Ino busied herself with an arrangement of flowers, clipping off the dead buds and picking off some of the browner leaves. When she was satisfied, she carefully carried the arrangement out to the front of the shop, placing it on the front desk. She sighed as she looked around. It had been slow that day, to slow for her liking. She liked it best when people came in. Then she could flaunt her knowledge of botanicals and show them exactly what they wanted. She huffed, sitting down in a chair and looking bored.

"INO!" said a voice that she knew to well. A smile played on her lips as she looked up.

"Hello, Choji!" she said. Choji entered, and as always, had brought a bag of chips with him and was eagerly munching them.

"Hey, so, what's up?" he asked. She sighed, taking another glance around the store.

"Nothing. That's just the problem. No one has come in today and I am bored to tears!" she said. She glanced back at him. He took a glance around the empty store, then back at her.

"Well, cheer up! I brought you something!" he said. He took his pack off and rummaged around.

"Choji, it's always food with you. You know I don't eat the stuff you do," she said, shaking her head. Something thudded onto the counter, and she opened her eyes. An apple, fresh and red, sat staring back at her.

"I know you hate the stuff I eat, so I brought you an apple instead!" he said, grinning. Her face softened as she looked from the apple to Choji.

"Thanks, Choji," she said, taking the apple and eating a small bite. She chewed slowly and thoughtfully as he watched. It was a bit sour, but refreshing since it was the only thing that she had had to eat that day. She smiled, taking another bite.

"So, what do you do around here when the store is dead?" Choji asked, leaning on the counter and eating his chips. She sighed.

"Well, I usually pull up the fanfictions about us and find good ones. I like to comment on ones about me," she said. Choji looked at her.

"Huh, I never find any about me, so I never look," he said. It was a pain to get on his computer anyways. He only had dial-up, and it took so long that he usually forgot about the internet and watched television instead. He huffed. "I only have dial-up, so I never go on the internet," he said. She beamed, grabbing his arm and basically pulling him over the counter.

"Well, you're in luck, because I have wireless, and it is way fast!" she said, smiling. He smiled back.

"Great. So, what are we waiting for?" he said. She quickly pushed her chair to the computer sitting on the edge of the desk and brought up the internet. Typing in the site, she scrolled down the list.

"See, I have all sorts of favorites on here. Most of them are done, but some are still going," she said. Choji sat, wide-eyed, as she browsed down the list.

"Hey, what's that one?" he said, pointing to a page. She shrugged, clicking the page to open. They both silently read the page, going down the entire length. When she was through, she burst out into laughter while Choji shook his head.

"Wow, someone really doesn't like Sakura!" Her sides convulsed in mirth as tears streamed from her eyes. "Sakura as crow bait, that's original!" she said. Plus, she had Sasuke, which was great on her end. She chuckled a little more as Choji watched her.

"It's not very nice, though. Hmm, I wonder who wrote that?" he said. Ino glanced at the name.

"Hehe, DestinysChild…HA! What a lame name!" she said. She chuckled again while Choji shook his head.

"Neji sure has a way with words, and he isn't to creative, is he?" he said. Ino glanced at him.

"What would your name be?" she said, inquisitive. He smiled at her.

"FoodIsGood!" he said, as if it should have been obvious. She shook her head.

"That's not that great, Choji. Everyone would know who you were," she said. Choji sighed.

"I know it's troublesome, but I came here to get you," said a certain voice.

"Shikamaru!" Choji said, turning to face his friend. Shikamaru glanced from one to the other and sighed.

"Man, what a pain this is. Come on, Asuma-sensai has to talk to you guys," he said. Choji nodded and hopped the counter, walking out of the store. Ino quickly yelled up the stairs to her mom and hopped the counter also, walking past Shikamaru. He rolled his eyes as the door closed.

"Well, he never asked for me, and it would be troublesome to go all the way home. I guess I will hang here for a while. Though I would rather be watching some clouds right now," he said. He sighed again, walking around the shop and staring at plants. He frowned at one, a yellow flower hanging there.

"Hmm, it reminds me of…her," he said. He yawned, going to the counter and sitting down in the chair. He laid his head on the counter and closed his eyes, hoping he could sleep off the boredom.

"Shikamaru, if you're going to sit there, then can you watch the store for me?" said a voice from behind. He recognized Ino's mom, so he held his hand up in a gesture of compliance. A small acknowledgement from her was all he heard, and then golden silence once again. He sighed. Then, he looked up, staring at the computer as it sat there. It was still on the fanfiction site, and he was really bored. He yawned, sitting up in the chair and scrolling through some of the fictions. Most were boring, and only one or two caught his eye enough for him to read overview. He yawned again. It would be troublesome…but…

Shikamaru opened a word document and typed. He typed slowly, but then again, it didn't really matter if he finished it or not. Typing faster got it done faster, but not better, and it required more energy and thought, something he didn't care about putting into it. He finished about an hour later, glancing at the story again and pushing send. He yawned. He didn't need to check his spelling or punctuation. It didn't matter much, anyways. He sighed again, and laid his head on the counter, not noticing the reviews that popped up on his story. It was too troublesome to read them, he thought. Then, he drifted off to sleep, a peaceful and beautiful respite. Almost like staring at clouds, but not as calming.