Out of Control
Chapter 9: Fin
By: an1m3.4sp
Characters
Ino Yamanaka: 20 years old
Shikamaru Nara: 20 years old
Neji Hyuga: 21 years old
Temari: 23 years old
Naruto Uzumaki: 20 years old
Tenten: 21 years old
Sakura Haruno: 20 years old
Kiba Inuzuka: 20 years old
Choji Akimichi: 20 years old
Summary: Her life was empty, and her powers progressed dangerously out of her control. With Shikamaru gone on various dangerous missions, Ino was faced with countless war missions; spying, seducing and torturing the enemy with her progressing unknown powers. Shikamaru soon realized the double-edged sword to her technique which was killing her slowly as it broke her soul apart every time it was used, but it was needed for the village's survival as war and death reached the gates of Konoha. An action filled romance in which Shikamaru and Ino fight for their life to end up happily ever after together, though that was never their fate to begin with. Ino/Shikamaru
Last time:
"I trust you," she smiled peacefully, "plus it's too troublesome for you to have one woman, let alone two!" she leaned up on her tip toes, pulling down my arm to lower my body, and kissed my cheek. I could now completely understand why my father fell victim to my mother, why he put up with all her nagging. He had mentioned this sort of relationship to me once before when I was still a genin… That he loved the small tender moments they shared when she wasn't screaming and had a kind smiled only for him.
"No ordinary man would say that," I frowned, feeling that maybe she knew me too well.
"Ino!" I heard someone scream before the air shifted before me and Neji was suddenly there, the sound of clothes ripping was louder than it should have been. I stared in horror as he bent forward in pain, Tenten screamed and I realized the knife wasn't in her hand anymore. Shikamaru now held Tenten from behind throwing her to the ground and binding her body with his shadow bind. "Ino! Check his wound," Shikamaru ordered turning Neji to his back, and removing the other man's hand from his wound. I immediately went to work over the wound, forgetting the pain in my own arm as I concentrated a massive amount of chakra in my hands to his wound. He watched me peacefully calm, and then stared at the starry sky.
"It's not deep, he just needs proper medical attention and a few pain killers," I reported, trying to close the wound as much as possible since I managed to stop the bleeding.
"Let's begin!" Temari yelled, and with the shift of air I ducked low avoiding being hit across the head with her iron fan, and aiming to kick her knee. She of course jumped back keeping a safe distance, and opened her fan 1/3 of its capacity, showing one purple circle to me. "You are slow for a spy."
I moved forward forming various seals beginning the soul transfer process, I jumped high aiming a round kick to her head which she easily avoided watching my hands knowingly. She knew what I had been trying to do, put her attention on my legs instead of my hands, but she wasn't Shikamaru's strategic rival for nothing. Without giving me any more time she charged forward, forcing me to break the seal in my hand to pull a knife from my pack, clashing weapons in the middle until she caught my hand which held the my knife and I caught hers with my other hand. Standing at a standstill, she smirked kicking me hard in the stomach sending me flying back and hitting the ground hard.
I hadn't felt good the past few days, since I think I was coming up with a small fever. My skin felt hot, and I had a light migraine walking in the cool weather. I stopped in front of the abandoned house and gawked in amazement, the house was completely restored. New paint, new windows, the doors, the front gate was rebuilt and it actually had a small beautiful garden in the front yard. It was even more beautiful than I had thought; I walked up the front steps and knocked at the front door hesitantly, unsure if this was the same house Shikamaru had meant anymore. It was transformed.
Sighing I agreed, and Kiba counted to three, and I reached out pulling up the top of the platter stopping short as I stared at the massive diamond staring back at me. My mouth fell open in shock, dropping the top with a load clunk as it hit the ground and turning to Shikamaru who had gotten down on one knee. My face flushed with color as I heard him say the 6 words I hadn't expected to hear from him in a long time, "Ino Yamanaka… Will you marry me?"
The pulsing was back in my head from all the blood rush, and my knees felt weak. "Yes," it was whispered as my eyes involuntarily closed and I collapsed from the disorienting fever.
There was a massive explosion and the sound of a window shattering from the Hospital, I turned back and felt my stomach drop as I stared at the window the explosion had come from. Ino's room burned in flames. Turning back I sprinted faster than I had ever, jumping into the blazing room without a care for my well being. I walked into the room in a daze, spotting a black corpse on the ground next to where Ino had just been sitting before I left. My hands shook, and my knees gave out from under me. This couldn't be happening; Ino was just alive asking me if we were really engaged.
I felt feminine arms go around me, and for a second imagined Ino alive and well and the body on the floor was not her. But when I grabbed the arm Sakura face came into view, dragging me out of the burning room. I struggled, no. No! "Ino!" I screamed, trying to crawl to her body with my nonexistent strength. I was going insane, this couldn't be happening. She was just smiling and talking with me.
"Shikamaru, please," Sakura cried, as I struggled against her with grief and disbelief. I pushed her away, as she managed to pull me all the way out of the room; and I slammed my fists against the hospital wall, Ino's chart fell to the ground at my feet. I slid down the wall again, feeling my face wet with tears I hadn't realized I shed.
In bold massive letters I read her chart.
Positive Pregnancy.
Normal POV
Sorrow, deep and sharp cut him slowly. Ino had been pregnant, carrying his child.
He screamed a long painful sound, and the pain evolved into something cruel and horrible. Shikamaru felt the seething rage save him from insanity and corrupted his logical mind, seeking the ones responsible. He noticed movement; Sakura wiped her green eyes as tears ran down.
He lunged forward without a thought of restraint from his seating position to standing right in front of her, curling his fingers around her slim white neck. She gasped, and Shikamaru slammed her against the wall to prevent her from escaping. He held up Ino's chart to Sakura's face, barely able to speak as he trembled with fury.
"Did you know?" Shikamaru hissed, waiting as Sakura's eyes adjusted and she stared at the bold truth on Ino's chart.
Her eyes were wide with fright, but she answered, "No…" Sakura's body quivered as she understood the dangers he was in this state. She looked into his eyes and only cowered farther against the wall; whoever looked back at her through his eyes wasn't Shikamaru. Hate and bloodlust controlled him now, and he was searching for someone to blame. "If you need someone to blame, blame our enemies… They brought the war, they m-m-murdered Ino," her voice shook, but she could tell he understood. She knew she had to direct his rage in a more helpful route, benefiting Konoha; she trembled for the first time in her life truly afraid.
