"Fighting off a Heartbreak"
By AsnGothic
Pairings: ShikaIno, SasuNaru, maybe more later.
Summary: Ino realizes her crush for Sasuke was no more than puppy love and she's determined to get over him. Does a long heartbreak await her.or has she already found love?
Pre-AN: Go easy on me! First Naruto fic! :-x
~*~
Ino sighed as she looked longingly into her Sasuke locket. Normally, a locket was enough to prove she loved him, but obviously, that wasn't enough. She glanced up from her locket to look at her Sasuke- covered room, then glancing back down at her golden locket. Her mom gave her that locket. She said to put a photo of someone precious to her in it. Ino began to wonder if Sasuke was actually that precious person.
Ino kept trying to convince herself that she liked him and no one else, but over the years, she'd grown accustom to hardly seeing him. She and Sakura had been rivals for his affection, but.Sakura did spend more time with him than she ever would. She clutched the locket tighter in her hand thinking about Sakura. But somehow, Sakura didn't seem to bother her so much anymore. Ino.seemed like she was over Sasuke. Over her childish crush. But she felt like without him, she didn't have a purpose. Tears welled up in her eyes as she bent her head to look at her precious locket one more time, before ripping out Sasuke's photo and setting it on the floor. She smiled and blinked away her salty tears.
Moments later, Ino had a pile of her Sasuke things- Sasuke photos, Sasuke magnets, key chains, anything really, and she began to wonder how she got all this. She dumped them all into a large bag before walking out the door, hoping she wouldn't wake up her mom, and dumping the bag into the nearest trashcan. She smiled triumphantly and brushed her hands together to rub away the dirt and grime.
Just around the corner, Shikamaru was picking up photos from his family outing until he noticed Ino. He hid behind a wall, before thinking 'What am I doing? She's Ino!' He walked slowly and looked at Ino's retreating back.
"Yo, Ino!" he called to her.
Ino turned around surprised before smiling at Shikamaru. "Hey, Shikamaru. What are you doing here?"
"Uhh." Shikamaru hid the photos he had just picked up behind his back so Ino wouldn't see them. He thought of them as pretty embarrassing and if Ino found out about them, she would aggravate him until she could see them. "Nothing. Just taking a walk."
Ino cocked an eyebrow and replied, "Yeah.sure, Shika. Well, I have to go back inside. It's getting late." Shikamaru nodded and he felt a pink tinge creep up onto his cheek. Since when couldn't he have a normal conversation with Ino? He grumbled and looked over at her overstuffed trashcan whose lid couldn't fit on because of all the junk.that seemed to be.Sasuke treasure? He took a step forward and smirked. 'It's about time she got over her silly crush.'
~*~
The next day, team 10 were meeting in the park for another one of Asuma's missions. Ino felt like coming early today, thinking about the recent happenings. She felt relieved, somehow, that she had come early. But not completely. She was hoping desperately that she wouldn't have to face Sasuke and Sakura for a while. Unfortunately for Ino, Sakura had come early to Kakashi's missions, reason unknown because Kakashi- Sensei was always late, and took a shortcut through the park.
AN: Hey, hey, a writer's gotta put in a meeting somewhere between those two.
"Hey, Ino-pig. You know, you seem to get uglier everyday."
"Be quiet" Ino replied solemnly. Sakura blinked confused.
"Eh? She's supposed to say something about my forehead!" Inner Sakura said, surprised from Ino's action.
"I don't want to fight with you anymore, Sakura", Ino said, not even thinking about giving Sakura a glance. "Wastes my time."
"Grr.well, I still get to see Sasuke everyday", Sakura smirked at Ino, happily. "He's even starting to train with me!"
A vein popped in Ino's head before she grabbed Sakura's wrist. "Sakura. I'm over that silly crush now. I thought you would be mature enough to be over him too." Sakura actually look frightened at Ino for once. Ino had always threatened her, but never as forceful as now. Ino let go of her wrist and gently backed away from Sakura. A silence came between them before Sakura broke it.
"Sorry.sorry, Ino. I guess.I pried too much from you." This time, Ino was surprised. She sincerely smiled at Sakura.
"Thanks, Sakura-chan."
Suddenly, Chouji and Shikamaru came up to Ino and Sakura, Chouji obviously furious that Shikamaru had pulled him away from his beloved food.
"You were going to be late", Shikamaru muttered.
"Still! I can't fight on an empty stomach!" Chouji complained, then stuffing some chips into his mouth. Shikamaru sighed and thought, 'What a pain.' His eyes landed on Ino and he smiled, hoping to get away from Chouji.
