A/N: New drabble. Whoo-hoo. Review, that's all I've got to say. Wait, there's one more thing.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.


She saw him in the lazy drifting clouds on a clear, blue sky...

No matter how hard she tried, whenever Ino looked up Shika was always there. And even if she tried to convince herself that those puffy, white objects above are mere drips of water, she still could see him clearly. The way clouds swam on the sky was just the same as Shikamaru drifted through life, slowly and uncaringly.

More importantly, no matter how strong was the wind the clouds always returned on the sky. Just like Shikamaru.

No matter what happens, Ino could be sure that he will come back to her.

He saw her in the azure of the sky...

No matter how hard he tried, whenever Shikamaru looked up, Ino was always there. And even if he tried to convince himself that it's natural color, surrounding Earth for ages, he could still see her there. It was just like Ino, continually hovering above him and, even if sometimes she wasn't visible, watching him from far away.

She was just unreachable as sky.

However, more importantly, Shikamaru could be sure that Ino is always watching over him. Even if she is far away.

And that's what counts.