He ran through the door, it was silent.

"Ino?" He shouted. He went upstairs no one there. No one in her room either.

He left out the house running through the storm determination strong than any will to lay around all day watching clouds, sleeping or playing shogi. Ino was way more important.

He went to the hilltops, hoping to find Ino there, because she should know, that's where'd he would look. As well as the entire village. she was there, but unlike Shikamaru she hid. Hiding beneath the tall grass, sobbing. He rush to her side.

"Ino?" he called as he approached her slowly, Ino looked up, and clung to him, what felt for dear life. She cried, cried harder then when her Father got hurt in a mission, harder then when Sasuke told her his true feelings...for Sakura, harder when she got hurt...for she had hurt the heart of another. Her parents.

Shikamaru picked her up, stopping by Sakura's house and telling them she was in no condition to help prepare for the party tomorrow. He got home, telling his friends to come back tomorrow. He took Ino to his room, laying her wet and limp figure across the bed, he waited for her brilliant blue eyes to shine up at him, waiting for her musical voice to chime in his ear, for the sunny gold of her hair to return, waiting, to be with her...for her to let out her pain.

"Shikamaru?" Ino's voice was dry, her eyes were a ugly red, her skin was cold and clammy. "He told me...to go, he told me to...go away."

"Your father?" She nodded. And walked out the room, I heard the water run. a bath would do you good. "What are you going to do?"

She came back into the room, her eyes were sad. He got up and took her hand, walking into the bathroom, turning off her water, it was hot. Perfect.

"I don't know, and I don't want to tell the girls yet."

"What about Haku?" Ino said with a small smile.

"I said the girls." Shikamaru sat on the floor, looking at the ceiling, while Ino undressed. Ino got in the bath, Shikamaru looked over to her. She wasn't there.

"Ino?" Shikamaru called, Ino sat up in the water after dipping herself into the water. She looked at him." I'm confused."

"About?"

"Did we, or didn't we, have sex?" She blushed

"we didn't. You always stop, and say 'lets wait' So I waited."

She washed for awhile, He looked at the ceiling, thinking about what she must look like. The animal like passion for her, he wanted her. Every time he could have her...he stopped it.

Why I'm I so stupid!! If.. I think about this with her so much, then is the love I have for her...or is it...just a desire to be her first and for her to be mine?

"Shika, will you tell me what your thinking?" her voice was sweet in his ear,

"If I'm being a pervert or if I'm in a tough choice. You?"

"Whether or not if your thinking of asking me to.." she stopped. Shikamaru's head snapped down, looking straight at her,

"What are you saying?" He stumbled over his words.

"I'm saying. That I want you." Shikamaru's cheeks were painted a light pink. "I can't keep pretending that I don't. Shikamaru I can't stand too look at you and not want to hug you, I can't stand to look at your pink soft lips, and not want to claim them as my own, I can't look at you walk past me, past use to be my house and not be there for me. To not call you mine, or to not be called yours...it kills me."

"Ino, I never knew you felt that way?" Ino finished her bath, wrapping a towel around her. Sat in front of him.

"There are a lot of ways, you nor anyone else knew I felt." Ino place her hand gently on the back of his neck, pulling him into a deep loving kiss. Shikamaru pulled her closer, her body pressed against his. His fingers entwined in her hair, while the other searched her body, he trailed kisses down her neck stopping there, marking her. He pulled away.

"Wow. Ino, you should get dressed. I'll get you something to eat. I know I'm hungry." He got up and went downstairs in his kitchen, he made something simple, ramen. He headed upstairs and saw Ino.

This is just like last winter, but this time...I guess I can look. And that he did. Ino put on her clothes that were dried by Shikamaru. And she sat on his bed.

I wish I did look. He complained, at the last moment he turned away.

"Here you go." Shikamaru handed her the cup of ramen. Watching as quickly as he gave it to her, was just as quickly as it disappeared." Hungry aren't we?"

Ino smiled. "Thanks." She got up and took his and her cup and threw them away. She sat in front of him on the floor, as he sat on the edge of the bed.

"So, enlighten me Ino. Why did you get kicked out?" Ino pulled her knees to her chest.

"The times you stayed over, my mom was there. She heard and told my father. Even though we didn't do anything. But he doesn't believe me." Shikamaru leaned over. Staring down on her. "When Iruka told Asuma, he told my mother. She was upset."

"So, your out because of a few mistakes?" she nodded.

"I have nowhere to go.." She sniffled, placing her head on Shikamaru's leg. He gently rubbed her head.

"Yeah, you do."

"Where? Sakura, Hinata, Tenten or Haku's parent's won't allow me to stay and Choji's dad is with my dad..." He kissed her lips softly.

"You have me." Ino's eye glowed a bright blue, surpassing their normal brilliance. "You should have known this from the start."

