A/N: This is the all time first fanfiction I ever wrote, I recently copied it from my quizilla account, please enjoy. . . and review.
Triangular Dilemma
Neji stares ruefully into his mirror while contemplating his bruised cheek bone and split lip. He tries to think about other things, but the same thoughts keep playing through his head. 'I can't believe that idiot, Naruto, beat me. I hate him and his stupid shadow clones, and where the hell did he get that chakra?' The more he thinks about this the more agitated he becomes. 'I hit all of his chakra points, after I did that he shouldn't have been able to walk, let alone fight. But. . .' A new thought comes to mind.'The chakra he used wasn't human, nor was it the chakra of any animal I know, it's like nothing I've ever seen before.' He pauses and looks into his mirror, but his other self says nothing.
"Oh well, at least I'll have company tonight, I may be going out with Ten-Ten, but Ino is way more experienced." He smirks at his other self, "But if I don't clean up she might not share that experience with me."
With this on his mind he grabs a fresh set of clothes and heads towards the bathroom. Slowly he unties his headband and pulls it off. Beneath the strip of cloth, his curse mark pulses an angry green. The only thing he ever hated and it was on his forehead, a constant reminder of the fact he is indentured to his own family. Unbidden thoughts bounce through his head but only one is coherent: a couple of seconds had decided his fate. Unwilling to linger on this memory, he quickly strips off the rest of his clothes and steps into the shower.
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After Neji and Naruto's battle, Ino pushed her way out of the stands surrounding the area and started home. As she is walking, the last minutes of the fight play through her head: Neji standing over the "unconscious" Naruto, telling the prompter the fight is over, then Naruto exploding out from under Neji's feet and punching the shit out of him. As the memory fades away, Ino reaches the hotel, where she and the other people in the chunine exams are staying.
She jogs up the stairs, almost running into Kakashi.
"I'm so sorry; I'm in a hurry, gotta go." She hastily apologizes.
Ino gets to the door and starts fumbling with the lock. After what seems an eternity, the door finally gives, and opens into her overly clean room. Lying on the bed is the outfit she had set out earlier; a black miniskirt and a matching strapless top with heels. Quickly she strips off her shirt, and pausing to look in a mirror, she sighs as she catches sight of a deep gash running up her right shoulder comes into view. Shikamaru tried to heal it with some sort of shadow jutsu, but after having fought Gaara almost single handedly, he was on his last dregs of chakra and couldn't.
'Poor Shika, cheating on him is so cruel, especially after what he did for me, but who could resist Neji?'
Ino glances at the clock and almost screames; she is running late. She throws on the rest of her clothing, struggling briefly with the heels but she finally gets them on. She runs out of the room, travels to the third floor and flys down the hallway towards the last room on the left. Lightly she knocks on the door and gets no answer. Cautiously she opens the door and hears the sounds of someone in the shower.
'Looks like someone's going to be surprised when he gets out of the shower!'
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Nejisteps out of the shower with steam swirling all around him. He finds a towel and begins vigorously rubbing his hair with it. After it is some what dry, he ties his headband around his forehead, hiding the hideous mark beneath it. Then toweling off the rest of himself, he locates the rest of his clothes and gets dressed; nothing fancy, a pair of shorts and a shirt. Grabbing a comb, he attacks the snarls in his hair and finally, after it is dry and perfectly straight he opens the bathroom door and freezes. Sitting, or rather laying in a most provocative pose on his bed, is Ino. She slowly sit ups and throws her hair over one shoulder.
"Hi Neji, surprised you didn't I." Ino grins broadly, "Well are you just going to stand there or are you going to come here?"
"I-oh-um, hi Ino, I wasn't expecting you so soon, but I'm glad you came. Sorry you had to wait, but Naruto beat the shit out of me, and I had to clean up."
"Oh, its okay., I figured as much." Ino stands up and walks over to Neji with an expectant gleam in her eyes. "But one thing has been bugging me all day; how are we going to start the evening? I had some ideas but . . ."
Neji stops her in mid-sentence with a small kiss, or what he had intended to be, but Ino on the other hand replied a little more eagerly than he had first thought. They break apart with both of them looking somewhat flushed. That doesn't last long, Ino pulls him in for a longer more passionate kiss, and soon Neji has her backed up against a wall. But unknown to them are the two strangers watching from the door.
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Ten-Ten had seen the battle, but as soon as it was over she went to train for her battle the next day, and it just so happened that she and Shikamaru were sharing the course that day. After an hour of training with each other, she makes the suggestion that they go to Neji's room to tell him how well he did on the exam. Shikamaru is well impressed with Neji's performance so he readily agrees.
After they cool down, they go and check into the hotel and make their way up to Neji's room. Just as they are about to knock, the muffled sounds within keep them from doing so. Instead they cautiously creep in and shut the door. The lights are dimmed and the outline of two people against the wall catch their attention. One is Neji, and the other to Shikamaru's shock, Ino.
Shikamaru had never felt such betrayal, after almost dying to protect her; she goes off and cheats on him.
'What a drag, I almost died for her; I gave her my last bit of chakra just so she would live. How could she?'Shikamaru's thoughts are clearly reflected on his face, so when Ino looks past Neji's shoulder and sees him she begins to freak out.
"Oh my God, Sh-Sh-Shikamaru!" Ino wails.
"What Ino, I thought you were o.k. with this." Comes Neji's startled Ino's expression, he turns around and freezes. Standing in the door way is Ten-Ten and Shikamaru; both with looks of disgust on their faces.
Seeing Neji with another person makes Ten-Ten snap. "You bitch, you stupid, god damned bitch." Her face is white with rage as she storms across the room.
Neji seeing a chance to escape, lets go of Ino and bolts for the door, only to be stopped by Shikamaru. Shikamaru, usually calm and subdued, is pissed.
"Shadow possession jutsu!" He yells. The shadows in the room flow to his bidding and trap Neji, making it impossible for him to move. "Why," Shikamaru asks, "Why? You had Ten-Ten, so why did you go off and try to take Ino? I've never done anything to you, so it couldn't be revenge. I happen to know you have the self control of a saint, so how could any one or anything seduce you to such a low down disgrace." Shikamaru rants. "I used to idle you for your self control, but if this is the true you, not even a rabid dog would look up to you."
Shikamaru takes in a breath and exhales slowly. "Just answer me this, why?"
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Ino tries to pick herself off the floor, but Ten-Ten's foot is planted firmly on her chest. "You have Shikamaru, every girl would kill for him, but no, you have to go off and cheat on him with your best friend's boyfriend." Ten-Ten kicks Inoin the ribs, "Oh yeah, him saving your life means nothing to you. He almost died for you, he gave you the all he had and all you did was throw that in his face and chase after an almost complete stranger. I know Neji's self control, so how did you get him to agree? Hm? Mind possession jutsu?"
"No," Ino wails, "He came to me saying that he wanted me in his bed, not you." Ino looks up with her eyes pleading for the forgiveness she wouldn't get.
"Stop lying you bitch, he would never do that to me, I know you're lying! Tell the truth." Ten-Ten kicks her in the ribs, producing a satisfying crunch. Ino rolls over and coughs up blood.
"Fine, I'll tell you. I used mind destruction jutsu, and replaced his memories with the ones I wanted him to know. But if I wanted to be cruel I could make him go crazy and die. . . like this!" Ino screams, while making the sign of the horse. Across the room Neji falls, eyes blank, and blood showing at the corners of his mouth.
"Neji!" Ten-Ten screams, as her whole world seemed to collapse and her heart shatters into a million pieces. "Noooooooo!"
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