Chapter 4

Day 4

Ino was lying in her bed, not getting up like she usually does. She was just lying there, facing the wall. She kept thinking about what Shikamaru said.

Flashback

"I'll tell you why Temari isn't my girlfriend…Cos I like you"

End of flashback

Ino just couldn't grasp it. Was he saying that to make her feel better, or did he truly mean it. She sighed then eventually got out of bed. She did her usual look over at the ridiculous position that Shikamaru was in, but he wasn't in bed.

She looked at the time, and it was ten minutes after Ino usually gets up. He doesn't normally get up this early.

She went to the bathroom. Brushed her teeth and hair. Then went downstairs, no one was there. She finds a note from Shikamaru saying, "Sorry, I had to go train today, and my parents went out. I'll be back a soon as I can, Shikamaru"

Ino felt down, left all by herself again. She rolled her eyes then thought "Well that's ok, I can go out and do something"

So she got changed and went out. She went past her flower shop, and noticed that someone wanted to go inside, but couldn't because it was shut down for the week. "Excuse me, did you want to go in?" Ino asks the lady.

"Yes, but its shut down for the week, I'll have to come back…"

"Its ok, my parents run the place, and I sometimes work here so I have a key" Ino got out her key and went into the shop.

"What would you like?" Ino asks going behind the desk. The lady picks out the flowers and pays for them. "Thank you so much"

"Your welcome, come again" Ino left the shop and locked it up again. She sighs happily knowing that she helped that lady out. Not long after that she felt bored again.

While she was walking she tripped and slowly headed for the floor, but suddenly she felt someone help her up. When she looked up it was…Sai. "Are you alright Ino?" he asks smiling at her. "Er…yeah, thanks for that Sai"

"That's ok, so what are you doing around here? By yourself" he asked.

"Oh I was er…going to find Sakura, do you know where she is?"

"She and Sasuke went out to do some training together,"

"Oh…right, well I guess I will go back home then" she says turning to face back home.

"Maybe we could do some training?" he offered sounding cheerful. "Er…no thanks, Its not that I don't want to, its just that…your stronger than I am, you would easily kick my butt"

"I will go easy on you" he says still smiling. She sighs and thinks "Dang! why is he so determined, but oh well, its not like I have anything else better to do"

"Ok then, lets go" they both head to the training field. To Ino's horror when she arrives she sees Temari and Shikamaru training there. She quickly runs behind a tree dragging Sai with her. "We cant train here!"

"Why not?" Sai asked confused. "Cos Shikamaru is over there"

"So?"

"So, I don't want him to think that…

"What? Your only training like he is" he interrupts while she gets angry that he isn't agreeing with her.

"Look can we train somewhere else please!" she asks showing that she is getting annoyed. He sighs in defeat, "Fine"

They both head for the hill top, where they both begin training. Couple of hours later they sit down on the hill, Ino healing Sai's leg from a huge cut going down it. "I thought you said to go easy on you, and I'm the one who gets a beating" he joked.

"Sorry" she finishes healing his leg. "Shall we go get some lunch she lunch?" Sai suggested which Ino agreed with. They both start moving when suddenly "Hey Ino!" a familiar voice shouts. She thinks "Please don't let that be…"

"Shikamaru!" she replies giving a nervous smile. "Well I didn't expect to find you out here" he says walking up to her. But Ino frowned because Temari was with him.

"Yeah well, Sai and me did some training together" Ino says and could of sworn she heard Temari scoff.

"Oh cool, well me and Temari were going to take a break, we were going to get something to eat, wanna join us?" Shikamaru asks which did not please Temari or Ino.

"Er Shikamaru I think we are more than capable to eat by ourselves" Temari snapped. Then mumbled "And I aint sitting at the kids table"

"WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!" Ino shouts at her. "What do you think?" she snaps back.

Ino growled then dragged Sai with her. They both left while Shikamaru is left with Temari who is chuckling to herself. He sighs "Troublesome"

"I hate that Bitch!" Ino shouted through the town. With Sai looking embarrassed. "Er Ino, you might want to quiet down a bit"

"And did you see the way that he didn't say anything about it!" Ino stopped then tears formed in her eyes. "Sai…thanks for spending time with me today…but I gotta go" she runs back home, with a speechless Sai, still standing there watching her run off.

When she runs home, she spends the rest of the day in the bedroom crying. Saying to herself "I hate her, I hate her."

Shikamaru's parents come in the bedroom, and notice her like this. "Ino, what's the matter?"

"Oh its nothing, don't worry about it" she tried to give a smile, but couldn't. "Well we were going to ask if you could go find Shikamaru, he hasn't come home yet, and he was supposed to of by now"

"Ok," she got up and went to go look for Shikamaru, she looks everywhere for him. Until unfortunately she finds him with Temari…kissing.

To be continued.