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That weird clothing had gone, although Ino had come to realize that was one of those so called curse days. Dressed in her typical shinobi wear, Ino had gone to meet Greed, who seemed to have known her from a previous time.

It was not hard to find him, though Greed seemed to have some ability of telling she was there even though he had not looked her way, and she had not spoken, or made a noise. Ino cracked a cocky smile, coming to a stop, hand on her one hip. "And why wouldn't I show? I believe I was promised a good time."

"And a good time you shall have," he said, point toward the pathway to the temple, "I'll race ya' there."

He walked to the beginning of the trail and cocked his legs for a sprinting stance.

"Care to test that ninja speed of yours?"

Ino gave a small frown, before rolling her eyes. "That's not really fair, is it? After all, you know all about me!"

Blue eyes flickered over to Greed, a soft pout given, yet within a moment it broke into a grin. "But I wouldn't want to disappoint. Go?"

Winking, Ino set off toward the temple.

Greed took off shortly afterward, catching up to her as the traveled. They soon saw the path entrance in the distance, at which point he poured on the speed in an attempt to reach it first.

"Ha ha ha, this way! This way!"

Ino pushed herself, a slight grin on her face, for although she did not enjoy working, per say, if it was made fun, she would not mind. Hence, why she put her effort into it. That, and she did not like losing.

Watching as Greed caught up, she tossed him a look, smirking. "Hey! Didn't you know, ladies go first!"

"Yeah, but only when they're with a skilled man," he joked, launching off the ground and jumping from tree limb to tree limb.

"Come on up, I know you guys are good at this game!" he yelled down, clearing another large limb.

The doors of the temple loomed in the distance.

Ino gave a slight huff, rolling her eyes at his words. That huff only intensified as he launched himself into the air. Considering he was not a shinobi, he moved rather well, and Ino smirked at the looked at the view.

The chakra was gathered at the bottom of her feet as she ran toward the tree, nimbly leaping up and sticking, not pausing in the least as the kunoichi gave pursuit. Her confident voice, which was something Ino was known for, replied teasingly, "Good doesn't even come close to describing how good I am."

"But there's one thing I can do that you can't!" he laughed, jumping up into the air, "Take the express road down!"

He slammed downward in his armored form, smashing down right near the doors, then prying himself loose from the ground. He banged the gong near the doorway and opened up the massive front door.

"Ha ha ha! Winner!"

Ino nearly tripped and stumbled from her position, for she had gotten startled and disrupted her chakra flow. Instead, she had come to a stop, blinking, and watching as he pried himself free after the jump and hit the gong.

Huffing, Ino rolled her eyes, starting her slow descent, for she did not need to hurry, and jumped down to the ground from the lowest branch. A slightly annoyed and slightly pouting voice rang out. "Well, that's some trick you have up your sleeve..."

"Being able to repeatedly sacrifice our bodies gives us a combat edge," he said with pride, "It's a good ability to have."

He held his arm out for her and gestured inside with the other.

"Ready to go?"

"An edge? I'd say it is more than that!" Ino herself was quite happy with the shinobi skills that she had, for being a ninja was not as serious to her as others, though it had become more so ever since the death of her sensei. "Ya. I can see why it would be."

Pushing her blonde locks from her face, Ino placed a hand on her hip, tossing him a look. "I didn't think you were a gentlemen?"

Smirking, she swayed past him, going inside.

He removed his shoes and vest as they stepped inside and bade her to do the same.

"We have to keep the place clean."

The main room stretched out before them, with several halls branching out. Ancient relics, art, and artifacts lined the walls around them.

"Let's grab the food on the way up."

Ino bent down, sliding her own feet out of her shoes, though having no vest to take off, and definitely not taking off her purple top, she just waited for Greed to finish.

Blue eyes looked around, blinking in surprise at the sights that surrounded her. It was actually quite a beautiful place, and Ino's eyes kept jumping from item to item, for a moment forgetting where she was.

