A/N: Thank you for all your wonderful reviews! They make me so smiley... :clears throat: Read on and Review more!

Oh! And regarding to GreenWhisperElf, and her "People really don't operate that way unless their heartless." Yes, this does happen in real life. There are shallow people in the REAL world. Sorry to break your lala fantasy.

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Ino laughed as she held onto Shino a bit out of breath, "And you said you don't know how to dance! You pick up quick!" Her eyes narrowed as she stared up at him, "Did you lie to me?"

Shino shook his head, staring at her from behind his glasses. He said he'd only dance if he wore he glasses.

"Okay, let's work on the slow dance."

"Slow dance?"

"Yeah. It's a closer dance... like this." Ino wrapped her hands around his neck and pressed up against him. "Place your arms around my waist. No... not my back. Lower... lower... good. Now, just kinda shuffle back and forth a bit with the music." Letting go of him, she walked over to her stereo and pushed a button. A slow song came on. Walking back over to him, she wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder. She smiled when he picked up on the dance and danced with her around her living room.

"Perfect." She purred with a smile. "After this song... let's go see a movie."

Shino nodded as he tightened his grip on her waist and sighed. He was slowly becoming attached to Ino, and he had no idea how she felt about him.

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"Son. Where have you been all week?" Aburame Shibi asked his son when he walked in the door early one morning. His voice muffled behind the morning paper.

"Dad... I... I need to talk with you." Shino sighed as he shut the door. "I'm taking a girl to the spring dance and... well..."

Shibi was staring at his son from above the paper. Lowering the paper, it revealed his mouth was covered by his long coat. "Right... the dance. Well son. Abstinence is best remember that. Who are you taking?"

"Yamanaka Ino." Shino replied, staring down at his foot that was drawing circles on the floor.

"Oh! Well then that's much different. You can't let your mind wonder Shino, you have to keep them down in your legs or in your arms... otherwise, it won't be very pretty." Shibi chuckled as he folded the paper.

"What about-"

"But this is INO we are talking about! Not someone like Hinata... No! We're talking about INO Yamanaka! With the," Holding up his hands, he made curves, "And the..." Placing his hands infront of his chest he moved them a bit. Smiling up at his son, who seemed a bit mortified at what his father was implying, he chuckled, "You have fun Shino." Unfolding his paper, he began reading them once more.

Shino sighed as he shook his head and walked back out the door. He had to go buy some things.

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Ino rolled over in bed, hugging the pillow next to her. It was warm and smelled of... Shino. Not Shikamaru. Hugging it tighter, she smiled, she liked Shino's scent more then she liked Shikamaru's. Shino smelt of fresh dew appearing only during early morning. Shikamaru smelt like sawdust. Wrinkling her nose, she chuckled to herself. Opening one eye, she looked up to see red roses sitting on her bedside table. Slowly sitting up, she picked them up and gently stroked the petals. Her blue eyes sparkling with joy. The dance was tomorrow, and today, they had to get ready for Shikamaru's payback. Ino jumped out of bed at the sound of knocking on the door. Flinging it open, she smiled, "Goooood morning Shin-Shikamaru!"

Shikamaru sighed as he looked up at her. Holding up a bag he frowned, "You left some things at my apartment."

Ino crossed her arms as she leaned her weight onto one hip. "Like I want them back? They smell like you."

"Yeah, well, they were bothering Temari so..." Frowning, he handed the bag to her.

Ino shoved it away, "Oh, you have a girlfriend now? Don't you think it's a little soon for you Shikamaru?"

Shikamaru shoved the bag back at her, "I noticed you also have some new romance in your life. I wouldn't be throwing bricks if I were you, you might shatter your glass house."

Ino shoved the bag back at Shikamaru, "Well, why did you even bother to tell me you had a new girlfriend!" She asked through clenched teeth.

