After leaving Suna on bad terms, Ino's feelings still linger for the Kazekage and to make it worse, she receives a mission to be his guide. On top of that, Gaara proposes a mission for her to act as his lover so he can fool his council. With this Kazekage acting strange and Shikamaru acting stranger, Ino battles with her inner feelings for the two. (Sequel to 50 Shades of Sand).

Standing at the edge of a cliff Sesshomaru stared out at the land that unfolded before him. He heard the padding of footsteps approaching and turned to see the amused glare of his father. " you've done well" he said with no true emotion. " i am what i am, father, you saw to that personally." he said coldly. "you wanted a monster, i am one"

Summary: Kagome and Inuyasha have gotten into another fight. Kagome storms off. Naraku finds her and injects her with and dangerous poison. The only one that can save her is Sesshomaru. Will he and in what way can he help her.

She came crying to him in a time of need. Shikamaru had to listen or he would never hear the end of it. It was far too troublesome and he would rather sleep, but he had to help her. As a familiar tension forms between them, someone had to act on it. So why not him? He's always liked her. He will have her attention, even if it's just for one night. One-shot.

What happens when Ino is sent to the sand village on a mission and encounters the Kazekage for the first time in two years? What kind of sparks and chemistry flies between them after a crisis hits the Sand village and she is stuck there. Can she prove she is stronger than he thinks without making herself weak to the idea of Love? Book One of 50 Trilogy. Image belongs to annalizz.