Yamanaka Ino (Iris)

Ino was… totally not hiding. Seriously not.

Curled up in bed, with hot chocolate and a book about this world’s methods of handling plants, and pretending that Annette’s room just barely down the hall wasn’t empty didn’t mean anything. Nothing at all. She wasn’t hiding. Really.

Even if it looked like she was hiding, she wasn’t. Curling up in her blankets was totally a good thing to do after work. Especially when two of her best friends had totally left this morning. Especially when work had kinda sorta sucked. Except for Lana. Lana had been a good reprieve from the suckiness. But whatever.

So Ino was... in her room. Not hiding. Really.

[Door is shut, post is open!]

"Oh, come on!"

Ino glared at her reflection. There were still faint blue streaks in her hair, despite her best efforts at getting the paint out. A.J. was so dead when she caught up with him again.

Her door was open a crack, but Ino hadn't noticed. She was much more occupied with her hair.

"This isn't fair!"

[Open!]

Ino stared up at her ceiling. She'd finished her letter to Dad. Which was good, because that had sorta needed to be done. Cleaned her room, eaten supper, taken a shower... and now was too wound up to sleep. It was too early, besides.

She sat up, crossed her legs, and considered going and visiting Kabuto. Not because she was worried or anything about Annette visiting him, well... maybe just a little, but just because. She hadn't talked to him for a few days. A look around her room, and her eyes landed on the book she'd finally finished reading. Maybe he'd like to borrow it?

That... sounded like a good enough excuse to her. Huh. She'd just buy Annette a pastry or something along with the tea tomorrow to make herself feel better about going to the 'Nest when she'd said she wouldn't.

Ino scrambled off her bed, and into her regular clothing. She didn't bother to tie her hair back - he liked it down, right? - and grabbed the book as she headed out of the dorms.

[Establishy!]