Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto or any of it's characters.
It was a beautiful day in Konaha, all the Kunoichi were busy getting ready for the big dance.
"Forehead girl pass me the streamer." Ino demanded.
"Here you go Ino pig!" Sakura said a lot of sarcasm and announce in her voice.
"Come on you two, get along!" Tenten said trying to pin up a balloon.
"Hey um Tenten can you pass me a ribbon?" Hinata asked.
"Yeah sure, here." Tenten said handing Hinata a gold ribbon. This was the Valentines Day dance and everyone was being paired up.
Sadly I had no one to go to the dance with.
"Ino pig hurry up with the balloon!" Sakura said making me jump, that's right I was Ino Yamanaka.
"Shut up Billboard Brows." I snapped back hitting a balloon over to Sakura.
"Next subject!" Tenten yelled pinning up a ribbon.
"So who you going to the dance with Hinata?" I asked.
"I…um…I…um…No one." She finally said.
"How about you Tenten?" Sakura asked.
"Neji asked me to the dance yesterday!" She replied excitedly.
"Lucky, No one asked me yet, I'm sure Sasuke will!" I said with a little softness in my voice.
"Give me a break Ino, Sasukes going to ask me!" Sakura said smiling.
"Right only in your dreams!" I said back.
"Hey Ino what about Shikamaru?" Tenten said.
"What about him?" I asked as if I didn't know the guy.
"Has he asked you?" Tenten continued.
"Shikamaru ask me? No way! I bet he's going with that sand girl whatever her face is!" I yelled.
"Is that a hint of jealousy?" Sakura said grinning evilly.
"No!" I screamed throwing a balloon at her.
"Hinata you going with Naruto?" Sakura asked.
"I don't know, no ones asked me yet." Hinata said blushing.
"Wonder if Kiba's free." I said for a moment but eminently went back to Sasuke.
"Ugh, please give me a break!" Tenten said after a while.
"Hinata pass the balloons please." I said.
"Hey, what are you guys doing?" A voice said from behind me. I turned around quickly almost falling off the ladder I was standing on.
"It's you." I said with a sigh and turned back around.
"Hey Temari." Sakura waved.
"Hey Sakura, Tenten, Hinata, Ino. What are you guys doing?" She asked.
"Perparing for the V-day dance tomorrow." Tenten said smiling and passing a balloon over to me.
"Really? I'm just in time them." Temari said.
"You're staying till tomorrow?" I asked hoping for a no.
"Yes." She said happily.
"Well if you're staying can you at least help us put up the decorations?" I asked and sat down on the ladder.
"She can't." A voice said from behind her.
"Shikamaru? Why not?" I asked as Shikamaru appeared from out of no where.
"We have a mission." He said.
"We? We who?" I asked confused.
"Us." Neji, Choji, Naruto and Kiba said appearing from out of nowhere.
"Ya no what I'm not even going to ask." I said turning back around.
"Where's Sasuke?" Sakura asked.
"He's training with Kakashi-sensi." Naruto replied.
"Whatever, Hinata can you pass me that balloon at your feet please?" I asked. With that the boys, and Temari disappeared.
"Ino you ok?" Tenten asked looking at me.
"Fine, why?" I asked.
"You were acting strange a minute ago." Sakura chimed in.
"Just peachy!" I said but truly I was feeling a bit weird, like I had something to hide. I think I did, but I didn't know what.
"Whatever" Sakura said returning to putting decorations up. Finally we were down.
"Wow it looks amazing!" Hinata said.
"I know!" Tenten said.
"Were good!" I screamed happily.
"Let's go for a treat." Sakura suggested.
"Sure where?" I asked.
"Um Ramen?" Tenten said.
"I heard the ice cream at that new place is really good." I said I was dying for a cone.
"Sure let's go." Hinata said. We all got up and started walking down the street, finally we arrived at the new ice cream shop. We got our cones and kept walking.
"So who do you want you go out with Ino?" Tenten asked.
"Sasuke of course!" I said.
"Well I guess we'll see who gets Sasuke tomorrow at the dance!" Sakura said and stepped into her house.
"Whatever!" I said and kept walking till I reached my own house and stepped in. "Hey Akira." I said picking up my small dog.
"Dad! I'm home!" I yelled and walked into my room. I jumped onto my bed and placed Akira down. "Akira, you're lucky you're a dog
not a human. It's really sad, there's a dance tomorrow and I really want to go with Sasuke, but then a little part of my heart is tugging me
toward Shikamaru. I don't know why!" I said picking my dog up and giving her a squeeze. As if to say she understood what I was
talking about Akira gave a small bark and licked my hand.