Looking back then to Greed as he spoke, she grinned, and winked. "Sure! Lead the way!"

He lead her down the hallway, picking up several packages of food, then lead her to the seventh floor roof, where he had already set out the picnic cloth and cushions earlier.

"Have a seat," he said, placing down the packages and unloading them.

"We have french onion soup, leg of lamb, crepe's, chocolate mousse, rice pilaf, and a bit of escargot. I figured I'd order french food, tonight. We've also got iced tea and red wine."

Ino did not bother hiding her gaze as they walked, blue eyes taking in everything as Greed led her through the halls. Her interest was peaked as he picked up several packages, and Ino tried to sneak a peak as to what they were.

Upon reaching the roof though, her focus shifted, and a small smile twisted on her lips. Arching one eyebrow, she looked over at Greed, before sitting down. Ino was impressed.

"French food? Well, whatever it is, is sounds yummy." Her head tipped slightly sending Greed a grin. "You do have good taste. I'll give you that."

He commenced dividing up their portions and pouring glasses of wine, he sat down and patted the cushion next to him, offering her a seat.

"And I'll bet you taste good," he purred, grasping her hand and bringing it to his lips, "Hm. It looks like I was right."

He raised a glass in front of her.

"To dinner with beautiful women."

Ino raised an eyebrow, shifting slightly closer to him, leaning back on one hand as she did so.

Blinking, Ino could not help but allow a small flush to color her cheeks, before narrowing her eyes at him. "I'd be disappointed if you thought otherwise."

Ino picked up her own glass then, a soft laugh at his choice of toast, and clinked her glass against him. "And greedy men?"

"Of course," he said, taking a sip of his glass and stabbing at a bit of food. He started devouring his meal hungrily, gulping down large amounts of food at once.

"Not often I have this stuff. It's certainly differnt," he said, between mouthfuls of food, "What do you think?"

Ino herself swished the wine around in the cup after having taken a sip, and put it down next to her. Blue eyes flickered over to him, remembering he had said he did not have to eat, though he seemed to be enjoying himself.

Taking her own time to actually chew and taste the food, Ino gave a soft hum, licking her lips. "Mm, well, I like it! Maybe not the escargot as much... Maybe it is an acquired taste..."

"Well," he said, chewing his food thoughtfully, "I guess it really is. So many things are, really. But I tend to have a way of finding what people like in most cases."

He took another deep draught of wine and lay on his side idly devouring a bread roll.

"So tell me, Miss Ino. Have you ever been in hot springs?"

Ino gave a grin, arching one eyebrow. "The easier way would be to ask, though I guess you don't get to try new things that way..."

Her eyes followed him, as she chewed her food slowly, licking her fingers clean and taking another sip of the wine. "They have them back at home, though it's not exactly the most relaxing of adventures. People tend to peak... And by people, I mean guys."

"Hm. Well, our springs are co-ed, so it's impossible NOT to look around and see the opposite sex. Just the way it is, darlin'. I think it's one of the attractions here."

He refilled his glass and took a few more bites of food.

"Care to take a dip after dinner? It tends to aid the digestion and relax people."

"There's a difference between co-ed and some guys trying to peep through holes from the outside to get material to write books with!" Ino huffed, taking another long sip of her wine. Despite herself, she grinned, shaking her head. "Well... I guess I could see the attraction in that."

One eyebrow raised, she her blue eyes settled over onto Greed. "Is that so? Well, how can I not accept an offer with those benefits."

He finished up the last of his meal in short order, placing the plates aside.

Well, when you're ready we can go to it. It's right over there," he said, pointing to the springs, "And nobody else is around at this time of night. I'd smell Jiraiya is he was around."

Ino finished up her own meal, enjoying the taste of the chocolate mousse as she ate it. A soft sigh was given, smacking her lips, before blue eyes lazily rolled over to where he was pointing.

Her gaze shifted back, and she gave a smirk, head tipping to the side. "Well, someone is a man of many talents, though that's actually refreshing to know that..."