Survival of the Fittest
Note: OMG skewl starting...me so dead! *hehe* i'm so gonna get lost on de first day...XD
~*~
*dreamscape*
"No...no..." screamed Ino clasping her hands over her mouth in horror. There was something ahead of her...something so cruel...so dark...so evil. It loomed over her like a shadow enveloping her in it's gentle embrace.
Promises...broken promises about fame and power...to finally be able to live the life she wanted. The life she'd always deserved...
Death was waiting...staring at her with it's opaque eyes. Slowly...yet ever so slowly, it reached towards her...trying to devour her life...her soul. It's freezing breath chilled her...causing her to shiver in fear.
She was wearing a long tattered black cloak that swirled around her feet. Her long black hair swirled with deadly intensity around her, shining with power. Ino gulped...so this was death's mistress...the one that gathered all the souls to the unknown veil...to an unknown world.
hint: remember this...me making Death a person...since she's show up once again when they get on the island...SO DO NOT FORGET! XD)
It had been so easy talking about death...pretending that it would rectify and ease her pain. That it would somehow release her from her prison...
But now...when death was only a couple hand-spans away...fully in her reach...Ino knew she wasn't ready. She had too many things to accomplish in her life...to many unfulfilled dreams. She couldn't die...not yet...not until...
...not until Shikamaru was in her grasp...until she finally surrendered her innermost feelings to him. When he finally grasped the concept that she loved him beyond words...
It had hurt watching Shikamaru fall for another girl, especially since the one was Kin. What did she have that I don't? Ino's always been there for Shikamaru every since they were on the same team. And they've been through so much together...so much pain and glory. All those memories would always surface in her mind...those memories with Shikamaru.
Then again...Ino had been chasing Sasuke for years. Well which girl wouldn't? Even now...Ino had to admit Shikamaru would come in a poor second next to him...and so would every other man...save for Neji. But...she felt this connection with Shikamaru...like a small flame that warmed the darkest corners of her heart whenever they talked...it was like as if they were made for each other...
Soul mates...
Is there such a thing? Or is it just a romantic illusion in fantasies? The ones where people always live happily ever after...(*gag* me hate DISNEY MOVIES...*shudder* always so happy...hehe that was random)
Or was there such a thing? A bond that chained a couple together through out their life? One that remains even after death...More importantly...was Shikamaru her SOUL MATE?
Ino continued to back away in fear. Death was edging closer and closer by the second...if she didn't do something now...she'd be history...gone like the wind...nothing more then a memory.
She felt something hard behind her and released a wail of fear and frustration. She was trapped...no where to run...to escape. Ino smirked in self pity. Now she understood the meaning, "Trapped between a rock and a hard place..."
Was she up for a fight? Especially one against Death's mistress? Ino know she had the strength to fight against a normal adversary...and foe that was human. But...but...how could she escape death? There had to be a way...
*Love will lead the way...you're time isn't up yet..."
Ino strained her ears to make out the words. What was she saying? That Ino didn't have to fight her? That she would be safe?
"You're one of the rare cases....the ones that given a choice to live or die..." a cold encompassing voice whispered. "You aren't hurt physically...but the wounds on your soul are bleeding..." The dark mistress paused for moment before continuing, "Heal them...or else you won't survive..."
"But...but...what can I do?" asked Ino shakily.
The raven haired women raised her hand and pointed at both of the doors. "One of them leads so salvation...to your love one," she muttered quietly pointing at the bright, sparkly door. "The other leads you to your dreams...and offers you a chance to rest..." she said pointing at the dark pine door.
"It is your choice...choose wisely..." she whispered slowly fading into the darkness. "A word of caution...we will meet again in the future...with one of your friends. Death is calling...BEWARE..."
Ino stared at the spot here she disappeared. Then she carefully studied both of the doors. Ino took a deep breath and turned towards the shining door. She knew she was making the right choice...promises of her future were at stake...she wasn't going to die...not yet...
She was going to LIVE...for Shikamaru...for her true love...
And that BITCH Kin is going down!!!
~*~
Note: How was that? Once she openz that door she'd wake up and become her normal self...and so on. Me gonna make something happen to Shikamaru the next chapter...Don't worry ya Sakura/Sasuke/Neji fanz me didn't forget about them! me'll write bout da triangle as soon as me finish w/ da whole Shika/Ino rape accusations thinge...XD