What's up y'all! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. 89 hits and 2 reviews so far. I think it's off to a pretty good start (don't kill me, I'm an optimist O.o)! So here it is, the 2nd chapter!

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Chapter 2: A date to the dance

-Tenten's POV-

I so cannot wait until tomorrow! Wait till Ino finds out she has a secret admirer! More importantly, one of the hottest and most popular guys in the school after Sasuke!

It's after school, and Hinata and I are walking home. We can do that since we're next-door-neighbors. Lucky us, I know.

We turned a corner. "Bye Tenten! See ya tomorrow! Don't tell her without me!" Hinata waved goodbye and giggled. "See ya!" I said.

"Hey Tenten! Have a good day?" My mom called from the kitchen.

"Yeah, Mom." I put my backpack down and snatched a cookie from the kitchen. In case you don't know, I have the coolest mom ever. She's a famous fashion designer (yup, we're rich!) and buys me whatever I want. Everybody loves her. I consider myself one of the luckiest girls in the world. (AN: Just so you know, she didn't bake the cookies, a maid did.)

I went up to my room. I took out my cell and dialed a number. "Hey Sakura, you home? Uh huh. Listen…"

-End of Tenten's POV-

"Mumble mumble mumble"

Tenten bit her lip and hid her cell phone under her pillow so she wouldn't hear Sakura's super-loud screaming. She picked it up again. "I know! We've so gotta tell her."

"Are you crazy? You can't just tell somebody that someone likes her! Look, if you want to play matchmaker, you have to set something up. He'll tell her when he's ready. And we're just here to spy on them and speed up the process." Sakura spoke just as excitedly as Tenten. "Look, I've got an idea…"

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Shikamaru walked down the halls, his hands stuffed in his pockets. How embarrassing. Naruto just had to blurt it out for everyone to hear. Sure hope nobody heard that. (AN: He doesn't know what he's missing! –giggle-)

He walked around the corner, when…

CRASH!

Shikamaru collided into Ino, who just happened to be walking down the other hallway with a stack of papers in her hands. Great. Just the person he wanted to see right now.

"Oof! Shikamaru!" Ino shouted, rubbing her head.

"Sorry, Ino. Didn't see you," Shikamaru apologized, blushing and helping her pick up the papers.

"It's okay," said Ino, "Hey, did you get one of these?" She handed a piece of paper from the stack to Shikamaru.

"No, what is it?"

"I know it's a little last-minute, but the student council (AN: Ino's in the council, she's one of the more popular people) decided that you can only get into tomorrow's dance if you have a date. No date, no entry. Which is why I'm not going." Ino replied.

"Why not?" Shikamaru asked.

"I don't have a date. I broke up with Sasuke." Ino looked down on the ground, anger appearing on her face.

Shikamaru hesitated. Do it, just ask her to the dance! "Hey, come on, your friends will miss you! You've gotta go!"

Ino sighed. "I still don't have a date…"

"Well, maybe you could go with me! You know, as friends!" Shikamaru said bravely I might add. He was going to kill himself if she said no.

"Oh, well, sure why not? That would be fun!" Ino perked up, a smile on her face.

"Great. I'll pick you up at 7." Shikamaru said with a hint of relief in his voice. He started to walk away, when Ino grabbed his arm. He turned around. "What?"

"Um, I just wanted to say," Ino replied, blushing, "Thanks."

Shikamaru smiled and winked at her. "Anytime." This just made the both of them blush more.

"Well, see you!" Ino said with a wave.

"Yeah, see ya." Shikamaru walked away also.

On the way home, the two couldn't stop thinking about each other.

Aww, Ino starts to like Shika! Yay! Oh, and I promise they won't be "just friends" at the dance. Some chemistry is gonna happen between them! Just wait and see! Please, please, please, please, PLEASE review!