Hola! Como va todos?! … Sorry I just wanted to type in Spanish for a bit… Now I think it's time for the next chapter!

Recap

Ino decided she needed to talk to him she went to the door and knocked.

'How am I gonna face him? Dammit! I'm never this nervous!'

Shikamaru's mom answered the door with a sweet smile, "Hello Ino. How are you?"

Ino smiled back, "Good and you?"

She replied with a sad smile now, "Taking care of Shikamaru he's going through something right now."

Ino looked down, then Yoshino added, "Do you want to come in?"

Ino nodded and Yoshino moved to allow Ino to enter. 'I'm going into Shika's house! YES!! … Where'd that come from ...?'

Ino walked in and marveled at how clean the house was.

"I make him clean it every other day." Yoshino said as if reading her mind.

"Wait." Ino said clearly surprised, "Shikamaru? Our Shikamaru!? The lazy indifferent 'too troublesome kid'?!"

Yoshino nodded and replied almost proudly, "Yep!"

'Wooowww…The lazy bastard never helps clean camp though!!' Ino said quietly to herself, "Oh you are sooo dead Shikamaru!"

They walked through the house and sat at the dining room table.

They sat in silence until Yoshino broke it with a question,

"What happened on the mission you guys went on recently?"

Ino wasn't listening, "Huh?"

Yoshino repeated the question.

"Ohhh…" Ino replied nervously,"Why do you want to know?"

Yoshino said indifferently, "Shikamaru wouldn't tell me, and if he wouldn't tell me something happened that was important and I want to know. Now."

Ino cursed silently to Shikamaru. 'I don't want to tell her!'

Ino sighed she probably was going to have to any way.

Yoshino also added, "I want to know everything I'll know if you leave something out."

Ino cursed silently again. 'Now I know why he calls his mom troublesome!'

Ino still complied with her request.

"Fine, fine." She sighed again, "Where to begin, where to begin…"

She straightened up, "Okay, we met up with Asuma-sensei right in front of the hokage monument when we got there…"

Flash back

Asuma was pacing around burning through his cigarettes.

'Where are they!?' At that moment three shinobi landed at his feet.

Asuma growled "What took you all so long?!"

Shikamaru answered in a bored tone, "Chouji was eating and being so fat we couldn't drag him here."

Chouji then yelled, "I AM NOT FAT!!"

Shikamaru remained in the same tone of voice, "Riiight your not…"

Ino giggled at this. Shikamaru smiled his rare smile that he had shown very few people. Ino, Shikato, Yoshino (When he was younger), and no one else. Then after a few seconds Chouji tackled Shikamaru to the ground.

When Chouji was finally dragged off of him by Asuma, Asuma described their mission.

"Okay you guys your going on a mission to retrieve some scrolls that were stolen from the mist. Shikamaru since you're the Chunin in the group you'll lead the mission. It's supposedly a "C" rank but I don't believe it for one second."

Shikamaru commented on this clearly aggravated, "So I'm going on this because of your thoughts?" He sighed, "How troublesome."

Ino was annoyed at his actions one thing though, she didn't know why. She never knew why.

'Argh! WHY AM I ANNOYED?!'

"So you leave… NOW!" Asuma yelled.

The three shinobi were gone in a second, and they left only clouds to signify they were there.

Outside Kohona Gates

Shikamaru sighed his signature sigh he was tired and he really didn't want to be here and to make it worse Ino was rambling on and on about Mr. Uchiha. Shikamaru was getting annoyed but why?

'She always talks about the Uchiha brat!' He couldn't help but think.

Ino was practically yelling out, "I'm so happy Sasuke's back!"

Chouji just ate his chips as he saw Shikamaru fume over her actions. Chouji couldn't help but wonder why he hadn't said anything to Ino.

'…He's a big chicken.' Chouji sighed.

After only moments of hearing this, "Oh my god I love him!" Ino shouted.

Shikamaru had snapped, "Why!?" He said as venomously as he could.

Ino jumped at his words not only had he never spoken to her that way but he had never questioned her about this. She quickly though recovered.

Shikamaru being really aggravated right now asked as venomously as before, "Why!?"

Ino thought about this long and hard and came to a startling conclusion.

She did not know.


So she thought quickly and came up with something.

"I don't need to tell you," She said this in the snobbiest way possible. …

Bad. Choice.

At this Shikamaru stormed ahead he has had enough for right now.

'Huh?' Ino was left dumb-founded at what just happened.

In following hours she developed a brain and saw that he was angry. Here is a list of reasons how she came to this conclusion.

He won't look her in the eye.

He won't look at her unless completely necessary.

He will only talk to her in a bitter voice.

He will not at all respond to her requests to stop and rest.

