A/N: I was supposed to murder Sasuke here…hehehehe, but I changed my mind and decided to keep him alive. Thanks to all who have read this story, and special thanks to all who have left reviews, and very special thanks to mistiquefour for proof reading (Despite me not changing the previous texts! I kept them Mistique and when I’m in the mood to edit, I will!)
Do anyone know what’s Ino’s mom’s name?
BOUND
Chapter 10
It was 2:30 am when a pair of blue orbs opened to a darkened room. Ino’s bladder was making another fuss and the blonde woman was just irritated by it, “And to think I’ve just entered my 12th week!” she grumbled before shoving the blanket away from her body and standing up. She was about to get in her own bathroom when her stomach growled, “And now my stomach’s acting up too! What have I gotten myself into?!” she said rolling her eyes. “…better used the one on the hall then get me some food!” she said frowning and walking back to her door, “’wish I have something decent in my refrigerator,” she mused as she walked out of her room and into the hall bathroom.
5 minutes later, the blonde kunoichi got out and started going down, but she stopped midway of the stairs when she saw one of her living room light open, “I remember turning all lights off last night!” she said now more irritated than before. She stomped her way to the living room only to stop, and her irritation died down, “Sakura?” she whispered then a smile crept on her face.
(Flashback)
Yamanaka Ino was glad that despite her being halfway through the second month, she has not suffered much. She has no morning sickness and that’s a plus. After hearing women complaining about it made her wish she do not go through it, but then Sakura was there to calm her nerves and the pink haired woman promised to help out if that happens…which wouldn’t happen since Ino did not suffer any. She was also happy that her mood swings were not as bad as everyone talks about and her mother was curious about why.
Her happy thoughts were interrupted by the opening of the shop door, Sakura entered and she walked directly towards the counter where Ino was sitting. “You don’t look good Sakura.” Ino said after eyeing her friend/co-mother’s appearance. The pink haired woman’s eyes have black circles around it, her face has a look that says ‘back off I’m tired’, her posture was that of someone who just gone through binge drinking the other night and she was unusually pale. “Patients poured in at the hospital this week again?” Ino asked, “And it’s still early, why are you out already?”
Sakura looked at Ino with lidded eyes, “First off, the hospital was quiet for the last two weeks. Three patients a day would have been chaos.” She said sighing,
“Then why do you look so…”
“Haggard?” Sakura watched Ino nod her head, “I rarely had a good night sleep these past 2 weeks, I got sick in my stomach and have to throw up almost every morning…If I don’t throw up, I got nauseated so bad I don’t want to move at all!” Sakura complained, “Tsunade-sama said the same thing to me this morning when I arrived at the hospital so they let me sleep in the office and when sleep doesn’t come, they told me to go home.”
Ino pouted at Sakura, “Poor Sakura-chan!” she said sweetly and patted the shorter woman’s hand that was resting on the counter.
“Don’t start Ino…”
Ino smiled, “Look, my dad was a bit distraught that he can’t move around freely because of the injuries he got from his last mission and he was trying to see if I’d go crazy if he starts showing here…”
“So?”
“I’m sure he just wanted to do something because he was bored and decided to make my life miserable so he won’t be alone.” Ino pouted, “So…I could actually ask him to take care of the shop, take the day off and we can go!” she said cheerily.
Sakura’s head dropped, “I thought I was clear…I’m beat Ino. I know I said I’d be there when you need me but I need to rest really if you want me to help you out…” her tirade was cut by Ino’s finger across her lips.
“I said we’re going out of here, nobody said about us going out gallivanting,”
“So where are we going?”
“My apartment, I could give you the best massage ever and for sure, you’ll get your needed sleep!”
One pink eyebrow rose, “You…massage?”
“Hey!”
Ino and Sakura did just that. Ino putting Sakura to sleep with the help of her talented hands, she watched the peaceful face of Sakura lightly snoring on her bed and the sight lulled her to sleep, and she gave in to the call of the sandman.
In two weeks Sakura had called her to ask permission that she sleep at Ino’s house because she just can’t sleep well in her apartment.
(End Flasback)
And yesterday, I gave her a key to my apartment…why don’t I just ask her to move in with me eh? Ino thought and shook her head. She then stepped closer to the sleeping woman on her couch and crouched down so her face was level with that of Sakura’s, “Sakura…” she called softly but the shorter woman did not respond. She did not stir even. “Sakura,” A little louder and when she still got no response, she shook the pink haired woman and said loud enough to be heard, “Sakura!”
