When It Was Me
The blonde babe from the Sand. Sea-green eyes, sandy blonde hair straightened down to her waist, and her freaking hourglass figure.
There she is, wearing her Dolce and Gabanna shades, stepping out of her freaking Escalade. And here I am, in my ten year-old Sedan. Is that what makes her better than me?
Wait, why am I so angry towards her? It's not her I'm bitter towards. It's her boyfriend. My ex-boyfriend, as well as my ex-best friend.
"Shikamaru Nara," the blonde growled, her baby blue eyes aflame with anger.
"Tch. Is that you, Ino?" The young man with a spiked ponytail responded.
"GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO YOUR WORK!"
"Nah, I don't feel like it."
Ino sat down, burying her face in her hands. "Could I have been stuck with a more useless partner?"
"Seems like Hatake-sensei wasn't in a good mood," he chuckles.
She sighs and starts to write some notes into her book, "Just go to sleep. I'll do the project at work. I'll get it done by tomorrow evening."
He blinks a few times in shock. "What?"
She keeps her gaze down, still writing. "I'm tired of arguing with you. Just stay out of the way and I'll work on it during my breaks."
He sighs and sits up, "No. That's not fair to you."
She smirks. A smirk full of bitterness and anger. "Heh, you're not one who should be talking about what's fair and what's not."
He glares, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Was leaving me for someone better off than I am what you consider fair?" She snarled.
"I'm not exactly following."
"Temari! With her freaking clothes, her hair, her car! She's a model for god's sake! She's even part of the political family in Sand! Here I am, working as a waitress, driving a ten year-old piece of shit, wearing crap from Goodwill!" She lowers her head and starts to cry. "You chose her over me because she's perfect. And I'm not."
He blinks more. "That's not it."
"Then what? What makes her so much better than me? She's your every fantasy," she sighs and wipes her eyes with a sleeve. "You look at her in a way. I can't remember the last time you looked at me like that. I can't remember a lot of things about you."
"Like?"
"I can't remember the last time you smiled because of me. The last time I made you laugh. I can't remember the last time you were happy just because I was around."
He sighs, "Ino, I-"
"I used to be your world. You said I was the perfect girl for you. Nothing about me has changed, so why did you?"
"Ino, can you let me talk for a second?" He rubs his temples. "I left because I was afraid. I was afraid that if we dated and went through a bad break up, that I would lose you. So I started distracting myself from you. But the truth is, all I've been thinking about is you. Even when I was with Temari, I would think of you."
"But she's per-"
"Perfect. I know. But she's only perfect on the outside. Inside she's snobby, selfish, and a little ditzy. You are beautiful, funny, sweet, and modest. You still are my dream girl." He holds her hand.
She smiles sadly. "Even so, I liked it better when it was me."