Shikamaru made to shove the bag back, but found that it had disappeared. He also noticed that he was standing in the shadow of a very large someone. Turning his head to the side, he slowly looked up to see Shino glaring at him menacingly, his bugs towering behind him. Shikamaru's eyes traveled down to Shino's free hand, that was pointing to the road. Taking the hint, he scoffed and walked back to his house.

Ino bit her quivering lower lip as she crossed her arms once more. "I don't want that stuff." She mumbled as she turned away from Shino so she could wipe away her tears.

Shino tossed the bag behind him and the bugs carried it away from them.

"What the hell!" Could be heard from further down the road, and it sounded a lot like a shout from Shikamaru.

The bugs came back and quickly disappeared into Shino's coat.

Shino blinked at Ino, who was standing with her back facing him. "Are you okay Ino?"

Ino nodded slowly after a moment had passed. Turning around, she smiled. "Let's go grab a bite to eat, okay?" Slipping on her shoes, she grabbed Shino's hand and led him towards the nearest ramen stand.

As they walked off towards the stand, they were completely oblivious to Shikamaru fuming behind them while peeling a pair of Ino's blue panties off of his face.

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Ino glanced up at Shino, who was frowning and looking at his bowl of ramen. "Is there something wrong with it?"

"No." Shino glanced at Ino from behind his shades, "It's just hot."

Ino smiled as she picked up noodles out of his bowl, blew on it and presented it to his mouth. "There."

Shino blushed as he looked at her.

"Come on. It's good!" Ino smiled sweetly as she watched Shino lean forward and take the noodles off of the chopsticks, eating it quietly.

Ino giggled quietly as she continued eating her ramen. "Shino... I have a serious question for you."

Shino continued chewing and turned his head a bit to look at her.

"After the dance... would you like to-" She was cut off when Choji wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.

"INO! I've missed you! Why didn't you answer my calls! You've lost weight! You can't starve yourself you know! Here! I'll buy you five more bowls of ramen!" Giving her one last giant bear hug. He gently placed her down and hopped onto the seat next to her, immediately catching the attention of the chef.

"Choji! Fortune smiles upon us today! What do you want?" The chef asked sweetly, hugging his cap.

"The usual... and five more bowls of ramen for my friends!" Choji slapped down the money and sat back staring at Ino who was gasping for air. His eyes traveled up to Shino, who was blowing gently onto his ramen. "You eat ramen too?" Choji asked, recieving a frown from Shino.

"No."

"Then why are you..." Choji glanced down at Ino, who was finally breathing normally. "Ooooh... okay. Well then. Salad?"

Shino shook his head. "I'm fine."

Choji shrugged and smiled widely as food was piled in front of him. "So! What are you wearing to the dance tomorrow Shino?"

"Something black..." Shino mumbled.

"With no collar." Ino peeped, "And a tie. He needs to wear a tie."

"But I'm still wearing my glasses."

"No you're not! You won't be able to see in that dark room with those things on!" Ino frowned as she pointed to his shades with her chopsticks.

"I will so! I've been able to hunt down people in these in the middle of the night when there is no moon in the sky, I can certainly dance in them!" Shino informed Ino, glaring at her from behind his glasses.

Ino pouted as she crossed her arms. Finishing up her bowl, she quickly paid for it and walked off.

Shino paid for his, raised a hand at Choji and rushed off after Ino. Raising his collar, he caught up with her. "Maybe I'll take them off later on in the dance... when people start leaving."

"Why don't you show people your eyes?" Ino asked, not looking up at him.

Shino frowned, "I have my reasons." He nodded at Ebisu, who passed him.

Ebisu nodded back, staring at the couple from behind his shades.

Ino shook her head, noticing they wore the same glasses. "Men." She muttered with a sigh.

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A/N: Yay! Okay, well... Choji is an awesome character, and not many people include him in there stories, and I think he should be! Anywho... review! Please ignore if there are any spelling errors... I'm working on a program that doesn't have spell check. But as soon as I get my program back, I'll fix it! Review!