Milk, that is all she's suppose to pick up from the store. Her mother told her specifically to only pick up milk and not waste her money on more teen magazines. Ino went to the store with only enough money for milk. So how is it that coming back from the store Ino walks while reading the magazine in her hand and carrying two in a small bag with no milk? Well, if you guessed Ino's short attention span and a magazine sale then you're correct. Now, let's fast forward through the part where Ino gets kicked out of the house by her mother, and to the part where Shikamaru is noticeable irritated by Ino's decision to read her magazine in the field with him.

He didn't know what he did to deserve this. All he was doing was sitting here, minding his own business, and then she came. Normally he wouldn't mind her company but it bugged him today. Because today she was holding a magazine.

"Shikamaru?"

"Yes?"

"Do you like trying new things?"

"What's wrong with just laying here?"

"Er… right… right," Ino mutters under her breath as she turns her head back down and marks her magazine with a pencil. It's been like this ever since she got here. Every few minutes she would say, "Shikamaru?"

And he would reply, "Yes?" Because every time he would hope that this would be her last comment before she left.

"How good do you 'think' you smell?"

"Um… pretty good."

This time Ino chuckles a little to herself then goes back down to her paper. Shikamaru sighs a little self conscience this time and lightly sniffs his armpit before realizing what he's doing. He frowned at himself. And this is what he got for letting her sit by him with one of those things!

He hated the teen magazines that Ino always got. It seems like they always tried to set a look that was impossible. It was as if the person wasn't good enough unless they conformed to the same image. He didn't want Ino getting thrown into that crowd.

"Shikamaru?""

"Yes?"

"Are you good with your hands?" Shikamaru felt something get caught in his throat at this question.

He flips onto his belly and looks at her for a moment, wondering if she realizes what she just said. Obviously oblivious to her own comment, Shikamaru decides to ask, "…What?"

"Are you good with your hands? You know, can you fix stuff?"

"Oh," He couldn't help but think that maybe later he should give her a talk about how she phrases her words. "Yeah."

Turning back on his back he finally decides to ask, "What are you doing anyway?"

"Okay, I'm done! Wow, this test really does work!" Ino giggles in success.

"What are you doing?"

"Huh, oh I took this who's your perfect guy type test, but I wasn't really sure if it would work or not, so I used it like a personality test for you and it said you are a 'laid back fun guy.' Hit the mark pretty well, don't you think?"

"Yeah, so who's your perfect guy?"

She leans over him laughing, "Apparently you! But that's crazy right?"

He pauses a little thinking she might kiss him then adds, "Yeah, ….crazy."

"Oh, I have to go it's getting late. See you tomorrow."

He waves her goodbye, then looks back at the sky smirking to himself. So the magazine says he needs to be laid back guy? Yeah, he could do that.

A/N: Wow has it really almost been a year! I'm sorry, I'll try harder to update. I took down the last chapter and put this one up instead because I didn't really like the last one. I might make a better version later, but not now. I hope I didn't make too many mistakes because I don't have Word any more.