AN: Hey! This would have been a really fast update, but damn school got in the way. Not to mention this was kinda hard to write…Okay, I'll shut up now so you can read!

Warning: This chapter gets a bit…limey. Okay, very very limey. Between who, you'll just have to wait and see. –evil smirk- So, leave if you can't handle it. But I think all of you can. Actually, revising this, I'd say some of you probably couldn't. It's all up to you to decide.

Dedication: To my reviewers of last chapter! You all rock!

Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, this kinda chapter would happen more often. Hehehe.

"Mmm, Shika…"

Shikamaru was awoken by a moaning voice. Groaning himself, he rolled over to face Ino. Eyes half lidded and lips parted slightly and seductively, Ino gently brushed a hand down his bare chest while looking up at him. Shikamaru's eyes widened at her touch, and a blush came to his face instantly while looking at his female teammate. He couldn't help but start to feel aroused at the way her body was pressed sensuously to his. Her tank top had rolled up during the night, with one strap was falling off a shoulder, and her shorts were pushed further up her legs to expose even more skin. One leg was draped over his, pulling their lower bodies closer together. With only a minimal amount of light, courtesy of the half-moon that was out that evening, it only added more to the mood. Shikamaru couldn't help but wonder how he had not woken up from Ino's movements that had brought them closer throughout his sleep.

"I-Ino…" He started, but trailed off as both of her hands started to roam his upper body. Not accustomed to anything like this ever happening to him before, especially the doer of these actions being her, Shikamaru froze, chocolate eyes wide and just staring at Ino as she caressed his body.

Ino just muttered a small "yes?" with the knowing smirk of a seductress and continued her ministrations, but traveling lower and lower with each passing second. Shikamaru eyes widened a fraction more as he felt her hands rest on his lower abdomen right above the band of his boxers. His mouth opened and closed, trying to form the words to make her stop before something happened, but he just couldn't seem to find his voice.

Troublesome, I really should consider wearing something besides boxers to bed. Shikamaru thought to himself as his gaze moved from where Ino's hands rested up to the rest of her body. From her long legs to her beautiful face. Even though he thought this, most of him was rather happy he didn't. Despite knowing somewhere in his now hazy and lust-filled mind that this was wrong, that they shouldn't be doing this while on a mission, especially with someone in a tent right next to theirs, or that who-knows-what was causing her to act like this, Shikamaru couldn't tear his eyes away from her. His eyes—no longer wide—raved over her body, taking in her curvaceous form. Her lustrous blue eyes that gazed into his with the same emotion his held. It was plainly obvious that they both wanted each other, but it just depended on who was going to make the big move first.

Not thinking anymore, Shikamaru moved his arm, sliding it up her figure to her face to tuck a few loose strands behind her ear before he leaned in. How he could be so sweet when all he wanted to do was rip her clothes off and have his way with her, no one will even know. Eyes half-lidded and mind foggy, he barely registered her moving in as well until their lips connected.

At first, it was a light touch, no one moving away or moving closer to make it deeper. But after a few moments of this Ino wrapped her arms around Shikamaru's neck, burying her hands in his free hair and deepening the kiss. Shikamaru, taking this as a sign to just be impulsive and do whatever he wanted to at the moment unless Ino asked him to stop, wrapped his arms securely around her waist and pulled the blonde vixen tightly against him, igniting a moan from her.

They pressed against each other hard, trying to become even closer physically than they were. They explored each others mouths hungrily from built up feelings they had held inside too long. Hands roamed everywhere, all rational thoughts gone. There had been way too much sexual tension between those two. But when Shikamaru broke away from their passionate kiss to trail hot kissed down Ino's neck, it became truly inevitable where they were going. If Inoichi were to ever hear of this, Shikamaru would be dead.

Shikamaru rolled them over from their position on their sides so that he was on top, igniting a feeling of complete and utter ecstasy at knowing where this was going, and having Ino be this responsive to his actions was an added bonus. Little noises would come from her every few moments, and her form writhing beneath his asking for more was just enough to send him over the edge. His groin pressed into her thigh, ready to ignite a new and very pleasurable feeling in both of them. As his mouth was just about to reach lower of her breasts, and he was going to remove her top for better access, something happened.

BANG!

There were clashing sounds ringing throughout the area, coming from outside the tent. Not wanting to stop, he tentively looked into Ino's eyes, which held the same confusion and glaze from passion in them. But as the sound ceased, and all would be well for them to continue, Shikamaru realized something. They hadn't even talked about this, just jumped into things. And that's when Shikamaru woke up.

"Mmm…" Shikamaru groaned, lids opening so his eyes could see the light of day. Let's just say that realizing that nearly making love with Ino was just a dream wasn't exactly how he wanted to spend his morning. Not to mention he has a certain problem concerning his lower anatomy. A problem that needed to be fixed immediately, or else.

Shikamaru tried to move, but was halted in his actions by looking at who was next to him. Ino. She still hadn't woken up. Her peaceful form made Shikamaru even more aroused, and he had to look away before he did something he would regret. He grabbed a towel and clean clothes, and got up, placing his bundle inconspicuously in front of his crotch, and scrambled out the tent. He needed a cold bath. A very cold bath. But what met him outside was not exactly going to help him find that release, I mean, relief.

"Shika-kun!!"

Shit.

And now, Shikamaru was officially having the worst morning of his life.

AN: -shot- I'M SO SORRY!! Oh my, I really wanted that to not be a dream, but to be real!! Good news is, I think I wrote the lime pretty well! More good news, the plot is moving! Next chapter will be the last chapter of them journeying to Suna. The end of it should have them arriving there! Now we can finally get to some of the good stuff! Suna is the mid-way point of the story fyi. There's still a lot planned to come in the future, so keep on watching out! Well, thanks so much for reading, I hope you liked the lime! And please review! My goal is to have 300 by the end of this, and I'm almost 2/3 there!