What She Lacked {Naruto X OC}

Roku ~ Yumiko

I couldn't wait to hear Naruto burst in again. He was on a mission, and I didn't see or hear about him in a week.

After Sakura told me missions like the one he went on usually took around one week, he would be back soon.

"Sakura... Have you heard anything about Naruto?" I was going to buy some groceries to make breakfast for the next day. I was so distracted in the way I actually encountered Sakura, leaving Ino's flowershop. She held a big bouquet with white and red roses, I wonder for who it was.

"Naruto? No, not him. I'm sorry Yumiko." She said briefly, I don't think she really cared actually. I think that she was probably still thinking about the person she was going deliver that roses to.

"Oh... It's okay, don't worry. But, do you mind if I ask who are these flowers for? They are so pretty I got curious." We both looked down to her bouquet and she blushed. Her face was as pink as her hair was. "Is it that personal?"

"N-no, it's not! It's for-" She was interrupted by a voice her age, coming from the flowershop. The girl had almost platinum blonde hair and so pretty blue eyes, made me feel insecure for a moment.

"She's just confessing to Sasuke again!" Her voice was mixed with laugher and mocking. I looked at her over Sakura's shoulder, she was looking at us with a so annoying smile on her face.

"Sasuke? But isn't Sasuk-" I was interrupted again, I think that blonde girl couldn't probably wait for someone to finish their sentence.

"She believe he'll come back if she leaves flowers at his house every week." The girl left the shop, her whole body now visible. She had hair covering one of her eyes and the rest was tied up in a high ponytail. Her clothes were purple, a short top and a skirt, and she did look very pretty. "I'm sorry, I think I never presented myself. You're Yumiko, right? Naruto's sister? I'm Ino Yamanaka, the owner of the flowershop."

She offered me her hand to shake, but I didn't, I just looked at it. So she was Ino, I have heard about her a lot from Sakura, and some unimportant mentions coming from Naruto. I didn't care about who Ino was now, actually, I cared about who I was. Did she just say... Naruto's sister?

Was I the sister of Naruto for everyone outside our house? Was the appearance of a sibling, the one I had? I never thought and never wanted to think of me as Naruto's sister. I was at least a friend... If not something more, but I think I was the only one who wanted to be something more.