"Ohayo, Ino!" he greeted her. He stopped in front of Sakura and Ino. He glanced from Ino, to Sakura, then to Ino, then to Sakura, then back to Ino. A confused look was growing on his face. Ino took a side-step from Sakura and said,
"Stupid forehead-girl got lost on her way to a mission! Hahahahaha!" Ino laughed like her regular self. Sakura fumed, and stormed away from Ino, but she wasn't as mad this time.
Shikamaru found trouble talking to Ino, thinking about last night. "So."
"So."
Naruto found the best time to show up, also taking a shortcut.or looking for Sakura. "Hey, hey! Have you guys seen Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked cheerily, dragging Sasuke with him. Sasuke had a look of on his face as if saying 'All my dignity is lost.'
"Uhh.yeah. She went that way." Shikamaru said, pointing to the direction Sakura had just left in.
"Oh! Arigotou!" Naruto said.
"I told you she went that way, dobe. What other way would she have went?" Sasuke muttered to Naruto.
"Hey! I wanted to make sure!" Naruto argued back.
"Dobe."
"Asshole."
The two walked side by side.never letting go of eachother's hands, neither of them knowing.
Ino's jaw dropped. 'Sasuke ignored me.for him??' Shikamaru tried to plaster a look of boredom on his face, but ended up chuckling. He tried to hold in the rest of his laughter.
Ino gaped. "That's not funny!" Ino looked angry at Shikamaru. But inside, she felt happy that now she could have a regular conversation with Shikamaru.
"Yes it is." Shikamaru laughed.
"No it's not!" Ino towered over Shikamaru with rage.
"Ok, ok! It's not funny!" Shikamaru said to Ino. 'Sheesh, arguing with Ino is a pain.'
The tension was gone between them and Asume had shown up just on time for their mission. But Shikamaru never knew.that he had dropped one of the photos he was picking up last night and that Ino had just happened to find it the next morning. Ino giggled at the thought. Sooner or later he'd notice and come back to her. She awaited for the visit.
TBC
AN: Well, that was my first written-out fic ever. ;_; Tell me what you think and what I need to work on! I just started and I had this inspiration at the middle of the night. .
By AsnGothic
Pairings: ShikaIno, SasuNaru, maybe more later.
Summary: Ino realizes her crush for Sasuke was no more than puppy love and she's determined to get over him. Does a long heartbreak await her.or has she already found love?
Pre-AN: Go easy on me! First Naruto fic! :-x
~*~
Ino sighed as she looked longingly into her Sasuke locket. Normally, a locket was enough to prove she loved him, but obviously, that wasn't enough. She glanced up from her locket to look at her Sasuke- covered room, then glancing back down at her golden locket. Her mom gave her that locket. She said to put a photo of someone precious to her in it. Ino began to wonder if Sasuke was actually that precious person.
Ino kept trying to convince herself that she liked him and no one else, but over the years, she'd grown accustom to hardly seeing him. She and Sakura had been rivals for his affection, but.Sakura did spend more time with him than she ever would. She clutched the locket tighter in her hand thinking about Sakura. But somehow, Sakura didn't seem to bother her so much anymore. Ino.seemed like she was over Sasuke. Over her childish crush. But she felt like without him, she didn't have a purpose. Tears welled up in her eyes as she bent her head to look at her precious locket one more time, before ripping out Sasuke's photo and setting it on the floor. She smiled and blinked away her salty tears.
Moments later, Ino had a pile of her Sasuke things- Sasuke photos, Sasuke magnets, key chains, anything really, and she began to wonder how she got all this. She dumped them all into a large bag before walking out the door, hoping she wouldn't wake up her mom, and dumping the bag into the nearest trashcan. She smiled triumphantly and brushed her hands together to rub away the dirt and grime.
Just around the corner, Shikamaru was picking up photos from his family outing until he noticed Ino. He hid behind a wall, before thinking 'What am I doing? She's Ino!' He walked slowly and looked at Ino's retreating back.
"Yo, Ino!" he called to her.
Ino turned around surprised before smiling at Shikamaru. "Hey, Shikamaru. What are you doing here?"
"Uhh." Shikamaru hid the photos he had just picked up behind his back so Ino wouldn't see them. He thought of them as pretty embarrassing and if Ino found out about them, she would aggravate him until she could see them. "Nothing. Just taking a walk."
