#v. KISS OF OLEANDER (Blank Period)

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"Ino." Shino says, appearing from seemingly nowhere. "I heard that your flower shop is having an aphid problem, is it the case?" || @kikaichuno

Ino's eyes shoot back, her body tempering itself from unleashing a vicious chop to Shino's throat, having not recognizing him at first.

" Oh, Shino, " a smile quickly decorates her lips mixed with a little shame," you heard about that? "

Waving her hand, dismissing the embarrassed blush on her face, she says, " I left the flowers in charge of some part-timers and somehow the aphid situation got out of control. I tried spraying the plants down with unfiltered water, but it only seems to work for a handful of days. "

" I know it's in their nature to be attracted to nitrogenous plants, but they are inviting all sorts of pests. It's stressing out the other fauna. " ' Stressing me out too '.

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The brunette was standing in front of the Yamanaka flower shop before she chose to go inside. Giving oneself a lovely bouquet didn't sound so bad. A bouquet that would not be placed on the nightstand next to the hospital bed she had been in for over five years. No. Finally, she could arrange them in a lovely vase somewhere in her modest flat. She approached the blonde woman, sheepishly smiling at her. "Uh, haaah…" "I would like to buy flowers, b-but I'm not sure..." She paused abruptly. Her ears began to ring, and red sand poured from the walls. She was suddenly sucked into the illusionary world. In actuality, what appeared to be a few seconds was a day on the other plane. When she returned to reality, she shook her head and reached for it with her hand. She took a slow glance around her surroundings. Flowers… "A flower shop?" The brunette asked in confusion. She wasn't sure what she was doing there. This is why she should have gone with her nurse. Too stubborn she was. || @kyuusou

It was one of the rare times that Ino was actually in shop. Some of the part-timers wanted off for various celebrations, that she switched her schedule around and left the Barrier Committee with fewer helping hands today.

Wilting buds to be pruned, vegetables to be harvested, fresh seeds to be gestated, everything was lined up perfectly to the tasks she set out to do. She hummed, keeping herself company through all the tasks until the bell jingled from the door edge kicking it and broke her meditation with the hose in her hand.

" Welcome in, " Ino chimes over the shelves of vegetation, wheeling around towards the door to greet the customer.

" Oh- " her lips parted, ready with suggestions until she noticed the listlessness within the brunette's eyes. A sort of clinical phasing between present and disassociation. The Yamanaka couldn't fight her nature, hovering a nurturing hand near the Uchiha, urging her into the safety of the shop and away from the door or any fragile clay pots.

" Yes- were you wanting some flowers? " The question was simple, yet an important gauge of the woman's cognizance, " for decoration, perhaps? "