Heeeey! Sorry for the lack of getting new chapters. I forgot the word I was going to use so sorry for an even awkwarder sentence. Yay!! I know this couple makes little to no sense but I appreciate those who don't care xD. I've been playing FF13 and its so pretty :D. I love it very much. That and Kimi ni Todoke. It's a great Shoujo I recommend to anyone who enjoys slow paced stories with a shy heroine.

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Chapter 4: Wishes to be made

Sakura crashed into the Hokage's office, followed by her partner. They were both fairly injured as they did collapsing on her floor. They were talking but nothing understandable escaped their lips. The only thing Tsunade was able to make out was Akatsuki. Over and over again.

"What happened?" Tsunade commanded, quickly tending to the two girls. Sakura coughed and looked up to her leader.

"Ino and Hinata were kidnapped!" She closed her eyes then stood up, wincing. "Hinata was injured and they took Ino as she scouted ahead." She started to tear up. Hinata was taken before she could heal her ankle but she still fought so hard and Ino… She had no idea what became of Ino. Ino was just gone. It was scary and for some reason it took them awhile to notice her absent.

It was wrong. It felt right. She didn't understand why she was so at peace. Something in the back of Sakura's mind screamed that Ino was OK. Better then before.

She shut it out quickly. Blaming it on exhaustion.

"I think the blond was Deidara of Iwa," Tenten followed up, also standing. She was grimacing; a dark look planted on her cool face. "The other was within a puppet… we had no idea who he was." She finished, looking to the floor.

Tsunade bit her lip. She knew who he was.

"That man is called…"

"Sasori!" Ino called after the red haired member as she entered his room. He looked up from where he worked, caught off guard by the girl. He didn't say anything but turned back around, connecting more darts to Hiruko.

"I just wanted to talk," she quickly explained, amazed. She should have been wondering how to escape. To connect with her fellow ninja. But no. Her main worry was him.

"Talk then," he told her turning around, blinking once… Ino sighed, she really hated when he did that. It made it harder to tell him things. She knew that was probably why he was doing it but still.

"It's just that ever since I learned about what you are you've been weird and," she had no idea where she was going but Ino was always one to speak what was on her mind. "I know you think it was a good idea but I think that being human is… well a burden sure! Some days I hate it but other days I want to sing!" Sasori looked at her. Never in his life had he wanted to sing. Ino figured as much yet that didn't stop the words from trickling out.

He wanted to tell her to shut up. Part of him just wished that he killed her. Another part screamed why not just kill her now? Then a small part, a part that seldom got his say, wanted to hear what she had to say.

"Sure I'm not lasting forever and yeah I'm not that strong but, "Ino gulped looking at him then began to stare at his floor. " I love my emotions and I would never get that up so it just confused me." There was silence. Sasori was really taking in what she had to say.

He found it funny how she mentioned the part of lasting forever. He wondered why.

"Why do you mention not lasting forever?" he voiced his thoughts after thinking about exactly what to say.

"Oh because I heard you and Deidara argue about art yesterday," she admitted, still staring at the floor fiddling with her shirt nervously. "And you said art was something that lasts forever and I always thought that art was something that didn't necessarily last forever but lasts forever in your heart. You know like how beauty is in the eye of the beholder? That'd what I think…" She about floored him. To her surprise she had gotten a faint smile out of the puppet master. She looked up just in time to catch it before it went back to the usual unemotional self.

But Ino caught it. And that made her smile widely.

"What do you know about art?" he asked, also looking away.

"I used to make flower arrangements," Ino admitted, remembering her home and getting a sad feeling deep within her heart. "My family owns a shop and there were millions of flowers. Every morning I could get up and pick some. You should have seen them! Oh, I always wanted to own the shop when I was older Those moments are some of the best I can remember." she smiled sadly looking into the distance, as if she was looking at something Sasori couldn't quite see.

Sasori wanted her to smile widely again.

"Do you want to go outside?" Sasori asked, getting up and taking her with him.

"Will Hinata be there?" Ino wanted to know. She'd feel dirty is she was the only one who got to see the outside again.

