Looking for someone (Sakura and Ino)

[Kiba Inuzuka]

Akamaru and Kiba were strolling through the village center, trying to figure out how to impress Ino even more and win her heart over. "I'm thinking a gift...something to get her that'll show her that I care and that I really like her." Kiba thought to himself. "What could I get for a girl who loves flowers and yet has to be tired of working with them?" Kiba asked himself.

The two continued to wander around aimlessly trying to think of something he could do to woo her. "She's hard to please, but I don't care, I have to get something for her..." He said out loud, hoping no one heard or had any idea of what he was talking about.

Kiba jumped off of Akamaru and sighed, looking around and seeing someone that he didn't expect to run into...

[Haruno Sakura]

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"This time, everyone, get a good look at my back."
✿❀✿ ♡нαяυησ×ѕαкυяα♡ ✿❀✿
She's Good For One Day Of Comfort, Only Because She Has Suffered

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Wandering the streets of Konohagakure no Sato wasn't an abnormal thing for Haruno Sakura. Little did she expect, however, to catch the voice of someone she recognized well, and yet the words almost made her giggle. It was none other than Inuzuka Kiba, wandering the numeorus stalls around the area. He'd mentioned flowers and a girl who loves flowers and yet was tired of working with them. Sakura could only think of one girl that she knew associated herself with flowers. It was her long-time rival and best friend, Yamanaka Ino.

Stealthily as she could be, Sakura tried to be casual in following the boy, barely catching parts of his muttering conversation to himself, or rather, to Akamaru. It was hard to make out, but the words "hard to please" and "have to get something" was enough for her to figure out the rest. Sakura stiffened a little when Kiba jumped off of Akamaru and turned to notice her, and knowing that she was caught, Sakura strolled up to the Chuunin.

"Did I catch the words "flowers" and "girl", Kiba?" Sakura whispered in the quietest of tones, too quiet for any normal human to possibly hear. It was helpful that Kiba had super-hearing, otherwise she would've had to speak a lot louder than what she was. It was almost as if she were muttering to herself. "Yamanaka Ino, perhaps?" Sakura taunted with a giggle. "Oh, you've got to be kidding me. That's cute, but I thought you had a thing for Hinata..." Sakura was babbling a little now, and returned to her little plotter's face.

"I guess you might've luckily ran into just the right person, Kiba. Ino's probably my best friend," she said with a smile. Oh, she'd be fully intent on helping Kiba with this. She wondered how the blonde would react to such a thing... Plus, it gave Sakura a little bit of gossip rein to get on Ino. Usually it was the other way around, but Sakura had to get her blonde friend back every now and then, now didn't she? Ino couldn't always have the upper hand in everything, after all.

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[ino]

"τhεɾε'ṡ ṉø ṃεαṉïṉģ τø α ƒløώεɾ υṉlεṡṡ ïτ вløøṃṡ."
yaмanaĸa ιno
~ÿøυ'ɾε ṃÿ ṉυṃвεɾ øṉε вαвÿ αṉḋ ÿøυ'ṿε сøṃε τø ɾøсќ ṃÿ ώøɾlḋ~

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~чσu'rє dαngєrσus, just gєt ít up; thє wαч чσu mσvє, sσ scαndαlσus.~
~ít's αll αвσut thє twσ σf us. α σnє níght stαnd just αín't єnσugh.~

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You got me feigning and you got me feeling weak.
Listen as I speak 'cause I'm careful as I creep.
No fortune, your moves, and you hypnotize me.

Inoichi had given Ino an hour break from working at the shop, so instead of deciding upon staying in her room she decided to walk around the village, it wasnt uncommon to see her looking around, talking to the merchants, though it was surprising to see her alone, usually she would of dragged Shikamaru or if a last resort, Chouji, as much as a hard time she gave him she didnt mind his company, just liked to steer clear when he was eating.

Ino leaned forward and studied a few wooden figures that lay before a little old man, that she wasnt sure was dead, or sleeping. She wasnt intending on buying one, she was just browsing, Ino found home made things interesting. Moving on she found a small bakery and fresh food stoll. Perfect even though Ino wasnt hungry,she couldnt help but notice that their cupboards were empty, and Ino would hate for her father to get grumpy, he was anoying when he was grumpy.

handing her four rolls in a brown bag along with handful of apples. All the while Ino was shopping she failed to see Kiba or Sakura standing not far up the street. Surprising enough how could she miss a pink haired Kuniochi and a giant dog? It seemed quite easily when youre tired.

