Ino fell to her knees she just couldn't believe it…..it just couldn't be true…but the proof was staring her right in the face. 'PREGNANT'

"No fucken way!" She screamed and grabbed the other test from her bed, taking it as well.

She gripped the test watching for the second the results appeared. The seconds ticked on. Twenty-three….forty-five….fifty-seven…the test went off again, its results mirroring that of the first. Ino scowled and tossed it into the trash along with its mate.

'This cannot be happening! There is no way these tests are right! I cannot be preggers, not now!' Her thoughts bitched about while her body mimicked them by tramping around her house. 'There is no way in hell I'm having an Uchiha's baby! Especially not Itachi Uchiha- mass murder of his whole clan- 's child!'

'No way! Nadda! Fuck no! This was all a mistake!'

Ino was in denial, obviously, and she continued to believe it was just a cheap test's mistake but what she couldn't deny was the fact that she was craving chocolate covered cabbage with a side of lemon cake covered in BBQ.

'Shit!' She thought. 'This really is freaken true…'

Sighing she flopped down on her bed. "Great just great….what am I supposed to do now?" Then the doorbell rang, she groaned. "What now?" Slowly the blond kunoichi dragged herself out of bed and opened the front door hoping it wasn't her dad, she was not ready to explain all this to him.

"Hey are ya feeling any better?" The large man in front of her asked. Ino gave a sigh of relief, it was just Choji and Shikamaru. "Hey guys, yeah I'm doing better." She grinned. 'As good as I can be in this situation.' Her thoughts muttered. "We just wanted to stop by to see if you were okay, we haven't seen you in a few days." Shikamaru muttered, following Choji into the house.

"So, how've ya been?" Choji asked sitting down on the couch while Shikamaru made a b-line towards the bathroom. "Oh I'm okay, just had a few things going on." She gave a small grin while her thoughts said otherwise. 'Definitely more than one thing going on.'

"But I'm feeling better now. How about you Choji? Anything new to say?" "Well yeah actually I-" Choji rambled on, while Ino, still not sure of how to let her condition be known, just smiled and contented herself in small talk.

Shikamaru sighed, "What a relief." He'd had to go since he left for Ino's. 'Why did that troublesome woman have to live so off?' Washing his hands he looked into the mirror at his bored reflection and noticed that he had baby hair growing again. 'Great another thing I need.' The lazy nin groaned and continued to stare at the new hair when something caught his attention from the trashcan.

He peered over a little curious as to what it could be, though never one to literally go through someone's garbage; this was a first for him.

After finishing up his business in the bathroom he returned to Ino and Choji. The three talked for a long time, all the while Ino could have sworn Shikamaru kept giving her 'looks'. Eventually Choji mentioned something about being hungry, said goodbye and left.

Not a second after Choji closed the door; Shikamaru uttered her name with a stern voice. 'Oh great he's using that voice. What did I do now?' Her inner self whined. "Yes Shikamaru?"

"Ino…what is this?" The pony-tailed man in front of her held his stern look as he pulled out the white stick of doom from his vest pocket. She gulped, eyeing the pregnancy test. Shikamaru had apparently wrapped the 'used' part of it with tissue paper. The bold letters spelling out PREGNANT were still visible.

"Ah…..it's…" She tore her eyes away from the test and locked eyes with its holder. "Well?" He spoke, as sternly as if he were her father. "It's ahh…." Ino closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "It's just what it looks like." Shikamaru gave a grunt. "When did this happen?"

"About three weeks ago…" She looked down staring at her feet. "When three weeks ago?" Her friend demanded, still holding the test. "Back when my body got taken…."

Shikamaru's firm gaze dropped as he too stared at the floor. "Oh…you didn't have any choice in the matter did you…" 'That must have been why she was so eager to get home.' He thought tossing the test away in the trash near the couch.

"No…." Ino whispered making Shikamaru stare at her again. "I did have a choice…I was all for it." Shikamaru's serious look returned as he asked her what she meant. "I meant that," Ino lifted her head back up, facing her friend's stern eyes. "On the night of that thunder storm I fooled around with a rouge ninja. He….he saved me from being killed and then the storm started so we took refuge in a cave. Then…well….I don't think I need to explain the rest…."

Shikamaru sighed. "A rouge huh?" Ino nodded. His hand gripped her shoulder. "You could have done better you know." She closed her eyes and agreed with him. "So….does anyone else know?"

"No. Just you."

Groaning the pony-tailed boy pulled her into a one armed hug. Ino gripped onto him, digging her nails into his vest. "I don't know what I'm going to do Shikamaru…" Tears filled her eyes and she nuzzled into his vest. "I've told myself over and over that this can't be real but…"

"Ino." Her friend spoke, his face turned slightly away from her, somewhat uncomfortable with her gripped onto him and her tears getting him wet. "Do you have any idea what you want to do with the kid?" She sniffled, wondering what would she do. 'If I abort it I could never live down the looks people will give me afterwards…..but if I give it up then….if the kid has the Sharingan it will be in danger….even if I kept the kid it would still be in trouble….at least if I kept it I could watch over it and protect it…..I don't know….either I raise the kid myself…..or give it up….I just don't know.'

"I guess I'll have the baby…." Ino released Shikamaru from her grip and looked into his eyes. "Can I count on you not to tell anyone?" The Nara nodded. "But I'm telling Choji. He deserves to know just as much as I do."

"Fine." Shikamaru turned to leave and glanced back at her, a smirk on his face. "Relax Ino, things will be okay, trust me. You're not alone; Choji and I have your back. Were your comrades and friends, you've got nothing to worry about."

Ino smiled "I know."

Its short I know and I apologize for it. My creativity and ideas are just kinda running low lately and I'm in a rut. Hopefully I'll get over it soon but…..

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~HornyWolf