Then he was suddenly gone, faster than she could see, he sprinted out of the closest window and exited the building. Sakura's breathing had become shallow as she slid down the wall. He had taken her strength out of her body with the murderous expressions. Another explosion came from the room Ino had occupied, and Sakura's body moved involuntarily forward. She needed to at least give Ino a decent burial, not leave her inside to become ash.
Throwing open the door, she looked around the small room instantly spotting the body darkened by flames on the ground besides the disintegrated mattress. Her tears poured as she moved closer to the body, it was unrecognizable. She has witnessed comrades die in her time as a ninja, but never a best friend.
Her emerald eyes widened in shock and she paused noticing the body couldn't be Ino's… It had been of a thin male.
Ino was alive!
Shikamaru bellowed a war cry sprinting onto the Hokage's rooftop. He didn't pause at the wall of fire that kept everyone else out, burning his arms badly he pushed through the flames and found Tsunade in bad condition under the enemy. Shikamaru ran forward recklessly, unafraid and rage filled; maybe he was the one who sent the attack on Ino. Because she had been targeted, that much was obvious.
Tsunade looked up surprised, as Shikamaru moved faster than she had been able to catch easily catching the enemy with his shadow neck bind. He made sure to turn the enemy's general so their eyes met, "did you send the attack on Ino?" he screamed needing to know. The general smirked even from his position, fully confident even in his position. "DID YOU?"
"The mind kunoichi is dead, everything has gone as planned," he smirked pleased with himself, he disappeared from Shikamaru's bind sprinting at him from behind.
"Shikamaru!" Tsunade screamed, watching in horror as a massive shadow mist covered the two men as they must have met in the middle. Screams filled the air, raw tormented screams. Goosebumps rose over the 5th's skin trying to see through the mist blanket covering their battle, not even her experienced skill could see. Then she noticed the shadow was made of small particles with chakra. Each particle had the ability to expand and become a shadow, but it also could cause hallucinations… Was the enemy screaming from hallucinations? Somehow, Tsunade doubted that.
Shikamaru's hands shook as he cut the general again, earning another piercing scream. "Why did you target a ninja in the hospital?" he demanded half crazed, the general's body must have looked like a half chopped piece of meat. He had cut all his major veins so he could bleed slowly and painfully.
"She was the cause of our failure last time, we couldn't let her get in the way again!" the pathetic man cried, "please… please kill me!" he begged, blind within Shikamaru's mist. Dropping the knife, Shikamaru dispersed the mist in several directions. It would take care of all enemies within the village. He ignored the heavily bleeding man at his feet and concentrated in the now clear rooftops for all the enemies within the gates. The sun was setting, and shadows rose from the ground as he searched for every enemy within and around the village. Unknown chakra levels rose as he captured over 30 soldiers within this shadow, breaking their necks without remorse. Quick and brutal, like an assassination.
Tsunade stare in horror at the man that had caught Naruto by surprise and beat her in power lay in a bloody pool. Shikamaru looked back down at the twitching body and then looked to the 5th that froze under his glare. "He will talk willingly now, end this war," Shikamaru snarled, his shadows diminishing the wall of fire around the Hokage's rooftops. He noticed the kunai stabbed into his arm, he hadn't noticed when that happened; it only infuriated him further, and he threw back his head and screamed needing more blood to spill.
The enemy chakra signatures seemed to have begun retreating, that wasn't acceptable; he would make sure everyone of them paid for Ino's life. Every one of them would die pathetically and easily by his hand. He didn't care what happened to him after.
"Shikamaru?" Tsunade watched him from her position on the floor he didn't acknowledge her, and ANBU ninjas appeared behind her ready to retrieve her. "Wait," the 5th ordered her guards, staring at the shadow ninja who looked to be in a trance, murdering many enemies at the time. "Shikamaru?" she asked again, this time he looked down at her again like a man possessed. He glared, with eyes filled with bloodlust; unseeing and indifferent to the prospects of mercy.
"I will murder them all," he snarled, disappearing from the roof top towards the side wall of the village where the enemy army had attacked. Leaving Tsunade to watch in horror as the only man in Konoha who had a clear head in all circumstances, lose it. She ordered her guards to take the general to interrogation looking away as the man screamed from the pain. He was a high ranking general, she would much rather end his suffering but Shikamaru had been right and she needed the information.
"Lady Tsunade! Have you seen Shikamaru?" Sakura appeared rushed, kneeling before her old master, healing her wounds as she did. Sakura stared at the screaming man in the ANBU's arms for a second, before blocking it out and focusing on the Hokage.
"Yes, what's happened to Ino?" Tsunade demanded, pushing away Sakura's treatment. She needed to know what had made her lead strategist attack so carelessly and become mercilessly cruel.
"He thinks they've murdered Ino, we found a body in her hospital room burned unrecognizable from the explosion an enemy caused within," Sakura frowned, "but I inspected the body and it's not her, it had been a man… Shikamaru's not himself," she wiped her face from the stray tears, also leaving the Hokage as she went to search for Shikamaru before he got himself killed.
Shikamaru relished as blood plastered across his face, they would not be given the option to retreat; no mercy. He passed like a dark shadow of death; any enemy near him was captured by their own shadow and murdered easily. Konoha soldiers watched Shikamaru pass, keeping a clear distance as he had a strong intent to kill. His own shadow lashing out at anyone close, and stabbing the enemy varies times since they became sharper than knives.
Finally reaching the Konoha wall he searched, there was no hiding from the Nara's in the woods, they owned them. Raising his hands he shot out many sharp shadow knives searching for the retreating soldiers. Many targets were hit but one, which caught his attention. The last target had evaded the knife and distinguished the shadow easily.
Grunting, Shikamaru shot in the direction ignoring all of his comrades' calls. His every muscle felt like they were about to rip apart, and his body had suffered from severe burns and cuts; yet he kept going… he didn't plan to live much longer after. He stopped abruptly as a knife hit his shoulder; he snarled pulling the weapon out without a flinch as he focused on the ninja before him.
