Fall for You
Chapter 28 – Death or Wedding Bells?
A/N – I don't own Naruto and it's characters T-T
Today's song -
Sadness and Sorrow (Naruto ost) – Toshiro Masuda
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Agent J – Jolin Tsai
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"Ino! Hurry up you're going to be late if you don't stop day dreaming. Today is the day there's no time to be dazing about," Kaoru exclaimed shaking her daughter ferociously.
"I know mom!"
Ino quickly headed straight to Sakura's house seeing all the girls already in their dress kimonos and fixing each other's make up and hair.
"Oi! Ino you're late!" Sakura yelled dragging Ino into her room. She swiftly tossed the white wedding robe at her and shoved her roughly into her bathroom.
As soon as Ino came out wrapped in her beautiful white silk kimono Tenten and Temari launched themselves at her applying her make-up and tying up her hair. Ino watched them do their magic as she calmly thought to herself how everyone was in a hustle and bustle. Then she smiled thinking about how lucky she was for having friends like them to help her out. If it wasn't for them who knew how she would look and act at wedding.
As soon as they finished with all the trouble with the wedding outfits, they all went outside Sakura's house where everyone else was already in line like a parade getting ready to march. Together they walked Ino into her wedding carriage. Four men waited for her to enter in the box looking transportation.
Strange how several thought of her as the modern white gown in a church wedding. But they were wrong and she knew that. She always wanted a traditional wedding. The thought of it sent butterflies especially now that her dream was coming true. She looked around her seeing his family at the front of the line and her family behind. Everyone else was behind her family.
"We'll see you at the shrine the three of us are going back into our spots take care Ino-chan. Don't faint!" Sakura said giving Ino a light squeeze on her hand.
"Okay, see you there," Ino watched her three friends talk excitedly about the upcoming wedding. She smiled as a bright ray of light emanated from the sky.
Soon they were all at the shrine.
Almost an hour later the sound of an old man shuffling quickly side to side as he sprinkled holy water to purify the apprehensive couple can be heard resonating through out the gigantic room. His special traditional wedding garments which consisted with a white hakama and a red gi pants rustled as he moved on to sprinkling more holy water on everyone in the room.
At the corner of his eye, the infamous pineapple-head-strategist turned his head to face the young blonde woman beside him. A faint blush painted her porcelain cheeks at the sight of him. Nara Shikamaru had smiled a shy and gentle smile then turned to the priest's attention.
Before them, a mass of people smiled in happiness for the couple. The couple had shifted positions to face each other as they remain kneeling on the floor. Two hearts beating apprehensively during this magical moment in their lives. Traditionally the couple took a sip of the sweet and warm sake given to them before bowing low to the floor.
The old priest had moved on to another long ritual while Shikamaru resumed in gazing at the beautiful woman whom he will now be able to call his wife. The one person he will proudly admit his love for her. Yamanaka Ino sat still blushing every second that passed feeling the watchful dark eyes of her soon to be husband. Dressed in an all white silk kimono, her smooth blonde hair was tied up in an intricate fashion that seemed so beautiful yet so plain.
Ino smiled happily while the ceremony continued on. She finally averts her attention to the handsome young man in a traditional wedding robe recalling memories of the past. Never in her life had she thought this moment in which she had always dreamed about would ever come to life. Silently her smile widen as a tear of sheer joy slid from her watery blue eyes.
Claps can be heard everywhere, people were hooting and women were 'awing' at the couple as Shikamaru slowly came in, closing the gap between his lips and hers. They were now married. Officially man and wife. A ray of sunshine lit the whole shrine as if the sun was speaking to them shining with pride and approval.
"I love you," was all she said. It was enough to make his face warm and red like a red apple.
"I love you too."
This was one moment she would have wanted to happen to her.
The bright light that the sun had shot at them faded into white and warped into black. A searing pain zipped through out her head as cold red liquid trickled down the side of her face. Ino gasped in pain trying to stand but feeling her body not able to move. Her head spun to the side as she looked at her pink haired best friend clutching her heart heaving. Those sea green eyes of Sakura stared at her best friend in fear.
Tears leaked out of her eyes, "Ino," her heart pounded disbelieving that her friend would sacrifice her life like that for her.
