The Aftermath

Part 10

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"Naruto!" yelled a distraught Ino who was running towards a figure lying on the ground, not moving.

Ino shot up, sweat rolling down her face. She was panting heavily, like she ran a Ninja marathon or something.

'What was that' thought a very confused and scared Ino.

In the process of her violent wake up, she also woke up her companion on the couch.

"Ino, you alright?" asked a concerned but still sleepy Naruto.

Ino regained her breath and smiled towards Naruto, "Yeah, don't worry about me. It was just a bad dream. Sorry for waking you."

'It felt so real. All that blood and... it was Naruto's.' thought a shaky Ino. 'No, it was just a dream. Nothing like that can happen especially to Naruto. He's the strongest man on the continent, no one can hurt him.' Smiled Ino in the end, a bit more sure in herself.

"You sure, Ino? You look a bit pale." Voiced Naruto his concern.

Ino smiled kindly back at him, appreciating his concern for her, " Yes, you silly. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine." She laid back down and snuggled into his chest, purring while doing it.

She loves to sleep next to him. Despite the nightmare, she slept like a baby even though they have fallen asleep on the couch which isn't exactly the most comfortable place to sleep.

Naruto hugged her tighter to his body and smiled at her. He was a bit skeptical at first about sleeping over so soon in their relationship but it all worked out great. They had a great night together and he can honestly say he likes sleeping next to Ino. It felt so right, so good and relaxing. He wouldn't mind doing it more often.

"How did my pillow sleep tonight?" mused Ino, smiling.

Naruto chuckled at her joke,"Like a baby. So did you, judging from all the snoring you did." Laughed slightly Naruto.

Ino blushed, embarrassed by her actions during her sleep.

"You better not tell anyone about that. It wouldn't end well for you." Said Ino in an evil smile.

Naruto smiled at her threat, "No need to worry. It will be our little secret" winked Naruto.

Ino smiled at her silly boyfriend, "Good." She gave him a good morning kiss in return which he relished.

"Khmm" came a gruff voice from behind them, interrupting their little make out session.

The duo looked towards the direction where the voice came from and came upon a smiling Inora and an annoyed looking Inoichi who had a small tinge of red on his cheeks, clearly embarrassed to have caught his daughter in this situation.

"Hey Mom, Dad." Chirped a bemused Ino, not embarrassed by the situation at all.

Naruto gave them a nervous smile, "Good Morning."

"Good Morning. I trust you slept well." Winked Inora.

Now this made both young blondes blush.

Ino recovered first and smiled at her Mom, "We sure did. He is one comfortable pillow."

Inoichi grumbled something under his breath, something about young teenagers with hormones...

Inora nudged Inoichi a bit, wanting him to be polite and kind to Naruto.

Inoichi glared a bit but relented when he saw that his wife wouldn't budge on the matter, you know the usual.

"Good Morning Pumpkin." Smiled Inoichi to Ino. He turned towards Naruto and gave him a blank look which made Naruto even more nervous than he was before. Inora nudged her husband yet again, reminding him of her order.