A/N: This is my first attempt at ShikaIno; please don't be too hard on me.

Disclaimer: Naruto ain't mine.

"How troublesome," Shikamaru sighed as Ino attempted to get him to sit up.

"Sit up, you lazy ass, there's something that I want to talk to you about!" Ino whined in an attempt to get him to sit up.

"I'm listening," Shikamaru encouraged, tearing his gaze away from the clouds and focusing instead on Ino.

Ino looked away from his steady gaze for a second before explaining her situation, "I heard some people talking a couple days ago. They mentioned your name. I didn't think anything about it until I overheard Tenten and Sakura talking earlier today. Tenten said that she had heard from Lee who heard from Naruto that you like me. Is that true? Do you really like me?"

Shikamaru's cheeks colored slightly and he looked away from Ino. "Yes," he admitted, sounding like a child that had just been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

Ino smiled and lay down next to Shikamaru, snuggling up next to him. "Good, 'cause I like you, too," she whispered.

Shikamaru smiled contentedly as he thought, It was a great idea to start that rumor; I should have told Naruto sooner!