9 years later...
Ino finally forgot about Gaara. Shikamaru still hasn't forgotten about Temari. "God it's the chunin exams today," he said getting ready.
"Shik are you ready yet? We are going to be late," Ino yelled.
"Yeah, coming down right now," he yelled.
On the road...
"Why the hell are we going there?! I hate this," Gaara yelled.
"Because Gaara we get to see Shikamarau and you know Ino," Temari said with a smile.
'Yeah I know that but still, I know she hates me now,' Gaara thought looking at his feet. So they kept walking until they got to the leaf. When they got there Temari saw Shikamaru and Ino. She ran over to them Gaara just watch her run to them. He looked at Ino she didn't look like the 5 year old he knew 'Ino what happened to you,' Gaara thought tears formed in his eyes.
"Gaara get your ass down here now," Temari yelled.
Gaara walked over and sighed "hi shikamaru," Gaara said in low tone.
"Well hello Gaara are you ready for the chunin exam," Shikamaru asked.
"Yeah whatever," Gaara said.
"Sasuke-kun," Ino yelled when she saw Sasuke.
"Hi Ino...Gaara is that you," Sasuke smiled.
"Yeah it's me and it's you wow you haven't changed at all," Gaara smiled looking at him.
'Wow Gaara smiled,' Temari thought.
'Dose Ino even remember Gaara I mean look at her she is not even looking at him,' Shikamaru thought.
"Hey don't we have to go to the school now," Ino said looking at her feet. So they started walking and Ino all of a sudden fell and sprained her ankle Ino just got up and started limping. Shikamaru grabbed her "No let me go I'm fine," Ino yelled. So they just kept going Ino all the way in the back but for some reason Gaara stayed right next to her.
Then Ino almost fell again but Gaara got her "Please let me help you," Gaara whispered.
"No I'm fine ok," Ino said to him.
10 min. later...
Ino fell again but this Gaara pick her up and carried her. (bridal style) 'Wow,' Ino thought blushing. "You ok now, Ino you need help ok," Gaara said blushing.
"Awww look Shika," Temari said pointing to them.
"Yeah I know but Ino has no idea who is carrying her right now," Shikamaru said.
Temari gave him an OMG look. So they just kept walking.
2 weeks later...
They were done Temari and Shikamaru had to fight, Temari won. "Hey Temari," Shikamaru said.
"Yeah hon," She answered.
"Do you want to go out as in on a date," Shikamaru asked.
"Yes i would really like that," Temari said kissing him.
On there date...
They went to a really expensive restaurant. Then went to a romantic place. Then to Shikamaru's favorite stop in the whole village. On top of a hill. They stayed there for the whole night. Temari fell asleep and Shikamaru carried her to his house. When he got home he saw Gaara on the roof.
"Hey Gaara come on in I don't care," Shikamaru yelled.
"No I like it out here, I do it all the time when I need to think," Gaara yelled down to him.
"Do you care if I come up with you," Shikamaru asked.
"Sure I don't care," Gaara said lying down.
Then Shikamaru put Temari to bed and went up by Gaara. "So what you thinking about," Shikamaru asked.
"Well to be honest I don't really know," Gaara said smiling.
"Gaara you should smile more," Shikamaru said.
"Why what's the point of it anyway," Gaara said his smile fading.
"Because your sister really likes you smiling and Ino likes smiles," Shikamaru muttered.
"So Temari just doesn't understand me. She just thinks she does, and Ino why should I care," Gaara said turning away from him.
"Temari told me that day you left about 7 years ago you never came down for food, water, of anything you stayed up there in your room crying," Shikamaru glared at him.
Gaara was crying but Shikmarau didn't know "I...I'm s..sorry b..but I can n...never," Gaara said crying and looking at Shikmarau.
'Is he really crying no he's not I mean he is here,' Shikamaru thought. Shikamaru then got up and jumped off the roof and said "Good night Gaara."
'He still doesn't know so Ino did keep her promise does she remember me,' Gaara thought.