A huge boulder fell from the mountain of rubble as Shikamaru ran down from it not bothering to dust himself off. Deep gasps can be heard from afar as several other people started forcing their way out of all the dust and rocks that were piled everywhere. When his hand reached her body he pulled her into his lap clutching her tightly as water from his eyes rained on her.
Her heart tightened angry at herself for being the reason for his tears and pain.
"Shika-kun," she coughed, "I'm sorry."
"For what?" he cried some more.
"For making you sad and cry."
"You troublesome woman," he sniffed, "Don't be sorry, just marry me."
Ino laughed. She slowly brought her hand up to his face, "I'm already married to you," she said slipping a ring to his hand that she had kept in her pocket for a while.
"Ever since we were little, despite how blind I was. I've always been married to you," she said smiling, "I want to spend the rest of my life with you Nara Shikamaru. I love you."
"I love you too," he said as two final tears fell from his eyes onto her face. He felt her hand slip from his face down to his chest. His heart beat quicker.
"Ino…"
Her eyes slowly shut continuing to stare at him lovingly as she drifted away from this world.
"Ino…" he clasped her hand from his chest, "Ino," other people began to come closer to the couple.
"Ino don't joke around right now," he brushed the strands of hair mixed with blood gently tucking it behind her ear.
"Ino not now please not now….Ino…" he continued to say as his eyes watered up. A hand was placed on his shoulder.
In a slow motion as if time was moving so slow for them all, the beautiful blond kunoichi's head dropped to the side revealing her deathly pale face to them all. They all stared at her, eyes widen.
"..Ss she's smiling," Lee said.
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Several people ran into the hospital room 405. Together they all sweat dropped staring at a very angry Shikamaru.
"I can't believe you, there I was pouring out my feelings and heart to you and you sit here laughing your ass at me. Gahd you're a troublesome woman," he said glaring at the female sitting in her hospital bed with a smirk.
"I couldn't help it, it just felt like the moment plus you know I was super exhausted and in pain. I haven't exactly slept properly in the last few days and to top it all off battling it all out against Sasuke and then hurling my own body to save Sakura isn't exactly fun."
"Yeah yeah –
A bed table was thrown at him, "Don't 'yeah yeah' me Mr. Nara Shikamaru," she said huffing and puffing.
Upon hearing the door open the girl smiled widely, "Sakura!!! You're okay!" Immediately she jumped out of bed despite the after affects of the medication and hours of battling with Sasuke.
"I-Ino!" she squealed.
"I didn't think you would make it," Sakura said.
"Aww I can't believe you, you didn't have faith in me?"
"No, I did but you were so close to death and I mean come on that little stunt you pulled there, you made it look like you died.
"I know I know I'm sorry about that. It's just," Ino giggled, "I would have never heard Shikamaru ever confess his love to me like that if hadn't acted like that."
The two of them laughed as Shikamaru flushed a bright shade of red. Then suddenly Ino smiled and walked up to Temari, "Did you bring it?"
"Of course I did," Temari said giving Ino and Shikamaru a full bag. Everyone in the room looked at Ino confused. Ino grinned widely as she shoved everyone out the room.
After twenty minutes passed the door opened revealing the couple smiling brightly dressed in their wedding robes.
Everyone smiled.
"Well what are you all waiting for let's go to the shrine!" Ino announced randomly pulling Shikamaru's arm and dashed ahead using her ninja skills. Sakura rolled her eyes removing her medical jacket and tossing it on the front counter, "I'll be back in a few hours," Sakura said. The rest of the people sweat dropped but followed after the couple with joy and excitement.
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The bells rang and the cherry blossom petals fell as Shikamaru locked lips with Ino wrapping his arms tighter around her body. He excitedly picked her up and swung her around still lip locked with her. Several people clapped happily for the couple.
The priest sweat dropped at the couple, "This is most certainly not like any wedding I've ever had seen," exhaustion swept around him recalling how impatient Ino was and all the trouble he was put through for her impatience.
"I apologize on behalf of my friend," Sakura laughed, "They've been through so much and now finally they could be together forever."
"Yes yes, dear child I can certainly see that," the priest wiped his forehead.