"You really care about her don't you?" Sasori asked, tugging her to Deidara's room to get Hinata. He was just going to bring her but he couldn't help but help her. That and the black haired girl was her only connection to home. Everyone had their connections to their homes. He had his parents and the kage of his former village.

He chuckled a bit thinking how she'd probably freak out if she heard that.

A he did she stared at him like he was out of his mind. Sasori wasn't the type to just randomly chuckle about something. Kisame? Yes. Deidara? Probably. Tobi? Totally. Sasori? When hell froze over.

" Sasori-kun?" Ino asked, looking at him concerned. "Are you OK?"

"I was just thinking about someone."

"Oh." Now this floored Ino. He was shocking her more and more as the night went on. Smiling and now this? It was becoming evident that she really didn't know this man at all, but she wanted too.

"Hey, let's just go out the two of us," Ino decided suddenly, looking at him. " I don't want to disturb her." She murmured.

" OK," He shrugged, he didn't quite understand but he was a little relieved. He liked it better this way. He never was one for many people at one time.

When they made it the last lights in the sky were fading and the sun was exploding in many shades of purples and oranges. She gasped at the beauty, they didn't have sunsets like that in Konoha. She had never seen anything like it.

" That's beautiful," she gasped, looking at it excitedly following Sasori, who leading her onto the roof. When she got there she plopped down and watched the sky, mesmerized.

" I love this," she smiled watching the sky. " It was never this pretty in Konoha," she admitted to him completely excited.

" Something about the rain village," Sasori shrugged, " It makes things beautiful." Ino nodded taking in the sky. The moisture in the air making it hard to breath.

" Are you OK?" Sasori asked noticing the change in her breath.

" Yeah," Ino smiled taking in another breath. It felt good. Not dry like the air she was used to.

" The only time I remember a sunset this pretty was the one before my first mission," Ino after a brief silence admitted, looking up. " I was so excited I couldn't sleep."

There was a comfortable silence between them.

" Are you getting restless?" Sasori asked her. Looking at her face. He couldn't read the expression. " Would you like to go on a mission?" It wasn't like she could escape. She was completely connected to him. Her body.

" Can I even do that?" she had to admit she was excited. She needed to do something other then just heal people. Yes, she was busy but she was getting restless.

" I can ask and it's not like you can escape," he proved his point by raising her arm with his chakra strings.

" I wasn't planning too," she admitted, looking back at the sky. She was slightly embarrassed by her honesty but she soon swallowed it down with the first star.

" Look!" she screamed pointing to the sky. " Make a wish!" she closed her eyes and made one. He did too. But with his eyes open.

"What'd you wish for?" he asked her, curious. Ino didn't answer.

" It won't come true if I tell you!" she stuck her tongue out and looked to the heavens. Her wish was a silly one. She wanted him to be human. She decided that was what she wanted earlier but she couldn't dare tell Sasori that.

Partly because she was embarrassed. Partly because somewhere inside of her she truly believed it was going to come true. That and she didn't want him to get angry.

He had a much different wish. He wished that she would always smile.

Pein sat in his office, thinking about missions and plans and wondering what Kakuzu was doing with the food budget. It had came to his attention earlier that the man wasn't exactly giving much to it. He had to admit that his men liked to eat.

Well, most of them ate like normal human beings, save two.

Kisame and Zetzu. Zetzu was already taken care of but Kisame? The man could eat five raw elephants and be hungry for more. Oh and he had a little habit of only eating raw meat.

Pein really needed to interview people before he let them into the Akatsuki. That or get their eating habits first.

" Leader." it was Sasori. Sasori was the only one that would not knock. He had tried telling him he had to but that didn't change anything. If Sasori didn't want to knock he wasn't going to. That was that and the whole Akatsuki knew it.

They simply just got over it.

" Yes?" Pein tried to sound uninterested but Sasori rarely visited him. It must have been something big or Sasori would have just gotten rid of the problem.

" It's Ino," Sasori told him and the leader almost did a back take. Sasori was calling her by name? Asking about her? The leader felt that the world really must have been changing.