"Shika!!" She screamed. Jumping to her feet, clinging to him. Shikamaru blushed a flashing red, feeling Ino's body pressed against his. He hugged her back, half nervous. "I don't know what I'd do without you."

"I don't know what you would do with me." Ino pulled away.

"I have something in mind." Shikamaru's face became puzzled, looking into her eyes, they held lust and a secret, which soon he was to find out.

"Really, and what.." Ino's lips came down on his, they moved together, like death itself could not make them stop. She kisses his cheek, his neck. Sliding his shirt off of his body as she did so. He watched in amazement and pleasure, her lips were soft, warm. her hands were demanding, a mixture of rubbing and scratches. She stopped at his waist. "Ino..."

She smiled, unbuttoning his shorts. "Shika?"

"Hmm?" He answered with closed eyes,

"You don't wear boxer?" He blushed "..free balling S.O.B." She slid them to his ankle, took in a deep breath, feeling his muscular thighs and kissed her way to her target.

He chuckled in himself at her comment, then found himself gripping the edge, Ino knew what she was doing. taking him in her mouth head on, Shikamaru panted, taking one of his hand pulling it on her head then her neck.

"Ino..." She quickened her pace, moving her tongue around him, gently, moving her hands on his inner thighs, he groaned in pleasure, barely reaching his point. Shikamaru knew Ino as 'his only girl best friend' watching her grown it never occurred to him that, She off all people would be one having sex. An when that had occurs, he thought she was an expert, she wasn't just a virgin, with a every "creative" imagination.

"Ino..." Shikamaru cried out louder, her mouth was warm and inviting.

oh my god, I can't take it anymore.

Which was not an understatement, he came inside of her mouth, hitting the back of her throat. She took it in, swallowing it, wiping her mouth clean. she watched Shikamaru's face, it was stunned.

"...come here...now." he breathed, Ino got up slowly, half scared half pleased with the look on his face. She leaned over, looking him deeply in the eye.

"Yes?" Ino chimed, Shikamaru pulled her on top of him kissing her wildly, his hands locked in her hair, one hand moving down to her neck then shoulders, he stopped in the middle of her shirt tearing it off. She gasped and pulled away.

"Shika!!"

"What?" he laughed at how red her skin was. He looked at her as he undid her pants." it was in the way, Ino."

He kissed her softly, his hands traveled her body, loving the way it's softness felt against his hand, he unhooked her bra and laid her on the bed. He hover over top of her, looking in her eyes. She pulled off her panties and got under the covers, Shikamaru got under them still hovering over her. He parted her legs, kissing down her stomach. He paused at her core, her scent was intoxicating, he gave her a quick lick, then thrust his tongue in her. Going father threw Her tight walls, she moan as her back began to arch. He held her down.

"Shi...ka" She winced, the feeling tingled up and down her spine, and a alluring pain. He stopped, licking her inner thighs, he moved up looking her in the eyes.

He smiled at hazy beautiful face, Her eyes on the verge of producing tears. He pulled her lower half closer to him, his hardness in her core, throbbing.

"Shikamaru..." He then took a good look into Ino's eyes, they held love, tears and fear. He kissed her gently."... I love you."

With that his excitement over took him, the sound coming from Ino wasn't what he expected. He looked down at Ino, she was crying, kissing them away, he felt a new warmth, coming from Ino's core sliding down his own hardiness. It was blood.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...hurt you." he pulled her tightly in his arms, forgetting her pain, she sat in his lap wincing.

"No, don't be. I...it's alright." She said through gritted teeth, he was on the verge of pushing her off and running away. When his grip loosen, Ito hugged him tighter. "Don't let me go.."

Shikamaru smiled at how much she wanted him, needed him in a way. He laid her back down. His thrusting was slow, waiting until she got use to it. Ino's face softened, she sighed, repeating his name in soft lustful whispers. god, her voice is driving me crazy, I can't hold back anymore. And that he didn't, his hips moved faster and harder, he smiled. The tightness of Ino's walls around his member, Shikamaru's movement was more fierce then the storm outside, stronger then the fear Ino had for her father. More passion then her mother's for flowers. More energy then this world could produce.

Shikamaru looked at Ino, her breath picking up the pace, her heart beating madly. Begging for escape with the way his eyes smothering her. By the time Ino was on top of him, they came. She screamed his name, he groaned coming inside of her. She kissed him for what seemed like hours.

He held her in his arm, and pulled out. They turned on their side, never letting her out his grasp.

"Before, I mean before we...you said something." Ino was on the way to a tiresome sleep.

"I said a lot of things." He sighed.

"Well...I love you too."

They drifted off to sleep, For the first time. Knowing what they did wasn't just a dream, wasn't just stopped, wasn't going to wait anymore. They finally finished the job.