Hey, ya'll! lol Well, here's Chapter six of this little drama story! Hehe! Oh my! In this one, Sasuke and his team come to the camp! How will Ino react? Or even more importantly, how will SHIKAMARU react? Hearing how Sasuke used the girl he loved probably got him a wee bit ticked off, don't you think? ;) So...read on and see what happens!

(Near the campfire...)

The sun was beginning to set on that Saturday afternoon, and Asuma and Kurenai were starting to make dinner for that night. Asuma and Kurenai just laughed amongst each other and flirted non stop as they were making dinner together. Shino, Choji, Kiba, Akamaru and Hinata were sitting around, talking with each other and trying their hardest to tune out Asuma and Kurenai. Choji poked at the fire that Asuma and Kurenai made and stared at it tiredly. Without Shikamaru and Ino around, he was extremely bored.

"Hm," Choji thought to himself, "where are those two anyways? I told them just this morning to be here at the camp site around this time. I, of course, knew Shikamaru would be late but I expected more from Ino, at least."

Kiba looked over at the other three sitting with him. "Hey, you guys? I overheard Asuma and Kurenai saying that Kakashi's team will be here soon. Is that true?"

Hinata quickly looked at Kiba. "Kakashi's team? So...that means...Naruto will be here too." She looked down at her hands and fiddled with them while blushing.

Kiba nodded. "Well...not just HIM. Also, Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke."

Choji laughed. "Pft. Yeah, but she doesn't care about those other three. She's only interested in seeing Naruto! Heh heh!"

Kiba arched an eyebrow and looked a tad bit annoyed. Meanwhile, Hinata was blushing violently. Then, Choji noticed Shikamaru and Ino walking towards them...but they were holding hands. Choji's mouth just subconsiously dropped open, and he stared at them.

"Hey," Shikamaru said casually, "is dinner almost ready? I'm starving."

Ino nodded with agreement. "Yeah. We haven't had anything to eat since breakfast."

Choji didn't answer them and just kept staring. Hinata, Kiba and Shino were off in their own little worlds, so they didn't really realize what was going on between Shikamaru and Ino.

Choji finally spoke. "Y-You guys...holding hands...? ...Am I on some sort of candid camera show or something? If so, that's a cruel prank!"

Shikamaru and Ino just looked over at each other for a moment and soon after began laughing. Choji was even more confused now.

Ino talked between laughs. "Haha! You're so funny, Choji. Of course you're not on a candid camera show."

Choji had a questionable look on his face. "Then...you two are really...together...? What about Sasuke, Ino?"

Ino frowned when he mentioned Sasuke, and Shikamaru just rubbed her on the back. "Nah, Choji. Let's not talk about that idiot. But in answer to your question...yes." Ino slowly smiled when Shikamaru said so.

Choji's confused look gradually turned into an excited and happy look. "Seriously! Aw man, that's great!" He grabbed both of them around the shoulders and pulled them closer to him for a group hug. "I always knew you two would end up like this! I just knew it!" Ino and Shikamaru just laughed happily as Team 10 gathered in a friendly group hug.

Kakashi suddenly walked up and poked them on the heads. "Excuse me, you three. Where's Asuma and Kurenai? I believe this is where the campite is, yes?"

Choji, Shikamaru and Ino jumped back a little by surprise. Choji answered Kakashi's question. "Er...yeah, this is it. But the campfire where we're having dinner is right over there. Kurenai and Asuma-sensei are over there too." He pointed over to where those two were standing, and Kakashi nodded and walked over to them. But as soon as Kakashi walked off, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura soon walked up, looking tired from the long 50 mile walk to the camp.

Naruto raised a hand in triumph. "Yes! We made it! I knew we could! Believe it!"

Sakura just huffed and puffed to catch her breath, and she gave an annoyed glance towards Naruto. "Oh, shut up, Naruto. You're the one who was complaining the whole way here, so don't even say you thought we could!" Sakura then saw Ino in her sight and decided to show off how her and Sasuke were together. She walked over to him and hugged onto his arm. "Oh, Sasuke, I'm so glad we're over that silly fight now. Aren't you?"

