Well.. thats embarrassing...
Despite the massive hangover, Ino got up and went into to the shower. However, because of her rather impressive feat the day before, she was inclined to receive a day off.
So when Ino stepped out of the bathroom, body washed, teeth brushed, and just over all refreshed, she did so clad in underwear. A simple black cotton number that was reserved for alcohol recovering days like these.
With a nice, proper plate of breakfast in mind, she exited the bedroom intent on forcing Naruto to help her make said breakfast only to walk in on Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha... sharing a bowl of cereal.
"...Good morning." Ino greeted, eyeing the shared bowl.
"Theres actually a pretty hilarious story behind this – oh! And theres no more bowls in the kitchen." Naruto said nonchalantly.
Thankfully, Ino was already accustomed to Naruto's life what with practically living with him and all, so instead of dwelling on it, Ino simply made a mental note of buying a bunch of bowls (Flowery pinks and yellows so that he would think twice about breaking so many things) and continuing on into the kitchen.
"Well, as long as the plates are fine. I want some actual breakfast. Do you have the stuff to make pancakes?" Ino asked, bending over to rummage in the fridge.
"Why is the Yamanaka half naked." Sasuke demanded, keeping his eyes solely at his bowl.
"I'm an exhibitionist." Ino answered with shrug.
"What she means to say is: don't look, don't look!" Naruto very briefly performing the oiroke jutsu to display a woman who was in front of men half naked should look like.
"Why? I mean its you and Sasuke." Ino said, as if that explained everything. Which, when Naruto thought about, did.
"And what is that supposed to mean?" Sasuke asked, his eyes briefly flashing over to her before quickly looking away.
"Its Naruto," Ino said with a roll of her eyes. Plus, it wasn't anything he hadn't seen before. "And you, Sasuke, have yet to ever react to any woman's wiles. In fact, the only advances you've ever reacted to was Orochimaru's..." she said, setting the ingredients on the counter.
"Ha! I said it look-"
NOT! Another. Word." Sasuke seethed breaking his metal spoon in two.
"Fine." Naruto pouted but sent a grateful look at Ino who didn't acknowledge it. Damn, the silent treatment.
Apparently, Ino really, really wasn't okay with keeping it a secret as he thought she was.
"Plus, like I said before, she doesn't even like you." Naruto muttered, slightly annoyed for some reason.
"Tch, this really proves it." Sasuke retorted sarcastically. Yep, he was getting annoyed.
"Nope, I'm serious." Naruto said blankly. Ino had stopped mixing the ingredients and was leaning against the counter to observe him. It was fun to watch Naruto get frustrated especially when it was obvious he wanted to tell Sasuke that they were together.
"How am I supposed to believe that?" Sasuke said with a shake of his head.
"He's right, you know." Ino suddenly said. The males both turned to look at her.
"How does he know that this isn't a ploy to get him to like me. He really has no way of knowing." Ino explained with a shrug. Sasuke eyed her, paranoid that this was yet another ploy.
Sasuke was too paranoid for his own good but they were ninja and they were all paranoid so she didn't call him out on it.
Especially when it was working in her favor.
"Your evil." Naruto murmured, realizing what Ino was up to. Sasuke blinked when he noticed that it wasn't directed at him.
Ino shrugged and, Sasuke suspected, that they both forgot he was there with them. Because they shared this look that Sasuke barely noticed was a conversation because it was usually Sasuke that Naruto was able to have nonverbal conversations with.
And it was in that moment that Sasuke knew they'd spent far too much time together to be considered less than close friends.
And since the slot of Best Friend was already filled by his own rather hesitant self, he knew what spot Ino was filling.
"Its about god damn time." Sasuke grunted, rising with the bowl in one hand.
The two blue eyed blondes turned to regard him in surprise.
"I'm tired of you hovering over me all the time. I'm not going to drop dead any moment and I think you've made your point that any desertion of any kind would be pointless since I'm here at the moment." Sasuke said with a quick flippant wave of his hand. "Go get laid, seriously."
With his message delivered, Sasuke nodded and headed for the door, bowl and all, before a he quickly added his final line.
"Ino..." Sasuke paused before shuddering, "at least you didn't end up with Sakura."
Ino, deciding to accept that as a compliment, gave him a hesitant smile, which Sasuke immediately glared at.
"...I still don't like you."