AN: So... Here's Chapitre Deux!

Oh, and since I forgot in the first chapter, here it is:

I do not own Naruto, it belongs to somebody who isn't me (y'all know who)

"You have to become like Ino's crush!"

Shikamaru sat in silence. He blinked. Kiba grinned, it truly is a great idea, he thought.

"Well?" he said, "It's brilliant, right?"

Shikamaru scowled. "That has to be the single most stupid thing I ever heard."

Now it was Kiba's turn to be silent and blink.

"What?" Shikamaru asked, "It is pretty stupid. Besides, it'd be way too troublesome to pull off."

"Oh fine. I was just trying to help. And it's not that stupid. If you acted like Ino's crush, then it'd make sense that she'd start crushing on you. Right?"

Shikamaru grumbled. "It does make some sort of sense, I guess."

Kiba grinned again. "See? I'm brilliant."

Shikamaru snorted.

Sakura finished the last bite of her lunch and turned to Ino. Ino glanced at her, "Uh-oh. I know that look," she giggled, "so what is it?" sighed Ino.

Sakura bit her lip, "Well, you know about Sai…"

Lightly blushing, and sighing dreamily, Ino said "Yeah. Isn't he just awesomely awesome?"

"Well, about that. Maybe he isn't as 'awesomely awesome' as you think."

"Of course! You're totally right, Sakura," Sakura perked up, "he's even more awesomely awesome than I first thought."

Her shoulders slumped, Sakura said "That isn't what I meant. I've heard, y'know, stuff…about him. Not nice stuff."

Her eyes going wide, Ino began to laugh, much to Sakura's dismay. "Oh don't be silly Sakura." And she walked off to put her lunch box away.

Sakura sighed. Love truly did make people blind, deaf and dumb.

The bell had just gone for fifth period and Shikamaru was making his way to his next class, English. It was a class he truly hated, even more so that Gym. English wasn't about being right or wrong, it was about ideas, concepts and imagination.

That was why he hated it. He was getting Bs. It didn't bother him, but it infuriated his mother. Troublesome woman. The only people to get As were Sai and Ino. "Be more like Ino," his mother told him. Did she want him to dye his hair blonde and wear mini-skirts then? Wasn't it enough he loved the stupid twit?

He sat down in his seat and got out his equipment, and then Kiba came barrelling into the class. What was he doing here? He had disappeared halfway through lunch, and he wasn't even in this class.

"Shikamaru! There you are!" Kiba exclaimed.

"Troublesome," he muttered, "where else would I be?"

Kiba ignored the question and cried "I found out who Ino has a crush on!"

Shikamaru sat up a bit straighter. "Well go on. Who is it?"

Kiba leaned in to whisper "Well, Ino told Sakura who told Sasuke who told Naruto who told Chouji who was going to tell you but he told me first that it's Sai she has a crush on." Then he sucked in a great big breath.

Shikamaru, who was planning on acting impassive, felt himself go slack-jawed.

"Weird, huh? Anyway, I got to go now, see you later!" Then he left. Left Shikamaru in his pain and misery.

Ino came skidding back into the studio Sasuke had just vacated after hearing what Sakura had told him about Ino's real crush.

"Sakura! I have to go to English next!"

Sakura looked at her friend strangely, "Yeah, so what?"

Frantically Ino said "I sit next to Shikamaru-I can't face him right now!"

"Is that it? What are you so stressed about? Anyway, we have Singing together next."

"Are you sure? Thank God!" She collapsed into a chair.

Sakura had a strange smirk on her face as a thought entered her head. "Ino, why are you feeling so guilty about Shikamaru?"

AN: Sorry that it's a bit shorter, but I thought that was a good place to end the chapter. Anyone know what Sakura's getting at? P

And about updating my other stories... They're kind of on hold for now. There're some other things I want to write first, and I keep getting bogged down in writing them, and it's getting a bit stressed, so hopefully you'll forgive me.

As always, please review!