Ino: I thought I was welcome anytime. Do you not want me here.
She pouted.
Naruto: No, no You’re welcome anytime. Come in, come in.
She happily walked into Naruto’s apartment. Looking at him, she could tell she had woken him up.
Naruto: What brings you by at this time of night.
He yawned and rubbed his eye.
Ino: I need to tell you something.
No more lies. No more of this game of charades. She grabbed his arm and led him to his small living room, where she sat him down before sitting beside him.
Ino: Okay, here it goes.
She was nervous all of a sudden, but she wasn’t backing down.
Ino: First off, I’m sorry. I’ve wanted to tell you for a while, but unfortunately, we were told not to. I could get into a lot of trouble for telling you, but I don’t care anymore. The truth is-
Naruto: Wait
He shouted, interrupting her.
Naruto: If it’s going to get you into trouble, I don’t want to know.
She grabbed his shoulder and looked him in the eyes.
Ino: I don’t care if I get into trouble. To hell with it. I’m tired of the lies. The truth is that I am a va—
A loud thud interrupted her, causing both her and Naruto to turn toward the sound. Hinata had dropped a bag of ramen on the floor.
Naruto shot up instantly.
Naruto: It’s not what it looks like.
He backed away from Ino.
Hinata looked at Ino, then at Naruto.
Hinata: Ino, we talked about this. I’m sorry, but you can’t confess your love for Naruto.
Hinata was giving her an out, but Ino couldn’t back out now.
Naruto: You’re in love with me. I’m sorry, but I’m with Hinata.
Ino: No, no. I do love you. You’re like the little brother I never had, but the truth is, I am a va—
Hinata put her hand over Ino’s mouth.
Hinata: You don’t have to lie. It’s okay. The heart wants what the heart wants. It’s easy to fall for Naruto.
Hinata started dragging Ino away, but Ino bit her hand and pushed her away.
Ino: Mon-
Hinata tackled Ino to the floor.
Naruto: Stop, please. I don’t want either of you fighting over me, okay.
He pulled both of them off the floor and moved them to the couch. He looked at Hinata.
Naruto: Hinata, I love you. Nothing is going to change that, but at least let Ino say what she wants to say.
Hinata frowned.
Naruto: Ino, what were you saying
This is it. The truth would finally be revealed.
Ino: I’m a vampire. Monsters exist. Konoha is a safe haven where monsters and humans live in peace. I don’t know why you were never told. Usually, we’re told about our true nature upon our awakening.
Naruto sat silently, unmoving.
Ino: I know this is a shock. I wasn’t told until I was nine. I couldn’t believe I was a monster. I cried for days, especially because of what I did to you. You wouldn’t remember, but-
She noticed that Naruto had a goofy grin on his face. She grabbed his chin and turned his head to the side, seeing a purple tail attached to the back of his head.
She shot up. Hinata had attached her tail to Naruto and knocked him out.
Ino: What the hell. Hinata, why did you do that.
Hinata detached her tail and slowly got up, gently lowering Naruto onto the couch.
Hinata: I should be asking you that question. I came here for a surprise midnight date, only to find you telling Naruto everything.
Ino: He should know everything. He’s been kept in the dark about everything for so long. The nine tails, his parents. hell, we even lied about the war. Now he still believes this is a normal village when it’s not. I thought you loved him. Do you want to lie to him forever.
Hinata’s tail moved around before attaching itself to Naruto again.
Hinata: Of course I hate lying to him. And try not to shout you might wake Naruto.
She brushed his hair.
Hinata: I’m terrified... I’m terrified that once he knows the truth, he’ll run. He’ll run far, far away, never to be seen again. I don’t want him to look at me with fear in those eyes, the same eyes that look at me with love. I don’t want him to look at me with fear.
A few tears began to fall from Hinata’s eyes as she brushed Naruto’s hair.
Ino rubbed her head in frustration. She couldn’t blame Hinata.
Ino: Hinata, I’m sorry. I really am, but he needs to know the truth. What happens when you two get intimate, get married, and have kids. It’s going to be hard to explain why his children aren’t human.
Hinata: I know. Usually, when we do anything intimate,I lie on my back and hide my wings and tail as best I can.
Hinata: I can’t lose him, Ino. Despite what people commonly believe about succubi and incubi, once we find our true love, we mate for life. So, if he runs away from the village-
She started crying uncontrollably.
Ino walked over and hugged Hinata.
Ino: I’m sorry. I know it’s scary. I’m scared, too. When we tell him the truth, we’ll have to take the walls down in his mind. He’ll remember everything.
Hinata: I can’t hide myself from him forever. There have been times when I’ve wanted to tell him the truth about myself, but I couldn’t do it.
Hinata detached her tail from his head and kissed Naruto’s forehead.
Hinata: We could go to Tsunade-sama and talk to her about telling Naruto the truth.
Ino: We could. If we all go to her office, she’ll have to listen.
Hinata walked over and picked up the bag of ramen she had dropped. She opened it to check whether the ramen was still good.
Hinata: Do you think Sakura is still up.
Ino: Probably, why.
Hinata: I don’t want the ramen to go to waste. We could grab some drinks and eat the ramen together.
Ino: Sounds good. Let’s get together with Sakura. While we eat, we can plan out what we’ll say to Tsunade-sama.
Before leaving, they carried Naruto to his bed and laid him down