A/N- Well hello there, i have been gone for awhile, huh? WAIT NO, DONT ATTACK ME YET, LEMME EXPLAIN! *dodges broken bottles and tomatoes being thrown* I was in a runt, a very bad one! And i couldnt seem to write and be into it you know! So every time i wrote i couldnt do it and id stop because i just... really didnt feel like it. NO WAIT LISTEN LISTEN *dodges more borken bottles and tomatoes* I tried! I did. but the thing is, i need music, good new music, in order to get the mood to write. Yeah, strange, but that's how i operate.

So, starting now, i shall give you a song that i used to write the Chapter. For this one i used wasss

Believe In Dreams by Flyleaf

but only at a certain point.

You can thanks Bonnies update that inspired me to update also even though it is kind of short. sorry :) ill do better.

What you have all been waiting for and there is still alot more to come. Enjoy.

I DO NOT OWN NARUTO... dont laugh, its sad :(.

I was weak, breaking like that in front of Ino. I need to keep myself together, I need to finish this.

Did I expect anything else?

No.

Did I expect the frustration?

Yes.

Did I expect the exhaustion?

Yes.

So why am I so surprised by how tired I am. Why do I feel like so much time has gone by and I have nothing to show for it? I checked the file room, and nothing. And now I'm checking the web and I can't find a damn thing. The guy is a fucking ghost! Not even a freaking debt or credit card use. He had to have paid in cash every damn time. The last time he was anywhere near a bank was the day he left. He withdrew everything when he left, after that, he disappears.

I rub my eyes. I can do this. I can find something on this guy. I take a sip of my coffee, its black and it makes my taste bugs squirm and my cheeks contract. It wasn't for a nice cup of Joe, it was suppose to keep me awake, and it has been working. Just another hour, that's what I keep telling myself, but of course, I told Ino the same thing before she went to bed with out me, and that was at 12… It's 3.

Sleep. I need sleep. I haven't been sleep since 3…wait… was it 3? I don't know, ever since Ino had the attack, I haven't slept. And if Ino hadn't fed me, I probably wouldn't have eaten.

Alright, back on track. I need to find one thing before I sleep, so I can rest easy. So I can feel as if today wasn't a total waste of a day.

"Project Ino" I type in the search space on Google. I come up with 0 results.

I keep typing the same thing. Maybe catching something I missed. But every time, it's nothing.

"Toriga."

0 results.

Come on. I just need a step, a little push, that's all I need.

"Hidden leaf Toriga."

0 Results.

I gritted my teeth as I stared at the blank Google page. Hours later, and I'm still standing in the same place I was before. I haven't moved a step closer to anything and its 3: 30 in the morning.

I place my mouse on the search area and type again. "Genetic benefit change."

As I hit enter I realized my mouse moved down to the search suggestions that pop up at the bottom, and as I hit enter, I was actually clicking one of those.

It sent me to the search I didn't want to. I sighed in frustration. I didn't have time for this.

But something caught my eye, and I really don't know why, but I dragged my mouse down and clicked on site.

A site came up, with huge letters at the very top reading "Gentek." I read them out loud, and it alone brought shivers.

"Genetics are the key" The logo read below Gentek. This whole site seemed to make my skin crawl. But this was the lead I was looking for, I know that much. I scrolled down the page; the sides were lined with the DNA strain. It twirled as you continued to move further down the page.

Further down was a little comment area; people wrote what they thought about the site.

"This is the next generation of research. It's revolutionary! I can't wait for the out come!"

I narrowed my eyes at the comment.

"Things will move so much faster with this research. Cures will pop up out of no where."

I gritted my teeth at the stupidity they seemed to be giving off. I looked down at the next comment and saw a video link, I clicked on it.

******Video******

Interviewer: So your logo is?

Guy in suit: Genetics is key.

Interviewer: Could you explain that?

Guy in Suit: Well of course. The meaning is quite simple. We believe that genetics are the very key to the future and advancement of the human race. It makes sense, does it not?

Interviewer: *Nods* It does make a lot of sense.

Guy in suit: Of course it does. So, our dream is simple, to use this key to unlock something far greater then where we are at.

Interviewer: And how can you make this happen?

Guy in suit: *Chuckles* How else? Everything is already given to us. Genetics. That is the very key. We have top men everywhere who have the same dream Gentek has, but these people want to see this dream a reality, which brings up our Company.

Interviewer: Speaking of these people, we've heard of a very particular man named Yamanaka.

Guy in suit: *Brightness* Oh yes, that man is one of our top men.

Interviewer: There are rumors spreading, some so abnormal and unbelievable, about what exactly he is doing and this project he is having.

Guy in suit: Here at Gentek we back up any idea, but to tell you the truth, I believe this is one of the greatest ideas out there. You should see his plans on paper. They would make any unbeliever think twice.

Interviewer: If you don't mind me asking, what exactly is his idea?

Guy in suit: His idea is our idea set on steroids. He believes he can us micro biology and engineering together to make a perfect blind for a perfect solider.

Interviewer: That sounds amazing!

Guy in suit: *Nods* It is pretty amazing. Yamanaka came from a small village. He had neither the technology or the proper amount of money, but what Mr. Yamanaka did have was a dream, and that carried him all the way where he is now. We were happy to give Mr. Yamanaka the people he needed, the technology he needed, and the money he needed to carry out this dream of his. And soon enough, we opened up a channel near there. The man did wonders.

Interviewer: Where is he now?

"Guy in suit: *Laughs* Well out making his dream a reality of course.

Interviewer: Will we see this project out soon?

