Camp Grounds Bonus Chapter
A Girl's and Boy's Room
Ino was heading over to Shino's for a super with his family. She was nervous. But not because she was going to me meeting Shino's parents, but her parents were coming along to meet Shino as well.
Her mother was most excited to be coming, but her father was being...quiet about it.
Guess he wanted her to be closer with Shikamaru or Choji. But she picked Shino. Besides, Shikamaru and and Choji have other girls in there life now.
"Please don't let this be a whole disaster." She whispered to herself.
"Do you have that much little faith in us my flower?" Her father heard her.
Inoichi Yamanaka is Ino's father and one who is or was a huge help in the great ninja war against...well the forth one to save Naruto.
Ino smiled. She was proud to be the daughter of a great ninja like him. She gets most of her personality from him, as her mother was more calm and collected and Ino isn't that at all. Both Shikamaru and Choji can vouch for that.
When they arrived, Ino knocked on the door and waited for Shino to answer.
But it was his dad, Shibi Aburame, who answered. "Welcome. Please, come on in." He said.
Ino and her parents thanked him and found Shino in the kitchen, looking panicked.
Was he cooking dinner? He wasn't that great with some simple things, but Ino has helped him some ways.
"Have a seat. Dinner will be ready soon." Shibi said.
"Inoichi Yamanaka, and my wife." Ino's father introduced them.
"Shibi Aburame. Shino's father." Ino looked around and realized that there wasn't a feminine touch to the house. Guessing Shino's mother wasn't...in the picture.
They talked for a little, Ino answered a few questioned about what she thought on...bugs. She wasn't a huge fan, but Shino was a classmate and is a comrade of course and her partner back in camp. Or was, but they consider to be the best and still be partners.
"Dinner is almost ready." Shino said.
"Great. Shall I set the table?" Ino offered, but Shino's father stood right up, he held out his arm and bugs came out, they flew to the table and set it for everyone.
"Neat. Wish we had something like that." Ino's father said.
"Dear. You know all they would do is eat the flowers." Her mother said.
Ino sighed, as her father was right, so was her mother. She's grown to be more calm about some things, and she finds herself agreeing with her mother, when it came to the shop and/or flowers.
"There. The table is ready." Shino's father said.
They all headed to the table and Shino served the food to everyone.
It looked fancy, like a pro chef could have cooked it. Ino was impressed and gave him a smile when he came around to her.
Once everyone had food, Shino got his plate and sat down.
They said thanks and began eating.
"This is great Shino. Maybe you should cook for my family all the time." Ino's mother said.
"What's wrong with MY cooking?!" Inoichi asked.
"My son has done more of the cooking around the house since my wife left. And my sister died." Shibi said.
"Yes. Things have been...to keep busy for me." Shino said.
"I didn't know about your mother. I'm sorry." Ino said.
"It's alright. I talk to her some time. Letters as she makes her travels."
"She's a traveler?" Ino's mother asked.
"Right. She always wanted to be a free spirit with how badly her mother was keeping her confined. I remember her in school. She was something." Inoichi said.
"You do remember her."
"Of course Shibi. You were one of the luckiest guys back in the academy before she left suddenly and it turned out her mother dragged her away. Ten years later she returns and her mother is missing and asks your team to help her find her." He says.
Shibi sighed. "Yes, and it turned out, to be a lie." Shibi said.
Ino didn't know what was going on, but, she wasn't liking the sound of it. "My mother, killed her mother to escape her. She and my dad had a wonderful life, till she told him the truth, and he felt like he didn't know her at all anymore. So she left." Shino explained.
Ino felt sad for Shino. She held his hand tight. Knowing this was all she could do for the time.
Once dinner was over, Ino and Shino snuck away to check out his room.
Ino's room was more covered in pink and flowers, so seeing Shino's, it wasn't quite what she thought. "This is new."
"What? Seeing my room?"
"Just a guys room in general."
"I liked the color blue. It's one of the few things Kiba and I have in common." Shino said.
"I always had a pink room. Even before I became friends with Sakura, I liked pink. But I grew to like Purple, I still want to redo my room. But I like the baby sky blue." Ino said.
"Blue was the one thing Torune and I could agree one when he moved in. We became the best of friends before he left to protect me."
Ino had heard the story of Torune before. How his father adopted him and Danzo took him away. But Torune volunteered to keep Shino with his father, and hasn't seen him since. Even after Sasuke killed him, and with Sai's help, told Tsunade about Danzo's plan and stopped him.
"I'm sorry you haven't seen him in so long."
"It's fine. I still haven't seen your room, why did you want to see mine?" Shino asked.
"Just to see the difference. I thought everyone had the same room growing up. I was young and dumb." Ino shrugged.
"I'm glad our parents, met. Even if our dad's already knew each other." Shino said.
"Me too. I'm glad to have met our father. He's quiet, like you, but he does like to bring up interesting conversations." Ino said.
"Asking about bugs?"
"Yes, but I told him the truth. And like I have said before, I like you, and I want us to keep going with this." Ino said.
Shino nodded. "I couldn't agree more."
The End
