they say that a hero can save us (closed)

[cosmosic]

who. ino and naruto
what. ino finally confronting the loss of her father, naruto is there as a friend
where. their apartment 710-k
when. after this
warnings. INO FEELINGS

[Liara had said that everybody mourns differently but Ino thought her way of mourning didn't really count because there had been no mourning at all until now. She had been so busy with the clinic, rebuilding the Zeta district between that, she had made sure she always had something to do, someone to talk to so her thoughts couldn't stray too much.

Because she knew exactly where they would go.

But maybe now was the time to mourn. The first tears had already fallen, the seal had been broken, and when she finally closes up her omni-tool the memory is fresh in her mind, his voice is as clear as it had been the first time she heard him.

'You grew up just like the meaning of the bush clover ... which is the purple flower symbol of the Yamanaka clan.'

A positive love...right?

'That's not the only meaning. What I feel most proud about as your father ... are your feelings ... towards your friends. You were able ... to blossom as a beautiful bush clover.'

A sob rips out of her throat before she buries her face in her hands, shoulders shaking and trembling.]

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[cosmosic]

[Ino had never opened up to Naruto like this. There wasn't a need when she had Shikamaru or Chouji or Sakura. But she realizes he's the only one here and the only one she really can TRY to open herself up to a little.

She appreciates his silence and obvious show of he's listening. She never thought he would be considerate like this to her. They're friends, so why not?]

I wasn't ready to say goodbye yet! First Asuma-sensei and then ...!

[She stops here, holding back another sob but two droplets of tears following earlier trails on her cheeks.]