It's been such a long time since my last submission, so I thought I would post older work. I have a small collection of short one-shot crack pairings. I'll be posting them after I proof read them in my free time. Life's been really busy, and I currently have a knitting obsession that drains the majority of my spare time, so updates for this series will be very slow. My apologies.

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It was another day at the shop--Ino was terribly bored. She fiddled with the trimming of her green apron. She hated how it clashed with her purple outfit. She began twiddling her fingers. She examined her nails. The polish was peeling off. She was about to take out her nail polish that was tucked away in her pocket when she heard the ringing of the bells on the door.

"Good morning! I'd like to buy some flowers!" It was a cheerful customer. Ino looked up slowly. He customer had blue ninja shoes. Maybe I know him. He had orange leg warmers. Oh no. He had green spandex covering his legs. Please no. A red headband secured around his hips. UGH. Bandages wrapped around his wrists and hands. No! Great, fuzzy eyebrows and shiny, black hair. Lee.

"How are you, Miss Ino?" Lee asked cheerfully.

"I'm fine," Ino replied with a faux smile. Great. It's Sakura's stalker. She regained her composure. "How can I help you?"

"I'd like to buy some flowers."

"For what occasion?" Ino automatically inquired.

"You see," Lee blushed pinker than the carnations to his right. "There's this girl I like--"

"Forehead-girl right?" Ino asked, annoyed.

"Well, no, it isn't." Lee looked down to his feet. Ino felt a rush of pity and regret of making the assumption.

"Lee--I was-- gosh, I'm really sorry." Ino looked down at her fidgeting hands. "What can I do for you?"

To Ino's relief, Lee sprang back into his normal self. "I want to buy some flowers for this girl I like, but she doesn't know I like her quite yet."

Easy case. Get this every week. "I know just the thing," Ino said kindly, walking from behind the counter to the collections of carnations. After browsing through the variously colored blossoms, she picked out a single red carnation. "Girls like simple gifts; it makes the meaning stronger." She handed it to Lee. "It's on the house! Good luck wooing this girl." Ino winked and Lee blushed. He dug into his pocket.

"No, I'll pay you. You've helped me a lot."

"Alright, if you insist," Ino replied taking the money. The sound of a barking dog came from inside the connected house. "Ah! I've got to take care of Tsubaki. See you later, Lee!" Ino dashed into the house.

When Ino returned, Lee was gone, but a single carnation was waiting on the counter.