The Simple Past

Ino pinched an area of skin near on her hip as she wrinkled her nose at an imagined smidge of fat. "Damn, I have to go back on my diet!"

"Don't start that again, Ino." Shikamaru grumbled as he entered his female teammate's bedroom.

"But, Shika-"

"No, Ino. You became unhealthy enough that you went to the hospital once, now quit being troublesome."

The blond huffed at her friend and continued getting ready to leave for training with her team. As she hopped onto her roof she looked back to find Shikamaru asleep on her bed, "Hey, lazy ass, you going to with me or not?"

"Nah, I think I'll skip training today. It's too troublesome."

"You really need to quit saying that," Ino started to complain, "You sound like a broken record."

"Hn, like you're one to talk."

She rolled her eyes. Only one month of being Genin and she had to wonder, were things ever going to change?