"No..."

She ran upstairs, following a trail of wailing sounds in panic as her breathing became heavier every step of the way. The walls seemed to stretch; the stairs going on forever. Tears began forming in her eyes as her pace slowed down. Finally she reached the top, nearing a room down the hall where the door was slightly creaked open. She pushed the door, revealing fiery red chakra and blood on the walls as the Kyuubi sat, back faced towards her. He was feeding something in his arms as it wiggled, nestled in its grasp with its tail curling up.

"Naruto..." she whispered, walking towards them. The Kyuubi turned back and growled at her before returning to its activity. Ino's crying intensified as she fell on the floor unable to move. With her right hand she reached out to what was in the Kyuubi's arms. "Why... Why wouldn't you let me have her!"

The Kyuubi growled even louder, its voice awakening the nestled item. It began to kick, scream and cry profusely, trying to get out of the Kyuubi's grasp. The Kyuubi finally let it down, watching it pick itself up and crawl away from him in terror. Ino smiled and held her hands out, hopeful for a chance to hold her baby. Her bright turquoise eyes gleamed from the sparkle of the moonlight as her short blonde hair sashayed in her face. However, it wasn't long until the baby began transforming as it came closer towards her. Her eyes turned blood red in color as her pupils narrowed to those of a cat, her skin bubbled with black spots emerging from the pale tones of her body, her hair shrunk in as the blonde streaks faded, pouty lips turning into a glossy maroon grimace as fangs hung out.

"No... No... No!" She screamed, backing up to where she was cornered. She closed her eyes in fear as both the Kyuubi and the baby had now grown closer, opening their jaws donned in blood as they came to attack her and-

She had woken up from a loud banging at the door and a voice that yelled, "Oy! Ino! Wake up!" It was Shikamaru on the other side, already impatient with her. Quickly throwing the blankets off, she walked towards the door feeling a bit light-headed. Her heart beat began to subside as she cracked open the door, letting him in the room.

"What is it?" She asked, half awake and rubbing her head. Shikamaru stared at her for a second, noting that her skin has gone paler and her eyes droopy for the past few weeks.

"Are you okay?"

"Mmm... Hai. I just, had a bad dream last night. Also, I feel kind of dizzy this morning but I'll be okay," Ino replied, walking back to her mattress. He didn't seem to believe that she'll make it through will the rest of the day ("She really needs to rest," he thought), but seeing as how their plans were of importance, he shrugged it off and continued.

"Well, did you forget about Tsunade sama's orders for us today? We're supposed to be meeting with Shizune-san at 10." He replied, pointing to the nearby clock at the wall. "It's 9:30."

"Yeah, I know," She stated, still yawning on the edge of her bed. Shikamaru petted her hair as she smiled a bit.

"Ahh Ino, try to be on time, ok? Don't be too troublesome," he said lastly, before disappearing in a cloud of smoke. She sighed and got up to walk towards her drawer. 'What kind of dream was that?' she thought as she got dressed.

Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru were waiting alongside Shizune at the interrogation ward. There, Sasuke had been mantled and was asleep as Tsunade sama ordered that his mind be entered for any data on possible enemies far stronger than Madara, whom they have defeated. Naruto noticed the discomfort on Sakura's face as she longingly stared at Sasuke.

"Neh Sakura chan, let's just keep him this way forever so he'll never leave," he jokingly stated. She looked at him and tried to smile. "Don't worry Sakura chan, he'll be fine..." he sighed and looked back at Sasuke.

Just then Ino had burst through the door, sweaty and out of breath. "I'm - I'm so sorry..." She said, bowing in deep respect. As she came up, the eyes of Naruto caught her sight. She became flustered and tried to look away, walking to where they were in silence. Naruto, too, had felt the atmosphere shift as she entered the room. It's been three weeks since their little "incident", but every time he ran in to her they'd both get a little tense. He shifted away from them and diverted his eyes to Shizune, who was already quite annoyed at Ino's late arrival.

