Room 504, Saturday Evening

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After a handwavy day of training that had left her tired and achy, but in a good mood, Ino was sprawled out on her bed, hair still damp from a shower, and making faces at the latest book she was attempting to read. For something that had the word 'basic' in its title... it wasn't very basic at all.

And the dictionary she was flipping through only helped so much. Geez. She considered writing to the author and complaining about false advertising.

Or maybe she'd just fling it at the wall. The thunk it made was very satisfying.

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Ino let him, but she looked suspicious. "Was that a 'you're so naive it's cute' kiss or just a 'I felt like it' kiss?"

It was nice either way, but still. That wasn't the point.

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"I thought you liked it when I kissed you?" Kabuto asked in response.

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"That," Ino said with great dignity, "barely counts as a kiss." A pause. "And that's not the point, anyway."

But yes, she did like it.

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"So, what is the point?" Kabuto asked, staying very close to her.

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"I like knowing when I'm being made fun of." Ino told him steadily, "Please answer the question."

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"I'm not making fun of you, Ino," he told her seriously.

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"Thank you, that's what I wanted to know." Ino looked away, "I never can tell with you, you know." She didn't even know if he was telling the truth right now.

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"It's not that hard to figure out," Kabuto told her. "I'm sure you'll learn."

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That made her laugh, just a little, "I'm a slow learner I guess, because everyone that knows you says to stay away." Ino shrugged slightly, "I'm making up my own mind about things."

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"Stay away?" Kabuto repeated. "What, from me?"

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"Yeah, and to listen to you as little as possible." Ino looked at him, "I'm not so good with listening to other people, obviously."

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"Hmm. Should I take that as a compliment?" Kabuto asked teasingly, reaching up to tug gently at Ino's ponytail holder.

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"If you want to," Ino let him pull her hair out of its holder, amusement in her eyes, "I think it's more that the warning came too late. I don't give up in the middle of something."

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"Are we in the middle of something?" Kabuto asked, running his fingers through her hair. "I thought you weren't calling it that..."

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"I don't know what you're talking about," she said impishly, "I'm totally in the middle of a challenge."

He wasn't too bad at playing with hair, himself. Mmmm.

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"Riiight..." Kabuto smiled, playing his fingers through her soft, blonde hair. He could do it to her, too. "I'm your challenge?"

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"Definitely." Ino told him, with a smile and letting her eyes fall half shut, "I don't like being bored."

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"I'm not boring," Kabuto said confidently. "Nothing to worry about."

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One of her hands reached to play with his hair, "That's a good thing," she laughed softly, "you'd have to work at it for me to find you dull."

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"That's good to know," Kabuto laughed, tugging her hair lightly. "I'll keep it in mind. Did you want to continue reading at another time...?"

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"I'd love to," her lips twitched, "I paid for the book after all, and there's still a lot that needs to be explained."

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"All right. Just not right now, since you obviously aren't going to be able to focus on it." Kabuto smirked.

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She tugged at his hair in retaliation, "I could focus just fine." Ino said loftily, "I just choose not to."

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"Right." Kabuto chuckled, dropping the book to the floor with a soft thud. "Whatever you say, Ino-san."

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Her eyes brightened with amusement, "Thought I wasn't supposed to treat books like that? Something about respect for them, so why do you get to do it?"