Next morning...
"Good morning everybody," Ino came down happily.
"Hi," Gaara mumbled. Gaara had a bowl a cereal but he didn't eat it he played with it. Temari just looked at him in worry. Gaara's eyes started closing and all of a sudden *THUD SPLASH* Gaara fell asleep.
"Gaara," Temari yelled.
"What I'm up," Gaara said with lucky charms stuck to his face.
"Oh you got umm stuff on your face," Ino said getting up from her spot.
"Oh really where," Gaara asked.
"Oh umm here let me help you," Ino said walking to Gaara and wiping off his face. Gaara and Ino looked into each others eyes. "Umm there it's all gone now," Ino said turning her face away.
'She really didn't change much but she forgot about me and her eyes are still as pretty as before,' Gaara thought.
"I'm going to go get some air," Gaara said tears forming in his eyes.
"But Gaara we were going to go to the beach today," Temari said rubbing his back.
"I don't care I'll catch up," Gaara said sounding like he was crying.
"Ok I guess," Temari said.
"Gaara do we need to talk later," Temari asked in a whisper.
"Yeah I have feelings I need to talk about," Gaara said running out.
'Gaara you never want to talk I hope your ok,' Temari thought as she sat down.
Gaara ran out side crying 'why do i feel like this why am I crying the only time I see some one cry is Temari,' Gaara thought. They all got done and got towels, swimsuits, sun screen, and any toys.
When they got to the beach Temari looked for Gaara "Gaara? Gaara? Where are you?," Temari yelled.
"I'm right here god," Gaara said right behind her and scared her.
"Oh Gaara, so what feelings do you want to talk about," Temari asked.
"Well all of them the bads and the goods and the all rights," Gaara said he look kinda embarrassed.
"It's ok Gaara you don't have to be embarrassed. Well lets start with umm the bad feelings ok," Temari said putting her arm around him.
"Ok sounds good. Well one bad feeling is I'm mad," Gaara growled looking at Ino and Sasuke.
"Ok your mad at Sasuke and Ino why?" she asked.
"Well Ino because she said that she will always remember me and she forgot," Gaara cryed.
"Sasuke because he was my friend and then he stole my girlf...I mean my best friend," Gaara growled.
"Oh wow ok do you feel better talking about it," Temari asked.
"Yeah I do kinda," Gaara smiled.
"Ok now to the all rights," Temari said.
"All right let me see well the all rights are hmmm Ino is not scared of me and she helps me," Gaara said putting his legs up.
"Ok well your right but how dose she help you or how did she...Gaara hello Gaara," Temari asked.
"I...I cant do this I cant talk about her behind her back. Temari she helped she wiped off my face this morning," Gaara cried.
"Ok ok it's all ok shhhh Gaara," Temari said hugging him and rubbed his shoulder.
"I *sniff* think *sniff* it's time *sniff* to talk *sniff* about my good *sniff* feelings," Gaara said wiping his eyes.
"Ok what is it now it will be about Ino so what is it," Temari said crossing her arms.
"Ok well she...she makes me feel happy, she's the only one besides you who I think loves me, she makes me feel like a normal person and well she makes me feel really weird when I'm around her," Gaara smiled.
"What do you mean weird what kind of weird," Temari asked.
"Temari come on. Let's go swimming," Shikamaru yelled.
"Yeah and let's play volleyball me and Sasuke vs you and Shika Gaara can keep score, if he wants," Ino yelled having Sasuke get the ball.
"OK BE RIGHT THERE, Gaara you coming," Temari yelled.
"No I still don't know how to swim," Gaara whispered.
"Oh well I can teach you," Temari rubbed his back. Temari got up and ran over to Shikamaru and kissed him. Then both of them ran to the water and splashed Ino and Sasuke. Gaara put his knees up and stared to cry. "GAARA, GAARA HELLO GAARA," Ino called.
"Gaara aren't you coming to score us," Shikamaru yelled.
Then Shiamaru got up and ran over to Gaara. "Gaara are you ok?" Shikamru asked.
