A/N: This fanfic is basically a songfic. Well, not really. But you can read this fiction with the song recommended by the title of the chapter.
Disclaimer: Naruto obviously is not mine. If it is, I would match Ino with Shikamaru.
Prologue: Sign of The Times
"It's okay, Inoichi-san."
The fatigued woman said to her husband palming his cheek with her tired hand, hoping to somehow stop the tears from escaping his eyes again. Of course, it failed. He knew he was going to lose her soon.
Just an hour ago he was celebrating the birth of his daughter and Shikaku with the birth of his son just a few hours ago. His daughter, who he couldn't express more lovable has the same silky blonde hair as him, the same fiery blue-green eyes as him. However, she took her beauty from her mother, his wife. His dying wife.
The doctor told him in the midst of his celebration with the sudden revelation. She was losing a lot of blood. Inoichi is usually a calm man and collected even on his most difficult time and days during a prolonged case.
He broke down in tears right then and there kneeling in front of the doctor and it tugged the heart strings of his best friends and fellow detectives, Shikaku Nara and Choza Akimichi. Feeling overwhelmed by the sadness, they too silently cried with Choza accompanied by his wife. It was supposed to be a happy day for all of them. It was. Until the doctor broke down the news. The doctor, Tsunade bowed, hiding her tears from them. She wished she could've done more. She really did. The man in front of her knelt and begged her to take it back.
He was praying that it was just one of her elaborated prank. Just anything but the honest truth. If she really was, he wouldn't even be mad at her, he just would be really glad that his wife, Kana survive from being one amongst the statistic of maternal death.
"Ino."
"What?" asked Inoichi confused after managing to held back his tears for the nth times. He has decided, while she's still here, with him, he would make use of the time to cherish her more, to talk to her more, to feel her touch more.
"Our daughter... It would be nice to name her Ino," she said as slowly as she could as she could feel her blood streaming out more than before. "With your name being Inoichi and all..."
Inoichi gently played with his wife's hair as their daughter cuddled next to her frail body, tugging her index finger with her small hand.
"Then Ino she will be," Inoichi said with a bittersweet smile to his slowly fading wife. Finally she closed her eyes with a smile almost like an angel.
Inoichi shut his eyes forcing back his tears and kissed his wife's forehead endearingly.
TBC
Author: So? What do you guys think? Should I continue? I'm going with ShikaIno if I'm going through with this. R&R with love is very much appreciated! Thanks ;)
