Parenting wasn't going to be easy by any means, they both knew that. Being teenagers only complicated the process more. They still had one more year of high school and they would need to go to college if they wanted proper jobs to raise a small child. Sure they could get by doing extra shifts of several odd jobs, but that wouldn't leave any room to take care of their child.

Their mothers already agreed to help with their child's early years. Both of them agreed a baby would keep them busy with their own children away at college and thus leaving their homes empty. Shikamaru and Ino would still attend universities at least close by so they could visit their baby on weekends. Once Shikamaru and Ino could manage the child on their own with enough financial stability then they would move out.

They'd probably start with a small apartment flat and maybe move into a real house when they had saved enough money. Shikamaru knew that would take quite a few years given student loans, new jobs, and the extra expenses of a child. Ino hated to agree with that idea even though she knew it was true. Her ideal family portrait would take more than five years to be achieved. Still it was something she could wait for.

Ino couldn't believe she was even imagining her future family that wasn't that far in the future. If you would've asked her five months ago what she had planned for the future her answer would've been drastically different. Five months ago she wanted to date Sai until senior year and they would probably split because long distance would be too hard. She would attend college and then move back to konoha to take over the family flower shop. She'd meet her true love that was probably in a successful profession and marry him when she was in her late twenties. Two years later they'd have their first child. Her family would live comfortably in the town she grew up in. That would have been her answer.

Now she already had her true love and a child was in her uterus. She couldn't imagine staying in konoha after college. Running the flowershop was something her mother planned to do all her life anyway so Ino wouldn't want to take that away from her. Maybe she could be a nurse, they only had to go to college for the usual four years and don't have to go to medical school. As for Shikamaru she had no clue what he would do. Probably and occupation that he wouldn't have to be tasked with too much to do. Maybe he could be a computer programmer since they can do their work at home. It gave a decent salary also. But only he could decide what he wanted to do.

Of course they episode need jobs while they are still in school. They could work at restaurants as waiters. Or they could be store clerks. Shikamaru could do tutoring for some extra cash. In their final year they could be bartenders. The money they earn could be used to support their child in it's first years and also could be saved for later uses. Shikamaru was surprised at how much she had already planned out to the dot. He then remembered it was just like her to do so.

As corny as it sounded he felt like he was living a dream. He was dating the girl he had been in love with for years and secretly hoped felt the same way. She was carrying his baby, sure it spawned from a careless accident but it was still theirs. The only part of his dream that was actually a nightmare was the agitated Ino. She was entirely troublesome in pretty much every aspect, but oddly he wouldn't it any other way. As more weeks passed Ino became more and more whiny about carrying the baby. She had developed back pain from the shift in Gravity. She had insane hunger cravings that she would snap about daily. She snapped at just about anything Shikamaru said to her nowadays. Sometimes it was because he made a crude remark meant for humor that she didn't approve of. Or he would be too lazy to get her something she desperately "needed", which was usually a magazine with a shirtless guy on the cover. Shikamaru wasn't sure how he felt about that one. Other times it would because he'd compliment her and she'd accuse him of lying. She did even before the pregnancy though. There was no way to win with the naggy pregnant Ino. Naturally Ino refused to let him surrender, thus the endless cycle of her barking at him and Shikamaru carefully trying to avoid upsetting her.

Still he wouldn't have her any other way. Even with the constant nagging and whining she still showed her soft side. He couldn't believe how just a few weeks ago Ino wanted to give their baby up and forced her eyes to show no emotion when she felt her baby kick. Now her baby blue eyes glistened with warmth when she felt her growing baby. Her lips would melt into a serene smile at the baby. She knew it was a boy even before Shikamaru told her, she said it was "mother's intuition". It still seems so strange that in one night her mind completely changed. She was so devoted to preparing for the baby. She'd read late into the night about parenting and what she would need to do. The idea of breastfeeding completely freaked her out until Shikamaru explained why it was necessary. Personally he was freaked about the baby screaming in the middle of the night, but knew it was unavoidable unless they had an angel baby. With their DNA that would be impossible.

