This is a sequel to a stranger, a lover, a friend.. it would explain alot if you read it but if you dont even bother reading it, then go ahead and read this.. which would not explain some things.. but if you do read a stranger, alover, a friend.. PLZ REVIEW.. i liked it how other ppl liked it.. and it made me like the fanfic which i thought wasnt that good but it turned out good but i still dont think its good enough because ppl hadnt reviewed that much.. *sigh*in order to read the pre-story to this.. it wouldnt be a prologue so a pre-story.. you would have to clik on my name or xcakex and below my bio, would be a stranger,-- and you get the point.. if you get a chance.. plz read changes of hearts.. its really good too.. i think.. -.-..

its shikaino so i guess ppl would like it.. ^_^


DiSClAiMER:YEP.. iM DiSClAiMiN.. if i did own naruto.. i would quit school for starters..


Chapter 1: "-dont stop me."

"what can you do?! your not someone who can handle this!! trust me." yamanaka ino pleaded.. after the death of the girl who took the heart of the man she hated to admit but had some feelings for, was standing in front of her.. with his back turned to her, was him, dressed in his mission-wear.. she had begged him to stay for more than hours which seemed more than that. she had hurried to his house right after the shocking news of his new mission from their trustworthing teammate, chouji.

"shikamaru.." she seemed so out of things to say since she gave all the good ones away already. she just couldnt change his thought.. his mind.. for about the first few hours of ino, he was layin on his bed, not seeming to care, not seeming to notice her at all, but inside, he did care, and he did notice.. but had the patience to not show it, since it was after they had stopped eveything between them.. like a break-up i guess..

it was about 2 1/2 years since the death of a poor 12-year old girl.. who wasnt rarely known to anybody.. and the someone that shikamaru would never forget.. and he never did.. and he promised himself that he never will.. the poor girl was very special to him, like his life.. yanta kione was his life and he still thinks so.. shikamaru, even though she's dead, has her deep in his heart and kept her there, bearing the pain.. noone knew exept for the other love, ino.. you can say ino was a poor girl too.. not wealthy/poor kind of poor and not like kione poor.. but poor as in feeling bad for her poor.. like she was left out.

"dont leave you bum!" she said this as she suddenly wrapped her arms around his waist.. with her head placed gently against his back along with her shiny waist length hair which was now, untied, unlike 2 1/2 years ago.. but she locked her hands together firmly so that she wont be pushed away and she stepped closer to him so that she was closer in his presense.. shikamaru was surprised by this action since everything was suddenly changing from the way it was.. hi sighed and raised his head up so that it was pointing towards the ceiling.. he thought over this.. about staying.. but he knew that it would never work.. that they would never work. he knew and he knew that she knew and of couse she knew.. that there was no second chance for them.. shikamaru now, made up his final decision, and dropped his head down again.. he began to lift his hands up to hers and slowly, unlocked the fingers.. since she knew.. she didnt try to lock em again.. to hold him again.. but as soon as her hands were seperated, she pulled her arms back to her sides.. then imediatly, shikamaru ran to get his bag which was lying on the other side of his bed.

"im going.. so dont stop me." with that said, he left his room, leaving ino behind with all this.. lonelyness.. and regrett..

the thing was, shikamaru just turning 15, was going for his new task, or job.. recently, he volunteered to be an anbu.. this job, which required lot of the anbu's time, was very dangerous and known only for the elite ninjas of the hidden village.. since he received the jounin title not very long, he decided to become an anbu.. this decision came upon by the past incidents..


=about a little after 2 1/2 years ago=

"this isnt looking too good.. i think we have to head back." asuma sensei told his fellow students.. as always, with his cigarette, he acted all cool and tough even in these situations.. team 10 was on mission which was out of village boundaries.. it wasnt very dangerous but by the looks of it, they couldnt find what they were looking for so the sensei suggested that they head back to camp.. they all understood and left imediately towards their campsite which was far away for reasons.. not like usual normal days, especially mission days, shikamaru was rather in a happy not lazy-oh-man-why-do-i-have-to-do-this? mood.. it was very unusual for him on a day when they had to pack things and leave right away.. it was probably 2 days since the funeral and 3 days since the death of his love, kione.. and he hadnt talked about it since his talk with ino the other day.. instead he'd been acting weird and happy.. which worried others.. ino's been acting weird also.. around shikamaru she just wasnt breathing.. to ino, it was a heart beating so hard sensation.. she wanted to avoid it cus she knew that she cant do this.. she tried so hard to not give in and reminded herself over and over again that she longed for and only for sasuke.. and only sasuke was suppose to be the one to give her this heart beating so hard sensation.. but even sasuke didnt.. the only sensation she had around sasuke was not this.. but non at all.. she loved sasuke only with her thought, mind, head.. but not with her heart.. she realized that when ever she got this butterfly-in-your-stomach kinda feeling.. and that was around only one person.. one other person..