Ino x Shino- An~Please read till the end.

Camp Grounds

It was the last day, tomorrow everyone would be going home.

Ino and Shino haven't spoken to eat other.

Sakura and Neji have been doing more fighting then anything.

Karin locks herself in the room away from the guys, Temari, Shikamaru, Choji, and Karui, all have been hanging out like a group, with Ino involved.

Kiba and Hinata hang out with Shino.

Sasuke and Naruto...No one's seen them in a while. Where are they?

(Use your imagination!)

Well, in any case, everyone was having a great time for their last day at camp.

"How does it feel to win?" Karui asked.

"It feels great, yet odd." Ino says.

"Because you kissed SHINO of all people." Choji said.

"Well, Shikamaru and I came in second, and Jugo and Tayuya came in second. Who knew they were a good team together." Temari said.

"True. But I don't think they'll be together as in like, a couple. Not like you four." Ino pointed to all of them.

"Then what of Naruto and Sasuke? They got teamed up and yet-"

"They would rather kill themselves then that." Shikamaru said from his dazed nap.

"Okay then. But Hinata and Kiba are pretty good. Same with Karin and Suigetsu, if she let's him." Ino pointed out.

"That's good. Who do you think? Lee or Neji for Tenten?" Choji asked.

Ino thought about it. "Neji. I think Lee and Sakura would make the BEST combo." Ino said.

"Good. I agree with Neji too." Choji said. Temari nodded.

"Who would you see with your brothers?" Ino asked Temari.

"Garra. I have no idea. Maybe...Hinata. Or he'd just turn gay." She shrugged.

"Never thought about Kankuro?" Shikamaru asked this time.

Temari shook her head. "He has had many girls over. And I'm not even going to have that kind of image in my head."

Ino nodded. "Point taken. I would have done the same with these two. Never imagined them getting a girl. Or them with a girl." She said.

"HAY!" Shikamaru and Choji yelled.

"It's the truth." She said.

"Ino. So, what is it with you and...Shino?" Karui asked.

Ino was quiet. Well, everyone was. But they were waiting for her answer to it.

What could she even say?

Her and Shino were partners. But thinking about how he caught her, them working together like a real team, he held her body up when she moved into the mind of a bird, even the kiss...

Shaking her head. "I have no idea!" She said.

Her face was slightly pink.

"Shino and Ino, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Choji teased.

"Stop it!"

"First is a date, then the proposal, then listening to the wedding bells ring." Shikamaru added.

"Where does the baby carriage come in?" Temari asked.

"After the wedding bells." Karui told her.

"All of you stop it! I have no idea what my feelings are okay. We haven't exactly TALKED since yesterday." She explained.

"Then you need to talk. Or else things will be even more awkward for you when we all leave tomorrow and go back home." Shikamaru said.

"He's right." Choji backed him up.

"I know. But...It just feels so..." Ino really didn't have the words.

"Hey. Ino." Speaking of the devil.

Shino stood over to the side.

"Yes?" She asked in a high pitched voice. Hoping Shino didn't just hear that whole thing.

"Can we talk a minute?" He asked.

"Um...Sure." She said standing up and walking with him away from everyone else.

"Yes?" She asked one they were far away.

"Um...about that kiss."

"It was for the win." Ino said quickly.

"Yea. I know that. But...how about..." What was Shino being so secret all of a sudden?

"Shino. If you think this is wired we can forget this ever happened or stop talking to each other completely."

"I want to try this." He said.

Ino was confused. "Try...what exactly?" Ino asked not sure what he was talking about.

"Dating." Shino said.

Ino went wide eyed. "Say what now?"

"Just one date when we get back. And if we don't seem to fit, then we don't have to do it. It just makes more sense to at least try one so it doesn't feel as wired to what just happened." Shino explained.

Ino didn't know what to say. Was Shino really asking her out on a date just to get this feeling of what she did to win the camp games, and still be friends after it doesn't work out? Wow!

"Um...Okay. Can I-"

"You can give me an answer later. I'll wait to hear from you." And Shino just walked off.

"Holy-"

"INO!" Sakura sounded mad.

"What?" She asked in a high pitched voice.

"Please! Help me! Get Neji off my back!" She asked in a yelling voice.

"Sakura!" Neji shouted.

"Hey Neji." Ino smiled.

"Ino."

"I think Tenten was in the water. You might want to go and see if-"

"Naruto! You big fat pervert!" Never mind. Tenten is right there.

"Tenten! This isn't over Sakura." Neji said before running to Tenten's rescue.

"Thank you. And thanks Naruto." Sakura sighed.

Ino nodded. Quickly running after Shino.

"Hey. If you want, we can do that date when we get back." Ino said.

Shino pulled down his collar enough to show Ino a great big smile/grin.

The End.

AN~ So, this is the end of the story. But I will be adding a few bonus chapters for the after story to build the relationship Ino and Shino have. Thanks for reading the story!