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Thank you guys for the reviews, I really do appreciate it!
Kiwi – As always I can count on awesome review from you! ^_^
Damned – Please don't hate Ino, lol , in fact she's one of my favorite characters and yet as I read over this I really portray her in a bad light… I'll make it better…I hope*shrug*.
ShyGuy – Short and sweet, I like it.
And Starfire – I apologies for confusing you, if you haven't read Situations you might want too, it'll explain a little more. If that's not the case then it must be because I changed writing styles. Situations I wrote a year or two ago and didn't finish it, so when I did my style had changed into 3rd person. Hopefully this helps you, but in any case, thank you reviewing.
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Chapter 6: It Felt So Wrong… But Felt So Right…
Naruto walked next to her silence, like they had been a few minutes ago when they left the hospital. He had no idea who she really was or what she was about, and it infuriated him that no one would give him a straight answer. "You guys are friends, just like you and me. Why do you ask?". The only answered he believed came from Kiba. "You two were really close, you had a falling out and now you should be trying to be friends with her again. And would you hurry the hell up with this whole "Amnesia thing".Naruto smiled remembering this; he didn't have to remember Kiba to know he was a ball buster.
"What's so funny?" she asked politely.
"Nothing, just something Kiba said to me the other day."
She smiled. "I'm glad to see you're starting to remember us."
Naruto smirked. "Yeah…something like that…" the silence arose again. "So what are you in the mood for?"
"I was thinking ramen…it's your favorite." She continued to stare at the ground.
He laughed. "That's what they tell me." They shared a laugh. "I'm glad you suggested we spend some time together, I've been meaning to ask you these past couple days, but people keep popping up wanting to talk. You know…you're the only one I haven't had the chance to get to know…again."
She flashed a wink at him. "Saved the best for last I see." Was her response, Naruto blushed lightly. "We'll have that talk soon enough, but first I really want to enjoy this lunch."
Naruto became nervous. "Why?...did we usually fight when we went out?"
"No, not really. I mean there was this one time before… you helped me go shopping for my wedding dress…which was beautiful by the way…everyone loved it. You may not believe it, but you have a great sense for beautiful things."
Naruto blushed. "You're right I don't, but I feel as though I can trust you. I know this may come off awkward…but in my heart, I know that I can trust you…more than the others."
She laughed as she made her way into the ramen shop. "Shut up dummy."
The next few hours went by quickly but peacefully. Naruto lead the way as he walked out of the ramen shop with Ino trailing behind.
"We'll its good to see you didn't lose ability to eaten an ungodly amount of ramen…" Ino said as she put away her now empty wallet.
"I guess so!" he patted his stomach as he continued to walk. "So what do you wanna do now?"
"I have to go to work. I'm covering for my mom today so she can cover my shift tomorrow." She flashed her gorgeous smile. "I'm gonna have fun tonight."
"Hinata's party…I almost forgot about that." He responded.
"You're coming along right?"
"Oh, um I think so…I dunno just yet."
"Oh, you're coming along! You better be ready Uzumaki!"
She was being so cute, Naruto couldn't help but laugh.
"Hey! What's so funny?" she pouted.
"You. You're like a completely different person. Don't get me wrong, I like it, but the first time I met you I was being held down, and you were yelling at me."
"Well, you're very good at making me mad at you." She punched him lightly in the shoulder. "I'm going now. Remember, I'll be seeing you at 6." She ran off, Naruto stood there smiling until she was just another face in the crowd. Naruto made his way home, he was going out tonight.
Six o'clock rolled around and Naruto found himself lounging on his couch. He had been ready to leave for a few hours now, he couldn't understand why he was so excited to go tonight. All she was doing was taking him to the party, nothing more…right? Despite the real reason, whatever it may have been, it didn't stop Naruto from fantasizing. She plagued his mind and he loved every second of it. Hearing a knocking at the door he dashed over to it to see her standing there standing in a pair of jeans and a purple shirt. Naruto's instincts ran wild, she was only in casual clothes, but god damn did they fit her right!
"Okay, relax already pervert." She teased as Naruto snapped too. Was he staring her that much without even noticing it?
"I – uh… you look great!" he kicked himself on the inside. What a jackass comment.
She laughed. "Did you even change? Go put on something else."
"Hey, I've been ready for sometime now…plus I like this look." He responded.
"Fine, fine. Let's go." She began to walk away. Naruto quickly grabbed her and spun her around, pulling her into his arms.
"I was serious when I said you looked good" she sat there like a deer in headlights. "I guess you were right…I'm just good at picking beautiful things." And before she could react he had placed his lips on hers. Naruto could feel a slight resistance at first, but only at first, soon she was practically taking him over. Suddenly she pulled away.
She took a few steps back and began to ramble. "NONONONONO. No, we…I…look Naruto! You can't just go around doing things like that! God you're such a jerk!" she pushed him into the wall.
Naruto was a taken back, confused more than anything else though. "I'm sorry…I didn't mean to take it this fast…I was just caught up in the moment." She began to walk away without him. "Look I'm sorry! Really I am! Please don't go!" Naruto's head began to hurt as soon as he finished the last part of his sentence. "AHHH!" he grabbed his head as he curled up into a ball. This was worst of these "pains" he had experienced yet. Ino came running over.
"Naruto! You okay?!" she was panicking. "Don't move! Do you need a doctor? Wait, I can do it! Sakura taught me a few things -"
"I'm fine…" He interrupted as he began to take deep breathes. "My pills are on the kitchen counter, grab them please. " He pointed to his apartment. As she ran in Naruto began to yell to himself. "I remember now!…she left me that day…cold, alone, annoyed...but that's it. Why can't I remember more!?... God damn it!" Ino was back in an instant with his pills. Naruto hungrily ate two of his pills. The two sat in silence as Naruto recovered.
"Naruto, are these the pains the doctor was talking about? Do you remember anything?
"Something like that, except I…I don't remember anything." He couldn't let her know he remembered that painful moment in time. "I'm fine Ino…"
"Sure…but listen to me for a sec…about that kiss…"
"Don't worry, I get it, it never happened… lets just go. I just…" He looked deep in her eyes and saw just as much confusion as he was feeling. "I just need a drink is all."
She playfully punched his arm. "T-that's what got you into this whole mess." It was obvious that she was trying to lighten the mood, as it was also apparent that she wasn't so sure of her last words. Naruto put on his best fake smile.
"Yeah, Ha-ha." He laughed. "Can we go already slow poke?"
She gave a faint smile and walked away. "And she fell for it"…
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Short and as always late. I'm almost positive I'm going to start doing short chapters, just so I can get something out faster. Anyway hope you still like it and if you could be so kind as to review, that would honestly make my day, no joke.
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