Shizune began the discussion, appointing Ino as the member who would infiltrate Sasuke's mind due to her father's absence and participation in a separate mission. However, she questioned Ino's energy as she looked quite discolored. Ino smiled and assured her she was fine, stepping in front of Sasuke to begin the mind reading technique Inoichi had passed on to her. It became harder for her to concentrate as a migraine had begun in her head, intensifying with every minute. Just as she was about to complete her entrance, she became dizzy and nearly fell over. Surprisingly, Naruto's speed was enough for him to catch her.

"Ino! Are you okay?" He asked. She nodded even more, then lightly pushed on the upper part of her stomach. She began to feel extremely nauseated, moving out of Naruto's arms and trying to stand herself. Shizune instructed Shikamaru for water as she and Sakura ran alongside Ino to help her up.

"I... I need to vomit," she said softly. Shizune nodded, taking out a plastic bag from her medic pouch and hovering it by Ino's mouth. She puked, Naruto's eyes twitching at the sounds she made. He too began to pale and feel nauseated, not being able to bear the vomiting sounds of someone near by.

"So.. gross..." he stated. Sakura became annoyed and punched him for being to dramatic. "But, Sakura chaaaaan~"

"Shut up!" she stated. She felt Ino's forehead and became puzzled as to why there were no signs of a fever coming on either. "Ino, maybe you should rest for the day," she told the kunoichi. Ino smirked.

"And lose the day to you? No way, I'm excited to see how many times Sasuke-kun has thought of me," She faintly replied. Sakura gritted her teeth.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY? Ino-pig!" She exclaimed. Shizune stopped Sakura from her rage.

"Sakura's right Ino. Go rest at home today, let Sakura take of you," she stated, wrapping up Ino's vomit. Sakura gaped at having to take care of Ino as Shikamaru handed the blonde a glass of water. "We can continue tomorrow, but if you're unable then we'll just have to wait for your father to come back in two days." Ino nodded, brushing herself off. Sakura walked out the door as Ino slowly followed along.

"Ino, get better!" Naruto yelled out, trying to make it a little less awkward between them. She turned to give him a small glare before exiting the room, making him feel worse than he did earlier.

Ino sat on her bed as Sakura stood by the doorway, wondering what was wrong with her friend. "Are you sick? Do you feel any signs of a flu coming on?" She asked. Ino shook her head.

"I don't know. I don't feel sick, just dizzy and nauseated. I think it's because I've been lacking sleep lately. I've just been having the same dream for the past two weeks, making me restless and frustrated every time..." she replied, shrugging her shoulders. Sakura sat beside her.

"Hm, what was the dream about?" She asked. Ino told her the details, every account she remembered of the terrifying nightmare. "Ehhhh!That's really weird!" She exclaimed. Pondering about it, she tried to figure out what it all meant. "Hm... Naruto's the only one with the Kyuubi, but, why would he consistently be in your dream? Did something happen between you two?"

Ino sat in silence looking the other way. "Well... uh..." she finally replied, beginning to stutter.

"Well, what?"

"Well, nothing..."

Sakura was in disbelief. "Ino, there's something you aren't telling me. What is it?" She pushed on. Ino sighed.

"I just, don't know... I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?"

"Sakura, I don't know what happened, or why. I don't even know where to start from. But I can't tell you if there's a chance of you telling anyone, even Naruto. So you can't, please..." Ino begged. Sakura nodded.

"Don't worry Ino, I understand. I won't tell anyone, not even Naruto," she promised. Both women knew the importance of keeping promises, to oneself, to ones teammates and to each other, hence calming Ino a bit. Ino breathed in deeply as she began to unfold the night that would not only shock her friend, but the village as well.

"It was the night Naruto came home with Sasuke-kun, when he saved him from hatred... and when he lost you completely..."

AN: So a lot of you told me to do a Lemon chapter. The only problem is, I have no idea what a "Lemon" is D: Keep in mind I haven't been on here for the past four years, so anyone care to explain? I'm extremely outdated -_-' And then maybe, just maybe, will the next chapter be FULL OF LEMONS :D I will also think about changing the rating. But anyway, ON TO SUBSCRIPTIONS AND REVIEWS please & thank you! ^_^

-Rox