They still didn't know what to name the baby. The discussed naming it after one of their fathers but decided against that idea. It seemed too forced. They argued over which prefix it would take, Shika or Ino. Shikamaru wanted to use his since he figured since the kid would take his last name, he might as well use his prefix. Ino opposed that idea using his own words against him, since their child would have his last name it should have her prefix to be fair. Shikamaru would argue that since it's a boy it should have the man of the family's prefix. Ino would disagree by saying she had her prefix even though it also belonged to her father so gender didn't matter. She also called him sexist. He scoffed at that accusation before suggesting they don't use either prefix and give the boy a name with a significant meaning. She agreed. Now that lead to picking a name with a significant meaning, which neither person had an idea.

"We could call him shoji." Shikamaru stated after several minutes of thinking. He was joking, but judging by Ino's unamused expression she didn't understand that.

"That was a joke." He quickly added.

"Daichi means grand first son, we'd let him know how amazing he is with his name." Ino suggested and looked up at the baby name book she was reading for inspiration. All the names she liked were usually feminine, which wouldn't work in their situation.

"Wouldn't that give him high expectations of himself? You know like he'd be super cocky and pompous." He questioned in return. Ino frowned at that thought. Onto the next name, she thought. She flipped through several more pages and scanned each name and meaning with unwavering concentration. Shikamaru couldn't focus on thinking up names because his refused to budge from Ino. He decided the amount of beauty she possessed was criminal. Her lashes were dangerously long and lush. Her pale blue eyes were the bluest in their entire town. Her platinum hair was so glossy and soft that he had to resist the urge to run his fingers through it. Her skin looked like it was kissed by the moon, it was so pale and luminous. Blemishes didn't dare to graze her face. Her pink lips were just the right size and had just the right amont of fullness.

Shikamaru always felt insecure next to her with his average looks. If she was ten then he would be a five. He obviously wasn't attractive or intimidating enough to get men to quit leering at her. Sometimes he felt disgusted with his own gender due to how lusted after women, even when they were on the arm of another man. He didn't have to worry about that problem as baby bumps might as well be horny men repellent. Once it was gone though Shikamaru knew men wouldn't be able to take their eyes off her. If he couldn't, and he was tamer than most teenage boys, then how could they not?

"What about Hikaru, that means shining brilliance right? Or something like that. He will be super smart since you're his dad so it makes sense." She then suggested suddenly successfully snapping Shikamaru out of his trance.

"Again that will give him a big head, we don't want our kid to think he's better than everyone else." Shikamaru objected with a yawn.

"Well I want him to be confident." She huffed and crossed her arms over her chest. She felt like she was the only one engaged in this conversation, Shikamaru hasn't suggested a single name. All he did was shoot her's down. It was frustrating for the blonde.

"There's a difference between confident and cocky." Shikamaru yawned.

"Fine then you come up with a name for once." Ino snapped and turned her back on him. Shikamaru sighed at the fact that he had upset her. It happened more often than not recently. It was always easy to irk her even without the added hormones. He still hated seeing her out of her usual enthusiastic state. He definitely preferred her to be overly perky than brooding.

"Sora means sky doesn't it?" He asked. He couldn't recall the meanings to many names, but he was pretty sure he was correct. He could here Ino flipping the pages trying to see if he was right. He knew she wanted him to wrong because one of her favorite things to do was to prove the genius wrong.

"It does, why do you want to name it that?"

"Well we both love the sky. I watch clouds and you star gaze." He answered cautiously. He could tell by her sharp tone that she was still mad at him. Still she turned back to face him with a defeated expression. Shikamaru fought the smirk that was begging to form.

"That's actually kind of brilliant." Ino replied with a heavy sigh.

"So you like it?" Shikamaru inquired smugly, the smirk was now plastered on his face.

"Shut up."