"Okay, is this your card?" Ino asked, holding up the king of spades.

Gaara shook his head, grinning.

"Well shit." Ino muttered, looking at her cards in confusion. She perked up suddenly, and grinned at Gaara. "Is this your card then?" She asked again, pulling the ace of hearts from her bra.

"Holy crap!" Gaara gasped, pulling at his hair, so amazed by Ino's skill with card tricks that he couldn't speak for a moment.

Sakura burst out laughing. If anyone had told her, even a week ago, that she would be sitting here in her living room, getting drunk with Ino and Gaara, she would never have believed them.

It was too ridiculous.

"Sakura – you're next." Ino said, turning to her.

Sakura shook her head. "Ino you've been doing tricks for hours. Haven't you noticed you've done this trick ten times by now?"

Ino laughed. "Of course. No, come on, this is a new trick. A love fortune." She said, batting her eyelids seductively.

"Well, when you bat your eyelids like that, how can I resist?" Sakura said sarcastically.

Ino held out the stack of cards. "Ok, pick a card." Sakura did so. "And now another, and one more. Now, put them on the table there, in a row. No the order doesn't matter, not yet. Ok good."

Sakura and Gaara watched as Ino flipped the cards up, one by one, and cackled. "Ohoho!" She exclaimed. "It is as I thought!"

"What?" Sakura asked, leaning forward. Gaara, surprisingly, did the same. "What is it?"

"You're meant for each other!" Ino announced.

Both Gaara and Sakura fell onto their backs laughing. Ridiculous.

"You're drunk!" Sakura yelled.

"Of course I am! You are too!" Ino argued.

"Drunk?" Gaara said indignantly. "I've never been drunk in my life!"

Ino and Sakura both stared at him. At last Ino said. "Well you have now." Sakura fell against her, laughing hysterically.

"That's not funny!" Gaara argued.

Sakura grinned at him. "Sure it is. Just-" She burped loudly, laughed and then went on as though she hadn't interrupted herself so rudely. "Just make sure you drink lots of water before you go to bed."

Gaara shook his head. "What?"

"Drink lots of water." Sakura repeated.

"I know!" Ino exclaimed. "Let's play a game!"