False Hope
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto in any way...
Summary: Ino breaks down when she sees Sakura and Sasuke together...Shikamaru/Ino!
Thanks for the reviews everyone!! ^_^
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Chapter 4
Shikamaru sighed as he closed his eyes and light breeze blew against his face. Hours had passed since he had left Ino's house, and he was now leaning against a tall tree out in a clearing by the edge of the woods. One of the places he came to often to think. He relaxed and watched the bare trees sway with the wind. There was still the light snow on the ground, but the sun was out and shining. He became more alert as he heard the crunching of footsteps in the snow from behind him.
"Oi, hi Shikamaru," Said a voice.
"Chouji," Shikamaru answered with a nod. Chouji sat down by Shikamaru, munching happily on his bag of chips.
"Asuma gave up on trying to get us all together for training today. He says tomorrow afternoon to meet him by the training area, no excuses," Chouji said with a mouth full. Shikamaru nodded again lazily. Chouji crinkled his nose as he looked into his bag and saw he was out of chips.
"See you around," he said to Shikamaru as he stood up and left. Shikamaru moved farther from the tree he was leaned against so he could lie back, not caring about the snow that coated the ground. He figured he'd shut his eyes for a bit, but ended up falling deep into a sleep.
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Shikamaru's eyes flickered open. He moaned and sat up, yawning as he did. The sun was almost set, making it almost dark out. He sighed, thinking about how mad his mother would be at him for returning so late. Shoving his hands in his pockets he started to trudge of toward his house.
"I'm home, sorry I'm late," Shikamaru called out, his voice sounding slightly annoyed as he slipped off his shoes. He didn't get an answer so he walked into the kitchen. His father was at the table putting some food on his plate for dinner, and his mother was on the phone. Shikamaru silently sat down the table, taking some food for himself also. He watched his mother, noticing she looked nervous and tried to hear what she was saying. She had the cord of the phone clenched in her hand and was biting her lip slightly.
"Okay...yes I see. I'll ask him. Don't worry everything will turn out fine. Okay, bye," She said and hung up the phone.
"Shikamaru, by any chance have you seen Ino lately?" His mom asked him.
"Not since this afternoon," he said and swallowed the food in his mouth, "why?"
"That was her mother. She hasn't come home yet and they can't seem to find her," his mother explained. Shikamaru sighed with his eyes closed and then stood up. His mother thought for a moment and then suddenly glared at him. "And exactly where were you young man? Coming home this late, not letting us know where you are!"
"I'm going to go find Ino," He said in an emotionless voice and started toward the door.
"You better not be long! It's already late! And I wanted you to train with your father in the morning before he leaves!" His mother nagged," Shikamaru, are you listening to me? Shikamaru!!" She yelled but he was already out the door. He walked down the street, not knowing where he was going or where Ino would even be. 'How troublesome, why do I even care,' he thought to himself. He shoved his hands in his coat pockets as he started to cross the bridge. He stopped when we heard some noises coming from below and he looked over the side. He saw Ino sitting at the edge of the river, throwing some rocks into its current. The water had not frozen because the current was to fast, and it wasn't cold enough. He leaned on the railing watching her. She had on a light blue winter jacket and some loose jeans. Her hair was down and loose, going to her waist. He figured she'd be mad if he just stood there and watched her so he walked off the bridge and over toward her.
"Shikamaru? What are you doing here?" She asked confused.
"Your parents called mine, they were worried about you," He said simply. He rested his arms over his knees that were pulled up close to him, staring into the river.
"Oh, well you didn't have to come looking for me. I can handle myself," She said in an agitated voice.
"I don't know why I came looking for you, I just figured I should," He mumbled.
"Well, you figured wrong," Ino said crossing her arms over her chest.
"At least you're starting to act like yourself again," He said and rolled his eyes.
"What's that suppose to mean?" She said, getting defensive.
"Nothing, it's just..." He started, but paused looking for the right words.
"Just what?" Ino asked curiously, while scooting closer to him, their shoulders touching.
"I don't know, okay? I've just, felt so weird. It bugs me to see you so upset over Sasuke, just because he was too stupid to notice you," Shikamaru said.
"What did you mean before when you said you know how I felt?" She asked.
"I...god, this is so troublesome..." Shikamaru said, rubbing his temples. 'What do I say? I should have jus stayed home, geez.. Okay I can do this...but it's such a bother' he thought, whining to himself.
"What? Tell me," Ino urged.
"I don't know how," Shikamaru said, looking away from her.
"Just tell me!" Ino said. Shikamaru looked back at her, he inhaled deeply while he thought. He hesitantly reached a hand up and placed it on her cheek, rubbing it with his thumb slightly. She looked at him confused, but before she could say anything his lips were pressed against hers. Her eyes widened and he could feel her body stiffen against his from being surprised. He slid his hand down from her cheek to around her waist. Gathering all the courage he could he softly bit on her lower lip, trying to get entrance. Ino however pulled away.
"I...I..." Shikamaru said, unable to explain what he had done.
"I have to go," she said quickly standing up. Shikamaru stood up too, grabbing her wrist.
"Ino, wait!" He protested.
"I have to go!" She said, shaking his hand off her wrist and started to quickly walk away. Shikamaru didn't go after her, just watched till she was out of sight. He sighed angrily and began to walk home.
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Poor shikamaruuuu ;__; don't worry though hehe it'll get good, next chapter will come out soon ^^. Please review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto in any way...
