"I like him," Ino said simply, "and he said he cares about me. I don't know about 'really, really caring' but I know that when he goes back home and comes back hurt, I get upset. And that he was really upset when I got sick during the plague. He hated that. And I know it's dangerous, and stupid - even he's told me not to fall in love with him..." Not, mind you, that she was in love with him or anything stupid like that. Ino was deep in denial of that point.

She let the water run over her head in silence for a few moments, before saying, "It's not something I planned, yeah? But it's also not something I'm sorry for having happened. It just is."