"Thanks Akira, I really needed to get that out, speaking of out you want to go for a walk?" I asked her, she jumped up and started
scratching on the door.
"I guess that's a yes let's go." I said attaching her leach to her collar. "Dad I'm taking Akira for a walk!" I yelled and shut the door. "You
want a treat?" I asked her, she started jumping up and down. "Ok, ok let's go." I said opening the door to the pet store but stopped
when I heard my name being called.
"Shikamaru? I thought you were on a mission." I said looking at him.
"I was we just got back." He said.
"That was quick." I said.
"What are you doing?" He asked me.
"I was talking Akira for a walk."
"Can I come?"
"I guess." I shrugged and walked into the store. "Two dog biscuits please." I said.
"So how does the place look?" Shikamaru asked me.
"It looks awesome!" I said taking the bag and paying for it.
"Really? I can't wait to go." He said. That's right his going with that Temari girl. I thought to myself and walked out of the store.
"Here Akira" I said giving her one of the biscuits.
"You're going to be at the dance tomorrow right?" Shikamaru asked, I saw him playing with his fingers, is he going to ask me? No he's
going with Temari. I thought
"Of course." I said.
"Good then will you-" He was cut off when I heard someone call me.
"Ino Come here!" Sakura yelled.
"Sorry Shikamaru can you tell me tomorrow?" I asked.
"Yeah sure." He said putting his hand behind his head.
"Thank you bye!" I said waving to him as I walked away.
"Ino guess who's going to the dance with Sasuke? That's right me!" Sakura said with the in your face smile.
"Fine!" I said and gave her the hand and walked back to my house.
It was the day of the dance I didn't now what to wear!
"My kimono? Or the dress?!" I screamed franticly running around the room and throwing cloths on the floor. "I'll call Tenten!" I said and
grabbed my phone.
"Hello?"
"Tenten?"
"Yes."
"Ino, what are you wearing to the Dance?!"
"That Green Kimono I got."
"K thanks!" I said and hung up to phone Hinata.
"What are you wearing?"
"My kimono." She replied.
It was final I was wearing my Ocean blue Kimono with the purple flowers. I stepped out of my room. "Dad I'm going to the dance!" I
yelled and walked out.
"Ino I love that colour!" Tenten said as she opened the door to her house.
"Nice colour on you too!" I said as I saw her in her green kimono.
"Are we picking up Hinata?" I asked.
"Yup let's go!" Tenten said as she walked out the door.
"Hello Mr. Hyuga, were here to pick up Hinata." I said smiling sweetly.
"Tenten?" Someone said from behind Hiashi Hyuga.
"Neji!" Tenten said giving a very handsome looking Neji a hug. Neji was dressed in traditional Hyuga robes, his hair was pulled back
neatly and he looked like a man.
"Hello Ino." Neji greeted me.
"Hey Neji." I waved.
"Hinata's already left to the dance with Naruto!" Hanabi, Hinata's younger sister announced.
"Ok thanks Hanabi!" I said as Neji, Tenten and I started to walk away.
"Ino who are you going to the dance with?" Neji asked me.
"Well no one as of now." I sighed.
"Are we picking up Sakura?" Tenten asked.
"She told me Sasuke was picking her up." I shrugged.
"Hey!" A voice called behind us I turned around to see Temari behind us.
"Hi Temari." I sighed.
"So are you going with Kiba?" She asked me.
"Kiba?" I asked surprised.
"Yeah he told me he was going to ask you." Temari smiled.
"No he didn't." I said.
"Too bad." Temari said taking off after us.
"Weird." I shrugged as I handed my ticket over to the man at the booth and I walked into the room the dance was being held at. I saw so
many couples, there was Kiba with Temari, how I don't know(Ok for that part just to clear everything up, I was tried and didn't feel like
creating people for these two to go out with so I stuck them together. So people Kiba and Temari do not and will not ever be together!).
Shino was by himself, poor guy. Chouji looked like he had a date, I
smiled it looked like he was taking Chento, an old friend of mine. Gaara was sitting by himself, Lee had a date and it wasn't Sakura.
Kankuro was with another girl, she looked like a girl I had went to the academy with. Of Course sitting eating dinner at a table off to the
corner there was Naruto and Hinata, Hinata was wearing a light purple Kimono and Naruto a black and white shirt with black pants. I
couldn't help but sigh, in the corner of my eye I caught site of Sasuke and Sakura. Darn that girl, she stool my date! But her pink and red
kimono was very pretty. Sasuke looked so cute in his navy blue top and black pants.
"Um Ino…" a voice said from behind me, I jerked around quickly.
"Shikamaru, you scared me." I said trying to stop my beating heart.
