hello, world ...

[ino]

Who: Ino and you!
What: Finally waking up after being knocked out (thanks, Peeta B/)
Where: The clinic
When: Tonight
Rating: PG? Possible swearing and mentions of war/death



[It hadn't been very long at all in Konoha - shorter, in fact, than the time she had truly been asleep - but that time had felt like a century. Of course, nonstop fighting had a way of making the days seem longer, and the deaths of thousands had its way of making each day seem worse.

It all seemed like a distant dream for a moment as she blinked her eyes open and found her limbs badly in need of a stretch. She glanced around momentarily, noting that she was in the clinic. Given the amount if bruises, cuts and scuffs all over her from the fighting, she looked like she belonged in one of the cots, but her mind needed a moment to catch up ...]

Comments

[save_the_souls]

[Allen will flinch slightly at the scream and fit cracking the wall, but he doesn't move beyond that. He's used to letting out his own feelings like that, so he can't really judge considering the circumstances. It's merited, if her father has been killed]

[So instead without saying a word, he'll wrap his arms around her and give her a comforting hug when she begins to cry into his shoulder, resting his chin atop her head as he bites back his own emotions thinking of what's happening to Konoha. First it was everyone else that had left, then Arthur and now this...]

[Why can't anything go right? Why is it always about suffering?]

[ino]

[she wishes she knew, Allen! but for now she just lets out a few more sobs, trying desperately to calm down and deal with this rationally. it was only a matter if time, wasn't it? her dad was lucky, as a ninja, to have survived as long as he had ...

but somehow, that didn't make it any better]

[save_the_souls]

[Nope, nothing ever makes it better. He will rub her back comfortingly and say softly]

It's okay if you want to cry.

[ino]

[she shakes her head, letting out a shuddery breath. she probably will cry more later, in the privacy of her room, but for now, in front of others, she has to be strong. it's the only thing that will keep her from being a complete wreck]

Crying won't help.

[save_the_souls]

[He hesitates, almost wanting to say neither will shutting down your emotions, but this is no time to argue about forms of grief. He knows Ino does not have the emotional maturity of a brick wall]

[So he'll slowly let go and look at her]

I'm sorry.

[ino]

[she shakes her head, wiping her eyes]

Don't be. He ... he was very brave. I'm proud to be his daughter.

[that's what she's supposed to say, right? assuming she survives this war, she'll have to say something like it at his funeral, right? better to start practicing now]

[save_the_souls]

And I'm sure he'd say the same about you.

[Even if he's never met him beyond a dream of Ino's, he has only heard good and loving things about that man]

Do you need anything?

[ino]

[that gets a smile, though it's a small and sad one. because it makes her recall his last words to her -- that he was proud of her, that he loved her. she sniffs a little before replying]

I'm alright. Just ... [she shifts a little, with a bit of a wince] I think I need some rest. [some time to re-adjust, to wind down from the adrenaline ...]

[save_the_souls]

[He nods as he moves to stand]

Take all the time you need, if you need me simply hit the call button by your bed.

[ino]

Yeah.

[she just sounds tired, now. she rubs at an eye ...]

Thanks, Allen. I really appreciate it.

[save_the_souls]

Of course. It's what friends are for.

I'm..glad you're back, Ino.

[he'll smile at her before heading to leave the room to give her some rest]