That's because it kind of did a number on my pride. Not that it really matters now; even if I kept quiet about it, I know you'd find a way to squeeze it out of me.

[He snickers. After all, Ino knows her way around him.]

Basically, they tied me down to a chair with a frilly apron and a table packed with cupcakes and cookies... right in the center of town. It was a long, long day.