A/N: I want to say I'm really sorry. I know I know haven't update in a long time. But I had lots of problems to deal with. School, my old computer stop working for me. I had to wait a long time for a new computer. But now I have all time in the world to type. So if you keep reading my stores and giving reviews. I'll try my best to update as fast as I can.

P.S. I have a new laptop if you're wondering. My parents bought it for my birthday. And if you want to know when is it. My birthday is on 9th of July.

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Ino stood in front of the restunat. She tock of her hood, and walk in. Choji didn't notice Ino. He was eating all by himself.

"Hey." Ino said in low tone.

Choji looked up at Ino.

"Ino? What brings you here at this late hour?" he said as he set his food down.

Ino sat across from him. The seat felt icy cold but Ino didn't care she had too much on her mind.

"Couldn't sleep."

"You too? Huh?"

She looked at him. She nodded her head. He looked down on to the bowl of ramen in front of him. Then looked at her.

"Well why you don't have a bite to eat while you're here."

He handed her a bowl that he hadn't eating from.

"Here, maybe it would help to clear your mind up. Food always helps me in times like this."

She looked at her revelation in the bowl. She was about to burst in to tears.

"No I don't think food can help me."

She stood up and turns.

"See you Choji."

She left. Choji watch her leave.

"I'm sorry choji if I sounded rude. I need to be alone. I need time to think."

Ino put her hood back on her head. She walked towards the forest.

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Ino sat on the floor of the forest. She had her back against the bark of a tree. Her knees were up in the air. She still had her hood over her head. "Shikamaru. . ." she hugged her knees. She looks up at the midnight sky. She could see her breath in front of her. Tears rolled down her checks. She then bites her lip. "God dam nit! Shikamaru! Why!? This is my entire fault! This is my entire fault! I wasn't strong enough!" She hid her face as she continued to cry. She just sat there for hours, crying .not one second she didn't blame herself for what happen to Shikamaru. She soon cried herself to sleep.

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"Ino, wake up! You're going to die if you just stay here."

She opens her eyes. Her first thing she notices was black hair in a ponytail. She jumps up.

"Shikamaru!" she took another look at him.

He was sitting in front of her. She sat up. Could she be dreaming? She didn't want to find out.

"Off its me, who do you think it was?"

He stood up.

"Now come on you need to get out of this cold weather."

She nodded her head, and stood up. Shikamaru looked at her, him then sigh.

"What wrong Shikamaru?"

"Nothing it just that you're wearing shorts."

She looked down on to her legs.

"Yea these are my sleeping shorts."

He just nodded his head again. "Come on before you freeze to death."

She walks along side him. Looking at him. She had the biggest smile on her face.

"Stop smiling Ino you're creeping me out."

"I am? Sorry. I just can't help it."



"Just help yourself just a little bit."

"Okay." She looked away.

She began to rub her arms for warmth. She had to admit it. It was cold, too cold to be out in shorts. She then felt a pairs of arms around her. She looks up at Shikamaru. He had his arms around her. She felt her cheeks blush, and she notice Shikamaru's cheeks were a shade of pink.

"Thanks Skikamaru."

"I just don't want you to die."

They keep walking till they reach Ino's house. He let go her.

"Why did you let go?"

"Because we are at your house."

He pointed at the house. She looked at her house.

"Oh."

"Hey Ino do me favor? Please don't try to kill yourself."

"What?"

"Just promise me. Okay."

Shikamaru's image fade away. Ino couldn't move. She felt as if she was frozen. She couldn't breathe. She drops to the floor. She felt as she was a broken doll that nobody wants anymore.

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She gasped as her spring back to life. She was on her bed. Her breath became heavy. Her hand grasped the bed sheets.

"It was all a dream!"She looked around. "How did I end up on my bed? I fell asleep in the forest then I woke here."



A/N: And that's how this chapter ends. Has Ino gone mad? When will she realized her feeling for Shikamaru? What is it all a dream? Did she really dream him up to make herself feel better? And what about her feelings for Sasuke? They can't just go away.

So many questions. Will they be answered in the next chapter?

(That's all for today. I need to go to sleep now. Bye! -yawn-)