"Shikamaru! Watch out!" A female voice screamed, and he stiffened up turning to the familiar voice which came from behind the enemy. The dark ninja disappeared, giving Shikamaru a clear path of vision to the woman who had called out. Long blond hair, pale skin, crystal clear sky blue eyes… He froze as he stared at her, Ino stared back her legs and hands tied with a collar around her neck cutting off her chakra.
Shikamaru coughs up blood, taking his eyes off of Ino for a second he looked down at himself and spotted the long sword stabbed through the side of his stomach. Ino is alive, he needed to save her, but he had wasted so much chakra already and with his current condition he couldn't find the strength anymore. She was alive, that was all that mattered…
"Shikamaru! Shikamaru!" Ino screamed, the sword didn't look like it had hit any major organs luckily, but by the look of the rest of his battered body he had lost a lot of blood already. His eyes were closing and she crawled towards them unable to think clearly, she wouldn't let him die. "Shikamaru! I'm pregnant! You can't leave me!" she screamed terrified, tears running down her face as she watched Bardon pull out the sword staring at her in fury at her statement.
Shikamaru forced his eyes open; she was pregnant with his child… He couldn't let the bastard who kidnapped her before take her again, what would happen to the child. His child.
Bardon moved around Shikamaru, kicking him to his side as he moved towards Ino who had gotten up to her knees. Her hands still tied behind her back, the bastard raised his hand and struck her hard across the face. Ino fell down on her side hissing from the sting, but continued to glare up defiant.
Fury began taking over Shikamaru again, the pain disappeared and he felt the last stimulus of chakra circulating through his limbs as he pushed up bringing forth his shadow mist. Bardon looked back in time to jump farther away and avoid the mysterious fog crawling around the area and hiding Ino in its depths.
"What? You can't fight me like a man? You have to hide inside your mist and attack from afar, pussy," Bardon snarled keeping a safe distance from the unnatural black mist. He kept up his guard, examining the mist from afar and planning a strategy of attack. Shikamaru didn't give him the time, suddenly jumping through the mist and punching Bardon hard breaking his cheekbone as his fist connected. The impact threw Bardon to the ground, and the connection with Shikamaru's shadow froze him in place now under his control.
"I am not a pussy," Shikamaru growled, straightening up and glaring as he made his shadow crawl up Bardon's body and around his neck ready for the finishing move. The trapped ninja struggled, hissing profanities and showing no fear as he promised Shikamaru a slow torturous death.
Low on chakra and weak from all the blood lost Shikamaru struggled for control making his arms and legs shake from the effort. Muscles tore and he fell to his knees his shadow loosening from Bardon's neck and slowly reclining back inch by inch.
"I am going to rip you apart for taking her from me!" Bardon screamed half crazed struggling harder against the bind. "And once you are dead so will the bastard child," he laughed his eyes wide open, and his mouth set in a nasty snarl.
Screaming in fury, Shikamaru disappearing from his position and reappearing in front of Bardon who was momentarily released from all shadow restraints, but the sharp long knife stabbed into Bardon's heart kept him still and in place. He coughed up blood, choking as it filled his lungs and throat. Blood splattered onto Shikamaru's already bloody shinobi uniform and face.
"I love you," he choked, actual tears running down the enemy's eyes as he stared past Shikamaru as Ino stood just outside the mist. She had managed to untie herself and find her way out in time to see Bardon fall back onto his back lifeless as soon as he touched the ground.
Shikamaru stared down at him, the other man had loved Ino this much he gave up his life… He had seen himself in his enemy's eyes before he died the adoration and complete devotion in the last seconds of life had froze Shikamaru in place. Their situations had been the absolute opposite but the desperate need for Ino eerily similar. He didn't want to hurt Ino, he didn't want her to feel forced like the other man had caused her to feel. Did his suffocating need hinder her happiness?
"Shikamaru…" her voice was a relief, smooth and angelic as her hand found his shoulder turning him from the sight of death. The desolate feeling slowly disappearing as she moved into his arms, her arms hugging his waist attempting to keep as close as possible; she murmured into his chest, "Don't ever scare me like this."
He didn't understand, "you scared me Ino… I thought you were dead, the body in the room was unrecognizable, I thought I've lost you."
"You're stupid," she cried, hitting his chest. He had almost given up during the fight, he had almost given up.
He grunted feeling her light hit; it his body remembered his earlier wounds and his legs gave out falling to his back with Ino still holding on. He stared up at her and smiled even with the pain, then reaching up and crushing the collar around her neck effortlessly with one hand. It shouldn't have been so easy for him; his body was going into shock.
"I forgot about the injuries," she wiped her face, placing her hands over his torso and collecting chakra to stop all the bleeding pooling around his body. His face was pale as he stared at her face dazed.
"So you really are pregnant," he grinned regardless of his situation, his larger hand grabbing one of hers in a firm grip.
"Shikamaru, let go I need to heal you," Ino couldn't stop the tears running down her face as she struggled to pull her hand away. He shook his head intertwining their fingers together as she continued to heal him with one hand. "Shikamaru please, you're losing a lot of blood," Ino cried forcing her chakra onto one hand and moving it quickly around his body to the larger bleeds.
"I'll be fine, just don't let go of my hand," he murmured, losing consciousness slowly. "If I lose you, I'm worthless," he sighed peacefully, releasing one last breath before closing his eyes and laying still.
"No! I'm worthless, Shikamaru! Shikamaru! I'm worthless without you!" Ino screamed, pushing more of her life force into him, opening life portals within her body to heal him. But he wasn't responding she could feel his heart slowing, stalling for seconds then beating ever so lightly. She ripped her hand away from his hold, pushing more chakra into his body sending a shock to quicken and reawaken his slowing heart. Nothing was working! "No. No. No. No. No. No. Please wake up, please wake up, please wake up! You said you'll be fine, Shikamaru please wake up!" Ino screamed, panic gripping her stomach as she pumped more and more chakra into him receiving less and less responses.
"Ino!" Pink hair flashed by Ino's peripheral vision, but she didn't waste time to look at Sakura who found her covered in Shikamaru's blood trying to revive him. Sakura moved forward pushing Ino aside as she inspected Shikamaru's body; Ino had pumped so much of her own chakra into him that had kept him alive so far. She couldn't possibly have anymore to spare, looking over Ino; she noticed Ino's hands were trembling from the effort and hands seemed to have burned from the amount of chakra she had used.