Guy in suit: *Shakes head* Looking at this mans chart, I wouldn't be surprised if this dream was made a reality tomorrow.

Interviewer: Amazing, he sounds like a man that knows what he's doing.

Guy in suit: *Nods* or a man who knows what he wants… There is this other project that another man is doing that has to deal with…

******Video******

Sakura leaned back in her chair as her heart beat fast. She was soaking it all in.

"A company." Sakura whispered to herself in disbelief.

This was bad.

"A company." Sakura said again, her hands coming to her face as she shook her head in more disbelief.

She couldn't believe it. She wanted to throw up. This was her worst nightmare.

Companies were hard to handle. They either went two ways. They will completely lie about whatever they have been accused of and say how they never seen the person in their life.

Or...

They will fight.

Sakura needed them to deny.

She couldn't handle a full company, they were slippery and nasty and they knew people. They had information and people who were bought from the inside. A company was like a snake, something you didn't mess with if you didn't have to.

Sakura felt like crying all over again. Someone was looking after her, helping her find this website to get her started. They answered her silent prayer. But things aren't just given to you. Things don't just fall on your lap, there are consequences.

She closed her eyes all over again, shaking her head as she couldn't believe how life was being at the moment.

A company.

She still couldn't get over it.

"Sakura…" A sweet groggy voice called from behind Sakura. (This is where i started playing the song. Check it out and see how it did Believe In Dreams by Flyleaf.)

She turned her head, only to see Ino standing in the door way that lead to her room. Her hair was out of the normal pony tail, and was messed and tangled as it fell behind her. She was wearing one of Naruto's old shirt, which was slipping at her shoulders as her baggy pants slipped a little at the waist.

Seeing her like that, it reminded Sakura when Ino first came here. Everything was so changed since then, and only in a short time period.

"Sakura, you said one more hour three hours ago." Ino scolded sleeplily, which lost the effect of how stern she was trying to be.

Sakura glanced back at her laptop clock. Sure enough, it was 4 aclock.

Hairs raised on the back of her neck and she quickly shut her laptop.

Just then Ino was right behind her, blinking in confusion, "What was that about?"

"Uh… Nothing, I was just shutting down anyway." Sakura stuttered nervously in a whisper.

"Yeah right." Ino said, cut off by a yawn, "You were probably watching porn."

Sakura then got up and wrapped her arms around Ino's waist, "And why would I want to watch porn when I got you, who is ten times better."

Ino smiled slightly, wrapping her arms around Sakura's neck and resting her head down on her shoulder, "Suck up." She replied, mumbling in Sakura's neck sleeply.

"Oh darn, she caught on." Sakura joked, bending her knees slightly so she could reach Ino's legs. As soon as she could, she picked them up swiftly, and walked them both carefully back to the room.

Ino yawned again, nuzzling more into Sakura's neck, "So you were watching porn?"

Sakura smiled as she gentely closed the door with her foot. When she heard the soft click she continued towards the bed. She placed Ino carefully on the bed and looked down at her carefully, taking in her features. She was beautiful.

Ino looked back up at her, a soft smile on her face.

Sakura shifted her eyes to the right. It pained her to see Ino like that, so care free and trusting. She had full faith in Sakura, and Sakura couldn't bear it. She couldn't stand taking the responsibility of not letting Ino down, especially when it meant that letting Ino down was her-. (1)

Ino's hand stretched to Sakura's face causing Sakura to place her eyes back on Ino. Ino's hand caressing her cheek gently, she wore the same soft smile, "So you were saying that I was ten times better?" But as she flirted, her eyes were dropping and opening back up, struggling to stay up.

Sakura laughed softly, "Yes, you are ten times better."

Ino's hand slipped, but caught itself as Ino nodded sleepily, "Damn Skippy. You better only have eyes for… for me…" She yanwed again, and her hand slipped slowly.

Sakura grabed it with a smile as she watched as the soft blue eyes were slowly shut by eyelids. Sakura placed Ino's hand carefully down, walking over to her side of the bed.

Given the circumstances, she felt happy, light. It wasn't because she thought everything was going to be alright, no, she didn't know about that. No. it was because of Ino's heroic effort to stay up. It was because of that hand that was on her cheek as soon as she shifted her eyes to the right. She didn't know why such a small gesture brought her such ease, but it did. It showed that Ino was struggling to stay up just a little longer to see her smile, to see her reassured. And that meant a lot. It showed the lengths Ino would go through for her, even the smallest ones, like sleeping.

Sakura slipped under the covers, a small smile still on her face as she tried to get comfortable without waking Ino. But then Ino shifted, and woke up, looking around slightly confused. Soon, she noticed Sakura was in the bed and she smiled sleepily, scooting closer to the pink headed doctor and rested her head on her shoulder. She smiled in content as she got comfortable, feeling the doctor slide her arm around Ino and hold her protectively. And with that, she fell back asleep swiftly.

Sakura smiled at the girl who was on her shoulder, in her arms. It wasn't possible to lose Ino. It wasn't possible for Sakura to even think about not having Ino in her arms everyday. Maybe that was a sign. Maybe it was a sign saying that everything was going to be alright. How could it not, how could she possibly lose Ino.

The very idea…was impossible…

(1)- The end of that sentence was Death if any didnt know.

And the song lyrics dont go with the story at all, i was just using the song in general, as a whole, i didnt break it down to the word meaning and all. just to put that out there. Well maybe

There you are, i pomise ill try way harder and update a bit more sooner. a month seemed to fly by and i hardly noticed, tho it bugged me not updating like that.

hopefully people are still eager to read the story even though i havent updated in so long it seemed to have collected cob webs.

Shycadet loves! Out :)