CHAPTER 2
-Ding Dong-
Ino rang the doorbell to the house and stood there patiently. This house was practically a royal mansion, and she was gonna be working for the people who own this place? A sigh escaped her mouth as she waited. A familiar face opened the door.
"You…" Ino uttered. "what are you doing here?"
The boy smirked, "That's a stupid question." Ino stayed silent. It was a pretty dumb thing to ask. "Why are you here?"
Ino held up the flyer they put up.
"Ah…right, right," he sarcastically said, then walked back into the house. Leaving the door open, Ino stepped in the house. She took a quick look around and noticed that Shikamatu Nara, the sarcastic older brother, was already out of sight.
"Oh! Hello!" and aged woman with short brown hair in a navy-blue business suit came running down the stairs, "You must be the babysitter."
The woman who Ino assumed was the mom, greeted her before listing all the things she needed to know.
"Um…" Ino stammered, "I'm not saying that I'm against it or anything but…why do you need a babysitter? Can't his older brother take care of him?"
"Well, he really isn't the type to do these kind of things. We tried asking him, but he wouldn't. Besides, he's barely home, mostly with friends, so we need you," she explained.
"Oh, souka…" Ino said.
"So do you have any more questions?" she added and Ino shook her head.
"Okay then," the mom called out for her son, "Seishiro!! Come down and meet your babysitter!"
A little boy with short, spiky black hair came running down the stairs wearing a pair of PJ pants and a plain white T-shirt. He stared at Leah strangely.
"Seishiro, this is Ino," his mom introduced. Ino waved with a smile, and with a sudden change of mood, Seishiro grinned and held out his hand, "Hi! I'm Seishiro Nara! Hajimemashite!"
Ino couldn't help but giggle. He was so cute!
"Hajimemashite," she smiled and knelt down, "I'm Ino." She shook his hand.
Ino and Seishiro waved goodbye to Mrs. Nara as she drove off.
"So what would you like to do today?" Ino asked. The boy was only 5 years old, so Ino's got to be friendly.
"Hmm…I wanna go to the park!" he grinned.
"Alright!" Will that be okay with your mom?" she asked. The boy nodded.
"Okay then," she said, "but first, let's get you dressed up."
"Hai! I'm all set!" Seishiro announced as he came down the stairs.
"Alright, well, why don't you go tell your brother that we're going out for a while?"
"Hai!" he nodded and ran up the stairs, "Onii-saaaan!!"
Ino grabbed her purse and a juice box in case Seishiro wanted it on their way home.
"Ino-san! Let's go!"
"Hai, hai."
Seishiro ran around as Ino playfully chased him. There was nobody there, so the park was practically deserted. Ino sat on the swing beside Seishiro after giving him a little push.
"Seishiro-kun," LIno said, "do you want a drink?"
He nodded and Ino handed him the juice box she picked up earlier.
"Arigatou-gozaimasu, Ino-san!" he took a sip from the box. He looked at her and examined her face.
"Nani?" Ino asked, "What's wrong?"
"Eh…Ino-san, I've seen you before," Seishiro stated.
"Hontou?" she replied.
"Demo…I can't remember!" he said, taking another sip.
"Daijoubu," Ino smiled, "You'll remember soon. Come on, let's get some lunch."
"Okay!" Seishiro jumped off the swing and followed Ino to the ramen shop.
"Tadaima!" Seishiro yelled out as he entered the house.
"Come, let's eat," Ino said, placing the food on the kitchen counter.
"I guess onii-san isn't home," he stated as he walked in the kitchen.
"Why do you say that?" she asked, preparing Seishiro's food.
"I don't hear his music playing."
"Oh well, then I guess it's just lunch for two."
A couple of hours passed and Shikamaru hasn't come home yet. Most of the time, Ino and Seishiro either watched TV or played with his toys. Ino and Seishiro have really become friends.
"Time for bed, Seishiro-kun!" Ino called.
Seishiro hopped onto bed, "Haaai!" the boy grinned, "Demo, Ino-san?"
"Hm?" she said.
"Please don't call me Seishiro-kun," he politely asked, "I like Seishiro."
"Hm? Nande?" she asked.
"When people say -kun, I feel like they're not my friend," he explained.
"Well, I'm your friend," Ino smiled, "don't worry, Seishiro."
"Arigatou-Ino-san!" Seishiro gave a little grin and drifted off to sleep.
Ino let out an exhausted sigh as she pulled her long blonde hair back into a messy bun. She headed towards the kitchen.
"Eh--you're home? Since when?" she asked, surprised to see Shikamaru sitting on the couch watching TV.
"You're still here?" he asked, ignoring her question.
"Y-yeah, I'm just gonna wash the dishes then I'm gonna head home," she said, then went to wash the dishes. as she finished up, Shikamaru headed over to the counter and took a bag of potato chips from the pantry.
"How much pain did my brother give you today?" he asked, opening the bag of chips.
"Pain?" she raised an eyebrow, "Are you kidding? He's such a nice kid."
"Yeah, well you'll get there." he added then left the room. Ino rolled her eyes as Shikamaru walked up the stairs. That was one of the reasons why she hated him.
"Hello?" Ino answered. It was her friend, Sakura, at the other line.
"Hey! How'd it go?" she asked.
"It was good," Ino said, very tiredly. She was tired and all she wanted to do was sleep.
"So what'd you do? Tell me about it!" she nagged.
"Could you hold on for a second?"
"Sur--"
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