He always listens to her requests, which makes # 4 more understandable.

THE BIGGEST REASON: he said, "Ino I'm mad at you."

How did she find out this tough information to get? You may ask? She used a subtle approach. Err… well… ok maybe not.

You see she just walked up to him in full boss mode, "Shikamaru Nara! What is wrong with you!?"

He had an empty look as he said his words, "Ino I'm mad at you."

She just stood there shocked.

He just walked past her in her shocked form, and yelled back, "HURRY UP!"

After a few hours Chouji's legs gave out.

Shikamaru said tiredly, "This … Will be where we rest."

Ino said in an exasperated voice, "Finally!"

Shikamaru just glanced her over and began putting up the tents, seeing as Chouji was too tired to.

Shikamaru finished up and yawned out, "I'll make dinner and then we'll sleep."

He was still refusing to look at Ino unless absolutely necessary. As he cooked Ino surveyed him. He wasn't as angry as he appeared before with her, because he didn't have a scowl on his face as before.

"Dinner's done," Shikamaru announced serving Miso Soup for the three of them.

Chouji trudged over still tired, "Thank you Shikamaru."

Ino announced this also only without notice from Shikamaru as he poured her soup. Both Chouji and Ino frowned he refused still to interact with her. Every thing was dead quiet as they ate. Chouji had gone to sleep after leaving only bowl on the ground.

The silence was broken only by a stray kunai whizzing past Chouji's ear. Shikamaru and Ino were immediately ready to fight .There were only two assailants masked to conceal their identity.

"So you're the retrievers of these," one of the assailants held out scrolls, "scrolls, huh?"

Shikamaru nodded, "Give them before we have to beat you senseless."

The assailants smiled the creepiest smile you could imagine!

"The scrolls did not contain the information we wanted so you know what," The second assailant discreetly took out two exploding tags and kunais, "We'll play a game."

The first assailant threw the scrolls while the second assailant threw the two kunais with the exploding tags on them at the scrolls. And the second thing he threw the kunai at scared Shikamaru.

'INO!'

The assailants yelled in hysterical voices, "CHOOSE YOUNG BOY!"

Shikamaru though did not have a second thought he tackled Ino out of the way of the kunai. Then watched in disappointment as the kunai hit the scroll and burst into flames. By the time it was over the two assailants were gone.

'Damn it.' Shikamaru thought to himself as he got up and offered his hand to Ino.

Ino was just in shock of what just happened. Shikamaru had chosen her life above the mission. She absent mindedly took his hand and let him lead her to her tent.

"Rest.", that was the last thing he said to her before she blacked out.

She awoke on Shikamaru's back next morning as they approached the gates. She was a little surprised as to she was on Shikamaru's back but … She was happy. She didn't know why but she would discover soon.

"How'd you sleep," Shikamaru asked noticing she was awake.

"Fine," She said quietly, "Can I get down?"

Shikamaru nodded and set her carefully. "Asuma should be awaiting us at the practice field," Shikamaru assumed.

Ino nodded, "Where's Chouji?"

Shikamaru replied, "He went ahead so he's probably already there. So let's go."

Present

"That's what happened on the mission leading up to the morning with Asuma-sensei." Ino finished.

Yoshino nodded clearly surprised at what happened. So for the next few hours they just interrogated each other about things and had a great time. Ino learned so much embarrassing things about Shikamaru. The best of which in her opinion was when he used to wet the bed. Then a groan could be heard coming from outside…

TBC

Valeria- uhh… I thought it would be fun to do this…

Shika-This is fun but maybe not for a troublesome woman like you

Valeria- super pissed-off glare what'd you say?!

Shika- repeats himself

Valeria- I see… takes a deep breath

Shika- (oh crap) Wai-

Valeria- INO! SHIKAMARU'S BEING MEAN!!

Shika- shit.

trees are falling in the distance and birds are fleeing.

Valeria- nyah-nyah taunting face Now you're gonna get it.

Ino- comes into view eyes flaming

Valeria- (That's my cue.) starts to cry& points at Shikamaru He's being mean to me Ino!

Shika-You BRAT I WAS N-

Ino- DON'T YELL AT HER! smacks him upside the head

Shika- Hey! rubs bump on head troublesome women.

Ino- evil smile What?!

Valeria- … ok … the skit ish done.

Shika- Thank god! That was so stu-

Valeria- glares at him

Shika-gulp

Valeria- OK!

Ino- umm… a quick question…

Valeria- Yeah?

Ino- do I get the guy?

Valeria- uhh… heh… maayyybeee

Ino- eyes flaming WHAT!!!??? I'm gonna KILL YOU!!

Valeria-Eep! starts running Thank you all for reading so far this is your Hispanic hottie signing off 'till next time! Vally27;P