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Ino was sitting down on a chair with her knees pulled tightly to her chest her arms were wrapped around her knees,a smoke in between her fingers and staring blankly out at the clouded gray Sky's, she sniffed and flicked her smoke in a ash tray and then took a drag in her other hand was a lighter not any ordinary light no..no.. it was more importent then that, it was Shikamarus..When he left for his last mission he told her to keep it with her forever until he came but, then again that was 2 years ago.

She had been 18 when he left it was a Monday summer be for her birthday he had told her the mission was only about 2 months but he hadn't come back everyone looked for him and his squad but came up empty handed other then a neck less that shed given him, it was sacred she gave it to him because she loved him and she always would, apart of her wanted to be live he was alive but the other half belived he was dead and never coming back to see her.

the wind blew quietly moveing her long hair in the breeze she moved her bangs back and put her smoke out she got up and went inside pulling up her pj pants along the way to the kitchen she open the fridge and grabed out a bottle of water opend the lid and took a long drink, she had started smoking 4 months ago the smell of the smoke reminded her of him she hated the taste though she never took that many drags of one mostly just lit it took a few drags to keep the cherry burning and the scent alive,

She put the water on the counter and slowly walked over to the couch and layed down putting her arm over her eyes and whispering

" shikamaru.. if your out there please come home... and.." she paused and let a few tears stream down her cheeks " and if your dead.. and in heaven.. with Asuma-sensei.. i.. i hope your happie.. and.. dont forget to haunt me every now and then"

Ino wiped the tears from her eyes when she heard a knock on the door, she looked over and told who ever it was it was unlocked.

"Ino? Ino are you ok?" asked a familer voice.. Sakura she always came over to look out for her.

" ya.. im fine i guess" Ino replied sitting up and looking over at sakura, her face was in a disgusted way she must be upset about how messy the place was,
old ramen cups thrown on the floor, dishes stacked up in the sink, laundry scatterd on the floor, pill bottels open on the counter it was mostly sleeping pills and anit-depressents she never took them though.

"Yamanaka Ino, what happend to you!? You used to be so neat and you never smoked and you had better fasion then blue pj bottems and a green hoodie." Snapped Sakura

" Sorry.. ive been.."
" Sulking? over someone who might be dead?"

Ino glared at sakura who was she waltzing in here and critasizing her?

" back off sakura, im not in the mood"

" you never are" Sakura said walking over to her and kneeling infront of her Ino just stared at her blankly her hair covering her eyes in thin strans,

"Ino you cant just stay here sulking forever, Theres nothing you can do now its been 2 years, and were still looking.. You have to start living agin Ino." Sakura said sympatheticly

" i wish i could stay longer but.. i have to help Tsunade-chan with some papers, get dressed and get out abit ok?"

Ino nodded slightly and agreed sakura left abit after they talked alittle after they agreed that Ino would get out.

She got an idea, Everyone went out looking For him.. but her, she quickly got up and ran into her room grabbing her outfit and putting it on she neated out her hair and packed up her bag full and left the house.

A the gates she looked back it was almost night everyone was starting to turn in, she took out shikamarus lighter and flicked it on she stared at the small flame and blew it out after abit and countinued walking it was dangerous going out alone but.. she had to she had to knwo for sure if Shikamaru was out there... somewhere, and besides she was taking sakurs advice shes was getting out right?

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Ino had been walking,running jumping and gliding for about 3 days now she wasnt sure were she was but she had only 5 good ideas of were hed be shed crossed off 2 areas allready she hadnt been to sleep for the 3 days and was slowling up she needed sleep.. badly but she didnt want to stop.

Ino's sigth was alittle blurry but nothing to bad she could still see the Kunai heading tawords her.. wait what?

Her eyes widen as she quickly jumped up on a diffrent brand she heard a small 'snap ' Noise she looked up to see senbon needles heading down she growled and jumped back when she felt the ground crumble beneth her she looked back and saw she was at the edge of a cliff she looked back and saw a black cloacked figure moving tawords her with a kunai in their hand,

She Froze up abit and watched her or him walk over slower and quickly went in her wepon pouch and pulled out a kunai and held it infront of her.

" D-Dont Come any closer! or or ill kill you!"She yelled in deffence and in fear,But her plan back fierd a kunai was thrusted tawords her she lost her footing and slowly fell backwards she saw shikamarus lighter slowly fall out of her pocket of her skirt it felt slow motion as she fell down the cliff she could see her life flash befor her eyes the whole world seem to darken slowly 'this was it' She thought ' I never found him' She slowly closed her eyes and blacked out...

TO BE CONTINUED...