BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

The sounds of my alarm clock made me groan loudly. "It's not even a mission day," I groaned into my pillow. As soon as my left hand felt the top of my alarm clock, it slammed on every button, turning it off completely, probably for good. I sat up in the bed and yawned while scratching my chest.

Yesterday made this day a no mission day. I had delivered chicken breast and sake to Lady Tsunade's office (since Shikamaru was too lazy to do it.)

"Besides," My best friend told me, "I owe her money from that last game of Go we played."

So I delivered it to her and earned a day off. Lucky for me, I wasn't even planning to do any missions today. I planned to sleep. roll over, and sleep some more. Apparently, I got enough sleep, so my body was forced to arouse against my pleasing.

I kept groaning at the sounds of shops outside as I got dressed. That's what woke me up, I thought. It's a business day for everyone else. After putting on my red t-shirt, black pants, sandals, and a black cloak, I walked out the door and jumped on top of my home, then hopping onto other buildings towards the local flower shop.

"Hey Sasori!" A cheery voice I knew too well yelled to me.

I stopped in my tracks on top of Ichiraku's Ramen Shop and said, "Hey Naruto." I turned to one of my good friends who I've known since I came to this village. I've been working with him ever since Sasuke left the village and we've become used to each other.

The blond-haired boy then asked me, "You going to the flower shop on your day off?"

"Just for a moment. Why does that concern you?"

Naruto smirked at me and said, "We're great friends, buddy! Your crush on Ino concerns me deeply."

I laughed and said, "And your crush on Sakura concerns me deeply, too. So listen to me when I say that she thinks of you as an annoying brother." I chuckled as he groaned.

"So basically, she agreed to go out to eat with her annoying brother today?"

My eyes widened, but then I snickered, "She just said the other day she would never go out with you ever. What made her think otherwise?"

Naruto shrugged and said, "Beats me." He then nodded towards me. "Have fun flirting with Ino."

As he ran off, I yelled to him, "Have fun getting stood up by Sakura!"

I entered the flower shop with my hands in my pockets and my cloak flying in the breeze.

"Good morning, Sasori-kun." Ino's cheery voice helped me find her behind the counter.

"Good morning, Ino-san." I've been friends with Ino for a long time. It took a while though, since the first time I met her, I pushed her off a swing for a fun of it. I was about maybe 8 then, and it took her 2 years to forgive me for it. Ever since then, I developed a liking for her, which I told Naruto when he told me he loved Sakura.

"How are the flowers blooming?" I asked, trying to seem interested in her job.

"Very well, considering it's spring." She giggled at me, and it took a good amount of strength not to let a spot of red catch my cheeks. "So what brings you around these parts this morning."

"The usual. No missions since I delivered Lady Tsunade some chicken breast and sake." We both laughed before a long awkward silence came between us.

"So, umm," I began, "You doing any training today, because I was…" I had to think of something! "On… my way to the Third Training Ground. If you were going to train… maybe… we could train… together?"

Ino stopped twirling her hair and we just stared at each other for a moment.

"I'm sorry, Ino-san. I didn't mean to-"

"No, it's okay!" She reassured me with a smile and said, "Sure. Let me just tell my mother."

Ino threw a kunai towards me in a flash, but I was too quick. I dodged it and the sharp weapon slammed into a large tree. I teleported behind her and hit her neck, hitting a pressure point, she stumbled backwards, leaving open her armpits, so I hit her there and she lost control of her arms. I then teleported in front of her and hit her left and right leg pressure points in her knees. She stumbled back again, and almost fell before I caught her with one hand.

We both breathed hard before I said, "I won that round," with a smirk.

Ino gained control of her body back quickly and stood up while saying, "I still have an advantage."

I jerked an eyebrow and asked, "How- AH!" Ino's leg swiped my foot and I landed on my face on the ground. Before I knew it, she jumped onto me and twisted my arm behind my back.

I laughed and said, "I give, Ino! I give!" She got off of me and laughed while I got up.

"Now I win. Best out of three, remember?"

I playfully groaned at her and said, "What food do you want me to buy?"

She grinned at me and said, "Not much of a winner now, huh, Sasori-kun?" Ino laughed at me as I rolled my eyes.

"I can't buy you food if you won't tell me what you want," I joked.

"You should know this one. Cherry tomatoes, duh!" She playfully punched my arm as I smirked at her.

Then the question hit me again, Why do you like Ino Yamanaka? this question always came up Everytime I was about to tell her. The same answer always came up, too. She was always a delicate girl, but knew how to take care of herself. As we grew up, I even found Ino more attractive every year. She even told me I was good-looking, but she was saying it in a friendly way.

I shook the question out of my head before asking, "Shall we pick them, then?"

A/N: The 1st chapter done! Now, you see how Sasori acts? This is the way he would probably act if he was never with Chiyo. Serious, but more sarcastic than usual. Friendly, yet sometimes evil in a way. I hope after reading this story, you people will see how good Sasori and Ino connect! And to all the haters of this story, thanks for hating! ^_^