"He can't die, Sakura. He can't die," she spoke low, her eyes wide as she watched Sakura work over Shikamaru's body.
Two ANBU shinobis appeared behind Ino, and Sakura nodded in their direction barking orders. One grabbed Ino's shoulders pulling her back as Sakura and another masked man lifted Shikamaru's unconscious body and disappeared back to the village. "I need to be with him! I won't let him die!" Ino panicked but the ANBU didn't release her.
"He won't die," the mysterious voice said confidently, lifting her struggling body and following the other's example returning to the village before further attacks.
Ino waited, she sat next to Shikamaru's bed and waited. Sakura had said he would either wake up or not, but he was out of immediate danger. He had fallen into a coma shortly after the blood transfusions, because he had not only been short on blood but chakra as well. His muscles had also been ripped; it had been a miracle his heart hadn't exploded from the pressure of him forcing his chakra. He had completely exceeded his limit to protect her. It was a miracle he was even in the hospital still and not in a body bag like many other casualties of war.
"Shikamaru, you are stupid…" Ino sighed, holding his hand as she ran her fingers through his hair. Three days have passed and still Shikamaru showed no sign of change. His condition didn't worsen, but it didn't get any better either. "You shouldn't have pushed yourself so hard; you should have had a strategy… Stupid, stupid, stupid, I always get you hurt."
"Don't be stupid," a soft voice responded, Ino froze staring at Shikamaru's face. Her heart swelled with joy as his eyes twitched, trying to open. He grunted, his hand tightening around hers as he struggled to open his eyes. "You've been cursing at me the past few days… Blaming yourself," he frowned forcing his eyes open to look at her, his vision was blurred and he closed them again since the room lights were too bright for him to adjust right away. "Troublesome woman forced me to wake up or else I would have been too lazy to," he grinned sounding raw since he has been asleep the past 3 days.
Ino stared, happy beyond words as Shikamaru finally looked at her. She had worried, had sat next to his bed, hadn't slept and barely able to eat; and now he smiled at her alive. Tears rolled down unconsciously, she was so relieved, she cried and he consoled her. Checking her over and asking if she had been checked over by Tsunade or Sakura.
"Sakura has been looking over me," Ino cried, laying her head across his chest to hear his heart beat and make sure it kept beating. "Does anything hurt? how do you feel? Let me get Sakura, she's in charge of your case," Ino stood from her stool, ready to run out the room but Shikamaru didn't release her hand, pulling her back and causing her to trip onto the bed over him.
"Shikamaru! You're hurt," Ino struggled, trying to keep her weight off of him in case she opened any wounds.
"I'm alive because you stayed by me, don't go," he grunted, still unable to keep his eyes open for long periods of time. The pain killers he was hooked up to were probably the cause of that. "I told you I would be fine," he grinned, squinting one eye open to glance at her face.
"You almost died! You weren't fine, and I couldn't do anything! If it hadn't been for Sakura showing up I don't know what would have happened! I was useless," Ino's lip quivered, and she wiped away her tears.
Shikamaru sighed, his signature sigh and raised both his arms grabbing Ino's face in between his hands and pulling her down. He kissed her innocently, lips touching lips but the electricity they both felt was comforting. Sexual stimulation was not what she needed at the moment. She needed reassurance and he needed her to stay close.
Sakura entered the room, coughing loudly to get the couple's attention. Ino jumped off quickly her ears heating up at the scene Sakura walked into. She stood besides the bed as Sakura walked around to Shikamaru's other side. Shikamaru smirked closing his eyes as Sakura frowned at Ino, "I told you to go to your room Ino, you're in no condition to be moving around! You need your rest," she lectured, checking Shikamaru over.
He opened his eyes looking over to Ino who looked away awkwardly, hadn't she just said she was in good health? "What do you mean?" Shikamaru frowned, pushing up into a sitting position stiffly.
"She should be in bed rest; after you fell unconscious she used her own life force to keep you alive. Her moving around is dangerous for her and the baby," Sakura explained, knowing Shikamaru would force Ino to listen. Ino glared in her direction.
"I'm fine," Ino insisted turning to Shikamaru, "you shouldn't move, you're wounds aren't fully healed."
"Ino..." She closed her mouth tight, and concentrated on the tiled floor as Shikamaru placed his full focus on the top of her head. He was usually too lazy to give a person his full attention, but when he did the individual felt its force. "I want you to get some rest; you can't be negligent to your health… Especially now," he spoke slowly, flinching as he tried to move off the bed.
"Shikamaru!" Sakura frowned rushing to the other side of the bed, her hands instantly glowing with her chakra focusing on Shikamaru's abdomen. He pushed her hands away, and pushed off the bed completely, holding on to the side of the bed to keep his balance. Ino watched happy he was actually moving, they hadn't been sure of he would ever wake up. "You shouldn't be moving around yet! You two are infuriating!" Sakura half screamed, watching over him as he took a hold of Ino's upper arm.
"Let's go to your room," he grunted.
Ino easily agreed she knew he wouldn't change his mind now. Sakura followed close behind, her hands glowing as she sent chakra into Shikamaru's body. Nurses watched the odd couple walk down the hall in awed; the story of Shikamaru's amazing strength had spread like wildfire labeling him as Konoha's hero.
Ino had explained to Sakura that she had been targeted in the hospital room because in the last massive attack Ino had been the reason it had failed. Bardon of course knew of the attack and rescued her, killing the other ninja before allowing the room to explode. Tsunade visited also to check Ino's unborn child herself, she wanted to make sure it was in good health and would survive the trauma.
Naruto recovered from his deadly wound after Sakura's ministration. She had hid the weakened Hokage in the Hospital's cellar when she heard the explosion in Ino's room. He visited Shikamaru and heard of the story from Tsunade, leaking the amazing story to the general public. Naruto could never keep his mouth shut.
Shikamaru's POV
I watched over her the following week we remained in the hospital. Sakura fussed over my wounds, and nagged every time I walking on my own. I understood why she and Ino got along so well. I apologized to Sakura soon after I regained consciousness about the incident after Ino's room exploded. She shook her head and told me she understood and didn't hold it against me.