Ino thanked the lady, before carrying on with her stroll down the village, her left arm wrapped around the grocery bag with her right hand supporting the bottom.

You got me tremblin' like a little baby girl!
You're so special, you're like diamonds and pearls.
You got me spinnin' and you got me in a twirl.

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~í nєєd sσmє stímulαtíσn вαвч, α líttlє cσnvєrsαtíσn mαчвє.~
~чσu gσt mє spínnín' rσund líkє crαzч. thєrє gσєs mч вαвч.~

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[Kiba Inuzuka]

"Wow, Sakura?" Kiba muttered, looking a bit off guard. His face turned a dark red as she whispered that she knew about the thing he had for Ino. "You thought I liked Hinata?" Kiba asked with a grin. "Nah, she's just my teammate, I look out for her you know?" He said matter-of-factly.

"Was I really that obvious though?" He asked, trying to figure how much the Kuniochi had actually heard. "I'm not kidding around though, you see...not long ago, I ran into Ino and we hung out for a while, needless to say...she kinda rubbed off on me and I think I like her Sakura." Kiba whispered.

"Really? I always you two picked on each other and liked to fight..." He said, looking a bit confused. "But if you really think you could help me, I'd really like that..." Kiba said with a toothy grin. "I'd owe you one of course..."

[Haruno Sakura]

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"This time, everyone, get a good look at my back."
✿❀✿ ♡нαяυησ×ѕαкυяα♡ ✿❀✿
She's Good For One Day Of Comfort, Only Because She Has Suffered

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Awesome! So she'd been right after all on the front that Kiba had a thing for Ino. Oh, sometimes she just loved how she could read people like a book. Then again, what Kiba was saying kind of gave it away in regards to the fact that Sakura knew Ino rather well. That was what came of being general best friends, right? Sure, they'd rivaled in their younger years, which they still did, but deep down the two were partners in crime.

"We used to pick on each other literally, because of Sasuke, but now we're just friendly rivals. Almost like Gai-sensei and Kakashi-sensei... Except a lot less serious." Sakura chuckled, debating whether she would help him or not. Well, helping him would probably help Ino, too, and so, she thought she might as well give the poor boy a hand. She knew Ino fairly well, after all, and her knowledge of the blonde would certainly help.

Glancing around just for a second, she noticed someone which they probably wanted to avoid for a few moments. Making a small noise to get Kiba's attention, she gestured just barely over her shoulder with her thumb, hopefully to make him notice Ino was there. He would notice, she was sure; he was rather perceptive, after all. "If you want to get something, we've got to avoid her. Go! Down the alley, now!" She whispered sharply, sidling herself casually into the space. It led to another street, thankfully, one where they could probably avoid her for at least a little while and get something out of it.

Thinking a little bit, Sakura wondered what she could possibly get Kiba to get for Ino. In her opinion, she was thinking of a flower - perhaps fake or real, but the fake would last longer - for Ino to wear in her hair. The girl was rather appearance-oriented at times, and having something pretty for her to wear would be good, too. Besides, Ino liked flowers a lot, even though she worked with them at the flower shop every day. There were probably a few other things Sakura would be able to think of, but she'd save that thinking once they were out of Ino's range and had a little time to think before she might accidentally sneak up on them.

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[ino]

"τhεɾε'ṡ ṉø ṃεαṉïṉģ τø α ƒløώεɾ υṉlεṡṡ ïτ вløøṃṡ."
yaмanaĸa ιno
~ÿøυ'ɾε ṃÿ ṉυṃвεɾ øṉε вαвÿ αṉḋ ÿøυ'ṿε сøṃε τø ɾøсќ ṃÿ ώøɾlḋ~

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~чσu'rє dαngєrσus, just gєt ít up; thє wαч чσu mσvє, sσ scαndαlσus.~
~ít's αll αвσut thє twσ σf us. α σnє níght stαnd just αín't єnσugh.~

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You got me feigning and you got me feeling weak.
Listen as I speak 'cause I'm careful as I creep.
No fortune, your moves, and you hypnotize me.

Walking down the road quietly she couldnt help but over hear to people talking, without looking over she tried to hear what they said. he rubbed me....Gai sensai...and kakashi was all she could make out, making her eyes widen and her stomach turn.

