Title: Playing Doctor
Author: Crazed15yearold
Fandom: Naruto
Pairing: Shikamaru Narra x Ino Yamanaka
Theme: #18- "say ahh…"
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. It belongs to Masashi Kishimoto

I stare up at the clouds as the drift in the sky.

How I long to be able to be that careless. Especially on a day like this…to hell with cavities. However I guessed I had this coming since I deemed it to troublesome to brush my teeth on certain days. But this pain was more than a drag…it was taking up most of my attention.

It wasn't your average pain from a tooth either…this was hurting badly. Oh man. I was suppose to meet up with my team at 8:00. I look down to my watch and see that if I leave from where I'm at and run I might just be only ten minutes late. Eh, I'll walk. My tooth hurts if I run.

Showing up at the designated area fifteen minuets later I was greeted with an odd sight. Ino sat alone on the log that was usually shared by Asuma-sensei and Chouji.

Walking over to her quietly, she didn't seem to know I was there so I spoke up;

"What are you doing hear all by yourself Ino?"

"Ah! Shikamaru! You jerk!" she punched me straight in my jaw…on the same side as my aching tooth.

"Oww! What was that for?" I asked with my hand glued to the bruised side of my cheek.

"One: for showing up late, and two: for scaring me!" she said as she folded her arms over her chest.

"Well why'd it have to be that side? Damn, couldn't you just punch me in my arm or something…" I asked. She's been sparring with Sakura who's been under Tsunade's watch…in other terms, she's gotten stronger.

"Because I wanted the message to get across!" she said turning up her nose. I sat on the log.

"Fine. Where are the others?"

"OUT LOOKING FOR YOU!" she nearly screeched my ear off. Due to my sore tooth my hearing's become sensitive to. Troublesome cavity!

"Alright, alright! I apologize if I made you upset, just please…don't yell."

"Huh? What's wrong Shikamaru?" she asked taking a seat on the log beside me.

"Nothing."

"Something's wrong." she pointed out as a matter of fact, glancing at my hand that was over my hear.

"Its nothing…honestly." what was I suppose to say? 'I'm in pain 'cause of your voice' and then get clobbered again? No. Not going to happen.

"Come on Shika…you can tell me."

"Alright. I have this really bad toothache. There? Happy?"

"Toothache? Lemme guess. It was too troublesome to pick up the toothbrush?" damn, when did she get to know me so well. Ino shook her head.

"Let me see."

"What?" I asked in total confusion.

"Let. Me. See." she said again as if explaining to a child.

"See what?"

"Your tooth! Come on… say ahh!" only because she hit that note I opened my mouth and pointed the one that was causing me so much pain. I was shocked when her hand started to glow with chakra.

"What are you doing?" I asked in a odd way due to my mouth being held open.

"Sakura is teaching me some of the things she learns from Tsunade. So I know how to heal a ache…but it'll only be that way for a while…like a numbing effect. It will at least make it stop hurting for a while." she touched the tooth that was super sensitive. I tired to jump back but she held me in place. When did she get such a grip!

I felt something I haven't felt in a while…relief. I've been having these pains for about a week now.

"That suckers pretty huge…you gonna need a root canal." she said as she pulled her hand away.

"There. Better?" I nodded.

What happened next was a blur. She was in the middle of turning and I would think her ankle gave out on her. She fell forward and out of pure reaction I caught her…and her lips.

We both were shocked and just stared in each other's eyes. Warm came coursing through my veins. And there was a spark…a tingling sensation. She was the one to pull away and go eight shades of red.

Looking up at the clouds once more I sighed. Now she wont be able to look at me the same for a week…how troublesome.

A/N: Cheesy! Wow. I kinda liked it though. I'm happy with it. I hope you guys did to! Please comment/review!