Skullz&Rozez- Infatuated

Disclamer: I don't own Naruto.

Why was it that, if I had never loved—or even liked—him before, I was completely infatuated with him now? Maybe it was his good looks; but personally, I think it was his attitude… InoxNaruto.

Chapter 5: Broken Hearts, and Stupid Lies

I walked down the hallway, leaving Sasuke behind. I wouldn't have unless he told me to. I followed the long hallway down two flights of stairs, not once looking back to see if Sasuke followed me.

He wouldn't.

And I knew that, I knew he liked, maybe even loved, me; but he knew I liked, and maybe even loved, Naruto.

Everything was too complicated to remember. Why did I come here? Why did I go to find Sasuke? Everything was blurred, and I couldn't think straight for a long enough period of time to figure everything out.

Why did I even agree to go out with Naruto anyway?

It was all a lie, everything; my whole life I've been lying to myself. I thought my father would come back and fall in love with my mother again. She had told me he was only away on a 'vacation' and I'd thought he would come back, and greet me with warm hugs and watery kisses. But all he sent me were a few postcards and a tennis racket.

I was lying to myself when I agreed to go out with Naruto. Maybe it was for popularity. Didn't I always dream to be like all the other girls, flirting with boys and playing '7 minutes in heaven'? But it was such a lie, everything I did, maybe I didn't even want Naruto for who he was, maybe it was only because I wanted to prove to everyone that I had hooked up with him on the roof…

My footsteps were slow. It was almost painful to leave Sasuke back in the art room, but I couldn't turn back now. I couldn't go back to my old life, not after Naruto had interfered.

This was my new life now.

Naruto, Naruto, Naruto.

Nothing else was possible. This was the way it had to be.

As I entered the gym I saw Sakura, she was at the gym door, waiting for someone. Probably Sasuke, after all he was her date. I decided to tell her where he was.

"Sakura," I said as I approached.

"INO!" Sakura shouted, wrapping her arms around my neck. "I've been looking for you!" she screeched. I was dumbfounded; I thought she had been looking for Sasuke.

"What's wrong?"

"What's going on?" she asked me, Sakura dragged me out of the gym, and up the stairs to the second floor. She shoved me gently into an empty classroom, one where the music could not be heard.

"I missed you," Sakura confessed.

"Yeah," I sighed.

"Why didn't you talk to us?" She asked, "Just because you're going out with Naruto, doesn't mean we're not your friends!" Sakura seemed angry now; I slid my chair an inch farther away from her.

"I'm sorry, Sakura," I said, tears flowing to my eyes again, but I didn't let them fall. "I tried, but it looked like you guys didn't want me anymore." I confessed, giving her a weak smile.

Sakura glared at me "you think we didn't want to be your friends just because you were dating Naruto?" she screeched. "Are you insane?" I shook my head.

"We were waiting for you to come back to us, to talk to us again!" Sakura continued, "But all you ever did was ignore us, you'd walk right past us!" Sakura continued screeching. I sighed.

"Calm down," I murmered.

"Calm down?" Sakura screeched, louder now, "CALM DOWN? You're telling me to calm down when all you ever do is make out with Naruto and ignore Sasuke, Hinata, and I?"

I flinched. "Look, if you want to, I'll stop," I said, desperate for her to just shut up and see my point of view.

Like I said, my world was crashing to the ground.

But Sakura seemed to calm down enough; she smiled at me, "So on Monday you're going to eat lunch with us?" she asked.

"I'll try," I admitted, not sure if I could after a month of not talking to them.

I returned to the gym once more, this time with Sakura at my side. I quickly glanced around the room to find Naruto. He was sitting in a chair, bored. At least he wasn't dancing with another girl…

"Ino!" he shouted, spotting me and rushing over. "Where were you?" he asked.

"Oh, you know, girl things," I said casually, turning to Sakura, who snickered.

"I'm pretty sure it doesn't take that long to go to the bathroom." Naruto said, irritated. One thing was for certain; he didn't have too much patience. Naruto lead me over to the dance floor, and wrapped his arms around me, pulling me close to him and slow dancing to the tune of the song.

I pulled away, "Naruto," I sighed. He looked up at me.

"Yes, Ino?"

"I…" I couldn't complete my sentence, "I… uh, um…" the song changed and we were now grinding to the song. I couldn't hear everything, but just enough to make out the fast-paced beat and Naruto's body against mine. I pushed away from him, the joy of dancing that close to a boy was over for me. It was hell.

"What's wrong, Ino?" Naruto asked me, he sounded hurt, but it was nothing in comparison to Sasuke…

"Naru…I" I murmured. I turned to face him; we had stopped dancing and were the only ones on the dance floor who were standing still. People were looking at us now, and not just freshmen. Everyone, freshmen through seniors were staring at us, wondering why we, the hottest 9th grade couple were not dancing.

"Naru… I, we're…" I was in a loss of words. "Put it this way," I closed my eyes and spoke slowly and softly, "I'm dumping you."

I twisted out of Naruto's grasp and my hair flew out and flicked him in the face. I sighed, and walked over to Sakura and Sasuke.

"I'm glad that's over," I sighed, sitting down next to Sakura. Naruto was still standing in the middle of the dance floor, he glared at me and shouted,

"Fuck you, Ino," then, one would suspect the obvious, he would burst into tears and run out of the room. But he was Naruto, he didn't cry; but he did run out of the room.

Sasuke smiled at me, "this will be a night he'll never forget," Sasuke sighed, I nodded,

"Defiantly," I smiled back at Sasuke.

"So, uh… wanna dance?"

I looked at Sasuke. He had never really liked dancing, nor had I seen him dancing with Sakura. But now asking me? This was just like a never ending freak show…

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