Before staring this, let me thank you all for your wonderful reviews! Really, you guys are the best!
I'm sorry if this chapter may be a little slow for some of you, who were already expecting some fluffiness with the start of this arc. But this one here is only the prologue, something that I think it's pretty much needed to get into the good stuff.
So please, don't stop reviewing!
Arc 3
When he came back
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Drabble One: Reaction II.
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"Ino…"
The blonde girl raised her head from the flowers she was boredly arranging, her lips instantly curving up into a grin.
"Hey, Shika! Came to visit me? Thank God, 'cuz I was so bored, I-"
But Shikamaru didn't smile, nor did he relax his furrowed brow with the girl's light-hearted mood; instead, he simply parted his lips, his voice sounding oddly pained and worried.
"Ino… he's back."
She merely blinked a couple of times, confusion clearly written over her gorgeous features.
"He? Who are you talking abo--"
But her voice betrayed her and stopped working, her blue eyes opening wide with surprise while the confusion erased itself from her face.
Shikamaru merely looked at her; his sad, dark orbs telling her everything she needed to know.
And suddenly, her hands lost all strength and the vase she was holding hit the ground, shattering in several pieces.
But she didn't care, didn't even acknowledge what had just happened, and instead a single whisper left her trembling lips…
"…Sasuke-kun"
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End Prologue
Short and blunt, and I bet most of you are dissapointed with this little drabble here. But I thought it was apropiate to start the new arc with a short, nice, and somewhat angsty prologue focused on Ino. I don't know you guys, but seeing Ino's reaction when Sasuke finally arrives to Konoha once again, is something I'm really looking forward to in the manga.
Also, this is just the first part to Ino's reaction; but I won't post the second part yet. Maybe after a couple of chapters and SasuInoness I will.
You guys are wondering when the real SasuIno action will start? Well, there's alot of SasuIno-ness in next chapter, and after that, everything will be full of it.
So look forward to it!