Ino took a quick glance towards them, for a moment she swore she saw Kiba and sakura, it wasnt hard to miss her pink hair and a guy with red marking's on his face. she took another look to see they had gone. " What the...." She spoke outloud confused.

Ino looked around the streets, her face almost panicy, first it seemed she imagined two people talking about being rubbed by Gai and Kakashi, then a disappearing Kiba and sakura. " I really need to sleep more "

You got me tremblin' like a little baby girl!
You're so special, you're like diamonds and pearls.
You got me spinnin' and you got me in a twirl.

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~í nєєd sσmє stímulαtíσn вαвч, α líttlє cσnvєrsαtíσn mαчвє.~
~чσu gσt mє spínnín' rσund líkє crαzч. thєrє gσєs mч вαвч.~

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[Kiba Inuzuka]

"Right!" Kiba growled, moving Akamaru and himself into the alleyway before Ino could see them. "Geez...that was too close, I thought for sure she had us." he added, sneaking through the pathway with Sakura and the huge Akamaru.

"It's not easy getting this huge dog around you know that?" Kiba joked. "Alright, so now what do we do? Do you have any idea yet?" He asked, looking at Sakura skeptically. "Because if we're just going to play hide and seek with her, I could have done that myself."

[Haruno Sakura]

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"This time, everyone, get a good look at my back."
✿❀✿ ♡нαяυησ×ѕαкυяα♡ ✿❀✿
She's Good For One Day Of Comfort, Only Because She Has Suffered

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She laughed when Kiba joked about how troublesome it was to drag Akamaru around everywhere, and she kind of saw his point, too. It hadn't been so bad when Akamaru had still been a puppy, but now he was just this huge, full-grown dog that took up way too much space for his own good. The dog could easily have resembled the size of a horse! Grinning a little from ear to ear, she chuckled at the hide and seek comment.

"Well, for one we'll still play a game of hide-and-seek with her," she jested, giggling a little. "But yeah, I do have an idea. She's really... Appearance-oriented at times, and because she loves flowers, I thought a flower hairpin mightn't be a bad idea. I bought her one for her birthday once, and she really liked it. I think it was a sakura blossom, and the reason I bought it was for her to remember it was from me..." She trailed off a little, thinking a bit. She wasn't sure what else she could think of, and trying to figure something out, she leaned her weight on one foot and stared at the ground in thought.

"Perhaps a necklace, too," she muttered, then suddenly remembered something. "Oh! I saw this really pretty one the other day, it was kind of like, a locket, you know? But instead of the usual heart shape they're always in, it was a flower. I don't remember what kind of flower it was, but it was really pretty... she might like that, too." Wow, it seemed like she was on a roll here! Kiba was surely in luck that he'd ran into Sakura, of all people, who was probably the one person who knew Ino the best. The two of them were like sisters, joined at the hip at most times, though Ino had always been the more older, protective sort of sister in Sakura's eyes. She'd been the girl who'd kept Sakura from a horrible life in the Academy, when she'd been bullied about her looks.

"What do you think? Those sound like pretty good gifts, right?"

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[ino]

"τhεɾε'ṡ ṉø ṃεαṉïṉģ τø α ƒløώεɾ υṉlεṡṡ ïτ вløøṃṡ."
yaмanaĸa ιno
~ÿøυ'ɾε ṃÿ ṉυṃвεɾ øṉε вαвÿ αṉḋ ÿøυ'ṿε сøṃε τø ɾøсќ ṃÿ ώøɾlḋ~

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~чσu'rє dαngєrσus, just gєt ít up; thє wαч чσu mσvє, sσ scαndαlσus.~
~ít's αll αвσut thє twσ σf us. α σnє níght stαnd just αín't єnσugh.~

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You got me feigning and you got me feeling weak.
Listen as I speak 'cause I'm careful as I creep.
No fortune, your moves, and you hypnotize me.

Finally coming to the conclusion that she just needed more sleep and wasnt crazy. Adjusting the brown bag in her grip for a more comfortable hold. Ino began her walk again, slowly taking her time, she was in no rush to get back to her father, as much as she loved him. "I haven't seen much of Sakura .." she spoke out loud to herself. Though they were rivals, Sakura was still her best friend and it being on a team full of boys, it would of been nice to have a girly chat with her.

What was the point in knowing all the gossip in Konoha with no more to share it with? She knew Shikamaru or Chouji wouldn't appreciate it, Hinata wasnt the time to enjoy gossip, Naruto? No, Shino? No, Tenten? probably not, Lee? she hoped not.

