, from his messy brown hair, black eyes and the red fang Inuzuka clan markings of his cheeks. Tears formed in her eyes as she looked at her son. The baby who looked just like his father.
"Do you have a name yet?" Neji asked, The Hyuga sounded reluctant, as if he didn't want to interrupt the family moment.
"Yes," Ino told him. "Ichirou…Inuzuka Ichirou… my first son."
She didn't notice the sad look that flashed in his eyes, she was too busy looking at her baby boy and falling inlove.
Jeez,.. Im sorry for loads of grammatical error, English is my third language.. lol..
I just borrowed some labor scene to other stories since I don't have any idea how to write that kind of thing.. jeez! Stupid me! Lol..
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