Sakura’s green orbs were revealed at once when the shorter woman was jerked awake. Her eyes, unfocused tracked her surrounding, her body stiffened in panic and only through Ino’s hand on her shoulder that she calmed down and her gaze cleared. “Ino…” Sakura croaked, “Sorry I barge in,”
“Sakura…”
The med nin raised a palm on Ino’s face to signal for her to let her speak and Ino nodded, “I called your phone to tell you that I needed to come…I…”
“Can’t sleep?”
Sakura shook her head no, “Bad dream.”
“Oh…”
“Anyways, you didn’t answer so I tried hard to go back to sleep but the dream kept on coming, so I went here and knocked, but no one answered so I know you’re asleep already, so…so…I…”
“You used the key to come in. I hope you did and not go forcefully in here and wreck the place.” Ino said smiling at Sakura.
Sakura returned the smile and nodded.
“So why are you on my couch?”
“I was to go to one of your guest room but I…I…”
“You what?”
“Well you left your door open and I have to pass your room to go to the guest rooms, so I decided to just stay here so I won’t wake you.” Sakura said sheepishly.
Ino smiled and then she stood up and offer her hand to Sakura, “Come on, I’m going to get something to eat, something lite then we both could go back to sleep…in my room.”
Sakura nodded and reached up and let herself be pulled by Ino. They went to the kitchen, Sakura sitting on one chair while Ino rummaged her ref for something lite to eat.
“Do you want anything?” Ino asked bending down, showing Sakura her curvaceous behind.
Sakura eyed the said body part and almost drooled, ooohhh Ino do have an ass to die for! She thought. Her eyes wide and focused on the swaying ass, how soft do you think are those Sakura? Or better…how firm? Her eyes had that dreamy look in it that would have been accompanied by drool. For about a minute she remained that way and when her eyes focused, her green orbs were directly looking at Ino’s blue ones. “Ino!” she said jumping away from Ino, but since she was sitting on a chair, she caused the chair to tip over and she fell back first on the ground.
Ino hovered over the blushing med nin, “Why Sakura…I never thought that you actually like ogling asses!” Ino said teasingly, “Well I don’t mind you were doing it in my expense…but then again…how many times have you ogled my…” she tapped her butt, “…ass before?”
Sakura’s eyes widened when the words of Ino sink in, “Oi…I never…” she watched Ino’s face sport a mischievous grin, “This is the first time promise!”
“First time to ogle mine, but how about others?”
Sakura’s blush intensified, “I haven’t really…well…that is if we are talking about…I mean about girl’s butts…”
“So you did ogle men’s then?” And the deepening blush responded, “So you ogled Sasuke’s butt?”
Sakura smiled and shook her head no which caught Ino in surprise, “You only think about Sasuke when we talk about men, are you sure you moved on?”
Ino frowned,
“I’m just kidding,” Ino’s brows rose, “Okay…I thought Naruto’s butt was sexy, you know…gay sexy?” Sakura sounded so embarrassed at her confession.
“Naruto? As in Uzumaki Naruto?”
Sakura frowned, “Well yeah! He has nice butt!”
Ino straightened her posture and helped Sakura up, “Now that I have to see. I know Shika has sexy butt and Neji too…but Naruto?”
“Well I haven’t paid attention to Shika since I never get to train with him and I don’t even want to be that close with Neji…”
“So Naruto has nicer butt than Sasuke huh?” Ino asked smirking and then she laughed when Sakura nodded her head eagerly. “Okay, you are tired, let’s get to bed.”
“How about your food?”
“I’ll eat it in my room. Come on Sakura,” Ino said walking pass Sakura who followed the taller woman. “So did Hokage-sama found out why you’re having this weird nausea every morning and vomiting spree at least three times a week?”
Sakura shook her head no, “Not yet…but she said I should see her tomorrow, she probably found out why.” She frowned, “I have to drink flavored ORS because I got dehydrated and even flavored ones taste bad!”
“Oh my poor Sakura!” Ino said in extra sweet voice then she stop walking and faced Sakura, “You know what, if I didn’t know better, I’ll think you’re the one pregnant, really!”
