Ino sighed a bit mournfully before slapping her cheeks in an attempt to wake herself up.
Naruto was gone on a mission yet she had still woken up in his room – alone. It was the fifth day yet her body still failed to realize that Naruto was not home – so maybe it wasn't Naruto's fault that she was waking up in the middle of the night to sleep in his bed.
But if she thought about it, Ino was glad it was Naruto and not anybody else.
Snapping herself awake (between her musings, her eyes started to droop) she bounced out of bed and began to get ready for the day.
Once or twice her gaze found itself going over to the empty bed, expecting Naruto to be there watching her in a sleepy haze as he did just about every morning. She had never called him out on it and it had unnerved her at first but she had become accustomed to his presence and his gaze and before she knew it – it became routine.
And admittedly... she sort of – missed him. A little.
And with a heavy heart, she locked up his apartment, having tidied up, watered the plants, restocked his ramen supply (because kami knew he would have whined about it in the morning... whenever he showed up) and left for the day.
Sorry for disappearing. I took some time off writing. I'll update tomorrow as well.