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Naruto Fanfic starring Ino and Deidara
A story of regret and loss.
Deidara manifests to Ino as she was about to make yet another mistake.
Ino goes on to find her peace.
"It's been agreed that Mrs. Yamanaka will keep the beach house, and the main estate will go to Mr. Yamanaka..." Ino stared outside one of the large glass windows that framed two sides of the conference room they were in, ignoring the lawyers who were discussing the terms to her divorce settlement in the background. Her mind attuned to another conversation from long ago...
"Don't marry him." He pleaded with her.
"Why?" she questioned even though in his eyes the answer was resonant.
"You know why." Yes... she did. "Don't marry him." He implored again.
"Dei I..."
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"-Aka? Mrs. Yamanaka?" Her lawyer shook her out of the distant past her mind had wandered to. She turned to meet her lawyer's gaze and he pushed a stack of papers towards her, beckoning her to approach the table, "Sign here, here, then here, and it will all be over". She nodded and walked towards the stack of papers, pen in hand, ready to get it all over with. With the final scratches of her pen, silence had followed to give them both a moment to grasp their new reality. She was Miss Yamanaka once more, and Sai, well he wanted to remain Mr. Yamanaka as he didn't have a last name to begin with.
It didn't bother her. It's not like they split up because they hated each other. Ino chose Sai because he was safe. He fawned all over her and she thought this meant she would never be hurt. That no one would stand in the way of her dreams, and that she would truly be satisfied with her choice. The incident five months ago, however, made her realize she was only being stubborn and ended up hurting herself instead.
Sai walked over to her and gave her a hug, stating, "I hope this really does make you happy, Ino. It's the only reason I agreed to it." She tightened her arms around him and said, "I love you, Sai. You're my best friend, but that's all you are to me." She pulled away and met his gaze with her soft one, "You deserve someone who can love you more than that."
Her three-year-marriage to Sai was over, but she still wasn't happy. After he left the conference room, she headed to the bathroom in the quickest pace she could without appearing to be in a rush. She turned the tap on at full blast, and let herself go, wailing and yowling to relieve herself from the anguish she felt until her cries reduced to sniffles. She washed her face, fixed her makeup, and once she recomposed herself, Ino left to pack the last of her things and drove out to the beach house she had claimed.
(A week later, after Ino had set all her affairs in order.)
Today was the day she would go through with her plan. She dressed in a white knitted sweater and jean hot shorts, put on her flipflops, then headed down to the shore. It was cooler than usual for October, and she wondered if the water was going to be just as icy as the breeze felt upon her skin. She breathed in the salty air and silently enjoyed the feel of the dews prickling at her skin as the sea water sprayed with every crashing wave hitting the shore.
