Chapter 7: Just Cry
Shikamaru went to Ino to buy 3 red roses.
"To whom are you giving these flowers, Shika-kun?" Ino asked.
"For my only girl." Shikamaru replied with a smile.
"But I'm your only girl." Ino joked.
"In your dreams..!" He gave a few pennies, grabbed the roses and shoved
out.
Ino rested her arms at the counter and looked outside. She felt the day
boring, Sakura was out for a mission. Chouji came with something to tell.
"Ino, we'll have a mission now. Asuma-sensei is waiting in our house."
Ino went inside the house and changed into her usual black ninja outfit.
They went to Chouji's house to meet Asuma-sensei for the details. Shikamaru
was not there, there was no time to look for him. It was a spying mission
in an antique shop, so it would be fine without Shika.
Hinata was in the kitchen; she was chopping carrots. Her father came out and stood behind her.
"Hinata, there is something I need to tell you." His father said
formally.
"What is it father?" Hinata stopped what she was doing. "Now that you're old enough, you should know the man that is best for you." She continued chopping the carrots into pieces, like she would not want to hear the topic. But she could not simply tell this to her father. "I'll be straight to the point regarding this one. I want you to marry a strong ninja. They should come from a well-known clan that has a good reputation." "I understand father. " Hinata said firmly but softly. "Then who are those men that you want for me?" She added. "Inuzuka Kiba is alright for you since Shino was already your sister's fiance, Nara Shikamaru, Rock Lee, or Uchiha Sasuke. Those men are the strongest in this place." His father said like she wanted anyone that he had mentioned. His father heard no reaction from her. She arranged the carrot bits like a small hill on the chopping board. Then she put out the chilled raw meat from the bowl. "Hinata, please don't put too much salt." His father said flatly and started to walk out. When he was about to leave the kitchen, he stopped and Hinata looked. "I forgot something. Did I already mention Uzumaki Naruto?" "Not yet." His name pierced her heart painfully, she light the stove. "I like him the most." That one did not make her feel better as tears ran down her cheeks .
Inside Ino's room was Shikamaru and Chouji, they were talking about the mission they have accomplished this day. Chouji offered to prepare the meal since he was the one too hungry, so he left the two. "Shikamaru-kun, can you massage my feet? It's tired and sore." Ino asked angelically, the one that she was totally not. Ino was sitting on her bed and straightened her legs. Shikamaru sat beside her feet lazily and laid his hands on her soft feet. He began to massage it and Ino appreciated it so much. "That's right Shika-kun...like that...ohhh..." She moaned with close eyes. "Please don't moan like that, your mother might think we are doing something kinky here." He warned, but Ino seemed to hear nothing. He made a gaze to her from head to toe. "Such long legs..." he thought to himself, and quickly kicked it off his mind. He knew Ino has never been attractive to his eyes. Ever. "Shikamaru, what happened to your date?" Ino asked out of the blue. "I don't wanna talk about Temari anymore." Shikamaru said seriously. "What? It was she." Ino opened her eyes wide. "I learned to like her from the fact that she saved my life. But it was nothing more than that." Shikamaru's face went obviously sad, so Ino came closer and hugged him. "It's alright Shika-kun. I also lost from Sakura. You're not alone." Ino cried on his shoulder. "Just cry Ino, just cry." He whispered.
Hinata was in the kitchen; she was chopping carrots. Her father came out and stood behind her.
"Hinata, there is something I need to tell you." His father said
formally.
"What is it father?" Hinata stopped what she was doing. "Now that you're old enough, you should know the man that is best for you." She continued chopping the carrots into pieces, like she would not want to hear the topic. But she could not simply tell this to her father. "I'll be straight to the point regarding this one. I want you to marry a strong ninja. They should come from a well-known clan that has a good reputation." "I understand father. " Hinata said firmly but softly. "Then who are those men that you want for me?" She added. "Inuzuka Kiba is alright for you since Shino was already your sister's fiance, Nara Shikamaru, Rock Lee, or Uchiha Sasuke. Those men are the strongest in this place." His father said like she wanted anyone that he had mentioned. His father heard no reaction from her. She arranged the carrot bits like a small hill on the chopping board. Then she put out the chilled raw meat from the bowl. "Hinata, please don't put too much salt." His father said flatly and started to walk out. When he was about to leave the kitchen, he stopped and Hinata looked. "I forgot something. Did I already mention Uzumaki Naruto?" "Not yet." His name pierced her heart painfully, she light the stove. "I like him the most." That one did not make her feel better as tears ran down her cheeks .
Inside Ino's room was Shikamaru and Chouji, they were talking about the mission they have accomplished this day. Chouji offered to prepare the meal since he was the one too hungry, so he left the two. "Shikamaru-kun, can you massage my feet? It's tired and sore." Ino asked angelically, the one that she was totally not. Ino was sitting on her bed and straightened her legs. Shikamaru sat beside her feet lazily and laid his hands on her soft feet. He began to massage it and Ino appreciated it so much. "That's right Shika-kun...like that...ohhh..." She moaned with close eyes. "Please don't moan like that, your mother might think we are doing something kinky here." He warned, but Ino seemed to hear nothing. He made a gaze to her from head to toe. "Such long legs..." he thought to himself, and quickly kicked it off his mind. He knew Ino has never been attractive to his eyes. Ever. "Shikamaru, what happened to your date?" Ino asked out of the blue. "I don't wanna talk about Temari anymore." Shikamaru said seriously. "What? It was she." Ino opened her eyes wide. "I learned to like her from the fact that she saved my life. But it was nothing more than that." Shikamaru's face went obviously sad, so Ino came closer and hugged him. "It's alright Shika-kun. I also lost from Sakura. You're not alone." Ino cried on his shoulder. "Just cry Ino, just cry." He whispered.