🍃 ↺ ﹙ @whoendures , sai﹚ ﹒ ❝ i think i was made for you. ❞ + ino ;
pink dusts the apples of her cheeks and quickly melts into a scarlet hue. naruto had warned her once ( and she only recalled the vague contents of said warning because it had to do with sai, and not because she actually enjoyed hearing naruto speak ) that sai was a “ freak ” who “ didn’t get emotions ” and always said “ stupid shit ”. ino had eloquently rebutted, “ IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE, JACKASS ! ” and slugged him. naruto didn’t talk to her for the rest of week ( thank god ) in fact he made it a point to scurry past the flower shop whenever he saw her at the counter. tch. coward.
at least sai wasn’t afraid to say how he felt, even if he was still working out the whole “ feeling ” thing. at least they could have open, honest conversations. what did naruto know about feeling things anyway? the only thing he cared about was ramen and being hokage ( and his over-obsession with sasuke. been there, done that ).
naruto aside, sai’s confession startles her. not because she didn’t find it the most romantic thing she had ever been told…but because it was their second official date. people didn’t just say things like that on a SECOND DATE.
“ oh! ” now it’s ino’s turn to be the one at a loss for words. “ i - wow sai that’s… ” she can’t tell him that he shouldn’t say that! what if he changed his mind? what if this was their second and last date? there were still things she had to find out about him, things she wanted to do, to say. “ that’s … the first time i’ve heard that on a date. that’s for sure. ”