Sasuke smiled at her, which was very un-Sasuke-like, but everyone guessed he only acted like that since he cared so much about Sakura. As Sakura planned, Ino saw this. Ino just glared at her for a moment and turned to walk towards the campfire. Shikamaru saw what Sakura did and just shook his head with disappointment. He knew exactly what Sakura was trying to do. She was trying to make Ino jealous. Then, he felt a little unsure about him and Ino. Did she just say she loved him too because she was especially vulnerable after what happened between her and Sasuke? He tried not to think about it and followed Ino over to the campfire. Choji and the other three went over as well, leaving Naruto's team only standing there.

Sakura got a bit aggravated and thought to herself, "What the hell was that all about? Ino always makes a huge deal if I do that to Sasuke." Sasuke tilted his head a bit at Sakura, wondering why she looked so mad. Sakura just smiled at him and led him over to the campfire, where everyone else was. Naruto just scrambled over as well.

(DINNER TIME NEAR THE CAMPFIRE...)

The sun was almost completely set, spreading a beautiful mural across the sky of orange, yellow and pink. Even though it was summertime, nighttime brought a cold breeze, so they dressed into warm clothes and went back to the campfire. There were four long seats around the campfire. Kurenai, Asuma and Kakashi sat on the first, Kiba, Hinata and Naruto sat on the second, Sakura, Sasuke and Shino sat on the third and Choji, Ino and Shikamaru sat on the fourth.

Asuma passed out plates to all of them, and they all began serving themselves to the food set out for them to eat. Choji took about 5 pieces of each food from every serving plate. The food mostly consisted of BBQ type foods, so BBQ sauce was all over his face as he happily stuffed his face. Ino and Shikamaru laughed with each other as they watched Choji. Sakura, meanwhile, was glaring over at them angrily. She couldn't believe Ino was taking the fact that Sasuke and her were together so well. (Sakura obviously doesn't know about how Ino and Sasuke got together the day before.) Sasuke kept noticing how Sakura was getting upset, but he didn't realize it was because of Ino. He just tried comforting Sakura by patting her on the back or giving loving gestures, like kisses on the cheek, but she still seemed upset. After everyone finished their meals, Asuma grabbed a huge bag of marshmellows and held them up in the air so everyone could see them.

"Everyone!" Asuma cheered out louadly. "Who's up for some roasted marshmellows over the fire for dessert, eh!"

Choji waved his hands violently in the air, signalling he was 100 for that idea. Naruto just yelled out obnoxiously, showing he was happy with that idea as well. Hinata wanted to talk to Naruto at least once this camping trip, so she decided at that moment was a good time. She gently and shyly tapped him on the shoulder.

"Erm...Naruto...?" He looked over at her.

"Yeah, Hinata? What's up?"

She blushed wildly when he looked over at her and smiled as he said that. "W-Well...after eating marshmellows, would you...maybe...like to..hang out with me near the river or something? We...We can catch up on everything...right?" She took a deep breath after she said all that. She was very proud of herself after she made the first move.

Naruto smiled widely, squinting his eyes like he always does. "Believe it! We haven't spoken with each other in FOREVER, so that's an awesome idea, Hinata! It's a plan!" He held up a thumbs up, which made Hinata extremely happy. Kiba watched all this and sadly looked away. He looked down and patted Akamaru on the head gently, trying not to let anyone see the depressed look on his face.

Ino, Shikamaru and Choji were engaging in a conversation that was apparently very funny, because they were laughing continuously. Sakura bit her lip, annoyed at the fact Ino was having a good time and she wasn't. Sasuke decided to ask her what was wrong.

"Sakura," he asked, "what's wrong with you tonight? You seem so down."

Sakura sighed. "It's nothing, Sasuke. Just...don't ask, okay?" She looked away, purposely not making eye contact with him.

Sasuke just stared at her as the back of her head was turned towards him. He wasn't sure what was wrong with her. He sure as heck hoped it wasn't because she found out about him and Ino the day before. "No," Sasuke thought to himself. "If she knew about that, she'd obviously be direct and talk to me about it. I don't think Ino's the type to go around telling people that anyway." As he thought about Ino, he turned to look over at her. She was looking glamorous as always, the light from the fire shining on her glowing complextion. Her beautiful hair resting on her shoulders. Her smile brought a smile to Sasuke's face, without even noticing it. At that moment, he knew he made a mistake...he wanted Ino back.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Hoo man! Can you say drama is in the air! X3 Now, Ino is content with Shikamaru, but can her feelings change if Sasuke lets out his feelings to her, wanting her to come back! Stay tuned for Chapter SEVEN and find out! XDDD