"Okay, so why don't you ask him out?" Temari asked her best friend Ino.

"Because he's my friend and you know I have Sasuke so..." Ino Sasuked and glanced at the girl sitting opposite of her.

"You don't even like Sasuke." Temari rolled her eyes.

"Yes I do!" Ino stated firmly.

"Really? You know what I think?"

"Not really." Ino crossed her arms and Temari glared at her.

"I think Sasuke is just a cover."

"He's not. I like him. He's everything I wanted in a guy."

"Even if he has everything you can't force a connection. You said that kissing him felt like kissing a robot."

"But I-"

"You know I'm right."

"I-"

"Just admit it!" Temari pressured and Ino slammed a hand on the table.

"Fine! I want to like him. I really desperately want to like him. He's exactly like I pictured a boyfriend to look and act like. But I just can't seem to like him." Ino hung her head. A few seconds later she straightened her head and a hand covered her lips.

"I have to break-up with him." Ino realised and Temari nodded.

~ Few weeks later ~

"So? Are you going to ask him out?" Sakura asked and jammed an elbow in Ino's ribs.

"No."

"What? Why not?!" Sakura almost shrieked.

"Because he's my friend." Ino stated.

'And I just broke up with Sasuke.' she thought to herself.

"I don't get it. You like him, he likes you and he doesn't ask out anyone. He's waiting for the girl to ask him out. So, do it!" Temari rolled her eyes again.

"Yeah! And there he is! Naruto!" Sakura yelled and waved him over. He quickly walked to the three girls smiling.

"Hey you three. What's up?" he smiled. He noticed Ino glaring at Sakura and poked her. Ino glared at Naruto and poked him back. He started laughing.

"Nothing much. We were just talking that we haven't seen you for some time now." Temari smiled.

"Yeah, I've been kind of busy with university and the track team..." he scratched the back of his head.

"I get it...I swear I want to turn off all the alarms and notifications on my phone. It's always ringing. Do that assignment, the lab journal, practice starts in 10 minutes..." Ino rolled her eyes. She completely understood Naruto.

"I think you have it worse." he laughed as another notification blared from her phone. Ino groaned and looked at the annoying piece of technology.

"Ugh, I have to stop by at the lab."

"I can walk with you. I have to get to the gym to warm up." Naruto offered.

"Sure." Ino smiled and they said goodbye to Temari and Sakura who were grinning like Cherise cats.

Hello :) I'm back with another chapter :) Well half of it, I'll post the next part by the start of the next week :) I kinda like this setting...:)
Anyway, as always I hope you liked the chapter and I'll be back soon :)
J*