Part 1-Women…

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?" This time the blonde leaned across the desk to flash her cleavage, as if it wasn't on display already. It was her tactic she used against guys when she didn't get what she wanted. He had almost fallen for it the first time but now he knew better

"No, stop asking."

"But…" She looked around. Suddenly her face lit up as though a light bulb had clicked on. She turned to look at him and pouted, she gave him the puppy eyes, which was really easy for her as she had big, blue eyes, "Please… Shika-kun…"

He stared at her in shock, "don't call me that."

"Why not?" She smiled at him sinisterly, "Shika-Shika"

"Ino! Don't call me that!" Normally he could see any attack coming but this was totally unexpected.

"I will… if you let me wear the jacket."

"Fine… geez, Ino, you're so annoying," he took off his jacket and handed it to her.

She put on the jacket and stood triumphantly, "Thanks Shikamaru!"

Shikamaru watched her run out of the room and slumped over the desk he was sitting at, "what a bother…"

From down the hall he could hear shouts and insults being thrown from one to the other. More than likely Ino had tricked Sakura in to thinking that she had become an honorary Chuunin. More shouts, even telling Naruto and Sasuke to shut up, which was unusual to say the least.

"Morning Shikamaru!" came a cheerful shout from the doorway.

Shikamaru turned his head to see who had just entered the room, "Hi Chouji…"

"What's going on down there?"

"Ino and that Sakura girl are fighting again…"

"Oh… want a chip?" Chouji tilted his packet as an invitation to Shikamaru.

"Chouji?"

"Yeah?"

"There's none left."

"Oh…" Chouji sat down at a desk behind Shikamaru.

"They've gone silent," Shikamaru stood up and looked at Chouji, "that can't be good." He raised an eyebrow as Ino ran into the room screaming and hid behind him.

"Shika-kun! Do something about her!" She pointed an accusing finger at Sakura who had followed her into the room and was standing with her hands on her hips.

"Ino, don't call me that, I already told you…"

"Fine, just do something about 'it'!" Ino carried on pointing at Sakura

"How tiresome…" he mentally scolded himself for getting involved in Ino's problems, "Sakura, what's going on?"

"Your girlfriend there was using her new Chuunin status, which has to be fake, to impress Sasuke-kun!"

"I never said I was a Chuunin! I just asked if he liked the jacket on me…" Ino shouted from behind Shikamaru

"…" Shikamaru put a hand on his forehead; he could feel a migraine coming, "firstly Sakura, she isn't my girlfriend-"

"Yeah!" Ino interrupted, "I'd never go out with Shikamaru!"

Shikamaru stared at Ino and then carried on with what he was saying, "and secondly, what goes on between you two and Sasuke is none of my concern." He walked back to where he was sitting before, next to Chouji.

Ino hung her head in disappointment, "thanks a lot Shikamaru."

"Just leave Sasuke-kun alone pig-chan!"

"Go away forehead."

"It's not like yours is small."

"Compared to yours it's tiny."

"Forehead-pig-chan has a nice ring to it." Sakura paused in thought

"…" Ino cocked her head, she gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. "SA-KU-RRA…" Her voice was intense and threatening without shouting, she rolled the r in Sakura's name and she cracked her knuckles, all tale-tale signs that Ino was about to do some serious damage.

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A/N-First chappie of this fic… The first 2 or 3 ain't gonna be that good to tell the truth, bear with me folks