"He said that that was why everyone had to share their secrets--so it put us on an even standing," Ino said, maybe snuggling just a tiny bit.

She would utterly deny it. She was cold and that was her story. Though the fire made a nice bit of warmth, yes.

"But not all secrets are equal, you know? And so people might decide that they were willing to have their secret outed if it meant telling people 'bout the other person's secret."