While Ino went through her whole former academy class, she pulled out a green apple from her bag of groceries and took a big chunk from it. Though she seemed to be going over who to tell her gossip too, did she even have anything to tell? Nothing very interesting was happening lately, well with anyone but her.

Ino came to a stop, thinking over what Sakura would think if she told her about the night with Kiba? How they spent some time looking at the stars and how she also spent some time looking at his chest.

You got me trembling' like a little baby girl!
You're so special, you're like diamonds and pearls.
You got me spinnin' and you got me in a twirl.

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~í nєєd sσmє stímulαtíσn вαвч, α líttlє cσnvєrsαtíσn mαчвє.~
~чσu gσt mє spínnín' rσund líkє crαzч. thєrє gσєs mч вαвч.~

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[Kiba Inuzuka]

Listening to Sakura, Kiba could just picture Ino with the gifts, they were both excellent ideas, but how could he get his hands on them without Ino having any idea. As the pink-haired girl continued to spout off ideas and details, Kiba daydreamt about Ino's bluish-green eyes and the bang of blonde hair that covered her eye.

"Huh? Oh...heck yeah Sakura, both of those sound great, I really don't know flowers, but I know the smell of them and looks, and I guess I get how she can really love the things at times." Kiba said, joking around yet being his simple, honest self.


"I'm kinda glad I ran into you then...I'd never have thought of those things to be so...uhh, valuable to her." The Inuzuka boy muttered, still trying to figure out why appearance and looks were so big to girls, it never made sense to him.

"Alright, so what's our plan of action? I'm sure I've got enough money for this stuff, and we could either split up and try to stay hidden from Ino as long as we can, or we can hit each place one at a time..." He said lowly.

"It doesn't matter to me, either way..." Kiba spouted off.

[Haruno Sakura]

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"This time, everyone, get a good look at my back."
✿❀✿ ♡нαяυησ×ѕαкυяα♡ ✿❀✿
She's Good For One Day Of Comfort, Only Because She Has Suffered

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Sakura thought about the ideas Kiba presented, and debated a little. "Perhaps we could go look for them together - as you probably don't quite know exactly what I'm talking about - but if she ends up coming after us, I'll send you to go get it and I'll distract her, okay? I need to talk to her anyway, and she probably wants to gossip about something or other to me." Sakura chuckled at her own comment, because chances were, it was probably true. If Ino had a thing for Kiba as well, she was probably looking for Sakura just to spill the beans. They were best friends, after all.

She started to walk down the street towards the store; luckily, they'd been near it from where they'd came, and it didn't take long to get there. Entering the shop, Sakura led Kiba over to the counter that'd had the flower hairpins, gesturing towards them all. There were quite a few; there was one that was a poinsettia, a cherry blossom, an ume blossom, amongst many others such as lilies [[ooc: see Asuka's app for what those ones look like /ooc]], and even a couple different shades of roses. Amongst those were a few other hair accessories, namely a hair tie with a fake rose attached to it.

Sakura gasped at the hair tie and picked it up, showing it to Kiba. "You should get her this one, too. She told me she's always wanted one of those, at least, last I heard, anyways. Besides, I think she snapped one the other day, so it'll make a nice replacement."

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[ino]

"τhεɾε'ṡ ṉø ṃεαṉïṉģ τø α ƒløώεɾ υṉlεṡṡ ïτ вløøṃṡ."
yaмanaĸa ιno
~ÿøυ'ɾε ṃÿ ṉυṃвεɾ øṉε вαвÿ αṉḋ ÿøυ'ṿε сøṃε τø ɾøсќ ṃÿ ώøɾlḋ~

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~чσu'rє dαngєrσus, just gєt ít up; thє wαч чσu mσvє, sσ scαndαlσus.~
~ít's αll αвσut thє twσ σf us. α σnє níght stαnd just αín't єnσugh.~

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You got me feigning and you got me feeling weak.
Listen as I speak 'cause I'm careful as I creep.
No fortune, your moves, and you hypnotize me.

Ino's pace was slow, she could feel her arms starting to ache, it was surprising that only a few loafs of bread and fruit could feel so heavy. Shifting the weight to her other hand she noticed a small store just ahead that she had been before and regularly enjoyed looking at the things they sold.