" What about her?" Maybe he wanted to kill her. Maybe he already killed her. Many ideas went through Pein's mind. Each getting more gruesome then the next.

Maybe he wanted feed her to Kisame and Zetzu!

" I want her to go on a mission," Sasori told him taking out a scroll and opening it. A mixture of disappointment and relief washed over the leader. He kind of hoped it would have been interesting but he was glad he didn't have to explain why there was blonde hairs in that evenings soup.

Sasori continued

" This is her family description. She can use the mind transfer technique and her family has a history of Chakra endurance. She's also, as you know, a medic. I think she could be a powerful asset." Now Pein was floored.

And getting a slight feeling of déjà vu. Mainly because Deidara came in earlier. Saying the same thing but he was talking about the black haired girl. Hinata.

" Well, Deidara told me the same about Hinata," Pein told Sasori, starting to wonder what these girls were doing to his associates.

" Are you comparing me to that Brat?"

" No." Pein sighed. It was like walking in a mine field, dealing with Deidara and Sasori. Deidara was quick to argue and blow up while Sasori was quick to kill you with or without words.

" I don't know anything about Hinata but I'm sure they'll be OK," Sasori continued. " They are of the leaf village."

" You know how Konoha is about their females, though," Pein told the puppet master who only shrugged.

" Konoha is full of fools."

" I'm guessing I can give you a mission and see how all four of you work before I let them go with one of you as a pair," Pein told him and another thing almost killed him.

Sasori gave a slight happy smile. It disappeared but it was there. He didn't say thank you, which would have shocked Pein, but this? This was too much. The leader needed a nap.

That and a larger food budget.

Ino awoke in a bed. She could have sworn she fell asleep on the roof. Sasori must have brought her back. She opened her eyes looking for him. He was where he always was at his desk, but today he was looking at her, instead of his back turned.

" I'm glad you are awake," he told her and she felt a warm blush find its way on her face. That was the first time someone told her that in a long time.

" We have a mission," he added and that just made it better.

" I can go!?" She was utterly excited but a part of her thought that maybe he could be just teasing her.

" Yes, I talked to the leader, now get up." She jumped up and looked down. Her clothes were tattered and she felt a bit awkward.

" Hey, Sasori?" she asked biting her lip. " Can I get a change of clothes?" There was a silence after that.

" I'll go find Konan." and he left Ino there feeling incredibly stupid and silly. He came back with a simple female ninja shirt and shorts. They were a bit small for Konan so they should have fitted her.

" Thank you." Ino smiled but Sasori didn't leave. " Um… Can you get out so I can change?" It was Sasori's turn to feel stupid and he left mumbling a quick sorry.

He saw Deidara also standing in the hallway. He waved to him awkwardly and walked over to his fellow artist.

" Why are you waiting in the hallway, Brat?"

" Well, Hinata is changing…" Deidara started, blushing looking to the floor.

" So is Ino…" Sasori admitted looking into the distance. If he could blush his cheeks would be the same shade of red.

" What are you fuck heads doing out in the hall!" yelled Hidan stumbling out of his room, holding his head. " The hallways already god damn small. Now you two are in the god damn way!?" He had a reason for holding his head, it was about to fall off.

" Where are the medics?" He yelled, just as angrily. Walking to Sasori's door.

" I wouldn't go in there," Sasori told him flatly.

" Why the fuck not?" he yelled opening the door. The men heard a shriek and a distinctive slapping noise. Hidan returned a large hand print on his face. The grimace larger then before.

" Damn Bitch!" He yelled as he walked off, trying to find Kakuzu, cussing up a storm and using profanities Sasori was sure hadn't been invented yet.

Ino and Hinata came out at the same time. There was a slight problem though.

Hinata was blushing madly, trying to pull down a two small shirt, exposing her stomach and Ino was looking out of place all covered up. They looked at each other and went back to Sasori's room.

" You have two half naked girls in your room right now, un."

" Shut up, Brat."

The mission was already starting out beautifully.