I proposed again the following month. Under the old tree in our childhood training ground, next to the mound of grass I usually lay on to watch the easy going clouds. I promised I would be a good husband, I would provide for her and our child, and I would grow into a man she needs. She responded with a tearful yes, and reassured that she loved me because of who I already was.
The wedding was rushed in my opinion, our families worked vigilantly together planning and sorting and Ino definitely was the master mind. I would have rather waited after the child was born so Ino could have her perfect wedding, but then the day arrived and I watched her in her chosen dress blushing as she walked down the aisle. Her pregnancy wasn't showing yet, and so her mermaid styled dress looked amazing. She looked absolutely beautiful, stunning, and gorgeous; words just couldn't describe her magnificence… At that moment I couldn't help the smile that formed on my lips and the swell in my chest as I realized she must love me. And I was glad the wedding was rushed, and we would be married and together forever after today.
The wedding was held in an old fashioned mansion, Naruto had offered the residence since his father the 4th Hokage had left the home to him. The decorations were elegant and simple, and the guest list included everyone in Konoha and their mothers. The bride's maids wore Ino's absolute favorite color purple, and my groom's men wore a black suit with a purple vest underneath. I had been measured into a white tux at Ino's request, I would have preferred traditional black; but she wouldn't allow it.
My vision narrowed watching only her walk closer and closer, butterflies fluttered in my gut and I fought the sudden urge to fidget. I wanted her close to me, besides me at all times. Because I loved her, and I wouldn't be able to do anything right without her; she managed to push herself as a dependency forcing me to succumb to her every wish.
She stood before me, and I couldn't get the idiotic smile off my face. The elders began their traditional sermons and I half listened only giving Ino my full attention until the question arose. "Do you Shikamaru Nara accept Ino Yamanaka to be your lawfully wedded wife?" she stared up at me, and I lost myself in her endless eyes.
"I do," I say breathless, she smiled knowingly up at me.
"Do you Ino Yamanaka accept Shikamaru Nara as you lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do," she grinned, throwing her arms around my neck and kissing me before the elder could say another word. I almost fell back from the sudden outburst, but kept my balance thanks to Chouji's strong hand on my shoulder. He had accepted to be my best man, and Naruto called from beside him laughing at my surprised look.
I grinned kissing her fully on the mouth, then whispered dirty promises for later on in the evening and we were alone. She giggled, blushing a cute pink color as I pulled her down the aisle and rice dropped over our heads.
The party after was massive, I only managed to survive because Ino would come back to me every 10 minutes to pull me along with her and greet guest, then take pictures, and kept reassuring me that later on I would be able to do what I promised to her.
Finally the night was over, and I carried Ino into our home.
I kissed her lightly at first, getting a light touch of her feather soft full lips that had teased me the whole night. Smiling as cameras flashed and at the guest who only kept showing up throughout the night. I was given a two month's vacation from any future missions, and Ino would be out of action during the duration of her pregnancy. I was beyond happy about that, and after hopefully she would stay home with the child for a year or two… Hopefully, a man can dream.
Her breathing was already becoming labored, seems like I hadn't been the only one feeling teased for the whole night. I grinned sitting her on the bed, and I pulled off the while jacket, and dark purple vest I wore underneath. She sat up at attention watching me like a predator ready to pounce. Ino has never been known for her patience.
I pulled out the white shirt that was tucked neatly into my pants, and stopped my undressing there. She still wore the fitting white mermaid styled dress, and I was aching to be the one who removed it from her slim body.
"Stand up and turn around," I ordered, my voice coming huskier than I had meant. My member already uncomfortably stiff within the contours of my pants. But I wouldn't show her my impatience; she would enjoy it all completely tonight. It had to be everything she needed from a man, because I would be her only man from now on.
She smirked excited, doing as she was told trusting me completely. I sighed reaching out and caressing her back feeling the smooth exposed skin as I pulled the dress's sipper down slowly. She shivered under my touch, moving back slightly so that I could place more pressure on her sensitive skin. Her white mermaid style dress was an elegant tube top with a train.
I carefully slid the dress down her curvaceous body, and keeping constant contact with her soft skin. Goose bumps rose all over her body, and I could tell she was struggling with herself to stay still under my teasing.
I touched her shoulder, neck, arms, sides, buttocks, legs… Only light caresses, and I heard every sigh that escaped her lips whenever I touched a sensitive area. Of course I was aware of all her pleasure spots by now, since we have explored each other's bodies various times. However I couldn't help enjoy the responses from the teasing.
Her skin is like a warm creamy tone, being athletic and well toned Ino had one of the most beautiful bodies he's ever had a chance to explore. Many kunoichi had scars and other imperfections, but she looked better than a top model. She arched her back so I could touch that sensitive area on her lower back which she always enjoyed so much during our doggy style sessions.
I looked at the side of her face, and noticed the already flustered color running up her neck to her cheeks. Her lips turned into a darker shade of cherry and she mumbled little approving whispers that begged me to take her. But that wouldn't happen so quickly, I want her to remember this day and night and smile every time. I unclasped the strapless bra and allowed it to fall freeing her full breast.
"Lay on the bed facing me," I whispered huskily into her ear, earning a delighted shiver to my pleasure. She crawled onto the bed, only wearing her lacy white panties; purposely making her hips higher and giving me an amazing view, punishing my manhood further as it pulsed harder.
"Like this?" she asked, turning onto her back and staring down the line of her naked body at me. I gulped the sudden excess saliva in my mouth, and prayed I didn't get a sudden nose bleed from all the heat I was feeling. Her breasts were perky and perfect, with two pink bubs staring at me at full attention. He stomach was still flat and muscled, and her soft long legs were perfectly toned bending towards her body as I watched, and opening wide so her hands sneaked under her thighs to give me an even better view. My control was definitely waning.
"Yes," I finally answered, unbuttoning my shirt slowly a button at a time. She smirked biting her lip in anticipation as I removed the white shirt, and undershirt discarding them carelessly on the floor. I didn't bother with my pants as I moved in front of her half naked staring down at her perfect form. She shifted slightly, trying to move her body closer to mine and capture me with her legs.