Maybe just a browse She though looking down at her money, she barely had enough for a drink on the way home. Before Ino walked into the shop she looked up into the sky while shading her eyes with her hand. It wasn't as hot as she hoped it would be, but the sky was clear.

Ino walked into the store, not bothering to pay attention to the costumers,

You got me tremblin' like a little baby girl!
You're so special, you're like diamonds and pearls.
You got me spinnin' and you got me in a twirl.

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~í nєєd sσmє stímulαtíσn вαвч, α líttlє cσnvєrsαtíσn mαчвє.~
~чσu gσt mє spínnín' rσund líkє crαzч. thєrє gσєs mч вαвч.~

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[Kiba Inuzuka]

"Oh crap...' Kiba whispered, picking up the hair tie and a carnation hair clip, as his intended purchases, and yet he still had one more place to go to get the locket...

"Ugh man..." He groaned, trying to figure out how to buy the two items and get by Ino without her knowing. Hopefully Sakura could tell him where to go to get the last thing and distract her while he slipped out the door.

"Dont look now Sakura..." Kiba whispered, nudging her to show that Ino had just walked in. "Where's the last thing? The locket thingy?" He asked, looking worried.

[Haruno Sakura]

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"This time, everyone, get a good look at my back."
✿❀✿ ♡нαяυησ×ѕαкυяα♡ ✿❀✿
She's Good For One Day Of Comfort, Only Because She Has Suffered

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Crap! Ino was in the store now?! That wasn't good. Well, Kiba could surely find the necklace slash locket himself, and quickly Sakura pulled out a scroll, scribbled some instructions on it, and shoved it into Kiba's hands. "Follow that," she said, and glanced at the blonde that was meandering about on the opposite wall. Estimating something, she shoved Kiba behind a high bookshelf-type rack and walked over to where Ino was, hoping to keep her distracted long enough. Besides, Sakura would surely have to hear about this whole her-and-Kiba thing, of course.

"Ino-chan!" Sakura called, coming up behind the blonde. "Haven't talked to you in a little while," she said, giggling slightly. It really couldn't have been that long since they'd talked, right? No, it surely couldn't be. "Erm, I kind of need help with something..." Sakura felt that odd feeling kind of creeping up on her, because she knew that Ino was probably the best person to confide in about this. Ino hopefully wouldn't go spreading the secrets around to ever living being she knew, especially if Sakura asked her.

"But uh, could we go to a more... private place to discuss it? Oh, and if you've got anything interesting to tell me, talk away!" Hopefully Ino wouldn't be able to read that she already knew, sort of...

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[ino]

"τhεɾε'ṡ ṉø ṃεαṉïṉģ τø α ƒløώεɾ υṉlεṡṡ ïτ вløøṃṡ."
yaмanaĸa ιno
~ÿøυ'ɾε ṃÿ ṉυṃвεɾ øṉε вαвÿ αṉḋ ÿøυ'ṿε сøṃε τø ɾøсќ ṃÿ ώøɾlḋ~

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~чσu'rє dαngєrσus, just gєt ít up; thє wαч чσu mσvє, sσ scαndαlσus.~
~ít's αll αвσut thє twσ σf us. α σnє níght stαnd just αín't єnσugh.~

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You got me feigning and you got me feeling weak.
Listen as I speak 'cause I'm careful as I creep.
No fortune, your moves, and you hypnotize me.

Ino flicked through many books, which she found herself not particularly interested in. The store had been one of her favorites for the many hair accessories, unfortunately she didn't have enough money on her.

About to give up and go home, Ino was shocked to find Sakura behind her, she was happy yet still Little surprised. Shall I tell her? I mean I'm sure Sakura could keep a secret, plus they might get along Little more if they liked two different guys. "Hello Sakura-Chan" She replied, gripping the brown bag tightly.

"You have something to tell me?" Ino asked, her voice reaching a high tone, now she was interested. Taking hold of Sakura's arm firmly she dragged her to a secluded area of the shop. "I have something to tell you too" She whispered, already she could feel a blush forming on her cheeks.

"But you first, " Ino smiled lightly, her eyes burning with curiosity.

You got me tremblin' like a little baby girl!
You're so special, you're like diamonds and pearls.
You got me spinnin' and you got me in a twirl.

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~í nєєd sσmє stímulαtíσn вαвч, α líttlє cσnvєrsαtíσn mαчвє.~
~чσu gσt mє spínnín' rσund líkє crαzч. thєrє gσєs mч вαвч.~

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