"This is madness! I can't do this!" Ino said throwing her arms in the air.
"God Ino! You can go on S-ranked missions but can't sing one song on KARAOKE NIGHT!" Shouted Sakura who was sitting on the couch.
"I don't mind singing it's the song that I'm singing that freaks me out! And do I really have to dedicate it?" Ino said after throwing a pillow at Sakura.
"Yes, you do!" Sakura throwing the pillow back at her. "Plus I know who you want to dedicate it to!!!" "SHUT UP!!!!" Ino yelled. "Holy crap! I've got a half an hour to get ready! What am I going to wear?" Then she dashed up stairs to her room.
"Ino! Let me help! You pick terrible outfits when your distressed!" Shouted Sakura as she followed Ino up the stairs.
At Karaoke night
"That last act sucked!" stated Naruto as he finished his beer.
"Be careful what you say Naruto," said Kiba after finishing his second beer, "That was Temari who sang and she has quite a temper."
"It still sucked!" Shouted a half drunk Naruto.
Temari walked over towards them.
"Who said I sucked?"
Kiba pointed a finger at the blond seated beside him.
"If you need me I'll be in the back alley pumbling Naruto to a pulp." She said as she drag Naruto towards the door.
"What was that?" asked Sasuke as he sat on the other said of Kiba.
"Naruto said her singing sucked." Answered Kiba grabbing another beer.
"Hey guys." Said Shikamaru walking over to them. "Have you seen any of the girls?"
"Now that you mention it I haven't seen Sakura all evening." Sasuke said taking the beer away from Kiba.
"Hinata is nowhere to be found. Gimme my beer." Slurred Kiba reaching for the beer in Sasuke's hand. Sasuke held it out of his reach.
"Hey!" Neji appeared behind Shikamaru. "Have any of you seen Tenten?"
"It's official their missing!" Screamed Kiba while making a lunge for his beer. Instead Sasuke broke the bottle over Kiba's head.
"Guy's I think I found Ino." Neji said pointing towards the stage. There stood Ino in a white mini skirt and a purple halter top.
"Next we have Ino Yamanka. Ino." Said the announcer as he handed the mic to Ino.
"Thanks. Since this is a dedication karaoke night I would like to dedicate this to my good friend Shikamaru Nara." Said Ino before screaming "HIT IT!!"
You're always trying to figure out
What I am all about
If you don't know what the answer is
Then just shut up and kiss (Shikamaru started choking on his drink at that one)
It shouldn't take forever
To put it all together
Chorus:
If you can't do the math
Then get out of the equation
I am calling you back
This is * 69
Is it a minus or a pulse
Does enough equal enough
If you can't do the math
Then nothing adds up
Tell me why I'm here
Sure I want someone to understand
But I don't need the stress
I'm not about being analyzed
Like its some kind of test
Don't have to be a genius
To figure what's between us
Chorus
You can spend your whole life analyzing
Justifying, quantifying and dividing
'til there's nothing anymore
Why don't you just close your eyes
And kiss me lips (Again Shikamaru started choking) and let it go
Just let it flow
It's what I'm waiting for
Don't have to be a genius
To figure what's between us
Chorus x2
"And that was Ino Yamanaka! Thanks for singing Ino!" The announcer remarked as Ino walked off the stage.
Shikamaru stared at her as she walked down from the stage and out the door without saying so much as a word to him. Then something hit him on the back.
"Hey stop staring at her like an idiot and go after her!" slurred a very drunk Kiba who had persuaded Sasuke to buy him another beer.
"Right." Said Shikamaru to himself, as he got up to follow her. When he was outside he quickly and briefly saw a blonde pony tail sweep around the corner. He took off running. 'Why is she running?' he thought chasing after her, then he heard a soft sob. He stopped dead I his tracks and his heart dropped. 'Is she crying? Why is she crying?' Shikamaru sprinted towards her. He followed her a the way to the field where he usually watched clouds. There Ino stopped and sat on the ground. Shika walked up behind her. "I'm such an idiot." She whispered. Shikamaru heard this and wondered what she was talking about. "I'M SUCH AN IDIOT!!!!" She yelled as she pounded her fists into the ground. Shika couldn't let her kill her own self esteem so he quietly walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her and whispered "And why is that?"
She turned to face him and said "The man I love doesn't notice me."
Shika asked "Well who is he?" She looked him straight in the eyes and said
"You."
All at once Shika couldn't breath. The girl he had loved since before the academy loved him back.
"If you don't feel the same tha…" Ino said but was interrupted by Shikamaru's lips against hers. Finally after about a minute the need to breath over came them as they pulled apart.
"Stupid oxygen." They whispered at the same time. Then Shikamaru leaned his forehead on hers and whispered "You know what?"
"Huh?" Ino whispered in return.
"I love Karaoke."
THE END