"Yeah I'm fine," Gaara said jumping off where he was. "So are you coming," Shikamaru asked. Then Shiamaru saw Gaara put his hands on the ground and use some chakura.
"No I'm staying here," Gaara said then pointed to the volleyball court.
Shikamaru saw a score board and asked "but wont that use up your chakura?"
"No I'll be fine go play your game," Gaara said jumping back to his place. Shikamaru ran back to play the game. Ino and Sasuke won most of them all thanks to Sasuke. Ino and Sasuke went to go play with a Frisbee in the water. Shikamaru and Temari stayed back a watched the sunset. Temari put her head on Shikmaru shoulder. Shikamaru just sat there and then got hit in the head with a ball thrown by Sasuke.
"Oww Sasuke that hurt, you're going to pay," Shikamaru yelled.
"You cant do anything to me," Sasuke yelled back.
"Grr I hate that kid why do I have to deal with him," Shikamaru asked Temari.
"Because he is Ino's best friend," Temari said kissing him. Then it started to rain and Ino scermed. Then ran out of the water and went to a little cabin with everyone and then everyone heard a THUD outside they looked though the window and saw Gaara on the ground.
"GAARA," Temari yelled and ran outside to get him.
'I was crying good thing it rained everyone would see...god they'er coming,' Gaara thought.
"Gaara are you ok," Temari asked.
"Just help me the hell up," Gaara growled. Everyone tried to help but he was to heavy so Temari grabbed Gaara's arms Shikamaru grabbed his legs and they dragged him in the cabin. Temari used her little fan to dry him off.
'He just sat out there. Did he see that it was going to rain? Did he want to die? Why did it hurt him so much?,' Ino thought to herself looking at Gaara.
"Umm Ino why are you staring at Gaara?" Shikamaru asked in a whisper.
"What I was well I was daydreaming so I was looking at something random," Ino said looking away.
'She was looking at me why? Dose she care I got hurt? Was she worried about me?' Gaara wondered in his thoughts.
"Ok all done Gaara," Temari said putting her fan away. Gaara got up and sat far away from the window. Temari went over to Shikamaru and put her head on his shoulder he slowly put his head on hers and put his arm around her.
"Shikamaru what are we going to do now," Temari asked.
"I don't know well it's raining and we can't leave because of Gaara for some reason, and this is a small cabin, I wonder how we all are going to sleep, how long is this storm going to be, I bet Ino is terrified she just doesn't want to show it because of him," Shikamaru asked way to much.
"Shikamaru your thinking to much. Everyone get over here," Temari yelled Everyone came over and sat in a circle.
"T...Temari y..you know i..I don't ...like yelling," Ino studdered and made Gaara smile.
"Sorry but we cant leave until it stops raining, we have to share space it's a small place, ok so who will sleep next to who?" Temari asked.
"I'm sleeping alone," Sasuke said.
"Ok Sasuke It's going to be me and Shikamaru...Gaara what about you," Temari asked.
"I'm NOT sleeping by the window," He snarled.
"Ino how about you," Shikamaru asked her.
"I don't know," Ino was kinda scared. "Ino can we talk for a moment," Shikamaru asked.
"Why," She asked.
"Because I have something I need to tell you," He said.
"Fine," Ino sighed. Then they got up and walked to a different side of the room.
"What do you want," She asked.
"What is wrong with you are you scared of the storm do you want to sleep next to Sasuke or Gaara? Do you want to sleep alone or what?" He asked.
"I don't know and I'm really scared and I want to sleep with the one who will sleep with me," She said starting to cry.
Gaara got up and walked over to Shikamaru and Ino and wrapped his arms around Ino and said "You can sleep with me because you should know why."
"...," Is all she could do then she fainted right in his arms he LOVED it.
"Is it ok Gaara," Shikamru and Temari asked.
Gaara picked Ino up and walked to the farthest part in the room away from the window and layed down with Ino in his lap taking off his coat and putting it over Ino.