"Not yet," I smirked teasing as I dropped on one knee as soon as she got close enough to the bed's edge. She gasped surprised as my face stopped right in front of her panties, which seemed to have moistened. Ino tried to pull up, but my hand suddenly on her stomach kept her laying flat on the bed with her thighs on either side of my head. The scent of her was driving me insane; I could feel myself go high with the odor wanting more like an addict. I pushed my face into her moist panties and felt her squirm slightly trying to struggle with my hand keeping her laying flat.
"Shikamaru," I could hear the smile on her face as she thrust her hips harder into my face, I pulled back with a devious smile. "You are teasing me," she smirked managing to rise up on her elbows so her breast bounced slightly catching my attention; it sent another shock to my already stiff member. "I can tell you want it now as much as I do…." She grinned seductively, both her hands grabbing my arm which was holding her down. "I'll give you relief," she purred, trying to pull off my hand.
"Not yet," I grunted, really trying to control myself. She was making it increasingly hard, all my pent up frustrations would soon explode and nothing would be able to save her if this kept up. I had a funny thought that that's what she probably wanted… For me to lose all control and ravage her.
She whimpered, stopping her struggles against my hand and looking for another approach. I ran my free hand up and down her legs, feeling the smooth silky skin, before focusing on her core. I moved the panties aside a little exposing her lips to me, she was swollen with lust and I grinned up the line of her body before diving in and with my tongue slowly licked her folds once making her shake from the sudden invasion. Her legs shook, and I adjusted them more firmly on my shoulders lifting up higher on my legs and pushing into her flower more forcefully now. Like an addict with a drug, the first taste was electrifying and I needed more to fill all my senses.
I sucked, and nibbled ever so slightly on that little spot she loved; also using my finger on the clitoris to expand her sensation and make her twitch in ecstasy.
Ino moaned loudly, and I stared up at her as she looked down, watching me pleasure her and allowing me to see every expression crossing her face in her pleasure. I wanted to please her, I wanted her to scream in ecstasy and scratch my back, and call my name, and love me like I loved her. A desperate selfish need, and as she stared at me with lust dazed eyes; I could tell she wanted the same things too.
I pulled back my hand which held her stomach down, and grabbed both of her thighs tightly pushing harder into her heated core. She moaned louder. My member was becoming painful, and the stupid panties kept getting in my way. Troublesome contraptions, I finally growled animalistic and ripped the garments clean off her body leaving pink marks around her hips since I pulled so hard in my frustration. It had been too much for her, she came and I was back in between her legs just in time to lap up every drop of her juices.
"Shikamaru, please!" she half screamed, her hands gripping around the covers making her knuckles turn white.
"Troublesome woman," I growled completely lost to the high of passion. I gripped her hips and flipped her around in on swift movement, repositioning her hips high; how she had teased me earlier, while crawling onto the bed. Now on her knees and hands on the bed, I licked her dripping juices one last time, playing with her folds with one hands as I pulled off my pants with the other.
She pushed against me hurrying my clumsy hand unfastening my dress pants, and stripped off my boxers as fast as I could manage. My brain felt fried, I couldn't think. Only one thought was in my head and it was all animalistic. Finally naked, I separated her knees farther apart to an almost uncomfortable position so it would be easy to penetrate the desired areas. I gripped her round supple hips, and tried to gain control of my body so I wouldn't hurt her in a fit of insanity. But Ino, being Ino, never agreed with my precautions and called me by her nick name for me, lowering her upper body onto the bed, and giving me her buttocks; a completely submissive act.
I lost it.
My hands gripped into her skin, holding her tightly as I plunged my full member into her wet womanhood; she would be bruised later. She screamed out in ecstasy begging for more, wanting me to go harder, and rammed into her faster and faster, harder every time slamming into the back of her vaginal wall, earning half pleasure half pained screams. She came easily enough, and I pulled out giving her some time to breathe but I was far from done. I kissed her back, loving the taste of her salty skin; I nicked and nibbled the skin, leaving light red marks.
She couldn't hold herself on her knees anymore, I turned her on her back looking her body over and keeping my manhood alive with a flick of my wrist. Her naked breast stared up at me and I still could not form a single logical thought. All I wanted was to be inside her, and have a feel of the mount of flesh in my mouth. I pushed her to the center of the bed, crawling over her smaller body and positioning myself as I kissed her neck, and trailed up to her mouth. She kissed me back with the same hunger, and need I felt.
She tensed and moaned as I pushed myself into her once without warning, her eyes were lust filled, and the savage smirk appeared on her lips. I kissed her again, almost violently this time taking her breath away and moving back down to her neck where I marked her as mine. I pumped into her in a steady but hard rhythm that made her breast bounce up, I couldn't ignore them anymore. Giving them the attention they deserved I put one nipple into my mouth, kneading the other with my hand.
She breathed in gasp, I grinned moving to the other breast so they would both get the same attention. I also quickened my pace, slamming into her hard. She wrapped her legs around my waist, dipping her own waist to try and match my rhythm. I could feel the animalistic smirk that went across my face, I slammed into her g spot and she screamed. I repeated the action, in the same area, over and over again earning earfuls of pleasure. Usually the volume would have given me a headache, in this situation I felt myself losing completely control. I moved faster feeling the urgency of the build. She began to tremble her own orgasm building along with mine.
I could feel her walls closing around my member, and managed to hold off a few seconds longer as she screamed my name and came in a frenzy of juices. I slammed into her one last time, the sound of skin hitting skin prominent in the room as I felt my release shot deep into her.
I collapsed over her body, breathing heavily as her arms hugged me around the shoulders since my head was over her breast. I sighed completely at peace, and moved most of my body to the side so I wouldn't crush her, but held her around the waist with my head still on her breast. She turned to the side to make the position more comfortable and we heard each other's hearts slow into a steady beat, then the even breathings as we fell asleep happily in each other's arms. We are married and in love.
Ino POV
It had been an amazing night, and the next morning we couldn't help ourselves either. The newly-wed syndrome, it was impossible to be apart for too long or together without clothes falling off. I loved it!
But as all things must come to an end; I sighed, watching Shikamaru wave as he walked towards the Hokage's building. Two months quickly passed and he would be assisting in mission planning and missions. Worry weighed me heavy, and I prayed (which was weird since I've never been the religious type).
