Hey! Welcome back. I'm sorry for the long wait...I hate school, and so in return I'm failing math so I have to study, which means I can't write at all. Anyway here you go Chapter 8! And plz review review review!

Chapter 8: Her Heart -Sai-

It had been hard on Shikamaru. He had to except the fact that Ino had really moved on and really loved that Iaumu guy. I mean Shikamaru put his whole heart into loving Ino when they were together. I bet it hurt him to know that they no longer were what they had once been. He looked sad constantly, if a smile ever came upon his face it quickly. He started to take up smoking again. He cried often, even though he never cried in front of everyone else I could tell he cried. I look at him and no longer see the lazy Shikamaru that I've always known since I met him.

'Ino you bitch! You had hi! You had everything! Why'd you let him go!? You selfish self centered bitch!'

I looked outside. The streets of the very familiar Konha were wet. It had been raining all day, it hadn't stopped once. I turned from the window to my calendar. It was September 21st. If I remember correctly it was this day exactly that Ino out of no were broke up with Shikamaru, breaking his heart. I walked away from the calendar and walked out the door remembering the time that I really like Ino.

-Flashback-

'Sunshine, she loved it didn't she.'

I walked near the Yamanaka Flower Shop. When I reached the shop, I looked through the window. She was watering her flowers. When she looked up she saw me and waved; I waved back. She went back to tending her flowers as I began to walk away. I kept walking till I got to the hill at the far end of the village. I reached the top of the hill and took a seat. Then I pulled out my art set and started to draw. About an hour had past and my drawing was almost complete. I had always wanted Ino as my own, but I never got the chance to say anything because whenever I was near Ino, Shikamaru was near. I was almost done drawing all her delicate features; her curvy waist, long slender legs, and her beautiful blonde locks, when a shadow appeared behind me. She leaned over my shoulder and grabbed my sketch book out of my hands. I turned around to find Ino with it in her hands. She was smiling, while flipping through the pages. After looking at the pages for awhile she spoke.

"Wow Sai, these pictures are amazing. They're so perfect in everyway. You're an amazing artist." Ino smiled even bigger. She loved the pictures he drew. They were so original and so lively. "Sai, these pictures, they look like a real person, who are they?"

I laughed on the inside a little bit. "Well, they're someone I like a lot. She's beautiful in every way, has golden blonde locks, loves the color purple and always put a smile on my face." Ino looked at me blushing. She started to giggle.

"You're talking about me aren't you?" She began to blush a bright red. She sat down on the ground; handing me my book. "Sai I think it's sweet for you to draw me." She had a bright smile on her face.

"Thank you so much. I just wanted to draw the beauty that always was there in front of me, but was never close." I paused trying to think about what I was saying. 'I'm not being confusing am I?" I watched her shake her head no. "Okay then, I'll continue. Well she's always been there, but I've never been able to have her, because she loved someone else." I was done.

"Wow Sai, wow. I want you to keep drawing me, but I love Shika. With my entire body, heart and soul, I love him. Thank you for telling me how you felt and I'm sorry that I can't return the feelings, but I hope we can remain friends." She hugged me, then let go. "I'll see you later Sai!" She stood up and left. I stayed there. Just thinking, right at the top of that hill.

"Yah I hope we can, I really hope we can." I stood up, watching the sun set on the day. After the sun had set I walked home passing Shikamaru's house. "And I hope that we remain friends even though I love your girl."

-End Flashback-

I had ended up outside of my house by the time I remembered I had something to do. I had wandered through the streets and couldn't seem to find who I was looking for. I started to walk to the edge of the village where the hill I confessed my feeling to Ino was. I saw a figure at the top. I started walking up the hill hoping that it was who I wanted to speak with. The figure at the top was soaked. His hair hung low and his clothes were soaked. I looked at his face; it was pale, he was overdoing it on smoking, and hadn't slept in days. I sat down next to him. He did not acknowledge at first but he did once I began to speak.

"So what's on your mind Shikamaru?" he looked at me, with wet eyes; that possessed a great pain.

"She is just so happy...and I thought I made her...but I didn't...and it's not fair!" tears rolled from his eyes. And he threw his head down on his knees. I looked at him in pure sympathy. He was one of my best friends and yet here he was acting like he didn't even exist.

"No she's not happy. She loves you I can tell. That ass just has her under a spell, he doesn't love her just wants her to stay with him so he can have his prize." Shikamaru brought his head up and looked at me, but he said nothing. "Shikamaru, you are my friend and I will always stay by you when you are in pain, but I can't today." A couple walked past the hill on a nearby hill. The girl laughed, both Shikamaru and I knew who it was. It was none other than Ino. I saw Shikamaru put his head back on his knees, and he started to cry again too. "Shikamaru, look that dude is a dickless ass, with a girl that should be yours. I'm gonna teach him a lesson." I stood up and started to run down the hill; charging for Iaumu. "DIE!!!" I screamed as I tackled him; which made their umbrella fall to the ground and Ino shriek.

Heh heh. Well this should be interesting...I wonder what you're thinking now...but then again I really don't know if I want to. Anyway please don't forget to review. The next chapter will be up soon...Chapter 9-Do I Really Love You? This'll be told by Iaumu. Well Rei's going bibi...hope that you like it!

-Rei-