As the sun set outside Yamanaka Flower Shop, Ino was clearing the cash register counting all the sales made for the day. Yamanaka Flower was owned by the Yamanaka clan and it had since been run by Ino since the death of her father Inoichi during the fourth shinobi world war. It had been three years since the war and the shinobi world was at peace, there were only minor conflicts between the villages but nothing that the kages couldn't agree upon.

Ino was now closing up the flower shop and ready to set off home, as she set upon her normal route to get home she stared into the sky pondering about love and how all her fellow class mates have either started dating or are at least making some sort of move towards the opposite sex. I mean come on thought Ino, Sasuke who once was a rogue ninja ... he is now dating Sakura. Naruto and Hinata seem to be playing hard to get, Shikamaru and Temari doing their long distance relationship, Choji has been living in the cloud village with Karui and then there is Kiba who has some sort of fetish relationship with some cat women. The only ones available thought Ino was Rock Lee...NO he's not my type and I'm not being seen with a guy wearing some sort of onesie outfit everywhere, and Shino...no way! He always looks depressed in his shades and the bugs just gross me out. It was getting dark now and Ino had arrived home to her two bedroom apartment, as she turned the door handle to enter inside

"What in the hell! Shika ... Shikamaru and Sai? What are you two doing in my apartment?" Ino asked with a surprised look on her face. Shikamaru and Sai were both sat at the kitchen table with Ino's laptop open. Ino's apartment was small but very well furnished and decorated, her walls were covered in pink flowery pattern wallpaper and her furniture was all of the latest fashion.

"I needed to send Temari an email and Sai knows about computers from reading so he's helping me." Shikamaru said in a less than enthusiastic tone. Ino had no problems with Shikamaru or Choji using her things in fact she has grown accustomed to them just using her things without her permission.

"Oh ok, say hi to Temari for me, and tell her she needs to get her sexy butt over here for a girls night out." Ino laughed. Shikamaru grinned as he clicked send for the email to go through. He got up off his chair and proceeded towards the door

"Alright I'm heading off, Ino thanks for letting me use your laptop ... I'll see you around Sai thanks again." Ino and Sai both nodded and waved goodbye as Shikamaru closed the front door behind him. Ino looked over at Sai and smiled.

"So Sai long time, haven't seen you around ... busy with missions?" Ino asked.

"Yeah missions and trying to study how to talk to people in an appropriate way as Lady Tsunade would say." Sai chuckled.

"haha... awwww is any of that studying paying off." Ino cheekingly smiled, Sai blushed and looked towards the floor

"haha maybe." Ino started thinking to herself He's grown up quite a lot since first meeting him. Sai stood up off his chair

"I should probably head off as well it's getting late." Sai said looking at Ino's plush face.

"Oh ok, are you still living with Captain Yamato?" Asked Ino

"Yeah, leaving the foundation I've been looking for somewhere to stay so Captain Yamato offered a roof over my head ... we share a room together and a bed." Sai said with enthusiasm

"Um a room and a bed?" Ino's voice went a bit high pitched.

"Yes we are sleeping together." Sai answered. Ino stared straight at Sai's pale face trying not to burst out laughing if only he knew what he was saying can be taken completely the wrong way haha. Sai had now turned towards the front door to leave and he gave Ino a slight wave "Goodnight Ino."

"Goodnight Sai." Ino cheerfully replied.

Ino was now getting ready for bed; she undressed out of her usual short purple sleeveless blouse and her short purple mini apron dress which showed off her amazingly sexy legs. Ino was a very attractive girl but was more perceived in the village as an all business type women and all about her career, she was also due for promotion to be the leader of Konaha's intelligence division the same position that was held by her father. Ino was now in her pink short shorts and her favourite cream laced cami top which showed off her busty curves. She headed towards her living room to turn off all the lights when she spotted a picture book that looked to belong to Sai. Oh gosh Sai must have dropped his picture book here that he always carries Ino thought, well I better return it to him tomorrow. Ino picked up the picture book and preceded towards her bedroom, she was lying in bed now just thinking about her dad and about how much she really missed him. Oh God I'm not going to cry, I'm not going to cry Ino started thinking, she knew her dad would have wanted her to be happy. I need to get my mind off all this...think of something else, think of anything else, Ino turned over on her side and saw Sai's picture book on her bed side table. Hmm Sai's picture book... I wonder what he draws about, Ino opened up the picture book in hope of seeing what Sai's world would be like but what happened next was unexpected! ... Her Jaw literally hit the soft purple bed sheets which covered her bed, her blue eyes widen at the sight of what she had just opened. Ino was now sat up in her bed in shock at the revelation at what Sai's world was full of.