"Ino, would you like to be my date?" He asked me, I think he started blushing. I started blushing myself, no ones ever asked me that. I
looked up at him and smiled. This was really unlike him, usually this would be too troublesome for Shikamaru to ask.
"I'd love to." I said stepping closer to him. He held out his arm and escorted me to our table. I hadn't really noticed what he was
wearing, a blue stripped top with black pants. He looked like Sasuke but I can't believe it, cuter. We ordered dinner and ate.
"Ino would you like to dance?" He asked me, his brown eyes looked Black in the moonlight, it mad me fall for him like I thought I never
could. I nodded my head and started blushing. Shikamaru got up out of his seat and walked over to my seat, he held out his hand, I
placed my hand on his and he pulled me up. As he walked me over to the dance floor more couples joined us. Looks like Shino had
found someone, Yuki Shanuba, a very old friend of mine, she loved bugs and other things, perfect match, weird she wore a pair of black
sunglasses like Shino's. Gaara was still sitting alone, but I saw a girl with blue eyes, black-red hair in a green kimono go up to him and sit
down. I smiled when he got up and took her to the dance floor. The music slowed down, I placed my hand on Shikamarus shoulder and
kept my other hand in his, he squeezed my hand tighter and placed his hand on my waist. I smiled and looked up into his eyes. He started
blushing.
"Thank you Shikamaru, you really made my night." I said as we started a slow dance.
"No Ino thank you." He said squeezing my hand a bit tighter. Our slow dance that was really only five minutes felt like an eternity. The
music stopped and we started clapping, a few songs later the dance ended. I walked back to our table and grabbed my stuff. As I
walked toward the doorway I slipped my hand into Shikamarus his smiled. As we walked together hand in hand, Shikamaru made us
turn into the forest.
"Shikamaru where are we going?" I asked surprised.
"Watch." He said as we kept walking we finally exited the forest and appeared on a hill with a lake as the bottom.
"Shikamaru this is beautiful!" I said as I looked up into the sky and down at the lake where the reflection of all the thousands of stars
were shining.
"It's as beautiful as you." He said looking at me, I started blushing and sat down on the grass, Shikamaru beside me. He took my hand
and I put my head on his shoulders.
"Shikamaru, this will be the night I never forget!" I said smiling and looking for the big dipper.
"Ino there's something I need to tell you-" Shikamaru started but I cut him off as I put my finger to his lips and leaned forward for a kiss.
He looked surprised but put held my hand tighter and leaned forward. Finally our lips touched, I felt my mind flow with so many thoughts
I wasn't sure what I was doing, my cheeks turned red, but my heart was as calm as the lake. We separated and our eyes locked.
"Ino I love you." Shikamaru confessed and looked out into the lake.
"Shikamaru look at me." I started and waited until our eyes locked again, his black eyes were simmering in the moonlight. "Shikamaru I
love you too." I confessed and leaned in again for another kiss. Shikamaru pulled me closer and I put my hand onto his soft cheeks, our
lips touched once more. I felt his cheeks become warm, his hands made there way to my waist and there they stayed. I moved back and
looked into his eyes. "I'll always remember this night, the night that I got my first kiss with my first real love." I smiled.
"I'll remember this night as the night I got the girl of my dreams." He said and looked into my eyes, as if they were a deep sea of blue.
Our beautiful night came to an end when we saw a single cloud in the sky, we thought it would rain and ruin this beautiful night and went
home. Shikamaru walked me straight up the stairs and to the door, my father opened it.
"Hello Mr. Yamanaka." Shikamaru greeted.
"Hello Shikamaru, I saw your farther earlier today please tell him we need him tomorrow." My father said and knew it was his cue to
leave us alone for a moment.
"I had a great night, thank you so much!" I said giving him a hug.
"Ino I hope it was really a great night." Shikamaru said squeezing me and giving me one last good-bye kiss.
"Dad I had a great night, I'm going to bed love you!" I said gliding across the floor.
"Good night Ino." My dad smiled. I shut the door to my room and jumped on the bed.
"Oh! Akira I went out with Shikamaru! He's such a gentleman, I never thought I would say this but, Akira I love him and I can't wait till I
have a mission with him and Choji." I said giving a huge grateful sigh and picking up my dog. "Akira I'll tell you a secret, he kissed me,
twice well three but Akira Shikamaru Nara kissed me!" I said excitedly trying to keep my voice down. Akira gave an excited bark and I
handed her another treat. I changed out of my kimono and into my pajama's and sat on my bed to look out the window, the stars were
beautiful, the moon was beautiful, this night was beautiful, Shikamaru was beautiful and I would never forget any of it!