Summary: Ino breaks down when she sees Sakura and Sasuke together...Shikamaru/Ino!
Thanks for the reviews everyone!! ^_^
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Chapter 4
Shikamaru sighed as he closed his eyes and light breeze blew against his face. Hours had passed since he had left Ino's house, and he was now leaning against a tall tree out in a clearing by the edge of the woods. One of the places he came to often to think. He relaxed and watched the bare trees sway with the wind. There was still the light snow on the ground, but the sun was out and shining. He became more alert as he heard the crunching of footsteps in the snow from behind him.
"Oi, hi Shikamaru," Said a voice.
"Chouji," Shikamaru answered with a nod. Chouji sat down by Shikamaru, munching happily on his bag of chips.
"Asuma gave up on trying to get us all together for training today. He says tomorrow afternoon to meet him by the training area, no excuses," Chouji said with a mouth full. Shikamaru nodded again lazily. Chouji crinkled his nose as he looked into his bag and saw he was out of chips.
"See you around," he said to Shikamaru as he stood up and left. Shikamaru moved farther from the tree he was leaned against so he could lie back, not caring about the snow that coated the ground. He figured he'd shut his eyes for a bit, but ended up falling deep into a sleep.
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Shikamaru's eyes flickered open. He moaned and sat up, yawning as he did. The sun was almost set, making it almost dark out. He sighed, thinking about how mad his mother would be at him for returning so late. Shoving his hands in his pockets he started to trudge of toward his house.
"I'm home, sorry I'm late," Shikamaru called out, his voice sounding slightly annoyed as he slipped off his shoes. He didn't get an answer so he walked into the kitchen. His father was at the table putting some food on his plate for dinner, and his mother was on the phone. Shikamaru silently sat down the table, taking some food for himself also. He watched his mother, noticing she looked nervous and tried to hear what she was saying. She had the cord of the phone clenched in her hand and was biting her lip slightly.
"Okay...yes I see. I'll ask him. Don't worry everything will turn out fine. Okay, bye," She said and hung up the phone.
"Shikamaru, by any chance have you seen Ino lately?" His mom asked him.
"Not since this afternoon," he said and swallowed the food in his mouth, "why?"
"That was her mother. She hasn't come home yet and they can't seem to find her," his mother explained. Shikamaru sighed with his eyes closed and then stood up. His mother thought for a moment and then suddenly glared at him. "And exactly where were you young man? Coming home this late, not letting us know where you are!"
"I'm going to go find Ino," He said in an emotionless voice and started toward the door.
"You better not be long! It's already late! And I wanted you to train with your father in the morning before he leaves!" His mother nagged," Shikamaru, are you listening to me? Shikamaru!!" She yelled but he was already out the door. He walked down the street, not knowing where he was going or where Ino would even be. 'How troublesome, why do I even care,' he thought to himself. He shoved his hands in his coat pockets as he started to cross the bridge. He stopped when we heard some noises coming from below and he looked over the side. He saw Ino sitting at the edge of the river, throwing some rocks into its current. The water had not frozen because the current was to fast, and it wasn't cold enough. He leaned on the railing watching her. She had on a light blue winter jacket and some loose jeans. Her hair was down and loose, going to her waist. He figured she'd be mad if he just stood there and watched her so he walked off the bridge and over toward her.
"Shikamaru? What are you doing here?" She asked confused.
"Your parents called mine, they were worried about you," He said simply. He rested his arms over his knees that were pulled up close to him, staring into the river.
"Oh, well you didn't have to come looking for me. I can handle myself," She said in an agitated voice.
"I don't know why I came looking for you, I just figured I should," He mumbled.
"Well, you figured wrong," Ino said crossing her arms over her chest.
"At least you're starting to act like yourself again," He said and rolled his eyes.
"What's that suppose to mean?" She said, getting defensive.
"Nothing, it's just..." He started, but paused looking for the right words.
"Just what?" Ino asked curiously, while scooting closer to him, their shoulders touching.
"I don't know, okay? I've just, felt so weird. It bugs me to see you so upset over Sasuke, just because he was too stupid to notice you," Shikamaru said.
"What did you mean before when you said you know how I felt?" She asked.
"I...god, this is so troublesome..." Shikamaru said, rubbing his temples. 'What do I say? I should have jus stayed home, geez.. Okay I can do this...but it's such a bother' he thought, whining to himself.
"What? Tell me," Ino urged.
"I don't know how," Shikamaru said, looking away from her.
"Just tell me!" Ino said. Shikamaru looked back at her, he inhaled deeply while he thought. He hesitantly reached a hand up and placed it on her cheek, rubbing it with his thumb slightly. She looked at him confused, but before she could say anything his lips were pressed against hers. Her eyes widened and he could feel her body stiffen against his from being surprised. He slid his hand down from her cheek to around her waist. Gathering all the courage he could he softly bit on her lower lip, trying to get entrance. Ino however pulled away.
"I...I..." Shikamaru said, unable to explain what he had done.
"I have to go," she said quickly standing up. Shikamaru stood up too, grabbing her wrist.
"Ino, wait!" He protested.
"I have to go!" She said, shaking his hand off her wrist and started to quickly walk away. Shikamaru didn't go after her, just watched till she was out of sight. He sighed angrily and began to walk home.
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Poor shikamaruuuu ;__; don't worry though hehe it'll get good, next chapter will come out soon ^^. Please review!