Sakura’s eyes widened, “Oh jeez! You’re brilliant Ino!!!”
Ino smiled, “I am? That’s something coming from you.”
“Oi!”
“So why am I brilliant?”
“Well…let’s go to your room and I’ll explain it there.”
XXX
Ino was sitting on the side of the bed, her sandwich placed on the side table and she was facing the said table and eating. Sakura entered the room bringing with her two cups of hot chocolate.
“Here Ino…”
The blonde woman smiled her thanks, “Sorry for asking you to go…”
“Hey, no sorry!” Sakura said cheerfully, “Besides, it’s the least I could do for you.” The smaller woman smiled when she saw Ino pat the other side of the bed.
“Hop in Sakura, then start telling me why I’m brilliant.” She said smugly.
Ohhh…I could kiss you Ino, Sakura thought before doing what Ino asked of her. She removed her slipper that was loaned to her and crawled on the bed. She arranged the side where she get to sleep when she was with Ino and then faced the taller woman’s back, “You know there are cases wherein it was the husband who actually feels all the pregnancy symptoms and not the pregnant woman?”
Ino stopped eating and looked back Sakura, “Really? ‘never heard of that.”
“Well there are!”
“I can’t be brilliant if I don’t know that.” Ino pouted.
Sakura smiled and crawled closer to Ino, “You’re brilliant because you actually thought of it, you maybe said it in a different way, but it’s the same. I didn’t come up with that.”
Ino’s pout didn’t left her face.
“Ninja’s honor! (1)” Sakura said lifting her hands in the air in a swear position. She waited for a bit more and soon, a smile found Ino’s face. “There are bread crumbs on your face,” Sakura said and with the use of her thumb she wiped the crumbs away.
Ino wiped her mouth with her used napkin and grinned at Sakura after the smaller woman put down her arm, “Thanks,”
“I don’t want ants to find their way here, that would be one heck of a torment and I wouldn’t be able to sleep.” Despite Ino knowing that the med nin was just teasing her to cover up her blush, Ino’s pout returned. “Goodnight Ino.” Sakura said before she hurriedly leaned forward and kiss Ino’s pout away.
“Hey!” Ino tried to stop Sakura from crawling away but she have to return the sandwich in her hand to the table first so she was late and saw Sakura already lying on her side, the blanket over her head. “I’m not finish with you yet Sakura!” Ino said before she pounced.
And the room erupted with laughter.
XXX
Ino was awakened by an arm wrapping around her waist, and the hand part was clutching at her arm that was far from the sleeping woman beside her. Then she heard whimpering sounds coming from Sakura before she heard the woman’s cry, “No…please…don’t hurt Ino…please…”
“Sakura,” Ino called but the shorter woman clutched harder and her arm becomes heavier, “Sakura you’re dreaming again, Sakura!” Ino called out loud and then she shook the woman, who awakened with a gasp,
“INO!” Sakura shouted as she bolted up on a sitting position
“I’m here Sakura,” Ino gently said and started stroking Sakura’s back that was wet from perspiration. Sakura’s green eyes looked at her and recognition dawned,
“So…sorry…”
Ino shook her head no, “It’s okay Sakura, I told you I don’t want to hear that word from you again unless I say so,” Sakura’s response was a timid smile. “Do you want to talk about it?” The shorter woman was about to crawl away from Ino bt was stopped by an arm around her slim waist, “I’m not letting go Sakura. Something’s bothering you that’s why you have this nightmare, so tell me so that we both can go back to sleep.”
Sakura’s head dropped, “It was silly…”
“Nothing’s silly if it gives you nightmare and interrupts your sleeping pattern.” Ino said comfortingly.
Silence
“It was about you…”
“I guessed, you were calling my name. Was I abducted again?” Sakura nod her head, “By Sasuke?” Sakura shook her head no, “Then by who?”
The pink haired woman shrugged her shoulders, “I have no idea, Sasuke was there but he was actually trying to help me find you, and when we did…the man who abducted you started disappearing, taking you with him…and…and…”
“And?”
“Little Ino.”
-End Chapter 10-
A/N: In the next chapter, Ino and Sakura will have a very unexpected visitor.
(1) Is there such thing as Ninja’s honor? I don’t think there is meaning I’m not sure!