A/N: After not submitting anything to fanfiction in...a really long time, I give you a short little shikaino drabble! Hehe, I'm so horrible when it comes to typing up my REAL stories.
Willing to Wait
I know he'll never love me. To be honest, I don't really love him either. Sure, he's top of the class (aside from me of course) and he's pretty hot, and I even had a crush on him at one point, but I don't love him.
So why am I wasting my time chasing after Sasuke, a guy that I know I'll never truly care about? I guess you could say I'm jealous of him (Sigh, jealousy is such a terrible thing). Actually, deep down, I resent him. He took away the person most important to me and worst of all, he doesn't even want her. Maybe I just wasn't good enough to be her best friend…no way; I was a great best friend! Still, she ditched me for him, and that hurts. Should I've just given up and let her walk away and forget about me? I don't think I could ever do something like that; it's just not in my nature or something.
So that's why I chase after this cold-hearted boy whom I barely like anymore. If I can't be her friend, then I'll just have to be her rival. This way I can still be by her side no matter what, even if she hates me and all we do is fight.
I'm okay with that. It's better than just sitting alone on a bench crying. This is the only way I can be with my best friend, so until she gets him or falls in love with someone else, I won't fall in love. Shameless flirting: yes. Calling guys cute: yes. But I won't give my heart to anyone, no matter what.
"Hey Ino, you need to get off of me now. We're gonna be late for training."
"Jeez, Shikamaru, you're so insensitive! I was thinking about something really important."
"I'm insensitive? You're the one who interrupted my nap and then decided to use my stomach for a pillow."
"What? You expected me to lay my beautiful hair in the grass and dirt? Besides, you didn't object to my presence."
"Arguing with you is too troublesome."
"Well maybe getting up is too troublesome."
"Well maybe I should just stand up and let you hit your pretty little head on the dirt covered ground."
"You wouldn't dare!"
"…You're right. It'd be too troublesome to deal with you that pissed off all during training."
Silence.
"Let's not go to training today."
"Asuma Sensei'll kill us if we don't. Is it seriously that troublesome for you to get up?"
"You make an awfully nice pillow."
"Alright, fine. I'll stay here with you."
"Thanks Shikamaru."
"Troublesome woman."
Well I guess I'll have to fall in love someday. But thankfully, my perfect guy's patient, so I think he'll stay with me and be willing to wait.
What can I say, I blame Sakura, not Ino. I hope you enjoyed this corny little drabble.
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