Title: Same Mistake

Summery: InoxNaru Ino isn't going to make the same mistake three times.

Author: Nimacu

Disclaimer: I don't own it. I can't tell it what do. I can't tell it what to see.

A/N There will be full notes at the end. Please read them.

A/N Small typo fixed

Naruto and Ino had drifted off together away from the barbeque place, quietly stopping while Naruto got ice cream cones for the both of them, they didn't have much to say to each other after the day that they had had, but it was a comfortable silence. But like all silences that surrounded either of them it was soon broken.

Naruto put his hand on Ino's arm, stopping her and asking "So, what was that all about anyway?"

"I don't really have a clue, but I'd be more than interested in finding out." There was gleam in Ino's eye that didn't mean something good was about to happen.

"Did you tell anyone that we were going to be there this evening?" Naruto was worried she might have told someone and that was how they'd found out.

"Only Sakura." Ino confirmed his fears

"Hmm…I wonder if she'd have any idea what that was about." What Naruto was really wondering was how many people Sakura had told.

Ino knew there was only one way to find out "Care to go and ask her?"

"More than you can imagine" Naruto was relieved

And so the two headed towards Sakura's home, chatting between themselves about their friends and their favorite places. Slowly it started to rain as they walked.

Naruto looked up the ski, speaking in a voice that was barely above a whisper "Every time it rains I think of the Third's funeral" he wasn't sure what made him share that, he wasn't one to talk about his inner thoughts.

"So do I, and every time I think of the Third's funeral, I think of Orochimaru and every time I think of Orochimaru I…" Ino's voice was lowered as they continued to walk; she left the unspoken end of the sentence hanging.

Naruto knew what she was going to say, and it was the same for him as well "Every time I think of Orochimaru I think of Sasuke"

"I don't like to think of Sasuke" She didn't want to remember the way things were, it was hard enough dealing with they way things are.

"Nobody does, I spend half my time trying to forget he was ever my friend and the other half thinking of ways to bring him back. I haven't seen him in three years and still he occupies my thoughts."

"Do you think he'll ever come back?"

"Do you want him too?" Naruto wasn't sure why, but her answer was important to him

"I'm not sure, and I don't think I care anymore. I don't want him anymore, and sometimes I can't remember what it was about him that I found so fascinating."

"We'll go soon, myself and a group of ninjas from the village. His time is almost up, he'll have to come home or we'll be forced to kill him."

"It all sounds so final" Ino wasn't sure what else to say.

"It is, we can't let Orochimaru have the Sharingan. Nothing is more important than that." His face was grim with determination; she could see how this man might one day become Hokage.

"You sound like Tsunade."

A big grin broke out on Naruto's face at that statement "Take that back"

"I won't" She smiled at him, she liked this camaraderie they had developed.

The two had been so caught up in their conversation that they hadn't realized that they'd arrived at Sakura's. She was standing out on her front steps when they arrived.

"WELL, why would you two decide to visit me instead of eating barbeque, it must be important for Naruto to turn down food." She grinned at the two innocently, having no idea why their demeanor had suddenly become menacing as they advanced on her.

"We got kicked out of the restaurant, would you like to know why!" Ino took a step closer

Sakura swallowed heavily, she knew that what ever it was there was a good chance they thought it was her fault. "Why?"

"Because somehow, someone gave Shikamaru and Asuma the impression that I was pregnant."

Sakura sighed in relief "How can you be pregnant? Naruto's only been back less than a week?"

Naruto walked towards her next "See that's why we were wondering where they got that information and how they found out we were going to be at the barbeque place."

"And since you were the only person I told" Ino added

"It must have been you who told them" Naruto finished for her

"The only people I told were Kiba and Hinata" and I never mentioned anything about you being pregnant I swear." Sakura spoke looking guiltily between the both of them before speaking again. "Look, I've got to get to the hospital, good luck on finding out who told them!" With that she ran from them; fast.

"I think we have a few more friends to look up"

"I agree"

Naruto and Ino headed off to find Kiba and Hinata, who lead them to both Shino and Tenten. Tenten leading them to Lee, who offered to sing the song for them. Which pretty much explained how the rest of the village would have found out.

"I wish I had accomplished some of the feats he sang about" Naruto sighed as they walked toward Ino's.

Ino smiled at the comment and teased him "It sure would have made for a more romantic first date than being kicked out of a barbeque place"

"You're forgetting, our first date isn't until tomorrow." Naruto reminded her

"Very true, but I wouldn't trade tonight for anything else" The thought that he'd be willing to go out with her again after tonight had her walking on clouds.

"Me either, even if I have to spend the rest of my life convincing people we never…" Naruto stopped for a moment smiling devilishly "wait I don't think I mind if they think those things about us"

Ino blushed as she arrived at the front gate to her home, she couldn't believe he was saying that he didn't mind if people thought they were a couple. She had an impulsive thought as she opened the gate and chose to act on it.

"Naruto-kun" she called to the retreating ninja as she ran over to him, stopping just as they were nose to nose. The street seemed to quiet at that moment as she leaned forward and their lips met.

It wasn't that it was the best kiss in the history of man kind, it wasn't that long, and she'd run back inside moments after pulling away. But for Naruto in those three seconds that their lips met, he felt like the strongest, smartest ninja in the world, like as long as Ino was near nothing could stop him.

It was in those three seconds that Uzumaki Naruto fell in love.

-The End-

That's the end of this story and to think it started out as a just a drabble. I plan on writing at least one sequel and several one-shots to go along with this story. And if anyone can write Lee's song, I'll do a one-shot to go along with that. I'm hoping to be able to base an entire NaruIno series out of this story base. Any questions, comments or suggestions, leave a review or email me. Thanks Nimacu