Ino POV:
"Shika?"
"Yes, Ino?"
"There's something I need to tell you."
Flashback:
Ino's POV at 5 years old:
"Shikamaruuuuuu!" I call out while running up the stairs in Shikamaru's home. I hear a groan from another room and smile recognizing it right away. I opened Shikamaru's door and walked inside while taking off my backpack I had brought with me for the night. "Shikamaru, did you forget I was coming to sleep over tonight?"
I look around and finally spotted what I believed was Shikamaru laying under the covers. I went over to the bed and gave the lump a shake. Hearing more groaning I giggled and jumped up on the bed and started to jump up and down making the lump move with me as I jumped on the bed.
"Ino! Stop!" I hear Shikamaru's voice coming from the lump of blankets.
I laugh and sat beside him on the bed, "Shika, you said you would play with me this time!" I whined as he finally came out from under the blankets.
He glared at me, though it wasn't very intimidating, "Ino, I never said that! You said that and I don't want to play your silly girly games!"
I glare back at him and I immediately see the regret in his eyes. I get up and make my way out of the room while shouting, "Auntie Yoshino! Shikamaru won't-" Before I could finish my sentence Shikamaru had ran up behind me and covered my mouth with his hand.
He pulled me back inside while groaning, "Fine! I'll play your dumb game just stop yelling."
I turn to him and smile, "Yay! I'll be the mommy and you can be the daddy!" I run over to my bag and get out a doll I had brought with me along with accessories.
He groans and follows me, "Why am I the daddy?"
I laugh, "Because you're the boy and boys are always the daddy!" I walk over to the bed and climb up on it with the doll in my hands. "Daddies always have to listen to the mommies and they help the mommies with the babies. So you have to listen to me."
Shikamaru glared at me, "Well then I don't want to play and I don't ever want to be a daddy if that is the case."
End of Flashback
Ino's POV:
Shikamaru turned his full attention to me, he knew I was being serious and what I was about to say was important.
"Shikamaru, you know that I just want the best for you right?" He nods, "I don't want you or Shikadai to be hurt and I want you to have the life you want, the one you deserve, but today Shikadai and I went back to your house and what we saw…well it's hard to say, I'm not sure how to explain what we saw. What we saw made Shikadai turn around and run…. I couldn't believe it and the way it affected him, the hurt he was feeling it tore me apart."
Suddenly Shikamaru became more alert and attentive, "Ino…. What did you two see? When I left the house it looked fine. What happened?"
I couldn't believe I was about to tell Shikamaru this horrible news. Out of all the things that would happen I was the one to find out first and I was the one who had to tell Shikamaru. I didn't know how to tell him and didn't know if I could tell him, but I knew some way some how I needed him to know what I saw even if it would break his heart and destroy his spirit. He deserved to know, he deserved to know the truth and be able to move on and be happy. The thoughts of what happened plagued my mind I couldn't believe what I saw but at the same time I couldn't say I was that surprised.