Most nights he returned tired, but satisfied; a lot of progress has been made to end the war. On one night in particular I was already in my 7th month of pregnancy and particularly emotional since he had been so late to return from an extensive mission. I waited up nights since sleeping had become pointless, and my days were spent walking near the front gates hoping that he would be walking in as I passed by with the excuse that Sakura had told me to walk more. But he didn't appear.
I heard my front door crash open, alarmed I moved slowly farther into the house away from danger. Hide! My reasoning screamed I could defend myself if I was well hidden since I couldn't possibly handle physical combat. Not with a round belly carrying an unborn child.
I moved into my bedroom, hiding within the oversized closet since there wasn't anywhere else to hide. Unless I hid in the bathroom tube, but then I would completely blind as to what was happening. I could hear loud breathing; whoever just entered her home was injured. What if it was Shikamaru? I resisted the urge to run out, nicking my lip from the anticipation.
"Ino!" I heard him call his voice pained filled, that was all I needed; I ran out into the hall where he had leaned against the side. Blood was pooling around his from a deep wound in his right shoulder. I was by his side instantly, already working on his wound with the reserved chakra I've saved. "There is no time to heal me completely, I have to get you to the designated civilian area in Konoha…" he grunted, once I stopped the bleeding and the wound was visibly healing.
"Why? What's happening?" I demanded, trying to bide some time so I could heal the wound completely.
"The treaties have failed miserably, and Suna assassinated Hideo Nakashima a powerful noble's son…" he grinded his teeth from the pain as skin pulled together around the wound leaving a light scar. "Come on," he grunted pushing up.
"No Shikamaru, I need to help in the hospital, and at least do something for the village," I grunted, pushing up into my feet and pulling on a sweater from the hall rack.
"No Ino. You are going with the civilians, help them there. The hospital's a hot spot for attacks," he shook his head, shutting down all argument. I frowned, this wasn't right I needed to use my abilities to assist the injured and stand beside him as he risked his life.
"Dammit don't start Ino! Come on," he snapped, grabbing my arm and pulled me towards him. I struggled, pulling back; I had been so worried about him so desperately afraid and now he wanted to hide me and risk his life again. It was unbearable, I couldn't just watch again.
He pulled me into his arms clearly angry, and ignoring my struggles and protest. My own heart was beating uncontrollably; this meant everything would get even more brutal. I wasn't sure how much blood Shikamaru had lost, but he carried me effortlessly through the streets as the evacuation alarms went off.
"I don't want you to go," my voice shook; I knew he had to leave and defend our village but I didn't want that. I wanted him to stay by me, and be safe with me. "Stay with me, plan from hiding… We're the number one cowards right," I tried to joke knowing my anger would only stress him further and I remembered our childhood labels.
"I'm your husband now Ino, I have a child in your belly… I can't be weak anymore," he said, even though the fear still gripped me I could feel my love for him intensify; I felt pride to call him my husband and I understood that this was our position as ninjas.
"Then promise me you'll come back, promise me you'll come back to me," I stared up at his firm face, and waited. He looked down at me and smiled his rare smile only I saw.
"I am not stupid enough to get myself killed, I'll always come back if you are waiting," we were nearing the caves civilians.
"Promise me…"
"I swear I'll come back to you Ino," he said passionately. We spotted the refuge opening, but enemy shinobi stood outside. The caves were intercepted.
Shikamaru stopped in his tracks as he spotted the enemy platoon waiting before the caves. Dead leaf ninjas lay around them. They wanted both civilians and ninjas to die in this war.
"Ino… I need you to get away, use any method possible but get to safety," Shikamaru mumbled stiffly, placing me down on my feet and pushing me behind him.
"But Shikamaru, what about the other villagers? And their 12 to 1," I reasoned, looking over his shoulder.
"13 darling," Shikamaru disappeared from in front of me and intercepted an attack that would have stabbed me in the back. I turned too slowly to see Shikamaru push the enemy back with brute force. Even if I tried there would be no way for me to escape. We needed to clear the caves so civilians could hide.
"Well, well the great Shikamaru Nara," they circled us at a good distance, I looked around for options, ideas, anything but nothing was coming to mind. "Is this your pretty wife? Ah pregnant too, you devil," they laughed looking me over, "she's quite the looker." Shikamaru lashed out his shadows forcing them to pull farther back. However, he couldn't use his mist and that would cripple him in this fight. I needed to get away, the mist would definitely hurt me and my baby if I was caught within it again. "You can-" I began but stopped when I saw his look.
"Ino, I need you to stay still. I will keep them at bay till someone comes by," he breathes lashing out his shadow in all directions.
I stared at the side of Shikamaru's face, he wasn't thinking like a strategist. Stay still and hope someone comes by to save us. No, he didn't take into account the civilians that would soon show up to try and enter the caves. He didn't take into account the attack on the village from the north gate, he didn't even take to account my abilities or his for that matter because I might get hurt. I needed to do something, or it would all end badly.
I whispered under my breath, forming the seals for my dormant technique. He wasn't paying attention to me, which gave me time to prepare and gather the chakra from my surroundings as well as my body. "What is your woman doing," one enemy asked, making Shikamaru turn to me and notice the last seal before I exploded my chakra out of my body ripping my soul into 14 souls. One kept me on my feet, and the rest captured the other shinobi in a shocked gasp.
"Fuck!" Shikamaru swore, capturing the enemies easily and catching my body as it lost most of my strength. "Dammit Ino, that technique is too dangerous to use in your condition," he swore again, cursing troublesome kunoichi women angrily.
I felt warm liquid sliding down my legs, and for a second thought I've pissed myself. I was wearing a pregnancy dress and realized to my horror it wasn't pee. "Shikamaru… Shikamaru," I called for his attention, my voice breaking as it shook. He looked me over alarmed, and noticed the water underneath our feet, he stared confused. "My water just broke," I lost concentration over the bodies and my technique broke as a painful pull tugged through my body and I let out a scream of agony.
I didn't notice the enemies around us anymore, since the moment my soul collected into my body Shikamaru broke their necks with his bind simultaneously. I screamed again, and he held me tight his knuckles turning white as his face as he was unsure as to what to do, he was at a lost. Grinding my teeth together, I took a look around trying to stay aware of our surrounding and found the villagers rushing towards us since we had opened the path to the caves.
