Authoress' Note: Eh, this plot is overused enough, I think. Whatever, I just wanted to try my hand at it.Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.


Flowers of Meaning

Flower 08: Honesty or Dishonesty

Stock — You'll Always Be Beautiful to Me

"Maybe I'm just standing the wrong way…" The blonde muttered to herself. She turned to her side, examining her fully rounded stomach in the mirror. She inhaled deeply to suck her stomach in, but it was terribly in vain.

The woman immediately began to panic. "Oh, Kami-sama… it's… it's true… How could this happen to me?!"

Her spouse, who was currently shuffling through his cupboard, paid her little mind. "Give it a rest already, would ya? How many times are you gonna do this?"

She turned to face him, tears welling in the corners of her eyes. Both her hands gripped her swollen and exposed belly. "You won't believe it Shikamaru… I'm pregnant!"

He sighed at the tediousness of the situation. The male turned to her completely, running a hand through his hair. "I know. No, we both know. It's been eight months already."

"I'm fat!" She cried, burying her face in both her hands. "I'm really, really fat!"

"No you're pregnant," he corrected.

"I'm fat and ugly! Look, there are stretch marks! Stretches marks! See?! Oh Kami-sama I'm fat!" She collapsed backwards on the bed. "I feel like I weigh a million pounds! And you don't even care!"

"You're not fat Ino, you're pregnant."

"Pregnant and fat!"

Somehow, he detected another mood swing. The man lay on the bed beside her, wiping tears from her face with his thumb. "Sure, you're pregnant, but not fat. For a woman to get pregnant, it's only natural for her to get bigger."

Shikamaru helped the woman to sit up straight. "Oh, so I have to get bigger?"

He nodded. "Yes, you do."

"Do you…" She sniffed. "Do you think I've gotten bigger?"

"Uh, well…" How was he supposed to answer that? Most women like honesty so… "You're pregnant so… yes. But it doesn't matter, because I think you look beautiful either way."

She issued a slap to his face before standing abruptly. "Liar! You said I wasn't fat, and then you come back saying that I'm bigger! Why did you lie to me?!"

He held his face, stunned at her sudden lash.

"Why can't you just be honest?!"

"You want me to be honest?" He questioned, being wary of both her hands.

"Yes! Tell me the truth!"

"You've gained a little wei— "

Ino burst into tears. "How can you say that?! I'm pregnant with your child and that's what you tell me?! These last few months have been hell for me! You're so insensitive! I hate you!" Sobbing, the woman walked out of the room the best she could.

Shikamaru could only sit there, wondering how he was born if his mother put his father through this.


Owari


Authoress' Note: Heh, really silly. Review.