Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

A/N: This is just a random little ShikaIno story that I thought up in my spare time. I hope that you all enjoy it!

Hair Tie

Ino huffed angrily as she glared at the source of her aggravation. Shikamaru was stretched out on the grass, gazing up at the sky as if he didn't have a care in the world. Team 10 (or Team 8, forgive me, I can never remember which one they are) was supposed to be having a picnic at the moment, if it weren't for the lazy chuunin to her right.

Shikamaru was the one in charge of bringing their lunches (Ino should've known better than to entrust that job to him), and when the three of them met up, it turned out he was too lazy to even bring a bag of chips! So, Chouji kindly volunteered to go out and buy some snacks for them.

Ino started to wish that she had chosen to go instead of her food-loving teammate, because now, she was stuck with the pineapple-haired boy.

"Hey, Ino." Shikamaru's sudden announcement drew the young girl out of her thoughts.

"What?" She snapped in the meanest way possible, to show him that she was still angry with him.

He rolled over onto his left side to face her. "Why do you always wear your hair up?"

The Yamanaka blinked in surprised, speechless. What brought this up? Why does he even care, anyways?

Sensing her train of thought, he replied, "Just wondering."

"Well, if you really must know, I don't like the way my hair looks when it's down; it's ugly."

Shikamaru snorted. "I don't believe that."

"It's true!" Ino insisted.

"Let me see, then," Shikamaru said, staring her dead in the eyes.

Ino fidgeted nervously under the chuunin's gaze, a blush staining her cheeks. "I don't have to show you anything."

"Fine then," Shikamaru grunted, pushing himself up off the ground and onto his feet.

"What, finally getting up off your lazy butt?" The blonde sneered. Shikamaru ignored her comment as he kneeled in front of her and stretched out his hand. "What are you doing?"

"Since you won't show me, I guess I'll have to find out for myself," he replied. Before she could protest, he quickly hooked his finger in her hair tie and ripped it out, being as gentle as he could. It came out with ease, and her blonde locks fell around her face like golden silk.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Ino cried, clutching her hair.

Shikamaru gently removed her hands and held them in his own. He leaned forward and whispered in the Yamanaka's ear. "See, your hair is beautiful, leave it down. Hair ties are so troublesome."

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When Chouji came back with the snacks, he arrived to find his two team mates making out. He ran away screaming, "My eyes, they burn!"

A/N: This probably isn't that good, since it took only like 15 minutes to write, but if you liked it, please review!