Endings and Beginnings

Chapter 1: Starting point

"It's been a long time since I've felt this sad." A certain blonde kunoichi said to herself.

"It's been 8 months since Asuma-sensei's death, it's as if everyone has moved on."

Feeling a little devastated on remembering how useless she had been.

"I could have had the opportunity to heal him, if I didn't let my feelings get in the way. Urgh! Why do I have to be such a weakling! I am never useful, not to anyone, not even to myself... I'm just a vain, useless kunoichi, who had best not been a ninja."

Ino had been wandering into her thoughts when...

"Hi Ino! Good day isn't it." Said a cheerful friend of hers, it was nice to see familiar faces in times of great despair to take her mind off her guilt.

"Good day too Chouji, where are you off to?"

"Jogging. " He panted from the exercise. "I am keeping my promise. I wouldn't want him to get disappointed. I better go now so I can get back at home before lunch."

She gave him a smile, "Haha, good luck with that, have fun."

Ino was amazed at the differences she saw, now that Asuma-sensei was gone. It was quite weird, but it seemed as though things were getting better for her teammates. Chouji has been jogging every once in awhile, although Ino has to admit it might take a long time before he loses all his body fat, after all Chouji still had a big appetite. Shikamaru you might ask? Well his not such a lazy ass as before. He now helps Iruka-sensei in developing some Konoha kids' talent into becoming a great ninja. Shikamaru wanted to follow Asuma-sensei's footsteps. Ino was quite happy with her teammates' improvements, but she was a bit insecure for she knew she was the only one left behind. She wasn't quite sure if she made as much improvement after Asuma has passed.

"I'm going to try my best Asuma-sensei, I will try to change for the better, and make you proud. I'm so motivated that I will start doing something good right at this moment." Ino said to herself. Though, she wasn't quite sure on how she was going to change her fate, but probably fate might just do that for her...

"URGH! Can you tell me again why I have to do this?"

Team 8 was gathered outside of Kurenai's apartment. Kiba was about to explode by the thought of walking into the flower shop with all the flowers' "girly scent" that made him sneeze. Kiba actually thought Naruto's fart smelled better than flowers. Urgh, he had never like flowers. It just made him sneeze and made his nose runny and itchy, even poor Akamaru detested flowers. One flower is okay but thousands of them? That would be suicide. Not in a million years was he gonna walk into a flower shop.

"But Kiba-kun... I have to assist Kurenai-sensei she's giving birth remember?" Hinata said quietly. She was always a shy and quiet girl, and that sometimes annoyed him.

"I understand, I'm just wondering why Shino doesn't have to do it. I mean he doesn't have a sensitive nose and he practically covers himself up. I bet he wouldn't smell a thing under those layers of clothes he wore, maybe only his stink. I mean seriously why not him." He whined. Kiba was totally burning up. He had a point, he knew that. The only problem is proving to the others that he was right. But Shino was always the clever one, he can easily get out of this maze. Kiba was aware of that.

"I told you, every time I see flowers I remember bees, and you know I hate bees."

As expected of Shino. Urgh! He doesn't even know if Shino was smirking or keeping a poker face underneath those layers of clothes. He and Hinata never knew what facial expressions Shino had under those clothes, but they knew that he had a poker face most of the time, if not all.

"Fine." Kiba said quite annoyed and finally giving up, he knew he wasn't gonna win this battle. As he started to walk away to the flower shop's direction, he only stopped and turned his back to say to them...

"But this is the last favor that I will do to ya' ll.. Got it?" with that he and Akamaru scampered off to the "Yamanaka Flower Shop".

At this moment he was sure he was going to face hell. And blamed fate for giving Shino the brain he didn't have. He wasn't stupid but knew when it comes to Shino he didn't stand a chance. Not even to Naruto who was as thick-headed as the "Great Wall of China", seemed even smarter than he was. Fate could only know. If Fate was a person, Kiba could have chewed its head off for being so unfair, Grrr. He wanted to be a dog, Fate provoke him to wish it, but could have Fate had something in store? If so, then Fate must be a busy man having to fit two different puzzles with different curves and sizes to make this destiny work.

Okay I know I have too many descriptions, but I wanted to express all the characters thought as accurately as I can so you would understand them. First FanFic. Please Review if you think I should continue. Spams are welcomed if It will help me improve my writing. Thanks a lot.