Ino cocked an eyebrow and replied, "Yeah.sure, Shika. Well, I have to go back inside. It's getting late." Shikamaru nodded and he felt a pink tinge creep up onto his cheek. Since when couldn't he have a normal conversation with Ino? He grumbled and looked over at her overstuffed trashcan whose lid couldn't fit on because of all the junk.that seemed to be.Sasuke treasure? He took a step forward and smirked. 'It's about time she got over her silly crush.'
~*~
The next day, team 10 were meeting in the park for another one of Asuma's missions. Ino felt like coming early today, thinking about the recent happenings. She felt relieved, somehow, that she had come early. But not completely. She was hoping desperately that she wouldn't have to face Sasuke and Sakura for a while. Unfortunately for Ino, Sakura had come early to Kakashi's missions, reason unknown because Kakashi- Sensei was always late, and took a shortcut through the park.
AN: Hey, hey, a writer's gotta put in a meeting somewhere between those two.
"Hey, Ino-pig. You know, you seem to get uglier everyday."
"Be quiet" Ino replied solemnly. Sakura blinked confused.
"Eh? She's supposed to say something about my forehead!" Inner Sakura said, surprised from Ino's action.
"I don't want to fight with you anymore, Sakura", Ino said, not even thinking about giving Sakura a glance. "Wastes my time."
"Grr.well, I still get to see Sasuke everyday", Sakura smirked at Ino, happily. "He's even starting to train with me!"
A vein popped in Ino's head before she grabbed Sakura's wrist. "Sakura. I'm over that silly crush now. I thought you would be mature enough to be over him too." Sakura actually look frightened at Ino for once. Ino had always threatened her, but never as forceful as now. Ino let go of her wrist and gently backed away from Sakura. A silence came between them before Sakura broke it.
"Sorry.sorry, Ino. I guess.I pried too much from you." This time, Ino was surprised. She sincerely smiled at Sakura.
"Thanks, Sakura-chan."
Suddenly, Chouji and Shikamaru came up to Ino and Sakura, Chouji obviously furious that Shikamaru had pulled him away from his beloved food.
"You were going to be late", Shikamaru muttered.
"Still! I can't fight on an empty stomach!" Chouji complained, then stuffing some chips into his mouth. Shikamaru sighed and thought, 'What a pain.' His eyes landed on Ino and he smiled, hoping to get away from Chouji.
"Ohayo, Ino!" he greeted her. He stopped in front of Sakura and Ino. He glanced from Ino, to Sakura, then to Ino, then to Sakura, then back to Ino. A confused look was growing on his face. Ino took a side-step from Sakura and said,
"Stupid forehead-girl got lost on her way to a mission! Hahahahaha!" Ino laughed like her regular self. Sakura fumed, and stormed away from Ino, but she wasn't as mad this time.
Shikamaru found trouble talking to Ino, thinking about last night. "So."
"So."
Naruto found the best time to show up, also taking a shortcut.or looking for Sakura. "Hey, hey! Have you guys seen Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked cheerily, dragging Sasuke with him. Sasuke had a look of on his face as if saying 'All my dignity is lost.'
"Uhh.yeah. She went that way." Shikamaru said, pointing to the direction Sakura had just left in.
"Oh! Arigotou!" Naruto said.
"I told you she went that way, dobe. What other way would she have went?" Sasuke muttered to Naruto.
"Hey! I wanted to make sure!" Naruto argued back.
"Dobe."
"Asshole."
The two walked side by side.never letting go of eachother's hands, neither of them knowing.
Ino's jaw dropped. 'Sasuke ignored me.for him??' Shikamaru tried to plaster a look of boredom on his face, but ended up chuckling. He tried to hold in the rest of his laughter.
Ino gaped. "That's not funny!" Ino looked angry at Shikamaru. But inside, she felt happy that now she could have a regular conversation with Shikamaru.
"Yes it is." Shikamaru laughed.
"No it's not!" Ino towered over Shikamaru with rage.
"Ok, ok! It's not funny!" Shikamaru said to Ino. 'Sheesh, arguing with Ino is a pain.'
The tension was gone between them and Asume had shown up just on time for their mission. But Shikamaru never knew.that he had dropped one of the photos he was picking up last night and that Ino had just happened to find it the next morning. Ino giggled at the thought. Sooner or later he'd notice and come back to her. She awaited for the visit.
TBC
AN: Well, that was my first written-out fic ever. ;_; Tell me what you think and what I need to work on! I just started and I had this inspiration at the middle of the night. .