Pink hair suddenly flashed by and Sakura stopped before us, the side of her face bloodied from a head wound she probably already healed. "No," she whispered coming to my side instantly, lifting me from the ground as Shikamaru followed closely behind. "Shikamaru don't worry about her, I'll do what I can. Here take this so we can keep in contact," Sakura tossed a communicator which Shikamaru caught; he quickly put it over his ear becoming more of himself. I fought to keep my mouth shut so my screams wouldn't trouble him.
"Shikamaru," I called for him and he came instantly in front of Sakura staring down at me anxiously. "Come back to me alive, I'll be waiting with our child," I reassured him and reminded him of his promise. He nodded, leaning down and kissing me one last time before disappearing. Once I was sure he was gone I took the other end of the transmitter Sakura had and placed it over my ear. Another cramp hit me hard. I could hear Shikamaru's soft breathing as I wheezed trying to control my breathing.
"I can hear you Ino," he spoke into his device, and gods I've already missed hm.
"Childbirth is painful," I grunted out, Sakura ran around gathering materials from the mini clinic within the mountain.
"really, and here I thought you were just loud," he mumbled, and it took me a bit to realized he had made a joke. I laughed lightly, which reacted a chain of contractions hit me hard.
"Don't make me laugh," I whimpered, trying to breathe. He stayed quiet listening to me for a long while, and I wasn't sure if he was already fighting.
"I wish I could have been there," he stated out of nowhere, surprising me.
"You are," I smiled as another contraction rocked my body. I gave a loud scream feeling like my back was splitting in two, Shikamaru listened to me and I had to wait several minutes before I could speak. "But I wish you were here too," I mumbled, as Sakura opened my legs wide and stared at my womanhood in complete shock.
"Ino! You're completely dilated!" Sakura screamed, calling over more medical assistance as another contraction rocked me into a daze. The pain was almost unbearable, more painful than any other wound I've had. "Breathe evenly, at the count of three I want you to push. Push like you're going to the restroom," Sakura instructed, the assistance pushed my shoulder up slightly and I screamed loud as I pushed as hard as I could.
"I love you Ino, do your best," I could hear Shikamaru's soothing voice in my ear, and I closed my eyes imagining he was right beside me, not in a war zone.
"Push again Ino, I can see the head," Sakura instructed, I screamed louder than I've ever screamed in my life, all of Konoha must have heard me because I could hear Shikamaru curse and many of the civilians clog their ears at the screeching sound. Then the sound of a child filled the cave, I cried looking down at my baby, he had a head full of my colored hair and eyes the color of Shikamaru. He was beautiful.
"Ino… Ino, what is it?" Shikamaru asked, his voice held such softness that I could have mistaken him for someone else. I opened my mouth to respond but another waved of pain washed over me. I screamed again, shaking from the pressure.
Sakura looked back to me confused, then stared in shock at my womanhood. "There is another one," She screamed, giving my child to an assistant that continued to clean him. I pushed without being told, hearing Shikamaru's voice in my ear asking me what was wrong. Another child was heard minutes later, and I collapsed into the white mat I had been placed on. I could barely keep my eyes open, I looked at my second child and found another boy, but he had brown black hair with my eyes. Tears ran down my face, and I sobbed reaching out for my children.
"Ino… Ino, please tell me what's happening," he grunted, obviously already fighting.
"We have two boys, Shikamaru… Two beautiful baby boys," I gushed, holding them close as I heard the kunai clash from Shikamaru's side.
"What should we name them," he asked, then mumbled the name of his neck break technique.
I thought a second, "how about after our fathers," I suggested looking over our miracles.
"No, why would we do that to them," he laughed light hearted through the transmitter. It warmed my heart to hear he was happy. "Name them Riku and Sora for the land and sky."
"Yes, you will be Riku," I smiled touching the blonde's head tenderly, "and you will be Sora," I smiled looking at my dark haired child. They were both beautiful. I wished Shikamaru would see them soon, and then we would all go home.
"Take care of them while I'm gone Ino. We're going on pursuit, the transmitter will disable since I'm far from the city now," he spoke calmly, I could feel my fear return ten folds.
"Why are you pursuing, come back," I said anxiously, the boys began crying feeling my stress.
"Take care of the boys till I come back," he voice broke up as the signal died. My hands shook and I stared at Sakura who had relieved me of my children. She checked them over and I couldn't help my hands trembling. I felt weak, my eyes slowly closed and I lost consciousness.
I waited every day, 1 month passed, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months... He didn't come back, and his body was not found. His whole platoon had been found dead, but he was missing amongst the corpses that were returned to Konoha. This gave me hope, so I waited still and planned my future mission properly. This was the like of a ninja. You either came back alive or in body bags… Or at least have a teammate say they saw them be obliterated, which would be a logical reason why a body was never recovered. So I have hope, and wait for the right time. He promised to come back, and Shikamaru Nara didn't break promises. My children grew, missing their father.
I took care of our children, they said their first words, 'mommy,' early being sons of a genius. Walking came soon after, and I waited the first year alone. This was the life of a ninja, what had I expected? To live a normal life? Had Shikamaru's dream life been mine too?
I love my children, and they love me. Both got the laziness from Shikamaru and my stubbornness. For them I would do anything, and so I smiled and played with them. Avoiding the north area of the village since I would be tempted to pass by the gate and wait. I tried not to show them my constant stress and fear.
He was alive, and we would come back. He promised he would come back, and Shikamaru never broke his promises so I waited even though I looked happy and lighthearted. I would wait for him forever.
Fin!
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Author Notes
K. I left it open for a sequel! Hehe, I really took a long time with this chapter. Sorry about the wait. I even attempted to make a steamy lemon for you guys. Pulled an all nighter on Friday since I wanted to finish the story today. That's devotion dammit! Haha, well I hoped you enjoyed my story. I named the kids after Kingdom Hearts game, hehe I love those names! Thank you all for your support; you just don't know how happy I am that I've completed a story. The review really kept me motivated, and kept me going. Thanks! For anyone that's interested, I will be posting a One Shot next week. Read and support!
Oh and sorry if my review reply seemed rushed, I really wanted to get this chapter up today, hehe.
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