Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Pairing: NarutoXIno
A/N: I know I skipped months/seasons. From now on, I'll try to keep up.
Summer Love
Crystal clear sky eyes
Feel the sand between your toes
Set me on fire
A set of broken hearts…
She sat upon the dock, white dress ruffled by the salty ocean air.
"You okay," a voice asked. She nodded, wiping her face with the back of her hand.
"So," he stated awkwardly, "our best friends are in love with one another."
She smiled, moving her head up to look at the boy who took a seat next to her. "Yeah, I guess so."
He sighed next to her on the wooden platform, returning her smile with one of his own.
…sewn back together with laughter…
Holding a bottled soda, the orange liquid fizzed as Ino sat outside the restaurant. "That's impossible!" she exclaimed from beside him on the boardwalk bench. The laughter escaping her lip-balm coated lips was contagious, infectious even. He couldn't resist the urge to join her, so he did.
"No, I assure you, it's not," he continued, "I seriously thought he was asexual for the longest time." He ate his vanilla ice cream, attempting to consume the treat before it melted. Ino took another sip from her red and white striped straw. "I mean, he could have even been gay, the way he dresses and all," Naruto stated, white teeth flashing a mischievous grin, "We even kissed once." She almost spat out the liquid and held a hand to cover her mouth.
"Oh my god," Ino commented, giving him a playful slap on the arm, "Are you serious?" He shrugged in response, licking his ice cream once more. "You are!" the flaxen haired girl gasped in shock, "You're not –"
Naruto looked at her in mock horror, "No, of course not. I like girls in bikinis and you look especially good in one." He winked when she rolled her eyes.
"Are you hitting on me?" Ino scoffed, drinking the rest of her orange soft drink, "Wow, you rebound fast." The boy shrugged, smudging some of his ice cream onto her nose with his finger. She wrinkled her nose in disgust, hitting him once more.
…and washed with tender tears…
"You know," Ino laughed, sun-dried tears fading, "I've never seen you so quiet before."
Naruto copied her, his laughter drifting over the waves, "Same here."
"Maybe it's better this way, your best friend was no fun anyway. He's no good at conversation."
The boy agreed with a nod of his head, white shirt complementing hers. "He's no prodigy there."
…began to beat in time with one another…
"I swear I will kill you," Ino screeched the moment he tackled her into the hotel pool, the last few words merely a faint bubble under the chlorine filled blue water. She resurfaced with a noticeable pout, white dress clinging to her soaked figure, bathing suit obvious under the article of clothing. He shook the water from his hair, strands still plastered upon his forehead, the spikes smothered in crystal clear droplets.
Naruto stuck out his tongue, "It's your fault for being off guard." She looked the other way before using both hands to push his head under the water.
"How's this for off guard?" the blonde taunted from above, a few bubbles signaling his response. "Sorry," she relented, removing her hands, "I can't hear you."
He stood up, a cough of protest escaping his mouth. "That was cheap."
"Bet goody-two-shoes Sakura never did that," Ino countered.
Naruto moved in and placed a chaste kiss upon her lips, "Bet Sasuke never did that."
Ino laughed, splashing the boy in the face.
…healed by the salt of the summer ocean.
"You know," she commented, bubbly attitude returning, "Blondes have more fun anyway."
He stood up, "That's right. Take that, Sakura! Always studying!"
She stood next to him, shouting as well, "And Sasuke! Always training!"
Naruto beamed, "Let's go and have some fun then." He offered a reassuring hand which she took.
Coming up : SasuXNaru